Steel Soviet Union

The young correspondent did not stay in the ward for long, and Malashenko could tell that he was a man with important things to attend to.

After the telegram, completely sealed in an envelope, was duly handed over to Malashenko, the only thing that echoed in the room was the sound of footsteps closing the door and walking away.

"Maybe I should avoid it. This is a telegram from Moscow."

Karachev's expression didn't look like he was joking, nor did Malashenko's.

"Anyway, there's no one else around. If you don't take the initiative to look over and I don't throw the telegraph newspaper in your face, how can a third person know what happened in this room?"

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Karachev's expression was obviously a little surprised. He was quite surprised that Malashenko could say such a thing, but after thinking about it carefully, he was relieved.

"Comrade leader, if you go to the United States, those talk shows will definitely compete for you, and they will still perform on stage in the grand theater."

In this era of scarcity in material and spiritual life, going to theaters or pubs and other venues with performances to watch music, dance and other performances is one of the common ways for Americans with a little wealth to have fun.

Although the music and dance performances are good, they will always feel boring after watching too much, so the talk show performances with tongue-in-cheek appearance came into being.

These performances, which can make people who are burdened with life, family, and work laugh, immediately became popular in all states in the United States, especially among the American working class and ordinary office workers.

Spending tens of cents to buy a ticket to a tavern to listen to funny stories that are either fictional or real, and accompanied by vivid body performances, is a unique civilian entertainment method of this era. Strictly speaking, it is a bit It's like a Chinese two-person cross talk.

In Karachev's view, Malashenko's eloquence will definitely make many people laugh when he goes to the United States. It is just a half-joking casual remark.

Malashenko knew that with Kalachev's IQ, he would never say such things to others. Being able to make such a joke with him showed that Kalachev had regarded him as a close friend. This made living in this strange and strange place very difficult. Malashenko, who does not belong to his own era, can always feel a sense of joy.

Human beings are social creatures who need each other to fill the holes in their souls, and this has always been the case from ancient times to the present.

Even Malashenko himself is no exception.

"Okay, let's take a look at what's said in the telegram. There may be some non-confidential news I can read to you. Just look forward to it."

Before he finished speaking, Malashenko tore open the envelope and took out the telegram inside, unfolded it and stretched it in front of him. He habitually glanced at the signed telegram first and then made a somewhat unexpected statement. sound.

"General Zhuzhukov? Shouldn't he be in Stalingrad? Why did he send me a telegram from Moscow?"

As a war supervisor assigned by the Supreme Command, Zhukov should always stay in Stalingrad and personally intervene in the front-line battles. Malashenko has always thought so.

But in fact, Comrade Lao Zhu received the transfer order from Moscow a week ago. In accordance with the order of Supreme Leader Comrade Stalin, "It would be great if you could go back to Moscow in person to describe the situation." He took a special plane back to Moscow. Report on the work in person to Comrade Stalin, his loving father.

Malashenko, who was not aware of all this, quickly read the text of the telegram. The greetings from Comrade Zhu were the first words that caught Malashenko's eyes.

"I am following the battle situation on the Stalingrad front line in Moscow in real time, Malashenko. Congratulations to you, you have successfully completed the tasks assigned to you by your superiors, fulfilled your glorious mission and responsibilities as a party member, commander, and soldier. Everything has been done. Very good!”

"The battle you commanded at Stalingrad No. 1 Railway Station thwarted the fascist invaders' ambitions to end this battle quickly, and played a great role in stabilizing our front line and delaying the enemy's offensive."

"I have sufficient evidence in my hand to show that the battle you commanded at Stalingrad No. 1 Railway Station depleted almost all the reserves of the enemy's Sixth Army. Now if the enemy wants to launch a large-scale offensive at the train station, then Troops will have to be drawn from surrounding neighborhoods and fronts, which will greatly relieve the pressure on all fronts in the city."

"Of course, the premise is that the enemy is really willing to give up the captured city and is willing to do so."

There was a lot of content in the telegrams. Although Malashenko often dealt with telegrams, most of them were short command messages. To be honest, this was the first time he had seen such long telegrams.

"The battle at Mamayev Heights is also worthy of praise! I never believed that we need to show mercy to those evil Fascist invaders. The surprise tactics you developed coincide with my long-standing thoughts."

"You commanded the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment to defend the train station, and then recaptured Mamayev Heights. The decisive victory at these two strategic locations played a vital role in bringing us back to the war situation. This is part of I would like to express my congratulations to you and all the commanders and soldiers of the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment."

"I have reported this exciting result to Supreme Leader Comrade Stalin, and at the same time applied for the honors and awards you and your regiment deserve. Although it is still wartime and the final victory is still some distance away from us, but I believe that when this battle to defend the great city is over, all the commanders and soldiers of the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment, including you, will receive the honor they deserve."

"Keep fighting, Malashenko, command the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment to drive the evil Fascist invaders out of our city and bring news of victory to the motherland!"

Signed: Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov

The content of the telegram is enough to inspire all the Red Army commanders and fighters fighting on the front line. Of course, that includes Malashenko.

But compared to these awards and praises, Malashenko felt that it would be great if Comrade Lao Zhu could promise him some support and supplies in the telegram. He could not command that little twenty-year-old car with even a car radio. The unequipped tanks went to "bring news of victory to the motherland." As a pragmatist, Malashenko knew very well that this was quite unrealistic.

"Hey, brother, I'm not sure whether I can finish this battle alive. What's the use of all this nonsense now? Even if they allocate ten tanks to me, I'd be grateful to his eight generations of ancestors. It's so damn painful. "