Major Gavrilov's unit was incorporated into the 27th Infantry Corps of the Southwestern Front that night under the designation of the 333rd Regiment, and they were ordered to garrison the northern side of the Mogilev fortified area (No. 12).

The so-called "Stalin Line" was connected by dozens of such fortified areas, with a total length of 1,200 kilometers, from the Karelian Isthmus in the north to the Black Sea coast in the south.

THESE FORTIFICATIONS WERE NOT SIMPLE TRENCHES OR TUNNELS, BUT WERE FORTIFICATIONS MADE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE, WITH FRONTAL WALLS 1.5 METERS THICK, ARMED WITH MAKQIN MACHINE GUNS AND 37 MM GUNS, AND DEFENDED TO A DEPTH OF 1 TO 6 KILOMETERS.

The first task of the 333rd Regiment was to familiarize itself with the fortified area.

In charge of assisting them was a company that had been stationed here, and the commander was Sergeant Avdeyevich, a somewhat wooden middle-aged man, but he had been stationed here for two years and knew everything about it.

Because he had two big mustaches on his mouth, the soldiers called him Uncle Beard.

"The ammunition depot is on the east side, and we can continuously deliver ammunition to the bunkers on the front line through three communication trenches!" Uncle Beard pointed to the map and introduced to the soldiers: "The bunker is double-decked, and the lower level is a bomb shelter, but I don't think it's of much use......

"Why?" A soldier asked.

"Because when you hide inside, the enemy will stuff explosives packs through the holes!"

……

Shulka was barely listening, his head was thinking about what to do next

It stands to reason that the defensive line formed by such a well-fortified area was enough to withstand the attack of German tanks.

The problem is that this line of defense is not yet complete.

The reasons are manifold.

First of all, the Soviet Union was a strategic problem, they preferred offense rather than defense, so the construction of this line of defense was always delayed, and it took only a dozen years from the start of construction in 1928 to build a large amount.

Secondly, as mentioned earlier, the Soviet Union and Germany divided Poland and expanded the defense line to the west, which directly led to the cessation of construction of this defense line in 1939.

AGAIN, THE SOVIETS' TACTICAL THINKING WAS STILL STUCK IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR, THINKING THAT THE MAIN FORCE OF THE ENEMY'S ATTACK WAS STILL INFANTRY, SO A LARGE NUMBER OF MAKQIN MACHINE GUNS WERE USED IN THE FORTIFICATIONS OF THE DEFENSE LINE, ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF 37MM ANTI-TANK GUNS, AND 76MM ANTI-TANK GUNS WERE EVEN RARER, AND THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE OLD TANK TURRETS.

As a result, the defensive line was often powerless in the face of hordes of attacking German tanks, and could only watch as the Germans advanced under the cover of the tanks.

"Shulka!" Agata appeared at the door and whispered for him to go out.

Shulka glanced at Pukarev in front of him, and now in principle, he can't desert.

However, Shulka was sure that Pukarev had found out about this and pretended not to see it, apparently acquiescing in Shulka's desertion.

Since this was the case, Shulka confessed to the actor, and then slipped out the back door with a cat.

"We were assigned to the field hospital in Kyiv!" Agata said.

"Oh, that's good!" Shulka said.

At least that means they can stay away from the war for a while.

"We don't have much time!" "I have to tell you something important," Agata said. Allow me to go and talk to Major Gavrilov, so that he may send you with me to Kyiv, you know, they need guards! ”

At this moment Shulka understood something...... Agata has connections.

He should have thought of this a long time ago, it was not easy to become a sergeant in peacetime, let alone a female soldier who managed a library.

Shulka was eager to accept Agatta's suggestion, but after thinking about it, he shook his head and refused.

"No, Agata Shulka said: "I can't go to Kyiv! ”

"Why?" Agata looked puzzled and angry: "You could die here, Shulka, even if you are a hero or you are very smart, bullets and shells don't care!" ”

"You're right!" Shulka said, "But...... I just can't go, it's not that I want to be a hero, I just ......"

"Think for me, Shulka!" Agata held Shulka's hand in a hurry: "I don't want you to die, don't you understand?" ”

"I understand, Agata Shulka hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head and said, "But I have my reasons, I can't do this!" Thank you very much ......"

Agata was stunned for a moment, and her eyes suddenly fell into tears: "Stupid, you stupid!" ”

Then he wiped his tears and turned around and ran away, without looking back.

Looking at Agatta's back, Shulka couldn't help but sigh.

Agata must have thought Shulka had rejected her, but that wasn't.

Although he has not been in contact with Agata for a long time, Shulka has somehow developed a crush on her...... There is nothing strange about this, in fact, it is easy to have feelings about life and death under the pressure of war.

The problem is that Shulka does have his problems.

What if you take Agatta's advice?

Go to Kyiv as a guard?

This may be a good choice if you only look out for the immediate good, as it will at least allow Shulka to live safely for a while.

But......

More than two months later, the whole of Kiev would be surrounded by German troops, and this battle was called the largest encirclement in history, with a total of 660,000 Soviet troops captured and the Soviet Southwestern Front almost completely annihilated.

If Shulka were to fight on the front lines, he might be able to change something with his knowledge.

But if you go to Kyiv to be a guard, maybe you will have to sit back and wait to be surrounded.

So Shulka was telling the truth, he didn't want to be a hero or reject Agata or he just had to.

But that's clearly not how Agata thinks.

After a moment's pause, Shulka turned around and went back to the venue.

Helplessly, although Shulka chose to stay, he didn't know how to solve the problem in front of him.

Help the Soviets hold off the Germans?

He is just a person, even if he knows how the war situation develops, but the Soviet army is guarding a line full of flaws, and it is facing a world-class army with strict discipline and good at interspersed operations, and it is not easy to defend it.

Shulka even wanted to go over and meet the commander of the Front or someone who could influence the situation and talk to him.

But this obviously won't work.

The first is that his own people are soft-spoken, and they will not believe his words at all.

The second is that Shulka can't explain why he knew this.

More importantly...... The commander of the front also had no right to command, and it was actually Moscow who commanded the battle.

Unless Shulka can convince Moscow, everything is Tulao.

Just as he was thinking about it, Uncle Beard said, "That's pretty much all I have to say." Next, we should go through the walkthrough. We don't have much time, and the enemy will attack as soon as it gets dark, so ...... Good luck! ”