USSR 1941

"No, Colonel!" Stephen said angrily, "I refuse!"

"Tell me why!" Katukov asked.

"I don't need anyone's assistance!" Stephen replied.

"Sorry!" Katukov said, "I don't think you understand what I mean, not to assist, but to train with you...Of course, I don't deny your dominance!"

These words made Stephen even more angry, and the beard at the corner of his mouth was shaking with excitement.

"No, Colonel!" Stephen said: "Don't you think this order is inappropriate? Me and my subordinates, they know these tanks better, and they even have actual combat experience!"

"I admit it!" Katukov replied: "But Comrade Shulka and his subordinates know the Soviet Union better, especially the Soviet Union's winter. Without them, you can't even start the tank!"

"But...he's just a second lieutenant!" Stephen said.

"Does rank mean anything?" Katukov replied with a smile, "Besides...he's not a second lieutenant, Colonel Stephen!"

Speaking of which, Katukov raised his head towards Shulka: "Your military certificate, Comrade Shulka!"

General Shulka handed over the officer's card, Katukov opened it, took out a pen, wrote a few lines on it and filled in some information, then took out the stamp, stamped it, and handed it back to Shul Ka said: "Well, you are already a captain, Comrade Shulka, I appoint you as the commander of the 1st battalion! Comrade Venyakov has been promoted to deputy commander, Comrade Gavrilov and I agree A battalion commander will wait for you to come back empty!"

"Yes, Comrade Colonel!" Shulka answered boldly.

"Look, Colonel Stephen!" Katukov spread his hands towards Stephen: "Comrade Shulka is the captain and battalion commander. I think there is nothing wrong with him cooperating with you!"

"No, I refuse!" Colonel Stephen blushed and said, "It's unimaginable that we sent you equipment and traveled all the way from the African battlefield to this ghost place to teach you how to use it, but we were insulted like this... "

Katukov slapped the table and stood up angrily, and replied: "Colonel Stephen.

First of all, you are right, you are the one who sent us the equipment and taught us how to use it, but that doesn't mean you can or have the ability to teach us how to fight, especially on Soviet soil!

Secondly, you think that working with Comrade Shulka is an insult to you? !

Did you know that standing in front of you is not just a captain, he is the pride of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, the pride of our army, even the pride of the Soviet Union... and you think it is a shame!

If it weren't for the fact that you are just a person who sent us equipment, I wish I could beat you right now! "

"Colonel!" Seeing that Katukov's face turned pale and sweated profusely, Shulka hurriedly stopped him and said, "This is a problem between me and Colonel Stephen, and I think he and I can solve it!"

Katukov nodded.

Shulka winked at Stephen, saluted Colonel Katukov, and walked out of the headquarters.

"Colonel!" Shulka handed Stephen a cigarette and said, "I think you have realized something during the training these days. Those soldiers are not as obedient as you imagined, are they?"

"What do you want to say?"

"We're all doing our job!" Shulka said, "I thought,

You also want to finish the task and leave this place early. Those soldiers are willing to obey my orders, so... why not? It's good for us all! "

Stephen thought for a while, then nodded reluctantly.

"Very good!" Shulka spread his hands: "Look, it's actually very simple. I wish us a happy cooperation in the future!"

With that said, Shulka shook hands with Stephen and left.

Looking at Shulka's back, Colonel Stephen asked the translator: "Who is this guy? Why is your brigade commander angry because of him?"

"I warned you, Colonel!" the interpreter replied: "He destroyed more tanks than you have ever seen... Do you think this is a joke? No, you can ask anyone here, even the Germans, They will all give you the same answer!"

Colonel Stephen couldn't help looking at the translator in surprise when he heard the words. He really thought it was a joke, but now it seems that this is not the case.

Of course Shulka didn't care about that.

He can actually understand Colonel Stephen's arrogance... If any country stays in the position of the world's most powerful country for a long time, its citizens, especially the army, will feel a little bit superior when facing other people.

Especially when the country is going from boom to bust.

Shulka didn't know how to explain this phenomenon, just like a really rich person usually doesn't particularly care about the price of clothing or jewelry, as long as it looks good and likes it. But people who are not rich...are always worried about whether their clothes and jewelry will be ridiculed.

Britain is in this period at this time, and they actually know in their hearts that Britain at this time is no longer the world's most powerful country, nor is it an "empire on which the sun never sets", but the more this is the case, the more they have to show excessive Self-esteem, the more you have an inexplicable sense of superiority over other people.

Seeing this, Shulka would not be as angry, furious, and argumentative as Katukov was.

All Shulka saw was Stephen's pathetic, pathetic, and ridiculous appearance, so he didn't take him seriously at all.

Shulka went to report to Major Gavrilov...but when Shulka entered the regimental headquarters and met Gavrilov, he realized that he was already a lieutenant colonel.

In fact, after the Volokolamsk World War I Guards First Tank Brigade was transferred to Stalingrad, almost everyone was promoted to varying degrees, but Shulka didn't know it yet.

"You can choose to rest for a few more days!" Lieutenant Colonel Gavrilov said, "I have always let Captain Maximovich act as the battalion commander!"

As a company commander of the 1st Battalion, of course he knew Maximovich, who had been a company commander, was later promoted to deputy battalion commander, and was now apparently Shulka's deputy.

This is a good arrangement, because he has the experience of serving as the deputy battalion commander, and can help Shulka with the affairs of the battalion, just like Pukarev had done for Shulka before.

"I don't need to rest, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel!" Shulka replied: "My injury doesn't matter, what's more, the task now is not fighting, but training... I believe I can do it!"

Lieutenant Colonel Gavrilov nodded and said, "That's fine, you need time to familiarize yourself with the new manpower and the position of battalion commander, maybe tomorrow you will go to the battlefield again!"

What Lieutenant Colonel Gavrilov said was true. At this time, the Soviet Union could only wish to split one soldier into two.

Therefore, the 1st Guards Tank Brigade did not have much preparation time.