Chapter 2721 Biography of Kovanov

Just when Kovanov and Sulovchenko were chatting enthusiastically, the division commander suddenly "visited" the door of the field hospital and startled them.

Seeing that Malashenko had walked in with his men, Kovanov and Sulovchenko looked at each other and stared at each other. With no other solution, Sulovchenko could only say this.

"Now you have to come forward. I must be looking for you. But don't worry, I will help you talk to you. Just mention my name when you think it's necessary, just like the time when you helped me fight in school. You won't forget it, right? Huh?"

In short, Sulovchenko probably meant "Sell me out as long as the time is right. Don't worry, nothing will happen."

After all, Kovanov, who was an old acquaintance, could understand what was said, but he did not say anything about it. He seemed to have some ideas of his own in silence. Without giving Sulovchenko time to ask further questions, he stood up and went straight to the division commander.

"Damn! This kid, don't mess around!"

Sulovchenko, who felt something was wrong, did not dare to neglect it. He hurriedly stood up and followed Kovanov. However, Kovanov, who had gone ahead, had already come to Malashenko and saluted.

"Major Kovanov, the guard staff, reports to you. I wish you good health, comrade division commander."

Generally speaking, there is no such position as "guard staff" in the divisional organs of the Red Army field forces.

However, the leader division is an exception. This is a new position created by the political commissar considering the actual needs of the leader division under the current combat system.

What are the specific actual needs?

Because the guard and security tasks of the leader division are actually quite complicated, not only are they responsible for the guard and security tasks of the division headquarters, but they also have to make a special trip for the division commander who is accustomed to personally leading the charge.

The guard forces of the division headquarters of the leader division are divided into two groups, one group is the guard mechanized infantry company directly under the division headquarters, and the other group is the guard tank company that is directly responsible to and obeys the orders of the division commander.

In a few special cases, there have even been cases where the political commissar ordered the mechanized infantry company to be sent to the front line and mixed with the tank company to form a mechanized company-level combat team to be responsible for the battlefield security tasks of the division commander.

The two reinforced companies may not have many troops, but in actual dispatch and command, especially when there are "two-line operations" on the front line and the rear, it is still necessary to set up a dedicated person to be responsible for this part of the work.

Such as the daily arrangements of the guard forces, the dispatch and reporting of the combat plan and the actual implementation, etc., these are seemingly simple but must not be sloppy. It is not an exaggeration for the political commissar to set up a dedicated person to be responsible for this.

As a result, the first and only guard staff officer of the leader division was Comrade Kovanov, who was personally selected and appointed by the political commissar.

As for Kovanov's personal ability and attitude towards his job, Malashenko was certainly trustworthy.

He graduated from the infantry department of the military academy at first, and was a regular professional.

Less than two years after being assigned to the troops, he was given the opportunity to study again because of his good performance. He returned to the military academy and studied in the staff department for another two years.

When he graduated, it was already the second year of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War. Kovanov was assigned to a certain infantry division as a combat staff officer for a year, and accumulated enough experience and proved his ability and talent.

Just when it was time to move his rank and position and move up, a transfer order flew directly to Kovanov.

The legendary leader division, which is renowned in the Red Army, became Kovanov's new home. After arriving at the new unit, Kovanov has been following the chief of staff and doing his job as a combat staff officer.

In the numerous leaders divisions of various great gods, elites and masters, Kovanov finally understood what the old chief of staff said on the platform of the station when he was seeing him off before he left.

"You are excellent, Kovanov. Your excellence and wisdom are outstanding talents that you should be proud of."

"But everything will be different when you arrive at the Leader Division. It is a top-tier ace unit where the best and most outstanding talents of the entire Red Army gather. Logically, I should not say discouraging words or undermine your confidence at this time, but after thinking it over again and again, I still hope that you can remember one thing."

"If you cannot face up to the role you play in the Leader Division and the role you should play, then the moment you first arrive at the Leader Division may be the pinnacle that you will never be able to surpass in your life. Think about this sentence carefully. I hope it can play its due role. When you succeed, share your joy with me."

When Kovanov actually reported to the Leader Division and started working, he was more and more shocked by what he saw and heard.

In the old army, he was recognized by his comrades as a genius and a promising young man. Even the chief of staff, political commissar, division commander and other important figures were generous in praising him: if he worked hard, he would definitely be promoted to general, and it was not impossible to be appointed as the chief of staff of the army group.

But in the leadership division, Kovanov felt like an ordinary passerby?

This description may not be appropriate, but at least for a period of time, Kovanov really felt this way.

Almost everyone around me has a skill, and most of them have similar experiences with me. Most of them are transferred from experienced old troops or even some elite guards troops. There are also those who actively submitted applications and were approved.

Let’s not talk about anything else. Just look at the communications director of our leader division.

He was originally the chief of staff of a guards tank brigade. After receiving the transfer order, he immediately packed his luggage and came to the leader division to take up his post. He was originally the chief of staff of a guards brigade, but when he arrived at the leader division, he became the communications director who was in charge of telegraphs and telephones and responsible for battlefield telecommunications.

It would be difficult for ordinary people to accept this, but the director comrade can accept all this calmly, and do his work conscientiously and in an orderly manner, which makes people unable to find fault and have nothing to say.

This corresponds to the joke of the leader division that "classics are chanted and passed on".

However, this joke is basically not circulated within the leader division, but mainly circulated among other friendly brother troops. Specifically, it is said like this.

"It's best to keep a low profile in the leadership division. Maybe a platoon leader you look down upon was transferred from the position of company commander of a guards unit not long ago."