The last impression left by Yakov was that there was a huge explosion next to him, and the soil that was thrown up immediately fell on him like raindrops, and he was unfortunately knocked unconscious by the explosion.
When he finally woke up, he found himself lying on a stretcher with a young female health worker squatting next to him.
Seeing Yakov open his eyes, the female health worker shouted in surprise: "Comrade General, you're awake!" As she said that, she stretched out two fingers, shook them back and forth in front of Yakov, and asked: " How much is this?"
"Two." After Yakov said the number, he looked at the female health worker and asked, "Where is this? What's wrong with me?"
"You were shelled by the Germans here just now and were knocked unconscious." The female health worker replied: "I just checked you, there are no external injuries..." After hearing that he had no external injuries, Yakov was ready to struggle. He sat up, but was stopped by the female health worker: "Comrade General, although you have no external injuries, no one can guarantee that you have no internal injuries. In order to avoid danger, you must lie still." Yakov gave up. He planned to sit up, lay down on the stretcher again, rubbed his face with both hands, and tried to remember what had just happened.
He vaguely remembered that he and Chernyakhovsky were checking the terrain of Merizhak City. Suddenly he heard the sound of artillery shells whistling in the air. He threw Chernyakhovsky down directly, and then Stunned by shells.
Yakov turned his head and looked around and saw that both jeeps had been overturned and were still burning. There is a stretcher not far away, covered with white sheets, and it can be clearly seen that it is covered by a person.
He was worried that it was Chernyakhovsky under the white cloth, so he tentatively asked the female health worker: "Where is Comrade Commander?"
"He was injured." The female health worker said, "He has now been sent to the field hospital of the army group."
"Ah, he was sent to the Army Field Hospital?" Yakov asked nervously: "Is his injury serious?"
"Both his arms and legs were injured by shrapnel." The female health worker explained: "So he needed to be sent to a field hospital immediately for surgery to remove all the shrapnel from his body."
"Who is that?" Yakov nodded toward the stretcher covered with white cloth not far away and asked, "Who died?"
"It is said that he is the adjutant of Comrade Commander." The female health worker replied: "It was a pity that it was blown into two pieces by the shell." Yakov remembered that in addition to the adjutant, there were also the driver who repaired the car and the accompanying security personnel, and he hurriedly Asked: "What about the others, were they also sacrificed or injured?"
"No." The female health worker shook her head and said, "Judging from the craters at the scene, the enemy fired six artillery shells here. As a result, you and General Chernyakhovsky were wounded, the general's adjutant died, and The two jeep drivers and guards were well hidden when the shelling came, so they were not injured." At this time, Yakov finally remembered that he had been chatting with the female health worker for so long, and he still didn't know where the other party belonged. He quickly asked: "Comrade health worker, can you tell me which section you belong to?"
"We belong to the 3rd Army, and the troops are stationed nearby." The female health worker explained to Yakov: "After the enemy's shelling started, our artillery quickly carried out the environment and suppressed them, and then we After receiving a notice that a commander of our army was injured in the enemy's shelling nearby, we asked our field hospital to immediately send people to rescue you. After we arrived, we rescued you and Chernyakhovsky and found that you Although you are unconscious, there are no wounds on your body, so you are left here and I will take care of you, while Comrade Commander was sent to the field hospital for rescue." After figuring out what happened, Yakov thought in his heart I was thinking that during the phone call with Sokov last night, Misha kept hinting to himself not to travel with Chernyakhovsky, otherwise he might be in danger.
At that time, I thought that the other party was suspicious and didn't believe what he said at all. I didn't expect that it would come true today. If it weren't for good luck, I might have died like the adjutant.
Thinking of this, he quickly said to the female health worker: "Comrade health worker, please ask someone to send me to the group army headquarters. I want to call the front army headquarters to report the attack on us to the front army chief of staff and the military commissar. Report."
"Comrade General, don't worry." Seeing that Yakov was eager to get to the Army Headquarters, the female health worker quickly comforted him and said, "I think the news of your shelling must have been reported to the Front Army Headquarters a long time ago, so you can just lie down peacefully." Bar."
