Sokov didn't know the phone number of Lunev's office, so he called the telecommunications office directly and politely said to the operator: "Hello, could you please put me through the office of the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs."
When he said this, Sokov was still very uneasy. He was worried that the operator would tell him like yesterday that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was a dedicated line and the phone he was using could not access it.
But what he worried about did not happen. After listening to his words, the operator said politely: "Please wait a moment, I will connect you to the deputy minister's office right away."
After waiting for a short time, a strange female voice came from the receiver: "Hello, this is the switchboard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Which deputy minister do you want to talk to?"
"Lunev!" Sokov said: "Deputy Minister General Lunev!"
The switchboard operator said in a polite but distant tone: "Please identify yourself."
"I am Lieutenant General Sokov. I used to work with Deputy Minister Lunev in the 27th Army."
After Sokov revealed his identity, he guessed that the other party might ask him some questions, and he began to think about how to answer. Unexpectedly, after hearing his name, the other party said in surprise: "You are on the Kursk battlefield." Go up, General Sokov who annihilated two German SS divisions?”
Sokov smiled and replied, "If you're talking about Sokov who defeated the Skeletor and Imperial Divisions, that's me."
"General Sokov," the operator said with some excitement, "please wait a moment and I will immediately put you through Deputy Minister Lunev's call."
Soon, Sokov heard Lunev's voice: "I am Lunev, is it Misha?"
"Yes, it's me." Sokov said with a smile: "You didn't expect that I would call you, did you?"
"Misha, where did you make the call?" Lunev knew that the Ministry of Internal Affairs used a dedicated line and ordinary numbers could not be called, so he asked tentatively: "You are not at the Frunze Military Academy at the moment. Bar?"
"No, I'm not at home." Sokov replied with a smile: "Didn't I tell you yesterday that I had moved to a courtyard on Lenin Street? I am calling you at home right now."
"Oh, do you have a phone at home?" Lunev asked, "What's your phone number?"
Sokov saw a small note taped to the phone base with a five-digit number written on it. He guessed it might be a phone number and read it to Runev.
"Misha," Lunev asked with interest after remembering Sokov's phone number: "Tell me, why did you call me?"
"Lunev, here's the thing." Sokov said into the microphone: "I want to go to Khimki town, but you have to change trains several times to get there from me. Can you send me a train?" A car?"
Runev did not reply to Sokov immediately, but asked in surprise: "What are you doing in Khimki town?"
"Asia's parents live in the town of Khimki," Sokov explained to Lunev: "I want to take advantage of these two days to go there and visit the two elderly people."
Knowing that Sokov wanted to borrow his car to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law in Khimki Town, Lunev readily agreed: "Since you want to visit Asiya's parents, I will send you a car immediately. The driver is still Lieutenant Koshkin, just wait for him at the gate of the community in half an hour."
After securing the vehicle, Sokov put down the phone and started changing clothes. Yesterday he wore casual clothes when he went out. Today he went to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law. To show his grandeur, Sokov put on his brand-new general uniform. And with the help of Asiya, he was awarded many medals.
When Sokov and Asiya came to the door of the compound, the sentries standing at the door saw Sokov's military uniform and the medal on his chest. Not only did they not check their passes, they all stood at attention. Salute to Sokov. Seeing the sentry at the door saluting him, Sokov quickly raised his hand and returned the salute.
After walking out of the gate of the compound, Sokov and Asya stopped and stood on the roadside waiting for the car driven by Lieutenant Koshkin.
"Comrade General," a sergeant at the door came over and asked politely, "Are you waiting for someone here?"
"Yes, Comrade Sergeant." Sokov nodded and gave the Sergeant a positive answer: "I'm going out later and I'm waiting for the bus here."
"Comrade General, it's too cold outside." The sergeant smiled and said, "There is heating in the duty room. You'd better go in and sit and wait."
Sokov felt that it was indeed too cold outside today, so he turned to look at Asiya, trying to see what she meant. Before he could speak, Asiya had already said to the sergeant: "Comrade Sergeant, thank you for your kindness. Our car will be here soon, so we won't cause you any trouble."
