Chapter 446 Reorganization

The next day, Shulka discovered that the reorganization of the troops was just a good wish for the 82nd Infantry Regiment.

Although the 82nd Infantry Regiment is a regiment, its total strength is only more than 1,000 people, and some of them are old, weak, sick and disabled.

"How do we have such soldiers?" Shulka asked.

At least one hundred of them are already in their fifties. Soldiers of this age can only exist in non-combat units in the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, such as Uncle Alek who is the driver.

But in the 82nd Infantry Regiment was a combat unit.

Others also have some names that have been injured.

Originally, it was nothing to return to the army after being injured. There were many cases in the army that returned to the army after being injured, but Shulka looked at the files and found that most of the injuries would affect the battle.

For example, the leg was injured and the limp affected walking, and there was only one eye left, and the fingers were broken... Shulka believes that some of the broken fingers were broken intentionally.

As I said before, some soldiers would stick their hands out of the trenches because of fear in battle, and German soldiers were happy to help break some of their fingers with bullets.

After the finger is broken, they can't pull the trigger, so they think they can escape the war.

Unfortunately, they were dropped into the 82nd Infantry Regiment.

"You know!" The head of the regiment shrugged helplessly: "We are such a force, and the superiors have no hope of our combat effectiveness. I don't know what tasks we will perform in the future, but... if it is just a charge, Then it doesn’t matter if you can’t pull the trigger!”

Shulka's heart sank.

After a moment of silence, Shulka asked: "Are we free to recruit? I mean, are we allowed to recruit recruits?"

"Of course, of course it's allowed!"

"So what's the problem?"

"If we can be recruited!" the regimental commander replied: "No one will be incorporated into the 82nd Infantry Regiment, and besides...we don't have that much food, weapons and equipment! Shall we let them come in and starve?"

Then Shulka understood.

The important thing is that the superior supplies to the 82nd Infantry Regiment are too little.

Shulka wanted to get a better understanding of the situation, so he called the soldiers to inspect it.

The real situation was even worse than what was described in the document. It was a group of soldiers who couldn’t get enough to eat, and there were not many bullets in their rifles. A few 82 mortars were considered the heavy equipment of the regiment, and each of them was equipped with ammunition. Only a dozen rounds.

"We are responsible for the security of Uryupinsk!" said the regiment commander. "There will be a battalion patrolling in Uryupinsk every week. I think you have seen the first battalion commander!"

"What?"

"Valery!" The regiment leader explained: "He reported to me and apologized to you again!"

Shulka said "oh", it was the peaked cap who almost dragged him into the street as a spy and shot him.

He is actually the battalion commander? !

A battalion commander doesn't even have a uniform!

This mistook Shulka for militiamen.

Shulka smiled, and after a few words with the leader, he returned to his own wooden house to rest.

But Shulka was certainly not resting.

Instead, he gave up, as Andrianka said, this is an abandoned army, they have no hope, just waiting to be sent to the battlefield one day and die meaninglessly.

If there is any meaning, it is to consume some German ammunition, or step on a few landmines, or to detect the location of the enemy's firepower.

Shulka didn't understand why the Supreme Command sent him to this unit. After all, he was a "breakout hero" who could boost morale, wasn't he? Its own existence is beneficial to the Soviet Union and is obviously beneficial to the war situation.

After thinking about it, Shulka thinks that this is likely to be a serious misjudgment by the Supreme Command on the current battle situation.

They probably thought that the situation was very good now, and it would not take long for the Soviet Union to drive the German army out of the Soviet Union and win the final victory. So they thought there was no need for a little character like Shulka or a hero.

On the other hand, the German propaganda on Shulka at the front, such as calling Shulka a hero and using Shulka to stir up conflicts within the Soviet army, has obviously made the Supreme Command suspicious of Shulka .

So, Shulka was arranged here.

If one day, Shulka was killed as cannon fodder on the battlefield, then they could truly feel relieved.

Thinking of this, Shulka lying on the bed could only let out a wry smile, so it seemed that the problem would be much more serious than he had imagined before.

Manstein's alienation strategy can be regarded as a success, at least Shulka's current situation is what he hoped for.

There were several knocks on the door, and then Andrianka's voice sounded: "May I talk to you, Comrade Shulka?"

"Of course!" Shulka sat up on the bed and opened the door.

Andrianka took a chair and sat down, then said: "It's hopeless, isn't it?"

"You mean the army?" Shulka couldn't bear to lie to Andrianka, he nodded and replied: "Yes!"

"I know!" Andrianka nodded: "Actually, I never had any hope, but... Comrade Mikhailvich never gave up!"

Mikhailvich was the commander.

Shulka let out an "oh", but didn't take it too seriously.

This is not a question of giving up or not, but that the superiors have characterized this unit from the very beginning.

The Bryansk Front in history is also hopeless, because this reorganized front will soon be dismantled again due to heavy losses on the battlefield, and then reorganized again.

It's just that when it's formed again, it's unknown how many people will still be alive.

"Comrade Mikhailvich is a survivor of the original unit!" Andrianka handed Shulka a cigarette and said: "After he was wounded, he was hidden in the barn by some farmers until we I found him after calling back in a month!"

"He's strong!" Shulka said.

He knew this feeling, and spent about half a year in the enemy's rear, living a sneaky life... Although this was nothing physically, it was a huge torment psychologically.

"Yes!" Andrianka said: "That's why he was promoted to major and became the commander of the 82nd Infantry Regiment. He never gave up, and he is still the same now!"

"What do you want to say, Comrade Andrianka?" Shulka asked.

Andrianka was silent for a while, and then said: "He has great hopes for you, Comrade Shulka! I mean, Comrade Mikhailvich is dying, and he hopes that your arrival will Change! Hope you find a way to change!"