Chapter 1427

With our help, some shops closely related to people's livelihood soon resumed business. In order to solve the actual difficulties of the residents, we distributed food free of charge for the first week. As soon as the news came out, there was a long line in front of the food shop and bakery.

Since I thought that this was a newly liberated area and I could not copy the methods of the Soviet Union, I put forward that instead of implementing the rationing system in these two cities, I should pay for it. When I put forward this opinion at the meeting of the military committee of the group army, it immediately aroused the opposition of the overwhelming majority of people, including kirilov. After we finished, I slowly said, "comrades, you know moziri and kalinkovich are cities that have just been liberated by us. Our superiors have not sent local leaders here, so we can only exercise military control temporarily.

In my opinion, in areas under military control, there are no conditions for rationing. That's why I suggest that residents use money to buy the food and daily necessities they need. "

"Comrade commander," chisjakov, who has just returned from the railway line, first stated his attitude: "at present, the rationing system is being implemented all over the country. Even if moziri and kalinkovich are newly liberated cities, there is no exception. Otherwise, we are not in opposition to the central government?"

After he finished speaking, I didn't immediately express my views. Instead, I left the question to kirilov: "Comrade military commissar, what's your opinion?"

"Rita, as you have just said, these two cities are just liberated from the hands of the Germans." Kirilov said in a euphemistic tone: "how many Soviet rubles do you think the residents here will have left after two years of German rule?"

I didn't think about what kirilov said. I was speechless when he said that. Seeing that I was speechless, he continued, "even if there are still many people with money in their families, the cities are in ruins. Do you still think these people can find the money they hide at home?"

"Comrade military commissar," bezikov obviously agreed with kirilov's statement, so he asked, "tell me what we should do?"

"Our work on urban population statistics has been basically completed." Kirilov thought about it, and then replied, "we can put up notices to inform the residents to go to the designated places and get food."

"But I'm afraid some residents won't see these notices," bzikov said with some embarrassment. "We can't ignore these people, can we?"

"It's a good problem to solve." To solve this problem, I thought of a good solution in a moment: "we can send radio cars to every street for continuous broadcasting. I believe that in a short time, all residents will know the news."

"Comrade commander is still very powerful. He thought of this good method at once." After flattering me, bezikov asked the group army logistics minister who attended the meeting as a nonvoting member, "Comrade logistics minister, how much grain reserves do we have now?"

The fat logistics Minister stood up, opened a notebook, looked at it, and then reported to us: "at present, the grain in the two cities can last for seven days, sugar and butter can last for two days, and meat is very little, which can only meet the needs of some units..."

After listening to the report from the Minister of logistics, I couldn't help frowning. I didn't expect that there was only such a small amount of goods transported by the truck transport team at full load. I turned and asked chisgakov, "Comrade deputy commander, I don't know how long our railway will be completed?"

"Comrade commander, today is the 24th," chisjakov stood up and replied, "it will take five days at the earliest to finish."

"Can't it be two days in advance?" I asked tentatively.

"No way." "At present, our soldiers and railway workers have done their best," chisjakov said, shaking his head. In the absence of large-scale lifting machinery, our soldiers can only use their own shoulders to see one rail after another from the warehouse to the construction site.... "

After listening to chisjakov's statement, I know that it is very unrealistic to restore the railway line as soon as possible. He could only sigh in secret, and then announced: "at present, there is not enough food in the city. From the day after tomorrow, we will no longer provide free food to the residents, but adopt the rationing system. Next, our work is to seize the time to produce a batch of ration cards, which will be distributed to the residents in one day tomorrow. "

At this point, I turned to kirilov and said to him with a smile, "Comrade military commissar, since you, akhromeyev and razumeyeva are responsible for the census in the city, then you three are also fully responsible for the distribution of ration cards."

"What is the standard of rationing?" Kirilov asked without expression.

To be honest, Kirilov asked me again about this question. I really don't know how to allocate the quota. I can only say with embarrassment: "Comrade Military Committee, you know me better than this, or you has the final say."

"Well, the average citizen has 600 grams of bread a day, and the elderly and children are halved." Kirilov said the rationing criteria, glanced at everyone, and then asked, "do you have different opinions?"

"No, I agree." As the head of the group army, I first agreed.

"Agreed!"“ No comment After hearing my statement, members attending the meeting also agreed with kirilov's proposal one after another.

After the meeting, kirilov looked around and said to me in a low voice, "Rita, you have great command ability in the military, but in the local work, I think you still have a lot of things you don't understand."

