Sergei knew from Alexander that Lin Jun would arrive at the central airport today, and he had already waited for the deputy commander at the airport uninvited, and he would huddle in Lin Jun's car like a scoundrel and complain to the marshal. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

When he saw the captain, Sergey had a bit of a "finally found the organization"! He had a "hard" time during this time!

There is nothing to do with the commander of the air force division in the Kremlin, but as soon as he heard what Sergei complained, Lin Jun felt that he should let this guy go to the headquarters together and brainwash him!

"Don't look down on lesbians, they may not be as good as you at flying fighter jets, but remember, women in war sometimes work miracles!"

Lin Jun said to the major general of the air force beside him at this time.

As soon as Sergei saw Lin Jun today, he shook his arms and thighs, indicating that he had recovered and could return to the front line immediately. According to pathology, it is best for Sergei to recuperate for another month before he can fly a fighter, but since he is in such a hurry and his health is fine, Lin Jun has no disagreement, so let him toss.

"Captain, this time is really uncomfortable, every day to make reports everywhere, every day to stand on the stage to make reports, if this continues, I have to forget how to fly the plane!" Sergei's complaints just now were one after another: "Those speeches make my brain sore to memorize, and I can't write those speeches." ”

In the first two months, Sergei really lived a bit "worse than death": according to the orders of the High Command and the Air Force Committee, he not only gave a number of speeches in Moscow, but also traveled to half of Russia by plane, giving reports and speeches in various cities, going to factories and mines, and cheering for comrades on all fronts! He has accumulated a wealth of experience in speaking, but it is by no means the life he likes, preferring to stay in an unheated airport dormitory; It is better to smell the smell of the brioche bread that the local comrades entertained the heroes of the battle than to smell the gasoline emitted by the airplanes -- according to him: "A hundred times more tired than flying a fighter plane into the air!" ”

As soon as he returned to Moscow, Sergei begged his grandfather and grandmother everywhere, strongly demanding to return to the Belarusian front.

Originally, the Air Force Committee wanted him to recuperate for a while longer, but it really couldn't bear his threat of hard work and intermittent intervals (apparently he had to go to the deputy commander-in-chief to file a complaint), and finally agreed to his request, and Sergei would be "liberated" in three days: however, the Air Force Committee gave him an additional condition -- to take 10 female fighter pilots to the 1st Guards Fighter Division.

Raskova's proposed Air Force combat unit of female pilots is already taking shape, but it continues to expand, with the first female pilots to be recruited having completed their training and incorporated into three combat charts.

This would allow the 586th Fighter Regiment to be deployed in the Air Defense Force of the Moscow Military District to defend targets near Moscow, rather than being integrated into the Air Force. Because of this, female fighter pilots basically have no opportunity to participate in actual combat.

Faced with such a situation, Raskova proposed to the Air Force Committee that 10 pilots with the best skills be transferred from the 586th Regiment to the front-line units to participate in actual combat training -- female fighter pilots could not be used as decorations.

"Sergei, you cow! That's a big package for you! -- The wishful thinking of some of the leading comrades who were harassed by the world's No. 1 trump card was absolutely a ruthless move!

"Captain, I've been to see those lesbians. It's a good comrade, but we're really not suitable for lesbians! As you know, the intensity of my sortie there is the highest in the entire Air Force, and the female comrades may not be able to withstand such a heavy combat mission. This is also for the sake of the female comrades, or you can talk about it and transfer them to other units. ”

"What, prejudice against lesbians?"

Sergei would snuggle up in the car and call himself "captain", Lin Jun knew that this guy was purely a scoundrel, and it was not good to say him in an overly harsh tone.

