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The order to capture Odessa in three days took Schubert by surprise.

As an army commander, Schubert certainly knew something about the fighting in Odessa.

He knew that although the Soviet army in Odessa was not large, only about 40,000 people, while the Romanian 4th Army had more than 100,000 people, the Romanian and German armies had an absolute advantage in terms of strength.

But the problem is that there are lakes everywhere outside the city of Odessa, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, not to mention that Odessa is also backed by the Black Sea and can get the support of the Black Sea Fleet, so it is not easy to capture Odessa in a short time.

However, Schubert looked at the map and also believed that Rundstedt's idea was correct, and the Germans now seemed to have only one choice, which was to take and hold Odessa.

Thinking of this, Chaubert no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered the 22nd Infantry Division, which was advancing towards Uman, to prepare for the landing of the aircraft.

There were some twists and turns, as the 22nd Infantry Division had already penetrated deep into Soviet territory, and it was impossible for them to return and carry out the airdrop.

Chaubert came up with a way to get the sappers to repair and empty an airfield captured from the Russians, which they used as a transit for the Luftwaffe to pick up the 22nd Infantry Division and its equipment from here and fly to the Odessa area.

Shulka and the others on the other side certainly didn't know about these situations.

All they knew was that the problem they had been fearing had finally arisen...... Mine.

The first was the aerial minelaying of the Germans.

This made Shulka admire in his heart, although aerial minelaying is commonplace in modern times, it is a new thing at this time, and it is not easy...... Mines are likely to shatter or detonate during the laying process, which is not possible in many countries, and the Germans have been using them on a large scale.

Several transport planes flew overhead, then dropped small dandelion-like parachutes from the rear of the cabin, each with a mine on it, and staggered to the ground.

These mines are easy to spot because they are on the surface, but even if you do, you have to clear them as you go...... The Soviet 9th Army was a mechanized unit, which could have driven tanks and cars all the way on a rampage, but now it had to be cautious and follow the same steps.

But this was not a greater difficulty, and the German infantry began to deliberately lay mines around the roads and railways.

These mines are both anti-infantry and anti-tank mines, and anti-infantry mines are the kind of "S" mines known as "bouncing Betty", which when triggered will bounce to a height of more than a meter, which is waist-high, and then shoot the marbles in the charge at a lethal speed in a horizontal direction...... If such a mine is stepped on, it will injure nearby fighters as well.

And being wounded is often the most troublesome, because the wounded can become a burden on the troops.

However, for the Soviet army, the wounded were not a problem, those who could fight would be pushed into the car and encouraged, and those who could not fight would be thrown on the side of the road and waited for the follow-up troops to take them in.

Perhaps this is the case with mechanized troops, because they can't afford to let the wounded drag themselves down.

But looking at the wounded lying on the side of the road, his eyes were full of fear and pain...... It was not just the pain of a wound, but the pain of abandonment and uncertainty about the future.

When the soldiers watched this scene, they naturally felt a chill in their hearts.

The reason is simple, no one can guarantee whether they will be next.

Shulka was also struck by a lightning bolt, a recruit, and when he got out of the car, another soldier stepped on a mine, resulting in several steel balls embedded in his arm.

"He can't keep fighting!" Leonyev said: "We'd better let him wait for the follow-up troops on the side of the road!" ”

"No!" Shulka shook his head and denied the plan: "Staying on the side of the road may not be able to wait for the follow-up troops!" ”

Shulka didn't say much, because there were some things that were inconvenient to say. But the warriors understood what they meant.

"Yes!" "We have left the follow-up troops far behind, and it may take them a whole day to get to ......"

All day, maybe even longer.

One more night.

Together they were the wounded who were basically incapacitated.

It's scary to think about.

The result of this is likely to wait not for the follow-up troops, but for the enemy.

Shulka was right, because they later learned from others that many of the wounded had been killed by German skirmishers on the side of the road.

"You choose, comrade!" "You can choose to stay with us and we will do our best to help you," Shulka said. You can also choose to wait on the side of the road! ”

The recruit hesitated, then gritted his teeth and replied: "I believe in you, comrade platoon commander!" ”

So Shulka prepared a first-aid kit...... This is a first-aid kit taken from the German army, and the German soldiers almost have one for each soldier, so the Soviets don't think about it.

Shulka performed a minor operation on the recruit, following the example of what he had seen on TV: the wound was cleaned first, using Uncle Alek's vodka. Then use the flame-burned thorns to pick out the marbles...... The process is a bit gory, as the marbles sink deep into the flesh and sometimes have to slice the meat apart.

When it was finished, it was sprinkled with gunpowder and ignited with a "boom".

Although this is very cruel, it is a necessary disinfection process, the battlefield is full of mud bacteria, there is no anti-inflammatory drug in this era, and if you don't treat it, you are almost waiting for death.

Finally, wrap it up with a clean bandage.

"What's your name?" Shulka asked.

"My name is Larinovic, comrade platoon commander!"

"It's going to be fine!" Shulka Anwei said: "When we hit Odessa, there will be a doctor to deal with it further!" ”

"Thank you very much, Comrade Platoon Commander!" The recruit's eyes were full of gratitude.

In fact, Shulka found that not only the recruits' eyes were full of gratitude, but everyone in the carriage looked at Shulka a little differently.

Shulka was a little puzzled by this, because it seemed to be a common thing.

Later Shulka asked the actor.

The actor smiled and replied, "This is indeed very common, comrade platoon commander, but you are different from others!" ”

"What's the difference?" Shulka still didn't understand.

"Someone else will definitely choose to hand over the wounded to the follow-up troops, understand?" The actor explained: "They would not advise a soldier who could not fight to stay in the car and follow the troops, because it would be a mistake and even disobey orders!" ”

So Shulka understood that although he was already careful, he still unknowingly made a mistake...... He was supposed to think from the officer's point of view, not the soldier's.

Yes, there were many times in Soviet units where soldiers were opposed to officers.