The ambassador yelled for a long time, but finally gave up. The people in the embassy tried to get out of the building, but they were blocked by Sokov's men. They couldn't even get out of the embassy, so naturally they couldn't see Molotov, so they asked
Who is going to protest?
The counselor came up with a bad idea and asked the military attache to lead the soldiers in the embassy to forcefully open a way for the ambassador to leave the building.
But as soon as his words came out, he was retorted by the military attaché: "Mr. Counselor, do you understand what you are talking about? If my subordinates had not had any conflicts with the soldiers outside and let them break out with the Ambassador, they might still be able to survive.
The mission was completed. But now, when they see soldiers outside who have beaten them, even if you whip them, they will not dare to go out of the building, let alone cover the ambassador's rush out of the building."
"Forget it, stop talking." When the counselor wanted to say a few more words, the ambassador raised his hand to stop him: "Since the military attache said that the problem cannot be solved by force, then we can only continue to wait."
"How long will it take?" asked the counselor.
"I'm afraid they won't lift the blockade on the embassy until their superiors get rid of their bad temper."
The soldiers on duty outside are divided into three groups and change their posts every two hours. The soldiers who are off duty will warm themselves in tents to dispel the cold.
Sokov also ordered Bezikov to call in team doctors and ask them to check the laid-off soldiers in the tent to see if anyone had frostbite. Asya, as a member of the team doctor, was naturally involved. The only difference was that
The other team doctors have to stay here all the time, but Asiya can go home after dark.
When it got dark, Sokov came to the tent where Asiya was and said to her: "Asiya, your body is too weak. If you stay here for duty, I'm worried that your body won't be able to bear it. You follow me now."
Let the person who arranged it go home."
Asiya knew that this was Sokov's care for her, and she did not refuse his kindness, so she took the vehicle arranged by the other party and went home.
After Asiya left in the car, Yakov said to Sokov: "Misha, Asiya's physical condition has not been ideal since the last car accident. Anyway, we won't go to London again, the team doctor
The workload has been greatly reduced and the manpower is enough, why not let Asiya rest at home?"
"Yasha, you think I don't want Asiya to rest at home." Sokov sighed and said: "If we don't find something for her to do, she will think about it all day long. I'm worried that if this continues, her nerves will be damaged."
I'm afraid there will be problems."
"Hey, if there hadn't been that damn car accident, your child would have been born."
"Yes, the due date is within these two days." Sokov's nose felt sore as he talked about the child who died before he was born, but he suppressed his grief and said, "This may be his life."
"Although Asya's child is gone." Yakov looked left and right, and seeing no one around, he lowered his voice and said, "But don't you still have a child? That Karina from Vladimir.
, when is the due date?”
Sokov calculated silently for a while and replied: "If nothing else happens, it will be mid-July." After saying this, he clasped his hands together and began to pray, "God bless me and bless my second child."
Be born and grow up in peace.”
"Misha, don't worry." Yakov raised his hand and patted Sokov on the shoulder, comforting him and said: "Karina is different from Asiya. Her activity area is her home and the municipal building, both places.
The distance is only three to four hundred meters, so the possibility of another car accident is infinitely close to zero. I believe that she will be able to successfully help you give birth to the child."
"I hope so." Sokov was thinking in his heart. After this period of time is over, he will go to Vladimir to see Karina. No matter what, she is about to become the mother of his child, and he can't help but hear it.
Just ask.
…………
The next morning, Asiya showed up at the embassy with a look of panic on her face.
Seeing her expression, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart, secretly thinking that something went wrong again, otherwise Asiya wouldn't be so worried.
"Asia," the anxious Sokov asked cautiously, "Did something happen?"
Asiya nodded vigorously, and then said: "Yes, before I came, I got news that Marshal Rokossovsky fell ill and the situation is very dangerous."
"Ah, Marshal Rokossovsky fell ill?" Sokov asked in surprise: "Where does he live now?"
"It's the underground hospital where you were hospitalized last time." Asia explained: "The hospital opposite the Lubyanka Building."
"Well, then I'm going to see him."
"Misha, what is going on? Marshal Rokossovsky was fine a few days ago, so why did he suddenly fall ill?"
