Steel Soviet Union

Malashenko and Natalya hadn't even held their wedding yet, and a son who was slightly younger than themselves suddenly appeared. This nickname was quite wicked just thinking about it.

Malashenko, who was happy to be a father, was a little unhappy at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly felt that what the political commissar Petrov said seemed to be right, and there was some truth to it.

Karamov graduated from university, was educated, and was proficient in mathematics and mechanics. He was a rare top talent in the entire 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade. He was also highly praised for being the first old man to fight with Malashenko to this day. Shenke attaches great importance to it.

The cultural quality of tank troops is generally higher than that of ordinary infantry troops, but it is only so high and the level of improvement is limited.

After experiencing many battles with heavy casualties, the proportion of outstanding trainees who graduated from the Tank Corps Academy in the army is getting smaller and smaller, even if the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade is a newly formed new unit.

It is true that there are a large number of illiterate or nearly illiterate people in the army. Malashenko even has able-bodied prisoners released from prison under his command. Although he was imprisoned because he was too hungry and committed petty theft after the war broke out, he was released after passing the political review due to the lack of additional soldiers on the front line, and was sent to the front line to perform meritorious service in exchange for freedom.

However, the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade, which is known as the elite, has prisoners stuffed in as a supplement. This still makes Malashenko feel a little panicked and unhappy. Of course, this can also be seen from the side. It reflects the extent of the shortage of soldiers who meet the requirements.

Loaders with high standards and strict requirements on physical strength and physical fitness need to be filled by strong prisoners, and recruits with high cultural literacy are even more scarce. It is even more difficult to select someone who is good at logistics and mathematics in order to select a person who is short and tall among those who have higher cultural literacy.

Fortunately, Karamov is a young genius with many unique skills. People who are accomplished in mechanics are generally not too bad at mathematics, and they can basically manage logistics-related matters with ease. This is the only thing that makes Malashenko feel lucky.

Before that, political commissar Petrov was originally responsible for all the trivial logistics matters.

But every time Malashenko saw Commissar Petrov crouching in front of his desk, burning the midnight oil and working until one or two o'clock at night, correcting documents and making logistical audit reports, he always felt that it would not be a problem to continue like this after all.

During the day, I manage the troops, do communication, do political work, and hold a few random meetings of various sizes. At night, I have to light up the lamp and stay up to deal with these messy logistical matters.

Not to mention that Political Commissar Petrov is an old man who cannot bear such a torment, Malashenko will probably be exhausted even with his body for a long time.

"Why don't you hand over these tasks? This is not the job you should do now. Can't you let the staff do it?"

Facing Malashenko's kind words, Commissar Petrov just sat behind the table with a pen in his hand and smiled lightly.

"Young people will inevitably panic when doing things, but the reasons are different for everyone."

"I feel uneasy when these tasks are handed over, or I don't feel at ease at all. The staff officers allocated to our brigade this time are basically staff trainees who have just graduated from the military academy, and the chief of staff has also just been promoted from the regiment level. For such a large unit as the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade, the logistics are very complicated, so I feel more at ease if I do it myself.”

Malashenko was speechless and didn't know how to answer. He wanted to continue persuading but didn't know where to start.

In terms of his ability to reason, Malashenko has to admit that he is indeed no match for Political Commissar Petrov.

As soon as the army structure is upgraded, the workload of various tasks and the energy and time consumed will increase exponentially. If Commissar Petrov, who can only use one arm, continues to be so busy, Malashenko estimates that sooner or later he will One day I have to go to the hospital to visit my Comrade Political Commissar.

In the end, with Malashenko's repeated insistence, it took about a week for these logistical problems to be handed over to Karamov one after another.

In Malashenko's words, you, Comrade Political Commissar, can't trust those newcomers, but you can't trust old college graduates like Karamov? Don't tell me that Karamov doesn't have this ability. How do you know he doesn't have this ability if you don't let him try? Everything must be put into practice before the truth can be tested.

In this way, under Malashenko's tough words, Commissar Petrov finally compromised.

Not to mention, Karamov, the commander of the field maintenance battalion who is often covered in oil and repairs cars until he forgets to eat, really did not disappoint Malashenko.

Karamov not only manages professional logistics such as parts, ammunition, and fuel in an orderly manner, but also does a good job in soft logistics such as eating, drinking, and collecting cigarettes. It didn't even look like he was overworked at all. The leisurely Karamov often even finished his dinner and walked around the army station to enjoy the scenery.

In comparison, it is more than one level higher than the previous political commissar Petrov who was busy almost every day until late at night. Malashenko's evaluation of Karamov has also increased even more.

Malashenko even publicly praised Karamov by name at a brigade-level meeting attended by all cadres and commanders above the battalion level. Praising him as a good comrade with outstanding abilities and hard work, he encouraged all brigade commanders and political cadres and soldiers to learn from Karamov's example, strive to make more contributions to the motherland and the army, and be a good pioneer comrade.

It was just that Malashenko, who was in charge of presiding over the meeting at the time, did not realize that some of the commanders, fighters and political cadres around the table looked at Karamov inappropriately, while Karamov himself was sitting on his chair with a look of " I'm very happy." The expression was just short of "What can you do to me?" written on his face.

Everyone has no problem with the evaluation of Comrade Brigade Commander. Everyone knows that Comrade Commander led a heroic army to fight out of the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, repeatedly thwarting the ambitions of the Germans, making the enemy remember, and even Yu felt scared. Being able to fight under such a comrade, a brigade commander, was something many people could only dream of.

And from this relatively short contact time, we can also feel that Comrade Brigade Commander is indeed a person who is friendly to others, does not lose his temper, does not give blind orders, and never puts on airs. He has become perfect. .

Therefore, in the eyes of most people, it was just Karamov, a petty, bragging, stingy, and ingratiating guy who blinded the eyes of the brigade commander and deliberately pretended to show his good side in front of the brigade commander.

As for the nickname "comrade brigade commander's most beloved son", it is impossible to verify whose mouth it came from, but it is indeed a targeted nickname that satirizes Karamov more than it satirizes Malashenko. , nothing more.