According to Rokossovsky's idea, with his physical condition, he can stay in the hospital for at least ten days and a half months, and then he will have time and visit Serova every day. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But the plan could not keep up with the change, and in the evening of the next day, Vasilevsky again came to the hospital, and after confirming to the director that Rokossovsky's physical condition was fully suitable for the resumption of work, he went to the ward and announced a new order: it was necessary to return to the front by May 5 at the latest, because there were some unexpected circumstances ahead.

After hearing this inexplicable order, Rokossovsky pondered for a long time, and finally asked: "Comrade Acting Chief of the General Staff, can you tell me what happened?" ”

"That's right, Koschika." Vasilevsky said to Rokossovsky with a serious expression: "The troops of the 16th Army and the 61st Army have already pushed the Germans back to the opposite bank of Zhizdra. However, as a result of the incessant offensive for two months, the troops suffered heavy casualties. Major General Kravchenko, commander of the 324th Infantry Division, was unfortunately shot and killed in battle; And the commander of the 328th Infantry Division, Colonel Yelemin, was also seriously wounded and was returned to the military hospital in Moscow. ”

"What kind of measures did the command of the army group take?" Rokossovsky asked nervously.

Vasilevsky replied: "General Zakharov has ordered the troops to temporarily stop the offensive, move to the defense on the spot, and strengthen the fortifications of the occupied areas." ”

Rokossovsky thought that so many things had happened since he hadn't been to the staff headquarters for two or three days, and he hurriedly continued to ask: "Is my headquarters still in Suchinich?" ”

"No, it's already transferred." Vasilevsky shook his head and said: "Since Sushinich is too far from the front line, Colonel Malinin has already moved the command forward, moving to the forest area near Zhizdra. ”

"Well, Comrade Acting Chief of the General Staff," Rokossovsky, having figured out what was happening at the front, decisively said: "I will leave early the day after tomorrow." But please arrange a car for me so that I can be sent to the front. ”

Vasilevsky said a little strangely: "Didn't you get a car some time ago?" You can take that car to the front the day after tomorrow. To ensure your safety, I will have the garrison command send a platoon to escort you to the Zhizdra region. ”

Looking at the back of Vasilevsky's departure, Rokossovsky considered that he should go to say goodbye to Borisova, and after leaving this time, he did not know that he would be able to return to Moscow in the year of the monkey. Thinking of this, he changed out of his hospital gown and put on a military uniform hanging on a coat rack by the door.

Wanya, who was sitting in the nurse's station, saw Rokossovsky in military uniform walking along the corridor, quickly got up to greet him, and asked with concern: "Comrade General, your fever has just subsided, so you should lie down in the ward and rest, don't go out to blow the wind, lest you catch a cold again." ”

"No, Vanya." Rokossovsky shook his head at the other party and said: "I will return to the front line the day after tomorrow, and some things must be dealt with in a hurry." ”

As he spoke, there was a knock on the elevator door, and when the door opened, a nurse pushed out a stretcher from inside. Seeing that there were new wounded people, Vania hurriedly stepped forward to help, and she didn't care about Rokossovsky anymore.

Rokossovsky found Lyonka, who was chatting with the wounded in the ward downstairs, and instructed him: "Comrade soldier, immediately get the driver, we have to go out immediately." ”

Liao Enka hurriedly jumped up from the hospital bed, said loudly, and then quickly took off the hospital gown and changed into a military uniform, and ran out of the ward with a submachine gun on his shoulder.

