Chapter 386

The enthusiasm of the Soviet soldiers eager for honor was fully aroused by the celebration, especially the commanders and fighters of the petrel regiment and the azenik regiment who took part in the battle but failed to perform meritorious service. They looked at their robes, wore military medals and received certificates of merit, but they had nothing. They were very red eyed.

For a moment, the army's fighting mood was high, not to mention the sweet commanders like sholov and Donskoy. Even in the last battle, petrel and yazeniuk, who were afraid of the enemy's evasion, called me every once in a while to ask when the next battle would take place, and repeatedly stressed that their troops would be the main force in the battle this time.

Over the next few days, I became extremely busy. First of all, a group of officers and men of the former 2nd shock group army who were scattered were assigned to our division. Fortunately, the soldiers said that it was the same everywhere, so as soon as they arrived in the army, I directly assigned them to the company with no staff. And those commanders really give me a headache for a few days, because even if they can't return to their original posts, they can't go to the company to be soldiers. Finally, after repeated discussions with several political commissars, they reluctantly agreed to assign them to their regiments as deputy posts to coordinate with the former military commanders in training the troops.

In addition, I travel between the various units every day, in addition to checking the training situation of the units, that is, talking with commanders at all levels, trying to increase the understanding between me and the commanders in this way, so as to improve my control over the units.

Time passed so fast that weeks passed in a flash, and it was the middle of July unconsciously.

On that day, after watching the training of the two regiments of Donskoy and sholov in the coordinated combat between infantry and Tanzania, I had dinner in the sholov regiment and returned to the division headquarters in the evening.

I got out of the car outside the church and said to the driver, "come here tomorrow morning at eight o'clock to pick me up." With that, he dragged his tired body along the steps to the headquarters.

Just as I was about to enter the door, boroda ran out of it in a panic and hit me. The huge inertia made me step backward. Boroda was afraid that I would fall down the steps, so he grabbed me.

After I got a firm foothold, I asked him discontentedly, "Comrade chief of staff, what are you doing in such a hurry? Don't you know that as a division commander, you should keep a stable image in front of soldiers? "

Boroda looked around and said to me in a low voice, "Rita, no, something's wrong. The original commanders of the 2nd shock group army in the division have been arrested! "

It took me only a few days to settle down these commanders. When I heard what boroda said, I was suddenly unknown. As I walked towards the headquarters, I asked aloud, "who is so bold that I dare to go to our 378th division to catch my subordinates?"

Walking into the headquarters, I saw a lieutenant sitting at the table carelessly. When I came in, I didn't even stand up to say hello. Seeing his attitude, I was even more angry and asked him impolitely, "Comrade lieutenant, which part are you from? Don't you know that, according to the regulations, when you see a commander with a higher rank than yourself, you should stand up and salute me? "

"Major oshanina," said the lieutenant, still sitting there, motionless and unhurried, "let me introduce myself. I am lieutenant turchinov of the people's Committee of the interior and the new chief of the secret service section of the front army. "

When I heard that they were officers of the interior department, I could not help but feel a thump. These people have always been the night owls who come to the house for nothing. They suddenly appeared in my division headquarters today. Did they come with any important tasks?

When I thought of this, I sat down opposite him and asked boroda to sit down. Then I said, "Hello, comrade lieutenant. What are you doing in my teacher Speaking of this, it suddenly occurred to me that before entering the gate, boroda said that the original commanders of the 2nd shock group army had been arrested. Was it the man in front of me who did it? So I asked: "before I entered the gate, I heard that many of my commanders had been arrested. I don't know if they were arrested by your men?"

Turchinov smile calmly, said: "yes, the original commander of the second shock group army, are I let people catch."

I was a little surprised by his calmness, so I bit my back teeth and asked, "why? Can you tell me why? "

"Why?" Turchinov sneered and said, "they are all traitors' subordinates. They are suspected of collaborating with the enemy. I will take them back for interrogation."

