Chapter 286

There is a truck beside the guard box at the checkpoint. It looks familiar from a distance, like the free ride I just took. Free ride, why stop at the checkpoint? You know, the driver's documents are complete. The lieutenant who checked the car immediately released them. Is it the driver who called captain kuselev? As soon as I think of it, I suddenly feel hot and feel that there are still many good people in the world. I couldn't help but quicken my pace to find the driver immediately and ask for the truth.

Several soldiers in short fur coats and submachine guns were walking back and forth by the railings. Seeing that a large group of us were passing by, they immediately stood at attention to salute us and raised the railings at the same time.

I walked quickly to the truck and saw that there was no one in the cab. He took a soldier who was closest to me and asked in a loud voice, "Comrade soldier, where is the driver of this car?" I was worried that the driver would be detained at the checkpoint for speaking for me.

"Comrade major, please don't get excited. When I left just now, he was still in his truck Captain kuselev, afraid of my anger, came to persuade me. Then he looked around and cried out, "Azarov, Azarov, where have you been?"

"Here it is! coming! Stop yelling. I'm coming A familiar voice came out of the raised earth house type shelter covered by snow on the side of the road. The door was pushed out, and a young soldier with black hair came out of the room without a military cap. He still muttered: "damn captain kuselev, I just came into the room to have a cup of hot tea. Before the water was boiling, I heard you shouting outside."

When I heard the captain calling the driver's name, I knew his name was Azarov. From his attitude towards the captain, they undoubtedly knew each other. Azarov played a key role in the captain's rescue. I called his name friendly: "Azarov, Hello! We meet again Put down the pocket in your hand and stretch out your hands to him.

"Hello, comrade major. I'm glad we meet again so soon. " Azarov shook my hand and said in a low voice, "Captain kuselev and I are old friends. Do you need me to get you a pass? Otherwise, even if you enter the city, you will be in trouble when you meet the patrol. Maybe they will really catch you as a deserter at that time. "

"Thank you for your kindness. It is estimated that the person who came to pick me up will arrive soon. Thank you for your help. If it wasn't for you, I would still be confronting the soldiers at the checkpoint. "

The captain came over, patted the driver on the shoulder and said, "OK, Azarov. I've taken over the major. I'll take care of the rest. I said, "you've stayed here long enough. Are you going to drive the grain to the warehouse right away? Maybe the staff there are waiting for you."

The driver shook my hand hard again. After letting go, he saluted me and said, "I'm leaving, major. Good luck." He turned and got into the car, sat behind the steering wheel, waved to me, then stepped on the gas and drove away.

As the car drove farther and farther, the captain and another tall soldier came up to me and said, "Comrade major, this is the driver who is here to meet you. You see, do you want to start now, or do you want to warm up in the room? "

I glanced at the tall man, nodded at him with a smile, reached for his hand and gave him a gentle grip. Then I answered the captain, "thank you for your kindness, comrade captain. But the general and political commissar should be in a hurry. I'd better start at once. "

"Then get in the car, comrade major." The tall driver led me to the black car parked on the side of the road, opened the back door, and when I got on the car, I walked around the back of the car, got into the cab and started the car.

After the car started, the driver handed me a brown paper bag and said, "major, this is what political commissar Xijin asked me to give you."

I took the document bag and opened it. There was a military card, a travel permit and a temporary pass. I opened my military ID card and saw that the rank in it had been adjusted to major.

Because it's daytime, I look at the sky from the window from time to time. The driver noticed my abnormality in the rearview mirror and reminded me, "major, after entering the city, you don't have to worry about air raid."

"Why?" Seeing the dilapidated buildings on both sides of the road, I couldn't help asking.

The driver said with a sneer and gnashing his teeth: "the damned bandits besieged our city and tried to destroy us with hunger and shells. They were reluctant to drop their precious bombs on our city again."

The driver pulled over to a three story marble building, then turned to me and said, "here we are, comrade major. The general and commissar's office is on the second floor. " After thanking him, I got out with my luggage and weapons.

When I went to the entrance, I was stopped by the soldiers on duty at the door. One of the older soldiers politely asked me, "Comrade commander, what can I do for you?"

"I have been ordered to see general hilov and commissar Higgins."

"Your identification, please." Because of my high rank, the soldier did not take a business like attitude towards the net.

I handed him the new soldier card and the business trip card. He opened it and looked at it carefully. Then he yelled into it: "Comrade lieutenant, please come out." When I heard that there was another lieutenant in charge here, I couldn't help laughing bitterly. It seems that the number of lieutenants in the Soviet army is the largest, even the sum of the two ranks of Captain and second lieutenant. The lieutenant on duty ran out, took the soldier's certificate, looked at it, and handed it back to me. At the same time, he saluted and said, "Hello, major oshanina. General hilov and commissar Higgins have been waiting for you. My order is to take you to them as soon as you arrive. Please follow me I followed the lieutenant into the building. When I went to the second floor, I found a big hole in the middle of the stairs. If the lieutenant hadn't pulled me in time, I would have fallen. Rao, I was still in a cold sweat. After walking through this dangerous staircase, the lieutenant explained to me: Although this building is the office building of the transport line command, it did not escape the fate of being shot in the German artillery bombardment. The hole in the staircase was blasted out after being directly hit by German artillery shells. The lieutenant led me to a room at the end of the corridor. There was an officer on duty at the door. When I saw the rank, I couldn't help but be happy. I was a lieutenant again. The lieutenant who led me told the guard a few words, saluted me and turned to leave. The lieutenant at the door whispered, "Comrade major, please wait a moment. I'll report to the general right away." Then he got up and went to the door. After knocking twice, he opened the door and stood straight outside. He told the people inside loudly, "Comrade General, major oshanina is coming." I heard the man inside say, "ask her to come in." The lieutenant agreed, then turned aside and made a gesture of invitation to me. I put my assault rifle and food bag on the table, sorted out my uniform, and strode into the room. Almost at the same time, I heard the lieutenant behind quietly close the door. When general hilov saw me enter the room, he got up quickly and came out from behind his desk. I immediately stood at attention to salute, loudly reported: "report general comrades, antiaircraft artillery battalion commander o'xia Nina has been ordered to come, please direct." General hilov did not return the salute. Instead, he took my hand away from my forehead, shook it, and said, "major oshanina, welcome. Please sit down and make yourself at home. There's a stove in the room. You can take off your coat. " I hung my coat and hat on the coat rack by the door and sat down in a back chair by my desk. After sitting back at his desk, hilov picked up the phone on the desk, dialed a number and said, "is it Comrade political commissar? Major o'shanina is here. Come here now. " Hang up the phone, did not wait for me to speak, he picked up another red phone microphone, began to dial. As soon as he got on the phone, he got up immediately and said solemnly, "Hello, comrade commander of the front army. Major o'shanina has arrived and is now in my office When I heard him report my arrival to Huo Jin, I was secretly surprised. What's the matter? My arrival is to alarm the commander of the front army? Putting down the phone, hilov did not sit down. Instead, he put his hands on the table and leaned slightly over me, saying, "to let you come back to the city is the meaning of general Huojin, commander of the front army."“ Why? " I asked, puzzled“ I don't know. Maybe the commander wants you to work in the headquarters. " Hearing this, I couldn't help feeling a little flustered. I stood up and said, "Comrade General, I don't think the work of the headquarters is suitable for me. I'm still willing to stay in the front line." Hilov raised a hand, pressed it down, motioned me to sit down, and then said, "while waiting for the commander and commissar Higgins to come, can you tell me what you think of the ice transport line?"