Struggle in Soviet Russia

As the sun sets, at the Sergiyev Air Base on the outskirts of Moscow, a Li-2 transport plane hurriedly landed on the just-paved runway facing the setting sun.

Sergiyev Posad's aviation base was newly built. To be precise, it was a military project initiated by the Moscow State Committee and the military before Comrade Serbakov's death.

The Li-2 transport plane that just landed flew to Moscow from the direction of East Prussia. In addition to the corresponding crew members, there were only two people on the plane, Victor and Varenka.

The Li-2 transport aircraft is a transport aircraft that was put into production by the Alliance before the outbreak of the war. Its prototype should be the American DC-3 passenger aircraft. Now, its various performances have not kept up with the times. Moreover, this aircraft The plane isn't new either, but it was manufactured in 1940. In general, it's a bit old.

The transport plane stopped on the runway while shaking. When the cabin door opened, Viktor, who was pale, came out of the door first. With the help of Varenka, who was also pale, he staggered down the ladder until his feet fell to the ground. At that moment, the heart that has been hanging can be considered to be stable - this journey is really too exciting.

On the side of the airport runway, two black Volga sedans were already waiting there. The driver did not belong to the People's Commissariat of State Security, but the Kremlin guards. There is no doubt that Victor returned by plane this time. Moscow received another order from Comrade Stalin, or in other words, the People's Commissariat of Defense.

Accompanied by Varenka, Victor got into one of the Volga sedans. The whole person just sat in the back seat, and a major who followed him in the passenger seat handed over a document. .

Victor glanced at the other party and reached out his hand to take the document. He knew that the content of this document should be related to Comrade Stalin's call for him to come back this time.

The car started quickly, and the second lieutenant driving was an experienced driver. The car drove very steadily and hardly felt any bumps.

In the back seat, Victor lifted the cover of the document and looked down at the contents.

After only reading the opening part, he knew what the document was about.

Just this morning, he had received information from the Foreign Intelligence Service. In Berlin, the Soviet army had captured the Reich Chancellery and the Reichstag, the symbol of the German Third Reich. But so far, the fighting in Berlin has continued. There is no end, in other words, the Germans have not yet chosen to surrender.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. Everyone knows that although the Germans have not surrendered yet, even if they resist, they will have no future at all. In the next day or two, they should lay down their weapons.

Now, a question that everyone is paying attention to is the question of where the Hitlers are. According to the report of the Foreign Intelligence Service, the 79th Infantry Army of the Soviet Army, which was responsible for attacking the Imperial Chancellery, has found Hitler's body. This German fascist The leader of the CCP really chose to commit suicide. Moreover, he committed suicide before the Soviet army captured the Prime Minister's Office. According to the intelligence, if the 79th Infantry Army invaded the Prime Minister's Palace two hours earlier, then they would be able to capture the devil alive.

But Victor would never approve of such a statement. Since Hitler wanted to commit suicide, it was absolutely impossible for him to fall into the hands of the Soviet army. After all, the initiative to commit suicide is entirely in his hands. .

From Sergiyev Posad to downtown Moscow, there is a distance of nearly 70 kilometers. It takes Victor over an hour to get there by car. On the way, he has time to digest the document in his hand.

Nearly an hour later, the car drove into the Kremlin, but instead of the office building of Comrade Stalin, it went directly to the Greater Kremlin, and finally stopped under the steps at the entrance of the Greater Kremlin.

Victor first returned the documents in his hand to the major in the passenger seat, and then lowered his head and got out of the car door. At this time, under the steps in front of the Grand Kremlin, a group of people were discussing something together.

Among these people, Victor saw Comrade Boskrebyshev in a gray Lenin suit at first sight, and he was talking to a handsome middle-aged man with glasses.

Seeing Viktor getting out of the car, Boskrebyshev immediately turned away from the man beside him, and went straight to meet him. He was still a few steps away, and he said, "Why are you here now, on the way? Are you in trouble?"

According to the call Viktor received before, he should have returned to Moscow before 5 pm, but there was no way, there was a wide range of thunderstorms in Belarus, and the Li-2 transport plane he was on had to detour. Therefore, in the When we arrived in Moscow, it was already more than five o'clock.

