Chapter 812

I was overjoyed to see my former subordinates reappear in front of me. I couldn't help but stretch out my hands, grasp his arm, shake it hard, and say excitedly, "it's you, Captain Yushchenko."

Yushchenko's face also showed a knowing smile, he replied: "yes, sir, I didn't expect that after such a long time, we met again." When he said this, his eyes swept over my badge, and his smile became more brilliant. "Comrade division, congratulations on your regaining the rank of general."

I took him to the table to sit down. I was very surprised at his appearance. Why did the superior send my old guard all the way here? In order to find out what's going on, I asked major basmanov to pour tea and asked Yushchenko curiously, "Comrade captain, who sent you to mamayev post?"

As for my question, Yushchenko looked at kirilov with vigilance, and then cautiously replied, "Comrade division commander, it was general bezikov's personal order that sent us here."

After listening to Yushchenko's explanation, I realized that they were sent by my old friend bezikov. At the same time, I also felt that he had a prosperous official career and was promoted from a colonel to a general. In the Central Guard Corps, it's much more difficult to be promoted from a colonel to a major general than a combat force.

I quickly introduced Yushchenko to kirilov: "political commissar, deputy division commander and chief of staff, I'd like to introduce to you this captain Yushchenko from the Ministry of interior, who used to be the guard company commander when I was the division commander of the eighth division of guards. From now on, he has officially become a member of our red flag independent division."

When I introduced him to several other division commanders, Yushchenko stood up from his seat and stood upright. Next, when I introduced the members of the division to Yushchenko, without mentioning a name, he saluted each other and then extended his hands to hold each other's extended hands.

As soon as I introduced them, busmanov came over with a teapot and a smile. I took the teapot from him, handed it to Yushchenko in both hands, and said, "Captain Yushchenko, I haven't had time to introduce the major to you. He's major basmanov, the commander of the guard battalion, and he'll be your immediate superior. "

After I finished, basmanov explained to me with a smile on his face, "Comrade division commander, when the captain came just now, we had already introduced ourselves." But after that, he looked at Yushchenko and said politely, "Comrade captain, let's meet again. I'm major basmanov, commander of the guard camp of the red flag independent division. Welcome to the independent division." Then he reached out to Yushchenko.

Yushchenko put the teapot on the table in a hurry. He first raised his hand to salute basmanov, and then extended his hands to hold each other's hands. At the same time, he said politely, "Hello, comrade major."

After the mutual introductions, Yushchenko suddenly said to me, "Comrade division commander, before coming this time, general bzikov specially asked me to bring you a gift."

"Gift, what gift?" Although bezikov and I have a good relationship and lived and died together, it seems that we have never given each other gifts. Hearing captain Yushchenko's words, I can't help but ask curiously, "Comrade captain, I don't know what gift general bezikov asked you to bring?"

Yushchenko didn't speak. Instead, he took off a long gun behind him, handed it to me in both hands, and said respectfully, "Comrade division, general bezikov knows that you like this new weapon, but your original gun was lost when liuban broke through, so he asked me to bring you another one."

I excitedly took Yushchenko's assault rifle, the famous AK47 assault rifle of later generations. I specially checked the number on the gun and found that it was No. 77. You know, seven is the most auspicious number in Russia. It took bzikov a lot of trouble to get this assault rifle. It was an old friend who gave me such a sweet gift.

"What kind of gun is this, sir?" Among the people around, except kirilov, who was a political worker, were all real soldiers. When they saw this new weapon that they had never seen before, they were all in front of their eyes. Akhromeyev had seen this kind of assault rifle before when he was in the front army of Volkhov, and he was calm. When Bantai leiev saw this gun, he was even more elated. He snatched the new assault rifle from my hand and looked it up and down. At the same time, he asked curiously, "when was this new gun developed? How come I've never seen it before?"

When I saw the assault rifle that Yushchenko gave me, I was excited for a moment, but then I thought of this weapon beyond this era. Once it was captured by the German army on the battlefield, with their strong military production capacity, it would not be long before this new type of rifle could be imitated and a large number of troops could be equipped. At that time, for the Soviet army, It will be an unimaginable disaster. Therefore, after hearing Bantai leyev's question, I said anxiously: "Comrade deputy division commander, since the launch of this kind of gun may be a major progress in the history of the development of light weapons in the world, its development is absolutely confidential. During the Moscow defense war, a number of troops were produced, but only a small number of troops were equipped to prevent leakage. "

After saying these words to bandeleev, I asked Yushchenko, "Captain, how many assault rifles have you brought this time?"

