Chapter 1327

When the division commanders got up and left one after another, tavartkilaze pushed the map in front of me, and then said: "Comrade commander, the strength of our group army is now divided into four parts: shumakov saw that xijerikov politely refused my arrangement, and his face showed an embarrassed expression. He opened his mouth, as if to explain something for himself, However, seeing that there were commanders whose ranks were much higher than his, knowing that it was not appropriate to speak for himself at this time, he kept silent wisely“ Comrade Colonel, "I feel a little uncomfortable when I see that shijerikov wants to reject the candidate I have arranged for him. But on second thought, he must have seen that shumakov's rank was too low, and he was afraid that the other party would not be competent for the post of battalion commander, so he declined me in public. Having figured this out, I patiently explained to him, "Comrade shumakov turned out to be a close guard. I heard that shumakov had won the red flag medal. Everyone's eyes focused on him to see if he was wearing the medal. Just when I saw that there was nothing on his military coat and I was a little disappointed, I suddenly heard tavartkilaze say to him in an encouraging tone: "Comrade shumakov, please untie your military coat and let us see your medal." Instead of immediately following his orders, shumakov turned to me and looked at me, the most senior commander present, for advice. When I nodded my approval, he unbuttoned his overcoat and opened it. I saw him wearing not just one medal on his chest, but three. In addition to the red flag medal, there are also the medal for the defense of Stalingrad and the second class medal for the patriotic war. Tavartkiraze, seeing the medal on his chest, nodded with satisfaction, then turned and asked sjerykov, "well, comrade Colonel, do you want him to be the commander of the third battalion as well? If you don't agree, I'll arrange for him to take up the same position in other divisions. "“ Yes, yes! " Shejerikov immediately nodded desperately, fearing that tavartkilaze would assign the commander recommended by me to other troops if he reacted a little slower“ Comrade commander, I think it is most appropriate for Comrade shumakov to assume the post of commander of the Third Battalion. " Tavartkilaze and I looked at each other with a smile, and then solemnly said to shejerikov, "well, comrade Colonel, since you have no objection, shumakov will be the commander of the Third Battalion of the 309th regiment of the guards from now on." After thanking tavartkilaze, shejerikov came up to me again and said sincerely, "Comrade commander, I have a request. I don't know whether to say it or not."“ Colonel, we are all old acquaintances. You can say anything you want I understand the character of chejerikov and know that he will never ask too much, so I said generously, "as long as I can do it, I will promise." Shejerikov turned to look at shumakov, who was buttoning his overcoat. He was a little embarrassed and said to me, "Comrade shumakov is now the commander of the Third Battalion, but he is still a second lieutenant. Do you think he can..." Although xiejerikov didn't finish what he said, I had guessed what he meant, so I nodded and said, "Captain, I know what you mean. Do you want me to promote shumakov. Well, in any case, our group army has never had a second lieutenant as a battalion commander, so let's promote him to major. " When he heard that I had promoted him to a new rank, Jerry cofton was very happy. However, shumarkov was surprised, because more than an hour ago, I said that he would be promoted to a captain, but now he would be promoted directly to a major, which is equivalent to four grades in a row. Tavartkilaze saw that shejerikov seemed to want to continue to talk, and he quickly stopped him. He said a little impolitely: "Hello, comrade Colonel, since you have the choice of battalion commander, go back to the army quickly to arrange the defense. There may be a fierce battle tomorrow." Before shejerikov left, shumakov came up to me, raised his hand and saluted me solemnly. Then he said firmly, "thank you, comrade commander. I will return your trust with practical actions in the battle. " I nodded, then turned my mouth to razumeyeva's position, and said, "OK, major shumakov, you're leaving soon. Take the time to say goodbye to razumeyeva. You are so separated today that I don't know what to wait for when we meet next time. " I turned and patted tavartkilaze on the arm and said, "come on, chief, let's go back to the headquarters." With that, I lifted my legs and walked into the building.