Chapter 2655

"Misha, let's go back to the train station right now?" Seeing Sokov rushing back to the station, Seryosha reminded him: "Didn't you promise Captain Serelkov to go find him after coming out of the headquarters?"

"Yes, yes, that's what I said." Sokov nodded and said, "Then let's go find Captain Serelkov now."

Captain Bisenbin, who happened to pick Sokov here, was nearby. Seryosha quickly asked politely: "Comrade Captain, I wonder if you can take us to Serelkov's place? You know, we are old friends, after so many years No, I have a lot to say.”

"No problem." Bissenbin said cheerfully: "I happen to know where he lives. I will take you there now."

Under Bissenbin's guidance, several people quickly arrived at a nearby building.

Serelkov has been unable to calm down since he just met Sokov and Seryosha. When Sokov was still serving as commander, he took extra care of himself. After Sokov left the army group due to injury, the person with whom he had the best relationship was Seryosha. Later, I learned that he had died on the battlefield, and I was still sad for a long time. Unexpectedly, he suddenly appeared out of nowhere, which surprised me.

At this moment, seeing Bisenbin bringing Sokov and others to his residence, Serelkov first thanked Bisenbin and then invited Sokov and others into the house: "Comrade Commander, stop standing at the door. Please come in."

Sokov walked into the room and found that it was a suite. Not only was the area large, but the living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and toilet were all complete. He couldn't help but said: "Seryolkov, your room is nice. If it weren't for me, I want to stay here for a few days even if I have to rush to Vienna.”

"Comrade Commander, what are you doing in Vienna?" Serelkov had just finished asking this question. He realized that he had made a stupid mistake. How could he casually inquire about the whereabouts of his superiors? He quickly said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander." , maybe I shouldn’t ask such a question, but I really want to know everything about you.”

"Actually, it's not a secret that I'm going to Vienna." Sokov said: "Perhaps Moscow has officially announced that I am going to Vienna to take over the 4th Guards Army and command this unit to participate in the events held next month. actual military exercises.”

Knowing that Sokov was going to Vienna to take office, Serelkov suddenly had a bold idea in his mind. After a brief ideological struggle in his mind, he bit the bullet and said helplessly: "Comrade Commander, I want to follow you to Vienna. Do you agree?"

Serelkov's request made Sokov a little moved. This time I went to Vienna to serve as the commander of the group army. I only had Seryosha, Vasergov and a few other people around me. If the others did not cooperate, I could easily become a mere commander. If there were old subordinates like Serelkov, Being around can still come in handy at critical moments.

But before Sokov could speak, Seryosha had already said: "Selerkov, I think Misha is very willing to let you go to Vienna with him. But in any case, you are now a member of the 27th Army, how can you Just leave?"

Serelkov was silent. Seryosha was right. If he really wanted to follow Sokov to Vienna, he would first need Trofimenko's consent before he could go through a series of transfer procedures. It will take at least several days to complete these things.

Although he knew that it would be very difficult to accomplish this, now that Serelkov had made his decision, not even the Nine Cows could make him look back. He stood up and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I will go to General Trofimenko now and tell him that I want to follow you to Vienna. I hope he will agree."

"This is not good." Seryosha said hesitantly: "Does General Trofimenko think that we came here specifically to pry him off today?"

"Seryozha, since Serelkov has made up his mind, let's do it according to his wishes." After Sokov said this to Seryosha, he turned to Serelkov and said: "Seryelkov Husband, you go talk to General Trofimenko now and see if he is willing to let you go."

He raised his hand to look at the time and said to Serelkov: "It's getting late. I'll go back to the station first. If you can make it in time, you can go directly to the station to find me. If you miss the train's departure time, you can come to Vienna another day. Find me. According to the arrangement of my superiors, I will take over the position of commander of the 4th Guards Army. You can come to me directly at the army headquarters."

After Serelkov sent Sokov and others out, he said to Bissenbin who was standing outside: "Bisenbin, I have something urgent to find the commander now. Please send General Sokov and others to the station."

"This is my duty." Bissenbin turned to Sokov: "General Sokov, the car has been prepared for you. Please come with me."

Half an hour later, Sokov and others returned to the station.

As soon as they entered the carriage, Vaselgov came in.

Seeing Sokov sitting by the window, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Comrade General, you are finally back. I was worried that you missed the departure time of the train."

"Don't worry, Major. When we just went to the headquarters of the 27th Army, General Trofimenko, the commander of the Army, called the station dispatching room and the train cannot leave until we come back." Sokov explained. Said: "So you don't have to worry about us missing the train's departure time."

Just when Vaserigov turned around and was about to leave, Sokov suddenly remembered what happened to Serelkov and quickly stopped him: "Major, I just met one of my former friends at General Trofimenko's place. An old subordinate, his name is Serelkov, with the rank of captain. He wants to follow me to Vienna. At this moment, he is probably discussing with General Trofimenko to see if he is willing to let me go. You should ask the train conductor. We probably have some. How long does it take to set off so that I can make sure the other party can catch up?”

"Your old subordinate?" Vaserigov asked in surprise when he heard what Sokov said, "I wonder what position he originally held in the army?"

"Major, to be more precise, he should be my subordinate." Seryosha interjected: "When I served as the guard battalion commander at the group army headquarters, he was a company commander under me, and now he is also a company commander. Enter the guard battalion commander."

"Okay." After Vasergov figured out Serelkov's identity, he nodded and said: "I will go to the conductor now and ask how long the train will leave. I hope this Serelkov can Catch this train or he'll have to stay."

