At the entrance of the division headquarters, four soldiers with submachine guns and steel helmets, and a second lieutenant with a large-brimmed hat, walked up and down in front of them.

Before I could reach the door, the second lieutenant had already seen me, and hurriedly trotted all the way to me, saluted and reported: "Comrade division commander, Ensign Peskov on duty reports to you that the commanders of the meeting have arrived and are waiting for you inside." Come on in! After speaking, he leaned to the side and made a gesture of invitation with his hands.

I nodded, didn't speak, and followed the second lieutenant into the headquarters.

When I stepped into the threshold, I saw that the room was already full of people, with colonel-level commanders on either side of the table, and then sitting against the wall in the back, most of them were captain-level commanders, probably battalion commanders and the like.

When I entered the door, Captain Boroda hurried over and led me to the center and sat down, and he sat down on my left hand side. Then he leaned into my ear and whispered, "Major Oshanina, everyone is here, can we have a meeting?" ”

As I entered, the commanders who had been talking to each other fell silent and turned their eyes to me. I nodded at Boroda and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's have a meeting." ”

Boroda stood up and shouted to the commanders in the room, "Please be quiet, we have a meeting now." First of all, I would like to ask you to confirm the identity of me and Major Oshanina. He took out a boxy piece of paper from his pocket, opened it, handed it to a lieutenant colonel next to him, and continued: "This is an order signed by the commander of the Front, General Meretskov." Major Oshanina was appointed Acting Commander of the 378th Infantry Division, Captain Boroda. That is, myself, who held the post of acting chief of staff of the division. ”

The order was circulated in the hands of the colonel-level commander who was sitting around the table. It's back in the hands of Boroda. He folded the order and put it back in his pocket, and continued: "Now that you have confirmed our identity, I will now invite the acting division commander, Major Oshanina, to speak to you. With that, he sat down.

My eyes scanned the commanders in the room, and in their expressions I saw dissatisfaction, disdain, and even hostility. It is no wonder that two little-known middle-level officers actually held the positions of division commander and division chief of staff respectively, and the division commander was still a female officer. No one will be convinced.

My mind was racing, thinking about how to speak to my subordinates, who were equal to me, or even higher than me. Although I am the acting division commander, it is simply impossible to get their recognition and respect with my military rank. If I don't have prestige in the army, and I can't get out of the command headquarters if I say it, how can this battle be fought. So what we need to do now is to find a way to suppress them. Let them feel a sense of awe for me, so that they can quickly establish their prestige in the teacher.

I put my hands on the edge of the table and slowly stood together, my eyes scanning the room again. Only then did he unhurriedly introduce his resume to them: "Comrade commander, hello! I'll start by introducing myself, my name is Oshanina. Prior to serving as acting commander of the 378th Infantry Division, I was a battalion commander in the 327th Division. Maybe the people here. To me such a major, and a female major. He was not convinced to take up the post of division commander of this division. ……”

Speaking of this, I heard someone snort, and when I followed the sound, it turned out to be a lieutenant colonel in his forties, judging by his age, he should be the commander of a certain regiment. I ignored him and continued to talk about it on my own: "In order for everyone to know me more clearly, it is necessary for me to introduce my resume to you. After I joined the army, I worked as an anti-aircraft machine gunner at a railway club near Smolensk, and after being wounded in battle, I went to Leningrad to recuperate, and in the hospital, I was awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Medal of Bravery by the commander of the Front at that time, Marshal Voroshilov. Look, it's these two. "Speaking of which, I also deliberately pointed out the two medals on my chest to everyone.

"In September 1941, after I was discharged from the hospital, I went to the Pulkovo Heights and served as the platoon commander of an anti-aircraft machine gun platoon. In battle, for his outstanding performance, he was directly promoted to lieutenant by the newly appointed commander of the Front, General Zhukov. ……”

"From September last year to now, I have been promoted from lieutenant to major, which is really fast." The lieutenant colonel suddenly interjected just now, and his yin and yang weird tone immediately caused a burst of laughter from the other commanders.

