Buniachenko's order was quickly conveyed. Just as the soldiers of the civilian barracks began to gather at the intersection, a tank came quickly from the north side of the residential area. After passing us, we drove forward more than ten meters and then stopped steadily. The top of the turret touched the ground and opened. Major malafeyev leaned out of the turret and then spread out a red flag.
The militiamen and soldiers originally gathered here because they found that some troops were approaching, and they were going to stop. Who knew that they were actually their own troops. Then they looked at the flag inlaid with yellow edges, with a sickle and hammer in the middle and a five-star flag flying in the wind on the tank, so both the soldiers and the commanders cheered loudly.
Maybe I heard the cheers and saw the flag flying in the wind. The approaching troops stopped more than 30 meters away. Tanks and armored cars stopped on both sides, leaving the loaded truck in the middle. As soon as the car stopped, the soldiers jumped out of the car and lined up in the command of the commander.
When the opposite army was in formation, two commanders came towards us. Looking back at the faces flushed with excitement, I quickly found bunyachenko and bukov in the middle, so I said to them with a smile: "chief of staff, Captain, you see, it seems that the commander opposite is coming. Let's go and say hello to them."
Two commanders of the other side came up to us and stopped. They stopped at the same time. They saluted and asked, "are they comrades of the Himki militia annihilation camp?"
Hearing the other side's question, bunyachenko and I didn't speak, but showed the blocked bunyachenko with our side. Seeing that we were all looking at him, the captain could only step forward and answer, "yes, we are from the Himki militia annihilation camp, and I am the commander of the battalion, Captain bukov. I don't know what part of you are? "
The young officer on the left replied, "we're from the garrison command. I'm major shermark. This is first-class instructor aldonin. We're here to help you recapture Himki. However, judging from the current situation, you have successfully completed the words given to you by your superiors. " Although he was talking to bukov, his eyes swept at me from time to time.
When I saw that there was nothing wrong with me here, I just wanted to turn around and leave. Commander aldonin, who was much shorter than him, suddenly opened his mouth. He looked at me and asked hesitantly, "Comrade commander, are you a guard? I pointed to the door not far behind him with a smile and asked," is the office of commander Zhukov here? "
He shook his head, raised his hand to the left and said, "this is the communication room. The comrades' office of the general should go straight ahead. That's the room at the end of the corridor." I said thanks and went on.
After walking dozens of meters, I saw another table. Although the man sitting behind the table still didn't wear a military cap, I could see clearly the rank of captain on his badge and hastened to step up. The other side saw me go over, quickly stood up and asked in a low voice, "is that Mr. o'xia Nina?"
"Yes." I made a quick promise.
"The general has been waiting for you," he said, turning to push open the door, and then made a gesture to me: "he said that if you come, you can go directly to see him without notice. Please
When I entered the room, I saw a large wooden table with a map spread out in the middle of the room, just like the front-line headquarters, as well as telephone and gas lamps for lighting. Zhukov, who was not wearing a hat and a military coat, was on the phone behind my back. He didn't seem to notice my arrival at all.
I didn't speak. I closed the door gently and stood straight in front of the wooden table. Looking at his familiar back, I can't help but feel excited.
The voice of the call came clearly. I analyzed it from the tone of his voice. It must be Stalin who talked with him. Just listen to him say: "because of rokosovsky's rapid counterattack, half an hour ago, all the enemies who occupied the red village had been driven out, and they also seized the long-range artillery that the German army was ready to fire at Moscow The German troops who rushed into the area of XXX were also driven out of the city and across the canal. Comrade Stalin, it's time. Please give an order immediately to subordinate the first assault group army and the tenth group army to the Western forces, so as to counter attack the enemy and completely repel the enemy from near Moscow. "
Said here, he turned to pick up the cup on the table, want to drink water, drink a mouthful only to find that the original cup has been empty. I looked around and saw that the teapot was placed on a small stove in the corner of the wall. I quickly went to pick it up and went to refill the tea for him. He then noticed my arrival, nodded to me with a smile, and continued to say to Stalin, "the enemy is exhausted now, but if the troops of the front army do not use the first assault group army and the tenth group army, they will not be able to eliminate the wedge that the enemy has inserted into our defense line." At this time, Stalin seemed to have said something. He was silent, took a drink from his glass, and then said in a decisive tone, "if we don't eliminate them now, then the enemy will use the reserves to strengthen the troops in the Moscow area. At that time, the situation will become complicated! I think it's time to counter the assault, comrade Stalin! " After that, he held the phone and listened for a while with a serious look, then slowly put down the phone.
He looked up at me with a smile on his face and asked, "the settlement near Sun Mountain City was taken back a few hours ago. Why are you here at this time? " Although I know him very well, I still can't save the basic etiquette. I immediately stood at attention and reported, "report commander, as soon as the residential area is taken back, I'll be here immediately. But something happened on the way and it was delayed. "“ What's the matter? " He asked with concern. Before I could speak, the phone on his desk rang. He picked up the phone and said, "I'm Zhukov." I don't know who is calling. Anyway, the more he listens, the more ugly he looks. He frowns and looks at me from time to time. Finally, he said, "I'll get to know the situation first. You can call back later." When he put down the phone, he looked at me and said seriously, "the phone is from the city government. They are telling me about you." When did I offend the people in the city government? Without waiting for me to explain, he continued: "they have received a report from Comrade kashevsky, member of the people's Committee of the Soviet people's Committee of the northern region, that you have arbitrarily revised the operational orders of the Soviet people's Committee of the northern region, which has had a very bad impact. Tell me, what's going on? " Oh, it turned out that it was this matter. My mental calculation fell to the ground, and I quickly told Zhukov the cause and effect of the matter. After that, I felt a little uneasy and thought that even if I was wrong in this matter, seizing Himki from the German army was equal in merits and demerits, and he would not pursue it again. Instead of dwelling too much on the details, he asked frankly, "who is Himmy defending now?" Fortunately, I had ready answers to all these questions, so I replied, "except for the militia battalion, the remnants of the 389th tank division, and the garrison command, the troops defending Himki. The commanders are lieutenant colonel bunyachenko, chief of staff of the 389 tank division, major sheemak and first-class instructor aldonin of the garrison headquarters, and captain bukov, commander of the militia battalion. "