Red Moscow

After Sokov's convoy passed the checkpoint, the soldiers on duty felt it was their duty to report the matter to their commanders, so they called the company and told them that Sokov's convoy had entered the town. After receiving the call, the company commander reported to the battalion commander; the battalion commander who received the report reported to the regimental commander. Soon, the news that the commander came to the town of Pultusk reached the ears of division commander Onu Prienko.

Knowing that Sokov had come to his defense zone, Onupriyenko did not dare to neglect, and quickly led the main members of his division headquarters to the gate of the division headquarters to wait for Sokov's arrival.

When the convoy was still one or two hundred meters away from the headquarters of the 6th Guards Division, Koshkin, who was sitting in the co-pilot position, saw the crowd lined up at the gate of the division, and quickly turned his head to report to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, General Onuprienko has come out to meet you in person."

As soon as the jeep stopped at the gate of the division, Onu Priyenko stepped forward, opened the door for Sokov, and said respectfully: "Hello, Comrade Commander, welcome to my division. Come and inspect."

After shaking hands with Onu Priyenko and several division commanders, Sokov walked into the division headquarters and asked, "General Onu Priyenko, what are you doing?"

"Comrade Commander, after the summary meeting of the headquarters, I just communicated the problems in this operation to several regiment leaders by phone. I hope they will avoid making similar mistakes in the next battle."

Sokov nodded after listening, and then said to Onu Priyenko: "General Onu Priyenko, please inform the commanders of the 1st and 120th Guards Divisions and the 3rd Infantry Division to let them Come to your division headquarters, I want to talk to them about something."

The three division commanders who received the call were full of doubts in their hearts. They had just returned from a meeting at the headquarters, so why did they call themselves for a meeting again? Did something happen? But since Sokov was already waiting at the headquarters of the 6th Guards Division, he certainly could not neglect, and immediately rushed over as quickly as possible.

Kirilov came to the gate of the 6th Guards Division headquarters, saw Koshkin by accident, and quickly stopped him: "Captain Koshkin, why are you here?"

"Hello, General Kirilov." After Koshkin raised his hand to salute Kirilov, he asked curiously, "Are you here for a meeting?"

"That's right, I'm indeed here for a meeting." After giving the other party an affirmative answer, Kirillov asked tentatively: "We just came back from the headquarters a few hours ago, and the commander was in a hurry to call us for a meeting. Did something happen?"

"On our way here, we encountered an enemy disguised as our army." Koshkin explained to Kirillov: "Fortunately, we were spotted in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Although Koshkin did not explain who saw through the enemy, Kirillov knew very well that the person who could see through the enemy's disguise in a very short period of time was none other than the Captain Koshkin in front of him. He was born in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and identifying enemy agents is what he is best at. At the same time, he also knew in his heart that Sukov's haste to call several division commanders for a meeting must have something to do with the German army that had been disguised not long ago.

"How did Comrade Commander come to the town of Pultusk?"

Koshkin grinned and said to Kirillov: "Comrade General, Asya is now seconded to the field hospital of the 6th Guards Division, and the commander is here to visit her."

After thanking Koshkin, he walked towards the division headquarters, thinking about how he should deal with Sukov when he brought up the matter at the meeting.

Sokov sat in the division headquarters, nodding with every division commander who came in.

Seeing that everyone was here, he didn't go around in circles, but said straight to the point: "Masters and comrades, I know you must be very surprised. You just came back from the summary meeting at the headquarters, so why did I call you for a meeting again?" .Right?"

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement with his statement, he continued, "The reason why I called you together is that I have something important to announce to you. On my way to Pultusk, I met a few The personal artillery detachment, Captain Koshkin, who was in charge of my safety, recognized these men as German disguises at a glance, and acted aggressively to capture all the enemies."

The people present heard that Sokov said that on the way here, he encountered enemies disguised as Soviet troops. Except for Kirillov, who had known the inside story for a long time, the rest of the division commanders couldn't help being surprised and worried about Sokov's safety. But after hearing that those enemies were seen through by Captain Koshkin and arrested, they all heaved a sigh of relief.

