Past events in Beicheng

Chapter 14

In fact, on the second day after the start of the war, the Kirov factory received a reorganization order, and the factory had already reorganized its personnel.Lotnikov knocked on Beryayev's door early in the morning and took them on the tram leading to Pushkin.

"Mr. Lotnikov, are you going too?" Wang Yao sat beside Belyayev, who was dejected, and the atmosphere was dull.

Lotnikov glanced at Belyayev: "I'm the secretary, of course I'm going."

The tram continued to move forward without stopping. This was a special train bound for the "workers' village". The train was full of technicians and technicians assembled in the Kirov Tank City.

"What is that?" When driving to the Fourth Worker's Village, Wang Yao saw many people walking on the road not far away.

"Refugees in the Baltics"

When approaching the Sixth Worker's Village, the number of refugees increased. At this time, a military vehicle came from behind the crowd.

"Let the military vehicles go first! Let the military vehicles go first!" An officer standing on the pedal shouted at the crowd.

The exhausted refugees moved out of the way, and the military vehicles continued to start. Wang Yao wanted to see more clearly, but the speed of the tram was very fast, and the convoy heading for the city was instantly left behind.

Although the Sixth Workers’ Village is called a village, it is actually very large. Rotnikoff took two people to the factory office: “We are from the Mechanical Department of the Budyonny Military Communications Academy. Come and report, Comrade Factory Manager.”

"Who is this?" The factory manager glanced at Wang Yao.

"International student, Chinese, Wang Yao, he studied mechanics in Stuttgart."

"Well," the factory manager assigned a technician out: "They are not technicians in the factory. First, give them some general information and arrange them to the repair shop. Thank you for your support of the national defense cause. I'm going to do other things. , Lotnikov, old man, I'm not going to be polite, they leave it to you."

Walking out of the factory office, the technician handed over the information to Wang Yao: "You may do light maintenance guidance first. .”

Hearing this, Belyayev couldn't help but swear.

Lotnikov carried him away by his collar: "Wang Yao, you go to the factory first, and I will take your luggage to the dormitory for you."

The factory is very busy. Kirov mainly produces KV tanks, but the number of super heavy tanks is limited after all. Most of the maintenance and repairs here are t-26 light tanks.Several old technicians in the factory came over to shake hands with Wang Yao and say hello.

"Hello, I heard that you are from Stuttgart, and I am too! But I have returned to China for postgraduate studies." The young man named Leonid was particularly enthusiastic.

"Can you not mention the place names in Germany now?" The old technician on the side lit a cigarette and said impatiently, "Why don't you take your fellow Germans for a stroll?"

"Oh, well, I'm a straight person," Leonid smiled awkwardly, and led Wang Yao into the factory: "The war is urgent, and basically all tanks have track problems. Our field maintenance personnel The technology is not very sophisticated, and there are many problems during maintenance, we have to find out, correct, and test one by one.”

Wang Yao nodded, looking at the countless tanks and self-propelled artillery waiting for maintenance in the factory building: "It's only been more than a week since the war started, and so many tanks have become like this?"

"Ha, Wang Yao, this is just a factory building in the Sixth Worker's Village. Oh, let's not talk about it. On the first day you come, let's go to the office first, and I will explain the information to you."

Opposite the factory building is the office building, and in the middle is an alleyway full of armored vehicles. Two people squeezed sideways through the gap between the vehicles. The vehicle is coming."

This of course doesn't mean the arrival of new cars, it means the return of new "bombed" cars.

There were several medical staff accompanying the tank, and they ran towards the office building with stretchers: "Open the door! We need an operating room!"

Leonid froze for a moment, then quickly took out the key and opened the room.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" The leading doctor pushed Leonid away: "Quickly, bring him in!"

Then the door closed, and the screams began to emanate from within.

"Hello! Comrade, please tell me how the company commander is doing?" A Soviet soldier following behind was crying: "The shell penetrated our armor! Damn it!"

Leonid patted him on the shoulder: "Go to the side and rest for a while, it will be fine."

"What's your company commander's name?" Wang Yao held back the soldier a little excitedly.

"Ivan, what's wrong?"

"Ivan what? What's his last name?"

"Kulbsky, what's the matter?"

"No, nothing." Wang Yao let go of his hand: "Nothing, you go and sit for a while, your company commander will be fine."

The office was occupied, and the two had no choice but to go back to the factory and crouch in a corner to decompose the materials.In less than half an hour, many cars and many people came.

"Is there no field hospital?" Wang Yao's nerves were provoked again and again.

"The Germans advanced too fast, and the field hospitals may be full. Generally, the field hospitals are filled with infantry, and the armored soldiers may come with the armored vehicles. But in fact, you don't see many wounded. Few of the armored soldiers can survive. " Leonid was silent for a moment: "The workshop in the Fourth Workers' Village is in charge of rebuilding the furnace, and the interior of those ruins is terrible, terrible... What's wrong with you, Comrade Wang Yao?"

"Nothing." Wang Yao picked up the information again.