The ward, which had been bustling with activity, became silent due to the arrival of Rokossovsky and the departure of Lyonka. Rokossovsky walked to the bed of a wounded man and sat down, looked down at the wounded man, whose head and limbs were wrapped in gauze, and asked with concern: "Comrade warrior, which part are you?" ”

Seeing what the general asked him, the wounded struggled to sit up, but was stopped by Rokossovsky: "You have a wound, don't sit up, just lie down and talk to me!" ”

The wounded looked up at Rokossovsky and replied: "Comrade General, I am from the 324th Infantry Division, wounded during the attack on Zhizdra a week ago. ”

Hearing the wounded talk about Zhizdra, Rokossovsky immediately remembered that Vasilevsky had mentioned to him that in the battle to liberate the city, the commander of the 324th Division, Major General Kravchenko, was killed, and the commander of the 328th Division, Colonel Yelemin, was wounded. Therefore, he curiously asked the wounded: "Comrade soldiers, the battle for the attack on the city was fought hard, right?" ”

"That's right, Comrade General." The wounded nodded: "On our way to the city, we were not only blocked by bombardment by German aircraft and artillery, but also by the enemy's strong fortifications. Since our artillery preparation time was too short to destroy the enemy's fortifications, we had to organize demolition teams and carry explosive packs to blow up one by one. In order to destroy one of the enemy's points of fire, we had to sacrifice at least a dozen fighters......"

While Rokossovsky was patiently listening to the wounded, Lyonka rushed in from outside. As soon as he saw Rokossovsky, he said excitedly: "Comrade General, the driver is already waiting outside, we can leave at any time." ”

Rokossovsky nodded at Lyonka, then gently patted the wounded on the shoulder and said softly: "Comrade soldier, you are good." Recuperate well, and when the wounds are healed, return to the battlefield to fight the fascist invaders fiercely. ”

As he walked out, Rokossovsky asked Lyonka strangely: "Lyonka, you are quite quick, I asked you to find the driver, and it only took you a few minutes to come back." ”

"Comrade commander," Lyonka explained to Rokossovsky, "I was expecting to go to the trolley squad to find the driver, but as soon as I got to the parking lot, I saw that he was already sitting in the car. When I inquired with him, I learned that the acting chief of the General Staff had just come to look for you, and he was worried that you would need to use the car, so he waited there in advance. ”

After Rokossovsky got into the car, he thanked the driver first, and then asked the two: "I will return to the army the morning after tomorrow, are you two willing to go back with me?" ”

He thought that even if Liao Enka agreed, the driver might not want to go, even if he didn't say it, but his heart must be full of complaints. As soon as his words fell, the two immediately replied without hesitation: "We are willing to give you to the front line." ”

Seeing that the attitude of the two was so resolute, Rokossovsky nodded with satisfaction and ordered the driver: "Let's drive, comrade driver, we will go to the Industrial Bureau now." ”

The driver and Liao Enka, who was sitting in the passenger seat, glanced at each other, saw a forced smile in each other's eyes, and then nodded, drove the car out of the parking lot of the hospital, and galloped towards the location of the Industrial Bureau.

The soldier on duty at the gate of the Industrial Bureau saw a general trying to find the director, but he did not stop him at all, and the officer on duty even called a staff member and said to him: "Oh, I said, this general has urgent business and wants to see the director, please show him the way." ”

The staff member glanced at Rokossovsky, and then said politely: "Comrade General, please come with me, and I will take you to the director's office." ”

After thanking the officers on duty, Rokossovsky followed the staff and walked towards the building. He was anxious to find out why Borisova did not come to the hospital to visit him yesterday, so he pretended to be indifferent and asked: "Comrade, has your director been very busy lately?" ”

"Yes, Comrade General, she is very busy with her work." This staff member happened to accompany Borisova to deal with the boiler explosion at the chemical plant yesterday, so he knew the inside story very well: "Early yesterday morning, a safety accident occurred at the chemical plant in the west of the city, and Comrade Director personally took people over to deal with it, and he was busy until dark before returning. She stayed in the bureau last night and didn't even return home. ”

After hearing the staff's explanation, Rokossovsky's heart felt inexplicably relaxed, and he even secretly rejoiced in the accident that happened yesterday, otherwise, Borisova would definitely go to the hospital, and once she met Serova, then the two would be Mars and hit the earth again, and there would be a lot of trouble.

