Chapter 491 Guards and Medals (two in one chapter)
The bursts of ‘clang, clang~’ should be the sound of steel hitting the cement floor.
Holding a Bobosha submachine gun in his hand, Hu Biao, covered in wind and snow, limped into Workshop No. 7 of the tractor factory.
To be precise, it was the remaining workshop after most of it was destroyed by the bombing.
It was covered with a large number of wooden boards and waste, and is now the residence of the new regiment.
When he took a look at the gradually darkening weather outside before closing the door, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Know that with the arrival of night, the temperature will drop rapidly and the minimum temperature will be close to minus 30 degrees Celsius.
The German soldiers, who are also made of flesh and blood, should probably launch an attack; it's not that they don't want to, but they really can't bear it physically.
Expecting to have a good sleep tonight, Hu Biao suddenly felt relaxed.
What! The five days after the battle at Mamayev Ridge ended, it can be said that it was the most nervous time for Hu Biao and others.
The main reason is that the power at hand of Hu Biao and others is too weak.
After the minibus team went through Comrade Chekov's application to the front army headquarters, it can now be considered that it has settled in workshop No. 7.
But the total number of members of the two teams who currently have combat effectiveness cannot exceed double digits.
And don't know what happened?
There is still no trace of the additional strength of 600 recruits mentioned in the gossip that Comrade Deputy Director of the Factory revealed during the last horsemeat feast.
It was as if the Volgograd Front Army Command had simply forgotten such a thing.
Faced with the additional request for reinforcements from Chekov's official, he only said a simple sentence: Wait~
So much so that now, the guard force here in Workshop No. 7 is extremely weak; as long as the members of the team can pick up a gun, they must be ready at all times.
For example, take Hu Biao, why does he make a clanking sound when he walks?
Wasn't it because after the battle, An Tusheng examined Hu Biao and discovered that Hu had even broken one of his lower legs during his retreat.
Logically speaking, Hu Biao would need to stay in bed for a few days no matter what.
But he had no choice but to join the fight, so he asked his comrades, workers at the tractor factory, to build an external fixator with steel bars.
Specifically, it is actually a steel frame that can be used to fix the calf, so that Hu Biao, whose bones have not grown well, will not be so uncomfortable when moving.
But this will have serious consequences. Even if the broken leg grows back in the future, the bones will be irregular and he will be a cripple.
At least until the system helps to treat him, he will be a cripple.
And even Hu Biao needs to fight with a broken leg, and others are not much better.
It can be said that as long as Germany invests more than one armored battalion or more in the tractor factory, Workshop No. 7 will definitely not be able to withstand it.
Fortunately, Hu Biao and the others have been having good luck.
In other words, for the last battle to attack Mamayev Heights, the German side inevitably entered a period of weakness due to heavy losses.
In short, in these few days, the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory has been in a state of calm.
It's not that there are no German sticks to attack, but the number and strength of the attacking troops each time is quite limited.
With the joint defense of the half-disabled Zhongzhou and the minibus team, as well as the support of the armed workers of the tractor factory, it was actually relatively easy to persevere.
At least no matter what, the Mao girls who had been organized into the reserve team did not go into battle.
And at noon today, Bai Xiang and the warehouse manager were under the careful care of An Tusheng's superb medical skills and a group of hairy girls.
Of course, adequate supplies of food and bone broth also played a key role.
Even though due to the large amount of food consumption, cow leather and other things have been added to the soup, and horse bones have been added to stew for a long time, it is still a bit chewy.
But after eating it, you can still supplement a lot of nutrients.
Bai Xiang and the warehouse manager were allowed to get out of bed and move around slowly. They also operated a Maxim water-cooled machine gun and a captured 98K sniper rifle to start the battle.
One thing that needs to be explained is that this 98K rifle is the one belonging to the legendary German sniper, Major Connegg.
After the battle at Mamayev Ridge ended, the warehouse manager woke up here in Workshop No. 7.
