Due to the timely unloading of the cargo, the 333rd Regiment arrived in Crimea very smoothly.
If anything went wrong, it was Shulka's seasickness... This can't be blamed on Shulka, he had never been on a ship like this.
In his impression, when taking a boat, there should be a small compartment with a bed or something. Although the requirements are not high, there must at least be a seat inside for people to sit.
But the facts proved that Shulka thought too much.
The soldiers entered the bottom of the cabin. Just like the smuggling scene in the movie, they could smell an unpleasant stench before they even walked in.
At this time Shulka felt a little regretful.
"Do we really have to go inside?" Shulka asked.
"Don't you want it?" The subordinate looked at Shulka doubtfully.
Only then did Shulka realize that he was the company commander, and his subordinates only followed him... He seemed not accustomed to this position yet.
"Shulka!" Major Gavrilov at the back ordered loudly: "Keep moving forward, you have blocked the cabin...hurry up!"
Yes, we do need to hurry up, because it is related to the safety of the entire fleet.
So Shulka could only bite the bullet and order: "Obey the order and go in!"
Shulka thought to himself, he had walked through the mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield, how could he still be afraid of a cabin?
But soon Shulka realized that he was wrong. This was a place more terrifying than the battlefield: dark, humid, and the air was mixed with various smells, sea water, feces, sweat, vomit...
The actor complained: "I can't stay here for a second!"
"Then what else can we do?" said the veteran: "Swim to Crimea? That's 200 kilometers away!"
"Can we go out on deck and get some air?" Shulka asked.
"No, Comrade Shulka!" replied the battalion commander Venyakov.
"Why?"
"Because!" Venyakov fished out a cable from the dirty water and put it into Shulka's hand, saying, "You might fall into the sea, where you would really have to swim to Crimea!"
Then Shulka soon understood what Venyakov meant, because the hull shook violently as soon as it went out to sea... Although the inland sea of the Black Sea was not very windy, it was still unbearable in windy and rainy weather.
The only thing that gave Shulka some comfort was that he still had the bottle of vodka in his arms.
Shulka's first reaction was to drink the whole bottle of wine and get drunk so that he could reach his destination when he woke up.
But this was obviously a wishful thinking... Shulka had just taken a few sips when a pair of bright eyes stared at him in the surrounding darkness. To be precise, they stared at the vodka in Shulka's hand, like a pack of hungry wolves.
Holding a little lamb.
Helpless, Shulka could only contribute the wine.
Otherwise, Shulka believed that they would soon eat him alive, even if he was their company commander.
The result was that Shulka vomited so much on the boat that he was almost carried off by his subordinates when he finally arrived at his destination.
The soldiers were loaded into the train almost as soon as they got off the boat, without even seeing Crimea clearly.
The train has 25 carriages, and the carriages are connected with windows. Shulka believes that this is a civilian carriage that has been temporarily converted into a military carriage. It has been used for a period of time. This can be seen from the bullet holes in the carriage, broken glass and vague
Visible blood stains can be seen.
If there is anything different, it is a command vehicle in front of the locomotive, and there is also a flatbed vehicle at the front and rear equipped with anti-aircraft guns. This is obviously to deal with the enemy's air force.
But everyone knows that if there is an enemy plane bombing, the role of the anti-aircraft guns is just to make the pilots a little nervous and then quickly drop bombs. Experienced enemy pilots will not even pay attention to this.
Shulka felt better after getting on the train. Although the train was equally crowded, it was like heaven compared to the cabin, especially when they handed out breakfast not long after the train started...dry and hard black bread. , a little sugar, some dried fish and a little bit of mahi cigarette.
The actor immediately cheered, and then he couldn't wait to roll up a cigarette with an old newspaper. He was so excited that his hands were shaking, and he didn't know whether it was the shaking of the train or Shulka's illusion.
"Try this!" The veteran nodded to Shulka while biting the dried fish: "It might make you feel better!"
"Thank you!" Shulka said, then picked up a piece of dried fish, looked at it and stuffed it into his mouth.
It tastes really good, crispy and refreshing, just like fried in a pan.
"This is a specialty of Crimea!" the veteran introduced: "As you can see, Crimea is surrounded by sea on three sides and you can catch a lot of fish at any time. They will put the endless fish on the fire. Bake it because it lasts longer! That’s what we’re eating…”
Shulka picked up another one and stuffed it into his mouth. Then he felt his appetite was better and he had some strength.
"How do you know this?" Shulka asked while chewing dried fish.
"Because this is my hometown!" the veteran replied: "Alushta is only a dozen kilometers away from here!"
The soldiers who were noisy just now couldn't help but fell silent when they heard this. Some looked at the veteran with complicated eyes, some nodded towards the veteran, and most of them were silent and thinking about their own concerns.
Shulka knew what was going on. The soldiers had been away from home for some time, including Leonev's new recruits from Kiev.
They actually miss home, especially on the battlefield where they don't know when they will die. To be precise, they are marching, fighting, and marching again.
They didn't say it because it might be considered a kind of cowardice... because homesickness would have a negative consequence, which is to leave this place behind and go home regardless of everything.
Another explanation for this behavior is: Deserter!
There is no need to say more about what the result will be.
However, if you insist on hiding many things in your heart, you will become more panicked, and often it only takes a little introduction to detonate these suppressed things in your heart.
What the veteran said just now is an introduction... His hometown is close at hand, but he can't go back to see it.
At this time, the deputy instructor seized the opportunity to do some ideological work to the soldiers: "Comrades, our trip is to defend Moscow! As you know, Moscow is our capital, and only by guarding it can we ensure the security of the motherland. And then it’s the safety of our hometown and our loved ones..."
But at this time, most of the soldiers didn't listen to what the deputy instructor said.
Although what the deputy instructor said makes sense, if the soldiers were given a choice, Shulka believed they would rather go home and stay with their families.