As soon as Rokossovsky entered the political examination room of the Political Department, he saw a rectangular table near the door, behind which sat two officers in large-brimmed hats, shouting hoarsely. He turned his head to look into the middle of the room, and saw a man in a tattered military uniform, scrawny and extremely weak, sitting on a square bench with a blank face, and behind him stood two fighters with Bobosha submachine guns.

Hearing someone enter, the two officers in charge of the political trial instinctively turned their heads, and when they saw clearly that it was Rokossovsky who had entered, they immediately jumped up from their seats, raised their hands to their foreheads and saluted.

Rokossovsky raised his hand and returned the salute, then walked to the middle of the room, leaned over at the officer, and politely asked: "You are Peter??" Mikhainovich?? Major Gavrilov? ”

Gavrilov looked up at the marshal standing in front of him, secretly guessed in his heart who this was, and instinctively replied: "Yes, Comrade Marshal." I'm Gavrilov, with the rank of major before I was captured. ”

Although he confirmed that the person sitting in front of him was Major Gavrilov, he still tried to control the excitement in his heart, and tried his best to ask in a calm tone: "When and where were you captured by the Germans?" ”

"On July 23, 1941," Gavrilov replied with difficulty, "I was captured after being wounded in the Brest Fortress." ”

"Lie, you're lying." An officer standing behind the desk, hearing Gavrilov say this, immediately couldn't help but roar: "The Germans occupied the Brest Fortress at the end of June, and you actually said that you were captured on July 23, could it be that you have been a guest at the German's house for almost a month?" ”

"Comrade Captain," Rokossovsky said, turning his head at the officer who was scolding Gavrilov, "please be quiet and do not interrupt my questioning." ”

The officer named by Rokossovsky turned red all at once: "Yes, Comrade Marshal." ”

After calm returned to the room, Rokossovsky continued to ask Gavrilov: "Comrade Major, if I am not mistaken, you command the 44th Infantry Regiment, right?" ”

Hearing Rokossovsky's question, Gavrilov's face showed a look of surprise, because he did not mention the number of the troops under his command to the officer conducting the political trial, and the marshal in front of him obviously knew more than the political trial officer. He looked at Rokossovsky and asked in surprise: "Comrade Marshal, how do you know?" ”

"Comrade Major, I know far more than you think." Seeing that everyone was looking at him with curiosity, Rokossovsky decided to tell everyone about this history and let them know what kind of hero Major Gavrilov was: "In the early morning of June 22, 1941, the German army brazenly invaded our country, and the Brest fortress, located on the border between the Soviet Union and Poland, became the first place to fight. The Germans concentrated artillery fire on the Brest Fortress, many of the commanders and fighters in the fortress died in their sleep, countless warehouses were destroyed, and the water supply system of the fortresses was also damaged.

It was in this situation that you gathered the surviving defenders and, in the Kobrin fortress to the north of the fortress, stubbornly repelled a series of German attacks from the western side of the fortress. After suffering heavy casualties and the Germans occupied most of the fortification, you did not give in and continued to fight stubbornly with the Germans......"

Before coming to the Political Department, Su Bojing was prejudiced against Gavrilov, feeling that since he was a prisoner, he should honestly be examined, and where was he qualified to bargain. But when he heard Rokossovsky say that after the defenders of the fortress were lost, Gavrilov was still in the fortress, fighting alone for more than half a month, he couldn't help but be in awe of Gavrilov.

After listening to Rokossovsky's story, Gavrilov could not help but burst into tears, and he muttered: "Comrade Marshal, you ...... How do you know...... Know these things? ”

"Major Gavrilov," Rokossovsky reached out and shook Gavrilov's hand, feeling that the other hand's hand was like a layer of skin on the bone, and a little force could pinch the epidermis. He said sincerely: "I apologize to you, it is because of my negligence that you have suffered so many sins. ”

Hearing Rokossovsky say this, not only Gavrilov was stunned, but even Subotin next to them was dumbfounded, not knowing what Rokossovsky had to do with Gavrilov's capture.

"Comrade Marshal," Gavrilov asked with some flustery, "I don't understand, what do you have to do with my captivity?" ”

"Comrade Major, during the defense of the fortress, you should have received information that the commissars of Fuming, who were holding on to the central fortress, had successfully broken through with the help of friendly forces."

Gavrilov had indeed heard from his soldiers about this, and everyone was still feeling that if the friendly forces could push some more distance into the fortress, they might be able to rescue their own troops. At this moment, when he heard Rokossovsky suddenly mention this matter, his mind flashed, and he suddenly thought of a possibility, and he asked in surprise: "Comrade Marshal, could it be that the troops who led the troops to rescue the political commissar Fuming and them were the ones you commanded?" ”

"That's right," Rokossovsky didn't want to hide the matter, after all, at that time, Fomin begged him to give him a little more time so that he could save more of his comrades, but because he was afraid that he would be surrounded by the Germans around the fortress, he refused the other party's request, which led to the destruction of Gavrilov's entire army: "It was the Ninth Mechanized Army under my command, and at that time, we were also trying to fight a bloody way out of the German encirclement, so we hurriedly retreated before we could rescue you." ”

To Rokossovsky's statement, Gavrilov smiled bitterly, and then replied: "You cannot be blamed for this, as I later learned from other captured soldiers, the German army had advanced several hundred kilometers within our national border, and your troops were in danger of being encircled if they did not quickly move in the direction of our troops." ”

After the two chatted for a while, Rokossovsky turned to Okorokov and said: "Comrade Chief of the Political Department, immediately arrange a single room for Major Gavrilov, prepare him with new military uniforms, bed sheets, and covers, so that he can sleep peacefully after taking a hot bath." ”

After giving Okorokov's instructions, Rokossovsky took Gavrilov's hand again and said to him with a smile: "Comrade Major, you have a good rest here for the past two days, and I will come to see you when I am busy for a while." Wishing you good health! ”

After Rokossovsky and Gavrilov left, Okorokov politely said to Gavrilov: "Comrade Major, please come with me, I will take you to your room, it will be beneficial for you to recover your health as soon as possible." ”

"Comrade General," Gavrilov remembered at this moment that he had been chatting with the marshal for so long, and he still didn't know what the other party's name was, so he asked curiously: "Can I ask, what is the name of Comrade Marshal?" ”

"What, you don't even know about him?" After Okorokov said this, he realized that he was wrong, Gavrilov had been in the German prisoner of war camp for several years, and it was normal not to know Rokossovsky, he hurriedly said: "The person who just spoke to you is Marshal Rokossovsky, commander of the Second Belorussian Front. ”

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