Steel Soviet Union

Vatutin already knew about Malashenko's previous unexpected encounter.

We also know that the most popular "well-known figure" in the KGB right now has just visited the East German cluster not long ago, just to find Malashenko alone and to do something.

I also know that this matter did not work out in the end and was sternly rejected by Malashenko, just like when he rejected Zhukov.

Lavrinenko, who was worried about his good brother and hoped that Comrade Commander could help, told Vatutin everything immediately after the incident.

Although Vatutin, who has "limited abilities", really can't do anything useful, a person of that status is fine if he doesn't cause trouble, and he can't interfere with others at all, but judging from the final result, it is obvious It is good.

No matter what the reason is, at least this is worthy of celebration and joy.

"I think the final decision in Moscow was more practical and pragmatic, Malashenko, that's why."

""

Seeing the noncommittal, Malashenko was still thinking, and Vatutin, who continued to speak, took advantage of this moment to finish what he said next.

"But I suggest you not to go home in the short term. Friends in Moscow told me that the activities of Natalia and the children are still closely monitored, and it is obviously far beyond the level of protection."

"Although the details are unknown, there must be a reason for this. It can be said that this itself is a clear indication and a notification, and you should understand its meaning."

""

Malashenko, who thought everything was over, was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he was able to understand some of the truth in it, and spoke quietly with a slightly lonely voice.

"Some people hope that I will stay here and fulfill my new mission."

"I'm afraid that's true, but I think this situation won't last long, and there's a high probability that it will be. Comrade Zhukov's incident has just ended, and some of the follow-up effects are bound to last for a while. We can only endure it until it's over. This is Best choice, Malashenko.”

Knowing that the facts were just as Vatutin said, Malashenko nodded to himself. As of now, there is no better way, but this is the only way.

But no matter what, Malashenko knew that he was indeed, as Malokov predicted, ultimately unavoidable and unable to control himself at all, standing at the new pinnacle of his military career.

"Oh~ I knew the owner of this office would be you sooner or later."

"Look how long it has been. Now I am a general. I don't know if I will have a chance in this life. I guess there is no chance, but you must be more than that. In a few years, I will have to call you Comrade Marshal. "

Lavrinenko, who came to the cluster headquarters to congratulate Malashenko in person, took a look around and found that after Malashenko became the new owner of this office, it seemed that there was not much difference from the previous Vatutin period. .

I was about to go back and ask our new general commander, Comrade Lao Ma, if he has any need to purchase some new items. I can help provide advice and give advice.

But he didn't expect that Malashenko, who didn't care about these red tapes, was not very happy at the moment.

"Honestly, I would rather remain the same general as before. It doesn't matter if I am deputy, as long as it allows me to go home normally."

"What happens now? The cluster commander and general tied me to East Germany like a chain. I just want to go home. This is human nature, but I can't even do this myself."

I know that the most important thing I need to do now is to persuade my good brother to be more open-minded, rather than "Ah, you are right, right" or something like that.

Lavrinenko, who waved his hand, just leaned on the edge of the desk and spoke jokingly to Malashenko, who had once again become his immediate boss as he had during the war years.

"After going through so much, I finally understand that everything we do has a price, but sometimes it's not obvious or we don't know it."

"You declined the invitation and got the promotion, but the price was that you still had to stay away from the political center."

"Then think about it from another angle, what if you agreed at the beginning? Maybe you can go home, but I guess the position of cluster commander will not be your turn. This is an extremely important and pure position, and the mind is not pure. People can’t sit on it, you know.”

Unlike Kulbalov, who is completely ignorant of politics, Lavrinenko is actually a good adviser to Malashenko in many matters. Although he does not take the initiative to touch that line, it does not mean that he does not understand. After all, How could someone who could sit in the position of commander of the Guards Tank Army be an ordinary person?

After hearing this, Malashenko also thought of the original incident again. His thoughts couldn't help but drift back and he sighed in response.

"Hey, as you said, sometimes I don't even know whether my original choice was right or wrong."

"Maybe I should have agreed at the beginning. Maybe it would be good to be driven home like Marshal Zhukov. They can scold and say whatever they want, but when I got annoyed, I was fed up with it all."

"I told you in 1944 that I wanted to live a peaceful life after the war, but what happened? I was so busy that it was like riding a roller coaster, and now I'm at the point where I can't even go back home. , my former comrades turned against each other and are leading people to monitor my wife and children. What kind of peaceful life is this? "

"Then you might as well think about it from another angle. For example, people like us may not be suitable for your so-called "quiet life" at all. We are so wild and uninhibited, as magnificent as an epic legend. I still need to verify, But at least you are, absolutely, I’m sure.”

Malashenko, who knew that Lavrinenko was deliberately regulating his emotions and cheering himself up, did not want his good brother's work to be in vain.

Regardless of whether it was true or not, in short, I laughed first and then talked about it. It is true that my mood improved a lot after I said what I felt in my heart.

At the same time, thousands of miles away in Moscow, in a Volga car not far from the Malashenko family apartment.

Malokov, who was leaning on the passenger seat and dressed in casual clothes, watched with his own eyes as Natalia led the two children into the building just now, but continued to smoke a cigarette without saying a word.

"You lost the friendship of General Malashenko and were misunderstood by him because of this incident. Now you continue to do this kind of thing that is actually meaningless. I don't know if it is worth it."

The driver in the driver's seat next to him obviously had an extraordinary relationship, and Malokov's answer to this was just a simple sentence of blowing out the last puff of smoke.

"People who misunderstood me can line up from Lubyanka Street to Red Square, and he is not the only one missing."

"It would be better to let him continue to misunderstand. At least it can keep him away from this quagmire. There is no need to let him fall into it again."

There are too many twists and turns. This plot is really difficult to write, but it is finally over and the transition to the next stage begins. The Kaiser is here!