Red Moscow - #2393 - Chapter 2392:

Chapter 2392

Faced with Afunin’s request, Sokov nodded slowly and said: “There is no problem in transferring your troops. After all, such a big city only relies on a few thousand people to maintain order. It is obviously It’s not enough. After the troops of the other two divisions are stationed in the city, the Kwantung officers and soldiers who have assisted you in maintaining order in the past two days can be sent to prisoner of war camps and locked up.”

“Comrade Commander,” Afuning remembered what Zhongshan Dun, the commander of the 136th Division, had asked him to inquire about in private, so he asked cautiously: “I would like to ask, what do the superiors plan to do with the Kwantung Army prisoners of war who laid down their weapons and surrendered?”

Sokov stared at Afunin and asked with a serious expression: “General Afunin, I want to know, are you asking this question out of curiosity, or who asked you to inquire about this matter?” He was thinking quickly in his mind. After a moment, a person’s name came to mind, “Is he the division commander of the 136th Division? What is his name? I can’t remember it at the moment.”

 “Zhongshan Dun!” Afuning quickly added: “Lieutenant General Zhongshan Dun.”

“Yes, yes, that’s Zhongshan Dun.” Sokov continued: “He asked you to come and find out about this from me, right?”

Seeing that Sokov had guessed it, Afnin no longer concealed it. He nodded and said, “Yes, he asked me to inquire. He wanted to know how we were going to deal with these senior officers. Should they be shot or sent back home? Also, what will happen to the ordinary soldiers who surrendered?”

Sokov only remembered that all the Kwantung Army prisoners were taken to Siberia for imprisonment and hard labor. Even the senior Kwantung Army generals, including Yamada Otsuzo, did not receive special preferential treatment. Instead, they were engaged in the same tasks as ordinary soldiers. Heavy physical labor. As for Zhongshan Dun’s final outcome, he didn’t know.

“General Afunin, according to what I know.” Sokov said slowly: “All the surrendered Kwantung officers and soldiers will be taken to Siberia for detention and hard labor. As for whether they can return to the island country in the end, it depends on It depends on how they perform.”

“Ah, all the prisoners of war will be sent to Siberia?” Afuning had a shocked expression on his face when he heard this: “If this is really done, I’m worried that many people will not be able to return to the island country. I wonder if their families will see it. How uncomfortable it will be without the return of your loved ones.”

“General Afunin, you are not allowed to have such sympathy.” Sokov felt very uncomfortable when he heard Afunin say this. He wished that all the Kwantung Army prisoners of war would be turned into fertilizer for the Siberian soil. What else do you want? It would be outrageous to allow these invaders to return home unharmed. He raised his voice and said displeasedly: “Have you ever thought about what they would do to our commanders and fighters if they fell into their hands?”

Afuning did not expect that his two frivolous words would make Sokov angry. For a moment, he was speechless.

“Misha,” Lukin, who was sitting next to Sokov, saw that Sokov was a little out of control. He quickly reached out and pulled the hem of his military uniform, and reminded him at the same time: “Don’t get excited, don’t get excited, stay calm. .”

Hearing Lu Jin’s voice, Sokov realized his gaffe, quickly closed his mouth, took several deep breaths, and waited until his mood stabilized before continuing: “General Afnin, I can tell you You have some amazing inside information. After the Battle of Nomenkan that year, the Kwantung Army did not return some of the captured commanders and fighters of our army to our army, but instead sent them to a bacteria laboratory and became experimental subjects.”

Sokov’s words not only stunned Afunin, but also Lu Jin.

After a while, Lu Jin asked cautiously: “Misha, where did you know these things?”

Faced with Lukin’s doubts, Sokov naturally would not tell him the truth, but said perfunctorily: “Of course I have my own information channels.”

Hearing what Sokov said, Lukin thought that the other party’s channels for obtaining intelligence were confidential, so he did not pursue the question any further.

After a moment of silence in the room, Sokov promptly changed the subject in order to resolve the embarrassment: “General Afnin, even if your two divisions are stationed in Fengtian, I’m afraid they won’t be able to stay long.”

“Why, Comrade Commander?” Afunin asked puzzledly, “Why can’t we stay longer?”

