Red Moscow.

Chapter 2684

After getting off work, Anna told Sokov that she had something to do tonight and needed to go back to the house she and Lena rented, so she would not go to Sokov's house.

Since Anna is not going home, Sokov naturally wants it so that he can have more time to chat with Lida.

When Sokov opened the door of Victoria's house with the key, he found no one in the living room. It seemed that Victoria had not gotten off work yet, so he went straight to Lida's bedroom.

When he walked into the bedroom, he saw Lida sitting on the lounge chair by the window, looking out the window in a daze.

Hearing movement behind her, Lida turned her head slowly, wanting to say something, but unexpectedly found it was Sokov, her cloudy eyes suddenly became clear, and she said in surprise: "Misha, it's you! "

"Yes, Lida." Sokov came to Lida's side, sat down on a chair next to her, and said with a smile: "I'm here to see you."

"Is Vika outside?" Lida looked at the door of the room and said in a reproachful tone: "We have a guest at home, but why didn't I give you a cup of tea?"

"Vika is not at home." Sokov took out the key and explained to Lida: "But she gave me a key and asked me to come and stay with you when I have time."

The two chatted for a while, and Lida suddenly looked out the window and asked: "Misha, what do you think is flying outside the window? Recently, I keep seeing things that look like birds flying past the window, but they are not birds. , I really don’t know what it is.”

Sokov looked out the window and saw that it was a small four-rotor drone. He smiled and said, "Lida, it's a drone."

"Is the plane unmanned?" Lida said in surprise: "How does such a small plane fly?"

Sokov knows very well that since the past two years, some drones can be seen hovering in the sky in Moscow, all of which are flown by drone enthusiasts. Lida is old and in poor health. She rarely goes out, has no contact with the outside world, and is unaware of drones, which is understandable.

"Didn't Vika tell you what this is?"

"No." Lida shook her head and said, "Vika is a police officer. She is busy at work and has less time to get off work on time. By the time she gets home, it will be almost dark and there is no such thing in the sky. Even if I want to ask, I don’t know what to say.”

"UAVs are actually similar to the model airplanes that were popular in the past." Sokov tried his best to introduce the emerging thing of UAVs to her in a language that Lida could understand: "The operator issues control instructions through the remote control, and controls the drone. The main purpose of drones is to take some photos or videos from the air. "

Hearing what Sokov said, Lida had an expression of surprise on her face: "Misha, according to you, if our army had such drones during the Great Patriotic War, we would not have to send scouts. By going deep behind enemy lines, you can understand the enemy's troop deployment and equipment. Is my understanding correct? "

"Yes." Sokov nodded and said: "In addition to conducting reconnaissance, we can even carry weapons and attack hostile targets on the ground. For example, in the tank battle in the Battle of Kursk, we simply There is no need to send tanks to fight, only drones carrying bombs can carry out ground attacks to destroy the German steel torrent. "

A puzzled expression appeared on Lida's face: "If this kind of drone flies so slowly, will it be shot down by a German machine gun?"

"There are many types of UAVs. In addition to these four-rotor ones, there are also fixed-wing ones. Their appearance is just like an ordinary aircraft. They can carry up to dozens of kilograms of bombs to attack ground targets." Sokov said with emotion. Said: "If drones are used on the battlefield, they may change the traditional combat model."

Lida looked at Sokov and asked puzzledly: "How to change?"

"You still remember the Gulf War in the early 1990s, right?" Seeing Lida nodding, Sokov continued to say, "Iraq, which had just ended its eight-year war, sent its most elite combat troops to They have all been put on the battlefield. If it were during World War II, the multinational forces on the offensive side would not only take a long time to break through the defense of Iraq's millions of troops, but also pay huge sacrifices."

"Yes, it is indeed like this." Lida nodded and said: "During the Great Patriotic War, let alone an area defended by millions of German troops, even an area where more than 100,000 troops were stationed, if you wanted to implement a breakthrough, Millions of troops must be mobilized.”