"If General Trofimenko agrees to follow me to Vienna," Sokov continued: "It doesn't matter if he misses the train. He can still rush to Vienna by other means of transportation. Of course, he can follow It’s best if we leave together.”

After Vasergov left, Kopalova, who had always remained silent, asked: "Misha, do you think Captain Serelkov can catch this train?"

"It's hard to say." Sokov was not a fortune teller. He didn't know whether Serelkov could catch the train. He could only resign himself to fate and said: "Let everything take its course."

As he was talking, the box door was suddenly opened.

I originally thought it was Vasergov who had something else to do, but when I took a closer look, it turned out to be Kopalova's immediate boss, Maxim.

Maxim saw Sokov, Seryosha and Kopalova sitting in the box chatting, and said with a smile: "So you are in the box, I thought you were not here."

Sokov didn't have much affection for Maxim at first, but when he saw that he just barged in without even knocking on the door, he felt very dissatisfied: "Comrade Maxim, what's the matter with you coming here?"

Sokov's words were very rude, but Maxim didn't seem to hear the implication. He even walked a few steps inside, found a place to sit down, and said with a smile: "Did you go out at noon? When I was eating, I didn’t see you there, so I came over to look for you, but there was no one in the box, so I guessed that you might have gone out.”

"Yes, Comrade Maxim, we did go out." Going shopping was not a shameful thing. Sokov said openly: "Budapest is a beautiful city with its unique charm. We Now that you have come to this city, it would be a waste if you don’t take a tour. Besides, as the capital of Hungary, Budapest not only has many cultural monuments, but also countless delicious food..."

Hearing Sokov mention Hungarian food, Maxim slapped his leg and said angrily: "General Sokov, why didn't you call me when you went out? You know, I am very fond of Hungarian food. I’ve longed for delicious food, and I’ve long wanted to taste it. If you call me, I’ll have a great time.”

Sokov laughed dryly, pretending to be apologetic and said: "Comrade Maxim, I'm really sorry. We were leaving in a hurry and forgot to ask you if you were willing to go with us. But don't worry, if we I will definitely call you next time I go to try Hungarian food. ”

Hearing what Sokov said, Maxim really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He would be leaving Budapest in an hour or two. He didn't know that he would have to wait until the end of the year to come back again. But knowing that Sokov was perfunctory, he could only suffer the loss of being dumb: "General Sokov, we have agreed, if you go to eat Hungarian food next time, you must remember to call me. ”

"Don't worry, Comrade Maxim." Sokov knew very well that even if he came to Budapest next time, he would not go with Maxim. Anyway, it is a blank check, so you can say whatever you want: "I will definitely treat you to the most luxurious restaurant in Budapest to enjoy delicious food."

"General Sokov, I will be the host then." Maxim said with a smile: "I'll invite you to the New York Cafe for coffee."

"New York cafe?" Sokov couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and then asked: "We are talking about Budapest, why did you change the topic to New York in the United States?"

"General Sokov, you are mistaken." Maxim quickly explained: "The New York Cafe is not in New York, USA, but in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. The original site of the New York Cafe was once an insurance company building. The interior of this building was decorated in a royal style and was a typical royal palace-style building. Later, the insurance company building was abandoned and converted into a cafe in 1894.

Today's New York cafe is not just an ordinary cafe. The decoration style inside is very exquisite, combining elements of Renaissance, Rococo and Baroque styles. It can be said to be very particular.

As soon as you walk into the cafe, you will be shocked by the royal atmosphere. The large crystal chandeliers, murals, and platinum reliefs on the walls in the cafe are all quite exquisite. Rather than saying it is a cafe, it would be more appropriate to say it is a palace of art. When you are there, you will not feel like you are just drinking coffee and killing time. It is more like you are coming to a famous palace or museum and admiring elegant works of art. "

Sokov did not expect that Maxim had also researched Budapest, but he did not show surprise, but pretended to be nonchalant, nodding from time to time to express his agreement with Maxim's statement.

After finally waiting for Maxim to leave, Seryosha said with emotion: "I didn't expect that Maxim knew Budapest so well."

"This is normal." Kopalova said lightly: "As a senior reporter, it is possible to go abroad for interviews at any time. If you don't prepare a strategy in advance and understand the local customs and wait until you get to the place, that's not the case. I was just dumbfounded. When I knew I was going to Vienna, I also stayed in the library for a few days to learn about the conditions in some big cities I passed along the way, so that I would not be blinded after I got there. "

"Comrade General," while the three were chatting, Vaserigov came in from outside and reported to Sokov: "I have asked the conductor and he said that today's train may be delayed, about three hours. Let’s go again later.”

"Well, there are still three hours." Sokov nodded slightly after hearing this: "In this way, Serelkov will have plenty of time to busy with his affairs, and the chance of leaving Budapest with us will be greater."

Seeing Vaserigov preparing to leave, Seryosha felt that he had been here as a light bulb for long enough, so he stood up and said to Sokov: "Misha, you spent a lot of time in the city today. , I guess you are tired too. Take the time to rest for a while, and I will call you again when it’s dinner time.”

"That's okay, that's okay." Sokov naturally understood that Seryosha wanted to leave him and Kopalova alone, so he nodded and said, "You go back first, and call me again when it's time to eat."

After the box door closed, Kopalova pouted and said to Sokov: "Misha, do you think Maxim is annoying?"

"Well," Sokov nodded and said, "I don't like him very much."

"I don't like his immediate boss either." Kopalova sighed and said: "But there is no way, who made him my superior. I will have to work under him for a long time. If he gives me Wearing small shoes, I can only swallow my anger.”