There are only four watches tonight, and it will continue tomorrow...... Let's see how long I can hold on to the fifth watch! Of course, if there are more tips and more monthly passes, it should be able to last longer......

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Shulka was right, the Germans with a strict style would certainly not let these Russians shout and do nothing.

Even curiosity will wonder what these hateful enemies are shouting.

As a result, Admiral Schwebenburg immediately asked several translators to translate the contents of the broadcast into a document word for word.

"They're obviously scaring us, General!" The adjutant looked at the document and came to a conclusion.

"I hope so!" Admiral Schwebenburg replied worriedly.

"What?" The adjutant was a little unconvinced of what he heard.

"Didn't you hear that, Hans!" Admiral Schwebenburg said: "Their soldiers, at all, are not at all nervous when they say these words...... I don't trust the announcers, but I believe in the soldiers, they're confident! ”

The adjutant recalled for a moment, then nodded silently.

Although he didn't understand the Russian, was it natural and confident...... You don't need to know Russian to be able to hear this.

"We need intelligence, Hans!" Admiral Schweppenburg: "Order the Branfenburg troops to get more information!" ”

"Yes, General!"

So, Shulka's second step was to give the Germans the intelligence they needed.

This step is a bit more cumbersome.

The first is to send a force to impose martial law on Tula...... An entire battalion of engineers was sent to Tula, the streets and alleys were cordoned off, and the people were told to close their doors and windows and not look out.

"I hope you will cooperate!" The officer raised a bullhorn in the street and shouted: "You know, there are many German spies and traitors mixed among us, and as soon as our tanks and artillery are on the front line, the enemy knows the number and even the model. So, anyone who opens a window or walks out of the door will be considered a traitor to spy on the military! ”

Then, more than an hour later, reinforcements from Vinniovsky arrived.

As Commissar Fuming said, they had only one tank company of 12 tanks, and another 10 anti-tank guns that were mobile by car.

The motors of tanks and cars "rumbled" through Nogor Street in Tula, the tracks creaked, and occasionally sappers shouted loudly to point out the tanks that were deviating from direction.

Then, in half an hour or so, another batch, and then another...... The number of cars and tanks is sometimes too large and sometimes small, which can be heard from the sound.

This went on for several hours, and at least six batches had passed.

As a rough calculation, if there are 20 units of anti-tank fire in each batch, then six batches are 120 units...... This was already more than the anti-tank firepower that the 333rd Regiment originally had.

The news soon reached the German command.

As mentioned before, there was never a shortage of intelligence officers in the German army on the battlefields of the Soviet Union, even in Tula.

When Admiral Schwebenburg heard the news, he couldn't help but sigh in despair: "It's from the Vinniovsky direction, they got reinforcements!" ”

Then another piece of information reached Admiral Schweppenburg, who was from Moscow, and the Moscow announcer was broadcasting the battle report: "There is a fierce tank battle in the direction of Tula, 1,200 combat vehicles on each side, and our valiant fighters have repelled enemy attacks again and again......"

"1,200?" The adjutant said: "This is obviously a fake! ”

"Of course it's not true!" Admiral Schwebenburg said: "The Russians always exaggerate their gains, but ...... As long as 120 of them are real, they can stop us, you know? ”

Therefore, Admiral Schwebenburg became more and more convinced that Tula's intelligence was true, and the enemy was reinforced with 120 units of anti-tank fire, except that Moscow exaggerated it 10 times.

What Admiral Schwebenburg did not expect was that this was exaggerated not by 10 times, but by 50 times.

All the reinforcements received for the 333rd Regiment were 12 T26 light tanks and 10 anti-tank guns.

All Shulka did was to have the Engineer Corps rush to repair a path outside Tula, and then let the reinforcements pass through this road and then go around Tula City.

Of course, in order to be able to deceive the spies lurking in the city of Tula, Shulka deliberately made the number of motor vehicles passing through Tula varied.

For example, when the second batch passes, two tanks and three cars are left, and then they are added to the next round, and then the next round is the same operation.

As a result, the number of tanks and cars passing through the city of Tula was different for each batch.

As for whether tanks, cars and even soldiers are the same army...... It is impossible to tell the difference between the cracks in the door and the window in the dark.

The Moscow report was even simpler, just report it to the higher authorities via telegram, and then the announcer would soon broadcast it on the radio.

After thinking about it for a while, Admiral Schwebenburg called Guderian.

"I have to admit that we failed, Your Excellency!" Admiral Schwebenburg said: "Tula has already received reinforcements, it will be difficult for us to occupy it in a short time, I think we can only retreat, and continuing the offensive will only be a useless sacrifice......"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and then Guderian replied: "I agree to retreat, Admiral Schweppenburg, you also need to come back and explain!" ”

Admiral Schwebenburg hung up the phone with a heavy heart, knowing what Guderian meant by "explanation".

Then the night in Tula fell silent, without the sound of gunfire and artillery, nor the sound of tank motors.

But the Soviet army continued to remain vigilant in the same place, and did not send people to reconnoitre, let alone be stupid enough to send people to pursue.

Because all knows that the Germans were not routed, but retreated on their own initiative...... If they retreat.

In addition, the Soviet army was far inferior to the German army in terms of strength and equipment, and in this case, the pursuit was almost self-defeating or even self-defeating.

As for reconnaissance.

Strategically speaking, it was completely unnecessary, although it was indeed ordered by the superiors.

"What if we know that the enemy is retreating?" Major Gavrilov responded to the order of his superiors: "Our purpose is to hold Tula, hold Tula...... That is, no matter what the results of the reconnaissance are, we are here to stay. So it is clear that there is no point in reconnaissance! ”

There really was no point in reconnaissance, and if there was any point, it was to satisfy the curiosity of their superiors, who were in their offices anxious to know if they had won or not, and then they could report the good news to Moscow.

However, of course, they do not take into account that in order to achieve this, the soldiers at the front may well pay with their lives as a result.

Major Gavrilov insisted on his opinion on this point and refused to carry out the order of reconnaissance...... This may also be one of the reasons for Major Gavrilov's poor official luck.

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