Shulka later came to Sokolov to discuss the issue.
Shulka said simply and straightforwardly: "This kind of thing must not continue. Now, because of the pressure of the war, the frontline needs experienced soldiers who can fight hard. But if it goes too far, it will force the superiors to withdraw the battalion."
, you should understand what the consequences will be, even I can't protect you!"
"Understood, Comrade Shulka!" Sokolov nodded solemnly and replied: "I promise that similar incidents will not happen again!"
Obviously this was not what Sokolov meant. He was a smart man and knew that doing so would push the 2nd Infantry Battalion and even Shulka into the abyss.
In other words, those actions were done privately by soldiers who had personal grudges against their instructors, and even Sokolov himself didn't know about it before.
Now that Sokolov knows about it, of course he won't allow it to continue.
Sokolov's approach was very smart. He added this clause to the lynching: If anyone attacks his comrades because of personal grudges, he will be punished as a traitor or a deserter.
The reason why this command is "smart" is because of two things:
1: Kirillovitch hopes to abolish lynching, which means to put the power of the 2nd Infantry Battalion in the hands of the political commissar.
But there is an order in the lynching that is beneficial to the instructor and even affects the instructor's life and death.
So would Kirillovitch be better off abolishing lynching or not?
If it were abolished, would it be possible to control these desperadoes who came out of the punishment camps?
In the end, Kirillovic chose to turn a blind eye. Although he did not say that he allowed lynching, he acquiesced in it.
Another clever thing is that this order says "kill your comrades" instead of "kill your instructor".
If it is "to the instructor", then the order will soon be passed from one to another, and the 2nd Infantry Battalion's charge of illegal shooting will be confirmed, and then the political commissar will not be able to ignore this matter.
The phrase "to my comrades" not only allows the soldiers to clearly understand the meaning, but also avoids this problem.
It can also be seen from this that Sokolov is a rough-and-tumble man. He not only knows how to fight, but also has his own way of managing troops.
Kirillovic could only acquiesce to this situation. At the same time, he also realized that it was almost impossible to replace Shulka's position in the 8th Infantry Regiment. After all, Shulka's prestige was based on his strength in battle.
Made of blood and life, the relationship with the soldiers is a matter of life and death on the battlefield. It is a knife-edge licking blood and a knife in both sides.
If it had been a period of peace, Kirillovich might still have the upper hand, but everyone knew that the war was far from over, so it was still the "breakout hero" who had the final say.
But it was not because of this incident that Shulka gained the upper hand.
In fact, Shulka has never paid much attention to the affairs of these political commissars and instructors, because he knows that the focus now is still on fighting.
Therefore, whenever there is free time, troop training is organized, or it can also be said to be a rest, because each battalion takes this opportunity to rest to replenish its troop sources and run in with the new recruits.
As for Kirillovic and others, they can do whatever they want, as long as it doesn't interfere too much with Shulka's training plan, let them be.
At this time, a call came to Shulka's headquarters, and the correspondent reported: "Comrade Shulka, this is Comrade Akadiyevich!"
Akadievich left without saying goodbye after completing his last mission of "inciting rebellion" against Paulus.
This Shulka is understandable. You must know that Arkadyevich is the director of the Sixth General Administration. When Paulus and the German 6th Army surrendered, there would be too many prisoners and too much information waiting for Arkadyevich.
Vicky went to interrogate and collect, so of course he would rush to Stalingrad as soon as possible.
"I'm Shulka!" Shulka joked after receiving the call: "How about it, Comrade Akadiyevich? You have got enough information now!"
Akadiyevich complained on the phone: "There are too many, so many that I can't even tell which ones are important and which ones are unimportant! By the way, the British have taken action..."
Shulka said "Oh".
Of course he knew what "the British took action" meant, that is, the British sent special forces to sneak attack the German V1 missile research and development base.
"What's the result?" Shulka asked.
Akadiyevich burst out laughing: "Do you need to say more?"
Akadiyevich did not say anything because it was not safe to say it on the phone, and it would be even worse if the British found out.
But even if Akadiyevich didn't say anything, Shulka knew what the outcome would be. Of course things would go as planned, and the British special forces would be ambushed and return defeated.
"John may come to you!" said Arkadyevich, "because I told him that you were responsible for this!"
"What?" Shulka didn't expect Akadiyevich to kick the ball to him like this.
"You can deal with him, can't you?" said Arkadyevich.
"Okay!" Shulka was helpless.
But think about it, Shulka thinks that even if Akadiyevich doesn't kick the "ball" to him, John will find him. After all, Shulka is the double agent they "bought", and they need
Know some inside information or confirm something.
"Is this why you called me?" Shulka asked.
This is just a small matter. Akadiyevich only needs to ask his staff to inform him. It doesn't even matter if he doesn't inform himself.
"No!" Arkadyevich replied: "I want to know...are you interested in becoming an instructor?"
"What do you mean?" Shulka asked.
"You know!" Akadiyevich explained: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs commands some internal affairs troops and border guards. Although they fight bravely, they..."
Needless to say, these troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are more guerrillas for internal affairs. There is a gap in quality with regular combat troops. Especially on the battlefield, they often look domineering and do not cooperate with other troops.
Therefore, the performance on the battlefield was unsatisfactory.
Akadiyevich added: "To be precise, it's you and your troops! The entire 8th Infantry Regiment! Because we hope to achieve results in a short time, we need a lot of instructors, instructors with combat experience and very good instructors!"
"
"Can I refuse?" Shulka asked.
"No!" Arkadyevich laughed: "This is what Comrade Beria meant!"
Shulka had already guessed that this was of course what Beria meant.
Because Akadiyevich has no right to make this decision at all. (To be continued)