Although Ponedelin said that his illness was not a big deal, Sokov didn't think so. He finally had a capable commander. If he died early due to illness, wouldn't he suffer a great loss? He secretly made up his mind that he would definitely
We need to find ways to control Ponejelin's condition so that he can live longer.
However, Sokov had no idea what kind of doctor he should find for Ponedelin and how to treat him now. He raised his hand and looked at the time. It was already nine-thirty in the morning, so he asked Ponedelin and others.
He said: "I have been riding in the car all night, and now I am a little tired. Let's go inside and take a nap first. Don't disturb me until the headquarters led by General Smirnov arrives."
"Okay, Comrade Commander." Ponejelin said: "When Comrade Chief of Staff arrives with the headquarters, I will wake you up myself."
Sokov didn't sleep all night, but he didn't feel tired at all while lying in bed. His eyes were wide open, staring at the ceiling in a daze, thinking about how to treat Ponedelin's heart disease.
He first thought of his wife Asiya, who was a military doctor, and maybe he could ask her opinion. But when he sat up and looked around, he found that there was no phone in the room, so he could not contact Asiya at all. He sighed.
With a sigh of relief, he lay down again and continued to think of solutions.
He soon thought that although Asiya was a military doctor, she was now only a military doctor within the weapons and equipment department. Not to mention that she did not have the skills. Even if she had this plan, I was afraid that she would not be able to help Ponijelin. He could only think about it again.
other people.
After thinking about the friends I knew, I thought maybe I could contact Lunev. He is the deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He must have a wide network of contacts. If he comes forward, he will definitely be able to find a suitable doctor to help treat Ponyjelin.
sick.
After putting down the burden on his mind, fatigue came over him like a tide, and Sokov soon fell asleep without even realizing it.
He didn't know how long he slept. When he opened his eyes, he found that the sky outside the window had turned dark, which was a sign that it was getting dark. He raised his hand to look at the time and found that it was already ten o'clock in the evening. He had fallen asleep without realizing it.
for one day.
He got out of bed, opened the door and walked out.
He came to Ponejelin, yawned, and asked: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponejelin, have the headquarters led by the chief of staff arrived?"
Ponijelin raised his hand to look at the time and replied: "We're here, we'll be here at about five o'clock in the afternoon."
Knowing that Smirnov had arrived with the headquarters, Sokov asked with some displeasure: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin, before I went to bed, didn't I tell you that if the chief of staff arrived at Otats with the headquarters,
Just wake me up right away? Why didn’t you wake me up?”
"I'm sorry, Comrade Commander." Seeing that Sokov was unhappy, Ponedelin quickly explained: "Comrade Chief of Staff came to my place after he entered the city. I originally wanted to wake you up, but the Chief of Staff
He said that you have been working too hard recently, how can you sleep as well as you do now, and told me not to disturb you."
Sidorin, who was next to him, also echoed: "That's right, Comrade Commander. This is what Chief of Staff Smirnov personally ordered. We cannot disobey his orders."
Naturally, Sokov would not bother Namba Nedelin and Sidorin for such a trivial matter. He waved his hand and said: "If you don't call, you don't call. It's nothing special. By the way, Army Group Headquarters
Where are you now?"
"Here!" Sidorin pointed to a location on the city defense map and said to Sokov: "This turned out to be a youth activity center. It was quite large and the buildings were sturdy. The chief of staff decided to set up the headquarters.
over there."
"It turns out it's here." Sokov had passed there during the day, but he just didn't know the name of the building. Now that he knew the headquarters' new location, he was ready to rush there immediately. But before he left, he remembered
After asking the key question, he stopped and asked Ponedelin: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin, I would like to ask if the weapons of the 122nd Guards Regiment have been received?"
"Already received, Comrade Commander." Ponejelin replied: "At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Romanian side used more than thirty trucks to transport the weapons and equipment in the arsenal to the defense area of the 122nd Regiment. Now it is time to
All the commanders and fighters of the regiment have been armed."
"That's good, that's good." Sokov told Ponedelin: "Tell Colonel Papuchenko that the weapons used by the Romanians are different from the weapons we equip, and tell the commanders and soldiers to hurry up.
Take control of time.”
"Understood, I'll call Colonel Papuchenko right now."
Sokov left the church and, escorted by Koshkin and others, walked towards the location of the headquarters.