The first thing he did was to ask Bian Poo, his comrade who was the least injured, to go to the factory where he shot Major Connego to see if there were any special trophies.
Then, Bianpo brought back this 98K with a quadruple sniper scope, and that's when he came back.
After playing with it for a while, the warehouse manager had to admit that this was the best sniper rifle he had ever gotten so far.
With the recovery of more personnel, the combat effectiveness of Hu Biao's men, plus the previous dozen or so seriously wounded, has almost doubled the combat manpower that the Zhongzhou team can use...
It's funny to say that just when Hu Biao was ready to be self-reliant, the long-lost rewards from the Maozi Front Army Headquarters finally arrived.
At that time, Hu Biao was sitting by the fire, eating his dinner with a frown on his face.
There is no way! Ever since Qingtian, Mang, and Husky, the three chefs of the cooking class, the second chef, and the third chef, died in the battle one after another.
Their daily food supply can only be taken care of by a group of hairy girls.
It would be easy to let these hairy girls do the splits and perform a one-shot or something; but if you let them cook, it would be a bit of a problem.
The taste of each meal immediately showed a rapid downward trend.
But in order to fill their stomachs, Hu Biao and other guys with picky tastes had no choice but to eat and drink.
At this moment, the large iron gate of Workshop No. 7 close to the factory area was pushed open with a "clang~" sound.
Wait until Hu Biao and others looked over.
Immediately you can see Comrade Paul Andovsky, the deputy director of the tractor factory, walking in with five armed workers.
On the face of the deputy factory director, there was a look of joy that could not be concealed. At the same time, the hands of the five armed workers were also carrying some large bulging bags.
Then, Hu Biao didn't even wait for him to ask anything.
Comrade Deputy Factory Director spoke excitedly, pouring out a string of good news towards Hu Biao and others like a machine gun:
"Comrade Hu Biao, Comrade Chekov, good news!
Now we can finally be sure that the 600 new soldiers will be available tomorrow morning to support us; and the front army command headquarters will also send a general to preside over some ceremonies.
The general will preside over the ceremony for the new regiment to become a regiment of guards; he will also announce your promotion orders and award you with medals.
Comrades! This is a grand event and must be well prepared in advance.
Therefore, the front army command headquarters will send someone to deliver a batch of new military uniforms to you tonight; tonight, you should all take a good wash, so as not to infect the general tomorrow."
Under such a string of good news, everyone in Workshop No. 7 became ecstatic.
Even Maan Bhutto and others from the minibus team are the same.
Although there is no benefit to them from the above good news, after the thighs of the Central Continent team are thicker, wouldn't the thick legs they can hug become more powerful?
So, ‘heat the pot and heat the oil’.
No! It should be 'boil the pot and let everyone take a bath'. Such an order was shouted in Hu Biao's mouth...
It was night. Hu Biao, who had only taken a shower in the past month or so, was sleeping in a haystack covered with a coat with an indescribable sense of refreshment.
Suddenly, a figure came towards him.
At first, Hu Biao thought it was a hairy girl like Natasha who came to give him warmth.
It's a pity that when he saw clearly that the person who came was actually a fierce girl like Bai Xiang, all the memories and some expectations about Very Run in Hu Biao's heart disappeared.
He even sat up in horror, blocked his body with his coat, and said evasively in a horrified tone:
"You, you, what do you want to do? Let me tell you, I am a serious man."
Good guy! Hu Biao’s voice started to tremble at that time.
"Go away~" After Bai Xiang heard this, he immediately cursed out.
Then he revealed his purpose: "Lao Hu, if possible, could you ask the general to send the children out of the orphanage tomorrow?"
"Okay." Hu Biao agreed decisively.
Then, he cursed in his mouth again: "Isn't it just such a small thing? Why didn't you say it just now? It almost scared me to death..."
Then, after the white elephant left cursing, another black figure appeared.
This time it was still not Natasha, but the warehouse manager.
