Shulka was not miscalculated, and it turned out that he came out of the swamp near the "Stalin Line".

If it was behind the "Stalin Line", it would be fine, after all, the Germans had not yet reached the front of the line.

But that's not the case......

Shulka and the others walked out of the swamp the next evening.

At this point it has to be said that Major Gavrilov calculated accurately, and the rations of the fighters were almost exhausted.

Before they could get out of the swamp, the warriors noticed that something was wrong, for they heard a sparse burst of gunfire and cannon fire ahead.

Major Gavrilov paused to listen to the voice, and then summoned the officers for a short meeting:

"It's unfortunate!" Major Gavrilov said: "We seem to have just caught up!" ”

"How do you know this?" Political Commissar Fuming asked a little strangely.

"Listen to the gunshots!" Major Gavrilov explained: "The sound of gunfire is in the east, two miles from us, that is, ...... We were about an hour late! ”

"Damn it!" Commissar Fuming scolded.

Silence ensued.

The soldiers knew what this meant, and if it was before, the soldiers would still want to break through the German defense line and fight back, after all, they were a force that suddenly appeared from the rear of the German army, and the German army just passed means that they are not well prepared, so it is indeed likely to successfully break through and join the main army.

However......

This Soviet unit was besieged in Brest for several days and then forced to march in the swamps without stopping, and was severely overwhelmed. (A 40-kilometer march in a day in the swamp can be considered a forced march)

What is even more serious is that during this period, due to the environmental factors of the swamp and mud, the guns are generally malfunctioning, so that although there are more than 500 people, there is not much combat effectiveness.

"We can get around!" Captain Venyakov advised: "If you enter the swamp again, it will not be much of a problem to hold out for a day or two without food!" ”

"No!" Major Gavrilov shook his head in rejection of the idea: "While it is true that we can hold on to the march for another day or two without food, the problem is ......"

Major Gavrilov drew a circle on the map and continued: "To get around the Germans, we had to take such a winding route, the swamp and the longer distance, and the result was that we were still behind the Germans when we got out of the swamp!" ”

Major Gavrilov was right that the Germans were advancing at the same time as the Soviets were advancing along the swamps.

Of course, the Germans would have been slow to advance by the Soviets, but the Soviets entering the swamp were no less fast.

There was silence again.

After thinking about it, Major Gavrilov made a decision: "Let's take one step at a time, get ready for battle, let's go in and see the situation!" ”

The officers nodded in agreement, and now they had to do that.

The order for combat readiness was quickly given, and the fighters put the final touches on their equipment, though they were not even sure if their guns would fire.

"So, it's about to break out again, isn't it?" The actor asked.

"Yes!" Shulka replied.

"I hate breakouts!" The actor smiled bitterly: "Why are we always surrounded by enemies!" ”

Shulka didn't answer.

In fact, it was not only the 500 of them, at the beginning of the war, the Soviet army was hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of prisoners surrounded by the German army, and they were only a small part of them.

Agata joined Shulka with her group of female soldiers, and as she loaded her pistol, she said, "I hope you haven't forgotten your mission, Comrade Shulka!" ”

Shulka glanced at the female soldiers behind him, who had not wanted to carry out the mission, and when he saw the female soldiers' eyes, he relented.

At that moment, Shulka suddenly understood the thoughts of these female soldiers.

They are more likely not to choose the "last moment" because of any integrity, bravery, etc., but because of exhaustion, boredom, and helplessness...... In fact, there is not much in this world worthy of their nostalgia, they are just barely alive, if they want to be humiliated and then die, it is better to leave this world happily.

So, it's a relief for them.

Thinking of this, Shulka nodded slightly.

This shocked Agata a little, but she didn't say anything, silently making her final preparations.

Later, Shulka learned that Agata actually had a glimmer of hope, and she thought that Shulka would definitely think of a way to get out, so her words were actually a bit insincere.

But the moment Shulka nodded, Agata thought that this time was really going to be over, because Shulka couldn't help it.

In fact, Shulka really can't help it...... They were not far from the main forces, but separated by the Germans.

At the same time, Shulka also knew very well that the Germans were generally in the front of the mechanized troops, that is, tanks, armored vehicles and the like, and the 500 remnants and tired soldiers of the Soviet army were a matter of a few bullets for them.

There was no time to think about it, and with Major Gavrilov's order, everyone bent out of the swamp.

It was getting dark, and the flares that kept coming from the east proved once again that Major Gavrilov was right...... The enemy's vanguard outnumbered them by about two miles, and was still advancing.

After advancing in the dark for more than 20 minutes, miraculously did not encounter a single enemy, only a few frightened Soviet civilians, who could not distinguish between friend and foe in the dark, and hurriedly ran back to the house and closed the door tightly.

Of course, Major Gavrilov sent a few people to inquire about the news from them, and the information they got was really similar to what they analyzed, a few groups of Germans had just passed two hours, at least a dozen tanks, and dozens of cars and armored vehicles......

This caused a sudden increase in pressure on the fighters, since they did not have heavy weapons, and even grenades and explosives packs were seriously underwhelmed to deal with the tanks of the Germans.

A forest appeared ahead, and Major Gavrilov hesitated before letting the large force stop and hide in the cornfield.

"Go scout!" Major Gavrilov ordered.

That's right, because if you hastily pull the whole army up and there is an enemy ambush in the forest, then the whole army will be annihilated in an instant.

Unfortunately, it was Pukarev's platoon that was sent to reconnoitre, and Shulka was among them.

Shulka was ten thousand reluctant in his heart, but he couldn't refuse.

Because he knew that it was only a matter of time before he encountered the enemy, and it could not be avoided.

So he could only carry a gun and follow the troops into the forest.