Burning Moscow

As soon as Kolovnikov walked into the division headquarters, Boroda, who had already prepared, immediately greeted the soldiers to send hot water to the general and his accompanying staff, saying that they had been working hard, so they should wash their faces first. After washing up, let the kitchen serve the generals a hearty breakfast.

Looking at the wide variety of breakfasts and hot tea on the table, I smiled at Boroda in a friendly manner. After all, I was someone who had served as an adjutant to the commander of the army. I was better than me when dealing with people and things. I am thoughtful. I smiled and said to Kolovnikov: "Comrade General, you and the comrades in the headquarters have gone out early. I guess they haven't had breakfast. These are all made by the chef in the division, and I don't know if it suits your taste. Please try it!"

Kolovnikov used a fork to fork a piece of grilled meat, took a bite, opened his mouth and said, "The grilled meat is delicious, not bad!"

I hurriedly said with a smile on my face: "Comrade General, eat more if it tastes good. You have been on the road for so long, I guess your comrades are already grumbled with hunger."

Kolovnikov grabbed a thin slice of cheese with his hands, and before putting it in his mouth, he greeted the staff sitting at the table: "Eat, comrades! You are welcome, before setting off in the morning You haven’t had time to eat, maybe you’re all hungry.” Then he raised his head and said to Boroda and me: “Hey, I said Comrade Oshanina and Comrade Boroda, what are you still standing for? Order to sit down and eat! You know this is your place, and we are here to eat dinner with you."

Amidst everyone’s kind laughter, Boroda and I sat down and started eating breakfast.

When I was eating. Inadvertently raised his head and saw the lieutenant colonel sitting opposite. Facing the table full of food, his brows frowned. Seeing his expression, I said to myself that it was not good, maybe he would use the question.

Sure enough, the lieutenant colonel slapped the table and stood up, and said with an unpleasant expression: "Master Oshanina, I want to ask you! The soldiers on the front can't even guarantee three meals a day, but you and your staff adviser. The chief stays in the division headquarters every day.

"Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff," Before the lieutenant colonel could speak, General Kolovnikov stood up and interrupted what was behind him, and said in a learned tone: "The food of the 378th Division has been in our army. It is very famous. When Colonel Dorofeev was still the commander of the division, he was known as a gourmet. His daily diet is like this. Therefore, for a long time, the commanders of the group army command and other divisions liked it. Come here for dinner. Major Oshanina has only been in office for a few days, so the eating habits here still retain the characteristics of the Dorofeev period."

Hearing what General Kolovnikov said, the deputy chief of staff who had been tantrums could only sit down obediently. Eat like everyone else.

After teaching the deputy chief of staff, Kolovnikov smiled and said to me again: "I said Comrade Oshaninna, the deputy chief of staff has only been transferred to the group army not long ago. I don't understand a lot of things, so don't mind. Hurry up and eat. After eating, we have to give awards to the soldiers."

I hurriedly stood up and reported: "Reporting to the commander of the group army, I am very grateful to the Deputy Chief of Staff for his valuable criticism of us. In our future work, we will surely make improvements while correcting, and strive to correct our shortcomings and promote our advantages. "

After listening to me, Kolovnikov laughed and said: "Comrade Oshanina, I didn't expect you to be able to say it." Then he said to the lieutenant colonel: "Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff , You go outside and bring people in to bring in the medals and awards, and let Master Oshanina and the others hurry up to sort them out. After eating, they will prepare for the celebration ceremony."

The deputy chief of staff did not speak either, and walked outside after standing up to salute. I quickly touched Boroda, who was sitting next to me, with my arm, and said in a low voice: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you can also help the Deputy Chief of Staff." Boroda nodded, got up and walked out.

General Kolovnikov looked at his watch and said loudly, "Comrades, hurry up and eat. We have important things to do later."

After breakfast, Colonel Donskoy, Colonel Sholof, Lieutenant Colonel Peter, Major Yatzenuk and their political commissars also arrived, so we had a meeting in the division headquarters.

