Red Moscow

The captain officer, who had accepted Kruglov's order, soon came to the entrance of the hospital.

Here, he was stopped by guards at the gate. The second lieutenant who led the team asked him politely: "Comrade captain, do you have a pass to enter and exit the hospital?"

"No." The captain answered very simply. He thought that he had come under Kruglov's order, so he said arrogantly, "I just go inside to get some things. I don't have any pass."

Seeing that he didn't have a pass, the second lieutenant who abided by his duties naturally wouldn't let him in, but said sternly: "I'm sorry, Comrade Captain, this is a confidential unit. If you don't have a pass, you can't enter."

With a straight face, the captain took out his ID card, slapped it on the second lieutenant's hand, and said angrily: "This is my ID card, can you let me in after reading it?"

"I'm sorry, Comrade Captain." The second lieutenant handed back the ID in his hand to the captain without looking at it, and at the same time said with a serious face: "Although judging by your clothes, you are also an internal and external member, but your Passports are of no use here, no one can enter without a pass."

Seeing that the second lieutenant was so reticent, the captain became angry, and he asked angrily: "Second lieutenant, where is your commander, let him come out to see me!"

"Comrade Captain, I am such a person in charge, if you have anything to do, just tell me."

"Second lieutenant, tell me." The captain, who had repeatedly hit the wall, was on the verge of going berserk at this moment, he raised his voice and asked, "How can I enter the hospital?"

"It's very simple, as long as you have a pass, I can let you in."

"Comrade Kruglov sent me to pick up the things." Seeing that the other party was determined not to let him in, the captain could only carry Kruglov out: "If you delay the business, be careful with your head .”

Hearing that the captain carried Kruglov out, the second lieutenant became hesitant. As a member of the internal affairs force, he knew very well that even if he lent the other party a courage, the other party would not dare to deceive himself about this kind of thing. Although he had already determined in his heart that the other party was sent by Kruglov, he did not immediately let him into the hospital, but said cautiously: "Comrade Captain, I need to consult with my superiors before I can decide whether to let you in or not." .”

"Hurry up." The captain asked in a contemptuous tone, "Do you need me to hand over the documents to you?"

"No, no, no." The second lieutenant ran into the duty room next to him as he said, and was about to call his superior to ask if he could let the captain into the hospital.

A few minutes later, the second lieutenant came out of the duty room, came back to the captain, and said with a smile: "Comrade captain, I have already consulted my superiors. Since you are sent by Comrade Kruglov, then even if you don't have a pass , you can still enter the hospital. Please come in quickly!"

After the captain snorted heavily, he walked into the hospital.

He came to the lobby, grabbed a nurse passing by, and asked bluntly, "Comrade nurse, where is your inpatient department?"

"It's on the second floor, Comrade Captain. You can walk forward along the corridor on the right. After more than 30 steps, you will see a downward staircase. Go down the stairs and you will reach the inpatient department." The nurse was Busy sending documents, after quickly answering the captain's questions, he turned and left.

The captain wanted to ask a few more questions, but the nurse had already walked a long way, so he could only shake his head with a wry smile, and then continued to walk forward according to the path the nurse pointed out to him.

After entering the second floor, he came to the nurse's desk and asked the nurse sitting inside: "Comrade nurse, do you know which ward General Sokov, who just came back from the front, lives in?"

The nurses in the nurse's desk are not very vigilant, after all, they are not ordinary people who can enter this hospital. She looked through the register, and then politely explained to the captain where Sokov's ward was.

After thanking the nurse, the captain walked quickly outside Sokov's ward. Looking inside from the open door, I saw a wounded man wrapped in bandages like a mummy lying on the hospital bed, who should be the so-called General Sokov. A woman dressed as a military doctor was sitting beside the hospital bed, talking to him in a low voice.

Just when the captain was hesitating whether he should knock on the door, he suddenly heard someone asking himself: "Comrade captain, what are you doing here?"

The captain looked in the direction of the sound, only to find that there was a female nurse in the room, and it was this nurse who asked him the question. He replied in a panic, "Comrade nurse, is this General Sokov's ward?"

