Struggle in Soviet Russia

The entire wilderness is covered with snow, and snow almost waist-length makes it impossible for any vehicle to pass smoothly here, even if the jeep that Victor rides is provided by the Americans.

Fortunately, when the troops of the 54th Army passed here, the engineering unit opened a passage on the wasteland. The passage was five meters wide and the snow piled on both sides was more than two meters deep. It leads directly in the direction of Grudino.

Recently, this channel will be cleaned by a special engineer unit every day, because the logistic supply unit of the group army also uses this channel.

The jeep driving in this passage is like driving in a ditch. The snow piled up on both sides of the road obscures the sight. Everything that can be seen in the eyes is the boundless whiteness. .

In order not to irritate his eyes, Victor put on the sunglasses he had prepared when the car started. After that, he slept against the back of his chair. When he woke up again, the convoy escorting him had arrived. Grudino.

For the past two years or so, Grudino has been under the control of the German army. Previously, when the Soviet army launched a counterattack in the outskirts of Leningrad, this small city was completely destroyed by the German army. Destroyed, for now, it is not so much a city as it is a ruin covered with broken bricks and snow.

The pale sun hangs diagonally in the sky, and the sunlight on the snowy field is full of light, but it makes people feel no warmth.

On the left bank of the Volkhov River, Victor’s jeep slowly stopped at the extension of the iron bridge. This steel bridge had no piers and was entirely a load-carrying pontoon temporarily erected by the pontoon troops. As the river froze again, this The bridge is also firmly fixed on the river surface and looks very strong.

Previously, the Volkhov River was the dividing line between the Soviet and German forces in this area. The right bank of the river was the Soviet defense line, and the left bank was the German defense line. However, just two days ago, the Soviet offensive broke through the German army. In the direction here, and yesterday captured Chudovo, which was controlled by the German army.

According to Victor’s report on today’s battle, the 54th Army that launched the offensive made rapid progress. From last night to this morning, in less than twelve hours, they pushed the front west for nearly forty kilometers and successfully captured it. Apraksimbol, thus cutting off Liuban's retreat to the Germans.

At the same time, the 67th Group Army of the Leningrad Front Army is rapidly moving southward and advancing towards the Oletezh River. If nothing else, the German Army Group North, which has been entrenched under Leningrad for more than two years, will face A catastrophe.

On the left bank of the Volkhov River, on the outskirts of the Palabum Forest, the 226th Special Radio Battalion was stationed. Victor, who abandoned his jeep and walked nearly half a kilometer, walked into the temporary camp accompanied by a major officer. station.

At present, there are four special radio battalions of the People’s Committee of National Security operating outside Leningrad. They are the 130th commanded by Captain Lukacher, the 131st commanded by Major Petrov, and the commanded by Major Busuyev. The 132nd and the 226th Battalion commanded by Major Konstankinov.

Among the four special radio battalions, the 226th special radio battalion is the most special one. Its particularity is reflected in the fact that the establishment is larger than other radio battalions. At the same time, the battalion is also the first to be equipped with a "bee" big battalion. Power radio interferes with the radio station.

The so-called "bee" high-power radio jamming radio is a new generation of high-power radio jamming radio jointly developed by the National Security People’s Committee and the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Its power is higher than the original "storm" and "thunder" radio of the alliance. Interfering radio stations have high power, and most importantly, it belongs to the interfering radio stations in the longwave frequency band.

As a rebirth and also the head of the National Security People’s Committee, Victor has always attached great importance to radio interference and countering this technology, and has invested a lot of financial and material resources within his scope of authority to develop related equipment and technology.

Two types of radio jamming stations similar to "Storm 1" and "Storm 2" are used to interfere with ultrashort wave and medium wave radio signals, while the "thunder" type is used to interfere with short barge radio signals.

But more often, the only way the German front-line combat forces communicate with the rear is the radio signal, which is still concentrated in the wave frequency range between 430-730. At the same time, the German army has adopted a quite powerful airborne radio complex. The anti-interference ability is very strong.

The "bee" radio high-power jamming station was developed in response to this new technology of the German army.

However, because this gadget has just been developed, it is very large, and it can even be said to be a bit outrageous. According to the design of the Academy of Sciences, this gadget is based on railway operations and is difficult to transport by truck.