On the way, Sokov suddenly saw Khrus in the crowd, so he called him to his side and asked with concern: "Second Lieutenant Khrus, are you still used to being in the army?"
"I'm used to it, of course I'm used to it." Khrus said with a smile: "The comrades in the company are very good to me and take special care of me in life and work. Comrade Commander, if I hadn't met you, I'd probably
At this moment, I am still hiding at home and feeling scared."
Sokov was thinking that it was precisely because of the appearance of Khrus that many people's orders were changed. At least in the direction of his own attack, the commanders and fighters who were scattered in the battle in the early years, as long as they did not defect to the Germans, would
Without any behavior that endangers the security of the motherland, he can freely choose to return to the army or continue to be a common citizen.
"No need to thank me, Lieutenant Khrus." Sokov said calmly: "Actually, I should thank you."
"Thank me?!" Sokov's words surprised Khrus, and he asked in surprise: "Thank me for what?"
Sokov felt that this was a great secret, and he could reveal it to Khrus appropriately: "Second Lieutenant Khrus, because the war broke out suddenly that year, our army was not ready for the war, so in the early stages of the war
They were retreating steadily. During the retreat, many troops were defeated by powerful enemies, and countless commanders and fighters were scattered behind the enemy lines. Some of them joined the guerrillas, and some, like you, returned to their hometowns and worked hard
Be a normal person.
Now that the situation is developing in a direction that is favorable to our army, we will recapture all the lands occupied by the Germans sooner or later. At this time, how to resettle the commanders and soldiers who were scattered back then has become a big problem.
When you returned to the army, I reported your situation to the superiors. The superiors have said that as long as you commanders and fighters living behind enemy lines have not defected to the Germans or done anything detrimental to the motherland, you can choose whether to return to the army or not.
army."
Khrus has heard a lot of things in the guard company these days. He knew very well that if he had not met Sokov but the commanders of other troops, he might not have been sent to Siberia to dig at the moment.
Tudou was sent to the punishment camp to perform the most dangerous combat missions.
After thinking about this, he said with gratitude: "Comrade Commander, actually the person I should be grateful to is you. If I hadn't met you, how could I have returned to the army so easily? I'm afraid I would have been sent to Siberia or punished.
camp."
The two of them talked and unknowingly arrived at the new address of the headquarters.
When the officer on duty at the door saw Sokov appearing, he quickly stepped forward and saluted and reported: "Comrade Commander, the headquarters is in place. Welcome back!"
"Is the Chief of Staff here?"
"Yes." The officer on duty replied: "Not only is the chief of staff here, but also the military commissar is here."
Sokov returned to the headquarters. After greeting Smirnov and Gorokhov, he asked: "What is the overall situation of our army now?"
"According to your order, the main force of the group army is resting and recuperating." Smirnov replied: "The one who is still in contact with the enemy is the 41st Guards Division located in this city."
Seeing Sokov's slight nod, Smirnov asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, before the 41st Guards Division was moved here, it just added 8,000 people. Although the number of troops is large, the weapons and equipment are not
It’s seriously inadequate. We can’t let soldiers bite the enemy with their teeth when they go to the battlefield, right?”
This time it was Sokov's turn to be surprised: "Comrade Chief of Staff, haven't you been to the headquarters of the 41st Guards Division?"
"Yes, I have been there." Smirnov replied casually: "When the headquarters was still being established, I went to the headquarters of the 41st Guards Division to find you. After I went there, Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin said
You were sleeping, and I was about to wake you up, but I stopped you. I told you that you have been working too hard recently and asked you to sleep a little longer."
"Didn't Lieutenant Colonel Ponejelin tell you that?"
"Which thing?" Smirnov asked puzzledly.
"The 41st Guards Division has reached the level of weapons replenishment." Sokov was muttering in his mind. Could it be that when Smirnov arrived at the headquarters of the 41st Guards Division, Ponedelin did not report such an important matter to him?
?"Especially the 122nd Guards Regiment stationed outside the city has received the most weapons."
"Really?" Smirnov showed an expression of disbelief: "Why didn't Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin tell me when I just went to the headquarters of the 41st Guards Division?"
"Maybe he was negligent." Sokov explained to Smirnov: "I asked General Antonetta for this batch of weapons, which can temporarily solve the shortage of weapons in the 41st Guards Division."
