Chapter 31

The car continued to bump up and down the muddy road.

Although I've never been carsick, I'm dizzy today. In this case, I carefully closed the safety of the submachine gun in my arms. If I accidentally go off and hit the big man sitting, then the history of World War II will be rewritten for me.

I looked at the situation in the front row and saw that the driver was concentrating on driving, while Zhukov was keeping his head down and shutting his eyes. So I leaned back, closed his eyes and began to sleep.

The car stopped suddenly, and then heard the driver's voice: "Comrade General, look!"

There's a situation! This is my first reaction, almost when I open my eyes, the submachine gun in my hand has opened the safety, and the muzzle of the gun points out of the window. If something is wrong, I will pull the trigger immediately and shoot out all the bullets in the gun.

However, I soon found out that I was worried too much. Several people in the uniform of Soviet tank soldiers were blocking the car. One of the captains went to the car, bent over to the window and said dryly, "no way ahead! Who are you? Comrade General. "

"I'm general Zhukov!" Then he asked, "where are your troops?"

"Comrade General," the captain saluted Zhukov, waved his head back and said, "the headquarters of the tank brigade is in the woods ahead."

Zhukov turned his head back and said to me, "Rita, let's go ahead and have a look." Then he opened the door and stepped out.

I quickly opened the door, hung the submachine gun around my neck, got out of the car and stepped on the muddy road. Then I followed a group of people and walked to the woods.

On the way, I saw many Soviet T-34 tanks neatly parked in the woods. Looking at us coming, the soldiers standing next to the tank stood up one after another, straightened up and saluted us. After a while, we came to a wooden house.

There was no soldier standing guard outside. The captain opened the door and said to Zhukov, "this is the headquarters of the tank brigade. Please come in, Comrade General!"

Zhukov was not polite either. He swaggered in through the open door. I followed him and walked into the room. After entering, I closed the door and stood at the door with my submachine gun.

Zhukov went to the long wooden table in the middle of the room, and the commanders who had been sitting stood up one after another. One of the officers in a leather jacket looked at him and reported directly to him without salute: "Colonel Zheng niski, commander of the tank brigade of the reserve, reports to you."

"My old comrade in arms! How are you Zhukov said as he extended his hand to him, and then the two men's hands came together“ I didn't expect to meet you here. How are you doing? "

"I didn't expect to see you here, Comrade General." The captain continued to shake hands with him as he spoke“ I know that you are commanding the front army of Leningrad. "

"No," Zhukov interrupted. "Report on you."

The captain picked up a map on the table, pointed to it and said to Zhukov, "the enemy has occupied yubunov. The tank brigade I command is here as a reserve. It's the next day and I haven't received any orders yet. "

Zhukov nodded and began to give an order to the colonel, saying, "now this tank brigade is under my command. Without my instructions, every tank will move. Do you understand? "

"Understand, Comrade General!"

Zhukov looked back at me standing at the door, waved to me and motioned me to go. I dare not neglect, a few steps to the middle of the room.

Zhukov pointed to me and said, "meet me. This is major oshanina. She's my deputy."

"Major?" The captain of the tank brigade looked me up and down, and asked Zhukov in a puzzled voice: "Comrade General, as far as I know, in our military system, the highest rank of a female soldier is only Lieutenant?"

"Yes, my old friend!" Zhukov said with a smile, "but that's the old rule. Today, comrade Stalin has issued a new order to abolish the rank restriction of female soldiers. In this way, not only more female majors, but also generals and marshals may appear in the future. " Then he looked at me and said, "do you think so? Future marshal o'shanina

Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became much more relaxed.

The Colonel reached out to me and said with a smile, "I congratulate you, major oshanina!"

"Thank you After shaking hands with him, I shook hands with several other commanders in the room one by one.

"My old friend," Zhukov said to the colonel, pointing to the map on the table, "in this way, the troops will be immediately deployed, the defense will be organized, and the direction of Madden will be covered."

"Yes The captain agreed, then picked up the teapot on the table, and said to Zhukov with the taste of an old friend“ Comrade general, sit down and have a cup of tea! "

"No," Zhukov shook his head, reached out and shook hands with the Colonel again“ There's no time. You'll send a communications officer with me right away. I wish you good health

Then he strode out. I nodded to the people in the room and ran out. As soon as we got back in the car, the communications officer from the tank brigade arrived. As soon as I saw it, I was still acquainted with the captain who just stopped us and took us to the headquarters. He was standing in front of the car, ready to salute, Zhukov impatiently urged him: "don't dawdle, get on the bus." He promised, and got into the car and sat next to me“ Shall we go to the front line now? Georgi konstantinovich "out of courtesy, I asked Zhukov by honorific name“ Front line? " Zhukov asked in surprise: "what kind of front line? Aren't we always on the front line? " Then he told the driver, "drive!"