As soon as his voice was over, I stood up with a slap on the table and asked him in a loud voice: "Comrade lieutenant, please make it clear that the commanders you arrested were all from the second assault group army, and they had to go through all kinds of hardships to emerge from the German siege. They are heroes and will never be suspected of collaborating with the enemy. "

Seeing my anger, turchinov stood up, put his hands on the edge of the table, and said coldly, "I got information that the day before yesterday, July 12, general Vlasov, the former commander of the second shock group army, had surrendered to the Germans, betrayed our motherland and became a shameful traitor. The commanders I arrested are all under the traitors' hands. Do you think they are not suspected of cooperating with the enemy? "

Turchinov said that, not only me, but also boloda was surprised. I didn't expect that Vlasov really surrendered and became a traitor. It was clear, but I felt calm. So I sat down slowly, looked at turchinov who was eyeing me, and said with a smile, "Comrade lieutenant, I want you to find out one thing. Vlasov's personal act is to rebel to the enemy, It has no contact with the majority of the commanders and fighters of the 2nd shock group army. I believe that the commanders you arrested are innocent, and I can prove that for them. " Turchinov glanced at me and said contemptuously, "you prove it for them. Who will prove it for you?" When I heard him say that, my blood immediately surged to my head. I took out my pistol, opened the insurance, slapped it on the table, and said in a loud voice, "Comrade lieutenant, let me remind you that this is my 378 division territory, not the secret service section of your interior department. If you don't release the commanders of our division today, you won't want to leave here. " When boroda saw that I had put my gun on the table, maybe he was afraid that I would kill the chief of the secret service section in a fit of anger. He quickly stood up and became a peacemaker: "Comrade division commander, Lieutenant turchinov, everyone should be quiet. If you have anything to say, it's all your own. Don't use a knife or a gun." To my surprise, turchinov was not frightened by my fierce momentum. He looked very calm. He sat down again and said calmly, "major oshanina, put away your scary tricks. Don't think you are a teacher, I will be afraid of you. I also told you that I won't let any of those commanders go. At the same time, I will take you to the secret service to be examined by us, because you were once a member of the 2nd assault group army. " I sneered and said, "Comrade lieutenant, you want to take me and so many commanders away from here. You're so whimsical. " With that, I patted the table hard, turned my head to the door and cried out, "come on!" Usually, if I just yell like this, at least one officer on duty will come in. As a result, after today's yelling, there is no movement at the door, let alone anyone coming in. What the hell is going on? When I went to the door and looked outside, I saw seven or eight sentinels standing outside the headquarters. They were all new faces I had never seen before. As soon as he turned his head, he saw that boroda was following me to the door and asked him in a loud voice: "Comrade chief of staff, what's the matter? Where are the soldiers of our guard company? " Boroda bowed his head and replied, "these soldiers are brought by lieutenant turchinov. They are from the secret service." I understood in a flash that turchinov came to the division headquarters today to arrest me. I said hello to his female relatives in my heart, and then I rushed to the table with an arrow, trying to pick up the pistol I put on the table. Unfortunately, I was a little late, but when I first touched the pistol, the gun in lieutenant turchinov's hand was already on my forehead. I knew that if I acted rashly, the lieutenant of the interior department would definitely dare to shoot. He could only hold the gun in his hand, put it gently on the table and slowly stood up straight. Seeing my obedience, turchinov sneered two times and yelled at the door: "come on With his shouts, four soldiers with big arms and round waists rushed in from outside the headquarters. Turchinov pointed at me with his hand and told the soldiers, "tie her up for me." Several soldiers promised to go up and grab my arm, twist it behind me and tie it tightly with a rope. I didn't struggle because I knew that resistance was useless at this time. I looked at turchinov with fierce eyes and asked aloud, "Lieutenant turchinov, do you know what commander meletskov did?" I'm just trying to find out whether he, the chief of the secret service, is following meletskov's orders to arrest people, or whether he is acting on his own. At the same time, I also remind boroda: I'm in trouble now, you go to meletskov to save me. Turchinov picked up the pistol I had put on the table, closed the safety, put it in his belt jacket, and said with a proud smile, "do you still want to wait for general meletzkov to save you? Let me tell you, don't dream. The commander and the chief of general staff have returned to Moscow, but they haven't come back yet. It's not sure when we'll be back. " With that, he waved his head at the soldiers and ordered, "take away!"