Struggle in Soviet Russia

This winter came a bit early, of course, the first snow came very early.

Before mid-December, with a cold current blowing from the Arctic Circle, the temperature in Lviv dropped abruptly by seven to eight degrees. The night passed last night. When I got up this morning, I found the ground and the ground outside the window. The roof is all white, and the rustling snowflakes are still floating. It seems that it won't be sunny anymore in a short time.

In the living room of the apartment, Victor sits at the dining table, eating breakfast made by Ji Ana, and flipping through a newspaper in his hand.

This is a "Red Star" issued by the military. However, it is not aimed at the public. It is only a summary of the "Red Star" military information that is circulated internally, which is different from the situation in which newspapers only report good news but not bad news. , The information provided in this summary is accurate.

In this summary, Victor saw a message of dismissal: On the northern front against Finland, the former commander-in-chief Meretskov was removed from his post, and the person who succeeded him will be The current commander of the Kiev Special Military Region Timoshenko. At the same time, the vacant position of commander of the Kiev Special Military Region will be taken over by Comrade Zhukov.

All in all, in the past period of time, the Soviet army suffered heavy losses on the Sufen battlefield. The little Finland was obviously not so easy to deal with. They used the cover of the jungle and the Mannerheim line to make the two Soviet troops The group army suffered a big loss.

Of course, what Victor cares about is not the form of the Sufin battlefield, which is too far away from him. What he really cares about is the subsequent series of personnel changes, that is, Zhukov's replacement of Timoshenko as the commander of the Kiev Special Military Region. .

To be honest, Victor has a good impression of Timoshenko. This guy has not been the commander of the Kiev Special Military Region for a long time, but since he took office, he has begun to promote the establishment of military academies throughout the military region.

In Lviv, the Kiev Special Military Region occupied the site of the former Polish Cavalry Command Academy, established the Lviv Motorized Infantry Command School, and plans to establish a Lviv Military and Political Higher Academy.

The Lviv Motorized Infantry Command School is mainly for training middle and low-level infantry commanders. The school system is four years, and the highest rank of lieutenant can be awarded after graduation. As the head of the Lviv People’s Committee of the Interior, Victor used his power to handle a hearing in this school. Recently, as long as he has free time, he will go there to listen to classes.

Not only that, Victor also borrowed a lot of books on tactical command from the school. These books and the auditing of the courses may not help him become a brave commander, but at least it can make him make fewer mistakes.

There is another message in this summary that is more interesting, that is, Moscow has issued a protest note to Stockholm, expressing its opposition to Sweden’s spare no effort to provide military assistance to the Finns during the Soviet-Finnish war. According to the intelligence agency of the Soviet General Staff, Sweden is not only providing a large number of military and material assistance to Finland, but even allowing Finns to recruit soldiers in Sweden. Moreover, among the Finnish soldiers captured by the Soviet army, Swedes have appeared.

"Didi..."

There was the sound of a car whistling from downstairs. No need to ask, Varenka must have drove over to pick him up to work.

Victor folded the newspaper in his hand, put it on his hand, and wiped his mouth with a napkin, then stood up, walked to the side of Ji Ana, bowed his head and kissed her, and said, "I Maybe I won’t come back. It’s hard to say if I can come back at night."

The tone of voice paused, he straightened up, took the newspaper on the table in his hand, turned and walked towards the door, while continuing to say: "From today, in the next few days, I will go to visit the referendum polling stations in various places to prepare. The situation, if it is fast, may be three days, but if it is slow, it is hard to say."

"Go, pay attention to safety," Ji Ana stood up, walked behind him, took off his military jacket first, put it on him, and said, "I will live in school these two days. The first batch of students will move in next month, but the heating problem there has not yet been resolved."

"If you are missing something, you must report it as soon as possible," Victor told her and said, "Kiev attaches great importance to the construction of training schools. Of course, this is also an investigation for you. Don't make any mistakes."

Ji Ana nodded, buttoned the button of his general uniform, took the military coat hung on the hanger, and put it on for him.

Today, the two are considered to have a proper cohabitation relationship. As for the future, neither of them has mentioned it.

