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Chapter 2746 Crazy Plan

"Captain Sokov," Colonel Del, who was originally in the corner with Vlasov, saw Sokov and others standing by the window and whispering, and realized that something was wrong, so he quickly stood up and walked to the window to look outside. When he saw that there were more and more Germans on the bridge, he was immediately frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He whispered to Sokov: "The current situation seems to be bad for us. Are we sure we can escape?"

When Colonel Del said this, he did not notice that he actually used the short sentence "escape", which shows how serious the current situation is.

"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov said with a serious expression, "the situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable to us. I'm afraid we all have to be prepared to make sacrifices..."

Although Sokov deliberately lowered his voice when he said this, Vlasov, who was sitting in the corner, still heard it.

Vlasov was now regretting his decision. When the German vanguard rushed to the vicinity of the army headquarters, he could have followed the orders of his superiors and led the members of the headquarters to retreat to the designated area. However, he was too confident about the situation and thought that with his existing strength, he could stop the enemy's attack and even launch a counterattack to drive out the enemies who broke into the city. In the end, not only did he fail to repel the enemy, but he was also surrounded by the German army. His fate was either to be captured or sacrificed, which he did not want to see.

Vlasov slowly stood up, walked in front of Sokov, and asked slowly: "Captain, there are more and more enemies on the bridge. If we continue to wait like this, our chances of successfully crossing the river will be even slimmer. How about we take the risk and rush across directly?"

Facing Vlasov's question, Sokov couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that he was neither Captain America Rogers nor Wonder Woman Diana, and he didn't have a shield that could block the enemy's machine gun bullets. If he really charged towards the enemy's machine gun firepower point, the mg34 would be able to shoot him into a sieve in minutes.

"Comrade Commander," Sokov said with a bitter face, "under the current circumstances, we ..."

Before Sokov could finish his words, Romanov next to him suddenly said, "If we can get a few German uniforms and disguise ourselves as Germans, we might be able to get through and reach the other side of the bridge smoothly."

"Comrade soldier," Zhu Kewen retorted as soon as he finished speaking: "Your idea is too naive. It is not difficult to find German military uniforms, but even if we put on German uniforms, we don't look like Germans. What's more, there is no one among us who can speak German. Once we are questioned by the Germans, our true identities will be exposed immediately."

"Comrade Lieutenant," Romanov said timidly, "I speak German."

"It's not enough that you can speak German." This time it was Colonel Del who spoke. He shook his head and said, "You are too young. If you pretend to be a German officer, you will be easily discovered." At this point, he turned his eyes to Sokov, "Only if you are as old as Captain Sokov can you deceive the Germans."

"Let me say a few words." It was Vlasov's turn. "Your idea is good, but it's a little unrealistic. Think about it, there are many old people among us, and few young people. Even if we pretend to be a small German unit, people will find out. After all, the ages of German officers and soldiers are almost the same."

"Then what should we do, Comrade Commander?" Zhukov was anxious when he heard Vlasov say this: "Are we just going to sit here and wait for death?"

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Sokov, who was standing nearby, heard the conversation clearly. At this moment, a bold plan suddenly emerged in his mind. If they were lucky, they could reach the other side of the river smoothly.

"Captain Sokov," Colonel Del saw that Sokov was slow to speak, so he asked him, "Do we really have to wait until dark before leaving here and trying our luck?"

"Comrade Chief of Staff, I have a bold idea that may help us escape danger."

Everyone was immediately excited when they heard what Sokov said. Colonel Del even urged, "Captain Sokov, please tell us quickly. Do you have any good ideas to help us out of this predicament?"

"Comrade Commander, I have to make it clear in advance that my plan is very risky." Sokov felt that he should give Vlasov a heads-up before telling him his plan so that he could be mentally prepared: "If it succeeds, we will definitely be able to escape. But if it fails, we may all die. Do you really want to hear my plan?"

"If we continue to stay here, will we be safe?" Vlasov said without hesitation, "If you have any ideas, just tell me. Even if it is bad, can it be worse than our current situation where we are stuck in a dilemma?"

Since Vlasov had already expressed his opinion, Sokov had no more scruples and boldly stated his plan.

Just as he had expected, everyone was stunned by his bold plan.

After an unknown amount of time, Colonel Del said with a stutter: "Captain Sokov, your plan is the most daring plan I have ever seen. Can you guarantee that after implementing this plan, we can successfully escape danger?"

"I'm sorry, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov knew very well that his plan was a gamble. If it succeeded, they would be able to escape safely; if it failed, this small unit would be wiped out. So he told Colonel Del truthfully: "We can only rely on luck."

Colonel Del didn't get the answer he wanted, so he turned his gaze to Vlasov: "Comrade Commander, what do you think?"

Vlasov stared at Sokov for a long time, and asked with a complicated expression: "Captain Sokov, are you really not absolutely sure?"

"No." Sokov shook his head and said, "If I were to implement my plan, there would only be two results, either death or life. There is no third possibility."

Vlasov didn't know whether he should agree to Sokov's crazy plan. He took out his cigarette case, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then reached for a match, but was stopped by Colonel Del: "Comrade Commander, don't smoke, otherwise it may expose the target."

Vlasov threw his cigarette to the ground and made a decisive decision: "Captain Sokov, although your plan sounds very crazy, it does not rule out the possibility of success. I have decided to implement your plan."

Seeing that Vlasov agreed with his opinion, Sokov breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Vlasov and Colonel Del: "Commander, Chief of Staff, since you have agreed to my crazy plan, please take off your military ranks and medals to avoid exposing your true identity."

