Big Time 1958

   A long silence recalled Serov's mind and added, "Sorry, Chairman! Just didn't wake up!"

   "Oh! Are you awake now? Lysenko's matter is not so serious, he still can't control our KGB affairs, so don't you care!" Shelepin's voice came slowly from the phone.

"Yeah!" Sheloff got up from the bed and put on his clothes. After chatting with Shelepin for a while, he hung up the phone. Today he is going to the Ministry of Defense to discuss disarmament with the big guys who dislike him. Of course, Seloff doesn't like them. ! Khrushchev still has five years in office. During this time, Serov can completely rely on Khrushchev and hold high the banner of disarmament to weaken the strength of the Ministry of Defense. As long as he develops himself well among the front-line commanders of the Red Army In the circle of friends, those high-ranking generals of the Ministry of Defense are just leaves without foundation, and they are not worthy of much attention! What's more, he was not completely without support. Marshal Bagramian and several classmates of the same period had no dissatisfaction with him.

After getting dressed, Serov drove to the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union. This was not the first time for him to come here. He found Marshal Rodion Malinovsky, the first deputy minister of the Ministry of Defense and the chief of the general staff, Vasily? Marshal Danilovich Sokolovsky, First Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Army Andrei Antonovich Grechko, Deputy Defense Minister Marshal Baghramyan, Soviet Union Marshal Andrey Ivanovich Yeremenko, Director of the Directorate-General of the Ministry of Defense, Marshal Sergei Semyonovich Biryuzov, Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Homeland Defense and Air Force, and Moscow Military district commander Kirill Semenovich Marshal Moskarenko. Assistant Minister of Defense Kirill Afanasyevich Meretskov.

At this time, the Soviet Ministry of Defense was at the most star-studded moment in history. Although one of Zhukov and Vasilevsky had been dismissed and the other took the initiative to enter the pension position, it still did not damage the brilliant light of the Soviet Ministry of Defense at this time. .

   Here, Serov is more familiar with Marshal Baghramyan and his classmate Marshal Yeremenko. However, more attention is placed on Marshal Grechko, the commander-in-chief of the army, because it is from the resume of Marshal Grechko. Serov saw an extraordinary thing, that is, Marshal Grechko had an intersection with Brezhnev for a while. He should be the strength of the Red Army to support Brezhnev after Brezhnev came to power in the future.

   The big bosses of the Ministry of Defense are actually not all there, but the eight marshals in front of them are enough. Serov, a lieutenant general, was followed by several major generals and colonels from the General Administration of Military Administration! In front of this group of big men in the army, it is really not enough to see.

   Don’t watch if you can’t see it enough! Serov sat with his head lowered and sat opposite the Eight Great Marshals, spread out the documents and said slowly, "Uncle Bagramyan, friends of all uncles! First of all, we still have business affairs. There are two problems today, one is the strategic rocket army. The issue of the establishment of the PLA. The other issue is that we cooperate with the Ministry of Defense to cut 300,000 troops in accordance with the order of Comrade First Secretary! Both issues are well resolved, and I believe our communication is not difficult..."

   "Our communication has never been difficult, and the Ministry of Defense has always been willing to contribute to the country!" Defense Minister Marshal Malinovsky said slowly, no wonder! As a defense minister, the last issue to face is disarmament, but this issue is obviously Khrushchev's intention, and Serov's General Directorate of Military Administration is only an agency that cooperates and supervises. Marshal Malinovsky would not be so disrespectful to get angry at a young man.

"That's good! Let's talk about easy topics first!" Shelov then took out the information of the Strategic Rocket Force and said, "The general work of our General Administration is carried out in accordance with the two standards of confidentiality and strictness, and currently there are twenty The regiment has been upgraded to a part of the Strategic Rocket Army, and there are still five combat brigades! As for the specific organization, your Ministry of Defense will reorganize it!"

   Random Serov handed over the numbers and general information of these troops to Defense Minister Marshal Malinovsky. Compared with the other nine deputy ministers, the real Defense Minister is here, which obviously saves Serov from the embarrassment of who he is looking for! The general rules of the Soviet Ministry of Defense were this. One secretary of defense, two first deputy ministers serve concurrently as army commander-in-chief and chief of staff, and the remaining five deputy ministers serve concurrently as service commanders. Such as the Homeland Defense Air Force and the Navy! There are also two deputy ministers who do not hold other positions.

   "Yes, your General Administration of Military Administration is indeed very strict!" Marshal Malinovsky handed Serov's information to the others present. Soon there was a discussion. These marshals were more familiar with the troop numbers than Serov. Many marshals praised them with information, because some troops themselves were commanded by them, and even they were the direct commanders of that troop.

