Chapter 38

In the early morning of October 14, the German attack on borojino began. The distant sound of guns woke me up from my sleep. I sat up from my bed and looked out the window. Although it was not bright yet, the reflection of the fire on the southern horizon reddened the sky. There was a soft knock at the door, and Zhukov's voice rang out: "Rita! Rita! Are you up? " Is Zhukov ready to go to the front? I guessed like this, jumped out of bed, hurriedly dressed and promised loudly: "senior general, I've got up. I'll go out when I'm dressed." After I put on my uniform, I opened the door and went outside. Zhukov was rubbing his hands and walking around the room awkwardly. He was out of his mind. What's going on? You know, Zhukov is the kind of character that Taishan collapses in front of him without changing his face and heart. What would make him so impolite? My heart is full of curiosity, but there is not good to ask directly. Standing in the same place for a while, seeing that Zhukov didn't notice my appearance, he took the initiative to say hello to him: "good morning, senior general!"“ Rita Zhukov heard my voice, stopped, turned to look at me, and asked with concern, "get up, did you sleep well last night?"“ Good, Georgi konstantinovich I simply answered his question. Knowing that he called me, I must have some important tasks to arrange, so I asked frankly, "do you have any tasks to assign to me?" Zhukov hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said, "I have a special task to give you, but I need to ask your opinion in advance to see if you are willing. If not, I will go to another person."“ What do you mean? Comrade General. " Seeing that he was so polite to me, I couldn't help changing "you" into "you" when I answered, "you are the commander. If you have any tasks, just arrange them directly. You don't need to ask for my opinions." Then he asked cautiously, "do you plan to send me to a specific position in which combat force?"“ Where, where. " Zhukov shook his head and said, "I haven't arranged for you to come to the combat forces for the time being. I asked you to come today because of a private matter I want to ask you for help."“ Can I help you with your personal affairs? " When Zhukov said that, I couldn't help frowning and racking my brains for a long time, but I didn't think of anything I could do for Zhukov“ Yes, Rita Zhukov returned to his usual calm expression and said slowly, "do you remember when we passed a wooden bridge on our way from Moscow a few days ago, I talked about my mother and sister living in a nearby village?"“ Remember, remember very clearly, Comrade General! " When he said that, I had vaguely guessed what kind of special task he would give me, so I tentatively asked, "is my task related to this matter?"“ Just now I received information that the German vanguard has approached that area. Maybe tomorrow, or even today, they will occupy it. So I want to send you to the village of strelkovka to help me move my mother and sister out of the village and send them to Moscow. "“ I see, Comrade General. " I then asked, "who am I going with? Where shall I send your mother and sister to Moscow after they are taken out of the village? "“ The driver, said, will go with you. I have already agreed with him. He is waiting for you outside. After receiving my mother and sister, you just need to send them to the edge of Moscow, where we left the city last time, and there will naturally be someone to pick you up. " Just then, the phone rang on the desk. Zhukov went to pick up the receiver and said, "I'm Zhukov." I heard from the microphone that I was standing in a daze. I didn't expect that the last time a German bomb fell into the Kremlin, so many people would be punished. It's fair to say that the commander of the Antiaircraft Artillery Force was transferred from his post because of the disadvantage of air defense. But the captain of the central guard regiment was also inexplicably demoted, which is too chilling“ Comrade major. " Sayid didn't know when to stand beside me and asked me, "what should we do next?"“ Get in the car and go back to the headquarters of the front army to report to the senior general. " With that, I turned around and walked to the car that was parked.