Sokov did not immediately answer Yakov's question, but asked instead: "Yasha, let me ask you a question. Why can't ordinary people command large corps in combat?"
Without thinking at all, Yakov instinctively asked: "Why?"
"Let me give you an example," Sokov said to Yakov: "Suppose you are the principal of a school and you want to organize thousands of teachers and students in the school to go hiking from Moscow to Leningrad. In the meantime, you
Not only do you need to plan different travel routes, but you also need to coordinate the departure times of each class, transfers, resting places, tents, dry food, water, etc. needed for travel. In addition, you also need to make predictions in advance.
There are risks and accidents that may occur on the road. With this operation, if you can successfully take people there, God bless you."
Yakov did not speak, but nodded slightly to express his agreement with Sokov's words.
"In the same way, senior commanders on the battlefield are not commanding thousands of people, but tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people. The pressure they will bear will be extremely huge. With this
When these troops go to fight, a wrong decision will cause the death of tens of thousands of people. Can ordinary people withstand such pressure?" Sokov continued: "During the defense of Moscow, Marshal Rokossovsky commanded
The 16th Group Army, because the friendly forces on the left and right wings were repulsed by the Germans, and the flanks were exposed to the enemy, and if they continued to fight, they were in danger of being encircled. Therefore, in this case, he proposed to Marshal Zhukov that the troops retreat to
In the Istria Reservoir area, he used the easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack terrain to build a new defense. At the same time, as the front of the defense was reduced, he was able to have more troops as reserves.
However, his request was rejected by Marshal Zhukov. Even after he went beyond the level to ask for instructions from the Supreme Command and obtained approval, the retreat to the Istria Reservoir was stopped by Zhukov. Maybe we will think that Marshal Zhukov is unreasonable.
, putting Marshal Rokossovsky’s troops in danger. But at that time, Marshal Zhukov, as the commander of the Western Front, faced tremendous pressure. He considered the overall situation, not the local area. As long as he could stabilize
Stay on the defensive line, even if it means sacrificing the 16th Army."
When Yakov heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little confused. He just asked Marshal Rokossovsky why he was hospitalized, but Sokov told him a lot of inexplicable things. When he was about to interrupt him, he heard
Sokov continued: "Since senior commanders endured tremendous mental pressure on the battlefield, after the war, when they have exhausted their energy, they will have physical problems of varying degrees. And Rokossovsky
The Marshal was seriously injured during the Moscow Counterattack, and I think his hospitalization this time may have been caused by excessive mental stress, which led to the recurrence of old injuries."
"Oh, I understand what you mean." Yakov nodded and said, "You are saying that Marshal Rokossovsky was under tremendous pressure during the war, which led to the recurrence of his old injuries.
Am i right?"
"Yes, that's what I mean." When he learned that his old superior, Marshal Rokossovsky, was hospitalized for an acute illness, Sokov would definitely go to visit him. He said to Yakov: "Wait until I finish the work here.
After handing over to Lieutenant Colonel Bezikov, we will go visit Marshal Rokossovsky, okay?"
"Of course." Yakov nodded and said, "He also once served as my superior. He was hospitalized due to illness, so it is natural to visit him."
After the two handed over the work in the embassy to Bezikov, they took a car to the hospital where Rokossovsky was hospitalized.
When the car arrived at the hospital, Sokov saw that the parking lot outside was full of cars of all kinds, and it seemed that they were all here to visit Rokossovsky.
When Sokov and Yakov came to the door of the inpatient department, they found that the place could be described as a shining star. There were dozens of officers standing outside, with the lowest rank being major general. Without exception, they were attracted by the ten officers on duty at the door.
Several sentries blocked it.
The two passed through the crowd and walked directly to the door, but were stopped by a second lieutenant on duty: "I'm sorry, Comrade General, Marshal Rokossovsky cannot see outsiders due to poor health. You'd better please come back."
."
"I am General Sokov." After Sokov revealed his identity to the other party, he asked directly: "I am an old subordinate of Comrade Marshal. I heard that he was hospitalized and I came here specifically to visit him. Could you please be accommodating?
Let me in."
