USSR 1941

Therefore, Mavnovich did not actually take the lives of soldiers seriously as Shulka imagined.

It was clear that Mavnovic just wanted to try Shulka.

As for why Shulka was tried, the explanation given by Mavnovich is: "You know, what we hear and see is often not true. I did it out of curiosity, but I didn't want to know Did the Germans bomb and straf the jeeps... Anyone who has been in a war knows you are right, it stands out in the car, I'm not that stupid. What I want to know is if you say like the others You care about your subordinates like that!"

"And what conclusions have you come to?" asked Shulka.

Mavnovich didn't answer, just pulled the general cap down and rested against the car fender with his eyes closed.

Valrasha took advantage of this time to sit next to Shulka and put her arms around Shulka's arm. She looked at Shulka with complicated eyes, including admiration, surprise, and shame.

"It's unbelievable, Shulka!" said Valrasha. "I've been worrying about you all this time, and I even thought about it... But now it seems that all my worries are unnecessary! No matter how bad the situation is for you, you There is always a solution! Sometimes I can't believe that the Shulka they say is the Shulka I know! I don't know you so well..."

"I don't know myself!" Shulka replied with some helplessness: "This is all forced out by the battlefield!"

"So, you really led the 82nd Infantry Regiment to win those victories?" Walrassa said: "Stalingrad, and Surovikino...you actually pretended that the Germans entered that city by train !"

"Yes!" Shulka nodded: "You know, if I didn't win those battles, I might not..."

In the next second, Shulka's words were blocked by Valrasha's passionate kiss.

At this time, Shulka finally understood why Mavnovich, as a colonel, would pull down his hat so recklessly in front of the guards to sleep.

But of course Shulka didn't have time to think about this, he was already intoxicated by Valrasha's enthusiasm, and it seemed like they were the only two of them in the carriage.

More than half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the air-raid shelter serving as the headquarters.

It was built by the Soviet army before the war. The advantage of using it as a headquarters is that you basically don’t need to worry about the enemy’s air strikes... This is very important because there are always many German spies inside the Soviet army, and they are hard to guard against.

So the headquarters tended to be known by the Germans and bombed heavily.

Therefore, the Soviet command headquarters are usually located in air-raid shelters or basements.

Trufanov and Zolotarev were already waiting in front of the air-raid shelter... This is not very common, because usually the commander is very busy and will not be greeted by someone outside, especially just a reporter.

Therefore, Shulka guessed that it might be that Mavnovich was recognized by the 51st Army when he arrived in Karachi, and then he immediately reported to the headquarters... because only Mavnovich, the editor-in-chief of "Pravda", is possible Let them be so motivating.

Sure enough, as soon as the car stopped, Trufanov and Zolotarev went to the back of the car to greet them, and warmly shook hands with Mavnovich who jumped out of the car:

"Comrade Mavnovich! Long time no see!" Apparently Zolotarev and Mavnovich knew each other before.

"It's been a few months, Comrade Zolotarev!" Mavnovich said. "The last time I interviewed you, I remembered that you had just been promoted to colonel!"

"Yes!" replied Zolotarev, "you have a good memory!"

"Sometimes I wish I had a poor memory!" Mavlovich replied, "For example, I heard that you attacked Karachi..."

Zolotarev's expression changed involuntarily, and then he hurriedly flattered him with a smiling face.

This is the great thing about being the editor-in-chief of the central organ newspaper... the same thing, whether to be left or right sometimes completely depends on the mood of these editor-in-chiefs, or play some word games. For example, although there is no difference in essence between "repeated battles and repeated defeats" and "repeated defeats and repeated battles", they are completely different when read just because of the different words.

And the decision-making power or part of the decision-making power of this kind of public opinion is in the hands of these editor-in-chiefs.

The reason why we say "partial decision-making power" is because they can't say that they can write whatever they want, because Stalin and other people with more power will also read the newspaper, and the editors still need to grasp their psychology. In some way, it affects them in turn.

But these are not the point.

The point is that Mavnovich actually asked to interview Shulka in person.

"I suggested Comrades Trufanov and Zolotalev to do this!" Shulka said: "They once objected, and at the same time they wanted to report to the Supreme Command and then decide, but considering the leaks and the victory factors, we took a risk and decided not to report it!"

This is the caliber negotiated by Shulka, Trufanov and Zolotarev.

Although this can also be said to be credited, Trufanov and Zolotarev, as the commander and political commissar of the group army, should not disobey orders or fail to report to the Supreme Command, especially the political commissar.

So they "do not seek merit, but seek no fault" in this matter... After all, if this is pursued, it will kill people.

Mavnovich lit a cigarette and offered Shulka one.

When Shuerka saw it, it was definitely an American cigarette, a Camel brand with a filter tip, which made Shuerka hesitate whether to light it, because this thing is considered a treasure in the army... I am used to smoking horse box cigarettes Many Soviet soldiers don't even know what a filter is.

Mavnovich seemed to see through Shulka's thoughts, and threw the whole pack of cigarettes in front of Shulka.

"Thank you!" Shulka felt like a treasure, and it had been a long time since he had this feeling of "back to modern times".

"Do you think I care about this?" Mavnovich said: "If you care, then I can tell you very clearly that the Supreme Command will not pursue this matter!"

Shulka couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

While this is normal, as victory was the most important thing during the war years, there was always something unexpected in the Soviet military system.

"So, what do you want to know, Comrade Mavnovich!" Shulka carefully lit his cigarette.

"It's not what I want to know!" Mavnovich leaned over and said, "It's what you need to know!"

"Me?" Shulka was a little puzzled.

"Yes!" Mavnovich said, "Do you know that you are more and more on the verge of danger?"