artillery arc

Chapter 648 Reunion

Lieutenant General Eugene finally had enough and turned his gaze to the building next to the beech tree.

Compared to the beech trees, the building is in better condition, but it is still uninhabitable. The broken windows can’t keep out the wind and rain. It’s OK in the summer, but in the winter, people living in the house will probably freeze to death.

Lieutenant General Eugene was suddenly a little surprised, and asked Katya, "How did you spend the winter?"

"The neighbors nearby took turns to take me in. The people of Prosen knew that Grandpa Panjielai had a little kid who helped run errands, so no one dared to let me stay for long." Katya answered truthfully.

Lieutenant General Eugene patted Katya's head again and said, "Don't worry, the church has come up with the army's support troops. With my letter, you can go to the church cafeteria to eat, and they will also give you new clothes."

With that Eugene headed towards the stairs of the house.

Katya: "Are you going home?"

Eugene: "Yeah, I'm going to go home and check. Did the Plossoms search my house?"

"I don't remember. This house has been abandoned for a long time. I will hide in it when it rains. Many places on the first floor are quite comfortable on rainy days."

Eugene nodded slightly and walked into the stairwell.

The first floor was the same as he remembered, with mailboxes of the residents lined up next to the upward stairs.

He found the mailbox with 201 on it and opened it, but of course he found nothing.

Eugene closed the mailbox and went up the stairs.

The stairwell on the second floor had a hole punched in it by a cannon, and the door of unit 201 was ajar.

When Eugene pushed the door, a lot of dust fell off it. It was like he had opened a door to the past, and everything inside the door remained the same as when he left home.

Even the picture frames covering the chest of drawers remain in their original state.

"There was no thief." Eugene muttered in surprise.

Katya, who followed in, replied: "The thieves have been recruited by the Prosen people. They are only busy robbing the rich and will not come to places like this."

Eugene: "Where are all these 'fake soldiers' now?"

"Followed the Plossoms."

Katya finished speaking, and the guard followed up: "It seems that the inquisitors are arresting these traitors to the motherland with the help of local people. The first batch of traitors will be publicly hanged tonight."

Eugene nodded: "Very good, we must deal with them severely and never let any traitor go, otherwise it would be too unfair to the guerrillas who persisted in fighting in the occupied areas."

After saying that, he came to the chest of drawers, turned over the upside-down photo frame on it, and looked at the slightly yellowed photo in the frame.

Katya climbed onto a chair in the room and stood up holding the backrest to see the person in the photo clearly, and asked: "Is this your wife?"

"Yes, my late wife."

"Why didn't you take the photos away?" the little girl asked again.

Lieutenant General Eugene: "Because I didn't expect to survive."

After that, he picked up the photo frame, put away the stand behind it, and handed it to the guard: "Hold it for me."

"Yes."

Lieutenant General Eugene continued to walk into the room.

Katya asked curiously: "Don't you have any children?"

"My wife died during childbirth, and the child was not saved. After that, I was decadent for a long time, drinking heavily, and playing cards with Ivan in the next block. The parish priest tried to persuade me to return to the right path, but failed.

"Then Anastasia came along and pushed me back on track and encouraged me to work my way up to the position of mine manager."

Eugene said as he paced around the room.

“I made this chest of drawers myself not long after I met Anastasia. Anastasia was always there to pass me water and wipe my sweat.

"I measured the chest of drawers using the markings used in the mines, and Anastasia said it looked like it was made by a miner.

"Then I made this table, and the chair you're standing on, Katya!"

Katya: "Was there nothing in the room when you married your ex-wife?"

Eugene: "Of course not. These are all new things. I put the old furniture in the warehouse over there. At that time, I thought that since I was starting a new life, I should make more furniture so that I wouldn't think about her every day.

"It may not be fair to her, but...but I need to move on. Do you think I'm a wimp?"

Katya: "I'm only seven years old, Uncle Eugene, is it appropriate to ask me this question?"

Eugene smiled and continued with his thoughts: "At that time, I could never have imagined that one day I would become a general, a lieutenant general, and lead an entire army.

“I only know how to mine.”

At this time, the guard's voice came from downstairs: "Which unit are you from? Comrade, you can't go over there. The army commander is upstairs!"

Eugene turned around, walked to the living room window in three steps, and shouted to the people below: "Don't try to be special. Are you turning a deaf ear to the words of the military bishop?"

"Eugene?" a female voice came from downstairs. "Eugene, is that you?"

Eugene stopped talking abruptly, and looked down in disbelief. At the end of his sight, the female soldier wearing a boat hat was looking up.

