Chapter 1541 Legal Lying

After dealing with the troops who had just finished the battle, Malashenko, who was already impatient, immediately turned around and ran towards Vatutin. Now Malashenko was really worried about what would happen to Vatutin, even if he was slightly injured by a gunshot.

You should know that Vatutin in history was shot and the wound was infected, which delayed the most critical period of treatment and rescue, and died of complications from the infection.

Malashenko did not dare to guarantee whether the wheel of fate would be surprisingly similar. Maybe there was a possibility that Vatutin would die after being shot, and it was destined.

Although it sounds a bit weird and unlikely, when such a dog-blood thing as time travel has really happened to him, Malashenko really dare not guarantee that there will be no dog-blood things that ordinary people cannot understand that will happen to Vatutin. After all, time travel has already happened, what else is absolutely impossible? The answer is naturally nothing.

"Comrade Commander! Comrade Commander!!!"

As the saying goes, you hear the voice before you see the person. Before Vatutin, who was behind the car, saw the familiar face of Malashenko, he heard the familiar voice that ran over and shouted.

"It's General Malashenko, Comrade Commander, he came to meet us!"

The adjutant, who was already covered in mottled and dusty after a fierce ambush, spoke first. Vatutin, who was also in a mess, put his pistol back into the holster on his waist, took a breath and nodded slightly.

"It's really thanks to him. If Malashenko hadn't brought people to arrive in time, we would have become corpses lying on the ground."

Even in front of his subordinates, Vatutin did not hide his praise for Malashenko and blurted it out on the spot.

The adjutant who felt the same way nodded in agreement. Even he did not expect Malashenko to bring people to the rescue so quickly. It was as if he knew in advance that the commander would be in danger, and then made preparations and set out in advance.

"Let's go, go and thank our hero. It seems that he is more anxious than us."

Vatutin was right. Malashenko was indeed very anxious. He rushed to the rescue like an ant on a hot pot. Now he hurried over to see with his own eyes and confirm whether Vatutin was injured.

"Comrade Commander, are you okay? Are you injured? I'm really sorry that I came late with my people!"

Before Vatutin, who was walking towards him, could say anything, Malashenko took the initiative to ask about the situation and took all the responsibility on himself. It really made Vatutin, who was at peace, laugh and cry and shook his head.

"No, you are not late, Malashenko. On the contrary, you came very timely. I was just telling Olysha that if you hadn't come in time, I'm afraid all of us would have become corpses lying on the ground now."

"As for me, I'm fine. I didn't suffer any skin injuries. It's just that I've been in the headquarters for a long time, and my bones are a little stiff. Suddenly fighting such a fierce close combat, my waist and legs feel a little uncomfortable, haha!"

Vatutin is not only fine, but also has the mind to joke and laugh here, which really makes Comrade Lao Ma, whose heart is in his throat, ashamed.

"It's good that you're fine. If something happened to you, I really don't know what to do, Comrade Commander."

I really can't think of what to say in response to Vatutin's laughter. Malashenko, who is ashamed, can only use this kind of meaningless but normal words to prevaricate.

Fortunately, Vatutin has questions to ask Malashenko, so the conversation can continue and not be embarrassed.

"Speaking of which, Malashenko, how did you, uh, let me change the way I put it, it's more appropriate. How did you know I was in danger? The battles you were responsible for should have ended, but you also told me in the telegram that your division's equipment had suffered heavy losses and needed to be repaired and maintained. If that's the case, shouldn't your division be resting in place now? Why did you bring people here?"

Malashenko had expected that Vatutin would most likely ask such a question. After all, anyone would feel a little confused when someone unexpectedly saved their life. It is normal to ask the reason and find out the situation. Moreover, as the commander of the front, Vatutin has the power to know the movement of troops.

"It's like this, comrade commander. The liaison sent by the front headquarters to our division is the one who just came to our division with the document to convey the news. He accidentally said that you went to the front line for inspection. I looked at the map and found that the place you went to inspect was still a war zone, and you only brought such a small number of guards."

"I have a hunch that you are likely to be in danger. If the Germans or some other forces suddenly attack, it will be difficult to have a countermeasure to prevent it. So even if I made a wasted trip, I will just treat it as a military training. At least I can ensure your safety, which is enough. This is the reason and process. Fortunately, some tanks in our division can still move, not all of them have reached their limits."

Malachenko couldn't tell Vatutin directly, "Oh, I've traveled from the future, and I know that you, the reckless commander, died when the battle of Cherkassy was over, and you died at the gunpoint of bandits, not Germans. You can be called the most frustrated Red Army general who died in the entire Patriotic War."

Based on this reason, Malachenko had to make up a suitable reason, that is, a lie, to fool Vatutin in front of him.

Malachenko himself thought that this reason was quite suitable and perfect. Anyway, he couldn't find any obvious flaws after listening to it. As for whether he could fool Vatutin, it all depended on his face.

"So that's how it is. I've been wondering what exactly caused you to suddenly bring people here. It seems that your battlefield intuition has always been very sharp, and you can even guess this kind of thing correctly. It is necessary for you to share your experience and experience for everyone to learn from. It would be best if more Red Army commanders and fighters have battlefield intuition and keen insight like you."

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Malachenko didn't expect Vatutin to accept the reasons he said so easily. This seems a bit too... What? Something is wrong or what?

Malachenko himself couldn't say for sure, but since Vatutin didn't investigate further, why should he continue to nag about it and make trouble for himself?