When he went up to the second floor and walked along the corridor, Rokossovsky saw that the benches in the corridor were full of people in various costumes, and he couldn't help but ask the staff curiously: "What do these people do?" ”

After a quick glance, the staff replied: "They all came to talk to Comrade Director about work, and since there was no office here the day before yesterday or yesterday, they all gathered until today." ”

The staff took Rokossovsky to the door of the secretary's office and said apologetically: "Comrade General, I still have work to do, so I can only send you here." ”

Rokossovsky shook hands with him, thanked him, and walked into the secretary's office. Seeing someone cutting in line, those sitting in the corridor shouted: "Hey, comrade commander, please obey the order and go to the back to line up!" ”

However, Rokossovsky did not care about these people, but asked the female secretary sitting in the secretary's room: "Comrade Secretary, is Borisova there?" ”

The female secretary, who was busy, heard someone talking and quickly raised her head. When he saw clearly that there was a handsome general standing in front of him, he suddenly asked with a twinkle in his eyes: "Comrade General, do you have an appointment with the director?" ”

"No," Rokossovsky said to the secretary with a smile on his face, "but your director once said that as long as I want to see her, I don't need to make an appointment at all." If you don't believe me, call her and ask her. ”

The female secretary hurriedly picked up the phone on the table and said into the microphone: "Comrade Director, there is a general who wants to see you!" It may be that Borisova asked something, and the female secretary hurriedly held the microphone, looked up and asked Rokossovsky, "Comrade General, what is your name?" ”

"Please tell her that my name is Rokossovsky!"

"Comrade Director," the female secretary said into the microphone, "he said his name was Rokossovsky." ”

"Ask him to wait outside for five minutes," Borisova probably did not expect Rokossovsky to come to her at such a time, and said to the secretary in a bit of a panic: "After my conversation with the director and secretary of the chemical plant, I will invite him in!" ”

Knowing that Rokossovsky was waiting for her outside, Borisova's heart suddenly beat faster, and she had no intention of continuing to talk with the leaders of the two units in front of her, but simply talked about the aftermath of yesterday's accident, and sent the two out.

Seeing the two factory leaders coming out of it, the female secretary quickly stood up and said to Rokossovsky: "Comrade General, you can go in now!" ”

Rokossovsky smiled and nodded at her, got up and walked to the wooden door covered in black leather, opened it and walked inside. As soon as he closed the door, Borisova, who had been waiting by the door, pounced. Without waiting for Rokossovsky to speak, her mouth was blocked by her warm and sexy lips, and Borisova hugged Rokossovsky tightly and kissed him frantically.

After parting her lips, Rokossovsky picked up the weak Borisova, went around behind her desk and placed her in a chair. Borisova, who was like a peach blossom, looked at Rokossovsky with affection and asked a little shyly: "Koschika, why did you remember to come to see me today?" ”

Rokossovsky took Borisova's hands, squatted in front of her, and said solemnly: "Borisova, I am here today to say goodbye to you. ”

"What, goodbye?" Hearing Rokossovsky say this, Borisova suddenly jumped up from her chair, she broke free from Rokossovsky's hand, grabbed the other party's shirt, and asked nervously: "Koschika, what does this mean, are you going to leave me?" Please, don't abandon me, okay? ”

Hearing Borisova say this, Rokossovsky immediately understood that she had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "Borisova, you are mistaken, I said goodbye to you because I am going back to the front." ”

"Back to the front, how could it be so sudden?" Borisova asked in surprise: "Your injuries have not healed, how can your superiors let you return to the front at such a time?" ”

Rokossovsky stood up, took Borisova in his arms and said: "There is something wrong at the front, my troops have suffered huge losses in battle, and I need to rush immediately to deal with the aftermath." Don't worry, although my injuries have not healed yet, even if I return to the front line, I will not run around all day, and staying in the headquarters every day is almost as effective as recuperating in the hospital. ”

"Well, since it's an order from a superior, it seems that it can't be changed." Borisova looked up at Rokossovsky and said with concern: "When you are at the front, you have to pay more attention to your body, don't get injured again, remember?" ”

"Don't worry," Rokossovsky confidently said to Borisova, "I promise you that you will never go to any dangerous places, so that you don't have to worry about getting hurt." ”