The German troops suffered a night attack and paid a huge price. They were worried that if they continued to stay here, they might be attacked by the Soviet army at night, so after dawn, they packed up their things and retreated westward in a hurry.
Paulkoski was quite satisfied with the sneak attack he commanded. He said in front of the battalion commander, Captain Vasily: "Comrade battalion commander, if we carry not sixty rockets, but two hundred
pieces, or even three hundred. Then after last night's attack, the German infantry division will be severely weakened."
"Comrade Captain, there are not so many what-ifs on the battlefield." Captain Vasily said to him: "The reason why the new rockets are only equipped with our division is because the production capacity of this kind of rockets is insufficient. In this night attack, the division commander can
I agree to give you sixty coins in a row, presumably after careful consideration."
After speaking, Captain Vasily picked up a red box from the table and said to Paulkovsky: "This is the box sent by Lieutenant Colonel Sidorin, the Chief of Staff. There is a medal in it, which is awarded to
The commander who performed outstandingly in last night’s night attack.”
Paulkosky thought that the medal in the box was for himself, and said loudly: "Serve the Soviet Motherland!" After saying that, he reached for the box, but his hand was stopped by Vasily.
"I'm sorry, Comrade Captain." Vasily said to him apologetically: "The medal in this box is not prepared for you, but for the platoon leader, Lieutenant Narva."
"What, the medal is for Lieutenant Narva?" After hearing what Vasily said, Paulkosky said angrily: "But the commander of last night's night attack was me, not him. How could the superiors take the medal?"
What about him?"
"Comrade Captain, I do not deny that you achieved a great victory in last night's night attack." Vasily knew the resentment in Paulkosky's heart, so he said to him: "Do you want to hear what the division commander said?
Evaluate you?"
Upon learning that Sokov actually commented on his battle last night, Paulkoski immediately asked impatiently: "Comrade Battalion Commander, please tell me quickly."
"First of all, the division commander felt that last night's night attack was very successful." Vasily said: "But he felt that you could have achieved greater results, but because of your conservatism, you only sent one platoon to disrupt the enemy.
If the entire company is dispatched, under the circumstances at that time, the casualties caused to the German army will be doubled, and at least one regiment's troops will have to stay on this land permanently. If the enemy suffers heavy casualties, I am afraid that for a long time to come
Within a few days, they will not launch an attack on this area.
It is precisely because of this that the division commander decided to just give you a verbal commendation and give this medal to Lieutenant Narva who bravely led the troops to attack. Do you understand?"
Hearing what Vasily said, Paulkosky immediately realized where he had made a mistake. However, he was still unconvinced and said: "Comrade Battalion Commander, although our company has more than 300 people, the enemy is one division."
.It would be too ridiculous to use more than 300 people to fight against tens of thousands of enemies."
"Look at you, you are still stubborn. You think you don't dare to attack the enemy with only more than 300 people in your hands? You know, in the past, the division commander rushed towards the German regiment headquarters with more than 100 people.
The fierce attack finally achieved huge results." Vasily continued: "Besides, the division commander also said that in Luhansk, our army has an advantage in strength. Even if you are surrounded when attacking the enemy, he will not
I will stand by and watch, and I will definitely send troops to rescue you."
Hearing this, Paulkoski was so angry that he slapped himself hard. The reason why he couldn't make up his mind in the end was that he was worried that the whole company might be wiped out if it fell into the encirclement of the German army. At this moment, he knew that the division commander would send
When the troops rescued him, he was so regretful that his intestines turned green.
Seeing that his subordinate was so upset, Vasily patted him on the shoulder and comforted him and said: "Captain Paulkosky, don't be discouraged. There are still many battles to fight between us and the Germans. The division commander said
, to fight the enemy, you must not only rely on bravery, but also rely on your own brains and use your wisdom to defeat the enemy. Do you understand?"
"I understand, comrade battalion commander." Only then did Paulkoski truly understand where he had gone wrong. He promised Vasily: "Next time I encounter this situation, I will definitely do it."
Lead the troops to charge forward and turn the enemy's camp upside down."
"Don't worry, comrade captain, there will be such an opportunity." Vasily picked up the box on the table, put it in Paulkosky's hand, and said to him: "Okay, hurry back to the company and put the
Give this medal to Lieutenant Narva. I believe that when the soldiers see this medal, it will definitely boost their morale."
Paulkoski returned to the company and quickly ordered all squad and platoon leaders to be summoned to the company headquarters for a meeting.
After everyone arrived, he announced in public that Narva would be awarded a medal for his heroic performance in last night's battle. The squad and platoon leaders present were all excited when the medal was hung on Narva's chest.
When they become popular, they all hope that the person who gets the medal is themselves.
After the simple award ceremony was completed, the second platoon leader suddenly asked curiously: "Comrade company commander, I would like to ask, what kind of medal did you get in last night's battle? Can you show it to everyone?
?”
The words of the second platoon leader immediately resonated with everyone. The squad leaders all wanted to see what medal Paulkoski had received. Unexpectedly, Paulkoski shook his head and replied with a wry smile: "Sorry, this time
The division only awarded us one medal, the one given to Lieutenant Narva, and I only received a verbal commendation."
"What, you only received a verbal commendation?" The squad and platoon leaders present were stunned. After a while, Narva asked on behalf of everyone: "Comrade company commander, what is going on? You know,
You commanded the battle last night, how come you don’t have a medal?"
"Comrades, please be quiet, please listen to me." Seeing the platoon leaders under him talking incessantly, Paulkoski quickly raised his hand and pressed down, and said to everyone: "The division commander said that I
My tactics were too conservative. I could have taken advantage of the enemy's chaos to command the entire company to rush into the enemy's camp, causing them greater casualties. However, I only sent out one platoon, causing limited losses to the enemy. Therefore,
He only awarded Narva a medal, and I only received a verbal commendation."
"Comrade Company Commander, how can this be done?" After hearing what Paulkoski said, Narva reached out to take off the medal on his chest: "You commanded the battle last night, and this medal should belong to you.
."
Narva's words immediately resonated with the squad and platoon leaders. Everyone said that the medal should be given to the company commander Paulkoski. But Paulkoski waved his hands and said to everyone: "Comrades
, thank you for your kindness. The division commander is right, my command in this battle was a bit too conservative, otherwise I could have achieved greater results. Fortunately, we still have more battles to fight with the Germans in the future.
It’s not too late to get a medal.”
This chapter has been completed!