Since Asiya had rejected his kindness, the sergeant said nothing more. He raised his hand and saluted Sokov, then turned and returned to his duty station.
The two of them stood in the snow and waited not long before a black car drove over from a distance. Sokov knew without looking at the license plate that it was the vehicle driven by Koshkin. After all, this car carried him back and forth between the hospital and the Frunze Military Academy for three consecutive months.
Sure enough, the car stopped in front of the two people.
As soon as the car stopped, Koshkin got out of the car by opening the driver's door, walked around from the rear of the car, opened the rear door, and respectfully asked Sokov and Asiya to get in the car.
After the three of them got into the car, Koshkin turned around and asked Sokov: "Comrade General, are you going to the town of Khimki?"
"Yes, I'm going to Khimki town."
After the vehicle started, Koshkin drove with his eyes fixed ahead and asked Sokov, who was sitting in the back seat: "Comrade General, where should we go in Khimki Town?"
Sokov didn't know where Asiya's parents' home was, so he could only look at Asiya for help.
"Lieutenant Koshkin, my parents live in the workers' village of the instrument factory." Asya said to Koshkin: "Do you know which place?"
"I know," Koshkin nodded and said, "I have been to that place before and know the way to go."
After driving for more than ten minutes, the car gradually approached the town of Khimki.
Since the German troops have been driven thousands of kilometers away from Moscow, the threat of war faced by the city has been completely eliminated. The barricades and roadblocks that were originally everywhere along the way are now basically invisible. , as if it had never appeared in this city.
Seeing the empty roads, Koshkin said with emotion: "After two years, Moscow finally doesn't have to worry about being attacked by the Germans."
"Yes." Regarding Koshkin's statement, Sokov nodded and said: "The Germans have been driven thousands of kilometers away from the city by our army. If they want to enter Moscow again, they will not be able to enter Moscow unless they are in our army." Under the escort of military commanders and soldiers, he entered the city as a prisoner of war."
"Comrade General," Koshkin suddenly became interested after hearing what Sokov said: "I heard that the German officers and soldiers captured on the battlefield will be sent to Siberia in the shortest possible time. No prisoners have ever entered. Moscow."
"It didn't happen before, but it doesn't mean there won't happen in the future." Sokov thought about the 57,000 captured officers and soldiers of the German Army Group Center who were paraded on the streets of Moscow after the Belarusian Campaign, and said to Koshkin: "I believe that in the near future, we will have the opportunity to see Germans parading on the streets of Moscow, fulfilling their dream of entering Moscow in a unique way."
"Well, Comrade General, what you said makes sense. Maybe there will be such a day."
Seeing that the buildings in Khimki Town were already visible in front of him, Koshkin continued: "Before the major counterattack under Moscow began, the German army once had a reconnaissance team that bypassed our defense line and tried to enter Khimki. Muki Town. But”
Sokov didn't know the phone number of Lunev's office, so he called the telecommunications office directly and politely said to the operator: "Hello, could you please put me through the office of the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs."
When he said this, Sokov was still very uneasy. He was worried that the operator would tell him like yesterday that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was a dedicated line and the phone he was using could not access it.
But what he worried about did not happen. After listening to his words, the operator said politely: "Please wait a moment, I will connect you to the deputy minister's office right away."
After waiting for a short time, a strange female voice came from the receiver: "Hello, this is the switchboard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Which deputy minister do you want to talk to?"
"Lunev!" Sokov said: "Deputy Minister General Lunev!"
The switchboard operator said in a polite but distant tone: "Please identify yourself."
"I am Lieutenant General Sokov. I used to work with Deputy Minister Lunev in the 27th Army."
After Sokov revealed his identity, he guessed that the other party might ask him some questions, and he began to think about how to answer. Unexpectedly, after hearing his name, the other party said in surprise: "You are on the Kursk battlefield." Go up, General Sokov who annihilated two German SS divisions?”
