USSR 1941

  Chapter 145 Parade

After getting ready, the troops were arranged in several rows, and then it was like a military parade, with the tanks in front and the infantry behind, followed by a group of artillery, and then a group of dejected Luo and German prisoners. .

After walking into the Harbor Street, there were cheers immediately. Although it was pouring rain, the two sides of the street were crowded with people, including soldiers and civilians, old people and children, men and women...especially those generous and beautiful Ukrainian girls They kept blowing kisses to the team, and some of them couldn't help rushing into the street to hug these brave soldiers warmly.

  So the troops only advanced for a while before being blocked, those who brought water and food, those who greeted their health, and those who shook hands in thanks... The whole street was full of people.

  Although there are traces of war everywhere on both sides of the street: collapsed buildings, houses burned down to their frames, bomb craters, pools of blood, and even corpses and organs in some corners.

   But this did not affect the enthusiasm of the soldiers and civilians at all. They even climbed on the tank to deliver food to the tank crew, which forced the tank to stop moving forward to avoid danger.

"Comrade!" While Shulka was looking at everything in front of him with the eyes of a third party, an old woman suddenly grabbed Shulka's hand and said, "Are you married? If not, see Look at my granddaughter!"

   As he spoke, he pulled up a plainly dressed but very beautiful Ukrainian girl behind him, and introduced: "Her name is Yelena, she is seventeen years old..."

  Shuerka couldn't help being stunned, this old woman actually had a blind date on such an occasion.

  The soldiers next to him booed for a while, regardless of whether Shuerka agreed or not, they stepped forward one after another and said half-jokingly:

   "Auntie, you have a good eye, this is our comrade platoon leader!"

   "He is the famous 'escape hero'!"

   "Yeah, have you heard of Shulka?" The actor grabbed Shulka who was about to run away and pushed him in front of the girl, saying, "Shulka, 'runaway hero' Shulka!"

  …

  The expression on the old woman's face didn't change much. She had obviously never heard of it, and she didn't seem to like the word "run away", so she was a little suspicious.

   On the contrary, the Ukrainian girl who was reluctant to do so and looked embarrassed when she heard this name couldn't help staring at Shulka with wide eyes.

   "Are you the 'runaway hero'?" Yelena asked, "The 'runaway hero' from the Brest Fortress?"

   "That's right!" Shulka replied helplessly, "That's the nickname they gave me, although I don't like it!"

   "I've heard of you!" Yelena's previous embarrassment was swept away, and she became active like a different person: "I've heard many stories about you..."

  The soldiers booed beside them:

   "Comrade Platoon Leader can tell you more stories!"

   "When there are only two people!"

  …

   "Shulka!" Davydov called from the front: "Go on!"

   Only then did Shulka notice that there were many more law and order policemen around, and they drove the crowd to both sides to ensure that the troops continued to pass.

   "Goodbye, beautiful girl!" Shulka waved to Yelena: "I will miss you!"

  If this was in China, Shuerka would not dare to tease girls like this, because it would be regarded as "molesting".

  But in Ukraine, Shulka knows that this is normal, and it can even be said to be a kind of friendship and praise.

   "Goodbye!" Yelena also waved: "My name is Yelena!"

   Shulka guessed that Yelena probably wanted to tell Shulka her address so that she could contact her again, but she said her name again when she was stopped by the police.

   Then, they were separated by the crowd.

   Shulka smiled indifferently. He felt the boldness and enthusiasm of Ukrainian girls, which was considered an exotic style to him, and it could also be said to be a good memory.

With their guns on their backs, the soldiers strode forward while waving their hands to both sides of the street with their heads held high. It took them more than an hour to complete the parade...but the hour passed quickly, even the soldiers They have been fighting continuously until now.

  Of course, it's different with the captives behind the team.

  Shuerka suddenly felt that this was a bit like the entrance ceremony of the Olympic Games, and there was no broadcast shouting: "The 1st Tank Battalion is appearing in front of you now. They have gone forward in battle and repeatedly broke through the enemy's defenses..."

   Then the applause sounded and the flowers shook.

   "The prisoner detachment that appears in front of everyone now is composed of the Romanian detachment and the German detachment..."

   Then curses sounded, and eggs and mud were thrown over.

The scene was even more chaotic than depicted, and the fighting nation would not be polite to these invaders. Some of them spat at the captives at close range, some punched them hard, and some threw stones at the faces of the captives , only made them scream with bruised noses and swollen faces.

  As for the policemen who were maintaining order, they pretended not to see and did not obstruct them as if they were stupid.

   But Shurka and others don't need to care about these. The troops followed the tanks ahead and drove into the school that was used as a temporary barracks.

  During wartime, the school is the most ideal place to serve as a temporary barracks.

   This is partly due to the fact that in the case of war the school is not possible and will not be operational for a considerable period of time...students are closed, teachers are on holiday.

  On the other hand, it is because the school has relatively complete facilities: walls, classrooms, dormitories, canteens, and even a bathhouse. It can be used as a military barracks with only minor modifications or additional beds.

  But Shulka and others can't take care of so many.

The radiant look he had when he was parading on the street just now was actually all pretending. As soon as he walked into the barracks, he immediately became half shorter. After entering his dormitory under the order, he lay down on the bed and no longer had the strength to get up. He didn't take off his military uniform that was soaked by rain, and then snoring started one after another.

  This is normal, because since starting from Kyiv, I have been in a state of high tension for more than ten days and have not been able to take a good rest.

Of course, the infantry in the car can indeed rest, but even if it is a rest, it is the kind of rest that grabs the gun and jumps up like a spring at any time and then jumps out of the car, because as long as it is half a beat, it may be hit by bullets. Take life.

   Now, after entering Odessa, a tight string finally relaxed, and all kinds of fatigue and fatigue came up, like an unstoppable tide.

  Shuerka was no exception. He found a bed in the corner, leaned his rifle beside him, and tried to take off his raincoat before going to sleep, but he fell on the bed and fell asleep after taking off only half of it.