Chapter 19 Promotion

The New Year and Christmas holidays are over soon, and the recruits of the 354th Regiment are about to restart the unfinished assessment. Since Christmas Day, Eva seemed to be guilty and began to hide from Seryozha. Several times when Seryozha took the initiative to find her, she used excuses to shirk her. In fact, Seryozha did not blame the girl at all, nor did Seryozha's comrades. The lottery activity that night started preparations long before everyone parachuted, but who would have thought that many comrades in arms died not long after, and the boys pretended that those sacrificed comrades in arms were on duty in order not to hurt the girl's heart.

Later, Sergey had to be discharged from the hospital within a few days, because everyone had to make some preparations before the assessment began. When Seryozha left the hospital, he still did not see Eva. He asked someone to buy a bottle of expensive French perfume from outside and left it to Eva together with a bouquet of flowers and a letter.

When Seryozha was discharged from the hospital, Grachev drove over to pick him up. He got into Grachev's jeep and thought he would go straight back to the dormitory. brought to his office.

"Didn't you just send me back to the dormitory?" Sergei asked curiously.

"No, go to my office first, I have something to discuss with you, and I want to introduce you to someone!" Grachev said while driving.

Seryozha did not ask further questions, he and Grachev had only recently become acquainted. To be honest, although Seryozha didn't know much about Grachev, he had a good impression of him. Although Grachev is the head of the 254th Airborne Regiment, he has no airs of being an official. Not only did he take the initiative to make friends with recruits like Seryozha, but he also always talked with Seryozha on an equal footing. way of dialogue. In fact, ever since Grachev came to Seryozha to confess that day, Seryozha had a good impression of him, at least he was a responsible person. Later on Christmas Day, Seryozha and other comrades-in-arms mentioned Grachev, and everyone also spoke highly of Grachev. Almost everyone believed that Grachev was brave in battle and always took the lead when he charged. The fact that the soldiers can say such things is already the greatest affirmation of Grachev.

The car soon arrived at the office building of the division headquarters of the 103rd Airborne Division. Grachev parked the car on the side of the road. Sergesha opened the door and followed Grachev into the division headquarters office building. The guard at the door stood up straight, and when he saw Grachev approaching, he immediately raised his arm and saluted the guard, and Grachev also responded to the guard with a military salute. This reminded Seryozha of a question, that is, he was not sure whether to salute when he saw Grachev in the future, or when should he salute?

Grachev's office was on the third floor. It was a large office with nice furnishings. When they entered, someone was cleaning it, so Grachev let them leave first.

"Coffee or tea?" Grachev asked Seryozha, who was sitting on the sofa, after closing the door.

"Coffee." Seryozha picked one casually. He actually prefers some wine.

Grachev took the brewed coffee pot, sugar, milk, and two cups and brought them to Seryozha. Grachev poured Seryozha a cup of coffee, and then asked: "Which one would you like, sugar or milk?"

"I want milk! Two spoonfuls of sugar too!" Seryozha didn't think there was anything wrong with a regimental leader making him coffee.

Seryozha took a sip of the coffee prepared by Grachev, and it tasted really good. He glanced at Grachev, and Grachev still had no intention of getting into the subject. Seryozha then took the initiative to ask: "What do you want to tell me?"

"I want to ask you if you are interested in being a platoon leader?" Grachev's words almost made Seryozha spit out his coffee.

"Platoon leader? Me?" Seryozha felt that he must have heard it wrong. He is now a big soldier.

It's too fast to be a platoon leader directly.

"Yes! It's you! I have consulted the paratroopers of this class, and you five Petrov brothers have the highest prestige, and I have asked the other four of you five, and they told me to listen to you alone Yes. Now because of the last battle, a battalion commander, a company-level cadre, and two platoon-level cadres have been sacrificed, and a lot of officers have been vacated at once. I think you are a suitable candidate." Grachev replied Very sincere.

"But I've never been a platoon leader?" Xie Liaosha was actually lying. Xie Wenlong in his previous life was a company cadre.

"It's okay! I can send you someone to be your instructor. He graduated from a military academy. I think you will get along well!" Grachev had already thought of the various requests that Seryozha might make, so he All prepared in advance.

Seryozha did not expect such a situation to arise today, so he needed time to think about it. Seryozha seriously considered his current situation. In fact, there was no harm in being the platoon leader. Anyway, the five brothers were together, so even if someone opposed him, he had to think about it. Moreover, Seryozha doesn't like to be controlled by others. When he becomes an official, at least most of the time he can make decisions on his own. Thinking of this, Seryozha nodded readily.

"I read you right, Seryozha. I will help you complete all the procedures immediately, and your rank will also be promoted to second lieutenant. I want to congratulate you in advance, second lieutenant Petrov." Grachev said sincerely.

"Then we're done with our business?" Seryozha went on to ask.

"No! One more thing, I said I would introduce someone to you!" Grachev turned around and walked to the telephone, picked up the phone and dialed a number, and then said into the receiver: "Please Lebed Come to me, Captain."

Grachev hung up the phone, turned around, and explained to Seryozha: "He is here to replace Vasily's battalion commander. He is a Cossack who, like me, graduated from the Ryazan Airborne Command School. His grades were admitted to the Frunze Military Academy, and he is my junior in Frunze."

Seryozha didn't know what to say. Frunze was the best military academy in the Soviet Union. Of course, it was not easy to graduate from there.

While Grachev was still introducing Lebed to Seryozha, there was a knock on the door, and a loud voice said: "Alexander Ivanovich Lebed is ordered to report!"

Seryozha opened the door, and a handsome young man was standing outside the door, giving a military salute. Seryozha stepped aside quickly, he could not let someone with a higher rank salute him.

"Come in! This is Seryozha, our hero here!" Grachev introduced Seryozha to Lebed.

Lebed looked at Seryozha with a smile, and Seryozha also stared curiously at his young boss.