Red Moscow

  Chapter 48 Meeting Zhukov by chance

Seeing Lin Hua jumping off the tank, Vanya trotted over and reported to him: "Comrade company commander, Second Lieutenant Vanya reports to you that we have successfully escorted the prisoners to the designated place, please instruct us on the next step. .”

  Lin Hua turned around and pointed to the road not far away, and ordered: "Let these captives help us collect supplies on the road."

  Hearing Lin Hua's order, Vanya said with some embarrassment: "Comrade company commander, but we don't understand German, so we can't explain these prisoners clearly."

   "Don't worry, I've thought about it a long time ago." Lin Hua waved to Asiya and Ernst who were far away, signaling them to come over. When he saw them trotting over, he said to Vanya again: "Leave the translation to Assia and Ernst. Remember, there are discarded weapons and equipment from the Germans everywhere. Put these Keep an eye on the captives, don't let them shoot you in the back."

   "Don't worry, Comrade Company Commander." Vanya said with a serious expression, "I will send someone to watch them, and I will definitely not let them have any chance."

When Asiya and Ernst came to him, Lin Hua said to them: "You tell these captives to help our soldiers and clean up the weapons, ammunition and various supplies piled up on the road. If they If they cooperate honestly, I will give them the treatment they deserve as a prisoner of war. If they want to use their brains, hum..." He sneered twice at this point. "They were all shot on the spot."

  Ernst couldn't help but shudder when he heard the tone Lin Hua used when he said the word shooting. He quickly glanced at the captives next to him, and assured Lin Hua: "Don't worry, Mr. Lieutenant, I will faithfully translate your words to them. I believe they will be able to assist you very well." .”

"If they can really be honest, it will be good for both parties." After Lin Huahu said this to Ernst, when he faced Assia, his face was full of smiles: "Assia, there are quite a few wounded among these captives. When you have time later, bandage their wounds."

   "I see," Assia pushed Lin Hua away from the tank with a blushing face, and urged, "Captain Yakup is waiting for you, you should hurry over."

When Lin Hua returned to Captain Yakup, the latter handed back the general's coat to him, and said in an unbelievable tone: "Comrade Lieutenant, I never expected that you can drive a tank, and you can drive it so well." Skillful. If I didn't know you were an infantryman, I'd have thought you were a veteran tanker."

  Hearing Yakup's praise, Lin Hua thought bitterly: "In order to achieve such proficient driving skills, I spent 100,000 rubles in the tank museum. This tuition fee is not low."

   Seeing that Lin Hua had put on his military coat, Yakup handed him the Mosin Nagant rifle and asked curiously, "Comrade Lieutenant, may I ask, where did you learn to drive tanks?"

"Comrade Captain," Lin Hua said casually to Yakup's question, "you may not know that before the war, I worked as a tractor driver in a collective farm. You know, the tracked The way a tractor is driven is similar to that of a tank. Now that I have mastered the skills of driving a tractor, it is not surprising that I can drive a tank.”

   Just like that, Lin Hua's far-fetched reason once again fooled Yakup. He was afraid that the other party would ask some questions that were difficult for him to answer, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "Comrade Captain, although there are no Germans in these areas, we still cannot lower our vigilance. You ask the deputy company commander to bring half of the automatic Sled across the road and take care of that side."

  After setting up the security task, Lin Hua led his people to clean up the supplies on the road. Most of the landmines laid by the German army have been cleared by the soldiers led by Vasily, and the few mines that cannot be cleared temporarily have also been planted with branches as a warning to prevent soldiers from accidentally stepping on them.

  The tanks, trucks, and artillery discarded on the road, as long as they are not in a state of obstructing traffic, the commanders and fighters ignored them. Everyone focused on cleaning up the ammunition and supplies that were thrown on the road in a mess, and piled them up by the roadside.

