Chapter 1592

  The office of the chief of staff is not far away, and after receiving a call from Goryunov, he hurried over.

   "Comrade Commander, what's the mission?"

   "How soon will our bomber formation be ready to strike?"

   "Where are you going to bomb?"

"Here, here it is." Goliunov pointed to the location marked on the map, and said to his chief of staff: "Order the bomber aviation division to bomb these locations, destroy the German fighter planes, and weaken them. air power."

  After listening to the mission assigned by Goryunov, the chief of staff's pupils shrank suddenly, with surprise on his face: "Comrade Commander, I have not received any report in this regard. Where did you know the location of the German military airport?"

Goryunov said to Rezanov who was standing next to him with his hand: "Chief of Staff, let me introduce to you, Comrade Rezanov, he just flew a German bomber not long ago. He escaped from the prisoner-of-war camp, and the location of the German airfield was provided by him."

  Silent, knowing that the information Goryunov obtained was actually provided by the haggard young man in the new military uniform in front of him, the chief of staff couldn't help but fell into silence.

   After a long time, the chief of staff withdrew his gaze from Rezanov, looked at Goryunov and asked, "Comrade Commander, did you get the information from him?"

"yes."

  After getting an affirmative answer from Goryunov, the chief of staff turned to Rezanov and asked, "Comrade Rezanov, I want to ask, are you a scout?"

   "No." Rezanov hurriedly shook his head and replied, "I'm a fighter pilot."

   "Since you are a fighter pilot, how did you know the location of the German airfield?"

"Comrade General," Rezanov looked at the aged general in front of him, and replied with some embarrassment: "During the Kuban air battle, I was unfortunately wounded and captured because the fighter plane was shot down by the Germans. He was held in a prisoner-of-war camp near a German field airfield."

   "Since you were detained in a prisoner-of-war camp, where did you know the location of other German airports?"

Facing the chief of staff's questioning, Rezanov explained: "I was taken to the command post of the airport by the Germans for interrogation. I accidentally saw the map on the wall. You know, for us pilots, knowing A map is a basic skill, and when I saw that map, I instinctively remembered the location of the German military airport."

   "So, you are a pilot?" The chief of staff asked in a contemptuous tone: "How did you escape after getting information on the German airport?"

"He and five other prisoners of war flew back directly from the enemy's airport in a German heavy bomber." Seeing the chief of staff constantly questioning Rezanov, Lunev felt very uncomfortable, so he Interjected, "Do you have any more questions?"

  The chief of staff did not know Lunev, so he could only cast a look of help to his commander Goryunov.

"Chief of staff, let me introduce you. This is Lieutenant General Lunev, the military commissar of the 27th Army." Goryunov knew Lunev's identity, and was worried that his chief of staff would accidentally offend him, which would attract Unnecessary trouble, he specifically emphasized: "At the same time, General Lunev is also the deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

  After learning of Lunev's true identity, the chief of staff couldn't help but gasped. He never dreamed that the other party's background was so powerful. In order to make up for his mistake, he quickly raised his hand to salute Lunev, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Comrade Deputy Minister, I don't know your identity..."

"Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff." Lunev waved his hand, interrupted the other party's words, and said impatiently: "What is going to be discussed now is not my identity, but how long it will take for your bomber formation to be ready. Ready to attack."

  How could the chief of staff dare to offend Lunev? When he heard this question, he instinctively replied: "Comrade Deputy Minister, if an air strike on the German airport needs to be carried out immediately, it will take forty minutes at the fastest."

   It may be that Lunev felt that the preparation time was too long, and he explained to him specifically: "Our plane needs to be loaded with ammunition and refueled. It is the limit to take off in 40 minutes."

Lunev understood that the other party was overwhelmed by his identity, but he did not blame the other party because of this, but said kindly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, it's getting late, hurry up and give the bomber formation an order to let them do it." Get ready to strike."

Seeing that Lunev didn't care about himself, the chief of staff was stunned for a moment, and then nodded desperately like a chicken pecking at rice: "Understood, Comrade Deputy Minister, I will immediately give an order to the bomber aviation division to let them get the job done in the shortest possible time." Get ready to strike."

