USSR 1941

It is normal for people to have such doubts.

Because this is Ukraine, they have a dubious attitude towards Moscow.

But that's exactly what Shulka wanted... If it could create a certain level of panic among the population, the German spies would be more confident that the Soviets would withdraw their troops from Kyiv.

What Shulka didn't know was that the first resistance to this plan came from his own people instead of the enemy...but this seems to be the normal state of the Soviet army.

First, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Front made a phone call to the Southwest Front Army Command.

"What's going on?" Timoshenko asked. "I heard that you are withdrawing your tank units to the east bank? You have to know, Comrade Kirponos, that Moscow's order is to stand firm!"

"I know, Comrade Marshal!" Admiral Kirponos replied: "Please believe me, this is just a diversion, not a retreat!"

"Transfer?" said Timoshenko. "You mean that Kyiv does not need tank troops?"

Of course, Admiral Kirponos' excuse cannot be fooled. Timoshenko is a veteran from the First World War and participated in the Soviet-Finnish War not long ago. Of course, it is not so easy to fool.

"I will report to you in detail later, Comrade Marshal!" replied Admiral Kirponos.

Then Admiral Kirponos began to feel embarrassed.

From the perspective of confidentiality, he should not tell anyone about this plan, because the more people who know, the greater the risk of leakage.

But the problem is that if you don't report to your superiors, this is an act of blatant disobedience to orders. Admiral Kirponos is worried that he will be dismissed by Moscow if the plan fails to be implemented.

As a last resort, General Kirponos could only fly to Klinzi to meet with Timoshenko in person. General Kirponos believed that this was related to the fate of the Southwest Front Army, and he dared not take any risks.

(Note: At this time, Timoshenko held several positions. He was originally the commander of the Western Theater. After Pavlov, the commander of the Western Front, was dismissed, Timoshenko also served as the commander of the Western Front. Budyonny, the commander of the Southwest Theater, was dismissed Later, Timoshenko also served as the commander of the Southwest Theater, it can be said that the entire war in Ukraine was commanded by Timoshenko)

After Admiral Kirponos talked with Marshal Timoshenko, Timoshenko was also shocked by this bold plan.

"Comrade Kirponos, do you know what this means?" Marshal Timoshenko asked. "If the German 1st Panzer Group did not cross the river as you suspect..."

"I know, Comrade Marshal!" General Kirponos replied: "All our efforts are in vain. But we still have at least one chance now, don't we? Otherwise we will just die in Kyiv!"

Timoshenko nodded. He was also one of the many generals who advocated the withdrawal of the Southwestern Front from Kyiv. He even flew to Moscow to interview Stalin on this matter, and it was after Budyonny was dismissed from his post.

But there is no doubt that he also failed to persuade Stalin to change his mind.

"I don't want Moscow to know about it, Comrade Marshal!" said Admiral Kirponos. "It would bring unpredictable risks to the project, I mean, in case of information leakage..."

Timoshenko hesitated, then replied: "You don't need to report anything to Moscow, Comrade Kirponos, because you're only deceiving the Germans, your troops didn't actually leave Kyiv, so..."

Needless to say the next thing, Admiral Kirponos couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, Shulka's car was passing through the busy city, and the speed of the car slowed down a little due to the congestion of civilian vehicles.

Suddenly, Shulka caught a glimpse of a familiar figure on the side of the road...it was Agata, wearing a military uniform and holding an umbrella, looking anxiously and expectantly at the military vehicles passing by in front of him.

"Agata!" Shulka leaned out and waved.

Seeing Shulka, Agata was both surprised and happy. She ran after the car for a while, waving and shouting, "Where are you going, Shulka?"

"I don't know!" was all Shulka could answer.

"I'll be in Kyiv!" Agata replied out of breath, not knowing whether it was because of excitement or running, "92nd Medical Corps!"

"We are now the 333rd regiment!" Shulka responded.

"I know!" replied Agata, "I heard..."

Shulka couldn't hear the next words, because Agata was blocked by a car, and it took a while for Shulka to see her figure flashing from the other side of the car, but they were too far apart, Only a vague figure could be seen in the rain curtain, and she could be vaguely seen waving in this direction continuously.

"She's a good girl!" said the actor, "and seems to be in love with our runaway hero!"

Immediately there was a burst of booing from the soldiers in the carriage.

"Comrade Platoon Commander!" Leon Lev called, "Can you tell us about this Agata story?"

Half the platoon was recruits, and they didn't know about Agata.

"She's a maestro!" The actor immediately betrayed Shulka: "Comrade platoon leader and she met at the Brest Fortress!"

"Wow!" There was another burst of booing, and then a lively discussion started:

"She's beautiful, and she's an officer!"

"Shouldn't our comrade platoon leader salute her?"

"I don't know if you need to report to her to pursue her?"

"Idiot, she will order Comrade Platoon Leader to pursue her!"

...

Don't think that all the soldiers are straight men of steel, because they seldom contact women and live in extremely dangerous and monotonous conditions, so they always find little things to gossip about.

Shulka didn't say anything, he was only worried about one thing: Agata was in Kyiv, and it was foreseeable that she would not leave for some time to come. Well, if the plan fails... Shulka can't imagine what she's going to face.

Maybe, like when Brest broke through, he left a bullet or a grenade for himself.

This may be the sorrow of war. You can't know whether the meeting just now is the last time, especially in the Soviet Union at this time.

Unknowingly, the convoy had passed the Kyiv Bridge and was on the road again.

After driving staggeringly on the road for more than an hour, I stopped at a place where no one was around, and then turned into a warehouse beside the road... After cars drove in, the iron gate of the warehouse was closed from the outside When he got up, the surroundings were immediately plunged into darkness.

"What's going on?" The thief felt something was wrong.

"Didn't you say retreat?" said the actor, "Why lock us up like prisoners?"

The veteran seemed to have sensed something, but he didn't say much.

The order came down quickly: "rest in place and keep quiet!"

Only then did Shulka know that the secret measure of General Kirponos was to lock up all the soldiers of the 9th Army and isolate them from the outside world.