I was walking around outside the headquarters when I suddenly heard someone calling my name. Turning to see, a second lieutenant with a helmet and a submachine gun was standing in front of me.

　　 Seeing me turning around, he smiled and said, "Hello! Major Oshanina. I didn't expect to see you here." The tone was very respectful as he spoke.

　　 I stared at the ensign in front of me for a few moments, and immediately remembered that the day I went to the 2nd Assault Army Headquarters to report, it was Vlasov that he took me to meet, but I didn’t know his name. I smiled and said, "So it was you, Comrade Ensign, we met again."

　　 "Are you here to see Comrade Commander?" the second lieutenant asked.

　　 I nodded and replied affirmatively: "Yes, Second Lieutenant. I just wanted to see the commander, but the soldier at the door stopped me and said that the commander was going to see important guests and not seeing anyone for the time being."

　　 Lieutenant said a little surprised: "The commander has important guests, why don't I know?"

　　 I snorted at the car parked at the door, and said, "That's the visitor's car. He is talking with the commander in it."

The second lieutenant said, "I really don't know about this. I went to patrol the village just now. I'm going to ask the sentry at the door." After that, he ran to the two sentries and chatted with each other in a low voice. .

After a while, he returned to me and said embarrassingly: "Listening to the sentinel, Comrade Commander is negotiating with a representative sent by the Germans." At this point, he looked around and said in a low voice. : "Comrade Major, this is not a place to talk. Let's talk in another place."

　　 I nodded and agreed, and then followed him to a nearby vacant house.

　　 As soon as he entered the room, he asked me to sit down at the table in the middle of the room, then picked up a wooden basin placed in the corner and walked out. Without much effort, he walked in with half a basin of steaming water, put it on the table carefully, and handed me a towel on his shoulder, and said, "Comrade Major, take you Wash your face."

　　 There is a broken mirror hung on the wall not far away. Across the distance, I can still see that my face is dark with smoke, and my left cheek is still a little bruised. That **** Layi was really ruthless, almost ruining my face.

　　 As soon as I put the wet towel on my face, I felt a hot pain, and the pain made me gasp. The ensign next to him hurriedly asked with concern: "Comrade Major, how did the wound on your face come from?"

　　 "I was injured when I was fighting with the enemy." Without removing the towel from my face, I replied angrily.

　　 "You are so amazing, you actually fought hand-to-hand with the enemy." Hearing his tone, he seemed to admire me. Perhaps in his mind, fighting the enemy is another way of saying hand-to-hand combat.

The pain on 　　's face weakened slightly, I took the time to wipe the entire face, and then threw the towel back into the tub. I looked at the second lieutenant standing in front of me and asked kindly: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, I don't know what to call you. I can't always call you Comrade Second Lieutenant."

　　 Lieutenant was a little shy, blushed, and then replied, "You can call me Gusip, Comrade Major."

　　 "Gusip, you call me Lida, this is what General Vlasov usually calls me."

　　 "Understood, Comrade Major, I will call you Lida from now on."

　　 "By the way, Gusip, do you know what Commander Vlasov met with the Germans and talked about?" I always thought about the German officer who entered the headquarters.

　　 Gusip put the wooden basin on the table on the ground and sat opposite me. He took a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket and handed it over, saying, "Smoke a cigarette, Lida."

　　 I waved my hand and said, "I won't."

He lit his cigarette, took a sigh, and said: "A few days ago, the breakout channel that was finally opened was closed by the Germans. The group army command issued a dispersal breakout order to the troops still trapped in the encirclement. The leaders of the headquarters were also divided into three groups, each with a firepower company composed entirely of submachine gunners to cover. The first group was led by the deputy commander General Alfilyev and the head of the reconnaissance division Colonel Rogoff; The second group is led by the military commissar of the group army, the director of communications, General Afanasyev, and the chief of staff Colonel Vinogoradov; the third group is commanded by the commander General Vlasov and the commander of the combat division Colonel Brynin. According to the original plan, our team will rush to the 46th Infantry Division’s garrison within the specified time and break out with the troops of the division. On the way, it was discovered that none of the staff in the headquarters knew about the infantry. Where is the command of the 46th Division. We had to fumble forward. When we approached the Polisti River, we were hit by enemy artillery and mortars. Some fell, some wanted to get rid of the enemy’s artillery, so they scattered. And flee."

　　 "Then you retreated to this village?" I asked tentatively.

"Yes, after we retreated to the village, many small units that were broken up also retreated. There are about 400 people in the village now. If we regroup so many people, we will be completely regrouped. I was able to return to the Polisti River and successfully jumped out of the German encirclement. But..." At this point, Gusip stopped.

　　 "But what? Gusip, you keep talking!" The words stopped halfway through, making me confused, so I kept urging him to continue.

He hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "When Colonel Brienin called the commanders in the village to a meeting, Vlasov didn't attend at all. He didn't care about our next actions. Even though the village was repaired all around. Simple fortifications and guard posts, but I don’t think we can stop the German attack."

"Those fortifications are really simple," I thought of the so-called fortifications I saw when I entered the village, and couldn't help but start a grumbling. "Not to mention the German artillery fire, which is the stray bullets used by the infantry when attacking~lightnovelpub.net~ Enough to wipe out all the soldiers in our fortifications."

"Lida, you don't know. All the troops in the village are exhausted due to constant fighting and lack of food. Some soldiers even fainted because of hunger while on duty. According to yesterday's reconnaissance, Germany People have occupied the three directions of east, west and south, completely cutting off the passage for us to break through."

　　 "What about the north? It's not that there are no Germans there, why don't you break through there?"

"Col. Brienin sent someone to reconnaissance. There is an insurmountable swamp to the north, and it is impossible to pass. Even if we forcefully break through, we will pay a heavy price. And what is the situation on the other side of the swamp, who I don’t know. Maybe we just jumped out of the German circle and fell into another circle.”

　　 "The German just now, do you know his intention?"

Gusip thought for a while and replied: "I just asked the sentry. He said that this morning, General Vlasov sent an officer to the German position. Then when he came back just now, he brought back a German officer. "Speaking of this, he stood up, pointed to a door next to him, and said, "Lida, there is a bed in that room. Please rest first. I guess the conversation between the commander and the German will end in a short while No, you should wait to see him tomorrow."

　　 Upon hearing Lieutenant Gusip's words, I knew that Vlasov would not be seen today, so I agreed to his arrangement. Before he left the room, I asked again: "Gusip, what is the name of this village."

　　 "It seems to be called Pia? By the way, it is called Piatnica Village."