Struggle in Soviet Russia

Early in the morning, Moscow was shrouded in drizzle.

After entering the end of April, the temperature in Moscow has begun to rise steadily, and after entering May, the warmth has become the main theme of the city, and at the same time, the rainy weather has officially arrived.

Both the Germans and the Red Army have been exhausted by the rainy weather of spring in the past few years of war, as was the case with Viktor, where the road conditions are not good, a single rain can make the whole mechanization The troops were paralyzed, and the mud more than a foot and a half deep could trap not only the jeep, but also the tracks of the tank.

In the Armoury Square of the Kremlin, Victor held an umbrella and walked side by side with Comrade Stalin.

Most of the umbrella rested on top of Comrade Stalin's head, and he was almost drenched in the rain. At this moment, the royal blue military uniform on his body was already soaked through, and even the hat on his head was more than half wet. .

Comrade Stalin was in a very bad mood, and the sudden death of Comrade Shcherbakov was not good news for anyone. It really showed how fragile life is.

Victor had just returned to Moscow an hour ago. He didn't even have time to go back to his residence, so he rushed to the Kremlin as soon as possible. As a result, he happened to meet Comrade Stalin coming out of the office, saying that he was going out for a walk.

Originally, Comrade Boskrebyshev should be in charge of the work of holding the umbrella, but Comrade Stalin ordered Victor's general. In his own words, he wanted to take the opportunity to understand the situation in East Prussia.

Previously, Victor had introduced the basic situation of East Prussia, mainly because the war there was not completely over, and the scattered German troops scattered all over the place, which brought certain troubles to the local stability.

In addition, because of the war, there are too many refugees in East Prussia, but the resources that can be deployed by the Military Management Committee are pitiful, those refugees lack food rations that can be used to feed their stomachs, starvation threatens everyone's lives, and at the same time , also threatened the social stability of the East Prussian occupation zone.

To be honest, Victor hopes to get some assistance, at least some food that can be used for relief. In East Prussia, those Germans who have lost their national asylum are honest enough. They are anxious all day long, but if they are left hungry all day and see no hope of living, they may not be safe either. lasts too long.

In addition, in East Prussia, in addition to the Germans, there are a large number of civilians of other nationalities, they also need to eat, otherwise, it will also cause trouble.

As the current head of East Prussia, Victor certainly hopes to have as many supplies as possible. At the same time, he can starve to death less people, and even fill the stomachs of as many people as possible. After all, it is beneficial to the society of the region. stability.

He raised these difficulties in front of Comrade Stalin, hoping that Moscow could help him solve some material shortages, but after talking for a long time, Comrade Stalin never opened his mouth. Obviously, his wish was bankrupt.

Of course, Victor also knows what the prevailing view in Moscow is today. When the Germans invaded the Union, they burned, killed and looted everywhere in the name of liberating this and that, but now, whether the Soviet army is advancing into East Prussia or the German mainland, it is not to liberate anyone. , to save someone, millions of the Soviet Red Army went to eliminate fascism and punish war criminals, and those Germans who still firmly believe that "Germany will not fail, and the leaders will not abandon them", obviously It also belongs to the category of war criminals, and the Alliance has no obligation to rescue them with scarce supplies.

Victor was somewhat disappointed that he could not get the results he wanted from Comrade Stalin, but he quickly controlled his emotions and turned the topic to his various measures to implement the "Sovietization" policy in East Prussia.

"I negotiated with Comrade Vasilevsky before." He leaned the umbrella in his hand towards Comrade Stalin. Victor glanced in the direction of Yonglu and said, "The 3rd Belorussian Front, as much as possible. In the direction of the ports leading to Zemland and other places, narrow passages were set aside to allow the passage of Germans, and these passages will allow German civilians to continue to pass for some time to come.”

In the direction of Yonglu, Comrade Zhdanov, wearing a gray trench coat and a wide-brimmed hat, is walking towards this side. He has black hoops on his arms. It seems that he should come to invite Comrade Stalin. to attend the funeral.

