Grahms and the German officers walked side by side through the station gates, first from the first floor of the waiting hall at our feet. Then the German soldiers, who had completed the assembly, also led by the officers, followed the queue of our soldiers and entered the waiting hall one after another.

Velore and I hurried to the window on the other side of the second floor, leaned against the wall, and carefully observed the situation below. I saw that the German officer who entered the station first was standing downstairs, pointing to the troops entering the station. Next to him, Captain Grams, was smiling and nodding.

Then I saw Gramms beckoning Mihayev to him and whispering a few words. Second Lieutenant Mihayev nodded repeatedly, then ran up to the German soldiers who had just entered the station, and shouted at them. Knowing that I didn't understand, Vylor hurriedly whispered for me: "Comrade division commander, Second Lieutenant Mihayev is telling these German soldiers, I will take you to the camping place, everyone follow closely, don't fall behind." ”

It seems that Mihayev wanted to lure these German soldiers to the two warehouses, and then send troops hidden around to eliminate them all.

I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when the German soldiers got off the platform, followed by the guide of Second Lieutenant Mihayev, and crossed a few railroad tracks towards the warehouse in the distance. As long as the Germans get to the warehouse, it will be a turtle in an urn, and we will clean them up, and it is not yet ten out of ten.

The German officer, who was standing with Captain Grams, nodded when he saw that his troops had entered the warehouse, and followed Grams in the direction of my headquarters. Oleg, who had been following them, looked to the left and right. I saw that the neighborhood was full of my own people. He quietly raised his hand and made a gesture to me. Then pick up your pace and chase Grams.

Seeing Oleg's gesture to us, Vylor asked in a low voice: "Comrade division commander, what does Lieutenant Colonel Oleg mean?" ”

I chuckled and replied, "Don't you understand?" Lieutenant Colonel Oleg told us that everything was ready, and that when the two German officers entered the command, they could be captured. ”

"Are there only two officers?" Vellor probed out to look, then quickly retracted his head. He whispered: "Behind the officer, there is also a communications soldier with a walkie-talkie on his back. ”

"Signal Soldiers?!" I really didn't notice it just now, and when I heard Velore say this, I quickly went out to take a look, and saw that behind Gramms and the German officer, there was indeed a communications soldier wearing a soft-brimmed hat and carrying a radio on his back.

I was not surprised to see the unexpected appearance of the communications corps, because in this way we were capturing the German commander at the same time. He can be allowed to give orders to the signal corps and report false information to his superiors.

I shook my head at Velore and said, "Let's go." Commissar Velle, let's meet the new German commander. ”

Velore waved and said, "Comrade division commander, have you forgotten jì? The task you gave me was to wait for these German soldiers to enter the warehouse, and immediately lead the troops lying in ambush near the warehouse to attack, and do everything possible to deal with these enemies. ”

Hearing him say this, I slapped my forehead and scolded myself for being confused and forgetting such an important matter. So I nodded and hurriedly said to her, "Since that's the case, let's go on a mission." Comrade Vellore, remember, must send troops to rush in decisively and disarm them all when the Germans let their guard down and are defenseless. If you can't shoot, don't shoot. ”

After this explanation, I carefully descended the tattered staircase and walked briskly towards my headquarters.

When I got to the door, the sentry outside the door saw my arrival and did not speak, but pointed with his hand into the house, and at the same time extended three fingers to indicate that there were three Germans in the house. I smiled at the sentry, walked briskly to the door, and without knocking, pushed the door open and entered.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Captain Grammers and the German officers sitting face to face at the table, chatting enthusiastically. Second Lieutenant Gretka, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg, disguised as a German second lieutenant, and another German lieutenant stood against the wall. And the German signal soldier was adjusting the radio in the corner where Shura was sitting.

My sudden intrusion interrupted Grams' chat. The German officer turned his head and looked at me disapprovingly. Before he could speak, the German lieutenant under him came up to me and yelled at me. I didn't understand what he was shouting, so I smiled and looked at Oleg for help.

Seeing that I had already broken into the room, Oleg had no need to continue his disguise, and he smiled and said to me: "Comrade division commander, this German lieutenant asked you who you were, why did you break in without knocking on the door?" ”

I didn't look at the German lieutenant, so I said directly to Oleg: "Comrade lieutenant colonel, it's almost over, let the fighters who are hiding in the house come out." ”

Hearing me and Oleg brazenly conversing in Russian, even a fool understands what is happening. Not only the German lieutenant, but also the officers sitting opposite Captain Grams, noticed that something was wrong, and the two instinctively reached for their guns. But before they could draw their guns, Oleg's muzzle was already pressed against the temple of the German lieutenant, and the pistols of Grams and Gretka were also pointed at the German officer.

Of course, I was not idle, I pulled out the pistol on my waist and pointed it at the signal soldier in the corner, whether he could understand me or not, I said to myself: "And you, the signal soldier, please raise your hand too." The signal soldier didn't know if he understood my words, but when he saw the muzzle of the black hole pointed at him, he only obediently raised his hands.