"No, Comrade Wang Yao, you must have a friend in the armored company, is he a company commander?" Leonid patted Wang Yao on the shoulder: "Be strong, Comrade Wang Yao, you will see It's his fault, after all, we are the nearest repair shop to the front line."

Wang Yao smiled angrily: "Do you mean that I expect him to be injured?"

"Oh, I'm a straight person, I really can't speak, I mean, you can see him intact." Leonid frowned: "No wonder the old technicians don't like me."

When they returned to the office, it was already time for dinner. The two of them hastily cleaned up the ground, and Leonid invited him to the cafeteria for dinner.

"No," Wang Yao waved his hand at him: "I have to go back to see the professor, you go first."

This afternoon, I don’t know what Lotnikov said to Belyayev. Belyayev seems to have finally accepted his fate. Seeing Wang Yao’s return, he took the initiative to pick up his lunch box and greeted him: “Let’s go, Let's go have dinner together."

There were a lot of people in the cafeteria. The workers came and went one after another. The atmosphere was very dull. Rotnikoff did not come together, and Wang Yao and Professor Belyayev lined up with their lunch boxes.When walking back to the dormitory, Wang Yao was holding his soup and jokingly said: "Professor, do you remember? When we first met, you said that Budyonny's red cabbage soup tasted so bad that it would be better to put some oil on it." .We can't run out of oil today."

Belyayev finally smiled: "Wang Yao, you are a good boy, you are really a kind and good boy."

Thus began the busy life of the Kirov factory, working at least twelve hours a day, spending less and less time returning to the dormitory, and having to sleep in the office most of the time.

A week later, Leonid came to say goodbye to Wang Yao: "I'm going to the front, Comrade Wang Yao."

Leonid was reorganized as a line repairman, and he even received a uniform.

"Why did they give you a military uniform!" Belyayev yelled sensitively: "If you are caught by the Germans, you will be shot as a soldier."

Leonid smiled awkwardly: "Comrade Beryayev, your patriotism is really bad."

Belyayev had to keep his mouth shut.

"I will come back alive." Leonid shook Belyayev's hand, then shook Wang Yao's hand: "Are we friends? You will look forward to seeing you again like you care about your company commander friend." Did you see me?"

"I hope to see you intact, Comrade Leonid." Wang Yao shook in accordance with his rhythm.

Leonid left, but returned in less than a week. An army truck brought his body. The technicians in the workshop fell into a brief silence. The factory secretary walked in: "Comrade Belekov is in where?"

Belekov put down the wrench and came over.

"Pack up your luggage and go get a set of military uniforms. The military vehicles will take you to the frontline repair point."

"Okay, Comrade Secretary."

"The rainy season is coming, remember to get a raincoat."

"Thank you secretary." Belekov left.

"Why are you standing still?" The person next to him came over and stabbed Wang Yao's back. Wang Yao hummed and started to record the data again.

The rainy season is coming soon, and the refugee team outside the factory seems to be getting more and more embarrassed. Sometimes Wang Yao sneaks to the factory gate to take a look. He doesn't want to hear or see anyone familiar at this time. He goes to have a look. Just hope not to see.

The situation on the front line was not optimistic. Leningrad began to organize militias to advance towards the battlefield. This incident greatly stimulated Professor Belyayev, and he even developed a high fever because of it.

Lotnikov rushed over specially, stood in front of Belyayev's hospital bed, and cursed.

Wang Yao interrupted with difficulty: "Secretary, the professor is really sick."

"Damn!" Lotnikov knew that his anger was useless: "Fortunately, there are only a few Soviet people like you! Damn, Beryayev, I really hope I don't know you in my life! Comrade Wang Yao, you don't have to Take care of him! Let this cowardly scumbag die here!"

Belyayev, who was dizzy from the fever, couldn't hear what they said at all, he was just groaning, as if talking in his sleep.

After sending Lotnikov away, Wang Yao wrung a wet towel and applied it to the professor's forehead. He sat by the window and dared not fall asleep. On the one hand, he had to take care of the patients, and on the other hand, he listened to the air defense sirens.The German air strikes began to intensify. I heard that the Newbane and Toslow defense lines had fallen, and many positions were robbed back and forth. However, the German offensive was too fierce, and the Soviet army suffered many casualties, but it did not have much effect in the end.

Belekov did not come back, but the workshop did not continue to send more maintenance personnel to the battlefield. It is not known whether it was because he was not dead or because maintenance personnel were not needed at all.

In late July, Leningrad ushered in continuous heavy rain. In the noisy workshop, Wang Yao sometimes thought of the summer in the Green City Villa. After the heavy rain, they went for a walk in the countryside together and saw the beautiful Lakes, and woodpeckers flying over the branches.

But now, after the heavy rain, all he can see is the muddy road outside the factory and the faint sound of artillery in the distance.

Belyayev's illness finally got better. He saw Wang Yao standing in front of the bed and couldn't help crying while hugging him: "I'm still alive, I didn't expect that I was still alive."

"Of course you are alive, professor, come on, don't cry, drink some soup." Wang Yao patted him on the back.

"Didn't Lotnikov come to see me again?" Belyayev asked nervously, taking the soup.

"No, Professor, you're too tense, and it's not good for your health."

