Red Moscow.

Chapter 2 Warning

Khimki is a small town. The people in the town were either evacuated or went to the front line. There were not many people walking around in the town. Under the guidance of an old lady, Lin Hua finally found the town police station.

At the door of the police station, there was a policeman walking back and forth with a rifle. Seeing Lin Hua approaching, he stopped, reached out to Lin Hua, and said with a smile: "Misha, do you want to see the director?"

Seeing that the policeman on guard recognized him, Lin Hua had a surprised expression on his face, thinking that just now Seryozha had mistaken him for Misha, and now that the policeman also called him Misha, could he be the same as the Misha they knew? Sha, do they look so similar?

But at this moment, he was eager to find the town people's committee and ask the other party to send militiamen to strengthen the defense in the north. He didn't even bother to consider why others would treat him as Misha. He asked bluntly: "Comrade policeman, is the director here?"

"Here," the policeman nodded several times and said, "He is in his office, having dinner with the comrades of the town people's committee."

Lin Hua opened the wooden door and walked in. At the end of the long corridor, there was an office with an open door. According to his experience, that should be the director's office. Just as he was about to step forward, he suddenly saw a rectangular mirror hanging on the wall on the left. He quickly moved closer to it, trying to figure out his current image. Unexpectedly, he saw a stranger in the mirror, a young man wearing a short khaki leather military coat, no hat, short blond hair, and a somewhat thin face. Based on his facial features, he could tell at a glance that he was Real Russians.

"Oh my God," Lin Hua was startled after seeing his appearance, and said to himself, "How did I become a Russian? What on earth is going on?"

He stood in front of the mirror in a daze for a while, and suddenly remembered his purpose of coming here. In a few hours, the Germans would break into the town of Khimki. If they were not prepared as soon as possible, not only the people under his command would be The squad will be wiped out, and even the remaining residents of the town will suffer. Thinking of this, he walked quickly towards the director's office ahead.

There is a stove next to the window of the director's office, making the whole room warm. A policeman was sitting on the bench on the left side of the door, his head down and dozing off. When he heard the footsteps, he raised his head and glanced up. After seeing clearly that the person coming was Misha, he nodded to him and continued to lower his head and close his eyes to rest.

Lin Hua saw two middle-aged men in military coats sitting at a desk against the wall eating. There were bread slices, pickled cucumbers, pickled tomatoes and other foods on the table, and there were even two steaming cups of black tea. Lin Hua didn't know who the town people's committee member he was looking for was, so he quickly raised his hand to his forehead, saluted them, and asked politely: "Who is the town people's committee member?"

Hearing Lin Hua's voice, the middle-aged man with his back to the door turned around. After seeing clearly that the person standing behind him was Lin Hua, he stood up with a smile: "It turns out to be Comrade Misha, have you had lunch? ?Would you like to eat something together?”

As soon as the other party stood up, Lin Hua saw clearly the lieutenant rank on the other party's collar badge. He guessed that the other party might be the director of the police station, and quickly and respectfully said: "Thank you, comrade director. I haven't eaten yet, but I will If you have urgent matters, please contact the comrade of the town people’s committee.”

The middle-aged man sitting facing the door put the half-bitten cucumber into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, then looked at Lin Hua and asked: "Comrade Corporal, I am the town People's Commissar Kochetov, you What's matter?"

Lin Hua hurriedly took two steps forward and said to Kochetov: "Comrade People's Commissar, according to intelligence, a small German army is advancing towards Khimki, and it is estimated that it will arrive here soon. I hope you can mobilize The nearby militiamen went to the north of the town to strengthen the defense there..."

Before Lin Hua finished speaking, Kochetov started lecturing him: "Comrade Corporal, do you know what you are talking about? In a few hours, the Germans will break into Khimki? What nonsense?" , it’s just nonsense. I don’t care where you got this information from, but I want to remind you: in front of us is the 16th Army Group commanded by Lieutenant General Rokossovsky. Even if they sacrifice their lives, they will There will never be a step back. But what you are saying is that the Germans are trying to break through their defenses and break into the town of Khimki on the outskirts of Moscow, which is, to put it mildly, absurd. Thoughts; to put it bluntly, this is a manifestation of defeatism.”

After Kochetov's storm passed, Lin Hua bit the bullet and said: "Comrade Town People's Commissar, it is entirely possible for the enemy to bypass our army's defense line and break into this place. I think it is completely appropriate to deploy militiamen to strengthen the defense in the north of the town. It's necessary." Hearing what Lin Hua said, Kochetov became furious. He pointed his finger at Lin Hua and shouted: "Who do you think you are, a general or a marshal? You think you can predict the next move of the German army? They're going to break into this little town of Khimki. I think I'm going to call your superiors right away and ask him to transfer you to where the fighting is fiercest and fight the Germans face to face. I won’t think about it all day long.”

Lin Hua saw that Kochetov was so stubborn and knew that there was no point in persuading him anymore. He decided to leave here immediately and rushed to the north of the town to set up defenses. He straightened up and asked Kochetov: "Comrade Town People's Commissar, do you allow me to leave?"

Kochetov was eager for Lin Hua to leave at this moment. Seeing that he offered to leave, he waved his hand to indicate that Lin Hua could leave. Lin Hua raised his hand and saluted Kochetov and the director, then turned around and prepared to walk out of the office.

"Wait a minute, Misha!" Just as Lin Hua was about to walk out of the office, he was stopped by the director. Lin Hua stopped and turned to look at the police lieutenant, wondering what he wanted to say to him.

The director pointed to his head and said to Lin Hua in a friendly tone: "Misha, it's cold. Don't forget to wear a hat when you go out. It's better to blow a cold wind, which will give you a headache."

Lin Hua nodded gratefully for the director's concern, raised his hand and saluted him, and then strode out of the director's office.

Lin Hua came to the north of the town and met a group of his subordinates here. There were ten people in the whole class, including himself. The chief and deputy machine gunners were named Sidorin, and they were brothers. Among the remaining six people, there were two submachine gunners. The remaining people used weapons similar to those of himself and Xie. Like Liao Sha, they are Mosin-Nagant rifles.

Seryozha asked Lin Hua in a low voice: "Misha, what did Comrade Town People's Comrade say?"

Lin Hua shook his head and said with a wry smile: "He didn't believe that the Germans would rush to Khimki Town, and he scolded me."

Seryosha had already guessed that Lin Hua would hit a wall. After all, the troops had been stationed here for more than a month. Apart from being bombed a few times, they didn't even see the Germans. Moreover, there was the main force of the 16th Army ahead. , how could the enemy rush into the town? However, in order to save Misha's face, he still asked politely: "Misha, what should we do?"

Lin Hua was thinking in his mind that although the Soviet army had been retreating steadily from the outbreak of the war to the present, and the German army had arrived at the gates of Moscow, most people did not believe that the German army was capable of rushing into Moscow, so they lacked the necessary vigilance. . This can be seen from the reaction of the town People's Commissar Kochetov. Since there is no support from the outside world, we can only rely on our existing strength to block the German troops trying to break into Khimki.

Thinking of this, Lin Hua said to Seryosha: "Order the soldiers to enter their respective combat positions and prepare for battle!"

(End of chapter)