After the chief of staff said this, he didn't even bother to go back to his office. He grabbed the phone on the table and called the commander of the bomber division. The troops are ready to attack....What target to attack?...Don't worry, I will send a staff officer to report the coordinates of the target to you soon."

  After the call, the chief of staff remembered that he was in Goryunov's office, and he couldn't help showing an embarrassed expression on his face. He turned to Goryunov and said: "Comrade Commander, I have issued a combat order to the bomber division. As soon as they are ready for combat, they can take off to fight."

   "You've done a good job, Comrade Chief of Staff." Goryunov praised the other party, then waved his hand and said, "There's nothing for you here, you can go back to your office."

  As soon as the chief of staff left, Goryunov smiled and said to Lunev: "General Lunev, my chief of staff offended you just now, please forgive me."

"It doesn't matter." Lunev knew that Rezanov's identity was sensitive, and it was reasonable for the chief of staff to raise doubts, so he said reasonably, "The purpose of my coming here today is to send Comrade Rezanov over. As for the future How to arrange it is up to you to decide."

As early as when Lunev appeared with Rezanov, Goryunov knew in his heart that the other party would definitely keep this person with him, but how to settle the other party gave Goryunov a headache. .

  But the more you worry, the more you want to come. Now that Lunev has already mentioned this matter, it is obviously inappropriate to refuse. Just to be on the safe side, Goryunov said carefully: "Comrade Rezanov, you just escaped from the enemy's prisoner-of-war camp, and you have serious health problems. I think so, you stay with me to take care of your health first." , After the health recovers, I will stay in the headquarters as a staff officer. What do you think?"

   Rezanov is a smart man. Knowing what Goryunov said, it was a tactic to delay the attack. He wanted to wait until the matter of his return by plane faded away before deciding how to arrange himself. He nodded and said, "Comrade General, I obey your arrangement."

  Seeing that Rezanov was very cooperative, Goryunov nodded in satisfaction, and then shouted outside: "Come on!"

  Following the shout, a captain walked in from the outside. He stood straight at the door, quietly waiting for Goryunov to give an order.

"Comrade Captain," Goryunov walked up to him, pointed to Rezanov standing in the ear, and said, "This is Comrade Rezanov. He was just assigned to us today. Because of his There is a big problem with his health, first arrange for him to go to the hospital for treatment, and then arrange specific work for him after he recovers."

Seeing the captain take Rezanov away, Lunev showed a faint smile on his face, and he said to Goryunov: "Comrade General, you are very right to do this. Don't assign him an important position before the details, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

  Seeing that Lunev saw through his little thoughts, Goryunov smiled a little embarrassedly: "General Lunev, it seems that these things can't be hidden from your eyes."

"General Goryunov," Lunev said to Goryunov, "although from all indications, it is true that Rezanov escaped from the prisoner-of-war camp when he returned by plane, rather than joining our army after being instigated by the Germans. But we still have to be vigilant against him, and through the next bombing, we can determine whether what he reported is true or false."

  When the roar of the aircraft engine came from the air, Lunev looked up instinctively, but only saw the roof. He asked Goryunov with some embarrassment: "Comrade General, is this our bomber taking off?"

   For veteran pilots like Goryunov who have been fighting with aircraft for more than 20 years, as long as they hear the roar of the aircraft engine, they can judge the type and number of the aircraft. He quickly replied: "Yes, General Lunev, this is our bomber formation taking off one after another. After they take off, they will form formation in the air, and after completing the formation, they will move towards the attack target."

Rezanov was handed over to Goryunov, and the bomber formations going to bomb the German airfield also took off one after another. Lunev's goal here has been achieved, so he stood up and said to Goryunov: "General! Comrade, it's getting late, so I won't disturb your work, I wish you good luck!"

Don't look at Goryunov talking and laughing with Lunev all the time, but facing the deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is impossible for him not to be nervous. Knowing that Lunev is going to leave at this moment, it is naturally his wish, so he personally sent the other party out. The building where the headquarters is located.

   When Lunev returned to the army headquarters, it was already dark.

