Chapter 1017

Seeing that I had a sign of anger, Yushchenko did not dare to play tricks any more and asked me tentatively: "Comrade General, before I answer your question, can I ask you two questions?"

"Captain, if you have any questions, please ask them quickly." I was impatient with his mysterious behavior.

Seeing that I agreed to his request, Yushchenko carefully asked: "Comrade General, if, what I said is if, if you are a commander of the group army and want to get to know another commander of the group army who you have never met, is there any other way besides meeting and cooperating with each other?"

As for his question, I frowned and thought about it, and found that there was really no other way to make friends besides the two situations he said. Moreover, as a group commander, without the permission of the higher authorities, it would cause unnecessary suspicion to make friends with friendly commanders who do not belong to each other. Thinking of this, I nodded silently and agreed with what he said.

He then asked: "moreover, even if you know other group army commanders, can you enter each other's defense area at will to check his defense deployment?"

Before Yushchenko's words were finished, I immediately guessed what he wanted to express. I raised my hand and patted my forehead, and said with chagrin, "I'm so confused, I'm so confused!"

As soon as I spoke, Yushchenko turned red with shame and closed his mouth awkwardly. As for his reaction, I was stunned. Then I understood that he misunderstood me and scolded him. I quickly explained, "don't get me wrong, comrade captain. I'm not talking about you, but about myself. I understand such a simple truth only when you remind me. Isn't that stupid? "

Yushchenko did not speak after listening to me. He just gave a wry smile.

I went on to say what he wanted to say: "Captain Yushchenko, I see what you mean. Do you want to tell me that this time I went to the front line with general rokosovsky, I would have the opportunity to meet many senior commanders I could not have known, and increase my contacts in the army. At the same time, the construction of forward defense positions, put forward their own unique views, can also increase the sense of identity of these commanders to me. Am I right? "

After hearing this question from me, Yushchenko's face finally showed a happy expression. He nodded his head vigorously and said definitely, "yes, Comrade General. That's what I want to say. " After a pause, he asked tentatively, "it's getting late. Would you like something to eat?"

He didn't say, I didn't realize my stomach was already hungry. When he said this, he felt very hungry and sweating. He nodded and urged him: "Captain, I'm really hungry. Let the guards outside get something to eat."

He nodded and went to the door. He called a guard and gave a few orders in a low voice. The soldier agreed and left quickly along the corridor.

Yushchenko came back to me and reported to me, "Comrade General, I have sent for dinner. Just a moment, and you'll be able to have dinner. "

Anyway, dinner would have to wait for a while, so I chatted with Yushchenko: "Comrade captain, how long do you think we can stay in the front with general rokosovsky?"

As for my question, Yushchenko thought about it and replied, "I think it's about a week at most."

"A week?" After listening to Yushchenko's reply, I asked with great interest, "may I ask, what is the basis of your judgment?"

After listening to my question, Yushchenko laughed: "Comrade General, according to the arrangement of the higher authorities, you are going to go to the United States with the delegation in mid April. Have you forgotten?"

If Yushchenko didn't mention going to the United States, I really didn't remember, because in my mind, apart from thinking about going to the front line inspection with rokosovsky, I was thinking about whether Vasili's operation could be successful tomorrow.

When I think of Vassily's operation, I can't help worrying about the gains and losses. I looked up and asked Yushchenko, "Captain, do you think Vassily's operation will be successful tomorrow?"

After hearing this, Yushchenko first nodded his head. A moment later, he shook his head again and said with some embarrassment, "Comrade General, it's hard to say. Although Dr. Sergey made a statement that he would do his best in the operation tomorrow. But I don't think he has enough confidence to say that. "

Just then, the guard sent by Yushchenko to look for food came in with a tray. In addition to bread slices, sliced sausages, there are even several steaming baked potatoes in the tray.

When the guard put all the things on the table one by one, Yushchenko took out two bottles of cola like juggling, and said to me with pride, "Comrade General, the comrades of the headquarters have sent us a lot of this kind of American cola. You can have a taste tonight."