"But the outcome of the Gulf War was far beyond everyone's expectations. In just over a month, the Iraqi army suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties, while the multinational forces only suffered a thousand casualties. This was achieved at a very small cost. "Victory in this war." Sokov continued: "If the drone is really put into actual combat, the Russian army will probably suffer a big loss."

Lida raised her eyebrows and asked in confusion: "Misha, why?"

"During the Great Patriotic War, senior commanders of our army, such as Marshal Rokossovsky and generals like Chuikov, liked to set up their headquarters about 300 meters away from the front line. It is said that it is possible to understand the situation on the frontline in a timely manner to better command the troops in combat, but with drones, the enemy can quickly find the location of our army's headquarters, and then use drones carrying bombs to attack them. Conduct accurate attacks to paralyze the unit's chain of command."

As a veteran soldier with rich combat experience, Lida knew little about drones, but after listening to Sokov's story, she felt that what he said made sense. As long as the enemy finds the location of its own headquarters through drones, it can carry out precise strikes, thereby paralyzing its own command system.

"Do you think there is any way to prevent enemy drones from directly attacking our headquarters?"

"I have no choice." Sokov answered simply: "Don't say it's me. I'm afraid that when the war breaks out, no matter how good the commander is, he won't be able to eliminate the threat posed by enemy drones to our own side."

"According to you, in future wars, whoever has the most drones will be able to take the initiative on the battlefield."

"Well, it should be like this." Sokov didn't want to continue chatting with Lida in an area he was unfamiliar with, so he quickly changed the topic: "Lida, tell me about Marshal Zhukov's situation in 1946. And how you were retired early."

After hearing Sokov's question, Lida fell silent, looking out the window without saying a word.

Sokov waited for a long time, but did not hear Lida speak. He thought that the other party fell asleep unknowingly while chatting again. As soon as he got closer, he saw the other party turned to look at him.

"Misha, there was a real-force exercise plan back then." Lida looked at Sokov and said: "Unexpectedly, three days before the exercise started, it was urgently stopped. The anti-aircraft artillery regiment under my command had already entered After receiving the order, they also retreated to their original positions in the shortest possible time.”

When Sokov heard this, he learned that the massive exercise that year had not been held. No wonder no relevant information could be found in historical documents.

Lida continued: "After the exercise was suspended, when we were counting equipment at the station, several Ministry of Internal Affairs personnel suddenly came and said they wanted to talk to me alone. I didn't know what happened, so I followed them to the office." "What was the conversation about?" Sokov asked eagerly.

"It was just some questions about Marshal Zhukov," Lida tried hard to recall what happened at that time: "They took out an investigation report for me to read, and asked me to express my opinion on the authenticity of the investigation report. I read After a while, the content was all related to Marshal Zhukov, and the general idea was that he was greedy for credit and took all the credit that belonged to the supreme commander himself. "

"Then how did you answer?"

"I told them that I was just the commander of a small anti-aircraft artillery regiment and I didn't know what happened to my superiors. I refused to sign the investigation report." Lida continued: "Those people refused to sign the document when they saw me. I was furious, but there was nothing I could do. The day after they left, I received a notice from my superiors that I was scheduled to retire early.”

"Lida, does Marshal Zhukov know about this?"

"I don't think I know." Lida shook her head and said, "I later heard from some friends that they had also been interviewed by personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the main content was related to Marshal Zhukov. Everyone who signed the report , all remained in the army; those who refused to sign were arranged to retire. "

When Sokov heard this, he guessed that someone must have wanted to lower Zhukov's prestige in the army, so he resorted to such a shameful little trick. But in the end, Zhukov was only demoted. A few years later, he made a comeback again.

"Misha, I want to go out for a walk." Lida looked at Sokov and said, "Staying in the house every day makes me feel like my body is getting moldy."

"Does your home have a wheelchair?"

"No." Lida shook her head and said, "I'm just old and have some inconvenience in my legs and feet. I'm not paralyzed. What do I need a wheelchair for?"