Kirilov's words made me blush with shame. I nodded hard and admitted with embarrassment: "yes, comrade military commissar, you should know that before the outbreak of the war, I was just an ordinary housewife. I did housework and took care of children at home every day, and I didn't know much about things outside. Later, when I came to the army, I was promoted to my present position step by step by chance. I really don't have the experience of managing the city, but thanks to you, everything can go well

Kirilov patted me on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Rita, if I'm not wrong, you may get a promotion in a short time. Then I may be separated from you. Even if I want to help you again, I can't do anything. So while we are still together, if you have time, you'd better go out with me to learn how to manage a city. "

"Yes, comrade military commissar, you are right." I nodded my head and said, "this war will come to an end sooner or later. At that time, the whole country's recovery and reconstruction work will be on the agenda. If you don't understand urban management, you will be eliminated. From tomorrow on, as long as I have nothing to do, I will accompany you to the city to see how you manage a city. "

……

At noon, bezikov suddenly came up to me with a telegram and said solemnly, "Comrade commander, according to the report of the reconnaissance team, there are a lot of trucks coming from the enemy's defense area. They are very busy. I don't know that this is the precursor of their intention to launch an offensive against us."

After listening to bzikov's report, I said with a smile, "Comrade chief of staff, you are too worried. Today is December 24. It's Christmas Eve in Germany. I think they must have some celebration activities. That's why so many trucks come from the rear to deliver the materials they need for the festival. "

"Even so, I don't think we should take it lightly." After listening to my explanation, bzikov still said uneasily: "for the sake of safety, I think the troops should be allowed to enter the defensive positions to prevent possible German attacks."

I am a very cautious person. Although I think that this statement of bezikov is a bit groundless, for the sake of safety, I still ordered him: "in this case, you should inform the two divisions who are in charge of building fortifications to stop working, enter the defensive position immediately, and make all preparations for combat."

"What, just two teachers?" When bizikov heard that I only sent two divisions to prepare for the battle, he looked embarrassed: "is it too little?"

"Not less." I waved my hand to bezikov and said, "at present, the troops that build fortifications in the north of the two cities are all the most complete and powerful troops. As long as they are ready for battle, the Germans will have no chance. To say the least, even if the German army really attacks us on Christmas Eve, as long as they can stop the enemy for two or three hours, our main force will arrive. "

"Comrades commander," although I have made my words very clear, bezikov said stubbornly, "I think we should immediately issue a battle alert to the two commanders. In addition to the troops in the north of the city should immediately enter the defensive area, the troops in the city should also gather as soon as possible to prepare to support the garrison outside the city when necessary."

Seeing that bzikov held the telegram tightly in his hand, I knew that he would keep pestering me if I didn't promise to send the battle alarm to the two commanders. Thinking of this, I waved my hand to him and said rather helplessly, "OK, chief of staff, go and call two commanders tavartkilaze and sivakov, saying that the enemy may attack us and make them prepare for the necessary battle."

Seeing that I finally agreed to my request, bzikov agreed excitedly, and then ran to call the two commanders. When I heard him say aloud to the receiver, "Hello, is that commander tavartkiraze? I'm the chief of staff, bezikov. The commander ordered... "And shook his head with a smile. Then he lowered his head and continued to look at the map in front of him.

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With the arrival of Christmas morning on the 25th, there was still no sign of the German army in front of our defensive positions. Biezikov, who knew that his judgment was wrong, gave a wry smile and said to me with embarrassment, "Comrade commander, you are right. The German army is busy with their Christmas Eve and has no intention to attack us. "

"Call the two commanders," I told bzikov, "and let them clear the battle alarm, continue to clean up the ruins of the city, and build winter houses for the residents."

Just as bezikov went to make a phone call, kirilov hurried in from the outside. As soon as he saw me, he said, "Rita, you're here. I thought you didn't get up. Pack up now and go out with me

"Where are you going, comrade military commissar?" I asked, looking blankly at kirilov“ Didn't you agree yesterday? " When kirilov heard my question, he said rather speechlessly, "don't we agree to go to the city together and find out how to manage a city?" After half an hour, kirilov and I took the jeep, along the road into puzili. This is the first time I have entered this city since I liberated moziri, so everything outside makes me very curious. I looked out of the car window and saw that the bricks and stones on the street had been cleared and the craters on the road had been filled. Although it was not long before dawn, we can still see our soldiers and residents moving the bricks and stones from the ruins to the cars parked on the roadside, and then transporting them far away. Seeing one after another passing by our muck trucks, I asked kirilov curiously, "Comrade military commissar, where have all these cleared bricks and rubble been transported?"“ There are open plains on all sides of the city. Let's dump the bricks and stones there first, so that we can clean up the city as soon as possible. " Kirilov replied, "as for the muck, we can deal with it after the city is rebuilt in the future." Suddenly, I saw a hundred meter long dragon standing in front of a half collapsed building on the roadside. I pointed to the line and asked kirilov, "Comrade military commissar, what are they doing?" Kirilov looked out and replied, "these people are here for ration cards. In order to distribute all the ration cards to the residents today, we have set up 20 points in the city. There are the same number of distribution points in kalinkovic, which are in the charge of major akhromeyev. " If it is in a big city like Moscow and Kiev, 20 distribution points are far from enough. However, moziri and kalinkovich are both small cities, which are more than enough“ If before the end of today, some residents have not received the ration card, what should they do? " I looked at the endless dragon and asked casually, "if there is no ration certificate, what is waiting for them is the end of starvation."