Dada...... The sound of submachine guns coming from the woods opposite sounded inexplicably familiar to Lynn, and aside from the limitations of the surname for the time being, the MP38 submachine gun was the signature weapon of the German [***] team, along with the MG34, the No. 4 tank, the Messerschmitt fighter, and the Stuka bomber. It not only widely equipped the German army of all branches and levels of troops, but also a gift from the Third Reich to encircle allied countries and non-allied countries. During the war, although Finland had its own military industrial system, it was far from enough to meet the needs of the [***] team, and it was even more difficult to deal with the fierce Soviet army, especially after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, the German army took the initiative to provide them with a large amount of military and economic assistance in order to induce the Finnish army to attack Leningrad, including guns, artillery, ammunition, fighters and bombers. Although the Finnish army withdrew from the war after 1944, this did not prevent their armed forces from continuing to possess and use German-made weapons.

The Soviet cavalry who tried to attack in a detour were attacked unsuspected, and in the blink of an eye three or four fell from their horses, and the rest of the men did not advance or retreat, and some fired indiscriminately into the woods, but they responded with more accurate bullets.

"The Finns are in the war!"

Seeing the scene on the other side of the woods, Lynn was slightly surprised, and at this time, the leading officer had already changed his bullets and was calmly observing how the Soviet cavalry in front of him adjusted the attack. Hearing the content of Lynn's words, he did not show any surprise, but looked at the opposite woods as if he had expected it, then turned his head and ordered the surrounding task forces: "Free fire!" ”

At this time, the task forces who were full of strength to give the Soviet cavalry a head-on attack were merciless, and the ** sand submachine guns and Mosin-Nagant rifles in their hands were "singing" indulgently, and the Finns lurking in the woods opposite had already opened fire and killed the plain cavalry nearby, so they also let go of their previous restraints, and the sound of the rifles echoed crisply in the forest, but it didn't sound like a Mauser 98k - the variety of weapons would inevitably increase the burden of logistics, but for a weak country like Finland, The war had to arm as many soldiers as possible against a formidable enemy, and the complicated situation led them to receive various forms of firearms and ammunition from Britain, Germany, Sweden and the United States over the past five years, creating a hodgepodge of nations. Coincidentally, in the far east, a country with a much larger population, it has developed a variety of equipment systems for similar reasons.

Listening to the familiar or unfamiliar gunshots, Lynn subconsciously inevitably had some itching, but the Soviet army's TT33 pistol was really not a handy weapon. Faced with a premeditated attack and an unexpected flanking attack, the Soviet cavalry from afar looked at a loss in the open field. After successive unsuccessful attempts, they suffered more than half of the casualties and could not sustain more damage, so they began to retreat in an organized manner. Some of the dismounted men could no longer find their mounts, so they retreated some distance on foot, into the nearby woods, and waited for an opportunity, while the cavalry, which still had horses, split in two, some with the wounded, and the other with their fallen companions.

As the gunfire subsided, the woods on the opposite side soon calmed down, and the Finnish soldiers did not rush to leave, nor did they take the initiative to kill the retreating Soviet soldiers, who seemed to be defending the sovereignty and dignity of the country in their own unique way.

As for the attitude of the Finn, Lynn was about to ask the leading officer about it, when he took off his gloves and pressed the tips of his thumb and middle finger together between his lips, thus blowing a loud whistle. Suddenly, there was a whistle in the woods opposite.

When the lead officer put down his hand and was about to put his gloves back on, Lynn finally stepped forward and asked, "What do the Finns say?" ”

The leading officer, who seemed to Lynn to be rather a maverick, replied lukewarmly: "They told us to go, as far away as possible, and it was better to leave Finland." ”

How much information can this whistle contain? Lynn didn't believe it.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"I know the Finns." The lead officer replied, "This may be the last time they will do us a favor." In fact, they could have eliminated the Soviet invasion of their territory by driving us to the Soviet side, but as you can see, instead of doing that, they helped us kill some of the Soviets, which was a big risk! ”

Lynn agreed in his heart that after he and the task force successfully escaped, the Soviet leadership would be angry with Finland for not being able to catch the raiders, and it was conceivable that the military and political power would make strong and harsh demands on its weaker neighbors, perhaps to formally send troops into Finland to conduct a search, or to force the Finnish political axe to capture and hand over the attackers. The fact that the attackers had crossed the Soviet-Finnish border into the Finnish side was so certain that the Finnish political axe could not resist it, but even if Mannerheim's successors and the Finnish military and civilians were to accept the demands of the Soviets, they might eventually be left to account for the attackers' flight. If the Soviet Union took advantage of the situation and demanded the establishment of permanent monitoring stations or even more military bases in Finland, it would be an unprecedented threat to Finland, and it could not even be ruled out that people who knew the contents of the German-Finnish secret treaty would confess in exchange for national security...... With Lynn's head full of reverie, the leading officer gave the order to the task force members who were engaged in the battle: "Retreat, guys, pack up and retreat!" ”

When staying in the woods, they unloaded their backpacks and equipment, and after receiving the order to retreat, the task force moved calmly and orderly. They left a few people behind to stand on guard, while the rest picked up their bags and went back on the road. Because of the three extra horses, even though they were exhausted, people were able to put some of their bags containing basic subsistence supplies such as food and medicine on their backs. The group marched directly through the woods to the west, and the Soviet cavalry, battered with a batter, did not attack for a long time, nor could they make a long detour on Finnish soil, which they were unfamiliar with.

