While Sokov was recalling Lyudnikov’s glorious achievements in the Battle of Stalingrad, a colonel who led a team digging in the courtyard came out. He quickly came to Lyudnikov and said seriously: "Comrade Commander, come and take a look, we found something special."

"Something special?" After hearing what the colonel said, Lyudnikov suddenly became interested. He shook his head at Sokov: "Misha, let's go in and take a look." After that, he followed the colonel into the yard. Walk.

Just as Sokov was about to follow him, he heard Lukin say to him: "Misha, push me to the yard and take a look."

Sokov quickly pushed Lukin's wheelchair and walked towards the yard.

Yakov, who was chatting with Gorokhov not far away, saw Sokov pushing Lukin into the yard, and said to Gorokhov: "Comrade Military Commissar, Misha pushed the deputy commander into the yard, we Let’s go and have a look too.”

But Gorokhov obviously had no interest in this kind of thing. He shook his head and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you can find something good in the gendarmerie. Go and see it, I won't go."

Seeing that Gorokhov was unwilling to enter the courtyard, Yakov did not force himself. He nodded to him and walked quickly to the courtyard.

Sokov pushed Lukin's wheelchair into the yard and saw a group of people gathered in the east corner of the yard. Lyudnikov and the colonel were walking towards that location, proving that the things dug out by the soldiers were there. He didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly picked up the pace and pushed the wheelchair in that direction.

 Coming to the east corner, a large pit half a person deep has been dug, with many wooden boxes piled up in a mess. Two boxes placed beside the pit were opened, and you could clearly see that they were filled with various documents. Sokov handed Lukin's wheelchair to a soldier beside him, then came to the wooden box, took out a document and looked at it. Although it was all written in Japanese, and although he didn't know Japanese, Japanese was derived from Chinese writing and contained a lot of Chinese characters, so he could easily recognize that it was archival material.

"Misha." Lyudnikov, who was standing nearby, saw Sokov constantly flipping through these documents and couldn't help but curiously asked: "Do you recognize the words on it?"

 “I don’t know.” Sokov answered simply. But after he finished speaking, he realized that his answer would arouse Lyudnikov's suspicion, and quickly explained: "Although I don't recognize the words above, I can tell that these are the files of the Kwantung Army. document."

"You are right, I think so too." After saying this, Lyudnikov turned to the colonel and ordered: "Colonel, please find some translators who understand Japanese. I want to find out what is going on above. What is it written about?”

After the colonel left, Lyudnikov said to Sokov: "Misha, the discovery of this batch of archive materials has a lot to do with you. I think you may not be able to leave in the next two days, and you need to stay here temporarily to cooperate with us. commence to work."

Sokov originally wanted to see if there were any heinous crimes committed against the Chinese people in the files left by the Japs. When Lyudnikov said this, he naturally wanted to see what he wanted: "No problem, Ivan. Anyway, now The battle is over, no matter how long we stay here, it won’t have any impact.”

"Misha." At this time, Yakov's voice came from behind: "There is no responsible person in the army now. If we all stay here, we will not be able to deal with anything that happens to the army."

"Yasha," Sokov felt that what Yakov said made sense. After thinking for a moment, he said to him: "I will stay alone and you all return to the headquarters. This way, even if something happens, you and the deputy commander will Members and military committee members can handle it properly."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Sokov finished speaking, Lu Jin's voice came: "Misha, I also want to stay and see what is in the files buried underground by the Kwantung Army. As for going back The chief of staff and military commissar are enough to organize the work.”

Seeing that Lu Jin wanted to stay, Sokov had no objection: "Okay, Comrade Deputy Commander, since you want to stay, then let's stay. Let's just take a look together. The Kwantung Army has been in Northeast China for more than ten years. , what outrageous things have you done."

Yakov originally wanted Lukin and Gorokhov to go back, but seeing Lukin volunteering to stay, he hesitated for a moment and finally chose to compromise: "Okay, then the military commissar and I will go back to the headquarters first. .Misha, I will leave you a platoon of guards to protect your safety."

