"This is a fortress, this is a fortress, fighting, waiting for assistance, waiting for assistance!"

The communications corps continued to send out distress signals on the radio, but there was no response, and the radio did not receive any useful information.

Major Gavrilov, who was guarding the radio, frowned, he did not know what was happening...... Although he knew that this was a war and that his opponents were the Germans, where were the other troops? When will there be reinforcements? What's next?

Everything was a question mark, which left Gavrilov at a loss.

"I think it's a local war!" The instructor said: "The fortress is an important communication point, and the Germans want to seize it, and then use the fortress as a springboard to attack the Soviet Union!" ”

"We can't be sure, Comrade Altu!" Major Gavrilov replied: "The only thing we can be sure of is that we need reinforcements in our troubles!" ”

After a pause, Major Gavrilov added: "Of course, you can't say that about the soldiers! ”

With that, Major Gavrilov removed the armed belt from the wall and tied it around his waist, and strode out of the basement, which served as the headquarters.

After a short trot along the ruins, Major Gavrilov came to the front of the line.

The Soviet soldiers in the defensive line looked at Major Gavrilov with expectant eyes, hoping to get good news from Major Gavrilov.

In addition to Shulka...... He knew that there could be no good news, and even if there was, it would be false.

"Comrades!" Major Gavrilov glanced at the soldiers and said: "Bad news, we couldn't get in touch with our superiors!" ”

When the soldiers heard this, they immediately became half a cut shorter.

"But!" Major Gavrilov changed his words and said: "Believe me, it's not a big deal, we've repelled several German attacks, and the Germans aren't that difficult to deal with, do you say?" ”

The implication is that if these remnants of the weak generals in the fortress can repel several German attacks several times, then other places should be more optimistic.

The soldiers nodded in agreement, knowing in their hearts that the troops in the fortress were not even regular troops. By analogy, the Germans must have been beaten to the ground by the regular army in other battles.

Only Shulka knew that this was not the case, and that the regular Soviet army, which was considered to be more combat-ready...... At this time, they were surrounded and pursued by German armored forces outside the fortress: on the first day, the Soviets lost 1,200 aircraft, of which 800 were blown up before they could take off, and in just 10 days, 30 infantry divisions were annihilated, and 70 divisions lost more than half of their strength.

"So!" Major Gavrilov continued: "Do not give up hope, comrades! Maybe their radio is broken, maybe they're busy fighting the Germans, but one way or another, I'm sure ...... Tomorrow, as long as we hold out until tomorrow, our troops will surround these Germans from the outside, and then they will look good! ”

It was an uplifting speech, and the claim that Major Gavrilov would be rescued by resistance until tomorrow soon spread throughout the army, and the soldiers set their sights on tomorrow.

"It's not difficult!" Okunev took out a watch from his bosom, glanced at it, and said: "We have been holding out for five hours, and the Germans have not taken anything from us, tomorrow ...... That is, a few more fights like this and it will be over! ”

"No, Okunev!" Shulka said: "You think things are simple! ”

"What?"

"The battle didn't end so quickly!" Shulka said: "It can even be said that ...... I think you should be mentally prepared! ”

"Oh, Shulka!" Okunev laughed: "Don't be so pessimistic, my friend. We're soldiers, so we're always going to fight, aren't we? ”

Okunev thought that Shulka would say something like this because he was frightened by the war.

Shulka didn't explain anything, he knew that even if he said Okunev, he wouldn't believe it. Not only did he not believe it, but he could even be suspected of being a spy, as Shulka could not explain why he knew this information.

In this respect, Shulka has learned to be smart.

But Shulka wasn't smart enough.

Because he soon finds himself in an unsolvable predicament...... He had to remind the Soviet army that the fortress was already surrounded, that the Germans could besiege it for a month, two months, or even longer, and that one day the Brest fortress would run out of ammunition and food.

Therefore, to stay in the Brest Fortress is to sit still, and the only way out is to break through, and the sooner the better.

It should be said that a few days ago, the Brest defenders broke through the siege was still very promising, because the German encirclement was not tight enough, and they were in a hurry to launch a "blitzkrieg" to divide and encircle the Soviet army in depth, and the north of the Brest fortress is a large area of forest extending to the east, as long as you enter the forest, it is basically safe.

The problem was that the defenders did not know what was going on, and they waited day after day in the fortress for reinforcements, and it was not until the fourth day that they were forced to break through, but by then it was too late.

This made Shulka very difficult:

If he wants to save his life, he will have to tell the Soviets something about them to break out as soon as possible, but doing so will likely lead to the danger of being a German spy...... Left nor right, only so anxious that Shulka fidgeted in the trenches.

At this moment, two communication soldiers ran up from the traffic trench, and one of them raised his head at Shulkayan and asked: "Davydov. Shulka? ”

"Yes!" Shulka replied.

"The Major wants to see you!"

"Me?" Shulka was a little surprised, he thought that the signal soldier had found the wrong person.

"Yes!" The messenger glanced at Shulka vigilantly, took the rifle from his back and held it in his hand, and ordered in an unkind tone: "Come with us!" ”

Shulka and Okunev couldn't help but be stunned, they both knew that this trip was not a good thing.

Just as he was about to leave, the messenger stopped him again: "Wait, hand over your gun......"

Without waiting for Shulka to object, another signal soldier surrendered Shulka's weapon without saying anything, and then searched up and down, and untied Shulka's military thorn pinned to his waist.

Okunev said to Shulka with some helplessness: "Good luck, Shulka, poor friend! ”

The nearby Soviet soldiers also looked in this direction, their eyes full of suspicion, sarcasm and disdain, and some whispered:

"I knew this guy wasn't a good thing!"

"Yes, the instructor has been staring at him for a long time!"

"This shameful traitor!"

……

There were even people spitting in Shulka's direction.

Shulka was depressed, he couldn't figure out what was wrong even if he wanted to break his head...... While Shulka did know many things that no one else should know, he didn't say it at all.

Now it can only be one step at a time.