USSR 1991

"When I was helping the General Secretary tidy up the office today, I found a piece of material about the secret plan behind their arrest. Although General Secretary Yanayev said he was on vacation for a week, he planned to return to Moscow on April [-]nd to hold a An emergency meeting, all the top leaders of Moscow must attend, and then arrest all the conservative elders present. You think it is seamless, but in fact they are carrying out the same plan!"

After Lukyanov listened to the situation explained on the other end of the phone, his face changed instantly. It seemed that the senior officials of the Politburo knew something, and everyone knew what would happen if he offended Yanayev, and he couldn't believe it even if he was killed. It is the biggest joke that the seamless plan will be reversed by someone.

His chest was heaving and heaving, trying hard to calm himself down.To think about the next move.He glanced at the calendar on the wall, and now there were only three days left before Yanayev made his move.If there is no wind, they will be the ones who will be dismissed and sent to the Far East three days later.

It is better to give it a go than to die in the cold and ice.

"I understand that proper arrangements will be made. Comrade Valery will continue to lurk beside the general secretary. We already have a detailed plan ready to go...you just need to provide us with the most accurate information and cooperate with our action plan. "

For the role played by this pawn at the critical moment, Lukyanov expressed his gratitude, but the other party smiled wryly and shook his head, telling him the bad news, "There is no chance, the general secretary has left the office today. He let me Arrange the work of the Kremlin, I am afraid that the other party has already thought of a solution, but did not tell me clearly. If I were you, no matter whether the plan is perfect or not, you need to start in advance. If you delay it, it will only hurt him favorable."

Valery guessed that Yanayev's actions must have been beyond their expectations, because everyone was not mentally prepared for the sudden incident, and it was even more impossible for Lukyanov to know the news in advance.

"I see, Comrade Valery, pay attention to your identity, and you must not expose it."

"You guys... take care."

After speaking, Lukyanov hung up the phone.He sat quietly on the sofa and thought about the problem. He didn't want to deal with the messy meeting issues for the time being, and he was not in the mood to care about any meetings. Now he focused on Yanayev.

Lukyanov recalled the previous series of actions, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became.He realized that Yanayev had fabricated a wide net, layer by layer, including all the people who were lucky to occasionally snooped on the loopholes and escaped through this crisis.

I'm afraid... The Foros villa vacation plan is just an excuse he made up, in fact, he is trying to catch all the conservative members before they come to their senses.The most likely thing is that Yanayev has already noticed the secret plan behind it, and is going to launch a surprise attack first to cut off their retreat.

It was a dangerous move, and now Lukyanov has no way to retreat. When that day comes, his end will be exiled to Siberia, where he will freeze to death in front of a kerosene lamp in a mine on a snowy night.

Thinking of these, I feel scared and have a headache.

"No, I must inform Comrade Generalov to act in advance and not sit still."

He picked up the phone that he had just hung up, and dialed the number that only Gnieralov and himself guessed. After a while, the other party answered the phone in the same hurry, and said anxiously, "Comrade Lukyanov, I happen to have something important to report to you."

Lukyanov tried to calm his tone, and said calmly, "Me too, let me say first, Yanayev has already sensed our actions, so we must act before him. If we are not prepared, Bei The fate of Lia and Gorbachev is our fate. Today the Kremlin informant got Yanayev's latest action plan. He will take action in advance on April [-]nd and take all the conservatives in one fell swoop. Take it!"

Gnieralov took a deep breath. What Yanayev told him before proved his hunch was correct, so he confessed to Lukyanov, "General Secretary Yanayev asked to change his itinerary plan. , and when the security plan was formulated according to the new plan, I knew something was wrong. It seems that Comrade Lukyanov was right. Yanayev had already noticed something, and he wanted to take advantage of us. The gods wiped out all of them before, and they have already sensed our intentions. It turns out that the Black Sea vacation is a game in the middle of the game, and he still has the back hand to deal with us."

The rings are intertwined and airtight. If they hadn't obtained the information, no one would be able to see through this chain of tricks.

Lukyanov clenched his fists and said slowly, "Unfortunately, we have also noticed their intentions. Now we will see who will make the first move. If they do it first, they will have the advantage. Let's do it, we will do it on April [-]st. Before they recover, we will be caught off guard."

"But the coup is in advance, and the preparations may have to be changed."

The change of the date is the most taboo point, which means that Gneyralov has to change many details.Finally, confirm that everything is safe.It is equivalent to redesigning a new bureau.

"The squad including Alpha has to move ahead, as well as the personnel arrangement of the airborne troops. This is even worse. We don't have much time left. We must deal with these things as soon as possible. Otherwise, April [-] will not be ready in time. "

Gnieralov took a deep breath, feeling rejoiced that he survived the catastrophe, but also trembling with fear. If it wasn't for the informant's report, he would have to step down from his post after the Central Meeting in a few days. Go to a coal mine to dig coal.

"From now on, we will try to reduce contact as much as possible, prepare everything before April [-]st, that is, the day after tomorrow, and act separately. I will control Yanayev at the Foros holiday villa and put him under house arrest. You will get Vla in Moscow. Kimir. Report to each other after completion. Separate actions are also risky, but we have no choice."

Before the call ended, Gnieralov emphasized again, "Be careful, Comrade Lukyanov, I always have an ominous premonition that something bad may happen. No one knows whether he will have something Backup plan."

"I see."

Lukyanov hung up the phone with a stern face. The change of plan made him feel scared, and a fear of losing control swept over him.

