Steel Soviet Union

"Have you talked to Natalia?"

“Not yet, not yet.

"What happened? How long do you plan to delay it?"

"Can't we just wait until the show is over? I don't think it's the right time now, as the time is too tight."

The person in the whole division who was most concerned about Comrade Ma was undoubtedly Comrade Political Commissar. Taking advantage of the last moment before the performance, Comrade Political Commissar, who was afraid that Malashenko would ruin the good thing, began to question him, but it was obvious that he was not interested in Malashenko. I am somewhat dissatisfied with the efficiency of this work.

"Well, what you want to do is your business. I can only give you suggestions. But remember, don't put this matter off again and again. The longer it is delayed, the worse it will be for you. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I see."

After explaining these final points to Malashenko, Comrade Comrade Political Commissar turned around and left, busy with the last bit of preparatory and organizational work before the performance, leaving Comrade Ma sitting alone on the chair at the division headquarters and looking in front of him. desk in a daze.

"By the standards of future generations, if you can't do it now, you're considered a scumbag, right?"

Malashenko, who was muttering in a low voice and laughing at himself, slowly shook his head, felt that there was no need to dwell on this anymore.

"Fuck it! Brother, what happened? Not only did I do it, but I also have to do it well and properly. We'll see!"

Malashenko, who feels that he has been forced to do nothing, can only encourage himself to get things done. This is not for anything else, even if it is for the happiness of the rest of his life, he has to fight for it.

What's more, now that half of the matter is done, only Natalia's side is left. How can you give up easily when victory is in sight?

Malashenko, who could no longer think about anything else, could only think about how to deal with Natalia next. Time passed quickly under such circumstances, and soon it was time for the performance to begin.

Malashenko stepped forward and pretended to be worried. To be honest, he was not particularly interested in the artistic performance arranged by superior awards. He didn't even rush to see the venue and stage when they were being set up, let alone mention it. Take command, these things are basically handled by our political commissar comrades.

Therefore, it was only after he actually arrived at the scene that Malashenko discovered that the stage and venue of the performance were indeed slightly different from what he had imagined.

The venue for the performance was chosen at the location of the division headquarters, and all combat units below had to come from their respective stations to watch this artistic performance.

Naturally, it is impossible for the huge 1st Stalin Guards Tank Division to all be gathered together and deployed together. Except for the guard troops directly under the division headquarters, the 1st Tank Regiment and the Infantry Regiment, the remaining combat troops are scattered and deployed in several other areas close to the division headquarters. position. In recent days, we have been resting and on standby, replenishing lost equipment and personnel, and of course some necessary training is also indispensable.

Since the establishment of Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division, this is the first time that we have the opportunity to enjoy the famous Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe performing on the front line. Naturally, there are many fighters who don't want to miss this wonderful performance. Almost everyone wants to come tonight to feast their eyes on this rare opportunity to enjoy the wonderful performance.

But this is wartime after all, and conditions that do not allow it exist objectively.

Even though the Battle of Cherkasy has come to an end, the garrison of each unit and the sentry duty and night patrol posts that should be set up are indispensable. You can't let the entire division have fun together just for a cultural performance. It is destined that some soldiers will regret and envy others tonight, but this is only a temporary night.

"Oh, you said this, it's easy to solve, Comrade General. We often encounter this kind of situation, almost every division we come to is like this."

Faced with the question raised by Malashenko, "Are some soldiers destined to be unable to come to watch the performance?" Valeski, who was smiling, did not regard this as a big problem.

"We were prepared before we came. There will be two performances in your division, and the time is scheduled to be within three days. In other words, after tonight's performance, we can have a day off tomorrow to organize cultural activities, and Let’s have some interaction among the soldiers. There will be another performance the day after tomorrow. Just ask the comrades who didn’t come today to come over. No soldier will have any regrets.”

"Or we can perform another show tomorrow, or organize cultural activities the day after tomorrow. It depends on how you arrange it, Comrade General. Commander Alexander specially told me before departure that when the leadership division arrives, we must respect General Malashenko's arrangements. In terms of time, we can Please be lenient, there is no need to schedule it so tightly. This performance is an important task that Comrade Leader personally handles, and it is very important.”

Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, one of the founders of the Red Flag Song and Dance Ensemble, is also the current director of the Red Flag Song and Dance Ensemble.

Malashenko has never seen the comrade who was praised by later generations in person, but he is very grateful from the bottom of his heart for such a special arrangement.

"Please help me tell comrade the regiment leader that I am very grateful for the arrangements he has made for our division. When I have the opportunity to return to Moscow, I will go back to visit and thank him personally."

In this era of scarcity of materials and scarce entertainment activities, there are very few entertainment and leisure activities that the soldiers fighting bravely on the front line can enjoy.

In these days, there are no mobile phones, no computers, and even the board game Three Kingdoms. As the commander of a division, Malashenko often worries about how to provide the soldiers with rich leisure and entertainment activities. From time to time, I ask the political commissar comrades if they have free time recently if they can organize the comrades to play football, engage in team sports activities, etc., at least to give the soldiers something to do besides sleeping.

It is rare to have such a theatrical performance organized by the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe personally. Malashenko will definitely attach great importance to this. He also welcomes this performance from the bottom of his heart and is happy for the soldiers.

Therefore, when it comes to thanking Captain Alexander for the special arrangements, Malashenko is naturally sincere and not hypocritical.

"Of course, I will tell you, Comrade General. Well, it's almost time for the performance to begin. There is a two-minute countdown. Do you think you need to go on stage to speak or something like that? I will be the host of the performance and can give you some opening remarks and other invitations. You come on stage and speak.”

"Uh, go on stage and speak?"

Malashenko is not super averse to speaking on stage. As the commander of a division, he must often do this kind of thing.

It's just that Malashenko's mind is not on this at the moment. He doesn't even have any preparation for his speech or what to say on stage, and has completely forgotten about it.

He might end up embarrassing himself on stage because he was cramming into the situation. After thinking about it for a while, Malashenko finally smiled and shook his head and declined.

"No need, just do what you have to do. I will just be a spectator today."