Section 148 The Mysterious Subway Train (Part II)
"ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠ°Ρ", I read the name again in my mind, "Red Blesno Station", if I remember correctly, should be a station on the Circle Line subway line, but the brown line was only put into operation for 50 years, why is there this station now?
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Seryosha interrupted me and introduced me, "this is a newly built subway, which has now been transformed into a cave in the Hidden Soldiers. The troops responsible for holding the street usually stayed here, except for a few who were on duty in the barricades. In the worst-case scenario, the Germans invaded Moscow, from where they could quickly enter the barricades and engage in street battles with the invaders. β
He pointed to the neat queue of warriors in the middle of the hall; "These are the brave warriors." Then he pointed to the mountains of materials in the corner of the hall that were covered by tarpaulins and said: "What is piled up here are the weapons and ammunition needed by the troops, and the food and medicine in reserve, which is enough for three months. β
I nodded, and walked towards the line in the middle of the hall. The line was lined up in eight neat columns, and I counted them, and there were 30 people in each column, and the whole team had 240 people, plus the dozen or so commanders standing in front of the line, there were almost 260 people.
Just now, I only heard the commander in front of the queue talking loudly to the soldiers, and as I got closer, I could hear what he was saying," ...... In order to ensure the defense of Moscow and to suppress the subversive activities of the German fascist espionage instigators and other agents, the National Defense Committee decided: first, to impose martial law in Moscow from October 20, 1941; Second, all those who disrupt order must be immediately held accountable and brought to trial by military courts. Summarious executions may be carried out against German fascist provocateurs, spies and other agents who disrupt the order......"
Hearing this, I stopped and quietly asked Seryosha: "Comrade lieutenant, wasn't this order of Comrade Stalin issued last month?" Why are they only conveying it now? β
"I don't know," he said, shaking his head, a look of confusion on his face, "I'll go ask their commander." β
After Seryosha left, I looked back to see what Ramis and Grisa were up to. When he turned around, he found the two staring at the ceiling in amazement. I walked over and asked curiously, "What are you looking at?" β
Ramis pointed upwards and said to himself, "The dome of the hall is decorated with all kinds of ornate chandeliers, and the huge frescoes are beautiful under the crystal lamps. β
I chuckled and said, "Don't look at it, we don't know how long Lu Dao will stay here, you can take your time later, and now accompany me to meet the other party's commander." Hearing me say this, the two of them recovered from their lost souls. Quickly said yes, followed me, and walked towards the other party's commander.
Seryosha and two men who looked like officers greeted me, stopped two or three paces apart, and reported to me: "These two are the commanders of the troops, and I will bring them here to meet you." With that, he turned to the side and let the two officers step forward.
The officer who reported first was a little older, about forty years old, and wore the rank of captain on his collar badge, and he reported: "I am Captain Bukov, the acting commander of the destroyer battalion. β
"Acting battalion commander?!" When I heard his position, I asked curiously, "Where did the battalion commander go?" β
"When the battalion commander went out to inspect yesterday, he encountered an air raid, and the barricade where he was located was directly hit by a bomb. Four fighters died on the spot, the battalion commander and two other fighters were seriously injured and taken to the hospital for emergency treatment. Speaking of this, he became a little shy, and explained embarrassedly: "Originally, I was just a company commander, but my superiors called me and said that the annihilation battalion could not do without the battalion commander, and you should act first." In this way, I became the acting commander of this fighter battalion. β
"Huh!" I smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said kindly, "Good job!" It won't be long before you get rid of this title of 'deputy' and become a real battalion commander." β
"Hey, hey," he laughed embarrassedly, "that's good." β
I turned my gaze to another young officer, who was much lower in rank than Bukov, only a second lieutenant, but who had just read Stalin's martial law order to the soldiers, so I asked him curiously: "Comrade commander, what shall I call you?" And just now I heard you reading out the martial law order issued by Comrade Stalin last month. β
The young officer saluted me and reported loudly: "Comrade Colonel Report, I am Second Lieutenant Dolnikov of the NKVD. After a pause, he added: "In addition to assisting the battalion in defending the barricades, I am also tasked with purging the German fascist provocateurs and subversives. I read the martial law order to the soldiers every day, so that everyone can be vigilant and detect the hostile elements hiding around us in time. β
"Understood! I understand!!! Dealing with people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs always made me feel uncomfortable, so I agreed one after another, diverting the topic: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, it seems that the defense here is too lax." When we came in just now, we didn't see any soldiers on duty. β
Hearing me say this, the second lieutenant blushed and said embarrassedly: "I have summoned all the people here, and there is no one left on duty outside. β
I was particularly dissatisfied with his self-righteous negligence, and I said with a stern face: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, this is the time of war, and we must not let our guard down at any time. If it weren't us today, but the Germans who had snuck in and attacked you, how many of them would have survived? β
My words may have been too harsh, and the second lieutenant's cheeks suddenly turned red, and he lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry Comrade Commander, I was wrong. However, I am also doing this in order to better fulfill my mission, and I must know that in the current situation, all kinds of saboteurs are emerging one after another, and we cannot guard against them......