"Where can I lie down now?" If Yakov hadn't been worried that he had suffered internal injuries, he really wanted to get up from the stretcher, rush to the headquarters of the 3rd Army as soon as possible, and use the phone there to call the front army headquarters. Make a detailed report to the Chief of Staff and the Military Commissioner about the shelling.
Since he could only move casually, he could only ask the female health worker for help: "Comrade health worker, please find someone to carry me to the army headquarters. I really have something very important." Seeing that Yakov was so stubborn, the female health worker also asked There was no other way, so he called a few young and strong soldiers, carried Yakov's stretcher and walked towards the location of the headquarters.
Military Commissar Makarov and Chief of Staff Pokrovsky knew about the shelling of Chernyakhovsky and Yakov. They were so frightened that their hands and feet were cold and they were covered in cold sweat.
You know, Chernyakhovsky and Yakov are both important figures. No matter who among them is injured, it is a great event.
But now, both of them were injured in the enemy's shelling at the same time. For Makarov and Pokrovsky, it was no different than the sky falling.
Worried that the medical level of the 3rd Army Field Hospital was insufficient, Pokrovsky personally called the director of the field hospital at the Front Army Headquarters and asked him to personally lead the elite troops to the 3rd Army Field Hospital to participate in the exchange. Ernyakhovsky's rescue work.
The news that Chernyakhovsky and Yakov were injured in the enemy's shelling soon reached Moscow through special channels.
Marshal Vasilevsky called Pokrovsky on behalf of Stalin and asked about the specific situation.
Hearing the call from Vasilevsky, Pokrovsky was so frightened that his hands and feet became weak. This meant that the Supreme Commander himself already knew that his son was injured, so he tremblingly told the story of what happened. The other party told it again.
After listening to Pokrovsky’s story, Vasilevsky frowned and said: “So, Yakov was just stunned by the shell, while Chernyakhovsky’s hands and feet were injured and he was The operation was performed in the field hospital of the Third Army. Am I right?"
"Exactly, Comrade Marshal."
"Then what measures have you taken?" Vasilevsky asked calmly. Pokrovsky glanced at Makarov, who was sitting next to him, and then replied: "After discussion with Comrade Military Commissar, I was worried that the medical level of the 3rd Army Field Hospital was insufficient, and we have ordered the director of the Front Army Field Hospital to , personally took the elite soldiers from the hospital and rushed there to participate in the treatment of Commander Chernyakhovsky."
"Comrade Stalin said it." After listening to Pokrovsky's story, Vasilevsky continued: "We must do everything possible to revive Comrade Chernyakhovsky, do you understand? ?”
"Understood, Comrade Marshal." Putting down the phone, Pokrovsky raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and said to Makarov: "Comrade Military Commissar, tell me, what happened today was a coincidence, or is there someone among us? Did the German spies intentionally leak the whereabouts of Comrade Commander?" In response to Pokrovsky's question, Makarov thought for a long time before slowly answering: "I think it was a coincidence, after all. Comrade Commander's whereabouts to the 3rd Army were only determined half an hour before departure. Moreover, not many people knew about his itinerary. Even if there were German spies lurking here, it would be impossible for him to get there in such a short period of time. Pass the information on.”
"Comrade Military Commissar, you are right." Since learning that Chernyakhovsky and Yakov were shelled by the German army, Pokrovsky has been thinking about this issue. If it is true It was an internal spy who leaked the information, and it was impossible for the Germans to stop firing after just a few rounds.
It is entirely possible that the enemy accidentally discovered Chernyakhovsky's whereabouts and thought he was a big shot, so they used artillery fire to bombard him: "It should be just a coincidence that the enemy's observation post happened to spot the commander and deputy chief of staff, and felt that he was a big shot. He was a big shot, so he brought in artillery and fired a few shots."
"Now that things have happened, we can only leave it to fate as to how our superiors plan to deal with us." Makarov said: "I just hope nothing happens to the commander and the deputy chief of staff, otherwise you and I will suffer countless consequences." Trouble." As the saying goes: Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.