   Just when everyone was so busy, two jeeps came suddenly. Yakup, who was in charge of the security task, stepped forward to stop the jeep. After he raised his hand to stop the jeep, he walked to the side of the car, bent down and said to the person sitting inside: "Sorry, it's forbidden to pass here! Which part do you belong to? Take out your credentials!"

  The commander sitting in the co-pilot seat immediately turned his head when he heard Yakup say this. When Yakup saw the thickness of the other party's face clearly, he was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat. He quickly took a step back, raised his hand to his forehead, and said in a panic: "Hello, Comrade Commander of the Front Army, the 16th Army's automatic sled Captain Yakup, the company commander, reports to you. We are on mission."

"Execute the mission?!" It was none other than General Zhukov, the commander of the Western Front, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat. After listening to Yakup's report, he looked at the busy crowd ahead and asked curiously, "What is the execution?" Task?"

   Yakup replied respectfully: "The Army Command ordered our company to cooperate with the 'Istra Company' to clean up and collect the technical equipment and military supplies discarded by the German army."

   "Istra Company?" Zhukov repeated the designation with a smile on his face. He looked at Yakup and asked, "Is the company commander Lieutenant Sokov?"

"Yes, Comrade General, it is Lieutenant Sokov." Although Yakup did not understand why the commander of the front army knew the name of a lieutenant, he replied truthfully: "According to the order of the Army Group Command, everything here , and he is solely responsible for it.”

  Zhukov nodded after listening, and told Yakup: "Comrade Captain, call Sokov over, I want to talk to him."

   Yakup quickly agreed, turned around and ran to find Lin Hua. He came to Lin Hua's side, and said emotionally: "Comrade Lieutenant, a chief executive wants to see you, come with me!"

   "Chief?" Lin Hua, who had just picked up a box of ammunition, couldn't help asking curiously when he heard Yakup say this: "Who is it?"

   "You'll know when you get there." Yakup glanced at where the jeep was parked, and saw Zhukov actually opened the door and got out of the car. He was standing beside the car, looking around with his hands behind his back. He hurriedly urged: "Hurry up, Comrade Lieutenant, don't make the chief wait."

  Lin Hua quickly put down the ammunition box in his hand, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and followed Yakupu towards the parking position of the jeep.

  When he was still more than ten meters away from the jeep, Lin Hua had already seen clearly the general wearing the gray **** fur cap. He was not tall, with a big head and a thick chin resting on his broad and straight shoulders. Although Lin Hua saw this general for the first time, in later generations, he had seen the image of this general countless times from film and television works. He quickly quickened his pace, passed Yakup who was leading the way, and came to Zhukov. After raising his hand and saluting, he said a little excitedly: "Reporting to Comrade Commander of the Front Army, Istria Company Commander Lieutenant Sokov welcomes you." Report, our company is carrying out the tasks assigned to us by our superiors."

Seeing that Lin Hua recognized him, Zhukov looked him up and down carefully, called him by his real name, and said with emotion: "Mikhail, you really look like your father. Your father is from our Soviet Union. Your hero, and you," he pouted at the two medals worn on Lin Hua's chest, and said with satisfaction, "it seems that you have done a good job!"

Lin Hua didn't know what kind of friendship the Misha's father, whom he had seized, had with such important figures as Zhukov, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he could only grin, and then said according to the regulations: "Serve the Soviet motherland! "

  Zhukov stared at the soldiers who were busy on the road, and asked Lin Hua: "Mikhail, how long is the road you want to clear?"

   "Report to Comrade General," Lin Hua quickly replied, "We have to clear about seven or eight kilometers of roads. The German army has discarded a large amount of technical equipment and military supplies here. It may take several days to completely clean up."

   "Why do you have such a small number of people, can you get over there?" Zhukov saw that there were still German soldiers among the busy crowd, so he couldn't help asking curiously: "Why are there still Germans?"

"We captured the captives, Comrade General." Lin Hua said with a smile: "The group army headquarters has issued an order to the skiing team and guerrillas operating nearby, telling them to come here as soon as possible and accept my command. I miss them It's almost there."

  (end of this chapter)