Kilponos had been standing outside the door for some time, and he wanted to see how the legendary private, who had brought the 333rd Regiment out of the encirclement again and again, would behave in front of a group of high-ranking officers.

The results did not disappoint him, this private...... It should be said that he is now a sergeant, and he has taught these high-ranking officers a hard lesson.

It's relieving, albeit just a verbal exchange.

Kirponos nodded appreciatively to Shulka, then turned to the officers and said, "When you asked a question just now, I couldn't believe that you were showing off your military school degree, military rank, or other things!" If these are useful...... Comrades, our medals are enough to bury the Germans! ”

There was a burst of embarrassment on the faces of the officers, they didn't actually think like this in their hearts, they were just playing official power in front of Shulka, the sergeant, but they didn't expect to be ridiculed by Shulka for a while and also seen by the commander of the front.

Is that the case? Did our medals and academic qualifications repel the enemy? Admiral Kirponos continued: "No, no! Of course not! Not only no, but you are also defeated under the enemy's attack, none of you can stop the enemy's attack, no one! ”

Admiral Kirponos became more and more excited, his fingers tapped heavily in the void a few times, and he walked back and forth in front of the officers as if he was going to hit someone, and suddenly turned to face the officers and continued: "But there is one man who has blocked the German attack, Major Gavrilov, and this sergeant standing in front of you...... They led the 333rd Regiment to kill the enemy again and again, and again and again inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, with only a few hundred men! You know? They also captured two tanks of the Germans! Do any of you have such a record? Has anyone had such an experience? Who has such an honor? ”

"But you ...... Actually ask these victors, 'Why'? Admiral Kirponos angrily walked up to the major general and grabbed him by the collar, and said almost through gritted teeth: "I want to ask you, Comrade Mojestovich, why are you losers laughing at the winners?" Is it just because you have two stars on your collar? ”

"No, Comrade Kirponos!" The major general hurriedly replied.

"Is it because of academic qualifications?"

"Of course not!"

"Is it a medal?"

"No ......"

"Tell me why?" Admiral Kirponos pushed the major general away: "It is true that you have all studied in the military academy, but you do not understand a simple truth, what you have learned, your rank, and your honor, all of which are used to defeat the enemy!" Otherwise, all this stuff is a fucking pile of garbage, including you, a bunch of garbage! ”

The officers were so scolded by Admiral Kirponos that they all stood up straight and did not move. Although the summer in Kiev is not too hot, beads of sweat the size of beans roll down their faces.

After scolding for a while, Admiral Kirponos became a little angry, and then shouted the password.

The officers sat down in unison, opened their notebooks neatly, and then picked up their pens and stared at the screen in front of them.

Admiral Kirponos also took the pen and paper from the guard, sat down next to the officer, and said: "You may begin, Comrade Shulka!" ”

"Yes, General!" Shulka was not polite, and pointed to the map on the screen with his baton and began to explain: "'Wooden house camouflage' is not only camouflage, the focus is on the coordination of underground fortifications and ground fortifications, especially the use of cellars......"

With Admiral Kirponos, the rest of the study is much easier.

Shulka even discussed a defense plan with Admiral Kirponos:

"I think we should abandon the plan of blocking the enemy on the old state border (Stalin's Line)!" "Because it is no longer possible to stop the Germans with new tactics on this line, we can only hope for the Kyiv line!" Shulka said. ”

Admiral Kirponos nodded in agreement, but asked again: "But we need time to consolidate the Kyiv defense, so we can't give up for the time being!" ”

"Layers of defense, General!" Shulka said: "Trade space for time!" ”

"What do you mean?" Admiral Kirponos looked at Shulka suspiciously.

"Withdraw troops from the old borders!" Shulka pointed to the map and said: "Otherwise, the enemy's armored forces will break through several gaps and then enter the depth to form an encirclement, which will encircle the troops along the old border, and at the same time render the pillbox fortifications on the old border useless, just like the Maginot Line of the French!" ”

This did happen in history, in the Battle of Uman, in which the Soviet army was captured 100,000 people and lost 317 tanks and 858 artillery pieces.

"Do you know the Maginot Line in France?" Admiral Kirponos looked at Shulka in surprise.

"Know, but not much, Comrade General!" Shulka replied.

At this time, information in the USSR was relatively closed, so Shulka did not dare to say anything more.

"Good!" Admiral Kirponos nodded, then motioned for Shulka to continue.

"We can divide our troops into three parts or more!" Shulka pointed to the map and said: "Then retreat along the old border in the direction of Kiev, let one part of the defense line every ten kilometers and hold it for one day, and after a day withdraw to the fourth ten kilometers and build a defense line waiting for the arrival of the Germans......"

"Good way!" Admiral Kirponos praised: "In this way, first of all we will retreat in an orderly manner; secondly, the soldiers on each line of defense can be fully rested and prepared; What's more important is to buy time for the Kyiv line! ”

"Yes, Comrade General!" Shulka replied: "I think so too!" ”

In fact, there is another benefit, which Admiral Kilponos did not see...... Each line of defense only needed to hold out for a day and then retreat, which was important for the demoralized Soviet army.

The reason is simple, people need hope to support them.

The fighting of the Soviets gave the soldiers little hope: there was no other choice but to hold on, and there was no question of how long...... This was desperate for the soldiers, and the order was almost to make them wait for death in the position.

Naturally, many soldiers surrendered, mutinied, fled, and so on.

But if they knew that they only needed to hold out for a day before retreating, then the situation would be different, and a considerable number of them would choose to hold out until that moment.