As planned, the battle was fought from Kerch.

The Soviet army in Kerch was the 50th Front...... At this time, they could no longer tell which unit it was, because they had gathered a large number of troops that had been withdrawn from the front line and concentrated here, and they were intersected with each other, and the officers could not find officers, and the officers could not find soldiers, and the establishment was in chaos.

After Kulik left this mess, in principle, the command was in the hands of his staff officer, Colonel Leonid, but the only troops that Colonel Leonid could actually command were the guard company of the headquarters.

Mehris sent a telegram to Colonel Leonid: "I hope you can organize a counteroffensive!" ”

"Comrade Mehris!" Leonid replied embarrassedly: "I hope that it will be difficult to stop this harassment, let alone launch a counteroffensive!" ”

But of course, Mehris would not listen to him.

Mehris's approach was simple: "If you can't do it, just wait to become a sinner in your country!" ”

These words immediately cornered Leonid.

Soviet officers were different from soldiers, and if a soldier surrendered to the Germans, he was likely to be listed missing or killed by the Soviets due to mismanagement.

But officers, especially those targeted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs...... It was difficult to escape their sight with all kinds of detailed information recorded, especially since the other party was the director of the General Political Department, Mehris.

If Leonid himself dies, if he becomes a "sinner of the Motherland", it means that his family may be implicated or even sent to Siberia.

This was unacceptable to Leonid, since his child was only a few months old.

Thinking of this, Leonid made up his mind, he removed the armed belt from the wall and walked out of the command with two guards and got into the jeep.

The jeep drove all the way to the Kerch pier, where it was full of Soviet officers and soldiers vying for fishing boats and even making their own pontoons to escape.

Leonid stood on the jeep and picked up the horn and shouted at them: "Stop, you fools! ”

Speaking of which, he fired two shots "bang" into the sky.

The soldiers set their eyes on here, but were not afraid of Leonid.

Because Leonid only had one man and two guards, they could get rid of him with just a few people and no one knew who did it...... Or let's say everyone did it together.

"Is it useful to run away?" Leonid shouted over the loudspeaker: "You think you will be able to return alive in this way? Even if you are lucky enough to cross the strait in the icy waters, do you know what awaits you on the other side of the strait? It's shame, it's death, and the pain of your family! ”

Leonid was right, and it was good that he didn't escape, because it was difficult to know if he was killed in battle, missing or something.

But if it escapes the strait, it is evidence of a deserter, even if it is a corpse.

In fact, most of the Soviet officers and men did not fail to take this into account, they were just frightened by the death and danger in front of them, and in addition, they had a little luck mentality, hoping that the law would not be held accountable and that the number of deserters would be different.

But Leonid's next words soon made them realize that this was unrealistic.

"Do you know who's directing on the other side of the strait?" Leonid said: "Mekhlis is waiting for you over there, he has just sent me a telegram ordering us not to retreat a single step, otherwise we will all be 'traitors to the Fatherland'!" ”

At this time, the officers and soldiers were stunned.

They knew who Mehris was, and they knew that Mehris would never be merciful, and that it would be more painful than death to fall into his hands.

If Mehris, who was on the other side of the Kerch Strait, knew that he still had this role, he would have to show off his might even more.

After being stunned for a moment, one of the soldiers shouted, "Forget it, Kulik has already fled!" ”

"Yes, he can escape, why can't we?"

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"I don't know!" Leonid replied: "You should ask Kulik and not me these questions, I only know that I did not run away, I am still standing here, and I am still trying to catch you into battle!" ”

After a pause, Leonid continued: "And, I can assure you, comrades, if you are willing to return to the battlefield with me, I will go ahead of you!" ”

So the soldiers hesitated.

The situation at this time is actually very clear, running away is death, going back to fight is also death, and the problem is that the former will also affect the family.

Then Leonid made another suggestion: "If any of you are orphans, I will pretend not to see it." Otherwise...... You know what I mean, you should pick up a gun and come with me like a man! ”

This convinced the soldiers of Leonid completely.

Because if Leonid had not really thought about the officers and soldiers, he would not have "pretended not to see" at all, he did not have to do so.

So, it wasn't long before a few men came forward with guns, then a few, and then a few, and more and more...... This is often the case with troops, especially those with low quality, who have a herd mentality, and when they see someone running away, they will swarm after them and run away, and when they see someone standing up, they will follow one by one.

The reason why this is the case is because many people don't know or are not sure what the right choice is, and simply think that everyone will do it...... Even if it's wrong, there are so many people who are wrong with you, and it will feel better psychologically.

Either way, this time Leonid succeeded, and he managed to organize a force of more than 10,000 men and report to Mehris.

"We are ready, Comrade Mehris!" Leonid said in a telegram: "I don't know which unit they are, because they have different numbers and I don't have time to reorganize." But there were more than 10,000 of them, and we turned over all the equipment in the warehouse to arm ourselves! ”

"Very well, Comrade Leonid!" Mehris replied: "The motherland will know of your heroic deeds, and I am proud of you, and then we will have an air force to cooperate with you in your attack......"

The next words didn't matter, Colonel Leonid breathed a sigh of relief, and the whole person relaxed.

After that, Colonel Leonid did what he promised, and during the counterattack he rushed to the front of the troops.

One thing is for sure, he didn't make it back alive, and even his body couldn't be found after the war.

However, for Colonel Leonid, it was no less important.

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