"Wait a minute, Comrade Ensign." I interrupted him and said with some impatience, "I'm not your superior, so you don't have to say sorry to me." I say this to you, not to teach you a lesson, but to remind you to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, which we have suffered too much since the outbreak of war. "Speaking of this, I can't help but think of the sacrifice of General Panfilov, who died in the sneak attack of the German army, and the thought of him makes my nose sour.
"Comrade Commander, I know you." Bukov, who was next to him, suddenly said a word to break this embarrassing situation.
"Oh?! We've seen it before? I looked Bukov up and down in front of me, trying to remember where I had seen the officer before. But after thinking about it for a long time, I still didn't have a clue, so I had to shake my head, smile and say embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Comrade Captain, I don't have any impression of you, I really can't remember seeing you somewhere." β
"You forgot? On the day of the parade on the Day of the October Revolution, you came to Red Square with a detachment of troops. When you got off the bus, you had a conversation with Lieutenant Colonel Bezikov, and I was standing behind him. β
Hearing him say this, I was a little impressed, as if I saw two officers standing not far behind Bezikov, but I didn't pay attention to what the officer behind him looked like when I was chatting with Bezikov. Anyway, he is also an acquaintance, I sighed, with a look of sudden realization on my face, stepped forward and shook his hand vigorously, and said, "It turned out to be you, if you don't talk about the military parade on Red Square, I really didn't think about it." β
He took my hand with both hands and said in a reverent tone: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I have heard Lieutenant Colonel Bezikov speak of you many times, that you are such a remarkable woman, that you have participated in many battles, and that you have been awarded three medals for your bravery in battle. In just a few months, he went from an ordinary soldier to a mid-ranking officer of our army, and now he even personally commands a unit at the front. There are many young people in our garrison headquarters who regard you as their idol. β
Idol, when I hear this term, I can't help but want to laugh, but I didn't expect that in this era, I still have my own fans. In this era, I just want to live in peace, I don't want to be the target of public criticism, I have to keep a low profile in everything. I withdrew my hand from his palm, looked at the soldiers who were still standing in order in the hall, and changed the topic again: "Let the soldiers disband first, and after arranging for the men to go out on duty, take me to visit the place where the soldiers rest and sleep." β
"Do you want to see the fighters sleeping?" He took a step back, leaned to the side, and made a gesture of please, "Please come with me, and I'll show you where the warriors live." Then he said to Second Lieutenant Dornikov: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, please go and disband the fighters and arrange the personnel to be on duty at the barricades." β
To the right of the hall is a row of arches next to each other, through which you can reach the platform of the subway. Relying on the light peeking through the door, I saw a dense array of tents on the tracks under the platform. He briefed me on the situation and said, "This subway station is a station on the ring subway under construction. This side was originally the platform for the subway, but due to the outbreak of war, the workers and technicians were either evacuated to the rear or went to the front to join the army, so the construction of the entire project was completely stopped. β¦β¦β
As soon as he said this, Seryosha interrupted him and asked, "What is the online subway?" β
"It's a term." Bukov patiently explained: "Because it is a circular subway, the subway that runs in the clockwise direction is called the online subway; Otherwise, it is called the offline subway. β
I looked at the tent under the platform and asked, "Won't it affect the operation of the subway if you place the soldiers here?" β
"No, it won't." He replied in the affirmative: "Because the work was stopped so suddenly, there was not even time to lay the railroad tracks." After saying that, he pointed to the platform in the opposite direction and said, "Although the platform over there is laid with railroad tracks, it is only paved to the mouth of the tunnel away from the station." β
I pointed to the lights on it again and asked curiously, "I see that the hall is brightly lit, and there are lights installed here, so why not illuminate it?" β
Bukov shook his head and said, "I don't know what is going on with the road, but when we came here, we found that although the hall was brightly lit, the platforms on both sides were pitch black. I reported this to my superiors, but they didn't know which department was responsible for supplying power to this place. So we have no choice but to let it go and maintain the status quo. Then he came to the nearest archway, made a gesture of invitation, and let me go in with him.