"It's not." Sergei thought for a while, "Not exactly, some of those female comrades are only more than 1.5 meters tall, and they can't see the front of their eyes when they sit in the cockpit, and they can't reach the pedals, and the plane must be modified before it can be used." This is how I assign combat missions, do you say that the necks of those people under my command are thicker than their waists, and it is really difficult to carry, let alone living habits. ”

At this time, Lin Jun glared at Sergei with vicious, non-negotiable, and cannibalistic eyes: "Obey the order, there is no negotiability!" Later, come with me to the headquarters and give you an opening of the elm head. ”

"Habits? You have lesbians in the airport, I saw it with my own eyes, what's so bad to deal with?! ”

Now Sergei was dumbfounded, since Lin Jun said so, what else could he say? Accept your fate!

"You now have a large proportion of new pilots there, and most of the veterans have been transferred, but your regimental commanders are doing a good job. I went to Pokryshkin to see that the new pilots were trained very well, and when you go back, you continue to slowly build a new air circus for me. ”

"Yes, Captain."

The car is full of Lin Jun's cronies, otherwise Sergei would not be a "captain".

"By the way, you said that there is a lesbian who is more than one and a half meters tall?"

"Well, a 20-year-old girl, the file says that she is only 1.52 meters tall, she looks very beautiful, she looks like a little doll, very cute. According to the file, you will be able to fly an airplane at the age of 14. ”

"Is it called Lilia Litwiak?"

"How do you know?" Sergei felt a little strange at this moment.

"Regardless of how I know, just remember that at the age of 15 she was better than her instructor! After arriving in the army, you will take her for two months and be your wingman. Looking at Sergei's reaction, "This is an order!" ”

"She's no worse than other young male pilots, and the plane can be modified if it needs to be modified, and your mechanic hasn't done it before. If, after a month, you still think she doesn't have the qualifications to be your wingman, you can change someone. But I can tell you, you don't have many pilots who can keep up with you, and you can't let Pokryshkin and Kozhdub be your wingmen, right? ”

"That's right, even the brigade directly under the division headquarters is a bunch of new pilots, just a few old birds, I called and asked."

"That little girl should be able to keep up with you. Don't be clever, I'll take care of it myself when the time comes, and of course, you can leave her without a task that you really think a lesbian can't do. ”

Sergei nodded, a scoundrel is a scoundrel, he knows the importance of combat. The almost blind trust in Lin Jun made Sergei have to accept this reality. Besides, the orders of the deputy commander can only be carried out to the letter, even his cronies.

"By the way, the female comrades love beauty, and there is a little problem of changing the military uniform or something, as long as it does not hinder the battle, you and the officers below will be accommodating."

"You can rest assured that you are not used to it and are not rigid."

Sergei knew that if those female comrades were really as good as the captain said, as long as they reached the average level of male pilots, they would definitely be the jewel of the 1st Guards Division of fighter planes: as long as those small problems were not too out of line to affect the operation, it would be too late for the male comrades to hold them!

The First Division has always done a lot of things that violate discipline, and it doesn't matter if there are a few more female comrades with slightly longer hair and a flower bow for themselves, as long as they don't interfere with flight operations -- of course, this long hair can't be put on a long hair shawl, and it can't wear a dress into the cockpit, although the First Division has always had a "glorious tradition" of resisting rigid regulations (for example, pilots often modify planes according to their own habits, and machine guns and cannons are often dismantled and dismantled, all of which are restricted in the regulations, but the troops are all acquiescing). ), but there are limits.

When the convoy arrived at the Kremlin, Lin Jun said to his attaché: "You and Sergei will wait for me in reception room No. 1, it is estimated that it will take an hour or two to find something to do for yourself." Alyosha, Sasha, Ludvik, you three take care of yourself. “

"Yes, Marshal!"

Gusev accompanied Lin Jun to Stalin's office, and the others, led by Landscoc, went to reception room No. 1.

Reception Room No. 1, a huge room where the luxury and grandeur of the Kremlin are vividly revealed: huge ceiling frescoes, golden fireplaces and window sills, thick woolen carpets, this is the waiting room for the reception of important people.

In normal times, except for Sergei, this group of low-ranking officers would not be able to enjoy this treatment, but today many of them are out-and-out important people - Alyosha, Sasha and Ludvik - will be awarded the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" in the Kremlin.

