The Rise of the Third Reich

Marshal Vlasov, who had just received his marshal's shoulder straps, collar badges and Lenin gold medal in a package brought by P-51 fighter planes (which had a night route between besieged Leningrad and Moscow), walked quickly Walked into the Leningrad Army Headquarters located in the Peter and Paul Fortress.

The marshal's face was gloomy, as if what he had received was not the rank of marshal and the shiny gold medal, but his own death sentence - in fact, it was almost the same. The Soviet Union and Russia had never surrendered to their enemy's marshals. If he didn't want to set this precedent, he would have had no choice but to die gloriously on the soil of Leningrad.

Moreover, in the life-threatening package were not only epaulettes, collar patches and medals, but also several letters from Siberia. It was from Vlasov's wife and children. They have now been safely transferred to Chelyabinsk, the wartime capital of the Soviet Union...

Surely Marshal Vlasov understands what this means? If Stalin had known that he had become an exalted Duke, his family would have been summarily executed.

Abakumov, head of the Leningrad Oblast Internal Affairs Department and director of the Army's Counterintelligence Department, was sitting in Vlasov's office waiting anxiously. He also received a package of his own - inside was the shoulder patch, collar badge and Lenin Gold Medal of the first-level political commissar of national security!

During this period, the Lenin Gold Medal, which symbolized the Soviet hero, was about to become a piece of cabbage. The commanders and political workers at the division level and above of the four besieged army groups all had a share, and they were all Soviet heroes.

"Comrade Commander." Seeing Vlasov push through the door and come in, Abakumov immediately stood up and greeted him. Vlasov winked at the guard next to him (who was under Abakumov's charge) and motioned for him to guard outside. Then he closed the door and sat down face to face with Abakumov.

Abakumov's current position should be to monitor the commander and, if necessary, arrest him. If we were having a secret conversation with the commander in the same office like now, if we were in other group armies that were not surrounded, someone would probably report it right away.

However, in the panic-stricken Leningrad Army, no one can control Vlasov and Abakumov now. Even political commissar Kuznetsov has nothing to do with them.

"How is it? Have you tested Kuznetsov?" Vlasov asked after sitting down.

Abakumov nodded and said, "I have tried it!" He frowned, "Kuznetsov is determined to be a communist saint... He has prepared poison for himself and carries it with him. Once he becomes white, Take it when the army attacks."

The Leningrad Group Army is in the most critical situation among the four surrounded armies. The other three group armies can still hold on for a while, but the Leningrad Group Army no longer has the strength to defend.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is not the soldiers who are protecting Leningrad now, but the exquisite ancient buildings in the center of Leningrad that are protecting them. If it weren't for fear of damaging the building, Olga would have ordered the attack long ago.

But the empress's patience was limited, and she would not let the battle in Leningrad drag out beyond the mud season under any circumstances. Because Olga still needs the White Army in Petrograd to attack Moscow!

"Is there a way to deal with him?" Vlasov asked in a rather cold tone.

Abakumov nodded, "It is not difficult to deal with Kuznetsov. The people around him are also from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

It is the practice of the Soviet Union to have personnel from the internal affairs department protect senior military and political officials. This ensures the absolute loyalty of senior military and political officials to the cause of communism. As for the disadvantage, of course, those who control the internal security system have too much power.

Therefore, Stalin has always attached great importance to cleaning up the internal security system to prevent the leaders of the internal security system from becoming bigger.

However, the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War interrupted the normal "liquidation plan", and Beria was able to control the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a long time - in fact, Beria's post of NKVD had also been removed, but the NKVD remained Controlled by his cronies.

However, Beria cannot afford to cause trouble in Moscow. The security of the Kremlin is not the responsibility of the NKVD, and Beria himself is not even a member of the Communist Party. Naturally, there is no possibility of replacing Stalin. .

In the besieged Leningrad, although Abakumov had great power, it was impossible to attack political commissar Kuznetsov and commander Vlasov at the same time - even if his internal guards captured them Apart from Kuznetsov and Vlasov, the Leningrad Army was not something he could command.

Therefore, in theory, there is no risk, unless one of Vlasov and Kuznetsov joins forces with Abakumov, and the Leningrad Army will be in dire straits.

"There is no problem in taking down Kuznetsov, but I also have a wife and children!" Abakumov whispered to Vlasov at this time.

Vlasov glanced at Abakumov coldly, "No marquis in the Russian Empire cannot find a wife!"

The wife can remarry and the child can be reborn!