"Lida, I will buy a wheelchair another day and use the wheelchair to push you outside for a walk. It will be very helpful to your body."

"Okay then, I'll wait for your wheelchair."

Sokov came out of Victoria's house and returned to his own home. He turned on his computer and checked the product information of major shopping malls on the website to see where wheelchairs were sold.

After searching for a long time, I finally found the wheelchair in a shopping mall. But that mall is a bit far away from here, and it doesn't offer door-to-door delivery. Sokov thought for a while and decided to wait until after get off work tomorrow to buy a wheelchair.

Early the next morning, when I came to the market, a colleague who opened the door early stopped Sokov who was passing by his store: "Xiao Lin, Xiao Lin!"

When he heard the other party calling him, Sokov quickly stopped and asked politely: "What's the matter?"

"Let me tell you good news. Basically all the gang members were arrested by the police." My colleague said excitedly: "Even Wang Juntao was arrested last night in a joint operation between the Immigration Bureau and the police..."

"Wait a minute," Sokov quickly interrupted the other party after hearing this: "You said it was a joint operation between the police and the immigration bureau?"

"Yes, it's the joint operation of these two units."

Sokov frowned and said in confusion: "The police and the immigration bureau jointly launched a joint operation just to catch Wang Juntao. Isn't it too much to make a fuss?"

"You misunderstood." The colleague explained: "The joint operation of the police and the Immigration Bureau was not to arrest Wang Juntao, but to take away the apartment owned by Wang Juntao. Hundreds of people living in the apartment were all arrested together. Once arrested at the police station, those with complete documents will be released after identity verification, while those with problematic documents may be deported. "

"Wang Juntao should be fine." Sokov said casually: "After all, he has stayed here in Moscow for so long."

"It is said that he was once a robber in major international robberies, but because of good luck, he escaped during the joint attack by our country and Russia." The colleague continued: "The Russian police found out his true identity After that, our country’s police have been notified and we are preparing to extradite him back to the country. As long as this scourge is gone, we will have peace here.”

Sokov knew very well that even if Wang Juntao, a scourge who had done all the bad things, was extradited back to the country, he would only be able to get a short period of peace at best. It won't be long before someone else will take his place and continue to do evil and harm those businessmen from China. However, seeing the enthusiasm of his colleagues, Sokov could not pour cold water on him. He pretended to smile and said: "Yes, yes, you are right. This is how Skynet has taken care of everything and taken away this scourge." , and everything will be fine.”

Sokov chatted for a while, went over and opened the store door, and while he was packing his things, he received a call from Victoria.

"Vika!" Seeing that the call was from Victoria, Sokov was worried that something had happened to Lida, so he couldn't help but asked nervously: "Did something happen to Lida?"

Hearing Sokov's question, Victoria was silent for a moment, and then said: "No, my great-grandmother is fine. I called you for another matter."

"What's the matter?" Although Sokov had already guessed that Victoria's call must be related to the search of the apartment, he still asked tentatively: "Is it related to your search of the apartment building?"

"Yes." Victoria gave Sokov an affirmative answer: "After our detailed verification, we found that the big boss behind the apartment was involved in a series of vicious cases more than 20 years ago, so we arrested him. and possibly handed over to the police in your country."

Sokov felt much more at ease at this moment. After Wang Juntao was extradited and returned to China, no matter who took his place, they would probably not harass him. His troubles here should be completely resolved.

"Great, Vika, in this way, you have made a great contribution." Sokov said with a smile on the phone: "Maybe it won't be long before you can get a medal, or even be promoted to the rank of police and serve as a police officer." A more important position.”

"Misha, when it comes to medals, I think of one thing." Victoria said: "My great-grandmother once won a lot of medals in the Patriotic War. But she kept these medals in her villa in the country. You When you are free someday, come with me to the villa in the country and bring her medal back."

Sokov thought for a moment and then said, "I'll be free tomorrow. When do you think it's a good time to set off?"

"I will go to the market to find you at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."