Struggle in Soviet Russia

Yes, from the changes in the authority of the base camp representatives, we can also see the process that Comrade Stalin and the Red Army system went through in the struggle for dominance.

After all, he has been in this world for several years, and he is still engaged in the most mysterious intelligence work. Now Victor has a very comprehensive understanding of the history of the alliance and the status quo.

In his opinion, it is actually very easy to form a vested interest group within the huge Red Army system of the alliance. If, as a powerful department, the existence of the People’s Committee of the Interior would be daunting, then as the country’s largest Isn't the existence of violent institutions and the army worthy of people's vigilance? What's more, since the alliance was formed, there has never been a real peace.

There are only three people in the world who like war most: careerists, soldiers, and arms dealers, and the soldier happens to be one of them. For careerists, only in troubled times can they fish in troubled waters. For arms dealers, only when war occurs can their products have a better market and they can make more money. For soldiers, only war can get them. Military merit, get faster promotion opportunities.

Therefore, it can be summed up in another sentence, that is, in a war, vested interest groups based on the military are easier to form.

In the history of the alliance, that massive civil war lasted for several years. In this war, the Red Army won not only a victory, but also an opportunity to flourish. At the same time, it is inevitable that the Red Army won. A vested interest group has also initially formed in the system. If you have any questions about this, you might as well look at who the People’s Commissar of the Army and Navy of the Soviet Red Army was during the Civil War, or who the Revolutionary Military Committee is.

Of course, the vested interest groups formed in the Red Army system during the Civil War suffered a fatal blow in the years before the outbreak of the war. However, in the past two years of wars, this group has shown signs of resurgence. And this sign is becoming more and more obvious.

In fact, what Victor did not know was that in his previous life, the vested interest groups in the Soviet Red Army system always existed. They can be said to have participated in every leadership change of the Soviet Union since Comrade Stalin, and they were disintegrated in the Soviet Union. There was a force in the process.

Therefore, regardless of whether it is considered from the perspective of the alliance’s interests or from the perspective of his own future interests, Victor believes that Comrade Stalin’s position is correct to some extent-as a national leader, it is natural to point fingers at frontline warfare. It is not appropriate, but it is obviously wrong to ignore the formation of vested interest groups in the military and still develop and grow by them.

Again, the dual-chief system and the basic-level party committee system must be implemented in the army to ensure the Bolshevik party’s absolute leadership over the Red Army. Influence in political life.

This time, Moscow once again sent a "base camp representative" to the various fronts. Victor was also one of them. He was sent to Leningrad for the first time and was mainly responsible for the supervision of the Volkhov Front.

The Volkhov Front should be considered a relatively long-established front in the Alliance Red Army system. From December 1941 to the present, of course, it was merged into the Leningrad Front for a period of time.

Since the establishment of the front army, its commander has never changed. It has always been General Meletkov. The chief of staff currently with him is General Ozerov. As for the members of the military committee, it is The introverted Shitkov.

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Kirich on the Volkhov River.

A line of military vehicles heading from Leningrad to Hvoinaya slowly stopped on an endless snowy field in the face of the dense wind and snow.

Compared to Moscow, Leningrad, which has entered the sixty degrees north latitude, has not yet entered the Arctic Circle, but it is close to the Arctic Circle. The winter here is exceptionally cold, and in mid-January, it can be regarded as It's the coldest period of the year here.

When the army column finally stopped amidst the sneer and deflation, several military jeeps with snow chains came up and stopped along the narrow road by the railway. Then, a dozen Soviet soldiers with live ammunition came to a halt. Jumped off the train and scattered beside the train.

These soldiers are wearing navy blue military coats. Obviously, they are not part of the military system, but belong to the People's Committee of National Security. To be precise, they belong to the Political Security Bureau under the People's Committee of National Security.

Wrapped in a heavy coat and wearing a Cossack-style black flat-top sheepskin on his head, Victor couldn't help but shiver when he got off the train, compared to the warm spring carriage. , It was surprisingly cold in the wilderness with the north wind.

"salute!"

Below the train, a major who was waiting beside the train yelled loudly, and then reached out his hand to help Victor off the train.

