In the evening of the third day, when Shulka and Major Gavrilov again went to the headquarters of General Kirponos to report to him.

"The 89th Division's pillboxes were too far apart, and it was proposed to add field fortifications in between; The 91st Division's underground fortifications were not dense enough, and it was a grave mistake for them to assign unorganized and disorganized troops to basements......" Major Gavrilov reported with a notebook.

The last point, of course, is wrong.

The Soviet army was accustomed to sending soldiers who had made mistakes such as desertion, disobedience, etc., to the most dangerous places, and this was not a problem, after all, this could be seen as a punishment.

The problem is that the most dangerous places on the battlefield are often the most important places, and it is certainly a mistake to hand over these most important places to soldiers who are not well organized, disciplined, or even have no unified command...... Some of them were reluctant to crawl out of the basement even when there was a drill, and Major Gavrilov had reason to believe that they would do the same after the battle began.

Not only that, but there should be more people who choose to stay in the basement during the fight because no one can do anything to them, and some of them may be ready to surrender.

Admiral Kirponos nodded absentmindedly, and then said: "Leave this to Comrade Yeverev, he will take care of it!" ”

Yeverev was a staff officer to General Kirponos, and upon hearing this, he took the record from Major Gavrilov.

Major Gavrilov and Shulka couldn't help but glance at each other, and both felt that something was wrong with the general today...... He is always interested in these and must deal with them personally, because he feels that the most important thing at the moment is the Kyiv defense line.

The next second, Shulka realized what was happening: Minsk.

Sure enough, Admiral Kirponos raised his head and looked at Shulka and said, "Unfortunately, you have been right, Sergeant!" The Western Front has completely collapsed, and our flanks have been exposed under the German Army Group Center! ”

With that, Major Gavrilov also understood.

It is no wonder that Admiral Kirponos reacted in this way, and the exposure of the flanks under the enemy's main forces meant that the Kyiv line and even the Dnieper line were meaningless.

"We have to retreat, General!" Major Gavrilov said.

"I've already applied to my superiors, but ......" Admiral Kirponos shook his head slightly.

Everyone understands what this means.

Not to mention that the orders of the top brass of the Soviet army during this period were all "hold on" and "not allowed to take a step back", let's just say that this Kiev ...... It is the largest city except Moscow and Leningrad, a nail in the defense line of the Dnieper, and an important pillar of the granary of Ukraine.

So, although Admiral Kirponos has repeatedly demanded withdrawal from Kyiv, he actually knew from the beginning that his superiors would not agree.

After a moment of silence, Admiral Kirponos looked up and said to the two, "You haven't heard this information, understand?" ”

"Yes, Comrade General!" Shulka and Major Gavrilov stepped forward.

Admiral Kirponos nodded for the two to leave, but Shulka took a few steps and turned back.

"Comrade General!" Shulka straightened up in front of Admiral Kirponos.

"How?" Admiral Kirponos's eyes flashed with joy: "Do you have a solution?" ”

"No, Comrade General!" Shulka replied, "I have something else in mind!" ”

"Oh!" Admiral Kirponos nodded in disappointment, then said, "I believe your ideas are valuable, Sergeant!" I'm listening! ”

"It's about the Kyiv Line!" Shulka said: "I found that tanks on the defensive line were used for defense along with pillboxes......

"Any questions?" Admiral Kirponos asked, puzzled.

This was normal for the Soviet Union, because it is well known that the Soviet Union's use of tanks at this time was to disperse the tanks into the infantry to fight with the infantry...... It is normal for infantry to fight in tandem with tanks, rather than using tanks as an infantry weapon for co-infantry.

This is one of the reasons why the Soviets did not pay much attention to tank communication systems, because they believed that if the tanks were scattered among the infantry, messages or orders could be transmitted to the tanks through the infantry...... After all, the Soviet Union at this time was still a time when a large number of communications troops, signal flags and the like were used for communication.

Shulka knew it wasn't right.

Because it is clear that a tank is a kind of mechanized equipment, and mobility is one of its important properties...... And if a tank is used for synergistic infantry, then it is not much different from a pillbox.

In fact, it was even worse than a bunker, because it could not have the same protection and firepower as a bunker.

If anything, it can occasionally hide behind pillboxes and bunkers to hide from shells or planes.

Major Gavrilov glanced at Shulka and reported to Admiral Kirponos: "No, there is no problem, General! ”

Major Gavrilov actually knew what Shulka was trying to say, and they had discussed it before because of this issue.

"We can't put these tanks on the defensive line!" Shulka said: "This will only make them a target for the Germans artillery and aircraft!" ”

"And how are you going to deploy it?" Major Gavrilov asked.

"We should use them in one place, just like the Germans did!" Shulka replied without thinking.

"You're crazy!" Major Gavrilov grabbed Shulka, then looked carefully to the side, and asked a staff officer not far away: "Did you hear anything?" ”

"No!" The staff officer replied playfully: "I didn't hear anything!" ”

Shulka was puzzled by this, but then it quickly became clear that it was due to internal problems again.

That is, Major Gavrilov had already taken another risk for him just now...... If that staff officer had gone to make a small report, Major Gavrilov would have been an accomplice.

Major Gavrilov took Shulka aside, and after handing Shulka a cigarette, he said angrily: "Can't you be careful with your words?" You're going to hurt us! ”

Shulka didn't know where he was wrong, but he didn't dare ask.

Because, most likely, this is something that everyone in the Soviet Union knows, and it would be strange if they did not know.

But......

"But we do need to use tanks like that, Comrade Major!" Shulka said: "The Germans have proven it! ”