After discussing for a while, Marshal Malinovsky obeyed his old friend and said to Serov with satisfaction, "The General Administration of Military Administration has done a good job, these troops are very trustworthy troops! I am also very happy with the establishment of the Rocket Army!"

"It is expected that the first secretary will attend the inauguration ceremony of the Strategic Rocket Army in person, and all uncles must also attend when the time comes!" The happy time is always so short, and Serov is ready to negotiate the second issue. If the communication on this issue is completed, he will This year's major work can be completed. The report submitted to the KGB Presidium first, and then sent to the Central Presidium for approval, "On the issue of disarmament, our General Administration of Military Administration has cooperated with the Red Army to complete the inspection. The abolished troops are mainly concentrated in the interior, including Moscow Military District, Kyiv, Belarus and Osad, according to the instructions of the first secretary, cut 300,000 troops! Today's country's economy needs capital to develop, and the establishment of the Strategic Rocket Army will ease our defense pressure..."

The document was sent to the eight major marshals on the opposite side. The private discussion this time was much longer than before. The last thing the military director wanted to face was disarmament. In the eyes of these veteran soldiers, these troops were more willing to go east with them. The troops of the Western Expeditions, their feelings for these troops are difficult for ordinary people to understand.

After a long time, Marshal Malinovsky nodded in approval and said, "Well, we have no opinion! But there are a group of valuable commanders and soldiers in these troops who have made their own contributions to the country! It can't be easily dismissed. Go to the factory and go to work!"

"I've already thought about this! What I mean is that a group of commanders and officers with excellent quality who are very unfortunate to be dismissed will be transferred to the internal affairs troops and the border guards. The border guards and the internal affairs troops are the same as the Red Army. The armed forces of the Soviet Union Part of it! We can also contribute to the motherland here!" Serov immediately said that he had already considered this issue.

   "You are very happy, you can improve the combat effectiveness of your KGB! Of course your KGB will not object!" Marshal Grechko smiled casually, "Maybe now the world is at peace, we really don't need soldiers like us..."

"Grechko, don't do this!" Marshal Malinovsky reminded his colleagues in a low voice. It is enough to talk about such complaints in private. The person in front of him is the military director of the KGB. It is well known that The KGB was established by Khrushchev. If Serov is really serious, it will always be a problem.

And now Serov's reaction is indeed very strange, staring at Marshal Grechko with his head tilted, turning a deaf ear to other things, and looking like he is waiting for the following of Marshal Grechko. Zinev's supporters get rid of it, why not do it?

It's a pity that Marshal Grechko just mumbled and stopped talking. Serov asked reluctantly, "Marshal Grechko, why don't you continue? If you are dissatisfied with the issue of disarmament, I am very willing to take your Send your opinions to the first secretary!"

   "Okay, Yuri! Grechko was just a slip of the tongue. Are you really going to make something out of one sentence?" Marshal Baghramyan couldn't stand it any longer and scolded him very harshly.

"Okay, uncle! This time I'll just pretend I didn't hear it! As a counter-revolutionary worker, of course I have to take a certain attitude towards the country's dissatisfied remarks! Forget it this time! The Red Army should maintain the same attitude as the Central Committee, and don't let Bonapartism is spreading in the Red Army!" Serov reminded, or threatened Marshal Grechko. Marshal Zhukov can be taken away. You are a commander-in-chief of the army whose prestige is far inferior to that of Marshal Zhukov. In case Khrushchev is also annoyed by this incident, you will be considered strong if you are not pinched to death.

"There are six regiments of the Strategic Rocket Force in Moscow, and the first secretary of the army formation ceremony will definitely attend! I hope everyone will be prepared!" Serov closed the document, put the dog skin hat on his head, and put on leather gloves, "Everyone said. Goodbye Marshal, a week later, who will be the commander of the Strategic Rocket Army as the first secretary said..."

By convention, one of the deputy defense ministers is also the commander of the military service. Both Baghramyan and Yeremenko have the opportunity. However, in terms of trust, Marshal Moskarenko, the commander of the Moscow Military District, is among the candidates. in the list. This matter is very important, but Serov is not qualified to intervene, there are many things at the end of the year! He would also go to 11 Lubyanka Square to ask Shelepin for some money.

   "Some of the national security personnel have lost their vigilance! They turned a blind eye to the serious struggle!" Serov, who was knocking on Erlang's leg, read it again and was sure that he had not picked up the wrong newspaper. It was the Journal of Agricultural Sciences! Why is it so similar to the KGB's newspaper layout, he said helplessly to Shelepin, "Written by Lysenko?" He tore the newspaper into pieces while speaking. (To be continued~^~)