"Hello, Lieutenant Sokov!" Batrakov did not return the salute, but directly held Lin Hua's hand and said with a smile: "You are good, and your subordinates are also good.
!You successfully prevented the German army's plot to blow up the Istria Reservoir Dam, allowing our troops to successfully cross the Istria River and continue to pursue the fleeing enemies. This made the outcome of the battle very difficult for our troops.
Advantageous..."
After Batrakov said these words, he pulled Lin Hua to the table, pointed to a general sitting at the table and said: "Let me introduce to you, this is our division commander Mironov
Comrade."
Hearing that the person sitting in front of him was Major General Mironov, commander of the Fifth Guards Division, Lin Hua quickly stood at attention and raised his hand in salute: "Hello, comrade commander!"
Mironov stood up, stretched out his hand to Lin Hua, and said with a smile on his face: "You are good, Lieutenant Sokov. This is what I want to say to you." After that, he
He stretched out his hand to the regiment chief of staff standing aside and said, "Comrade chief of staff, please bring me the things."
When the regiment chief of staff heard what the division commander said, he quickly took out a folded piece of paper and a red box from his satchel and handed it to Mironov. Mironov took it and unfolded the piece of paper.
Read aloud: "The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR awards the Order of Lenin to Lieutenant Mikhail Sokov in recognition of his bravery and heroism on the front lines of the Great Patriotic War!"<
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Hearing that the person who awarded him the medal was actually the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, Lin Hua couldn't help but feel a little confused. He instinctively took the medal box handed over by Mironov and thought to himself: "Isn't this a mistake? I just
How could a young lieutenant, who had just been promoted, alarm the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet?"
When Mironov saw Lin Hua standing there in a daze without saying a word after taking the medal box, he asked with some displeasure: "Comrade Lieutenant, don't you know what you should say after receiving the medal?" When Lin Hua heard what Mironov said, he immediately realized that he had lost his temper. Fortunately, this was not the first time he had been awarded a medal, so he quickly said loudly: "Serve the Soviet Motherland!"
Mironov nodded and said with satisfaction: "Comrade Lieutenant, you have served well. It is precisely because you successfully protected the dam that the huge surging water did not cause great difficulties to our army.
Under such circumstances, if our counterattack can achieve final victory, your company will be indispensable."
Just as Lin Hua was thinking about how to respond to Mironov's words, the other party quickly changed the subject: "Comrade Lieutenant, can you ski?"
Although Lin Hua was a bit unable to keep up with the teacher's leaping thinking, he still answered truthfully: "I'm sorry, comrade teacher, I don't know how to ski."
"Comrade Lieutenant," Mironov said with some regret after hearing Lin Hua say he didn't know how to ski: "Your regiment will march towards the Volokolamsk area next, and your company is the vanguard. Due to the heavy traffic on the road ahead,
The snow was very deep, and our engineering troops could only use extremely simple tools to clear obstacles on existing roads, and could not even talk about building new roads. Therefore, in order to speed up the attack, we had to use ski teams, but intercepted
Those enemies are retreating, so that our main force can catch up and annihilate them as soon as possible."
After Mironov's explanation, Lin Hua finally understood why the division commander suddenly asked him if he knew how to ski. It turned out to be because the next march had to be completed by skiing. He didn't know how to ski, which meant that the rest of the march
With dozens of kilometers of roads, we can only march on foot.
After Mironov finished speaking, he turned to look at Batrakov and asked: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, do you have anything else to add?"
Batrakov nodded, and then asked Lin Hua: "Misha, do you know the way to Volokolamsk?"
Even though Lin Hua stayed in Moscow for a long time in later generations, he still didn't know where Volokolamsk was. When Batrakov asked this question, he certainly couldn't answer directly and said he didn't know.
It would lower his status in the eyes of his superiors, so he bit the bullet and replied: "I will inquire."
"Is there any need to ask?" Batrakov heard Lin Hua's answer and said with some laughter: "You go out from the west of Istria and walk westward along the road, which is about seventy kilometers.
, in this kind of road conditions, you will have to walk for at least two days. After you return to the company, let the soldiers eat something, seize the time to sleep for two hours, and then set off immediately. Note that according to the situation we have, the German army
The 106th Infantry Division and the 11th Armored Division have retreated to this area. You must remain vigilant during the march."
"Understood!" After Lin Hua said this, he raised his hand to his forehead, saluted the division commander and regiment commander, and asked politely: "Are you allowed to return to the army to assign combat tasks?"
"Go, Misha!" Batrakov nodded to Lin Hua and said, "I wish you good luck!"
Lin Hua walked out of the regiment command post and found his troops outside. Vanya, Andrei, and Vasily immediately surrounded them and asked anxiously: "Comrade company commander, I don't know what the superiors have arranged for us.
Combat mission?"
Seeing the reaction of his subordinates, Lin Hua couldn't help but be a little surprised. In his impression, the troops had been fighting non-stop since they entered the village of Kryukovo. He thought that the cadres and soldiers in the company had gone through so many
After a battle, you should be concerned about where to rest and recuperate, not what combat tasks your superiors have assigned.
However, seeing the anxious looks on the faces of the three platoon leaders, he still told them the combat mission assigned by his superior. After hearing the mission from his superior, the one who had the most intense reaction was Second Lieutenant Vanya. He
He said to Lin Hua excitedly: "Comrade Company Commander, do you know? The 316th Infantry Division where we were originally was only able to obtain the Guards because it stubbornly blocked the German army in the Volokolamsk area for several months.
The title of the Eighth Division. Unexpectedly, not long after we left this heroic city, we would have to fight back. Comrade company commander, please let our platoon be the vanguard of the entire company. We must inherit and give full play to the Panfilov Division.
With our fine traditions and brave fighting spirit, we fought hard against the fascist invaders."
Seeing that Vanya was eager to fight, Lin Hua readily agreed to his request. Then, regardless of the objections of the three platoon leaders, he resolutely announced: "All the soldiers of the company will find a place to eat something, and then rest for two hours, and then go to the
