Battle of the Third Reich

After Greve arrived in Brest, he was very warmly received by the "old brother's old comrade", took him to the whole city, and tried many new things that he hadn't even thought of before.

This former Red Army sergeant surnamed Ignati has now become a senior leader of the railway system, with an administrative level of seven, which is equivalent to a captain in the Soviet Red Army.

The Soviet railway system is under the leadership of the Soviet Transportation Commission and adopts a semi-military management system, so railway employees usually wear uniforms and rank marks. The badges of the tier 7 railway cadres are three red regular hexagon logos, as well as cross hammers and wrenches representing Soviet railway workers.

Greve was very grateful to Ignati at first, thinking he met a kind person, but soon this young man realized that things were not as simple as he thought.

Ignati is a senior member of a border smuggling gang. They have carried various smuggled goods on the transport trains through the Sud railway trade. As an insider of the railway system, they have a unique advantage.

The Soviet and German customs will not strictly search these international material trains, because before opening the door, no one knows what is in the car, maybe it is French wine bought by a marshal, or silk sheets ordered by a wife , Anyway, many things do not exist on the shipping list.

Greve finally understood why this man’s position rose so quickly, that each of his bosses could get a considerable profit from these illegal businesses, and also left a terrible handle in the man’s hands. Had to accept the threat and manipulation of the other party.

Ignatius found Greif, not for the reasons he said on the surface. In fact, Greve later learned that Ignati and Anton were not a company in the army at all. When he retired, Anton was just promoted to a non-commissioned officer. The intersection between the two was to participate in camp training. I have met twice.

The reason why Greve was chosen by the other party was mainly because of the identity of his martyr’s family, it was easier to gain the trust of the Red Army and the Ministry of the Interior.

Although the Railway Engineering Department can apply for permits for vehicles to enter and leave the military zone, first of all it is necessary to provide a reason for convincing the army, and these documents are usually one-off. The next time you must apply to the army again.

And Ignati applied for Greve is a one-year entry and exit pass, which requires a very strict political review, Guli. Greve's identity here can get extra points.

The facts also proved Ignati’s vision, and Grev easily obtained the military zone access pass issued by the Brest Fortress Command and the Internal Affairs People’s Committee.

This also means that the smuggling group led by Ignatius has ever had a deliveryman who can cross the border military area anytime and anywhere.

Greve has never been a patriot. He is different from Anton. Greve is a son of his family and has been favored by his parents since childhood. He was brought up by the grandfather of the **** royalists. Under that kind of environment, one can imagine how to shape the three views.

After all, he did not hate the Soviets so much as old Greve, but he did not have much affection for the Soviet government.

The folk customs in the Ukrainian countryside have been relatively indifferent to the law, and Glev was young at this time, and there was no mental pressure to participate in the violation of laws and discipline.

He only knows that he can get a huge commission from Ignati after every shipment of "goods". In addition to leaving a part for himself to squander, all the rest is sent back to Ukraine's home, enough for his parents It is used in daily life.

Opium is just a new business that has only appeared in the past two months. Before they smuggled mainly alcohol and luxury goods, they also smuggled jewellery, antiques and precious metal products from the Russian Empire abroad.

Usually they will transport the goods from the interior of the Soviet Union to Brest, where they will be loaded with freight trains to Germany. At the same time, the river transport ships filled with European smuggled goods will secretly unload on the Soviet side at night. The smuggling gang then reused the truck during the day to deliver the goods to the railway warehouse in Brest.

"Sir, will you really let me go after things are done?" Greev asked carefully.

"After this incident, do you think you can still get out of it? Boy." Swaynbach's elbow sitting on the right side of the cab rested on the window frame and looked at the young Ukrainian with a playful look. .

"You should be thankful that you are still useful to us, so that you have not turned into an icy corpse lying in the dirt ditch." The SS corporal sitting in the middle of the cab was very frightened.

After discovering that the other party is a smuggler, the Germans no longer continue to hide their identity. They need this person to serve themselves, and openness can make the problem simpler.

Greve can choose to refuse to serve the Germans. Of course, the Germans will not leave him a living mouth. After all, driving trucks is not a special skill.

Some necessary insurance work was still to be done before, such as signing a document voluntarily serving the German government, and taking a few pictures of handshake and hug with the German special forces. Experience has proved that these things are equivalent to Greve, a rookie. Works.

"Relax, Germany will not be harsh on anyone who works for us." Swaynbach pulled a cloth bag out of his arms and poured out a dozen gold coins and a large roll of rouble banknotes.

At this time, the domestic currency in the Soviet Union was chervonets, which was originally a rouble banknote that could be exchanged for gold, also known as the gold rouble.

The corresponding Soviet government also minted a batch of gold coins with a purity of 90%, which can be used to exchange these paper rubles to stabilize the currency value of the paper currency.

Soviet gold coins are mainly used for foreign trade, payment of purchases and the like, because the paper ruble has not established credit internationally, and the Soviet Union is seriously lacking foreign exchange, so it can only choose to use gold, an internationally recognized hard currency for trade .

At this time, the rouble gold coins have ceased to circulate in the Soviet Union, but they are still preserved in the private sector. After all, the Slavs always like to store gold.

"Do you choose gold or paper money?" Swaynbach asked with a smile.

"Paper money." Greif thought the gold coins were too conspicuous.

"It's really a young man's choice." The SS sergeant withdrew ten brand new ten-rouble banknotes from a roll of Lubri and handed it to the deputy squad leader who was sitting next to him.

"Give you one hundred rubles first, and then give you one hundred afterwards." Crent put the banknotes in the driver's chest pocket.

"You can rest assured that this route is familiar to me, and I will definitely take you to the destination." Gleeve finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and it seemed that the Germans were indeed not prepared to kill themselves.

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"We have a few people on the other side now?" Colonel Dougan sat on the main table of the conference table, and was filled with senior SS officers.

"General, according to the original plan, today there are three reconnaissance detachments to carry out missions across the coast. The headquarters ordered the suspension of all operations, but when the order was issued, a small detachment had already crossed the Burg River." The Lieutenant Colonel of the SS stood up and reported.

"Can the headquarters contact this unit?" Dogen frowned.

"Report general, no." The lieutenant colonel answered very simply.

"Why not?" Dougan couldn't help raising the door.

"Because..." Lieutenant Colonel turned his gaze to Kirsten sitting beside Dougan.

"Because this is the rule of the General Administration of Security, once these troops cross the river, they will immediately enter a radio silence state to prevent them from being positioned by each other, General Dougan." Colonel Kirsten took the lead.

"Soviet people have this ability? Can radio signals be used to determine the location of the station?" Dougan heard this for the first time.

"It's not surprising, General, this technology is what we handed over to them," Kirsten replied, rubbing his eyebrows.

"Okay, now we continue to discuss the issue just now. It's afternoon... At three o'clock, the sun will go down in two hours, leaving little time for the front-line troops to prepare." Dougan finished and stood up. Hold out your palm against the map on the table.

"The headquarters plans to launch a raid on the targets marked on the map before dark. I know you have many questions in your heart, but I won't tell you the answer. Is anyone dissatisfied with this? Very good, it seems All of you here are smart people." Rear Admiral Dougan sneered with relief.