Two hours later, the Soviets had captured the entire city of Zhankoy.

With the stronghold of Zhankoy, the 51st Army, which had been waiting outside Lake Sivash, landed one after another to replenish its troops and supplies for Zhankoy.

These seem to be secondary, though.

Katukov rushed to Shulka's position as soon as possible, and he, like Shulka, immediately ordered the guard company to strengthen the surrounding defenses and not allow anyone to approach.

"A new tank for the Germans?" Katukov asked, his eyes already beginning to look at the "Tiger Style".

"Yes, that's it!" Shulka nodded.

"Well done, Shulka!" Katukov said: "You have made another contribution! ”

Saying that, Katukov couldn't wait to jump into the tank, and then shouted in surprise: "THESE BASTARDS, THEY PUT THE 88MM GUN ON THE TANK, I GUESS IT CAN DESTROY OUR T34 AT A KILOMETER AWAY...... Our tank is like a toy in front of it! ”

Katukov even wanted to climb into the tank compartment to observe further, but Shulka stopped him.

"We're going to hurry, Colonel!"

"What?" Katukov did not understand what Shulka meant.

"We've got to get it out!" Shulka explained: "I think it's better to get Feodosia before dawn, otherwise the Germans will send planes to blow it up!" ”

Katukov nodded in agreement.

"You're right, Shulka!" He jumped out of the tank, and then couldn't wait to shout to the staff officer who was following him: "Don't be in a daze, Boris, call the engineer battalion up immediately, and call another train!" Right away! ”

"Yes, Colonel!"

The transportation process was somewhat difficult, because the "Tiger" tanks were too heavy, and the Soviet troops did not carry cranes, which forced the engineer battalion to use a primitive way, that is, to dig a pit to drag the "Tiger" onto a flatbed car, and then connect it to the railway by rails.

But even more troublesome is its width...... With the combat tracks, the width of the hull reaches 3.56 meters, which is more than the width of the train, and if it is barely transported, it will crash into something next to it, especially if it cannot cross the tunnel.

At this time, there is not enough time to dismantle the tracks.

Katukov solved the problem in a simple and crude way.

"Blow the track off!" Katukov ordered: "And then take it off!" ”

So with a "boom", the track was unloaded.

This was indeed a good idea, and for the Germans who had operational needs, they certainly could not use this method to unload the tracks.

But this tank was more of a research value than a combat value for the Soviet army...... It is practically inoperable, it has been pierced by armor-piercing bullets, and it is even harder to repair it and put it back on the battlefield than to climb to the sky.

So, of course, the tracks can be blown up and then quickly removed.

This doesn't even have any impact on the research.

"I think you need to follow it back!" Katukov raised his head at the "Tiger" and said to Shulka: "You know, I don't want Mekhlis to mess around, he doesn't even know its value, he just shows it off as a trophy!" ”

This is indeed a problem.

Mehris lacked military knowledge, and he did not know the importance of all kinds of data when a new piece of equipment came out, so it was indeed possible to show it off as a trophy, as Katukov said.

As a result, the Germans were able to easily learn its location and send bombers to blow it up.

"Zhankoy has me!" Katukov said: "You take care of it!" ”

"Yes, Colonel!" Shulka replied.

The incident was kept strictly under wrap-off as a military secret, and was not even reported to Mehris.

So when the train arrived in Feodosia before dawn, Shulka even relied on his own sapper battalion to unload the tanks.

"Where should we put it?" The commander of the engineer battalion, Captain Nekrasov, asked Shulka.

"Get it into the warehouse!" Shulka said: "We can't let anyone find out about it! ”

"Yes, Captain!"

In fact, no one else really noticed anything, because it was tightly wrapped in canvas.

However, their time was running out, because it would be dark in half an hour, and Shulka could not guarantee that he would be able to hide his eyes and ears after dawn.

The instructor was directing the sappers on the side, and when he was free, he walked up to Shulka and handed him a cigarette, saying: "Thrilling battle, isn't it?" ”

"Yes!" Shulka replied: "But it's a victory!" ”

"Can you answer me a question?"

"What?"

"Two hundred meters!" The instructor asked: "How do you know that we can penetrate it at a distance of two hundred meters?" ”

Shulka couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

The Secret Tunnel Instructor is worthy of being an instructor, and he can always notice details like this.

"I don't know, Comrade Instructor!" Shulka started to talk nonsense: "I just knew we had no other choice at the time!" ”

"Huh?" The instructor waited for Shulka to continue.

"I estimate that 200 meters is the distance we can win!" Shulka pretended to light a cigarette relaxedly: "You know, it's too far to penetrate, and too close and we'll be destroyed on the road...... That's why I shouted out two hundred meters! ”

"Is that so?" The instructor looked at Shulka coldly.

"Or what do you think is going on?" Shulka smiled and spread his hands.

"I don't know, Comrade Shulka!" The instructor didn't laugh: "I just know that if it weren't for the fact that you are Shulka, I should have arrested you and forced you to tell everything I wanted to know!" ”

Shulka smiled: "Would you do this?" ”

The instructor was silent for a moment, then shook his head and replied, "No! ”

"Good!"

"I don't know what you're hiding!" The instructor said, "But I know that if you were a spy, you wouldn't do that!" ”

"Please, Comrade Instructor!" Shulka said: "You think ......"

"That's why I didn't do that!" Shulka was interrupted by the instructor, who looked around and lowered his voice, "Do you know that I'm taking risks because of you again?" I should have reported this truthfully, and of course...... They, including Comrade Mekhlis, will want to get a more convincing answer! I'm sure you won't doubt that! ”

Of course, Shulka knows that this is true, and the other side of Mehris is suspicious and vicious, and he will not be merciful because Shulka has done so much, and it may even be a good opportunity to "hide the bird".

"I'm sure you won't report it!" Shulka said: "And I won't continue to ask why! ”

The instructor didn't answer, he just whispered, "If someone else asks, just answer as you just said!" ”