Seeing that Rokossovsky's big hat was pressed down, even if Blagoslavov was reluctant, he could only stubbornly agree: "Okay, I will transfer a batch of construction machinery to the 19th Army as soon as possible to help them clean up the ruins of the occupied area." ”

Bogolyubov asked uneasily: "Comrade General, how many days will it take for these construction machines to reach Gdynia?" ”

Blagoslavov thought for a while, stretched out three fingers and said: "Three days, within three days, I have ordered someone to send all the construction machinery needed by friendly troops to Gdynia. ”

"No, three days is too long." After hearing this, Rokossovsky waved his hand at him and said: "At the latest, before dark tomorrow, these machines must be sent to Gdynia." ”

After giving instructions to Blagoslavov, Rokossovsky told Bogolyubov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, in order to prevent the enemy from sabotage, more patrols will be arranged near the headquarters in the near future. ”

Since the discovery of the spies, Bogolyubov feared that the enemy would implement the command, so he deliberately strengthened the guards near the headquarters. Hearing Rokossovsky say this, he hurriedly replied: "Comrade Marshal, since yesterday I have ordered people to strengthen the security near the headquarters. Entrances on both sides of the street have been cordoned off, and visitors are subject to strict checks. ”

"This is not enough," Rokossovsky added, knowing that his troops knew that the so-called heightened alert was often a joke and that the enemy could infiltrate without even knowing it: "In addition to blocking the entrances to the streets and strictly checking the people entering and leaving, it was necessary to maintain six patrols on the streets at all times for non-stop patrols." ”

In the eyes of others, Rokossovsky was overly careful in this arrangement, but Bogolyubov knew very well in his heart that even with such security measures, it was still unknown whether he could block the enemy's destruction, so when he went out to arrange security work, he ordered the head of the guard department to maintain six patrols of twelve people at all times, patrolling back and forth on the streets. Even those who have been checked at the street and entered the street, whether they were officers or soldiers, can be re-examined if the patrol members find the other person suspicious.

After Bogolyubov's arrangement, the street where the headquarters was located became the most heavily guarded area of the city. Personnel who come to the headquarters to do business must go through a strict examination by the officer on duty before they can obtain a temporary pass as a voucher to enter the building where the headquarters is located when they enter the street; At the same time, the patrol has the right to detain a person who is not available for a temporary pass when he is questioned on the street.

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Lunev's office, which turned out to be in the headquarters, could have been exempted from such inspections. But the captured spy was kept in another place, so he took people to the prison for interrogation. After obtaining the information he wanted, he drove back to his office, only to be stopped at the entrance to the street by the fighters on duty.

Lunev, who was sitting in the back seat, pushed open the car door, leaned out half of his body, and asked loudly at the soldier who was reaching out to his driver for a document: "Hey, don't you know who I am?" ”

After raising his hand to salute Lunev, the fighter said businessmanly: "Excuse me, Comrade General. According to the orders of the superiors, these are special times, and anyone and vehicle entering this street needs to be strictly checked. Please present valid ID for you and your subordinates. ”

"Hell, what the hell is going on?" Lunev said dissatisfiedly: "When I left a few hours ago, I didn't need to check any documents, why do I have to check now?" ”

"I'm sorry, Comrade General." The soldier said solemnly: "We are also acting on orders, please support our work and show your valid ID." ”

"How did you do it, are you new and don't know General Lunev?" Seeing that the fighter insisted on asking Lunev to show his documents, the driver said dissatisfiedly: "Do you want me to bring your superiors before you let us pass?" ”

Lunev raised his hand and tapped the driver twice on the shoulder, and said: "This fighter is also doing his duty, show him the documents." ”

After checking the documents of Lunev and the driver in accordance with the regulations, the fighters issued them a temporary pass, and specially advised: "Comrade General, please keep this pass properly so that the patrol can check it at any time." ”

The driver drove the car to the door of the headquarters and stopped, and Lunev pushed the door and walked quickly inside. But before entering the door, he was questioned again, but fortunately, he was able to enter the building smoothly thanks to a temporary pass issued by the soldier on duty at the street entrance. In order to find out what was going on, he did not even return to the office, but went directly to Rokossovsky's office.

