Burning Moscow

　　 "Report to Comrade Major, Lieutenant Miducci is here to follow your instructions!" A sudden sound awakened me from a state of contemplation. When I looked up, Lieutenant Miducci was standing in front of him. I remembered that when I sent out Instructor Thorin just now, he had asked him to notify him and asked Lieutenant Miducci to come to the command post to find me in an hour.

I took another sip of tea, put down the three unanswered questions for the time being, stood up and said to Midocchi, "Ensign, let’s go. Send another soldier to call up the four dumb geese, and Let's go back to the village together."

　　 Stupid goose? ! Miducci froze for a moment, and quickly reacted. Knowing that I was talking about the four soldiers of unknown origin, he immediately ordered a soldier next to him to carry out this order.

　　 Entering the village, I ordered Master Yemelyanov to take the four of them to the health team, and let the assistant military doctor Sergeant Nina do an examination for them. And Lieutenant Miducci and I returned to the company command post together.

　　 When I opened the door and walked into the command post, I saw Lieutenant Ugard just put down the microphone in his hand. Seeing me entering the door, he quickly saluted me and reported, "Comrade Major, hello!"

　　 "Hello!" I replied to him, sat down on the stool by the table, and then asked, "Anything new?"

　　 "I just received a notice from the regiment headquarters, tomorrow a company will be sent to change defense with my battalion."

　　 The change of defense, Vlasov once mentioned to me on the phone, but I didn't expect the change of defense to come so quickly. I hurriedly asked Ugarde: "Comrade Lieutenant, did the head of the regiment say on the phone what the mission of our battalion is?"

"Yes, Comrade Major." Ugarde replied, "Lieutenant Colonel Habi said, after the change of defense, our battalion immediately assembled at the regiment headquarters, ready to participate in the breakout operation in a few days. At the same time, we must also deploy elite soldiers and strong generals. , Organize a small guerrilla team and stay in the Liuban area to fight guerrillas."

　　 "The guerrillas?!" The guerrillas were recruited from the regular army. Didn't I get it wrong? So he asked specifically: "Comrade Lieutenant, you have heard clearly, the head of the regiment said that we should mobilize people to form a guerrilla team?"

"Yes, the head of the regiment said that the number of small guerrillas to be formed will not exceed 20. It is necessary to select talents with various specialized military skills. Not only machine gunners, correspondents, engineers, and wireless telegraphers are needed. Mortarmen and even gunners. And everyone in the team needs to have a certain command ability, so that when necessary, each person can pull up a new guerrilla team."

After listening to the command relayed by Lieutenant Ugarde, I sneered again and again. There were many recruits in the camp with poor combat effectiveness. To participate in the breakout battle, I was already short of manpower. At this time, I will mobilize a group of backbones to form the Raoshizi guerrilla team, then Don't fight the rest of the battle.

　　 My reaction was seen by Ugarde. He reminded me cautiously: "Comrade Major, orders from higher authorities are not allowed to be discussed. Do you think we will immediately deploy personnel to form guerrillas?"

　　 I am just a small battalion commander now, and the only people I can command are the 200 or so people under him. I knew very well in my heart that without a big tree like Zhukov covering me, even if the superior gave an order that was absurd, I could only execute it unconditionally. So I replied with a wry smile: "Comrade Lieutenant, do you have a suitable candidate? You know, we are only infantry. Machine gunners, correspondents, and radio operators can be found, but engineers, mortars, and gunners are not."

　　 Ugarde's gaze crossed my head and looked towards the door. I turned my head and saw that it was Lieutenant Miducci standing behind me. I pointed to the second lieutenant and asked Ugarde: "Comrade Lieutenant, are you planning to make Lieutenant Miducci the captain of this guerrilla unit?"

　　 "Yes. I wonder if you agree?"

　　 I lowered my head and thought about it. I feel that if a second lieutenant commander with rich combat experience stays in the army and directs regular operations, it is far better than dispatching a guerrilla that may not have any effect at all and is annihilated by the Germans. With this in mind, I vetoed Ugard’s idea very simply: "No, Comrade Lieutenant, no. Ensign Miducci is an excellent officer. He should stay in the regular army to direct the battle, not go to guerrillas. His talent is buried in the team."

　　 "Comrade Lieutenant, what do you think?" Ugard did not refute me, but directly asked Miducci.

Seeing that I was looking at him, Midoc quickly slapped up and replied loudly, "No matter what decision the superiors make, whether to stay in the army and continue to serve as the platoon leader, or to become the captain of the guerrillas, I resolutely obeyed orders."

　　 I stood up and said my decision: "Second Lieutenant Miducci will stay in the eighth company. I will send someone else for the guerrilla captain."

　　 "Who do you think is more suitable."

　　 I went through all the familiar people in my mind. To be a guerrilla captain, you must first have a certain level, and you must also have a certain prestige among the fighters, so that you can manage a dozen or twenty people in the team. Ugard, Diomi, Thorin, and others all hold important positions, and they cannot leave casually. Only my guard squad leader Yemelyanov can be sent. Having decided, I replied: "Let's let Master Yemelyanov be the captain of the guerrilla captain."

　　 After listening to Ugarde, he immediately told Miducci: "Second Lieutenant, go and call Comrade Tus."

　　 The second lieutenant agreed and wanted to go out. I exhorted again later: "Remember, call the devil instructor and the North Korean."

As soon as Midoc heard it, he quickly reported to me: "Comrade Major, the day before the North Korean Park Joon-soo took his position, he had been sent to the hospital behind because of his injuries. Only the seventh company. The Hojo Tanao who was handed over to our company is still there."

　　 "Then call Hojo Tanao over."

　　 Devil instructor Hojo Tanao soon came in. After he finished the report to us, he stood aside honestly.

