The 4th Tank Brigade got on the train after some tossing.

The reason why it is said to be a "toss" is mainly that Istria, that is, the location of the 4th Tank Brigade, is too close to the front line, and it is easy to be detected as soon as the train or the tank itself is dispatched, and then it is bombed by the Germans.

Especially in Volokolamsk at this time, the German army was highly sensitive to the tanks in this area, and would definitely arrange reconnaissance planes to patrol this area.

Once discovered by the Germans, it is also possible to expose the strategic intentions of the Soviet army.

To cover the 4th tank brigade, Rokossovsky made several actions:

First of all, several additional anti-aircraft artillery battalions were deployed in the vicinity of Volokolamsk, and they used anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns to stand guard in the sky.

Then, the 16th Army was ordered to burn scrap tires everywhere from top to bottom...... This was a common form of cover during World War II, and when scrap tires burned, they produced large amounts of black smoke that reduced visibility and interfered with the pilot's line of sight.

Then, Rokossovsky also transferred several fighters to the area to drive away the German reconnaissance planes.

Although there was still a big gap between the performance of Soviet fighters and the German army at this time, it was still possible to put a little pressure on the German reconnaissance planes.

But that's not the more important arrangement.

Rokossovsky ordered a T26 tank unit disguised as a T34 to go to Volokolamsk...... It is easier to camouflage a tank with a tank than a car, all it needs is a whole larger turret, that is, a few white-painted plates outside the turret to camouflage the inclined armor, anyway, a cloud of smoke on the ground flying on the ground can not see clearly.

As a result, this T26 tank really attracted the bombing of the German Air Force, and the German army dispatched nearly 40 planes of an air group to bomb it in one go...... It can also be seen from this that the German Air Force is really prepared.

Among them, the fighting between the Soviet air defense forces and fighters and the Germans, as well as the losses and casualties of the T26 disguised as a T34 tank, Shulka and others are not very clear, they only know that there is a sound of gunfire and explosions in the rear, and from time to time a few planes fall from the sky with black smoke and a piercing scream.

The 4th Brigade of the Real Tanks drove their tanks under the cover of black smoke to the Istrian railway station...... At this point, it was basically safe, and the train station was covered with a white canvas, and when you looked down from the air, it was connected with the snow on the ground, and it was difficult to find what was hidden inside.

The T34 tank was loaded inside, fixed on a flatbed, and then piled boxes on the outside of the tank as before, and covered with canvas to completely hide the traces of the tank.

In the end, it was not just one train coming and going, but several trains came and went to cover it, and finally successfully sent the 4th Tank Brigade back to Moscow safely between the bombing of two groups of German planes.

Then the 4th Tank Brigade was sent to Klin, and a few carriages were added when they were in Moscow, which were loaded with tanks that had just been transported from Stalingrad, that is, the 15 T34s that Rokossovsky had promised, which also added some confidence to the 4th Tank Brigade, and the remaining 37 tanks were indeed a little less.

"Your idea again, right?" After Kling got out of the car, the instructor asked Shulka.

Since the command was handed over to Zhukov, the instructors were not so well informed, after all, it was the commanders and not the political workers who made the decisions.

Shulka didn't answer.

The instructor smiled and said, "It's a good idea to attack from Klin, which will catch the Germans by surprise!" ”

Shulka was a little surprised, because he knew that the plan was a military secret, and it was kept secret from both internal and political workers.

"Don't look at me like that!" The instructor explained: "I guessed that as the instructor of the hero unit and the assistant of the 'breakout heroes', I shouldn't be so stupid, should I?" ”

Shulka and the instructor couldn't help but laugh.

It seems to be a normal phenomenon, everyone is improving, and these improvements are visible, as long as he survives.

Needless to say, war is the best catalyst, and if you don't move forward, you will only be eliminated.

Of course, with the exception of some people who have not been on the battlefield, Antipunov said again on the other side:

"Aren't they our kind, anyway? How can you shoot at another living person? ”

"What's the difference between that and a cannibalistic beast?"

……

The veteran replied angrily, "Oh, is it? You are no longer a child, Comrade Antipunov! Remember, if you fall into the hands of *****, they won't be polite to you and will soon kill you, there's no doubt about it! ”

"Yes, they won't tell you that!" The actor agreed.

The other fighters also argued with Antipunov.

……

Shulka looked at the instructor, who had obviously heard the words, but he just shrugged his shoulders and didn't take it seriously.

This came as a surprise to Shulka.

The instructor handed Shulka a cigarette and lit it and explained: "They are used to this, they haven't changed for a while, we can't ask too much of them!" ”

Shulka still didn't quite understand, but he didn't ask too much, as long as the instructor could tolerate him, of course it was fine.

Later, Shulka learned that during the Great Patriotic War, the leaders of the church actively called on the congregants to fight against the people, donated money and even directly joined the army to fight on the front line, showing extremely positive patriotic enthusiasm, which is one of the reasons why the church was generally accepted later.

Antipunov was obviously one of them, but of course, he had not yet changed his mind at this time.

Then the 4th Tank Brigade lay down in Klinger.

Fearing intelligence leakage, the entire train station was cordoned off and transportation was stopped.

Then Major General Rokossovsky sent a telegram to Zakhakavich: "All the best! ”

This also meant that there was no leakage of intelligence, and the Germans did not know that the 4th Tank Brigade had been transferred to Klin.

What Shulka and others didn't know was that Rokossovsky had already begun to complain at the command: "In order to cover them, we lost seven tanks, three planes, five anti-aircraft guns, and more than a dozen cars were blown up and killed more than 300 people......

"If this happens, you still can't save the 32nd Army!" Rokossovsky said hatefully: "Immediately throw them to the most dangerous front!" ”

"But, Comrade Major General!" The staff officer replied weakly: "The 4th Tank Brigade has always been on the most dangerous front line!" ”

Major General Rokossovsky couldn't help but be speechless, don't these fools know that this is just a description?!