Red Moscow

  Chapter 9 Solicitation

   Rokossovsky raised his head, squinted his eyes and looked at the bell tower above the church, and said seemingly casually: "When I came here just now, I saw a few people on the bell tower, one of them was you, right?"

   "Yes, Comrade General." Lin Hua hurriedly replied, "I was arranging the defense at the time."

Lin Hua's words aroused Rokossovsky's curiosity. He smiled and said, "Comrade Sokov, take me up there to have a look." After speaking, he walked towards the church. As if thinking of something, he stopped and said to Kochetov and his guards: "The space on the clock tower is too small to accommodate too many people, so you stay here, Sokov and I Comrades can go up.”

  Lin Hua led Rokossovsky into the church and climbed the spiral staircase to the bell tower. Rokossovsky looked around, nodded, and said with emotion: "Standing here, you can have a panoramic view of the whole town. If you arrange a sentry post here, you will be able to spot any disturbances in the town immediately. And," he added, grasping the bell rope swaying in the wind, "the bell can also be used to sound the alarm in time."

"Comrade General, what you said is very correct." Lin Hua waited for Rokossovsky to finish speaking, and quickly continued: "In addition to setting up a sentry here to observe the movement of the whole town, we will also On the southeast, northwest, and four sides of the town, send out a group of two-person mobile sentries."

  Looking to the north of the town, Rokossovsky asked, "Comrade Sokov, you were there yesterday, fighting the sneak attacking enemy, right?"

"That's right, Comrade General, it's there." Lin Hua nodded and said, "According to my judgment, the German army will definitely rush into the town from there, so I took the comrades from the garrison squad to build a defense on the north side of the town. "

"Comrade Sokov," Rokossovsky said to Lin Hua with a sideways face: "You only have ten people, but you have blocked the attack of more than 20 German troops. It is really remarkable. You must know that this sneak attack A small unit, but a reconnaissance battalion belonging to the 258th Infantry Division of the German Army, its combat effectiveness is higher than that of ordinary German soldiers, but they have not found any advantage in front of you."

  Looking at the faint black smoke rising from the north, Lin Hua knew in his heart that it was the troops of the 16th Army Group, which was engaged in a fierce battle with the German army occupying Sun Mountain City, trying to drive the enemy out of the city. He said with emotion: "Comrade General, compared with the battle your troops fought in Sun Mountain City, our battle yesterday was more like a child's play."

  Rokossovsky heard Lin Hua mention Sun Mountain City, smiled at him and said, "I didn't expect that you also knew about the battle in Sun Mountain City."

  Lin Hua naturally wouldn't tell Rokossovsky that he came from time travel, and what happened now is already history for him. In order not to arouse Rokossovsky's suspicion, he deliberately pretended to be very surprised and said: "Comrade General, it is not difficult to know this. You know, our squad has been stationed in this town for a long time. , You can often see the wounded brought back from the front, as well as troops and various weapons and equipment coming out of the city. It is easy to know where the fighting is happening."

   "Comrade Sokov," Rokossovsky waited for Lin Hua to finish speaking, and asked with great interest, "Do you think the Germans will rush into Moscow?"

"This is impossible, Comrade General." Lin Hua waited for Rokossovsky to finish speaking, and immediately replied straightforwardly: "Although the Germans are still attacking continuously, it seems that they have achieved some results, but Their strength is almost exhausted, and if we launch a large-scale counterattack, we can easily break them and drive them far from Moscow."

After Lin Hua finished speaking, he saw a surprised expression on Rokossovsky's face, and then he heard the other party say: "I didn't expect you to be so confident in our defense of Moscow. Soko Comrade Husband, I very much need grassroots commanders with combat experience, are you interested in joining my unit?" Probably to convince Lin Hua, he added, "I can make you a company commander!"

  Hearing what Rokossovsky said, Lin Hua felt like he was dreaming. When I just came to this world yesterday, I was just a small squad leader. In the evening, he was appointed as the commander of the garrison platoon by Artemyev, commander of the Moscow garrison. Unexpectedly, Rokossovsky extended an olive branch to himself at this moment, and once he made a move, he was a company commander.

   Seeing Rokossovsky's sincerity, Lin Hua almost agreed. But he changed his mind, he had just been promoted yesterday, and if he left with Rokossovsky today, it would leave a bad impression in General Artemyev's mind.

Seeing that Lin Hua remained silent for a long time, Rokossovsky continued: "If you agree, I will immediately call General Artemyev and transfer you to my army immediately. Artier and I General Miyev is an old friend, I believe he will still give me this face."

Lin Hua had already made a decision in his heart, and as soon as Rokossovsky finished speaking, he replied: "Comrade General, thank you for your kindness. As the platoon leader of the garrison platoon, my current task is to guard Shim Keytown, make sure the enemy doesn't rush into Moscow from here. I appreciate your kindness."

Fortunately, Rokossovsky is a magnanimous person. After hearing Lin Hua's answer, although he felt a little regretful, he still understood and said, "Well, Comrade Sokov, I respect your choice. But I still hope that you can carefully consider the suggestion I just made."

   "Comrade General," Lin Hua knew very well in his heart. Although his current task was to stick to Khimki Town, as the battle situation developed, he would be transferred to other areas to fight sooner or later. Instead of following those commanders who don't know the details, it is better to establish a good relationship with the promising Rokossovsky in advance, so that he can make contributions with him in the future. Therefore, he said euphemistically: "In my estimation, as long as the Germans are driven away from Moscow by our army and the town of Khimki is no longer under the threat of the German army, our garrison platoon will be transferred to other areas." , I hope you can accept us there."

After receiving Lin Hua's definite answer, Rokossovsky nodded with a smile, and then said as if talking to himself: "Comrade Sokov, let's go down first, it's too cold in the bell tower. "

  (end of this chapter)