USSR 1941

  Chapter 703 Prodovitoye

  The first thing Shulka did was to cut all the telephone wires leading from Upper Tsaritsynsky to Prodovsky.

  The reason is of course blocking news... In a way, telephones are more difficult to control than radio stations. There are only a few radio stations in hand. Call, it's hard for you to know where one is hidden unexpectedly, civilian and military, there are countless and hard to guard against.

  The way to control it is to cut all the telephone lines at once, so all the telephones become waste.

   On the other side, the 82nd Infantry Regiment boarded the captured train, two trains.

   This made Andrianka a little strange.

   "We only need one train, why two?" asked Andrianka.

   "Defense line!" Shulka replied without thinking: "There are still troops to deploy!"

   Then Andrianka understood.

When the train pulls into the train station, the 82nd Infantry Regiment may start a fierce battle with the enemy at the first moment. If all the troops are packed into one train... on the one hand, the train needs to be used as cover in the initial stage, and the cover provided by two trains Just double it. On the other hand, the combat power that can be exploded at the same time when the troops are naturally deployed will be much more than a train.

There is even a consideration that after the train enters the station, there will be multiple rail tracks. If the enemy is besieged, the two trains will be aligned one left and one right, which can form a natural defense depth and allow the 82nd Infantry Regiment to have more movement space without being pinched from both sides.

   Shulka was on the second carriage of the first train.

  The reason why this position is also carefully considered, the connection between the trains is not smooth... These two trains are freight trains, used by the German and Romanian armies to transport supplies and materials, so there is basically no need for communication.

  In this case, if Shulka is on the second train, it will be difficult to grasp the intelligence ahead and give orders in time... The communication between the two trains is to use signal flags and signal lights for communication.

  Soviet troops were lagging behind in communications also had the benefit of being backward, as it made their primitive communications equipment very well equipped and skilled.

  For example, the signal flag uses a red flag with a fluorescent stick. When it is necessary to transmit information at night, the fluorescent light is turned on and waved. The signal language can convey instructions and orders very well.

  Signal lights use light and dark rules to type out codes, and this kind of transmission speed is relatively slow.

At the same time, the telephone soldiers have already connected the telephone line in the train and installed the telephone for communication inside the train, so the order from the front of the train can be transmitted to the rear of the train through the telephone, and the rear of the train is transmitted to the front of the next train through signal flags and signal lights. Then the order is quickly passed on by the phone to realize the coordination of the two trains.

  If Shulka is on the second train, the reaction time may be doubled, because it must have a process of passing information between trains, Shulka makes a decision, and then sends the order back.

  Shuerka is certainly not stupid enough to choose this way.

  Tried the phone and communication, and after everything was normal, Shulka gave the order to set off.

  The train released a lot of steam, like a panting old cow, it dragged the rear compartment slowly out of the station and headed towards Prodovitoye.

  At this time, Amedeo reported to Shulka: "Colonel, the telegram from Prodovitoye, they asked why the phone line was broken? How should I answer?"

   After thinking for a while, Shulka replied: "I don't know the answer, maybe the Russian guerrillas cut it!"

   "Yes, Colonel!" Amedeo was a little puzzled, he didn't expect Shulka to ask him to answer "I don't know" first.

  What Amedeo doesn't understand is that the more uncertain the reply at this time, the more confusing it is.

  Because even Prodovittoye didn't know the situation, how could Upper Tsaritsynsky, who only had one battalion, be sure? If it can be confirmed, does it mean that the Russians have surrounded Upper Tsaritsynsky?

  So, the sentence "I don't know" plus "maybe it's a guerrilla" just rightly explained all the problems. The subtext is: "Everything is normal in Tsaritsynsky!"

   After a short pause, Shulka added: "Tell them that we don't have enough supplies because the train was blown up. I hope they can prepare some supplies and equipment for us!"

   "Yes, Colonel!" Amedeo immediately sent the telegram.

  Then we got an answer soon... "We have prepared supplies at the train station, but I'm sorry, they are our military equipment, you know, they may not be suitable for your use!"

   "It doesn't matter!" Shulka replied: "It's better than fighting the enemy with bayonets and fists!"

   This is just an attempt by Shulka. I didn’t expect the Romanians to be fooled... In this way, if the Soviet army runs out of ammunition, there will be a batch of supplies and equipment waiting at the train station.

   Upper Tsaritsynsky is more than 60 kilometers away from Plodovitoye, and the train traveled on the rails for more than an hour.

The road went smoothly. Shulka and others even saw Romanian engineers repairing the railway lines... Some railways were blown up or damaged during the day. In order to meet Shulka's "reinforcement", Romanian engineers also Quite hard.

   If there is any accident, it is that the train encounters a group of Soviet cavalry on the road.

   That belongs to the 81st Cavalry Division. Because of their fast speed and interspersed all the way, the forward has reached the railway line.

   Shulka immediately ordered the soldiers to shoot without saying a word... This is necessary, otherwise there are Romanian soldiers hiding in the dark nearby and the "German army" on the train will be exposed immediately if they don't shoot.

   It’s just that most of the bullets are fired towards the sky, or they are shot towards the ground. Anyway, it is dark at this time, and no one can detect the real ones and fake ones.

  The cavalry just fired a few shots and then avoided.

So Shulka knew that Khrushchev understood the meaning of his telegram, otherwise, based on the intelligence and situation of the Soviet army at this time, just letting the cavalry install a few explosives on the railway would be able to kill their "war" Reinforcements" temporarily stopped.

  The train arrived at Prodovitoye at about half past eleven.

When entering the city, you will encounter the defense line of the Chen army... Of course, the railway line is the focus of the defense of the Chen army. The best choice for tanks and armored vehicles to advance.

  So, the Luo army used a bunch of roadblocks to block the railway, and there was a tank behind it... a Czech-made 35T. This tank was almost eliminated at this time, and it was almost used as a roadblock.

  On both sides are bunkers, and the muzzles and artillery are all aimed at the railway.

  (end of this chapter)