In fact, Shulka was not sure whether it was one of his own, but there was only one black shadow, and no enemy would be stupid enough to run towards the enemy's trench alone.
Shulka's reaction can be said to have saved this man's life, because the Soviet soldiers were all novices, and their fingers were tightly pressed on the trigger under high tension. Any shot would immediately trigger a burst of gunfire.
However, because of Shulka's timely reminder, the Soviet soldiers suppressed the urge to shoot.
"Who?" Pukarev shouted to the shadow.
The shadow didn't answer, or the answer was too low for anyone to hear. He ran forward a few more steps, then somersaulted and fell to the ground.
Pukarev waved his hand, and two Soviet soldiers rushed forward.
Gunshots rang out soon from the opposite side, but because the thick fog covered the bullets, they did not pose a threat to the Soviet army. The two soldiers successfully carried the shadow back to the trench.
It was a child, a child wearing a Soviet military uniform. He almost collapsed when he was dragged into the trench.
"Who are you?" Pukarev asked.
"Military Band Platoon of the 333rd Infantry Regiment!" The child replied weakly: "My name is Peter, and I brought the orders of Political Commissar Fuming from the central fortress!"
"Commissar Fuming's order?" Shulka couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this. He thought that this must have made them stand firm again.
But this time Shulka thought wrong...
The order Little Peter brought to Major Gavrilov was: "At seven o'clock tonight, shoot three red flares and break out to the north at the same time!"
This order was like a loosening of Major Gavrilov's hands, so he immediately passed on the order: "Prepare to break out at night!"
"Prepare for a breakout at night!"
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Shulka was surprised when he heard this order, although this was exactly the result he wanted.
But Shulka, and of course Major Gavrilov, did not expect that this order would bring some negative effects.
"What happened to the breakout at night?" a soldier asked.
"Didn't you say that as long as you hold on until morning, reinforcements will come?"
"So at least until the evening! I'm not even sure if there will be reinforcements at night!"
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The most fearful thing in the army is uncertainty, which will destabilize the morale and morale of the soldiers, and even make the soldiers feel like they have been cheated.
This is a consequence of Major Gavrilov's premature promise yesterday... As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Although making a promise can temporarily boost morale, the consequence is that it cannot be fulfilled.
, it will cause a more serious blow to morale.
Soon even among the soldiers this statement was spread:
"Are you still willing to listen to these lies? There will be no reinforcements. What the Germans say is true. They have already reached Minsk. We have no hope! The major can only use lies to make us fight the Germans!
"
"This makes no sense, there are Germans everywhere, and there is only a dead end if you break out!"
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If there were only one or two people saying these things, then the matter would be easier to handle. The instructor would use his tricks to catch these two people and suppress them quickly.
The problem is that those who say this are in groups. If all these people are arrested, it will be equivalent to committing suicide, so the instructor's method is useless.
After Major Gavrilov noticed this, he hurried to the front line to stabilize the morale of the troops.
"Comrades!" Major Gavrilov said: "As you know, we have changed our plan and are preparing to break out at night..."
"We want to know the truth, Comrade Major!" Someone interrupted Major Gavrilov: "Are the Germans surrounding us?"
"Are there no reinforcements left?"
"Has our army been defeated by the Germans!"
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This was an unprecedented situation. The soldiers interrupted the officer's speech and raised questions, which caught Major Gavrilov off guard.
But this is actually normal.
First of all, a state of war and a state of peace are two different things.
It is difficult for soldiers to unite together in a peaceful state, and it is rare for them to risk their lives and challenge officers and their inherent power. The reason is very simple. When life and death are not at stake, everyone is thinking about self-protection.
But in a state of war, especially when everyone is bound to die, and all soldiers are on the same ship, it is easy for them to unite and do not care about military regulations or doctrine... Anyway, they are all dead, so what?
Don’t dare to do it?
Seeing this scene, the instructor following Major Gavrilov couldn't hold himself back. He held the pistol on his waist in his habitual hand and stepped forward angrily: "Who allowed you to say these things? Those who
These are all lies by the Germans, traitors who are sowing discord among us, but you know this but..."
Afterwards, the instructor did not dare to say any more, because all the soldiers stared at him with angry eyes... What the soldiers usually hate the most is the instructor. How could they tolerate it when they saw that he was still so arrogant and domineering?
Gotta go down.
In fact, such things were not uncommon in the Soviet army...Many units and even entire divisions of Soviet soldiers chose to kill political workers in the unit and then surrender to the Germans.
The two sides were at war with each other, and seeing a mutiny about to break out, Shulka secretly complained in his heart.
It doesn't matter if there is a conflict between the two, the important thing is that his life may be over, or he may follow these soldiers and become a prisoner of the German army... Shulka knows that being a prisoner of the German army will not end well either, he will starve to death.
Countless people died of illness and exhaustion.
So without thinking much, Shulka stood up at this moment.
"Comrades, I know the situation!"
When Shulka shouted, everyone turned their eyes towards him.
Shulka has a special status. He is just a soldier, and in principle he is on the same side as the soldiers.
On the other hand, Shulka is a hero who explodes tanks...Fighting nations admire heroes.
At the same time, Shulka had just found a large amount of supplies and solved the medical and stomach problems of many soldiers, so he already had a certain reputation among the soldiers, so they were still willing to listen to what Shulka had to say.
"Do you know the situation?"
"Tell me what you know?"
Shulka turned his attention to Major Gavrilov, who nodded slightly in agreement... At this time, there was no other way.
"You are right!" Shulka said: "We have been surrounded, the Germans have penetrated deep into the heart of the Soviet Union, and we will not have reinforcements!"
Shulka's words were like dropping a bomb among the soldiers, causing a sensation immediately.
Even Major Gavrilov was a little surprised. He didn't expect Shulka to admit this so directly.