"Of course I remember, Colonel!" Shulka replied: "But you guessed it right, I am indeed fighting the enemy! Do you have any instructions?"
"No, Comrade Shulka!" Akadiyevich replied: "It's nothing, I just want to tell you... you have made a contribution, I mean, the advice you gave me last time, it
It has worked, and we have benefited from it, although I can’t tell you what a good thing it is! But you understand!”
"Yes, Colonel!" Shulka replied: "I'm glad to hear that!"
"Do you want any reward?" said Colonel Akadievich, "like a medal, or something else?"
"Do you think I need those?" Shulka asked.
"Okay!" Colonel Akadiyevich understood what Shulka meant.
Indeed, for a soldier who fought with his life against the enemy in Stalingrad, what meaning do medals and other such things have to him?
What's more, Shulka doesn't lack these.
But after thinking about it, Shulka said to Arkadyevich: "But Comrade Colonel, I really need your help with something!"
"What?" asked Colonel Arkadyevich, "if I can help!"
"I'm not sure you can help either!" Shulka said.
He did not know the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs very well and did not know the relationship between the power of the General Directorate of State Security and the 10th Operation Directorate of the NKVD.
But because Akadiyevich was from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Shulka was acting as a dead horse and mentioned it to Akadiyevich with the mentality of giving it a try.
"The situation is like this!" Shulka said: "We have a unit that does not obey the orders of its superiors and acts without authorization. A large number of soldiers are rushing toward the enemy's guns..."
Speaking of this, Shulka couldn't go on because he wasn't sure whether Akadiyevich believed or understood what Shulka said, or whether Akadiyevich would side with him.
.
Colonel Akadiyevich has been in the Security Bureau for many years, so of course he knows what is going on, so he understood it before Shulka finished speaking.
"What's his name?" Colonel Akadiyevich asked, "And his serial number!"
"Batrakov...Major General!" Shulka said with some difficulty: "NKVD 10th Division!"
"Okay, I understand!" Akadiyevich said and hung up the phone.
What Shulka didn't know was that he was looking for the right person when he "went to the doctor in a hurry".
The combat bureau within the Ministry of Internal Affairs is precisely a unit with less power. They only have a detached status compared to the ordinary army.
But within the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, departments like the Security Bureau, which can investigate domestic and foreign spies everywhere, have the greatest power... Only the most trusted military officers can assume the responsibility of investigating spies and intelligence collection, otherwise this will be directly passed on to
The top brass and even Stalin had wrong information.
And when investigating spies and collecting intelligence, they have a lot of freedom, such as racking up charges or framing people, which is a piece of cake for them.
Akadiyevich put down the phone and immediately said to his staff: "I need the combat situation of the 10th Division of NVKD!"
"Yes, Comrade Colonel!"
A few minutes later, the information was placed on Akadiyevich's desk. Akadiyevich looked at it and then handed it to the political commissar.
The political commissar turned over the information and said: "It's unbelievable. It can be said that this NKVD 10th Division was dragged out of the predicament by Shulka, and then he threw them aside when the situation improved!"
"That's not the point, Comrade Political Commissar!" Akadiyevich replied: "The important thing is that Stalingrad's troops are severely short of precious supplies, and yet this Major General Batrakov is commanding nearly three divisions to waste their troops wantonly!"
The political commissar raised his head in shock after hearing this.
He was a political worker and was not very sensitive to this aspect. He only realized the seriousness of the problem when Akadiyevich spoke to him.
"I will contact the combat bureau immediately!" the political commissar said.
On the other hand, at Shulka's headquarters in the granary, Major General Batrakov appeared in front of Shulka with several guards before Shulka could wait for news from Akadiyevich.
"Comrade Shulka!" Batrakov said: "We need snipers, and I hope you and your troops can assist the troops in the attack!"
"No, Comrade General!" Shulka refused without thinking.
"You shouldn't refuse!" Batrakov's face darkened: "Because this is an order!"
"I can refuse, Comrade General!" Shulka stood up straight: "We have never been under your command. I and my subordinates are cadet troops, and we are troops directly under the group army. I think before you order us,
You need to call the Army Group to confirm!”
Major General Batrakov nodded. He seemed to have expected this. He glanced at Kharichev next to him and said, "Then, Comrade Captain, gather your troops and follow me!"
"Sorry, Comrade General!" Kharichev replied: "We are the navy..."
"You are indeed a navy!" Batrakov replied: "But you are now under my command! I have contacted Comrade Grigory and he has given me the command. Are there any questions?"
Captain Kharichev could not help but be stunned. He was silent for a while before standing up and answering: "No, no problem, Comrade General!"
Major General Batrakov is obviously trying to kill the chicken and scare the monkey, that is, to give Shulka power.
Shulka had nothing to do about it. He knew exactly what would happen next... Major General Batrakov rushed Kharichev and his team to the battlefield and ordered them to charge, and then died senselessly at the enemy's gun.
Down.
But Shulka could do nothing.
Just then the phone rang, and the signal soldier handed the phone to Shulka.
The caller was Arkadyevich. He opened his mouth and asked: "Is Major General Batrakov at your place?"
Obviously, Akadiyevich had called the division headquarters before, and he knew Batrakov's whereabouts from his staff.
"Yes!" Shulka replied.
"Get him on the phone!"
"Comrade General!" Shulka stopped Batrakov who was leaving with Kharichev and said: "Your phone number!"
Batrakov was a little confused, but he still took the call.
Adikayevich showed his identity and then said: "We have sent the relevant information to the combat bureau. After discussion, we decided to remove you from your position as NKVD division commander on the spot, and your position will be taken over by Colonel Dimitri!"
"What? Why?" Batrakov was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped.
"Comrade Batrakov!" Atikayevich replied: "Your crime is disobeying orders from your superiors... But I can tell you privately that you actually did not listen to Shulka's advice!" (To be continued)