Seals Sub Rescue by S. M. Gunn
Author:S. M. Gunn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015-08-04T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 8
1020 ZULU
Officersâ Club
Northern Fleet Naval Infantry Brigade Base
Penchenga
Kola Peninsula
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Captain Lieutenant Vasili Rutil sat across the table from his old Spetsnaz unit commander. The officersâ club had a number of quiet alcoves where old comrades could sit and swap tales of past deeds and times gone by. For the lieutenant and Captain Rostov, some of the deeds they were speaking of had yet to be done.
âSo, Vasili,â Rostov said as he reached across the table and poured a drink. âYou have done very well in pulling the old squad together.â
âIt wasnât very hard, sir,â Rutil responded. âAs soon as they heard you had a mission, you couldnât keep them away. Frolik would have gone AWOL from his command if that transfer hadnât gone through.â
âFrolik is about as dependable and steadfast as the mountains themselves,â Rostov said with a chuckle.
âOnly to you, sir,â Rutil continued as he picked up his glass. âTo everyone else, heâs about as dependable as a bear with a toothache. About the same size as one too, come to think of it. You were the one who led that rescue mission against the mujahideen. Those Afghan women who staked him out wouldnât have left anything recognizable as human.â
âI was just sorry we couldnât have gotten all of the men out,â Rostov said regretfully.
âThat was the generalâs problem,â Vasili said bitterly. âHim, and those damned politicians.â
A long silence settled over the two men as they thought of the men they had left behind in the mountains of Afghanistan. The war had been a long and bloody one for both sides. After a few early successes, the Soviet Union had quickly found itself bogged down in a guerrilla war reminiscent of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
âWell, weâre going to have the last word over those people who sold this country out,â Rostov said, anger rising in his voice. âThose old women in the Politburo and the pet dogs they raised in rank in the military have no idea what it means to be a fighter in the front ranks.â
âBut are you sure this General Stankevich is the one you want to follow?â Vasili said in a low voice.
âHe will be as deeply involved as we are Vasili,â Rostov said in a conspiratorial tone. âThe only difference between us is that we shall be the ones in direct possession of the weapons and not him. I never intended to turn all of them over to him. If it comes down to a betrayal by anyone, we will still hold the upper hand. We can show these dogs what it means to have a will of iron, and a hand of one to match.â
âBut what of this KGB border officer he has put on to us?â Vasili asked.
âHe is exactly as Stankevich said he wasâa thug and nothing more. He has been a blot on the record of all good Soviets for long enough,â Rostov said in disgust. âAt least when we get rid of him, it will do some direct good.
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