Red Moscow

After Bazarov left, Nikolaevich said to Sokov with a smile: "Comrade Major, I think the rifle you designed may become our army's standard equipment in a short time. "

Yakov, who had been silent all this time, finally asked after Nikolaevich finished speaking: "Comrade factory director, can you really come up with a sample gun tomorrow?"

"That's right, Comrade Captain." Nikolaevich nodded, glanced at Sokov, and continued to say to Yakov: "According to the detailed drawings provided by Major Sokov, our technicians He and the workers will definitely be able to manufacture the prototype gun before tomorrow."

The purpose of Yakov bringing Sokov here is to learn from the factory manager about the development of a new rifle in the machinery factory. Now, seeing that the design drawings provided by Sokov have been approved by the factory manager and the chief engineer, they will Get up and say goodbye to the factory manager.

The two came outside the factory building. Yakov saw that there were no idlers nearby, turned his head to look at Sokov and said, "Misha, you really make me more and more difficult to see through. The new rocket designed some time ago If you want to bomb, let Comrade Ustinov look at you differently; today he actually produced a design drawing of a new rifle, which stunned the factory director and chief engineer."

Hearing what Yakov said, Sokov laughed a few times, and then said modestly: "This is what I figured out when I was free. I don't know whether the prototype gun I made can achieve the ideal. Effect."

After waiting for Sokov to finish speaking, Yakov said with a serious face: "Misha, you don't know Engineer Bazarov, he is a very rigorous person, and in some things, he even reached the point of being picky. In a word, he is a very difficult person. But after seeing your design drawings, he is full of praise. It seems that your design is very successful. I have a feeling that if you design this When this gun goes into service, you could go down in the history books."

Sokov did not refute Yakov's analysis, because he knew very well that Kalashnikov, the maker of the AK47 assault rifle, was recorded in history because of this gun. The AK47 is not only the standard weapon of the Soviet Army, but also the weapon with the largest number of people in the world.

Sokov didn't want to entangle this issue any more, so he changed the subject and asked, "Yakov, where are we going next?"

Yakov raised his hand and looked at his watch, and replied: "I thought the work would not end until after dark at least today. Who knows that once you took out the design drawings, you made the problem easier. Anyway, there is nothing now Well, we can go around the city."

After the two got on the jeep again, Yakov asked the driver: "Comrade driver, we want to have fun in the city, please recommend some attractions for us!"

The driver waited for Yakov to finish, and immediately said without hesitation: "There are many attractions in Nizhny Novgorod: Kremlin, Big Pokrov Pedestrian Street, Gorky's childhood residence, Chkalov Stairs, State Art Museum, Chkalo Husband statue, and numerous churches."

After listening to the series of scenic spots that the driver said, Sokov smiled and said to the driver: "Comrade driver, we are not familiar with Nizhny Novgorod, please be a guide for us to go to those more famous scenic spots. visit."

Seeing that Sokov had handed over the initiative to himself, the driver started the car without saying a word, and drove straight to the scenic spot he thought was most suitable.

The jeep drove for half an hour and stopped beside a European-style street. The driver said to the two: "Comrades, two commanders, this is Pokrovka Pedestrian Street, please get off the bus, I will be your guide."

Sokov got out of the car, stood at the corner of the street and looked in, only to see that the spacious street was empty, with neither stalls nor pedestrians in sight. He turned his head and asked the driver: "Comrade driver, why is there no one on the street?"

"Comrade Major," the driver replied politely, "it's working time now, and the nearby residents will come to this street for a walk and leisure until after seven o'clock. Comrade commanders, please, I will serve you as an assistant." guide."

The driver walked in the front, pointed to the buildings on both sides while walking, and introduced to the two: "...the Kremlin is on the left, and the bronze statue of Gorky can be seen on the right. ... This street is based on a long history It was named after a church that used to be located on this street... It turned out that there were many shops, cafes, restaurants and souvenir shops on this street, but since the outbreak of the war, most of them have closed down, and now there is only one Restaurant and two cafes..."

The pedestrian street is not long, only three or four hundred meters long. After visiting the pedestrian street, the driver brought the two to the Kremlin on his own initiative, and continued to introduce them: "The Kremlin in Nizhny Novgorod was built in 1500, and it took 15 years to complete. After such a long During the period of time, a total of 2000 meters long and 20 meters high city wall was built, with 13 towers on it, each tower was 30 meters high. At that time, the Kremlin was often besieged by Tatar troops, but it was never destroyed. Conquered. Until the middle of the seventeenth century, with Russia's decisive victory in the Kazan War, the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin had lost its military-strategic significance,..."

The tour guide stood at the entrance of the palace gate, turned his head and asked the two of them: "Two commanders, do you want to go in and take a look? On the city wall here, you can overlook the Volga River."

"Let's go, Misha." Yakov said without waiting for Sokov to speak, "Let's also go to the city wall to look at the great Volga River."

A few minutes later, the three of them stood on the wall of the Kremlin, overlooking the Volga River in the distance. While Yakov was lamenting the beautiful scenery here, Sokov looked at the surging Volga River and thought to himself: In a few months, there will be an explosion between the Soviet Union and Germany in the lower reaches of this great river. big battle. For a city named after the Supreme Commander himself, millions of troops from both sides fought desperately here. After paying a huge sacrifice, the Soviet army finally won the final victory. This bloodiest and largest battle in human history was not only an important turning point in the Soviet-German War, but also a turning point in the entire Second World War.

"Misha, what are you thinking?" Just as Sokov was thinking about the bloody battle a few months later, Yakov's voice woke him up from his contemplation, "I see you have been staring at Staring at the river, it seems to be thinking about something."

Realizing his gaffe, Sokov quickly smiled at him and said, "Yakov, the scenery here is so beautiful that I'm fascinated by it."