On the way back to the barracks, Major Gavrilov asked: "You are not optimistic about this counteroffensive either, are you?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Major!" Shulka replied: "It is very likely that it will make all the preparations we have made go to naught, all the preparations ...... Even if the plan had been successful, disrupting the Germans' deployment or delaying their attack on the second line of defense, as the colonel had said, it would have been only a few days. But our losses may be all the mobile forces and reserves. At that time, not only were we unable to implement mobile defense, but even the weakness of the entire line of defense was placed in front of the enemy, and we watched the enemy make a plan to break through and could not do anything! ”

"So!" Major Gavrilov said: "Now that you already know this, you should know what to do!" ”

"What?"

"Think of a way, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said: "I know you always have a way!" ”

"But this is an order from the superiors......"

"Whatever!" Major Gavrilov interrupted Shulka: "Tell me when you think of a way, it's up to you!" ”

With that, Major Gavrilov patted Shulka on the shoulder and left, leaving Shulka alone in place.

Back to the barracks...... In fact, they were just temporary shelters from the wind and rain, and they were also painted white, which at first glance looked like small snow-capped mountains in the night.

Of course, the instructors were the first to know about the counteroffensive, and the political workers always knew about it earlier, because only in this way could they "guide" the front-line commanders in the right direction.

"I wonder what you think?" The instructor asked Shulka bluntly.

"Very good plan, instructor!" Shulka said in a half-joking tone: "We are actually going to start a counterattack!" ”

"Don't tell me this!" The instructor said, "I wonder if we can win this battle!" ”

Shulka was silent for a moment, and he could see that the instructor was serious...... As long as you know a little military common sense, you know that this should not be done at this time, and the counteroffensive plan is full of loopholes and is still rushed.

However, the instructor knows more about ideological work than military common sense.

"Victory?" "Maybe we will win, because the Germans could not have imagined that we would be so stupid as to launch a counteroffensive in such a situation......," Shulka said So this will catch them off guard, and we have a superiority in forces in this direction! ”

"What do you mean by being so stupid?" The instructor asked again.

"Because all the victories are meaningless!" Shulka said: "Our victory will form a salient in the defensive line. At the same time, the Germans reacted quickly, they would quickly gather much more troops than we did, and then divide and surround our salient from the defensive line! ”

The instructor nodded silently, and then replied: "General Zhukov also disapproves of this plan, but ......"

In Shulka's expectation, it was impossible for Zhukov to devise such a suicidal battle plan.

At the same time, it is not difficult for Shulka to guess that the only one who can make Zhukov helpless is Stalin.

This is like the Battle of Kyiv, everyone thinks that Kyiv should be abandoned, but the Supreme Command insists on not withdrawing, and finally directly leads to the siege of Kyiv and the capture of more than 600,000 people.

Of course, this is what happened in history.

But even if Shulka's appearance did not make this happen, Kyiv would be in danger, or it could be said that the command of the Supreme High Command was wrong...... They are more inclined to their own subjective will and pay more attention to spiritual victory, while violating some basic laws of the battlefield and ignoring objective reality.

They should have learned their lesson and realized this, but it was not.

"Well, then, you should have prepared earlier, Comrade Shulka!" Said the instructor.

"What?"

"Prepare early!" The instructor said, "Think about how to deal with such an unfavorable situation!" ”

Shulka spread his hands helplessly, everyone was counting on him to come up with a solution...... The best thing to do is not to launch this so-called "counteroffensive".

But that's certainly not something Shulka can control.

So, early the next morning, Shulka and others were ready for battle under the order.

At this time, before dawn, the mechanics had completed the last overhaul of the tank, and the infantry were assigned to the back of the tank in groups to prepare for the charge, and there were even civilians digging trenches on the front line, and they all cast curious glances at the troops behind them who were lined up and ready to attack...... They also seem to be puzzled by the Soviet counteroffensive.

At this time, Shulka heard the actor in front of him shout in surprise and joy: "Shulka, comrade company commander, comrade company commander!" ”

"What's the situation?" Shulka was a little upset.

Although the actor is his friend and fellow countryman, he is about to attack now, and the actor should not cause trouble at this time.

"Come here!" The actor said.

Shulka was about to refuse, but the actor ran up and grabbed Shulka and dragged him forward.

In the trenches, two muddy civilians were waiting, and when they saw Shulka, they couldn't help but be speechless.

"Shulka, it's really you, it's really you!"

One of the women also hugged Shulka so excited that she shed tears, and said with a choked mouth: "Shulka, my child, I didn't expect to see you here......"

"Kid?"

Shulka didn't dare to speak, he looked at the actor, and when he saw the actor nodding heavily, Shulka knew that the two people in front of him were his parents.

Shulka didn't know what to say for a while, he thought about meeting them, but he didn't expect to meet them on such an occasion.

"You ...... How is it here? Shulka asked.

"We're building trenches here!" The father patted Shulka on the shoulder and said, "Shulka, we have all heard about you, they say that you have made meritorious contributions on the battlefield and are heroes...... We are so proud of you! So, as heroic parents, we can't disgrace you! ”

After a pause, my father added: "Actually, your mother has always wanted to see you on the battlefield, and I told her that it was impossible, we have too many troops, you know, it is almost impossible to meet ...... I didn't expect me to be wrong! ”

"Shulka, let me see you......" The mother held Shulka's face with tears in her eyes, and then suddenly laughed: "You have grown up, Shulka, I almost don't recognize you!" ”

"Mom!"

I don't know why, Shulka also felt uncomfortable, his nose was sore, and then he naturally shouted.

At this time, a shout from the instructor came from behind.

Shulka could only say, "I'm going to war, Mom, Father...... Don't worry about me! ”

"You're fine, we know!"

This is a phrase that Shulka vaguely heard before the tank "rumble".

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