Sokov felt that Yakov had thought carefully, and that a guard platoon was enough to protect himself and Lukin, so he nodded in agreement: "Well, no problem. Yasha, it's getting late, you and the Military Commissioner Comrade, please go back first, otherwise you will not be able to return to the headquarters before dark."

Shortly after sending away Yakov, Gorokhov and others, Sokov saw that the soldiers had discovered more files buried underground in other places. He felt that the matter was of great importance, so he asked Lyudnikov Suggested: "Ivan, you see there are so many documents buried by the Kwantung Army. If you only rely on your strength, I think it will not be enough."

 “Then what should I do?” Lyudnikov asked Sokov.

“Of course, report to the front headquarters.” Sokov said: “Ask General Zakharov to send someone to assist you in your work.”

Just when Lyudnikov was about to send someone to report to the front army headquarters, a familiar and somewhat angry voice came from behind everyone: "Who can tell me, the pile of Kwantung Army military police at the door?" Corpse, what’s going on?”

Sokov turned around and saw that the person coming was actually General Zakharov. He hurried up to greet him and saluted him: "Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army!"

"Misha." Seeing Sokov appearing here, Zakharov couldn't help but frowned slightly: "Aren't you supposed to be on your way back to Fengtian? Why do you appear here?"

"Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, aren't you asking what's going on with those corpses at the door?" While answering Zakharov's question, Sokov described everything he saw as he passed by the gendarmerie door, as well as what he saw All measures taken were reported to Zakharov. He finally said: "I did all this and it has nothing to do with General Lyudnikov. If you want to hold people accountable, just punish me."

"Whether you should be punished or not will be decided after I report to Marshal Malinovsky." Zakharov stared at the large pit filled with boxes in front of him and asked in surprise: "What are the contents of these boxes of the Kwantung Army?" What are they?"

"It's a file, General Zakharov." Lyudnikov replied clearly: "Although the writing on it is unknown to us. But according to my experience, the contents in the box are all belonging to the Kwantung Army. document."

"Have you sent someone to find a translator?" Zaharov said: "Our troops have many translators who understand Japanese. If you ask them to come over, they will clearly tell you what the information in these boxes is. thing?"

“I have sent someone to find a translator.” Lyudnikov said, “I believe he will be here soon, and we will be able to figure out the status of these materials.”

But Zakharov looked at the documents in the big pit, shook his head and said: "General Lyudnikov, I'm afraid the situation is more serious than you imagined. So much information, just a few people, it's basically impossible to I can't handle it. I think so, I will transfer a group of Japanese-speaking staff officers from the Front Army Headquarters to assist you in your work." Hearing what Zakharov said, Lyudnikov turned his head and glanced at Sokov. There was an expression of joy on his face: "This is great, General Zaharov. I am worried that I don't have enough manpower to help me organize these files. Please prepare to send me manpower to help."

"General Lyudnikov," Zaharov told Lyudnikov: "First arrange for manpower to send these archive materials to nearby schools, and then I will send staff officers who understand Japanese to go there. Organize files.”

"Okay, General Zakharov." Lyudnikov nodded and said, "I will immediately order people to transfer these archive materials to a nearby school."

While Lyudnikov was assigning work to his subordinates, Zakharov asked Sokov: "Misha, why don't you return to your unit? Although the war is over now, if there is not even a manager in your army, If anything happens, how should we deal with it?"

"Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, please rest assured about this." Sokov said confidently after hearing this: "My deputy commander and I will stay in Xinjing to follow up on the filing of files. As for the troops, The chief of staff and military commissar will return to take charge of the work."

"That's okay." Knowing that Yakov was about to return to Fengtian, Zakharov, who knew his identity, specifically asked Sokov: "Are the guards with him enough? He needs a position. Although the Kwantung Army has surrendered to us, But no one can guarantee that there are no stragglers nearby. If they launch a surprise attack on our army, I am worried that Yakov and the others may be in danger."