"In addition, the Military Management Committee plans to set up special German reservations in Elbing, Müllhausen, Neuhausen, etc.," pretending not to see Zhdanov who was approaching, Viktor continued. Said, "After the war, the Germans who remained in East Prussia were concentrated in these reserved areas to live in, and then gradually migrated out."

Comrade Stalin finally made a statement. He nodded and praised: "The idea of ​​setting up a German reservation area is very good, but it must be noted that, considering the issue of international public opinion, the establishment of this reservation area must be hidden."

"I've already considered this issue," Viktor said immediately, "My opinion is that the establishment of a German reserve on the grounds of frequent retaliatory violent conflicts against Germans in East Prussia can also serve as an excuse for Follow-up ethnic migration will pave the way."

Comrade Stalin did not speak, but nodded, obviously agreeing with Victor's proposal.

"Besides that, I have several suggestions," Viktor continued, "including in East Prussia, demolishing all German-style buildings, including churches, government offices, houses, etc.; removing all cities, Woodlands, even streets, etc., all names with German pronunciation, replace them with Russian pronunciation; close all German schools, cancel the circulation of German books, etc."

After a pause, he added: "For more suggestions, I am going to submit them to the People's Commissariat of National Defense in the form of a report."

At this time, Zhdanov also happened to be approaching, Comrade Stalin had seen him and stopped.

"There is no need to submit the report," Comrade Stalin said. "Your comrades in the Capability Committee are trusted. Now, the only thing you need to consider is to hurry up as much as possible. Another point is to take a correct stand."

Correct position?

Comrade Stalin's last sentence clearly expressed some dissatisfaction with Viktor, and this dissatisfaction was due to the proposal he made at the beginning, the proposal that was obviously sympathetic to the East Prussian Germans.

That's right, as a Soviet, after several years of brutal war, no matter who you are, as long as you have sympathy for the Germans, you must have a problem with your position. It's like just after the war of resistance against Japan ended, someone It's the same to have sympathy for the Japanese.

And to be honest, Victor's own position and national outlook are indeed problematic. After all, he was born again. From the bottom of his heart, his hatred of the Germans is not pure, at least not a decent one. The Soviets are so pure.

Comrade Stalin's last understatement really gave Victor a warning. He suddenly realized that his boring sympathy was indeed very unreasonable, and at the same time, it was also very dangerous. During that period of time, this **** sympathy would probably kill him.

"Are you all ready?" However, Comrade Stalin obviously did not pay too much attention to this issue, he just mentioned Victor a little, and then turned his attention to Zhdanov.

"It's ready," Comrade Zhdanov walked over to Comrade Stalin, nodded first to Victor, and then said, "Comrade Alexander Petrovich will preside over the ceremony later."

The so-called ceremony should be the ceremony of Shcherbakov's funeral. According to the funeral arrangements, Shcherbakov will be buried under the palace wall on Red Square, and there will be a funeral ceremony in front of Lenin's tomb later.

Hearing the name uttered by Comrade Zhdanov, namely Alexander Petrovich Pokrovsky, Viktor was stunned for a while, and his first thought was Duvrenko, Alexander Petrovich · Du Furenke, a well-known director of the league.

But then he realized that it was wrong. It was definitely not qualified for a director to preside over Comrade Shcherbakov's funeral, even if the other party was a well-known director.

However, he soon remembered another person, Lieutenant General Alexander Petrovich Pokrovsky, a close friend of Comrade Shcherbakov, and the relationship between the two was very good.

Last year, Pokrovsky served as chief of staff to Sokolovsky in the Western Front. As a result, the Western Front suffered a major defeat in Orel, and the entire Front Command was devastated. Sokolovs Key's commander duties were removed, but Pokrovsky, the chief of the general staff, was unscathed.

The most important thing is that when investigating the responsibility for the defeat, the General Staff commented on Pokrovsky as "incompetent", "evading responsibility, and making no decisions." In addition, what he did in military intelligence work. Very bad, failed to provide any help to the front decision makers.

In the face of such a comment from the General Staff, Pokrovsky was able to evade accountability. Although he lost the opportunity to command the battle on the front line, he was not punished. The reason for this was that Xie Xie at that time Erbakov helped him.