Admiral Kirponos is rightly saying that the Soviets like things that are simple, cheap, can be equipped in large quantities, but are practical.

Pulling a telephone cable out of a tank is in line with these characteristics, and the telephone is simply too cheap to be modified, as long as there are raw materials, the communication corps can easily modify it.

Of course, there are still flaws, and there are quite a few flaws.

For example, the soldier in charge of communications must know some flag language.

However, this is not a flaw, the signal flag is widely used in the Soviet army, after all, their communication equipment is backward. And it's not too difficult to learn the flag language, and it's almost as good as a few days of training to strengthen the memory, so it's easy to find a group of infantry suitable for communication.

The more serious drawback is that these infantry are dangerous.

You must know that it is on the tank, the tank is on the battlefield in the rain of bullets and bullets rushing forward, bullets and shelnel will "sonorous" hit the armor of the tank and then fly everywhere, and these infantry will be like meat on the board can only hang behind the tank and cannot move or dodge.

Of course, this is not a problem for the Soviet troops, who do not take this danger seriously, as long as they can effectively strike at the enemy.

Therefore, this method of making the communication of Soviet tanks from scratch can be expected, as Admiral Kirponos said, and will soon become popular throughout the army.

But the two staff officers of the commander of the 9th Army, Major General Tolichka, did not think so.

While Major General Toliczka was stunned as he watched the tanks being loaded into the phone one by one and conducting tests, the staff officer spoke next to him.

"These idiots!" One of them said: "They thought that they could defeat the Germans with these little tricks alone!" They don't know that the most important thing to win is courage! ”

"I don't understand why Comrade Admiral would believe that sergeant!" Another said: "It's ridiculous, he's just an infantryman, a sergeant!" I'm sure he never went into the tank compartment, but he taught us how to use the tank to fight......"

"Shut up, you useless guys!" Major General Toliczka impatiently interrupted the two staff officers: "If any of you can think of such a trick, then I will gladly apply for the Order of the Red Star for you!" ”

Hearing this, the staff officers couldn't help but be stunned.

It's not that the staff officers can't see the effect of this call, but they know how to talk to make Major General Tolichka comfortable, but they didn't expect the Major General to not accept them.

If it were anything else, Major General Toliczka would probably have taken the staff officer's word for it, but this telephone line ...... Major General Tolichka really couldn't make a negative bargain, because he knew that it would be helpful to the tank troops, a lot of help.

"Comrade Major General!" At this time, Admiral Kirponos walked up to Major General Toliczka and shouted.

Major General Tolichka hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Comrade General! ”

Admiral Kirponos waved his gloves and motioned for Major General Tolic to follow, then looked at the tank being refitted, and asked casually: "What do you think of such a modification?" ”

"Very well, Comrade Admiral!" Major General Tolichka replied.

"Tell me what you think!" Admiral Kirponos crossed his hands behind his back and asked as he went, "What good will it be?" ”

"Allow me to apologize first, Comrade Admiral!" Major General Toliczka said: "I always thought that the sergeant was ......"

"Shulka, his name is Shulka!"

"Yes, Comrade Shulka!" Major General Tolichka continued: "The reason why I do not agree with his theory is because of this, Comrade Admiral! Because our tank could not conduct an effective command, but he seemed to solve the problem! That's the way he came up with it, right? ”

Admiral Kirponos nodded.

"Although I don't like him, Comrade Admiral!" "But I think he's right, such modifications and training can really greatly improve the combat capability of tank units," said Major General Tolicika. Even if it doesn't, there is no doubt that this will improve communication and coordination between tanks and infantry...... And all we need is a phone in the tank! ”

"Do you have any opinion about him?"

"No, of course no comment, like I said...... It's a great way to do it! ”

"Comrade Major General!" Admiral Kirponos said: "I am not referring to this method, but to Sergeant Shulka, do you have an opinion about him?" ”

Major General Tolichka was stunned, then shook his head: "No, Comrade Admiral. No comments, I'm just ......"

"Just think he's too young?" Admiral Kirponos followed up on the words of Major General Tolicka: "Think he's inexperienced? Think he's whimsical? ”

After thinking about it, Major General Toliczka nodded and said, "Maybe, I can't believe that a person like him can come up with a correct theory based on imagination and deduction......"

"But the truth is that he did, Comrade Major General!" Admiral Kirponos said: "You may have heard his story, although Moscow does not recognize his merits, but we all know how difficult it is. I mean, from the Brest Fortress to the 'wooden house camouflage', and now these ......"

Saying that, Admiral Kirponos stopped, turned back and handed a cigarette to Major General Tolicka: "That's why I came to you, Comrade Major General!" ”

"What?" Major General Toliczka was somewhat puzzled by what he meant.

"I need a troop!" Admiral Kirponos said: "This force will go into battle with a whole new set of tactics. I don't know if it will work out......"

Admiral Kirponos lit cigarettes for the two and continued: "Because we don't have much time to prepare, we don't have enough training, and there are uncertainties in equipment, but we have no other choice......

At this point, Admiral Kirponos didn't go any further.

But Major General Toliczka understood what the admiral meant...... The armored forces of the German Central Army Group were outflanking the rear of Kiev, but requests for retreat were rejected again and again, which was tantamount to letting the Southwestern Front wait for death in Kiev.

"I won't let you down, Comrade Admiral!" Major General Tolichka replied that he knew that the unit that Admiral Kirponos was talking about was his 9th Army.

"That's not enough!" Admiral Kirponos spat out a puff of smoke and said: "You must let go of your preconceptions about Comrade Shulka!" ”

After thinking about it, Major General Tolichka stepped forward and replied: "This is not a problem, Comrade General!" ”

"Good!" Admiral Kirponos patted Major General Toliczka on the shoulder: "You have kept your position as commander!" ”

These words left Major General Toliczka dumbfounded...... In other words, if he had not let go of his prejudices against the sergeant, Admiral Kirponos would have planned to replace him as a commander.