As a result, the battlefield was quiet for a while the next day.
But it can’t be said to be quiet, because the sound of guns and artillery stopped, and then came the propaganda sound from the German army’s loudspeaker:
"Russians, you have been surrounded by us. There is no point in continuing. Surrender!"
"All Ukrainians, think of the pain and disaster the Russians have brought to you. We are here to liberate you. Stand up bravely and overthrow the Russian oppression of you! We will give you safety and freedom. You do not need to be enslaved.
Your Russians fight..."
…
To be honest, the latter sentence is very lethal propaganda against Ukrainians.
The reason is that Ukrainians are already dissatisfied with Moscow, and these words seem to speak of their inner pain.
Moreover, Shulka knew that some people were indeed fooled into thinking that the Germans were "liberators." The actions of these Ukrainians made the Germans feel incredible.
A German officer wrote in his diary: "While passing through a village, an old man stopped my car. When I wanted to give him a few kicks to get him out of the way, I found that he handed me milk and bread, and
He had to make sure I finished eating before he left with satisfaction... I didn't know what happened until the end!"
But this is actually not the most important thing.
The important thing is that this will cause mutual suspicion among the Soviet troops, Russians and Ukrainians, and there are many Ukrainians from Kiev in the 333rd Regiment.
Company company Davydov secretly told Shulka: "Keep an eye on those new recruits and don't let them cause any trouble. Do you understand?"
"Understood, Comrade Second Lieutenant!" Shulka replied. Of course he knew that the "new recruits" here did not refer to new soldiers, but to Ukrainians.
But in fact, Shulka did nothing, because he knew that "those who are suspicious are not used, and those who are employed are not suspicious." If there is a split at this time, it will only make people panic.
But just because Shulka knows this doesn't mean that others also know it.
Soon the instructors came to talk to some recruits and took away a few of them, so the atmosphere in the warehouse suddenly became tense again.
"Comrade Sergeant!" Avmovich and several new recruits nervously approached Shulka and said in a low voice: "We performed pretty well, right?"
"Performance?" Shulka looked at Avmovich in confusion: "If I remember correctly, you joined the army during training. I have never seen you fight!"
"Yes, Comrade Sergeant is right!" Avmovich said with a smile: "I mean, we actively participated in the training and always obeyed your orders, don't you think so?"
Then Shulka understood that recruits such as Avmovich and even Leonev were Ukrainians, and they hoped that Shulka, their direct superior, could put in a good word for them if they were investigated.
"Don't worry about these useless things, Avmovich!" Shulka said: "What you should worry about more is how to invest in future battles, understand?"
"Yes, Comrade Sergeant!" Avmovich was a smart man, and he quickly understood what Shulka meant.
As the saying goes, too much talk leads to mistakes. The more worried you are about things like this, the more you will seek out your own people (Ukrainians) to discuss countermeasures. And the more you do this, the more likely you will be snitched or suspected by political workers such as instructors...
…They just don’t want Ukrainians to form a gang and plot something. Instead, you are plotting something. Isn’t that looking for death?
On the contrary, if they are thinking, worrying, and talking about future battles, they are much less likely to be suspected.
As a result, Shulka's platoon suddenly became lively. The recruits worked hard to learn combat experience from the veterans and asked questions. The barriers between Ukrainians and Russians seemed to completely disappear.
Then naturally, the wind quickly spread throughout the warehouse.
This made those political workers very satisfied, and the terrifying atmosphere of censorship naturally disappeared.
Major Gavrilov walked up to Shulka, looked around and whispered: "Is this your idea, Sergeant?"
"I'm just giving them a suggestion, Major!" Shulka replied.
"Well done!" Major Gavrilov said: "I was having a headache because of this, and you helped me solve this problem!"
After Major Gavrilov left, the deputy instructor walked to Shulka again... The deputy instructor was different. The heartbeats of the soldiers near where he passed accelerated several times, even Shulka was no exception.
"Can we talk?" the deputy instructor asked.
"What kind of conversation is it?" Shulka asked.
"What do you think?" The deputy instructor laughed: "If it is that type, I don't need to ask for your permission!"
"Then I'm relieved!" Shulka said, stood up and walked aside with the deputy instructor.
The space in the warehouse is limited, and there is only one corner where supplies are stacked where no one is.
While walking, the deputy instructor handed Shulka a cigarette, lit it politely, and then said: "You are very smart, Comrade Sergeant!"
"I think there may be some misunderstanding between us!" the deputy instructor said: "There are some things I can't say more about. I hope you understand that I am also executing the orders of my superiors!"
"I understand, Comrade Deputy Instructor!"
"So, we will work together happily, right?"
"Yes, of course!" Shulka nodded.
At that moment, Shulka almost believed the deputy instructor, because Shulka believed that this kind of internal fighting should not continue in the face of war.
But the next second, Assistant Instructor Shulka's words made him sink to the bottom.
"Major Gavrilov is an outstanding commander!" said the deputy instructor.
"Yes!" Shulka replied: "Of course!"
"What were you talking about just now? You look very happy!"
"Nothing, Comrade Deputy Instructor!" Shulka was stunned for a moment and then replied: "You know, we have provided some suggestions to Comrade Kilponos, talking about this aspect..."
Shulka said this, on the one hand, because what he originally said was a suggestion, but this suggestion was not the other suggestion. If there was a disagreement with Gavrilov, it could be explained as a misunderstanding.
On the other hand, this already involved military secrets, so the deputy instructor could not continue to ask further questions.
"Very good!" said the deputy instructor, "I understand, Comrade Sergeant!"
Shulka couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
A conversation like the one just now is really hard to guard against. The deputy instructor is obviously very good at doing this: first, he will make people lower their guard by making daily remarks, and then suddenly ask a casual question... This made Shulka almost become a snitch, and he even