He took the briefcase and left the house. When he walked out of the apartment door, Victor felt a biting chill from his ears all over his body. He still wears the spring and autumn big brimmed hats and the ear caps issued by the People's Committee of the Internal Affairs. He always feels a little awkward to wear.

Getting into the car, curling himself up in the seat, Victor turned his head and looked at the street outside the window.

The first snowfall this winter was a bit heavy. Lviv hasn't experienced such a heavy snowfall in December for many years.

The jeep was driving on a snow-covered street without snow chains. It was a little slippery. Considering that he had to travel in this kind of weather, and it was still a long distance, Victor couldn't help but feel a headache.

However, this early heavy snowfall is very beneficial to some of the work of the People’s Committee of the Interior, especially when it comes to destroying armed guerrillas against the government. This heavy snow and cold current is simply the biggest boost. .

When the cold weather appeared in Lviv, Victor had already convened an internal meeting for the first time, asking the Civil Police, Border Guard, Militia and Security Forces to step up their attacks on armed guerrillas in the cold weather. In particular, the General Administration of the Militia must do a good job in inspections and investigations in various places, and it is strictly forbidden for residents to provide food and cold-proof materials to the guerrillas.

As the saying goes, "killing him while he is sick", such a sudden cold and blizzard will inevitably cause trouble to the guerrillas hidden in the jungle. Once their warm clothing and food supply are not available, even if they are not encircled, They will also freeze to death in the jungle.

Despite the heavy snowfall, the broadcast on the street remained uninterrupted. Since returning from Kiev, Victor has ordered Antip to step up his work on the referendum propaganda. Every town in the whole state will set up tweeters on the streets from 8:30 in the morning until 11 noon. , Will continue to broadcast for three hours without interruption.

The content of the broadcast is mainly to introduce the achievements of the alliance in economic construction, people's lives, industry and agriculture, etc. since the end of the civil war. In addition, there is half an hour to introduce the hard life of the proletariat in Western countries. . To put it bluntly, this is another form of "news broadcast", but the propaganda is very explicit.

Don’t underestimate this type of propaganda, even though when you hear these broadcasts, some people will sneer at it. They listen to it every day, every day, and it won’t take long. Certain views and positions in the broadcast are deeply rooted in their brains, and they are Human values ​​have an impact.

In addition, although such broadcasting may not be able to truly affect those Polish people, it will inevitably have a sufficient impact on "minorities" including Jews and Ukrainians. These minorities have just been liberated from the Polish government and have only entered the alliance soon. The excitement of overthrowing the Poles has not passed, so it is easier to accept pro-alliance propaganda.

In order to cope with this kind of propaganda, the People's Committee of the Interior has recently launched three consecutive public order rectification operations. Large numbers of gangs and criminals hidden in the shadow of society have been unearthed to parade in the streets, executed by shooting, and exiled in exile. For people of any ethnic group, such criminals are the targets of hatred. Therefore, these public order rectification actions themselves are more in line with the hearts of the people.

Counting the work he has done in the recent period, Victor himself is quite satisfied. If he insists on saying that something has not been done, it is the weapons and equipment transferred from Kiev.

According to Victor's original vision, once these weapons and equipment are in place, he is ready to give orders to conduct a group-wide intensive training, mainly to familiarize themselves with the operation of various equipment and further exercises.

But the ideal is full, the reality is very skinny. The ammunition that came with the equipment poured cold water on Victor's head. Let alone use that poor ammunition for a live ammunition drill, even if it was used by the soldiers. Addiction can't be satisfied. Especially the four 45mm anti-tank guns were dispensed with only six shells. On average, one gun is equipped with less than two shells. What a shit?

Of course, the border guards stationed in Lviv have a certain stock of ammunition, but although the border guards are also under the management of Victor, he really has the guts to embezzle the weapons and ammunition that are specially distributed to the border guards, after all. Once something goes wrong, his head may not be saved.

In the end, Victor could only send a report to Kiev to apply for more ammunition rations, but this report was posted, and now he has no reply to him, like a dead sea.

Sitting in the car, Victor let out a sigh. In any case, after half a year of hard work, the People’s Committee of the Interior in Lviv is finally on the right track. All departments and departments have been able to operate on their own, and there are vacancies everywhere. As the main person in charge, his job can also be a lot easier.

In the future, Victor is ready to spare more time to plan for his own survival.