USSR 1941

"Perhaps you're right!" said Major Gavrilov. "But you can't tell, understand? Nobody can tell!"

"Why?" Shulka asked.

"You know why!" replied Major Gavrilov.

Then he looked around and left. Before leaving, he added: "Forget this, don't tell anyone!"

"Yes, Major!" Shulka answered.

But the answer was this, and Shulka finally couldn't help it.

While squatting next to the car to eat, Shulka looked at the tanks located between the bunkers more than a hundred meters away, pretending to be casual and whispered to the actor: "Okunev, I wonder why they didn't concentrate the tanks. Get up and use!"

The actor was stunned for a moment, stopped biting the bread, and then replied: "It seems that you haven't recovered yet, Shulka, I thought you were back to normal!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Shulka said.

"Okay!" the actor replied: "Because Tukhachevsky wanted to do it, Shulka, remember him?"

Shulka couldn't help but "Oh".

Of course he knew Tukhachevsky, he was one of the first five marshals of the Soviet Union, a very talented military strategist, known as "Soviet Napoleon".

His contributions, such as suggesting the formation of mechanized troops, air force, airborne troops, etc., also proposed the development of T34 tanks, military jet engines, etc.

But what impressed Shulka the most was that Tukhachevsky put forward the military theory of concentrating the use of tanks and joining the air force, infantry, airborne troops and other arms... These theories were later adopted by the German army. Proved to be absolutely correct.

Shulka believed that if the Soviet army was organized according to Tukhachevsky's ideas, then it would not be the German army but the Soviet army that would be galloping across the earth.

The problem is that... Heydrich, who was the head of the German "security police" at the time, used a countermeasure at this time. He disguised a series of evidence of Tukhachevsky's "treason" and deliberately leaked it to the Soviet Union.

Needless to say, Tukhachevsky was arrested and executed for "treason" along with seven generals. (Note: rehabilitated in 1956)

Therefore, the military theory put forward by the traitor Tukhachevsky, of course, cannot continue to be used, because it is "a theory with ulterior motives and an attempt to subvert the Soviet army."

So Shulka, of course, cannot repeat this theory.

"Fuck it!" Shulka couldn't help cursing. At this moment, he felt as if he was tied hands and feet to fight the Germans, and the people who tied him were none other than the Soviets.

"Is there a problem, Comrade Sergeant?" A pair of boots appeared in front of Shulka.

Shulka looked up and saw Olga, the deputy instructor.

"No, no problem, Comrade Deputy Instructor!" Shulka stood up.

"Very good!" Olga nodded: "If there is any situation or idea, I hope you can report it to me in time, understand?"

"Yes, Comrade Deputy Instructor!" Shulka replied jerky.

Why does he feel that he and the deputy instructor are not allies on the same front, but enemies who are fighting each other and fighting wits.

Although Major Gavrilov repeatedly urged, Shulka couldn't help but bring it up in front of General Kirponos.

"Speak directly if you have anything to say, Comrade Sergeant!" General Kirponos ignored Major Gavrilov's excuses, because Shulka had successfully aroused his curiosity.

"That's right, Comrade General!" Shulka thought for a while and said, "I think the bunker plus the 'camouflage' tactics are enough for us to resist the Germans' attack, so...do we have any more?" Is it necessary to deploy tanks between bunkers and become bombing targets for the Germans?"

Admiral Kirponos nodded in agreement. Deploying tanks on the defensive circle is indeed a bit superfluous.

What's more, the focus at this time is not the defense in the front, but the outflanking of the enemy's Central Army Group in the rear.

"So, you think we should bring the tanks back?" Admiral Kirponos asked.

"Yes!" Shulka replied.

"And what are you going to do with these tanks?" Admiral Kirponos asked.

Shulka hesitated, then replied: "I think they should be combined into one army, Comrade General! An independent army!"

Admiral Kirponos couldn't help being taken aback for a moment, and then he understood why Major Gavrilov was trying to stop Shulka.

Major Gavrilov sighed, looking helpless.

Admiral Kirponos looked at Major Gavrilov, then at Shulka, and after a long silence, he asked Shulka: "Do you have any plans? Bring them back, but Not for hiding in a bunker as a toy or for viewing!"

"Of course, Comrade General!" Shulka replied.

Admiral Kirponos was a smart guy, he couldn't have pulled the tanks back just to protect them and risked "making a mistake" by gathering the tanks together to form a force.

Shulka knew this, so of course he prepared a plan as well.

Admiral Kirponos looked around, winked, and led Major Gavrilov and Shulka into a small nearby room.

It was the lounge of Admiral Kirponos, and the furnishings inside were very simple, except for a bed, a table and a lamp on the table.

Of course, this is just a superficial appearance.

Admiral Kirponos opened the drawer, took out a bottle of vodka from the drawer, raised his hand, and said, "I'll hide here for a few sips occasionally!"

Major Gavrilov laughed.

This time, they didn't even ask for wine glasses. Admiral Kirponos took a few sips from the bottle and handed it to Major Gavrilov.

"Speak, Comrade Sergeant!" General Kirponos said to Shulka: "Here you can speak freely, if Major Gavrilov will not inform!"

Major Gavrilov, who was drinking from a bottle, almost choked.

"I need a map, Comrade General!" Shulka said.

Of course, maps are indispensable in the lounge, and Admiral Kirponos took one out of the drawer casually and spread it out on the table.

Shulka pointed to the map and said: "The Kyiv defense line is more than 50 kilometers away from Kyiv, and the Germans will push the front line all the way to the Dnieper River and outside the Kiev defense line, which will form a protrusion outside the Kyiv defense line!"

"What is this protrusion for?" asked Admiral Kirponos.

"If we organize an armored force!" Shulka said, drawing an arc on the map from the protrusion to the south...

Admiral Kirponos and Major Gavrilov were stunned.