Chapter 1524

When I came out of the Kremlin, the lights were already shining outside, and the searchlights around red square made the square as bright as day. All the entrances to red square were stopped by iron fences and sandbags, and the sentry was carefully checking every one who came in and out.

I saw that the lights were bright in the Gumm shopping mall on the east side of Red Square, and I could vaguely hear people's voices coming from it. So I walked there and planned to have a look in the shopping mall.

Gumm national department store is a three story building with three large arches. The door facing Lenin's tomb was closed for a long time, so I went to the arch on the north side. When I left red square from the entrance, several sentinels standing here raised their hands to salute me.

Built in 1893, Gumm national department store is one of the world famous department stores. More than 1000 shops here, in later generations, basically sell porcelain, handicrafts, clothing, department stores and other fine products with Russian characteristics, as well as a wide range of imported goods.

It is not so much a shop as a palace. The beige architecture with European classical style and the colorful church beside it harmoniously form a beautiful landscape on the Red Square.

Although in later generations, because of the high price of goods, local customers have been greatly reduced, and it has become a shopping center for foreign tourists. But at the moment, as the largest department store in the Soviet Union, it is still a favorite place for people to hang out.

In the center of the first floor is an octagonal fountain with benches and nearby cafes full of customers. As the situation became more and more favorable to the Soviet Union, the possibility of Moscow being bombed by enemy planes had been infinitely reduced, and people's life almost returned to that before the war. This can be felt from the relaxed expression on everyone's face and the smile that can't be concealed.

In Moscow in May, people wear a variety of clothes, including leather jackets, thick long coats and shirts. Some of the girls chatting on the bench even put on beautiful dresses.

Because I couldn't find a vacant seat, I stood by a marble pillar not far from the fountain and looked at the people who were enjoying a peaceful life. I stood for a while, because I felt a little hot in the shopping mall, so I took off my big cornice cap and fan.

Who knows, before a few fans, there are two soldiers in picket uniform appeared in front of me. After they raised their hands to salute me, the sergeant on the left politely said to me, "Comrade General, please pay attention to your appearance in public."

I quickly put the general cap on my head again and apologized to them: "sorry, I'll pay attention next time."

They didn't leave immediately. The sergeant then politely asked me, "Comrade General, are you here alone?"

The sergeant's question suddenly reminded me that there was a guard waiting for me by the Moscow River under the Vasili slope. He couldn't help saying, "Oh, no, I almost forgot if you didn't remind me. My guard platoon is still waiting for me by the Moscow river. "

Hearing what I said, the sergeant immediately took the initiative and said, "Comrade General, please allow us to serve you. Let's take you to the Moscow river."

I wanted to decline the sergeant's kindness, but on second thought, they are pickets, and they are more convenient than me in many places. If I go to the guard platoon alone, I don't think I can cross red square directly. Instead, I have to make a big circle from other places to join the guard platoon under the Vassili slope. So I laughed at them and said gratefully, "in that case, comrade sergeant, thank you first."

"General oshanina, it's our pleasure to be of service to you!" The sergeant bowed slightly to me and then turned to lead me.

I was surprised that the sergeant could name me. I hastened to step up, and Sergeant parallel, tentatively asked: "Sergeant comrade, you know me?"

"General oshanina," the sergeant replied with a smile, "although I have never met you, I know that there is a woman general who has made many achievements in the army. When I saw you just now, I roughly guessed your identity, so I called you tentatively just now. I didn't expect that I guessed you right. "

The sergeant led me out of the South Gate of the Gumm mall, passed the round guillotine, passed the security check, passed the Church of St. Vassily, and came to the bottom of the slope of Vassily. Seeing my guard platoon parked in the open space near the slope, I stopped, reached out to the sergeant, shook his hand, and said gratefully, "sergeant, thank you!"

After the sergeant released his hand, he raised his hand to salute me again and said with a smile: "general o'shanina, it's my honor to be of service to you! I wish you good health With that, he turned around and walked towards the square with his subordinate in neat steps.

When the platoon leader saw me coming down the slope, he trotted over and asked me, "Comrade commander, you are out. Don't know where we should go now? "

I took the note out of my pocket, looked at the address on it, and said to the platoon leader, "Comrade lieutenant, do you know the military Hotel on albard street?"

The platoon leader didn't know why I asked, but he nodded and said truthfully, "of course I do."

"If you know, get on the bus immediately." I waved to the guard platoon leader and said, "we'll live there tonight. Hurry up. The soldiers haven't eaten for such a long time. I think they are starving."“ Yes The guard platoon leader agreed, then ran back to the truck and yelled at the soldiers who were still standing beside the truck: "everyone, listen to my command, get on the bus!" I got into the co driver's seat of the jeep and said to the driver who was ready to drive: "Comrade driver, do you know the military Hotel on albard street?" Seeing that he nodded in affirmation, I patted him on the shoulder and said, "now that you know, let's drive. We'll live there tonight." The driver is Muscovite. He is very familiar with the terrain here. In only five minutes, our small motorcade came from the Moscow River to the army Hotel on albard street. Seeing several military vehicles parked at the door, the person in charge of the military hotel came out from the inside, went to my car, bent down and looked into the car, and then asked, "Comrade commander, are you going to stay here tonight?" I pushed the door open and got out of the car. I asked the person in charge with a smile, "I have more than 40 people here. Can you live here?"