Chapter 2305

When Asiya came out of the small room, Starling took the lead in congratulating her and then invited her to sit down and eat.

Stalin glanced at Asya who was engrossed in eating, then looked at Sokov and asked: "Xiao Misha, since your wife is pregnant, would you consider staying in Moscow to take care of her?"

Hearing what Stalin said, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He stood up in a hurry and said: "Thank you for your kindness, Comrade Stalin. Asya is pregnant and can stay in Moscow to raise the baby. But since you appointed me as the commander of the 53rd Army member, then I should continue to perform my duties and go to the Far East to fight the Kwantung Army. Judging from the current situation, it is entirely possible for me to return to Moscow when Asiya gives birth to her child."

Stalin was very satisfied with Sokov's statement. He nodded and said: "Okay, Xiao Misha, since you are willing to go to the Far East according to the original plan and command the troops to fight against the Kwantung Army, then I will agree to your request. . Do you have any other requests? While I am in a good mood now, put them forward together. As long as they are not excessive, I will agree to it. "

Sokov remembered his proposal to Lukin and asked tentatively: "Comrade Stalin, I want someone to be my deputy commander. I wonder if you can agree?"

"Whoever you want to be your deputy commander, just ask." Stalin said cheerfully: "Anyway, the war on the Western Front is over, and our excellent commanders have no battles for the time being. As long as you name the other party, I will Make sure to transfer him to be your deputy."

"I want Comrade Lukin." After Sokov said the name, he was afraid that someone else with the same name would cause Stalin to misunderstand him, so he specifically explained: "It is Lieutenant General Lukin who once served as the commander of the 16th Army. "

"You want Lukin to be your deputy commander?" Stalin looked very surprised when he heard Sokov's request: "You know, his legs are now disabled and he is not suitable to stay in the army at all. I I’m thinking about what kind of job to arrange for him.”

"Yes, Lieutenant General Lukin is indeed physically disabled, but he relies on his brain to direct operations, which is not affected at all." Sokov said: "I have carefully studied his actions in the early days of the Great Patriotic War. With his record, we found that he was an amazing general who could always defeat the enemy when he was at a disadvantage. If he had not been captured by the Germans because of his injuries, but had stayed in our army and continued to command the troops in combat, I think the sequence of our army would have been There should be one more Marshal Lu Jin here."

Stalin agreed very much with Sokov's evaluation of Lukin: "Xiao Misha, you are right. In the early days of the war, our army was retreating steadily on all fronts, but Lukin, who had just arrived at Shepetovka, Jin, however, was seriously short of troops, took in the defeated troops, armed them with weapons from military warehouses, re-established a new line of defense, and blocked the German attack.

After he completed the defense of Shepetovka, I transferred him to Smolensk. At that time, his troops and the garrison in the city were also very limited. If another person had held on, he might have defeated him long ago. The city is lost. However, under difficult circumstances, he led his troops to tenaciously block the German attack, causing the Germans to stagnate in the Smolensk area for more than two months. "

From Stalin's narration, Sokov heard his recognition of Lukin, and the stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground. It seems that Stalin will definitely not object to his proposal to let Lu Jin serve as his deputy.

Sure enough, after Stalin recalled the various battles Lukin participated in in the early days of the Patriotic War, he said to Sokov: "Little Misha, Lukin is now in the nursing home where you live. Have a good talk with him when you go back. , if he has no objection, I will appoint him as your deputy."

"Comrade Stalin," seeing that Stalin agreed to his request, Sokov quickly said while the iron was hot: "I have discussed this matter with Comrade Lukin before, and he agreed in principle. But I don't know if he will serve as my deputy. , what military rank do you plan to assign him?"

"Before he was captured, he held the rank of lieutenant general." Stalin said thoughtfully: "Then restore his rank of lieutenant general and appoint him as the deputy commander of the 53rd Army, and go with you to the Far East. ."

After thanking Stalin, Sokov asked cautiously: "Does he need a pseudonym?"

"It's not necessary." Stalin waved his hands and said, "He was captured a few months after the war broke out. I don't think anyone there knew him when he was young. Besides, he is still disabled. You can tell the outside world then. He is your relative, so no one will pay special attention to him."

"Okay, Comrade Stalin," Sokov said, "I will follow your instructions."

"By the way, where are you going back to later?" Stalin then asked: "Yasha will definitely not go back to the sanatorium, and Asiya is pregnant now, so it may not be convenient to go back to the sanatorium, so why not Stay in the city?"

Stalin said this because he had previously allocated a house to Sokov, allowing Asiya to raise a baby in his own home, which was better than anything else. Therefore, he specially emphasized: "Although your house has become bigger in recent years, it is better than anything else." It's empty most of the time, but every once in a while someone will come and clean it for you. Even if you go back now, you don't have to clean it or buy some food or daily necessities, which is very convenient."

Sokov wanted to go back to his home, but when he thought of Lukin, he hesitated for a moment and replied, "I want to go to the nursing home first and tell Lieutenant General Lukin your decision."

After Stalin understood Sokov's true thoughts, he waved his hands again and said, "Misha, I will make the decision for you. You and Assia go back to your home tonight. As for Lukin's matter, I will send Someone will go to the nursing home to inform him, and when the time is right, we will arrange for you to go to the Far East together."

Now that Stalin had already arranged all the things that should be arranged, Sokov naturally didn't want to go against the other party's wishes, so he nodded quickly and said, "Okay, Comrade Stalin, I obey your order and will not go back to the nursing home, but take Take Asia home."

After lunch, Sokov left the office building with Assia.

As soon as he walked out of the office building, Sokov saw the car that sent him and others stop not far away. When he was about to walk over to take a look, the car door opened, and Bezikov got out of the car, walked up to Sokov quickly, raised his hand and saluted, and said: "General Sokov, I am ordered to send you two Go home, get in the car, please!"

