On the second day, Andrei did not set off immediately, because now German planes often come to bomb, especially the docks, and now the Germans also understand that if they can't cut off the logistics and personnel replenishment of the Soviet army, they will never be able to beat Stalingrad, and now many sorties of German planes visit the docks every day, and the replenished Soviet Red Air Force is fighting a bloody battle with the Germans, and the German army, which was blown up dozens of planes some time ago, is now finally replenished, but now the Soviet Air Force has begun to surpass them in size and number, so, After a short bombing by German planes, Soviet fighters will appear and fight with them in the air. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the same time, Andrei waited for the political commissar and deputy division commander to come to the division headquarters, looking at the air battle outside, Andrei was also full of emotion, although the Soviet-German battlefield did not have the air force to take the lead like the British air battle, but the scale and frequency of the battle between the air forces were also better than the Western Front, at this time, someone outside came to report: "Comrade division commander, a major from the Ministry of Internal Affairs wants to see you and say that there is an important task report!"

The major of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who came in, reported to Andrei: "Report to Colonel Yakov, I was ordered to escort the prisoners to the east bank, but now there are not enough personnel, I hope that Comrade Colonel will help us think of a way." ”

During the Second World War, the General Directorate of the Administration of Prisoners of War and Detainees of the NKVD of the USSR was responsible for all aspects of the administration, including the reception and placement of prisoners of war, medical care, material supply, labor, political education and repatriation. Therefore, the prisoners of war of the Red Army will be handed over to the internal affairs troops, and Andrei of course knows that this prisoner of war will be sent back alive, but it is very important that the Urals and Siberia are in great need of labor, so he thought for a while and said: "Comrade Major, I will send a platoon of soldiers to cooperate with you in escorting the prisoners of war, remember that if these prisoners of war are not honest, they will be executed on the spot!" ”

"Yes!" The major was ordered to go out, speaking of which the problem of prisoners of war is still a big problem, and there is also a problem of discipline, which is still possible in the Soviet army on its own territory, but it will be difficult to say that it will be out of the country in the future.

But strangely, this deputy never appeared, so Andrei left a note for Plavia, and then set off with Yushchenko.

When it was dark, Andrei and Yushchenko came with the guard squad, and the dock was still bustling, with the withdrawn troops and the new troops coming in to gather here, as well as supplies, this is the lifeline of Stalingrad. After waiting for a while, Andrei and the others boarded a ferry docked at the pier in turn. When the others had arrived, the ferry turned around and sailed up the river to the far east bank.

Andrei did not expect that the commander of the fleet of the Volga district had specially prepared a ferry for him, the commander of the Internal Affairs Forces. In this way, the speed of crossing the river was greatly accelerated, and in order to report for duty as soon as possible, Andrei took off his Red Army clothes and put on the blue uniform of the Internal Affairs Troops (the Internal Affairs Troops who went to the battlefield generally changed into the uniforms of the Red Army). So no one wanted to squeeze along the way, after all, no one wanted to deal with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Standing alone at the railing, he gazed at the city on the banks of the Volga River that was drowned in smoke and fire, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. But one after another, after receiving orders from their superiors, crossed the river without hesitation, and immediately entered the city, and immediately entered the battle, many of them died on the battlefield, and many of them did not even have their names left.

"Comrade division commander, what are you thinking?" Captain Yushchenko, who boarded the ferry with him, came up to me for some reason and asked in a low voice: "After we leave, we will come back again." ”

André said with emotion: "The city is now buried by fire and smoke. Here, it is as if the stones are burning, and in some places the flames reach into the sky. Our commanders and citizens Do you live and fight in such a sea of fire? What do they breathe inside? What are they defending there? Is it ruins or piles of stones? No, I think it should be the dignity of the nation! ”

And Yushchenko, who was next to him, said: "Comrade division commander, all our commanders and fighters are strong, I believe we will definitely be able to survive!" ”

Before the ship reached shore, he was always worried that the ferry would be shelled by the enemy or bombed by aircraft. But perhaps because it was dark and the high ground at Mamayev Hill was obscuring the German artillery observers' field of view, the things I feared did not happen until the ferry docked.

I saw that the dock on the shore was densely packed with people, hundreds or thousands of people, but it was very silent, and no one could be heard except for the sound of gunfire from across the river. At this moment, the ship slowly approached the pier trestle, and the sailors on board jumped on it and began to mooring. Then I heard a voice shouting: "Comrades, please line up, don't panic, and get off the boat in order." Probably afraid that someone would not be able to hear clearly, the man repeated it aloud twice.

Andrey: After they got off the boat, they walked along the trestle, and as they went, I was still thinking: how will I get to the headquarters of the front army later? Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard someone in front of me shouting my name loudly: "Colonel Yakov, Colonel Yakov, where are you?" ”

"I'm here!" Andrei hurriedly agreed loudly.

The man heard Andrei's voice and hurriedly ran towards them along the ranks of the other troops. When the man came running towards me. I took a closer look at the visitor, and saw that he was wearing a steel helmet, a short cotton military uniform, and a common military raincoat. A submachine gun hung horizontally from his chest.

Wait for him to run closer, as he looks around. I used to preemptively say: "I am Yakov, I don't know what you told me to do?" ”

The man stood up before me and, without salutation, reported: "Hello, Comrade Colonel. I am Captain Adir, the commander of the guard company of the commander of the Front, and I have come to the pier to wait for you on the order of the Chief of Staff, General Zakharov. At the same time, I have received orders to take you and your men to rest in the camp that has been arranged long ago. ”

As they spoke, the procession of other troops passed by them. And those troops who had been waiting on the shore also lined up on the trestle in a neat line, ready to start boarding. Andrei was deeply afraid that their stay here would affect the troops who boarded the ship, so he hurriedly said to Yakubov: "Comrade Captain, let's talk in a different place, here we will block the soldiers from boarding the ship." ”

When I had reached a more open place, Adil said to me again: "Comrade Colonel, General Zakharov ordered me to take you to the headquarters at once, saying that there is something important to discuss with you. (To be continued.) )