Sokov smiled and replied, "If you're talking about Sokov who defeated the Skeletor and Imperial Divisions, that's me."
"General Sokov," the operator said with some excitement, "please wait a moment and I will immediately put you through Deputy Minister Lunev's call."
Soon, Sokov heard Lunev's voice: "I am Lunev, is it Misha?"
"Yes, it's me." Sokov said with a smile: "You didn't expect that I would call you, did you?"
"Misha, where did you make the call?" Lunev knew that the special line used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ordinary numbers could not be called, so he asked tentatively: "You are not at the Frunze Military Academy at the moment. Bar?"
"No, I'm not at home." Sokov replied with a smile: "Didn't I tell you yesterday that I had moved to a courtyard on Lenin Street? I am calling you at home right now."
"Oh, do you have a phone at home?" Lunev asked, "What's your phone number?"
Sokov saw a small note taped to the phone base with a five-digit number written on it. He guessed it might be a phone number and read it to Runev.
"Misha," Lunev asked with interest after remembering Sokov's phone number: "Tell me, why did you call me?"
"Lunev, the thing is like this." Sokov said into the microphone: "I want to go to the town of Khimki, but you have to transfer several times to get there from me. See if you can send me a train." A car?”
Runev did not reply to Sokov immediately, but asked in surprise: "What are you doing in Khimki town?"
"Asia's parents live in the town of Khimki," Sokov explained to Lunev: "I want to take advantage of these two days to go there and visit the two elderly people."
Knowing that Sokov wanted to borrow his car to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law in Khimki Town, Lunev readily agreed: "Since you want to visit Asiya's parents, I will send you a car immediately. The driver is still Lieutenant Koshkin, just wait for him at the gate of the community in half an hour."
After securing the vehicle, Sokov put down the phone and started changing clothes. Yesterday he wore casual clothes when he went out. Today he went to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law. To show his grandeur, Sokov put on his brand-new general uniform. And with the help of Asiya, he was awarded many medals.
When Sokov and Asiya came to the door of the compound, the sentries standing at the door saw Sokov's military uniform and the medal on his chest. Not only did they not check their passes, they all stood at attention. Salute to Sokov. Seeing the sentry at the door saluting him, Sokov quickly raised his hand and returned the salute.
After walking out of the gate of the compound, Sokov and Asya stopped and stood on the roadside waiting for the car driven by Lieutenant Koshkin.
"Comrade General," a sergeant at the door came over and asked politely, "Are you waiting for someone here?"
"Yes, Comrade Sergeant." Sokov nodded and gave the Sergeant a positive answer: "I'm going out later and I'm waiting for the bus here."
"Comrade General, it's too cold outside." The sergeant smiled and said, "There is heating in the duty room. You'd better go in and sit and wait."
Sokov felt that it was indeed too cold outside today, so he turned to look at Asiya, trying to see what she meant. Before he could speak, Asiya had already said to the sergeant: "Comrade Sergeant, thank you for your kindness. Our car will be here soon, so we won't cause you any trouble."
Since Asiya had rejected his kindness, the sergeant didn't say anything more. He raised his hand and saluted Sokov, then turned and returned to his duty station.
The two of them stood in the snow and waited not long before a black car drove over from a distance. Sokov knew without looking at the license plate that it was the vehicle driven by Koshkin. After all, this car carried him back and forth between the hospital and the Frunze Military Academy for three consecutive months.
Sure enough, the car stopped in front of the two people.
As soon as the car stopped, Koshkin got out of the car by opening the driver's door, walked around from the rear of the car, opened the rear door, and respectfully asked Sokov and Asiya to get in the car.
After the three of them got into the car, Koshkin turned around and asked Sokov: "Comrade General, are you going to the town of Khimki?"
"Yes, I'm going to Khimki town."
After the vehicle started, Koshkin drove with his eyes fixed ahead and asked Sokov, who was sitting in the back seat: "Comrade General, where should we go in Khimki Town?"
"Lieutenant Koshkin, my parents live in the workers' village of the instrument factory." Asya said to Koshkin: "Do you know which place?"