"Yes." The nurse nodded, and then asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm the captain of the Ministry of Internal Affairs." The captain quickly revealed his identity: "I'm here on orders."

Assia, who was sitting by the hospital bed, couldn't help but thump when she heard the captain say that she was here under orders, wondering if the other party was here to trouble Sokov? She quickly stood up, walked towards the door, and asked at the same time, "Comrade Captain, what are you ordered here for?"

"It's like this, comrade military doctor." The captain politely explained to Asiya: "Colonel Yakov from the weapons and equipment department encountered a little trouble outside. He said that he forgot his military uniform and documents in Soya General Kov's ward. I have come here to retrieve Colonel Yakov's uniform on the orders of Comrade Kruglov."

"Military uniform?!" Assia turned her head and asked the nurse next to her in surprise, "Vera, have you seen Colonel Yakov's military uniform?"

Vera turned around and walked to an empty bed in the room, picked up the rolled military uniform, and came to the captain: "Comrade captain, take a look, is it this military uniform?"

The captain took the uniform and unfolded it, and it turned out to be the uniform of a colonel. Then he took out his pocket and took out Yakov's military ID card and pass: "That's right, comrade nurse, this is really Colonel Yakov's military uniform."

Now that he got the military uniform, the captain would naturally not stay here anymore, raised his hand to salute Assia and Vera, then turned and left the ward.

Looking at the back of the captain leaving, Asiya murmured in her heart: "It seems that Yakov is in trouble outside, otherwise it would not be someone else who came here to help him get his clothes." But after thinking about it, Yakov Even if he is arrested by the Ministry of Internal Affairs without a document, he will be fine.

After the captain got the clothes, he returned to Kruglov's office as quickly as possible.

Seeing the captain coming back, Kruglov got up and walked towards him, asking, "Comrade Captain, have you got Colonel Yakov's uniform back?"

"Yes, Comrade Deputy People's Commissar, I have it back," said the captain, and handed Kruglov the rolled-up military uniform.

Kruglov took the military uniform, unfolded it, and saw that it was indeed covered with black ink. It seemed that Yakov was not lying. When he handed back the military uniform to Yakov, he smiled and said, "Yakov, this is your military uniform. You have to put it away this time, lest any unpleasant things happen on the road later."

Now that the military uniform has been taken back, Yakov has no need to stay any longer, so he gets up and bids farewell to Kruglov. Seeing that Yakov was about to leave, although Kruglov didn't keep him, he still sent him to the door himself.

The officers who saw this scene along the way were full of surprises in their hearts. They secretly guessed who this young man without military uniform was, who actually made Kruglov personally send him out of the gate.

Yakov's jeep has been parked in front of the building. Just when Yakov was about to get in the car, Kruglov suddenly asked: "Yakov, look at the captain who offended you, how should we deal with it?"

"Uncle Sergey," although Yakov's status is unusual, but when it comes to the personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he is very cautious: "He is a member of your Ministry of Internal Affairs, how to deal with it is your internal affairs, I'm an outsider, so I can't express my opinion casually."

"That's true." Seeing Yakov kick the ball in front of him again, Kruglov said a little bit dumbfounded: "Yakov, don't worry, if I deal with the matter of the captain, I will personally intervene , I will send someone to notify you when there is a result of the processing."

Hearing what Kruglov said, Yakov knew that the captain's future was completely ruined, and he might be sent to a prisoner-of-war camp in Siberia to take care of the prisoners. But no matter what happened to the other party, Yakov believed that the other party was to blame. When he checked his documents, he had identified himself to him, but he still turned a deaf ear. If Kruglov hadn't appeared in time, maybe his life would be in danger today.

After Yakov drove away, a lieutenant colonel came to Kruglov's side and asked in a low voice, "Comrade Deputy People's Commissar, how should we deal with that captain?"

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, the captain's misfortune today is not small." Kruglov said with a straight face, "If I hadn't appeared in time, I'm afraid he would have read Yakov's verdict, and the matter would be over by then." It's getting out of hand. Therefore, he must be severely punished."

