"Go to the Far East?" Hearing what Sokov said, Lu Jin's eyes flashed with confusion. But he quickly shook his head and said: "General Sokov, do you think a disabled person like me can go to the Far East?"
Do something?"
"Comrade Lukin, although you are disabled now, no one can deny that you are an excellent commander." Sokov said to Lukin sincerely: "If Yakov and I are transferred to the Far East,
We will definitely let the two of us command a group army. If we can get the help of an experienced commander like you, I think in the next battle, we will not only be able to better attack the enemy, but also learn a lot of useful things.
military common sense.”
Lu Jin was a little tempted by Sokov's words, but he said with concern: "I won't affect your image, right?"
"Comrade Lukin, although you have lost your legs, you can still command from a wheelchair." Sokov said: "A commander who can command operations, even if he is disabled, will not be abused by others.
Ridicule. By the way, I remember that there was an excellent pilot who lost his legs in an air battle. But after he was fitted with prosthetic legs, he performed combat missions like a normal pilot and even shot down many German fighter planes."
"Is this true?" Lu Jin's face showed an expression of disbelief: "A pilot without legs can return to the sky to perform flying missions, and even shoot down enemy planes?"
"Of course it's true." Although Sokov couldn't remember the pilot's name, the pilot's deeds were real and were recorded in history, so he said in a positive tone: "I still read these news.
Saw it in Pravda.”
Hearing Sokov mention "Pravda", Lukin stopped talking. Since he was rescued and returned, he has read "Pravda" every day. He still agrees with the content above. Presumably the pilot's
Experience is also true and reliable.
Sokov pushed Lukin's wheelchair to the corner and saw a group of soldiers busy here.
Lujin suddenly pointed at the group of soldiers in front and said loudly: "Sokov, look, is that Major Bezikov?"
Looking in the direction of Lukin's finger, Sokov saw Bezikov as expected. Bezikov was not wearing a military uniform, just a white pullover with both cuffs rolled up, revealing half of his thick arms.
, at this moment he was hoeing the ground with a hoe.
Sokov quickly pushed Lukin's wheelchair over and shouted to Bezikov: "Comrade Major, what are you doing?"
Bezikov, who was hoeing, heard Sokov's shout, stopped what he was doing, turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound. After seeing clearly that it was Sokov and Lukin, he carried the
The hoe came over and said with a smile: "Two comrades, generals, why are you here? I am leading my soldiers to plant potatoes here, so that in September, we will have fresh potatoes to eat."
"Oh, you are planting potatoes." Although Sokov often eats potatoes, he has never seen how potatoes are grown. Since the soldiers are planting potatoes at this moment, he naturally wants to step forward to learn more: "Don't
Major Zikov, I have never seen potatoes grown before, can you introduce them to me?"
"Of course." After Bezikov handed the hoe in his hand to a soldier, he began to introduce Sokov to how to plant potatoes: "First of all, it is to select suitable potato seeds. There is something special about potato selection. You need to
Choose potatoes that are free from pests and diseases, have a smooth appearance, have many buds, and have shallow buds as seeds.
Seed selection is the first step, followed by germination. Place the selected potato seeds in an environment of 15 to 20 degrees about ten days in advance for germination. They can be planted after the buds grow to about 0.5 cm.
The third step is to cut the potatoes into pieces. Each piece should be about 30 grams, and each piece should have at least one 0.5 cm bud. The cutting needs to be done when planting.
The next step is to prepare the land and select a suitable location to loosen the soil. Plow the selected soil clods deeply into the ridges, then use a rake to level them and smash the large soil clods.
The last step is to put the potatoes that have been cut into pieces into intact potatoes at a spacing of 20 centimeters, cover them with soil, and then fertilize and water them. In this way, the potato planting is complete, and all that is left is to wait until September to harvest directly."
After listening to what Bezikov said, Sokov turned to Lukin and said with a smile: "Comrade Lukin, I really didn't expect that growing potatoes would be so troublesome. Originally, I wanted to find an open space to grow potatoes, but after listening to Major Bezikov
As soon as I said that, I immediately backed down."