"The weather in Minsk is not very good," Viktor explained simply. "The pilot didn't think it was possible to pass directly over Minsk, so..."

So he didn't say anything, just spread his hands, but the specific meaning couldn't be more obvious.

"Comrade Stalin has asked you three times," Boskrebyshev said without saying much, grabbing Viktor's wrist and leading him to the steps in front of the Great Kremlin, "Go. Well, he and several comrades from the People's Commissariat of Defense and the General Staff are having a meeting in the Georgi Hall."

Victor nodded and followed behind him towards the stairs. At this time, he actually had a lot of questions to ask in his mind, but there were too many people present, and people were talking a lot. It was not a wise decision to ask Comrade Great Secret at this time.

Regrettably, Viktor was destined to have no chance to ask Bosklebyshev for any news today. Neither of them had a private conversation with the two of them until they walked all the way to the building of the Great Kremlin, even until they entered the Georgy Hall. opportunity to speak.

When Victor entered the Georgi Hall, he saw Comrade Stalin who was standing at the end of the hall at first sight. Next to him, there were two rows of seats, all of which were full of people, most of them were A general in military uniform.

Victor took a cursory look and found that most of these people were known to him, including the commanders, military commissars, and chiefs of staff of various fronts. In addition, some came from the general staff and logistics departments. 's general.

Victor was a little surprised. Before that, he had no idea about the return of the main leaders of the various fronts to Moscow. After all, the war is not over yet. Many places are still fighting, and the Soviet army has not turned into a defensive state. These people suddenly returned to Moscow. , what about the battle on the front line?

However, Victor was relieved afterwards. Since these people appeared here, it means that the situation has changed. Maybe the Germans have already made a decision to surrender, but he just doesn't know it yet.

Comrade Stalin, who was smoking a pipe, seemed very happy. He was talking enthusiastically to Zhukov, who was wearing a dress. When he saw Victor walking in from outside the arena, he raised his hand with the pipe and waved it towards him. , smiled: "Look, our omniscient intelligence leader is back. Here, we must be sure that it is precisely because of the accurate intelligence provided by the intelligence department that we can harvest this great battle today. victory."

After he finished speaking, he had already taken the lead in applauding. With him taking the lead, many generals present naturally wanted to keep up. Therefore, while Victor was in a dazed state, there was a warm applause at the scene.

Victor had a premonition in his mind, he walked over quickly, stopped a few steps away from Stalin and Zhukov, and said with a smile: "Comrade Stalin, your praise is more like a spur to me, I think the omniscient praise should be deserving of its name, at least, I should have missed some good news now, and, among the people present, it is likely that I am the only one who does not know."

Comrade Stalin was indeed in a very good mood. After listening to Victor's not very funny words, he laughed twice, and then said: "We have indeed received good news, but it is It was conveyed to us by the US Ambassador, Mr. Harriman."

After a pause, he continued: "According to the information provided to us by Mr. Harriman, Dönitz, who succeeded Hitler in presiding over the work of the German High Command, has decided to surrender to the Allies, and it is an unconditional surrender."

The hand holding the pipe was raised, and Comrade Stalin emphasized his tone and said, "The war is coming to an end, and we have won."

As he finished his words, Comrade Zhukov, who was beside him, handed over a letter.

Victor glanced at him, took the letter, stretched it out, and read it carefully.

There is not a lot of content in this letterhead. It was written in Russian, but the content should have been written by Dönitz, who succeeded Hitler in taking charge of the work in Germany. , Navy, Air Force and all armies still under German control will surrender unconditionally to the High Command of the Soviet Red Army, the High Command of the Allied Expeditionary Forces.

In addition, Dönitz also emphasized in the letter that the signing ceremony of the surrender letter can be signed at the places designated by the Soviet Red Army and the Allied forces, but the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom and the United States should guarantee the most basic rights and dignity of the German soldiers. At the same time, the German army will unilaterally declare a ceasefire within 24 hours after the letter is sent, and officially withdraw from the war.

Looking at the time when the letter was sent, it turned out to be two days ago. In other words, since yesterday, this war that has lasted for several years has actually ended.