Hearing that Kruglov said that the captain who caused the trouble would be severely punished, the lieutenant colonel pondered for a while, and asked tentatively: "Comrade Deputy People's Commissar, two prisoner-of-war camps have been newly built in Siberia, and there is a big shortage of guards. Where is the captain sent?"

"It's not necessary at all." Unexpectedly, Kruglov rejected the lieutenant colonel's proposal: "Nowadays, the battle at the front is fierce and requires a large number of soldiers. In my opinion, this captain and the soldiers who are on duty with him today are all Send it to the front."

"Sent to the front?!" The lieutenant colonel asked in surprise, "Which unit do you plan to send them to?"

"I think the 27th Army is more suitable."

"Then what is their task?" The lieutenant colonel then asked, "Is it to help General Lunev work?"

"Replenish them all into the combat unit." Kruglov said through gritted teeth, "Which unit participated in the cruelest battle, send them to that unit. Do you understand?"

When the lieutenant colonel heard what Kruglov said, he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart. Doesn't such an arrangement mean that the captain and his subordinates will be sent to death? However, Kruglov's status is prominent, and his words are orders, which can only be carried out unconditionally, and there is no possibility of any refutation at all.

"Understood, Comrade Deputy People's Commissar." The lieutenant colonel straightened his back and said, "I will start to arrange this matter immediately."

As soon as Yakov returned to his office, he received a call from Ustinov: "Colonel Yakov, are you back from the hospital?"

"Yes, Comrade People's Commissar." Yakov replied respectfully, "I just came back."

"Come to my place, I have something to tell you."

Yakov put down the phone, found a replacement military uniform from the cabinet and put it on, then hurried to Ustinov's office.

"Colonel Yakov, you are here." Seeing Yakov enter the door, Ustinov said straight to the point: "General Konev called me just now and asked why the supply of new weapons to the 27th Army was stopped. About the rocket. I called you here to discuss how to answer the other party."

If Sokov is still serving as the commander of the 27th Army at this moment, what Yakov must do is to try to persuade Ustinov to resume the supply to the 27th Army. But now that Sokov was seriously injured, Lieutenant General Trofimenko, who took over his position, was not familiar with him, so he gave up the idea of ​​helping the other party.

"Colonel Yakov," Ustinov said solemnly: "You also know that the output of this new type of rocket is limited. In the past, we only provided it to Sokov's 27th Army. The Germans inflicted great losses. That is why the rest of the friendly forces will be jealous, and they will use different channels to get the high command to put pressure on us, so that we have to temporarily suspend the supply of the 27th Army, And give priority to satisfying other troops.”

"Your approach is absolutely correct, Comrade People's Commissar." Unexpectedly, just after Ustinov finished speaking, Yakov expressed his support for his words: "In the past, we provided all the production to the 27th Army. They have achieved great victories on the battlefield. But in this way, it is unfair to other troops. If we want to completely defeat the Germans, it is far from enough to rely on one or a few troops, so We need to equip all troops with this weapon as a priority as soon as possible."

"Colonel Yakov, from your tone, it seems that you want to exclude the 27th Army?"

"Comrade People's Commissar, I think about it this way. All our output was given to the 27th Army. No matter how they consume it, there should be some stocks." Yakov explained to Ustinov: "But other Some troops do not have such weapons, so they should be equipped with priority so that the combat effectiveness of all troops can be raised to a new level."

The purpose of Ustinov calling Yakov here was to persuade him that the 27th Army would not be considered for the time being in the new round of distribution of the new rockets. Seeing that his opinion coincided with his own at this moment, I felt very relieved.

"Very good, Comrade Colonel." Ustinov said with a smile: "Now that we have reached an agreement, in the new round of distribution of weapons and equipment, the 27th Army will not be considered for the time being. The other troops are armed, so that the combat effectiveness of all the troops can be equipped with new weapons, and the overall level will be raised to a new level."

After solving the problem he was worried about, Ustinov's mood immediately improved a lot. He remembered that Yakov had just returned from the hospital after delivering Asiya, so he casually asked about Sokov's situation: "Comrade Colonel, I don't know how General Sokov is doing. When will he recover?"