Just now the nurse told Kondrusev that the deputy commander had come to the hospital and was now inspecting the general ward. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info This made Kondruschev seem to see hope - as the highest-ranking wounded in the hospital, he knew that this would not disturb the deputy commander-in-chief, although he was anxious to see Comrade Prenyakov.

"People rush to see their wives and run to talk about work by themselves, and they will be unhappy if they are themselves."

He knew it in his heart.

After a long wait, Comrade Major General finally saw Comrade Vuginskaya walk into his ward with a handout folder, and the deputy commander was beside him!

Immediately jumped up from the chair and saluted with a "snap": "Hello, Comrade Marshal!" The commander of the 22nd Mechanized Army, Major General Kondrusev, reports to you! ”

The comrade of the major general in front of him was wearing a hospital gown, and his head was still wrapped in gauze, but the standard military posture was obviously to show himself: Deputy commander-in-chief, I can already return to the army!

"Sit down, don't be restrained." After Lin Jun returned the salute, he pointed to the recliner and moved the stool on the side to sit down, and motioned for his wife to also move a chair on the side and sit down.

"I'm going to talk to Comrade Kondruschev about work and don't let anyone else in." Turning his head and ordering the guards standing at the door.

"Yes, Deputy Commander!"

The guard turned around and closed the door of the ward.

Lin Jun's words made Kondrusev see the hope of being discharged from the hospital, "Talking about work, I will definitely be able to return to the army." "I thought in my heart, but I still had to wait for Comrade Marshal to speak first.

"How's your body recovering?"

"Okay, almost, now you can work, Comrade Marshal. I have to thank Comrade Vuginskaya and other medical staff in the hospital, otherwise I might not have been able to serve the Soviet Union with my life. ”

Show your attitude, and by the way, you have to say something nice in front of the doctor.

"Want to go back to the army right away?"

"Yes, Comrade Marshal. I can also hear a little about the front line here, I can't stay in the hospital, and I want to return to the army immediately. ”

"The mechanized 22nd Army fought very well in border operations, even after you left, you fought very bravely, and these commanders know that the 22nd Army has been commended. But this time you don't return to your original units, the 22nd Army has been crippled last month, and the remnants have been withdrawn to eastern Ukraine to recuperate. ”

Lin Jun's words made Kondrushev's expression a little gloomy, and he always thought that his troops were still fighting fiercely on the front line.

"Don't think too much about it, the comrades of the mechanized 22nd Army made a very important contribution, consuming more German troops than their own, the high command has decided to reorganize it, and its glorious banner will continue."

It is a great sorrow for a soldier to lose his unit - as long as the flag remains, it can stand up again.

"I asked you from the sequence of the Southwestern Front before I came here, and now you are under the command of the Western Front. I have coordinated your arrangements with Commander Zhukov: there is now a very important post that needs to be filled by a reliable, determined and competent commander, and I nominate you to fill it. ”

When Kondrusev heard this, he stood up again: "Resolutely complete the task!" ”

Motioned for him to sit down. "Can even the most difficult task be completed?!"

"Yes, Comrade Marshal! If you insult your mission, you don't need to send me to a court-martial! ”

"Don't have those thoughts in your head, now the command of the Front Army gives you an order to think about how to complete the task! Your new position is the commander of the defense of Minsk, command the troops to hold Minsk like nails, no matter what the cost, no matter how difficult the situation, you must hold on until the winter of this year! ”

"Yes, Comrade Marshal!"

"It is necessary to keep the main forces of the German Army Group Center trapped in Minsk and unable to get out, so as to buy time for a campaign counterattack after the onset of winter. Both the High Command and I know you can fight tough battles, but this campaign will probably be tougher than any previous battle. Don't think about casualties, don't think about what the city will be ruined, as long as the Germans don't completely occupy Minsk, it will be a victory! After you are discharged from the hospital tomorrow, Comrades Zhukov and Polkin will give you an introduction. ”

Kondrusev nodded, he already knew how heavy the burden was on his shoulders this time - this was an order that there should be no room for manoeuvre!

"I will be discharged from the hospital today, and I hope that Comrade Vukinskaya will approve it."

The major general is also smart, and it is up to the colonel to have the final say in this discharge.

Vuginskaya agreed: "You can be discharged from the hospital after a while, but you have to have a hygienist with you within a month, this is not negotiable." I don't have enough manpower, so I want you to arrange it yourself. ”

"Yes, Comrade Vukinskaya."

