Chapter seven hundred and ninety-ninth persuade to surrender
"Paulus?" Zolotarev and Trufanov exclaimed almost simultaneously.
"Why is he the key?" Trufanov asked: "I mean, he is indeed the key, but we can't use it, right?"
"You mean...assassination?" Zolotarev said, but quickly denied the conjecture: "No, even if he is successfully assassinated, it will not affect the morale of the 6th Army, and it may even make Germany
We all share the same hatred!”
"Of course not an assassination!" Shulka replied: "What I mean is...the German soldiers were influenced by Paulus or the German propaganda and did not know the situation of the war and maintained their morale, but Paulus himself knew the situation of the war!
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"Of course he knows!" Trufanov spread his hands: "But of course he won't tell others, right?"
It was obvious that Trufanov was a little confused by Shulka.
"Of course!" Shulka replied: "But the German soldiers didn't know the truth and thought there was hope for a breakout, so they could ignore the amnesty order. Paulus knew the truth. He knew that the 6th Army's chance of breaking out was slim, so... he could ignore it.
Amnesty order?”
Hearing this, Trufanov and Zolotarev couldn't help but be stunned.
After a while, Trufanov said: "Shulka, you really want to persuade Paulus, the commander of the 6th Army, to surrender! No, this is too crazy, it has almost no chance of success!"
Zolotarev objected: "Although I also think its success rate is very low, why don't we try it? There is no harm to us, right? If there is any harm, it is the loss of a few spies.
But if it succeeds, the benefits it can bring are the 6th Army and the entire 6th Army!"
Of course, if Paulus was persuaded, he only needed to raise his arms... Those subordinates who originally planned to hesitate between surrendering and not surrendering would definitely surrender along with Paulus.
"Yes!" Shulka said: "This has no loss for us!"
The reason why Shulka made this suggestion was not only because there was "no loss", but also because he knew that Paulus had the intention to surrender... Historically, he led his troops to surrender to the Soviet army, so there was no need
I thought that Paulus must be more troubled than his subordinates at this time.
"So, what should we do?" Trufanov, he was obviously convinced, because things were indeed as Shulka said, even if he failed, there would be no loss.
"I think we need to contact the Security Bureau first!" Shulka said.
Trufanov and Zolotarev couldn't help but look at each other. Neither of them liked dealing with people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
But now it seems that we have to do this, because the German spies who instigated the rebellion have always been contacted by the Security Bureau, and the Political Department and the army have no relevant connections at all.
Of course Shulka came forward for this, because at this time Shulka could even be regarded as half of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not to mention that he had a personal relationship with the director of the Security Bureau Akadiyevich.
After receiving the telegram, Akadiyevich was silent for a while before agreeing.
But this does not mean that Akadiyevich is not willing to help Shulka.
Akadiyevich was to report to Beria.
Beria was overjoyed when he saw the telegram. He, who had always remained calm, even stood up excitedly at that moment.
"Very good!" Beria ordered to Arkadyevich: "Fly to Milove immediately, use the fastest speed, and do your best to cooperate with Comrade Shulka!"
It's not surprising that Beria would be so excited.
You must know that the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as the force mainly responsible for domestic internal defense, has always lacked military exploits and suffered from illness.
At the same time, as mentioned before, both Beria and Khrushchev are seeking the support or control of the military, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has always been at a disadvantage in this regard.
But now, Shulka created an opportunity for the Ministry of Internal Affairs... to persuade Paulus to surrender.
To the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this was like a big pie falling from the sky, knocking Beria unconscious. Although Beria also knew that the success rate of persuading Paulus to surrender was extremely low, but if it could succeed, then the encirclement and annihilation would
The Ministry of Internal Affairs held a large share of the credit for the 6th Army and even the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Therefore, Beria stopped Arkadyevich when he turned to leave and added: "If necessary, all resources of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can be used!"
"Yes, Comrade Beria!"
So half an hour later, Arkadyevich boarded a plane flying to Znamensk, and then appeared at the 51st Army headquarters that night.
Akadiyevich hugged Shulka warmly and said with a smile: "Comrade Shulka, I didn't expect us to meet so soon!"
"Yes, Colonel!" Shulka said, "Nice to meet you!"
While holding Shulka's hand, Akadiyevich glanced at Zolotarev next to him and said: "Comrade Beria is very satisfied with your performance, so he sent me to fully assist you in your work.
If you need anything, just say it!"
Shulka was a little helpless.
Obviously, the reason why Akadiyevich emphasized in such a high-profile manner that "Beria is very satisfied with you" was not only to praise Shulka, but more importantly, to tell the political commissar Zolotarev.
Needless to say what its purpose was, it was to imply that Shulka was from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then he could tell Khrushchev through Zolotarev.
At the same time, it also means to further force Shulka to take sides.
What else could Shulka do? He could only acquiesce.
"Here's the thing!" Shulka said: "We need someone close to Paulus, and I hope you have such a spy!"
"Of course!" Akadiyevich pulled out a document from the folder and handed it to Shulka, saying, "I'm ready, he will be a very suitable candidate!"
Shulka took the document and looked at it: Colonel Bergmann, staff officer of the 14th Armored Corps.
Shurka nodded. If it were an ordinary military staff officer, it might not be strong enough, but if it was an armored army staff officer... You must know that the main force and elite of the German army are armored forces. It is obviously no small matter to be able to serve in the armored army staff department.
Akadievich joked: "It was our luck to capture him. This guy seemed to show his courage to go to the battlefield in person. One night he personally led the troops to observe the terrain, and it happened that we were organizing a counterattack at that time.
,then……"
Needless to say, the unlucky colonel was captured by the Soviet army and gave some useful information. This information then became the Soviet army's handle and then released him to become a very valuable spy.