On February 13, 1946, in a secret camp in a mountain forest in northern Finland.

"Salute to the sir!"

The officer who gave the order was a medium-sized, unsightly man wearing a cloth military cap with the Soviet insignia on his head, a full 1944 Soviet Army winter uniform, but speaking standard German. In the direction of his right hand, more than thirty people lined up in two rows looked like birch trees in the snowstorm, and their bodies were straight. They were of varying heights, and most of them had beards - thick upper lip mustaches or bearded beards, and their uniforms were the same, ranging in rank from private to second lieutenant, and they were armed mainly with PPS42, supplemented by sniper Mosin-Nagant rifles and officer pistols.

When the group of men in ordinary clothes who entered the camp walked to the front of the queue, a rather strange scene appeared, and these officers and soldiers in Soviet Army uniforms raised their right arms in unison and raised their hands.

In the cold wind and snow, the white gas breathed by everyone merged into a faint white mist.

"Rite over!"

As if fearing that outsiders would see this scene and find out their identities, the officer hurriedly shouted slogans when he waited for the comer to stand still.

Standing in this reactivated secret camp, facing such a task force that she had never heard of and noticed before, Lynn's heart was truly mixed. The so-called world is so big and full of wonders, and how many secrets have been buried in the dust of history over time, people can't tell or understand, and a mere compilation of various secret books of the Third Reich is enough to build a small library.

"Elites of the Empire, I salute you on behalf of our great Führer! Your indomitable spirit is the pride of all our German soldiers! ”

A simple speech is not enough to sum up Lynn's feelings, and he knows that such a group of warriors who are not inferior to their own steadfastness and desire for faith, no amount of praise is only the wind in front of the steel wall, which can only be superficial and cannot penetrate inside.

The presence of the German task force in Finland dates back to the late 30s, and with the establishment and consolidation of Hitler's regime, the ambitious Reich began to expand its power to the periphery, attracting and luring those who were strategically hungry for the support of the great powers, and Finland was undoubtedly an ideal target chosen by the Reich leaders. Resisting the Soviet Union, the Finns were quick to accept military aid from Central Europe, and German military technicians and training instructors arrived in the cold and beautiful Nordic country with the first armaments. After the outbreak of the Soviet-Finnish war, Germany remained neutral, but still used various channels to transport personnel and weapons into Finland, which was blockaded by the Soviet Navy, including the secret volunteer force formed by the Berlin side. These experienced mountain fighters, skilled snipers, and anti-tank experts dressed in Finnish army uniforms followed the Finnish partisans through the harsh conditions of the mountains and forests, making it difficult for the Soviet troops, who had absolute superiority. After the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, some of these fighters joined the German army in the mountain clusters of northern Europe, and some remained in the Finnish army to assist in the war. Although the original intention of cooperation is to take what each side needs, the comradeship of life and death sometimes outweighs the actual benefits. In 1944, when Finland declared its withdrawal from the war and forcibly expelled German fighters from Finland, hundreds of thousands of German officers and auxiliaries had to be evacuated, but this small elite who knew Finland and the Finns secretly remained in a special way. At the end of the war, the planners and implementers of the "Aryan Ark Project" secretly ordered the evacuation of these elite fighters to "shelters" from the perspective of base security, and the secret camp was abandoned. Now that a new mission was needed, the Imperial Headquarters sent the secret task force back to Finland - all of which the heads of the Finnish political axes had no idea about. As for the nearby Finnish military officials, especially the garrison commanders, they pretended to be ignorant.

Since they were all his own people, Lynn was not very polite, and he said to the officer, who was of ordinary stature, "Let the brothers disband!" ”

The officer did not hesitate: "All...... Disband! ”

As he shouted the order, Lynn noticed a deep scar on his neck near his chin, this part of the shrapnel wound is quite dangerous, if you don't do it, you will be killed on the spot, it seems that this guy is a lucky nine-life cat.

Under the guidance of the officer, Lynn and his party walked into a cave built under a dirt slope. Because of the fire, the inside is much warmer than the outside, but the walls and the soil under the feet are very damp, and the conditions are worse than ordinary thatched houses. Knowing the difficult conditions, Lynn, Andri, and Courtland all deliberately left their wives in Stockholm, and despite their concerns, it proved to be a necessary decision.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Lynn said with sincere condolences.

The officer invited them to sit down on a stool made of wooden stakes, and then brought a pot from the stove to give them a dish of water, a scene that reminded Lynn of the time when she reported from the "Vampire" commando headquarters to the third commando detachment.