This is not a station, but a wilderness 20 kilometers away from Kirishan. The reason why Victor got off here is because he wants to rush to Grudino. The 54th Army’s field leader organization is currently established. there.

Grudino is not close here, almost 40 kilometers away, and the road is difficult, but there is no way, Victor came from Moscow, he went to Leningrad first, and Comrade Zhidanov After a meeting, I came here by train.

It stands to reason that he should take the train to Hvoinaya first, and then take a car from there, take the North Border Expressway, and go directly to Grudino. This road is relatively easy to walk, but unfortunately , He only received notice in Kirish that it was a long section of the railway from Kirish to Hvoynaya that was blown up by a German plane and could not continue to pass. Therefore, he had to stay here. Get out of the car and take a road that is obviously not that easy to walk.

Nowadays, in the struggle for air supremacy, the German army has completely lost its superiority. In the Leningrad region, the German 1st Air Force faced the 14th and 15th Soviet Air Forces and almost completely lost its combat capability. To put it bluntly, in the daytime, Soviet fighters have obscured the sky in the Leningrad region.

The main reason why the railway in the Hvoynaya area was bombed was mainly because of the German army's night attack in the previous few days. Of course, it was probably the last desperate fight of the Luftwaffe.

Four days ago, the Volkhov Front, commanded by General Meletskov, had already launched an offensive against the 18th Army of the German Army Group North from the Volkhov River to the Ilmen Lake. To be more precise, , It launched an offensive against the 26th, 28th, and 38th armies of the 18th Army of the German Army.

Before coming to Leningrad, Victor had already learned some of the situation here. In his opinion, this battle of Volkhov Front Army was not easy to fight. After all, the Germans have been entrenched here for more than two years. A solid defense system with a deep echelon configuration has long been established here, and the entire defense line is like a hedgehog.

However, although Meletskov has a personality defect, and sometimes it is easy to make one or the other in command, but at least this time, his offensive plan is reasonable and clever.

The attack launched by the Volkhov Front Army can be divided into two parts. One is the attack in the direction of Liuban and the other is the attack in the direction of Novgorod. Between these two attack directions , Separated by nearly a hundred kilometers, and the main assault was the 54th Group Army, which launched an offensive in the direction of Liuban.

In fact, since the outbreak of the war, the Soviet army has rarely used a group army to carry out assault operations behind enemy lines. Especially in the last two years, the Soviet army’s offensives have often focused on attacking the fortified forces first, tearing a gap in the German defense line. , And then used highly mobile troops to quickly break in from this gap and assault towards the rear in the direction of the Germans.

The Volkhov Front’s offensive approach this time is to steadily attack the two main offensive directions, cannibalize and encircle the German troops a little bit, and at the same time use a group army as the main offensive force to quickly penetrate the German rear. . Such a method of initiating a campaign is rarely used by the Soviet army, and it can even be said that it has never been used before. It has very high requirements for the commander's technical and tactical capabilities.

Therefore, the ongoing battle of the Volkhov Front Army not only reflects the confidence of the commanders, but also reflects the increasing maturity of the combat capabilities of the troops.

Under the **** of two Captains of the Political Security Bureau, Victor got into a military jeep. When the door was closed, he lowered his head slightly and looked through the foggy window to the wilderness outside the car. Look over.

Leningrad had only had a heavy snow three days ago. The snow was big enough. Depending on the conditions on the field, the snow on the ground almost has no more than one's thighs, and such a thick layer of snow is bound to It will bring trouble to the Soviet offensive-tanks with high mobility will be difficult to use in such a battlefield environment, and the tanks cannot be used, which will cause the Soviets to suffer greater losses when they break through the permanent German fortifications. .

The jeep started quickly, and as the body swayed, Victor also retracted his eyes from the window. He leaned back, leaned back into the backrest of the car seat, and began to close his eyes and relax.

When the car owner started to move, his thoughts had returned to Leningrad, back to the moment of the previous meeting with Zhdanov.

In this year and month, if anyone within the alliance is most likely to succeed Comrade Stalin as the next leader of the alliance, then it is estimated that everyone will say a name: Comrade Zhdanov.

Coincidentally, Comrade Zhdanov also has such an ambition, and his ambition is becoming more and more unconcealed.