Chapter 81: Suspicion
To some extent, there is some truth in this approach of the superiors.
Intuitively, the officers and men of the 333rd Regiment can indeed be called heroes, because they have killed countless enemies and performed miraculous feats.
The problem was that the 333rd Regiment had broken through without receiving an order to retreat, and if that could be defined as a heroic regiment, then other units would have reason to follow suit.
What's more serious is that the section where the 333rd Regiment disguised itself as the German Branfenburg unit was too magical, and it was able to wear the uniform of the Soviet army to swagger through the German battle line...... Although there is a good reason, that is, Shulka deceived the Germans with a trick.
However, the suspicious Soviet top brass easily thought of another possibility: could it be that there were really German spies in the 333rd Regiment? They contacted the Germans in some way, and then tacitly let the 333rd Regiment walk through the defense line and blend into the Soviet camp to extract information......
With imagination, all possibilities are possible.
After all, those are the people who sit in the office and think about what the front line is like and how to fight the war, and there is nothing they can't think of.
And Shulka, who gave advice, of course, has a major suspicion!
Thinking of this, Shulka couldn't help but curse secretly, and he responded to the sentence: "Hot face sticks cold ass"...... He led the troops out of danger again and again and made miraculous achievements, but he was suspected of being a spy again and again.
Shulka remembered the sound of Altu pulling the bolt behind him.
Shulka didn't guess wrong, and even the purpose of sending this low-level instructor from his superiors was to better monitor Shulka...... It is inconvenient for high-level instructors to run to Shulka's platoon every day.
For this, Major Gavrilov also quarreled with Commissar Fomin.
"I'm sure Shulka is fine!" Major Gavrilov said: "Before, Attu was also suspicious, but it turned out that Atul was a traitor!" ”
"We didn't suspect that there was something wrong with Shulka!" Commissar Fumin said: "But Comrade Major, you also know, the Germans planted a lot of spies among us!" ”
"But why is the deputy instructor in the third company?" Major Gavrilov asked.
"We also have arrangements in the second and third battalions!"
"Forget it, Comrade Commissar!" Major Gavrilov said: "You know, they were suspicious of Shulka, thinking that he could not do those things at all, unless he was a German spy!" ”
At the insistence of Major Gavrilov, Political Commissar Fumin slowly nodded and reluctantly admitted: "You are right, Comrade Major!" I said the same thing, but they didn't believe it! They did not believe that the 333rd Regiment would be able to break through from Brest so smoothly, unless the Germans intended to let it go......"
"Intentional release?" Major Gavrilov punched the table: "Those German officers who were killed by us in the command were fake? If they were meant to let go, would they let any lieutenant colonel, seven majors, and the traitor Artu fall into our hands? ”
"What makes them even more suspicious is that we crossed the battle line!" Commissar Fuming said: "To be honest, it makes me feel like I'm dreaming, and until now I can't believe that it can really succeed!" ”
"Me too, Comrade Commissar!" Major Gavrilov said: "But it's true, the Germans were fooled!" ”
"We can't be sure of that, can we?"
"I just knew it was true!" Major Gavrilov said: "What's more, if Shulka was a spy, why did he come up with the tactic of 'wooden house camouflage', which caused a lot of trouble for the Germans, and we are even planning to use this tactic to hold Kyiv!" ”
Commissar Fuming didn't speak, just sighed.
Major Gavrilov understood the meaning of this sigh: "So, what do they suspect it is? ”
"They thought ......," replied Commissar Fomin, "thought Shulka was trying to get close to General Kirponos." You know, get his appreciation, and then transfer Shulka to the command of the Front......"
"Fuck it!" Major Gavrilov slammed the glass to the ground, and the iron glass rolled on the ground with a "sonorous and empty" sound.
There is a saying that "there is no word for the crime you want to add", if you have a preconceived idea that Shulka is a spy, and then deduce his behavior from this, then the more you think about it, the more you think about it, the more you look like it.
"Comrade Major!" Commissar Fuming comforted: "It's not a serious matter, they just suspect it...... If Shulka isn't a spy as you say, then we don't have to worry about anything, do we? ”
"Don't you really need to worry?" Major Gavrilov had a straightforward personality, and he immediately asked Commissar Fomin: "Comrade Commissar, I told you that Comrade Shulka was almost shot by Artu when he was in the Brest Fortress!" ”
"I promise it won't happen again!" Political Commissar Fumin said: "You can rest assured of this, because if it turns out that Comrade Shulka is not a spy, then he is a person who has made a significant contribution to the Motherland, especially to the defeat of the enemy!" ”
"I hope so!" Major Gavrilov said.
Shulka certainly didn't know any of this, and he didn't want to spend time thinking about it...... Compared to the enemy, these are the trickiest ones, because you can't prove your innocence, because that's the suspicion of "trying to cover up".
So, all you can do is wait, wait for the day when they no longer doubt it, as if their fate is in someone else's hands, and maybe even just a thought.
This feeling made Shulka very unhappy, but he was helpless, at least for now.
In this case, Shulka can only continue to turn his mind to how to solve the dilemma at hand.
This has become Shulka's habit, as long as he has free time, he searches his memories and considers how to get out of trouble in combination with the situation in front of him.
Shulka had to think about it, even though he sometimes wanted to let it happen...... But as a result, it was difficult for Shulka himself to escape alive.
In this respect, Shulka is not a "hot face and cold ass", because he is ultimately for himself and for himself to survive.
Just as Shulka was thinking, there was a whistling of cannonballs in the air, and then a field of cannonballs exploded around.
The Germans attacked.
Although such a rainy day was not suitable for the German attack, they certainly would not wait in front of the line of defense just like this, having always pursued a "blitzkrieg".
So, they went on the offensive without the cover of planes and tanks...... But soon Shulka found out that he was wrong, and the Germans sent light tanks to cover the attack.