Then things became simple, Shulka left everything to Grigovitch.
No matter how stupid Grigovitch is, he knows at this time that the focus of training from now on is no longer tactical movements.
But Denisokov was very unconvinced. He followed Shulka several times but hesitated, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Shulka knew why he behaved this way.
Denisokov hesitated to speak because he had promised to obey Shulka's orders unconditionally, and now Shulka's order was very clear, which was to let them, including Denisokov, "preserve themselves."
There is nothing wrong with this in itself. "Preserving yourself" is what every soldier should do on the battlefield, and this will be much easier than "charging bravely". Shulka believes that the vast majority of recruits are actually willing to accept Shulka in their hearts.
This "suggestion".
But Denisokov is not like that.
To be precise, it's not that Denisokov is unwilling...it's because everyone has the instinct to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. This is human nature.
It's just that Denisokov has received strict military training since he was a child. Under the influence of the Soviet Union's extreme heroic ideas, this aspect of human nature has been suppressed in his heart. Instead, he fights bravely and never retreats.
But now, what Shulka told him was another story, or even the opposite. This made Denisokov feel as if his whole world and even his faith had collapsed.
"If you have any questions, just ask, Comrade Denisokov!" Shulka walked into the headquarters, took off his armed belt and handed it to Denisokov and said: "Don't worry, I won't think you are disobeying orders.
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"Comrade Shulka!" Denisokov will take the armed belt and hang it on the wall, and then reply: "I know you must be protecting the recruits, right? That's why you told them so!
"You think so?" Shulka asked.
"Of course, you think they are still children!" Denisokov said: "But... I think your approach is wrong. You will give them the wrong idea!"
"What's going on?" Andrianka and Mikhailovich, who were busy nearby, looked here with interest.
"Nothing!" Shulka explained: "I just let the recruit camp preserve myself, and then..."
Shulka spread his hands, and then the two of them understood, and then burst into a burst of helpless and bitter laughter.
"Comrade Denisokov!" Mikhailovich said: "Do you think Comrade Shulka is lying to you children by saying that? No, you are wrong! People who fight on the battlefield with ideas like yours,
Often it has no effect other than consuming some bullets from the enemy!"
"No, they can't even consume enemy bullets!" Andrianka said: "Because they will bring a large amount of ammunition and equipment to the enemy at the same time!"
"No, this is wrong!" Denisokov said: "If everyone is like you said, just saving themselves and not charging, how can we defeat the enemy?"
"No one said not to charge, Comrade Denisokov!" Shulka said: "What I said is, you shouldn't charge when you shouldn't!"
"You will understand this later!" Mikhailovich touched Denisokov's head and said: "You are right to follow Comrade Shulka and see what he does on the battlefield.
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Andrianka said with a smile: "If Comrade Shulka had the same idea as you, there would be no 'breakout heroes' at all, and there would be no 8th Infantry Regiment. We should have been lying in bed long ago.
If I become a corpse at the enemy's feet in the cold muddy water of Stalingrad, I won't be able to defeat the enemy again and again and end up here, do you understand?"
Denisokov nodded as if he understood, but it could be seen that he was still skeptical.
At this time, the correspondent shouted to Shulka from a few meters away: "Comrade Shulka, Comrade Khrushchev wants you to go to the headquarters!"
"We'll be there soon!" Shulka responded, took off the armed belt that had just been hung on the wall, took Denisokov and went out.
One of the benefits of being a group leader is that you have a car and a dedicated driver.
And the vehicle is an American Jeep... At this time, American reinforcements are being continuously shipped from the Siberian Railway, and a large part of it has filled the gap of the Soviet army's lack of equipment.
Even so, Shulka knew that a regiment commander like this American jeep could not afford it, because the commander of another regiment of the 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade did not have a vehicle, that guy named Kamilov.
Until now only cars have been available.
All this was arranged by Viktorovich.
Of course, this is just a trivial point. The 8th Infantry Regiment is much better than other units in terms of supplies, equipment, and recruitment of soldiers... I don’t know whether Viktorovich is because of Khrushchev’s influence or
He did this because his son was with Shulka.
This is also the reason why Kamilov always has a black line of anger on his face when he sees Shulka.
Shulka also knew that this was unfair. Two regiments of the same unit were treated completely differently, especially Kamilov's 115th Regiment, which was the original unit of the 8th Brigade... If I had to use one word to describe this, it would be the 8th Brigade.
The direct line troops of the brigade.
However, Shulka's 8th Infantry Regiment was temporarily added.
It was clear at a glance who was close and who was distant, but it was Shulka's troops who took advantage of them.
It is said that Kamilov went to his superiors several times because of this, but without exception he was scolded every time.
This made Shulka feel a little embarrassed, especially when he heard that the 115th Infantry Regiment was eating black bread while the 8th Infantry Regiment had beef cans from the United States.
But of course Shulka pretended not to know anything... Every commander protects his own shortcomings, so why not let his subordinates enjoy more things?!
What's more, this feeling is very good. Who allows the 8th Infantry Regiment to fight? Troops that can fight should receive preferential treatment.
Unknowingly, the jeep drove to the army headquarters.
The reason why Khrushchev, as a member of the Front Military Commission, was at the headquarters of the 51st Army was because the 51st Army was the outermost group of the Stalingrad Front and was also the main force encircling the German army.
The other main force surrounding the German army was the 57th Army, which was adjacent to the north of the 51st Army and was commanded by Lieutenant General Tolbukhin.
Shulka walked into the basement of the headquarters and found Khrushchev in front of the map without much effort.
Khrushchev did not say hello, and straight to the point said to Shulka: "Comrade Shulka, they are arguing over which unit should be the main offensive force. I want to hear your opinion!" (To be continued)