After this guy came together, he said with a playful smile: "Old Hu, when I make a request to the General tomorrow, can you add two more places?"
"Okay, but get out now~" Hu Biao was so angry that he almost smashed the shell gun at hand.
Finally, in the middle of the night when Hu Biao was drowsily asleep, a very moist body got under his coat.
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The next day, outside Workshop 7 of the tractor factory.
In a clearing covered with many bomb craters, which had been hastily cleared of snow, a simple but grand ceremony was taking place.
In addition to the two team members of Zhongzhou and Xiaoba, there are many other people participating.
For example, all the severely wounded and Mao girls in the new regiment, as well as the deputy factory director comrade and the armed workers behind No. 100 carrying weapons.
A major general, Mao Zi, and some propagandists with cameras.
Of course, what Hu Biao and the others valued most were the 600 Maozi rookie recruits who had recently entered the city with complex expressions of timidity, desire, admiration, etc. They also formed some neat queues here.
Under the gaze of nearly 800 people, General Maozi wearing a woolen coat.
He held a large tin trumpet in his hand and read a letter of appointment in his mouth.
It's just that Hu Biao and the others don't know now that this General Maozi is the one who tried to make the big fool close his eyes on Mamayev Hill:
"After study and decision by the Volgograd Front Army, it was reported to Comrade Steel for approval; in view of the numerous heroic performances of the new regiment under the 115th Infantry Brigade of the original 62nd Group Army in the Battle of Volgograd.
Including the defense of the Children's Palace, the defense of the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory, and the excellent performance in the battle for Mamaev Hill.
The honorable title of '189th Guards Heroic Guards Mamayev Kurgan Regiment' is specially awarded, and it will still belong to the 62nd Army's order of battle, and will be temporarily under the direct command of the Volgograd Front Army Headquarters."
Under such an order, everyone present applauded vigorously.
Even Hu Biao and others proudly puffed up their chests under the admiring gazes of everyone.
This is indeed the case, and they have sufficient confidence to accept such an honor; because none of the above three combat missions is easy to complete.
That is to say, the mission of the Youth Palace is slightly easier, but the next two missions are almost impossible with such a small force size.
Of course, in order to achieve this, the Central Continent Team and the New Corps also paid an unimaginable price.
As for why the original "Dzerzhinsky Tractor Plant Guards Regiment" became the current "Mamaev Kurgan Guards Regiment".
Thinking about it, I know that in the eyes of Comrade Steel and the front army command, the battle at Mamayev Heights is more important.
After reading the first order, the general paused intentionally for a while, allowing Hu Biao and the others to enjoy the applause.
Then, he took out another new order and continued to read:
"Appointed Comrade Major Chekov, the former chairman of the new regiment, as the chairman of the 189th Guards Regiment, with the rank of colonel and responsible for all the work of the entire regiment.
The former commander of the 8th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the New Corps, Comrade Lieutenant Hu Biao, is appointed as the acting commander of the 189th Guards Regiment with the rank of lieutenant colonel and is responsible for all combat missions of the entire regiment."
With such a statement, Hu Biao's identity as the military commander of the Guards was confirmed.
The original identity of battalion commander and the rank of major were promoted by Fire Line again because of this great contribution to Mamayev Ridge.
After all, everyone knows what happened to Comrade Major Chekov in the past.
This is a mascot, except for courage and loyalty, other aspects are very limited.
After reading this, General Maozi personally awarded Chekov and Hu Biao the honors, and gave Hu Biao the rank of lieutenant colonel with a heavy pat on the shoulder.
He also said: "Come on, my Buryan comrade, General Chuikov* originally planned to meet you in person, but the recent situation is really too bad; but as long as you perform so well, there will definitely be
Opportunistic.
There might even be a chance to be received by Comrade Iron and Steel."
The above statements show how much the front army command attaches great importance to Comrade Hu Biao.
