Chapter 992

What Zhukov said made me confused. I don't know why he suddenly said these things to me“ Don't he know now that the troops under my command are all formed on a temporary basis, not to mention the excellent commanders, even the soldiers with combat experience are seriously insufficient. " I thought wrongly: "if I am equipped with excellent soldiers, then I can stay in the headquarters every day, and command the troops to fight according to the map and the war reports I received. I don't have to run to the risk whenever there is anything. Unexpectedly, Zhukov waved his hand and said with a smile," it's useless for you to say this to me now, Because I'm not in charge of awards. " Maybe I saw the expression of amazement on my face, and then added, "your ceremony of honoring will be held tomorrow morning, and the members of the presidium of the Supreme Soviet will honor you."

Zhukov's words calmed me again, and I asked in surprise, "what? What did you say, marshal? I'm honored by the members of the presidium of the Supreme Soviet, aren't you? "

"That's right. In recognition of your merits, the standard of this award is decided by the Supreme Commander himself." After hearing this, Zhukov replied with a smile, "the place of the award is in the Kremlin."

"After the award?" Although I knew that I would be rewarded with the highest honor in the Kremlin, I was not happy at all, because I knew what fate I was waiting for next, so I asked cautiously, "shall I go back to Kiev to command the troops?"

Zhukov shook his head and replied, "it's not possible to go back to Kiev. Because the battle group of Dnieper was originally a temporary establishment, it will be disbanded after completing its mission. As for your arrangement, the Supreme Commander himself asked me to consult you on whether I would like to transfer to local work. After all, the front line is too dangerous for women to stay there for a long time. "

"Marshal, I don't think local work is suitable for me." After answering Zhukov truthfully, I expressed my opinion along this line: "since the outbreak of the war, I have been almost always on the front line. That is to say, I have adapted to this kind of life in the war. Once I return to the rear, I may not be able to adapt. "

"I can't adapt. I can adapt slowly." When Zhukov heard my reply, his face showed a trace of discontent. "None of us has the right to let a young mother stay in a place where the man should be for a long time."

"But, comrade Marshal..."

As soon as I opened my mouth, Zhukov raised his hand and interrupted me: "OK, stop talking. This is an order given by the Supreme Commander himself, which can only be carried out and no bargaining is allowed. " After that, he slowed down and said, "if I remember correctly, your husband and children are still alive. If you work in the rear, you can have a family reunion. "

Hearing Zhukov mention oshanin, my heart can't help shivering. If I'm afraid of the real Rita's husband, I'll feel uncomfortable every time I think of his name.

Seeing my hesitation, Zhukov continued, "Rita, think about it! This is the special care of your superiors. "

In this case, if I still stick to my own way, I will offend Zhukov. When I think of o'shanin who was injured in the Moscow defense war and sent to the rear, I have no information. As long as I can't contact him all the time, then I won't be in danger of crossing. Thinking of this, I said with difficulty: "Comrade marshal, but now I don't know where my husband and son are?"

"You don't know where they are?" Zhukov was surprised by my reply. He asked curiously, "haven't we contacted each other since we last met on the outskirts of Moscow?"

"Well, comrade marshal." I explained to Zhukov, "oshanin was wounded in the battle outside Moscow, sent to the rear, and then we lost contact."

"Since then, no more contact?" Zhukov was surprised and asked, "has he never written to you from the hospital in the rear?"

I shrugged my shoulders, looked aggrieved and said, "marshal, you know, I have been changing troops since the end of the Moscow defense. First Leningrad's front army, then volhoff's front army, then Stalingrad's front army, and the Southwest's front army that we stayed in not long ago. "

"Yes, you're right." Before I finished, Zhukov nodded his head and said, "in the past year or so, you have been in many troops. It's really not easy to get in touch with you. By the way, where's your son? Did you find him? "

As for Zhukov's question, I nodded and said definitely, "yes, marshal, when I was breaking through liuban, I accidentally met my son alik who was wandering there in a village."

