On Shulka's orders, the Soviets did not open the warehouses at the Tver railway station until more than an hour after they had fully occupied Tver and built fortifications with the help of houses.

This task was carried out by a battalion.

Although all in the army are superficially equal, in reality they cannot be equal...... The 1st Battalion is the main force of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, and any good equipment or supplies are always given priority.

There was nothing the other troops could say about this.

Because if anyone has a problem with this, someone will immediately pick up: "If you can get as many exploits as a battalion, you can also get these benefits!" ”

So Shulka appeared in front of the warehouse with his men.

The warehouse door was originally open, but it was locked again on the orders of Katukov. In order not to be counterattacked by the enemy because of the rush for supplies, as Shulka said.

Shulka took out the key sent by Katukov and opened the lock, and the Cossacks and actors pushed the warehouse door open one by one, and then couldn't help but cheer.

Boxes of food in the warehouse, bread, canned food, chocolate, honey, etc., piled up like a hill.

"Who said the Germans were short of supplies?" The actor said: "They have so much food! ”

"Forget it, Okunev!" The veteran replied: "You must know that these are all supplies that the Germans have been backlogged for several days by an army group, and a tank army...... They seem to be a lot, but if they are divided into a group army, everyone will only get a pitiful little! ”

"Say so!" The Cossacks said: "These things are all that Franz saved for us?" ”

The soldiers couldn't help but laugh.

After a pause, the actor licked his lips and asked Shulka: "Is it okay to start, Comrade Captain?" ”

"Of course!" Shulka replied.

As soon as the words were spoken, the soldiers flew into the pile of food in front of them with a cheer...... For Soviet soldiers who fought in the bitter cold, there was nothing more exciting.

The Cossacks were the first to grab the French brandy, and they pulled out the thorn and knocked it into the bottle, pouring it into their mouths as if they were drinking water.

The actor grabbed a German cigarette and stuffed it into his military uniform, stuffing the whole person like a fat man...... It is true that German cigarettes taste much better than carton cigarettes, and this is not only a problem of inferior tobacco, but also that carton cigarettes usually need to be rolled in newspaper, so they naturally have the smell of newspaper and ink.

The instructor handed Shulka a bag of bread.

Shulka took it and opened the package to see that it had been cut into slices.

Shulka knew why, if the bread was a whole piece, it would usually freeze as hard as a stone and difficult to eat in temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius, unless a fire was lit to bake it.

But it is clear that the Germans were not all in a position to fire in battle.

So they cut the bread into slices before it arrived, so that even if it was frozen, the soldiers could take it in their mouths and eat it slowly.

Shulka broke off a piece of bread and threw it into his mouth as if he were holding an ice cube, which was predictably not a good experience for the Germans who lacked food and clothing.

The instructor also took a slice of bread and nibbled on it, and asked indistinctly: "Captain, how soon do you estimate that we will be able to drive the Germans out of the Soviet Union?" ”

Shulka couldn't help but be stunned, looked at the instructor suspiciously, and asked: "Drive out of the Soviet Union?" ”

"Any questions?" The instructor looked at Shulka in bewilderment.

Shulka just smiled and didn't answer.

He didn't know how to answer, because ...... If it were not just because history knew but just looking at the current war situation, it was indeed possible for the Soviet army to drive the German army out of the Soviet Union all the way.

But Shulka knew that was not the case.

On the other hand, Hitler, who was sitting in command in the wolf's den, was staring at the map anxiously, and the staff officers around him nervously reported to him: "Your Excellency, the Russians from the direction of the Ostashkov region have been maintaining a full-scale attack on the 23rd Army, which has been cut off on our left flank, and have forced it back to the south. At the same time, the left flank of the 6th Army was attacked quite violently......"

As he spoke, the staff officer pointed to a location on the map, and continued: "Here, and the Russians have torn through our lines, and the outpost has reached the western outskirts of Solomilo, which is the Russian ski camp, and they move very quickly in the snow......"

"Enough!" Hitler interrupted the staff officer.

The German defense line was so broken that it was like a dam before it burst its embankment...... Although there is no complete collapse yet, I am afraid that it will only be a matter of time.

Moreover, even if the reinforcements are blocked, who knows if these reinforcements will be surrounded together?

"These bastards!" Hitler slammed his fist on the table and scolded: "Again and again I ordered them not to retreat, but again and again they were disobeyed!" These cowards, fools, their retreat directly led to this unmanageable situation in front of them! I swear I'll take all those who disobey orders to court-martial! ”

Therefore, military things are often inexplicable.

Was it the defeat caused by the retreat, or was it Hitler's stubbornness that led to the defeat...... It depends on how it is explained.

Of course, Hitler would not have recognized the latter.

The problem was that there was no point in saying this now, and Hitler understood this, so after walking back and forth at his desk for a while, he ordered: "Remove Strauss, commander of the 9th Army, from his post and, of course, chief of staff." Order General Moder to take over, and in any case to hold off the Russian attack! ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!" The staff officer answered, and then immediately conveyed Hitler's appointment.

Despite this, however, the staff officers did not hold out hope in Hitler's approach.

Because the staff officers thought that Hitler's appointment was nothing more than a rush to the hospital, on the other hand, there was a change of generals and another change of commander of the army...... This also had an impact on the morale of officers and soldiers at the front.

What's more, the newly appointed General Modell, who was only an armored division commander at the outbreak of war, now has him in command of an army group!

Will he be able to turn the tide?

The staff officers did not believe it, and neither did the officers and men of the 9th Army.

Therefore, the command of the 9th Army was stunned when it received this order.

But of course, what they heard was not the removal of the commander.

Rather: "General Strauster had health problems, and so did the Chief of Staff, so the Führer put them on sick leave!" ”

At least Hitler learned a little lesson from the impact on the morale of the troops from Hopner's dismissal.

It's just that this excuse doesn't seem to fool many people.