Chapter 270

When I held kirianova tightly, I could not help thinking about the scenes when I first met her.

That day, I turned into Rita, dragging my wounded body, trying to keep sober, staggering forward behind the line of prisoners and the lieutenant in charge of escorting them.

Waded the river with difficulty. It's almost out of the forest. I feel more and more tired and I can't support myself, but I dare not stop because I know that once I fall down, I can't get up again. The only thing we can do is to follow the brigadier in front and go on until we reach our destination.

In the silent forest, only heavy steps were ringing.

Li Ming is quiet here.

All of a sudden, countless Red Army soldiers emerged from the surrounding forests, hills and rivers. They came to us shouting. At the front, in addition to commander Rostov, commander of brigadier vaskov, there was another female soldier, Sergeant kiryanova, deputy platoon leader of antiaircraft artillery company of guard 171. Seeing that our small team of pursuing the German army had not returned, they took the large army to search for us in the forest.

I remember fainting as soon as I reported the results to major Rostov.

When I opened my eyes again, I found that I was lying on a temporary stretcher. Several male soldiers were carrying me in the dense forest, while sergeant kirianova, the Deputy platoon leader, was closely following the stretcher, wiping tears while walking.

"Kirianova," I called her in a weak voice, and she immediately bent down, grabbed my right hand and asked me with concern, "how are you feeling, Rita?"

"I'm not going to die. When I die, who will take care of my mother and my son, Alec?" I can't help saying this, though I didn't want to say it. It seems that Lida's body has the final say in my own body.

Kirianova nodded and wiped her tears, comforting me and saying, "Rita, no, no, you won't die. Hold on a little longer, and we'll be back at the station soon. "

Later, vaskov and I were sent to the military hospital in Leningrad by the major. When I got well injured and inquired about the whereabouts of the brigadier general and the women soldiers, I knew that 171 will let the German army occupy it, and the troops nearby were scattered, so I lost contact with them completely. I didn't expect to see my old superior in the tent of the women's air defense company on Lake Ladoga today. I was overjoyed.

"Comrade company commander," the instructor next to me interrupted my memory. She pulled kiriyanova's clothes and whispered, "comrade company commander, comrade brigade political commissar is still here."

After my separation from kiriyanova, while she was still wiping tears and dressing, I first stabilized my mood and apologized to Higgins and said, "I'm sorry, comrade political commissar, please forgive me. I didn't expect to meet Comrade kirianova here. She used to be my platoon leader, and then I lost contact with her when I was wounded in the battle and sent to the hospital in Leningrad. I didn't expect to meet her here today, so please forgive me for my temporary gaffe. "

Higgins laughed and said, "it's a good thing that old comrades in arms meet again. Anyway, I've already sent you to your destination. There's nothing for me here. I won't delay you to talk about the past. I'll go back to the city. "

"Comrades of political commissar," said kiriyanova, urging him to stay, "it's dark and it's hard to go. You can rest here for one night. There is an empty tent next to it. You can live there with the driver tonight. "

The commissar looked at his watch, shook his head and said, "no, it's just eight o'clock now. It's just the right time to rush back."

At this time, I found out that the driver was not there. I just wanted to ask the Commissar. The driver came in with my luggage in his hand. He put his luggage on the floor and said, "Comrade major, I've got your luggage." Before I could reply, he turned around and said to Higgins, "Comrade commissar, the car hasn't stopped. Shall we start now?"

Higgins nodded and said, "OK, let's go." He shook hands with us one by one, then lifted the curtain and left with the driver.

When the political commissar and I left, kirianova took me to the table and asked curiously, "Rita, where have you been in the past few months? Why haven't you heard from me?"

The instructor, Orlova, echoed, "yes, Rita, just tell us about it. I often hear the company commander mention you. She tells me that you once shot down a German plane and followed brigadier vaskov to pursue the German devils who sneaked into the rear of our army. When you came back from the mission, you were seriously injured. After being sent to the hospital in Leningrad, she completely lost your message. "

I chuckled and said, "it's a long story. I'll talk to you later. Comrade platoon leader, after I recovered my injury in the hospital, marshal tovoroshilov once inquired about your whereabouts. The result is that 171 will be occupied by the German army. Not only you and brigadier vaskov have no news, but also major Rostov, who is in charge of our command, is missing. Can you tell me what happened while I was in hospital? "

"Marshal voroshlov?" The instructor looked at me with adoring eyes and asked in surprise, "have you ever seen the marshal himself?"“ yes. I've seen it more than once. " I answered faintly, saying that if you knew that I had even seen Stalin, you would faint in excitement. Kiriyanova pushed a cup of hot tea in front of me, and then began to tell the story that happened when I left 171 will let the hospital: "shortly after you and brigadier vaskov were sent to the hospital in Leningrad, the German army launched a new offensive. Although our soldiers fought tenaciously and fought for every inch of land with the enemy, they still couldn't stop their attack. After major Rostov's railway terminal was occupied by the German army, almost a company of soldiers, highlighting the enemy's encirclement, escorted the injured major to the 171 meeting station. As a result, the German army followed and launched a fierce battle with us. Being outnumbered, after half a day's fighting, all the other soldiers, including major Rostov, died bravely except me and a few soldiers who escaped from the encirclement on the lake. " Seeing kiriyanova's painful face as she recalled the past, I patted her on the back of her hand and asked in a low voice, "do you know the whereabouts of brigadier vaskov?" She shook her head instinctively, then nodded vigorously. I was confused by her contradictory expression. I asked curiously, "do you know about Comrade Zhunge Wei?" She suddenly showed embarrassment, look a little flustered, Huo stood up and answered me: "I have heard some news about him, but I can't be sure."“ Whether it's true or not, let's hear it. " To tell you the truth, I am very concerned about the whereabouts of the first person I saw after crossing“ It is said that after coming out of the hospital, the brigadier general was transferred to a temporary unit and took part in the battle to defend the polkovo highlands. He had already died in the battle. It has also been said that after leaving hospital, comrade Zhun Wei went directly to the railway terminal and took part in the fighting there. After most of the troops broke through the encirclement, he also highlighted the encirclement and joined the guerrillas. " Although I didn't know the exact news of vaskov from kiriyanova's mouth, my heart was still down, because at the end of the novel, comrade zhungewei went to find Rita's son and brought him up. At the moment, although vaskov's whereabouts are unknown, he is lucky and will live well. When I was thinking wildly, I heard Orlova's voice again: "Comrade major, you used to be a subordinate of company commander, but now you are a major. There must be a lot of legendary experience. Let's tell you your story."“ Yes, Rita Kiriyanova also said: "I haven't seen you in just a few months. You have become a major. There must be a lot of stories. Let's listen to them." I coughed and began to tell my story to them.