“We launched the Far East Campaign this time to eliminate the Kwantung Army and completely end the World War II that lasted for six years.” Sokov said: “Now that our mission has been successfully completed, it will not be long before the highest level. The high command will transfer us back to the country. But the order in Fengtian still needs to be maintained by local people.”

“But the police detectives in the city, following the surrender of the Kwantung Army, either fled the city or hid in their homes.” Afunin misunderstood Sokov’s meaning again and explained to him seriously Said: “It is obviously inappropriate to rely on such people to maintain order in this city.”

“Yes, General Afnin, you are right.” Sokov nodded and said: “It is true that we cannot use these police detectives who have served the Kwantung Army. We must recruit new manpower and organize new troops to maintain Order in the city.”

 “Report!” As soon as Sokov finished speaking, a voice shouting a report came from the door.

Sokov turned around and saw that the person standing at the door calling the report was Lieutenant Chen. He nodded to him and said, “Come in, Comrade Lieutenant.”

After Lieutenant Chen entered the door, Sokov followed the Russian tradition and wanted to introduce people with lower status to people with higher status: “General Afunin, this is Lieutenant Chen from the 88th International Brigade. Lieutenant Chen , this is Lieutenant General Afuning, commander of the 18th Guards Corps.”

After Lieutenant Chen waited for Sokov to finish his introduction, he first raised his hand and saluted Afunin: “Hello, General Afunin!”

“Hello, Lieutenant Chen.” After returning the salute, Afuning reached out and shook hands with Lieutenant Chen.

“Let’s continue the topic we just talked about.” What Sokov was going to say next had a lot to do with Lieutenant Chen. He originally wanted someone to go find him, but he came first: “The city needs a new force. Maintain order…”

 Lukin and Afunin knew something about Sokov’s plan, and their expressions did not change at all when they heard this. But Lieutenant Chen’s situation was different. On the way here, he saw many Japanese soldiers patrolling the streets with sticks. He was so angry that he came to Sokov specifically to ask him to intervene. Don’t let the damned Japanese soldiers continue to show off their power on the street with a wooden stick. At this moment, when he heard Sokov said that he would form a new army to maintain order in Fengtian City, he couldn’t help but feel a little in his heart, secretly saying that General Sokov would not continue to use the Japs soldiers and those fake policemen who worked for the Japs. Tan, come and continue to maintain law and order in Fengtian? He opened his mouth, wanting to interrupt Sokov and ask him what he thought. But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back, intending to listen to what Sokov had to say and then rebut them in a targeted manner.

“I have just said that our mission is to destroy the Kwantung Army. Now that our mission has been accomplished, the next thing to do is to withdraw from China in an orderly manner and return this land to its original owner. Sokov continued: “Therefore, I think the people who maintain order in the city should preferably be locals. They are familiar with everything in the city. This will be very helpful in stabilizing order in the city.”

 “Comrade Commander, what are you going to do?” Afunin asked.

“It’s very simple. Form a force composed mainly of local people to be responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.” When Sokov said this, he turned to Lieutenant Chen and said: “Comrade Lieutenant, I will leave the matter of forming a new force to you.” You will be responsible.”

“Ah, I will be responsible for forming a new army?” Lieutenant Chen said in a panic: “Comrade General, let alone I can’t find people, even if I can find enough people, the weapons, uniforms and various military equipment needed by the army How should we solve the problem of supplies?”

“This is easy to handle.” Sokov said carelessly: “You can obtain the weapons, military uniforms and various military supplies needed by the new army from nearby military warehouses. As for manpower, that is even easier.”

“How to solve the problem of manpower?” Lieutenant Chen asked this question for a purpose. He knew very well that as long as the recruiting flag was raised, there would be no need to worry about soldiers without food. The problem is that it is easy to recruit soldiers, but it is inevitable that the quality of the soldiers will be low due to the mixed fish.

“I’ve also taken this into consideration for you.” Sokov said with a smile: “Didn’t I ask you to go to prison and release those anti-Japanese comrades and progressives who were imprisoned by the little devils? I think you can do it with their help. , there is no problem in quickly forming a trustworthy armed force.”

