"Or!" Shulka continued, "You can choose to kneel on the ground, and I will order my men to shoot you in the head...... This time, I promise that I will not be soft, and even I will not have a problem doing it myself! You tell me? ”

Sokolov looked at Shulka in a daze, and after a while he replied: "You won, Comrade Captain!" We do your bidding! ”

Shulka nodded in satisfaction, knowing that Sokolov would make the right choice.

Because these deserters are normal people, normal people who want to live.

The reason why they are "not afraid of heaven and earth" as before is because they do not see any meaning and hope for life...... If they are already alive like this, then there is nothing worse than this, and then they need not fear anything more.

So, if you want to restrain them to return to the army and follow military rules, you should give them hope, even if that hope is very slim.

"You made the right choice, Comrade Sokolov!" Shulka patted Sergeant Sokolov on the shoulder: "Now, you are their company commander!" ”

"Yes, Comrade Captain!" Sokolov stepped forward to answer, but he was stunned for a moment and then asked suspiciously: "Company commander?" But there are only eleven of us! ”

"Soon there will be more people!"

With that, Shulka walked towards the command without looking back.

Looking at Shulka's back, Sokolov asked Valery: "Can I know who he is, Comrade Lieutenant?" ”

"I'm sure you've heard of 'Breakout Heroes'!" Valery replied.

"Of course!" Sokolov replied, then looked at Valery with a puzzled look.

Valery just raised his eyebrows and left Sokolov aside.

Sokolov was somewhat inexplicable, and after a while he suddenly understood something.

"Wait, you mean ...... Is he a 'breakout hero'? Sokolov's eyes widened: "Shouldn't he be in the 1st Guards Tank Brigade?" ”

This caused a burst of laughter among the soldiers.

"Your message is too backward, Comrade Sergeant!" Valery said disdainfully: "He was our deputy head a few months ago!" ”

After confirming this, Sokolov relaxed.

He glanced at the deserters, then lowered his voice and said, "Did you hear what they said?" That's the 'Breakout Hero'! I believe him, what about you? ”

The others thought about it for a moment, and then nodded one after another.

"Then it's decided!" Sokolov said: "This may be our last chance, and if anyone tries to run away again, I will not let him go!" ”

When Shulka returned to the headquarters, Mikhailvich looked at Shulka with a strange look.

"What's wrong?" Shulka asked, "Is there any problem?" ”

"Is there no problem?"

"What could be the problem?"

"Those ......," said Major Mikhailvich, "have you already placed those deserters?" ”

"Yes!" Shulka nodded.

"Tell me how you arranged it?" Major Mikhailvich asked: "For example...... Who will keep an eye on them, and what tasks are they ready to perform? ”

"There is no watch over them!" Shulka pulled out his pistol and put it back in the drawer before replying, "I've asked Valery to give them equipment, and they'll do the same job as us!" ”

"What? You're crazy Shulka! Major Mikhailvich said: "Do you know what the consequences of this may be? ”

"No, I don't know!" Shulka replied.

"You really didn't send anyone to keep an eye on them?"

"Of course!"

"They'll run away from here!" Major Mikhailvich was a little angry: "I thought you had a way to solve this problem, but now it seems that this is not the case!" No, I have to get their guns back......"

"No, Comrade Mikhailvich!" Shulka stopped Mikhailvich, who was about to walk out of the command with an armed belt: "We should believe them!" ”

"Trust them?" Major Mikhailvich said angrily: "Shulka, you don't know who they are, you don't know what state they are, they do everything, even point their guns at their own people!" ”

"Of course I do!" Shulka replied: "But I'm sure they won't do that." And if, I mean if...... If you confiscate their guns and send someone to keep an eye on them, I can't guarantee it! ”

Major Mikhailvich stared at Shulka for a moment, then reluctantly put down his belt.

"I don't know what you're doing, Shulka!" Major Mikhailvich said: "I don't believe in them, but I believe in you!" ”

"Thank you, Comrade Mikhailvich!"

"You really know...... If anything goes wrong, what will we face? "The people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have a list, a list of deserters, and they will create a file for each of them, and then follow them from time to time until they are confirmed that they died on the battlefield!" ”

"I know!" "If they run away again, then we will be jointly and severally responsible!" Shulka said. ”

"And you still choose to do it!"

"Yes!"

Major Mikhailvich didn't say anything, he patted Shulka on the shoulder and sat aside.

But Shulka had something to say, and he stepped forward and said: "Actually, I have something to discuss with you, Comrade Mikhailvich! ”

Major Mikhailvich raised his head to look at Shulka's expression, and cautiously asked: "It's not a good thing, is it?" ”

"Of course it's a good thing!" Shulka smiled: "You know, our soldiers have suffered serious losses, and there are only more than 600 people who have the ability to fight so far, and there is a serious shortage of ...... in each unit."

"I've already reported this to my superiors!" Major Mikhailvich replied: "They said they would send troops to replenish us with new recruits!" ”

"I remember, you reported to your superiors the day before yesterday!"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean...... When the superiors promised to replenish us with new recruits, the Germans had not yet imposed a total blockade of Stalingrad! ”

Mikhailvich thought about it and quickly understood what Shulka meant.

"You're saying we don't have reinforcements?"

"If we are short of food, and can only get a small slice of bread per person every day, do you think we will get reinforcements?" Shulka asked: "Besides, if there are reinforcements from the east bank, all of them are in formation, do you think they will be incorporated into our regiment?" ”

"What do you mean......"

"Replenish deserters!" Shulka gave the answer: "Those deserters who are going to be shot!" ”

"No, it can't be!" Mikhailvich jumped up from his chair: "I will never let you do this, Shulka!" Never! ”