"General Antonetta?" Smirnov asked puzzledly: "How could he take the initiative to provide weapons for our army?"
"Of course I convinced him." Sokov recounted to Smirnov the process of how he persuaded Antonetta, and finally said: "There were only two ways in front of him at that time, one was to let him
His troops also participated in the battle and secondly provided weapons for our troops."
"So, General Antonetta chose the second path without hesitation." Smirnov gave Sokov a thumbs up and praised: "Comrade Commander, you are really amazing.
!”
After Sokov and Smirnov chatted for a while, he called the director of the communications corps over and asked: "Can our phone communicate with Moscow?"
"Okay, Comrade Commander." The director of the communications corps asked respectfully, "I wonder which department you plan to connect to?"
"In the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Lubyanka in Moscow," Sokov said, "ask Deputy Minister Lunev."
If other people had heard about Lubyanka and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they would have been scared out of their wits. But the director of the communications corps knew that Sokov and Lunev had a good relationship. He felt that if the commander wanted to call the other party at this moment, there must be something wrong.
It was an important matter. He did not dare to neglect it and quickly asked the communications soldier to get through the phone of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Sokov took the phone and put it to his ear, and heard Runev's stern voice coming from the receiver: "Hello, I'm Runev, where are you?"
"Comrade Luniev," Sokov said with a smile, "it's so late and you haven't gone home yet."
"It turns out to be Misha." After hearing that the person calling him was Sokov, Lunev's tone softened: "You haven't called me for a long time. How are you doing recently?"
"Very good, of course very good." Sokov said jokingly: "It would be better if you didn't come to investigate me."
When talking about this matter, Lunev seemed a little embarrassed: "Misha, you also know that although I am the deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I still have no control over many things. For example, when it comes to investigating you, I know that you are
You are unjust, but the necessary procedures still need to be followed. Fortunately, before I set off, I received an order from my superiors to cancel the investigation against you.
You don’t know that when I received this order, my whole body became relaxed. Although you and I are friends and partners, if I really review you, I will definitely keep it official, and then you will
You have to suffer a certain amount of grievance..."
Lunev talked on the phone for a long time, and suddenly realized that Sokov would not make long-distance calls to him for no reason. He must have something important to ask him, and he quickly asked: "What is the important thing you want to see me for?"
Something?"
"Yes, Runev, I have something to ask you."
"You can tell me anything. As long as it's within my capabilities, I will definitely help you handle it."
"Do you know any high-level doctors?"
"I know many doctors, but I don't know which one you are asking about? Internal medicine or surgery?"
Sokov was wondering in his mind, which department should heart disease belong to? But after thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a reason. He could only ask Lunev directly: "Lunev, if it is heart disease, should it belong to the internal medicine department or the internal medicine department?"
surgical?"
"Heart disease, it should be classified as heart disease and belongs to the department of cardiology, also known as circulatory medicine or cardiovascular medicine." After Lunev said this, he asked tentatively: "Misha, why are you asking this? You don't know.
Is there something wrong with your heart?"
"Of course not. I'm still so young, how could I have a heart disease? I'm asking this for someone else."
Runev was once Sokov’s partner. He knew that if Sokov was not suffering from heart disease, it must be one of his subordinates. He quickly asked: “Misha, please tell the truth, which commander under you is it.”
A member of staff has a heart disease, how can I arrange for a doctor to diagnose and treat him?"
Sokov hesitated for a moment, and then said Ponedelin's name: "It's Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin. He suffered from severe rheumatism in a German prisoner of war camp, and now he has developed rheumatic heart disease."
.You also know that he is one of my most valued troops, and I have just appointed him as the commander of the 41st Guards Division. It was when he was displaying his talents that he was diagnosed with this disease."
Runev knew everything about the relationship between Sokov and Ponedelin. In order to save Ponedelin's life, Sokov even used his own future as a guarantee, which made his superiors change their minds.
, agreed that Ponejelin should return to the front line to redeem himself and perform meritorious service.
The two of them have such close concerns. Ponedelin has a heart disease. As his superior, Sokov will definitely find a way to find a doctor to help him continue treatment. "Misha," Lunev said hesitantly: "I
We will arrange for a cardiologist to go to the front line as soon as possible to check Lieutenant Colonel Ponejelin's body."