Then, the officers turned their attention to Shulka, even Major Mikhailovich was no exception.
Shulka knew what this look meant... The fifth infantry company could be said to have been established by Shulka against all opinions, especially Shulka's promise to treat the fifth infantry company as an ordinary force.
To be honest, this is a bit unfair to other troops. How can soldiers who have been deserters and made mistakes be treated on an equal footing with other troops? If this is the case, should other people also have a chance to be deserters?!
Therefore, the officers complained quite a lot about Shulka's approach, and Valery was the one who objected the most.
But because Shulka was highly respected in the army, they didn't dare to say anything.
Now, because the superiors have this order, that is, let the 5th Infantry Company serve as cannon fodder at the front line... Whether you agree or disagree ultimately depends on Shulka's opinion.
After thinking about it, Shulka nodded and replied: "No problem, you can allocate tasks how you want!"
When Shulka said this, all the officers breathed a sigh of relief.
Valery finally let go of the big stone hanging in his heart.
Valery thought to himself, it turns out that Shulka's previous statement about treating the 5th Infantry Company like an ordinary army was all a bluff, or he was just deceiving the 5th Infantry Company into letting them perform well on the battlefield, otherwise he would be here now.
It shouldn't be accepted so simply.
At the same time, Valery felt a sense of relief.
Because he can finally escape the thankless job of commanding the 5th Infantry Company... He can't interfere too much. These guys are disobedient and will lynch people if they don't report anything. This has already affected the prestige of Valery, the battalion commander.
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But what the officers didn't know was that Shulka had his own ideas.
"I have no objection to how the task is arranged!" Shulka turned his attention to Mikhailovich and requested: "But I hope that this battle will be commanded by me!"
"No problem!" Mikhailovich nodded in agreement without thinking.
In fact, even if Shulka didn't ask for it, the command power was still in his hands.
"Comrade Captain!" After the meeting, Valerie stopped Shulka with a look of embarrassment: "I... have a request!"
"Do you want me to inform the Fifth Infantry Company of the meeting's decision and troop deployment plan?"
"Yes, Comrade Captain!" Valery said: "You seem to know everything!"
This is actually not difficult to guess.
This is related to Shulka's commitment to the 5th Infantry Company. At the same time, Valery cannot suppress this "desert company", so there is likely to be a conflict with the 5th Infantry Company when he "breaks the promise".
And Valery was caught between the 5th Infantry Company and Shulka, and was in a difficult situation.
"This is your duty, Comrade Valery!" Shulka said, "Do you need to worry about issuing orders to your subordinates?"
"I'm not worried about this, Comrade Captain!" Valery replied helplessly: "If they are really ordinary troops and disobey orders, I can order their arrest and send them to a military court... But they are not worried at all.
This, don't pay attention to this! At the same time, your order is not to interfere too much in their management..."
"Just like ordinary troops, Comrade Valery!" Shulka interrupted Valery: "I have told you this more than once, they are just an ordinary troops!"
"Yes, Comrade Captain!" Valery straightened up and left.
This is actually not Valery's fault. He has never dealt with such a thing before, so he is in a dilemma.
As a result, Valery, who was not good at words, certainly could not handle this matter well.
This is what Shulka expected.
In fact, the Soviets are not "not good at words", but if they have a disagreement on one thing, they don't like to argue, and they prefer to use fists to resolve it.
This incident was no exception. When Sokolov heard the task allocation plan at the headquarters, he couldn't help but get furious. He banged the table on the spot and wanted to fight with Valery... The fight finally ended, because Valery
He was not someone to be trifled with either. Although there were many guards around him who could easily stop Sokolov, Valery chose to accept Sokolov's challenge with his bare hands.
Seeing that the situation was not good, a guard immediately ran to the regimental commander to report to Shulka.
Shulka simply replied: "I know!"
This made Major Mikhailovich a little confused.
"Shouldn't you take care of this matter?" Major Mikhailovich asked.
"It's not time yet!" Shulka said, "We can wait a little longer!"
"Wait?" Major Mikhailovich looked at Shulka doubtfully.
"Yes, I will take care of it, Comrade Major!" Shulka replied.
"Okay!" Major Mikhailovich nodded: "I shouldn't interfere, right? You know what will happen next?"
"Yes, of course!"
So Major Mikhailovich said no more.
Then, the impact quickly expanded.
The news reached the Fifth Infantry Company, which rushed to the battalion headquarters in anger. Valery's men were fully armed and ready. Seeing that a mutiny was about to break out, Shulka calmly walked towards the case.
Discovery scene.
As soon as Shulka appeared, the scene became quiet.
This is not only because Shulka is the only commander who can convince both sides, but also because Shulka is the one who made a promise to the 5th Infantry Company. The officers and soldiers of the 5th Infantry Company hope that Shulka can give them a
Say something or let them make the decision.
Shulka had Valery and Sokolov dragged out of the headquarters and asked: "Can you tell me who won?"
The two seemed to be evenly matched because both had bruises on their noses and faces.
"Comrade Shulka!" Sokolov said angrily: "I was about to go find you. You promised that you would treat us as ordinary troops, but comrade battalion commander didn't think so..."
"I agree!" Shulka interrupted Sokolov.
"What?" Sokolov couldn't believe it, and then a trace of anger flashed in his eyes: "But Comrade Shulka, this is obviously not a normal combat mission..."
"So what kind of task do you think is a normal task?" Shulka asked rhetorically.
"This is sending us up to die!" Sokolov objected: "We are still a 'punishment battalion', aren't we? Our role is to consume enemy bullets and artillery shells, isn't it? I believe you,
My soldiers also believed in you, but you betrayed us!"
"You think so?" Shulka asked.
Before Sokolov could answer, Shulka loudly asked the soldiers of the 5th Infantry Company: "Do you think so too? Do you think tomorrow morning's mission is a death mission? Do you think you are still a 'punishment battalion'? Do you think I violated the law?"