Three days later, the German army finally reached Stalingrad.
In fact, the Battle of Stalingrad could be said to have started three days ago.
Because the Luftwaffe's bombing of Stalingrad became increasingly intensive.
Their target was just as Shulka guessed, focusing on bombing transportation supply lines and warehouses, and the bombing was very precise... They obviously knew in advance where the supplies were stored.
Even the warehouse that was just built in Shulka's later period is no exception.
It can be seen from this that German spies are everywhere.
However, it should be said that the German army's bombing of the warehouse built by Shulka was a misstep...these materials were stored in the basement. This is not because the buildings cannot be blown up, but because the materials were buried after the buildings were blown up and collapsed.
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On the contrary, this is a kind of protection, because Shulka has a better excuse not to use these materials, but it is more troublesome to dig them out when using them.
"Shulka!" Sisoy came over in a hurry that day: "Pack your things immediately and leave with us!"
"Leave here? Where to go?"
"Don't you know yet? We are going to retreat!" Sisoy said: "When you get to Znamensk, you can retreat with us, because you are our guard!"
This should be a "back door" opened by Sisoy for Shulka.
Because the German army has not yet begun to attack the city, there is no need for guards at all when Sisoy and other scientific researchers retreat.
After thinking about it, Shulka replied: "No, Comrade Sisoy, I should stay here!"
"You're crazy, Shulka!" Sisoy looked around and said in a low voice: "This place will be lost soon, and your value is far greater than a soldier, or a deputy commander.
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Then Shulka understood that Sisoy would take the initiative to open this "back door" for Shulka, not because of any personal friendship, but because of Shulka's fascinating ideas.
"Is it because of your troops?" Sisoy asked.
After a pause, he compromised: "Okay, I promise you, I will try my best to transfer the 82nd Infantry Regiment to the east coast. Do you think this is okay?"
Shulka shook his head and replied: "Thank you, Comrade Sisoy! I still decided to stay!"
"Why?" Sisoy asked, "Give me a reason!"
"If I could avoid this damn war forever!" Shulka explained: "Of course I would choose to leave, but that's not the case! You can't always 'protect' me and the 82nd Infantry Regiment like you are now.
Yes, Comrade Sisoy, we will be sent to the battlefield one day."
Shulka told the truth, sooner rather than later.
If we leave with Sisoy now, then what is the 82nd Infantry Regiment? The cannon fodder regiment is still the cannon fodder regiment, and we will regret it if we are sent to the battlefield as cannon fodder one day.
Therefore, this is an opportunity for the 82nd Infantry Regiment, and it is also an opportunity for Shulka. Shulka will not give up easily for the sake of temporary safety, especially after making this series of preparations.
Sisoy knew that it was useless to persuade him. He nodded slowly, then took out his notebook and quickly wrote a line of numbers, tore it off and handed it over: "Then, Comrade Shulka, if there is anything needed, I will definitely come to you."
You want to contact me, do you understand?"
"Of course, thank you very much, Comrade Sisoy!"
Sisoy is leaving a way out for Shulka, that is, if Shulka really can't survive, Sisoy will find a way to use his connections to transfer Shulka out of Stalingrad.
Although he knew that Sisoy did this partly because he was reluctant to part with Shulka's creativity, Shulka still felt warm in his heart.
But on the other hand, Shulka didn't like this feeling very much... because it gave him a way out and prevented him from risking his life to survive, which was actually a taboo on the battlefield.
Kalashnikov came up, hugged Shulka and said: "I hope to stay, but..."
"I know!" Shulka said.
Of course Kalashnikov cannot stay in Stalingrad... The scientific team should develop equipment instead of going to the battlefield with weapons.
"But I have confidence in you!" Kalashnikov laughed: "It's just a pity that I can't enjoy the glory of defeating the enemy with you!"
As they said this, the two of them burst into laughter.
After seeing off the scientific researchers, Mikhailovich asked: "So, what should we do now?"
Shulka understood what this meant.
Originally, the 82nd Infantry Regiment was under the command of Sisoy, but now that they have withdrawn without explaining the ownership of the 82nd Infantry Regiment... the 82nd Infantry Regiment has become a free force.
This situation would have been impossible to happen.
The problem is that the Soviet army is in chaos at this time, and no one cares whether an infantry regiment is commanded or has a mission.
Shulka only answered one word: "Wait!"
"Wait?" Mikhailovich said worriedly: "The Germans will soon surround us!"
"Yes, Comrade Shulka!" Andrianka said: "I heard that the Germans have crossed Stalingrad and attacked Ilovlia! As long as they reach the Volga River further east, they will be completely cut off.
Contact between the Stalingrad Front and Stalingrad!”
This is the result of the Soviet army's wrong deployment of troops.
Stalingrad is located in a narrow passage that is only 100 kilometers wide. Although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the German army only needs to advance a certain distance along this passage to the north. It can also block this easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack passage.
Stalingrad was surrounded on three sides.
And the elite front troops deployed by the Soviet army in the north... can be said to be basically useless.
If it had any effect, it was to reduce the pressure on Stalingrad, and they had to charge towards the German positions one after another.
As a result, the German army became the attacker and turned into the defender. They could hide in the fortifications and mount machine guns to fire wildly at the charging Soviet troops.
And those elite Soviet soldiers fell meaninglessly one after another under the bullets and artillery shells flying in the sky.
Shulka could not change these, he could only say to Andrianka and the other two: "The focus is on street fighting, just like what we train!"
"But we only have one regiment!" Andrianka said: "I mean we are trained in street fighting, but others are not!"
"Then maybe we should start now!" Shulka replied.
"Start? What start?"
"The city is in chaos!" Shulka said: "There are still many troops like us who have no command and no mission. We should unite them!"