After Sokov and Asya got into the car, Sokov asked Bezikov worriedly: "Comrade Major, do you know where my home is?"

"I know, of course I know." Bezikov nodded and said, "I even took someone to clean it for you, so I naturally know where your home is."

After the driver started the car, Bezikov, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat, told him a place name, then leaned on the seat and began to close his eyes and meditate.

Sokov held Assia's hand and asked softly, "Assia, how was your lunch just now?"

Assia glanced at the driver and Bezikov in front, and said with a smile: "Needless to say, of course it's great. I really didn't expect that just after the war, I would have the opportunity to eat such delicious food." Big meal. By the way, since we don't have to go to the nursing home anymore, can you accompany me to the instrument factory to see my father tomorrow?"

Sokov didn't answer Asya immediately, but tilted his head and asked Bezikov who was sitting in the front row: "Comrade Major, can I go to the instrument factory in Khimki to visit my father-in-law?"

Hearing Sokov talking to himself, Bezikov quickly opened his eyes with his eyes closed, turned his head and said to Sokov, "Of course, Comrade General. Since you left the nursing home, you don't know where you want to go." Restricted."

Sokov recalled the reason why he was imprisoned in the nursing home, and asked tentatively: "Comrade Major, aren't you worried that we will be recognized by others when we walk outside?"

"It doesn't matter, Comrade General." Bezikov said: "When you go out tomorrow, don't wear military uniforms, but wear civilian clothes, so that in the eyes of others, you are just a pair of ordinary young couples, not some powerful generals. , naturally don’t have to worry about revealing your identity.”

The car soon came to Lenin Avenue where Sokov lived, and drove directly to the door of his unit and stopped.

As soon as the car stopped, Bezikov jumped out of the car, went to the back seat and opened the door, and said to Sokov, "Comrade General, we are here, please get out of the car."

After Sokov and Asiya got off the car, Bezikov did not leave, but led the two into the building, saying, "Comrade General, let me say hello to the administrator. lest you be prevented from entering or leaving."

Entering the building, Sokov saw an old lady sitting in the duty booth on the right. When she saw someone coming in from the outside, she stuck her head out of the window to see who it was. When she saw Bezikov walking in the front, she exclaimed in surprise: "Comrade Major, are you here to clean up again today?"

"No, Lena." Bezikov waved his hand at the other party and said, "I'm taking Comrade General and his wife home today. You should know who they are, and don't stop them casually when they come in and out. I understand. ?"

"Understood!" The old lady named Lena agreed, and ran out of the duty booth with a ring of keys in her hand. She came to Sukov, nodded and bowed and said, "Comrade General, please come with me." , I will open the door for you."

After the door was opened, Sokov walked out of the room and found that although he had not been there for a few years, everything in the room was neatly arranged, and even the carpet on the floor looked like it was newly replaced. Kefu and the others are usually very concerned about this room, but they don't know if they have installed bugs in it.

"Comrade General," Bezikov said to Sokov, "I will ask Lena to bring you food and daily necessities later, and I will take my leave now." When he backed out of the room, he pulled On Lena.

"Assia," Sokov waited for the door to close, then turned to ask Assia, "How long have you lived in this room?"

"It's only two or three months." Asiya said, "You know, I have a special dormitory at the Weapons and Equipment Department, and it's tiring to run back and forth every day, so I simply handed over the room key to the logistics department. Comrades from the Department, I asked them to take care of the house for me, but I didn’t expect that it was Major Bezikov and the others who were looking after the house for us.”

"I originally wanted to go out to eat at night. Since Bezikov said that the old lady named Lena will bring us something later, let's eat at home."

"Okay," Assia nodded, and then said, "I'm a little tired, I want to lie down first."

When Asiya said this, Sokov remembered that the other party was pregnant, and quickly helped her to lie down on the bed, and said with a smile: "No wonder you have been sleepy all this time, and I didn't think about it. Otherwise, I would have known about your pregnancy a long time ago."

Asiya, who was lying on the bed, grabbed Sokov's hand, looked up at him and said, "Misha, do you want a son or a daughter?"

Sokov didn't have any idea of ​​patriarchy. Hearing this question from Asiya, he smiled and said, "It's okay, as long as it's born by you, I like it."

Asiya took Sokov's hand, placed it on her flat stomach, and said coquettishly, "No, Misha, you are too perfunctory. You must tell me whether you like your son or your daughter." .”

It was rare for Sokov to see Asiya acting like a baby, so he began to think seriously. He clearly remembered that he once heard people say that in war years, the chances of having sons are high; while in peacetime, the chances of having daughters are high. The war is not over yet, that is to say, the chance of Assia having a son is relatively high. But when he opened his mouth, he said: "Some people say that a daughter is a caring little padded jacket for the father. When she grows up, she will be as smart and beautiful as you. I think it's best to be a daughter."

But after Assia waited for Sokov to finish speaking, she asked another question: "What if I give birth to a son?"

Sokov grinned and said, "It's all the same, they are all my flesh and blood, and I will treat them equally."

Asya pulled Sokov's hand close to her face again, and said, "Misha, I want to have twins, preferably a son and a daughter, so that we only need to have one birth, and we can have both children. "

"Okay, okay," although Sokov knew very well that in order to have twins, the family must have the gene for twins, but as far as he knew, neither his own family nor Asiya's family seemed to have appeared. Twins have never happened before, so it can only be a good wish for Asiya to have twins. However, in order not to spoil Asiya's interest, Sokov still said according to her intention: "It would be the best if you can have twins, so that you only need to give birth once, and we will have sons and daughters."

"Tomorrow," Assia reminded Sokov again: "Tomorrow we must go to the instrument factory and tell my father the good news."