USSR 1941

It was already noon the next day when Shulka woke up, and the surrounding area seemed particularly quiet, with no cannon or gunfire, and even the noise of the troops was much quieter.

It had been a long time since Shulka woke up naturally from such a comfortable sleep. He stretched lazily and called Denisokov.

"What's the matter?" Shulka asked.

"We have successfully recovered Milove, Comrade Shulka!" Denisokov replied excitedly: "The Supreme Command sent us a congratulatory message, and Comrade Zolotarev said to let you rest, so there is no wake you up!"

"Did you call your father?" Shulka casually took out the black bread from his backpack.

"Yes, Comrade Shulka!" Denisokov replied: "He said he was proud of me, and told me that I must continue to follow you and learn your enemy-killing skills!"

Shulka saw a gleam of excitement in Denisokov's eyes.

For a child, nothing can be more proud than getting his father's affirmation, and Denisokov is no exception. It can even be said that he needs his father's affirmation more, because his father is a political commissar, and he has been demanding a lot from him since he was a child. It's very strict.

However……

"If you want to learn more!" Shulka said while nibbling on a piece of bread. "Comrade Denisokov, I don't think you should stay with me!"

"What?" Denisokov was stunned, not understanding Shulka's words.

"I mean, you can't learn as a guard!" Shulka said. "You should fight with the others in the army!"

"But... Comrade Shulka, do you really think I'm ready?" asked Denisokov.

"Of course!" Shulka replied.

In fact, Denisokov's quality is not inferior to others at all. After all, he came out of a military academy, and he is much better than others. It is a bit inferior for him to be a security guard.

"So, where should I start? I mean... which unit can I command, or should I start with a soldier?" It can be seen that Denisokov still has some expectations.

"I think you can be a company commander!" Shulka said. "Of course, if you wish to be an instructor!"

As Denisokov,

He has every right to choose.

Although the instructor is not at all safer than the company commander on the battlefield, his power is bigger than the company, at least for now.

"No!" Denisokov made a decision immediately: "I choose the company commander, Comrade Shulka!"

After a pause, Denisokov added: "You won't transfer me out of the 82nd Infantry Regiment, will you?"

"Of course not!" Shulka replied: "Third Battalion, are you satisfied?"

"Of course, Comrade Shulka!" Denisokov excitedly saluted Shulka.

The third battalion was the new battalion, and the new recruits were from the same batch as Denisokov, and they were of the same age.

"Perhaps you should ask your father!" Shulka said.

"No, no, Comrade Shulka!" Denisokov replied: "I obey your arrangements, and I am very satisfied, thank you very much!"

Shulka knew why Denisokov would not want his father involved.

On the one hand, this is because Denisokov is unwilling to rely on his father's relationship to rise to power, and on the other hand, the reputation of the political commissar system in the army is not very good.

But what Shulka didn't know was that the reason why Denisokov was so determined was because Shulka was not a member of the political commissar system... Shulka had long been a role model for the troops, especially those recruits in the new barracks. Take Shulka as the standard to demand yourself, which even includes some small habits in life.

Denisokov once told Shulka that soldiers in the boot camp were trying to imitate Shulka's smoking.

This made Shulka a little speechless.

However, the soldiers in the new barracks are all sixteen or seventeen-year-old children, so it’s not surprising that this is the case... People of this age will always set up god-like idols in their hearts and imitate everything, just like modern groupies.

It's just that in these war years, Shulka was the shining star.

After eating half a piece of black bread and drinking some water, Shulka walked out of the dormitory with a full belch and went straight to the headquarters.

I saw Mikhailvich and Andrianka discussing something with telegrams.

Seeing Shulka coming in, Andrianka immediately walked up and handed the telegram to Shulka, saying: "Comrade Shulka, something serious happened! The Supreme Command canceled the political commissar system!"

"The political commissar system has been cancelled?" Shulka took the telegram and looked at it, and it was true.

Shulka was not surprised by this, and it can even be said that this was originally Shulkati's opinion.

It's just that the Supreme Command immediately abolished the political commissar system just after the Battle of Stalingrad, which still surprised Shulka.

Perhaps, the Supreme Command wanted to take this opportunity to stimulate the morale of the troops without hurting the enthusiasm of the political commissars...According to the order, the political commissars have no command power in the military, and are only responsible for the ideological education and political struggle of the troops. other questions.

Therefore, to be precise, the political commissar system was not abolished, but its power was weakened by its reform.

Regarding this point, Shulka believes that the political commissar system, especially Khrushchev, will be very unhappy, but this can indeed conform to the will of the people and the situation.

"So, can we ignore the political commissar when we fight in the future?" Mikhailvich asked, "Or, does the political commissar not have the right to order the troops to charge?"

It's no wonder Mikhailvich said that, because the political commissar's most human fault is to order the troops to charge regardless of the situation.

But Shulka shook her head and said nothing.

Mikhailvich's thinking was too simple. The political commissar system had existed in the Soviet army for many years, and its deterrent power over the troops had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. What's more, Stalin actually only "weakened" the power of the political commissar in a limited way... The power that was reduced was only It's just a question of who can call the shots at the command level, that is, when there are disputes and differences with the chief officer of the army.

Although the power of the political commissar is limited to ideological education and political struggle, if the scope is expanded, it will be wider.

For example, the chief officer thinks to retreat, and the political commissar thinks to attack.

The chief officer can take out a telegram, saying that the political commissar must follow the command of the chief officer.

But the political commissar can also take out a telegram, saying that the political commissar is responsible for ideological education, and the chief officer's command is a capitulationism that is greedy for life and afraid of death...

In addition, most of the political commissars hold the real power, and the chief officer will voluntarily hand over the command power in normal battles, or at least the political commissar must approve before he dares to act.

So it was called cancelled, but the actual political commissar system still played a role in the Soviet army.