Leading the dozen or so dependents was a young female officer named Agata...... Shulka recognized her as a Tuan, from her rank.

Perhaps a non-commissioned officer is not an officer in the troops of other countries, but in the Soviet army he can command a platoon or even a company.

Needless to say, the Soviet officers had suffered so many losses before the war that Gavrilov could be a regimental commander with only a major, which in other armies would normally require a colonel.

At this time, Agata was discussing something with the platoon commander Pukarev, and then Pukarev shouted impatiently to Shulka more than ten meters away:

"Shulka!" Pukarev raised his head at the women: "Give you a mission, take care of their safety!" ”

"What?" Shulka couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

If he was not mistaken, the ladies were all armed, they all had pistols and even rifles in their hands, and they didn't need protection at all.

But Pukarev couldn't help but order: "They are handed over to you!" ”

"Yes, Comrade Platoon Commander!" Shulka replied.

The female officer walked generously towards Shulka, stretched out her hand and introduced herself: "My name is Agata!" ”

Shulka saluted Agata and replied, "My name is Shulka, sir!" ”

Agata couldn't help but laugh: "You'd better forget about the superior-subordinate relationship, Shulka!" Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to carry out your mission! ”

This is another point that makes Shulka puzzled, Agata has a higher rank than Shulka, and it stands to reason that Shulka should follow Agata orders.

Looking at Shulka's puzzled expression, Agata explained, "Don't doubt it, Shulka, I'm in charge of the library, and I've never used it before......"

With that, Agata leaned his rifle against the wall, then sat down and asked her men to do the same.

Agata looked young, in his early twenties, with short hair, and in a military uniform, looking very energetic, at least much better than the ladies who wore a few holes in their sheets.

"I don't understand!" Shulka said: "Why is the platoon commander that expression? He's like ......"

"Dumping us at you like a pile of garbage?" Agata laughed and asked, "Is there any smoke?" ”

Shulka set his sights on Okunev, who had used up all his horses before the battle.

"Forget it!" Agata sighed, "Let's put it that way, Shulka! Your mission is not really to be responsible for our safety, but at the last minute...... You get the idea! ”

Shulka had a look of fear on his face.

He understood what it meant, of course, but he didn't know if he would be able to do it if he could put the gun on the women's heads and pull the trigger.

As if he had seen through Shulka, Agata said, "You have to do it, understand?" Every one of us! ”

Shulka couldn't help but be speechless, he looked in the direction of Pukarev, who seemed to be guilty and avoided Shulka's gaze.

Another difficulty is the food...... There was no shortage of food in the Kobrin fortress because Shulka had found additional supplies, and they did bring food with them, but they soon ran out of food after distributing it to the hungry others.

"We should go find food!" Major Gavrilov said: "Maybe something is missing! ”

Political Commissar Fuming shook his head and replied: "We have all looked for the places to look!" Unless we can tear up the ruins......"

Several soldiers rummaged through the basement, hoping to find something useful, and the thief Fovalkov was one of them...... He used his housekeeping skills again to unlock a side door with wire, and when he opened it, he heard a "bang" and a large pile of things rolled down.

"Oh, that's great!" The thief picked one up from it, put it on his head and said, "Look, we have gas masks!" ”

"I'd rather it was a pile of bread, thief!" Veteran Matvey said.

"Be content, veteran!" The thief casually threw a gas mask at the veteran, but the veteran did not answer, and the gas mask rolled in front of Shulka.

"I'm sorry, Comrade Squad Leader!" The thief said.

Shulka didn't answer, picked up the gas mask and looked at it...... This is a gas mask with an extension tube, because countries used poison gas warfare during World War I, so the gas mask was basically a must-have for the armies of various countries during World War II, and the German army even had a pair.

"What are you thinking?" Agata asked suspiciously, "Haven't seen a gas mask?" ”

"No, of course I did!" Shulka replied.

Shulka lied, he hadn't really seen it, at least not the real one.

"It's useless, Shulka!" "The Germans don't need to use poison gas at all, that's a waste for them......

"No, it might work!"

"Don't be funny!" Agata laughed, but gradually suppressed his smile when he saw Shulka's serious expression.

"What you say can't be true, right?" Agata said.

Shulka stood up with his gas mask and replied, "I may not be able to complete the mission, Agata!" ”

"What?" Agata didn't understand what this meant at first, but it wasn't until Shulka left that she realized it was a "last-minute" mission.

Shulka found Major Gavrilov, who was discussing something with several battalion commanders on a map, presumably to see where it would be easier or safer to get water.

Major Gavrilov is a very respectable quality, he does not fall into a negative mood in a critical or even desperate situation, he chooses to give up on himself, he still has the energy to boost morale, organize the fetch of water, find food, etc., in short, do everything to play the best bad deck, which even Shulka can't do...... Shulka almost gave up.

In fact, Shulka knew that this was only a small unit of Major Gavrilov.

Historically, he held out in the Brest Fortress alone for more than a month with almost no one else...... Brest's large-scale revolt was crushed in about a week, followed by sporadic battles in the streets and alleys, hidden in the ruins, which lasted for more than a month, until Major Gavrilov was seriously wounded and captured.

This could not have been done without tenacious perseverance and perseverance to the death, and no one could hold out in that state for more than a month, Shulka did not believe it, because he could not stand it even for a few days.

But a living example is right in front of Shulka.

"Comrade Major!" Shulka saluted Major Gavrilov, then handed the gas mask and said, "I want you to see this!" ”