Chapter 449 Time

Things can only be said to be one step at a time.

The first thing Shulka did was to recruit soldiers and food.

This pair didn't work at all before, but after Shulka it became a trivial matter.

Shulka seized the people's misunderstanding of his intention and went to the city to give a speech and publicize it himself.

The content of his propaganda fully complied with the requirements of the army. He talked about defending the country and driving the aggressors out of the Soviet Union. Shulka didn't even mention the word "rectification".

However, due to preconceived notions, the common people spontaneously thought that this was definitely to rectify the 82nd Infantry Regiment, and even guessed that the 82nd Infantry Regiment was to be a heroic unit to set an example for other units, so young people signed up one after another, and the common people also enthusiastically Donate money and food.

In less than a week, the 82nd Infantry Regiment quickly expanded to 2,000 people, and this speed is still increasing.

However, with the increase of soldiers, new problems are constantly emerging.

Foremost is the issue of guns and ammunition.

Among them, the ammunition is relatively easy to solve. Major Mikhailvich announced at the meeting lightly: "As you know, our entire defense line is now fighting the Germans. The front line needs bullets very much, so you can give us ammunition for training." Very little! Don't complain about this, they always expect you to put every bullet into the enemy's body instead of the target!"

The soldiers let out a laugh and then understood.

But if you don't even have enough rifles, it's a bit unreasonable.

"Without rifles, they can't even talk about basic tactical training!" Andrianka said: "What should they use to fight the enemy then?"

"It's just a trivial matter!" Major Mikhailvich said in a low voice: "If the rifles are not fully matched, they will start to doubt the rectification!"

Shulka understood what Mikhailvich meant.

If the superior starts to pay attention to the 82nd Infantry Regiment, that is, to start to rectify, it is impossible to not even have a full range of rifles.

Delay for a few days can also be prevaricated by excuses such as poor transportation conditions and urgent needs on the battlefield. If it takes more than ten days or even dozens of days, it can only show that the superiors still do not take the 82nd Infantry Regiment seriously.

then,

The great situation or lie created by Shulka was exposed, and all efforts will be in vain in the end.

"We can retreat some soldiers to the second line!" As he said, Shulka put the list of some veterans and disabled soldiers in front of Major Mikhailvich: "For example, train them to drive cars, train them to They become engineers, or cooks, etc.!"

Mikhailvich nodded: "Good idea, they can play a much greater role in the second line than in the first line!"

The fact is not only that, as the saying goes, soldiers are more expensive than elites, those old, weak, sick and disabled not only can't play much role, but they will drag or even kill others.

"The rifles they retreated are used by combat troops?" Andrianka said: "But it is not enough!"

"Let's apply for another batch of rifles to our superiors!" Mikhailvich said: "In the case of an expanded establishment, it is reasonable to apply for rifles!"

Andrianka nodded, then fell silent.

"Is there a problem?" Mikhailitch asked.

"No, no problem, Major!" Andrianka replied: "But it can't solve the fundamental problem. I mean, the superiors still give some worn-out rifles, and the supply of ammunition is still pitiful, especially the lack of heavy equipment. One day when the We go to war"

There is no need to say more.

Nothing that is done now can change the fact that the 82nd Infantry Regiment is a cannon fodder unit.

At the same time, if no heavy equipment enters, such as cars, jeeps, artillery, etc., the same problems as before will appear: over time, soldiers will become suspicious of "rectification".

"Although you are right, Comrade Andrianka!" Major Mikhailvich said: "But we have to go step by step, we need time!"

"The problem is we probably don't have time!" Andrianka said.

"What do you mean?" asked Major Mikhailitch.

"I got the news!" Andrianka replied: "A large number of our troops are gathering to the south, and a large battle is likely to be launched soon!"

Shulka didn't speak, and Andrianka's worry was right. The Soviet army assembled in the south to launch the Battle of Kharkov.

Almost all Soviet generals opposed this battle, including famous generals such as Zhukov and Rokossovsky. They all believed that the time for a large-scale counterattack had not yet come, and the Germans had not yet reached the brink of collapse.

But Stalin insisted on going his own way and insisted on launching an attack, and the time was set for May when the ice and snow melted.

Stalin didn't even know that while he believed that the Germans were dying and actively preparing to launch a counterattack, Hitler was unwilling to fail and was accumulating strength to prepare for an offensive.

Coincidentally, Stalin chose Kharkov as the direction of the counterattack, which is the southern front, and Hitler also secretly transferred the main force to the Southern Army to prepare for the attack after the ice and snow melted.

This is reasonable for the German army.

On the one hand, this is because of Manstein's series of victories on the southern front. Although the 11th Army failed to capture the Crimea, it blocked the isthmus, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and stabilized the front line. Security on the right. At the same time, once the ice and snow melt, the Pripyat swamp will cover the German left flank, which allows the German army to attack with confidence.

On the other hand, Hitler never gave up on Moscow.

Attacking from the south, if you can successfully take Stalingrad, you can continue to go north to outflank Moscow from the rear.

At that time, Moscow can be won without any effort.

Then, the two fists collided fiercely again.

Objectively speaking, no one in this battle thought that the opponent would concentrate the main force in the south, so they were not prepared.

The problem is that Stalin seriously misjudged the strength of the German army to an outrageous degree, so the Soviet army rushed and fought in the direction of Kharkov, basically ignoring their own safety. As a result, they were once again surrounded by the German army on a large scale.

Note: The Soviet army killed 750,000 people in this battle of Kharkov, captured 2.39 million people, and lost a lot of equipment, while the German army only suffered 20,000 casualties

In particular, these encircled and annihilated troops were well-trained veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles, which directly led to the crisis of the Soviet army in Stalingrad.

"If there is any big battle!" Andrianka said worriedly: "We are very likely to be transferred to the battlefield as a feint attack force, which means that we may not have much time left!"