"Assault rifle?" When Yushchenko heard my question, he was stunned. Then he understood that what I was talking about was the new rifle he had just given me. He quickly replied, "Mr. reporter, we have 121 people here this time. Each of us has one of these new rifles, and each of them is equipped with ten clips."

I calculated in my mind that one clip can hold 30 bullets, and ten clips are 300 bullets. Because the bullets used in these assault rifles don't match the bullets we use now, once the bullets run out, these guns can only be used as firesticks.

Bantai leiev obviously didn't notice my difference, and excitedly asked me: "Sir, do you know the characteristics of this gun and its technical parameters?"

I couldn't bear to dampen bantaileiev's interest, so I told him what I knew: "compared with the present rifles, this kind of assault rifle has shorter body, shorter range and shooting distance of 300 meters, which is suitable for close range assault combat. For example, when we were fighting with the German army in the building, this kind of gun could be put to great use.

The assault rifle adopts the automatic principle of air guiding. The air guiding pipe is located above the barrel, and the piston pushes the gun to move. Rotary locking gun machine. The 7.62mm caliber special short barrel bullet is produced. The arc-shaped cartridge clip holds 30 rounds. The safe fast / slow machine is on the right side of the casing. The semi-automatic or full-automatic launching mode can be selected. The pull handle is on the right side of the casing. Insurance settings are: insurance, full bullet, semi-automatic.

Our commanders and fighters in charge, often in order to overcome their own fear, pull the trigger to the end, hold the trigger and shoot all the bullets. The assault rifle will only shoot one shot, greatly saving bullets and improving safety. The action of its gun is reliable, and its mechanical structure can still ensure its continuous work even when it is continuously fired or when there are dust and other foreign matters entering the gun. "

After listening to my introduction, Bantai leiev said: "I didn't expect this gun to be so powerful. I really want to try the actual combat effect right away."

I waited for Bantai leiev to finish, then poured a basin of cold water on him: "Comrade deputy division commander, it's a pity that it's dark now, otherwise you can really try the gun."

But basmanov said abruptly: "Sir, there is a moon tonight. In addition, there is a heavy snow in the evening, which has laid a layer on the ground. Now the light outside is very good, which will not affect the effect of the gun test at all."

After listening to basmanov's words, I gave him a fierce look. I wanted to kick him in my heart. At the same time, I secretly scolded him: this idiot, can't you see that I'm deliberately shirking. I just don't want Bantai leiev to test the gun, but he still disagrees with me.

Basmanov also saw the unhappy expression on my face, but he didn't know what he had done wrong. He closed his mouth and stood in front of us innocently. When Bantai leiev heard that the light was good outside, he quickly pulled basmanov out.

I thought kirilov would come out to stop bantaileiev's rash action, but when I looked back, I found kirilov sitting at the table with no expression on his face, and didn't seem to notice what bantaileiev was going to do. In this case, I can't wipe the face of the deputy division commander in public, so I have to harden my head and let basmanov compensate bantailev to test the gun. At the same time, I also told Yushchenko: "Comrade captain, you go out with major basmanov. Let him give you a place to live with the officers and men of the special guard company. "

Looking at bantaileiev going out to test the gun, even akhromeyev couldn't sit still. He offered to me: "Sir, although I have seen this new type of gun long ago, I have never used it. Will you allow me to try the gun with the Deputy teacher? " I didn't speak, I just nodded in agreement.

After seeing bantailiev, akhromeyev, basmanov and Yushchenko disappear outside the door, kirilov suddenly called my rank in a low voice and asked, "Comrade division commander, tell me, what does the superior send us such a special guard company to do?"

As for the guard company sent by the higher authorities, and the company commander who led the team was my old subordinate, after hearing kirilov's question, he naturally said, "Comrade political commissar, is this still true? Of course, it's to protect the safety of the division. "

Unexpectedly, kirilov sneered and said, "Comrade oshanina, do you really think they are just here to protect your safety? You know, they are all from the Ministry of internal affairs. In addition to protecting your safety, they must have accepted the task of monitoring you. "

Kirilov's startling words made me sweat. In these two months of brutal fighting, the troops of the independent division were close to the edge of being wiped out several times, and I had to put my own guard camp into combat many times. I thought that the security company sent by my superior was to strengthen the security force of the independent division, but I didn't expect that it was sent to monitor me.

I sat in my seat, all my strength seemed to be drained. At this moment, I felt cold. I didn't expect that I worked so hard to defend the north gate of Stalingrad, but my superior still didn't trust me and sent troops from the Ministry of internal affairs to monitor me. In order not to arouse my suspicion, they even sent my former guard company commander.

