"I understand, I'll go over and take a look in the next two days." Sun Hui saw that Lomonosov wanted to speak and stopped, knowing that he might have a last resort, so he didn't ask any more.

"If you go, you have to be quick, you know, this war is so cruel, there may be a lot of good soldiers killed on the battlefield every day." Lomonosov sighed, "I heard that the soldiers in the 'punishment battalion' have no more than three months to live. ”

Sun Hui listened to his words and calculated the time, as far as he knew, today is April 17, 42, and in history it is the famous "227" order (i.e., "never retreat order") issued by Stalin on July 28, 42, which established the "punishment camp", but now it seems that the "punishment camp" system may have existed before the appearance of "227" order.

Due to the excessive consumption of the early operations, the Soviet Red Army, which had replenished a large number of new soldiers, often evolved into a rout and fled in the process of strategic retreat, and the steadfastness, tenacity, and iron discipline that the troops should have were thrown out of the sky by the soldiers. To this end, Stalin ordered to stop the enemy's offensive at any cost, so the Soviet Red Army took a lot of measures to save morale.

In the opinion of later historians, Order No. 227 was issued in a very timely manner, which enabled the Soviet Red Army to withstand the enemy's attack and played a very crucial role in the moral construction of the Red Army. However, the fatal flaw of this order is that it deprives the commanders and fighters of the grassroots units of the Red Army of the right to carry out the necessary strategic maneuvers, resulting in an extremely serious "shortage of troops." Beria had the courage to reflect to Stalin the voice of the front-line generals, pointing out that the lack of soldiers had directly hindered the combat operations of the Soviet army. After all, I'm not a god, and I can't make thousands of soldiers out of the soil of the Urals. Beria, who had been prepared, made a bold proposal: release prisoners from labor camps and correctional institutions ahead of schedule, let them replenish the troops, "don't let these 'Soviet dust' waste Soviet food anymore, let them shoulder the responsibility of the war."

After some deliberation, Stalin issued Order No. 227, allowing men between the ages of 17 and 45 and women between the ages of 18 and 30 to be exiled to concentration camps in Kazakhstan and Siberia in Central Asia after 37 years to join the army "to clear their lives against the motherland," with the exception of those convicted of criminal crimes such as robbery and homicide. Later, this order relaxed the release to "problem soldiers" who were imprisoned after the start of the war on June 22, 41 for "deserting from the battlefield, shaking the morale of the army, and delaying the warplane". According to statistics, more than 1.3 million re-education through labor prisoners and "problem soldiers" were sent to the front line, and they were subjected to strict vetting beforehand, usually going to ordinary units and "correctional camps" - a contingent known as "field prisons" for serious offenders.

Both civilians and high-ranking military officers were sent to the camps. In order to facilitate management, and in particular to prevent escape, corrections units are generally staffed at battalion level, with approximately 800 men per battalion and 150 to 200 men per company. During combat, correctional battalions are often interspersed with combat units to facilitate surveillance by friendly and neighboring troops. The combat mission of the punishment battalion is basically the same as that of ordinary infantry units, the difference is that they are often sent to carry out high-risk tasks such as reconnaissance and flank penetration, the purpose of which is to discover the enemy's firepower points and surprise capture the enemy's high ground, etc., which also causes the casualty rate of the punishment battalion to be extremely high, and the loss rate is basically more than 50%, which is 3 to 6 times that of ordinary troops.

After leaving the factory, Sun Hui returned to the station, and told Ye Chuchu that he planned to go to the "punishment camp" to have a look, and get some people, Ye Chuchu and the girls had been in the Soviet army for a long time, and they already knew what the "punishment camp" was about, and when they heard Sun Hui say that they were going to the "punishment camp" to get people, they couldn't help but look at each other.

"Brother Sun, you don't want us to be with the death row prisoners, do you?" Wang Linlin obviously did not forget the harm caused to her by the perverted Soviet political commissar who was killed by her, and euphemistically expressed her concern, "It is said that there are all kinds of perverted human beings there, saying that it is 'guilty of meritorious service', and there are no rewards and medals for meritorious service, in fact, it is just cannon fodder waiting to be consumed in battle......"

"There are no death row prisoners in the 'punishment camp', Linlin, don't talk nonsense." Ye Chuchu interrupted Wang Linlin's words, "Death row prisoners are not included in this kind of punishment that is equivalent to commutation, there are thieves and criminal criminals, but now they are mainly prisoners of war and deserters on the battlefield, as well as various political prisoners." ”

After listening to Ye Chuchu's explanation, Wang Linlin stuck out her tongue naughtily.

"Brother Sun, it's not that we're afraid of them. It's just that they are our comrades-in-arms, it feels a little weird. Du Lili said, a look of anticipation flashed in her eyes, "The five of us are still in the same tank, and we won't be separated, right?" ”

"Of course, the five of us won't be separated at any time." Sun Hui understood her worries, smiled and nodded, he noticed that Du Lili and Xiao Tiantian both had relieved expressions, and Wang Linlin was unconcealably happy, and couldn't help but feel full of warmth in his heart.

As the only man among them, he had always enjoyed the feeling of the girls' attachment to him.

Sun Hui looked at Ye Chuchu, who had been very calm, and asked, "Chuchu, do you think it's feasible to go to the 'punishment camp' to get people?" ”

"Of course it is feasible, compared to the troops we have come into contact with, I think there may be more people there who really know how to fight," Ye Chuchu nodded, "But I am worried that with our current capabilities, it will be difficult to lead and control them." ”

Ye Chuchu saw the problem very sharply, and as soon as she spoke, Sun Hui realized that her worries were actually very reasonable.

As an ordinary college student who has just stepped out of school and stepped into society, he actually has no leadership ability, and Ye Chuchu, as the captain of the "FACE" women's group, has stronger leadership ability than him, but after all, it is completely different from leading a combat unit.

In particular, their subordinates will also come from the "punishment camp" with complex composition.

"General Zhukov doesn't teach us how to be a leader." Wang Linlin noticed that the atmosphere of the meeting was a little heavy, and interjected with a smile.

"He, the 'fire captain', doesn't have the time to deal with us now," Ye Chuchu laughed at Wang Linlin's stupid words, "Even if he has this idle kung fu, he can't learn it in a sentence or two." ”

"Then let's go to middle school in practice," Xiao Tiantian said, "How do you say that?" Practice is the only criterion for testing truth. How can you know if you don't try? ”