When Kirponos received a request from the 7 Ukrainian division commanders under his command at the same time, his first reaction was - incredible!

He didn't expect that at a time when the morale of the army was becoming more and more turbulent, the Ukrainian troops under his command could still maintain such a warm will to fight and take the initiative to ask for war.

"Replenish the troops of these 7 divisions with ammunition and supplies, and you can't chill the Ukrainians anymore!" At this moment, Kirponos finally made up his mind that no matter what, he would not let these division commanders who asked for war to send their troops to death with their ammunition-starved troops.

Although, as a result, the fact that they went to deal with the Germans was essentially the same as sending them to their deaths. However, at least what should be given, it is still to be given.

"However, our stockpiles of ammunition are also very short, and if we supply 7 divisions of combat ammunition at one time, we will basically deplete our existing stocks!" When the adjutant of Kirponos heard that he was going to replenish the ammunition and supplies for the Ukrainian troops, he subconsciously reminded him.

After all, due to the seizure of materiel by General Pavlov, the ammunition holdings of the entire Southwestern Front were very small, and this was not an individual phenomenon of a few divisions.

Kirponos waved his hand and stopped the adjutant's kind reminder: "I know all this!" But I can't let these troops who took the initiative to ask for battle rush forward and fight the Germans without even replenishing their bullets! ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and then slowly continued: "Giving them ammunition is also to consume more enemy troops and buy more time. ”

In the adjutant's puzzled gaze, Kirponos let out a long sigh: "I have already reported the situation here to Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhukov, and asked him to find a way to solve the material problem as soon as possible." ”

After hearing this, the adjutant also understood Kirponos's intentions, nodded and said: "Yes, after all, it is a matter between him and General Pavlov, how can you use the interests of the country to resolve personal grievances." ”

"So, while we wait for the logistical problem to be resolved, let the Ukrainian officers and soldiers go up first." Kirponos patted the adjutant on the shoulder, turned sideways, and did not speak.

"Yes! I'm going to arrange the dispatch now! His adjutant didn't say much, and after saluting, he quickly turned and left.

Since you want others to rush up to buy time, it is indeed necessary to replenish the ammunition.

Putting aside the guilt factor of sending the Ukrainian troops to death for the time being, even from the point of buying time, the troops with more ammunition can buy more time.

Of course, to replenish the combat ammunition base of seven divisions in one go, it is also a very reluctant task for the Southwestern Front, which is now overstretched in ammunition reserves.

Therefore, in order to achieve this, it is necessary to slightly deduct the ammunition and supplies of the other units of the Southwestern Front.

Of course, several of the main Russian forces cannot be detained, and what is exploited is only those other Ukrainian divisions that did not take the initiative to ask for battle.

……

At the same time, in the military headquarters of a Ukrainian infantry corps on the front line, two Ukrainian army commanders were restlessly guarding the operational conference room.

"How? Have you applied for war materiel? One of the army commanders asked one of the operational staff officers here.

"There's no news yet, it's being urged." After being stopped, the staff officer saluted the commander and replied.

"Okay, you go get busy." The inquiring commander nodded, waved his hand to the staff officer, and said.

In fact, the commander was not in his own military headquarters.

To be precise, he came to the military headquarters of another Ukrainian commander for secret discussions.

"Don't worry, with what I know about those people in the command, they won't refuse to send us to be cannon fodder. What's more, this time we took the initiative to ask for an attack. The commander who had invited a military commander to join him in the attack touched his chin and analyzed.

The two army commanders gathered here, plotting not the next offensive battle plan. On the contrary, they were ready to lead the seven divisions under their command to surrender to the Germans in one go, taking this opportunity to completely break away from the control of the Soviet army.

The current situation is not too complicated, although it is still a little difficult for them to determine who will die in the end of the Soviet-German war, but anyone who is smart can see that no matter who wins or loses in the end, they Ukrainians will not end well.

On the contrary, judging by the actions of both sides in Ukraine, on the contrary, the Germans won the war, and it seems that the fate of the Ukrainians will be better.

Soviet officials, who have always been the losers, have been conscripted for food and conscription, and have never cared about the food and clothing of the Ukrainian people. On the other hand, those responsible for the construction of railways and highways from Germany often generously provide jobs for Ukrainians and provide enough food to feed the people.

Normally, as long as two members of a family can find a job building a road from the Germans, they will basically get enough food to feed the family. Moreover, the Germans never discounted the payment of food.

The Ukrainian soldiers also have families, and they can see whose ruling policies are more docile. Although the Germans were not very good people, compared with the policies of others after the occupation of Poland, as long as they worked hard, they could get a way out.

In other words, these Ukrainians are not really looking for a high-end quality of life, they only need the necessary materials to survive at this stage, and they are willing to provide labor for this. And this coincides with the need for a large number of cheap labor in Germany.

"Report! The army group command has approved our offensive operation plan and has promised to draw ammunition from the rear within 24 hours and replenish us with supplies. An emotional staff officer happily rushed into the military headquarters and reported.

It worked! The two commanders looked at each other in unison, and their excitement was beyond words.

"Very good, I will ask the logistics troops to bring back some of the fuel of the rear troops as soon as possible. I'll assign them a transport truck! As the master of this military headquarters, the commander first quickly got up and said: "So that we can take these supplies, as well as the ammunition and fuel newly supplied to us by the army headquarters, and go to surrender to the Germans together!" ”

The commander thought very clearly, bring some "gifts" to the Germans to surrender, and then his treatment will definitely be much better.

"Then I'll go back to the military headquarters." The other commander immediately followed suit, eager to act.

"Wait," said the commander who stood up first, "I'll transfer a platoon from my guard company to you, and I'll arrange for a battalion of troops to go back with you." ”

Speaking of this, his face suddenly became a little cold and sharp: "These people I arranged for you are all trustworthy, use them to kill those Russian commissars, party members, and political commissars in your army together!" Move fast and thoroughly! Do it in the dark! ”

After finishing speaking, the commander, who had eliminated all the unstable factors in his troops a few days earlier, gritted his teeth and finally reminded: "Hurry up, we are running out of time." Don't have a secret meeting like this one, and you have to come to me to avoid those eyeliners. ”