In fact, he cannot be called a deserter, because they are executing the order to retreat, but they were chased and killed during the retreat... This often happens on the battlefield, so there is a saying on the battlefield: "A truly outstanding officer is not
Ability to command troops to attack but also to command troops to retreat."
This sentence is very philosophical, because an attack often does not require any commanding skills. All you need to do is pull out your pistol, wave it in the air, and shout: "Comrades, charge with me." That's it.
But retreat... At this time, every soldier has no intention of fighting, and the enemy will often pursue him, so it can easily turn into a failure like this battle.
Of course, this sentence did not come from the Soviet army, because at this time, the Soviet army usually did not retreat in its dictionary. They could only attack, attack and attack again.
This was one of the reasons why the Soviet army suffered such a disastrous defeat in the early stages of the Soviet-German War. They had no retreat experience from top to bottom.
Shulka admired Tonya's behavior.
Because there are few people on this battlefield who care about the lives of their comrades as much as he does... This does not mean that they are cold-blooded, but there are too many people who die too frequently, and if you want to care, you can't care at all. On the other hand,
Numbness and habit, of course, do not rule out the fact that you can't take care of yourself in danger, so you can't take care of others.
Tonya, on the other hand, tried to save his comrades at this critical moment. Although the method was wrong and he failed, it at least proved that he was not a selfish or cowardly person.
"How can you shoot another living person?" When the medics were bandaging Tonya's wounds, he was still struggling with this question: "And they are still your comrades-in-arms, comrades, and they also have parents..."
Shulka rested with his back against the trench and ignored him. Shulka would not waste any more words on what he had already explained.
The same was true for others. They all thought Tonya was frightened, so they kept repeating these meaningless words.
"You should leave here as soon as possible!" The thief said to Tonya impatiently: "So that my ears can be quieter. I don't want to be bombed by you again after being bombed by the Germans..."
"Oh, really?" Tonya got angry: "After you killed my comrades, my platoon commander, and company commander, you blamed me for 'bombing' you. If possible, I really want to have one
Really bombing!"
"Shut up, you idiot!" The veteran said: "This is an order from your superiors. If you have any objections, you can..."
The veteran suddenly realized that it was inappropriate to say this because it was passing the responsibility to his superiors, so he stopped talking in time.
"But it was you who made the move, wasn't it?"
"What's your name?" the actor asked.
"Tonya, Ivanochka. Tonya!"
"Comrade Tonya!" said the actor: "Why don't you put this debt on the Germans and kill a few enemies to avenge them?"
"We have already done this!" Tonya said angrily: "You must not know... My comrades and I stayed on the defensive line for seven days, seven whole days! We repelled the enemy's attacks again and again, killing one
Another enemy, we were ready to sacrifice, but we never thought... we would fall under our own guns and die in front of our own positions!"
Everyone couldn't help but fall silent after hearing this.
Before that, everyone believed it was the right thing to do.
However, after hearing Tonya's accusation, everyone became suspicious.
To be precise, this is not a suspicion, because if it happens again, the soldiers will do it again.
But everyone is thinking in their hearts, what would they think if they were the ones who fell in front of the battlefield and faced all this instead of Tonya? If they had the same experience as them, bleeding and sweating on the front line but ultimately dying at the hands of their own people?
It’s no wonder that Tonya chatters like this and it’s not difficult to put it down. This is not a simple right or wrong conclusion.
After bandaging his wounds, Tonya left the trench and continued eastward. This was his mission. They had to rush to build another line of defense.
Before leaving, Tonya said bitterly to the soldiers stationed in the trenches: "I will wait for you at the next line of defense!"
Although Shulka knew that Tonya's words were just angry words, the soldiers still felt a chill.
The next day was a lucky day for the 333rd Regiment. It started to rain heavily just before dawn.
The thunder rumbled in the air like a German 600mm-caliber mortar. Big raindrops fell from the sky and hit the body painfully. The rain washed away the soil and poured it into the trench. Soon, it was used
It became a sewage ditch.
The Soviet soldiers wanted to leave the trenches to take shelter from the rain, but were quickly stopped.
"You are not allowed to leave your post without an order!" Major Gavrilov ordered.
This order was correct, because the trenches were only one meter long, and even if they were filled with water, no one would be drowned.
But if the soldiers left the trenches, it meant that the Germans could easily break through their defenses.
"What the hell is the weather like this!" the actor couldn't help but cursed. Although he wrapped the tobacco in a tarpaulin as soon as possible, it also meant that he couldn't smoke a good one at least at this time.
"Welcome to Kiev, comrade!" Leonyev replied: "It's the rainy season in Kiev, I'm afraid it will be in heavy rain for some time in the future!"
"Oh, fuck it!" the actor yelled.
"You should be lucky, Okunev!" Shulka replied.
"Lucky? What's there to be lucky about in this weather?"
"Because of the heavy rain, the German planes cannot take off!" Shulka said: "And their tanks will get stuck in the mud!"
"Yes!" the veteran continued: "Their transport team will also be blocked by bad road conditions!"
"Do you know what this means?" Shulka asked: "It is difficult for the Germans to launch an attack, or it is difficult for them to launch an attack with tanks and aircraft as the vanguard. We may be able to easily retreat after this natural period.
The next line of defense!”
The soldiers in the trenches couldn't help but cheer. This was what they wanted to hear most.
But the actor muttered: "I would rather have a bite in good weather..."
Of course, this quickly caused an outcry.
"Can I ask a question, Comrade Sergeant?" Leonev walked across the water to Shulka.
"What?"
"We just found out that you are from Brest!" Leonev said: "I mean, I and the other recruits, we want to know...if you are the unit that broke out from Brest!"