But an order is an order, and since Rokossovsky had already asked him to find a German interpreter, even if he was digging three feet into the ground, the major would have to find someone who knew German and let him act as an interpreter when Comrade Marshal interrogated the prisoners.

After the major left, Rokossovsky walked to the place where the remains of the fighters were kept, took off the military caps on his heads, and observed a moment of silence for these fallen fighters. The commanders and fighters who followed behind, seeing the marshal personally taking off his hat and mourning in silence, also took off their military hats one after another, bowing their heads in silence for their sacrificed comrades.

Rokossovsky felt guilty for the sacrifice of these fighters, and if it weren't for his desperate desire to get some Belonse discs, then Major Kulishchenko and the members of the squad, as well as the fighters who guarded the discs, would probably not have died in vain. Now that so many people have been sacrificed, and they haven't waited to keep the Beloncai disc, it's just a bamboo basket for nothing.

To interrogate German pilots, you must not be in the middle of nowhere, at least find a tent. The accompanying guards immediately requisitioned the tent that originally belonged to the major, and after asking Rokossovsky and Vinogoradov to rest, they set up a guard around the tent.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, the major and several fighters escorted the two pilots to the tent where Rokossovsky was. He was accompanied by a Polish man in civilian clothes, who was the interpreter the major had found.

Seeing that among the people who walked into the tent together, there was actually a common man, Rokossovsky's face immediately sank. Before he could ask what was going on, the major took the initiative to report to him: "Comrade Marshal, this Polish has come to translate for us. Not only does he speak German well, but he also spent time in Belarus as a child and speaks Russian fluently. ”

Rokossovsky did not expect that the major would find a Polish interpreter and wanted to send him away, but when the major said that he was fluent in Russian and German, he changed his mind and agreed to let him stay as a translator.

The two captured German pilots, seeing that the Soviet commanders and fighters had escorted them not far from the Belonse roundabout, thought that they were going to shoot themselves, and their legs were so frightened that they went limp. Especially after they entered the tent, they saw clearly that it was actually a marshal sitting in the middle, and they were even more panicked.

Rokossovsky was anxious to figure out the cause of the explosion of the Belonze disc, and seeing the arrival of the pilot, he did not waste time, but went straight to the point: "Why did the Belonse disc explode, do you know the reason?" ”

Hearing Rokossovsky directly call out the name of the aircraft, the two pilots couldn't help but be secretly surprised. Because they know very well that the name of this kind of aircraft is absolutely secret even in the aircraft factory in Breslau, and everyone usually calls this kind of aircraft and uses a code name.

Seeing that the two pilots did not speak, Vinogorodov was a little breathless, he slapped it on the table hard, and said sharply: "Didn't you hear what Comrade Marshal asked?" Does the explosion of the disc have anything to do with you? ”

After listening to the translation, the two hurriedly waved their hands and said, "Your Excellency Marshal, you are wronged, the explosion of this disc has nothing to do with us. ”

"Really?" Rokossovsky asked coldly: "It really doesn't matter at all?" ”

"Nope!" The two pilots replied resolutely.

"You always know the cause of the disc's explosion, right?"

The two pilots replied very dryly: "The cause of the explosion, we do not know." ”

Rokossovsky saw that the moment the two looked at each other, he secretly exchanged a look, and knew that the two were lying, so he hurriedly called the major and said to him: "Major, since these two pilots are unwilling to tell the truth, there is no need to keep them." Drag them to the bodies of the fallen soldiers and shoot them to comfort the souls of the martyrs. ”

The Polish interpreter truthfully translated what Rokossovsky said to the two pilots. The two of them were suddenly frightened, they didn't want to die so inexplicably. Both of them struggled desperately as they were dragged out by the warriors, and one of them cried out loudly: "Your Excellency, I beg your mercy, I am willing to tell you everything I know." ”

Rokossovsky raised his hand to stop the fighters who were about to drag them out, and asked coldly: "Say, tell everything you know." If there is any further concealment, he will be shot immediately. ”

When the two heard Rokossovsky say this, they nodded vigorously and said, "Your Excellency, Marshal, we must confess to you everything we know. ”

"Say it!"

"Your Excellency," said one of the pilots, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, and trembling, "because of the fear that the Belonze disc would be taken away or that someone would escape in a pilot, a self-destruct device was installed in the disc. ”

"Self-destruct device?!" Knowing that there was such a high-end thing in the Belonze disc, Rokossovsky couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked: "Then let me ask you, who started the self-destruct device?" Is that you? ”

"No, no," the two pilots hurriedly shook their hands, trying to clear themselves of their responsibilities: "The self-destruct mechanism is not activated manually, as long as the disc leaves the manufacturing plant, more than 12 hours, it will automatically explode......"

"What, the disc will blow itself up after 12 hours out of the manufacturing plant?" Colonel Shevchak, who had always been in a small transparent state, couldn't hold back any longer when he heard this, he rushed up and grabbed the placket of the pilot who was talking, and said viciously: "Since you know that the self-detonation device of the disc has been activated, why didn't you tell me when you got off the disc?" ”

Hearing Shevchak's reproach, the pilot said with some grievances: "Mr. Colonel, in fact, I reported this to you when we left the disc, but you seemed to be absent-minded at that time. ”

Shevchak carefully recalled that when he left the disc, the two German pilots seemed to have been saying something to him, but unfortunately Major Kulishenko, who was proficient in German, had already died, and no one in the squad could hear German, and he did not know what the German pilots were talking about.

But now, it's too late to say anything. Shevchak raised his hand and slapped himself on the forehead, and said to Rokossovsky in annoyance: "Comrade Marshal, this is all my fault, I ask for my punishment." ”

Although Rokossovsky really wanted to get the Belonze disc to provide the Soviet Union's aircraft manufacturing technology, he still had nothing to do after so long of hard work. At this moment, no matter who he blamed, it would be useless, he waved his hand at Shevchak and said, "Forget it, Comrade Colonel. It seems that the Germans have taken great pains to prevent us from obtaining the disc, and now it is useless to blame whoever is to blame. That's the end of it. ”

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