Chapter 569 Offended
In addition to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Golikova quickly got the news.
This was not reported by Shulka or Major Mikhailevich, and certainly not the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In fact, the Ministry of the Interior also regarded this incident as a disgrace.
This is not only because of the impact of the Isayev incident, but also because a considerable number of people in the Fifth Infantry Company were originally identified as "traitors to the motherland" and "incorrigible" by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and were to be shot.
But it is precisely these people who become qualified fighters on the battlefield.
So, no matter what the reason is, this is a severe slap in the face to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it also has a certain negative impact on the prestige of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The internal system of the Soviet Army is often like this. Sometimes it is obvious that the goals of several units are the same. For example, there is actually no contradiction between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Fifth Infantry Company, or there is no contradiction with Shulka. Those deserters were used as much as possible to serve the war.
But there will be differences in the actual implementation.
At the same time, the goal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at this time is to more firmly stabilize the national security situation in the chaos of the war. From this perspective, Shulka's approach should be strongly advocated.
But this is not the case, because it directly touches the interests of the Ministry of Internal Affairs... If Shulka's practice is widely spread, it will prove that the Ministry of Internal Affairs' practice of shooting deserters is wrong, and on the other hand, it will explain the Ministry of Internal Affairs from another angle. of incompetence.
Therefore, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was supposed to report and publicize to the Group Army Command as soon as possible, was silent on this aspect.
If they hadn't checked Shulka's details and knew that they couldn't touch him, maybe Shulka might still be investigated for this.
This is indeed the case, because Zogtalev, the major head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who is in charge of commanding the port investigation, called the Army Command to inquire about Shulka's situation.
"Do you know the situation of Comrade Shulka, deputy commander of the 82nd Infantry Regiment?" asked Zogtalev.
"Of course!" Golikov replied.
"How is his performance?" Zogtarev asked: "I mean the performance in Stalingrad!"
"Excellent!" Golikov replied: "We almost relied on his advice to hold Stalingrad! Any questions?"
Zogetariov was silent for a while, then replied: "No, there is no problem!"
In fact, this made Zogetariov feel very troublesome, because if this was the case, it meant that Shulka could not be investigated for crimes.
Golikov was a little worried after putting down the phone, so he asked Akimovich to go to the 82nd Infantry Regiment, because the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs would call himself, which meant that nothing happened or even It will not be a small matter.
"Did you offend someone?" Akimovich didn't see Shulka when he arrived at the headquarters of the 82nd Infantry Regiment. At that time, Shulka was directing the battle on the front line.
"We have been offending the Germans!" Major Mikhailevich replied.
All the officers and soldiers in the headquarters laughed.
"I'm serious, Comrade Mikhailvich!" Akimovich replied: "I'm talking about my own people!"
Seeing Akimovich's serious face, Mikhailevich knew that the problem might be serious.
He thought about it, and then he knew what was going on.
"We asked for a group of deserters from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that should have been shot!" Major Mikhailvich replied: "But I don't think this offended them, it was with their consent!"
"No, it's not!" Akimovich replied, and he didn't think it would make the Ministry of Internal Affairs unhappy.
After thinking for a while, Akimovich asked again: "How are these deserters doing now?"
"They are very good!" Major Mikhailevich replied: "We formed them into a company, and they performed very well on the battlefield!"
"Excellent?"
"Yes!" Major Mikhailvich replied, shaking his head, "No one thought that this would happen. It took Comrade Shulka only a few days to subdue these deserters... I mean , They are convinced, and now they have become a force with quite good combat effectiveness. Can you imagine this? They were deserters a few days ago, and now they are a heroic fighter. There is no supervisory team, no eyeliner, and no Shoot!"
"Shuerka?" Akimovich was dumbfounded when he heard this.
"Yes, Shulka!"
After a long while, Akimovich nodded and replied: "Yes, who else can do this except him!"
Akimovich seemed to know what the problem was, so he returned to the headquarters to report to Golikov.
Golikov couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
"This Shulka...others offend people because of incompetence, but he offends people because he is too capable!"
"Comrade Golikov!" Major Akimovich asked with some concern: "In the current situation, the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs seem to want to break this myth and save face, so they deliberately target Shulka..."
"They probably can't find a handle!" Golikov said.
But the look on his face revealed this. Golikov knew that if he wanted to find a charge, no one could escape from the hands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
After being silent for a while, Krylov suggested: "Unless, we report this matter first!"
"Report?"
"Yes!" Krylov nodded: "On the one hand, if this matter is determined to be correct by the superiors, then the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will no longer be able to interfere with it. The deserters had a positive effect, which may have benefited the Battle of Stalingrad..."
"Yes!" Golikov said: "They will use the Fifth Infantry Company as an example to promote it throughout the army. As long as they fight bravely, they may be treated as ordinary troops and receive the same treatment. This will boost their morale!"
"That's what I mean!" Krylov nodded.
So, Golikov ordered Akimovich to investigate the situation of the Fifth Infantry Company immediately and write a report to the Front Army Command.
Of course there is no problem in this regard, because it is Zhukov who actually commands the two front armies...Of course he will support Shulka, and at the same time he will not let go of this opportunity to boost morale.
However, what other people didn't expect was that the effect of the latter, that is, the promotion in the whole army, was not very good, and even a lot of troubles occurred.
The reason is... This matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface. On the one hand, forgiveness and on the other hand, gratitude, and then hit it off.
The most important thing here is the mutual trust between each other. Shulka also took a lot of hard work and a little luck to do it.
So, this became something that no one except Shulka could do.
(end of this chapter)
