Two hours later, the Soviet army occupied the entire city of Zhankoy.

With the stronghold of Zhankoy, the 51st Group Army, which had been waiting outside Sivash Lake for a long time, landed one after another to replenish Zhankoy with troops and supplies.

But these seem to be secondary.

Katukov rushed to Shulka's position immediately. Like Shulka, he immediately ordered the guard company to strengthen the surrounding defenses and not allow anyone to get close.

"The Germans' new tank?" Katukov asked, his eyes already beginning to look at the "Tiger".

"Yes, that's it!" Shulka nodded.

"Well done, Shulka!" Katukov said: "You have done another great job!"

As he spoke, Katukov couldn't wait to jump on the tank, and then shouted in surprise: "These bastards, they installed the 88MM gun on the tank. I guess it can destroy our T34 one kilometer away... Our

The tank looks like a toy in front of it!"

Katukov even wanted to climb into the tank cabin for further observation, but Shulka stopped him.

"We have to hurry, Colonel!"

"What?" Katukov didn't understand what Shulka meant.

"We have to get it away!" Shulka explained: "I think it's best to get to Feodosia before dawn, otherwise the Germans will send planes to blow it up!"

Katukov nodded in agreement.

"You are right, Shulka!" He jumped down from the tank, and then impatiently shouted to the staff officer who was following him: "Don't be in a daze, Boris, call the engineer battalion up immediately, and call again

Send a train! Now!"

"Yes, Colonel!"

The transportation process was somewhat difficult because the "Tiger" tank was too heavy and the Soviet army did not carry a crane. This forced the engineering battalion to use a primitive method, which was to dig a hole and drag the "Tiger" onto a flatbed truck.

, and then supplement it with rails to connect it to the railway and connect it to the train.

But the more troublesome thing is its width... When using combat crawlers, its body width reaches 3.56 meters, which is beyond the width of train transportation. If it is transported reluctantly, it will hit the things next to it, especially the tunnel.

At this time, there is not enough time to dismantle the crawler tracks.

Katukov solved this problem in a simple and crude way.

"Blow up the track!" Katukov ordered: "Then remove it!"

Then with a "boom", the track was removed.

This is indeed a good method. For the German army with combat needs, they certainly cannot use this method to remove the tracks.

But this tank has more research value than combat value for the Soviet army... It is actually incapable of combat and was penetrated by armor-piercing projectiles. It would be even harder to repair it and get it back on the battlefield.

Therefore, of course, the track can be broken and quickly removed.

This doesn't even have any impact on research.

"I think you need to follow it back!" Katukov raised his head towards the "Tiger" and said to Shulka: "You know, I don't want Maekhlis to mess around, he doesn't even know its value.

, will only show it off as a trophy!"

This is indeed a problem.

Mahlis lacks military knowledge and does not know the importance of various data when a new piece of equipment comes out, so it is indeed possible to show it off as a trophy as Katukov said.

The result was that the Germans could easily learn its location and send bombers to blow it up.

"Zhankoi has me!" Katukov said: "Take good care of it!"

"Yes, Colonel!" Shulka replied.

This matter was strictly sealed as a military secret and was not even reported to Mahlis.

So when the train arrived at Feodosia before dawn, Shulka even relied on his own engineer battalion to unload the tank.

"Where should we put it?" Captain Nekrasov, commander of the engineer battalion, asked Shulka.

"Take it into the warehouse!" Shulka said: "We can't let anyone find it!"

"Yes, Captain!"

In fact, others can't find anything because it has been tightly wrapped in canvas.

However, they did not have much time, because it would be dark in half an hour, and Shulka could not guarantee that he could still hide his sight from others after dawn.

The instructor was directing the engineering work beside him. When he was free, he walked up to Shulka and handed him a cigarette and said: "A thrilling battle, isn't it?"

"Yes!" Shulka replied: "But we finally won!"

"I have a question, can you answer me?"

"What?"

"Two hundred meters!" the instructor asked: "How do you know we can penetrate it within a distance of two hundred meters?"

Shulka couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.

The secret tunnel instructor is worthy of being an instructor, he can always pay attention to details like this.

"I don't know, Comrade Instructor!" Shulka started to talk nonsense: "I only know that we had no other choice at that time!"

"Huh?" The instructor waited for Shulka to continue.

"I estimate that two hundred meters is the distance at which we can win!" Shurka lit a cigarette pretending to be relaxed: "You know, if it is too far, it cannot be penetrated, if it is too close, we will be destroyed on the road...

That’s why I shouted out two hundred meters!”

"Is that so?" The instructor looked at Shulka coldly.

"Otherwise, what do you think is going on?" Shulka smiled and spread his hands.

"I don't know, Comrade Shulka!" The instructor didn't smile: "I only know that if it weren't for you being Shulka, I should arrest you and force you to tell everything I want to know!"

Shulka smiled: "Will you do this?"

The instructor was silent for a while, then shook his head and replied: "No!"

"very good!"

"I don't know what you're hiding!" the instructor said, "but I know that if you were a spy, you wouldn't do these things!"

"Please, Comrade Instructor!" Shulka said: "You actually think..."

"That's why I didn't do that!" The instructor interrupted Shulka. He looked around and lowered his voice: "Do you know that I took a risk because of you again? I should report this matter truthfully, and then

Of course... they, including Comrade Mahlis, will want to get a more convincing answer! I believe you will not doubt this!"

Of course Shulka knows this is true. The other side of Mahlis is suspicious and vicious. He will not be merciful just because Shulka has done so much. This may even be a good opportunity to "hide the bird when the bird is gone"

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"I believe you won't report it!" Shulka said, "and you won't continue to ask why!"
Chapter completed!