"Impossible, how is this possible?" After a brief moment of confusion, the instructor shouted in surprise: "You know, he is just a captain, how can he be qualified to hold a general-level position?"
The teacher's voice was loud, passing through the closed door and reaching the office outside. The female secretary who was typing was startled. She quickly put down her work, stood up and came to the door. She put her ear to the door and listened carefully to what was going on inside.
"Hristonia, don't completely believe what you see with your eyes." The teacher's surprise was obviously expected by the dean. He said calmly: "Although the collar badge he carries on his shoulder is the rank of captain, But that doesn’t mean he’s really a captain.”
From the dean's words, the teacher heard the implication, and his breathing became rapid. After taking two deep breaths, he forced himself to calm down and asked: "Comrade Dean, can you tell me the true identity of Captain Sokov?" Worried that the Dean would continue to hide something from him, he also emphasized that , “As his faculty member, I have the right to know true information about him.”
"In fact, you also know his true identity." The dean stood up, walked out from behind his desk, came to the teacher, raised his hand and patted his shoulder: "He is the former commander of the 27th Army Lieutenant General Sokov.”
"What, he is General Sokov?" The instructor's eyes widened in surprise.
"Yes, he is your idol General Sokov." After the dean said this, he said with some regret: "Although his deeds are often reported in newspapers, due to confidentiality reasons, they have never been published in newspapers. It’s normal if you don’t recognize him after seeing his photo.”
"Comrade Dean, I don't understand." It took the teacher a long time to wake up from the shock, and he asked with full of doubts: "Since Sokov is a general, why does he wear the rank of captain? "
"You are now in charge of the intermediate commander training class. The students in it are basically captains or majors, and there may be one or two captains among them." Faced with the question raised by the instructor, the dean explained to him: "Have you ever Have you ever thought about how much psychological burden it would bring to other students if Sokov, who was participating in the training, sat in it wearing his lieutenant general title? In order to avoid this situation, when he was in the intermediate training class, he only Wearing the rank of captain, when he is promoted to a higher-level training class, his military rank will be changed to lieutenant colonel. Only when he enters the most advanced training class, he will wear his real military rank."
After the dean's explanation, the teacher finally understood what was going on. He asked with some anxiety: "Comrade dean, I feel a lot of pressure now."
The dean laughed after hearing this: "Look, I'm not wrong. As a teacher, you became uneasy just after knowing the true identity of General Sokov. Those who were in the same training class with him If the commanders in the squad knew his identity, what kind of reaction would they have?"
The teacher took out the cigarette case from his pocket, shook out a cigarette from it, held it in his mouth, and struck a match to light the cigarette. But because I was too nervous and my hands were shaking too much, I quickly broke a few matches without lighting the cigarette.
The dean took the match from the teacher's hand, helped him light the cigarette and said: "Christonia, the reason why I placed General Sokov in your class was because you are the most capable teacher in the intermediate training class. The strongest. As long as you treat him as an ordinary student, you won't be so nervous."
"Then what should I tell them during class?"
"This is not your first time leading an intermediate training class. Do you still need me to teach you what you are going to teach?" The dean said to the teacher: "If you still feel unsure, you don't have to look at General Sokov during the lecture. Pretend he doesn’t exist.”
The teacher took two more puffs of his cigarette, then put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, looked up at the dean and said, "Okay, comrade dean, I'll give it a try."
Even so, when the teacher saw Sokov in the classroom the next day, his heartbeat couldn't help but quicken. He remembered the dean's words and tried his best to avoid looking at Sokov's position during the lecture. . However, despite this, his condition was still not ideal. The entire military theory class was stumbling, making the students below frown.
The instructor also realized his gaffe, put down his book, and said to the many students in the audience: "Comrade students, today's military theory class will stop here. Next, we will discuss the classic battle examples included in the textbooks. .”
As soon as the teacher said that he would introduce several classic battle cases included in the textbook, the students automatically ignored the teacher's absence and looked at each other curiously, wanting to hear what classic battle cases he was talking about.
Seeing the students in the audience sitting upright and looking at him expectantly, the instructor regained his confidence and said: "We all know that the defense of Stalingrad was a great turning point. Not only did the army annihilate the most elite 6th Army of the German army in this city named after the supreme commander himself, but also captured tens of thousands of German officers and soldiers, including Commander Paulus.
According to post-war statistics, soldiers who entered Stalingrad had a survival time of 24 hours; as for officers, their survival time was only 72 hours. But even in such a tragic battle, the entire city's defense line was never broken by the German attack. Investigating the reason, the troops who stood firm on Mamayev Heights were indispensable..."
When the teacher said this, he accidentally saw Sokov and suddenly shivered all over. He suddenly realized that it seemed a bit inappropriate for him to talk so much about the significance of holding Mamayev Heights in the entire defense of Stalingrad as he did in the past. After all, the commander of the troops holding Mamayev Heights was sitting there. I'm listening to the class below.
After the instructor explained the importance of holding on to Mamayev Heights, his eyes stayed on Sokov. His attitude towards Sokov has changed now. He was polite yesterday because he felt that the other party was a great talent. At this moment, the teachers who knew Sokov's identity changed their attitude towards Sokov from politeness to respect.
He looked at Sokov and said respectfully: "Captain Sokov, what do you think of what I said?" Knowing Sokov's identity, he was careful when he spoke to avoid saying the wrong thing and inadvertently offending someone. own.
Sokov was surprised when his teacher asked him to comment on the Battle of Mamayev Hills. Why did he get involved in the lecture while talking about it? But since the teacher took the initiative to ask him to talk about his views, Sokov could not refuse. He looked at the teacher and said, "Comrade teacher, can you do me a favor and let me go to the blackboard? Because some things are unclear and I have to draw pictures to explain in detail."
