Chapter 1061

The major stepped back, took off his cap, opened his hands, and said helplessly, "Comrade General, please take a closer look. Can you recognize who I am?"

I stepped down the pedal and stood opposite him. I looked at the middle-aged officer carefully. The more I looked, the more familiar I was. But I couldn't remember where I had seen him.

Seeing that I didn't recognize myself, the major sighed, put the general's cap on his head again, and said leisurely, "Comrade General, have you forgotten the red brysno subway station, that strange subway train, and the guard" Comrade division. "Major bukov, who shook hands with me, still addressed me with his old position, and said with a broad sense:" although I haven't seen you for more than a year, But I often hear all kinds of rumors about you. Look, you are a lieutenant general now. Maybe in a few years, you will be a marshal

"It's you, major bukov." Standing next to us, Yushchenko recognized his old superior and gave him a bear hug. At the same time, he jokingly said, "Comrade battalion commander, if you don't show up in time, maybe I will be beaten into a sieve by your subordinates."

"How is that possible?" When bukov said this, he deliberately turned his eyes on me and said respectfully, "after all, my teachers and comrades are here, and my subordinates dare not act rashly."

Seeing the two of us talking and laughing with bukov, the officers and men surrounding the truck scattered in all directions and returned to their respective guard positions, so as not to hinder our chat. Because they can see that we and their commanders are old acquaintances. Seeing that the soldiers around left, Yushchenko, in order not to disturb our reminiscence, also found a reason and went to the side.

When all the officers and men around us were almost gone, only US and major Yushchenko were left, I asked bukov curiously, "major, when did you leave the eighth division of the guards, and why did you still have the rank of major so far?"

"Comrade division commander, shortly after you left the guard division, I was seriously injured in a battle." Bukov truthfully reported to me: "in February 1942, our guard division was defeated by the German army. When I was covering the retreat of the division headquarters, I got some shrapnel in my chest. Fortunately, the soldiers of the guard camp carried me back to Moscow. Because of the serious injury, I lay in the hospital for almost a year. After I recovered from the injury and was discharged, I was transferred to the Moscow garrison headquarters. Due to the lack of qualifications and military achievements, I still have the original rank of major so far. "

I looked around and then asked in a low voice, "why do you have so many people on duty here, and what's the matter with these tanks?"

When bukov heard my question, he said excitedly: "general oshanina, don't you know that we are going to have the" May Day Parade "tomorrow? These new tanks are all technical equipment for reference."

parade?! Bukov's words made me confused. As far as I know, during the whole Patriotic War, it seems that the Soviet Union held a military parade only when the German army was near the city, and then held another military parade after the surrender of Germany in 1945. Now I am confused about the "May Day military parade",

However, I didn't ask bukov why the parade was held, because at his level, he certainly didn't know the inside story. But in this way, I vaguely guessed that the reason why Zhukov called me back to Moscow was probably related to the parade.

Looking at the officers and men on duty around the tank, I asked bukov curiously, "Comrade major, what happened just now? If you show up a little later, maybe we will fight together."

When I said this, bukov laughed with embarrassment and explained to me a little awkwardly, "general oshanina, you don't know. Our order is to keep a close watch on this batch of technical equipment. No one is allowed to approach without permission from the superior. Once a person is found trying to get close to new equipment, regardless of his rank, he can be killed directly. "

Bukov's words scared me into a cold sweat. It turned out that the soldiers pointed their guns at us just now, not bluffing, but it was possible to pull the trigger and fire at us. If we really fight together, under the siege of so many people, the regiment may be destroyed too much. Even if a person in charge like bukov is severely punished afterwards, it is meaningless for the four of us.

"Comrade major," the next captain Yushchenko pointed to the pedestrians on both sides of the street and asked reluctantly, "since you have not imposed martial law on this street, what will you do with the ordinary citizens passing by these technical equipment?"

Regarding Yushchenko's question, bukov said solemnly: "Captain, don't you see that every tank is guarded by two soldiers? One was in charge of guarding the center of the street to stop vehicles trying to stop next to the tank line; Another soldier is on the edge of the street, urging those passing citizens to speed up their pace and get out of here as soon as possible. " At this point, he turned to look at Yushchenko, who was standing not far away, smoking with his back against the carriage, and said in a low voice, "Comrade division, you may not know how risky captain Yushchenko's behavior is. If any commander or fighter is nervous and his weapon goes off, something big will happen."

I still have some responsibility for what happened just now. If I hadn't been on a whim and wanted to see the new tanks parked on the roadside, Yushchenko would not have had conflicts with the commanders and fighters on guard. At the moment, hearing what bukov said, I immediately apologized to bukov on behalf of Yushchenko: "major, it's all my responsibility. If I hadn't ordered to stop and look at the new tanks on the side of the road, my battalion commander would not have clashed with your men. "

"Comrade General, it's not like that." Listen to me, bukov quickly waved his hands: "this matter is not your fault, it's all my subordinates, too reckless." After that, he turned to the two soldiers on duty nearby and said, "come here, you two, and apologize to general oshanina and her guard battalion commander."

With bukov's order, the two soldiers who first pointed a gun at Yushchenko came to us dejectedly. When Yushchenko also came back to us, some reluctantly apologized to Yushchenko in a low voice: "sorry, comrade commander, we are wrong. Please forgive us."

Yushchenko originally looked at the two people coming, his face was still a look of anger. When they apologized to him, he was a little embarrassed. He scratched the back of his head and said with a smile: "it's me who should say I'm sorry, comrades soldiers, you did right." After that, he went over and raised his hand to pat them on the shoulders, so as to resolve the conflict between the two sides.

In order to find out why Zhukov wanted me to go back to Moscow, I didn't dare to stay here for a long time. After a brief chat with Buko, I got back on the bus and rushed to Zhukov's headquarters.