I haven't been discharged from the hospital yet, so of course I have to listen to the doctor in charge.

"Find a sergeant with a little experience, now your head is half Minsk, there can be no accidents."

"The situation facing Minsk at the moment is very difficult, it will face a strong attack by at least one German army group or more in the front, and it is necessary to be prepared to fight a difficult battle to defend the city, fight for every inch of land, and never retreat!"

An army group in Germany is not a Soviet-style army group, it is several times more numerous in number and equipment!

"Kaya, you go through the discharge procedures for Comrade Major General."

The wife knew that her husband had something confidential to say, so she got up and left the room.

"I have given a death order today: anyone who retreats or escapes without permission shall be punished as treasonous and executed on the spot! The family members will also be punished as traitors, me, Zhukov, Polkin plus you, if Minsk falls, this is our grave! ”

Kondrusev's firm expression told Lin Jun that this city defense commander was ready to live and die with the city, and this commander was not easy to be!

Zhukov and the deputy commander of the Western Front, Lieutenant General Ivan Vasilyevich Polkin, needed to focus on the entire Belarusian defense line, and the commander of the city defense had to find someone else - it turned out that Lin Jun's best candidate was Lieutenant General Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov.

The ability of the defenders of Stalingrad can be reassured, but this comrade lieutenant general is still on his way back to the Soviet Union, and he can only find someone else, and after thinking about it, this brave and determined Kondrusev is suitable.

Trekov, the annoying, short-tempered, and uncaring about the casualties of the soldiers, plus the brave and fearless Red Army soldiers held Stalin's city, and now this combination has changed, Lin Junlai plays the role of a "Khrushchev-style villain", and some orders that do not talk about "democracy and humanity" at all should of course be given by him!

A moment later, Vuginskaya returned to inform the major general that he could be discharged, and Kondrusev immediately prepared to go to the front headquarters, where Zhukov had already prepared a complete team of the city defense headquarters for his new subordinate, waiting for the major general to receive it.

Lin Jun did not accompany the major general to the headquarters, but stayed in the hospital, and he had to accompany his wife to dinner before leaving.

A simple dinner in his wife's small room without anyone else disturbing him. Just as the meal was taking place, after Lin Jun's staff and guards, who had arrived in Minsk by transport plane, settled down at the front headquarters, Landskoch and the members of the guards went to the hospital first to carry out their guard duties.

Lin Jun was glad that his guard was full again, and there were a few more people - all four snipers, including Vasily, had come to Minsk, and four war-tested observers had arrived.

The war with Finland has come to a de facto standstill, and there is no need for these top snipers to enter Finland for the time being - Moscow does not want this to overstimulate the Finns, knowing that the energy of the snipers is enormous, and there is no guarantee that they will do a few "big things" that will strongly stimulate Finland, not to mention the ordinary Finnish soldiers who have been eliminated.

In this way, Rokossovsky simply returned the "snipers of Lin Jun" to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and pasted four observers.

Lin Jun now of course welcomes these top snipers to Minsk, these eight people will definitely be able to exert great energy here - urban defense battle, this is a sniper's paradise!

Each of his subordinates already has dozens or hundreds of results in their hands, and in Minsk they will be a nightmare for the Germans!

Vasily's few guards who could return to the deputy commander-in-chief were also happy, not to mention the observers - to become Marshal Prenyakov's guard, this is not just a matter of honor! However, Landskoch told them that he would not stay with the marshal this time, and that he would have to be a standard sniper in Minsk.

"Return, all my guards, but you all have to go to the front, which is your hunting ground. I don't need to say what to do, you are all experts. Lin Jun clearly told his subordinates after seeing the person.

Vasily was not empty-handed when he arrived in Minsk, and there were several small gifts carefully selected for Lin Jun - Finnish medals, delicate bayonets and daggers, and even a delicate set of Ruger P08 pistols, which were among the best trophies they had captured in Finland.

Lin Jun accepted the small thing, and he also returned the gift, but this gift was the "Order of the Red Banner" issued by the High Command - it should have been awarded to them in Leningrad, but Rokossovsky gave this glorious task to Comrade Marshal.

Finally leaving, his wife did not stay, "take care of yourself, you will sleep after a while, Comrade Stalin also stressed that you should take care of yourself and not be too tired." I'll come over if I'm free, and you can come to the headquarters to find me if you're fine. ”

The words when saying goodbye were actually said to nothing, who will be free next?! (To be continued.) )