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Chapter 1193 The Power Struggle in the Kremlin

"That's good." Vasily smiled as if nothing had happened, and then said: "I also hope that there is such an opportunity, but I want to put the ugly words in front, I am very reckless and emotional. , don't be afraid that I will drag you down when the time comes."

Vasily's words made Chuikov almost feel ashamed. "Very emotional?" Wouldn't it be enough to just say that Cuikov is timid?This kid is really cunning and swears without a trace.

"Haha, you're too cunning." Chuikov was so angry that he reached out and patted Vasily's shoulder vigorously, and at the same time laughed loudly: "Use the aggressive method for me, we are old friends, look at me, Cuikov Are you a timid person? Don't worry, as long as there is a chance, we will still fight side by side."

"Hey, let's see the situation? I won't give you such a chance, I need you to express your opinion immediately." Vasily thought sinisterly.When he took Popov to ride with him in the same car, he had already considered this issue, that is, to use the power of reporters and the media to first clarify the issue of Popov's achievements, so that Stalin or Bu Even Liukhr could not use this problem as an excuse to deal with Popov.

Now it seems that his guess is quite accurate. At this time, not only journalists from the Soviet Union but also many reporters from the United States and the United Kingdom gathered at the gate of the Kremlin, so that his plan can be fully implemented.

When Vasily and Chuikov had an intimate conversation, the surrounding reporters pointed their cameras at them and pressed the shutter frequently.Some people with lively thoughts should be framing the content of this news broadcast.In the previous special issue of Time Magazine, it was mentioned that the relationship between Vasily and Chuikov was not harmonious, and it was analyzed conclusively that this was related to the division of power at the top of the Soviet Union on the one hand, and on the other hand to the military background of the two.Relations between a military commissar and a commander in the Soviet Union were rarely harmonious.

Now these two influential figures appear together in front of everyone, and the relationship between them seems to be extremely harmonious, regardless of whether this is a hypocrisy or not, anyway, the reporters think it is good to have something to watch.

On the second day, Vasily sat on the back seat of the administrative hall of the Smolny Palace, his eyes slightly closed, and he made a gesture that had nothing to do with him and was distracted.In front of him, the angry Stalin's face was ashen, and his straight hair stood upright, making people involuntarily think of a word from China "furious", but at this time Stalin's anger seemed far from being able to be expressed by "furious". Cover, he is already out of anger.

In front of him, a group of members of the Soviet Supreme Command sat around, all silent, not daring to make a sound, especially Beria, the head of the KGB who was sitting in the corner, was even more trembling at this time.

The cold weather didn't seem to have descended on the old fox, and the sweat dripping from his forehead was enough to show how hot he was now.And as his opponents, people like Voroshilov and Molotov also changed their faces, but there was a sense of schadenfreude in their eyes.

Why was Stalin angry?Why is Beria so panicked?The reasons for this all come from the "Pravda" just published today.

Today, October 10th, the newspaper with the largest circulation in the Soviet Union posted a news on the front page. One and a half pages.Except for the first half, which is a review and summary of the specific stages of development since the founding of the Soviet Union, the rest of the book is basically an analysis and commentary of praise.The author's wording is very gorgeous, and what he praised about Comrade Stalin's leadership and the army's brilliance and prowess is as high as heaven and earth, especially at the end of the article, he ruthlessly praised Comrade Stalin, the direct great leader.

Originally, a report like this would never have aroused Stalin's anger, and indeed Stalin's anger did not come from this report.

Flip over the front page to read the first report on the second page. The title of the report is "How did Leningrad break the ice in the Great Patriotic War" The general content of the report is that in the Great Patriotic War, in the Great Patriotic War, While the Soviet army launched the Battle of Bryansk in the central area, the German army on the northern route had already defeated the resistance of the Northwest Front Army and the Baltic Sea Front Army with great force, and directly entered the city of Leningrad, an important city on the Baltic Sea coast of the Soviet Union.At the same time, the Finnish Legion also defeated the Soviet defense line responsible for the resistance, and outflanked the city of Leningrad from the northwest.The two German armies have formed an encirclement of the entire Leningrad. The Soviet army and the people besieged in the city of Leningrad are facing great difficulties, hunger, and lack of ammunition, which will make their resistance struggle even more difficult. This news used a lot of space to review how advanced the German army's tactics were, how difficult Leningrad was facing, and finally talked about the Soviet people's resistance to aggression, but very little space.

