Shulka was escorted to the headquarters by two communications soldiers one after the other.

Major Gavrilov was quite polite to Shulka. He asked Shulka to sit down on a chair and handed him a glass of water. He said comfortingly: "Don't be nervous, private. I just have some questions that I want to clarify.

It’s good for us all!”

"Yes, Major!" Shulka replied, but still looked nervously at the instructor standing next to Major Gavrilov.

The instructor looked a little smug, and needless to say, it must have been his fault.

"Your suggestion is very good!" Major Gavrilov said while pacing next to him: "I mean 500 meters. We used your suggestion to repel the Germans' last attack!"

"This is what I should do, Comrade Major!" Shulka replied.

This is true. If the German attack had not been repelled, Shurka's own life would have been in danger.

"But..." Major Gavrilo then asked: "Why do you know the equipment of the Germans? You even know the range of their 50mm mortars and the number of submachine guns?"

Shulka couldn't help but be stunned, and then he knew that the problem was here... The Soviet-German war had just broken out at this time, and it was indeed impossible for an ordinary Soviet soldier to know the detailed data of the German equipment. This alone was enough.

Defined Shulka as a "German spy".

Fortunately, Shurka's head turned quickly. He frowned and replied: "I know about it from a Pole, Comrade Major!"

"Polish?"

"Yes, Comrade Major!" Shulka replied: "His name is Sergeyak, he can speak some Russian, and we chatted a few words... He told me this, and I don't know why he knows so much.

!”

Although this statement is simple, it contains a huge amount of information.

But Shulka didn't say it clearly, which is also Shulka's brilliance...leaving some suspense for others to guess, especially some reasonable parts, the less said, the more likely it is to be true.

Major Gavrilov and the instructor were indeed fooled. They looked at each other and then nodded slightly to each other.

The focus here is on the Poles.

At this time, Poland had been divided between Germany and the Soviet Union. In other words, the Poles had fought with the Germans, so it was normal to know the German equipment data.

In addition, Polish underground organizations often fled to areas controlled by the Soviet Union to avoid being pursued by the Germans (the Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression pact, and fleeing to the other side meant safety), so there was nothing wrong with appearing in Brest.

At the same time, Polish and Russian are 40% similar, so even if you have never learned Russian, you can still communicate...

So, everything made sense, especially since this Polish guy had a name.

What Gavrilov and the instructor didn't know was that these were actually given to them by Shulka.

"Very good, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov continued pacing: "Then, what else did he say to you? I mean, something valuable!"

Shulka suddenly realized that this was his opportunity, so he responded smoothly: "Yes, Comrade Major. He also said... the Germans are not good people, and he told me not to believe anything signed with the Germans.

Treaty, he said that the Germans would come over sooner or later, and it would be a comprehensive, large-scale attack!"

Shulka had a feeling that it was something he had to say, even though he "borrowed" it from someone else.

Major Gavrilov stopped unconsciously and let out an almost inaudible wry smile.

Shulka understood the meaning of this bitter smile... Shulka hit his heart, or it could also be said to be his pain point.

Before the war, Major Gavrilov emphasized his point of view more than once: war is imminent, and the dangerous neighboring country on the other side of the Bug River can do anything. Since Hitler can tear up many agreements with other countries, then

, he could also tear up the friendly agreement with the Soviet Union.

There is nothing wrong with this. It is normal and encouraged for an officer with combat experience to make some reasonable inferences about potential enemies.

The issue is……

The top Soviet officials at that time believed that it was impossible for Germany to attack the Soviet Union when the war with Britain was fierce. They even suspected that British intelligence personnel were trying to drive a wedge between the Soviet Union and Germany in order to reduce the pressure on their own country. Therefore, similar remarks were strictly prohibited.

As expected, someone snitched and exposed Major Gavrilov on the following charges: promoting the inevitability of war against Germany and spreading terror in the army.

This crime is very serious. If nothing else happens, Gavrilov will be examined on the 27th and will likely be subject to severe party discipline.

Fortunately, an accident happened... At 4 o'clock in the morning on the 22nd, that is, five days before the review, the Soviet-German war broke out.

This incident seems so absurd that Major Gavrilov will be punished by party discipline because he foresaw the war, but what saved him from punishment was actually the war he foresaw.

"Nonsense!" the instructor accused: "If that's the case, why don't you report it to your superiors? This is very important information, because we are indeed being attacked by the Germans!"

"Comrade instructor!" Shurka pretended to be innocent: "I thought it was just a few nonsense words spoken casually by the Poles. You know, the Poles want us to fight the Germans. And..."

Shulka won’t say anything else next.

How can this be reported even if everyone understands it? The result of the report will be that someone like Major Gavrilov will be charged with spreading terror.

Major Gavrilov nodded slightly to express his understanding. In this regard, he and Shulka could be said to have "sympathized with each other."

"So..." Major Gavrilov said: "That's why you said 'the battle won't end so soon' and asked your comrades to 'be mentally prepared enough'?"

Shulka couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this. This was what he casually said to Okunev more than ten minutes ago.

Okunev has never left Shulka's sight, so it is impossible for him to reveal it.

In other words... someone reported him to the headquarters and exposed him. And this was the real reason why Shulka was escorted to the headquarters.

This made Shulka a little creepy, but it seemed normal... At this time, snitching was popular in the Soviet army, and there were even people who relied on snitching to get promoted. The most famous one was the director of the General Political Department of the Soviet army.

Mehlis, known as the "King of Small Reports".

"Comrade Shulka!" At this time, the instructor became more enthusiastic: "You must clearly realize that when the major emphasized to the entire army that reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, you are spreading the words 'the battle will not end so soon' and similar
Chapter completed!