Chapter 381: Preparation

Mehris and Shulka can almost be said to be people of two dimensions, and their ideas are completely different.

Mehris didn't care about the battlefield at all, he only cared about his power, prestige, and so on.

But Shulka only has war in his eyes, and he wants to survive this cruel war with a low survival rate in every possible way.

Of course, if he could, he also hoped that his comrades could do the same.

However, these two people from different worlds and different fields got together by chance and became collaborators.

Or it can be said to take advantage of each other.

Shulka was ultimately not at ease with letting Mekhlis convey a message to Kiev, or that the message of the representatives of the Supreme High Command in this regard was likely to go unheeded...... The reason is simple, Mehris is notorious, which is well known in the Soviet army, and Admiral Kirponos is likely to scoff at Mehris's warning message when he receives it, but if it is Shulka's message, it must not be taken seriously.

It turned out to be just as Shulka thought, and Kirponos tossed it aside as soon as he saw that it was a telegram from Mehris.

"Comrade Admiral!" Shulka told Admiral Kirponos in a telegram: "The tide of the war has changed, and the Germans are likely to change the direction of their main attack, suggesting that the focus of their forces be placed in Odessa!" ”

Admiral Kirponos was startled when he received the telegram, and then he saw that something was wrong.

He hurriedly replied to Shulka with two words: "Received".

And then immediately the order was given to the staff officer: "Prepare for battle, transfer the armored forces to Odessa!" ”

It is wise to move the armored forces first, because tanks, armored vehicles, etc. need fuel, and without fuel there is no difference from scrap metal.

Once Odessa's supply line with Kyiv is cut off, it will be a waste for armored troops to remain in Kyiv, and not only that, but it will also increase the supply burden in stages.

If the armored forces are deployed in Odessa, the problem in this regard is obviously much better.

What's more, at this time, the railway from Kyiv to Odessa is still open, and it is relatively easy to transport tanks.

Then, Admiral Kirponos made several preparations:

The first is to store supplies in Kyiv...... In fact, for several months Kyiv has been stockpiling supplies, including civilian supplies in addition to military ones.

The second is the mass migration of people.

Needless to say, if Kyiv is surrounded, in the case of cutting off the transport lines, the people will not only not be able to help Kyiv, but will become a large consumer of supplies...... Unless Kirponos can watch these people starve to death.

Of course, Kirponos will not say that this is because Kyiv may be surrounded. What he told the people was that "although the battle of Moscow was won, it was wreaked out by the Germans, so it took a lot of labor to rebuild!" ”

Again, Kirponos seized the time to build fortifications using Kiev buildings.

He even sent a telegram to Shulka: "Do you have a way to transport a batch of bazookas for us?" We need it! ”

As soon as he saw this telegram, Shulka was relieved.

Kirponos knows how to defend Kyiv.

Any strong line of defense was useless against the Germans, who had air superiority and at the same time assault guns...... As long as there were enough shells and bombs, they could knock out the Soviet fortifications little by little.

Therefore, the only way to deal with them is street fighting, and in street fighting, the bazooka is an artifact to resist armored troops.

It's not a big deal, and Shulka just needs to convince Mehris that there's nothing he can't do.

Mehris simply agreed to Schulka's suggestion.

The reason is simple...... The bazooka is not its own anyway, and it is the same for whoever uses it.

But if Mekhlis, as a representative of the Supreme High Command, urgently transferred them to Kyiv, and they play a huge role in the future battlefield, then he, the representative of the High Command, can be said to be "extremely far-sighted" and "unique-minded".

As a result, the first batch of 500 rocket launchers and rockets was urgently airlifted to Kyiv, and another 2,000 were transported by rail and sea...... It's just that this is too slow, they have just reached the Caucasus, and before they have time to load the ships, the German offensive on the Kiev line of defense has begun.

It was the third day of Shulka's warning.

Shulka discussing armor tactics with Stephen...... Since the last incident, Stephen has completely changed his attitude towards Shulka, after all, the facts are in front of him, and Stephen can't accept it.

"We can do the same!" Stephen said, "It's about adding additional armor to the Matilda and Valentine tanks to make them more protected!" ”

"It's useless, Colonel!" Shulka said: "I think what you guys need to do is to speed up the tanks and not strengthen the defenses!" ”

What Stephen didn't know was that it wouldn't be long before the German "Tiger" and "Panther" would be put into battle, and it would be almost indistinguishable whether additional armor was added in front of them or not.

"But we have many of them, Captain!" "Speeding them up doesn't happen overnight!" says Stephen! ”

"Then you should be like us!" Shulka said: "Try to use it to fight the Germans in the streets or to attack fixed military targets, because it doesn't require much maneuvering!" ”

For the rest, Shulka really can't help it...... He is not a god and cannot bring back to life this "infantry tank", which is about to be eliminated.

At this moment, a jeep stopped in front of Shulka's headquarters, and Mehris jumped out of the car, shouting before he could run into the headquarters: "War, Shulka, the war we predicted, it is coming!" ”

Here Mehrlister uses the word "we", which sounds like the result of a discussion between Shulka and him.

But of course, Shulka did not debunk Mehris...... Just kidding, Shulka doesn't want to live anymore, it's not just a matter of not being able to take advantage of each other, Shulka has every reason to believe that if Shulka demolishes Mehris, Mekhlis will not hesitate to find an excuse to kill people for this trivial matter.

It's not a problem for Mehris, he's always done that.

So, Shulka even complimented Mekhlis.

"Oh, really?" Shulka pretended to look at Mekhlis in surprise: "You are talking about Kyiv? Oh my God, you really guessed it! ”

Mehris was stunned for a moment, and then laughed "haha": "Yes, Comrade Shulka! You're right, it's Kyiv. An hour earlier, the Germans launched a full-scale offensive on the Kyiv line! ”