"Sokov," Lu Jin said with a smile after hearing this: "What you are good at is commanding operations, not farming. Don't put the cart before the horse."
"Misha, Misha!" At this time, Asiya's shout came from the distance: "Where are you?"
From the location of the farm to the small building where Sokov and Lukin lived, it was actually only fifty or sixty meters away, but the dense trees blocked the view. It was understandable that Asiya couldn't see here.
Sokov quickly shouted to where Asiya was: "Asiya, Comrade Lukin and I are here, near the wall."
Asiya heard Sokov's shout, looked around, determined where he and Lukin were, and ran quickly along the path.
She came to the vegetable field and saw Bezikov who was directing the soldiers to plant vegetables. She said hello to him: "Comrade Major, you are planting vegetables."
"Yes, Comrade Asiya." Bezikov said with a smile: "This is the task assigned to us by Comrade Gurchenke. You know, due to the war, there were originally more than 40 staff members in the nursing home.
, there are only six or seven people left now. With such a small number of people, they will definitely not be able to complete the vegetable planting work. So Comrade Gurqinke came to me and said that the soldiers in your guard force are idle anyway, so why not help us?
Planting vegetables. Just like that, I started planting vegetables here with my soldiers."
Sokov knew that Asiya came to see him, and it was definitely not to see the vegetables, so he asked her: "Asiya, what do you want to see me for?"
"It's like this. Yasha was on the phone in Gurchenko's office. In the middle of the call, I happened to pass by the door and he stopped me." Asiya explained to Sokov: "He said
His family wants to talk to you and asked me to come over and call you."
Knowing that it was someone from Yakov's family who wanted to talk to him, although Sokov knew that this person was definitely not Stalin, Yakov asked Asiya to call him to answer the phone. It was also very important for Yakov to face the other party.
He quickly handed the wheelchair to the male caregiver, said sorry to Lu Jin, and followed Asiya towards the small building.
Arriving at Gulchenko's office, Sokov saw Yakov holding a microphone and chatting animatedly with the person on the other end of the phone. Seeing Yakov come in, he quickly waved to him and then said into the phone
: "Misha is here, I'll ask him to say a few words to you."
Sokov took the microphone from Yakov's hand and asked with some lack of confidence: "Yasha, who is it?"
"Vasily," Yakov said excitedly, "it's my brother Vasily."
"Hello, Vasily." Sokov said into the phone: "I am Sokov, nice to meet you."
"Misha, you are too polite." Unexpectedly, a friendly voice came from the phone: "Actually, we have known each other for more than ten years, but you have always ignored me because of your relationship with my brother, so you are not familiar with me.
It’s also normal.”
"Vasily, where are you now?" Sokov didn't know where Yakov was talking to, so he asked tentatively: "Are you staying in Berlin, or have you returned to Moscow?"
"Of course in Moscow." Vasily said with a smile: "Now that the Germans have surrendered, my aviation division will not have any combat missions for the time being, so I will take the opportunity to return to Moscow to visit relatives and see my father and sister.
I was even thinking about whether I would be lucky enough to meet my dearest brother, and when I was looking for someone to inquire about his whereabouts, he called me first."
When Sokov saw an introduction to Vasily in later materials, he mentioned that he was brave in combat, capable of commanding, and had outstanding military exploits. He had won medals and medals many times, and had served as regimental commander and division commander of the aviation force. Even in
After the war, he was appointed Air Force Commander of the Moscow Military District and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. However, in 1952, due to a flight accident in the unit, Stalin dismissed all his positions.
After Stalin's death on March 5, 1953, he was arrested and imprisoned twice on charges of "not observing military training, beating people and drinking alcohol, abusing power, and corruption" during his tenure. After being dismissed, he was labeled "betrayal"
He was charged with "attempting to launch a coup against the motherland". Vasily, who was severely physically and mentally devastated, died of grief and illness on March 19, 1962, in his residence in Kazan, the place of exile.
But at this moment, Sokov listened to the tone of Vasily's words, and it seemed that he was not drunk, and he was in a sober state. After chatting for a few words, Vasily said to Sokov: "Misha, my brother invited me to your sanatorium.
I'm a guest, I'm thinking about whether to go or not."