The news that Chernyakhovsky was wounded by German artillery fire soon reached Rokossovsky's ears.
"What, Chernyakhovsky was shelled by the Germans on his way to inspect the 3rd Army?" Rokossovsky asked with shock on his face: "How was his injury? Who else was involved in the shelling?...What, Yasha was also injured in the shelling." After Rokossovsky put down the phone, he said to Subotin and Bogolyubov: "Military Commissar and Chief of Staff, let me tell you A piece of unfortunate news. General Chernyakhovsky, commander of the Third Front, was suddenly shelled by the Germans on his way to inspect the 3rd Army and was unfortunately wounded. Yakov, who was accompanying him, was also wounded in the shelling. "For Subotin and Bogolyubov, it was certainly a shocking thing that Chernyakhovsky was injured by German artillery fire.
But when they heard that Yakov was among the injured entourage, they suddenly became uncertain: "What, Yakov is also injured, is the injury serious?" Rokossovsky shook his head, He replied: "It's just that he was injured, but the extent of the injury is still unknown." Subboting stood up from his seat, walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, muttering: "What should I do? , if the supreme commander himself knew that his son was injured, I don’t know how anxious he would be."
"He already knows." Rokossovsky said helplessly: "The caller told me that the Supreme Commander himself entrusted Marshal Vasilevsky to find out the information from the Third Front Army. But what was his attitude? People know.”
"I hope nothing happens to Yakov, otherwise it will have a bad impact on the Third Front."
"Comrade Commander," Bogolyubov asked Rokossovsky tentatively: "Do you need to tell General Sokov about this? You know, he and Yakov are best friends."
"I don't think so." Rokossovsky shook his head and said, "It seems that Misha's decision was correct. Even if our army takes the absolute initiative on the battlefield, there is still a huge danger. Exist. So when he heard me asking if Yakov could go to his army, he rejected my proposal almost without thinking. He even told me that as Yakov's friend, he had no right to let the other party do it. In danger." While Rokossovsky and others were chatting about Chernyakhovsky, Yakov, who arrived at the headquarters of the 3rd Army, had already contacted Sokov by phone: "Mi Sha? I’m Yakov, what are you doing?”
"I am discussing the next combat deployment with the chief of staff." After Sokov said this, he suddenly realized that something was wrong with Yakov's voice, and quickly asked: "Yasha, are you feeling uncomfortable? I'll listen." There seems to be something wrong with your voice?" Yakov smiled bitterly and said: "Misha, you are right, I really should not follow General Chernyakhovsky out to inspect the troops." And Sokov came from Yakov There was an ominous premonition in these words, and he quickly asked: "Yasha, tell me quickly, has something happened?"
"I went to the 3rd Army Market with General Chernyakhovsky this afternoon. As we passed through the city of Merizak, we were shelled by the Germans." I heard that Yakov was shelled in the city of Merizak. , Sokov's mood suddenly became tense. He clearly remembered that in history, Chernyakhovsky was shelled by the German army in the suburbs of Merizhak and unfortunately died.
When he heard Yakov say this, he asked in a panic: "Yasha, are you okay?"
"I have nothing to do." Yakov said with a wry smile: "I was just stunned by the German shells during the shelling. After I woke up, I heard the health worker said that Comrade Commander was injured and had been sent to the field of the 3rd Army. The hospital is carrying out resuscitation." Knowing that Yakov had no big problem, Sokov's heart returned to his stomach.
Then he continued to ask: "What about General Chernyakhovsky? Is his injury serious? Is his life in danger?"
"I'm not sure about that." Yakov shook his head and said, "When I woke up, I only saw the body of the commander's adjutant. As for the commander, he had long been sent to the hospital for rescue, and the guards accompanying him The medical staff also rushed to the hospital and left me under the care of the health workers."
"Yasha, listening to your voice, you seem to be very weak." Sokov asked with concern: "Do you need me to send some military doctors over to check your body?"
"No, Misha, thank you for your kindness." Yakov tried his best to put a smile on his face: "There are military doctors and health workers here who can take care of me, so I don't need to trouble your subordinates."
