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Ensign Agripp gave Major Gavrilov two options.

One: wait for the locomotive sent from Kyiv.

Two: Transfer to a car and walk from the road.

"Let's get a car!" Major Gavrilov said.

"I suggest you wait here for the train, Major!" Ensign Agripp said.

"Why?"

"Because waiting for the train can be faster than transferring to a car!" Ensign Agripp replied.

"It can't be!" Major Gavrilov laughed.

But he looked at Ensign Agripp's serious expression, and his smile couldn't help but freeze on his face.

"You mean really?" Major Gavrilov asked.

"Of course, Comrade Major!" Ensign Agripp replied: "I know you have a mission, how dare you lie?" ”

After a pause, Second Lieutenant Agripp explained: "The road is congested with a large number of cars, almost 24 hours a day, and the rain has not stopped, so the road condition is very poor, and it is not uncommon to be stuck for a few hours, but it is the train...... There's no other train squeezing it, don't you say? ”

So, in the end, Gavrilov had no choice but to wait where he was.

As a side effect of the wait, the soldiers of the 25th Army surrounded them in the hope of learning about the battle.

Of course, Ensign Agripp didn't ask much because he was afraid of face, but Shulka knew that he also wanted to know how a platoon could repel more than two hundred enemies and kill and wound more than a hundred of them, even though they were guerrillas with little military quality.

Then they quickly found the point:

"So you guys are from the mechanized 9th Army!"

"I can't believe it, Comrade Company Commander ...... just now"

The next words were not spoken, but everyone knew what they meant.

You must know that the 25th Army followed the mechanized 9th Army in the battle and interspersed with Odessa, and the success and combat effectiveness of the 9th Mechanized Army are obvious to all, and just now a company commander of the 25th Army was actually ridiculing the major of the 9th Mechanized Army.

Of course, when he learned that Shulka was the "escape hero", his eyes widened even more.

"Comrade Second Lieutenant, if you had told us this, there would have been no problem!"

"Yes, so that no one will doubt that you have achieved such a result!"

"Instead, we'll think there's nothing strange about it, that's how it should be!"

……

Shulka couldn't help but despise them fiercely in his heart, thinking that the "escape hero" would fight these enemies several times as much as shallots mixed with tofu.

And how do they know how many crises have been experienced and how many risks have been taken?

But just now the cowhide was blown out, and now I can only laugh stupidly.

However, after learning the identities of Major Gavrilov and Shulka, Second Lieutenant Agripp solemnly came to apologize to the two.

"Sorry, Major, Ensign!" Ensign Agripp said, "I said back to what I said earlier, I didn't know it was you ......"

"It's okay, Comrade Agrip!" Major Gavrilov patted Ensign Agripp on the shoulder and said, "As a warrior, we should indeed have some arrogance not to admit defeat, whether it is to the enemy or to our own people!" ”

Major Gavrilov is right, if you don't admit defeat to the enemy, you will fight with them, and if you don't admit defeat to your own people, you have to fight harder and better than them.

"That's right, Comrade Major!" Ensign Agripp said: "This is my character, but ...... I don't think I'm going to be arrogant in front of you! ”

Major Gavrilov laughed.

"I think you're referring to Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said: "Don't be embarrassed, I won't care!" ”

At this time, the locomotive arrived from Kiev...... The locomotive can reach speeds of more than 100 kilometers per hour without carrying loads, so it is relatively fast, which also proves that Ensign Agripp's advice to continue riding the train is correct.

However, after such a toss-up, Major Gavrilov and Shulka did not arrive in Kiev until noon the next day.

It was supposed to take only ten hours to travel, but it took more than 20 hours to walk.

After a warm handshake and hug with a few soldiers protecting the train, he said goodbye...... The relationship between comrades-in-arms is like this, as long as a battle is life and death together, they will immediately become close friends and even relatives.

Although they didn't even remember each other's names and appearances...... It's hard to remember, because most of the time it's at night.

And it is very likely that they will never see each other again, or go their separate ways or die on the battlefield, no one can be sure.

But this did not affect the camaraderie between them at all.

It was a company of guards sent by Admiral Kirponos who came to the station to pick people up, and Shulka later learned that Admiral Kirponos had also sent a security battalion to investigate the railway station.

This battle took Major Gavrilov and Shulka a little by surprise.

In the car bound for the headquarters of the Front, Major Gavrilov approached Shulka and said: "I think I have been stained with your light? ”

"What?"

"So many guards!" Major Gavrilov said: "It doesn't take so many people to greet a major!" Comrade Kirponos is clearly worried that someone will work against you! ”

Shulka could only smile wryly.

What Major Gavrilov didn't see was that if so many guards were needed in Kyiv to ensure safety, it would mean that the current Kyiv is not the same as the previous Kyiv.

Shulka was right, and Admiral Kirponos was quick to give the answer.

"Welcome, comrades!" When Major Gavrilov and Shulka entered the headquarters, they were immediately received by Admiral Kirponos.

"I heard you're having trouble on the road?" Admiral Kirponos said.

"Yes!" Major Gavrilov replied: "Partisans, but we repelled them!" ”

"How unfortunate they are to have met you!" A smile appeared on Admiral Kirponos' tired face.

"Comrade General!" Shulka asked: "Is something wrong with Kyiv?" ”

Admiral Kirponos nodded.

"The city is in a panic, Comrade Shulka!" Admiral Kirponos said: "You know, they are about to lose faith in the army! ”

Shulka nodded knowingly, he thought the same thing.

Before that, that is, when the German army first reached Kiev, the people of Kiev believed that the Soviet army could hold off the German army, so life in the city was business as usual.

But now, the situation has taken a turn for the worse, and the Germans have crossed Kiev and occupied the eastern bank of the Dnieper, leaving Kiev in a semi-encirclement by the Germans.

Although the Soviets fought a good battle and gained living space in Odessa, the situation was still unfavorable for Kyiv.

Therefore, it will inevitably cause panic among the people in the city.