"No problem, I will help here on the podium." The teacher readily agreed to Sokov's request, and even planned to come over in person to push Sokov's wheelchair, but Sokov politely refused.
When Sokov said he wanted to draw a diagram in front of the blackboard, the most excited people were Victor and Sukhalev. Without waiting for the teacher's instructions, they got up and pushed Sokov to the blackboard.
After thanking the two men, Sokov said to the students present: "Comrade students, let me share my views on Mamayev Hill during the Battle of Stalingrad.
First of all, I think that to defend Mamayev Heights, we need solid fortifications. Everyone knows that in the early days of the battle, the Germans had an absolute advantage not only in terms of troops but also in equipment. According to convention, strong fortifications should be built in key defense areas to minimize casualties when the troops suffer heavy shelling and bombing from the Germans.
But before the battle began, our army had differences on whether the German army would attack Stalingrad. In the eyes of most people, the attraction of Caucasus oil to the Germans is far greater than that of Stalingrad. It is precisely because of the existence of this wrong idea that when the enemy approached Stalingrad, the city's defense fortifications began to be rushed. In this case, even if they wanted to repair the fortifications, there was simply no time.
Since there was no time to build permanent fortifications, the troops stationed at Mamayev Hill used reverse slope fortifications and tunnel fortifications to improve the defense of Mamayev Hill..."
"Comrade Captain," as soon as Sokov said this, a captain raised his hand and asked, "Can you explain to us what reverse slope fortification is?"
Sokov had long expected that someone would ask such a question, so he asked Victor and Sukhalev to push him to the blackboard in advance. Upon hearing the question raised by the captain student, Sokov turned the wheels of his wheelchair so that it faced the blackboard. He picked up the chalk and drew a simple shape on it.
He explained while drawing: "We usually build fortifications on the side of the hillside facing the enemy's attack to resist the German attack, and this direction is the positive slope. Building fortifications on the positive slope can indeed help in the first place It detects attacking enemies, but it also has a fatal flaw, that is, it is easily killed by the powerful German artillery fire.
"Impossible, how is this possible?" The instructor shouted in surprise after a brief moment of confusion: "You know, he is just a captain, how can he be qualified to hold a general-level position?"
The teacher's voice was loud, passing through the closed door and reaching the office outside. The female secretary who was typing was startled. She quickly put down her work, stood up and came to the door. She put her ear to the door and listened carefully to what was going on inside.
"Hristonia, don't completely believe what you see with your eyes." The teacher's surprise was obviously expected by the dean. He said calmly: "Although the collar badge he carries on his shoulder is the rank of captain, But that doesn’t mean he is really a captain.”
From the dean's words, the teacher heard the implication, and his breathing became rapid. After taking two deep breaths, he forced himself to calm down and asked: "Comrade Dean, can you tell me the true identity of Captain Sokov?" Worried that the Dean would continue to hide something from him, he also emphasized that , “As his faculty member, I have the right to know true information about him.”
"In fact, you also know his true identity." The dean stood up, walked out from behind his desk, came to the teacher, raised his hand and patted his shoulder: "He is the former commander of the 27th Army Lieutenant General Sokov.”
"What, he is General Sokov?" The instructor's eyes widened in surprise.
"Yes, he is your idol General Sokov." After the dean said this, he said with some regret: "Although his deeds are often reported in newspapers, due to confidentiality reasons, they have never been published in newspapers. It’s normal if you don’t recognize him after seeing his photo.”
"Comrade Dean, I don't understand." It took the teacher a long time to wake up from the shock, and he asked with full of doubts: "Since Sokov is a general, why does he wear the rank of captain? "
"You are now in charge of the intermediate commander training class. The students in it are basically captains or majors, and there may be one or two captains among them." Faced with the question raised by the instructor, the dean explained to him: "Have you ever Have you ever thought about how much psychological burden it would bring to other students if Sokov, who was participating in the training, sat in it wearing his lieutenant general title? In order to avoid this situation, when he was in the intermediate training class, he only Wearing the rank of captain, when he is promoted to a higher-level training class, his military rank will be changed to lieutenant colonel. Only when he enters the most advanced training class, he will wear his real military rank."
After the dean's explanation, the teacher finally understood what was going on. He asked with some anxiety: "Comrade dean, I feel a lot of pressure now."
The dean laughed after hearing this: "Look, I'm not wrong. As a teacher, you became uneasy just after knowing the true identity of General Sokov. Those who were in the same training class with him If the commanders in the squad knew his identity, what kind of reaction would they have?"
The teacher took out the cigarette case from his pocket, shook out a cigarette from it, held it in his mouth, and struck a match to light the cigarette. But because I was too nervous and my hands were shaking too much, I quickly broke a few matches without lighting the cigarette.
The dean took the match from the teacher's hand, helped him light the cigarette and said: "Christonia, the reason why I placed General Sokov in your class was because you are the most capable teacher in the intermediate training class. The strongest. As long as you treat him as an ordinary student, you won't be so nervous."
"Then what should I tell them during class?"
"This is not your first time leading an intermediate training class. Do you still need me to teach you something?" The dean said to the teacher: "If you still feel unsure, you don't have to look at General Sokov during the lecture. Pretend he doesn’t exist.”
The teacher took two more puffs of his cigarette, then put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, looked up at the dean and said, "Okay, comrade dean, then I'll give it a try."
Even so, when the teacher saw Sokov in the classroom the next day, his heartbeat couldn't help but quicken. He remembered the dean's words and tried his best to avoid looking at Sokov's position during the lecture. . However, despite this, his condition was still not ideal. The entire military theory class was stumbling, making the students below frown.
