Chapter VI Small Reports
Shulka was escorted to the headquarters by two communications men, one after the other.
Major Gavrilov was polite to Shulka, he sat Shulka down on a chair and handed him a glass of water, comforting: "Don't be nervous, private, I just have some questions that I want to figure out, and it's good for all of us!" ”
"Yes, Major!" Shulka replied, but still looked nervously at the instructor who was standing next to Major Gavrilov.
The instructor looked a little smug, needless to say, he must have done it.
"Your suggestion is good!" Major Gavrilov said as he paced beside him: "I mean 500 meters, we just used your advice to repel the last attack of the Germans!" ”
"This is what I should do, Comrade Major!" Shulka replied.
This is true, if the German attack had not been repulsed, Shulka himself would have lost his life.
"BUT......," Major Gavrillo then asked, "why do you know the equipment of the Germans, and even the range of their 50mm mortars, and the number of submachine guns?" ”
Shulka couldn't help but be stunned, and then he knew that the problem was here...... At this time, the Soviet-German war had just broken out, and it was indeed unlikely that an ordinary Soviet soldier would know the detailed data of the German army's equipment. This alone is enough to characterize Shulka as a "German spy".
But fortunately, Shulka's head turned quickly, and he replied with a frown: "I know it from a Pole, Comrade Major!" ”
"Poles?"
"Yes, Comrade Major!" Shulka replied: "His name is Serchiak and he speaks some Russian, and we talked a few words...... He was the one who told me this, and I don't know why he knew so much! ”
Although this is a simple statement, it contains a huge amount of information.
But Shulka didn't say it explicitly, which is also Shulka's cleverness...... Leave some suspense for others to guess, especially some reasonable parts, the more you don't say it, the more it looks like it's true.
Major Gavrilov and the instructor were fooled, they looked at each other, and then nodded slightly to each other.
The focus of this is on the Poles.
At this time, Poland had already been divided between Germany and the Soviet Union. That is, the Poles fought with the Germans, so it is normal to know the data on the equipment of the Germans.
In addition, the Polish underground often fled to Soviet-controlled territory in order to avoid German pursuit (the Soviets and Germany signed a non-aggression pact, and fleeing to the other side meant safety), so there was nothing wrong with being present in Brest.
At the same time, Polish is 40% similar to Russian, so you can communicate even if you have not studied Russian......
So, everything made sense, especially since this Pole still has a name.
What Gavrilov and the instructor didn't know was that Shulka had given it to them.
"Very well, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov continued pacing: "So, what else did he say to you?" I mean, something of value! ”
Shulka suddenly realized that this was his chance, so he replied with a push: "Yes, Comrade Major. He also said...... The Germans are not a good thing, he told me not to believe in any treaty with the Germans, he said that sooner or later the Germans would fight, and it would be a full-scale, large-scale attack! ”
Shulka had a feeling of being happy, even though he was "borrowing" someone else's words.
Major Gavrilov unconsciously stopped, and let out an almost inaudible wry smile.
Shulka understood what this wry smile meant...... Shulka hit his heart, or the sore spot.
Before the war, Major Gavrilov had emphasized his point more than once: war was imminent, the dangerous neighbor on the other side of the Bug River could do anything, and since Hitler could tear up many agreements with other countries, he could also tear up the friendship agreements with the Soviet Union.
There was nothing wrong with that, and it was normal and encouraging for an officer with combat experience to make some reasonable inferences about a potential enemy.
The question is......
At that time, the Soviet top brass believed that it was impossible for Germany to attack the Soviet Union when the war with Britain was hot, and even suspected that British intelligence officers were trying to reduce pressure on their own country to drive a wedge between the Soviet Union and Germany, so similar remarks were strictly forbidden.
Not surprisingly, a small report was made exposing Major Gavrilov on charges of preaching the inevitability of war against Germany and spreading terror in the army.
This charge is very serious, and if nothing else, Gavrilov will be examined on the 27th, and it is likely that he will be severely punished by party discipline.
Luckily, the unexpected happened...... At 4 a.m. on the 22nd, five days before the censorship, the Soviet-German war broke out.
It seemed so absurd that Major Gavrilov had saved him from punishment because he had foreseen the war against the party.
"!" The instructor accused: "If that's the case, why didn't you report it to your superiors?" This is important information, because we are now under attack by the Germans! ”
"Comrade instructor!" Shulka pretended to be innocent: "I thought it was just a few casual words of nonsense from the Poles, you know, the Poles want us to fight the Germans." And ......"
Shulka won't say anything about the rest.
Not to mention that everyone understands it, can this matter be reported? As a result of the report, Major Gavrilov was charged with spreading terror.
Major Gavrilov nodded slightly in understanding, and in this regard, he and Shulka can be said to be "sympathetic".
"So ......," said Major Gavrilov, "you say 'the battle is not over so soon' and make your comrades 'mentally mentally prepared'?" ”
Shulka couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, this is what he casually said to Okunev ten minutes ago.
Okunev never left Shulka's sight, so it is impossible for him to reveal it.
Other words...... Someone made a small report to the command to expose him. And that's what really brought Shulka to the command.
This gave Shulka a little creepy, but it seemed normal again...... At this time, it was popular in the Soviet army to make small reports, and there were even people who relied on making small reports to increase their official ranks, the most famous being Mehris, director of the General Political Department of the Soviet Army, known as the "king of small reports".
"Comrade Shulka!" At this time, the instructor came to his senses: "You have to clearly understand that when the major stressed to the whole army that there will be reinforcements tomorrow, you are spreading rumors that 'the battle will not end so soon' and similar rumors, do you realize the seriousness of the problem?" This will demoralize the troops, which is dangerous and extremely irresponsible! ”