It is normal for people to have such doubts.

Because this is Ukraine, they are already suspicious of Moscow.

But that's exactly what Shulka wants...... If a certain level of panic could be caused among the population, the German spies would be more convinced that the Soviets had withdrawn their troops from Kyiv.

What Shulka didn't know was that the first line of resistance to this plan came from his own people, not from his enemies...... However, this seems to be the norm for the Soviet army.

First of all, the commander-in-chief of the Southwestern Direction made a phone call to the headquarters of the Southwestern Front.

"What's going on?" Timoshenko asked: "I heard that you withdrew tank units to the east bank?" You have to know one thing, Comrade Kirponos, the order of Moscow is to hold on! ”

"I know, Comrade Marshal!" Admiral Kirponos replied: "Please believe that this is only a transfer, not a retreat!" ”

"Transfer?" Timoshenko said: "You mean to say that Kyiv does not need a garrison of tank troops? ”

Of course, Admiral Kirponos's excuse cannot be confused, Timoshenko is a veteran of the First World War, and not long ago participated in the Soviet-Finnish war, of course, it is not so easy to fool.

"Later I will report to you in detail, Comrade Marshal!" Admiral Kirponos replied.

Then Admiral Kirponos began to be embarrassed.

From a confidentiality point of view, he shouldn't have told anyone about this plan, because the more people who know, the greater the risk of leakage.

But the problem is that if it is not reported to his superiors, it is a blatant disobedience to orders, and Admiral Kirponos fears that he will be dismissed by Moscow before the plan can be carried out.

As a last resort, Admiral Kirponos could only fly to Klinzi in person to meet with Timoshenko, who believed that the fate of the Southwestern Front was at stake, and he did not dare to take any risks.

(Note: At this time, Timoshenko wore many hats, he was originally the commander of the Western Theater of Operations, and after the removal of Pavlov, the commander of the Western Front, Timoshenko also served as the commander of the Western Front.) After the commander of the Southwestern Theater of Operations, Budyonny, was removed, Timoshenko concurrently served as the commander of the Southwestern Theater, and it can be said that the entire war in Ukraine was commanded by Timoshenko)

After Admiral Kirponos spoke with Marshal Timoshenko, Timoshenko was also shocked by this bold plan.

"Comrade Kirponos, do you know what that means?" Marshal Timoshenko asked: "If the 1st Panzer Group of the Germans did not cross the river, as you guessed......"

"I know, Comrade Marshal!" Admiral Kirponos replied: "All our efforts have been in vain. But we now at least have one more chance, don't we? Otherwise we will have to wait for death in Kyiv! ”

Timoshenko nodded, he was one of the many generals who advocated the withdrawal of the Southwestern Front from Kiev, and he even flew to Moscow to interview Stalin for the matter, and this was only after Budyonny was dismissed.

But there is no doubt that he also failed to convince Stalin to change his mind.

"I don't want Moscow to know about this, Comrade Marshal!" Admiral Kirponos said: "This would pose an incalculable risk to the plan, I mean, in the event of a leak of information......"

Timoshenko hesitated, and then replied: "You don't need to report anything to Moscow, Comrade Kirponos, because you are just deceiving the Germans, and your troops are actually not leaving Kiev, so ......"

Needless to say, Admiral Kirponos couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, Shulka's car was passing through the downtown area, and the speed of the car slowed down under the congestion of civilian vehicles.

Suddenly, Shulka caught a glimpse of a familiar shadow on the side of the road...... It was Agata in a military uniform and an umbrella, looking at the military vehicles passing in front of him with anxious and expectant eyes.

"Agata Shulka leaned out and beckoned.

Surprised and delighted to see Shulka, Agata ran after the car for a while, waving and shouting, "Where are you going, Shulka?" ”

"I don't know!" That's all Shulka could answer.

"I'll be in Kyiv!" I don't know if it was because of excitement or running, Agata replied a little breathlessly: "92nd Medical Regiment!" ”

"We are now the 333rd Regiment!" Shulka responded.

"I know!" Agata replied: "I heard about ......"

Shulka couldn't hear the next words, because Agata was blocked by a car, and it took a while for Shulka to see her figure flash out from the other end of the car, but they were already too far away from each other, and only a vague figure could be seen in the rain, and she could be vaguely seen waving in this direction.

"She's a good girl!" The actor said: "And it seems to be in love with our escape hero!" ”

Immediately, there was a commotion from the soldiers.

"Comrade platoon commander!" Leonlev exclaimed, "Can you tell us the story of Agata today?" ”

Half of the platoon were recruits, and they didn't know about Agata.

"She's a tuas!" The actor immediately betrayed Shulka: "Comrade platoon commander and she met in the Brest Fortress!" ”

"Wow" was another round of heckling, and then there was a heated discussion:

"She's beautiful, and she's an officer!"

"Shouldn't our comrade platoon commander salute her?"

"I wonder if pursuing her requires reporting to her?"

"Idiot, she will order the platoon commander comrade to pursue her!"

……

Don't think that all the soldiers are straight men of steel, because they rarely come into contact with women and live in extreme danger and monotony, so they will always find something trivial to gossip.

Shulka didn't say anything, he was just worried about one thing: Agata was in Kiev, and it was foreseeable that she would not leave for some time to come. Well, if this plan fails...... Shulka couldn't imagine what she would have to face.

Perhaps, like when Brest broke out, he left a bullet or a grenade for himself.

This may be the sadness of war, and you can't know if the meeting just now is the last one, especially the Soviet Union at this time.

Before you know it, the convoy has crossed the Kiev Bridge and is back on the road.

After more than an hour of waddling on the road, he stopped where no one was around, and then turned into a warehouse next to the road...... As the cars drove in, the iron door of the warehouse was closed from the outside, and the surroundings were immediately plunged into darkness.

"What's going on?" The thief felt that something was wrong.

"Didn't you say retreat?" The actor said, "Why are you locking us up like prisoners? ”

The veteran seemed to sense something, but he didn't say much.

The order soon came down: "Rest in place and be quiet!" ”

Only then did Shulka learn that Admiral Kirponos's secrecy was to lock up all the soldiers of the 9th Army and isolate them from the rest of the world.