When I had the surgery, I didn't feel anything after the anesthetic, but when the effect of the anesthetic passed, my eyes were swollen and painful, and I couldn't sleep. Because I felt thirsty, I wanted to get up and pour a glass of water to drink. Unexpectedly, as soon as my feet stepped on the ground, I felt that the world was spinning, and if I hadn't grabbed the railing at the head of the bed in time, I guess I would have fallen to the ground.

Yushchenko, who was guarding outside, heard the movement in the house and hurriedly ran in and asked with concern: "Comrade commander, what happened?" ”

I grabbed the railing with both hands, smiled wryly at him, and said self-deprecatingly: "I was a little thirsty, and I wanted to pour a glass of water, but I didn't expect to be so dizzy that I almost fell out of bed." ”

"Comrade Commander, I'm here to help you." Yushchenko said as he walked to the table, picked up the thermos that was placed on it, poured a glass of water and brought it to me.

I took the cup in his hand, sat back on the bed, took a sip of water, looked out of the door again, and asked, "Captain, besides you, how many soldiers are on duty outside the door?" ”

Yushchenko quickly straightened up and replied: "We are three people on duty during the day, and we rotate every twelve hours; Two people are on duty at night, changing guards every four hours. ”

"It's not close from the hotel where we live to the hospital." Hearing Yushchenko say this, I couldn't help but worry about the fighters who were about to change the guard, "They don't have night passes, and if they are allowed to go back and forth like this every day, if they are interrogated by patrols, they may be arrested as deserters." ”

"Commander, don't worry about this." Yushchenko said confidently: "I have already considered what you are worried about, so I asked everyone to move out of that hotel." The group lives in the outpatient building opposite. Now those fighters who are not on duty. They are all asleep in the doctor's office. ”

I heard that Yushchenko had solved the problem of accommodation for the fighters. My heart is also much more steady. After taking another sip of water, I handed the cup back to Yushchenko, yawned and said: "Captain, this is in the rear after all, and it is impossible for enemy spies to get mixed in here, so there is no need to be so popular." After the changing of the guard, you should also find a place to sleep well. ”

"Yes." Yushchenko agreed, and placed the cup I handed him on the table. Turned around and left my room.

On the afternoon of the second day after the operation, the doctor on duty came to the ward to inform me that he wanted to check the recovery of my eyesight, and asked me to go with him to the examination room on the second floor. As soon as I reached the door, I met Yushchenko, who had just fallen asleep, and when he heard that I was going to have a check-up, he volunteered to accompany me.

Entering the examination room, the doctor on duty carefully removed the gauze from my left eye, covered my right eye with an eye patch, and took out an eye chart. I want to see how well my vision is recovering.

I had been keeping my left eye closed when I heard the doctor tell me to look at the eye chart. Then he cautiously opened his eyes. I thought that when I opened my eyes, I could see the eye chart on the wall, but I was surprised to find that it was pitch black in front of me. I secretly said in my heart how did this doctor on duty do it, how can I see the eye chart clearly if the lights are not even turned on in the house.

I just wanted to tease him, but I heard him ask: "Comrade commander, can you clearly see where this letter on the eye chart is heading?" ”

The doctor's words surprised me, I smiled bitterly, and said quite aggrievedly: "Comrade doctor, you haven't even turned on the light, how can I see the eye chart on the wall?" ”

As soon as I spoke, the room fell silent. After a while, Yushchenko, who came in with me, said weakly: "Comrade commander, but the lights are obviously on in the room." ”

Why can't I see anything when the lights are on? I blinked my eyes and tried to look around, but it was still pitch black and I couldn't see anything. At this time, I couldn't help but panic and said nervously: "Captain Yushchenko, don't lie to me, I can't see anything now, I definitely haven't turned on the lights!" ”

"Hey, doctor, why don't you speak." When I was in a panic, I suddenly heard Yushchenko's voice loudly questioning the doctor: "Wasn't yesterday's operation quite successful, and why can't our commander see anything?" ”

The doctor was stopped by Yushchenko, who replied tremblingly: "Finger ...... Commander with ...... Comrade, can ...... It may have been a failed operation yesterday. ”

"Nonsense," I immediately interrupted the doctor on duty when I heard him say this, and said sharply, "Yesterday your director told me that my operation was a success. ”

"That'...... Then I'...... I won't ...... I don't know...... How...... How to deal with it...... It's going on. "Yushchenko and I had a series of attacks so much that the doctor couldn't even finish his sentence.

