"Ltd Colonel Cidolin, call Sergeant Vasily right away." Trikov ordered Cidolin: "I want to assign this task to him personally, and at the same time express my gratitude for what he has done for us."
Although Cuikov's statement was suspected of being over-level command, Sidolin did not dare to neglect and immediately called the guard company commander Selyosha and said to him: "Comrade Lieutenant, order the sniper Vasily to come to the command center immediately."
Vasily soon appeared in the command center, and with him, Krimov who was taking the team members to bandage the wound. Seeing Krimov appear, Cuikov immediately asked with concern: "Have the wounded bandaged?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Krimov glanced at Vasily and said gratefully: "Vasily also found a place for us to rest there."
"Sergeant Vasily," Cuikov extended his hand to Vasily and said with a smile: "First of all, on behalf of all the members of the team, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you for all you have done for us."
When Vasily heard Cui Kev call himself a sergeant, he said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, I'm just a new soldier who has just joined the army and has not yet obtained the rank of military."
"Comrade Vasirizaitev." Sokov said quickly from the side: "I officially notify you that from now on, you have been promoted to the rank of sergeant. In addition, the sniper team in the guard company is also under your full command."
Upon learning that he had been promoted to sergeant, Vasily showed a surprise expression on his face. He quickly stood up and reported according to the regulations: "Serve the Soviet motherland!"
"Sergeant Vasily, you have served well." Cui Kefu nodded at him and said with appreciation: "I believe that it will not take long before your chest will be covered with medals. Now, I will assign you a special task." After that, he put one hand on Vasily's shoulder and walked towards the location of the map.
After walking a few steps, Cui Kefu saw that his adjutant was still standing there and did not move, so he said to him: "And you, Krimov, this task also requires your assistance."
The three of them came to the wall. Cui Kefu pointed a wooden stick at the map on the wall and said to the two of them: "At noon, our army will have an army crossing the river from the east bank. The mission of you two is to bring this army to the area between the station and the Chalicha River, so that they can fight against the enemy in that area."
Vasily scratched the back of his head and said in embarrassment: "Comrade Commander, there are Germans everywhere now. It is impossible for our troops to go in that direction without being discovered by the enemy."
"You don't have to worry about this. You just need to take the newly arrived troops to that area. My adjutant will be responsible for the next thing." Cuikov was afraid that Vasily would make any mistakes and added: "You must know that among the people I trust, you are the most familiar with the terrain."
Cui Kov's words made Vasily feel a little excited. He didn't expect that he was the person trusted by the commander, so he replied without hesitation: "Don't worry, Comrade Commander, I will definitely bring the friendly troops to the designated position."
Cuikov did not mention how to launch a battle after the troops arrived at the designated position, after all, his level was too low. Cuikov whispered a few words to Krimov and raised his voice: "Comrade Adjutant, if possible, after the 92nd Infantry Brigade landed, you bring their commanders to see me."
"I understand, Comrade Commander." Krimov replied, "I promise to complete the task."
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The vanguard of the 92nd Infantry Brigade began to cross the river at noon. Because Cui Kefu greeted the Front Command in advance, when the troops crossed the river, they dispatched two fighter jets to drive away the enemy planes that were bombing over the Volga River. Because of this, the vanguard's crossing of the river seemed relatively safe. Except for the few artillery shells fired by the German army, which fell into the river and exploded, and the splashes wet the soldiers' clothes, there were no casualties at all.
When Krimov saw that most of the sailors who had disembarked, they were carrying rifles and wearing canvas. There were only a handful of people equipped with submachine guns, let alone machine guns. Seeing the sailors' equipment, Krimov couldn't help but frown secretly, thinking that with his preparation, could they block the Germans?
As the sailors rushed toward their places and Vasily, Krimov shouted loudly: "Sailors, where are your commanders?"
But their shouts were covered by the noisy voices at the ferry. When a large group of sailors passed by them, no one stopped and told them where the commander was. Krimov had no choice but to catch a sailor passing by and shouted at him: "I say Comrade Sailor, where is your commander?"