  Seeing Lunev coming back, Sokov asked curiously: "Comrade Military Commissar, why did you come back. You know, we have already received the battle report from the Air Force."

Lunev smiled wryly and said: "No way, we are hundreds of kilometers away from the Air Force Command. Even if the driver drives at the fastest speed, it will take more than four hours one way." After saying this, he paused After a moment, he asked with concern: "How is it? What kind of combat results has our air force achieved?"

   "According to the report from the Air Force," Sokov replied with a smile: "They bombed five German airports in total. According to incomplete statistics, more than a hundred enemy planes were destroyed on the ground. This is a remarkable result."

   "Destroyed so many enemy planes?" On the way back, Lunev guessed that the air force's attack would definitely achieve good results, but he didn't expect the results to be so brilliant, destroying hundreds of enemy planes. He couldn't help saying with emotion: "It seems that Rezanov's information has been put to great use."

   "Yes," Sokov agreed, "If Rezanov hadn't provided the specific location of the German airfield, the results of our bombing would have been greatly reduced."

"General Sokov," before Lunev could speak, Managarov's voice sounded from the side: "I once suspected that he might use false targets to mislead our army and make our bomber group enter the ambush circle of German fighter jets. , but it turns out that your judgment is correct."

Managarov got up and walked in front of Sokov, stretched out his hand to him, and said apologetically, "General Sokov, please accept my apology. This time I made a mistake in my judgment and almost killed a man." Heroes of our army."

  Sokov shook hands with the other party, and said reasonably: "Comrade General, don't blame yourself. Under the circumstances at that time, I almost made a mistake in judgment. Fortunately, I corrected it in time."

Didn't Managarov know that Sokov said this to save face for himself, so he could only smile wryly and exchange some greetings, then walked back to his seat and sat down, continuing to discuss with Chief of Staff Derevyanko. down the operational issues.

   "Comrade Commander," Lunev waited for Managarov to leave, and asked Sokov tentatively: "So, Comrade Rezanov has made meritorious service?"

   "Yes, I have made meritorious service, and it is still a great service!"

"He used to be a second lieutenant in the Air Force. It stands to reason that even if he escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp, he could only be degraded and used in the army." Lunev said thoughtfully: "But he made such a contribution, Not to mention downgrading, even promotion to the military rank is entirely possible."

"You're right, Comrade Military Commissar." Sokov nodded and said, "When he spoke to Commander Konev just now, he mentioned this matter. Although he cannot directly interfere with the affairs of the Air Force, if Ge If General Rezanov doesn’t say anything to Rezanov, he will personally intervene in this matter and give him a promotion.”

Sameko picked up the cigarette case on the table, handed Sokov and Lunev a cigarette each, and said, "I really didn't expect that Comrade Rezanov escaped from the German prisoner-of-war camp this time. , not only brought back a heavy bomber, but also mastered the specific locations of several German airfields, enabling our air force to carry out precise strikes on the enemy, which is really remarkable."

Sokov lit his cigarette, took a puff, and said to Sameko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, we have two air squadrons at the airfield north of the city. If Goryunov is unwilling to promote Rezanov, you can consider Let him serve in these two squadrons."

   "Comrade Commander, these two squadrons are also under General Goryunov." Sameko reminded Sokov: "Can he agree to our arrangement?"

"I think there should be no problem." Lunev interjected, "Anyway, Rezanov has made such a great contribution this time, even if he cannot be placed in his headquarters, he should be placed in We're here. Anyway, without us, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to go to Air Force Command at all."

"Let's wait a few days to talk about it." Sokov was thinking in his heart. Even if a brave and resourceful soldier like Rezanov no longer served in the Air Force, he would still be a commander in his own army. Good choice: "If General Goryunov doesn't place him properly, I'll turn to Commander Konev to bring him back to us as an infantry commander."

  Although from the air force to the infantry, this span is too big. But neither Sameko nor Lunev felt any disobedience after hearing this, and instead agreed with Sokov's proposal: "Yes, if there is no news in a few days, he will be transferred to our army. As an infantry commander."

  (end of this chapter)