Rokossovsky asked casually: "Lieutenant Sokov, do you have any other requests?"
Lin Hua thought for a while, and then asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, I would like a batch of captured German army coats, preferably two hundred pieces. Is that okay?"
"German military coat?" When Rokossovsky heard what Lin Hua said, he thought to himself, the German military coat is not as warm as the Soviet short fur coat. What does Sokovsky need 200 military coats for? ? "What do you want with these military coats?"
Lin Hua did not answer Rokossovsky's question. He was worried that the phone line was not secure and might be eavesdropped by the German army. If the information was leaked, it would be difficult to carry out the next operation.
Seeing Lin Hua's delay in explaining the reason for asking for a German military coat, Rokossovsky realized that the other party might be worried about the unsafety of the phone line, so he did not continue to ask the reason, but said decisively: "Okay, I will immediately I will send someone to deliver the military uniforms to you, and I hope you can use this batch of supplies reasonably."
Hearing that Rokossovsky agreed to allocate a batch of German uniforms to him, Lin Hua suddenly felt much more at ease. As long as he had this batch of military uniforms, it would be much more convenient for him to lead his troops behind enemy lines. Because he solemnly assured Rokossovsky: "Don't worry, Comrade Commander. I will not let you down."
After Rokossovsky sent a sled to Lin Hua and the others, he was about to return to his headquarters when he unexpectedly received a call from Moscow. The call was made by Stalin himself. After identifying himself, he bluntly told Rokossovsky: "Dovatore's funeral has ended and he was buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery. Rokossovs Comrade Ji, I hope you can seize the position on the banks of the Rama River as soon as possible and eliminate those fascist invaders who brutally murdered our commanders and soldiers."
As a cavalryman, Stalin had always had a special preference for cavalry commanders. The sacrifice of the young and promising cavalry commander Major General Dovatore made him feel extremely sad. Rokossovsky understood Stalin's feelings very well, so as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately continued: "Comrade Stalin, I have good news to tell you. We have successfully captured the German positions on the Rama River. .”
"The position has been taken?" This news surprised Stalin. After hesitating for a moment, he asked: "What is the name of the commander of this unit? Tell me his name, and I will award him a medal!"
Rokossovsky immediately replied clearly and clearly: "Comrade Stalin, the unit that captured the position is the Istria Company. The company commander is Mikhail Mikhailovich Sokov, and his military rank is Lieutenant. It took his troops only an hour to successfully capture the position from the enemy."
After listening to Rokossovsky's story, Stalin suddenly waved his right hand holding the pipe down and said approvingly: "The Istralian Company is good, and Lieutenant Sokov is also good!" He suddenly paused for a moment, and then said thoughtfully, "The surname Sokov is very familiar. I seem to have heard it somewhere?"
Just when Rokossovsky wanted to explain to Stalin, Stalin had already said: "I used to have an old comrade named Mikhail Ivanovich Sokov. I don't know what the relationship is with him. ? Relatives or just happen to have the same surname?"
"Comrade Stalin, Lieutenant Sokov is his son." Rokossovsky said to Stalin with a smile: "Due to his outstanding performance in the battle, in less than a month, he rose from a soldier to a soldier. Corporal promoted to lieutenant.”
When he learned that Lieutenant Sokov was the son of his old comrade-in-arms, Stalin became a little excited: "I remember that old Misha once saved my life on the battlefield. If he had not died young, he would have been now." General. I didn't expect his son to be so capable." He couldn't wait to ask, "Where is little Misha now?"
Rokossovsky knew that the person Stalin asked about was Lieutenant Sokov, and he quickly replied: "I sent Lieutenant Sokov to Kalmanovo, where there is a German prisoner of war camp with many prisoners. Commanders and fighters of our army. His mission is to rescue these captured commanders and fighters and organize them to harass the German army's rear and cooperate with the main force of our army in the attack on the city of Voloklamsk."
"If he comes back alive," Stalin told Rokossovsky on the phone, "let him be the battalion commander."
Two hours later, a team of fifty sledges left Voloklamsk and headed towards Kalmanovo. Since the sled is not as bumpy as a truck when driving, the soldiers after a fierce battle can lie down on the sled, wrap up their military coats and take a nap.
Asiya and Lin Hua were crowded on a sleigh. Asiya nestled in Lin Hua's arms and said sadly: "Misha, the war is so cruel. In just one hour of fighting, our company With half the casualties, I’m really worried that you will be killed on the battlefield one day.”
After experiencing successive battles, Lin Hua was no longer as confident as when he first arrived in this time and space. He did not believe that his protagonist's aura could help him block German bullets and shrapnel, so he would never say "can" easily again. The bullet that will kill me has not been produced yet" and other arrogant words. In order to relieve Asiya's sadness, he held her shoulder tightly and said lovingly: "Don't worry, Asiya, I will try my best to live until the end of the war. I still want to have a lot of children with you." My child, every spring, our family can go to the wooden house in the forest in the suburbs and plant vegetables in front and behind the house, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots..."
"And cabbage and potatoes." Asia couldn't help but add after hearing this.
"Yes, yes, there are cabbages and potatoes." Lin Hua nodded and continued: "In the autumn, we will take the children to harvest vegetables. In addition to keeping what we eat, the excess vegetables will be... ..." He wanted to take the remaining vegetables to the market and sell them, but suddenly he thought that in this era, if he took things to sell in the market without permission, he might be arrested as a speculator, so he hurriedly He changed his tune and said, “We can give the extra vegetables to our friends and neighbors.”
Lin Hua's longing for the future life made Asiya's troubles lessened a lot. She stretched out a hand from Lin Hua's armpit, patted Lin Hua's back against the pile of military uniforms, and asked curiously: "Misha, why do you bring so many German military uniforms? You know, if it weren't for transporting With so much military uniform, we only need forty sleighs at most, enough to carry everyone and the ammunition they carry with them.”
Lin Hua did not answer Asiya's question, but asked instead: "Where is Corporal Ernst?" He thought to himself: On the way to the prisoner of war camp, he would definitely encounter the Germans. Assia is the only one in the company who understands German. Without Ernst, she would have to negotiate with the Germans, which would easily lead to the failure of the plan.
What Lin Hua was thinking was that without Ernst, his plan might fail, but Asiya misunderstood what he meant, pointed to the back and said to him: "Ernst is on the sled behind." Sha, don’t worry, Corporal Pavel is with him and will never let him escape.”
