USSR 1941

Chapter 409: Crimean Front

??Chapter 409 Crimean Front Army

?? It turns out that going through Stalingrad was correct.

?? This is not only because of the problem of ammunition supply, but also the addition of more than one hundred half-track armored vehicles.

??Kalashnikov rushed to the station to find Shulka.

"Comrade Shulka!" Kalashnikov handed Shulka a heavy kettle and stuffed two packs of cigarettes into Shulka's pocket, then hugged Shulka, and said happily: "I heard that you are going to the Crimea through here, I will come right away!"

?? "Thank you, Kalashnikov!" Shulka replied and raised the kettle, of course he knew that the kettle contained Vodka.

??Kalashnikov came out of the grassroots army, and he knew that tobacco and alcohol were indispensable in the army.

?? "You won't give me all your rations!" Shulka laughed.

?? "Of course not, Comrade Shulka!" Kalashnikov replied, then looked around, and said in a low voice: "Don't let others know, we have endless Vodka here!"

This was completely within Shulka's expectations. You must know that this is Stalingrad, a city named after Stalin, and it is still not attacked by the German army in the rear. In addition, Kalashnikov and others In the tractor factory... The tractor factory is the largest state-owned enterprise in the Soviet Union, and the workers in it are superior to others, let alone the scientists.

?? However, Shulka knew that these conditions were only temporary.

?? "Be prepared, Comrade Kalashnikov!" Shulka said.

?? "What are you preparing for?" Kalashnikov asked suspiciously.

?? "What else can we prepare? The enemy's attack!"

??Kalashnikov froze for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Come on, Comrade Shulka, this is Stalingrad...and we are already counterattacking, aren't we?"

?? "Anything can happen, Comrade Kalashnikov!" Shulka replied.

?? "What do you mean?" Kalashnikov asked, "You mean the Germans will attack Stalingrad?"

?? At this time, the whistle sounded, and the conductor waved the red flag in his hand to signal everyone to get on the train.

?? Shulka didn't answer Kalashnikov, just hugged him and returned to the train.

??Kalashnikov waved to Shulka, and watched the train slowly drive away in a daze.

??If someone else said that, Kalashnikov would just take it as a joke. But it was Shulka who said it, Shulka who barely missed it.

??The train set off again and boarded the railway to the Caucasus at dusk. Soon the surrounding sky darkened, leaving only the deliberately dimmed headlights in front of the train.

Just as Shulka thought, it would be much safer for the train to circle around from the rear. On the other hand, it is also because of the power in the hands of the Supreme Command representative, Mechlis. Of course, part of the reason is the military emergency...Shuer Ka believes that the former is more important, because if the military situation is urgent and other directions are also fighting, the military situation is also urgent at this time.

??In any case, almost all the trains along the way are making way for the 1st Guards Tank Brigade. It is said that some have been waiting on the road for several hours, waiting for the train of the Guards Tank 1st Brigade to pass.

?? This made Shulka a little embarrassed, especially when they looked at the Soviet soldiers who were waiting in the ice and snow beside the railway.

??The next day, the 1st Guards Tank Brigade arrived at Temryuksky when it was bright.

It was a lieutenant general who came to greet Mehlis. He was waiting at the train station with a group of officers. When he saw Mehlis get off the car, he hurriedly greeted him and saluted him: "Nice to meet you, Mehlis." Comrade Liss, we have assembled the troops according to the order of the Supreme Command!"

??When the 1st Guards Tank Brigade rushed to the Caucasus, the Supreme Command had formed a counterattack force in the Caucasus.

?? In fact, it cannot be said to be "formed", but a part of the Caucasus Front Army and the Coastal Army stationed in the Crimea were combined to form the Crimean Front Army.

??The lieutenant general who came to meet Mehlis was Lieutenant General Kozlov, commander of the Crimean Front Army (formerly the commander of the Caucasus Front Army).

??Mechlis nodded, straightened his armed belt with his chest straightened, and asked confidently, "How are you getting ready?"

?? "The 44th Army has been assembled, and the 51st Army is still preparing!" Lieutenant General Kozlov replied: "In addition, we have also contacted the Navy and Air Force according to your order!"

?? "Very good!" Mehlis replied, and then got into the American jeep parked in front of him without looking back, and drove to the headquarters under the **** of the front and rear guards.

?? This left Shulka speechless again.

If it is a commander with rich combat experience, he should be most concerned about the situation on the front line at this time, and he should take the same car with Kozlov and ask for details immediately... But Mechlis has no idea about this at all .

?? But this seems to be normal. He who relies on small reports to do political work, of course, will not know this.

??Shuerka noticed that Kozlov also frowned, and his face became very ugly, then he raised his head and got into the car with his subordinates to keep up.

??Of course Shulka and the others did not receive such treatment. They were busy unloading the equipment from the train before driving to the designated military camp.

??The barracks was set up in a factory west of Temryuksky.

??At this time, the Soviet army can no longer camp in the wild, especially the tank troops, because if this is the case, the German reconnaissance planes will immediately find out how many tanks they have.

Katukov was a little unaccustomed to this battle, because he was very leisurely as usual...not that he wanted to be free, but that he didn't know anything about the situation, only that there were bursts of gunfire from the direction of the Crimea, and occasionally Several German planes flew over and caused a fierce battle among the air defense forces.

?? (Note: The Caucasus and the Crimea are only separated by a few kilometers wide Kerch Strait, the narrowest point is 4.5 kilometers)

?? This made Katukov agitated. He paced up and down the headquarters, and then couldn't help calling Shulka.

?? "Did he not contact you?" Katukov asked.

?? "No, no, Comrade Colonel!"

?? "This is not right!" Katukov said anxiously: "He should know that without you, he cannot win this battle!"

?? "I don't know, Colonel!" Shulka replied.

?? "He's going to mess things up!" Katukov said in a low voice.

?? Shulka was also very helpless, he couldn't go to Mehlis if he had nothing to do.

??It was only later that Shulka found out that the reason why Mechlis didn't need him now was because he was doing what he was good at during this time... eradicating aliens and placing his cronies.

??(end of this chapter)