After pouring the water, the officer replied to Lynn's words: "The chief is so polite, it is our honor to be able to return to the old place, to be able to find the opportunity to prove ourselves and realize our value again!" ”

For this kind of warm scene, Andri, as the former head of the Gestapo department and the current chief of imperial intelligence, was really not very cold, and when Lynn took the cup to moisten his mouth, he directly ordered the officer: "Tell me about the situation!" ”

"Tell me about the situation" is actually a very broad concept, and the task force officer in Soviet uniform did not ask much, he said without hurry: "Our task force code name 'Thor' refers to the god of thunder in Norse mythology. Except for the 11 soldiers on the perimeter and the 4 officers in charge of communications, the rest of the personnel commanders have just met. Everyone here is determined and reliable, well-versed in all kinds of weapons, and is able to speak Finnish and Russian. During the war, we carried out three infiltrations behind enemy lines, and except for one unfortunate defeat, the other two basically achieved the purpose of the operation. We are 130 kilometers from the Soviet-Russian border, and it takes a week to cross the border to the Smolensk-Leningrad railway line. ”

With the exception of the first sentence, each of the other sentences contained the information that Lynn needed most, especially time. It is calculated that there are only ten days left before the Red Army Day of the Soviet army, and the first new information from Major Mitigo, who has infiltrated back to Soviet Russia, has not yet captured the real key point, and if it is too late, it will have to look for another opportunity.

Andriy said: "I remember that in 1943, you planned the assassination of the leader of Soviet Russia, and that ......"

"It's the only time we've failed." The officer did not shy away from replying.

Andriy nodded: "Although it didn't work, I believe that you have a more in-depth study of the vigilance system on the Soviet side and the schedule of the Soviet leaders than others, how sure are you that you will be allowed to carry out such a task now?" ”

From Andri's tone, Lynn speculated that he should have known more about this Task Force Sol before, and maybe he still knew the officer. As a high-ranking intelligence officer, he must have a lot of information in his head that he wants to know but can't get for the time being, and it would be nice if he had the ability to read minds.

The officer then replied: "Almost three years have passed, and I believe that the vigilance system in Soviet Russia is very different from that of 1943. We are not afraid of challenges, and we are all willing to sacrifice our lives for the country and the nation, but not to make unnecessary sacrifices. Before the operation, I hope that the commander will approve me to send some of my most capable men to infiltrate Soviet Russia first, use their means to detect the required intelligence information, and find hidden spots and transit points along the way in advance. As for the manner in which the leaders of Soviet Russia acted, we know very little, either by waiting or by a public celebration. ”

This line of thinking is basically the same as Lynn had envisioned, but it takes a lot of time to send his men to go back and forth, and the risk of revealing intentions increases. In this case, the best way to do this is to fully combine the remaining intelligence forces on Major Mitigo's side with this task force, and merge their forces to complete this difficult mission.

"Our full-time intelligence staff is already working this, and I believe that sufficient information will be returned soon, but the key now is that time is pressing...... February 23, Red Army Day, Leningrad. When arranging the work, Andri's words are always so direct and concise, not like Lynn asking him about the situation, and if you have to go around something, you just pretend to be deaf and dumb.

The officer was not surprised to hear this: "Every year the Soviet military and political leaders attend this event, and the security of Leningrad is not as airtight as that of the capital Moscow, which is a good opportunity." If the commander is convinced that accurate information can be obtained before the 23rd, we may as well set out in advance, contact the intelligence personnel in Soviet Russia, and plan the time, place, and manner of the operation on the spot according to the information. ”

This bold and decisive way of thinking is what Lynn has always favored and admired, and it is no wonder that such an unassuming man can serve as the commander of the secret force directly under the Führer, and even more so, the chief strategic staff officer of the base camp did not learn of their existence until the last minute from the mission order. With the skill of his people, if this operation can be successful, the future is limitless.

Andriy turned his head to look at Lynn and consulted the main commander as the deputy commander: "I suggest that they go directly to the designated place outside Leningrad to meet Major Mitigo and carry out this operation together. This should be in time for a decision-...... on the spot."

At the "Shelter" base, Lynn's trip to North America has been serialized in Eva. The Deutsche Zeitung, edited by Vottridge, was transformed into a novel with more twists and turns than the real situation through propaganda techniques, which also made Lynn's reputation soar and won all kinds of praise from the officers and soldiers, so that everyone thought that he was a powerful man who was unruly, intellectually and decisively, but ignored the fact that there was a probability and luck behind every choice he made, rather than a thorough analysis and a certainty.

(To be continued)