USSR 1941

  Chapter 722 Contacting the enemy

   Shulka only found out about it that afternoon.

   At this time, Shulka was advancing with the 158th Independent Tank Regiment... The 38th Motorized Rifle Brigade was responsible for coordinating with this tank regiment.

  The word "coordination" is definitely hard work for infantry, especially in this muddy ground. If a tank gets stuck in a hole, the infantry will have to toss it out, and it will be covered in muddy water.

   Fortunately, Shulka had stayed in the 1st Guards Tank Brigade before and was familiar with the use of self-rescue wood.

  The problem is that the road of the Soviet Union has never been easy, so it has been repeatedly doing the same thing of rescuing tanks and sinking them all the way.

  This is not a pleasing thing, especially the muddy water with the stench of rotting mud in summer, which soon attracted a lot of flies and mosquitoes to "buzz" around and fly around.

  While Shulka was waving away these annoying things, Trufanov walked up to Shulka and whispered, "Commander Batov has been transferred, and a new political commissar has arrived!"

   Shulka quickly understood what this meant.

Commissar Batov is an old subordinate of Trufanov. He and Trufanov get along very well. It is often negotiated that the two command troops together. This is why the 51st Army has been able to maintain its combat effectiveness until today. one of the reasons.

  But now, Commissar Batov said that he would be transferred away, and another **** who needed to be worshiped would come in. Everyone knows what this means.

   Shulka whispered: "If you meet a German..."

   Speaking of this, Shulka shut up and only raised his eyebrows at Trufanov.

  Trufanov nodded slightly, and replied: "I'm also worried about this!"

   Needless to say what you are worried about.

   Shulka and Trufanov had discussed before, and after encountering the German army, they pretended to be unable to defeat or fail to break through the enemy's defense line, and there was a stalemate.

   This was no problem at first, but now... after the political commissar comes up, if he pulls out his pistol and puts it on the table, he orders: "Let me charge, and I will kill anyone who doesn't charge!"

   So can this play continue?

  At that time, the 51st Army will either break through the enemy's line of defense, or under the order of the political commissar, teams will rush forward and die at the enemy's gunpoint.

   "Does he look like that to you?" Shulka asked.

   "No!" Trufanov replied helplessly: "He is! He was sent by the Supreme Commander!"

   Now we're in trouble.

   While Shulka was worrying about this, there was a sudden "boom", and a tank in front smashed an anti-tank mine.

   Shulka, Trufanov and others immediately fell to the ground like a conditioned reflex, even though the ground was full of mud.

  Originally, Shulka thought it was just an undischarged mine that was blown up accidentally, but he soon discovered that this was not the case, because there was a roar of shells in the air immediately.

   "Enemy attack!" Shulka yelled, pulling Trufano and rolling into the mud pit next to him.

Explosions followed by bursts of explosions soon sounded around, blood, stumps, screams, and stinky muddy water flew everywhere, and the tanks driving ahead were smashed into fireballs on the spot. All around are ignited firemen running and struggling.

  The battlefield is like this, you never know when a sudden danger will come to your surroundings, just now you are still marching, and it will soon become a purgatory on earth.

  After more than ten minutes, the artillery fire stopped, leaving only the wounded Soviet soldiers wailing and calling for help.

  Shuerka crawled out of the muddy water, spit out the mud in his mouth, and then said to Trufanov, who had a guilty conscience beside him: "It seems that we have met the enemy we hope to meet!"

   "German?" Trufanov asked.

  Shuerka raised his head towards the bombed tanks and replied: "The German 88mm anti-aircraft guns, only the Germans will use them. They can destroy our tanks from a distance from the front!"

  Trufanov let out an "oh" with a bit of embarrassment on his face.

   It's no wonder Trufanov didn't know that he was the commander of the group army, and he was probably in command from the beginning of the war to the present.

   Moreover, judging from the terrified expression on his face, it was probably the first time he had encountered such a scene.

   What Shulka didn't know was that Trufanov had already admired Shulka so much.

  Because Trufanov is indeed, as Shulka guessed, a young general who grew up in a peaceful society.

  Trufanov is quite talented, he learned some strategies and tactics in the military academy and used them on the battlefield.

  Generals who have grown up in this way have a disadvantage. They have never or rarely seen real battlefields and dangers.

There is a saying that "peers are jealous of each other". Trufanov was dissatisfied with Shulka before. Shulka, who was more talented than him, was an enemy and an opponent.

But now, when Trufanov was stunned by a shell, he found that Shulka seemed to be a normal person, and instantly realized the gap between himself and Shulka... Shulka not only He is a commander who can command battles, and an excellent fighter who can fight on the battlefield.

   That is to say, Shulka is proficient in every aspect of warfare and has considerable experience, which Trufanov will never be able to match.

  In other words, if Trufanov wants to "compare", he must risk his life.

   Seeing Trufanov in a daze, Shulka asked suspiciously: "Comrade Trufanov, are you not injured?"

   "No, I'm fine!" Trufanov calmed down and said, "I think... I think I should go back! The Germans may be not far ahead!"

   "Yes!" Shulka replied, then stopped Trufanov who was about to leave, and said in a low voice: "Think of a way, Comrade Trufanov, don't let him command randomly!"

   "Yes, I know!" Trufanov nodded.

  He here refers to the new political commissar of course.

  However, Shulka also understands that this kind of thing can be delayed once or twice, but it is not a long-term solution, and it still cannot solve the problem after all.

  Shuerka guessed right. After advancing for a kilometer in a trial-controlled manner, he soon discovered that the enemy had built a line of defense in front.

   "Surovikino!" Andrianka reported while checking the map: "It's the Germans, the strength and firepower are unknown!"

  Shuerka took the map and looked at it. He secretly thought that the Germans would choose a place. They happened to be stuck at the turning point of the river. The river can be used as a barrier to cover their flanks, making it difficult for the Soviet army to deploy troops in the front.

   However, this seems to be a good thing for the 51st Army.

  (end of this chapter)