"He was just seduced by the Poles!" Major Gavrilov interrupted the instructor: "And, in fact, I'm not sure, because we don't know anything!"
"Major!" the instructor lowered his voice and said to Major Gavrilov: "Even if we don't know, we can't tolerate this statement..."
Major Gavrilov thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
After a pause, he turned to Shulka again.
"Your name is Shulka, right?"
"Yes, Major!"
"I can understand your thinking, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said: "I even think you are right, this battle will not end so soon. But... you know, it is very...
Period, we can’t say things like that, you understand?”
"Yes!" Shulka replied: "I understand, Major!"
"Very good!" Major Gavrilov nodded: "You can go back!"
"But Major..." The instructor was dissatisfied with Major Gavrilov's decision.
"This is my decision, Comrade Artu!" Major Gavrilov said in an unquestionable tone: "If there are any problems, I will be responsible!"
Since the major said so, the instructor could only reluctantly agree.
Major Gavrilov raised his head towards the signal soldier and ordered: "Give him the gun back!"
As a result, the rifle and spurs returned to Shulka's hands.
But Shulka did not leave just like that.
Shulka should probably leave, because he was lucky to escape unharmed, and this was the result of Major Gavrilov's guarantee for him.
But Shulka thinks it makes no difference.
because……
If he had just left like this, the Brest Fortress would eventually be besieged by the Germans as it should have been, and the entire army would eventually be annihilated.
Even these heroes who stood in the fortress were unknown for a long time. Not only were they unknown, they were also regarded as a shame. Some of the survivors were imprisoned after the war.
The reason is...the Soviet Union in this era is a Soviet Union that values results. The hero in their eyes should be one who defeats the enemy bravely and fearlessly, and would rather die than surrender even if the fight lasts until the last moment.
The heroes of the Brest Fortress obviously did not meet these conditions, because they were defeated and many of them, including Major Gavrilov, became prisoners of the Germans.
Therefore, the top leaders of the Soviet Union believed that this was nothing worthy of publicity and that they were not qualified to be the heroes and role models of the Soviet army and the Soviet people.
It was not until after the war that people learned about their deeds from documents captured by the Germans and vindicated them.
Shulka didn't want to be one of them, he didn't want to die here, so he couldn't leave.
"Are you okay, Comrade Shulka?" Major Gavrilov looked at Shulka doubtfully.
"Yes, Comrade Major!" Shulka replied: "I want to say that it was not entirely due to the Poles' temptation!"
This made Major Gavrilov a little confused. In fact, Major Gavrilov cursed this soldier who was as stupid as a pig in his heart... As we all know, telling the truth has to pay a high price.
The instructor sneered, feeling that an opportunity had come.
"So, Comrade Shulka!" the instructor asked, "Is that your own idea?"
"Some are!" Shulka replied: "Because I think what the Poles said is correct. This is likely to be a comprehensive, large-scale attack. In other words, the Germans are attacking not just the Breton we stationed.
St. Fortress..."
"So, Private!" the instructor interrupted Shulka: "If this is the case, what do you think we should do?"
Shulka will not be so stupid. The instructor is obviously leading Shulka into a trap... If Shulka answers "We should break out", the instructor will immediately define, "Aha, I knew it.
You keep trying to escape, which is spreading words of failure!"
Whether "breakout" means "escape" depends on how you understand it.
Therefore, the danger is not only on the battlefield, but also the internal danger is no less than what the Germans faced.
"This is not something I can decide, comrade instructor!" Shulka pretended to be stupid: "I'm just a private!"
"Then Private!" The instructor couldn't help but said angrily when he saw that the plot failed to succeed: "I told you, you don't need to have your own ideas!"
So Shulka stopped talking.
Shulka was waiting for Major Gavrilov to take the initiative to ask questions.
He didn't believe that Major Gavrilov would be able to hold back. After all, this was his biggest concern... Major Gavrilov was different from the instructor. Major Gavrilov was a soldier and an experienced battlefield commander.
Officer, what he cares most about is fighting, how to defeat the enemy, and how to survive on this battlefield.
The basis of these is intelligence.
Major Gavrilov is now at a crossroads:
If the Germans launch a comprehensive, large-scale war, then it will be obvious that holding on to the fortress will only lead to death and a breakout will be necessary.
If the Germans were launching a local war, there is no doubt that they would have to wait for reinforcements and the fortress could hold out until reinforcements arrived.
After a long silence, Major Gavrilov said: "Tell me your opinion, Comrade Shulka, why do you think so?"
Shulka glanced at the instructor with a victorious look. Although the latter had dissatisfaction on his face, there was nothing he could do about it.
"Planes, Comrade Major!" Shulka said: "There are also gunfire and cannon fire!"
"What do you mean?" Major Gavrilov asked.
"We didn't see any Soviet planes!" Shulka replied: "Not one, and we didn't hear any gunfire nearby, except for the Brest Fortress, which is very unusual!"
"I heard the Germans like to attack quickly! They call it 'Blitzkrieg'!"
This does not need to be borrowed from the "Poles". At this time, Germany had used "Blitzkrieg" to sweep across the entire Europe. Even the Soviet Union was familiar with this tactic.
"you mean……"
"Yes!" Shulka replied: "There are no Soviet planes in the sky, and there is no gunfire nearby. I think there is only one explanation: the Germans launched a large-scale 'blitzkrieg' against us.
Our army retreated across the board without any precautions. In other words... we are probably surrounded by German troops. Therefore, there will be no reinforcements to reinforce us!"
Suddenly, there was silence in the headquarters. Everyone looked towards Shulka. Even the staff officer who was sorting out documents stopped what he was doing. The air around him seemed to have solidified.