Chapter Five Hundred and Fortieth Supplementary Soldiers
"Or!" Shulka continued: "You can choose to kneel on the ground, and I will order my subordinates to shoot you in the head... This time, I promise that I will not show mercy, even if I do it myself.
Question! What do you think?"
Sokolov looked at Shulka blankly, and after a while he replied: "You win, Comrade Captain! We obey your command!"
Shulka nodded with satisfaction, knowing that Sokolov would make the right choice.
Because these deserters are normal people who want to live.
The reason why they are "unafraid of nothing" as before is because they can't see any meaning or hope in living... If they are already living like this, then there is nothing worse than this, so they don't need to continue living.
afraid of what.
Therefore, if you want to restrain them and allow them to return to the army and abide by military regulations, you should give them hope, even if this hope is very slim.
"You made the right choice, Comrade Sokolov!" Shulka patted Sergeant Sokolov on the shoulder: "Now, you are their company commander!"
"Yes, Comrade Captain!" Sokolov stepped forward to answer, but was stunned for a moment and then asked doubtfully: "Company Commander? But there are only eleven of us!"
“There will be more soon!”
With that said, Shulka walked towards the headquarters without looking back.
Looking at Shulka's back, Sokolov asked Valery: "Can I know who he is, Comrade Lieutenant?"
"I think you must have heard of 'Breakout Hero'!" Valery replied.
"Of course!" Sokolov replied, and then looked at Valery with doubtful eyes.
Valery just raised his eyebrows and left Sokolov aside.
Sokolov was a little confused. After a while, he suddenly understood something.
"Wait, you mean...he is the 'breakout hero'?" Sokolov's eyes widened: "Shouldn't he be in the 1st Guards Tank Brigade?"
This caused a burst of laughter from the soldiers.
"Your news is too late, Comrade Sergeant!" Valery said disdainfully: "He became our deputy commander a few months ago!"
After confirming this, Sokolov relaxed.
He glanced at the deserters, then lowered his voice and said: "Did you hear what they said? That's the 'breakout hero'! I believe him, what about you?"
The others thought for a while and nodded one after another.
"Then it's decided!" Sokolov said: "This may be our last chance. If anyone wants to escape halfway, I won't let him go!"
When Shulka returned to the headquarters, Mikhailovich looked at Shulka with a strange look.
"What's wrong?" Shulka asked, "Is there any problem?"
"No problem?"
"What could be the problem?"
"Those..." Major Mikhailovich said: "Have you placed those deserters?"
"Yes!" Shulka nodded.
"Tell me how you arranged it?" Major Mikhailovich asked: "For example...who will look after them and what tasks will they be asked to perform?"
"There is no one to guard them!" Shulka answered as he took out his pistol and put it back in the drawer: "I have asked Valery to distribute equipment to them. They will perform the same mission as us!"
"What? You are crazy Shulka!" Major Mikhailovich said: "Do you know what the consequences of doing this may be?"
"No, I don't know!" Shulka replied.
"You really didn't send anyone to keep an eye on them?"
"certainly!"
"They will still escape from here!" Major Mikhailovich said angrily: "I thought you had a way to solve this problem, but now it seems that is not the case! No, I must take back their guns..."
"No, Comrade Mikhailovich!" Shulka stopped Mikhailovich who was about to walk out of the headquarters with an armed belt: "We should believe them!"
"Believe them?" Major Mikhailovich said angrily: "Shulka, you don't know who they are, and you don't know what state they are in. They can do anything, even use guns.
Point your mouth at your own people!"
"Of course I know!" Shulka replied: "But I believe they won't do it. And if, I mean if...if you confiscate their guns and send people to keep an eye on them, I wouldn't dare
promise!"
Major Mikhailovich stared at Shulka for a while, then reluctantly put down his armed belt.
"I don't know what you are doing, Shulka!" Major Mikhailovich said: "I don't believe them, but I believe you!"
"Thank you, Comrade Mikhailovich!"
"Do you really know...if something goes wrong, what will we face?" Major Mikhailovich said: "The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs have a list of deserters. They will give it to everyone.
Create a file and then follow them from time to time until it is confirmed that they died on the battlefield!"
"I know!" Shulka said: "If they escape again, then we will be jointly and severally responsible!"
"And you still choose to do this!"
"Yes!"
Major Mikhailovich said nothing. He patted Shulka on the shoulder and sat aside.
But Shulka still had something to say. He stepped forward and said: "Actually, I have something to discuss with you, Comrade Mikhailovich!"
Major Mikhailovich raised his head and looked at Shulka's expression, and asked cautiously: "It's not a good thing, is it?"
"Of course it's a good thing!" Shulka smiled: "You know, our soldiers have suffered heavy losses. So far, there are only more than 600 combat-capable people, and various units are seriously short of personnel..."
"I have reported this to my superiors!" Major Mikhailovich replied: "They said they would send troops to replenish us with new recruits!"
"I remember that you reported it to your superiors the day before yesterday!"
"What's the meaning?"
"I mean... when our superiors promised to replenish us with new troops, the Germans had not yet implemented a total blockade of Stalingrad!"
Mikhailovich thought for a while and quickly understood what Shulka meant.
"You mean we don't have any replacements?"
"If we are even short of food and each person can only get a small piece of bread every day, do you think we will get reinforcements?" Shulka asked: "What's more, if there are reinforcements from the east coast, all the troops will be organic.
Do you think they will be added to our regiment?"
"you mean……"
"Additional deserters!" Shulka gave the answer: "Those deserters who will be shot!"
"No, this is impossible!" Mikhailovich jumped up from his chair: "I will never let you do this, Shulka! Never!"