And there are not only three of them who will receive the award today, and the No. 1 reception room is today's waiting room.

Most of the people here have been to the Kremlin but are still amazed by the glittering Russian court-like décor in the reception room, not to mention the "dirt bun" like Ludvik, who first entered the Kremlin feeling uncomfortable and more nervous than he was when he first fought with German snipers.

Normal Soviets feel this way when they arrive in the Kremlin, because this is the heart of the Soviet Union, not primarily because of the decoration.

Except for the staff who opened the door, no one else arrived first, and they each found a place to sit, and the luxurious palace-style gold velvet sofa made Ludvik a little unaccustomed and uncomfortable to sit, but Alyosha next to him was very natural, leaning on the sofa and closing his eyes to recuperate.

Landskoch and Sasha actually took out a small chess game and began to play against each other, Leonov and Sergei watched from the sidelines, and Gusev also walked in.

Gusev greeted the staff: "Is there any chess?" ”

"Not here, Comrade Commander. Why don't I bring some drinks? ”

"Okay, just coffee."

That little chess set was a typical Russian habit that Sasha carried with him - it was hard to imagine that Sasha and the sturdy Cossacks had the quiet habit of playing chess.

Lin Jun's other guards remained at the headquarters of the Western Front in Minsk for the time being, and this time only the six of them returned first, and the others would arrive in Moscow by train three days later.

Chess and chess, small talk, and after half an hour everyone stood up, because they saw a good brother also enter the reception room - a medical sergeant pushing a wheelchair, and on top of it sat a smiling Vasily!

"Vasily, you're not dead yet!? Ha ha! Alyosha was happy to see the current appearance of the ace sniper - his eyes were not blind, he did not seem to be missing arms or legs, and he looked much better than the appearance of a broken sack that had been blown up a month ago, and of course it was worth rejoicing.

The comrades warmly welcomed the arrival of Comrade Sick, and everyone was rejoicing in his speedy recovery.

"I can't die yet, but I'm going to be left-handed in the future." Vasily pointed to his right eye: "There are still zero points and three left, it's basically a decoration, the left side is fine." ”

"It doesn't matter if it's a one-eyed dragon, when I'm discharged from the hospital, I'll be your observer at that time." Ludwick was really happy for his old partner.

"Okay, it's decided!"

"The British have an ace pilot who has no legs, and he still flies a fighter, and Comrade Vasily will be a sniper on the battlefield when he recovers, and then he will kill a German marshal!"

Vasily gave Sergei a military salute: no matter how people say that he is also a general, and he is not as familiar with other people, etiquette is still required.

"There's another acquaintance who will be there in a minute, and this will be going to the toilet." Vasily said.

"Comrade Pavlov?" Sasha asked.

"Yes, he arrived two days ago, and he is waiting for us to award the medal together."

"Alas, envy! Or we will also talk to the marshal and go to the front line to participate in the battle. Landscoch said to Leonov on the side, good friends are together, and this talk is more casual.

"You three, just stay by the marshal's side honestly, this is more important than killing the enemy on the front line." Sergei enlightened the three officers: Although the opportunity to receive the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" was basically lost as a staff attaché next to the deputy commander-in-chief, everyone knew the importance of it.

……

When everyone was happy to reunite in the reception room, Lin Jun had already finished the preliminary report and discussed the invitation sent by Britain and the United States.

Britain and the United States extended an invitation to Moscow, apparently for the sake of a united front, and in the European theater, the Soviet Union withstood the overwhelming majority of Nazi Germany's military forces -- the Soviet Union's position became more and more important.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States and Britain will have a bleak scene in the Asia-Pacific region, Southeast Asia is being attacked by the superior forces of the Japanese army, and the US Pacific Fleet does not have enough strength to counterattack, so it can only passively defend. And just a few hours ago, the Soviets learned that the British battlecruiser "Counterattack" had been sunk by Japanese shore-based aviation!

