Snipers are always hiding in the shadows, so only Vasily looks for Shulka and not Shulka for Vasily.

"I see you have withdrawn your troops!" Vasily said.

"Yes, what's the problem?" Shulka asked.

"No, of course there is no problem!" "I thought this was the right thing," Vasily said, "but I ignored several suggestions!" ”

As he spoke, Vasily raised his head towards the Mamayev Gang and said: "Although you can see farther by occupying the commanding heights, it is so small that we do not have much room to move, and this is the main reason for the defeat of our troops again and again!" ”

Shulka can understand this, just like when Shulka touches Vasily, Vasily even has to pretend to be a corpse and lurk only a few dozen meters away from the enemy's defense line to snipe...... Due to the terrain, you can't see it any further away, and of course you can't hit the enemy.

Obviously, this is very bad for snipers.

But on the contrary, if the positive slope or even the hilltop position is actively ceded...... Then the hilltop position will become a natural line of defense, and it can also become a barrier that the enemy cannot cross, and the space where the sniper can lurk will be increased several times in an instant: from the top of the mountain, extending five or six hundred meters back can be the sniper's lurking position.

"I can't convince them!" Vasily said: "But you can, you are a 'breakout hero', aren't you? ”

Shulka shook his head helplessly: "I've tried, but failed!" ”

Vasily nodded in understanding, with some helplessness in his eyes.

"Don't you need to listen to their orders?" Shulka asked a little strangely.

"Of course not!" Vasily replied: "I was only ordered to come and reconnoitre!" You know, our regiment is in reserve for the assault on Mamayev Heights! ”

Shulka's eyes flashed a few times, and he asked rhetorically: "Just reconnaissance?" ”

"Oh, and of course my hands are itchy!" As he spoke, Vasily laughed clearly.

The real Vasily is a little different from the Vasily in the movie...... Vasily in the movie, when he entered Stalingrad, was a complete recruit, did not even have a rifle, and followed the stormtroopers to pick up a rifle to defend himself.

But in fact, Vasily was a veteran of the naval shore crew before Stalingrad, and he applied to participate in the fighting in Stalingrad on his own initiative, so of course it was impossible to "be without a long body".

"Maybe you can stay in my unit and 'scout'!" Shulka said, "I happen to have a team of 'scouts' like you in my team!" ”

With that, Shulka shouted to his subordinates, who were sitting in the trenches wiping their rifles: "Koroteyev! ”

Koroteyev answered, and ran to Shulka with his gun in hand.

Koroteyev was the commander of Shulka's sniper company, whose main task was to cooperate with the 82nd Infantry Regiment in urban operations, and they played a significant role in the battles in hospitals and schools.

But of course, Shulka knew that there was still a considerable gap between their level and that of a natural sniper like Vasily.

"This is Koroteyev!" Shulka introduced Vasily: "Sniper company commander, I think you guys will have more topics!" ”

"Why not?" Vasily became excited, and he took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Koroteyev: "My name is Vasily, it's nice to meet you!" ”

Shulka knew Vasily, though he had only known him for less than an hour.

He knew that people like Vasily were often more concerned about these things than what they could see on the battlefield...... Corpses, blood, death, even feats, and so on.

They care more about that feeling, the feeling of hiding in the shadows and battling wits with the target, and even enjoying the feeling, like a chess player

So, if there's anything that attracts him, it's an opportunity for promotion or a co-learning environment.

The 82nd Infantry Regiment is such an environment, there is Shulka here, and there is a sniper company.

And the other troops...... As Vasily said, he made several reasonable suggestions but was rejected, so that it was difficult for him to use his skills on the battlefield.

"Rest in place!" Then Shulka gave the order.

The 82nd Infantry Regiment has not rested for a long time, and now it counts as an opportunity.

As soon as the warriors heard this order, they lay down on the spot and fell asleep.

Shulka found a place to sit, leaned his backpack against the side of the trench as a pillow, yawned and looked at the fish belly white in the east, knowing that he might have less than an hour to rest.

Shulka was right.

Not long after closing his eyes, Shulka was awakened by a violent explosion, and at the same time there was a whistling sound of "Stuka" bombers in the air.

It was dawn, and the Germans were waiting for this moment.

In principle, this was the rest time for the 82nd Infantry Regiment, as they were blocked by the 39th Guards Infantry Regiment on the anti-slope, forward slope and hilltop positions.

However, most of the soldiers of the 82nd Infantry Regiment were new recruits, and although they had fought a few vicious battles, they had only been in the battle for a few days, and in this case, they were all awakened and nervously prepared for battle.

Shulka just opened his eyes and looked at it, then changed the angle and went back to sleep.

If nothing can be changed, why not give yourself a little more rest?

Mikhailvich was a little impatient, he ran up the trench cat to Shulka and asked: "Aren't we going to do something?" ”

"What can we do?" Shulka asked rhetorically.

It is true that nothing can be done, they have tried their best, hoping to get the command of the Mamayev post, but not only did they not get it, but they almost let others "command".

For the wrong tactics, the 82nd Infantry Regiment could not have become a part of the mistake at the cost of its own life, so the current situation was created.

Mikhailvich sighed and said: "These stupid people, why don't they understand that we want to take command just to save their lives!" ”

Andrianka, who had just run up, answered: "Only by paying the price, they will understand!" ”

"If, after paying the price, they can understand, forget it!" Shulka said: "I'm afraid that by then they will not understand! ”

Shulka's words are not groundless.

The fact is that the Soviets, in defeat after defeat, still do not recognize their mistakes, and they will blame the problem on something else...... For example, commanders often talk about "soldiers are not brave enough"!

"Did you send someone to contact Command?" Shulka asked.

"Of course!" Mikhailvich replied: "But it will take time, hopefully by then their losses will not be too great!" ”

The idea is good, but Shulka knows that the reality is often cruel.