This time the war crisis on the southern front came at a very bad time.After the winter offensive that just passed, although the Red Army achieved an unprecedented victory, it also repelled the attack of the Dragon Army in the direction of Moscow.But generally speaking, the loss of soldiers and weapons and equipment is still very large. From another perspective, because the Red Army Command put its main energy on the northern front in the previous combat plan, it caused a loss of troops on the southern front. Relatively empty.Now the Dragon Army suddenly launched an assault on the direction of Stalingrad on the southern front, and also destroyed the defense of the Red Army's southern front in one fell swoop, which made the Red Army even more stretched and unable to cope with the strength of the southern front.

At the same time, the crisis on the southern front brought back a long silent question before the Kremlin decision makers, that is, whether the troops of the Far Eastern Military Region should be transferred westward.

On this issue, the Supreme Command has serious differences. Blyukher and Stalin have completely different opinions, and they insist on their own words and refuse to give in to each other.

According to Blyuchel's suggestion, at this juncture, a unit of the former Northern Front Army stationed in the area north of Moscow, and part of the Northwest and Western Front Army units should be mobilized to support the south.According to him, these troops have always been the main combat troops on the front line, with rich combat experience and strong overall strength, which are unmatched by the reserve troops in the eastern region.

In response to Bliuchel's point of view, Stalin refuted it. He believed that the main force that had been fighting on the Western Front had been quite tired after experiencing the large-scale battles against the enemy in the previous stage.They need enough time to rest and not throw themselves into another fight right away.On the other hand, if troops are deployed from the northern and western fronts to support the south, then the troops in these two areas will inevitably be empty.If the dragon army takes advantage of the offensive in these two areas, the consequences will be even more disastrous.

Bleucher was equally dismissive of Stalin's concerns, and his rebuttal sounded equally sound.He believes that after going through the previous stage of the war, the loss of the Dragon Army is also huge. What they originally retained was the nineteen reserve divisions, and now there is nothing left.In this case, they have been unable to launch large-scale offensives on multiple battlefields at the same time.Therefore, local and large-scale battles with critical significance will be their main direction.

In the midst of this endless quarrel at the Supreme Command, another sad news came that stunned everyone.The commander of the Sixth Army, Felousov, who disappeared a few days ago, has rebelled. He shamefully became a lackey of the Chinese, and formed a so-called "People's Committee for the Liberation of Russia" in occupied Rostov to serve as the Chinese promotional tool.In addition, according to the leaflets distributed by the Chinese, Filosov will also select some of the captured Red Army soldiers to form a unit called the "Russian National Liberation Army" and use them to attack cities for the Chinese. .

At the beginning, people were still skeptical about the news, but then a "Report to the Red Army Soldiers, the Russian People, and the Peoples of the Soviet Union" from Felosov spread to Moscow at a fast speed, and thus became popular in the world. Fundamentally confirmed the accuracy of this news.

Since the outbreak of the war, the death or even capture of a general is nothing new to the Red Army, but a general's naked betrayal of the motherland is an unheard of event.Therefore, when the news was received, the entire Kremlin was boiling.Stalin personally ordered that Filosov be dismissed from all positions in the Soviet party, government and army and expel him from the party.And Blyukher did a bit more ruthless in this regard. He ordered the arrest of all of Felosov's immediate family members and some close friends and comrades-in-arms, and then threw them all into the U.S. Army on charges of treason. prison.A large number of these people were then mercilessly executed.

The impact of the Felosov incident is very great. As a general with great military exploits, Felosov himself has a high reputation in the Soviet army. His treason and defection to the enemy have severely hit the morale of the Soviet army to a large extent. .In particular, his open letter pointed to the nail on the nail on the head of the factional struggle for power in the top ranks of the Soviet army. At the same time, he pointed out that under such circumstances, a large number of senior Soviet generals were in constant fear, trembling all day long, and bearing The reality of great psychological pressure.

There is no doubt that the Felosov incident is not only an existence that affects the morale of the Soviet army, but also a disgrace to the entire Soviet regime. No matter how you look at it, this person should disappear completely.

On this point, the Kremlin quickly reached a consensus, that is, the National Security Council will fully arrange the implementation of an assassination plan code-named "Volong", and send a special operations team to Rostov to kill the traitor Feloso. husband.

However, soon another problem arose, that is, since this matter has to be handed over to the safety committee, who can be the main executor of this plan?In theory, the current first secretary of the Safety Committee is Vasily, so he should be the first commander in this matter.But now that he was still in Yaroslavl, and basically Blyukher was getting rid of him, this project could not be entrusted to him under any circumstances.To this end, he proposed to transfer Abakumov back from Holtri and let him serve as the main planner and executor of the plan.

To Blucher's surprise, his proposal this time was unanimously approved by the High Command. No one opposed him, even Stalin himself voted for it.It was just that at the moment of raising his hands to vote, Blyuchel missed the flash of pity in Stalin's eyes, and also missed the gloating on the faces of Yakir and others.