"It seems that these two days are not destined to be peaceful and quiet."

The political undercurrent is surging, coming to swallow everything like a tide.Lukyanov put down the phone, looked at the walls of the striking red building, and narrowed his eyes.His hands were shaking uncomfortably, trying to calm down the turmoil in his heart, he comforted himself and said, "After April [-]st, everything will be fine."

"We'll be done soon."

"Everything will end."

Chapter 963 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

"Everything will end, and the final outcome is that you lose and I win."

After Yanayev left the office, he drove directly to Vladimir's residence. The seeds had been sown, and the next step was to see if the other party would be fooled.In order to make the whole scam look more realistic, Yanayev specially performed such a scene in front of Valeri.

The evidence Vladimir gave Yanayev was even more surprising. He actually put the evidence of Valery's betrayal on the table.

"This is evidence of the collusion between Comrade Valery and Lukyanov. I have been staring at them for a long time before. Although Valery hides very deeply and adopts covert methods every time, he still cannot hide from the eyes of the KGB. KGB agents have recorded Comrade Valery's every move. From the very beginning, I suspected that there was a hidden ghost inside the Kremlin. Today it finally surfaced. I can only blame him for exposing his own identity by his panic-stricken actions. Identity, General Secretary Yanayev, I think we can start."

Yanayev looked at Vladimir's impassioned count of Valery's criminal evidence with a smile, and asked him to put the evidence aside first, and said, "Don't worry, I have already understood all these situations, but Vladimir Comrade, have you ever wondered why Valery was suddenly exposed? But you haven't found any clues before?"

Vladimir was stunned. He really hadn't thought about this question. When Yanayev asked him, he didn't know how to answer, "Um...is... because they were careless? Or did they do it on purpose? ?”

Yanayev shook his head and said, "No, it's not, it's because they've messed up their hands and feet, and they're forced to show up. I deliberately disclosed a wrong plan to Valery before, and now he has Reported to Lukyanov with that secret document, you thought Valery showed his flaws, but I actually let him show his flaws."

"What? The general secretary already knew everything?"

Vladimir took a deep breath.

Yanayev revealed the secret plan to Vladimir, and after listening to it, he realized how complicated everything behind it was.Not only does he have a plan here, Yanayev also has another secret operation that no one knows about, but it is more macroscopic than Vladimir's plan.

"So, the general secretary deliberately let Valery see the plan, and then deliberately let the other party inform the conservatives, so that they can mess up their own way. If they really revised the date of action, they would fall into the trap? "

Yanayev nodded, "Well, that's basically the plan, but Comrade Valery can't move yet, he is the key to the whole plan. The KGB can monitor him, but it can't scare the snake. Otherwise, we can only Some key figures in Lukyanov were caught, while some accomplices hid behind and escaped unharmed. Conservatives are a huge interest group, and after being dug out, there may be many senior figures in Moscow who will be unlucky..."

Yanayev was tired enough of the disobedient faction down there, and now it was time to clean everyone up.

And Vladimir naturally didn't dare to mess with some of Yanayev's secret operations, for fear of messing up the opponent's layout.They are all in the game, and only the general secretary is the one who controls the situation behind the scenes.

Because he can always find key points in intensive political struggles, it is enough to show Yanayev's ability to control the methods of conservatives.No matter how sophisticated the layout is, in his eyes, it is just a superficial and ridiculous performance.

Vladimir asked curiously, "How important is Comrade Valery?"

Yanayev paused for a moment, not knowing where to start. After thinking carefully, he explained slowly, "It's very important. It can be said that he played the role of a guide in the whole plan. Lukyanov thought he was following his own ideas. Going down is actually going down step by step with reference to Valery's information. It was the smoke bomb we released that brought them into a deadlock."

Every word he said to Vladimir next was the most crucial essence.

"Originally, I wanted to use Kryuchkov's means to force them to step down. But this will cause some turmoil in the Politburo, and we don't know which ones are on our side and which ones are conservatives." Followers, those who follow the wind, the best way to dig them out is to use tricks. The method of forcible arrest will cause a series of rebounds, and some comrades who are hiding very deep will quickly enter a latent state. As a result, they lost their traces, and there will be endless troubles. When they all surface, they will be wiped out in one go."

Vladimir understood it. It turned out that they were scheming openly and plotting against each other. In fact, they were all under the control of the silent general secretary. He was the one who played the big game behind his back.And everything the general secretary did was to clear the way for the reformists to take power next.

"What will the general secretary do next?"

Vladimir is ready, and no matter what Yanayev says, he will execute the order without hesitation.The entire top management in Moscow may not be able to count him alone.

"Everything will continue according to their plan. We don't need to do anything more. We will see the outcome on April [-]nd. Then you will know who that person is. Also, when Comrade Valery wants you Whatever you do, you just follow his method, and there will never be any mistakes."

Vladimir wanted to say something else, but Yanayev stopped him from continuing, "There will be nothing wrong, trust me."

Vladimir has nothing to say now, the general secretary is too dazzling to completely cover himself.As long as he is there, the core of this country will not collapse.

But there was one more question for which he had no answer, and Vladimir took a deep breath and asked the most daring question he had ever asked.

"One thing I don't understand, General Secretary Yanayev, did you know many years ago that these people would rebel one day? I have analyzed your plan myself. It is not a temporary idea, but It's been a long time of careful planning, so I'm sure you're already prepared to deal with them, right?"