Five days later, Lynn and his party arrived at a secret camp set up in the treacherous mountains and forests of northeastern Finland. This time, Task Force Sol almost came out of the nest, leaving only a few personnel in charge of liaison and reception. Since only light radio equipment was used to receive the necessary communication messages along the way, Lynn did not know much about the changes in the outside situation, and when they arrived at the camp, they learned that the Soviets had officially announced the death of Stalin's assassination, and that there was no strong successor to become the supreme leader of the Soviet Union Republic, and that the temporary power was temporarily held by a four-member decision-making department: Kaganovich, Malenkov, Beria, and Danov. At first, the Soviet authorities did not directly point the finger at any one country, nor did they openly put pressure on Finland. However, the military and civilian masses in the Soviet Union were excited, and military and civilian parades were held in Moscow, Leningrad and other places to mourn the leaders who led the country to victory in the Great Patriotic War, and strongly demanded that the murderers and those behind the scenes be severely punished. At the end of February, Soviet garrisons were placed on absette, their alert levels were raised, and troops stationed in East Germany and Poland were put into a state of combat readiness, a move that also caused the Western allies to be on high demand. On the same day, the President of the United States, the Prime Minister of Great Britain and the President of France sent a telegram to express their condolences and condemn the attackers, and although they expressed their willingness to cooperate fully with the Soviet political axe to arrest the killers and prevent them from escaping into their own countries, the Soviet political axe did not respond to this, which added to the concerns about the situation.

The air before the storm was often dreary and suffocating, and on the fifth day after Stalin's assassination, Soviet officials suddenly announced the preliminary conclusions of the investigation - the attackers were using German-made weapons, and immediately after the assassination of Stalin in Leningrad, they crossed the Soviet-Finnish border north, and Soviet border patrols tried to pursue them, but were blocked near the border by unidentified men using German-made equipment. After that, the Soviet Union and Finland held urgent diplomatic consultations, and the Finnish government agreed that the Soviet army would send a special operations force into Finland to search for the attackers, but due to the extremely bad weather, the joint search of the Soviet and Finnish troops did not capture the attackers. Based on the supporting information provided by the Finnish side, the Soviet side determined that it was an assassination attempt organized by the remnants of the Third Reich, and that it may have been supported by some Western countries. In addition, they believe that the people who looted the American atomic bomb technology last autumn were also remnants of the Third Reich, and that their intention was to destroy world peace and create an opportunity for the restoration of the Third Reich.

As soon as the official remarks were released, the whole world was shocked, and rumors about the remnants of the Third Reich immediately flew into the air, and the British and French officials were the first to respond, saying that their political axes would intensify the inventory and arrest of the remnants and hidden personnel of the Third Reich, and suggested that the newly formed United Nations Organization should carry out a joint international operation aimed at completely eliminating the threat of the remnants of the Third Reich. However, an American newspaper published a report on "self-deception" claiming that there was evidence that Stalin had died in the internal struggle of the Soviet Union, and that his successor had used the opportunity to frame the remnants of the Third Reich who were incapable of making waves in order to cover up the looting of atomic bomb technology. The report also mentions that the Soviet Union's atomic bomb program is progressing beyond imagination, that uranium enrichment is in full swing, and that they are ambitiously preparing to surpass the United States in their possession of atomic bombs within five years, at which point the Soviet Union will use it as a political backing to attack Western Europe and plant the Soviet red flag throughout Europe.

The report was originally published only by newspapers and periodicals with regional influence in the United States, but in a short period of time it was reprinted by a number of well-known newspapers and periodicals and radio reports, which quickly caused a shock in Western countries, and the follow-up report even pointed to several nuclear test sites and nuclear material plants in operation in the Soviet Union, made a detailed analysis of the state of the high-level political struggle in the Soviet Union, and repeatedly cited the Soviet submarine that appeared off the coast of the United States in September and October 1945. Even an aerial photograph taken by the U.S. Coast Guard at the time was published, which quickly reversed the perception of Stalin's death with an astonishing rate of dissemination, and the phrase "the Soviet Union is brewing an invasion" became a nerve-wracking phrase in the West.

(To be continued)