After completing the awarding of the two men, Hu Biao took a few more letters of appointment. After taking a look at them, he could find that they belonged to An Tusheng, Bianrou, Original Sin, Warehouse Guan, and Bai Xiang.
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They basically all held the positions of major, battalion commander, captain, deputy battalion commander, etc., and they were all promoted by the line of fire.
It's a pity that many of the other members of the team died in the battle at Mamayev Ridge, otherwise such a scene would definitely be more lively.
After completing the second item of the appointment and conferring of honors on the head of the 189th Regiment, this ceremony is still not over.
In other words, there is a more grand thing to do, which is to award Hu Biao and others the highest honor of the Maozi family, the Maozi Hero Medal.
Perhaps it was because the battle to defend Volgograd was too important for the idiots.
The record of Hu Biao and his fellow Burians can be regarded as the most outstanding one in the entire Volgograd War.
So, after the records of all members of the Zhongzhou Team were reported to Comrade Chekov one after another.
Good guy! There are a total of 36 Maozi medals. Comrade Steel smashed them down, so everyone in the team has one.
In addition to the 6 yuan awarded on site, the remaining 30 yuan are awarded posthumously, but will be received by Hu Biao and others on their behalf.
On the contrary, it was Chekov's official, the nominal supreme commander of the new regiment, who only had the second-level medal of Lenin.
On the battlefield of Mao Zi's family, the routine of awarding Mao Zi the Hero Medal is definitely not just to let the superiors receive the medal after standing on the podium, and then issue a certificate.
In fact, according to the operation of the idiots, other routines are not important.
The key point is that the medal must be soaked in a full glass of vodka. This is called cleaning the medal, which is actually the same concept as the Chinese consecration.
Then, the person who has received the medal must drink a large glass of vodka before taking the medal out of the cup and pin it on himself.
Of course, even if you don't drink and just take out the medal and pin it on with your hands, it will not actually affect the awarding of the highest honor to such a Maozi family.
It's just that he will be looked down upon by other idiots and think that such an approach is not manly enough.
Therefore, as the commander of the team, Hu Biao would not let his members have any discount when enjoying such an honor.
Whether those guys in the team value this Maozi Hero Medal or not is their business.
But here, Hu Biao must hold up their situation.
It was based on this idea that Hu Biao and the other six people drank a glass of strong wine and pinned their own medals on their chests.
When General Mao Zi read out a sentence in front of everyone: "Awards to Comrade Yang Dongli, the Mao Zi Medal~"
Hu Biao picked up a large tin cup, threw the Maozi Medal belonging to Lao Yang into it, and shook the cup a few times.
Using Chinese that no one else present could understand and thought it was Bria dialect, he yelled:
"Xiangsheng, Xingsha, Yang Dongli, he is an upright man~"
After saying that, he directly picked up at least half a kilogram of vodka and drank it all in one gulp. What a guy! Hu Biao’s neck was red on the spot.
But even so, after about ten seconds, it was Xu Feng's turn to distribute the medals.
Hu Biao picked up the wine glass without any hesitation and yelled again: "Xufeng, the arrogant man from Yuezhou, Xiang Province~"
And after Hu Biao drank three glasses of strong liquor, which meant he also drank one glass of ‘Fujian Jason’, and when it was the turn of the fourth glass of ‘Suzhou AT’, he finally couldn’t hold back his energy.
At this moment, the man from the capital city who always liked to care about others cursed in his mouth: "Little red guy, let me do it~"
After saying that, he snatched the wine glass from Hu Biao's hand and drank it all in one gulp.
After two cups in a row, the man in the city couldn't bear the bacon anymore; then, the warehouse manager stood up again with some curses in his mouth.
In short, even at the end of the day, even the white elephant drank until he was shaking badly.
But the Central Continent team drank every last bit of their 36 glasses of spirits.
Finally, that night, after thinking carefully, Hu Biao handed over the medal belonging to NEO to the hairy girl Lina.
The main reason is that he believes that a three-dimensional designer like NEO will definitely agree with his approach...