Red Moscow

After Sokov ordered the troops to defend on the spot, he designated Colonel Chuvashov as the commander. Originally, according to the military rank, after occupying this area, the troops should be commanded by the highest-ranked Major General Gritsenko, but due to his poor performance in combat effectiveness, Sokov handed over the command to Chuvashov, It doesn't make any sense to anyone.

After deploying everything, Sokov drove back to Shumakovo. As soon as he walked into the command post, he saw Zhukov coming up, reached out to hold his hand, shook it vigorously twice, and said with a smile on his face: "Misha, you are really not easy. Only one division and three One brigade contained the enemy's offensive in the Oboyan area. According to the battle report issued by the Supreme Command, not long ago, General Katukov's troops had successfully blocked the breached second line of defense. Now we The army is rebuilding its fortifications to prepare for new attacks from the enemy."

Sokov knew very well that although there were still many German troops staying in the Oboyan area, as long as Katukov's troops blocked the breakthrough of the second line of defense, the Germans would no longer be able to break through from here. It is possible to detour to the side of Kursk through the direction of Prokhorovka, as in real history.

Now that Sokov has returned, there is no need for Zhukov to stay here any longer. He must return to Moscow immediately and report what happened to the Supreme Commander himself.

Zhukov had already reached the door, but suddenly remembered something, so he stopped and said to Sokov, "Misha, I almost forgot, I want to take you to meet someone."

"Who?" Sokov asked curiously.

"Come with me." However, Zhukov also played tricks: "If you come with me, you will naturally know who it is."

Zhukov took Sokov to the door of the next room and stopped, pouted his mouth inside, and said, "The person you want to meet is inside."

Since there was a cloth curtain hanging over the door, it was impossible to see what was going on inside the house, so how could Sokov know who was in the house. Just as he reached out to lift the curtain, he heard Zhukov behind him saying, "I've brought the man here, you can come out now."

As soon as Zhukov finished speaking, the door curtain was pulled open from the inside. Seeing the person in front of him clearly, Sokov widened his eyes in surprise, and said in a difficult tone: "Asiya, why are you here?"

Assia glanced at Zhukov who was standing beside her, blushed, and replied with some embarrassment, "It was Comrade Marshal who sent someone to bring me over."

"Misha, since you are the commander of the 27th Army, it is quite normal for you to bring your wife with you." Zhukov said from the side, "However, I see if you have neglected this point, so you can take advantage of it." You don't have time here, so send someone to bring your wife over."

"Comrade Marshal," Sokov felt his nose sore for Zhukov's arrangement, and tears almost came out of his eyes. Fortunately, he controlled his emotions in time, and said gratefully to Zhukov: "Thank you so much."

"Misha, I am actually the one who wants to thank you." Zhukov suppressed the smile on his face and said seriously: "Thanks to your active actions, the enemy's attempt to rush into the depths of our army's defense was stopped in time. Now you command The troops once again annihilated the Imperial Division of the German Army and made new achievements. Unfortunately, because you are too young, no matter how great your achievements are, I am afraid that you will not be able to be promoted to the rank in a short period of time."

"Report to Comrade Marshal." Hearing Zhukov say this, Sokov immediately realized that it was time for him to sing high-profile, and quickly straightened his body and said, "I just want to defend the motherland and drive the enemy out of our country as soon as possible. As for whether Being promoted to the military rank is not important to me at all."

Zhukov waited for Sokov to finish speaking, with a knowing smile on his face: "Not bad, it seems that your father gave you a good education during his lifetime."

When Zhukov mentioned his ignorant father again, Sokov couldn't help crying secretly. He worried that when Zhukov asked him about his father, he would not know how to answer. Fortunately, Zhukov's adjutant came out in time to make a rescue: "Comrade Marshal, the plane to pick you up is coming soon, let's set off now."

Zhukov raised his hand to look at his watch, then extended his hand to Sokov, and said friendlyly, "Since that's the case, Misha, let's stay here and see you later."