I saw him take off the cap of coke bottle cleanly, take two tea cups from the side, and prepare to pour coke into it. I was deeply afraid that he had made the mistake of adding water to coke again. I immediately reminded him, "Captain, this kind of coke is drunk directly. Don't add water and sugar to it."

He was stunned when I said that. After a while, he retorted weakly, "Comrade General, but I think all comrades in the headquarters drink like this."

I snorted heavily and said, "if their drinking methods are all wrong, do you follow them?"“ No? " When Yushchenko heard me say this, he said in disbelief: "one or two people's drinking method is wrong, which is reasonable. But if all the people in the headquarters drink like this, do you think their drinking method is wrong? "“ Comrade captain, "I patiently explained to Yushchenko," there are some things that most people don't think are right, they are right. As far as I know, even some high-level commanders drink coke in the wrong way. This drink can be drunk without adding water and sugar. But in the summer when drinking, put a few pieces of ice in the coke, can have the effect of heatstroke When Yushchenko saw that I was sure, he didn't flush the coke, but took a big drink from his glass. When I saw his brow tightening, I couldn't help asking curiously, "Captain Yushchenko, how does it taste?" He picked up the glass again, took a sip of coke gently, and then replied, "although this drink is sweet, I can't get used to it."“ Drink a few more times and you'll get used to it. " After I finished this sentence casually, I asked again, "the superior said that he would send an English teacher to me. I don't know if he came here when we left." Yushchenko had just put a piece of bread into his mouth. When he heard my question, he replied in a flurried voice: "Comrade General, I'll ask." Then he got up from his seat and went to the door again. After two or three minutes, he walked over to me again and sat down. He reported to me: "Comrade General, I just asked the left behind guard. He said that before general rokosovsky came down, there was a sergeant. Sergeant wearing a pair of round glasses, people look polite, said that the superior sent to your English teacher. Because you were not there at that time, our soldiers have sent him away and asked him to come back tomorrow. " Next, I asked about the accommodation arrangements of Yushchenko and several other security guards, and I turned to Kiev. I asked, "Comrade captain, how many of our special guard company are still in Kiev?"“ There are about 70 people left. " Yushchenko recognized what I wanted to ask from my words and quickly replied: "the weapons they are equipped with are assault rifles, but the number of bullets is very rare. At most one more battle, these effective ammunition will be consumed. Do you think we should send a telegram to general rebalko to order the soldiers of the special guard company to destroy all these weapons at the last critical moment, so as not to fall into the hands of the Germans? " After thinking about it, I finally shook my head and said, "no, Kiev is besieged by the German army, but it will not be in great danger for the time being. After all, the main force of the Germans is still to be used against our heavy military group in the Kursk region. They dare not deploy too many troops to counter Kiev. " After thinking about it, I added, "also, in a while, assault rifles will be equipped with troops on a large scale. Even if the German army seizes a few and takes them back, they will not be able to complete the development and production of short cartridge bullets in a short time."“ If that's the case, I'll be relieved. " Yushchenko said. After a few mouthfuls of bread, he stood up and asked me, "may I leave, Comrade General?" I nodded at him and said, "go back and have a rest. We'll go to the hospital again tomorrow. I'm not sure if I don't see Vassili's successful operation. " Early the next morning, I came to the hospital with Yushchenko and two other guards. Just in time, Vassily was in a wheelchair and was about to be pushed into the operating room. I quickly stopped the nurse of the cart, went over to hold Vassily's hands, comforted him and said, "don't be nervous, comrade Vassily. Dr. Sergey is very skilled. He will be able to remove all the pus from your eyes successfully. I believe that before long, your eyesight will return to normal The last time I had an operation, four or five hours passed unconsciously, and I didn't think it was long. Today, Vassili's operation, which has been used for almost the same time, makes me anxious like an ant on a hot pot. I keep walking around the operating room with my hands on my back, hoping to see a nurse come out to get something. Then I can ask her about the situation in the operating room. Unfortunately, for several hours, the access control of the operating room was closed, and no one came in and out.