"Shulka!"

On this day, Shulka was busy counting the progress of the project in the civilian house that served as the headquarters.

This is the advantage of being promoted to company commander, having your own command, and you only need to tell your subordinates to do it.

But there is also a downside, that is, he has to face the stinky face of the deputy instructor every day.

Sometimes, Shulka even thought that his promotion to the rank of commander of the third company was intentional...... Let the assistant instructor monitor themselves better.

The deputy instructor's attitude towards Shulka is not bad, that is, the lukewarm and serious kind, and even Shulka feels that the attitude of the deputy instructor has changed a little, and he doesn't know if this is an illusion or what, anyway, the suspicion in the deputy instructor's eyes before seems to have disappeared.

But because of his previous experience, Shulka still didn't dare to talk nonsense in the headquarters, as if he had a pair of eyes staring at him all the time, which made him uncomfortable.

Knowing this, Shulka should have applied to be a company commander in another company.

However, this doesn't seem to be of much use, as the assistant instructor will likely follow...... It's not something Shulka can decide.

At this moment Major Gavrilov appeared at the door, dressed in a raincoat, and he looked in a hurry, and called out to Shulka: "Put on the raincoat, we have to go out for a few days!" ”

"Get out?" Shulka didn't understand what this meant by "going out."

"Yes!" Major Gavrilov said: "Leave the affairs of the company to the deputy company commander!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Pukarev bowed towards Madame Gavrillo, and then said to Shulka: "Don't worry, Comrade Company Commander, I'll take care of everything!" ”

Shulka patted Pukarev on the shoulder, secretly thanks to the assistant.

When he put on a raincoat and followed Major Gavrilov out and stepped into the barrel car, Major Gavrilov said the destination: "We are going to Kiev, the order of Comrade Kirponos!" ”

Shulka let out an "oh", and then understood what Colonel Gavrilov had just said "get out...... The troops are full of spies of the Germans or the Ukrainian rebels, and they certainly do not easily say the destination if it is not necessary.

The bucket car drove along the road in the rain and staggered to the railroad a few miles away, and the two stood by the tracks for a few minutes, and then a train "whirred" up the tracks.

It was an old-fashioned train, and Shulka noticed machine gunners on top of several carriages.

There was no train station nearby, but the train stopped, apparently after being picked up earlier.

Twenty meters ahead, the door of a carriage was opened with a "hula" after a sound of punching and kicking.

An officer with the rank of sergeant jumped out of the car and beckoned to the two, and Colonel Gavrilov and Shulka met them.

"I need to see your officer ID, comrade!" Tuas said.

"Of course!" Major Gavrilov and Shulka took out their military ID cards and handed them over.

When Tuas saw Shulka's military ID, his eyes became wary.

"There is no photo of your officer ID, Comrade Second Lieutenant!" Tuas said, "And it's brand new!" ”

"Yes!" Shulka replied: "Because I just got promoted, as for the photo...... I didn't get it during the wartime! ”

"So how can I be sure that this document belongs to you?" Tuas seemed to be a serious man, which was rare in the Soviet army.

"I can prove it!" Major Gavrilov said: "Even I'm sure you've heard of his name, I mean his nickname...... He's the 'Runaway Hero'! ”

Shulka looked at Major Gavrilov in surprise.

"Don't look at me like that, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said: "I already knew your nickname!" In fact, at least in our troops, there are not many people who do not know about it, do you say? ”

The last sentence was addressed to Tuas.

"Yes, Comrade Major, Comrade Ensign!" Tuas looked respectful and stepped out of the way.

Climbing onto the train, Shulka found that it was crowded, full of cartloads of boxes, leaving only a few square meters of space in the middle, and then a dozen soldiers were crammed inside, and the air was filthy.

At first, Shulka was puzzled by the flashlight hanging from the roof of the car, but when the door was reopened, he understood...... It's a stuffy tank cart, and it's pitch black.

"Sorry, Comrade Major, Comrade Ensign!" "You know," said Tuas, "those traitors often sabotage the railroad and even infiltrate our ranks, so I have to be careful!" ”

"You're doing the right thing, Tuas!" Major Gavrilov said.

The two soldiers stood up and tried to give up their seats to Shulka and Major Gavrilov, but Major Gavrilov stopped them.

"It doesn't need to be like this, comrades!" Major Gavrilov said: "I, like you, come from a poor family, and I can take care of myself!" ”

Major Gavrilov did not lie, he was born in a poor village, his father was a poor man, and Major Gavrilov spent his childhood in very poor conditions, which is one of the reasons why he was able to endure hardships and stand hard work.

The train soon started again, and Major Gavrilov and Shulka, with the help of the soldiers, moved a few boxes for their seats and sat down.

Major Gavrilov's approachability narrowed the distance with the soldiers, and the group chatted in the dark carriage:

"My name is Yakov, Major!" Tuas introduced himself: "It's a platoon leader, responsible for the safety of this train!" ”

"So, you have a platoon of troops?"

"Yes!" Yakov replied: "There are thirty-two of us, divided into three parts, in the front, middle and rear carriages, and we are in the middle!" ”

"Protecting trains is dangerous, isn't it?" The major asked.

The sergeant shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Those traitors are indeed difficult to deal with, they will appear in front of us at the most unexpected time, but I know that this is not worth mentioning compared to your battle!" ”

"Good job!" Major Gavrilov said: "We will drive those aggressors out of our country!" ”

"Major!" Yakov looked at Shulka, who had not interjected beside Major Gavrilov, and asked, "Can I introduce Comrade Ensign to my subordinates?" ”

"Of course!" Major Gavrilov burst out laughing, turned to Shulka and said, "Look, I knew it was so, they were more interested in you than in me!" ”

The soldiers looked at Yakov in bewilderment, not understanding what these words meant.

"Comrades!" Yakov said: "This comrade second lieutenant in front of you is our 'escape hero' Shulka! ”