When our truck arrived at the door, it was stopped by the sentry standing at the door. Yushchenko poked his head out of the car window and said to an officer who came by: "general oshanina is on the bus. She has something urgent to see Marshal immediately."

After hearing what he said, the officer looked into the car, raised his hand and saluted me. Then he turned to the guard standing at the door and called out, "let's go!" With his orders, the railings that used to cross the gate were raised high by the sentry, giving way to the entrance.

When the truck stopped in the parking lot, I found that there were a lot of cars parked outside. In addition to seven or eight black cars, there were more than a dozen three wheeled motorcycles. Many of them were obviously security guards. They were chatting in a circle. Seeing our car stop, they all cast curious eyes at us one after another.

After I got out of the car, the commanders and fighters who had been sitting or relying on motorcycles all straightened up and raised their hands to salute me. I also a gift, quickly through them, into the headquarters building.

When I entered the conference room where Zhukov held the meeting, I was immediately frightened by the many senior commanders sitting around the conference table. In the crowd, I saw vasilevsky, rokosovsky, jerekin, vatukin, Khrushchev, konev, and sokosovsky who called me.

Seeing me enter the door, Zhukov, who was talking, stopped. He reached out and pointed to the position opposite him and said to me, "Rita, you're back. Sit down first

As soon as I was seated, Zhukov continued, "you all remember the parade on November 7, 1941. At that time, in order to ensure the parade, we carried out a large-scale counterattack against the territory occupied by the German army in early November, stabilizing the front in a place far away from the city. At the same time, a large number of anti-aircraft guns and aircraft have been mobilized from all over the country to ensure the safety of Moscow. "

Almost all of the commanders here witnessed the parade. When Zhukov mentioned the parade, their faces were full of joy. We should know that at that time, the troops participating in the review included those temporarily transferred from the front line, the most powerful division of the Ministry of interior, and the Far East military region just transferred from Siberia.

"... in addition to our regular army, there is a special army." Zhukov gushed: "they don't even have uniform, they are of different ages, and even their weapons are old antiques. They are the militia in Moscow. Although they are backward in equipment and have not undergone strict military training, their performance on the battlefield is good, not inferior to that of our regular army at all.

The heavy equipment we refer to includes not only the new tanks just coming off the production line from the arsenal, but also the antique cannons used during the Crimean War in Mara

Although many of the officers and men who participated in the parade were dusty and sloppy, the scene of the parade was chaotic, and the line of the square array on foot was not neat. " As a participant in the parade, I felt the same about what Zhukov said, so when he said this, I nodded in agreement instinctively“ It is this parade, which some people with ulterior motives call "ugly", but it is undoubtedly a model of bravery and five figures. Its inspiring effect on the army and the people of the whole country can not be underestimated. This parade will play the role of boosting morale to the extreme, so our high morale officers and men can finally repel the German attack and drive them far away from Moscow. "

As soon as Zhukov's words were finished, vasilevsky, who was sitting on his right hand, continued to speak and said, "comrades, this parade was proposed by Comrade Stalin. He did it to celebrate our great victory in Stalingrad and to help the army and people of the whole country build up their confidence in defeating the Communist aggressors."

At this point, vasilevsky's face showed a proud expression: "the troops participating in the parade are a mixed regiment sent by various front forces, military academies, National Defense Commission, Navy, air force and Moscow garrison. Each mixed regiment is composed of 1000 soldiers, and there are also 20 commanders of the mixed regiment, including the head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy head, deputy Chief of staff, battalion commander, company commander and so on.

As for the heavy weaponry, I think you must have seen the long line of tanks with camouflage nets on Gorky Street on your way here? " Hearing his question, almost all the commanders answered with one voice, "yes, we see it."“ As the representative of the base camp, "vasilevsky said with a smile," I have the honor to announce to you that you will see a new type of tank at tomorrow's military parade. This kind of tank is the enemy of all German tanks. As long as we master the air supremacy of the battlefield, our armored forces will crush all German resistance on the ground and drive them out of our territory. " After vasilevsky's words, the commanders whispered one after another. Although I couldn't hear what they were saying, I knew from the joy on their faces that it must be some exciting news. Zhukov, who was sitting opposite to me, did not stop everyone, but looked at the scene with a smile. After a while, seeing that everyone was talking, Zhukov knocked on the table. When everyone was quiet, Zhukov said, "because the preparation time for the parade is very short, it must be too late to temporarily transfer troops from the central front army and Voronezh front army. Therefore, the base camp decided temporarily to let the reserve troops to be added to the two front forces participate in the review on their behalf. Comrade rokosovsky and Comrade vatukin! " When Zhukov talked about the back, he suddenly named two commanders of the front army. Rokosovsky and vatujing are veteran soldiers with more than 20 years of military service. When they heard Zhukov calling them, they immediately jumped up from their seats and stood upright in the distance, waiting for Zhukov to say something later. Seeing their standard military posture, Zhukov nodded with a smile, and then asked, "do you have any opinions on the arrangement of the base camp?"“ No! " They agreed and sat down again. When I heard Zhukov's arrangement, I finally understood why malining, the chief of staff of the central front army, did not know about such a large-scale military parade. It turned out that the troops of the central front army and Voronezh front army were not drawn from the front line at all. Instead, they were sent to take part in tomorrow's military parade in their place. Seeing that they had no problem, Zhukov and vasilevsky whispered a few words, then turned around and said to everyone, "it's less than 20 hours before tomorrow's preparation ceremony. Everyone immediately went to their troops to see if there are any problems that need to be solved, so as to avoid mistakes in tomorrow's review. Do you understand? " All the commanders, except Zhukov and vasilevsky, stood up in unison and cried out, "I see!"