Burning Moscow

I leaned forward and looked towards the Vasily slope, and saw a t-72 parked there with thick smoke billowing from the tail, and it seemed that the engine was malfunctioning. The tanker uncovered the top hatch, jumped onto the body, took the fire extinguisher from the soldiers coming from nearby, and extinguished the fire nervously.

"Damn it, what the **** is going on?" When Katukoff saw this scene, his brows were suddenly closed. He turned to look at me and asked incomprehensibly: "Could this be what you said about certain technologies? Failure caused by maturity?"

"Yes, Comrade General." I looked up at the same viewing platform on Lenin's tomb, and saw Stalin and Zhukov also pointing towards the other side. Knowing that they had also discovered this situation, I turned my head to Katuk. The husband explained: "Although this tank is very advanced and is the nemesis of all current tanks in the German army, due to various technical reasons, this model is not perfect, and there are still many design flaws, so it cannot be put into actual combat for the time being."

After saying this, I glanced at the high platform again and found that Ustinov was gone. Maybe it was because of the tank malfunction. However, the fired tank was far away from the parade area, so it did not cause much panic, and the rhythm of the military band's performance was not affected at all.

After the military parade was over, before I left the observatory, an officer of the guard squeezed to our side against the crowd, approached Bezikov's side, and whispered a few words to him. Bezikov nodded after hearing this, then turned to me and whispered: "Lida, there is an order to see Comrade Stalin in the Kremlin later."

Katukov walked a few steps and found that I hadn’t followed, so he guessed that there must be something I left behind. He didn’t force him to stretch out his hand at me, smiled and said, "Lida, it seems you should be staying. If there is still something to do next, then I will leave first, and we will have a period later."

I shook hands with him and said politely: "Comrade General. We will have a period later."

Twenty minutes later, I appeared in Stalin's office. Stalin was sitting behind his desk, smoking his cigarettes unhurriedly, except for me in the room. There are Zhukov, Vasilevsky, Ustinov, Kosygin, and a strange general wearing a military uniform full of medals and a pair of round glasses.

Seeing my arrival, Stalin showed a smile on his face, and he raised his hand and pointed to the general. Said to me: "Lida, this is Beria, the vice chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, a member of the National Defense Committee, and Minister of the Interior. You may not have seen it before." Then he said to Beria, "This is Osha Ning Na, I believe you must be familiar with him."

Among the long list of titles reported by Stalin, the one that shocked me most was the last title: Minister of the Interior! Especially after I heard that the other party's name was Beria, my legs couldn't help but feel a little soft.

Although I was terribly scared, since Stalin gave us an introduction, I couldn't help but greet each other, so I had to lean forward slightly. He stretched out his hands to Beria and said politely: "Hello, Comrade Minister."

Beria took the hand I stretched over, turned his head and said to Stalin: "Comrade Stalin, you are right. I am really familiar with General Oshanina." After speaking, he turned his head and said to me. "Hello, Comrade Oshaninna, although I have seen your information a long time ago. But today I have the first chance to see you in person."

Stalin's performance surprised Stalin. He asked curiously: "Comrade Beria, tell me, what kind of information does your Ministry of Internal Affairs have about Lida?"

Hear the question of Stalin. Beria let go of my hand, walked to Stalin’s desk, and reported to him: "Comrade Stalin, this is the case. When we cleaned up the'Vlasovites' last year, it was because of Comrade Oshanina and Frasov. Sov had close contacts. So she was arrested as an important member."

"It's just a nonsense." Stalin took off the pipe in his mouth, knocked it on the crystal ashtray on the table, and said dissatisfiedly: "How could Lida be a'Vlasovite'? I know that although she and Vlasov have had a lot of intersections before, they are all subordinates. Moreover, at the critical moment of Vlasov’s rebellion, she escaped from the enemy’s encirclement at the risk of being alone. .On this basis, she cannot be in the same way as Vlasov and his like."

When Beria heard Stalin defending my innocence in public, he quickly squeezed a smile and said to Stalin: "Comrade Stalin, you are right. Oshanina is indeed not a Vlasovist. We were originally. After clarifying this matter, we planned to release her immediately. However, our grassroots staff made a mistake in their work. They still locked Comrade Oshanina and those stubborn “Vlasovs” together and were arrested. Escorted to the execution ground."

Stalin, who was filling the pipe with tobacco, stopped when he heard Beria's behavior. He looked up at Beria and asked in surprise: "Why have you never reported this to me? Huh?!"

Seeing Stalin's signs of anger, Beria quickly argued: "Fortunately, Comrade Oshanina has the blessing of the gods, and the pistol that shot her has jammed, and Feijuninsky, who was ordered by Marshal Zhukov to rescue her. The general just arrived, and she was able to escape from the dead."

Stalin threw his pipe on the lookout table, stood up on the table, and said angrily: "Can you just execute an excellent commander with rich combat experience without going through the necessary interrogation?"

Beria saw that Stalin was about to come out from behind the desk, and quickly stepped forward to help. From Stalin's limping walking posture, I can imagine how serious the injuries he suffered during the previous two days when he contacted with horseback riding.

Beria helped Stalin come to the conference table and sat down, and then explained to him: "Comrade Stalin, there must be interrogations, but due to the negligence of the trial personnel, Comrade Oshanina was sent to him. The error occurred in the execution ground."

Stalin held the cigarette **** with the shredded tobacco in his mouth, struck a match and lit it, and said to Beria: "Please tell us about the information during the interrogation."

I judged from Stalin's tone that I was arrested as a "Vlasovist", even taken to the execution ground, and almost shot. It seems that Stalin didn't know anything about it.

