While waiting for Vasily and them to come, Gurov communicated with Andrei and Brezhnev, and Gurov sighed: "When we formed this army, we actually only wanted to form a rear garrison, but none of us thought that this army would become such an elite army capable of fighting well under Comrade Andrei's hands. ”

Hearing Gurov's appreciation, Andrei was also proud, when this unit came to his hands, it was an out-and-out cannon fodder unit, but it developed all the way into an elite unit, a unit with honorary titles, remembering the words in the bright sword, Brezhnev next to him immediately said: "Andrei said, it has been proved that a unit with excellent traditions often has the soil for cultivating heroes, and the emergence of heroes or excellent soldiers, It often appears in the form of the collective rather than the individual, for the simple reason that they are influenced by the same traditions and develop the same character and temperament. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Any army has its own traditions, what is the tradition, tradition is a kind of character, it is a kind of temperament, this tradition and character is determined by the character and temperament of the first military chief when this army was formed, he injected the soul into this army, from then on, no matter the passage of time, the change of personnel, the soul of this army will always be there! It can be said that Andrey, as the first division commander, injected the soul into this army! Brezhnev usually chatted with Andrei a lot, so he always remembered and agreed with Andrei's point of view.

Pravio here also said: "Yes, the Red Banner Siberian Volunteer Division can exist today because of an excellent division commander, who is not only resourceful but also good at promoting military democracy, so that the commanders below can fight according to the actual situation, more like the political deputy division commander said, the division commander is an excellent and brave commander, he is as brave as Suvorov and wise as Kutuzov!" ”

Akhromeyev, the deputy chief of staff here, also said: "Yes, Comrade Division Commander is always heroic, full of wisdom and self-confidence, and he will stand in front at critical moments!" ”

"The two chiefs of staff are right." As soon as Akhromeyev finished speaking, Brezhnev spoke again: "I came to the independent division, and after getting along with Comrade Yakov, I learned that the backwardness of tactical awareness will lead to a great deviation in understanding. I always thought that as long as we could defend our city and hold our defenses, it would be worth the sacrifice. But as my understanding changed, I realized that many of my previous views were wrong. Those commanders and fighters who blindly threw their most elite troops into needless attrition regardless of the actual situation on the battlefield, although they showed great bravery, in the end they did nothing to the whole situation except for a tragic ending. I believe that in order to achieve victory, we must first know how to preserve ourselves, and only by saving ourselves can we destroy more enemies. ”

After Brezhnev's words, the room fell into a terrible silence, Andrei did not expect Brezhnev to be so bold that he actually said in front of Gurov even those opinions that I usually instilled in him. You must know that his partner Chuikov, like other senior commanders, likes to use carpet tactics of crowds, using human lives to fill in one victory after another, and what Brezhnev said is undoubtedly a slap in the face.

And Gurov didn't speak, and Chuikov's voice came from here again, "That's good! Everyone saw Chuikov walking in in good spirits, and Andrei said that he didn't mean to say the opposite, and then he should be furious. Who knew that he walked directly in front of Brezhnev, took the initiative to stretch out his hand to him, and said sincerely: "Thank you, Comrade Brezhnev." You said it very well. At the same time, it also reminded me that in such a brutal battle, if we continue to use the old methods of warfare, our troops will pay even greater sacrifices. ”

Seeing the hands of the two clasped tightly, Andrei's heart hanging in his throat fell, it seems that Chuikov is also a commander who knows his mistakes and corrects, it is precisely because of this that he will progress step by step!

Then Andrei asked: "Comrade commander, why are you here too?" And Chuikov said: "This time not only to commend Vasily and them, but I also hope that your division can introduce your experience and accumulate experience for the next operations!" ”

Andrei's face also turned red, and he said: "Comrade commander, what experience do I have?" Chuikov said: "Our hero is actually humble, you know, before the war, no one was sure that they would be able to defend this heroic city, but Andrey, at the beginning of the war, you firmly believed that we would be able to defend, and you are a commander who has created miracles, you must know that the Germans have stormed the Mamayev Gang for a month, but your battle flag is still flying in the Mamayev Height, and your division's tactics are also very unique, so Andrei can say anything, don't hide it!" ”

Then, Andrei summed up the conclusions of many experts and enthusiasts of later generations, and finally Andrei said: "Comrade commander, as long as we still control the strategic points, the Germans will occupy as many urban areas as they want, and they will never be able to occupy Stalingrad, and then our army will counterattack again, and this place will become their grave!" ”

Then the sniper detachment also came, and Chuikov personally honored Vasily. The cries of "Ula, Ula" and "Serve the Soviet Fatherland!" "Everyone is very proud!

After sending off Chuikov and them, Andrei said to Brezhnev: "Ilyich, in fact, you praised me too harshly just now, you must know that the Red Banner Siberian Volunteer Division can have a lot of effort for you, especially your political cadres!" ”

And Brezhnev said: "No, Andrey, we all understand that the military commander of a unit is very important to the soul of a unit, and if it were not for you, this army of Gulag prisoners would not have metamorphosed like this!" ”

Andrei was also very proud of being praised by the future Soviet No. 1 person, so Andrei said: "Ilyich, you are also the first political commissar of the Red Banner Siberian Volunteer Division, I hope that in the future, after you are promoted, you must protect the number of this unit, and our army should not cancel the number!" ”

Brezhnev said: "Andrey, rest assured that in the future, we will definitely keep this number!" Saying that, the hands of the two people were clasped together!

However, Andrei did not expect that in the future, Brezhnev did his best to keep his name in the great disarmament, this army that did not exist in history will always be a heroic unit in the future, even if Brezhnev becomes the general secretary, this heroic unit will be more valued, it is regarded by Brezhnev as his foundation in the army, and of course it is also Andrei's foundation!