"But I can't kill them either..." Abakumov, who was supposed to be a cold-blooded animal, showed a rare tenderness when it came to his family.

"We will not kill them," Vlasov said. "We will die heroically. I have already agreed with Prince Yusupov."

It turned out that Vlasov had just gone to meet with Prince Yusupov, Chief of Staff of the Belarusian Army, for a secret meeting - the place was at Smolny Palace on the banks of the Neva River.

"Heroic sacrifice?"

Vlasov nodded, "Fake heroic sacrifice."

Can this be faked? Abakumov looked at Vlasov doubtfully.

"Don't worry, everything is arranged." Vlasov said, "As long as we control all the radio stations and Kuznetsov himself, we will be able to make things perfect. At least... Stalin is going to hell. You won’t know anything before.”

The radio station of the Leningrad Army is partly controlled by the military system led by Vlasov. The communications director of the Army Group has been attracted by Vlasov and is preparing to betray the revolution. Therefore, the radio stations of each army have now begun to be "damaged" in large numbers. In the end, there will only be a few useful radio stations, all of which are controlled by Vlasov's cronies.

The White Russian army would use empty guns to create the illusion of an attack to deceive Bolshevik agents lurking in Petrograd.

Stalin may not be able to completely believe the drama to this extent, but Stalin would not immediately order the execution of Vlasov and other family members of the senior members of the Leningrad Army Group. As long as we can delay it for a while and wait for the "recovery" of Moscow, there will probably be no evildoers in Siberia to kill the families of the great nobles of Tsarist Russia...

After listening to Vlasov's explanation, Abakumov finally let out a long breath. This time, the lives of himself and his wife and children can probably be saved.

…

"Are there fake heroic sacrifices? Olga, you are really considerate."

Hersman only heard Olga mention the main contents of the "recruitment agreement" reached by Yusupov and Vlasov that morning at the welcome dinner that day.

The Russian Empress, wearing a long white palace dress with bare white and round shoulders, gently turned a tall glass in her hand, looked at the red wine inside, and smiled thoughtfully.

"Ludwig, I have always been very considerate. This is my advantage." She took a sip of wine, "And I am self-aware. I am a Russian monarch who has been in exile abroad for more than 20 years. In Russia, There is no foundation on the land. If you want to stabilize the situation in the shortest possible time, you must win over these former Bolshevik officials. If you want to win over them, you must take care of their wives and children.

Therefore, I cannot be as ruthless as Stalin. I want to make those who live in fear all day feel safe and warm, so that order and peace can be restored to the Russian Empire after the war. "

"You mean removing them from power in the future?" Hirschman asked.

The Queen shrugged and said: "This will be a smooth process, there will be no turmoil, and no one will die. People who hand over their power will receive the rewards they deserve and become part of the Russian nobility." Molecule, live a prosperous and happy life.”

The Russian version of pardoning soldiers over a glass of wine? Hessmann said to himself: No wonder Olga has made it this far, it turns out she is really clever.

"By the way, Ludwig," Olga asked with a smile, "Do you have Stalin's son in your hands?"

Olga's information was actually quite good, and she was able to find out such secrets. Seeing that Hessmann didn't say a word, Olga smiled again: "Some people had already recognized him in the Nuremberg prisoner of war camp, and they just pretended not to know anything. As for the reason, I think you know. "

Afraid of being silenced? People who have been educated by the Party for many years are indeed very enlightened!

Hessmann smiled bitterly, nodded and said, "Yes, he is in my hands, and he is in Switzerland now."

"Aren't you going to let him go?" Olga said with a smile, "Let him go and let him bring two messages to Stalin."

"What message?"

Olga smiled and said: "One is of course the truth about the surrender of the Leningrad Army Group! The other... I don't want him to die in Moscow. I am a very tolerant monarch. So he can take refuge in the United States. Maybe you can Give him a plane that can fly from Moscow to the United States. Fokker seems to have such a passenger plane, right? One of Stalin's sons is a pilot and should be able to fly such a plane. If Stalin also wants a fake heroic. Sacrifice, we can still announce his death."

"Psychological warfare again?" Hessmann smiled and shook his head. "Oliga, have you studied psychology on your own? But your method will not be effective against people like Stalin. It will only harm Frasso." Husband, their wives, children, and children.”

Olga made a sign of the cross on her chest and said, "Then may the souls of the dead ascend to heaven!" Then she smiled slightly, "As for the living, there will be many from Western Europe, well-educated, and devout believers." A Christian Russian aristocratic woman spends the rest of her life with them, which is the most reassuring choice. "