After sitting in my seat for a long time, I woke up. I lowered my voice and asked kirilov, "political commissar, who do you think they will be sent?"

Kirilov did not immediately answer my question. Instead, he asked, "Comrade oshanina, please tell me first, who is the general bezikov that Captain Yushchenko said?"

"General bezikov is the commander of the Central Guard Corps, whom I met when I went to the Kremlin for a military meeting." I gave a general account of my acquaintance with bezikov. As for the part about Stalin's double, because it involves top secret, I naturally omit it. It was only vaguely said that on the way back to the city we were escorting important figures, we encountered a German detachment around the rear of our army. Fortunately, bezikov was able to drive and successfully took us out of danger.

After listening to my story, kirilov thought for a while, and then said thoughtfully, "Comrade oshanina, let's analyze who is the most likely. Khrushchev told you what the special guard company wanted to do through basmanov. Although he was at a high level, he failed to transfer the power of the Ministry of interior. General Zhukov is currently Deputy Commander in chief. He can mobilize the troops of the Ministry of internal affairs, but with your relationship with him, I believe he will not send someone to monitor you. Just now, all that was left was... "Speaking of this, he didn't say any more, just pointed up with a finger.

I knew immediately that he was talking about the Supreme Commander himself. At this moment, I suddenly think of the plot in the movie I saw before: before the great counterattack in Stalingrad, one day Stalin was working in his office. Suddenly, a subordinate named laplenkin ran in and gave him a small report, solemnly reporting: "Comrade Stalin, according to some materials provided by the people arranged by Zhukov's side, according to reliable information, Zhukov described your victory in the Moscow campaign as his own credit. There are signs that he has become arrogant and dare to openly accuse you of your mistakes. "

Stalin was silent for a long time after listening to the report. Later, perhaps considering Zhukov's irreplaceable position, he asked laplengin to keep the matter secret for the time being. However, in this way, he also planted a thorn in his heart, so that in the implementation of the "Uranus action" plan, he would support Zhukov, who made the plan, far away, and would not let him participate in the command of the great counterattack under Stalingrad.

When I thought about it, I began to think about whether I had anything that could easily arouse the suspicion of my superiors. I really don't want to know. I was really shocked when I thought about it. For example, I left the defected German soldiers in the army without asking for instructions; He put forward the plan of "replacing soldiers with water" to blow up the dam of Volga River; In defiance of the orders of the supreme command, they not only failed to censor the officers and men who had been captured by the German army, but also rebelled against the two eastern battalions on their own. Either one of these can take me to a military court or even kill me.

When I think of the things I've done, I'm in a mess. I looked at kirilov in front of me and asked nervously, "Comrade political commissar, what should I do in the future?"

Kirilov has more experience in this field than I do. Seeing that I was so flustered, he quickly stood up and came to me, raised his hand and patted me on the shoulder, comforted me and said, "don't worry, comrade oshanina. Since captain Yushchenko was your old subordinate, I believe he won't report any information against you to the superior casually. In any case, you should remember that if you encounter any major events in the future, you should never be good at making any claims. You should ask for more instructions and report more, and leave all the troubles to your superiors to solve them. "

What kirilov said was a kind of wise strategy generally adopted by commanders who were temporarily promoted to important posts after the great purge. No matter how big or small the matter is, they have to ask for instructions from their superiors. Although they did this to protect themselves, after the outbreak of the war and the interruption of their communication with their superiors, these commanders with no ideas were helpless in the face of the surging enemy. They only knew how to drive their soldiers to death.

When we were really talking, we suddenly heard bantailiev and akhromeyev's laughter coming from the door. It seems that they have come back to test their guns. Kirilov quickly lowered his voice and said to me, "Comrade oshanina, just let me know what we have just said. Don't let others know."

Seeing that several of them had entered the headquarters, I didn't speak, but nodded silently to show that I knew.

Bantai leiev came to me quickly, put the used assault rifle on the table and said excitedly, "Comrade division, this gun is really wonderful. If we can arm a regiment, then in the street battle with the German army, we can have an absolute advantage. "

I saw captain Yushchenko standing behind them. Although I had a thorn in my heart, I politely asked him, "Captain Yushchenko, has major basmanov arranged your camp?"

Yushchenko quickly stepped forward two steps, and answered loudly, "report, sir, it's all arranged."

I nodded, and then said to him, "Comrade captain, you must be exhausted after so many days of driving. Since the major has arranged your accommodation, you should go back and have a rest early."