To Shulka's surprise, the "British name" of the 5th Infantry Company quickly spread throughout the army.

This is first of all because of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The lieutenant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been tracking the deserters handed over to the 82nd Infantry Regiment, that is, the 5th Infantry Company.

This lieutenant is called Isaev.

Because he had a little unpleasantness with the 82nd Infantry Regiment before, he was particularly concerned about the "Punishment Battalion" incorporated into the 82nd Infantry Regiment.

What he didn't expect was that something was indeed something, but it was a good thing...... After those deserters were incorporated into the 82nd Infantry Regiment, they actually made many achievements.

Isaev did not believe that there was such a thing, so he personally went to the new village of "Red October", which was only seven or eight kilometers away from the port and about half an hour by car.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs had a higher level of authority, so Isayev and the guards could do so without hindrance and without notification, and he wanted to conduct a "surprise inspection" of the 5th Infantry Company in this way.

"They must have done something!" Isaev said to the guards: "It must be so, I know this trick...... They wanted me to make a fool of myself, and they also wanted to get impressive combat exploits, so they used other troops to fight instead of the 'punishment battalion'! ”

But as he walked along the trenches, the more frightened Isaev became.

Because they are already getting closer and closer to the front line.

That is, in any case, the 82nd Infantry Regiment did not put the "punishment battalion" on the second line to build fortifications or something, but at the forefront.

After advancing for a while, Isaev couldn't help but grab one of the soldiers and ask: "Tell me, where are those soldiers?" ”

"Who are you talking about, Comrade Captain?"

"Sokolov, your 5th Infantry Company!"

"They are at the front, Comrade Captain!" The soldier replied: "If you want to find them, I'm afraid it's a little difficult now!" ”

"Why?" Isaev asked.

"Because they're fighting the Germans!" The soldier explained: "At the forefront, it's dangerous there!" ”

Captain Isaev was speechless.

After a pause, the soldier continued, "But you may be able to find them later!" ”

The soldier looked up at the sky and said, "The Germans will carry out a full-scale bombardment of the building, and then they should be able to withdraw!" ”

Isaev pushed the soldiers away with some reluctance, and then crouched in the trenches.

He wanted to take a look, but the rows of shells in front of him and the German fighters that continued to dive and bomb frantically prevented him.

Finally, Captain Isaev waited in the trench for more than half an hour before he saw a group of soldiers in ragged clothes and dark faces retreating along the communication trench under artillery fire.

Captain Isaev didn't recognize them at first, until a few soldiers looked at him in a daze, with a fierce glint in their eyes, and the rifles in their hands seemed to be unconsciously pointing in the direction of Captain Isaev, but in the end they held back.

Then Captain Isaev understood something.

"Look at them!" Isaev said to the guards: "They are the deserters!" ”

The guards became nervous at once, because they knew that almost every deserter had almost died at the hands of Isaev, that no one knew what would happen on this battlefield, and that they had a chance to push it on to the Germans.

So, the guard stood in front of Isaev with a gun in hand.

Then Sokolov came up, and when he saw Isaev, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then immediately understood Isaev's intention to come here.

"Comrade Captain!" Sokolov smiled and said, "Are you going to come and shoot us?" ”

Saying that, Sokolov pretended to be generous: "We are always ready!" ”

Isaev snorted and replied: "Well done, Sokolov!" As soon as I came up, I saw you on the run......"

"Escape?" Sokolov interrupted Isaev: "Sorry, Comrade Captain, we were ordered to retreat!" If you are interested, I would love to invite you to participate in our fight against the enemy! ”

Saying that, Sokolov ignored Isaev and waved his hand at his subordinates, and unfolded among the buildings and ruins and prepared for battle.

The agility and woundedness of the soldiers of the 5th Infantry Company made Isaev believe that these deserters had indeed become a fighting unit.

This made Isaev a little unbelievable.

Because there was no overseer, and no other officers were placed in the 5th Infantry Company, all of them were deserters with criminal records.

Isaev did not understand why there had been such a big turnaround, and he could hardly believe that the people in front of him were the same people he had arrested a few days earlier and sent to the 82nd Infantry Regiment.

"Comrade Captain!" The guard reminded: "I think we should get out of here......"

Isaev understood what the guards meant.

You must know that this area is full of his enemies, and when the Germans fight in front of them, they will be shot in the back...... At that time, Isaev will be inexplicably "honorably sacrificed".

Isaev nodded, glanced around, and then turned to drill into the trenches.

Unexpectedly, his move was discovered by Sokolov.

Sokolov shouted from behind: "Don't be a deserter, Comrade Captain...... If you are a deserter, who will shoot you? ”

Behind him came the laughter of the soldiers.

Isaev's face turned red and he hesitated.

Isaev wanted to stay and prove that he was not a coward, but he knew that this was exactly what Sokolov wanted...... They were worried that they would not have a chance to get rid of Isaev.

Isaev wanted to go back and settle accounts with these people who didn't know what to do, but he knew that these people who fought on the battlefield were not easy to mess with, especially since this was still a battlefield, and it was difficult to say what happened clearly, even if he was killed, it might be said that he was injured by mistake.

After thinking about it, Isaev finally decided that he should not live with his own life, and could only leave in disgrace amid the contemptuous eyes and ridicule of the 5th Infantry Company.

This matter spread quickly throughout the army.

A large part of the reason why it spread so quickly is that everyone deeply resents the practice of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for bullying the weak and fearing the hard, and bullying the superiors and subordinates.

Especially those officers who shoot others in the name of cowards all day long have become cowards.

So the soldiers were very willing to use it as a kind of conversation between battles, and they kept adding fuel and vinegar when it was spread, such as Isaev was almost captured by the Germans.

As the saying goes, "people's words are terrible".

This led directly to the dismissal of Isaev shortly after, and the 5th Infantry Company became known.