The tired sailor saw clearly the military rank on Krimov's head, and quickly straightened his body and reported to Krimov: "Comrade Commander, our battalion commander is still behind. Do you need me to take you there?"
While Krimov and Vasily followed the sailors against the crowd and walked towards the river, Krimov asked the sailor loudly: "Hey, I said comrade sailors, what's your name?"
"Do you say me, comrade commander?" The sailor saw Krimov nodding and expressed his affirmation, and immediately replied: "My name is Hollor, and I am from the Baltic Fleet."
When Krimov heard that the other party was from the Baltic fleet, his eyes lit up and he asked tentatively: "Comrade Hollor, have you participated in the battle to defend Leningrad?"
"Yes, I've participated." Hollor replied awkwardly: "But it was just indirectly. My warship bombarded the enemy attacking the city with artillery fire, but I don't know what target the shell hit."
"It's good now, you can compete with the Germans face to face." Krimov continued, "Are there many sailors from the Baltic Fleet?"
"Our first battalion is composed of the Marines of the Baltic Fleet." Hollor said proudly: "You know, many soldiers' fathers could have participated in the battle to attack the Winter Palace. Now that we are here, we will never let our fathers' names be ashamed."
"Good, Hollor." Krimov said to Hollor with praise: "I believe you will definitely attack the invaders in Stalingrad."
"Holol, who are you bringing?" The two were chatting while walking when an officer suddenly came towards him and asked at Hoolol: "What are they here to do?"
"Hello, Comrade Captain." Krimov saw that the naval officer had a higher rank than him, and quickly reported: "I am Krimov, the adjutant of General Cuikov, the commander of the army, and was ordered to take you to the designated combat location."
"This is so good." The Navy Captain showed a surprise expression on his face when he heard Krimov say this: "I am worried, where should I take the troops? By the way, I am the Navy Captain Lemusev, and I am very happy to know you, Comrade Adjutant. Next, please act as a guide for us and go to the city to teach the Germans a lesson."
"Don't worry, Comrade Captain. There are Germans in the city to let you fight." Krimov saw that Lemusev was approachable and said with a relaxed expression: "Where is your brigade command?"
Lemusev turned around and pointed to the other side of the Volga River, saying, "The members of the Brigade Command and the troops of the other three battalions are still waiting to cross the river on the east bank." He put down his hand and said to Krimov, "Comrade Adjutant, please take us to the city."
"Sergeant Vasily," Krimov called Vasily over and told him, "Take Captain Lemusev and others to the city, and I will stay here to wait for the brigade command of the 92nd Brigade."
"I understand!" Vasily agreed and said politely to Lemusev: "Comrade Navy Captain, please come with me. I will take you and your troops to the city."
Looking at the sailors' departure, Krimov couldn't help but mutter: Although this is a sailor unit with a glorious history, their equipment is really bad. The soldiers are almost all rifles, machine guns and submachine guns are a handful. Such equipment is okay to fight defensive wars. If they are allowed to attack the Germans who have the advantage in firepower, it is equivalent to letting them die.
Krimov waited for nearly two hours to cross the river and finally arrived at the second unit of the 93rd Infantry Brigade. After he revealed his identity to a naval major, he asked: "Comrade Major, has your brigade command crossed the river?"
"Yes, comrade Adjutant," said the Navy politely: "They are on that ship, if you have anything, you can go and find them directly."
Following the guidance of the Navy Major, Krimov came to a ferry parked on the dock, but before he got ashore, he was stopped by an army soldier carrying a submachine gun. The other party asked expressionlessly: "Comrade Commander, are you doing anything?"
"Comrade Soldier," Krimov thought the soldier was a soldier sent to maintain order on the dock, so he explained to him: "I am an adjutant of the Army Command, and I came here to find the Brigade Command."
"Comrade lieutenant," the soldier turned his head and shouted to the ship: "He said he was an adjutant from the Army Command."
A second lieutenant in an army uniform, after hearing the shouts, came to the side of the ship, looked Krimov up and down, and asked, "Comrade Adjutant, are you doing anything?"
Chapter completed!