Rodionov can't come. Oleg Gronin will be sent in his place. These two offers were enough for Andrei to realize that a new round of difficulties was beginning.
He wouldn't be able to work with Oleg—Oleg would want to command, and he'd already demonstrated his command skills, and not in the best light. Pavel explained that there was simply no one to send and warned that upon arrival in Olkhovka, Oleg would be completely subordinate to Andrey. But Romanov knew Oleg would throw as many obstacles in his way as he could, and it would be difficult to influence this without causing a conflict. The colonel himself likely anticipated this, because when instructing his son, he sternly warned him that if he disobeyed orders, the consequences would be severe.
However, Andrey had no intention of findi