After hearing what Sokov said, Vlasov and Colonel Del took off their military ranks on their collars and medals on their chests without any hesitation, then wrapped them in handkerchiefs and carefully put them in their coat pockets.

"What about us?" Lieutenant Zhukov and the communications staff looked at Sokov and asked, "Do we need to take off our military ranks as well?"

"You don't need to." Sokov waved his hand and said, "You are all second lieutenants. If you keep it, it will seem more realistic."

Before leaving the room, Sokov said to everyone: "When you see me, Azi, making hand gestures to you, come out of the building. If you don't see me giving a signal, don't expose your target." After coming downstairs, Sokov did not rashly run to the street, which would easily make him a target for the Germans. He waited patiently for a German officer who could make the decision to appear so that he could implement the next plan.

Ten minutes later, the roar of car and motorcycle engines came from the street. Sokov carefully leaned out to look and found that there were two sidecars and an open bucket truck. Two officers sat in the back seat of the bucket truck, one was a second lieutenant and the other was a major.

Sokov felt that this German major should be the one in charge here, so he hurried out of the building and stood in the middle of the road, waving at them desperately.

Seeing the Soviet officer suddenly appear in the middle of the road, the German motorcyclists immediately stopped their sidecars, jumped off the vehicles, and walked over with guns drawn.

Sokov stood motionless in the middle of the road, staring at the German major sitting in the barrel car, and said in fluent German: "Major, I want to talk to you. Can you ask your men to put down their guns first?"

The German major didn't expect Sokov to speak German so fluently, and was stunned for a moment, then looked at the second lieutenant next to him. The latter immediately understood what he meant, got out of the car, walked around from the back of the car to the side where the major was sitting, and helped him open the door.

The major, under the protection of the lieutenant, walked towards Sokov. When he was still five or six meters away, he stopped and said in a contemptuous tone: "Russian, Kiev has been occupied by our army. Only by laying down your arms and surrendering can you save your life. Are you ready to surrender to me?"

"Mr. Major," Sokov saw that the guns pointed at him were still there. If he made any rash moves, the German soldiers would definitely shoot without hesitation. So he stood still and said calmly, "I think you are mistaken. I am not a Russian. I am also a German."

"What, you are German?" The major was stunned. "Then why are you wearing a Russian uniform?"

"Major, I'm from the Brandenburg Regiment," Sokov said calmly, "I was ordered to lead a small team to follow the defeated Russians and infiltrate their rear. But when I got here, I was trapped by your men."

"You said you were from the Brandenburg Regiment. Do you have any papers?"

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Sokov sneered and said, "Major, you are just an amateur. Since we are pretending to be Russians, how can we carry our military ID? If we are found out by the Russian internal security forces, won't our plan fail?"

"Can you tell me your name and rank?"

"Of course." Sokov said a name he remembered without changing his expression: "My name is William Walther, rank lieutenant."

"What, you are Lieutenant William Walther?"

"Yes, I am Lieutenant William Walther." When Sokov said this, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous. What if the other party knew the person he was talking about? Wouldn't that expose his identity?

But the next moment, the development of the situation was far beyond his expectations. The German major stepped forward, quietly shook Sokov's hand, and said excitedly: "Lieutenant, I have heard of your deeds for a long time, but I didn't expect to see you in person here today."

"Major," the lieutenant next to him asked in surprise, "Have you heard of him?"

"Of course I've heard of it." The major raised his hand to signal the German soldiers around him to put down their guns, and continued: "At 1940 a.m. on May 5, 10, Lieutenant William Walther and eight other Brandenburg team members, disguised as three Dutch policemen, escorted six disarmed German soldiers across the border into the then neutral Netherlands, and walked three miles to the town of Henap.

There is a railway bridge across the Meuse River, which is the only way to the west of the Netherlands. The strategic location is very important and they want to capture it. The Dutch foresaw that we might seize the bridge, so they installed explosives on the bridge and had a small team guarding the bridge, and they would detonate the explosives as soon as they saw our train coming.

However, they did not suspect Walser and his group. Three Brandenburg team members dressed in Dutch military police uniforms went straight to the guardhouse on the east bank of the river and quickly subdued the sentry. At the same time, the "prisoners" they were escorting rushed to the railway bridge and quickly cut the detonation wire.

A few minutes later, the first of our armored trains rumbled across the bridge, followed by wagon trains carrying infantry, which moved unimpeded into Holland, thus paving the way for our northern flank to advance into Belgium and France.

After listening to the major's story, the lieutenant cast an admiring look at Sokov. He even extended his hand to Sokov and said in a friendly tone: "Hello, Mr. Lieutenant, it is my honor to meet you here."

After Sokov released the second lieutenant's hand, he said to the major, "Major, my men and I need to get into the Russian defense zone as quickly as possible. Can you help us get across the bridge as quickly as possible?"

"No problem." Thinking of the other party's special identity and the important mission he was carrying, the major agreed without hesitation: "Lieutenant, call your people out quickly."

With the major's consent, Sokov felt much more relaxed. He raised his hand and waved a few times upstairs, indicating that the people inside could come out.

A few minutes later, Vlasov and others walked out of the building and appeared in front of the German army.

The German major looked at the group of people in front of him and asked Sokov in surprise: "Lieutenant, why are there so many people, young and old, in your squad?"

"Mr. Major, do they look like Russians?"

"Of course." The major nodded and said, "If you hadn't told me in advance, I would have thought they were real Russians."

"Major, time is running out. Please get us across the bridge quickly." Sokov pretended to be nonchalant and said, "If the Russians build defenses on the other side, it will not be so easy for us to cross the bridge."

"Come with me," the major said with unusual promptness, "I will personally escort you across the bridge."

(End of this chapter)