On the second day of this meeting, a piece of news that shocked the Kremlin came from the east.After half a month of silence, the West Siberia Second Military Region, which was tormented by Abakumov, finally had an accident.

Who Controls Ups and Downs: The Third World War (closed volume) Chapter 350 Razhukov

At four o'clock in the morning on March 419th, the [-]th Independent Infantry Brigade under the Second West Siberia Military Region had a commotion. Then there was a fierce exchange of fire with the supervisory regiment who had heard the news.

The riot in the 419th Independent Infantry Brigade was just a prelude to an organized armed riot. In the next two hours, various subordinate units of the entire Second Military Region responded one after another and finally evolved into a soldier riot throughout the entire Second Military Region.

As of [-]:[-] in the morning, the entire Second Military Region had completely fallen into the hands of rioting soldiers, and a full-scale martial law had begun to be implemented in the military region. A large number of investigators belonging to the Security Committee were arrested and detained.Subsequently, the two armored brigades raided the headquarters of Abakumovshe's office in Holcui with lightning speed, captured Abakumov who was having breakfast, and locked him in prison. Closed.

The news of the riots in the Second Military Region reached Vasily's ears immediately, and he was obviously not surprised that this happened.After briefly discussing some issues with Kaganovich, he left Yaroslavl in a military vehicle and headed straight for Holtrey.He was the only one in the car besides the driver.With no guards to follow, not even a guard, he was going to meet Zhukov alone at the headquarters of the rioting army.

It was eight o'clock in the evening when Vasily finally reached Holcui.In his opinion, Holtrey's garrison was obviously very tense at this time. Not to mention the many checkpoints along the way, there was also a motorized company that followed his car all the time. They were responsible for monitoring him.

When he was about to arrive at the command headquarters, Vasily asked the driver to turn a corner. He wanted to go to the field hospital first, visit Lukoangki who was still recuperating there, and then do other things.

The battlefield hospital at this time is obviously not as tense as other places, and there are relatively fewer guards around, but the motorized company is still following behind, not relaxing for a moment.

"General, do you want me to go up with you?" When Vasily got out of the car, his driver asked with some concern.

Vasily shook his head with a smile, made a reassuring gesture, and then said: "You park the car, just wait for me here, and I will come down right away."

After Vasily finished speaking, he turned and walked into the ward building of the field hospital.

"Click click", the heavy military boots hit the ground, making a rhythmic sound, echoing in the hall of the hospital.

"You are here." At the corner of the corridor on the second floor, a voice that sounded infinitely tired stopped Vasily's way.

Turning his head in astonishment, Vasily realized that on the bench across the corner, there were six or seven people standing or standing, and the most conspicuous of them should be Zhukov sitting in the middle of the bench.I haven't seen him for a while, and Vasili was surprised to find that the general who was so energetic at the beginning, even if he was belittled, did not feel depressed at all. Open deep worry and infinite loss.

"Why is the general here?" Vasily took off the hat on his head, stepped forward and walked to the opposite side of Zhukov and said.

"I received a telegram from Comrade Kryuchkov, saying that you will come over today, so I came here to wait for you early in the morning." Zhukov pointed to a place beside him, motioned Vasily to sit down and talk, and then Continued: "I know your character, I guess you will definitely come here first."

"Oh, I didn't expect that the person who really understands me is you, General." Vasily was not polite, he handed his hat to a colonel's staff officer next to Zhukov, and then sat down calmly.

"The general is joking. I can only understand the general's temperament. As for the general, I think I have not seen it through." Zhukov took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to Vasily. In front of him: "At least, I can't see through the general's thinking, otherwise I wouldn't be where I am today."

Looking at the cigarette Zhukov handed him, Vasily hesitated for a while, but finally took it, and then put it in his mouth to dangle.

"Actually, my thoughts are very simple..." Vasily said, "It's just that the general over-complicated the problem, which is why I have a feeling that I can't see through it."

"Oh, then I'm even more confused." Zhukov breathed out a puff of smoke in a seemingly unhurried manner, and then said: "Then what is the general's intention to instigate the mutiny of the Second Military Region this time? General Don't tell me that this incident has nothing to do with you, although I, Zhukov, am not a smart person, but I am not a three-year-old urchin, let alone a fool, I can see your shadow, General, behind this incident."

"How could the general link this matter to me?" Vasily neither admitted nor denied it.

"Hmph, this is not easy." Zhukov said with a sneer, "You took advantage of my prestige in the Second Military Region and the strong dissatisfaction of the soldiers during this period of time, ordered people to spread rumors and provoke troubles, which finally led to this A large-scale soldier mutiny, such a trick is not very clever, it is easy to imagine. The instigator of this mutiny is my 419th Independent Infantry Brigade, and their leader is Lieutenant Colonel Shamorenkov. I don't think I need to reveal his identity in detail, do I? I also found out the twenty or so instigators, and they are still locked up in the barracks of the military region. According to their account, they were sent to the top Obviously, there should be no one else who can give these people direct orders except you, General?"

