In the Moscow hotel, Manturov spent a comfortable night. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Moscow Hotel, today known as the Four Seasons Hotel Moscow, was one of the most exclusive hotels in Moscow at that time, located at the end of Tver Street in the Tver district, next to the Horse Trainer Square and less than 200 meters from Red Square.

It is a 15-storey Stalinist building. Like other Stalinist buildings, the building exudes an air of majesty when viewed from the front, and is a symbol of Stalin's power.

"Ringing ringing, ringing ringing!" In Manturov's room, a hurried phone rang.

He rubbed his eyes, scrambled to his feet, and took the phone.

"Hey, is it Volodya?" The person on the phone said.

Volodya? Speaking of which, you might think that the person on the phone is Katia, but you are wrong, this is a male voice.

"It's me, who are you?"

"I'm Kliment Yevremovich Voroshilov."

Manturov hurriedly put on his glasses, sat down by the window, and said to Voroshilov: "Comrade Marshal, what are you looking for me?" ”

"I'd like to ask you to come to me, I want to find you for something."

"What's the matter?"

"You'll know when you arrive. Half an hour later, my driver will be waiting for you downstairs. ”

It was March 9, the 18th Congress of the CPSU was held the next day, and Manturov did not know what to do on this holiday. He came a day earlier, not for an extra day of vacation, but to get a stay in a Moscow hotel.

At that time, there were not many hotels in Moscow, and the famous Ukrainian Hotel and Leningrad Hotel were built only after the war. The only decent high-end hotels are the newly built Moscow Hotel and the Moscow State Hotel, which existed during the Tsarist period.

It just so happened that Voroshilov's call made him have something to do that day, and he didn't have to be bored.

He changed into his clothes and washed up a little. Then went to the restaurant on the ground floor as fast as I could, and finished breakfast in 15 minutes.

At this time, Voroshilov's car appeared at the door. The second the car stopped, Manturov ran to the door and immediately got into the car.

The person who picked him up was the same as last time, a former tank driver named Stepan Berezudsky. After retiring from the front, he became an old driver of Voroshilov.

Manturov closed the car door and said: "Comrade Berezudsky, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

"yes, it's been months. How is the love between you and Katia developing? ”

"It's fine. By the way, what is the matter with Comrade Marshal looking for me? ”

"Boy, Marshal, he knows you're free today, so he wants to have some fun for you."

"Fun?" Manturov began to be a little worried, last time Voroshilov poured a few bottles of vodka by himself, and he was very fond of drinking. Could it be that the marshal is going to invite himself to drink? No! Don't drink even if you die!

"Yes, Comrade Marshal would like to invite you to the outskirts of Moscow for an exchange, and by the way, to train your physical fitness and combat ability."

"Combat ability?" Manturov panicked even more, was he going hunting?

The forest on the outskirts of Moscow is a great place to hunt, with rabbits, deer, foxes and the symbol of Russia - the woolly bear! That's right, it's a stuffy bear.

Manturov is just an otaku, a young man, an engineer, how can he have the ability to fight against a hairy bear? Although he can use a gun, he has never held a real gun in his life, and his marksmanship is estimated to be not too good, and it is difficult to say whether he can shoot a woolly bear, let alone protect himself. In case the hairy bear pounces, he will not be able to run with his running speed and reflexes. Unless he sits in a tank.

Sure enough, as Manturov expected, the old driver sent him to a hunting ground outside Moscow.

At that time, Voroshilov was holding a Mosin-Nagant rifle. He stood at the entrance to the hunting ground, watching Manturov arrive.

The car drove right in front of Voroshilov, and Manturov obediently got out of the car.

"Vorodya, how's it going?" Voroshilov asked Manturov.

"Not bad, thank you for your concern."

Voroshilov handed the rifle in his hand to Manturov, "Come, this gun is yours, you can use it for hunting later, and the prey you kill can be used for a hearty dinner." ”

When Manturov saw the rifle, he panicked even more. This is a hand-action rifle that has been in production since 1891, and the Qing Empire was also one of the users of Mosin-Nagant.

For Manturov, hunting with this historic hand rifle was as dangerous as hunting with a bow and arrow. The gun was manually loaded and had an extremely slow rate of fire. With his ability, it may take more than ten seconds to change a bullet.

In case he encounters a hairy bear and misses the first shot, when he changes to the second bullet, the hairy bear has already run to him and is ready to pounce.

"Young man, isn't this gun bad?" Voroshilov asked.

"It's not...... It's not good, it's just that I'm not used to using it...... Hand rifles. Manturov replied weakly.

Voroshilov smiled and said: "Young man, I'm just joking with you, this gun was given to me by Comrade Lenin, how can I be willing to give it to you?" Come with me, there's an arsenal of guns you want. ”

"Are there submachine guns, machine guns?"

Voroshilov smiled again and said: "Both submachine guns and machine guns were used in war, and we came here to hunt." If you use a repeating gun, it will cause a lot of problems. First, the continuous gunfire will scare away other prey, and second, if the prey gets too many bullets, it will be difficult to deal with, so we will only use single-shot firearms. ”

"Well, you have a point." Manturov replied weakly.

At this moment, a terrifying roar was heard in the distance, which made Manturov feel even more frightened. He said secretly in his heart: ", is there really a hairy bear here?" ”

"Young man, it's just a hunt, do you need to be so nervous? Besides, this time you're not alone, but me, Pedya, Timur, and Tatiana. ”

Hearing Voroshilov say this, Manturov's heart calmed down a little, these people are all now/future Red Army soldiers, Pedya is a Kremlin guard, Timur Frunze is a future Red Army lieutenant, Tatiana will also join the Red Army, these soldiers are more than enough to deal with a woolly bear, Manturov is finally no longer afraid.

"It's nothing, it's the first time I've hunted in my life, and I'm always a little inexplicably excited."

"Excited? That's it, come on, get the weapon. ”