Chapter 158 The Vase

"Second lieutenant!" Walrasha appeared at the door and called when Shulka was smoking a cigarette alone in the dormitory.

Shulka quickly threw away the cigarette and trotted forward to salute.

"Don't worry, Second Lieutenant!" Val Rasha said still with a serious face, "The interview is over, I know enough about you!"

"Yes, Comrade Major!"

After thinking about it, Val Rasha took out her notebook and said while writing something quickly on it, "My father, he died in the Winter War, you know, a lost battle... so I know you What are you talking about!"

Valrasha tore off the finished page and handed it to Shulka, then said, "If you want to talk about that battle, call this number!"

"Yes, Major!"

Shulka took the note, looked at Valrasha who turned and left, and suddenly realized that all this had nothing to do with Valrasha or even other reporters, and they also couldn't decide what to interview or say.

The 333rd stayed in Moscow for three days.

The main function is as the deputy instructor said...to stabilize the hearts of the people.

Because during these three days, Shulka and a group of fighters participated in various activities, such as a certain commendation meeting, saying a few words, and so on.

As a result, Shulka was awarded the Order of the Red Star, which is awarded to individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to the cause of national defense and the protection of national security in times of war and peace.

Major Gavrilov and Commissar Fomin were awarded this medal together, and Shulka was the only one with a low rank to receive this medal.

Then, of course, there are photos, interviews, speeches and so on.

Shulka didn't like this very much, because he thought it was a waste of time and energy. If possible, he would prefer to rest in the dormitory for a few days to recharge his energy for future battles.

But as I said before, many things are beyond his control, so he can only follow the trend and do what others say... This makes Shulka feel like a puppet.

Reports about Shulka came out soon, and the first edition had a striking headline "Preventing the Enemy from Surrounding Kyiv."

The article describes the anti-encirclement process of Shulka and the 333rd regiment in Kyiv in very gorgeous language.

Some places were so exaggerated that Shulka couldn't believe it was him.

Shulka set his sights on Major Gavrilov.

Major Gavrilov replied calmly, "Don't look at me like that, this is the need of the war, Shulka!"

Perhaps Major Gavrilov was right. Are the wounded left on the side of the road still being advertised in the newspapers? Or the timidity of recruits? Or collapsed and frantic soldiers under enemy artillery fire?

No, if this is what is written, it will only make the people feel panic in their hearts and feel the cruelty of war.

Newspapers should make the people think that the Soviet army is winning, and the enemy's attacks are easily defeated one after another, and then they will keep quiet.

This is true from the perspective of war, because war is unscrupulous, including against one's own people.

"So!" Shulka asked the deputy instructor...now he should be called the instructor, because his collar badge has been replaced by two red squares, that is, the lieutenant political instructor.

"Shall we continue in Moscow like this?"

"Don't you like it going on like this?" The instructor tried to look at his collar badge in front of a small mirror, then flicked it with his hand, and then sighed.

"What does sigh mean?" Shulka asked.

"You know what that means!" the instructor replied "I've been fighting for this rank all my life, Lieutenant Instructor is even my life goal!"

"Then you have now achieved it!"

"Yes!" said the instructor, "but you suddenly realize that it doesn't really matter, what you've been striving for in life doesn't matter... what will happen to you?"

"I'll look in the mirror, flick it with my finger, and sigh!"

The instructor turned his head to look at Shulka, with a rare smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Do you know what we are going to do next?" The instructor adjusted his military uniform and put away the mirror. "We are going out to fight and defend Moscow!"

No army can wait to die in Moscow, because at this time Moscow is already in a state of overwhelming forces and a shortage of troops

In the north, there are the German Hopner's Fourth Tank Army and Hoth's Third Armored Group.

In the east, there is Kruger's huge Fourth Army Group.

In the south are Guderian's 2nd Armored Group and Kleist's 1st Armored Group.

It is initially estimated that the German army has invested 1 million troops in the direction of Moscow, and most of them are the main force.

Although the Soviet army has more troops than the German army, with 1.25 million people, it is in a very passive position when the air supremacy is taken away and the overall performance of the tanks, especially the tactics, are backward.

Therefore, it is only natural that the 333rd regiment was sent out of the city to fight.

But what Shure didn't expect was that the 333rd regiment was not assigned to the main battlefield, but was assigned to the second line...

The 333rd regiment left the city by train because all roads had been blocked.

On the train, you can see that a tree is cut down every few meters on the road as a roadblock. Engineers are laying mines everywhere on both sides. After the laying is completed, small red flags are inserted to show the narrow passage that can pass through the minefield. .

The minefield stretches to the far south, and the end should be the German offensive line.

The 333rd regiment could not be arranged there. They got off at Tula, which is 130 kilometers away from Moscow, and the German army is still fighting the Soviet army 20 kilometers away. The sound of artillery can be heard faintly here.

"Now, what's the situation?" Shulka asked the instructor after getting off the car and seeing the surrounding Soviet soldiers who were digging trenches.

The instructor has a lot of inside information, so Shulka is used to asking for information from him.

"Remember our mission?" The instructor looked at the battlefield in front of him.

"You mean to stabilize people's hearts?"

"Yes!" said the instructor, "to stabilize the hearts of the people, which means we have to fight, because it will make the people despise; but at the same time, we can't fight hard, because that means we can't continue propaganda! So..."

The instructor spread his arms around and said, "That's good, isn't it?"

"Yes, very good!" Shulka replied, "at least it is much better than speaking and socializing in the city!"

Although Shulka said so, she was still a little unhappy in her heart.

Although he knew that the combat effectiveness of the 333rd regiment was not very good, it was a mixture of soldiers from various arms and units, and they had not even been trained uniformly.

But...it would be too much to be treated as a vase.

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