"Where are you wandering?" After repeating what I said, Zhukov asked, "why did your son appear in liuban? Isn't he accompanied by adults, such as your relatives and friends? "

"Before I joined, I gave my son Alek to my mother." I looked at Zhukov and told him about the real family background of Lida: "at present, I have arrived in Leningrad with my child. Because of the lack of food in the city, my mother and her child evacuated to the outside of the city. She contracted a serious illness in a village near liuban and soon passed away, leaving alik alone."

"Where is the child now?" Zhukov asked with concern. I shook my head and replied again, "at that time, when the troops under my command wanted to move, I gave my son to a female health worker who was sent to the rear because of the injury, and asked her to take the child to a safe place." Zhukov opened his notebook, picked up the pencil on the desk and asked, "what's the name of your son, and what's the name of the woman who took him away?"“ My son's name is Alek, and the woman's name is Nina. He belongs to the front army of warhoff. " I truthfully answered Zhukov's question, and then I made a request to him: "marshal, can you inquire about oshanin's whereabouts?"“ No problem. " Zhukov wrote down the last stroke in his notebook and readily agreed: "I will ask the comrades of the health department to inquire about this matter for you. I believe you will hear the good news in a short time." With all that to say, I stood silently in front of Zhukov, waiting for his next order. Zhukov looked up at me, frowned and thought about it. Then he picked up the phone on the desk and said, "Lieutenant, come in." Finish saying, then put down the telephone directly. The door of the closed room suddenly opened, and the lieutenant on duty stood upright at the door, waiting for Zhukov's order. Zhukov took a few steps towards him and said, "Lieutenant, arrange for the driver to take general oshanina to the hotel."“ Yes The lieutenant stood where he was and agreed. After shaking hands with Zhukov and thanking him, I was about to head for the lieutenant. He suddenly added after me, "by the way, Rita, I'll send someone to pick you up at the ceremony tomorrow morning." I turned to him and nodded my thanks with a smile, then quickened my pace towards the door. The lieutenant took me to the parking lot outside the building, went straight to a jeep with a driver, said hello to the other side, and ordered him: "sergeant, you are responsible for taking comrade general to the hotel." When the driver heard the order, he quickly came out of the cab and took the initiative to open the back door for me, asking me to get on the bus. After thanking the lieutenant and the driver, I bent down and got into the car. When the jeep came to the hotel not far away, I couldn't help smiling because I had been here several times. After thanking the driver, I pushed the door open, got out of the car and went straight to the hotel gate. As soon as I entered the gate, a female commander in a cornice hat came towards me. At the same time, the other side politely said, "Hello, comrade commander, what can I do for you?" I listen to the voice of the other side is very familiar with, take a close look, it is the person in charge here, Liu da. Glancing at the new rank on her shoulder, she found that she had been promoted to lieutenant. She said with a smile, "what's the matter, Lieutenant Liuda, don't you know me?" When the other party heard that I was so familiar with saying hello to myself, he was stunned and looked me up and down. After watching for a long time, she shook her head and said regretfully, "sorry, comrade general, I don't seem to know you." Hearing her say so, I can't help feeling a little disappointed. I took off the helmet on my head, took a step back, opened my arms, and said helplessly: "Liuda, take a closer look, do you really don't know me?"“ Rita, it's Rita. " Without waiting for Liuda to respond, a young woman soldier came to me. She rushed to me and gave me a big hug. At the same time, he said, "Rita, I didn't expect you to be alive. That's great. That's great." I also put my arms around the young soldier in front of me and said, "aksala, long time no see. Are you ok?" The woman soldier I hugged was aksala, the waiter in the hotel. She didn't expect to meet me at this time, so she was very excited. He choked and said, "Rita, dear Rita, I thought you were sacrificed. It's great to see you again." Liu Da, who didn't say a word, finally found out my identity after seeing aksara's performance. She accompanied me with a smile and said, "sorry, comrade general, the last time you stayed here is far away, so you didn't recognize you in time. Please forgive me!"