Burning Moscow

Chapter 1653 In front of Lenin’s tomb

Rokosovsky made six appearances in two on the west bank of the Vistula and stayed until the end of October before returning to the east bank of the Vistula. But he didn’t even return to the front army headquarters. He only called Malinin and I went straight to Serotsk on the west bank of the Narew River for 6 games.

Just when I was considering whether I should go to Serotsk to meet him in six games and report to him the latest situation of the front army, I accidentally received a call from Vasilievsky.

The chief of staff asked me straightforwardly on the phone: “Lida, is Rokosovsky in the headquarters?”

“No, Comrade Marshal.” I replied respectfully: “Comrade Commander came back today from the west bank of the Vistula, and did not even return to the headquarters, so he hurried to Serozkeden. Go to the field. Do you have any important things to find him?”

“That’s it. On November 7th, a military parade will be held on Red Square. According to the command of the Supreme Commander himself, the commanders and deputy commanders and military commissioners of all fronts must participate.” Vasilevsky said on the phone: “I I now formally inform you that you must arrive in Moscow on the 6th at the latest. Are there any difficulties?”

“No problem,” I immediately replied without hesitation: “We must be there on time.”

“Very good,” Vasilevsky told me: “Remember to notify Marshal Rokosovsky immediately and get him ready.”

After I put down the phone, I called Malinin and Terekin in front of them, and said to them: “I just received an order from the General Staff Headquarters for the commanders and deputy commanders and military commissioners of the front army to rush to Moscow on the 6th of this month to The military parade on the Lunar Revolution Day. Chief of Staff, after we leave, you will be fully responsible for all the affairs of the front army.”

“Don’t worry, Lida.” Ma Lining nodded and said: “At present, everything in the army has become normal. There will be no large-scale combat students in a short period of time. I can fully handle the life, so you can rest assured. Go to Moscow.”

“So, who will inform the marshal?” Terekin asked, looking at the two of us.

Malinin and I looked at each other. From his eyes, I guessed that he wanted me to inform Rokosovsky personally, so I nodded and said, “I’ll call Comrade Marshal.”

The matter of calling Rokosovsky embarrassed the two of them because Rokosovsky’s identity at this time was very embarrassing. He had been formally removed from the position of commander of the First Front by Stalin. , But for the time being he did not go to the Second Front.

I picked up the phone and hesitated for a long time, and finally dialed the 65th Army Command. After hearing Batov’s voice from the receiver, I ignored the greetings and asked straightforwardly: “Comrade General, is the commander in your headquarters?”

“Yes, Comrade Deputy Commander.” Batov replied respectfully: “The Marshal is in my headquarters at the moment.” Then I heard him say to Rokosovsky, “Comrade Marshal, yes. Lida’s phone call, she seems to have something urgent to call for you.”

Rokosovsky’s voice soon came through the receiver: “Lida, what’s the matter?”

“Comrade Marshal, this is the case. I just received a call from the Chief of Staff.” Hearing Rokosovsky’s voice, I said a little flustered: “He said that on the 7th of this month, it will be held in Moscow in October. During the military parade on Revolution Day, the Supreme Command included all commanders and deputy commanders and military commissars of the front army to participate.”

After listening to Rokosovsky, he was silent for a long time, and finally asked: “Did Vasilevsky say when he must get to Moscow?”

“No later than the sixth.”

“Well,” Rokosovsky replied, “I will arrive in Moscow on the 6th, but I won’t return to Lublin by then, and fly directly to Moscow from here. You don’t have to wait for me.”

After I put down the phone, the two immediately asked, “What did Comrade Commander say?”

“Comrade Marshal said that he will arrive in Moscow on time. However, he will fly directly to Moscow from the local area and will not travel with us.” I looked at the two and sighed, and said: “It seems that the marshal still has something in his heart. Resisting emotions.”

Terekin nodded and said in agreement: “Since Comrade Commander is unwilling to walk with us, we will not be too difficult for others. Then we will fly directly to Moscow.”

A few days later, Terekin and I flew to Moscow.