After taking a look at me, Beria began to tell Stalin and the people present about my situation at the time of trial. Everyone burst into laughter when they heard that the interrogators learned that my nickname included Stalin himself. Even Stalin couldn't help but laugh. After he took a cigarette. Said to me: "Lida, if someone interrogates you next time, you should still say the same. When confessing the list of people who called you by your nickname, don't forget to mention my name."

"Comrade Stalin," Zhukov interjected, "I think the friendship between me and Lida should have been included in the list by the Secret Service staff."

Stalin laughed at what Zhukov said. The people around him were smart people, and they also expressed their opinions. Ask me to include them on my list of close persons when I am tried in the future. Seeing that everyone’s opinions were surprisingly unified, Beria also laughed and said to me: "Lida, if you are asked by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the future to ask who you have a close relationship with, please be sure to take my The name is also added."

"Since the matter is over and Lida is safe, then we'll turn over this page, and it's time to talk about something important." Stalin turned his head to look at Ustinov, and asked with a slight dissatisfaction. : "Young Comrade People's Committee. I want to hear your explanation, why does our most advanced tank break down when going downhill, or even spontaneously ignite?"

In fact, I am very clear about this answer. The Florin engineer came from 1975. Although the T-72 tank was developed in 1967, equipped with troops in 1971, and formally finalized in 1973, considering that he had retired, then his mastery of t- The technology of the 72 tank is not complete. Coupled with the existing production technology, there is still a big difference compared with later generations, so it is normal for the tanks produced to fail.

When Ustinov reported to Stalin. I looked at Zhukov, who was not far away, and wanted to know the true purpose of calling myself to the Kremlin, but Stalin and Ustinov were separated from us. In this case, I didn’t have the guts to walk over. When I asked Zhukov what was going on, I could only stand in place anxiously waiting for the answer to be revealed.

I don't know how long it took. Ustinov stopped talking, Stalin nodded and said to him: "Comrade Ustinov, after you go back, you must organize experts from the base to work out solutions as soon as possible, and strive to solve the problem before the end of the year. This new type of tank equips troops."

"Understood, Comrade Stalin." After answering with a straight body, Ustinov asked Stalin respectfully: "I don't know if another type of new tank and self-propelled anti-aircraft gun can be put into mass production for an early date. Equip our troops."

"Yes." After Stalin finished saying this sentence, he flicked twice with his hand holding the cigarette butt, adding: "While producing new tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, don't forget the production of supporting ammunition. ."

"We have decided on a factory for the production of supporting ammunition, and we will start construction as soon as the production of tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns begins." When Ustinov said this, the voice fell again, and I only vaguely Hearing words such as armored steel plates, tractor factories, etc., it is estimated that he was reporting to Stalin where the above equipment was produced.

After Ustinov's report, it was Vasilievsky's turn. In accordance with the usual practice, he reported to Stalin on the holding of this military parade. While praising the troops under review, he also put forward his own views on some existing problems.

Listening to Vasilevsky’s mouth-watering report, I was really anxious. Stalin hurriedly recruited me and introduced me to Beria. Then there was no more. He never wanted to transfer me to internal affairs. Shall we go? Based on my personality, it is estimated that after I arrive at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I won’t be long before Beria will be cleansed out.

After finally waiting for Vasilevsky's report, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, saying that I had finally come to an end, and when Stalin had finished explaining what he had to explain, I could leave without fail. Unexpectedly, just a few seconds after I was proud, I heard Zhukov's voice: "Comrade Stalin, please allow me to report to you the situation in Kiev that I just received."

Originally, I was very impatient, but when I heard the name of Kiev, my nerves suddenly became tense. I listened attentively to Zhukov's report to Stalin, and wanted to know the current situation of Kirilov, Romanov, and Rybarko whom I am familiar with.

Just listen to Zhukov say slowly: "...At present, General Rebarko is temporarily in the reserve front. I plan to wait for him to rest for a while before assigning him a new position."

Regarding Zhukov's arrangement, Stalin nodded and then asked: "Then what happened to Lieutenant General Romanov, the commander of our guerrilla army?"

Zhukov walked to the map next to the conference table, pointed at the map with the explanation stick, and introduced Stalin: "General Romanov led about four thousand troops to highlight the heavy encirclement and was retreating towards Cherzobyl in the north of Ukraine. According to his According to the report, he intends to establish a new guerrilla base in the area and integrate the Ukrainian and Belarusian guerrillas in order to form a strong combat force."

"Our Dnieper cluster used to have more than 30,000 people when it had the greatest strength." After Stalin and Zhukov finished speaking, he raised his own question: "And the troops who followed Romanov to break through were only 4,000~www.NovelMTL .com~Where did the remaining 20,000 people go?"

Zhukov put down the explanation stick in his hand and straightened his body and reported: "Comrade Stalin, our troops have suffered constant losses in the fierce battle, and the troops have suffered heavy casualties. According to the latest information, they have become a prominent unit that has been heavily encircled. , There are only more than 4,000 people. As for the remaining more than 20,000 people, either sacrificed or... was broken up." Zhukov hesitated for a while when talking about the latter possibility, and finally used "break up" instead. Not the word "captured".

Hearing Zhukov’s conversation with Stalin, another thought came to my mind: “Does Stalin plan to send me to Chernobyl to assist Romanov in commanding the troops?” My heart beats when I think of this possibility. I speeded up unconvincingly. My heart said that there was an enemy-occupied area. Let us go to guerrilla warfare in places where we are not familiar with our lives and where we can't get any supplies. Doesn't it mean letting me go to death? Even if I have the protagonist's halo, I can't die, but in the next two years of war, it will be difficult for me to achieve any remarkable achievements. How can I realize my marshal dream like this?

Just when I was thinking about it, Stalin and Zhukov finally finished talking. Stalin waved at me and said amiably: "Lida, come to me, I have important things to tell you." (To be continued.)

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