"When I came to the meeting today, I brought a security company." Seeing that Zakharov cared so much about Yakov, Sokov explained to him: "I have already agreed with Yasha, give me and the deputy commander One guard platoon was left behind while the rest escorted them back to Fengtian."

"How do you plan to let them go back?" Zaharov continued to ask: "I see there are so many vehicles parked at the door. Do you plan to let them go back in a car?"

After hearing this, Sokov couldn't help but be stunned, and then nodded and replied affirmatively: "Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, I just plan to let them return by car on the same route."

But after hearing this, Zaharov shook his head and said: "Misha, the railway traffic between Fengtian and Xinjing has not been interrupted. In order for them to return to Fengtian as soon as possible, I suggest them to take the train. If they are willing, I will Carriages can be arranged for them immediately.”

Naturally, Sokov could not object to Zakharov's proposal and said quickly: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, please wait a moment. Yasha is at the door. I want to go over and ask for his opinion. See what he wants. Should I take the train back to Fengtian or take the bus?"

"Go ahead, go ahead." Zaharov nodded and said, "Come back and let me know the results as soon as possible."

Sokov did not dare to neglect, and jogged to the door of the gendarmerie. He happened to see Yakov organizing the troops to board the car, and quickly shouted: "Yasha, wait a minute."

Hearing Sokov's shout, Yakov came over and asked with some surprise: "Misha, what did you call me for?"

“Yasha, General Zaharov just came in, do you know?”

"Of course I know." Yakov nodded and said in a positive tone: "I even said hello to him at the time. What, what happened?"

"That's it, General Zakharov said." Sokov explained to Yakov: "He said that the railway traffic between Xinjing and Fengtian has always been smooth, and he suggested that you take the train back to Fengtian. So specifically Let me come to you and ask for your opinion on whether to take the train or take the car back to Fengtian?"

Yakov turned his head and glanced at the soldiers who had boarded the train, and said to Sokov: "Misha, the guards have all boarded the train and are ready to leave at any time. If you want to go to the train station to take the train, there will be a lot of delays. Time. I think it’s better to forget it. Comrade Military Commissar and I will take the troops back in the car.”

Now that Yakov has made his decision, Sokov can't say anything anymore. He can only nod and extend his hand to the other party: "Yasha, I wish you a safe journey."

 After returning to the yard, before Zakharov could speak, Lukin asked first, "Misha, I wonder how the chief of staff answered you?"

Sokov glanced at Zakharov and Lyudnikov, and then said to Lukin: "Yasha said that the troops have completed boarding. If we go to the train station to take the train now, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time. So I decided to take a bus back to Fengtian.”

I thought that Zaharov would be angry if I said this, after all, it was not giving him face. After Sokov finished speaking, he secretly observed Zaharov's face and found that he had such an expression, which made him feel a little more at ease.

Zakharov raised his hand to check the time, and then said to Lyudnikov: "General Lyudnikov, ask your men to search nearby to see if there are other places buried. Archive materials. Now I will go back to the headquarters to contact the relevant Japanese translator. You can send all the dug-out materials to nearby schools as soon as possible. "

"Okay, General Zaharov." Lyudnikov nodded and said, "I will send the materials to the school as soon as possible."

Zakharov took a few steps towards the door, stopped again, turned around and asked Sokov: "Misha, where are you staying tonight?"

Sokov turned his eyes to Lyudnikov and said with a smile: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, you don't have to worry about this. I think General Lyudnikov will arrange it for me."

"Well, since Lyudnikov has arranged it for you, I won't ask about it anymore." Zakharov shook hands with Sokov and said in a friendly tone: "If you need anything If you need help, just call me and I will do my best to assist you."

Seeing Zakharov leave, Lyudnikov began to arrange for people to move the archive boxes: "...move all these boxes to the door, and wait for the car to arrive later to facilitate loading."

As the order was issued, the commanders and fighters in the yard were divided into two groups. One group continued to dig holes to see if there were any new discoveries; while the other group, in pairs, carried boxes out of the yard.

 (End of this chapter)