I followed him back into the hall and came to the material storage yard, only to find that there was a desk and a few chairs in the corner. He beckoned us to sit down and poured us tea from a teapot.
An explosion was heard outside, and the lights in the hall flickered. Bukov looked up for a moment, and then continued to pour tea for us casually, saying in his mouth: "It's okay, it's more than ten meters deep from the ground, and bombs can't fall here." It's dangerous outside, so you might as well drink tea here with peace of mind. β
Hearing him say this, the corners of my mouth twitched, and I wanted to say a few words, but I still couldn't help but speak. In my heart, I don't want to take the subway except for the inevitable trip, because there are so many supernatural events in the Moscow subway that I shudder to think about it.
Far from it, I experienced it myself once in '09. I came home late that day, and there were not many people in the carriage, and although there were still vacant seats, many people still habitually stood. I was reading with my back against the car door, and there was an old man standing on my left, and a beautiful woman standing not far in front of me, and I peeked at her several times. Soon after the car started, the beautiful woman suddenly fell to the ground and convulsed. There was a sudden chaos in the carriage, and several men and women sitting next to her immediately rushed up, pressing hands and feet, and two women hugged her head, pinched her mouth vigorously, and put a long-handled key into it to pry her closed teeth open.
When I was in a daze, the old man next to me suddenly pushed me hard from the side, yelled at me loudly, and rushed to the walkie-talkie by the door to inform the conductor that there was a patient in the carriage. After saying a few words, he turned around, saw that I was still in a daze, and yelled at me twice, and then I realized that he asked me to help. I shoved the book into my bag and ran over to help hold down the crush's leg.
Although five or six people were holding Meimei's legs together with me, it still made us feel overwhelmed by her violent convulsions. At this time, someone shouted something that I didn't understand, and then I noticed that the crotch of her jeans was wet, and soon spread to the whole pants, and soon a thick smell of urine filled the carriage. It only then did I realize that the person was shouting just now, saying that the cutie was incontinent.
When the train arrived at the station, the doctor from the subway station came to the first aid and brought a stretcher. After the doctor got into the car, he didn't look at the patient, but asked everyone directly if there was a young woman who had a seizure. At the time, I thought that the doctor was so amazing that he could guess who was sick before he saw the patient.
The doctor put down the medicine box, and the first thing he pulled out was a roll of bandages. An old lady who helped next to her couldn't look past it and accused the doctor of saying, "Someone else is having a seizure, what are you doing with a bandage?" β
The doctor said unhurriedly, "When she fell, she must have broken the back of her head." As he spoke, he beckoned everyone to turn over the beautiful eyebrows who were no longer twitching, and when they looked at the back of their heads, there was a bleeding wound.
The old lady was surprised and said, "Doctor, you are so amazing that you can even judge this." β
While bandaging the crushes, the doctor muttered, "It's not that I'm magical, it's that three young girls have had seizures in the car in a row this week, and every time it's the same car. β
When I got home, I checked the news on the Internet and learned that on the night of September 9, someone had photographed a young woman's face in an empty subway car. As soon as the photo was taken, a young girl in the car had epilepsy, fell to the ground and convulsed, and broke the back of her head when she fell to the ground. Strangely, however, after the young girl was taken to the hospital, it was found that she did not have any epilepsy at all. A week later, another young girl fell ill in the same carriage, with the same symptoms as the previous one, and of course the results of the examination sent to the hospital were still the same. According to the Internet, there are ghosts roaming the subway station, and they come out to wander around at night. And what I encountered in the subway today happened to be the third case. Later, two similar incidents occurred one after another, and it was not until the relevant departments invited a pastor to go to the subway to do the law once, that the subway became peaceful again.
Now that I'm in an unfinished subway station, wouldn't there be more chances of encountering ghosts? When I think of what I said on the Internet, I feel a chill in my back. I made up my mind that as soon as the air raid was over, I would leave here.