I glanced at him dissatisfied, and ignoring the buzzing that began to sound in the room, I said to myself: "After the beginning of the defense of Moscow, I followed General Zhukov to Moscow. After Comrade Zhukov became the commander of the Western Front, I became his liaison officer and was responsible for liaison between the headquarters and the 5th and 16th armies. During the siege of Borodino, the commander of the army group, General Lelyusshank, was wounded, and I once acted as commander and commanded the troops to launch a counteroffensive against the Germans and regain the Porodino region in one fell swoop. In recognition of my bravery and achievements, Comrade Stalin personally awarded me the rank of major. "I deliberately postponed the award of the rank of major until after the Battle of Borodino, so that the promotion of the Supreme Commander would seem more real and convincing. As soon as I mentioned that Stalin had personally conferred on me the rank of major, the room, which had been a bit noisy, fell silent, and only the sound of breathing and my conversation could be heard.

"In the middle of the campaign, I was transferred to the 315th Division of General Panfilov to assist him in commanding operations. After the death of General Panfilov, the 316th Division was awarded the honorary title of 8th Guards Division, and I became the first commander of the Guards Division, and at the same time the rank was promoted to lieutenant colonel by Comrade Stalin, and the second Order of the Red Banner was also awarded. ”

Intrigued by my legendary resume, everyone looked at me intently as I continued to tell my story: "...... Before the start of the great counteroffensive under Moscow, I was appointed chief of staff of the newly formed 20th Army, and the rank was promoted to major general by Comrade Stalin. "Those who heard about my experience before. The reaction when I learned that I had been awarded the rank of major general by Stalin was a gasp. Speaking of which. I paused deliberately to see how those present reacted. The results are not surprising. Another collective gasp. The effect was immediate, and the original expressions of disdain, dissatisfaction, and even hostility disappeared, and were replaced by awe of me.

"I guess everyone saw it in the war report, so I won't repeat it. Perhaps many of you here are curious and want to find out what I think I am now, a major, not a major general. Seeing the commanders in the room nodding their heads, I solved the mystery for them: "The reason why I was demoted from major general to major. Because I killed a group of Germans who laid down their arms in the village of Petrishevo. Commanders, do you know what kind of Germans I killed? ”

The lieutenant colonel was very cooperative and asked, "Who are these Germans?" ”

I now think of the Germans, who are inferior to the beasts, and I still hate them with gritted teeth, and I gritted my teeth and said, "We took a heroine named Zoya, tortured her, and hanged her." Her body hung on the gallows in the village for two months, and in this way, the fascist bandits did not spare her, and cut her body to shreds with knives. After I captured these Germans, I saw the terrible state of Zoya. For a while, he couldn't help but order all these captives to be killed. ……”

"Smack!" There was a crisp slap on the table beside him, and Captain Boroda stood up with fire in his eyes, and said loudly, "Good kill, these two-legged brutes." They must not be spared. If it were me, I would have killed them all. Judging from his excited expression, nine times out of ten, he had encountered a similar situation.

I made a gesture. He motioned for him to sit down, and then said, "Because of this killing of prisoners." I was demoted to a major, but I don't regret the decision I made at the time. Comrade Lieutenant is right. For this kind of two-legged brute, we must not be polite, and we must not let go of any of them if we kill as many as we want. Speaking of which, I also deliberately added, "When Comrade Stalin learned the real reason for my killing of the prisoners, he directly issued an order to the commanders and fighters of the Western Front: all officers and men of the 332nd Regiment of the German Army who were captured were to be shot on the spot, and we would not accept their surrender." As soon as I finished speaking, the room burst into thunderous applause. I smiled and looked at the applauding commanders in front of me, knowing in my heart that they were not applauding me, but for Stalin's command. But I've somewhat accomplished some of my goals, at least they're no longer so repulsive about me.

