USSR 1941

  Chapter 730 Resignation

  After sending Major Bauer away, Shulka returned to the headquarters with peace of mind.

Shulka did not need to worry about the process of sending Major Bauer away. People from the security bureau like Akadyevich are fully capable of doing it... Actually it is not a big deal. Akadyevich ordered a team of guards to take Bauer away. The major fled.

  With this team of guards, they will have no problem getting out of the Soviet-controlled area. On the contrary, it will be more troublesome to cross the Soviet-German border line.

Therefore, when this team of guards reached the border line, they even performed a scene of chasing fugitives, and they chose Romanians on the opposite side... Romanian soldiers are relatively timid, and they often dare not even raise their heads after a burst of fire suppression, so Major Bauer was able to Use this time to escape into their lines and have time to explain.

  Of course, there are also a series of risks, such as Romanian recruits shooting nervously, landmines and so on.

  But as long as these risks are unavoidable on the battlefield, this plan also depends on luck.

   After that, Akadyevich persuaded two officers in the same way, one succeeded and the other failed.

   The one who failed was simply shot by Akadyevich.

   "Why does your persuasion process seem very simple, but it is very difficult for me to follow it!" Akadyevich asked Shulka with some distress.

   Shulka knew what Akadyevich meant.

   Of the two German officers he persuaded, the successful one was obviously greedy for life and afraid of death... People like this don’t even need to spend any effort to persuade them, as long as they offer a way out, he immediately agrees.

"This is not surprising at all, Comrade Akadyevich!" Shulka said: "Because this is a kind of psychological warfare. When we persuade these prisoners, we should not forcefully put forward conditions, but should know that they are What is thinking in your heart, that is, consider the problem from the other party's point of view!"

   Akadyevich nodded thoughtfully.

  What the Soviet intelligence agencies of this era may lack is this approach of considering issues from the other side’s perspective. Their persuasion will always say a lot of metaphysical truths or directly use fists.

  Akadyevich's affairs came to an end, and Shulka was free to return to the regiment headquarters.

   "Comrade Trufanov came to see you, Comrade Shulka!" Andrianka reported to Shulka.

   "Did he say anything?" Shulka asked casually.

   "No, he said he was just taking a look and asked where you were!"

   Shulka let out a "hmm".

   Shulka knew why Trufanov came to him.

  If there is any flaw in the whole plan, it is Trufanov... Shulka got Shevchenko's private information from Trufanov.

  Although Trufanov didn’t ask anything on the phone, he was no fool, and of course he knew what Shulka was planning.

   Shulka believed that Trufanov would not be so stupid as to disclose these matters or doubts to Shevchenko.

Shulka guessed right. Of course Trufanov would not betray Shulka. Trufanov didn’t even think it was a big deal... These private information are not important information at all, they can even be called resumes. So there's no talk of leaks or anything.

Trufanov just thought that Shulka wanted to know more about or study Shevchenko. He really just wanted to ask Shulka that time, and then he didn’t take it seriously and turned his attention to Ling again. The battered battlefield and the quarrel with Shevchenko are over.

  Trufanov and Shevchenko have had several quarrels, and he originally wanted to endure it, because he knew that continuing to quarrel with Shevchenko would not lead to any good results.

   But early the next morning, when Trufanov knew that Shevchenko was going to send the tank regiment to the battlefield again, he couldn't hold back.

   "The enemy has many 88MM anti-aircraft guns, Comrade Shevchenko!" Trufanov said: "Sending tank troops up will only become the enemy's target!"

   "So, do you have a better idea?" Shevchenko asked back.

   "No, I didn't!" Trufanov replied: "But that doesn't mean we're going up to die!"

"Death?" Shevchenko raised his head and stared at Trufanov: "I can't believe it, these words came from an excellent commander like you, Comrade Trufanov, you will die before the battle begins." Believe that we must be defeated, and interpret the heroism and sacrifice of our soldiers as death! If you fight against the enemy with your thoughts, how can you command the troops to defeat the enemy..."

   "Okay, Comrade Shevchenko!" Trufanov interrupted Shevchenko: "I request to resign as commander of the Army Group!"

  Trufanov couldn't just watch his subordinates being sent to the battlefield meaninglessly one after another and turned into a pile of blood or coke.

   Or, in fact, Trufanov’s approach is wise.

  It would be good if he could win the battle, and he, the commander of the army group, could also get some glory of victory.

  But if the battle is lost...Although Trufanov must obey the orders of the political commissar, the responsibility for losing the battle will eventually fall on his shoulders.

Not only that, the officers and soldiers of the 51st Army will also blame Trufanov for sending them to the slaughterhouse because of his poor command... Although the officers and soldiers actually knew that this was not Trufanov's responsibility, but after a large number of casualties Under such circumstances, how could the soldiers think so much, not to mention that Trufanov is still sitting in the headquarters, the person who can talk to him next to the political commissar, and the commander of the 51st Army.

   Now in this battle, Trufanov has no hope of victory at all, so it may be a better choice for him to resign as the commander of the army group.

  Although this may cause him to lose the trust of his superiors, it can at least keep the trust of officers and soldiers in him.

  Trufanov is very smart. He knows that the trust of superiors is more important in peacetime, but in wartime, the trust of subordinates is more important, because they are the capital that can gain a foothold on the battlefield.

   Shevchenko didn't expect Trufanov to have such a reaction. After he was stunned for a moment, he nodded and said, "I hope you know what you are doing, Comrade Trufanov!"

   "Yes, I know what I'm doing!"

"Very good!" Shevchenko turned his gaze to the document in his hand, and replied while flipping through it: "I will report your problem to the Supreme Command. Before the order of the Supreme Command is issued, I hope you will continue to fulfill your duties responsibility!"

   "Yes, Comrade Shevchenko!" Trufanov answered boldly.

   But what they don't know is that things haven't developed to that point at all.

  (end of this chapter)