"I'm sorry, Comrade General." But the second lieutenant said with a straight face: "The task we received is to not allow anyone to enter the inpatient unit, so as not to disturb Marshal Rokossovsky's rest. Please retreat to the alert
Behind the line, don’t make things difficult for us.”
"Didn't you hear clearly who I am?" Seeing that the second lieutenant still refused to let him in, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Of course you heard me clearly, General Sokov." The second lieutenant said, neither humble nor haughty: "Look, there were three or four generals who were blocked by us at the door. We didn't let any of them in. Of course, you are no exception. Please understand me.
Difficulties, don’t make things difficult for us.”
Sokov wanted to say a few more words, but was pulled back by Yakov.
"Misha, it's useless." Yakov said: "Other generals came earlier than us, and they couldn't get in, let alone us."
"Then what should we do?" Sokov said dissatisfied: "Are we going to go back in despair?"
But after hearing this, Yakov smiled slightly, leaned into Sokov's ear and said: "Misha, we can't enter from the main entrance, can't we enter from other places?"
The words awakened the dreamer, and Yakov's words reminded Sokov: Yes, the front door is guarded by sentries, so you can't enter at all, but you can go around to other directions in the inpatient department and find other doors to enter.
Even if you can't find the door to enter, you can still consider climbing through the window.
Thinking of this, Sokov immediately pulled Yakov away from here, preparing to go around to the back of the inpatient department to find a new entrance.
But when the two of them came to the back door, they found that they had thought the problem too simply. There were also four sentries standing guard at the back door. They did not check people coming out of it; but if you wanted to go in from the outside, even if you were wearing white
They also have to check the documents carefully.
"Misha, what should we do?" Seeing this, Yakov couldn't help but feel a little disappointed: "It seems that we can't enter the inpatient department from the back door."
"Then there is only one last option left." Sokov gritted his teeth and said, "That is to find a place where no one is paying attention, climb through the window and enter the inpatient department. Although there are sentries guarding the front and back doors of the inpatient department, they cannot enter the inpatient department.
There should also be a soldier behind every window."
In this way, the two found a deserted area, and using the cover of the green belt, they quietly approached an open window.
Sokov came under the window, turned around and said to Yakov who was following behind: "You lie down, and I will step on your back to see if there is anyone in the house."
Without saying a word, Yakov immediately bent down and squatted on the ground, letting Sokov step on him. After the other party stood firm, he stood up slowly while holding on to the wall, and asked Sokov through gritted teeth:
"Misha, is there anyone in the house?"
"This should be a utility room, there is no one in it." Sokov said: "I will crawl in first, and then I will pull you in."
Sokov climbed into the window on his hands and knees, then turned over and stretched out his hand to pull Yakov outside. Yakov grabbed Sokov's hand with both hands, kicked on the wall with both feet, and kicked a few times.
He climbed up the window.
After the two entered the room, Sokov said with emotion: "Fortunately, the window in this room is open, otherwise we would not be able to enter the inpatient department at all."
"Yes, the windows are closed in winter, not to mention the first floor, even the windows on the second and third floors are closed." Yakov said: "If the windows are not opened, we will not be able to do anything at all.
Unable to enter the building.”
"The next step is to find Marshal Rokossovsky's ward." Sokov asked Yakov: "Do you have any good suggestions?"
"Although the inpatient department is not big, if we are running around like headless flies, we may not be found, but we will be discovered by the soldiers on duty in the building and kicked out." Yakov said mockingly: "If we ask for help,
Generals Kove and Yakov were driven out of the hospital ward by sentries, which will become the biggest news in Moscow tomorrow, and we will also become the laughing stock of others."
"Don't talk nonsense, do you have any good way to find Marshal Rokossovsky's ward in the shortest possible time?"
Yakov held his chin and thought for a while, then said: "The easiest way is to go directly to the nurse duty room and read their registration records, so that you can find Comrade Marshal's ward in the shortest possible time."
"What if, I say if." Sokov said: "What if there are soldiers responsible for protecting the marshal's safety in the nurse's duty room? In that case, wouldn't we be throwing ourselves into a trap by doing this?"
Seeing that Sokov rejected his proposal, Yakov said with a sad face: "Misha, do you have any good ideas?"