Rokossovsky, who was talking to Bogolyubov, was stunned at first when he saw Lunev walking in from the door, and then got up and greeted: "General Lunev, you are back!" How, did you get useful intelligence from spies? ”

"Comrade Marshal," Lunev did not immediately answer Rokossovsky's question, but recounted his encounter with fighters on the road for cross-examination, and then asked: "I would like to ask, what is really going on here, and why is the inspection so harsh?" ”

"Comrade General, I'm sorry, but these are extraordinary times, and the Front Army Command is an important department, so in order to prevent attacks from the enemy, it is necessary to intensify its defense." Seeing that Lunev was about to get angry, Bogolyubov hurriedly explained to him: "Please be considerate of us. ”

From Lunev's account, Rokossovsky guessed that Bogolyubov had become a bit of a soldier, and hurriedly said to him: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you inform the guard department that all people and vehicles that frequently enter and leave the headquarters do not need to be inspected, so as not to cause them a lot of inconvenience. ”

After giving instructions to Bogolyubov, Rokossovsky once again turned his gaze to Lunev and asked curiously: "Comrade Lunev, I wonder if you went to interrogate the spy, did you gain anything?" ”

"Comrade Marshal," Lunev sat down opposite Rokossovsky and began to report to work: "The captured spy is named Bach, an American commercial spy embedded in Germany, whose mission is to obtain all kinds of data on the newly developed aircraft of the German army, and send them to the North American aviation ...... in the United States."

"Commercial espionage in the United States?" Rokossovsky was surprised: "This is just an ordinary city, where there will be any aircraft research institutes. ”

"Yes." Lunev said unexpectedly: "According to Bach, it was a secret base, which he had visited once. "Probably guessing what Rokossovsky would ask, Lunev went on without waiting for the other party to speak," he said, "He said that he entered blindfolded, so he did not know where the Germans' underground aircraft research institute was located. ”

After listening to Lunev's account, Rokossovsky said thoughtfully: "Could it be that the Germans were aware that he was an American commercial spy and deliberately exposed him in order to provoke contradictions between us and our allies?" ”

"I showed Bach a picture of the old man." Lunev said with a puzzled look: "But he said he had never seen each other." ”

Rokossovsky thought silently: Maybe the Germans were aware of Bach's identity and deliberately exposed him. The presence of an American spy in the Soviet defense zone, whether he is here to obtain military or technical information, is likely to put the two countries on guard against each other.

"General Lunev," Rokossovsky casually asked, "did Bach tell you what new aircraft the Germans were working on?" ”

Hearing Rokossovsky's question, Lunev sneered and said: "Yes, but I think he is lying." ”

"Lying?!" Rokossovsky asked curiously: "Why are you sure?" ”

He said the Germans were working on a new type of flying machine that could fly into the sky without wings and at speeds up to two to three times the speed of sound. Lunev sneered and said: "I have never heard of a flying machine that can fly into the sky without wings, and it can reach two or three times the speed of sound per hour!" ”

As a person from later generations, Rokossovsky naturally knew that in a few years, there would be jets in the world that would break through the speed of sound, so he was very curious to know what kind of flying machine the Germans were studying, so he asked curiously: "General Lunev, can you describe to me the shape of that flying machine?" ”

"I've got a sketch of him here, you can look at it." As he spoke, Lunev took out a boxy piece of paper from his briefcase, unfolded it, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Rokossovsky: "What the hell is this?" ”

Seeing the disc-shaped flying machine on the drawing, Rokossovsky's breathing became rapid, and he asked with some excitement: "General Lunev, this is the flying machine painted by Bach?" ”

"That's right, Comrade Marshal." Lunev nodded and replied in an affirmative tone: "Although I saw the drawings he drew with my own eyes, I think he is lying, how can there be such a wingless flying machine in the world?" If a plane doesn't have wings, how can it fly? ”

"General Lunev, let's not rush to any conclusions about unfamiliar things." Rokossovsky recognized from the drawings that this was a UFO flying saucer, and he couldn't help but be extremely excited, but he still tried his best to say to Lunev in a calm tone: "You bring Bach here tomorrow, there are some things I want to ask him personally." ”

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