In the second half of this year, as the situation of Japan's southward invasion of Southeast Asia became increasingly dangerous, and as a deterrent force to curb Japan's southward advance, and in accordance with the requirements of the Atlantic Charter, the British Navy dispatched the battleship "King George V," the battlecruiser "Counterattack," the aircraft carrier "Invincible," and four destroyers to the Far East.

The British were "lucky", and the aircraft carrier "Invincible" did not run aground in the West Indies and could not join the Z fleet, as in "history", and on December 4, the fleet arrived in Singapore.

At the same time as the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese landing fleet was preparing to land on the Malay Peninsula.

When the news of the Japanese landing was announced, Vice Admiral Phillips, commander of the British Far East Fleet, decided to form the Z Fleet consisting of the "King George V", the "Counterattack", the "Invincible" and four destroyers to intercept the Japanese landing force.

On 9 December, the Z Fleet was discovered by Japanese aircraft, and at this time the Z Fleet was within the attack range of the Japanese Navy's land-based aviation.

On the 10th, the 22nd Air Force of the Japanese Navy in French Indochina discovered the Z Fleet 70 miles southeast of Kuantan, and the lightning bomber force almost suicidal and bravely launched wave after wave of air raids -- the pilots of the "Invincible" shot down 11 Japanese planes, but the British were exhausted by the terrifying range of the Zero fighters that followed -- and finally the "King George V" was sunk, and the "Counterattack" and the "Ark Royal" were defeated and retreated.

"A warship that does not have sufficient air power to support it is vulnerable to enemy aviation, and even more vulnerable if it is not defended by air." After receiving this news, Lin Jun said: This is not a bombing of a "dead target" in Pearl Harbor, but an attack on a giant warship that is in a state of navigation and can maneuver at high speed.

History changed, the "Invincible" still did not fully protect its battleship, and the "Counterattack" escaped, and the "King George V" ended up being a substitute victim of its "second brother" and "Prince of Wales" (the "Prince of Wales" had already been sunk by the "Bismarck brothers" along with the "Hood"). ）。

The decision to build a large fleet aircraft carrier at any cost while developing battleships of the "Soviet" class seemed so correct now.

On December 4, the Japanese 25th Army (with the 5th and 18th Divisions and the Guards Division, a total of 110,000 men) under the command of Yamashita Fumimi, set out from the port of Sanya, Hainan Island, China, and sailed to the Malay Peninsula under the cover of the Southern Fleet (46 ships) and the 3rd Flying Group (450 aircraft).

On the 8th, its advance troops landed in Songkhla, Pattani, Thailand, and Kota Bharu, Malaya, and quickly occupied the local airfield and Kra Isthmus, and then divided their troops into three routes to the south.

The British lost the first battle and retreated one after another, trying to delay the Japanese attack by means of passes and rivers in order to buy time to strengthen the southern defenses. The 22nd Air Force of the Japanese Navy and the 3rd Air Group of the Army bombed British bases and airfields in Singapore and Kuantan, inflicting heavy damage on the British Air Force.

This Briton is not in good condition in Malaysia, and the US military in the Philippines on the other side is also in a difficult situation:

The United States has built Asia's largest air and naval bases in Clark and Cavite in the Philippines, which constitute an obstacle to the southward advance of the Japanese army and threaten the security of the Japanese mainland.

The Japanese army wanted to occupy the Philippine Islands, seize US military bases, control the sea lines of communication between the Japanese mainland and Southeast Asia, and create conditions for attacking the Dutch East Indies.

The Japanese army and navy aviation carried out a surprise attack on the US airfield and the Krabi (Luzon) naval base, destroying half of the US heavy bombers and more than one-third of the fighters on land on 8-9 December.

