There was no grand march, no swearing-in meeting, not even a farewell... In fact, Shulka did not show up from beginning to end, and the only ones the guerrillas knew were their own instructors, who were engineers and members of the teaching regiment.
This is for confidentiality.
You must know that these guerrillas are conducting guerrilla operations deep behind enemy lines, which means that they are likely to be captured by the enemy, then tortured, and then... they confess all the information about their training.
Then the Germans might send spies, Branfenburg troops, or rebels, etc.
After all, this is Ukraine and there are natural rebels, so it is better to be cautious and try to let the guerrillas know as little information as possible.
If there was any benefit, it was that the guerrillas were given a piece of beef that night...beef captured from the Germans.
Then the instructor told them: "Comrades, these are the trophies we captured from the enemy. Remember this taste, we will seize more such things from the enemy after we go to the battlefield!"
(Note: Each guerrilla team is assigned a captain and instructor. The captain is mainly responsible for external affairs, that is, blowing up bridges and railroads, etc., while the instructor is responsible for internal affairs, that is, carrying out propaganda, mobilization, communications, etc. after establishing a base area)
This became a routine after that, that is, before each group of guerrillas was sent out, they would share a piece of beef and say the same thing.
It is said that this practice did not change even when Kiev was in short supply of supplies. If it didn't work, they would find a cow and kill it, and then: "Comrades, this is what we captured from the enemy..."
After finishing, they will be put on the train bound for Odessa at different times, and then they will be transported by air or sea to Crimea, and then take the train from Crimea in a large circle to infiltrate from a suitable location.
Enter your target village.
The guerrilla headquarters in Kiev has entered a loop:
Continuously track, advise or command the guerrillas that have been sent to the battlefield... The reason why command is ranked last is because guerrilla warfare is a flexible application that needs to be adapted to local conditions, and the headquarters far away in Kiev is not suitable for too much interference.
Therefore, Shulka mostly received reconnaissance information from the guerrillas, such as the German defense situation on a certain bridge or railway, and then gave suggestions or issued offensive instructions.
The reason why it is said to be in a cyclical state is that while this contact was being made, the headquarters once again launched more guerrilla training and even more teaching group training.
If there is any difference between guerrilla warfare and special operations, it is that special operations emphasize less but more precision, and then carry out surgical operations to target targets, attack quickly and retreat quickly.
Guerrilla warfare, on the other hand, is more about volume, distributing it in large quantities and even mobilizing the masses.
So Shulka is more interested in pursuing speed and more... Time and space do not allow Shulka's kind of training to be refined.
Needless to say, in terms of time, General Kirponos would come to check on us every day, eagerly hoping that the guerrillas would achieve early results so that Kiev's meaningless consumption of personnel and materials could be ended.
In terms of space, at this time, the land occupied by the German army in the Soviet Union covered almost the entire Ukraine, and Belarus even approached Moscow. At this time, it is obviously inappropriate to emphasize that "soldiers are more valuable than more elites", and a large area should be used.
Plant a fire and let them set the whole grassland on fire.
"How is the situation?" General Kilponos walked into the guerrilla headquarters again that day.
"Everything goes well!" Shulka replied: "Eight teams have successfully sneaked into the corresponding villages and towns and launched reconnaissance operations. One team was delayed on the way and one team disappeared!"
It is common to "disappear" on the battlefield, mainly because the communication equipment in this era is too backward, and the only way to communicate remotely is through the radio. Once an emergency occurs, such as a radio malfunction or being discovered by the enemy, there is basically nothing you can do.
Notify headquarters.
So no one knew what happened to this team, that is, it "disappeared".
Later, Shulka learned that they were exposed when passing a German checkpoint. One guerrilla failed to calm down when being searched by the Germans and took out his pistol and shot the German sentry to death.
The result was an encirclement and suppression by the German army. Thirty people were either shot dead or arrested. Only two people escaped and reported the information to the headquarters a month later.
This is also one of the reasons why Shulka trained the guerrillas "in large quantities".
Unpredictable situations will always occur on the battlefield. If there are only one or two elite soldiers, all hope will be dashed if something goes wrong.
But if you follow the measurement...if this pot is not open, then that pot is open.
Admiral Kilponos picked up the document and looked at it, and then asked doubtfully: "You mean, we are ready to attack the warehouse and Liem Bridge?"
"Yes!" Shulka replied: "The Germans were unprepared, I mean unprepared for our guerrilla warfare. At the same time, they also needed a lot of manpower to repair bridges or carry supplies... Our two teams took advantage of this to fool around.
Get in!"
"Then why not take action?" Admiral Kilponos asked.
"Other teams are not ready yet, Comrade General!" Major Gavrilov explained: "If we take action... no matter whether it is successful or not, it will give the Germans a warning, and it will be difficult for our other teams to act!
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Admiral Kilponos nodded: "So, do you hope to achieve greater results in one go?"
"Yes!" Shulka handed two documents to General Kirponos: "This is for the Tikanka Bridge, this is for the Karliv transfer station, and the Belgorod railway station...
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"Belgorod Railway Station?" Admiral Kirponos asked doubtfully: "You also have operations there?"
"Yes, Comrade General!" Shulka replied: "We found that the Germans gathered captured supplies from various places to Belgorod. They may want to prepare for the attack on Moscow!"
Admiral Kilponos nodded in agreement.
Belgorod is located on the southern flank of Moscow, where it has become the gathering place for the German Army Group South to attack Moscow.
"They have concentrated a large amount of ammunition and supplies in the warehouse near the train station!" Shulka said: "If they can blow up the warehouse and the train station, it will cause a lot of trouble for their supplies and logistics!"
Admiral Kilponos looked at the document and said: "Their defenses are very tight, this is not easy!"
"Yes!" Shulka said: "But we already have a complete plan!"