"Masters and Comrades," Sokov said, "If it weren't for such an excellent guard as Koshkin, I think we might be in danger today. For the same reason, if our commanders and fighters are alone, they will encounter these German soldiers. People, do you think they have any chance of surviving?"

These words of Sokov slapped Onuprienko in the face like a slap in the face. After all, the place where Sokov encountered the enemy was in his defense zone. If an accident really happened to Sokov, he would have to bear the blame.

"Comrade Commander, I was wrong." Onu Priyenko thought that he would be criticized by Sokov anyway, so he might as well admit his mistake, and maybe he could get leniency, so he said, "It's because I didn't strengthen the defense zone." Security work inside, which caused you to be almost in danger."

"General Onuprienko, don't admit your mistake." Sokov interrupted Onupriyenko and said to the other three division commanders: "I called you together to remind everyone, The place just seized from the Germans must be strengthened to prevent stragglers from being missed by the Germans and causing unnecessary losses to us.”

"Then what should we do, Comrade Commander?" Kirillov waited for Sokov to finish speaking, and immediately got up to ask.

"Whether it's on the way here or after entering the town." Sokov said: "Except for a checkpoint at the entrance of the town, I haven't found any other checkpoints, let alone patrols. If you want to How can there be no sufficient number of patrols and checkpoints to strengthen security in newly occupied areas?"

Hearing what Sokov said, Onuprienko wanted to defend himself. It wasn't that he didn't set up enough checkpoints, but that there were indeed only a few checkpoints on the way from the headquarters to his division headquarters. checkpoint. As for the patrol team, I didn't draw people to form a patrol team because the troops suffered too many casualties when they captured the town of Puutusk.

Kirillov understood what Sokov wanted to express, so he took the initiative to say: "Understood, Comrade Commander. When we return to the division, we will arrange for people to set up checkpoints in various main areas. In addition, we will also send out patrols, Patrol the zone to prevent German infiltration."

Seeing that Kirillov understood his intentions, a smile appeared on Sokov's face. He said to several other division commanders: "Have you heard what General Kirillov said?"

"Understood." The three teachers replied in unison.

"Since you've heard it all, don't write any ink, and hurry up to improve the patrols and checkpoints." Sokov waved to everyone and said, "Let's all go back to our respective troops."

Kirilov did not stay immediately, but asked Sokov with a smile: "Comrade Commander, you came to Pultusk town this time to visit Asia, right?"

"That's right." Sokov blushed slightly when he heard Kirillov's question: "I thought she was still in the field hospital of the Army Group, but I went to ask the yard, and then I found out that Assia asked him for a job. , asked to come to the front to perform an operation on the wounded. I thought I hadn’t seen her for a long time, so I came here to visit her specially.”

"Comrade Commander, then you haven't dawdled." Kirillov said jokingly, "Hurry up and see Asiya. If you go late, I'm afraid Asiya will be unhappy."

"Comrade Commander," Onuprienko learned that Sokov was going to visit Asiya at the divisional hospital, and hurriedly came out and said, "Please allow me to be your guide. I will take you to the divisional hospital."

Sokov thought that not long after the occupation of Puutusk town, where the divisional hospital was located, he was not quite sure. If he went directly to find it, he would not know where he would find it. Since Onuprienko is willing to be his guide, it is really wishful.

Under the leadership of Onu Priyanko, everyone came to the hospital in the town.

Onuprienko introduced to Sokov: "After we occupied the designated area, I found that the town hospital here was still intact, so I decided to set up a field hospital here. There are special operating rooms in the hospital. and the ward so that we can place the wounded here."

"You are right, General Onu Priyenko." Seeing that Onu Priyenko placed the field hospital of the division headquarters in the town hospital, Sokov was very satisfied with his arrangement: "Pull the field hospital It was set up in the original hospital, so everything is more convenient.”

