The westbound train running through the Siberian wilderness was not alone, and congratulatory telegrams from all over the Soviet Union were drowning the train. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Dealing with snowflakes of telegrams every day became the main task of the pilots.

On the afternoon of April 27, 1934, the special train finally arrived in Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.

Lin Jun changed into a new suit issued on the train, and the other pilots also changed into brand new coats, most of which were pilots' dresses of Soviet civil aviation. All eight pilots were dressed to order and boarded from the stopover station.

As the saying goes, people rely on clothes, and Lin Jun himself thinks that Andre in the mirror is still quite handsome.

"It's a pity that it's not a military uniform, it's still comfortable."

The platform of the central railway station was full of welcoming people, and a row of open-top cars lined up neatly on the side of the platform, Lin Jun looked at what should be the product of the Italian company Fiat.

The people in charge of the reception told the pilots that they would travel in open-top cars to the Kremlin via Gorky Prospect. Comrade Stalin and members of the Central Executive Committee were waiting for them there, and they would be awarded medals.

The four convertible cars lined up in front and back, Lin Jun and Molokov were in the same one, the first of the four convertible cars, and there were military vehicles in front and behind the convoy. Lin Jun has never been so beautiful in his two lives combined.

Gorky Street, which leads to Red Square, has become a "flower road", and excited Moscow citizens stuffed Lin Jun's car with flowers, which took two hours at most.

Lin Jun saw the Kremlin and Red Square again, but the current Kremlin tower did not have a ruby pentagram on it, and it would not be installed until 1937. It is the palace of successive tsars and the oldest complex in Moscow. After the October Revolution, it became the seat of the Soviet party and government organs.

In the large conference room of the Kremlin, Lin Jun met the world-influencing Stalin, who influenced the world, and also saw Kalinin, Vorosilov, Zhudanov and countless other historical figures.

Stalin himself gave Lin Jun the impression of kindness, but this was just appearances, and Lin Jun knew it very well.

All the pilots wore all their medals, and compared to the others, Lin Jun looked very shabby: he only had an inconspicuous medal on his chest, which was previously awarded by the Chukotsian Autonomous Region, and it can be said that it could not be put on the table at all.

Feeling a little excited, trying to maintain his composure in front of the Soviet leaders, Lin Jun tried hard to tell himself: You are a Chinese soldier! Don't lose your temper!

He didn't know that compared to the other seven pilots, he was already the calmest one.

And Lin Jun's performance has already attracted the attention of Stalin and several others. Under the gaze of the Soviet leader and the constant flashing lights, the other pilots behaved much more excitedly than Lin Jun, and they could basically be classified as at a loss. So this calm young man was somewhat special in the eyes of Stalin.

Stalin gave an impassioned speech, which was followed by the commendation ceremony. At this time, something unexpected happened to Lin Jun, he turned out to be the first person to accept Stalin's award. Both hands received a large award of "Hero of the Soviet Union" from Stalin, and Stalin personally put the gold medal of Lenin on him.

"Andrey, the youngest pilot, six sorties in fifty-eight hours, forty-eight hours of flight, good young man!" Stalin said to Lin Jun.

"Comrade Stalin, that's what I should do. It's just that I don't have a pilot license yet, I'm not a pilot yet, I'm a second-class mechanic. ”

"We already know about you." Stalin motioned to one of the staff members next to him, who handed over a brand new certificate, "This is your pilot's license." ”

"Thank you, Comrade Stalin."

"You sit next to me at dinner, and we'll talk."

"Yes, Comrade Stalin."

After all the pilots received the commendation, the photographers present took a large number of group photos and took standard photos of each of the eight pilots, which is said to be prepared because they still need to produce some documents.

Lin Jun is a little regretful, that is, it will take 5 years to get his favorite gold star medal, because it will not appear in the world until August 1, 1939.

The dinner was held in the Kremlin's huge palace-style restaurant, and Stalin invited Lin Jun to sit next to him, and Lin Jun's seat on the other side turned out to be Vorosilov, one of the "Soviet Big Three".

The banquet was held in a cheerful atmosphere.

"Comrade Andrey, as Comrade Vorosilov said just now, all comrades pilots will be assigned new jobs to places where the country needs them more. What are your plans? ”

Stalin asked Lin Jun.

"Comrade Stalin, I want to join the Air Force, be a fighter pilot, defend the skies of the Soviets, this is my dream since childhood." What Lin Jun said was that his face was not red and he was not panting.

"Well, it's good that the young comrades have this idea!" Stalin looked very happy, "Comrade Vorosilov will make specific arrangements." I think Andrei can go to the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy for a period of time, and after getting acquainted with the business, he can go to the Air Force. ”

Stalin made the final decision, and this was exactly what Lin Jun hoped for. The Zhukovsky Air Force Academy was the best air force academy in the USSR, which later became the Gagarin Air Force Academy. And the location is also ideal, right in the town of Monino on the outskirts of Moscow.

"The success of this rescue mission was made by the ground crews at Metschmidt and Jerzyño airports. Comrade Stalin, I suggest that some of these outstanding contributors be transferred to Moscow. ”

It was Kalinin who spoke.

"Comrade Kalinin's suggestion is very good, we must not forget about those ground crews, and the personnel of other departments that have ensured this rescue work should also be within the scope of transfer. Comrade Kalinin will be responsible for the specific work. ”

"I heard that you just got married the day before you came to Moscow, and your wife is a doctor."

