This is one of the reasons why Mehris is in a hurry to get the 1st Guards Tank Brigade back on the battlefield...... It was possible to achieve the goal of "gilding" only if the 1st Guards Tank Brigade went to the front, not holding on to Rzhev, but also under the command of Mehris.

Shulka smiled inwardly.

Exploit, who uses whom is not certain!

Thinking of this, Shulka deliberately sighed and said, "Comrade Mehris, I was about to report to you!" ”

"Oh, just say!" Mehris replied, "You can report to me at any time!" ”

"What I'm reporting may frustrate you!" "I would love to be able to pursue the enemy, and if it had been a few months ago, we would have been fully capable of that," Shulka said. But now ......"

"What's happening now? Didn't the 1st Guards Tank Brigade just win a couple of victories? ”

"Yes, we've won a few battles!" Shulka replied: "But we could have achieved a more brilliant victory, and I believe that if they had not replaced our tanks with those of the British, we might have all returned to Brest and split the Germans in two...... You know, many of us are from Brest, including myself! ”

Since Mehris was so happy, Shulka drew him a big pie.

"Oh, the tanks of the British!" Mehris didn't know anything about this time, but he still pretended to know everything.

"Yes!" Shulka replied: "Surely you are no stranger to it, Comrade Mehris! ”

Shulka also did not debunk, and by the way flattered Mehris: "Not everyone has such an eye as yours, they do not know the performance of British tanks...... With a tank that travels only seven or eight kilometers per hour, breaks down along the way, and we have a serious shortage of parts and personnel for repairs, we are now on our way! ”

"Yes, that's stupid!" "I always thought you were equipped with our tanks, the T34s, but I didn't expect them to be so stupid!" ”

Shulka couldn't help but secretly apologize in his heart, in fact, it made sense for the Soviet high-level to let the 1st Guards Tank Brigade try British and American tanks, but now this situation can only make them take the blame.

"Remember the half-track we used?" Shulka continued: "It can reach speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour, and it can reach 40 kilometers per hour off-road in the snow, but it has to hide behind British tanks that are less than 10 kilometers per hour!" I can't imagine how such a slow tank can chase after an escaping enemy...... Even if we win, the enemy will slip away from us at any moment! ”

"That's right, Comrade Shulka!" Mehris said: "We should immediately replenish the 1st Guards Tank Brigade with the T34!" ”

Even though Mehris didn't know anything about the battlefield, he knew about the T34...... It's not easy to find someone from the USSR who doesn't know T34.

"This is a wise decision, Comrade Mehris!" Shulka said: "Only if we are well prepared can we achieve more brilliant victories!" ”

It is also in Mehris's interest...... If you want to make a contribution and gild yourself, how can you let the troops drive such tanks to the front line, so that the credit is not all taken away by other troops?

As he came out of the headquarters, Shulka heard Mehris lashing out on the phone, asking who had given the order to equip the 1st Guards Tank Brigade with British tanks, and ordered the T34s to be brought in immediately for refitting.

Katukov looked at Shulka with a smug face and asked, "What's the matter?" I just received an order to suspend the attack! ”

"I convinced him that our tanks were not good enough!" Shulka replied: "I think we'll be switching to a T34 soon!" ”

Katukov couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this: "Great, you guy! ”

Then he lowered his voice and asked, "How did you convince him?" ”

"I'm just convincing him!" Shulka shrugged.

In fact, it is not difficult, all Shulka does is find the common interests of each other, and then everything is solved or even turned into a disaster.

As for what happened after equipping the T34...... It will take a certain amount of time to change the T34, and at that time, I am afraid that the ice and snow will melt, and the war situation will also have new changes.

Mekhlis's influence is still quite large.

Because the next day, the first batch of twenty T34s arrived, and as before, they were shipped as soon as they were produced.

The soldiers couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw this batch of T34s, especially Fedosiev's tankmen, who couldn't wait to rush up and hug and jump before the tanks got off the flatbed...... Of course, no one dared to kiss it, because they all knew that if they kissed a mouthful of cold tank armor in this weather, their mouths would immediately freeze on it, and they would have to tear off a piece of flesh.

"They're too slow!" Mehris complained angrily: "Only twenty vehicles were sent, they always had this excuse and that reason, they never knew what the military situation was about!" ”

"Thank you, Comrade Mehris!" Shulka said: "Look how happy they are, we wouldn't have gotten this without your help!" ”

Shulka is of course exaggerating.

In fact, even if Mehris did not ask for it, after this battle, Rokossovsky planned to reequip the 1st Guards Tank Brigade.

Now it's just a matter of pushing the boat along.

On the other hand, it is Shulka who knows...... A selfish person like Mehris would be very useful to feel some kind of positive energy, that is, to be grateful to him, because he is usually hated, cursed, and spurned.

Sure enough, Mehris was a little embarrassed.

"Oh, it's nothing!" Mehlis replied, "I'm just doing the right thing, like I've always done!" ”

"Of course, Comrade Mehris!"

The change of costume was certainly not as simple as McHelis thought, and it was not as fast...... Mehris had thought that it would be enough to bring the tanks in.

Shulka had also deliberately not reminded him before, otherwise Mehris would most likely not have had that much patience.

First of all, the T34 is more difficult to muster, because the tanks at this time are still in short supply as before, and they are sent to the battlefield as soon as they are produced, and they are even consumed within a few hours.

The second is the handover of British and American tanks.

This handover is not a simple handover, but the process of forming another tank unit...... As mentioned earlier, there were two systems of command in Soviet units, and the 1st Guards Tank Brigade was no exception.

At this time it is easier to form a new force, the command staff is ready-made.

The problem is that the soldiers who are replenished need training, especially in the handling and combat experience of British and American tanks.