USSR 1941

Sure enough, Major Zahakavic made a phone call to ask Zhukov for instructions.

Zhukov scolded Major Zakhakovich immediately: "I have already told you, drive the enemy out of the Tula area, drive them out... Do you understand? Do you know what it means to drive out? Just defeat them, and then rescue Tula!"

"Yes, Comrade General!" Major Zahakavic hurriedly responded.

After hanging up the phone, Major Zakhakovic shrugged helplessly and said, "You all heard that, this is the order from the superior!"

Shulka didn't care, he just smiled and continued to wait.

Major Gavrilov noticed Shulka's expression and couldn't help casting a puzzled look.

Shulka didn't speak, just waited quietly.

He knew what was going on with Zhukov. Zhukov's reaction was that he was worried that the secret would be leaked, so he refused without thinking.

Zhukov on the other side was indeed frightened.

The Fourth Tank Brigade actually wanted to delay the Dedi Armored Division by blowing up the railway bridge.

Zhukov was not frightened because this method failed, but precisely because this alternative plan was feasible, not only feasible, but also better to achieve strategic goals.

what does that mean?

This means that the Fourth Tank Brigade has already guessed the strategic purpose of allowing them to counterattack Tula, otherwise they would not have thought of such a perfect alternative and asked the command for instructions.

In other words, they guessed that the Soviet army will hold a military parade in ten days!

Zhukov was walking around anxiously in the office. This was not a trivial matter. Although the Fourth Tank Brigade was a trustworthy force, once the news leaked out, it would directly affect the safety of the entire defense line and even Moscow.

After much deliberation, Zhukov thinks that it is likely that the news leaked because of the ten-day limit he gave when he gave the order.

That is to say, if he is held accountable for the accident, he, the direct leaker, will definitely not be able to get rid of the responsibility.

This is why he scolded Zaha Kavic in the first place.

Agreeing to this plan would mean admitting... Zhukov certainly would not admit it.

It's not the way to go on like this.

After thinking about it, Zhukov immediately made another call to the headquarters of the Fourth Tank Brigade.

It was Zahakavic who answered the phone.

Zhukov asked: "Who came up with this plan?"

Zakhakovic opened his mouth halfway. He thought Zhukov wanted to hold him accountable.

"Comrade General!" Zakhakovic replied, "I proposed it!"

Obviously, Zaha Kavic is unwilling to betray Shulka.

"Don't try to lie to me!" Zhukov said angrily, "It's that guy named Shulka!"

"Yes, yes, Comrade General!" Major Zahakavic could only admit: "I think this plan is feasible, so..."

"What's feasible? This is simply nonsense!" Zhukov scolded: "The others will leave the meeting first, and the two of you stay and explain the problem clearly! Isn't Order No. 270 clearly written enough? How dare you do it under such circumstances?" Disobeying orders! Do you know how serious the consequences of this behavior are? Especially the 4th Tank Brigade, especially that Shulka is a 'breakout hero'!"

"Yes, Comrade Zhukov!" Zakhakovic replied, then covered the phone with his hands, and said to Shulka with a pale face: "Comrade Shulka stays, and the others leave the meeting!"

So only Major Zakhakovic and Shulka were left in the headquarters.

Zakhakovic plugged the phone into a loudspeaker, readying himself for Zhukov's wrath.

But I didn't expect Zhukov to change his words and said: "Shuerka, you bastard, can't you report to me in private?"

"Yes, Comrade Zhukov!" Shulka replied: "But I can't seem to report to you except in this way!"

"Forget it!" Zhukov asked: "No one else knows!"

"Of course, Comrade Zhukov!" Shulka replied: "I didn't say anything!"

"That's good. How are you going to blow up the railway bridge?"

...

Hearing these words, Major Zakhakovic couldn't help being stunned for a while, and didn't understand what was going on for a while.

"I think we need to borrow partisans, Comrade Zhukov!" Shulka said.

"Kyiv guerrillas?"

"Yes!" Shulka replied: "The German army is very closely guarded in the direction of Moscow. If there is any trouble with us, they will immediately alert them. Instead, it is the guerrillas in Kyiv... I mean, if they are near Tula If you have infiltrated the guerrillas, it would be best to use them to sneak attack!"

"That's right!" Zhukov hung up the phone after he finished speaking. He obviously wanted to contact Kyiv.

At this moment, Major Zahakavic asked suspiciously: "Is there anything I don't know?"

"No, Major!" said Shulka, "you know as much as I do!"

"So... what's the matter?" asked Major Zakhakovic.

Shulka didn't answer, and it might have been a good thing for Major Zakhakovic if he hadn't figured it out.

At the same time Shulka dared not say anything without permission.

Then the phone rang again, and it was from Zhukov.

"They do have guerrillas near Tula!" Zhukov said: "But the number is not large. In Wuyi Town, 15 people have been deployed! This manpower is not enough to seize the railway bridge!"

Shulka frowned involuntarily.

15 people is indeed a little less.

Although the number of people cannot determine everything, just like the German army captured the railway bridge, only a few dozen people captured the railway bridge stationed by a company of Soviet troops, and even captured more than 80 people.

But the problem is:

The quality of the Soviet guerrillas was not as good as that of the German reconnaissance units.

More importantly, the German army used this method to get the railway bridge from the Soviet army, but it would not be so easily taken back by the Soviet army in the same way.

Moreover, even if the railway bridge is captured... they still need time to plant explosives, detonate them, etc., which is not something that 15 people can easily do.

After thinking about it, Shulka said, "Maybe we don't need too many people!"

"What's the meaning?"

"That's a railway bridge, Comrade Zhukov!" said Shulka, "and I'm sure the Germans will restore the railway!"

"Yes, in fact it has been opened to traffic!" Zhukov said: "They use the railway to transport supplies for the 1st Armored Division, which is one of the reasons for my concern!"

Needless to say, there is nothing to worry about. The railway provides supplies for the 1st Armored Division. After saving for a period of time, they have enough supplies to attack Moscow.

"That's exactly what we can use!" Shulka said. "They don't seem to need to capture the railway bridge and blow it up, they just need to find a way to get a locomotive and then..."