After seeing Zhukov off, when he returned to the headquarters, he found that Chief of Staff Sameko was also there. Sokov asked curiously, "Comrade Chief of Staff, when did you arrive?"

"At dawn today, I arrived here with the main force." Knowing that Sokov hadn't seen him just now, Sameko explained to him: "When you came back, I was outside arranging the camp for the newly arrived troops. .”

"It's good that you're here," Sameko's appearance could lighten the burden on Sokov's shoulders. Pointing to the map on the wall, he said to Sameko and Lunev: "Since we have successfully blocked the breach opened by the German army, the enemy will not launch a new attack on the Oboyan area in a short time. .”

"If the enemy does not launch an attack in a short period of time, it means that we may not win a battle." Sameko suggested to Sokov: "Since you think the enemy's next attack direction is Prokhorovka, how about Draw two divisions to strengthen the defense there."

"I don't think it is necessary. According to the news I got from Comrade Marshal, the superiors will soon assign the Fifth Army of Guards Tanks under the Front Army to the command of the Voronezh Front Army. And the direction they will go into battle should be in Prokho Lovka, so if we rush to join the battle at this time, not only will it not be effective, but it may cause unnecessary confusion.”

Sokov's words made Sameko realize that he was sloppy. A series of recent actions taken by Sokov all show that he anticipated the enemy first. Since he said that the next battle will be fought in Prokhorovka, there will definitely be a big battle there. As for sending troops into that area without authorization, it will cause unnecessary confusion, and it must not be alarmist.

"Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff. Don't bother Comrade Commander with irrelevant matters." Lunev saw that Sameko was still holding Sokov to talk non-stop, so he interrupted him in time : "He and his wife have been separated for several months. Now is a good time for them to reunite. As the chief of staff, if you can deal with what happens in the army, you can deal with it first. If you can't deal with it, you can't find the commander." Late. Don't you think so?"

Lunev’s words reminded Sameko that he thought that Zhukov had specially sent someone to bring Sokov’s wife from the Sixth Army, just to reunite the two of them, and he was still huddling around some irrelevant things. It's really wrong to waste Sokov's time.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help blushing, and then said to Sokov with some embarrassment: "Comrade Commander, you go to accompany your wife first, and the military commissar and I will be in charge of the affairs of the headquarters."

Sokov said with some embarrassment: "This is not very good."

"There's nothing wrong with it." Lunev said while pushing Sokov out of the door: "You go back first, we will handle everything here."

After not seeing Asiya for several months, Sokov still missed her very much, and thought of sending someone to pick her up several times. But then I thought about it, not long after I arrived in the new army, I was in the running-in period with the commanders and fighters below, so I rashly took my wife over from the original army, which might cause a lot of gossip.

It was precisely because of this consideration that no matter how much Sokov missed Assia in his heart, he never thought of transferring Assia over. He sometimes even thought that if it really didn't work, he would try to transfer Asya to a certain military hospital in Moscow after the Battle of Kursk was over, so as to ensure her life safety to the greatest extent.

Unexpectedly, not long after the Battle of Kursk started, Zhukov took the initiative to help him solve this knot, and he didn't even say hello to him, so he directly transferred Assia over.

Back at the temporary residence in town, I saw Asiya busy in the kitchen. Sokov stood at the door and asked curiously: "Asiya, what are you doing?"

"Misha, you're back." Assia glanced back at Sokov, then continued to work with her head lowered, and said, "Now sit in the living room and drink a cup of tea. I'll make it right here."

Sokov didn't go to the living room, but stood aside and watched. She cut the black bread into slices, put an inch-long smoked fish on the bread slices, and then put thinly sliced ​​butter and sausage on it. Squeeze mayonnaise and cover with a piece of bread, and the simple sandwich is ready. In addition, there is an aluminum pot on the stove for cooking a few potatoes, and another pot for a good-smelling red cabbage soup.

