Shulka guessed correctly, the 9th Mechanized Army was divided and isolated on a divisional basis.
Shulka's 131st Motorized Division was arranged in a row of warehouses used to store supplies... The supplies in the warehouses had long been transported to Kiev and dispersed for storage.
Since the war started, everyone knows that these precious things cannot be exposed on the ground, otherwise they will soon be blown up by the enemy like the warehouses of the Brest Fortress.
The door of the warehouse was closed tightly, and even the windows were nailed with wooden boards by the guards from the outside. It was dark inside, leaving only a few large ventilation fans spinning "whirring", and there seemed to be channels passing through the fan blades.
rotating light.
In addition, all the radio stations and other communication tools owned by the army were registered and confiscated, so it can be said that there is no chance of contacting the outside world at all.
This caused a panic in the warehouse, because the soldiers were worried that this was some kind of punishment and distrust of the troops... The incident with the 79th Division had only happened not long ago, and they were all worried that they would become the next 79th Division.
The thief asked me several times.
"Comrade Sergeant!" the thief asked, "Did we get a spy, so..."
"I think it might be more serious!" the actor said: "If we were just spies, there would be no need to lock us up here..."
"Don't think about these useless things!" Shulka said: "Look at what you are holding in your hands. If it is like what you think...you should first disarm!"
"Comrade platoon leader is right!" the veteran replied: "The gun is safe in our hands!"
Hearing this, the soldiers were relieved, but Leonyev said again: "Maybe they will order us to hand over our weapons later!"
The soldiers were immediately frightened and they looked at me and I looked at you.
Shulka was both angry and funny. This can be said to be a kind of sequelae. The Soviet soldiers obviously did nothing wrong but they had to worry about this and that.
But this seems to be normal, because before this, there were also people who had done nothing wrong. Even the Soviet Marshals became "traitors" one after another. How could they not be afraid as small soldiers?!
Until the order came down from the company commander: "Everyone rest, there is a secret mission!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shulka immediately felt that almost everyone in the warehouse breathed a sigh of relief, and then the atmosphere quickly relaxed, although the warehouse was dark and nothing could be seen.
"Secret mission" is a good explanation for the reason why they are now locked in the warehouse, and it also eliminates the panic and doubts of the soldiers... Shulka thinks that the superiors said this intentionally, because they also felt the fear of the troops
disturbed.
Another thing that surprised Shulka was that the troops returning to Kiev did not take a transport ship as Shulka thought... Shulka simply thought that the tanks and cars of the mechanized troops returning from the Kiev Bridge were too showy.
This would easily be discovered by German spies, so if you wanted to hide it, you had to take a boat.
Unexpectedly, Admiral Kilponos used another method: train.
After thinking about it, Shulka also felt that the train was indeed more suitable for hiding. Cars, tanks, etc. were driven onto the flat car, and after being fixed, he piled some boxes next to it or set up some shelves and then covered them with canvas... No
People can tell that what is being transported are tanks and cars. (Note: The shelves are built to hide the shapes of cars and tanks)
On the contrary, if it is transported by ship, it has to go to the dock, load and unload, and after entering Kiev, it still has to go a long way to reach the destination, which is difficult to do without leakage.
But by train...the troops come from here, and then pass through the railway bridge all the way to the destination tractor factory.
The workers at the tractor factory have been cleared out by General Kilponos's fighting needs, leaving behind a large factory building and warehouse that is enough for the entire 9th Army to be stationed. There is also a wall outside the factory building, which is very convenient to manage.
What's more important is... In a tractor factory, there are indispensable sounds of knocking and knocking. Even if there is a "rumbling" sound of a motor, it will not attract others' attention. Their first reaction will be to think that it is a tractor.
As a result, tanks, tractors, etc. were quickly transported into the factory.
At first, the soldiers didn't know where they were because they were almost all "blindfolded" along the way.
Of course, this is not really "blindfolded", but after the car is driven onto the train and secured, the soldiers enter the car.
First, the canvas cover on the car was tightly sealed, then several boxes were tied outside and then covered with a layer of canvas. Airtight is not an exaggeration to describe it.
It was summer at this time, and although the temperature was not high when they were transported back at night, more than thirty people were crowded into a pile in a car and wrapped tightly, and it felt like they were being held in a basement.
During this period, the soldiers wanted to jump out of the car several times and lift the canvas to get some air, especially the somewhat arrogant Cossack, who even encouraged his men to do so.
"We're suffocated!"
"They must not know what's going on with us!"
"Even if it's just a few holes in the canvas!"
…
"Although I don't know the reason, this is an order from a superior!" Shulka said: "Think about it, what would happen if the entire secret mission went bankrupt because of the abnormal behavior of one or two people! If you don't
Believe me, I won’t stop you!”
Saying this, Shulka spread his hands towards them.
After Shulka said this, no one dared to move, including the Cossacks... Although it was uncomfortable in the carriage, it was nothing compared to being shot.
Facts have proved that Shulka was right, because some people in other vehicles did not have the courage to get out of the car and lift up the canvas... In fact, it was not completely opened, but only a corner was opened for ventilation, and nothing was exposed in the dark night.
If that were the case, maybe nothing would happen.
However, the Soviet troops at this time were never short of snitches, and the few soldiers who got out of the car to get some air were immediately controlled.
Shulka didn't know what happened next. He only knew that no one saw these soldiers again.
Cossack was a little frightened by this. Although he didn't say anything, his face was filled with embarrassment and displeasure... He should have been happy because he had saved his life.
The problem is that some people tend not to think about it from this perspective.
The Cossacks' actions were actually challenging Shulka's command, or proving that he still had control over his group of Cossacks.
However, this incident made Shulka's prestige more stable, because the Cossacks were even complaining about their squad leader:
"Look at the good things you did, we were almost killed by you!"
"Fortunately, I didn't listen to you, comrade squad leader!"