After that incident, Alsim had an exclusive title that was widely praised by his comrades: Snow Razor, the kind who specializes in shaving the heads of Finnish ghosts and killing people invisible.
After the Soviet-Finnish War, Alsim continued to choose to stay in the army and became a platoon leader.
Later, Alsim also participated in the military operation against Poland, and witnessed with his own eyes the special moment when the Red Army troops and the German troops rushing over met victoriously, arm in arm, and called each other brothers amidst laughter and laughter.
Alsim didn't express any opinion on this. He just smoked a cigarette and squatted in the trench far away, watching silently.
His intuition told him that those Germans had too much violence in them. The fierceness in their eyes was not limited to the land under their feet. This border was just like the wild Siberian wolves of different groups.
It was as if they were fighting over territory. The fierce glint in the German guy's eyes reminded Alsim of the beasts he had hunted with his own hands.
It cannot be said that the eyes of the two are exactly the same. There is still a difference between the eyes of animals and humans, but this inexplicable feeling can only be understood by Alsim, who has been hunting with his father since he was a child.
Moreover, as a man of few words who likes to talk less and do more, he does not plan to share his thoughts with others. He plans to use his time to witness with his own eyes what these Germans will do in the future, and just watch silently.
What happened next was as expected. The Germans did cross the border and launch an invasion not long after.
Alsim, who was affiliated with the Western Front, experienced various narrow escapes in 1941, and was almost killed by the Germans in the pocket of Smolensk. In the end, he relied on the chaos of the battlefield and the lax closure of the German encirclement to survive with only the Germans around him.
The remaining three soldiers escaped in the dark at night, but unexpectedly after finding friendly forces, they were scrutinized and interrogated by the nkvd, and were arrested as shameful deserters who voluntarily left the army.
"I'm not a deserter! My mother is a herdsman and my father is an Orion. I was born and raised in Siberia! I joined the army in 1936 and fought against the Finnish ghosts for Comrade Stalin in 1939. I also fought Polish pigs! Now I am fighting against the Germans!
I shed my blood and died for my motherland without any hesitation. You can't do this to me! I want to see General Glenov, but you have arrested the wrong person!!!"
After hearing these words, the people in nkvd looked calm on the surface, but they were secretly surprised in their hearts.
Right now is the darkest moment for the motherland. All the frontline troops are in chaos and collapse. One after another bad news keeps flying from the battlefield like snowflakes in winter. Now is the time when elite soldiers are most needed.
The nkvd officer in charge of the interrogation did not dare to neglect, and ordered his men to continue the interrogation. He first stabilized the person, and then he quickly went down to personally check whether what the suspected deserter said was true, and what he was clamoring to see.
Who is that "General Grenov"?
After an investigation, I found out that everything this guy said was true, and his enlistment and combat experience were all true.
As for General Grenov, he was a commander of the Western Front with the rank of major general.
After looking through the numbers of the subordinate units of this army, it turned out that this comrade general was the superior commander of the infantry division where the suspected deserter belonged. After going back and questioning the suspected deserter, he found out that this General Grenov had been there for a long time.
The Finnish ghost guy knew this suspected deserter at that time, and said that he had personally awarded him a medal and commended him, when he was only a colonel and division commander.
I really want to check with General Grenov whether the situation is true. After all, with such a big shot testifying, it only takes one sentence and a telegram to reveal everything. I can find out clearly by myself.
The investigation of this rather difficult case here has been concluded.
But what was unexpected was that the nkvd officer in charge of the trial received the news that "General Glenov had sacrificed his life for his country a week ago and died on the battlefield. He and the army he commanded were surrounded.
"Destroyed", this result is really too unexpected but it is reasonable.
In the end, the nkvd officer, who felt that he did not have time to drag on like this, decided to trust his instincts, took a gamble, and used his own name as a guarantee to let the suspected deserter go. The most annoying thing was the man named Alsim.
The little bastard didn't even say thank you when he was let go, which made the nkvd officer who vouched for him feel like he had a hot face against a cold butt.
The story that follows is that, like most of the lower-level commanders and fighters of the Red Army, they returned to the battlefield and continued to defend their homeland. Alsim also quickly received a promotion because of his repeated achievements and honors.
But when Alsim heard that from company commander to battalion commander, under normal circumstances, you can't charge into battle with the soldiers with a gun in your hand, and fight side by side. You have to spend more time and energy on commanding the troops.
When going up.
Alsim refused, not wanting to do those boring jobs that he didn't even want to do and thought he couldn't do them.
Alsim's regimental leader even talked to him at the beginning, and brought his political commissar comrades with him for in-depth exchanges, and launched "turns of bombing." By the end, his words were almost worn out and his voice was hoarse.
But this Alsim is like a stone in the pit, smelly and hard. No matter how nice you say it or how eloquent you are, I just don't want to be the battalion commander. Even the company commander is the end, and I can't command even if I don't know how to read.
There are so many troops. Anyway, I won't compromise. If you think it won't work, just deal with me. Use any method you think is appropriate. I'm ready.
The regiment leader and the political commissar saw that there was nothing they could do about this situation. If you were really angry and beat him to the end, it would definitely be a big loss of talent. It was the kind of help for the Germans. Besides, this guy really didn't commit any crime.
What's wrong? This kind of "strange bird" that kills even if there is a great opportunity for promotion is really a rare occurrence in a hundred years.
In the end, there was no other choice but to promote others to become battalion commanders. As for Alsim, he continued to be the company commander he loved most.
This situation lasted until 1943. Alsim, who jumped out alive from the life-devouring maw of Stalingrad, was ordered to be transferred to the newly formed First Guards because his original unit was basically wiped out.
Heavy Tank Brigade, and continued to fight until the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade was promoted to Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division.
When Malashenko ordered the formation of the leader's division's own combat engineer battalion, the infantry regiment commander Varosha found this "old team" veteran who had fought side by side with him in Stalingrad and still survived.
Varosha does not expect that Alsim will be able to reach the west, and is willing to take up the crucial position of commander of the combat engineer battalion. This weird guy would not even become a battalion commander even if he died, and he had given up the matter as early as 1942.
Varosha had heard about the rejection a long time ago. This was a weird guy whose qualifications and experience were not only higher than his own, but even higher than those of his comrade and teacher.
But you have to admit that the infantry company he leads is extremely powerful in combat. Even if it is placed in the top elite troops of the Red Army such as the Leader's Division, he is definitely an infantry company commander who is one of the best in commanding ability and leadership ability.
"How about I give you a combat engineer company with the best equipment, the most veterans, and the strongest combat capability and let you lead it?"
Alsim responded to Varosha's question with practical actions, as evidenced by the sn-42 plate armor body armor he wore the next day.
Now, Alsim, who led the charge with a battle-tested body, faced another fierce battle. After leading the team into the waiting hall of the train station, he saw the scene of German guns pointing at each other.
Already within sight, a brutal close-quarters infantry fight was approaching with a bloody wind.
?? As you can see, after a long time, I introduced an important main storyline new character: Alicem, this person will have more dramas and play an important main line plot role in the future.