At this time, the director of the hospital learned that the teacher was coming, and hurried over with the political commissar of the hospital.

Onuprienko saw that the director and political commissar of the hospital had come, so he introduced Sokov to them: "This is General Sokov, commander of the army group, and he is here to visit his wife."

The dean looked at Sokov, and said with some confusion: "But among our wounded, there are no female soldiers!"

"Comrade dean, you misunderstood." Seeing that the other party did not understand what Onuprienko said, Sokov quickly explained to him: "My wife is not a wounded person, but a military doctor. She was originally in the army field hospital. Work, today because of the fierce fighting here, she volunteered to come here to assist you in rescuing the wounded."

The dean turned to look at the political commissar, and asked cautiously, "Comrade political commissar, do you know there is such a person?"

The political commissar thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Among the medical staff who came to support us today, there are indeed female comrades, but I don't know which of them is the commander's wife."

"My wife's name is Asiya." Sokov said, "You should have an impression, right?"

As soon as Sokov said Asiya's name, the dean nodded desperately and said: "I have an impression, I have an impression. She is a very good military doctor. After she came to our hospital, she didn't even take a sip of water. She just changed her clothes and got on the operating table, and started to rescue the wounded. If I remember correctly, there must be more than a dozen wounded in her surgery today."

"Sixteen, Comrade Dean, she performed operations on sixteen wounded." The political commissar added.

Knowing that Asia had operated on sixteen wounded people in one day, Sokov couldn't help but feel sorry for her, and quickly asked, "Where is she now, I want to go and see her."

"Comrade Commissar, do you know where Asiya is?" asked the dean.

The political commissar replied: "Half an hour ago, I heard that Comrade Asiya had finished her operation, and now she should go back to her room to rest."

"Comrade dean, please take me there, please?"

Since it was Sokov's request, does the dean dare to say it's not good? He quickly said with a smile: "Okay, Comrade Commander, it is my honor to be your guide. I will take you to the place where Asiya lives now."

In order not to disturb Asiya's rest, Sokov only asked the dean to take him to Asiya's residence alone, while the rest stayed where they were and waited.

On the way, Sokov tentatively asked the dean: "Comrade dean, how long will Asya stay here?" Since Asiya was captured by the German army once in the Battle of Kursk, Sokov had Psychological shadow, worried that she would be captured again, so when I heard that she had arrived at the front line, I was naturally uneasy.

"It's hard to say, Comrade Commander." The dean said embarrassingly: "You know, as long as the battle is not over for a day, the number of wounded we receive will not decrease. Now our division hospital has a serious shortage of medical staff, like Assi People like Ya who come to support her will not let her leave in a short time."

Although the dean's words sounded like nonsense, it seemed that he hadn't said anything, and he seemed to have said everything. But Sokov didn't care about these, he just wanted to see Asiya earlier and have a good chat with her.

Soon, the two came to a row of bungalows, and the dean pointed to one of the rooms with a closed door and said, "Comrade Commander, Asiya lives in this room, and I need to go forward to help her." Did you knock?"

"No need, Comrade Dean." Now that he knew where Asya lived, Sokov would naturally not let the dean keep the light bulb. He said to the dean: "Go back and tell Onu Priyan General Ke, if he has anything to do, he can go to work and leave me alone. After I see Asiya, I will go straight back to the Army Command. There are enough guards around me, and he doesn't need to worry about my safety. .”

Seeing that Sokov issued an order to expel him, the dean was not an uninformed person, and quickly said: "Okay, Comrade Commander, I will relay your words to Mr. Onupriyenko. I still have I will not disturb your husband and wife meeting. Goodbye, Comrade Commander!"

After the dean left, Sokov tidied up his military appearance and walked to the door. For some reason, he suddenly felt his heart beat faster, took a few deep breaths, and waited for a while before gradually returning to normal. He raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door twice, then stood there quietly waiting for a response from the room.