This is one of the reasons why Myhlis is eager to get the 1st Guards Tank Brigade back on the battlefield... Only the 1st Guards Tank Brigade went to the front line instead of holding on to Rzhev, and it was still under the command of Myhlis
Only by going to the front line can we achieve the goal of "gold plating".
Shulka smiled inwardly.
Utilization, it is not certain who will use whom!
Thinking of this, Shulka sighed intentionally and said: "Comrade Mahlis, I was about to report to you!"
"Oh, just say it!" Mahlis replied: "You can report to me at any time!"
"The content of my report may make you feel frustrated!" Shulka said: "I really hope to be able to pursue the enemy. If it was a few months ago, we would have had this ability. But now..."
"What's happening now? Didn't the 1st Guards Tank Brigade just win a few battles?"
"Yes, we did win several battles!" Shulka replied: "But we could have achieved more glorious victories. I believe that if they hadn't replaced our tanks with British tanks, we might all have lost our battles.
The fight back to Brest split the Germans in two in the middle... You know, many of us are from Brest, myself included!"
Since Mahlis was so happy about his success, Shulka drew a pie for him.
"Oh, British tanks!" Mahlis knew nothing about this, but still pretended to know everything.
"Yes!" Shulka replied: "You must be familiar with it, Comrade Mahlis!"
Shulka did not reveal the truth, and flattered Mahlis by the way: "Not everyone has your vision. They don't know the performance of British tanks... This kind of tank can only reach a speed of seven or eight kilometers per hour, and it also has
Breakdowns have occurred along the way, and we have a severe shortage of parts and personnel for repairs, and now we are in a strong position!”
"Yes, this is really stupid!" Maihelis said: "I always thought you were equipped with our tanks, T34s, but I didn't expect them to be so stupid!"
Shulka couldn't help but secretly apologize in his heart. In fact, it made sense for the Soviet high-level officials to let the 1st Guards Tank Brigade trial British and American tanks, but now they can only take the blame for this situation.
"Remember the half-track vehicle we used?" Shulka continued: "It can reach a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, and its cross-country speed in the snow can reach 40 kilometers per hour, but it has to hide behind a road with a speed of less than 10 kilometers per hour.
Behind the British tank! I can't imagine how such a slow tank can catch up with the fleeing enemy... Even if we win the battle, the enemy can slip away from us at any time!"
"That's right, Comrade Shulka!" Mekhlis said: "We should immediately replenish T34 for the 1st Guards Tank Brigade!"
Even though Mahlis knew nothing about the battlefield, he still knew T34... It would be difficult to find someone in the Soviet Union who didn't know T34.
"This is a wise decision, Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka said: "Only by being fully prepared can we achieve a more brilliant victory!"
This is also in the interest of Mahlis... If you want to make achievements and gild yourself, how can you let the troops drive such tanks to the front line? Then other troops will take away all the credit?
When he came out of the headquarters, Shulka heard Mahlis getting angry on the phone, asking who gave the order to equip the 1st Guards Tank Brigade with British tanks, and ordered the T34 to be shipped up immediately for replacement.
Katukov looked at Shulka who looked proud in confusion and asked: "What's going on? I just received the order to postpone the attack!"
"I convinced him that our tanks were not good enough!" Shulka replied: "I think we will soon replace them with T34s!"
Katukov couldn't help but beam with joy when he heard this: "That's great, you guy!"
Then he lowered his voice and asked, "How did you convince him?"
"I just convinced him!" Shulka shrugged.
In fact, this is not difficult. What Shulka did was to find each other's common interests, and then everything would be easily solved and even the danger would be averted.
As for what happens after equipping the T34... It will take a certain amount of time to switch to the T34. By then, the ice and snow will melt and the war situation will change.
Mahlis's influence is still quite large.
Because the first batch of twenty T34s were shipped the next day, just like before, they were shipped right after they were produced.
The soldiers couldn't help but be ecstatic when they saw these T34s, especially Fedosiev's tank soldiers. They couldn't wait to rush forward before the tanks got off the flatbed, hugging and jumping... Of course, no one dared
Kiss, because they all know that if you kiss the cold tank armor in this weather, your mouth will be frozen immediately and you will have to tear off a piece of flesh.
"They move too slowly!" Mahlis complained angrily: "Only twenty vehicles were sent. They always have this excuse and that reason. They never know what the military emergency is about!"
"Thank you, Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka said: "Look how happy they are. Without your help, we would not have been able to get these!"
Shulka's words were of course an exaggeration.
In fact, even if Myhlis did not ask for it, Rokossovsky planned to re-equip the 1st Guards Tank Brigade after this battle.
Now it's just a matter of flow.
On the other hand, Shulka knew that... a selfish person like Mahlis would be very useful if he felt some kind of positive energy, that is, the gratitude of others to him, because what others give him is usually hatred.
, cursed and scorned.
As expected, Mahlis felt a little embarrassed.
"Oh, it's nothing!" replied Mahlis, "I'm just doing the right thing, like I've always done!"
"Of course, Comrade Mahlis!"
Of course, the change of equipment was not as simple as Maihelis thought, nor was it as fast... Maihelis originally thought that it would be enough to just transport the tank up.
Shulka intentionally did not remind him before, otherwise Mahlis might not have so much patience.
First of all, T34 is more difficult to assemble. The reason is that the tanks at this time are still in short supply as before. They are sent to the battlefield as soon as they are produced and even consumed within a few hours.
The second step is the handover of British and American tanks.
This kind of handover is not a simple handover, but the formation process of another tank unit... As mentioned before, there are generally two sets of command systems in Soviet troops, and the 1st Guards Tank Brigade is no exception.
At this time, it is easier to form a new army, and the commanding personnel are ready.
The problem is that the additional soldiers need training, especially the control and combat experience of British and American tanks.