The major in charge of welcoming Victor is the battalion commander of the 226th Special Radio Battalion, Konstankinov. His rank is major, and he is also a first-class military technician. He is a professional in the field of radio. In fact, all The commander of a special radio battalion has this configuration. Therefore, to a certain extent, these special radio communication battalions under the National Security People’s Committee are also the first units to appear in the Soviet military system and are commanded by professional and technical bureaucrats.

During Victor’s itinerary, when he came to Leningrad this time, the first thing he had to do was to meet with Comrade Zhdanov, and secondly, to make an inspection at the 226th Special Radio Battalion and observe on the spot. Once the "bee" radio interfered with the operation of the radio with high power, it was finally to go to the Volkhov Front Army field commander organization to perform his duties of supervising the battle.

In Viktor's view, the Leningrad battle has been carried out to this point, and the final battle situation has been very clear. The Soviet army counterattack on this line, whether it is the strength of the army or the number of heavy weapons and equipment, including artillery, tanks, aircraft, etc. , Far surpassed the number possessed by the German army, it can be said to occupy an overwhelming advantage. In addition, most of the Soviet offensive forces are elites that have been battle-tested, while the Germans are remnants of low morale. If such a battle cannot be won, then all those who command the battle can be shot down. .

Major Konstankinov is a young man who has just passed his thirties. He only passed his thirtieth birthday last month. In the technical arms, there are not many people who have been promoted to major at such a young age.

Accompanied by the major, Victor made a round in the camp of 226th Battalion, and finally parked next to three trucks parked side by side in the snow.

These three trucks are very characteristic. Their front part is a tractor with a crawler, and the rear is an extended version of the truck trailer. Covered with blue-gray canvas.

What these three trucks are carrying is the "bee" radio high-power jamming station. It can't completely shield the radio waves within a certain range, but it can cause the congestion of the radio waves, and thus cause the German messages to be lost.

Stepping on knee-less snow, Victor stopped by a truck. He reached out and grabbed a corner of the canvas hanging from the back of the bucket. He frowned and asked, "Why haven't the camp been opened yet?"

Looking at the appearance of these three trucks, it is obvious that the radio station is still in transport and has not been assembled. If assembled, there will be a radar-like thing here. At the same time, there will be two diesel generators. The machine provides power support for this radio station.

Major Konstankinov hesitated, and said: "We received a notice from Comrade Lavrendi Chanawah that the new order requires us to go to Dolgovovo. We are preparing to transfer, so..."

The corner of Victor's eyes twitched. He turned sideways, glanced at the young major, and said, "Comrade Konstankinov, you must remember that your immediate chief is Comrade Sheverev, not Chanava. Comrades, if there is a new order issued by the Committee, it will only be issued to you through Comrade Sheverev, not through the Belarusian Committee."

The Sheverev referred to by Viktor is the current Director of the General Administration of Communications of the People’s Committee for National Security. As for Lavrendi Chanawah, the current Chairman of the People’s Committee for National Security of Belarus.

Because of the war, almost the whole of Belarus is now under the control of the German army, and the National Security People’s Committee was formed during the war. Therefore, similar to Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, etc., these regions have joined In fact, the committee departments of the Republic have only a simple structure and lack the corresponding personnel and departments.

But among them, Belarus and Ukraine are a bit special. The particularity of Ukraine is determined by its status. Therefore, although the entire Ukraine is still under the control of the German army, the Ukrainian commission has been established. Before the Soviets regained Kiev, their office was always in Voronezh.

The situation in Belarus is similar, but compared to the Ukrainian committee, the Belarusian committee is much more complicated, because their former office was in Leningrad. In other words, the Belarusian National Security Committee was from top to Almost everyone has a complicated relationship with the Leningrad National Security People’s Committee. This includes Lavrendi Tsanawa as the chairman.

In the past, the Ukrainian committee department was lonely. The Belarusian committee department and the Leningrad committee department were surrounded by the German army. Victor could ignore them, but as the war progressed, the past was relatively stable. Obviously, it is difficult to maintain. Zhdanov and his Leningrad faction are quickly extending their hands to the People's Committee of National Security, which is directly dangerous to Victor's interests.