Snipers always hide in the dark, so only Vasily looks for Shulka instead of Shulka looking for Vasily.
"I saw you withdrew the troops!" Vasily said.
"Yes, what's the problem?" Shulka asked.
"No, of course there is no problem!" Vasily said: "I just think this is the right thing, but I have made several suggestions and they have been ignored!"
As he spoke, Vasily raised his head towards Mamayev Heights and said: "Although we can see further from the commanding heights, it is so small that we don't have much room to move. This is the case for our troops time and time again.
The main reason for a defeat!”
Shulka could understand this, just like when Shulka met Vasily, Vasily even pretended to be a corpse and lurked at a position only a few dozen meters away from the enemy's defense line to snipe... Due to the terrain, it would be much farther away.
Of course you can't see the enemy and you can't hit it.
Obviously, this is very detrimental to snipers.
But on the contrary, if the positive slope or even the mountaintop position is voluntarily given up... then the mountaintop position will become a natural line of defense and a hurdle that the enemy cannot cross. The space for snipers to lurk will also increase several times in an instant: from the top of the mountain
From the position, extending back five to six hundred meters can be a sniper's lurking position.
"I can't convince them!" Vasily said: "But you can, you are the 'breakout hero', aren't you?"
Shulka shook his head helplessly: "I have already tried, but failed!"
Vasily nodded in understanding, with a look of helplessness in his eyes.
"Don't you need to obey their orders?" Shulka asked strangely.
"Of course not!" Vasily replied: "I was just ordered to conduct reconnaissance! As you know, our regiment is the reserve team for the attack on Mamayev Heights!"
Shulka's eyes flashed a few times and asked: "Just reconnaissance?"
"Oh, of course my hands are itchy too!" Vasily laughed clearly as he said this.
The real Vasily was somewhat different from the Vasily in the movie... The Vasily in the movie was a complete recruit when he entered Stalingrad. He didn't even have a rifle. He pretended to be dead after following the stormtroopers and picked up a rifle.
Able to defend oneself.
But in fact, Vasily was a veteran of the naval shore service before Stalingrad. He took the initiative to apply to participate in the battle of Stalingrad, so of course it was impossible for him to be "without merit."
"Perhaps you can continue to 'reconnaissance' in my army!" Shulka said: "There happens to be a team of 'scouts' like you in my team!"
Saying this, Shulka called to his subordinates who were sitting in the trench cleaning their rifles: "Koroteyev!"
Korodeev responded, raised his gun and ran to Shulka.
Korodeev is the commander of the sniper company formed by Shulka. Their main task is to cooperate with the 82nd Infantry Regiment in urban combat. They have played a significant role in the battles in hospitals and schools.
But of course, Shulka knew that there was still a big gap between their level and a natural sniper like Vasily.
"This is Koroteyev!" Shulka introduced to Vasily: "Commander of the sniper company, I think you will have more topics to talk about!"
"Why not?" Vasily became excited, and he took the initiative to shake hands with Korodeev: "My name is Vasily, nice to meet you!"
Shulka knew Vasily, even though he had only known him for less than an hour.
He knew that people like Vasily often cared more about things other than what could be seen on the battlefield... corpses, blood, death, even meritorious deeds, etc.
What they care more about is the feeling of hiding in the dark and fighting wits with the target. They even enjoy this feeling, just like people playing chess.
Therefore, if there is anything that attracts him, it is of course the opportunity for advancement or the environment of learning together.
The 82nd Infantry Regiment is in such an environment, with Shulka and a sniper company here.
And other troops... Just like Vasily said, he made reasonable suggestions several times but was rejected, so that it was difficult for him to use his skills on the battlefield.
"Rest where you are!" Shulka then gave the order.
The 82nd Infantry Regiment has not rested for a long time, and now is an opportunity.
As soon as the soldiers heard this order, they lay down where they were and fell into a deep sleep.
Shulka found a place to sit down, leaned his backpack against the side of the trench as a pillow, yawned and looked towards the east, knowing that he would have less than an hour to rest.
Shulka was right.
Not long after he closed his eyes, Shulka was awakened by a violent explosion, and at the same time, there were waves of "Stuka" bombers roaring in the sky.
It was dawn, and this was the moment the Germans had been waiting for.
In principle, this was still the rest time for the 82nd Infantry Regiment, because they were blocked by the 39th Guards Infantry Regiment on the reverse slope, front slope and hilltop positions.
However, most of the soldiers of the 82nd Infantry Regiment were new recruits. Although they had fought several fierce battles, they had only participated in the war for a few days. In this situation, all of them were awakened without exception and nervously prepared for battle.
Shulka just opened his eyes and looked at it, then changed his angle and continued to sleep.
If nothing can be changed, why not give yourself a little more rest?
Mikhailovich was a little impatient. He ran to Shulka along the trench and asked: "Don't we do something?"
"What can we do?" Shulka asked.
Indeed, there was nothing they could do. They tried their best, hoping to get the command of Mamayev Heights, but not only did they not get it, they almost let others "take command".
For wrong tactics, the 82nd Infantry Regiment could not be a part of the mistake at the cost of its own life, so the current situation was created.
Mikhailovich sighed and said: "These idiots, why don't they understand that we only want to save their lives if we want to take command!"
Andrianka, who had just ran up, said, "Only when they pay the price will they understand!"
"It would be great if they could understand after paying the price!" Shulka said, "I'm afraid they still don't understand by then!"
Shulka’s words were not groundless.
The fact is that the Soviet army still did not realize their mistakes despite repeated defeats. They would attribute the problem to other aspects... For example, what the commander often talked about was "the soldiers are not brave enough"!
"Have you sent someone to contact the command center?" Shulka asked.
"Of course!" Mikhailovich replied: "But it will take time. I hope their losses will not be too great by then!"
The idea is good, but Shulka knows that the reality is often cruel.