　　 I walked up to him and asked with a smile, "Hojo Tanio, how are you doing here?"

　　 "The report sir, it's much better than the prisoner-of-war camp." Hojo Tanio answered me loudly.

I suddenly remembered something. It is said that after the Battle of Nomonhan in 1939, Japan and the Soviet Union repatriated all the prisoners of war to each other. Why didn’t Hojo Tanio and his men return home and were sent to Leningrad as cannon fodder. What? At this moment, I can chat with him face to face, just to ask this question.

After hearing my question, the muscles on his face twitched a few times, and then he replied in blunt Russian: "Your Excellency Commander, soon after the ceasefire between the two sides, the repatriation of prisoners of war began. It is said that the repatriation of the staff of the working group When we arrived at our prisoner-of-war camp, the commander of the prisoner-of-war camp happened to be drunk. He told those people that there were only Koreans and no Japanese in the prisoner-of-war camp, so we were left behind. The Soviet-German war broke out and we were caught. Urgently conscripted into the army and transported to the front line to participate in the battle."

　　 "Why are the North Koreans not in the scope of repatriation?" Ugarde helped me ask the question I wanted to ask.

　　 "According to the commander of the prisoner-of-war camp, it was Japan, not North Korea, who was fighting the Soviet Union. Therefore, the captured North Koreans were only enemies who laid down their weapons, not prisoners of war, and were not released."

　　 "Report to Comrade Commander, Da Shi Yemelyanov is here, waiting for your order!" The old Da Shi's voice came from the door, and it seems that the ensign brought him here.

"Comrade Tuas, I am calling you, because there is an important task to be entrusted to you." Yemelyanov is my guard squad leader, and there is no need to be polite with him, I will explain the task straight to him. "According to the order of the superior, the battalion must mobilize the backbone to form a guerrilla team. After the large unit breaks through, stay in the Liuban area to fight guerrillas. Now I have decided to let you be the captain of this guerrilla team. Do you have the confidence to complete This difficult task?"

　　 "Please rest assured, comrade commander, I promise to complete the task." After saying these routines, Tuashi asked again, "I don't know how many people are in the guerrillas and what kind of equipment do they have?"

I calculated it in my mind, and then replied to him: "There are 20 guerrillas, and we will equip you with machine gunners, signalmen, radio operators, and sanitation officers." Having said that, I said with some regret, "Unfortunately, there are none in the camp. People will use mortars, otherwise, they can equip you with the mortar that they captured last time."

　　 "Your Excellency, I will use a mortar." Hojo Tanao suddenly interrupted.

　　 "You?! You can use a mortar, aren't you an infantryman?" Ugarde said in surprise.

　　 "I used to serve as a sergeant in the artillery unit, and then I was transferred to the infantry unit."

"Well, I'll give you the mortar. Also, Hojo Tanao," I pulled the old man in front of him, and continued, "I appoint you as the deputy captain of the guerrillas and serve as Yemelyan. Mr. Nov’s deputy, he must cooperate with his work well, do you understand?"

　　 "Hi!" Hojo Tanao habitually popped out a Japanese sentence.

"Comrade Lieutenant," I yelled to Miducci, who had been standing at the door, "Take Comrade Tuas and the devil instructor to select the guerrillas. Also, let the four dumb geese join the guerrillas. I. I believe they will make some achievements when they reach the guerrillas."

　　Because of the change of defense tomorrow, there are a lot of things to do. In addition to the soldiers of the Eighth Company to pack up, they also need to inform the Seventh Company in the position to make preparations for handing over the position.

　　 The sky went dark unknowingly.

　　 I was explaining the task to Ugarde, and when I was waiting for Diomi and the others to arrive, I suddenly heard the sound of music coming from outside. I stopped and called Midocchio who was standing aside: "Second Lieutenant, you go out and see, where is the music coming from, is there a concert?"

　　 Lieutenant went out, and it took five or six minutes before he came back and reported to us: "Report Comrade Major, it is the female hygienists of the health team and the wounded who are having a party. Do you need them to stop?"

I waved my hand and said, "It's not necessary. Anyway, we are leaving here tomorrow. Let them have a good time tonight." After that, I turned to look at Ugarde and asked, "Comrade Lieutenant, I want to go. Take a look?"

Ugarde was refreshed ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ immediately stood up, grabbed the big brimmed hat on the table, and said, "Let's go, Comrade Major, go and have a look. It's been a long time since such a lively party has been held. "

The three of us came near the house of the sanitation team, and saw two bonfires lit on the open space in front of the house. The wounded were all surrounded by the fire, listening to the beauty of Nina singing fascinatingly. singing.

　　 There are beautiful women singing, in my experience, those four modern youths may go up and show their courtesy. Just thinking of this, the square-faced Ivanovic and the messy-haired Simon Lovech have walked over, one took the accordion in the hands of the accompaniment warrior, one took the guitar, and began to accompany Nina.

　　 At the end of the song, there was a warm applause on the court. And the two young men seemed to still have a lot of meaning, and began to play and sing: "Holding hands and shooting, the soldiers went to the battlefield; the war is calling, and the medals are shining. Return home with honors, heroes and fame; return home with honors , Enjoy a good time. This silence and sunshine indicates that there will be no more death. This silence and sunshine is the hope of victory in the war..."

　　 "The lyrics are really great, Comrade Major, do you know what the song is?" Ugard, who was listening intently, couldn't help but ask me.

　　 "I don't know, I have never listened to this song."

　　 I was about to continue speaking when I suddenly heard the footsteps of several people approaching. Turning around, I saw that Captain Diomi, Instructor Thorin, and two other fighters came.

　　 They came to me, stood up and saluted, and reported: "Comrade Major, Seventh Company Commander Diomi, and Instructor Thorin, are here to report to you and await your orders."