Lunev followed Vitkov to the place where the new rockets were stored.

The two soldiers guarding here saw Vitkov coming over with a general and quickly raised their hand to salute.

"Open the door!" Vitkov ordered the two soldiers.

The two soldiers glanced at Lunev beside Vitkov and stood there without moving.

"Didn't you hear my order?" Seeing that the two soldiers did not execute their orders, Vitkov was a little unhappy and raised his voice and said, "This is the new military commissioner General Lunev."

When they learned that the general in front of them was actually a military commissioner, the two soldiers immediately raised their hands to salute, turned around and opened the door of the room storing the rockets.

When he came to the house, Witkov pointed to the neatly stacked wooden boxes and ordered the soldiers again: "Military committee members want to see what the new rockets look like, please open them to show him."

The two soldiers agreed and worked together to lift a wooden box and put it in front of Lunev. After prying open the wooden box with a crowbar, the things inside were clearly visible.

After seeing clearly what was placed in the long wooden box, Lunev asked in surprise: "Comrade Colonel, is this what you call a new rocket?"

"That's right, comrade of the military committee." Seeing Lunev's surprised expression, Vitkov proudly replied: "This is the rocket that has scared the Germans. Whether it is in the battle to defend Stalingrad or in the enemy some time ago, these rockets have made extraordinary achievements."

But after hearing this, Lunev said disapprovingly: "The size of this rocket is so small, I can't see how much it can play in the battlefield."

Hearing Lunev say this, Vitkov immediately guessed that the other party used the 122mm rockets that were regularly installed by the Soviet army to compare, and quickly explained: "Comrade Military Commissioner, each of the 122mm rockets used by our army weighs 45.8-66 kilograms. It requires three people to load and cannot be carried by a single soldier. This rocket is 18.8 kilograms, and one person can carry one. A burly soldier can carry a single-tube launch tube and two rockets to the launch point alone, and then evacuate safely after attacking the enemy's key targets from a long distance."

Lunev only knew that Sokov's troops had achieved considerable results in the past days when they fought against the German army, but they did not expect that they would use such weapons that he looked down upon. He asked carefully: "So, do your troops who go deep behind enemy lines often carry such new rockets?"

"You are right. The troops we sent to move behind enemy lines usually carry a certain number of rockets, which will help them attack the enemy's key targets at a distance." Witkov introduced to Lunev: "Not long ago, the 41st Guard Division, which penetrated deep into the enemy's rear, used rockets to kill the German regiment of the Imperial Division. And also used this new rocket to severely damage the three SS divisions, which made the enemy now only hiding in Balvinkovo, and indeed dared not move."

In order to give the other party a more vivid understanding, Witkov also added: "Although you usually use single-tube or double-tube fire, if you want to take a large-scale attack on the enemy, you will only use a standard 12-tube fire. 12 fires at a time are equivalent to a howitzer battalion, and the fierce firepower formed is beyond the reach of ordinary artillery."

Knowing that this new rocket was the key to victory, Lunev's idea changed unknowingly. After he asked the two soldiers to put the rocket back to their original place, he continued to ask Witkov: "Will it be too few to place such an important place, just two sentries?"

"Don't worry, comrade of the military committee." Witkov said to Lunev with a smile: "Don't look at the door, there are only two sentries at the door, but there are several lurking sentries nearby. At the same time, there is a hidden fire point more than 30 meters ahead, and the muzzle of the machine gun is aimed at the direction of the door, so that if necessary, those enemies who attempt to rush into the warehouse will be eliminated."

On the way back to the command, Lunev continued to ask: "How many new rockets do we have now?"

"There are about two thousand," Witkov replied, "This is because the commander has a good relationship with the military industry department, so the superiors will deliver all the new rockets to us. If other troops also use this weapon, our inventory will be reduced by half."

When Lunev was still in Moscow, he knew that Sokov had a close relationship with Stalin's son Yakov. Not only were the two children's playmates, but after Yakov was captured in the early days of the war, Sokov personally led people to rescue him and saved the Supreme Commander's face. Just for this, Sokov could get a lot of things that others could not get.

Before leaving Moscow, Beria had a special conversation with Lunev and told him that after arriving in the army, he would find a way to establish a good relationship with Sokov, which would be very helpful to his future. Thinking of this, he asked Vitkov with a side face: "Comrade Chief of Staff, does the commander have a girlfriend?"

During the time when Vitkov was injured, he had served as the brigade commander of the infantry brigade and was naturally very familiar with Sokov's situation. Hearing Lunev's question, he nodded and replied, "Comrade Commander is already married."

"Are already married?" Lunev asked in surprise: "When did you get married?"

"Before the official start of the Stalingrad defense battle, the two registered at a marriage registration office in the city, and they were considered real couples."

Lunev felt that as Sokov's deputy, it was necessary to understand the other party's family situation, so he continued to ask: "Who is the woman and where is she now?"

"It's an assistant military doctor at the Field Hospital of the 41st Division of the Guards, named Asia."

"Assistant military doctor?" Lunev frowned: "So, does she often have to go to the position to perform surgery on the wounded?"

"According to regulations, military doctors need to go to the most intense places to fight and perform surgery on the injured." Witkov said: "But in order to take care of her, the hospital director asked her to stay in the hospital for surgery on the injured. There was also a female health worker named Ada in the camp."

"Ada?" Hearing this strange nickname, Lunev asked strangely: "Who is this female health officer? Why does the hospital director take care of her so much?" Lunev asked this for a reason. According to his idea, whether a man or a woman, the health officer has the need to rush to the fire to rescue the wounded during the battle. Why are there any special people?

When Vetkov heard Lunev's question, he realized that the other party might not know Ada's true identity, so he looked at him and said, "Comrade Military Commissioner, Ada is the daughter of Commander Rokosovsky. Protecting her safety is what we should do."
Chapter completed!