"He was just bewitched by the Poles!" Major Gavrilov interrupted the instructor: "And, in fact, I'm not sure either, 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 about it and nodded in agreement.

After a pause, he turned to Shulka again.

"Your name is Shulka, isn't it?"

"Yes, Major!"

"I can understand your thoughts, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said: "Even I thought you were right, the battle was not over so quickly. But...... You know, these are extraordinary times, we can't say things like that, you know? ”

"Yes!" Shulka replied: "I understand, Major! ”

"Good!" Major Gavrilov nodded: "You can go back!" ”

"But Major ......" the instructor was dissatisfied with Major Gavrilov's decision.

"This is my decision, Comrade Altu!" Major Gavrilov said in an unquestioning tone: "If there is any problem, I am responsible!" ”

Since the major said so, the instructor could only reluctantly agree.

Major Gavrilov raised his head at the signal soldier and ordered: "Give him back the gun!" ”

So, the rifle and spur returned to Shulka.

But Shulka didn't just leave.

Shulka should probably leave, for he was lucky enough to be able to get out, and it was only after Major Gavrilov vouched for him.

But Shulka doesn't think it makes a difference.

Because......

If he had left like this, the Brest Fortress would have been besieged by the Germans as it should have happened, and eventually annihilated.

Even the heroes who remained in the fortress remained unknown for a long time, and were not only unknown but also considered a disgrace, and some of the survivors were imprisoned after the war.

The reason is ...... The Soviet Union of this era was a result-oriented Soviet Union, and the hero in their eyes should be a heroic and fearless defeat of the enemy, even if they fought until the last moment, they would rather die than surrender.

And the heroes of the Brest Fortress clearly did not meet these conditions, because they were defeated, and many of them, including Major Gavrilov, became prisoners of the Germans.

Therefore, the Soviet top brass did not think that there was anything to publicize it, and they were not qualified to be heroes and role models for the Soviet army and the Soviet people.

It was not until after the war that the Germans were known and rehabilitated from the documents they had seized.

Shulka didn't want to be one of them, he didn't want to die here like that, so he couldn't leave.

"Are you okay, Comrade Shulka?" Major Gavrilov looked at Shulka suspiciously.

"Yes, Comrade Major!" Shulka replied: "I would say that it was not entirely bewitched by the Poles! ”

This puzzled Major Gavrilov, who, in fact, scolded this stupid pig-like soldier in his heart...... As we all know, telling the truth comes at a high price.

The instructor let out a sneer, and he felt that his opportunity had come.

"So, Comrade Shulka!" The instructor asked, "Is that your own idea?" ”

"Some are!" Shulka replied: "Because I think the Poles are right, it is likely to be a full-scale, large-scale attack, which means that the Germans are not only attacking the Brest fortress where we are stationing......"

"So, private!" The instructor interrupted Shulka: "If that's the case, what do you think we should do?" ”

Shulka wouldn't be so stupid, and the instructor was obviously taking Shulka into the pit when he said that...... If Shulka replied, "We should break through," the instructor would immediately have defined, "Aha, I knew that you had been trying to escape, and you were spreading the word of failure!" ”

Whether a "breakout" is an "escape" depends on how to understand it.

Therefore, the danger is not only on the battlefield, but the danger inside is no less than that given by the Germans.

"It's not up to me to decide, Comrade Instructor!" Shulka pretended to be stupid: "I'm just a private!" ”

"Then private!" Seeing that the trick had not succeeded, the instructor couldn't help but be annoyed and said, "I said, you don't need to have your own ideas!" ”

So Shulka stopped talking.

Shulka was waiting, waiting for Major Gavrilov to take the initiative to ask a question.

He didn't believe that Major Gavrilov would be able to hold it down, because that was his primary concern...... Major Gavrilov is not the same as the instructor, Major Gavrilov is a soldier, an experienced battlefield commander, and his main concern is the battle, how to win the enemy, and how to survive on this battlefield.

And the basis of this is intelligence.

Major Gavrilov is now at a crossroads:

If the Germans waged a full-scale, large-scale war, then it would be clear that holding on to the fortress was a dead end, and it was necessary to break through.

If the Germans were waging a local war, there was no doubt that they were holding on to the fort until the moment reinforcements arrived.

There was silence for a long time before Major Gavrilov said: "Tell me what you think, Comrade Shulka, why do you think so?" ”

Shulka glanced at the instructor with a triumphant look, and the latter, although disgruntled, was helpless.

"Airplanes, Comrade Major!" Shulka said: "And gunfire and cannons! ”

"What do you mean?" Major Gavrilov asked.

"We didn't see Soviet planes!" Shulka replied: "There are not a single one, and at the same time no gunfire is heard nearby, except for the Brest Fortress, which is unusual!" ”

"I've heard that the Germans like to attack quickly! They call it a 'blitzkrieg'! ”

There is no need to borrow the "Poles" for this, at this time Germany has already swept across Europe with a "blitzkrieg", and even the Soviet Union has already heard this tactic like thunder.

"What do you mean......"

"Yes!" Shulka replied: "There are no Soviet planes in the sky, and at the same time you can't hear the sound of gunfire nearby, so I think there is only one explanation: the Germans launched a large-scale 'blitzkrieg' against us, and our troops retreated on all fronts without defense, in other words...... We are probably surrounded by German troops. So, there won't be any reinforcements to reinforce us! ”

Suddenly, there was silence in the headquarters, everyone looked towards Shulka, even the staff officer who was sorting out the documents stopped what he was doing, and the air around him seemed to freeze.