Chapter five hundred and thirty seventh investigation
"Well done!" Major Mikhailovich walked up to Shulka and handed him a small pot of Wotga and said, "I mean what you said!"
This is a treasure. It was saved by the guard for Major Mikhailovich, so Shulka took it carefully and returned it to him with some reluctance in the eyes of Major Mikhailovich.
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"This is nothing, Comrade Major!" Shulka said: "I just told the truth!"
"I don't know how to tell these truths!" Major Mikhailovich laughed: "Although they are just words, I can feel the changes in their mental state!"
After thinking for a while, Major Mikhailovich continued: "Maybe it's just because you said these words, Shulka!"
Shulka understood what Major Mikhailovich meant.
Because Shulka has successfully established his prestige in the 82nd Infantry Regiment, some people will always believe what he says and even take it as a motto.
"Sometimes I think, Comrade Shulka!" Major Mikhailovich said: "Maybe I should report to my superiors and let you be the commander of the 82nd Infantry Regiment!"
"Why?" Shulka couldn't help but be stunned.
"Because you are the soul of the 82nd Infantry Regiment, Shulka!" Major Mikhailovich spread his hands in the direction of the soldiers: "Can't you see? They like you! I'm serious, you should consider this
suggestion!"
"No, Comrade Mikhailovich!" Shulka refused without thinking: "I am serious too, Comrade Mikhailovich, you are the commander of the 82nd Infantry Regiment!"
Shulka's words were not polite, but that's exactly what he thought.
Shulka likes the deputy position, because the deputy position does not have as much pressure as the principal position... All documents and orders need to be taken care of by the principal. As for the deputy position, it is not a big problem to take care of it when you want to take care of it, and let go when you don't want to.
On the other hand, the actual command power of the 82nd Infantry Regiment is actually in the hands of Shulka. There is command power without such complicated documents and forms... It can't be more perfect than this.
Mikhailovich stared at Shulka for a while, then smiled and shook his head: "I have never seen anyone like you, Shulka! You seem to be born for this war, and
But you never ask for anything. What created a person like you?"
Shulka just smiled and didn't answer.
It’s not that Shulka doesn’t ask for anything, he’s not that great.
But if a person comes from modern times to such a society and environment, his thoughts are often very simple, that is, he hopes to survive and not be drowned in this vast river of history.
Or, it can also be said that it is easier for Shulka to jump out of this circle and see the world from another level, so he seems indifferent to some of the things that the world is fighting for, such as fame and fortune.
Finally, it was not until about three o'clock in the afternoon that a piece of bread was given out, and I was also told that there would not be another meal today.
The underlying meaning is that you only have one piece of bread a day and eat sparingly.
That night, Shulka felt what it was like to be hungry.
Golikov took some measures to deal with this situation.
One of the most effective ones was the transfer of Stalingrad residents to the east coast.
The main reason why these people were not transferred out was that they were required to stay and work in Stalingrad.
There are many things that ordinary people can do, such as tractor factories and metallurgical factories. Needless to say, these workers who produce weapons and equipment did not withdraw until the end. Many of them even directly became part of the army and cooperated with the Soviet Union.
Fighting together with the army... This is actually not surprising. Workers usually undergo basic military training.
Therefore, in tractor factories, tanks are driven onto the battlefield by workers as soon as they come off the production line.
There are also food factories, such as bakeries and canneries.
This is also very important to Stalingrad. The problem is that the raw materials for the production of bread and cans cannot be transported in, so staying in Stalingrad does not make much sense.
In addition to workers, there are many ordinary people who are also responsible for building trenches, fortifications, or producing rifles and ammunition.
It can be said that the entire city of Stalingrad was mobilized, and no one could remain idle in the face of war.
The 82nd Infantry Regiment also got two days of rest because it won the battle and made great contributions.
If it were before, there would be no problem letting these people stay in Stalingrad.
Because they are all working hard to contribute to the defense of Stalingrad, and are even very helpful in ensuring the logistics of the Soviet army. When necessary, these people can become soldiers as long as they hold up a rifle.
But the war has developed to this point.
Under the round-the-clock German blockade, Stalingrad could no longer maintain supplies for such a huge population.
Therefore, Golikov ordered a group of civilians to be sent to the east coast to reduce the supply pressure on Stalingrad.
There was no problem in transporting people from Stalingrad to the east coast, because the transport ships went to Stalingrad one after another loaded with supplies and often returned empty.
The problem lies in the interception by German air power... No one knows whether it made it back to the east coast safely or whether it was sunk in the Volga River.
Another problem is desertion.
At this time, the situation in Stalingrad was worrying, so it was inevitable that soldiers would mix among the people and workers in the hope of escaping to the east coast.
Perhaps due to the shortage of soldiers, the 82nd Infantry Regiment, which was resting, was transferred to the port that night to maintain order.
The so-called "maintaining order" is actually checking for deserters.
When Shulka and others first arrived at the port, they found that several people were picked out by soldiers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then they were kneeling on the roadside. The soldiers came forward and aimed at their heads at close range and pulled the triggers...
All they used were pistols and old-fashioned revolvers, although they also had rifles.
At first, Shulka thought it was because the soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were equipped with pistols. Later, he realized what was going on when a captain of the Ministry of Internal Affairs asked the quartermaster to go to the warehouse to get the pistols.
"It is forbidden to use rifles for execution!" the captain shouted to the soldiers skillfully: "Each company is assigned twelve pistols, you can keep them and use pistols uniformly! Do you understand?"
"Why do you have to use a pistol?" Valery asked profusely.
In Valery's opinion it would be much easier to do it with a rifle, since you can be farther away from the target.
"You idiot!" the captain of the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately responded with a curse: "Don't you know that rifles can be used on the battlefield?"