The sisters who fought side by side are now in the intensive care unit. The last time this happened was at the end of May.
Yang Tao still remembers that incident!
"My dear, you have made new achievements this time. But your physical condition is even worse. Listen to me and don't take any more risks in the future!"
"I promise you. Alas, Comrade Commander gave me a special order yesterday. He said that he would not assign me any more military tasks. I...I am really a little disappointed."
"He loves and protects you. Besides, if I had that kind of power, I wouldn't let you go to any lengths. We are women after all, and men are generally opposed to women serving as soldiers."
"However, we have sacrificed millions of our male compatriots, and we women..."
"Don't think too much, just eat this bite first!"
This is a meal cooked by the commander himself. Only a few people in the entire guerrilla republic can enjoy such treatment.
As Natasha ate her meal, her nose felt sore and tears flowed down her face.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"No...it's okay. I'm very touched that the commander personally cooked for me."
"Yes, it is indeed touching. He said at Christmas that he would be your new relative, and you should use your achievements to report his life-saving grace. Rather than being moved by him, you are also his.
pride!"
"Um……"
Natasha felt warm in her heart. She looked at the star fruit again and said, "Sister, don't feed me anymore. I have hands and feet, and I can eat by myself. I'm already very fond of Chinese-style tableware and those two small wooden sticks."
Are you proficient?"
"Really? Your arm is sore, it's better not to move it."
Natasha shrugged and continued: "I miss my brother too. How is he?"
"Kostya? He's living a very good life, but the little guy has gained some weight. During these days, he and other children participated in voluntary labor every day. Look, he may have collected the crushed mushrooms in this soup.
of."
"That's right! He is also doing voluntary labor now? Does he also know about my return?"
Yang Tao nodded: "He should know. After he finishes his morning work, he can come to see you at noon. There is no need to worry about anything."
"Okay, so I'm going to stay here all morning?"
"Yes, you can go back to sleep after eating. I may have to measure your temperature and blood pressure later. And for the injury on your leg, I think it would be better to give you another injection. If you are really bored, I
Go look for any old newspapers that haven't been covered up."
"Where's the book? The one I read last time?"
"You have read that book many times. If you don't find it boring, I will get it for you again."
"Then it will be hard work."
After yesterday's cleaning, Natasha has regained her youthful beauty. With a little dress-up, she will definitely attract the attention of countless boys. Her current state is still a bit haggard, and it will take some time to fully regain her energy.
For her, the long-term battlefield life is difficult, and she will get used to it after a long time. She does not expect a comfortable life at the moment. Since she is already lying on a warm bed, why not continue to lie there.
You can see your brother at noon.
Although the commander is his benefactor, he is not a blood relative after all. In this world, his only relative is Kostya. He is still such a young boy. He will be an adult in more than a year and will raise him then.
The burden will inevitably fall on his shoulders. The commander is a benefactor, and it will be a shame to bother him again when his own child has already learned to speak.
Thinking of this, Natasha glanced at the belly of Carambola in front of her again.
"Sister, it's been...it's been four months."
"Me? Yes, it is estimated that this little guy will be born in January. I guess it should be a son. The commander doesn't care. He said it would be good to have a daughter. How about naming the child then?"
"Okay!" Natasha straightened up in high spirits, "The boy's name will be Vladimir, and the girl's name will be Elizaveta."
Star Tao naturally knows the meaning of these two relatively common names. She is not very interested in Russian names. After all, as a Chinese, after the child is born, in addition to giving him a Chinese name, he also has to teach him Chinese characters.
Regarding the changes in the world structure in the future, Yang Tao does not have that much thought to understand. Her husband pats his chest and guarantees that China will be prosperous and strong, and then China will definitely be prosperous and strong. Becoming a Soviet citizen is a means for the husband to gain greater power and glory, and it is also a means for the whole family.
Life-saving measures.
When the war era ends and the family of three returns to China, if the child cannot even speak Chinese, then the mother is really unworthy of her children.
My belly is getting bigger day by day. Fortunately, my pregnancy reaction is relatively weak, and my appetite is getting bigger and bigger. I am a little fatter than before. I originally had a round face, but now I have a tendency to have a big pie face.
.
Yang Tao nodded: "It's good that you got the name, but at that time, the right to name the child belonged to the father. I hope he won't think of some strange names, such as the October Revolution. Such a name is too solemn!"
Natasha was so amused by her that she giggled.
By the way, big news about Natasha's glorious record of killing 40 enemies has been posted on the notice boards of various collective farms.
The notes submitted by Igor were read by everyone in the headquarters and then given to Salinchkin.
40 achievements, a girl barely seventeen years old accomplished this feat, this is a miracle of the Soviet Union!
So Salinchkin personally wrote an editorial titled "She Killed 40 Enemies" and handed it over to the printing department, which became the front page headline of the "Guerrilla Republic Times".
And because Natasha was still a young member of Lenin's Komsomol, Yelentina also had someone write an article titled "She Fights Like Lenin."