At this moment, Oleg shouted loudly: "Someone! ”

With his shout, the door of the inner room was pushed open, and five strong soldiers with submachine guns rushed out, and as soon as they rushed out, they pointed their guns at the two German officers in the room. After hearing the shout, the sentry at the door also rushed in as soon as possible, aiming the rifle in his hand at the communication soldier in the corner.

"Captain Grams, what are you doing here?" The German officer, who was sitting opposite Grams, removed his hands from his waist and slowly raised them. But he doesn't hold his hands high above his head like ordinary soldiers. And just slightly above the shoulders. He glared viciously at Grams, who was pointing a gun at him, and yelled at him, "Do you know what you're doing? You are a shameful act of betrayal! ”

After listening to the translation, I glanced at the epaulettes of the German officer and saw that it was also a captain. I put the gun back into the holster, pushed away the lieutenant in front of me, walked up to the German captain, and said to him coldly: "Mr. Captain." You are wrong. What Captain Grams was doing now was the right choice, because the fascist gang, led by Hitler, was dragging the great German Empire to the brink of ruin. ”

The captain snorted coldly, and actually said in fluent Russian: "This lady, don't you know that our large army is already under the city, and Stalingrad will fall soon, and all the Russian troops will be wiped out by us." If you surrender now, I will not blame the past, and I will intercede for you from my superiors, which can ensure your personal safety. It is also possible to allow Captain Grams to escape the court-martial. ”

I didn't bother to ask why this German captain also spoke Russian, but directly retorted to him: "Mr. Captain." Although you now have the upper hand, as the campaign drags on, your strength will be gradually weakened, and our army, which is fully replenished, can deal you a decisive blow. I think in a few months, your forces will be wiped out cleanly. ”

My words made the German captain exclaim: "Hell, how could what you say happen? How could you possibly defeat us? You are talking nonsense, do you know what a German tank is? That's because we not only had powerful armies that conquered the whole of Europe, but also people like Manstein, Guderian, Paulus, von Brown, and the United States. With such a great commander as Kleist, the Russian troops were vulnerable to our ferocious offensive. ”

"Really?" I said coldly: "But in front of the defensive position of our division, although General Hott has launched many attacks, it seems that every time he has lost his troops and lost his generals, he has not won any favor. ”

When I said this, the German captain looked me up and down, and then suddenly said in surprise: "Oh God! I know who you are. You're the commander of the Independent Division, Colonel Oshanina, right? ”

This time it was my turn to wonder, could it be that I was so famous now that even ordinary German commanders knew my name? Before I could ask him, a smile appeared on the German captain's face and he took the initiative to explain to me: "Our 4th Tank Army has been invincible on the battlefield in the past few months, and the results it has achieved can be described as brilliant. However, good fortune seems to have left us for some time, and not only have the offensive been repeatedly frustrated, but even the 29th Motorized Rifle Division has suffered heavy losses, and even the division commander, General Lesser, has been captured. Moreover, on the second day after the 29th Division was defeated, we used the strength of three divisions to attack the defenders in front of us, but the attack was unsuccessful for one day. Later, General Hult sent someone to investigate, and learned that the defenders in front of him were newly formed independent divisions, and the division commander was still a woman. ”

Since others have a good attitude towards me, I can't keep a straight face, so I also smiled and asked, "Mr. Captain, what's your name?" ”

"Beckman, company commander of Company F of the 103rd German Infantry Regiment."

"Captain Beckman," I asked politely, "do you still think the Germans can take Stalingrad?" ”

Beckman did not answer my question directly, but shrugged his shoulders slightly and tilted his mouth, as if to indicate that he could not answer my question at the moment.

I then asked, "Mr. Captain, may I ask what is the mission of your company?" ”

Originally, I would have avoided answering this question later, but who knew that Beckman nodded unexpectedly, and then replied, "The regimental headquarters ordered us to enter the station to assist Captain Grammers in the garrison. While ensuring the smooth flow of railway traffic, Captain Grams was put under surveillance. ”

Beckman's words took me aback, and I quickly asked, "Why?" ”

Beckman shrugged his shoulders again, glanced at Grams on the other side, and said casually: "The regimental headquarters detected an unknown radio signal near the station, although when asked Captain Grams, he replied that it was all right. But the regimental headquarters had become suspicious of him, so they sent our company here. The regimental headquarters meant that after our company had completely taken over the defense of the station, the Grams Company would be sent directly to the battlefield to fight the Russians. ”

Although Beckman and I were talking in Russian. But Grams's loyal subordinate, Second Lieutenant Gretka, stood by his side. Whisper our conversation to Grams. Grams, hearing that Captain Beckman had ostensibly come to fortify the station's defenses. In fact, when he came to spy on himself, he slapped the table in anger and scolded in German in anger.

