Although Grubiev's rage was temporarily assuaged, for Pavlov, there was no relief to his own mood.
The communication and command system had been disrupted, and as the Commander-in-Chief of the Western Front Army, Pavlov could not grasp the full picture of his army's situation.
Without specific information on the military's situation, strategizing accordingly was impossible. For Pavlov, the Western Front Army's Commander-in-Chief, this was tantamount to being stripped of command over the war.
After all, how could Pavlov deploy a battle plan without knowing the exact state of the military? Random orders might lead to an outcome not much different from Order No. 3 from the Supreme Command.
Although the Supreme Command was far from the frontline, Pavlov's Headquarters wasn't much distant from the operational commands of the army groups.
If the commanders of these army groups were angered, sparking a mutiny, it would truly be a case of shooting oneself in the foot.
