I returned Korolev's military coat to him and got into the car after him.

I thought that because of my tardiness, everyone would have to wait for a long time, and someone would complain and even blame me. Unexpectedly, when I entered the carriage nervously, I saw friendly eyes, and everyone seemed to be very tolerant of the female soldiers who were late, and a familiar general sitting in the front row even smiled at me.

Korolev and I sat in the back of the car, and as soon as we sat down, the car started slowly.

I leaned close to Korolev's ear and whispered: "Uncle Pavel, where are we going?" ”

"Go to the Kremlin!" He asked me with some surprise: "Didn't Comrade Fedyuninsky tell you the purpose of your trip to Moscow before you came?" ”

"Tell me what?" I was really confused, more than ten hours ago, I was still washing clothes on the battlefield, and before the clothes were finished, I was urgently recruited to the division headquarters; He didn't stay long at the division headquarters, and was sent to the airport by people sent by the group army; After a few more hours of flight, we came to Moscow. During the whole process, I didn't even see Fedyuninsky's face, and the second lieutenant who sent me to the airport had a very tight mouth and didn't show any of his mouth, so how could I know the purpose of going to Moscow?

After listening to my whispered explanation, Korolev suddenly realized and quickly explained to me the purpose of his trip to Moscow. We came to Moscow this time because, first, the current situation in Moscow is very difficult, and the High Command has transferred General Zhukov from Leningrad to a new appointment; Second, a tactical seminar will be held in the Kremlin to systematically summarize the operational situation of our army in the previous stage, and the participants will be the commanders of several front armies currently fighting the German army, except for those giants in the high command.

Listening to his explanation, I asked curiously: "Comrade Zhukov left Leningrad, who will replace him as commander of the Front?" ”

"Guess what?" He didn't answer me, but sold the guanzi. "As you might guess, it's someone you know."

"It's Major General Fedyuninsky." I answered without thinking. Because I know that Fedyuninsky was Zhukov's deputy, and he has been serving as deputy commander of the front, it was only after the former commander of the 42nd Army was removed from his post that he took over the command of this army. Although he was only a major general, based on his ability to work and Zhukov's trust in him, it was a logical thing to take over the post of commander of the Front.

"Awesome, you're so good, you can guess it at once." He gave me a thumbs up, and was about to say anything more, when the bus came to a halt, and the captain-guide, who was sitting in the front row, stood up, turned around and said to everyone dryly: "Comrade commander, we have arrived at the place, please get off." ”

I got up and put on my military coat and followed everyone out of the car, and was surprised to find that it was the familiar Red Square outside, and the door was facing Lenin's tomb. Although Lenin's crystal coffin was moved to the rear soon after the outbreak of the war, the sentry at the gate was still not removed, and two tall and handsome men in brand-new tweed army coats stood there like nails with steel guns in their hands.

We marched up to the viewing platform on the north side of Lenin's tomb, and when I passed by them, I couldn't help but look at them a few times, and secretly jealous that these two soldiers were handsome, if I could be as handsome as them in later generations, I don't know how many young and beautiful girls I would charm!

Between the tomb of Lenin, made of red granite and black feldspar, and the tall red walls of the Kremlin, there is a marble-paved clearing. After we passed through the viewing platform, we stopped there and waited.

We were standing with a wide view, and I looked at the familiar place with interest. To the north, the History Museum is a 19th-century three-storey building made of red brick in a typical Russian style. To the east is the famous Gum Super Mall, which is staggeringly expensive, but its unique design and luxurious decoration are comparable to the most modern shopping malls in Europe and the United States. To the south is the distinctive Church of St. Basil's Church, made up of nine towers, large and small, nicknamed the Onion Dome, which is unique among Russia and Eastern European countries and is a landmark of Red Square. Next to the church is the Vasily slope, which stretches to the banks of the Moscow River.

As I was looking, someone from behind me tapped me on the shoulder and hurriedly turned my head to see that it was the general who was smiling at me in the car just now. He said in a mocking tone: "Dear Comrade Oshanina, after receiving two medals, you don't know me Cholokhov?" ”

Medal! When he said this, I suddenly thought of who the general in front of me was, he was Major General Cholokhov, who had accompanied Marshal Voroshilov to the hospital to confer my honor, no wonder he looked so familiar. I straightened up to salute him, but he stopped me and said, "It's all old acquaintances, don't be so polite." ”

He glanced at the rank mark on our army's coat and asked with concern: "I heard that you participated in several battles later and behaved very bravely, why are you still in the rank of sergeant?" ”

I was just about to explain that I was wearing someone else's military coat, when Korolev's familiar voice came from the side: "Comrade General, Comrade Oshanina is already a lieutenant. Because she was in a hurry to Moscow this time, and she had not yet had time to get a military coat from the quartermaster, she could only temporarily wear a borrowed military coat. ”

As we spoke, I looked at the marble floor and thought to myself that in a few years, the place where we now stand will be the resting place of 12 famous leaders of the Soviet Union, including Stalin, Brezhlev, Andrebov and Chernenko, whose tombstones are their own marble busts.

The captain, who was the guide, ran over again and said to Major General Cholokhov with a blank face: "Comrade General, please take your people inside to register." ”

Soon we were at the place where the passes were issued, and there were so many people here, no wonder we were being asked to wait outside. When it was my turn, the officer inside looked at my officer ID card, registered it in the notebook, wrote my name on a small card, and handed it back to me along with it.

Walking on, I came to a security entrance, where the lieutenant in charge of the inspection took my temporary pass and asked dryly, "Do you have a gun?" ”

"Yes." Ever since I became a lieutenant, I've had a weapon with me every day.

"Please hand it over." The lieutenant said to me in a formulaic tone, and I could feel that he had said these words many times today.

I had just seen that the commanders in front of me had all handed over their weapons, so I did not hesitate to untie the holster, take out the pistol, and hand it to the lieutenant on duty.

The lieutenant put the pistol on the table, then tore out a receipt, handed it to me along with the temporary pass, and said, "Get the gun at the guard when you go out." ”

After a while, I followed the team to a hall outside, where the stars were twinkling, and there were many lieutenant generals and major generals, and there were many generals. In contrast, the ranks of our troops from Leningrad were unusually low-key, with only five major generals and an equal number of colonels, three lieutenant colonels and one major, and me, the lowest rank, out of fifteen people.

After a while, an electric bell rang in the hall. The bell sounded like a call to attack to everyone, and in an instant, people of all ranks, rushed to the door of the hall. I fell a little behind the others, letting people with higher ranks and status than me go first, and then I was the last to walk in.

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