Shulka likes this feeling, and likes the feeling that someone is waiting for him at the station to greet him after returning from the battlefield with a narrow escape. This makes him feel like he has a home and a destination.
But Shulka does seem to have a home, because after Valrasa, two middle-aged men appeared in front of Shulka.
Shulka almost didn't recognize them, but when the middle-aged woman called Shulka while shedding tears, Shulka remembered that he had seen them once.
That was in Volokolamsk, when they were building trenches. The difference was that they were covered in mud then but now they were wearing clean clothes.
Yes, they are Shulka's parents.
Shulka cast doubtful eyes on Varratha.
Varrasha laughed: "Look at you, you are so surprised! They are the mother of the hero and the person I interviewed, so we got to know each other in advance!"
"Yes, Shulka!" Mother held Shulka's hand, with tears in her eyes but a smile on her face: "Comrade Major entertained us, she is a good comrade! But she never told us
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"Aunt Tasia!" Varrasha quickly interrupted her mother.
Then Shulka knew the meaning of what her mother had not finished saying: Varrasha never told her about her relationship with Shulka, or it can be said that Varrasha herself was not sure about her relationship with Shulka, so she didn't know.
Know how to say it.
Until the moment Shulka got off the car just now.
Later Shulka found out that her parents were really frightened because the person who entertained them was actually a major. Although she was a reporter, the rank of major was unusual in the Soviet army at that time.
Therefore, they had been a little nervous during this period, not knowing whether they had made a mistake or something else. It was not until Shulka got out of the car and hugged Valrasa around that they felt relieved.
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His father even secretly pulled Shurka aside and gave him a thumbs up: "Shurka, you have good vision. He is much better than your father!"
As he spoke, he burst into laughter.
"Comrade Second Lieutenant!" At this time Pukarev called in the direction of Shulka.
"It's time for me to go!" Shulka said, and then Shulka held Varrasha's hand gratefully and said, "Thank you, Varratha, for helping me take care of them!"
"I will!" Varratha seemed willing to do so: "We get along very well!"
Shulka hugged his parents again, then turned around and left with the troops.
When leaving, Shulka faintly heard Varrasha explaining to his parents: "He is a soldier, and the motherland needs him..."
"We know, Comrade Major!"
Yes, this is the time when the German army is launching a full-scale attack on Moscow. Moscow is in a critical period and no one can have a holiday, especially Shulka, who is a company commander and a "breakout hero"!
Shulka felt a little heavy in his heart. It felt good to have a family, but the feeling of separation was uncomfortable... Shulka never thought he would feel this way. He thought he would be a stranger in front of his parents.
It may even feel embarrassing.
But the reality is something else.
Maybe it's because of the pressure of war, or maybe it's because blood is thicker than water, or maybe it's the instinct of my body.
Shulka didn't know what was going on, but none of this seemed important. What was important was knowing that everything was fine with them.
After climbing into the car that picked them up, Shulka calmed down somewhat.
"Are you okay, aunt and uncle?" the actor asked.
"Yes!" Shulka replied.
Remembering that the actor was a fellow countryman, he asked: "Where is your family, Comrade Okunev?"
The actor was stunned for a moment, and then replied with some worry: "I asked Aunt Tasia, they haven't seen each other for a long time!"
Shulka knew this. The Soviet army had a very disorganized organization of the civilians who built the fortifications. They always needed someone to nod their heads with their hands and then take them away in cars.
Therefore, the people were still divided into villages, towns or regions at first, but they were soon divided into pieces.
"Don't worry, Okunev!" Shulka said, "They'll be fine!"
The actor nodded, showing some helplessness on his face.
It was obvious that the actors wanted to find them or inquire about their situation, but the war prevented them from leaving.
Perhaps because the conversation between the two affected other people, Shulka found that the atmosphere in the carriage was a little different. All the soldiers lowered their heads and thought about their thoughts.
The actor silently took out the old newspaper, crumpled it and then skillfully wrapped it in tobacco...
Shulka found that he seemed to be a very lucky person, at least he knew that his parents were in Moscow and safe.
The 32nd Army and the 4th Tank Brigade withdrew from Twiler smoothly.
According to Major Gavrilov, in order to prevent the German pursuit, they also blew up several bridges before leaving.
But Shulka got unexpected news.
"Colonel Katukov can't hold on any longer!" said Major Gavrilov.
"What?" Shulka couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.
"No, no, that's not what I meant!" Major Gavrilov laughed: "It's kidney disease! Comrade Katukov suffered from severe kidney disease... In fact, he always insisted on commanding, and when he learned that the battle was won, he finally
I couldn't help but fainted, and now I'm being treated in the hospital!"
Hearing this, Shulka couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
You must know that Katukov was the man who fought in Berlin and would become the marshal of the armored forces in the future.
Shulka also knew that Katukov had severe kidney disease. He should have one of his kidneys removed during this operation. From now on, he would be "a commander who goes to the battlefield with a kidney."
The Fourth Tank Brigade was secretly arranged to an underground barracks near the train station. They even circled outside the city and stationed themselves in another barracks, then circled back.
This is for confidentiality.
Because it is said that there were many German spies lurking even in Moscow at this time, and they were monitoring the movements of the Soviet army day and night.
Shulka believed that a considerable number of these spies were Soviets, and that the German intelligence agencies knew how to use guerrillas and prisoners... As mentioned before, the prisoners had something in the hands of the Germans and had to gather information for the Germans.
And these prisoners who were released are still in the army, and no one even knows that they were captured.
Therefore, confidentiality has become a necessary means, especially for the Fourth Tank Brigade as a mobile unit...if their whereabouts are known to the enemy, they are likely to be bombed by the German Air Force.
And with the number of tanks in the Fourth Tank Brigade at this time, it only needs to be bombed once to lose its combat effectiveness.