Chapter 80: Panic
Shulka guessed correctly, the 9th Mechanized Army was divided and isolated as a division.
Shulka's motorized 131st division was arranged in a row of warehouses used to store supplies...... The supplies in the warehouses have long been transported to Kyiv for scattered storage.
Until now, everyone knows that these precious things must not be exposed to the ground, otherwise they will soon be blown up by the enemy like the warehouses of the Brest Fortress.
The door of the warehouse was closed, and even the windows were boarded up by the guards from the outside, and it was dark inside, except for a few large ventilated fans that were "whirring" around, and through the blades of the fans came streams of light that seemed to be swirling.
In addition, all the radio stations and other means of communication of the army have been registered and confiscated, and it can be said that there is no chance of contact with the outside world at all.
This caused a panic in the warehouse, as the fighters feared that this was some kind of punishment and distrust of the troops...... The 79th Division had only been in the past, and they were all worried that they would become the next 79th Division.
One of the thieves asked several times.
"Comrade Sergeant!" The thief asked, "Did we have a spy, so ......"
"I think it could be more serious!" The actor said: "If it's just spies, you don't need to lock us up here......"
"Don't think about these useless things!" Shulka said, "Look what you have in your hands, if it is as you think...... The first thing you need to do is disarm! ”
"Comrade platoon commander is right!" The veteran replied: "The gun is safe in our hands!" ”
Hearing this, the soldiers were a little relieved, but Leonev said again: "Perhaps, they will order us to hand over our weapons later!" ”
Immediately, the warriors were frightened, and you looked at me, and I looked at you.
Shulka is angry and funny, which can be said to be a kind of sequelae, and the Soviet soldiers have to worry about this and that, even though they have done nothing wrong.
But this seems to be normal, because before that, there were also people who did nothing wrong, and even the marshals of the Soviet Union became "traitors" one after another, how could they not be afraid as small soldiers?!
Until the order came down from the company commander: "All rest, there is a secret mission!" ”
As soon as the words ended, Shulka immediately felt that almost everyone in the warehouse breathed a sigh of relief, and then the atmosphere quickly relaxed, although it was dark in the warehouse and nothing could be seen.
The "secret mission" is a good explanation of the reason why they are now locked up in the warehouse, and at the same time dispels the panic and doubts of the fighters...... Shulka believed that his superiors had said this on purpose, as they had also sensed the uneasiness of the troops.
Another surprise to Shulka was that the troops returned to Kyiv not on a transport ship, as Shulka had thought...... Shulka simply thought that the tanks and cars of the mechanized troops were too ostentatious to return from the Kiev Bridge, so that they would be easily discovered by German spies, so if they wanted to hide it, they had to take a boat.
Unexpectedly, Admiral Kirponos used another method: trains.
In hindsight, Shulka also felt that the train was indeed more suitable for hiding, and the cars, tanks, and other things were driven on the flatbed, and after they were fixed, some boxes were piled up next to it, or some shelves were erected and covered with canvas...... No one could see that it was tanks and cars that were transported. (Note: The purpose of the shelf is to hide the shape of the car and tank)
On the contrary, if it is transported by ship, it is to go to the dock and to load and unload, and after entering Kyiv, it will still have to go through a section to reach the destination, and it is difficult to do it without leakage.
But with the train...... The troops went up from this side and then went all the way to the destination tractor factory through the railway bridge.
The workers of the tractor factory had been emptied by Admiral Kirponos for combat purposes, leaving behind a large area of factory buildings and warehouses large enough for the entire 9th Army to be stationed, and there was a wall outside the factory building, which was very easy to manage.
More importantly...... In the tractor factory, the sound of banging and banging is indispensable, and even if there is a "rumbling" motor sound, it will not attract the attention of others, and their first reaction will be to think that it is a tractor.
As a result, tanks, tractors, etc. were quickly transported into the factory.
At first, the soldiers did not know where they were, because they were almost always "blindfolded" along the way.
Of course, this is not really "blindfolded", but after the car is fixed on the train, the fighters get into the car.
First of all, the canvas cover on the car is tight, and then a few boxes are tied to the outside and then covered with a layer of canvas, which is not an exaggeration to describe it as airtight.
It was summer, and although it was not very hot at night when it was transported back, the thirty or so people were huddled in a car and wrapped tightly, and it felt like they were being held in the basement.
Several times during this time, the fighters tried to jump out of the car and lift the canvas to breathe in, especially the somewhat pretentious Cossack, who even encouraged his men to do so.
"We're going to suffocate to death!"
"They must not know what is going on with us!"
"Even if you put a few holes in the canvas!"
……
"Although I don't know what the reason is, it's an order from above!" Shulka said, "Think about what would happen if the whole secret mission went bankrupt because of the abnormal behavior of one or two people! If you don't believe it, I won't stop you! ”
Shulka spread his hands at them.
As soon as Shulka said this, no one dared to move, including the Cossacks...... Although it was uncomfortable in the carriage, it was nothing compared to being shot.
Shulka turned out to be right, because there were people in other cars who couldn't resist getting out of the car and lifting the canvas...... In fact, it was not completely opened, but only a corner was opened to breathe, and nothing was exposed in the dark night.
If that's it, maybe nothing will happen.
However, at this time, there was never a shortage of people in the Soviet army to make small reports, and the few soldiers who got out of the car to breathe were immediately controlled.
Shulka didn't know what happened next, only that no one saw the soldiers again.
For this, the Cossack was a little apprehensive, although he did not say anything, but his face was full of embarrassment and unhappiness...... He should have been happy because he had picked up a life.
The problem is that some people tend not to think about it from this perspective.
The Cossacks were actually challenging Shulka's command or proving that they still had control over his group of Cossacks.
However, this incident made Shulka's prestige even more secure, because the Cossacks even complained about their squad leader:
"Look at the good things you did, we were almost killed by you!"
"It's good I didn't listen to you, Comrade squad leader!"
……
That's certainly what Shulka would love to see.