Struggle in Soviet Russia

Stendal on the banks of the Elbe.

The collapsed steel bridge was slanted and soaked in the river water, and the steel bars stood up to the sky, as if there was no clean wheat stubble in the wheat field.

At this time, it was raining heavily, and the rain caused ripples on the river surface, and also washed the entire collapsed bridge into dark gray.

In this heavy rain, a large number of ordinary refugees wearing German uniforms or carrying various luggage are using this bridge, which is almost completely submerged in water, to climb across the Elbe River with difficulty. These people looked terrified, their eyes panicked, and they seemed to want to fly to the other side of the river all of a sudden, as if they were being driven away by suffering behind them.

On the side of these people entering the river, a large number of Soviet soldiers in raincoats stood scattered on the embankment of the river bank, watching these people crossing the river indifferently, and no one tried to stop them, even if these people were mixed. A lot of people in German uniforms.

Although the final unconditional surrender has not yet been signed, the Germans have indeed surrendered. In the entire Berlin area, all German troops, whether organized or dispersed, have surrendered their weapons to the Soviet army yesterday. , they gave up resistance altogether.

In addition to the established city defense committee and the Soviet garrison military district, a control committee responsible for everything except military affairs has also been established in Berlin, but this control committee just hangs a sign and doesn't care about anything, it even has a The main person in charge is not.

In fact, according to the recommendation of the People's Commissariat of National Defense, after the liberation of Berlin, including the city defense committee, the garrison military district and the control committee, the heads of these departments are Zhukov, but the highly prestigious comrade marshal in the Soviet army did not take over. These positions, in particular the position of Chairman of the Control Board.

The reason why Comrade Zhukov did not take over the post of Chairman of the Control Committee was because he knew very well that, according to the agreement of the Yalta Conference, post-war Berlin did not belong to the Soviet Union, but should be in charge of the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Now, representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States have put forward a request to him on this issue, arguing that the Soviet army should withdraw from the part of the Berlin urban area that should be assigned to the United Kingdom and the United States as soon as possible in accordance with the content of the agreement.

Of course, Comrade Zhukov will not hand over Berlin at this time, because a series of Soviet operations in the urban area have not yet been completed. The district garrison was set up to be fully responsible for all aspects of the work. To put it bluntly, it was to transfer some valuable equipment and materials as soon as possible. Before this work was completed, the Soviet Army would not hand over the corresponding urban areas to the United Kingdom and the United States. of.

It is precisely because the Soviet Army was reluctant to hand over the corresponding urban areas of Berlin to the United Kingdom and the United States, some media in the United Kingdom and the United States began to pour dirty water on the Alliance again, claiming that the Soviet Army did all kinds of evil in Berlin and did whatever they wanted.

Of course, it must be admitted that during this period, the Soviet troops stationed in Berlin were indeed disorganized and produced a series of atrocities. However, the scale was not as large as the British and American propaganda. In addition, although Berzalin should have happened for Berlin responsible for all the riots, but he also did something. It was at his request that Comrade Zhukov approved the transfer of tens of thousands of tons of grain and nearly 50,000 heads of livestock from the supplies controlled by the Soviet army to support Berlin. Otherwise, the millions of people in Berlin might not be able to support it for a few days. .

In addition, the situation in the urban area of ​​Berlin has now returned to calm. Mainly under the order of Berzalin, Berlin has reorganized the police station and has begun to operate. The German police and the "blue pants" in the Soviet army jointly enforce the law. , exerted enough shock and deterrence to those Soviet soldiers who were growing grass in their hearts.

On the bank of the river, Victor was sitting in a jeep with a muddy body, looking through the rain-filled glass windows, looking expressionlessly across the river, where some British soldiers in military uniforms were taking those German soldiers in military uniforms without epaulettes and collars were screened out from the crowd and sent to trucks waiting on the shore.

Taking his eyes back from the window, Victor's lips twitched and he looked at the letter in his hand.

This is an intelligence from the other side of the river, from the foreign intelligence agency lurking inside the British army, and according to the description in the intelligence, the commander-in-chief of the British army, Montgomery, received an order from London, he was asked to do everything he could. Possibly gathering German POWs under British control, ready to issue weapons and equipment to them, at the same time, as far as possible to ensure the integrity of the German command structure and maintain their combat effectiveness.