Immediately after the plane landed, an officer in a military coat ran over from the runway and respectfully invited Terekin and I to board the black car parked outside the runway.

The car drove up the Vasily **** along the Moskva River, but was blocked at the entrance of the Kremlin. The officer sitting in the co-pilot position turned his head and said apologetically to us: “I’m sorry, comrades generals, because there are too many people here today to report, we may have to wait a while before we can enter the Kremlin.”

“It’s okay,” I waved to the officer and pushed open the door: “Anyway, it’s still early. I’ll go for a walk first.”

Seeing me getting out of the car, Terekin also hurriedly got out of the car from the other side. After going around from the rear of the car to my side, he asked in amazement: “Lida, it’s snowing outside and the road is slippery. What can I do to stroll around?”

I grumbled towards Lenin’s tomb and said, “Comrade Military Commissioner, haven’t you seen a crowd of people there? Let’s go and see what happened.”

Seeing Terekin and I walking towards Lenin’s Tomb in the thick snow, the officer who had been sitting in the co-pilot position had to push the car door and get out of the car, following far behind to protect our safety. .

I walked behind the crowd and saw that they were arguing with the guards and policemen on duty. I saw an elderly lady standing in front of me, so I raised my hand and patted her on the shoulder, and asked curiously, “Comrade women, can you tell me what happened here?”

The old lady turned her head and glanced at me, then complained to me: “Comrade Commander, we are all from Kazakhstan. We originally wanted to lay flowers to the Lenin Mausoleum. But the guards on duty said that the Lenin Mausoleum was closed and it was not allowed. Everyone is going to offer flowers. He asked us to come again tomorrow, but we are going back to Kazakhstan by train tonight. What can we do!”

Seeing that the old lady came from such a far place, she couldn’t just want to lay flowers at Lenin’s tomb. If this wish could not be fulfilled, she might leave a lifelong regret. Thinking of this, I nodded to the old lady and said confidently: “Don’t worry, I can help you fulfill your wish.”

The old lady glanced at my military rank, she might have regarded me as an ordinary captain, and said in a suspicious tone: “Can you do it?”

“Is it okay, I have to try it.” After I finished speaking, I pushed aside the crowd and squeezed forward while shouting: “Please let me, comrades, please let me!”

I squeezed to the chain, and the guards and police rushing to the back door of the chain said: “Comrades, these people are all from Kazakhstan. Their wish is to offer a bunch of flowers in front of Lenin’s tomb. Can’t even their wish be fulfilled?”

“But, Comrade General.” After a civilian police lieutenant saw the rank, he immediately raised his hand to salute, and said embarrassingly: “Lenin’s Tomb is closed. Maybe it’s not appropriate to present flowers at this time?”

“There is nothing inappropriate,” I said broadly, “Comrade police, I didn’t ask you to reopen Lenin’s Tomb. I just asked you to open the chain that runs across here so that these comrades from Kazakhstan can Presenting a bunch of flowers to Lenin’s tomb is not excessive, right?”

“That’s right.” Hearing me say that The civilians standing behind me also shouted one after another: “We just want to present a bunch of flowers in front of Lenin’s tomb. Please let us in. .”

“Comrade General, we need to ask for instructions on this.” The police lieutenant said cautiously: “If the superior agrees, I can ask them to lay flowers in front of the tomb.”

“Comrade Lieutenant.” The officer who accompanied me squeezed in at this moment and said to the police lieutenant: “I order you to let go of the chains so that these comrades from Kazakhstan can come to Lenin’s grave to lay flowers.”

The lieutenant of the civilian police obviously knew the officer who was with me, and after a quick salute, he ordered his men to open the iron chain and let the people crowded here go in and offer flowers. At the same time he was still shouting loudly: “Don’t worry, everyone!”

The crowd around Lenin’s tomb heard that they could make an exception to let them go in and offer flowers at this time. They couldn’t help shouting “Ula!” and quickly formed a long line to lay flowers in an orderly manner in front of Lenin’s tomb.

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