USSR 1941

"Paulus?" Zolotarev and Trufanov exclaimed almost simultaneously.

"Why is he the key?" Trufanov asked. "I mean, he is the key, but we can't use it, can we?"

"You mean... an assassination?" Zolotarev said, but quickly denied the conjecture: "No, even if he is successfully assassinated, it will not affect the morale of the Sixth Army, and it may even make the Germans People share the same hatred and the enemy!"

"Of course not assassination!" Shulka replied: "I mean... the German soldiers were influenced by Paulus or the German propaganda to maintain their morale without knowing the situation of the battle, but Paulus himself knew the situation of the battle! "

"Of course he knows!" Trufanov spread his hands: "But of course he won't tell others, will he?"

It was clear that Trufanov was somewhat confused by Shulka.

"Of course!" Shulka replied: "However, the German soldiers didn't know the truth and thought they had hope of breaking through, so they could ignore the amnesty order. Paulus knew the truth, he knew that the 6th Army's chance of breaking through was very small, so...he could ignore it. Amnesty?"

Hearing this, Trufanov and Zolotarev couldn't help being stunned.

After a while, Trufanov said: "Shulka, you really want to persuade Paulus to surrender, commander of the 6th Army! No, this is crazy, it has almost no chance of success!"

Zolotarev objected: "Although I also think its success rate is very low, why don't we try it? It's not bad for us, is it? If there is a harm, it is the loss of a few spies, But if it succeeds, the benefit it can bring is the 6th Army, the entire 6th Army!"

Of course, if Paulus is persuaded, he only needs to raise his arms... Those subordinates who originally planned to hesitate between surrendering and not surrendering must have surrendered with Paulus.

"Yes!" said Shulka, "it's no loss for us!"

The reason why Shulka made this suggestion was not only because of "no loss", but also because he knew that Paulus had the heart to surrender... In history, he brought his troops to surrender to the Soviet army, so there is no need to I think Paulus must be more troubled than his subordinates at this time.

"So, what should we do?" Trufanov, he was obviously convinced, because things were indeed as Shulka said, even if they failed, there would be no loss.

"I think we need to contact the Security Service first!" Shulka said.

Trufanov and Zolotarev couldn't help but look at each other. Neither of them liked dealing with people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

But now it seems that this has to be done, because the German spies who instigated the rebellion have always been contacted by the Security Bureau, and the Political Department and the army have no relevant contacts at all.

Of course, it was Shulka who came forward for this point, because at this time Shulka could even be regarded as half of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not to mention that he had a personal relationship with the director of the Security Bureau Akadyevich.

Akadyevich was silent for a while after receiving the telegram before agreeing.

But this does not mean that Akadyevich is not willing to help Shulka.

Akadyevich was to report to Beria.

Beria was overjoyed when he saw this telegram, and he, who was always able to keep calm, even stood up excitedly at that moment.

"Very good!" Beria ordered to Akadyevich: "Fly to Miloway immediately, use the fastest speed, and do our best to cooperate with Comrade Shulka!"

It's not surprising that Beria would be so excited.

We must know that the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as the main force responsible for domestic internal defense, has always lacked combat achievements and has become ill.

At the same time, as mentioned before, both Beria and Khrushchev are striving for the support or control of the army, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has always been at a disadvantage in this regard.

But now, Shulka has created an opportunity for the Ministry of Internal Affairs...to persuade Paulus to surrender.

For the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was like a big pie falling from the sky, knocking Beria unconscious. Although Beria also knew that the success rate of persuading Paulus to surrender was extremely low, but if it succeeded, then the encirclement and annihilation The Ministry of Internal Affairs has a lot of credit for the victory of the 6th Army and even the victory of the Stalingrad Defense War.

Therefore, Beria stopped Akadyevich when he turned to leave, and added: "If necessary, all resources of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can be used!"

"Yes, Comrade Beria!"

So half an hour later, Akadyevich boarded a plane to Znamensk, and then appeared at the 51st Army headquarters that night.

Akadyevich embraced Shulka enthusiastically, and said with a smile, "Comrade Shulka, I didn't expect us to meet so soon!"

"Yes, Colonel!" Shulka said. "It's a pleasure to meet you!"

While holding Shulka's hand, Akadyevich glanced at Zolotarev next to him, and said, "Comrade Beria is very satisfied with your performance, so I have been sent to assist you in your work. If you need anything, tell me!"

Shulka was a little helpless.

Obviously, the reason why Akadyevich emphasized so high-profilely that "Beria is very satisfied with you" is not only to praise Shulka, but also to tell Zolotarev, the political commissar.

Needless to say what its intention was, it implied that Shulka was from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then he could tell Khrushchev through Zolotarev.

At the same time, it also means to further force Shulka to stand in the team.

What else could Shulka do? He can only acquiesce.

"The thing is!" said Shulka, "we need someone close to Paulus, and I hope you have such spies!"

"Of course!" Akadyevich took out a document from the folder and handed it to Shulka, saying: "I'm ready, he will be a very suitable candidate!"

Shulka took the document and looked at it. Colonel Bergman, staff officer of the 14th Armored Army.

Shulka nodded. If it was an ordinary staff officer, it might not be strong enough, but if it was a staff officer of the armored army... You must know that the main force and elite of the German army are the armored forces. It is obviously very important to be able to serve in the staff of the armored army.

Akadyevich joked: "It was our luck that we were able to capture him. This guy seemed to be showing his courage to go to the battlefield. One night he personally led the troops to observe the terrain, and it happened that we were organizing a counterattack at that time." ,then……"

Needless to say, the unlucky colonel was captured by the Soviet army and gave some useful information, and then the information became the handle of the Soviet army and then put him back to become a valuable spy.