This is because marching in the dark in the swamp is quite dangerous. If you are not careful, you will fall behind and get into trouble... As mentioned before, the swamp is full of mud "traps". If there are people nearby, it is very simple. You can easily rescue people by throwing away the rope. But if there is no one, you can only wait to die.
So this world is sometimes very strange, and only one rope is missing, which is the difference between life and death.
In response to this, the Soviet soldiers even joked:
Kuzya is the leader of the third squad, a Cossack, and the soldiers usually call him Cossack.
In fact, most of the third class were Cossacks.
Speaking of Cossacks, it is easy to think of Cossack cavalry. But in the past, the Cossack cavalry were warriors, which does not mean that the current Cossacks are the same.
They are often an unstable factor in the army because they will band together to bully soldiers in other areas, steal things, play pranks, and make others uncomfortable just for fun.
Sometimes even platoon leader Pukarev had to turn a blind eye to what they were doing.
That evening, Shulka and Agata followed the troops forward together. When they turned a hill, they suddenly saw the Cossack and two of his men struggling to pull a rope, and the other end was deep in the mire.
The Cossack even shouted: "Help, Zheldov has fallen into a 'trap'!"
Shulka and Agata stepped forward to help without any explanation. After Shulka was covered in mud and water, he finally pulled the rope up, only to find that there was a big stone tied to the other end of the rope.
The Cossack and several of his subordinates laughed.
"Hero Shulka!" the Cossack mocked: "They all say you are smart, but you must not have thought of this!"
"Comrade Kuzya!" Shulka patted the muddy water on his body and stood up, saying, "You must have heard the story of the boy who cried wolf!"
"No, I haven't!" replied the Cossack: "Do you want to tell us a story?"
Several Cossacks laughed again.
"No, I'm not interested in telling stories!" Shulka said: "I just want to say that you are like the child who cried 'Wolf' in the story, boring, childish and stupid!"
These words made the Cossack a little unhappy. He walked up to Shulka with a serious face and looked down at Shulka with a provocative look. He was so close that Shulka could smell it. His breath smells bad.
"Are you talking about me, Shulka?" asked the Cossack.
"Yes, Kuzya!" Shulka met the Cossack's gaze and replied: "I'm talking about you and your subordinates."
If it were in the past, Shulka might have calmed down the matter. After all, it is better to have less to worry about than to have more to worry about.
But after experiencing life and death on the battlefield, Shulka clearly felt changes in himself... Things like this were just a trivial matter, and he didn't take the threat of the Cossacks seriously at all.
The Cossack waved his hand, and his men surrounded him.
As mentioned before, the Cossack cavalry are warriors, but the current Cossacks are not like that. They like to defeat the small with more.
But Shulka's men were not to be outdone and immediately stood behind Shulka.
If they were just Shulka's subordinates, the Cossacks would not back down, because the Cossacks are all tall and strong, and they take advantage of each other in fights. This is why the Cossacks dared to challenge Shulka.
The problem is that standing behind Shulka was not just his subordinates, but many people joined in voluntarily, and the Cossacks were instantly surrounded.
When the Cossack saw that the situation was not good, he wanted to retreat but could not find the steps. He was stunned for a moment with a very embarrassed expression.
At this time, Major Gavrilov heard the news and returned from the front. From a distance, he shouted to this side: "If you have the strength to fight, why not run around the swamp twice?"
The Cossack found an excuse. He shook his fist at Shulka and said: "You are lucky, Shulka!"
Then he led his subordinates dejectedly and tried to take the opportunity to walk away.
But Major Gavrilov did not give him this chance. The signal soldier whispered in his ear what had just happened.
After hearing this, Major Gavrilov's face darkened. He stepped forward and grabbed the Cossack by the collar and said, "You guy, if you let me know that you are playing this kind of trick again, I will kill you."
Tied to a rope and thrown into the swamp, do you understand?"
"Yes, Comrade Major!" replied the Cossack.
"Also, don't trouble Shulka!" Major Gavrilov pushed the Cossack to the ground with disdain and shouted to a group of his subordinates: "Although we are troops, don't you remember Shulka?"
Erka saved us all? Not only do you not thank him, but you want to do something to him? If you have the courage, just try, I will not stop you!"
Someone nearby responded: "Major, you saved them!"
"Oh, yes!" Major Gavrilov nodded: "I should come back later!"
There was a burst of laughter from the Soviet soldiers all around, and the Cossacks were instantly isolated.
This can be said to be unexpected, or it can be said to be expected.
It was unexpected because Shulka did not expect that there would be so many people on his side, many of whom he could not even name because he had just met them.
This is expected because the situation now is completely different from before:
It was a time of peace before, and soldiers in other areas could not unite together like the Cossacks, so they could only be bullied by them without speaking out. This allowed the Cossacks, a small group, to dominate the army.
But it was different after the war broke out. Under the catalysis of the German army, all the soldiers united for survival. This unity could easily defeat a small group like the Cossacks, not to mention a fighting hero like Shulka.
leadership.
Since then, the Cossacks have realized that the old days are gone forever. The rules are different and the forces have been reshuffled. If they want to regain dominance, they can only fight bravely against the enemy on the battlefield instead of themselves.
people.
"Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said to Shulka with a straight face: "If you encounter such a situation in the future, you should report it to me, do you understand?"
"But Major..." Schur wanted to protest, because although snitching was useful, it would be looked down upon by the soldiers.
"No buts!" Major Gavrilov said: "This is an order!"
"Yes, Major!" Shulka had to respond.
Then Major Gavrilov explained: "Do you know how dangerous it is to be injured in a place full of germs? And we still lack medicine! I won't take this risk, otherwise no one will take us out next time."