"Hospital and school?" Golikov couldn't help but was stunned. He remembered the German bombing of these two places, so he asked: "What's going on?"
"Comrade General!" Pozharsky replied: "Our regiment leader found that Mamayev Heights was in danger of being surrounded. In order to relieve the siege and reduce the pressure on Mamayev Heights, we decided to penetrate into the Germans and occupy
Hospitals and schools cut off the German army’s retreat!”
"Go inside and occupy hospitals and schools?" Golikov was puzzled:
"How can you do it?"
"Sewer, Comrade General!" Pozharsky explained: "We moved from the sewer to the hospital. We have successfully occupied the hospital, and then occupied the school... Now the Germans should be attacking them!"
Golikov asked doubtfully: "Who is your leader?"
"Major Mikhailovich, comrade general!"
Golikov looked confused. He had never heard of this name.
Pozharsky then said: "You must know our deputy commander, his name is Shulka, 'Breakout Hero' Shulka!"
Golikov's eyes couldn't help but light up: "Shulka, you mean to say that he led the troops to occupy the hospital?"
It is not surprising that Golikov did not know that Shulka was in Stalingrad. He had been leading the 62nd Army to deploy defenses and fight outside the city, while the 82nd Infantry Regiment was operating at the tractor factory, and the two had almost no contact.
"Yes!" Pozharsky replied: "These are Comrade Shulka's plans. I hope... there is nothing wrong with this, Comrade General!"
"No, you did nothing wrong!" Golikov replied, and then ordered to the people around him: "Put down the gun, our own people!"
After a pause, Golikov asked Pozharsky: "How can I get in touch with them!"
"Telephone!" Pozharsky replied: "We have the phone line!"
As a result, the 82nd Infantry Regiment finally found its organization.
"Comrade Shulka!" Golikov asked on the phone: "What's the situation now?"
Shulka asked in confusion: "Who are you? Where is Pozharsky?"
"He is next to me!" Golikov said: "I am Golikov, commander of the 62nd Army, and I just learned about your situation!"
Shulka looked at Mikhailovich who was busy commanding the troops next to him, motioned for him to come over, and whispered: "Comrade Golikov, commander of the group army, is calling!"
Mikhailovich's eyes immediately lit up, which meant that the 82nd Infantry Regiment could be integrated into the group army for coordinated operations, and the time was just right.
"Comrade Golikov!" Shulka reported: "We have occupied the main buildings of the hospital and school, and the Germans are gathering troops to besiege us, but please don't worry, we will defend here!"
"You have done a great job, Comrade Shulka!" Golikov could not suppress his excitement in his tone: "To be honest, this surprises me! You are the real heroes!"
Golikov told the truth.
In fact, Golikov felt even more ashamed at this moment, because not long ago, as the commander of the group army and the commander-in-chief of Stalingrad, he was helpless against the enemy's attack. Not only that, he also lost confidence in defense and only wanted to retreat.
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The reason is that he believes this is a battle that is simply impossible to win.
But now, after learning that Shulka and others had successfully raided hospitals and schools, hope suddenly arose in his heart.
At the same time, Golikov also felt ashamed because a deputy commander and a captain only commanded a unit of more than a thousand people and defeated the German army. He commanded an army of hundreds of thousands but was defeated.
The German army was defeated and even lost confidence.
"Comrade Shulka!" Golikov asked: "How do you want us to cooperate with you?"
"Don't open those machines!" Shulka said: "I mean the drainage system of the factory, otherwise our retreat and supply lines will be cut off!"
Golikov laughed: "Of course, Comrade Shulka! I am not a fool. If anyone wants to open those machines, I will shoot him without hesitation!"
As he spoke, Golikov turned his eyes to Lemenkov.
Lermenkov shuddered and immediately lost half his head.
Pozharsky whispered from the side: "I said, Comrade Factory Director, we are not like you think!"
"If you had told me that it was 'Breakout Hero' Shulka who asked you to do this, then there wouldn't have been so much trouble!" Lemenkov complained.
"You actually met him!" Pozharsky said.
"Have I seen him?" Lemonkov was stunned, then shook his head and said in denial: "No, if I had seen him, I would definitely recognize him!"
Pozharsky shrugged his shoulders to express his helplessness, and then fell silent.
On the contrary, Lemonkov could not restrain his curiosity and asked: "When did I see him?"
"Did you forget? He handed you a cigarette!" Pozharski said: "Then he ordered me to point the gun at your head!"
Lemonkov opened his mouth wide open and couldn't close it for a long time: "You mean... that hateful and uneducated guy is Shulka?"
"Hey, be careful, Comrade Factory Director!" Pozharski reminded: "He is our deputy commander, and he is also a 'breakout hero'!"
When Pozharsky said this, Lermenkov shut up.
At this time, although Shulka was not trusted by the top brass of the Soviet army, his reputation among the common people was still quite good.
In fact, Shurka's reputation among the people can no longer be described as "good". His status in the hearts of the people is almost unshakable. After all, it was Shurka who won one victory after another. This is also
This is one of the reasons why the Soviet military leaders suspected Shulka but did not dare to act rashly.
"Are there any other requests, Comrade Shulka?" Golikov asked.
"Don't let them take Mamayev Heights, Comrade General!" Shulka said: "Otherwise, we will be in a situation where we are attacked from both sides!"
"I think so too!" Golikov agreed.
"In addition, I think we can make full use of the sewers to fight the enemy!" Shulka said: "This will make the enemy hard to defend!"
"Drawings of sewers..."
"We left it in the headquarters of the tractor factory!" Shulka said. "There are also maps of other buildings!"
"Well done!" Golikov praised: "This is very important to us!"
After putting down the phone, Shulka couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
If the 82nd Infantry Regiment was fighting alone before, now it has become a part of the Soviet army.
On the other hand, Shulka believes that he has initially achieved his strategic goal of awakening the confidence of others.