USSR 1941

Both Golikov and Akimovich understood what Shulka meant, so they fell silent quickly.

After a while, Akimovich said: "Maybe we have reinforcements, and they will relieve the siege of Stalingrad!"

Shulka knew what Akimovich meant. Just as Zhukov commanded the Stalingrad Front Army to launch a fierce attack on the German flank to disperse the German army's combat effectiveness, the Soviet army can do it again after accumulating a certain amount of strength.

Or, the German army in the direction of the Caucasus Mountains collapsed, so there will be new changes in the battle situation, that is, the siege of Stalingrad will naturally be resolved.

But Shulka knew that was not the case.

The first is that the German army occupies an important throat on the Stalingrad flank, and it does not require much force to stop the attack of the Stalingrad Front Army, just like they did before.

Secondly, the fighting in the Caucasus Mountains did not just stop. The terrain of the plateau and mountainous areas is complex, and it is usually easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the German army wants to maintain it for a period of time, it is easy to do it.

As for the new reinforcements... The Stalingrad Front Army led by Zhukov is not strong enough, nor is its strength enough, but the elite German army is stationed in the narrow strip between the Don River and the Volga River, so that no amount of Soviet troops can break through.

This is sometimes the case on the battlefield. It is not a simple comparison of troops. Even though the total strength of the Stalingrad Front of the Soviet Army is several times that of the German Army, in the narrow strip between the two rivers, the Soviet Army can invest as many troops as the German Army at the same time. Similarly, coupled with the fact that the German army has air supremacy, one batch of Soviet troops came up and one group fell, and another group came up and another group fell.

From the beginning to the end, the situation between the enemy and ourselves has not changed. What has changed is the series of meaningless casualties of the Soviet army.

On the other hand, the Romanian army defended along the Don River, so the Stalingrad Front Army had no choice but to watch the German army besiege Stalingrad and approach the Volga River step by step.

"At the current speed..." Golikov said: "It may take them three months to achieve the final victory!"

Shulka shook his head and said, "Maybe it won't take so long!"

Shulka pointed to the map and said, "The enemy's 'new tank' may be blocked by us, but... none of our entire 50-kilometer defense line can be breached by the Germans! Once this happens, It means that the supply is blocked and the defense area is divided, and the situation will deteriorate sharply at that time!"

Golikov nodded helplessly in agreement.

The 50-kilometer line of defense may not be long, but the difficulty for the Soviet army is to ensure that nothing goes wrong at any point of the 50-kilometer line.

And once something went wrong in one place and the German army hit the Volga River, it almost meant that Stalingrad was sentenced to death.

Just when everyone was having a headache about this problem, suddenly a few guards came in from outside the command department.

Golikov couldn't help frowning, because usually these guards are not allowed to enter and leave the headquarters at will, not to mention that they still have "Poposa" submachine guns hanging on their chests... If the enemy is camouflaging, only a few submachine guns are needed It will wipe out the entire army of senior officers in the headquarters.

But just as Golikov was about to reprimand him, several officers came in right behind the guards, one of whom was wearing a red military cap and collar badge, with a slightly old face.

Shulka did not recognize him, but Golikov and Akimovich immediately stood up and said: "Comrade Comrade Commissar!"

"Political commissar?" Shulka took a serious look, his head exploded involuntarily, and the officer who came in turned out to be Khrushchev.

At this time, Khrushchev was a political commissar, and the so-called political commissar was equivalent to the commander-in-chief. Wherever he went, the commander had no right to issue orders without his consent.

Shulka couldn't help feeling his scalp tingling, not because of his official position, but because he knew Khrushchev's methods. He once said: "Anyone who is responsible for the success of our country and the great achievements of our party Anyone who rejoices in the victories achieved under the leadership of Comrade Stalin will find that we have only one word for those mercenary lackeys and traitors of the Communist Party: Put them to death!"

Simple and clear, without any hesitation, just four words: "Execute them!"

Therefore, it can be said that there are countless dead souls under Khrushchev's hands. There are enemies and people.

It is precisely people like this that make people creepy. Needless to say, there is a danger of losing their lives at any time, which is more dangerous than facing the enemy on the battlefield.

Khrushchev nodded, walked into the headquarters, and said: "I am here this time to inspect the combat readiness and morale of the troops on behalf of Comrade Stalin, and to interrogate the German prisoners. I believe you must have Many prisoners?"

"Yes, Comrade Commissar!" Golikov replied.

"But don't get me wrong!" Khrushchev said: "I'm not going to, but I have already checked it!"

Speaking of which, Khrushchev walked up to Golikov and continued in a low voice: "And I am very dissatisfied with the results of the inspection, Comrade Golikov!"

In an instant, the entire command center fell into freezing point, everyone's blood rushed to their foreheads, and beads of sweat the size of beans trickled down from their foreheads.

"I want to know..." Khrushchev walked away, asking as he walked, "Who made the battle plan for the front? I mean, guerrilla tactics!"

All of a sudden, everyone turned their attention to Shulka.

Shulka swallowed, then stood up and said, "It's me, Comrade Political Commissar!"

Khrushchev looked at Shulka's rank, and then cast doubtful eyes on Golikov.

"Is he your staff?" Khrushchev asked.

"No, Comrade Commissar!" Golikov replied: "He is Comrade Shulka, a combat hero! I think his tactics worked, so..."

"Yes, Comrade Political Commissar!" Akimovich continued: "We have won many victories with this tactic. Just now, Comrade Shulka led the troops to defeat the enemy's new tank attack!"

Shulka couldn't help but glanced at them gratefully. At this time, if someone said good things for him, it was almost like sharing weal and woe with him.

It's not uncommon to share joys and sorrows with your enemies because it's necessary and ultimately a positive reputation.

But when facing one's own people, especially political commissars, it is true to share weal and woe, because at this time, not only may one be killed, but one may even lose one's reputation.