After listening to my words, Vlasov was silent for a while, then turned his head and asked the deputy commander sitting next to him: "General Alfiliev, what do you think?" ”

Hearing Vlasov's question, Alfiliev looked at me and asked with a serious expression: "Comrade Oshanina, I am here to seriously ask you, whether to stay in the headquarters or go to the front-line combat units, are you sure you have thought about it?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Deputy Commander of the Army." I replied very crisply.

A hint of disappointment flashed in General Alfilyev's eyes, and he turned to Vlasov and said: "Since Comrade Oshanina has decided to go to the front, I support her decision. ”

Vlasov didn't know why I was determined to go to the combat unit, but when he heard what the deputy commander said, he could only nod helplessly and asked the chief of staff, Vinogoradov: "Comrade Colonel, which unit currently has a vacancy in the grassroots commander of which unit can arrange Major Oshanina?" ”

The colonel bowed his head and thought for a moment, then replied: "Comrade commander, the 327th Infantry Division of Colonel Anchufeev, the current number of grassroots commanders is insufficient and urgently needs to be replenished, Major Oshanina can be sent to the 327th Division." ”

Without waiting for Vlasov to speak, General Afanasyev first agreed, saying: "I agree with the arrangement of the chief of staff. The 327th Division was the main division of our group army, and in the battle of attacking Liuban, almost all of their battalion and company commanders were killed, and it was urgent to replenish excellent commanders. ”

Everyone who should have expressed their stance has already expressed their positions, and it was Vlasov who made the last decision, and he said: "Well, since everyone agrees, then it is decided to send Major Oshanina to the 327th Division." But there is one thing I want to tell you, General Yakovlev of the 52nd Army called me yesterday and asked Oshanina to be the commander of the 65th Division, but I refused. My opinion is that after Comrade Oshanina arrived in the 327th Division, even if he could not hold the position of regiment commander, he could not become a company commander, which would be too condescending. I want her to be the battalion commander, do you have any different opinions? ”

"Agreed!" "No comment!" Several commanders present answered in unison.

Having confirmed my new position, General Afanasyev picked up the phone and asked for a call to the headquarters of the 327th Division. As soon as he opened his mouth, he reported to his home: "Colonel Anchufeev?!" I am General Afanasyev, military commissar of the army group. I now inform you that, after study by the army group command, it has been decided to send Major Oshanina to you as battalion commander. What the? You don't want a female commander? The general slapped the table and raised his voice, "No, this is an order from the superiors, and no discussion is allowed." I'll send someone to report to your division with her right away. ”

After General Afanasyev put down the phone, he said to Vlasov with a wry smile: "Comrade commander, the colonel is not very willing to let Major Oshanina go to him, it seems that there are really illiterate people. ”

Vlasov waved his hand and said, "Leave him alone, just let Lida stay with him for two months, and then we want to transfer her back, and it is estimated that the colonel will be reluctant to release her." Then he shouted outside: "Someone! ”

As he shouted, the second lieutenant who had just come with me walked in, saluted him, did not speak, and waited quietly for him to give the order.

"Go and call Captain Diomi over."

"Yes!" The lieutenant said yes and turned to leave.

With little effort, Captain Diomi followed the second lieutenant into the headquarters. Saluting Vlasov, he reported: "Comrade commander, Captain Daiomi was ordered to come and wait for your orders. ”

Vlasov pointed at me and said, "I decided to send Major Oshanina to the 327th Division, and you will accompany her." She's the battalion commander, so you'll be a company commander under her. ”

"Yes!" Diomi straightened up in agreement, then turned to me again, "Comrade Major, let's go." ”

I nodded at him and saluted Vlasov again before turning to leave.

Coming out of the command, Diomi suddenly asked me: "Comrade Major, do you know how to ride a horse?" It is far from the headquarters of the 327th Division, and it takes an hour or two to walk, and it is faster to ride a horse. ”

As soon as I heard what he said, my head was full of black lines, I had grown so big, I had ridden a horse in the park once, and it was the owner of the horse who led the horse himself, so I had the courage to go around the park. I muttered, "Can we go by car?" ”

"You don't know how to ride a horse?" Diaomi was a little embarrassed and said, "But it's hard to find a car right now." ”

I was about to say no, let's just walk. A truck with a covered car passed near us, and Daiomi rushed over and patted the car and shouted: "Comrade driver, comrade driver, stop." ”

The car drove a few more meters and then stopped. The driver poked his head out of the window and asked curiously: "Comrade commander, is there anything wrong?" ”

Diaomi walked up to him, looked up and asked, "How did Zhilu Dao get to the headquarters of the 327th Division?" ”

The driver just replied: "Zhilu Dao." Diomi turned back to me and said, "Major, get in the car, and we'll go in this car." ”

I followed him and walked around the front of the car, he pulled the door and asked me to get on first, and when I was seated, he got into the car and closed the door, and then said to the driver, "Let's go, comrade driver." Go to the division headquarters of the 327th Division. ”

The driver was a little embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, comrades two commanders, I just came back from a transportation trip, it's time to rest." Can you find another car? ”

"No way!" I was feeling embarrassed, and when I didn't know how to reply to the driver, Diaomi said to the driver in a stern tone: "The major and I have urgent business to go to the 327th Division, and we can't find a car in a hurry, so we temporarily requisitioned your car." If you dare not go, delay the business, and be careful to send you to a court-martial. ”

The driver was frightened by Diomi and immediately became honest, obediently stepped on the accelerator, and the car moved forward again.

After driving for about ten minutes, the driver parked the car at the edge of the forest, pointed to a shelter that was exposed to the ground and covered with a thick layer of snow, and said: "Two comrades commanders, you have arrived. The headquarters of the 327th Division was there. ”

After thanking the driver, I entered the shelter with Diomi.

The shelter is very large, except for the wooden table in the middle with a lot of commanders standing around, and there are a few people talking on the phone in the corner, which looks like signal soldiers.

As soon as Captain Daiomi entered the door, he asked loudly: "Excuse me, where is Comrade Division Commander?" ”

"I'm the division commander, what are you yelling about?" A man standing at the table replied dissatisfied, glancing at us.

I hurriedly stepped up, saluted him, and said, "Report to Comrade Division Commander, Major Oshanina has been ordered to come to report and listen to your instructions. Then Diaomi reported the same.

"You're the female commander the commander said." The division commander's words had an unfriendly tone. Then he turned to the people around him and said, "Let me introduce to you, the commander has sent a female commander to our division, indicating that she should be given a position no lower than that of the battalion commander. Which of your regiments would like to take her? ”

As soon as the division commander's words came out, there was a sudden silence in the room, and it seemed that our arrival had disturbed the military meeting he was holding, and the people who came to the meeting should have been the commanders or political commissars of the regiments.

"Comrade division commander, let Major Oshanina come to our regiment, I just lack a good commander like her." At this moment, a familiar voice came from the door. Then he walked into the two commanders, came to the front of the division commander, and reported loudly: "Report to the division commander, Comrade Division Commander, the commander of the 1127th Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Harpy, and the political commissar Puchiko have been ordered to come to the headquarters to report and listen to your instructions!" ”

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," the division commander glanced at me, and when he returned the salute to the two of them, he asked, "Do you know this major?" ”

"Yes," replied Lieutenant Colonel Harpy with a smile on his face, "I have fought alongside Major Oshanina, and she is a brave and excellent commander with a fighting spirit!" ”