"Can anyone tell me what's going on here?" Just as it was a mess, a majestic voice suddenly sounded.

I first heard the sound of the heels of my boots clashing, and then I heard Yushchenko say respectfully: "Hello, Comrade Krochkov." ”

Perhaps for the sake of my face, Crochkov politely asked: "Captain, can you tell me, what exactly happened?" ”

"That's right, Comrade Crochkov." Yushchenko did not hide it and truthfully told Krochkov about the situation.

"Someone's coming!" Crochkov suddenly shouted, "Arrest this German spy who tried to murder General Oshanina." ”

"I'm not a German spy," the doctor said loudly, "I don't know why the commander's eyes can't see, but I'm really not a spy......," he was interrupted before he could finish his sentence, as if someone had covered his mouth, and only made a series of "woo-woo" sounds.

Hearing that Crochkov was going to arrest the doctor on duty as a German spy, I quickly lifted the blindfold that covered my right eye. When everything around me came into view, I saw Yushchenko standing by the door, and next to him was an angry Crochkov. The doctor who examined me was now being crossed by two fighters from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with their hands cut behind their backs, and their faces looked pitiful and aggrieved. I said to Crochkov: "Comrade Crochkov, please wait a minute, I believe that this doctor is not a German spy, please order your men to let him go first." ”

"Your eyes can't see anything. Maybe it's what he did. Crochkov's face tensed. Unceremoniously said, "I'm going to take him back for interrogation." See who instructed him to do it. ”

Seeing Crochkov's tough attitude, I knew in my heart that if he was allowed to take this doctor away, it is estimated that the doctor would have no hope of survival, and quickly explained: "Yesterday's operation was done by your acquaintance Dr. Sergei, and it may be necessary to call him over and ask him personally to find out what happened." ”

Listening to me, Crochkov waved at two of his men, motioning for them to let go of the doctor. Then another fighter was called. After a few brief instructions, he immediately went to the outpatient building to call Dr. Sergei over.

After the fighter left, I beckoned Crochkov to come in and sit down, then turned around and asked the doctor on duty: "Comrade doctor, tell me, why do I have a situation where I can't see anything?" ”

And the doctor on duty had already been frightened by Crochkov's actions just now, and when he heard my question, he couldn't even say a word except for spitting out a few words that no one could understand.

Krochkov saw the doctor like this. Angry, he slapped the table and was ready to stand up. That's when it happened. Sergei's voice came from the door: "Dear Krochkov, it's a pleasure to see you here!" ”

Hearing the voice of his old friend Sergei, Crochkov restrained the anger on his face, stood up with a smile and said to him: "Hello, Sergei, I'm also very happy to see you here. ”

After a brief greeting, Sergei turned to me and said: "Comrade General, today is the day of your review, so as soon as the affairs at the outpatient department were finished, I immediately rushed over, and happened to meet the person sent by Crochkov at the door. How, what are the results of the examination? The last sentence he said was addressed to the doctor on duty who was trembling with fright.

"The situation is bad, Comrade Sergey." I saw that the doctor on duty was still trembling, so I replied in his place: "After removing the gauze, I can't see anything, not even light, and I want to ask you what happened." ”

"Comrade commander, what did you say, you don't even have a sense of light in your left eye?" Hearing my words, Sergei's face showed disbelief, and he walked quickly to my side, first instructing the overwhelmed doctor on duty: "Go and get the dean." Then he put on a microscope with a reflector and examined me.

After checking for a long time, Sergei leaned his back against the wall, looked up at the ceiling, and sat there in a daze. I opened my mouth to ask, but I was pulled by Crochkov, who was sitting next to me, turned my head to look, saw that he gave me a look, and signaled me not to disturb Sergei.

Sergei had been staring at the ceiling in a daze until Osimmenin arrived, while Krochkov and I sat opposite him without saying a word.

