It turned out that it turned out to be right after Stalingrad.

This is not only due to the problem of ammunition supply, but also the addition of more than 100 half-track armored vehicles.

Kalashnikov made a point of making it to the station and found Shulka.

"Comrade Shulka!" Kalashnikov handed Shulka a heavy kettle and stuffed two packs of cigarettes into Shulka's pocket, then hugged Shulka and said happily: "I heard that you are going to pass through here and rush to Crimea, so I will come at once!" ”

"Thank you, Kalashnikov!" Shulka replied and raised the kettle, knowing of course that it was in the waterga.

Kalashnikov came out of the grassroots army and knew that cigarettes and alcohol were indispensable things in the army.

"You're not going to give me all your rations, are you?" Shulka laughed.

"Of course not, Comrade Shulka!" Kalashnikov replied, then looked around, lowered his voice and said: "Don't let anyone know that we have an endless Votka!" ”

This was completely expected by Shulka, knowing that this is Stalingrad, a city named after Stalin, and it is still not under attack by the Germans in the rear, plus Kalashnikov and others are at the tractor factory...... The Tractor Factory was the largest state-owned enterprise in the Soviet Union, and the workers in it were superior, not to mention the scientists.

However, Shulka knew that these conditions were only temporary.

"Be prepared, Comrade Kalashnikov!" Shulka said.

"Prepare what?" Kalashnikov asked suspiciously.

"What else can you prepare? Enemy attack! ”

Kalashnikov was stunned, and then suddenly laughed: "Please, Comrade Shulka, this is Stalingrad...... And we're already on the counteroffensive, aren't we? ”

"Anything can happen, Comrade Kalashnikov!" Shulka replied.

"What do you mean?" Kalashnikov asked: "You mean that the Germans will attack Stalingrad?" ”

At this time, the whistle sounded, and the conductor waved the red flag in his hand to signal everyone to get on the train.

Shulka did not answer Kalashnikov, just hugged him and returned to the train.

Kalashnikov waved his hand at Shulka and watched the train slowly move away.

If someone else had said this, Kalashnikov would have taken it as a joke. But it was Shulka who said this, Shulka who almost didn't miss it.

The train set off again, and in the twilight it boarded the railway to the Caucasus, and soon the sky around it was dark, and only the deliberately dimmed lights in front of the train remained.

As Shulka thought, it was much safer for the train to go around from the rear, partly because of the power in the hands of Mehris, the representative of the Supreme Command, and partly because of the military emergency...... Shulka believes that the former is more important, because if the military situation is urgent, other directions are also fighting, and the military situation is also urgent at this time.

In any case, almost all trains along the way were making way for the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, and some were said to have been waiting on the road for hours for the trains of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade to pass.

This made Shulka a little embarrassed, especially as they looked at the Soviet soldiers waiting in the snow and ice by the railway.

The next day, the 1st Guards Tank Brigade had already arrived in Temryuksky at dawn.

Coming to greet Mehris was a lieutenant general, who was waiting at the railway station with a group of officers, and when he saw Mehris getting off the train, he hurriedly greeted him and saluted: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Comrade Mehris, we have gathered our troops according to the orders of the Supreme Command!" ”

By the time the 1st Guards Tank Brigade rushed to the Caucasus, the Supreme High Command had already formed a counterattack force in the Caucasus.

In fact, it cannot be said that it was "formed", but that the first part of the Caucasian Front was combined with the Primorsky Army stationed in the Crimea to form the Crimean Front.

The lieutenant general who came to greet Mehlis was the commander of the Crimean Front, Lieutenant General Kozlov (formerly commander of the Caucasian Front).

Mehris nodded, straightened his chest and asked confidently, "How are you preparing?" ”

"The 44th Army has been assembled, and the 51st Army is still preparing!" Vice Admiral Kozlov replied: "In addition, we also got in touch with the Navy and the Air Force on your orders!" ”

"Good!" Mehris replied, and without looking back, he got into the American jeep parked in front of him, and drove to the headquarters under the escort of the front and rear guards.

This once again left Shulka speechless.

If you are a commander with rich combat experience, you should be most concerned about the situation at the front line at this time, and you should take the same car with Kozlov and ask for details immediately...... But Mehris had no idea of that.

However, this seems to be normal, and he who has risen to the top by making small reports and doing political work, of course, will not know this.

Shulka noticed that Kozlov was also frowning, his face became very ugly, and then he raised his head and got into the car with his subordinates to follow.

Of course, Shulka and the others did not have such treatment, and they were busy unloading the equipment from the train before driving to the designated military camp.

The barracks were located in a factory west of Temryuksky.

At this time, the Soviet troops could no longer camp in the field, especially the tank units, because if this were the case, the German reconnaissance planes would immediately find out how many tanks they had.

Katukov was a little unaccustomed to this battle, because, as usual, he was idle...... It's not that he wants to be idle, but he doesn't know anything about it, only that there are bursts of artillery in the direction of the Crimea, and occasionally a few German planes fly overhead, causing a fierce battle among the air defense forces.

(Note: The Caucasus is separated from Crimea by the Kerch Strait, which is only a few kilometers wide, and 4.5 kilometers at its narrowest point.)

This made Katukov anxious, and he paced up and down the command headquarters, and then he couldn't help but call Shulka over.

"Didn't he contact you?" Katukov asked.

"No, no, Comrade Colonel!"

"That's not right!" Katukov said anxiously: "He should know that without you, he can't win this battle!" ”

"I don't know, Colonel!" Shulka replied.

"He's going to make a mess of things!" Katukov said in a low voice.

Shulka was also helpless, he couldn't go to Mehris if he had nothing to do.

Later Shulka learned that the reason why Mehris didn't need him now was because he was doing what he was good at during this time...... Eradicate cronies who have installed themselves.

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