For a month, almost all newspaper articles posted about the progress of the battle. In order to boost morale, they reported good news rather than bad news. Of course, the majority of soldiers and civilians knew that the troops also suffered losses on the front line, and the German losses were even more terrifying. So our side
The fact of a major setback did not dampen morale.
After the reinforcements of Kovpak crossed the border, they marched all the way, won a series of victories, and liberated thousands of people. Naturally, these contents were greatly praised, and reporters have already written many impassioned articles.
After all, those deeds are not as influential as Natasha's new achievements!
"The times need doers, and the people need heroes. If we praise a Natasha, more people will learn from her, and more Natashas will emerge in the guerrilla republic!" Salinchkin means the entire propaganda.
Department means.
When the newspaper is posted on the newspaper column, and a bunch of special tabloids printed overnight are distributed to each company. Military life, which is already lacking in entertainment, gets such propaganda documents, and everyone, whether regular army or militia, is happy to read them.
Natasha is a girl that everyone likes, and her tragic life experience is also known to most soldiers and civilians who have stayed in the swamp for a long time. The fact that she completed the Jedi counterattack directly touched the hearts of thousands of soldiers and civilians. Most of those who fled here Everyone has family members who died at the hands of the German army, but he rarely had a chance to take revenge. That girl helped him complete the feat of revenge!
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The battles belonging to the Youth Battalion were suspended after July 20th. Although they also participated in the defense tasks in some areas in the following days, those areas were very close to the Blacksmith Village. How could there be an enemy infiltration attack?
A week ago, due to the influx of a large number of refugees, the youth camp's team expanded rapidly. The number of troops quickly exceeded 500, and the trend of increasing the number of troops was very significant.
Kharkiv finally deserves his position as battalion commander!
There were more soldiers, but a lot of girls were brought in. To be honest, he didn't think these girls were as beautiful as his beloved Natasha. Besides, during the battle, Natasha was temporarily assigned to the headquarters as a direct reconnaissance officer. After the battle, it was natural for her to come back and continue to be a military training instructor.
The youth battalion completed its expansion on August 2, and military training began that day! Later, with the arrival of two large guerrilla groups, they recruited a group of young soldiers by surprise, and some of the boys were handed over to Kharkov manage.
By August 10, the troops led by Kharkiv were not so much called the Youth Battalion, but rather the troops of the "Lenin Komsomol", because most of them, under Yelentina's order, joined the regiment.
In fact, the strength of the youth battalion was initially expanded to 700 people. Later in the training, some people who were really unqualified were removed from the team, and it is currently reduced to 540 people.
The former veterans of the youth camp are now squad leaders and deputy squad leaders. Nina and Shula, two young soldiers with sufficient experience in killing enemies, are responsible for managing all the female soldiers of their own age in the camp.
To train a group of children into good soldiers, they must first develop iron discipline. The training time is destined to be short, and everyone must also develop decent shooting skills before the next battle comes.
Regardless of gender, every young soldier is issued a Mauser rifle, and each must fire ten rounds of reloaded ammunition every day. In addition, large paper firecrackers are used as grenades for tactical training.
As usual, the early morning bugle sounded at five o'clock, and all the youth battalions got up from their dormitories without exception. Just like the previous few days, after Kharkiv scolded the soldiers for being too slow, he led They were running circles in the forest road.
As a special battle order of the 6th Army, the Youth Battalion naturally inherits the glorious tradition of the Army - rigorous physical training.
After running two kilometers in full gear, the running training ended.
The panting little soldiers handed over their guns and went to wash their faces and mouths one by one and then eat. After all this was done, what awaited them was target practice in the morning.
"Today's breakfast was very good. I ate five potatoes and I felt full of strength!" Kharkiv deliberately showed off the tendons on his arms to his deputy battalion commander Ruslan, but his scars were also shocking.
The scar is more like a special medal of honor. Let’s talk about Kharkov now. He commanded the counter-infiltration operation well on July 20 and received a mass-produced Red Star Medal. In addition to the previous ones, he also has Three medals including the Red Star, First Class Patriotic War Medal, and First Class Guerrilla Medal.
Naturally, this is far inferior to Natasha, at least more than many regular army soldiers.
"Then, you should pay attention when you return to the training ground. To be honest, only a small number of those girls are qualified to be soldiers. Wouldn't it be better for them to be nurses?"
"I'll talk to Nina and Shura then, as well as Drodchenko. I hope they can appease the girls."
The two young officers came out of the canteen and saw a crowd of people gathered at the door. They all stared at the newspaper column and talked, and from time to time they praised Natasha.
"Natasha?"
"Yes, she came back yesterday." Ruslan said.
Kharkov frowned. He followed the gap in the crowd to the newspaper column and saw the impassioned editorial written by Salinchkin.
"Natasha! You...you have killed 40 enemies? You..."
He immediately emerged from the crowd and said to the waiting Ruslan: "After the troops are assembled, you will temporarily take over my responsibilities and preside over the morning training."
"And you?"