"Sergey, what's wrong?" When I heard Osimmenen's voice ringing in the doorway, I was secretly relieved, and I thought that since he came, I would be able to figure out what had gone wrong. Osiminen nodded at us, walked quickly in front of Sergei, and asked in a low voice, "Why is there a situation where there is no sense of light?" ”

Sergei took off the microscope from his head, handed it to Osiminin, and said weakly: "Comrade Dean, take a look." ”

So, this time it was Osimmenen's turn to repeatedly examine my eyes. After a while, he took off his microscope, turned his head and asked Sergey: "Have you guessed what the reason is?" ”

When I saw Sergei nodding at Osimmenin in agreement, I immediately couldn't wait to ask: "Dean, Comrade Sergei, what happened so that my eyes won't be blinded by this, right?" When I said this, my heart was very low, and I was afraid that the two of them would give me a positive answer, in which case, I would not only be the first female general in the Soviet army, but also the first one-eyed general.

Sergei suddenly whispered to Osimmenin, I could hear what Sergei was saying, but I didn't understand a word, but I was sure that he was speaking neither Russian nor German. Osiminen, on the other hand, was very ordinary, and it seemed that they often communicated in this language, and they casually talked to each other in the same language.

Finally, when the two of them finished talking, I hurriedly asked again: "Can you tell me, what happened?" ”

"That's right, Comrade Commander." Osimmenin opened his mouth to explain to me, and he said with a frown: "After repeated examinations with Dr. Sergey, we agreed that the reason why your eyes do not even have a sense of light may be caused by the fact that your intraocular pressure was found to be too low during the operation yesterday, and the injected gas caused your crystals to become cloudy. ”

"So what should I do?" Hearing Osimmenen say this, my heart was even more unsteady, "How long will my eyes have to wait before I can see things?" ”

After listening to my question, Osimonen said slowly: "In the next few days, you need to lie in bed and recuperate, and we will prescribe some medicine for you, and strive to make the crystals clear as soon as possible, and you will be able to return to normal vision." ”

"As long as the crystals are clear, is there a danger of blindness?" As soon as Osimmenen's words were finished, Crochkov, who was next to him, asked with concern: "This matter is very important, I hope you can tell me the truth." ”

"Don't worry, Comrade Crochkov." Osiminin's eyes were looking at me when he said this, "After repeated examinations between me and Dr. Sergei, although after recovery, my vision will be affected to a certain extent, but I will definitely not lose sleep. ”

After leaving the examination room, Crochkov whispered to me: "Oshanina, let's go back to your room first, I have something important to inform you." ”

I know that as Crochkov, I would not come to a place like a shelling hospital. The reason why he is here today is probably because he has something important to say to me. There are so many people coming and going in the corridor that it is indeed not a place for conversation, and it is only fitting that there are soldiers standing guard at the door of my ward, and that idle people cannot approach casually, and discuss some important matters in private.

When he returned to the ward, Crochkov asked the two fighters who had come with him to stand guard at the door, just like Yushchenko and them, before entering the ward with me.

He didn't get down to business first, but urged me: "Oshanina, just now Comrade Dean asked you to recuperate in the ward, you lie down first, and I will slowly tell you what is going on." ”

It may not have been long after the surgery, but my body has become extremely weak, and I feel dizzy when I stand for a while. On the way back to the ward from the examination room, if it weren't for Yushchenko's cleverness and occasional help to me, I would have fallen to the ground. Since Crochkov asked me to lie down and talk to him, I stopped being hypocritical, lay down on the hospital bed, and then said to him: "Okay, Comrade Crochkov, you can now explain your intentions. ”

"Although your appointment to the Reserve Front as Chief of Staff was canceled, the Supreme Commander himself did not forget you." Crochkov said to me in a calm tone: "He intends for you to go back to Stalingrad and organize and participate in the reconstruction of the city." ”

"Stalingrad?!" When I heard the name, I almost jumped out of bed, and I finally left the meat grinder, but I didn't expect to go back so soon. I tried my best to hide my panic, and asked calmly, "Are you going to take up a position in the garrison?" ”

"Not to take the position of commander in the army, but to work in the city government." Krochkov was afraid that I would not understand, and deliberately added: "To be precise, from military to civilian." Do you disagree with such an appointment? ”

Crochkov made it very clear in and out of his words that it was the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's own intention to let me go to work in the city government of Stalingrad, and if I had any objections, wouldn't I be playing against my superiors, then I wouldn't have a worrying future? Therefore, I could only bite the bullet and pretend to be happy and replied: "Comrade Crochkov, don't worry, not only what work will be done in the future, but I will resolutely obey the arrangements of my superiors." (To be continued......)