Seeing Sokov staring at him, Asiya explained to him: "Misha, these kitchen utensils are sent by comrades from the cooking team. Originally they wanted to keep them to cook for you, but I put them in They all drove away. As a wife, cooking for her husband is a matter of course, how can I let others do it for me."

When the potatoes were cooked, Asya took them out and put them on a plate, and handed them to Sokov: "Misha, put the potatoes on the table."

When Sokov put the plate of potatoes on the dining table and returned to the kitchen, he saw Assia frying eggs. Sokov and Asiya have known each other for more than a year, but because he has been on the battlefield all year round, he has no chance to see Asiya's cooking skills at all, and finally opened his eyes in a few days.

After frying two eggs, Assia spread another seven or eight pancakes. In this way, a very Russian-style dinner was freshly baked.

She held the plate with fried eggs and pancakes in both hands, and when she walked outside, she said to Sokov who was standing aside: "Misha, the red cabbage soup is ready, please bring it in for me."

When Sokov put the aluminum pot containing red cabbage soup on the table, Assia took out an unsealed can of American beef stew, scooped up a few spoonfuls of beef, and put in the steaming red cabbage soup. While putting it on, he explained to Sokov: "In the authentic red cabbage soup, it is only delicious if there is beef. If you want the soup to taste delicious, it is best to cut into strips of beef jerky. If you don’t have these things, you can only use American canned beef stew instead.”

Assia was also worried that her poor craftsmanship would make Sokov dissatisfied. When she saw the other party scooped up a bowl of red cabbage soup and started to drink it, she asked nervously, "Misha, how does it taste? Do you still drink it?" Are you used to it?"

Although Assia's cooking skills were similar to those of the chefs in the army, Sokov, who hadn't had red cabbage soup for a long time, still found it delicious. He gave Assia a thumbs up: "Assia, I really didn't expect that you are not only an amazing military doctor, but you are also very good at cooking."

"Dear Misha, thank you for your compliment." After hearing Sokov's compliment, Assia's pretty face was rosy, and she got up and took out two bowls and a bottle from the kitchen. A bottle of champagne from somewhere. After filling up the champagne, she put one of the bowls in front of Sokov: "Cheers to our reunion!"

Sokov picked up the bowl of champagne, and was not in a hurry to bump into each other. Instead, he said first, "Cheers for my Assia becoming more beautiful!" After a moment, he drank the champagne in the bowl.

After putting down the wine bowl, Sokov picked up a sandwich and took a bite. He felt that the taste was not bad, so he nodded, and wiped out the sandwich with three strokes. When he was taking the second sandwich, he asked, "Assia, did Comrade Marshal tell you how your work is arranged?"

"No." Assia shook her head and said, "After I got here, I also asked Comrade Marshal. But he replied, since you are the commander of the 27th Army, how to arrange my work is up to you." It's up to you."

As for how to place Asiya, Sokov thought carefully in his heart: Since Asiya is now an assistant military doctor, it is absolutely possible for her to work in the army field hospital. Under the current situation, there is not much danger in the group army hospital far away from the frontier. She works there, and her life safety can be guaranteed.

Thinking of this, he looked up at Asiya who was opposite, and asked, "Asiya, I still plan to let you do your old job and go to the Group Army Hospital as a military doctor."

When Asiya heard that Sokov arranged for her to work in the hospital, she was stunned and ecstatic, but after a while, she asked cautiously: "Why didn't you arrange for me to go to the hospital of the frontline army? You know, I used to It is working in the most dangerous division field hospital."

"The situation of this unit is different from the units you have been in before." Sokov thought of the 384th Division, which suffered heavy casualties after a night of fighting, and worried that if Assia was really assigned to one of the divisions, A field hospital will put her in danger, so he said euphemistically: "From last night to today's daytime battle, an infantry division was almost wiped out. situation, it puts you in danger."