Tsimryinskaya is a small city located more than 100 kilometers from Stalingrad, and it is important because it is bordered by the Don River to the east, which allows it to build a defensive line along the Don River and make it an offensive or defensive base.

Of course, at this time, the German army had broken through the Don River defense line of the Soviet army in the area to the east, so Zimryanskaya became a second-line distribution center, and the sappers repaired the roads and railways to Zimryanskaya in the war as quickly as possible, and the German army's supplies and troops were continuously sent here and then driven to the front.

Two days later, the 1st Regiment arrived in Zimryanskaya by train.

As soon as I got here, I felt that the style of painting had changed...... Everywhere you look, there are bombed and dilapidated houses, some of them are obviously charred and blackened, and the ground is full of craters, and there is obviously a fierce battle here that you go back and forth, the German attack and bomb again, the Soviet attack and bomb again, and this is the case over and over again.

If there's anything else that's level, it's streets and highways.

But the smoothness of the streets and roads is only relative, they are like the patched clothes of beggars, sewn here and there, and in some places simply used with planks on the craters...... Obviously, these are all good things that the sappers do to save time.

However, it seems that they cannot be blamed for this, partly because there are too many craters, and partly because as the front advances, the more important task of the sappers is the work of the front than the rear.

The First Infantry was to be stationed in the ruins south of Zimryanskaya, an order that displeased Colonel Slein, who were full of Soviet civilians huddled in a mass of rats.

In some ways, they should leave here and find a way to survive somewhere else, such as Transcaucasia.

But in practice it was very difficult to do so, because even if they were sure that they had relatives in Transcaucasia to take refuge in, and that they were sure that they would have something to eat there, they were afraid that they would starve to death before they even arrived.

Colonel Slein's displeasure was not because of this, but because if the First Battalion was to be stationed here, they would have to be driven out of the way.

"So where should we drive them?" Colonel Slane asked as he assigned them a major of the garrison security regiment.

The Major looked at Colonel Slain with interest, like a monster from an alien planet, and then he teased: "Colonel, if you want, you can drive them to Germany and live in your house, what do you think of this suggestion?" ”

The soldiers of the security regiment beside the major laughed insolently.

Colonel Slain kept an angry face, but said nothing, because, as I had said before, the Wehrmacht could not afford to provoke the police of these security regiments.

Qin Chuan strode up, took out his notebook and pen and asked loudly, "Your name, Major, and you...... I mean everyone who just laughed! ”

"What?" With a disdainful look, the Major asked, "Are you trying to denounce us?" Whatever you want, Major! ”

Saying that, he didn't pay attention to Qin Chuan at all, and turned around to leave.

Qin Chuan made a look, and several of his soldiers surrounded them and pressed their heads with MP43.

The officers and soldiers of the security regiment looked at the muzzle of the MP43 black hole and the fierce eyes of those soldiers, although they were a little afraid, but they pretended not to care on the surface.

The major of the security regiment even continued to threaten Qin Chuan: "Major, if you don't want to cause trouble, it's best to put this set away!" ”

Qin Chuan ignored him, stepped forward and said, "Your name and number, if you don't say it, I dare to guarantee that I will let them pull the trigger!" ”

"You don't have the authority to do that!" said the major of the security regiment.

"You're right, I don't have that power!" Qin Chuan replied: "But you at least ask what kind of troops we are before you are disrespectful to the colonel, 'oh'...... Maybe you don't know about the 'First Steps' at all, because you don't care about the battlefield at all, you only care about how to loot from the people, right? ”

Listening to Qin Chuan's words, the major of the Security Regiment already showed a cautious look on his face, because the reputation of the 'First Infantry Corps' had indeed resounded throughout the Eastern Front.

But he still said stiffly: "So what, Major? ”

"Uh-huh!" Qin Chuan replied with a smile: "So, you have heard of the 'First Steps', then you should know that we participated in the Battle of Holm, and with us we participated in the Battle of Holm, as well as Major General Hartman, the commander of the 211th Security Division, and he also left me a phone number and told me that I could contact him at any time...... I think it's time to use it. Do you say yes, Major? ”

Qin Chuan accentuated the last sentence.

The face of the major of the security regiment changed, as if he was considering the authenticity of Qin Chuan's words.

At this time, a soldier of a security regiment leaned into the major's ear and whispered: "Major, he is a 'legendary sergeant', I have seen him in the newspaper!" ”

The major of the security regiment couldn't help but open his mouth wide when he heard this, and looked at Qin Chuan, and then he understood that the major general Hartman that Qin Chuan said was just a lightweight person that Qin Chuan knew.

"Apologize, Major!" The major of the security regiment said: "I don't think things have developed to that point! ”

"I don't think it's me who you need to apologize for!" Qin Chuan replied coldly.

"Oh yes!" The major of the security regiment understood what Qin Chuan meant, he nodded, and then walked up to Colonel Slane and saluted, "Please forgive me for being rude, sir!" ”

"So, Major!" Colonel Slein asked with a straight face, "...... where we are stationed?"

"Of course, I'll arrange it!" The Major of the Security Corps replied: "I must be mistaken, your station is in the school two miles away from here, where there is a lot of space and a fence that can be used for defense, but some places have been blown down!" You know, war can't be avoided! ”

Colonel Slane nodded with satisfaction, and then the matter was settled, and the major of the security regiment shook hands with Qin Chuan, said a few kind words, and then left in a huff.

"A bunch of bastards!" Colonel Slane couldn't help but curse as he looked at their backs, and then said to Qin Chuan, "I think I should thank you!" ”

"Yes, Colonel!" Qin Chuan replied: "But I really don't want to let them go like this!" ”

"Forget about that!" Colonel Slein said: "Most of them are like this, and if you are serious with them, you will probably have to deal with many more people than the Bolsheviks!" ”