"Hehe, people say that since the general arrived in the Second Military Region, you have managed this place like an iron bucket. I didn't believe it in the past, but now it seems to be true." Vasily laughed loudly: "The general has I don’t know, at the beginning I was worried that your authority was not enough to instigate this mutiny in your army, it seems that my worries were a little unfounded.”

"So the general admits it?" Zhukov said calmly, without changing his face, "Tell me what is your purpose for doing this?"

"I said that I want to murder the general and..." Vasily turned his head and looked behind him, then pointed at Zhukov's cronies with the cigarette in his hand, and said with a smile: "And you who treat you as your confidants Colleagues... do you believe the general?"

"Don't joke with me, general, I know that's not the purpose of your doing this." Zhukov shook his head without thinking and said, "If your purpose is to kill me, general, then there is no need to cause trouble at all. Just by watching quietly, Abakumov can send us to hell one by one."

"Since the general also knows that I am not trying to murder you, then everything will be easy." Vasily said with a smile: "Since I am not murdering you, then I am here to save you. I don't know if the general is satisfied with my answer." Are you not satisfied?"

"Let's not go around in circles. I know the general didn't have any malice towards me. Otherwise, if I didn't intend to offend the general, I'm afraid even this Holcui wouldn't be able to get in." Zhukov waved his hand and said with a smile: "The general has something to say. Let’s be honest, now I don’t expect anything else. As long as my subordinates can be pardoned and won’t be affected by this incident, then I will be satisfied.”

"The general's requirements are really too low." Vasily reached out and patted Zhukov on the shoulder, and then said: "If the general can cooperate with me, then not only will your staff and subordinates not be affected, even General, you can also completely escape from this disaster. The general does not know that the Chinese have launched a new offensive on the front line of Stalingrad, and there is no consensus on the distribution of troops in the high command. Is it possible that the general Don't you want to take this opportunity to go to the front line to show your skills?"

Vasily's words not only moved Zhukov's heart, but even his generals all looked at each other, and the excitement could be seen from their eyes.

Originally, although this sudden mutiny temporarily freed Zhukov and others from prison, don't forget that this is tantamount to completely smashing their charges of rebellion.Because of this, Zhukov and others have been sitting on pins and needles for the past two days and have no good ideas.Although they said that the mutiny in the military region had nothing to do with them, they had nowhere to argue, because this incident was completely instigated by the Security Committee behind the scenes, and the investigation power for such incidents was also in the hands of these people So, Zhukov and the others have almost no chance of a comeback.A group of people who were originally sitting sleepy waiting to die now hear that they have a chance to escape and ascend to heaven. How can they not be overjoyed?

Zhukov thought for a long time before raising his head. He stared blankly at Vasily's face, as if trying to find something he wanted, but the final result disappointed him. Vasily's face was still the same With a smiling expression, it looks like a completely harmless creature.

"Okay, I promise you." Finally, under the eagerly expecting eyes of many subordinates, Zhukov gritted his teeth and said, "This time, I will put the wealth and life of me and my subordinates on you. Tell me, I need to do it." what?"

"The general is really straightforward." Vasily threw away the cigarette butt and patted his palms and said, "Actually, the things I need the general to do are not complicated. There are only two things, and one of them is believed to be the general's favorite."

Zhukov did not answer, he listened quietly to Vasily.

Who rules the ups and downs: World War III (closed volume) Chapter 350, Sino-Soviet confrontation

"The first thing, I hope the general can hold a discussion meeting with all the soldiers in the whole military region. On the one hand, he will denounce the unforgivable crimes committed by Abakumov, and on the other hand, he will also collect this passage. The criminal evidence in the Second Military Region, all in all, the bigger the momentum of this matter, the better."

Vasily stopped here, glanced at Zhukov, and then said in a deep voice: "However, there is one thing to note, we can only point the finger at Abakumov, and the object of condemnation can only be him. As for Who else may be involved behind him is not what we want to talk about. Well, this must be done well by the senior officers, and they must not be emotional."

Zhukov glanced back at his subordinates, and seeing that they all nodded, he said, "That's no problem. I think I can handle it for you. We only discuss about Abakumov, and no one will discuss anything else. .”

"If the general handles this matter well, then I will, as the first secretary of the safety committee, dismiss Abakumov and expel him from the safety committee. As for what the general plans to do in the future Him, that's your business."

"Is this true?!" Zhukov asked anxiously. Now in the Second Military Region, Abakumov is a devil-like existence, and no one wants to get rid of him.Especially Zhukov as the commander of the military region.

"There is absolutely no falsehood." Vasily nodded and assured.

"That's good. I agree to this matter." Zhukov said straightforwardly: "Please move on to the next thing, General."

"If Abakumov's problem goes well, I think it should be over the day after tomorrow." Vasily said: "At that time, I believe that Abakumov should have no reason to be alive. And the general The next thing you should do is return to Moscow with me."

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