The dance began at 7 pm. Although there were only 47 male soldiers participating in the dance, including Sokov and Belkin, those male soldiers who were not qualified to participate in the dance gathered around not far away to watch the fun. Even the soldiers on the high ground, except those on duty, stood in the trenches, protruding their heads and looking at the foot of the mountain.
With the bonfire ignited, the dance party was officially begun. After some careful dressing Liuba, he walked to the center of the venue and said loudly: "Girls, boys, comrades, our dance party is now on. First, please ask a row of chief Kajia to recite a song "Waiting for Me" to everyone!"
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a warm applause in the venue. Kajia walked to the center of the venue with her sweet voice and recited Simonov's "Waiting for Me" to the officers and soldiers present: "Waiting for me--I will come back. I just want you to wait hard, wait until the sad rain arouses your sadness, wait until the heavy snow is flying, wait until the scorching heat is hard to bear, wait until others no longer hope for their relatives, everything in the past is a piece of ancient mind..."
Kaja's poem recitation made everyone listen to it with relish, but Sokov was feeling uncomfortable. He looked at the three bonfires in the center of the venue and thought to himself: "Although there is a high ground, the Germans in the distance can only see the reflection of the bonfire and cannot use artillery to bombard it, but what if they dispatched night bombers?"
Thinking of this, Sokov raised his head and looked at the night sky with the moon-sparkled stars, and continued to think: "For night bombers, these three bonfires are such good targets. As long as they aim at the bonfire and throw bombs, they can wipe out the people participating in the dance."
Just as Sokov was thinking about it, Kaga's poem recitation had ended, and the audience burst into cheers. Although the number of male soldiers was fewer than that of female soldiers, their shouts still exceeded that of female soldiers.
Next, the performance was Lida, the leader of the third platoon. She sang the familiar "Little Road" for the soldiers. With the accordion, she sang the first line, the song that looked like nature attracted everyone, both male and female soldiers, and they all were intoxicated.
After Lida finished singing, she bowed to the surroundings amid warm applause and prepared to leave. At this moment, someone shouted loudly: "Our 'Nightingale', sing another one!"
Nightingale?!Sokov was stunned at first, and then he remembered that the nightingale was one of the rare birds singing at night. It was quite appropriate to compare Lida with the charming singing to "Nightingale". Thinking of this, he put his hands on his mouth, fearing that the world would not be confused, "Nightingale, come another! Nightingale, come another!"
When the male soldiers heard the battalion commander taking the lead, they shouted in unison: "Nightingale, come another one!"
First, the male soldiers were shouting, and after a while, the female soldiers also shouted; then, the soldiers watching the fun on the outside also shouted, and the atmosphere became more and more lively.
Seeing this, Lida knew that if she didn't sing another song, everyone would not agree to leave the stage. She walked to the female soldier who played the accordion, leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words. The female soldier nodded and began to play the accordion. The soldiers who were making excitement saw the female soldier playing the accordion and knew that Lida was about to sing, so they calmed down one after another.
Sokov heard the melody played by the accordion clearly and knew that the song Lida was about to sing was "Light". Sure enough, after a moment, Lida sang the familiar lyrics: "A young girl sent the soldiers to fight, and they bid farewell to the steps in the dark. Through the faint mist, the young man saw that the light was still shining in front of the girl's window, and the glorious family on the front line welcomed the young man..."
After Lida left the court, several volunteer male soldiers were on the court. They performed the Ukrainian Gopak dance for everyone. Seeing them squatting on the ground and kicking their legs, and sometimes spinning around quickly, the female soldiers on the court screamed loudly with excitement.
After the dance performed by the male soldiers, Liu Ba came to the middle of the venue again and said with a smile: "Comrades, let's ask the battalion commander Captain Sokov to sing a song, welcome everyone!"
As soon as Liu Ba finished speaking, the soldiers applauded and applauded. Although everyone was under Sokov's leadership, no one had ever heard the battalion commander sing. Now such a good opportunity, everyone will naturally not miss this opportunity to be filled with great blessings.
After Liuba waited for the field to be quiet again, she walked to Sokov, lowered her head and looked at him and said, "Comrade Battalion Commander, please!"
When Sokov was about to get up, Belkin asked with some concern: "Comrade Battalion Commander, can you do it?"
"Don't worry, comrade deputy battalion commander, just look at me." The confident Sokov stood up and walked quickly to the female soldier who was playing the accordion, and asked her with a smile: "Comrade Warrior, can you lend me your accordion to use?"
The female soldier didn't expect Sokov to lend him an accordion, and for a moment he was at a loss. Fortunately, Sveta next to her rescued her in time: "Leave the accordion to the battalion commander."
After thanking the female soldier, Sokov took the accordion, slapped it on his shoulders, pulled it skillfully twice, and tried the audition. He had learned the accordion from a friend who was studying at Tchaikovsky Conservatory, so he was not unfamiliar with this kind of instrument. As soon as an expert made a move, he knew if it was there. Seeing that Sokov seemed to be familiar with the accordion, the soldiers were full of expectations for his next singing.
Sokov also took a lot of thought about what songs to sing at the dance party. During the Patriotic War, a large number of popular and excellent songs were born, but he didn't know which songs had begun to be sung and which ones were still in the process of creating. If he sings a song that was popular, it didn't matter; but if he sang a song that was being written, it would inevitably cause trouble in the future. After weighing it over and over again, he decided to choose the famous "Night outside Moscow", which was famous in later generations. This song will take more than ten years before it was released. Even if it was written by himself, he could fool others.
"The garden is quiet late at night, and the leaves are no longer rustling; the night is so beautiful, it makes people feel fascinated, what a quiet night. The river flows quietly, with a slight wave, the bright moon shines on the water, and it is shaking silver. I can vaguely hear someone singing softly, what a quiet night......"
The soldiers sitting around the bonfire only clapped their hands politely when they saw Sokov starting to play the accordion, but after hearing the lyrics he sang, they couldn't help but be deeply attracted by him. Liuba sat on the log with her cheeks, looking at Sokov with admiration, and listening to the songs he sang intoxicatedly. She didn't expect that this young captain could not only direct the war, but also sang so well.
At the end of the song, the field was silent. Seeing this situation, Sokov was a little embarrassed. He thought to himself that his singing was really bad? He didn't even applaud. He took off the accordion slung on his shoulder and handed over the female soldier standing next to him. Just as he was about to walk back to his seat, thunderous applause suddenly rang out on the field. Some soldiers were even shouting: "It's great, the battalion commander sang so well, would he have another one?"
"Okay!" His proposal was immediately echoed by the soldiers around him: "Comrade Battalion Commander, let's have another one!"
Sokov had no intention of singing the second song. He raised his hands and pressed down, signaling everyone not to speak anymore. After the venue was quiet, he said loudly: "Young men, it's getting late, why are you still sitting still? Come and invite the girls you like to dance!"
Sokov's words aroused the response of the male soldiers. Everyone stood up and walked quickly towards their goal that they had long been optimistic about, leaving the matter of letting Sokov sing another song behind.
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Chapter completed!