Chapter 1586 Things Are Different Now, Comrade General

This assistant's words are interesting. He asked for help before he could express his intention clearly.

This situation really aroused the interest of Comrade Ma.

"Are you sure I will help Morozov? What if I am just here for routine work, handing over some documents, and will leave after I finish my work without staying?"

Malachenko was of course joking, but he did not express such meaning on the surface. He was speaking with a serious look on his face.

"So I'm asking you for help, isn't it? Comrade General."

"I heard a long time ago that it was because of your help and first-hand combat feedback reports that Kotin and his First Design Bureau were able to come up with so many new designs."

"Your combat experience and suggestions are invaluable. You are the most outstanding tank commander and fighter of our motherland. If we can get your help, our bureau's design will definitely make a leap forward. I am sure of this. So please help us, Comrade General."

Morozov's assistant, well, he is a very interesting guy. At least Kotin's subordinates don't have similar subjective initiative and come to him to talk alone right away.

This is not to say that Kotin's subordinates have bad personalities or problems with their work efficiency. People like Shashmulin are the hidden gods under Kotin. It's just that Shashmulin is often a guy who likes to be low-key and do things in a high-profile manner. He doesn't like to be in the limelight in terms of being a person. In short, he is a guy who talks less and does more, and is a practical guy.

Morozov's assistant is obviously completely different.

"I will talk to Morozov about these things when he comes over later. I have been waiting here for almost ten minutes now, well, it's more than nine minutes. How long will it take for him to come over?"

Comrade Lao Ma, who was sitting on the sofa in the reception room, seemed a little impatient, but this was probably just a pretense. Malashenko just wanted to see Morozov as soon as possible to start work.

As for other minor details, Malashenko didn't really care much.

"It should be ready soon. When I went there just now, the meeting was almost over. Please wait here for a while, I will go over and take a look, it will be ready soon."

Before Malashenko could answer anything, the assistant who was separated from him had already opened the door and left, leaving Malashenko alone in the reception room.

Looking at the room decoration that was not fancy but far from shabby, Malashenko was basically sure that Morozov was in a state of being roasted on the fire, like an ant on a hot pot, unable to deal with the trouble in front of him.

He came here specifically to help, and Malashenko did not mind agreeing to the assistant's request just now. The specific issues could be discussed immediately after seeing Morozov later. That was it.

"Well, you go and deal with the design plan. Put all the new plans together and bring them to my office before dinner. If I'm not here, just put them on the table and I'll see them. No help is needed here, I can do it alone."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Sitting on the sofa, Malashenko was bored and was thinking about taking out a cigarette to smoke and pass the time. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the sound of conversation came from the door beside him.

One of the voices was very familiar, and it was the assistant who was just separated.

The other person's voice sounded a bit hoarse and vicissitudes, as if he hadn't slept well for a few days and stayed up late for several nights until his throat was dry. Just by listening to it, it felt that he was definitely not in good health.

There was no need for Malashenko to guess who the person outside the door was. The man who pushed the door in immediately appeared in front of Malashenko with a big bald head like a shiny light bulb.

"That's right, it's definitely him! Morozov! Exactly the same as in the photo."

What are the iconic features of Morozov that can be recognized at a glance?

It's probably the super big bald head like a light bulb.

As a top tank design master in the motherland, Kotin has a head of thick and thick hair, just like the Bawang shampoo advertisement, which makes him "DUANG" when he walks.

On the other hand, Morozov is the other extreme. The "effects before use" marked in the Bawang shampoo advertisement is in sharp contrast to Kotin's "effects after use", which is absolutely not sloppy.

Back to the point, Malashenko felt that Morozov was okay when he first met him. At least from his face, his expression and his posture when he saw him, he didn't look like the kind of person who was arrogant and self-important in front of him.

However, Malashenko still remembered Kotin's evaluation of Morozov as "rigid and low in emotional intelligence", so it was better to be cautious when talking to Morozov face to face for the first time.

"The tank hero of the motherland, the winner of the Soviet Hero Award twice, the "steel butcher" who can scare the fascist running dogs to sleep at night. I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time. Seeing is believing, comrade general."

"???"

If he could send emoticons at this moment, Malashenko would probably send a black question mark immediately.

Is this the "rigid and low in emotional intelligence" that Kotin said? He is quite eloquent.

As soon as we met, he started to praise me without saying a word. Although what he said was true, it really made me feel comfortable. How could such a talkative person be associated with low emotional intelligence?

There was no time to think about what was wrong with Kotin's evaluation. Malashenko, who had to respond in time, immediately stood up from the sofa, walked quickly to Morozov and stretched out his hands.

"I am also very happy to meet you, Comrade Morozov. Your work is the inheritance of Comrade Koshkin's legacy. You have perfectly implemented the legacy of your mentor and continuously optimized and carried forward his work. It is precisely because of the reliable T34 series tanks that the Red Army tank soldiers can win victory after victory on the battlefield. I have always believed in this."

Although he was a commander of a heavy tank unit, Malashenko never thought of stepping down the importance of the T34 tank by praising and criticizing it.

This excellent medium tank is the absolute mainstay of the Red Army tank unit and the steel torrent, both now and in the past. Although it seems a bit outdated now, that is only in front of the few new monsters of the Germans.

If it encounters a broken Panzer IV that the Germans still rely on as their main force, the powerful combat performance of the T3485 can still beat this broken car into a shrimp. The comprehensive performance of the two is completely not on the same level. The T3485 is better than any type of Panzer IV in terms of firepower, mobility and protection, not to mention that it has an absolute advantage in production and cost.

There is no reason for a front-line commander to belittle the excellent T34 series, even for a great man like Malashenko.

Malashenko thought he was speaking the truth, but he didn't expect Morozov's next reaction to take a sharp turn for the worse and look lonely.

"Things are different now, Comrade General. I failed to complete the task Comrade Koshkin entrusted to me before his death, and I let down the motherland, Comrade Stalin, and countless tank soldiers who relied on the equipment I designed."

"The mistakes I made have to be paid for by the soldiers on the front line with their lives and blood. This guilt makes me feel extremely heavy. No matter what, I will do my best to make up for it, and this is what I am trying to do now."