These regiment-level cadres are all old men of the 59th Army. The political commissars of the regiment leaders and General Kolovnikov are very familiar with them. Maybe it's been a long time since I saw each other. In this meeting, the two sides saluted and shook hands, asking each other about the current situation of each other. The relationship was very close. Instead, I was the teacher in the cold.

After the meeting, on behalf of the division, I first welcomed General Kolovnikov to attend our celebration meeting in person, and then I reported to him the whole story of yesterday’s battle and the situation of the advanced collectives preparing to be commended. The heads of the regiments also reported to him on their participation in the war.

After listening to our report, General Kolovnikov first affirmed the results achieved by our division, and then patiently asked about the detailed deployment of our division in combat divisions. While praising our achievements, we also severely criticized the fact that we did not report to the group army command before the battle.

I can only humbly accept his criticism. I stood up and confessed my mistake, and said that if there is any battle to be carried out in the division in the future, I must ask him for instructions in advance. After obtaining his permission, I will adopt the corresponding military. action. Even though I said that, I knew it very well in my heart. If you really want to go to war, if you ask for instructions and get approval, the day lily will be cold. So in the future, everything in the teacher is still up to me. Where to fight and when to fight, I will have the final say.

At this moment, Major Antonov walked in from outside. After he saluted us, he hesitated, not knowing whom to report to. I pointed to General Kolovnikov who was sitting in the middle, and said, "Comrade Antonov, please report to the commander of the group army."

Antonov promised, and after saluting Kolovnikov again, he respectfully reported: "Report to Comrade Commander. I am Major Antonov, Chief of Staff of the 378th Division. Now I’m outside to take part in the celebration. The congress troops are entering the venue in units of companies. I have come to ask for instructions, and see when you can enter the venue?"

When Antonov asked this question. Instead of staring at Kolovnikov, he looked at me. I knew he was waiting for my instructions. I raised my hand and looked at my watch. It was seven o'clock in a few minutes, so I turned around and asked the general: "Comrade Commander, time is almost up. Do you think we should go to the meeting place?"

Kolovnikov nodded and said: "Since the time is almost up, let's go to the meeting place now." Having said that, he turned his attention to the political commissars under my head. "Several old folks, should you go back to the team? You will be the leading role in the celebration ceremony later!"

Hearing what he said, several regiment leaders and political commissars all stood up, saluted him, and walked out behind Antonov.

After they all left, Kolovnikov asked the lieutenant colonel again: "Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff. Are you ready for your military medal?"

The deputy chief of staff quickly stood up and replied: "Report to Comrade Commander, Captain Boroda, the acting chief of staff of the 378th Division, has helped me classify the military medals. We can go to the meeting at any time."

"Now that everything is ready, let's go to the meeting place." Then, General Kolovnikov stood up.

The venue of the celebration meeting was located outside the division headquarters. The platform at the entrance of the church is equivalent to the rostrum for us to preside over the conference. After going out, I deliberately looked up at the top of the gate, and didn't pull any banners. It seemed that this old man didn't like to make such a fancy way.

On the clearing in front of the church. The commanders and fighters who came to the conference have long been full, and they are under the leadership of commanders at all levels. Lined up in a neat square. Because I greeted them specifically yesterday, they all put on new military uniforms.

In front of each phalanx stood their respective commanders, and even the few regiment leaders and political commissars who had just come out of the command center stood at the forefront of their respective units.

I cast my gaze on the phalanx of the guard company nearest to us. Next to Captain Gusev, there are Captain Burda and Captain Chumac. Behind them, there are a group of lieutenant-level officers. I guess they should be different. The company’s deputy company commander and platoon commander, because I saw the injured Vaskov being supported by others, standing upright in the queue.

I whispered to Kolovnikov: "Comrade Commander, the time is almost up, and the celebration ceremony can begin."

Kolovnikov nodded, walked two steps forward, came to the edge of the platform, first glanced at the team present, and then said loudly: "Comrades!"

Following his voice, the soldiers in the team slammed to stand at attention, and then all the commanders closed their eyes facing him and raised their chins high, waiting for him to continue talking.

