A week passed quickly, and Borisova still did not show up, and when Tatyana called to inquire, the female secretary in the office politely told her: "I'm sorry, I don't know when Comrade Borisova will return, but her work in the district Soviet is already being deputized." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

When Tatiana returned to Rokossovsky's hospital room disappointed, ready to tell the news, she found the general walking slowly around the room wearing a hospital gown and holding his hand against the wall.

At first, he walked quite steadily, but when he heard a voice from the door, he couldn't help but be distracted. Just as he looked towards the door, his body suddenly tilted and he fell to the side. Fortunately, Tatiana was quick-eyed, and before Rokossovsky fell to the ground, she supported him with her back and nervously asked: "Comrade General, are you okay?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay," Rokossovsky, who almost fell, hurriedly supported Tatiana's shoulder with his hand, made himself stand up straight, and said a little embarrassedly: "It's just that I've been lying on the bed for too long, my legs have no strength, and I can't walk a few steps before I'm too tired." ”

Tatiana helped Rokossovsky back to the bed and lay down, went to the bathroom to wring a towel, and carefully wiped the sweat from his forehead. At the same time, he whispered reproach to him: "Comrade General, your injuries have just improved, and you are exercising so hard, if you fall into any sequelae, what can you do?" ”

After wiping her sweat, she continued: "I just made a phone call to Borisova. ”

When Rokossovsky heard that she had called Borisova, he hurriedly nervously asked: "How is it, has she returned to Moscow?" ”

"No," said Tatiana, shaking her head, "her secretary said that she didn't know when she would be back, and that her work in Moscow had already been taken over." ”

After listening to Tatiana's words, Rokossovsky's heart couldn't help but feel a little lost. I thought that Borisova would be back in a week, but judging from the current situation, her superiors have sent someone to take over her work, so it means that there is no time for her to return.

Seeing Rokossovsky's gloomy expression, Tatiana quickly diverted the topic and asked: "Comrade General, I want to ask how your marksmanship is?" ”

"Marksmanship?" Rokossovsky said with a wry smile: "I was a cavalryman at the earliest, and the most direct way to deal with the enemy was the saber in my hand, not the carbine, so my marksmanship can only be described as average." Let's put it this way, when I hit the 100-meter target, my score is usually around 70 rings. ”

"It's only seventy rings." Hearing that Rokossovsky's marksmanship was so ordinary, Tatiana's face couldn't help but show a look of disappointment: "Not even a woman can compare." ”

Tatiana's words made Rokossovsky feel dissatisfied, and he asked with a straight face: "Tatiana, what do you mean by that?" You must know that I am the commander of a group army, and my duty is to direct the troops to defeat the enemy, not to fight the enemy face to face on the battlefield with a gun. ”

Tatiana heard from Rokossovsky's tone that he was a little angry, and hurriedly explained to him: "Comrade General, you misunderstood. The woman I'm talking about is a sharpshooter who has been reporting in the newspapers lately. From the outbreak of the war to the present, more than 200 Germans have been killed by her. ”

"What, a female sniper, killed more than 200 German soldiers?" After Rokossovsky waited for Tatiana to finish speaking, he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Is this all true?" "The reason why he asked this was because he only knew that the sharpshooter Vasily Zaitsev, who had killed 225 German soldiers in his career as a sniper, had never heard of a woman, and had achieved such brilliant results." Is this true? ”

"Of course it's true," Tatiana replied affirmatively to Rokossovsky's questioning: "I saw the reports from Pravda and Red Star, and her story was also broadcast on the radio some time ago, so I was particularly impressed, and I can't be mistaken." ”

"What's going on, can you tell me about this heroine?" Although he had only been in the ward for less than a month, Rokossovsky felt that he had become disconnected from society, and he didn't even know such important news, so he urged Tatiana to explain to him what was going on.

Seeing that Rokossovsky was so interested in this female sniper, who had recently become popular, Tatiana didn't have much work anyway, so she told Rokossovsky what she saw in the newspaper and what she heard on the radio: "This female sniper's name is Lyudmila Mikhaillovna Pavlichenko, born in Ukraine on June 12, 1916, her father was a major officer in the Red Army, and her mother was an English teacher.

When she was in ninth grade, the family moved to Kyiv. In 1937, she entered Kyiv National University, where she studied history. Due to her father's influence, she fell in love with shooting and showed an amazing talent for it.

After the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, Lyudmila, who was studying at Kyiv National University, decisively gave up her studies and, like thousands of hot-blooded young people in the Soviet Union, signed up for the Red Army. And in the recruiting office, using his proficiency in infantry, he managed to become a scout of the 25th Infantry Division.

…… In August 1941, she took part in her first battle in the Odessa region, where she successfully killed two enemies from Romania and became a full-time sniper in her unit. ”

When Rokossovsky heard this, he couldn't help but interject and ask: "So, she is currently in the Odessa region?" ”

"Don't interrupt me yet, listen to me." Tatiana was very unhappy with Rokossovsky's casual opening and interrupting her narration, she glared at Rokossovsky with both eyes, and pouted: "If you interrupt me again, I won't tell you." She didn't notice the tone of her voice, and it was more appropriate to be coquettish than to blame the other person.

“…… After becoming a full-time sniper, Lyudmila has become more and more experienced in combat, and she has continuously summed up lessons and lessons through actual battles again and again. At first, she killed ordinary German infantrymen, but it wasn't long before her bullets began to attract valuable tactical targets such as enemy officers, artillery observers, signal men, and machine gunners.

According to statistics, in the fighting in the Odessa region, Lyudmila killed a total of 187 enemy soldiers, including some enemy snipers.

