Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 300: Crazy wolf (7)
After Gref arrived in Brest, he was very warmly received by the "brother's old comrade", took him to tour the whole city, and tried many things he hadn't even thought of before. New stuff.
This former Red Army sergeant with the surname Ignaty has now become a senior leader of the railway system, with an administrative level of seven, equivalent to a captain in the Soviet Red Army.
The Soviet railway system accepts the leadership of the Soviet Transportation Committee and adopts a semi-militarized management system, so railway employees usually wear uniforms and rank marks. On the collar badge of the seventh-level railway cadre are three red hexagon logos, as well as cross hammers and wrenches representing Soviet railway workers.
Gref was very grateful to Ignatius at first, thinking that he had met a kind person, but soon the young man realized that things were not as simple as he thought.
Ignati is a senior member of a border smuggling gang. They carry various smuggled goods on the transportation trains through the Sude-German railway trade. As internal personnel of the railway system, they have a unique advantage in this regard.
The Soviet and German customs will not strictly search these international material trains, because before the doors are opened, no one knows what is in the car. Maybe it is French wine bought by a marshal or ordered by a member of the committee. For the silk sheets, many things do not exist on the shipping bill anyway.
Gref finally understood why this man’s position had risen so fast, and every one of his bosses could get a considerable profit from these illegal businesses, and at the same time left a terrible deal in the hands of this man The handle finally had to accept the threat and manipulation of the other party.
Ignati found Gref, not for the reasons he said on the surface. In fact, Gref only later learned that Ignati and Anton were not in the same company in the army. Anton had just been promoted to a non-commissioned officer when he retired. The intersection between the two was to participate in camp training. I have met twice.
The reason why Gref was favored by the other party was mainly because of his identity as a family member of the martyr, which made it easier to gain the trust of the Red Army and the Ministry of Internal Affairs system.
Although the Railway Engineering Office can apply for permits for vehicles to enter and exit the military zone, it must first provide a reason to convince the military each time, and these certificates are usually one-off, and must be re-applied to the military next time.
And Ignati applied for a one-year access pass for Gref, which requires a very strict political review. Guri Gref’s identity can get extra points here.
The facts also proved Ignati's vision. Gref easily obtained the military zone entry and exit permit issued by the Brest Fortress Headquarters and the People's Committee of the Interior.
This also means that the smuggling group led by Ignatius has a deliveryman who can cross the border military area anytime and anywhere.
Gref has never been a patriot. He is different from Anton. Gref is the child of the family and has been favored by his parents since he was a child. He was brought up by a hard-core royalist grandfather, and in that environment, one can imagine what kind of three views would be shaped.
Finally, he did not hate the Soviets as extremely as the old Gref, but he definitely did not have much favor with the Soviet government.
The folk customs in the Ukrainian countryside are relatively ignorant of the law. Gref was so young at this time that he had no mental pressure to participate in illegal activities.
He only knows that every time a ticket of "goods" is delivered, he will get a lot of commission from Ignatius. Except for leaving a part for himself to splurge, all the rest is sent back to his home in Ukraine. It was enough for his parents' daily life.
Opium is only a new business that has only appeared in the past two months. Previously, they smuggled mainly alcohol and luxury goods. At the same time, they smuggled jewellery, antiques and precious metal products of the Tsarist Russian Empire abroad.
Usually they will transport the goods from the Soviet Union to Brest, and then load freight trains bound for Germany here. At the same time, inland water transport ships full of European smuggled goods will sneak on the side of the Soviet Union at night The cargo was unloaded on shore, and then the smuggling gang used trucks during the day to transport the cargo to the railway warehouse in Brest.
"Sir, will you really let me go after things are done?" Greif asked carefully.
"After this incident, do you think you can get out of it? Boy." Sweinbach, sitting on the right side of the cab, put his elbow on the window frame and looked at the young man playfully. Ukrainians.
"You should be thankful that you are still useful to us, so that you haven't turned into a cold corpse lying in the dirt ditch." The SS corporal sitting in the middle of the cab was very frankly threatened.
After discovering that the other party was a smuggler, the Germans no longer conceal their identity. They need this person to serve themselves, and being open and honest can make the problem easier.
Gref can choose to refuse to serve the Germans. Of course, the Germans will not leave him alive. After all, driving a truck is not a special skill.
Before some necessary insurance work is still to be done, such as signing a document of voluntary service to the German government, and then taking a few photos of shaking hands and hugging with German special forces. Experience has proved that these things are harmful to Greif. Growing rookies is quite useful.
"Don't worry, Germany will not treat anyone who works for us harshly." Sweinbach took out a cloth bag from his arms, and poured out a dozen gold coins and a large roll of ruble notes from it.
At this time, the domestic currency in circulation in the Soviet Union was Chervos, which was originally a ruble banknote that can be exchanged for gold, also known as the golden ruble.
The corresponding Soviet government has also minted a batch of gold coins with a purity of 90%, which can be exchanged for these paper rubles to stabilize the value of the paper money.
Soviet gold coins are mainly used for foreign trade and payment for purchases. Because paper rubles have not established credit in the world, and the Soviet Union is seriously lacking in foreign exchange, they can only choose to use gold, an internationally recognized hard currency. To trade.
At this time, the ruble gold coins have ceased to circulate in the Soviet Union, but they are still preserved among the people. After all, the Slavs have always liked to store gold.
"Do you choose gold coins or paper money?" Sweinbach asked with a smile.
"Paper money." Gref felt that the gold coin was too conspicuous.
"It's really a young man's choice." The SS sergeant took out ten brand new ten-ruble banknotes from a roll of rubles and handed them to the deputy squad leader sitting next to them.
"First give you one hundred rubles, and then give you one hundred after the incident." Krent stuffed the banknotes into the driver's chest pocket.
"Don't worry, I'm very familiar with this road, and I'll definitely get you to your destination." Gref finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and it seemed that the Germans did not intend to kill themselves.
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"Are we right now on the other side?" Colonel Dougan sat at the head of the conference table, surrounded by senior SS officers.
"General, according to the original plan, three reconnaissance teams are going to perform tasks on the other side today. The headquarters previously ordered a suspension of all operations, but when the order was issued, one team had already crossed the Bug River. "A SS lieutenant colonel stood up and reported.
"Can the Headquarters contact this unit?" Daogen frowned.
"Report to the general, no." The lieutenant colonel answered simply.
"Why not?" Daogen couldn't help raising the door~IndoMTL.com~ because..." The lieutenant colonel turned his attention to Kirsten sitting next to Daogen.
"Because this is a regulation of the General Security Administration, once these troops cross the river, they will immediately enter a radio silent state to prevent them from being positioned by the other party, General Dogen." Colonel Kirsten took the conversation.
"The Soviets have this ability? Can they use radio signals to determine the location of a radio station?" It was the first time that Dogen heard of this.
"This is not surprising, General, we gave them this technology." Kirsten rubbed his brows and replied.
"Well, now we continue to discuss the topic just now. It is now in the afternoon...three o'clock, and the sun will go down in two hours. There is not much time left for the frontline troops to prepare." Daogen finished Stand up and stretch out your palms to the map spread on the table.
"The headquarters plans to launch raids on the targets marked on the map before dark. I know you have a lot of questions, but I won't tell you the answer. Is anyone dissatisfied with this? Good? , It seems that all of you here are smart people." Major General Daogen sneered with relief.