USSR 1941

"Well done!" Major Mikhailvich went up to Shulka and handed him a small jug of Vodka. "I mean what you said!"

This is a treasure, it was saved by the guards for Major Mikhailvich, so Shulka took it carefully and gave it back to him unwillingly under Major Mikhailvich's staring eyes. .

"It's nothing, Comrade Major!" said Shulka, "I'm just telling the truth!"

"I don't know how to say these truths!" Major Mikhailvich laughed: "Although it is indeed just some words, I can feel the change in their mental state!"

After thinking for a while, Major Mikhailvich continued: "Maybe it's just because you said these words, Shulka!"

Shulka understood what Major Mikhailvich meant.

Because Shulka has successfully established his prestige in the 82nd Infantry Regiment, what he said will always be believed and even regarded as a motto.

"Sometimes I think, Comrade Shulka!" said Major Mikhailevich. "Perhaps I should report to my superiors and make you commander of the 82nd Infantry Regiment!"

"Why?" Shulka couldn't help being stunned.

"Because you are the soul of the 82nd Infantry Regiment, Shulka!" Major Mikhailvich spread his hands in the direction of the soldiers: "Can't you see? They like you! I'm serious, you should think about this suggestion!"

"No, Comrade Mikhailvich!" Shulka refused without thinking, "I'm serious too, Comrade Mikhailvich, you are the commander of the 82nd Infantry Regiment!"

Shulka's words were not polite, but he really thought so.

Shulka likes the deputy position, because the deputy position does not have as much pressure as the principal position... All the documents and orders need to be handled by the principal position, and the deputy position can take care of it when it wants to, and it is not a big problem to let it go when it does not want to.

On the other hand, the actual command of the 82nd Infantry Regiment is actually in the hands of Shulka, who has command without such complicated documents and forms...it can't be more perfect than this.

Mikhailvich stared at Shulka for a while, then shook his head with a smile: "I've never seen anyone like you, Shulka! You seem to be born for this war, and You never ask for anything. What made you who you are?"

Shulka just smiled and didn't answer.

It's not that Shulka doesn't ask for anything, he's not that great.

Rather, if a person comes to such a society and environment from modern times, his thoughts are often very simple, that is, he hopes to survive and not be drowned in this vast historical river.

Or, it can also be said that it is easier for Shulka to jump out of this circle and see the world from another height, so he seems indifferent to some things that the world is fighting for, such as fame and fortune.

In the end, a piece of bread was not delivered until after three o'clock in the afternoon, and at the same time, I was told that there would not be another meal within the day.

The underlying meaning is to eat a piece of bread a day and save some.

That night, Shulka experienced what it was like to be hungry.

In response to this situation Golikov made some measures.

One of the most effective points is to transfer the residents of Stalingrad to the east bank.

The main reason why these people were not transferred out was that they needed to stay in Stalingrad to work.

The common people can do a lot, not to mention tractor factories, metallurgical factories, etc. These workers who produce weapons and equipment did not withdraw until the end, and many of them even directly became part of the army. Fighting with the army... This is actually not surprising, workers usually have basic military training.

Therefore, it is only in the tractor factory that workers drive the tanks onto the battlefield as soon as they come off the production line.

There are also food factories, such as bakeries and canning factories.

This is also very important to Stalingrad. The problem is that the raw materials for the production of bread and canned food cannot be brought in, so there is not much point in staying in Stalingrad.

In addition to workers, many ordinary people also undertake the work of building trenches and fortifications, or producing rifles and ammunition.

It can be said that the whole city of Stalingrad has been mobilized, and no one can be idle in the face of war.

The 82nd Infantry Regiment also got a two-day rest opportunity because it won the battle and made great achievements, and it made great achievements.

If it was before, there would be no problem keeping these people in Stalingrad.

Because they are all working hard to contribute to the defense of Stalingrad, and it is even very beneficial to guarantee the logistics of the Soviet army. When necessary, these people only need to hold a rifle and become a soldier.

But the war has progressed to the present.

Under the continuous blockade of the German army day and night, Stalingrad could no longer maintain the supply of such a large population.

Therefore, Golikov ordered to send a group of people to the east bank to relieve the pressure on Stalingrad's supplies.

Sending people from Stalingrad to the east coast was no problem in transportation, because the transport ships came to Stalingrad full of supplies and often returned empty.

The problem lies in the interception of German air power... No one knows whether this trip will return to the east bank safely or be sunk in the Volga River.

Another problem is deserters.

At this time, the situation in Stalingrad is worrying, so it is inevitable that soldiers will mix with the people and workers hoping to escape to the east bank.

Perhaps because of the shortage of soldiers, the 82nd Infantry Regiment, which was resting, was transferred to the port to maintain order that night.

The so-called "maintaining order" is actually to check deserters.

When Shulka and others arrived at the port, they found that several people were pulled out by the soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then they were kneeling on the side of the road. The soldiers stepped forward and pointed at their heads at close range to pull the trigger...

They were all pistols, old revolvers, though they had rifles too.

At first Shulka thought it was because the soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were equipped with pistols, but later he realized what was going on when a captain of the Ministry of Internal Affairs asked the quartermaster to go to the warehouse to pick up the pistols.

"It is forbidden to use rifles!" The captain shouted skillfully to the soldiers: "Each company is allocated twelve pistols. You can keep them and use pistols uniformly! Do you understand?"

"Why do you have to use a pistol?" Valery asked aloud.

In Valery's opinion, it would be much easier to execute with a rifle, because it can be farther away from the target.

"You idiot!" The captain of the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately responded with curses: "Don't you know that rifles can be used on the battlefield?"

It turned out to be to save bullets.