"Natasha is in the hospital. I made an impromptu trip to the hospital. I have to confirm whether she was able to escape unharmed as soon as the newspaper said she did. After all, our veterans are still waiting for her to come back to train new recruits!"
Ruslan nodded: "Go ahead, remember not to be too late. If the commander knows about this, you may be punished."
"OK!"
After saying that, Kharkov turned around and ran away.
He rushed all the way to the hospital, entered the ward and made some inquiries, and found out that Natasha was sitting in the ward.
While Carambola was still feeding Natasha, an uninvited guest anxiously opened the door.
"Natasha! You...you are indeed here!" I saw my beloved sitting quietly, her soft eyes shining on her pure white top, and her golden hair hanging casually on her shoulders. She is so beautiful.
girl. "Ah! Just like a fairy."
"Fairy? Are you talking about me again?"
The girl smiled, which penetrated Kharkiv's heart.
Starfruit was not that good-tempered. She glanced at her and said, "Kharkov, knock on the door when entering. Natasha is very weak and needs to rest. She can't stand your surprises."
"Oh! I'm so sorry!"
"It's okay, I'm glad you can come to visit me! Kharkov, everyone in our youth camp, are they all okay?"
"They are all very good, and the army has even been expanded!" As he said that, Kharkiv naturally beat them up, sat down beside the bed, and glanced at the lunch box in Carambola's hand.
"Okay! You guys chat first, I have to go see other patients!"
Yang Tao knew how Natasha felt about Kharkov. In any case, the two of them fought side by side for a whole year. Kharkov secretly pursued Natasha from beginning to end. During the war, this unwavering love was so great.
It was precious, not to mention that when she was most helpless and in need of psychological comfort, Kharkiv, a guy who was sometimes unreliable, came to her.
It was obviously very correct to create a world for these two. Although Yang Tao didn't know how Kharkiv came to the hospital at this time, could it be that her husband gave the order?
"Kharkov, I can only help you so far."
Natasha's skin disease is a big problem. She will be given an injection of magical penicillin later, and then she will be rubbed with water with trace amounts of sulfur. After two days, she should be fine.
Star Tao had finished his own meal. After leaving with his lunch box, he went to the dispensing room to supervise the work of the nurses.
Speaking of Natasha, she never objected to Kharkov being very close to her. After this long battle, he increasingly felt the importance of family members! In any case, Igor was just a close comrade.
He is twice as old as himself! He has a family, but he doesn’t know if his wife and son have safely evacuated to the rear.
This is not the case with Kharkiv. His life experience is exactly the same as mine. They are two people who share the same problem. They are comrades in the same army, but they also have admiration for themselves. If we talk about the future...
Natasha took courage and looked at the shy Kharkov with her big watery eyes.
"Well... I walked nearly two hundred kilometers carrying a lot of stuff on my back, and my shoulders are really sore! I'm very hungry. Why don't you... just feed me!"
"Is this...is this okay?"
Kharkiv was only seventeen years old. He was flattered and even trembled a little.
"I'm really hungry! I know you like me. Is there anything wrong with feeding the girl you like?"
"Nothing! Let me do it!"
It is said that Kharkiv thanked the commander for his cultivation, so he worked hard to learn how to use two wooden sticks as tweezers. He learned very quickly, picked up the noodles and put them into Natasha's mouth without any sloppiness. In the end, Natasha
After finishing this bowl of noodles, I looked like I was still unsatisfied.
"By the way, I'm really happy that you came to the hospital to see me. You really care about me, but isn't it training time now? You..."
"I...I came here secretly."
"You!" Natasha's expression suddenly changed, "You are not afraid of the commander punishing you!"
"I accept the punishment, but the worst case scenario is that I will be put in solitary confinement!"
"What a show of talent!" Natasha smiled and shook her head, "You'd better go back quickly and help me send a message to my comrades in the youth camp. Our shooting instructor is doing well and he will be fine after a while of training."
"Well, but I want to stay with you for a while. To be honest, you are so beautiful. You are now an extraordinary fighting hero. The Comrade Commissioner even wrote an editorial for you! There has never been anyone like you in Belarus.
hero!"
"Really? I already know this, and I'm really happy."
"So look at me, I also have three medals! Don't worry!" As he said that, Kharkiv stood up and puffed up his proud chest: "Natasha Petrovna Spiroskina. President.
One day, I will give you the last name Kharkova! Will you?"
"You..." Natasha said happily, "Okay! I have no objection."
"real?"
"Of course, we will win this war, and we will live happily ever after. We have endured hardships together, and when the time comes, we will..."
At this time, the door that had been closed for a while opened again.
The timing of Yang Tao's arrival was perfect. She heard the mutual promise between the two and deliberately delayed until now to open the door.
"Alright Kharkov, please return to the team quickly! Isn't it known to everyone in the youth camp about you and Natasha, and the commander also knows it. I'm going to change Natasha's dressing, man, leave this room!
You should go out quickly, if you wait any longer, I will report to the commander myself."
"No! I'll evacuate immediately!" As he said that, the girl on the hospital bed in Kharkiv blinked hard several times and left quickly... (To be continued)