Hearing Vaskov's affirmative answer, I smiled bitterly, it seemed that no matter how much I tried to escape, I still couldn't avoid the fate of meeting Leda's relatives.

Although I don't want to see Leda's relatives, I can't show it in front of anyone. So I pretended to be moved, shook Vaskov's hand, and said repeatedly: "Thank you, Feijia!" Although you haven't been able to find my mom and son for a while, I still thank you. ”

Vaskov was also emotional, and while shaking hands with me, he gently patted the back of my hand with his other hand and said, "Lida, don't be upset. I'll keep an eye on them for you, and I'm sure you'll find them sooner or later. ……”

I was afraid that he wouldn't finish speaking, so I hurriedly made a gesture and cut off his words: "Feijia, it's not too early, let's talk about my mother and son later, let's hurry to the village to find the troops." ”

We walked silently in the forest. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little deserted, I took the initiative to say to Vaskov: "Fija, do you remember Sergeant Kirianova?" ”

Vaskov smiled and said, "How can you not remember, she is your platoon commander." I remember when you first arrived at the 171 Club, she looked arrogant and looked down on everyone. Later, after getting along for a long time, I still think this person is good, but unfortunately I don't know where she is transferred now? Is it alive or sacrificed? ”

"She's alive." I gave Vaskov an affirmative answer: "I was the commander of an anti-aircraft artillery battalion on the ice transport line a few months ago, and Lieutenant Kiryanova was a company commander under me. ”

Vaskov said with emotion: "I didn't expect that this sergeant, who is so strong everywhere, has now become an officer, which is really amazing." Speaking of this, he glanced at me, afraid that I would misunderstand, and hurriedly added: "Of course, compared with you, it is a long way behind, you must know that you are a person who has been a general." ”

For Vaskov's compliments, I just smiled politely and did not speak.

At that moment, a sentry with a steel helmet, a hat and a raincoat, and a rifle appeared from behind the tree, and he shouted loudly: "Stop, who are you?" ”

As soon as the sentry jumped out, Vaskov almost instinctively stood in front of me and replied, "I am the squadron leader of the Sotnikov partisan detachment," and then pointed back at me, "This is Major Oshanina of the 2nd Shock Army." Comrade fighters, what part are you? ”

I came out from behind Vaskov and said to the sentry: "I am the battalion commander of the 327th Division, Major Oshanina, where is your commander?" ”

After the sentry put the gun back on his shoulder, he stood up and saluted me, and reported: "Report to Comrade Major, I am from the guard battalion of the army headquarters and am on guard duty, please instruct!" ”

"Keep on guard, comrade warrior."

"Yes!" The sentry replied loudly.

I then asked the sentry, "Where is this?" What part of the troops lived in the village? ”

The sentry hesitated, but told me honestly: "This village is called Pyatnitsa, where the commander, General Vlasov, and part of the commander of the headquarters live, as well as some troops that have been scattered and temporarily gathered. In order to prevent the Germans from attacking, in addition to building simple fortifications in the village, we also put up guard posts in all directions of east, west, north and south. ”

We said goodbye to the sentries and walked towards the village. When we were about to reach the village, Vaskov stopped, took out a bag of rusks from his pocket, handed it to me, and said, "Lida, you go into the village alone, and I won't accompany you in." ”

I was very surprised by Vaskov's sudden departure, and hurriedly asked, "Feijia, why don't you enter the village?" Where are you going? ”

Vaskov smiled and said: "I am going to the forest to find my troops, there is some important information that needs to be reported to Comrade Sotnikov in a timely manner." He hugged me with open arms, "See you again, my dear Leda, and I wish you a speedy search for your mother and son." ”

For his blessings, I immediately expressed my gratitude.

He stepped back, gave me a standard military salute, and turned to leave.

At the entrance to the village, a shallow trench was dug, and a turntable machine gun was mounted there, and two machine gunners and a soldier with a rifle were huddled together in the trench, sitting or standing, and when they saw me passing, they only glanced at me, and had no intention of coming up for questioning, and continued to chat as if no one was around.

Seeing all this, I couldn't help frowning, the defense of the headquarters location is so lax, if there are soldiers from the Eastern Battalion who wear our uniforms to sneak in, it is estimated that the soldiers will be able to eliminate the headquarters without blood. I walked up to them, stopped, and asked with some dissatisfaction: "Comrade soldier, may I ask, where is the headquarters going?" ”

The three warriors quickly stood up and saluted me. The fighter with the rifle reported to me loudly: "Report to Comrade Commander, go west along this road, and in the fifth wooden house is the headquarters. ”

"Thank you, comrade warrior." I thanked him first, and then criticized them, saying, "You guys keep your eyes open, don't let the Germans with makeup get in, you know that the headquarters of the Ludao Army is not far behind you." ”

When I came to the wooden house they were talking about, I was stopped by two sentries standing guard at the door, and the sentry said, "I'm sorry, Comrade Major, the commander is waiting for a few important guests, and there is no one in sight for the time being, so please wait a little before entering." ”

Just then, an open-top car drove up and stopped not far from me. A Soviet lieutenant wearing a large-brimmed hat jumped out of the car, pulled the car door, and respectfully asked the people in the car to get out of the car.

When the door opened, a major in a large-brimmed hat swaggered down. Seeing that he was wearing a silver threaded epaulette, I immediately recognized the major as a German officer. I reached for my gun, but I felt empty and remembered that he had seized it when he was captured by Rayi.

The Soviet lieutenant walked up to the sentry and asked in a low voice: "Is General Vlasov here?" ”

The sentry nodded vigorously and replied, "Comrade Lieutenant, the general is waiting for you inside." ”

The lieutenant nodded with satisfaction, returned to the side of the German major, stretched out his hand to the side, made a gesture of invitation, and said, "Please, Mr. Major, General Vlasov is waiting for you in the house." ”

Seeing the German major following the lieutenant, he swaggered into the room where the headquarters was located. I stepped forward and grabbed the sentry by the collar and whispered, "What's the matter with this German?" Why would General Vlasov wait for him in the house? What the hell is going on? ”

With an unnatural expression on the sentry's face, he stumbled and said, "The lieutenant was sent by the commander to negotiate with the Germans. As for why this German major will come back with the lieutenant, I really don't know. ”

I loosened the sentry's collar and pushed him hard, and I couldn't help but feel a nameless fire in my heart, I didn't expect Vlasov to negotiate with the Germans, what did he want to do? This German major came to the headquarters of the army group alone, and nine times out of ten he was shouldered the important mission of persuading him to surrender.