The female soldier wore a camouflage cape used by snipers, carried a Tokarev semi-automatic rifle, and wore medals on the chest of her uniform like male soldiers. Judging from the medals, she should have participated in the Battle of Abavakhan last year and killed at least 20 Prosen invaders.

"Anatasia?" Eugene muttered.

"Eugene!" The female soldier ran, passed the sentry and rushed into the corridor.

Lieutenant General Eugene also turned and ran towards the door. As soon as he opened the door and rushed to the stairwell, before he went downstairs, he met the eyes of the female soldier.

Anastasia: "I thought... I thought it was just the same name! After all, the serial number is wrong!"

It is very common for the Ants to have the same name, even if the father's name is counted, there are still a lot of people with the same name.

Eugene: "I...I've been asking around for your whereabouts, but Ant is too big and the situation is too chaotic, so I can't find out anywhere."

Silence suddenly fell.

Because both of them have a lot to say, they don't know which one to say first.

Finally, Eugene rushed downstairs and hugged the girl.

The girl responded by putting her hands under his armpits and hugging his broad back tightly.

Eugene: "I miss you every day when you're not around."

"me too."

At this time, the chief of staff of the army group, Andrei, came over in a jeep. As soon as he stopped the car, he asked, "Where is the commander?"

The sentry pointed to the dilapidated building: "Upstairs."

Andre nodded, strode into the corridor, but suddenly stopped and stopped the staff officer who was about to move forward.

The staff officer looked puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Chief of Staff Andrei hissed, "Give the commander some time."

The staff officer tilted his head and glanced over Chief of Staff Andre's shoulder, then immediately nodded in understanding.

Eugene let go of the girl and looked at Chief of Staff Andre: "I'm done here, what's going on?"

Chief of Staff Andrei: "I checked the situation at the cinema. There is no problem with setting up the headquarters there. Also, the front headquarters sent a telegram asking about our progress."

"Give me the telegram."

Andrei dropped his blocking hand and gestured to the staff officer, who hurriedly took out the telegram from his briefcase, ran up the stairs and handed it to Eugene.

Eugene glanced at the telegram and said loudly: "Reply to the front headquarters, our troops are unimpeded, and except for the 77th Infantry Division, the other infantry divisions have collapsed."

Chief of Staff Andre: "Should I add a comment on the quality of the enemy's infantry divisions after the 15th wave? For example, the divisions in the 20th wave were very poor in terms of both personnel quality and weapons and equipment."

Eugene thought for a moment and said, "You can mention it, saying that we will submit a detailed written report later. It will include the results of the interrogation of the prisoners by the Tribunal."

"Okay." Andrei gestured to the staff officer again, "Then we'll leave first. You can go to the cinema after you're done."

Eugene: "Are there any copies of the films that the Plossoms showed?"

"Yes, the angry locals intended to destroy the film reels, but the priests lurking in the cinema stopped them, saying that they were precious historical documents," Andre replied.

"Very good, pack these up and give them to the front headquarters. Maybe the general can think of some clever uses for them."

Andre saluted, then turned around and ran away with his staff.

Anastasia spoke at this time: "You actually became a lieutenant general and the commander of the front."

Eugene: "Don't you know you're under my command?"

"I don't belong to the 63rd Army. Our 2nd Sniper Division belongs to the 8th Guards Infantry Army, and our combat zone is next to yours."

"then you……"

Anastasia: "I got 'lost' here, with my good friend. Isn't it normal to get separated from the troops during a pursuit like this? So I have to return to my unit, otherwise they will put me on the list of missing in action."

Eugene: "Do you need me to write a letter explaining the situation?"

Anastasia smiled: "An army commander wrote a letter to a corporal to explain the situation? No, no, dear, I'm leaving. Let's have a good reunion after this battle is over!"

Eugene: "The 2nd Sniper Division of the 8th Guards Infantry Army. I remember that."

"You don't have to remember it, because it will definitely be easier to find you as the army commander. I will find you. Well, goodbye." Anastasia waved gently, then turned around and left with light steps.

The guard came up to Lieutenant General Eugene and asked him in confusion: "Why don't you keep her? With your current position, it should be easy to do so."

Eugene: "Because Ant's mother hasn't been liberated yet, isn't that natural? So it's not the time to talk about a love affair. Not yet."

Katya: "I think one day is fine."

Lieutenant General Eugene glanced at the little girl and said, "If I hadn't seen you, I would probably think so. What's wrong with just relaxing for a day? But not now, Katya, not now! As long as there is an inch of land that has not been liberated, as long as the Proson Empire still exists, it will not work!"

(End of this chapter)