Struggle in Soviet Russia

When the gray haze gradually faded in the city in the early morning, the tanks that had stayed on the street for one night were reactivated. The German soldiers with a very gentlemanly style cleared the residue from the bonfire on the street and also removed the charred oil drums. All hang on the tank. They packed their bags, carried weapons and baggage on their backs, arranged the queue on the side of the street, waiting for the order to start.

In the clearing in front of the crossroad, Victor and Captain Hecht, who had finished their makeup, shook hands for the last time, and they exchanged military salutes. Captain Hecht took off his gun and gave it to Victor as a gift. It was a brand new Walter P38 pistol. On the grab handle, there was a pattern of a lion fighting a reindeer. According to Lieutenant Hecht , That is his family logo.

In return, Victor gave his gun to the opponent, unfortunately, he has no family to speak of, and even his name is not engraved on the gun, only a serial number exists.

What’s interesting is that when Victor sent Captain Hecht back to the German camp, the German captain stopped and paid a military salute to him when he passed the stubborn Polish traffic police. In the words of the captain, it means: any A person who wants to maintain the dignity of his country is worthy of respect, even if his methods are naive and ridiculous.

Finally, the German troops retreated from the Lviv city to the western suburbs with billowing smoke and dust. Less than half an hour later, from the other side of the city, Soviet troops marching in trucks swarmed into the city, almost there. At the same time that Soviet troops entered the city, the tweeters on the streets of Lviv began to operate. A magnetic female broadcaster announced in Polish to hundreds of thousands of citizens of Lviv: the sinful and ugly "Riga Treaty" From now on, it is formally abolished. Blockbusters including Lviv, the territories of West Belarus and West Ukraine, which were once stolen by Polish renationalists, have officially returned to the embrace of Soviet mothers.

Yes, in this broadcast, there is not a word that mentions similar titles like "Polish government" or "Polish country". Anything related to this aspect has been replaced by a "Polish renationalist", in other words In other words, Moscow does not recognize that Poland once existed as a country. All Poles living on the territories of Belarus and Ukraine are just a minority, just like Jews.

During the continuous broadcast of this broadcast, the Soviet army began to take over all key departments in the city of Lviv. The police station and the urban defense agency were the key takeovers, followed by the city hall, the bank, the transportation department, and the city. Water supply center and so on.

During this process, there were sporadic exchanges of fire, but the armed forces of the rebels were too weak, and the fighting often ended after ten minutes.

At three o’clock in the afternoon, the broadcast, which had been repeatedly broadcast for most of the day, finally updated the content. A serious male voice announced to all citizens in Russian that the Lviv Regional Committee of the People’s Committee of Internal Affairs, aimed at defending the power of the Soviets and the interests of the people, had been established. , It has set up temporary offices in every district of Lviv. Through these temporary offices, the proletarian citizens of Lviv can report all anti-Soviet elements, Polish restitutionists, separatists, Polish spies, and Bourgeois agents and speculators.

For a time, a thick cloud of red terror enveloped the entire Lviv. At the same time, it was like a policy omission. Several main roads in and out of Lviv controlled by the Soviet army did not set up strict inspections. At the post, there are almost no restrictions on pedestrians except for vehicles entering and leaving the city.

As a result, in the evening, tens of thousands of Poles and Jews fled on the roads leading to the western outskirts of Lviv. Among these people, with the exception of a small number of them being intercepted by the Soviet army, most of them They all successfully left the city and entered the German-controlled area. For these people who successfully escaped from the red terror, they may feel that they are lucky, but reality will tell them that entering the German control area is only the beginning of their tragic fate.

Of course, Moscow is not interested in the massacre against Poles in Lviv. That kind of international influence is too bad. This artificial atmosphere of red terror is aimed at intimidating those Poles who occupy the vast majority of the urban population. They spontaneously left Lviv and entered the German-controlled area west of the Curzon Line. After all, a city with a majority of Poles is dangerous.

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In the center of Lviv, in the ancient opera and ballet theater, the huge theater is full of seats. From the stage, all the people in the audience are wearing military uniforms and uniforms.

Victor and several of his men were placed on the right side of the front row. In this small area, they were all members of the People's Committee of the Interior wearing blue hats.

