Chapter 17: An International Peace Medal?

  He Lüxiao, it's actually He Lüxiao! The person who awards himself medals is this infamous Comrade He Lüxiao! Chu Si Nan was so depressed, having come to this era for such a long time, he wanted to see those famous generals who were renowned during World War II, but not one of them appeared. Instead, the first person he met was this notorious good-for-nothing.

  At this time, He Luoxiao looked still very young, but the top of his head was already "poor and washed out". Chu Si Nan thought to himself that it was probably because this guy's thick skin had developed a strong root system, which had spread to the top of his head, affecting the growth of his hair. This guy looked pale and chubby, standing on stage like this, he did look spirited, but the military uniform covering his slightly fat body really didn't dare to be praised.

  "Just like a pig..." Chu Si Nan muttered to himself, but suddenly remembered an old joke he saw online and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Comrade Chu Si Nan, come on, hurry up and get on stage." He Lu Xiao Fu said with a warm smile.

  He Lüxiao's gentle tone made Chu Sannan's skin crawl. In that era, who didn't know that this guy was a thoroughgoing great power chauvinist, an arrogant and unreasonable dictator who thought he was superior to everyone else? But now he's pretending to be approachable and amiable, which is truly chilling.

  However, Chu Si Nan knew that since he had come to this era of the Soviet Union, the person in front of him was absolutely not to be offended, at least not for now. He still needed to get close to him and make use of him to rise to power. Ah, thinking of using him, Chu Si Nan's mind suddenly became active. The man in front of him was a professional politician, a lieutenant general who specialized in political work, and was one of Stalin's trusted men. In the Soviet Union that had just experienced the Great Purge, most military leaders were unwilling to offend him. Most importantly, he didn't understand military affairs but coveted war achievements. If Chu Si Nan could let him taste some success, he believed this guy would absolutely trust him.

  Seeing He Lu Xiao Fu waving at himself again, Chu Si Nan had to put down his chaotic thoughts and quickly walked up onto the stage.

  "Comrade Chu Si-nan," said He Luo-xiao, a short man who looked even shorter than Chu Si-nan by a head as he stood before him. He slightly raised his head and gazed at Chu's face, saying: "The Supreme Command of the Soviet Union, in recognition of your international revolutionary spirit and your heroic deeds in the previous stage of the war, has appointed me to represent it in presenting you with an International Peace Medal, as a token of reward."

  He said, handing over a red brocade box from his hand.

  Chu Si Nan hastily took it over with both hands, but in his heart he cursed, "Damn it, what's this International Peace Medal? When did Old Su come up with such a medal? Won't it be specially prepared for me? Then what's the point of getting this medal? Moreover, the name is 'International' Peace Medal, does Old Su start thinking about international things from now on? This is too early."

  Cursing in his heart, Chu Si Nan still wore a smile on his face and gave a military salute to the comrade who was awarding himself a medal.

  "Bang, bang, bang..." Until Chu Si Nan received the award, He Luo Xiao Fu was the first to applaud for him, and following his "beat", the venue suddenly echoed with thunderous applause again.

  The applause lasted for a while before He Lüxiao raised his hands, and with this action, the entire venue suddenly fell silent.

  "Comrades, I have another piece of news to share with you," He Ruxiao said with evident satisfaction, clearing his throat. "Under the influence of Comrade Chu Si-nan's heroic deeds, a large number of progressive and ambitious international friends who are determined to fight against fascist Germany to the end have emerged in our country. Just as I arrived, Great Leader Stalin had already received many letters from such volunteers asking to join the war effort. In light of this, our Supreme Command has decided to form several special units composed of international friends, and Comrade Chu Si-nan has volunteered to join the unit formed by Chinese friends - the 88th Reconnaissance Brigade, a truly Chinese brigade..."

  "It's finally here." Chu Si Nan felt helpless in his heart. He wasn't unwilling to fight side by side with his Chinese comrades, but he knew that if he joined that team, he would accomplish nothing. History had already given him clear evidence. Although the 88th Brigade performed bravely in the Soviet-German War and achieved great results, after the war, their achievements were intentionally downplayed and erased by the Soviet government. If it weren't for those who truly understood that period of history, perhaps no one would know that on the Soviet-German battlefield during World War II, there was once a brave Chinese brigade. Chu Si Nan knew even more clearly that as long as he entered that unit, it would be difficult for him to contact high-ranking officials in the Soviet military again, let alone establish his own prestige and power within the Soviet military. If he couldn't do these things, no matter how great his achievements were or how outstanding his performance was during the war, once the war ended, everything he had done would be buried, and if things went wrong, he might even end up like Kukli, meeting a miserable end on the execution ground. Although Chu Si Nan wasn't one of the best special forces soldiers, he possessed the unyielding determination that was essential for special forces soldiers. As long as things hadn't reached the final step, and the outcome of the gamble hadn't been revealed, he wouldn't give up. He would continue to fight, and this opportunity to fight was right in front of him, on the body of the person he disliked the most, Piao Pi.

  Chu Si Nan, lost in thought, didn't hear the rest of He Lu Xiao's brilliant speech. When he snapped back to attention, Comrade Pu Pi had already finished his performance amidst thunderous applause and was walking past him towards the door.

  "Comrade He Luoxiao!" Chu Sina hastily shouted, rushing two steps forward, wanting to catch up, but was blocked by two Soviet soldiers with live ammunition. It was clear that this was He Luoxiao's guard.

  "Oh, Comrade Chusonan, do you have anything else to say?" Heoruxiaof turned around, looked at him in surprise, and then continued, "Oh, are you worried that you can't find your unit? Don't worry, I've already spoken with General Yershakov about it. He'll arrange for a plane to take you back to Moscow, the newly formed 88th Brigade is still stationed there."

  "No, I have some things I'd like to discuss with Comrade He Luoxiao in person," said Chu Sina.

  "Oh, is it important?" He Lu Xiao furrowed his brow and said, "If it's not important, I can..."

  "Very important Comrade He Lüxiao, it's about the current battle situation." Chu Sina hastily said.

  "Ah," He Luo Xiao raised his eyebrows and said absent-mindedly, "Comrade Chu Si Nan, you know that I'm not in charge of military operations. If you have any matters related to the military, you can go and discuss with the 88th Brigade..."

  "Comrade He Luo Xiao, I don't have time, the situation doesn't allow me to return to Moscow for a layer-by-layer report." Chu Si Nan said directly, "According to my calculations, at most in the next two days, the fascist German army will launch another comprehensive attack. This time they will take Smolensk as the main direction of attack. If the High Command doesn't make a response measure in time, not only will our Smolensk fall into their hands, I'm afraid that the two armies stationed there now will also be surrounded and wiped out!"

  It's not that I don't know the name of the celebrity, but to avoid mentioning it, this kind of situation will happen from time to time in the future, please forgive me, dear readers.