I didn't ask Grams what he was scolding, but I knew in my heart that it would make Grams even more desperately on our side. I then asked Beckman, "Captain Beckman, did your superiors order you to contact them by your own radio when you get to the station?" ”

Beckman nodded vigorously. Although he didn't speak, it was already tantamount to acquiescence. I pulled his raised hands down and said to him with a pleasant face: "In that case, Mr. Captain, let your communications corps report to your superiors that your company has been stationed at the station, and that the station is now normal. In order to prevent him from playing tricks, I also emphasized: "Remember, Mr. Captain, almost all the people in this room know German." So for the safety of yourself and your subordinates, please don't make any small moves. Alert your superiors! ”

Beckman nodded and agreed: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency, I will definitely follow your orders, and I will never make a ghost." Then he walked up to the communications man, and when he saw that his men were still being pointed at gunpoint, he turned his head and threw me a plea look. I glanced at the soldier who was guarding the communications corps, and the soldier immediately lowered his gun in understanding.

Seeing that there were no soldiers pointing their guns at the communications soldier again, I smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Beckman. Seeing that he was extremely cooperative in giving orders to his communications corps, and reporting to the 103rd Regiment Headquarters what I had just said, I secretly felt in my heart that these Germans were stronger than the Japanese Bandits, and that when they found that their lives were threatened, they would automatically cooperate with the enemy's instructions in order to save their lives.

Captain Beckman breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his communications corps had ended the call, and then turned to me and said, "Your Excellency, I have reported to the regimental headquarters as you said. ”

"Is there any new order from the regimental headquarters?"

Beckman shook his head and replied, "No, as I told before I came, keep an eye on Captain Grams and his troops, and gradually take over the defense of the station." Speaking of this, Beckman seemed to remember something, and he couldn't help but tremble.

"What's wrong with you, Captain Beckman?" Seeing his flustered expression, I couldn't help but ask curiously.

"My subordinates, my subordinates, what are you going to do?" Beckman asked nervously, wiping a handful of cold sweat from his forehead.

"I've ordered someone to surround the warehouse where they are," seeing his nervous look, I walked over and gently patted him on the shoulder, comforting him, "Mr. Captain, please rest assured, as long as your men don't resist, my men won't shoot at will." ”

Even though I said this, Beckman retorted, a little incredulously, "Really?" ”

I nodded, and continued, "Of course it's true." Captain Beckman, do you remember the waiting hall you passed before you entered the station? ”

Beckman thought for a moment, then nodded desperately, indicating that he remembered.

I continued: "I was on the second floor of the waiting hall and deployed more than two dozen light and heavy machine guns. If I want to destroy you, I can give the order to shoot when your troops assemble in the square in front of the station. Once we shoot, even if your soldiers are experienced in combat and have excellent individual combat skills, under the dense machine-gun fire, they will all be smashed into a sieve in a few minutes. ”

"May I meet my men?" Beckman wiped the sweat from his forehead again and asked tentatively: "In order to avoid bloodshed, I can order them to lay down their arms, because for us, the war is over, and what awaits us next will be a long life in a prisoner of war camp." ”

"Not necessarily, Captain Beckman." Seeing that his feelings had become a little negative, I hurriedly persuaded him: "As long as you are willing to join our camp, then you and your men can become one of us, like Captain Grams, and then you will not have to travel long distances to the prisoner of war camp in distant Siberia." ”

"Captain Grams!" Beckman listened to my words, and with an angry expression on his face, he turned his head and blamed Grams: "Do you know what you're doing? It is a traitor's act for you to join the enemy's side and fight against our own people. ”

In response to Beckman's accusations, Gramss bowed his head and remained silent. Seeing this embarrassing scene, I hurriedly defended Grams: "Captain Beckman, you are wrong. By doing so, Grams made the right choice, because they took up arms not to fight the Germans, but to fight the fascists represented by Hitler. When Hitler's gang is completely destroyed and a new German Reich is born, you, the officers and soldiers who have joined our camp, will not only not become traitors to the motherland, but will also become heroes of your nation. ”

Captain Beckman's face became dazed when he heard what I said, and he turned to Grams, "Is that so?" Captain Grams. ”

Captain Grams, who had not spoken, only nodded in affirmation.

After asking these words, Captain Beckman stood in place for a long time, then gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and said decisively: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, please send someone to take me to my subordinates at once, and let me persuade them to lay down their arms and avoid bloodshed." As for whether they join your side or not, I will respect the choice of my men. As for me," he said, turning his head to look at Grams again, he took two more breaths, and finally said with determination, "I have decided to be on your side, like Captain Grams." ”

Hearing Beckman's statement, although I understood that he was forced to make such a choice, I still reached out to him and said in a friendly manner, "Welcome, Captain Beckman." ”

After shaking hands, I turned to Mihayev and said, "Comrade Second Lieutenant, please take Captain Beckman and this lieutenant to the warehouse, so that they can meet the soldiers who are surrounded by our troops." ”

After Ensign Mihayev left with Captain Beckman and two of his men, Captain Grams, who had always been silent, walked up to me, stretched out his hands to hold my hand, shook it vigorously, and said with a resolute attitude: "Comrade division commander, today I learned that joining your unit will be the most correct choice I will make in my life. ”

"Welcome to you, Captain Grams." I also held his hand tightly, and at the same time I knew in my heart that it was only at this moment that Captain Grams was truly part of the Independent Division. I believe that after listening to Captain Beckman's words, he will never have any disagreement with me in his lifetime. (To be continued......)

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