“Comrade General, I have a question.” Lieutenant Chen asked hesitantly: “Then who should lead this army?”

To such a question, Sokov already had an answer in his mind. He replied without hesitation: “Whoever leads your resistance alliance will lead this army.”

Lieutenant Chen had a smile on his face. Sokov’s words had already shown his attitude. He fully supported this newly formed unit.

“Lieutenant Chen,” Sokov reminded Lieutenant Chen: “After the new unit is formed, in addition to patrolling Fengtian City and maintaining law and order, it also needs to strengthen military training. Maybe one day, this unit will be deployed on the battlefield. fight.”

“Comrade General, you said that the items in the nearby military warehouse can be used by us.” Lieutenant Chen continued to ask carefully: “I would like to ask, are there any restrictions on the weapons, ammunition and supplies we receive?”

“No, there is no limit.” Sokov answered simply, “You can take as much as you can, as long as you can carry it.”

“Comrade General, with your words, I know what to do.”

“Lieutenant Chen, there is one more thing I want to remind you.” Sokov reminded Lieutenant Chen: “If our troops withdraw in the future, you will need to take over the management of these warehouses. Then you only need to take good care of the warehouses and wait for them to come out.” Troops from the customs will take over.”

Unexpectedly, as soon as Sokov finished speaking, Lieutenant Chen’s face turned serious: “Comrade General, I wonder which part of the troops from within the pass you mentioned belong to?”

Faced with such a sensitive question, Sokov chuckled, and then pretended to be casual and said: “Lieutenant Chen, you just need to remember that if the troops coming can sing “The Internationale” like you, then you can rest assured. Boldly hand over the warehouse to them.”

Lieutenant Chen couldn’t help but smile when he heard this. The troops who can sing “The Internationale” are not our relatives of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. He nodded vigorously and said: “I understand, Comrade General, I will follow your instructions and hand over the warehouse to the troops who can sing “The Internationale” in the future.”

Sokov raised his hand to look at the time, and then said to Lieutenant Chen: “Lieutenant Chen, it’s getting late. You should take people to the prison and rescue the anti-Japanese comrades and progressives imprisoned there so that they can get there early.” See the light of day again.”

After Lieutenant Chen left, Afunin asked Sokov with some surprise: “Comrade Commander, what did you just say to Lieutenant Chen, why did it sound like a riddle? What is a troop that can sing “The Internationale”? , isn’t that one of our own?”

“General Afnin,” Lukin interjected from the side, “Comrade Lenin once said: ‘A conscious worker, no matter which country he comes to, no matter where fate throws him, no matter how he feels that he is a foreigner. , unable to understand the language, without any relatives, far away from the motherland – he can find comrades and friends for himself by relying on the familiar tune of “The Internationale”.’ I think after listening to these words, you should understand what Comrade Commander is saying. Do you mean it?”

Although General Afuning was still confused after listening to Lu Jin’s words, he could only pretend to understand, nodded pretendingly, and said: “So that’s it. Now I understand everything.”

“General Afunin, we have been on the road so early in the morning, and we haven’t eaten anything yet.” Sokov said to Afunin, “Do you want someone to prepare meals for us?”

“Oh, Comrade Commander, if you didn’t tell me, I would have forgotten about this matter. I’m so sorry.” After Afunin finished speaking, he picked up the phone on the table, dialed a number, and began to arrange manpower for Sokov. , Lukin and the commanders and fighters they brought arranged a late breakfast.

“Comrade Commander, in a quarter of an hour at most, you will be able to have hot meals.” After Afunin said these words to Sokov, he suddenly remembered something and asked tentatively. Koff: “By the way, Comrade Commander, Emperor Kant is locked up in the basement of this building. Are you interested in going to see him?”

“Not interested.” Sokov knew very well that at this moment Emperor Kant was like a frightened bird. Whenever he saw a stranger appearing, he thought he was going to be dragged out and shot. He was in panic all day long. If he went to see him now, It might scare him to death, so he rejected Afuning’s proposal: “A puppet emperor supported by the Kwantung Army. If there is anything to see, don’t go, don’t go.”

 (End of this chapter)