Undoubtedly, if there is nothing wrong with what this intelligence provides, the British are preparing to do something, because they have violated the spirit established by the series of talks between the three heads of state and are trying to rearm the Germans to achieve a certain an ulterior purpose.

After reading the contents of the letterhead again, Victor folded it, stuffed it back into his jacket pocket, then reached out and patted the driver's seat in front, and said, "Go back."

The car started quickly, broke through the rain curtain, and drove slowly towards the east side of the river bank.

This intelligence Viktor valued more, and he had issued an order to the intelligence officers on the other side of the river, asking them to collect more practical evidence as much as possible, because these evidences would be used later.

Victor will submit a report to Moscow devoted to this matter, along with more detailed evidence, the existence of which will likely give the alliance an advantage in the subsequent series of negotiations.

The festivities between the Soviet Army and the British and American Allied forces at the Elbe have not cooled down, and the confrontation between the two sides has become more and more obvious.

In recent days, Montgomery, the commander-in-chief of the British army, has approached Comrade Zhukov several times in a row. He has only one request, and that is to hope that the Soviet army can demarcate the passage for the British and American allied forces to enter Berlin as soon as possible. The British and American armies could not enter Berlin until the passage was drawn, unless they wanted to directly cause a dispute.

Comrade Zhukov, adhering to the attitude of Moscow, has been delaying this matter all the time, and he has been arguing with Montgomery there.

An hour later, Victor's jeep returned to Carlsholt. At this time, the rain not only did not mean to decrease, on the contrary, it seemed to be getting heavier.

After getting out of the car at the entrance of the palace gate, Varenka in casual clothes appeared in front of Victor for the first time. He was holding an umbrella and approached Victor excitedly. Just after covering the umbrella over his head, he couldn't wait. He handed over a newspaper and said, "The award from the People's Commissariat of National Defense has been fulfilled. Look, this is today's newspaper."

Victor glanced at him before taking the newspaper. However, he did not directly read the contents of the newspaper, but folded it, tucked the newspaper directly under his arm, and then quickly walked towards the palace gate.

Back in his room, Victor first took off his damp jacket and threw it to Varenka who was following behind him. Then he walked over to his desk and said, "Bring me a cup of coffee."

"Okay," Varenka hung his coat on the hanger by the door, then hurried out the door.

After walking to his desk and sitting down, Victor unfolded the newspaper, found the position of the headline on the front page, and read it carefully.

This is an "Izvestia", which was published yesterday, and its front page headline is about the content of the Alliance's Victory Day military parade. At the same time, it also involves a list of honorees.

In this list, there is Viktor's name, and as previously received, the People's Commissariat of Defense Award awarded him a "Order of the Great Patriotic War, First Class", and at the same time, he will also be awarded a "Socialist Labour Order" Hero" title.

Of course, for Victor, getting a medal or getting a title is not that important. What he values ​​now is the subsequent introduction to him in the newspaper.

That's right, in this news report, a few representative people were also selected, and they were specially introduced and commended. For example, Comrade Zhukov, who is a representative of the military, and Kharkov, for example The chief designer of the Comintern plant, Mikhail Ilyich Koshkin, the designer of the T-34 tank and the representative of the technical staff on the side of the Union, although he died before the outbreak of the war, he His contribution to the Great Patriotic War can be appreciated by anyone.

In this list, there is also Victor's name, and he appeared as a representative of the Union National Security Intelligence Officer. In this report, some of his deeds were selectively introduced, and a special piece of his Photo.

After seeing the reports about him in the newspapers and the specially distributed photo, Victor knew that a decision of the People's Commissariat of National Defense must have been decided, that is, he, the chairman of the People's Commissariat of National Security, soon Going to move a nest.

As the head of a national intelligence agency, Victor's identity is not suitable for publicity, at least not to be announced as the head of intelligence work, and now, since the "Izvestia" published his situation, it means that He must be leaving this post.

In addition, letting him appear in the newspaper is actually a means of publicity, so that people in the league who pay attention to these things know him, so as to prepare him for his next job. In the future, no matter what position he goes to, he cannot always be allowed to serve in an unknown capacity. Therefore, this kind of media publicity is very necessary.