Seeing the reactions of the soldiers, Kolovnikov nodded in satisfaction, and said straightforwardly: "I am here today to award military merits to those heroes who demonstrated brave and fearless fighting spirit in yesterday's battle. Chapters and awards. Here, I want to say to you: Good job, great! Good guys, you are all good guys!"

After Kolovnikov finished his brief opening remarks, the scene was silent. But it was only a short moment, and then thunderous cheers erupted from the phalanx: "Ula! Ula! Ula!!!" The earth-shaking shout made people feel excited, even staying on the platform. I couldn't help but yelled rhythmically with everyone.

Then Boroda stepped forward, raised his hands and pressed it down. After the shouts of the commanders died down, he shouted loudly: "I announce that the commendation conference will begin now, and the acting commander, Major Oshanina, will announce the meritorious service. Collective and individual."

I stepped forward and first raised my hand to salute the officers and men lined up in the open space, and then took the folder from Boroda, opened it and read aloud: "To commend the guard camp in the Great Patriotic War On the front line, the brave and fearless spirit shown by the commanders and soldiers, and the many achievements they have achieved, are specially awarded the title of the first company and the second company of the guards, and the collective first class merit. Please captain Burda, the company commander, and the company commander of the second company. Captain Chumac came to the stage to receive the medals and awards."

Bourda and Chumak agreed and walked along the steps to the platform. After saluting us, they received the award and the medal of merit in the box from Boroda's hand. After shaking hands with Boroda, the two took a step back, and after saluting again, they turned and walked down the steps.

Watching them leave, I continued reading: "...Grant the honorary title of the Hero Camp of the Caucasus Camp of the Xiaolov regiment, and win the first class collective merit. Please battalion commander Caucasov to come to the stage to receive the award."

"...Awarded the honorable title of the Hero Camp of the Boris Camp of the Sholov Regiment, and won the first class collective merit. Please battalion commander Boris to come to the stage to receive the military medal and award."

"...Grant the honorable tank company of the fifth tank company and the sixth tank company of the Donskoy regiment, and win the collective first-class merit. Please take the commander of the regiment, Colonel Donskoy, to come to the stage to receive the medal and award.

After awarding collective medals and certificates of merit, they began to issue individual medals and certificates of merit. This time I started with the third-class work, followed by the second-class work, and finally the first-class work.

There are many commanders who have made first-class merit, such as Major Antonov, the chief of the general staff, because he personally directed the battle, and he commanded the battle with merit. This first-class merit is worthy of his credit. Captain Aftukhov of the Independent Communications Company, because I ensured the smooth communication during the battle, I helped him fight for reasons, and Boroda agreed to grant him. As for Lieutenant Vaskov, none of the critics raised objections, and the unanimous vote granted him first-class merit.

"...Lieutenant Vaskov went deep behind the enemy and rescued hundreds of captured commanders. However, after our army's actions were discovered by the Germans, Lieutenant Vaskov took the initiative to lead the enemy away so that our large forces could Successfully escaped. In order to commend his merits, the division decided to award him a first-class military medal. Now, I invite Lieutenant Vaskov to come to the stage to receive the award." As soon as my words fell, thunderous applause broke out on the court. , Vaskov walked over slowly with the support of the two ensigns.

When he walks on the platform, UU reads www. uukanshu.com I handed the folder in my hand to Boroda, took the certificate and the military medal in the box from him, and walked over to Vaskov.

Seeing Vaskov saluting me, I smiled and gave a salute, and then held the certificate and medal of merit in both hands and handed it over. He gently broke free from the arm of the commander who was supporting him, stretched out his hands to take what was in my hand, and deliberately freed a hand to shake my hand. After shaking his hand, he took a step back and raised his hand to salute me as a standard military salute.

When the two lieutenants held him back, he turned to face the officers and men on the clearing, took out the medal of merit from the box, raised it high above his head, and shouted: "Glory belongs to us, and glory belongs to the motherland!" "

His shouting immediately resonated among the commanders and fighters. Almost all of them were following him and shouting loudly after him: "Glory belongs to us, and glory belongs to the motherland! Ula! Ula! Ula!!!" The atmosphere was pushed to "　" amidst the shouts of the commanders and fighters resounding through the sky. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommended votes, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m. to read.)

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