Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1257 Sino-Soviet Showdown
"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 really 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 quickly.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 with me."

"This won't work!" A staff officer standing behind Zhukov objected loudly: "This is no different from asking the general to die. God knows how those people will deal with him! Before the high command gives us an accurate statement, the general must not Get out of the military zone!"

Others also spoke in agreement, and it seemed that they all agreed with this point of view.

"Everyone, do you think that the continuation of the current situation is good for you?" Vasily said calmly, "Do you really want to support yourself here and not listen to the command of the headquarters and the Kremlin? If it is If so, then I advise you to calm down. The reason why the soldiers here are mutiny is not because they risked their wealth and lives to support you, but they are just crazy. If the prediction is correct , They are probably regretting it now. If you have not considered this aspect, then you have to explain everything that happened here clearly to them before the Kremlin makes a decision. The reason why the Kremlin has not yet made a decision on this side to react to the matter, because the opinion in the high command has not yet been finally agreed, and those who want to play down the matter may want to see you first. If you do not take a stand in the next few days action, then I think Kuibyshev's Third Military District and Khokobyev's First Military District will immediately take action."

Vasily's words made everyone silent. They knew that these words were very reasonable, and there was no exaggeration in the slightest.

"Comrades, I know the relationship between you and General Zhukov, and I know that you don't want to see any accidents happen to him." Vasily knew that his words had worked, so he said immediately: "Here, I use my own As a guarantee of my personality, there will be no accidents when General Zhukov returns with me. Of course, the Kremlin will definitely punish me, but what I can guarantee is that these punishments are at most nothing more than lax mistakes. Remember It’s a big mistake, just downgrade to one level.”

To be honest, what about these punishments Zhukov that Vasily said?That would be much better than being tortured to death by Abakumov.It's just that he doubted whether the young man in front of him who hadn't had much contact with him was really worthy of his trust.But having said that, at this point, even if this young man is not trustworthy, he seems to have no other choice.

"Okay, I promise you this too." After thinking for a while, Zhukov said firmly: "I will go with you after Abakumov is dealt with."

"Comrade Zhukov!" Immediately next to him, one of Zhukov's officers couldn't help saying: "You at this time"

"Stop talking, I know what I know." Zhukov waved his hand before the other party finished speaking, and said beyond doubt: "I believe that General Vasily is a man of his word. Since he said that this time If there is no danger to me, then I have no worries."

Vasily didn't say anything to Zhukov's words, and his attention was on the officer who had just spoken.This officer with the rank of major general obviously has an extraordinary relationship with Zhukov, at least he should be one of Zhukov's absolute confidants.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce to the general." Zhukov obviously noticed Vasily's gaze, he waved his hand back, then pointed to the major general and said, "This is Batov Pavel Ivanovich. Batov, the general should have heard his name. After all, he is one of our veterans. The general should take him with him when he goes to Yaroslavl. I believe he will be a good guide, after all there It's his hometown."

Batov?Vasily thought about it in his mind, and soon some relevant information about this person entered his mind.

Then Zhukov introduced several other generals present to Vasily one by one, but Vasily didn't know most of these people, so he didn't take it to heart.

"Let's go, it's getting late." After chatting for a while, Zhukov looked at the gradually dimming sky outside the window and said, "I believe you are exhausted after driving all the way from Yaroslavl. Go have dinner, and then arrange a room for you to rest for the night, after all, we will be busy starting tomorrow."

Vasily showed an imperceptible sneer, and getting Zhukov, who was accused of treason, would inevitably lead to a large-scale confrontation between the military and the political circles. The Red Army's hope of victory was largely pinned on Zhukov, but Zhukov After a series of political struggles, she was already exhausted, so she still had no intention of leading troops to fight. The queen planned to play a key role in the Sino-Soviet war from this moment on!

The beginning of the war meant an unprecedented disaster for the Red Army. The Chinese army made major breakthroughs in almost all main directions of attack. The flanks of the Western and Northwestern Fronts were greatly threatened, and the aviation units suffered heavy losses.Although Stalin, who was far away in the Kremlin, could not make an accurate judgment on the scale of the disaster, he could already be sure that the disaster was really coming through the sporadic information obtained by the People's Commissariat of National Defense.Although the old Bolshevik, who had experienced countless storms, was by no means in a panic as some people said, the sudden arrival of war against his will did make Stalin extremely shocked and angry.

He yelled at Pavlov, who could not be found, blamed the General Staff and other front army commanders, and even threatened to "cut off the criminal's head", but Stalin also understood that he must quickly understand the actual situation on the front line And establish an effective command.As a result, Deputy People's Commissars of National Defense Shaposhnikov and Kulik were sent to the Western Front, and Zhukov was sent to the Southwest Front.At the same time, countless orders were issued: a general mobilization order was issued across the country, except for Baikal, Central Asia and the Far East, all citizens born in 19051918-[-] who are obliged to perform military service will be mobilized.Military control was carried out in the European part of the Soviet Union, and all functions of national defense, national security, and social order were transferred to military agencies, and the military authorities had the right to mobilize laborers and vehicles.

After a fuss, Stalin, who had only drank a cup of tea all day, and his face became a little thin, finally got the "good news" around 10 pm: Vatutin, the deputy chief of the general staff, reported that the enemy had been repelled.Stalin and others became optimistic again.Under the dominance of this new optimism, at 11:15, Order No. 1 was issued in the name of Timoshenko: all the Red Army troops should launch a fierce counterattack against the Dragon Army.Stalin would not have to worry about being responsible for instigating the war, so he personally dictated an order for this order: "On the border from the Baltic Sea to the border with Hungary, I allow cross-border and unrestricted actions. .” In one sentence, three consecutive “border lines” appeared, and Stalin’s nerves were too tense.

Just when Stalin was angry and optimistic for a while, the Soviet people who had planned to spend a happy weekend on April 4 also learned the news of the outbreak of war.At the border and in the air-strike areas, people saw Chinese planes flying all over the sky, throwing bombs and strafing frantically, and some encountered fierce artillery fire and Chinese tanks rumbling close.A Soviet train at the Smolensko station was attacked by an air raid. Many people lost their lives before they understood what was happening. The survivors recalled: "There was chaos on the train, people were crying and moaning. I I looked up and saw corpses, broken glass and blood everywhere. The little girl who had been sitting next to me, I found that her body was still convulsing, but her head was gone.” And in the rear city, more People got the news of the invasion through Molotov's "Letter to the Soviet People" published on the radio at 22 noon that day.Due to excessive nervousness, the number two figure in the Soviet Union, who participated in the October armed uprising and was known for his uncompromising firmness, stuttered on the radio, but his words moved all the Soviet people, including those The voice of the people listening to the bombardment: "Our cause is just, the enemy will be defeated, and victory belongs to us!"

(End of this chapter)