Yesterday, the Japanese army captured the Batan Islands north of Luzon, and after seizing air supremacy, the Japanese army took advantage of the fact that there was almost no fleet in the Luzon area and sent the Tanaka Detachment and the Kanno Detachment of the 48th Division, which were the advance troops, to begin landing and occupy airfields at Apari and Vigan in the northern part of Luzon, respectively.

This would almost be a collapse of the British and American forces in Southeast Asia, and it would take a few days to build a decent line of defense, but the defeat of the defenders was assured.

This will be in the British and American armies in Southeast Asia, their combat effectiveness is really unflattering, coupled with the long-lax and conceited belief that the Japanese soldiers are ridiculous dwarfs with legs of the vice-rook, which is a wolf-like opponent of the Japanese army when attacking them. The loss of air and sea supremacy is also basically lost, and the overall rout is only a matter of time.

Molotov's acceptance of the invitation to visit Britain and the United States at this juncture had two main tasks: first, to sign a common Anglo-Soviet anti-German treaty, and second, to open up a second battlefield in Europe.

Aiden's trip to Moscow last month had little practical effect, and the British, like the Americans, did not expect that it would lead them to the current predicament in the Asia-Pacific region.

Molotov's visit was a must, but it seemed to be a few months earlier than Lin Jun remembered: he would travel at the end of this month, and the purpose seemed to be one more on the premise of the first two: this bit of black humor for Britain and the United States - the Soviet delegation went to Britain and the United States to cheer them up!

"We want to let Britain and the United States know that the Soviet military and civilians are about to enter a counteroffensive, and that hundreds of thousands of besieged German troops in Minsk are about to be wiped out, to show the strength of the Soviet Union and our belief in victory, and to let the ordinary people of Britain and the United States and their ruling stratum understand that without the Soviet Union, the situation they face will be even more difficult!"

Stalin always liked to show the strength of the Soviet Union, and he would have had this capital.

"Support the just war of the Soviet Union, give us more support, and let the Western world understand that supporting the Soviet Union is the best way to achieve victory." Lin Jun added, "We should also send a youth delegation to visit Britain and the United States, so that the Western world can understand how our young people fight fascism and defend their motherland." ”

Infected the Western world with an optimistic and energetic spirit.

The Anglo-American invitation included a clause inviting the Soviet Union to send a large delegation, which was not wishful thinking.

"Andrey, you can send a few young people from your subordinates to participate in the youth delegation, and I think that Leonov is very suitable." Stalin said with a large pipe.

"Okay, Comrade Stalin. I think that a few combat heroes, young scholars, artists, and ordinary laborers could be added to the delegation, and this person should be able to keep a good handle on our Comrade Alexander. ”

When the NKVD on one side heard that the topic had fallen on his head, he reacted and nodded, expressing his agreement, "I have seen that there are several comrades who will accept the award and are very suitable. ”

Stalin agreed, and the conversation moved on to the next stage of the "red whirlwind" and the next steps on the entire front.

The enemy in Minsk is already a turtle in an urn, and the time is right to completely wipe it out, and the Red Army will accumulate strength throughout the harsh winter and wait for the climate to warm before launching a large-scale counteroffensive, the first choice will be in the vast expanse of Ukraine, and then on the Baltic coast.

The high command knew that Lin Jun had a huge plan in his hands, but it was not in a hurry, there was still something to deal with first--12 new "Heroes of the Soviet Union" will be born today, and they have already gathered in the Kremlin, including those under Lin Jun.

The award of the rank of "Hero of the Soviet Union" is not for ordinary leaders, but of course it will be for everyone in Stalin's office - it has already been decided that Stalin, Kalinin, Lin Jun and Voroshinov will award the honors to the heroes, and the place will be in the Kremlin's Hall 1.

Naturally, someone went to inform the people waiting in the reception room, and four people, such as Sergei and Landskozy, could also watch the ceremony from the side because of the permission of the deputy commander-in-chief.

Because of the large number of people, the staff has prepared the certificates and medals in the box in order, and Lin Jun only needs to do things according to the rules in the order of "one to three", and there is no need to choose from east to west.