Although Lyudmila and her comrades fought stubbornly, the enemy was so strong that they were forced to retreat to Sevastopol on the Black Sea coast, hoping to defend themselves against the German armored clusters with the help of strong fortifications there. ”

Although Rokossovsky was not familiar with Lyudmila, he still knew a little about the defense of the Sevastopol fortress, and he knew that the fortress would be breached by the Germans as early as July, which made the German commander Manstein famous and promoted to field marshal by Hitler.

After Tatiana finished speaking, seeing that Rokossovsky was silent, she approached him and asked: "Comrade General, do you think our troops will be able to hold Sevastopol?" ”

"Can't hold it!" Rokossovsky replied without hesitation: "The Germans are massing heavy forces into the area, and no matter how fearless the defenders of the fortress are, the fortress will be lost." ”

"But, but," Hearing Rokossovsky say this, Tatiana couldn't help but panic a little: "I read the news reports that we have quite a few troops in Sevastopol, and they are fighting bravely in the face of the enemy's attack. ”

"There are still discrepancies between the facts and the newspaper reports." Because Tatiana and herself are now very familiar, Rokossovsky dared to say something taboo in front of her: "In order to stabilize people's hearts, defeat on the battlefield will be reduced or ignored; An ordinary victory, on the other hand, has the potential to be infinitely magnified. ”

When Tatiana heard Rokossovsky say this, she couldn't help but panic in her heart, and she nervously asked: "Comrade General, if the Sevastopol fortress is lost, what will be the fate of this female sniper named Lyudmila." ”

Rokossovsky, who was lying on the bed, shrugged his shoulders and said somewhat helplessly: "Usually there are only two outcomes, either being killed or being captured by the Germans." ”

"Can you save her?" Tatiana grabbed Rokossovsky's arm and asked excitedly: "So that she can escape the fate of being killed or captured by the Germans." ”

Rokossovsky smiled bitterly and replied: "Tatiana, you really think so highly of me, do you think that I am a member of the Supreme Command, can I casually transfer a subordinate who does not belong to me from the place where the fighting is most fierce to a safe rear?" I'll tell you the truth, no one has the right to transfer this female sniper from the front to the rear unless it is the Supreme Commander himself. ”

"You have to think of a way," pleaded Tatiana, "you are well acquainted with Comrade Stalin's secretary, and if he can go out and speak to the commander of the defending army, perhaps Lyudmila will be able to leave Sevastopol safely." ”

In the face of Tatiana's bitter pleading, Rokossovsky also relented a little. After pondering for a long time, he finally spoke: "Well, Tatiana, I promise you. I will try my best, but whether it succeeds or not will be left to fate, after all, the situation of the Sevastopol fortress is very bad, and in order to avoid unnecessary panic, the commander of the fortress does not allow anyone to leave casually. ”

"Thank you, Koschika!" Hearing that Rokossovsky agreed to her request, Tatiana couldn't help but follow Borisova's example and call each other by her nickname, got up and kissed her on the forehead like a chicken, then turned around and ran out of the ward.

When Tatiana left, Rokossovsky began to think about a serious problem: in a few months, the famous Battle of Stalingrad would begin, and in the street battles of the city, the world of snipers, if she had been sent to Stalingrad, she might have achieved even more brilliant results.

With his mind decided, Rokossovsky began to think about how to make a request to Poskorebeshev and ask him to pick up this brilliant female sniper from Sevastopol, where a brutal offensive and defensive battle was being fought. You must know that such a powerful sniper, even if it is ordered by the superiors, the commander of the fortress will not necessarily release people.

Just as Rokossovsky was trying to figure out a way, Tatiana came in from the outside again. She looked at Rokossovsky and said a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, Koschika, I just forgot to call you to take your medicine." ”

As she spoke, she walked briskly to the bed, first handed the medicine in her hand to Rokossovsky, and poured a glass of water for the other party to use for the medicine. After watching Rokossovsky take the medicine, she cautiously asked: "Koschika, do you have any way to transfer Lyudmila back from the front?" ”

"If I stay here, I don't think there's any hope." After he said this, he saw that Tatiana's face showed a disappointed expression, and hurriedly added: "Think about it, I stay in the ward every day, I can't go anywhere, even if I want to ask someone to do something, I can't find anyone?" ”

"I understand, I understand." Tatiana knew that she had wrongly blamed Rokossovsky, and quickly explained: "I received instructions from my superiors today that you have recovered well from your injuries and can be transferred to the inpatient department of the First Medical University in the near future. ”

Hearing that he was going to be transferred to the hospital in the near future, Rokossovsky was quite happy in his heart, so that he would not have to face the four walls in a daze every day. Anyway, now I can get out of bed and walk around, and when I get to a new hospital and feel bored, I can go to the courtyard or restaurant of the hospital to chat with the wounded and sick and understand the current situation.

But not long after he was happy, he felt a trace of loss in his heart, after more than ten days of getting along, he also had a good impression of this young and beautiful female military doctor, once separated, there was almost no chance to meet again.

"Koschika, what's wrong with you?" Tatiana noticed the strangeness of Rokossovsky's expression, and hurriedly asked with concern: "Are you uncomfortable somewhere?" ”

"Here," Rokossovsky said, tapping his hand on his chest, "and the thought of never seeing you again in the future makes me feel very uncomfortable." ”

"How could this be?" Tatiana smiled and said, "Even if you are discharged from the hospital, we will still have a chance to meet at any time as long as you want." You say, don't you? After speaking, she raised her hand and patted Rokossovsky's arm, and said softly, "It's not early, you rest early, I'll come to see you tomorrow morning." ”