"Let more than two thousand soldiers of the second regiment of the independent regiment become miners?" Yevlov was a little surprised, "They are our strategic reserves, are they going to be miners?" ”

"That's right! In terms of labor alone, it is difficult for elderly villagers and women to bear the intensity of labor. In addition to fighting in the war, the side business of the elite troops is to cultivate potatoes, and it is necessary for the 5,000 soldiers of the two independent regiments who have recently joined us to engage in miners' work. After all, the arsenal cannot interrupt production! ”

"That's true, but ......"

Yang Mingzhi paused for a moment and said slowly: "It's normal for you to have concerns, we formed an independent regiment and counted on them to fight." In particular, the core personnel of the 2nd Independent Regiment were the Black Bear Guerrilla Brigade, a group of guerrilla fighters who had been circling the forest with the Germans for a year, and they were not willing to take the initiative to fight the Germans. ”

"Yes."

"The guerrilla fighter Medvedev, who he brought out, was selected to have only three hundred combatants. In addition to these 300 soldiers, the rest of the 2nd Regiment of the Independent Regiment were all former prisoners. The composition of this force also determines that they cannot become the elite in our hands! ”

Is this the commander's confession? Yevlov asked coldly, "You never used them as elite troops?" ”

"Do you think they might be the elite?" Yang Mingzhi asked rhetorically.

At this point, Yevlov's face shook slightly, he sat up straight, and actually shouted a big truth: "In our Soviet Union, according to the regulations, Soviet citizens who defect to the enemy should be shot!" However, reality drove us not to do so, and these Red Army soldiers who surrendered to the Germans, we support them to return to the ranks of the Red Army and continue to fight against the invaders. ”

"It's very pragmatic! If the Ministry of Internal Affairs really shot all the traitors, it would be tantamount to cutting off the confidence of millions of captured soldiers to return, and if it is not good, they can still become the diehards of the German army! ”

Yevlov nodded: "In this case, Yerentina told me very clearly. So you support the rearmament of the Romanians who have come to us, and she actually supports it. I had a close relationship with her, and I admired the woman's insight. If she wasn't a woman, I'm afraid the commander of the 284th Guards Division would have let him do it. ”

"The 284th Division does not have a division commander at the moment! You, the division commander, have been promoted to deputy commander of the group army! Listen to what you mean, you really want her to be the teacher?! ”

Yang Mingzhi asked this step by step, and Yevlov really laughed and muttered: "There is no precedent for a woman to be a division commander in the Soviet Union!" ”

"Indeed, before 1942, there was no precedent in the Soviet Union for a woman to be a divisional commissar."

At this, Yevlov was shocked. "Berekov, what do you mean by that?"

"What do you mean, are you what you mean?"

"I ...... But ......"

Yang Mingzhi shook his head: "Our current habit of mobilizing troops is to draw out regimental-sized troops to participate in the war. We have the title of Army Group, and the strength of the troops is exactly equivalent to the 1941 version of the integrated division. For the time being, the 284th Division will not have a division commander! Comrade Yelentina is a pillar of our army, and her fighting spirit and loyalty to the country deserve our respect. She is now in full charge of the affairs of the 284th Guards Division, and I think it is necessary for us to allow her to work on it for a long time. There are many precedents for political commissars to serve as military commanders. So ......"

Yevlov smiled again, and he raised his hand, "Okay, you're still talking so subtlely. Perhaps she will become the first female division commander in our army, and she must prove that she has the ability to serve as a division commander with practical work. ”

In the future, it is already common for women to serve as generals in the army, such as various parliaments in European countries, and the proportion of female parliamentarians is also increasing, which can be regarded as a kind of humanistic progress. During the Tsarist era, infantry battalions consisted of only a few female soldiers, and their commanders were often men. But at present, even in the Soviet Union, which boasted that it had liberated tens of millions of women, it still believed that the most suitable female soldiers were grassroots field nurses and signal soldiers. In this Great Patriotic War, more than a million women served as female soldiers, and they were basically grassroots soldiers.

Perhaps, in this era, Yerenkina can make new history. Thinking about it carefully, this is possible, she is already the political commissar of the division, so what's wrong with being the commander of the division. What's more, now she is indeed performing the work of the commander of the 284th Guards Division.

"Let's move on to the Independent Regiment!" Yang Mingzhi pulled the topic back again, "On this issue, Yelenkina said very reasonably. Our two separate regiments, the composition of which is basically a former renegade. When they enlisted, they had already sworn to fight for their country, but they did not choose to live and die with the position, and they surrendered shamefully! Such traitors are difficult to trust, and I think you will find it difficult to fully believe their oath to fight for the USSR again. ”

"That's right! After all, they were traitors! ”

"In our ranks, the men of the 3rd Regiment of the 284th Guards Division, they were all traitors. They atone for their past treachery through bloody battles, and they have gained the trust of our grassroots fighters!

As for these separate regiments, especially the second regiment of the independent regiment, their situation is also very special. I'll be blunt, when Medvedev ordered his men to threaten me with a rifle with a black hole, I wanted to kill him instinctively. ”

"I've heard about it." "The situation was still dangerous! That man was reluctant to join our army at first, preferring to hide in the forest. ”

"So can such a unit be regarded as an elite? Their will to fight is debatable, which is why I planned to put this force in the mine area. Because it was the most remote area of the entire guerrilla republic. ”

"That's what you planned!" Yevlov suddenly realized, "This unit has not yet gone to the station where they should go!" Judging by their poor training, it is impossible for these troops to be an elite, and even walk ten kilometers and go out of breath. Now that the rain has stopped, it's time for them to head to the station. ”

"Their bodies are still too weak. Ten kilometers of marching can be out of breath, but our elite soldiers can carry twenty kilograms of equipment and run up to fifty kilometers a day! Yang Mingzhi knocked on the table when he said that he was excited, "So they should mine even more!" Our army does not raise soldiers, and since they eat more than five kilograms of potatoes a day, they should dedicate enough labor to be worthy of the huge amount of food input! Besides, mining is also a punishment for their rebellion! Especially that Medvedev, he had to take the lead in picking up the draft axe and putting on a gas mask, which was also a punishment for his once ordered to resist the incorporation of our army! ”

The meeting between the chief and deputy commanders is like a casual conversation, and its content is also wonderful. The conversation between the two was actually public, and the staff officers could hear the general idea, and in the daily small talk, the essence was deliberately written down in a small book, and then quickly handed over to Salinchkin and Yerentina.

Naturally, this includes content about Yerenkina.

That night, Salinchkin received a "secret letter" from a young member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that is, about the conversation between the two commanders.

Salinchkin not only knew about the radar, but was full of expectations for the operation of the radar. However, it was the list of radar soldiers selected by Berekov that made him a little curious. Perya Lyuna, this girl is an international student in China, and it is not surprising that Berekov prefers her. But it was that Anna Solkina who intuitively told Salinchkin that this female soldier was anything but simple! As for Solkina's identity, a secret investigation began.

In addition, isn't the most intriguing part of this conversation about Yerenkina? As for the transfer of the Separate Regiment, it was a military matter, and Salinchkin had no opinion, and he was surprised by the attitude of the two commanders towards Yerentina herself.

Salinchkin's forehead was covered with sweat, and his bald head was shiny with oil lamps.

He said to himself: "Haha, Yelenkina, your two comrades-in-arms are recommending you to become the full-time division commander." Internal affairs units such as the 284th Guards Division were led by members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. So, I also officially recommend you? No! Unless you can impress me in my future work. ”