Colonel Katukov meant that the Soviets only occupied Volokolamsk and did not expand their gains, so that many German scouts were lurking nearby to observe the Soviet lines.

If the Soviets had left the main forces, especially the tank units, they would have been able to hide it from the German scouts.

But it's not that hard to do.

The first is to empty all the Soviet civilians of Volokolamsk.

In fact, this is the consistent practice of the Soviet army, and every time the Soviet army withdraws from a certain area, all the people will be moved to Moscow, and all the food, clothing, etc., will be taken away, and all those that cannot be taken will be burned.

Needless to say, this is the so-called "clear wall", leaving nothing left for the Germans to use.

So there was a very strange phenomenon on the Soviet-German battlefield: the first thing the Germans did as soon as they occupied a certain area was to put out the fire, and they hoped to try to get something out of the fire that could be used.

The reason why there are still civilians in Volokolamsk is because it was suddenly occupied by the German 10th Panzer Division, and the civilians did not have time to withdraw.

At this time, it was normal for the 4th Tank Brigade to reoccupy this place and evacuate the people, not to mention that the villagers had already been frightened after the previous battles, and they all cooperated with the relocation.

In just a few hours, several villages in Volokolamsk quickly became an empty city, in which only Soviet troops operated.

Slightly different from before, the house did not burn down.

When it was dark, the tanks drove north from Volokolamsk, and some of them even had their headlights on, and the T34s were faintly visible in front of them in a neat formation along the road.

Of course, these are not true, only partially true, to be exact, and most of them are T34s disguised as barrel trucks.

A few months ago, on the battlefield in Africa, Rommel used this method to deceive the British, making them believe that the German army had a large number of tanks entering Africa, and frightened the British into turning and fleeing despite having the advantage, and as a result, Rommel pursued and killed all the way to Egypt with absolutely weak troops.

Now, Shulka is just using his own way to treat the Germans, using the same method on the Germans.

In fact, the 4th Tank Brigade never left Volokolamsk, and the T34 was hidden in the houses of the people.

The doorways of houses are often not wide enough, and sometimes even high enough...... The T34 is 2.74 tall, and usually the floor height of the house is not so high.

However, this was not a problem, the sappers demolished the gate in a few clicks, and then removed some of the ceilings, and the tanks retreated into it and then patched up the removed gates, and only a close look could reveal the traces of the demolition...... The reason why the tanks are pushed backwards is to make the tanks more quickly ready for battle, and once they get the battle order, they just need to fill the throttle and rush out of it.

These were arranged under the cover of night, and the infantry who coordinated with the tanks were also assigned to the same room as the tanks.

Shulka and his men were placed in a two-story building.

In fact, this is not a two-story building, many houses in the Soviet countryside have spires, the upper part of the spire is a triangular beam, the tank is stuffed down, the infantry can only squeeze under the triangular beam, there is only a wooden ladder for the soldiers to go up and down, and in many places even the waist can not be straightened.

However, this is also much stronger than the wind and rain outside, and the especially amazing thing is that the hatch on the top of the tank is opened...... Right on the beams, you can get in and out of the tank compartment directly from the second floor.

The tank bay was warmer than the outside, because the space was narrow and the armor was thick, so the soldiers wanted to squeeze into the tank.

And the tank crews have long been tired of staying in such confined spaces, so they are happy to switch places with the fighters...... In fact, Shulka thinks that the tanks prefer to communicate with other fighters, after all, they are often closed in tanks to fight the enemy, especially if there is no radio, and it feels like they are alone.

"I heard that the tank call is your opinion?" Second Lieutenant Fedosiev, the commander of tank No. 239, jumped out of the cabin and walked straight to Shulka.

"Yes!" Shulka took the bottle from Fedosiev and took two sips with his head up.

As mentioned before, the tankmen have double the vodka ration, so they usually don't have to worry about going without alcohol.

It's just that there is also a vodka ration during the battle, which makes Shulka a little puzzled...... Especially tank crews, aren't they worried that they will not be able to fight or do something wrong if they are drunk?

In fact, this is indeed the case.

For example, in another unit that was also rationed, Shulka heard that a battalion commander had drunk too much and brandished his pistol and ordered his troops to charge the enemy.

The result was predictable, with a battalion of troops charging the enemy's line without the cooperation of other units...... It's not enough to stuff the enemy's teeth.

But no one could punish the battalion commander, because he himself died on the battlefield.

But on the other hand, Shulka felt that vodka was also a good thing, because it allowed the soldiers to anesthetize themselves to overcome the cold, and more importantly, they were less afraid of the battlefield.

"This is a wonderful invention, Comrade Shulka!" Fedosiev said: "It made us realize that we are not alone! I mean, we can finally know what the infantry around us is doing, or what they want us to do, and we can say it when we need help......"

"Of course!" Shulka replied: "That's what the tank phone does!" ”

The Soviets have given tanks a very figurative name to the telephones installed on their tanks...... "tank telephones".

"So we all need to thank you!" Fedosyev laughed: "I mean all the tank crews, you must not know that we talk about you a lot!" ”

"Talking about me?" Shulka pretended to be surprised.

But in fact, this is not a secret, because Shulka has "self-help wood" in addition to the invention of the "tank phone", which is a boon for every tank crew.

Of course, Shulka couldn't answer "I know", and that was the end of the day.

"Yes!" Fedosyev nodded: "We were thinking about how many tanks you helped, I mean...... We believe that there are many tank crews who have survived because of you! ”

"Actually, you don't have to thank me!" Shulka replied: "We are all in it for victory!" ”

"Yes, for victory!" Fedosyev took another bottle and touched Shulka, then threw his head up and dried.

Shulka set his sights on Uncle Alek, thinking that this Fedosyev would definitely become a confidant with Uncle Alek.

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