While waiting for the report, Rokossovsky looked at Bogolyubov and asked: "Chief of Staff, where is General Lunev?" ”

"Should be sleeping in his room at the moment." After answering this question, Bogolyubov immediately realized what Rokossovsky wanted to ask, and hurriedly added: "The news of the death of Major Kulishchenko, Lunev already knows." General Lunev was saddened by the glorious death of such an excellent subordinate in the line of duty. ”

Rokossovsky understood Lunev's mood very well. As soon as Bogolyubov finished speaking, he nodded and said, "After dawn, we will go to see General Lunev." ”

Rokossovsky did not say what he was going to do when he went to visit Lunev, but Bogolyubov understood it. He nodded vigorously and suggested to Rokossovsky: "Comrade Marshal, I think it is better to call the military commissar again, if it is to comfort people, you and I may not be as good as the political commissar." ”

"Well," Rokossovsky did not hesitate to agree with Bogolyubov's proposal: "When we go, call Comrade Subotin and let him have a good talk with General Lunev." ”

The phone rang again, and without waiting for Rokossovsky to finish, Bogolyubov grabbed the phone and said into the microphone: "I'm Bogolyubov, is there any news?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." The officer who called replied tremblingly: "It was the disc flying machine that Colonel Shevchak brought back with them, and there was an explosion. ”

"What, there was an explosion at the Belonse disc?" When Bogolyubov heard this, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly asked: "Did some saboteurs sneak into the disc and blast it?" ”

"No, Comrade Chief of Staff." The officer hurriedly excused: "I asked the commander of the unit in charge of guarding the disc about the situation, and he assured me that he had used a company's troops to surround the disc, not to mention people, and not even a single mouse approached the disc. A few minutes before the accident, he had personally gone to inspect it, and the soldiers were sticking to their posts......"

"Maybe he's trying to play a role in you." Bogolyubov did not believe what the officer said, and he became suspicious of the commander in charge of the guard: "I will personally go to the fighters who are on guard duty and find out from them what is going on. ”

"Comrade Chief of Staff," the officer said in a stumbling voice, "I'm afraid you won't be able to ask them anything." ”

"Why?"

"At the time of the explosion, the fighters were very close to the disc because of the position they were standing. Except for three or four seriously wounded, the rest have all died. The officer was worried about what Bogolyubov would ask, so he took the initiative to say: "These seriously injured are all seriously injured and in a coma, and I have ordered someone to rescue them, and it is still unknown whether they can be saved......

"Comrade Marshal," Bogolyubov put down the phone, digested the information he had obtained in his head, and then opened his mouth to report to Rokossovsky, who was waiting next to him: "Comrade Marshal, the Beronze disc suddenly exploded, and almost all the soldiers who were on guard duty around him died. ”

"Chief of Staff, let's talk about it." As soon as Rokossovsky and Bogolyubov put down the phone, he asked bluntly: "What happened to the explosion of the Belonze disc?" ”

"I don't know, Comrade Marshal." "According to the report of the officer in charge of the investigation, the explosion seems to have occurred from inside the disc, and almost all the fighters who were on guard around the disc were killed in the explosion," Bogolyubov said, shaking his head......

"Hell, what the hell is going on?" Rokossovsky frowned and said: "How could the disc explode for no reason?" At this, he couldn't help but glance at Shevchak with a puzzled look. But he quickly denied the thought that came to his mind, Shevchak had only killed him to fly the disc back, how could it be possible to blow him up, it must have been caused by something else.

In order to find out what was going on, Rokossovsky decided to go to the scene himself, so he said to Bogolyubov: "Chief of staff, I want to go to the scene to see, you immediately arrange a platoon of guards to go with me." ”

Although there was no such accidental explosion, it is possible that Bogolyubov would have followed Rokossovsky's orders and assigned him a platoon of guards. However, the place where Rokossovsky was about to go at this moment was extremely dangerous, so he not only transferred a guard company to escort Rokossovsky to the outside of the explosion site, but also called the commanders of the nearby garrisons, ordering them to immediately send capable troops to the area inspected by Rokossovsky to take up the guard duty.

Rokossovsky did not know about all this that Bogolyubov did, but felt that the convoy that the chief of staff had arranged for himself was a bit too exaggerated, and in addition to six jeeps, there were several trucks full of guards fighters. However, he did not refuse Bogolyubov's kindness, and as soon as he got into the jeep, he ordered the adjutant to let the convoy go.

After half an hour of bumpy ride, the convoy came to the place where the Belonse disc was parked. From a long distance away, Rokossovsky saw the wreckage of a circular flying object burning in a clearing in the middle of a forest, and some objects in the shape of parts were scattered around, emitting puffs of green smoke. Quite a few warriors rushed out of the woods carrying water and poured water on the burning discs in an attempt to extinguish the fire.

After the convoy stopped, the adjutant who was sitting in the co-pilot seat hurriedly opened the door and jumped out of the car, but he did not immediately open the door for Rokossovsky, but beckoned the accompanying guards and soldiers to get out of the car and set up a guard. Only after all this was done did he return to the car and open the door for Rokossovsky.

As soon as Rokossovsky got out of the car, a major greeted him and saluted him. After listening to the identity of the other party, Rokossovsky asked with a straight face: "Comrade Major, it is your unit that is in charge of the alert disk, has the cause of the explosion been clarified?" ”

"Comrade Marshal." The major replied respectfully: "Since most of the soldiers on duty were killed on the spot, it is impossible to figure out the exact cause of the explosion. But we had a cook, who got up early to make breakfast for the fighters on duty, and as soon as he stepped out of the tent, there was an explosion. He told me with certainty that the explosion came from inside the disc, and in the sound of the explosion, the flying debris knocked down all the fighters on duty around them......"

After patiently listening to the major's explanation, Rokossovsky turned his head to look around, and saw that Vinogorodov and Shevchak were standing not far away, so he walked up to the two of them, looked at Shevchak and asked: "Comrade Colonel, what about the two German pilots you kidnapped?" ”

"As soon as we landed successfully, I handed over the pilot to the major." Shevchak looked at the major who had just reported to Rokossovsky and said, "The major should have placed the two of them properly." ”

"Major, where are the two captured German pilots?" Rokossovsky felt that the explosion of the disc was very strange, and perhaps the two German pilots knew something, so he ordered the major: "Bring them here at once, I have something to ask them." ”

Just as the major turned to leave, Rokossovsky added in the back: "Find another fighter who knows German, and I will interrogate them." ”

Hearing Rokossovsky's words, the major stumbled under his feet and almost fell to the ground. He really wanted to cry without tears, his own small infantry battalion, where to find a German translator. Not to mention the battalion, even in the regiment or division, it is not possible to find a single person who understands German.

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