USSR 1941 Chapter 572: Best of both worlds

  Chapter 572 The best of both worlds

  Golikov and Krylov discussed for a long ti but failed to co to a conclusion. In the end, Akimovich suggested: "Why don't we ask Shulka how he wants to deal with this matter!"

  Golikov has no objection to this, because in his view, Shulka is the party involved and has a pivotal position in the defense of Stalingrad. Of course, his thoughts and opinions should be heard.

  So the ball was kicked to Shulka again.

"Comrade Shulka!" Golikov said very nicely: "Your results surprised us. We believe that these soldiers will flee to the 82nd Infantry Regint because of the successful transformation of the Fifth Infantry Company. But at the sa ti , which creates another problem for us, we need to consider for the benefit of the entire force..."

   "Yes, Comrade Golikov!" Shulka replied: "If the command decides to repatriate these soldiers to the original unit, we have no objection!"

  Although Shulka is unwilling to do this, there is no other way.

The reason why Shulka is unwilling is because the reason why these soldiers fled to the 82nd Infantry Regint desperately is actually out of trust in Shulka and the trust in the 82nd Infantry Regint. Give it to Shulka.

But now, Shulka is driving them back... This is a betrayal of the trust of these soldiers no matter what, and it will also set an example for the 82nd Infantry Regint, the 5th Infantry Company, and even Shulka throughout the army. The personal image has a very bad negative impact.

   In fact, this is also not good for the defense of Stalingrad, because he will in turn affect the morale of all "punishnt battalions".

   But of course, it is actually a double-edged sword, and the integration of these deserters into the 82nd Infantry Regint will also have a series of negative effects.

"No, Comrade Shulka!" Golikov said, "That's not what we an! I want to know your thoughts, how do you think this matter can be resolved without affecting the 'punishnt' while maintaining the stability of the existing system. The morale of the battalion... The total strength of the "punishnt battalion" of each unit has reached tens of thousands, and they are all distributed in the most dangerous areas. Their morale may directly have an irreversible impact on Stalingrad, so we must carefully consider it! "

   Shulka understood what Golikov ant.

   "Punishnt battalions" are always sent to the most dangerous areas and the forefront of the battlefield because of their particularity.

These areas often also an important areas. It may be nothing if one or two "punishnt camps" have problems, but if a large number of "punishnt camps" collectively mutiny... This will definitely not be a good thing for Stalingrad, especially in the When the battle situation is so tense, when the enemy and the enemy enter a tug-of-war with little difference in strength, it may even cause the collapse of the entire defense system of Stalingrad.

After thinking about it, Shulka made a suggestion: "Maybe we can keep these soldiers who fled to the 82nd Infantry Regint... because if they are sent back, it is likely to cause panic and then take extre asures, which will make the The situation is getting worse!"

   "That's right!" Golikov agreed.

   This is not alarmist talk. It is easy for people to have the extre idea of ​​sacrificing everything when life and death are at stake.

There is no way these soldiers who fled to the 82nd Infantry Regint can ever go back, and it has been decided since they decided to escape from the original unit... If they return, they will almost certainly be punished or even "kill chickens and monkeys" to stop the escape from going further expand.

"It's not a big problem to keep these people!" Golikov thought for a while, and then said: "I can use the army headquarters to issue orders to the corresponding troops. The problem is... if other people know about it, I an 'punishnt' Battalion' soldiers, they are likely to follow suit!"

   This is also a group effect, which is the instinct of people to seek good luck and avoid bad luck.

  The 82nd Infantry Regint can beco a normal unit, who wants to continue to stay in the "punishnt battalion" as cannon fodder? !

   "I know, Comrade Golikov!" Shulka said: "So we should issue an order, that is, make no exception, and this should not happen again!"

There was silence on the phone for a while, and Golikov replied: "This may be a safe solution, but it will also damage the morale of the 'punishnt battalion'...you know? This gives a headache, Shu Erka! Why no one has perfect 'punishnt battalions' converted into combat units like you! Why the 5th infantry company can't be replicated in other units, sotis I think... we should even put all 'punishnt battalions' in your hands inside!"

"No, Comrade Golikov, I don't think this is a good choice." Hearing this, Shulka couldn't help being startled. If he gave all the "punishnt battalions" to his command, it would be the sa as being thrown into the "punishnt battalion". Camp" What's the difference?

What's more, if the "punishnt camps" are all gathered together and the scale is so large, it will not be a problem that can be controlled in a few days... A large part of the reason why the "punishnt camp" system can be implented smoothly is its Scattered in various units, and behind each "punishnt battalion" there is an interception force behind it with machine guns on its head.

   Bringing them together is actually helping them sit big.

  Golikov on the other end of the phone laughed: "That's a joke, Comrade Shulka! I won't really do it!"

Shulka breathed a sigh of relief, he was really worried that Golikov would do this, because he could hear that when Golikov said this before, he was a bit joking but also a bit sincere... Golikov actually It was testing Shulka. As long as Shulka dared to accept it, Golikov would dare to hand over this task to Shulka.

Shulka shook his head secretly. Golikov thought highly of himself too. Tens of thousands of "punishnt battalion" soldiers were all walking on the verge of life and death, and they might explode at any ti. Gathering them...Thinking about it made Shulka terrified. .

   After hesitating for a while, Shulka replied: "If we want to give the 'Punishnt Battalion' so hope or boost morale, I think there may be a way!"

   "What thod?" Golikov asked.

"Why don't we establish a reward and punishnt chanism?" Shulka said: "Simply put... in the future, we will never allow you to escape from your own unit and flee to the 82nd Infantry Regint, but you can beco a 'trusted' mber through ritorious service , that is, through their efforts to join the 82nd Infantry Regint..."

"Good idea, Shulka!" Before Shulka finished speaking, Golikov on the other end of the phone called out: "This will not only improve the morale of the 'punishnt battalion', but also not affect the original troops and the original system." , it can even be said to be beneficial to them, it can be said to have the best of both worlds!"