"I'm sorry, sir!"

"Sorry, Comrade Shulka! We didn't know it was you! ”

……

"No, nothing to be sorry about!" Major Gavrilov said: "You are all brave, and the Motherland will not forget your efforts!" ”

With that, Major Gavrilov stepped forward to shake their hands.

"Comrade Shulka!" The wounded man with a wound to the head asked Shulka: "Are you religious?" ”

"No, I'm not religious!" Shulka replied.

"So, what sustains you to fight until now?" The wounded asked: "Don't blame me for asking that, I just felt incredible, I just participated in a battle...... So, your experience is nothing short of a fantasy for me! ”

Shulka knew what to say at this time, for example, because he believed that the motherland would win, because of the support and strong will of the people, and so on.

But Shulka didn't answer that.

"Actually, you just answered this question, comrade!" Shulka said.

"What?"

"What you care about, whether you can live tomorrow!" Shulka replied: "That's the answer, I just hope to be alive tomorrow, that's what has sustained me fighting until now!" ”

The wounded nodded thoughtfully.

This answer, while not taking away their pain, can at least give them a little psychological comfort.

Because at this moment, most of these wounded people are thinking about whether they can live or not, and this fear and pain of death is beyond the comprehension of others...... A person just disappeared and left nothing.

A considerable number of them feel pain and shame because of their fears and fears, because they have been taught to face them bravely.

Until now, they found that the "breakout heroes" were just as afraid of death as they were, and they were just as afraid of death, so their hearts were balanced to a certain extent.

Shulka even made a joke: "You must not know my other nickname......"

"What's the nickname?"

"Runaway Hero, they call me Runaway Hero!"

There were a few laughs in the dugout, and then more and more laughter, although some of the wounded laughed in pain and then turned into moaning.

At this moment, a communications soldier came in and whispered a few words to Major Gavrilov.

Then Major Gavrilov said to Shulka: "It's time for us to go back!" ”

"Nice to meet you, Runaway Hero!"

"Hopefully we'll see you again in the future!"

……

The wounded said goodbye to Shulka in this special way.

Walking out of the bomb shelter, Major Gavrilov exclaimed: "You seem to be so popular wherever you go, Comrade Shulka!" ”

"No, Comrade Major!" Shulka replied: "As for my knowledge that the enemy will not welcome me!" ”

Major Gavrilov burst out laughing.

As soon as the two returned to the headquarters of the 4th Tank Brigade, Major Zakhakavich said to them excitedly: "The Germans have been fooled, and the 3rd Panzer Division has left a part of its forces to surround Tula, and the main force will attack in the direction of Moscow along the road and railway!" ”

Hearing this, Shulka's hanging heart couldn't help but let go of half of it, before that he had been worried that the Germans would not be fooled, because it was Guderian after all.

But now, it seems, Guderian has not been able to withstand the pressure and the temptation to attack Moscow.

"Shall we withdraw to Moscow now?" Major Gavrilov set his sights on Shulka.

"No!" Shulka said: "I think we should wait a little longer! ”

On the seventh day, the 3rd Panzer Division, under Guderian's orders, advanced only 20 kilometers.

This made von. Bock was a little dissatisfied, and he urged on the phone: "General, you only advance 20 kilometers in a day, this is not like your style!" ”

Guderian was making excuses: "There are too many mines in their positions, Your Excellency the Marshal, and there are also roadblocks...... The Russians have sawed down the big trees on the road, and we must move forward carefully! ”

Guderian said only part of the truth, they could actually move faster, but Guderian wanted to be more stable.

He didn't believe that the Russians would allow themselves to attack Moscow so easily, so he kept widening the minefield behind him.

Moscow, on the other hand, was already a little unable to sit still when it heard these news.

Stalin made a phone call to Zhukov and asked: "You said that we could hold a military parade, but now the parade has not yet been held, and the enemy is only a few dozen kilometers away from us!" ”

"I know, Comrade Stalin!" Zhukov replied confidently: "I will drive them out, they will not affect the parade!" ”

Day 8.

The 3rd Panzer Division advanced another 20 kilometers, and they routed a hastily organized civil defence unit.

Major General Andreas, commander of the 3rd Panzer Division, reported to Guderian: "There is nothing out of the ordinary, this is a unit organized by the people, and they are vulnerable...... They even stepped on the mines they had laid as they fled, you really should look at them, General! ”

"So, you don't think they have any extra troops, do you?" Guderian asked.

"Yes, General!" Major General Andreas replied: "There is no doubt about this, I think that their reserves are all attracted by our troops in the Volokolamsk direction!" ”

"How many kilometers are we from Moscow?" Guderian asked.

"Seventy kilometers, General!"

"Full speed ahead tomorrow!"

"Yes, General!"

……

So the 3rd Panzer Division picked up the pace of the march on the ninth day.

In order to ensure the advance of the 3rd Panzer Division, von . Bock even called in aviation to resupply it with airdrops.

"Now is the most critical time!" Feng. Bock said to his adjutant, "No matter what happens to the rest of the troops, we have to make sure that the 3rd Panzer Division has enough gas, ammunition, and even warm clothing!" ”

Then Feng. Bock continued to urge Guderian: "I think this is our chance, the muddy roads have been frozen in ice and snow, and we are going to take advantage of the arrival of the bitter cold in Moscow to completely destroy the enemy's lines and their will to resist!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal!" Guderian replied.

The vanguard of the 3rd Panzer Division had already moved to a position only about 30 kilometers from Moscow, and it was said that scouts could see the red five-pointed star on the Kremlin with binoculars.

At this moment, Guderian's restless heart was also awakened, and at this time, he also thought that his previous worries and hesitations were superfluous, and even missed the fighter.

So he ordered the 3rd Panzer Division: "Don't let your troops stop and attack overnight, if you are fast enough, your tanks will be on Red Square at dawn tomorrow!" ”

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