"Since it was your brother who sent the invitation, you must come over." Sokov said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for more than ten years, and I don't know if I will recognize you when we meet."
"Is there a river near your sanatorium?" Vasily asked: "If there is, I will go there. I haven't fished for a long time."
Listening to Vasily talk about fishing, Sokov remembered an incident about Vasily getting injured while frying fish.
It was 1943. Vasily was serving in the 32nd Guards Aviation Regiment. Once he and eight other officers went to the lake in Ostashkovo for a picnic. During the trip, an officer said he wanted to eat fish, so Vasily asked the group
Engineers here, what kind of explosive device can be used to blow up the fish in the lake?
Unexpectedly, the slightly drunk engineer said carelessly: "What grenade to use? Just use the rockets hanging on the plane. Throw it into the water and explode it, and the floating fish will fill the trunk of the car."
"After that, the engineer took a box of rockets from the trunk of the car, picked up one and threw it into the water. Although the thrown rocket splashed Lao Gao, it did not explode.
Seeing this, the engineer picked up another rocket launcher and threw it into the water, but there was still no explosion. Amid the laughter of everyone, the engineer said to everyone: "It must be a problem with the fuse. Wait until I adjust the fuse and then head towards the lake."
If you throw it in, you will be able to fry all the fish."
After the engineer made adjustments, the third rocket was thrown into the water again, but unfortunately, it still did not explode. Upon seeing this, Vasily stepped forward to persuade the engineer not to try again, but the engineer did not listen.
, and picked up the fourth rocket. Seeing that the other party did not listen to his persuasion, Vasily shook his head and walked away, preparing to get a bottle of good wine and drink with the other party.
Unexpectedly, just after taking a few steps, the rocket that was debugging the fuse suddenly exploded. The engineer was blown to pieces on the spot, and six officers, including Vasily, were also injured to varying degrees and lay on the ground wailing.
When the news that Vasily was injured reached the ears of Air Force Army Commander Gromov, he said that someone had an accident while frying fish. One person was killed and six officers, including Vasily, were injured. Hearing this
Gromov almost fainted due to the bad news. He knew very well that once something went wrong with Vasily, his career would come to an end. So he quickly took a plane and rushed to the field hospital. After seeing that Vasily was still alive,
, ordered the hospital to cure Vasily at all costs, otherwise all medical staff would be sent to military courts.
After Vasily's injury stabilized, he sent a plane to take Vasily to Moscow for treatment. Although Gromov did everything he could, he was dismissed from his post by his superiors for some reason not long after.
Sokov was worried that if Vasily arrived at the river near the sanatorium, he might have another fish fry. If something goes wrong this time, everyone might get into unnecessary trouble, so he said tactfully: "Vasily, you might
I don’t know, since your brother and I came to this sanatorium, we have been confined inside the hospital and cannot even go out through the gate. How can we possibly know if there is a river nearby where we can fish?"
"Oh, it's boring if there's no place to fish." Vasily said, "I don't think I'll go there. I'd rather wait until you have a chance to return to the city. It won't be too late for us to find a chance to meet again."
After Sokov and Vasily chatted for a few more words, he handed the microphone back to Yakov, and he sat next to Asya. When Asya saw Sokov staring at Yakov, she thought he was there.
When Yakov finished the call, he did not speak, but sat quietly and waited.
Sokov's eyes were fixed on Yakov, but he was thinking about Vasily's fate. Unofficial historian said that his death was not a normal death. It seemed that he was assassinated, and the person who gave the order was undoubtedly the most powerful person at the time.
Rushchev. The reason why the other party could not tolerate Vasily in his eyes was entirely because his son surrendered to the Germans in the late stages of the Battle of Stalingrad and was captured and executed by Stalin's men. Khrushchev wanted revenge.
This murderous revenge could only be carried out against Stalin's only son, Vasily.
Now, thanks to his appearance, Yakov is lucky enough to live to the day of victory. If Khrushchev wants to take revenge in the future, will Yakov, who escaped from death, also be implicated? What if it is true?
Such a thing happened, how should he rescue Yakov? Thinking of these problems, Sokov felt an unusual headache.