Lin Jun hoped that he could award medals to his familiar subordinates, but it seemed that he couldn't do all of them, so he didn't fight unnecessarily—the people who awarded the medals today were all real combat heroes!

Witnessed by the statue of Lenin and the national flag, one hero after another received certificates and medals from the leaders, and it was finally Lin Jun's turn to step forward.

"Comrade Vasily Grigorievich Zaitsev, congratulations!" Lin Jun handed the certificate medal in his hand to the sniper who was still in a wheelchair.

"Comrade Alyosha Nikolayevich Pavlov, congratulations!"

When Lin Jun walked in front of the third person assigned to him, he saw a pair of cold and melancholy eyes, which were very special, and he paid more attention for a moment: the second lieutenant of the Red Army, the standard female soldier appearance, and the whole person seemed to have a bit of literary temperament.

When he entered the hall just now, Lin Jun noticed this female soldier, she was the only woman among the people who received the award today, standing in the middle of a group of magnificent battle heroes, she could notice at a glance: a very special temperament, not integrated with this splendid hall, there is a trace of incompatibility; Or that the resplendor here is invisibly covered up by her unique temperament.

Sadness, a faint sorrow seemed to permeate her substantively; It is like a lily in the ice and snow, cold and cold!

"Congratulations, Comrade Lyudmila Mikhaillovna Pavlichenko!"

The hero of the defense of Odessa, killed 319 fascist targets in more than three months, which is still a well-documented number!

More than half an hour ago, when she walked into reception room No. 1, the attention of all the comrades who arrived first was attracted to her: it was so cold and there was a hint of melancholy.

At that time, Ludvik was the first to greet her: "Sniper? ”

"Lyudmila, sniper."

Ludvik was aware of the habits of a top-notch sniper at first sight, except that he and Vasily would only remain that way on the battlefield, and the lesbian in front of him was clearly immersed in that cold mood.

The habit of occupation made Ludwick subconsciously feel: this woman is extremely dangerous, and he should never meet her as an enemy on the battlefield!

Vasily had been in Moscow for a long time and knew who this cold female sniper was in front of him: "Lyudmila Mikhaillovna Pavlichenko, killed 319 people, hero of the defense of Odessa." He introduced the lesbian to the others, stretched out his hand and shook Lyudmila's hand: "I am from the ward next door to you, you are better than me." ”

As he spoke, he patted the wheelchair he was sitting on, a little annoyed.

Snipers don't need too much compliment to each other, and Alyosha feels a little weird a little now: with a few "Grim Reapers" who always ask for people's lives in the shadows, even in the Kremlin, they all feel a little hairy!

Lyudmila had become famous for being wounded by a shell in combat last month, when Odessa had already entered the stage of the city's defense, and Stalin had directly instructed the female sniper hero to be sent to Sevastopol by submarine and then to Moscow for the best treatment.

A mature, beautiful, and temperamental female soldier stood in front of Lin Jun, and after taking a few steps back sideways, she unconsciously focused on her: Lyudmila seemed to have such a special temperament that attracted his attention.

All this was seen by the sharp-eyed Voroshinov, and Comrade First Marshal secretly smiled in his heart, and then stepped forward to award the remaining three medals as if nothing happened.

After the award ceremony, a dinner was prepared for the heroes, just like when Lin Jun was awarded the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union", the seats of the banquet participants were interspersed, and when Lin Jun sat down, he found that Lyudmila was sitting next to him.

As soon as I looked up, I saw Voroshinov diagonally opposite him and seemed to signal to him, which felt a bit "thief"!

Lin Jun was speechless, obviously the Comrade of the People's Commissar of Defense deliberately intervened in the seating arrangement - Voroshinov's personal hobbies and privacy Lin Jun knew about it, because Pauker was his chief of staff!

Lin Jun smiled faintly and bitterly: "This Voroshinov! ”

(Asking for a ticket, do you have a commuter pass?) (To be continued.) )