Chapter 433: 200 Meters

Two hours later, the Soviet army occupied the entire city of Zhankoy.

With the stronghold of Zhankoy, the 51st Army, which had been waiting outside Sivash Lake for a long time, landed one after another to replenish troops and supplies for Zhankoy.

But these seem to be secondary.

Katukov rushed to Shulka's position immediately. Like Shulka, he immediately ordered the guard company to strengthen the surrounding defenses and not allow anyone to approach.

"A new German tank?" Katukov asked, his eyes already on the "Tiger".

"Yes, that's it!" Shulka nodded.

"Well done, Shulka!" said Katukov. "You've done it again!"

Speaking of which, Katukov couldn't wait to jump on the tank, and then exclaimed in surprise: "These bastards, they put the 88MM gun on the tank, I guess it can destroy our T34 at a distance of one kilometer... our The tank is like a toy in front of it!"

Katukov even wanted to climb into the tank cabin for a closer look, but Shulka stopped him.

"We must hurry, Colonel!"

"What?" Katukov did not understand what Shulka meant.

"We have to get it away!" Shulka explained. "I think it's best to get to Feodosia before dawn, otherwise the Germans will send planes to blow it up!"

Katukov nodded in agreement.

"You're right, Shulka!" He jumped off the tank, and then couldn't wait to call to the staff officer who was following him: "Don't be dazed there, Boris, call the engineer battalion up immediately, and call another Call a train! Immediately!"

"Yes, Colonel!"

The transportation process was a bit difficult, because the "Tiger" tank was too heavy, and the Soviet army did not carry a crane, so the engineer battalion had to use a primitive method, that is, dig a hole to drag the "Tiger" onto the flatbed truck , and then supplemented by rails connected to the railway in a way that is connected to the train.

But what is more troublesome is its width... when using combat tracks, its body width reaches 3.56 meters, which has exceeded the width of train transportation. If it is barely transported, it will hit things next to it, especially unable to pass through the tunnel.

At this time, there is not enough time to remove the track.

Katukov solved this problem in a simple and crude way.

"Blow up the track!" Katukov ordered: "Then remove it!"

So with a bang, the track was removed.

This is indeed a good way. For the German army with combat needs, of course they cannot use this method to remove their tracks.

But for the Soviet army, this tank is more of research value than combat value... It is actually unable to fight, and it has been penetrated by armor-piercing bullets. It may be more difficult to repair it and let it go on the battlefield again.

So, of course, the track can be blown off and quickly removed.

It doesn't even matter to research.

"I think you need to go back with it!" Katukov said to Shulka, nodding his head towards Tiger, "You know, I don't want Mehlis messing around, he doesn't even know its value , will only show it off as a trophy!"

This is indeed a problem.

Mechlis lacked military knowledge, and he didn't know the importance of various data when a certain new equipment came out, so it was indeed possible to show it off as a trophy, as Katukov said.

As a result, the Germans could easily know its location and send bombers to destroy it.

"Zhankoy has me!" said Katukov, "Take care of it!"

"Yes, Colonel!" Shulka replied.

The incident was strictly suppressed as a military secret and was not even reported to Mehlis.

So when the train arrived in Feodosia before dawn, Shulka even relied on his own engineer battalion to unload the tanks.

"Where should we put it?" Captain Nekrasov, commander of the engineer battalion, asked Shulka.

"Put it in the warehouse!" Shulka said. "We can't let anyone find it!"

"Yes, Captain!"

In fact, others really can't find anything, because it has been tightly wrapped in canvas.

But their time was running out, because the sky would be bright in half an hour, and Shulka couldn't guarantee that he would be able to hide people's eyes and ears after dawn.

The instructor was directing the engineering work, and when he was free, he walked to Shulka and handed him a cigarette, and said, "It was a thrilling battle, wasn't it?"

"Yes!" Shulka replied: "But at last it is a victory!"

"Can you answer me a question?"

"What?"

"Two hundred meters!" the instructor asked: "How do you know that we can penetrate it at a distance of two hundred meters?"

Shulka couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this.

The secret channel instructor is worthy of being an instructor, he can always pay attention to details like this.

"I don't know, Comrade Instructor!" Shulka began to babble: "I just know that we had no other choice!"

"Huh?" The instructor waited for Shulka to continue.

"I guess 200 meters is the distance we can win!" Shulka pretended to be relaxed and lit a cigarette: "You know, too far to penetrate, too close and we will be destroyed on the road... That's why I shouted two hundred meters!"

"Is that so?" The instructor looked at Shulka coldly.

"Or, what do you think is going on?" Shulka smiled and spread her hands.

"I don't know, Comrade Shulka!" The instructor didn't laugh: "I only know that if it weren't for you being Shulka, I should have arrested you and forced you to tell me everything I want to know!"

Shulka smiled: "Would you do that?"

The instructor was silent for a while, then shook his head and replied, "No!"

"very good!"

"I don't know what you're hiding!" said the instructor, "But I know that if you were a spy, you wouldn't do these things!"

"Please, Comrade Instructor!" Shulka said, "You think..."

"That's why I didn't do that!" The instructor interrupted Shulka. He looked around and lowered his voice: "Do you know that I took another risk because of you? I should report this matter truthfully, and then Of course...they, including Comrade Mechlis, will all want a more convincing answer! I believe you will not doubt this!"

Of course Shulka knows that this is true. The other side of Mechlis is suspicious and vicious. He will not be soft-hearted just because Shulka has done so much, and this may even be a good opportunity to "hide the bird". .

"I'm sure you won't report it!" Shulka said, "and won't keep asking why!"

The instructor didn't answer, he just whispered: "If someone asks, answer as you just said!"