As soon as the applause stopped, I said, "Next, I would like to ask the acting chief of staff, Captain Boroda, to introduce his own resume." With that, I sat down.

When Boroda introduced himself to everyone, the commanders in the room were silent, perhaps after listening to what I just said, they knew in their hearts that the person who could serve as a division-level commander was definitely not an ordinary person, so there was such a change in attitude.

When Captain Boroda finished speaking, it was my turn to speak. I took out the letter written by Lieutenant Colonel Samoilov to Ulanova and circulated it to everyone again, and when the letter was returned to my hand, I raised the letter in my hand and said bitterly: "Comrades commanders, when I saw this love letter, I was very angry. A division-level commander thinks not about how to command the troops to fight every day, but about how to seduce young and beautiful female fighters all day long. I also heard that the female soldiers serving in the 378th Infantry Division, whether they were tanks, signal soldiers, cooks, typists, and hygienists, could not escape the harassment of their superiors. Comrades, commanders, think about it, when you see such a commander, the soldiers will definitely have doubts about their beliefs, can such a unit win the battle? The commanders are all indulged in wine, but let the soldiers shed blood and sacrifice, such commanders, can the soldiers die for them? ”

Listening to my words, many of the commanders present bowed their heads in shame. I estimate that these people have a bad record of harassing female subordinates, but this is an extraordinary period, and the command of the troops is still inseparable from these old people, so my criticism of them is that the thunder is heavy and the rain is small: "Forget about the past, from today onwards, as long as I am still the commander of this division, I will not allow the harassment of female subordinates to happen again." Did you hear me clearly? When I asked the last sentence, I raised my voice.

"I hear you." The people in the room replied unevenly.

"But, Comrade Division." The lieutenant colonel asked, "We are all normal men and have normal needs, how can this be solved?" ”

"What's your name? Comrade Lieutenant Colonel. I looked at him with my eyes and asked coldly.

He stood up abruptly, straightened up and replied: "Report to Comrade Division Commander, my name is Sholov, and I am the commander of the 1134th Regiment. ”

I raised my hand and pressed him down, motioned for him to sit down, and said, "I just ask you not to harass the female soldiers in the division, you must know that they are all your sisters, and your responsibility is to care for them and take care of them, not to bully them." If you want to find a woman," I hesitated for a moment, but I still got what came to mind: "The Germans also have female soldiers, and it is not up to you to decide what to do with them after they are captured by you." In the future, when we go to Berlin, countless German beauties are not at your disposal. ”

"Comrade division commander, you must know that we are still discussing how to resist the German attack, but you told us that you were going to fight to Berlin."

I propped my elbows on the table, crossed my fingers under my chin, looked at him and said coldly: "Lieutenant Colonel Sholov, do you think that we cannot defeat the Germans?" I would like to remind you here that you are defeatist, and on that basis I can send you to a court-martial. ”

My words frightened Sholov's face pale, and the sweat on his forehead couldn't stop flowing down, and he took out a handkerchief and explained while wiping the sweat: "Comrade division commander, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that. I have no doubt that we will be able to defeat the Germans. I ......"

Seeing that Sholov was subduing me, I stopped talking nonsense with him, turned to Captain Boroda and said: "Comrade Acting Chief of Staff, have you received any operational orders from the headquarters that need to be conveyed to the commanders?" ”

Boroda whispered to me: "Comrade division commander, I have an opinion about you, how can you let them dispose of those captured German female soldiers casually?" This will make them make mistakes. ”

I said disapprerovingly, "Let's find a time to talk about this alone, and you can convey the orders of your superiors to everyone first." ”

Boroda nodded, stood up, took out a folded document from his pocket, opened it and said loudly: "Comrade commanders, please keep quiet, I will now convey to you the combat order of the Front Command. (To be continued......)

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