Perhaps he thought that Shulka was already preparing to withdraw the 51st Army. The strange thing is that Political Commissar Shevchenko did not send the 8th Infantry Regiment to the battlefield. I don’t know whether it was the 8th Infantry Regiment’s turn or the Hermitage.
Rushchev told the political commissar.
But even so, Shurka was still like an ant on a hot pot in the headquarters, walking around not knowing what to do.
At this moment, Andrianka handed Shulka a telegram and said: "This is from the Logistics Department, asking you to go there!"
Shulka was a little confused after hearing this. Although the Logistics Department has close contact with the front-line combat troops, under normal circumstances, commanders who are fighting on the front line will not be required to go to the Logistics Department... The Logistics Department does not have this authority. At the same time, issues related to logistics supplies are usually directly dealt with.
It can be solved by contacting the staff. At most, the commander will sign.
So Shulka asked impatiently: "What's the problem?"
"I don't know!" Andrianka replied: "It's a secret mission!"
Shulka frowned, he really didn't want to go to the logistics department at this time.
But anyway, the 8th Infantry Regiment had no mission at this time, and the logistics headquarters was only a few miles away, so Shulka thought it was better to go there.
They got on a jeep and took Denisokov with them, and they arrived at the logistics headquarters not long after.
Unexpectedly, the person who greeted Shulka at the door when he arrived was none other than the long-lost Colonel Akadiyevich...the director of the Sixth Main Directorate of the State Security Service.
"I didn't expect that, Comrade Shulka!" Colonel Akadiyevich shook hands with Shulka enthusiastically and said, "Sorry, because I am performing a secret mission, I cannot go directly to the front line to see you, so I have to
I’m asking you to come here in this way! I hope this won’t affect the war!”
"No, of course not, Comrade Akadiyevich!" Shulka replied: "In fact, we are on standby right now!"
But of course, Akadievich knew this, so he was not surprised at all.
"How could you..." Shulka asked, but then he remembered the secret mission Akadievich had just mentioned, so he stopped talking.
"It doesn't matter, Comrade Shulka!" Akadiyevich smiled: "I won't keep too many secrets from comrades I can trust!"
Akadiyevich handed Shulka a cigarette and replied: "I am here today because there is a traitor in our army!"
"The 51st Army?" Shulka asked.
Akadiyevich nodded and said: "You know, we lost the Battle of Kharkov, and some of them were actually captured by the enemy on the way back..."
Shulka said "Oh".
This is a common method used by the Germans. They capture Soviet officers and soldiers and release them after collecting enough information such as names, addresses and even some intelligence.
Because the German army was very secretive and the Soviet army was in the chaos of escaping, the Soviet army did not even know that these people had been captured.
Because these officers and soldiers who were returned to the Soviet army had something in the hands of the German army, they had to collect intelligence for the German army according to the German army's orders.
Such "espionage" incidents always occurred frequently after the Soviet troops retreated.
The reason is that only when the Soviet army retreats or is defeated will a large number of officers and soldiers be captured by the German army and used by the German army.
The German army sometimes even broadcast information on the radio about some incompetent "spies", such as: "Comrade Political Commissar, Rosniewski, formerly of the 1st Infantry Division of the 9th Group Army of the Southern Front, he became a spy on a certain day in a certain month.
Our prisoner, he confessed..."
If the German army shouted this, then this "spy" would undoubtedly be exposed, and it was impossible for the Soviet army to spare any traitor lightly.
So the German army perfectly realized killing people with borrowed knives and using this method to control other "spies"... If you are disobedient or don't provide some valuable information as soon as possible, then wait to be exposed!
"I am here to investigate this matter!" Akadiyevich said: "We found a contact left by the Germans in Prodovitoje. These traitors handed over all the collected information to
In his hands, he will deliver it to the Germans!"
Shulka nodded.
This is indeed a good method, because it is impossible for those "spies" mixed in the Soviet troops to have a radio, which is obviously very easy to reveal their flaws in the Soviet troops with backward communication equipment.
Therefore, contact persons need to be deployed in cities, villages or other places, and the "spies" only need to submit the information to the contact persons to complete the task.
"Have these people been caught?" Shulka asked.
"Caught a dozen!" Akadiyevich replied: "But I believe it is more than just these!"
As he spoke, Akadiyevich gritted his teeth and cursed: "These bastards, they betrayed their motherland and soul!"
Shulka seemed to understand at this time that it was inconvenient for Akadiyevich to appear on the front line.
When the fighting on the front line is tense, if people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs openly go to arrest people, I am afraid that it will easily affect morale and even cause riots.
This is also the tragedy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs...because of the "many unjust acts" in the past, they now have to be secretive to catch traitors.
"Then, you asked me to come here..." Shulka knew that Akadiyevich would not let him come at this time.
Sure enough, Akadiyevich asked: "Have you had much contact with your brigade commander?"
"Grasilov?" Shulka almost screamed: "Is he also..."
Akadievich nodded and replied: "Someone confessed him!"
Shulka couldn't help but secretly thought it was a fluke. Fortunately, Khrushchev didn't even report the last sneak attack on Prodovittoye in order to keep it secret. Of course, it was impossible for Grassilov to know.
Otherwise, Shulka and the entire 8th Infantry Regiment might just be meat buns sent to Prodovitoje.
"We haven't had much contact!" Shulka replied: "We only met once!"
"If possible..." Akadiyevich said: "Help me pay attention to his movements! We have no plans to arrest him for the time being, because we hope to bring out more traitors!"
Shulka shook his head and replied: "I'm afraid I can't help you, Comrade Akadiyevich! I don't have much chance to contact him. What's more, the 51st Army may not have a few days left, and you don't seem to have any need to investigate.
Get down!"
"What's going on?" Akadiyevich asked doubtfully.
He is more concerned about the investigation of the traitors. It’s not that he has no authority to know the strategic situation, but it’s just that it doesn’t concern him. (To be continued)