At this time, what is being held here is a meritorious commendation meeting in the direction of Lviv. Participants in the meeting are commanders from the Kiev Military District, including intermediate commanders and grassroots commanders who have made meritorious services. Of course, it also includes People in the People’s Committee of the Interior, such as those in the border guard system and the State Security Administration system.

The specifications of this meeting were very high, so the person in charge of the meeting was Comrade Kliment Yevremovich Voroshilov from the People's Committee of National Defense who came from Moscow.

In the past few days, the Red Army of the Soviet Union has successively regained all the territories of West Belarus and West Ukraine east of the Curzon Line. However, what is more disturbing is that the Soviet army launched its offensive late and the battlefield advances at a faster rate. Slow, including cities such as Brest, Kovel, Novovorensk, and Cervonograd, were first captured by the Germans and then transferred to the Soviets by the Germans.

Although according to the Soviet-German agreement, the territories belonging to the Soviet Union were eventually occupied by the Soviets, these cities were not captured by the Soviets from Poland, their old enemy, but from the German ally. The result is the same, but the process does not sound very nice.

Nowadays, among several major cities, there is another Lviv that is special. The German army failed to enter the city, but the Soviet guerrillas, to be precise, the people under the command of the People’s Committee of the Interior took control of the city first. These people not only guarded Lviv's strategic locations and important facilities, but also kept the Germans out of the city. Therefore, anyway, this is also a thing that makes Moscow feel very excited.

And, think about it, how important is it for the entire Soviet Union to take back the West Ukraine and West Belarus regions occupied by the Poles? In this matter, the propaganda and agitation department must have work to do, and to carry out propaganda across the alliance, and in this inspiring propaganda, is the liberation of Lviv more propaganda significance or scientific Will the liberation of Willy and New Volensco have more propaganda significance? The answer is obvious.

For this reason, Moscow attaches great importance to this commendation meeting in Lviv. Victor and his team are also to be promoted as heroes.

As a reward for the successful completion of the "Lviv Project" mission, Victor and his team received collective honors and were awarded the Lenin Medal. However, for Victor himself and his team, the most regrettable thing is that Because of the special nature of their jobs, their real names and photos will not appear on the newspaper pages in the follow-up related propaganda. All the honors belong to the Lviv People’s Committee of the Interior.

"Is there some regret in my heart?" In the corner of the front row of the auditorium, beside Victor, Major Serov, who had come to Lviv in secret, was present here. He watched the People’s Committee on behalf of the entire Lviv House come on stage and accepted Voroshi. Boris and Antip, who gave the medals by Love personally, smiled at Victor, "After all, you have the most weight in this honor. At this glorious moment, you are the most qualified person to accept all of this."

Victor removed his hand on his chin, turned his head and glanced at the mean leader, shook his head and said, "There is no need to stand in the spotlight to claim honor, not to mention that you have to pay attention to the role of the team. If there is no team, Relying only on my own ability, this plan may not be successful."

Major Serov was extremely satisfied with his answer, although he did not show it.

"Victor, you are very talented in safety work," Major Serov said. "At least your low-key, pragmatic, and bold mind have proved this. Of course, to truly do a good job in safety, these abilities alone are not enough. Yes, you still need to prove yourself further in your future work."

Victor didn't speak, but just nodded.

"For some time to come, the work pressure in Lviv will be very heavy," Major Serov said. "The work of organization construction, the work of eliminating counter-revolutionaries, and the formation of security forces require a lot of energy. Moreover, according to the Moscow side. Requirements and practical work needs, the Lviv Bureau will also recruit and train some talented intelligence personnel from Poles, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Moldovans, and Gagauzes as soon as possible. At present, a temporary plan for Moscow. The plan is to secretly set up two training schools for intelligence and espionage personnel in Lviv to do a good job in this area. You still need to spare your energy to take charge of this area."

"We are seriously understaffed," Victor did not object to it, he just frowned.

"Now, the entire People's Committee of the Interior is facing a shortage of manpower," Major Serov said bluntly. "In this regard, I can't give you any support, you can only solve it by yourself."

Victor's head was a bit exploded. You know, what Major Serov said are just the main points of his current job, and he doesn't know how many jobs he has not mentioned. Of course, for the reborn Victor, his most troublesome problem is not the difficulty of the job, but his heart is very clear, after more than a year, the cruel war between Su and Germany will be When it broke out, Lviv was definitely on the front line, so he didn't want to stay here.