Lin Jun knew that the meat drama was coming, and the KGB in the Soviet Union were not vegetarians, but fortunately he was prepared in his heart: "Yes, Comrade Stalin." My wife is the best surgeon in Metzschmidt, and I wouldn't have been able to complete this mission without her care. Moreover, she is the best girl in the world in my heart! ”

Lin Jun is tone and expression are full of work, like incomparable pride, but also embarrassed by a newlywed young man.

Everyone at the banquet was amused by Lin Jun's expression, and this was the effect that Lin Jun needed.

"We must not allow Comrade Andrei and his new wife to live separately. Comrade Kalinin, this requires you to be careful. Stalin was smiling and talking, he was rarely so happy.

In Stalin's eyes, this young pilot had been classified as a young and brave man who was loyal to the Soviets and had little experience in political struggle.

Stalin had already learned everything about the young man around him from the reports of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: he came from a good family, had an incomparably strong will, was loyal to the Soviets, and possessed skills and abilities that were beyond the average good pilot. It's just that the internal affairs department also learned at the first time that this Andrei dared to marry the daughter of an old Russian nobleman that no one dared to marry as soon as he learned that he had become a "Hero of the Soviet Union", which made Stalin very interested. When I saw the report at that time, I said to Yezhov, who sent the report: This is a young man with both brains and courage, a talent, and it is worth cultivating.

(Who is Yenov?) He was the NKVD of the Executive Committee of the USSR (renamed the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in December 1937) at the height of the "purge" and the NKVD (from mid-1936 to the end of 1938), a figure of the rank of "butcher". Lin Jun also because of Stalin's words, even in the years when the sky was under the knife, he was not hurt in the slightest. )

The banquet lasted for three hours, and at the last moment, the "butcher" Yenov, who never smiled all day long, gave each of the eight pilots a red-enveloped certificate that he could carry with him to identify himself as a "Hero of the Soviet Union," and the words "Hero of the Soviet Union" were written on the cover of the card. As Gu Lin Jun knows, such a certificate is available only to those who received the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" in the early days. Because there were no photos of the winners in the early large-scale awards of "Heroes of the Soviet Union", and it was impossible for "Heroes of the Soviet Union" to go out to run errands with that large-scale certificate indicating their identity. Later, after the Gold Star Medal, there was no such trouble.

And in 1939, the Golden Star Medal was established to show the status of "Hero of the Soviet Union".

Stalin also read out at the last moment the banquet the privilege of the "Heroes of the Soviet Union", adopted by a resolution of the Executive Council of the USSR (renamed the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in December 1937): immunity from the law. Only the Central Executive Committee of the USSR could revoke the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union". The recipient of the title has the highest honor in the USSR and enjoys a number of preferential treatment in daily work and life. For example, a round-trip domestic trip is free once a year: 50% of the annual tax deduction for the recuperation of the nursing home; Free access to public transport: free medical treatment in medical institutions of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the KGB, etc.

This made all the pilots except Lin Jun excited, because Lin Jun was familiar with these regulations in his previous life. And his composure gave him another 10 points to the image of him by all the members of the Soviet Executive Committee, including Stalin.

After the banquet, Lin Jun and the others stayed at the Soviet Hotel, which was one of the best hotels in Moscow at the time. The hotel has individual suites for the heroes, and the conditions are the best in Moscow.

Only then did Lin Jun take out the large certificate of "Hero of the Soviet Union" stored in a special wooden box, and the number marked on it was indeed 1, which meant that the number of the "Golden Star" medal he would receive on August 1, 1939 would also be 1. And the recipient of this honor in history should be Liapidevsky.

"I'm sorry, Comrade Liapidevsky, you can only stand behind me, hehe."

Lin Jun took off the Order of Lenin on his left chest again, and saw that the number on the back was 515, which was the same as recorded in history. Then I took out the "Hero of the Soviet Union" certificate, and the photo in it was taken only in the afternoon when the medal was awarded, and the work efficiency of the government departments was really fast.

Over the next few days, the pilots, accompanied by officers, visited various places of interest in Moscow, and the heroes were warmly welcomed everywhere they went. Life is so good! In the private chat of the pilots, Lin Jun said: "Eat to death, shake hands to death, sit in the car to death, and give speeches to death!" The analogy. This passage was unanimously approved by the pilots.

As the sightseeing activities came to an end, the pilots, in coordination with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, decided their future destinations. Molokov chose to go to Murmansk, his wife's hometown. None of the pilots chose to return to Chukotsi, in fact, Chukotsia Oblast was not included in the list of options given by the Internal Affairs Department.

On the sixth day of arriving in Moscow, there was a knock on Lin Jun's room door. Lin Jun saw 3 officers after opening the door, looking at the rank and branch identification symbol, the leader should be the commander of the Air Force. (In the Soviet army in 1934, there was no rank of general, and among the senior commanders, except for five marshals with military ranks, the others were divided into first-class and second-class army commanders, army-level commanders, and division-level commanders.) The reason for this was that the term "general" was considered imperialist at the time. This phenomenon was widespread until the outbreak of the Soviet-German war on June 22, 1941. In 1941, although the ranks of "generals" at all levels had been restored, many units were full of new and old ranks. ）

"Hello Comrade Andrei, I am Vasily, Chairman of the Party Committee of the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy•Afaevich•Arkhipov."