"Oh, that would be great." Belyayev finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After he finished drinking the soup, Wang Yao stood up, thought for a long time, and finally decided to speak: "Professor, I may have to leave the factory temporarily."

"What? They're sending you to the front line maintenance?"

"No, don't be nervous." Wang Yao pressed Belyayev's shoulder: "That's right, it may be an order from the United Front Work Department. I don't know the details. Yesterday the factory secretary talked to me and needed me. Cooperate with the frontline troops to confirm some things."

"United Front Work Department? How did the United Front Work Department find you!"

"It's not the factory secretary of the sixth village, it's the factory secretary of the Kirov factory," Wang Yao swallowed with difficulty: "So it's really an order from the United Front Work Department. We are dealing with German tanks, so we have studied in Germany I might be best suited to confirm certain information.”

"Oh, my God! You are not from the Soviet Union, why? You are an international student! Why do they order you! Why don't you resist!"

"Professor, I'm just resisting, but against Germany." Wang Yao suddenly smiled: "Professor, I don't know why, I don't seem to be very afraid of death."

"Ah, why are I surrounded by madmen! Do you think you are a war hero? Let me tell you, we are all pawns in the hands of others. We might as well surrender! It is better to die here than to be captured by the Germans?"

"Hey, professor, sometimes you are really naive. It's not so easy to be a subjugated slave. I'm relieved that your illness is cured. Although the order is in place, I don't know when it will be executed. Then you must Just take care of yourself."

Professor Belyayev gradually regained his health amid unstoppable tears. He thought that Wang Yao would leave without saying goodbye the next day, but it seemed that this order was forgotten by the factory area, and life returned to peace under the bombing of the German army, so that The professor himself thought he had heard it wrong.

Until one day in early August, an officer took Wang Yao away from the cafeteria.Just like that, Wang Yao handed the lunch box to Beryayev, took off his sleeves and followed the officer out of the cafeteria without even turning his head.

"Comrade Wang Yao, how is your life at the Kirov factory going?" The strange officer with a high rank took Wang Yao into a car with a friendly expression.

"Sir, I'm doing well." Wang Yao smiled at him.

"We will guarantee your safety." The car stopped under the office building of the main factory. The officer turned his head and said to Wang Yao: "No matter what you think, you are still different from the Soviets in our eyes, so we Please believe that there is no position to take your life lightly."

Wang Yao didn't know who he would meet, so before entering the Ru building, he adjusted his worker's uniform. Unfortunately, the oil stains on the clothes still looked sloppy.

The officer made a gesture of invitation, took Wang Yao to the second floor, and opened an office door.

"Hello, Comrade Wang Yao." The person sitting across the desk did not seem to be a soldier.

"Hello."

"This is the information we need to give you. There are Russian and German originals. You can make sure to write them down and return the documents to me. Now, please start reading."

The document was not too thick. Wang Yao first picked up the original German document, and the first thing he saw was a familiar name: Erwin Adler, this was the name of the professor who supervised his graduation thesis when he was studying at Stuttgart Technical College .Moreover, he not only supervised his graduation thesis, but also learned how to make cherry pie at his home.

The document has a total of twelve pages. Many of the researchers on it are familiar to him. This is a tank design manuscript. The tank number is: VK4502 (P). The last page of the document is an attachment, which reads: Action code-Tiger.

The opponent is the KGB?After reading both documents, Wang Yao returned them to the other party.

The man who did not introduce himself retracted the document: "Have you remembered, Comrade Wang Yao?"

Wang Yao nodded.

"This is the latest information from the intelligence department. Germany may develop its own new tank for the T-34 tank. As you can see, this document is not the top secret. The top secret is what I want to tell you now." The other party Stand up from the chair, walk to Wang Yao, and press his shoulder: "In a certain swamp on the outskirts of Leningrad, they will bring a few prototype vehicles to test, and we will send an armored company to protect you. You can bring us first-hand data through this operation. Of course, this armored company will not know the specific operation itself, just like you will not know where the swamp is. In terms of data acquisition, the Even obey you unconditionally, but in terms of action implementation, you must obey them unconditionally. This is good for your safety."

"I understand."

"If necessary, they will use their lives to protect you. Please set off tomorrow morning."

When he left the building, a high-ranking officer was waiting for him outside the car: "Comrade Wang Yao, it's a great honor for you to accept this mission, and you may have a little surprise later."

Will you let me lead the uniform?Wang Yao thought jokingly.

The car started up again and drove in the other direction.

This time the journey was a bit far, the car drove forward through the alternate paths, and it was almost evening when Wang Yao saw a military base.

After the car drove in, it went around a long way and stopped at the door of a warehouse.

Wang Yao saw a familiar face through the car window, he should have seen him too, he gave a military salute with a warm smile on his face.

"..."

"Aren't you going to get out of the car?"

"Ah, I'm sorry, thank you." Wang Yao opened the door and got out of the car.

"Hello, I'm Ivan Ivanovich Braginsky."

"You... hello... I'm Wang Yao."

The author has something to say: Note: The test vehicle here is the test vehicle of the Tiger tank, and this plot is fictitious.