The announcement of this news made Stalin somewhat unhappy. In the past, such news that might affect the fighting spirit of the people was not allowed to be released, but this time "Pravda" banned it.

What's even more outrageous is a report titled "Tukhachevsky's Military Philosophy Seen from the Blitzkrieg of the Communist Party" in the fourth edition of the Discussion Board of Historical Issues. The detailed analysis of the way of advancement is used as the beginning, and then through these analyzes one by one to compare the new military technological reforms proposed by Tukhachevsky and committed to implementation.At the same time, the report also elaborated on a concept of future warfare mentioned by Tukhachevsky nearly ten years ago, "Future warfare will and will inevitably be a combination of motorization, mechanization, air warfare, and chemical warfare." Fast war, new technology and new military technology will play a decisive role in the war.” At that time, Tukhachevsky’s theory was questioned by most people, but the article told the typical case of the Soviet-German war. How correct and pioneering Tukhachevsky's war theory was.

This article was delivered by an unknown author signed "21st Century Pioneer". Although the words of the article are not sharp, and even the words are not very beautiful, the author obviously has the overall concept of war, and has a good understanding of the development of the war. Observe the nuances.The most incredible thing is that he seems to know everything about Tukhachevsky very clearly and in detail. every battle ever fought, every military reform ever proposed, and so on.

This highly targeted article is undoubtedly intended to praise Tukhachevsky, who has been characterized as a "spy" and "national traitor", to rectify his name, or at least to deliberately promote his military philosophy.

The appearance of this article made Stalin very angry. The first thing he did was to criticize Molotov severely. After all, this guy is now the editor-in-chief of "Pravda".Such an article appeared in the newspaper he was in charge of, and he must bear unshirkable responsibility.However, Molotov also had his own reasons. This report was added later. It was transferred from the Kremlin after it was finalized. So he had no time to review and finalize the publication.

Molotov's rhetoric undoubtedly added fuel to Stalin's fire.Where is the Kremlin?That was his center of power, how could something go wrong in such a place?If something goes wrong, where can it be?
You must investigate, you must investigate carefully, and you must find out who the root of the curse is hiding around you!

Stalin's suspicion first targeted Vasily. The city of this young man seemed to be getting deeper and deeper, making it impossible to see through. According to Beria, he had spent some time with those damned guys. And get along very well.

The second thing to doubt is Beria.This guy has become more and more annoying recently, and he knows everything that happened very clearly.

The disturbance caused by the "Pravda Incident" was intense. During the two weeks after the Smolny Palace meeting, the editor-in-chief of "Pravda" Molotov, Chairman Maolinkov, the National Defense Committee, etc. A large number of members of the highest Soviet organization, including commissioner Voroshilov, were subjected to quarantine inspection. As the head of the secret police, Beria himself, although he was fully responsible for investigating the incident, he also failed to escape the fate of being inspected.

No wonder Stalin would go to war in such a big way, even Vasily himself felt that Stalin was indeed too hasty this time, and the planning of the whole operation also used extreme methods in some places.

The report on Tukhachevsky was indeed written by Vasily.After completing the manuscript, he forwarded it to Kryuchkov through a secret channel.But Kryuchkov, who seemed to be very obedient at first, suddenly went wrong in the process. Instead of following Vasily's plan, he bribed a Kremlin secretariat secretary named Kelchinsky without authorization. This person sent the manuscript directly to Pravda.

Due to the urgency of time and the special identity of the person who submitted the manuscript, the editors of Pravda, the official newspaper of the CPSU Central Committee, had no time to carefully consider the impact of this report, so they changed the layout hastily , to rank this story up.Afterwards, Kryuchkov personally killed Kelchinski, so when the people arranged by Beria found Kelchinski's residence, all they could get was a corpse.

(End of this chapter)