Soviet Union 1991

"Why should I believe that you are from the US Embassy? If this is a trap, wouldn't I be doomed?" Even though Lukyanov faced the most dangerous environment, he still did not lose his ability to think. The crisis only made him a little panicked, but he remained absolutely calm.

The voice on the other end of the phone seemed particularly gloomy. He sneered and said, "Look out the window, do you have any other choice now? They will know what true cruelty is when they lose their patience. Although I don't know why they If you don’t move the White House directly, maybe you still have evidence that they are afraid of?”

"This is the price offered by the CIA. You bring evidence in exchange for our asylum rights. From the moment you step into the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, you are on American soil. The Soviet Union does not dare to do anything to you. You You can rest assured. Comrade Lukyanov, you should know that the United States has the power to provide you with asylum, and then our CIA will specially design a plan to allow you to escape. "

Lukyanov also sneered and said, "Oh? Really? What if you escape to the American Embassy? If Yanayev orders an attack, can your few troops be able to resist it? I can tell you that he will command Taman The division will rush directly into the embassy, ​​kill your people, and then drag me out of the safe house, and maybe even execute me in front of the ambassador. Don’t doubt it, the general secretary can do this. "

The voice on the other side paused for a moment, and then said slowly, "Then we will have an honest reason to gather allies and launch a war."

Although Lukyanov didn't believe what he said, he had no choice but to try his luck. Sitting here, the final outcome is either defeat or death. There is still a chance of survival by escaping to the embassy.

However, he was not optimistic about the final outcome, and the Americans did not realize that his so-called secret was nothing more than Prime Minister Pavlov. But Lukyanov wanted to increase the stakes and said deliberately, "You can let me give you the secret. This secret is related to the secret communication methods of all Soviet missile silos and even road-type missile launch vehicles. It is enough for you to change the entire war situation. . But I still have a condition. Only when I set foot on American soil can I truly hand over the secret to you. You will get nothing while I am not in a safe situation."

"I agree with your request."

The other party agreed very readily, "Then how are you going to come over? I think in order to deal with the coup, you should have prepared a small number of armed forces, right? But with just such a small number of people, Comrade Lukyanov seems to be unable to break out of the encirclement?"

"Of course I can go out, and I can go out in a big way."

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Lukyanov clenched his fists. He grabbed Pavlov beside him and said fiercely, "Now the Soviet Premier is also in my hands. If the Taman Division and Dzerzhinsky Division do not give If I go out, I will execute Pavlov in the White House in front of Moscow TV stations.”

Taking the Soviet Premier as a hostage, only Lukyanov dared to do such a shocking thing. The other party seemed to believe what he said and said directly, "Okay, if you can get to the door of the US Embassy, ​​we can provide you with asylum. If you can't come, I'm sorry, just pretend that this conversation never happened."

Then he hung up the phone abruptly.

Lukyanov fell to the ground, dumbfounded. Unexpectedly, the person who finally extended a helping hand to him was actually the Soviet Union's biggest enemy.

If he could survive being a traitor, he was willing to give it a try.

Rutskoy also heard the other party just now. He looked at the other party with a pale face and hesitated to speak. It is clear that he wavered between the two options of hero of the Soviet Union and traitor of the country. He was originally a soldier who won the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in the Afghan War, but he did not expect to become a traitor who betrayed the motherland today.

"Will you follow me? General Rutskoy."

Lukyanov asked. In fact, holding Pavlov hostage could not be accomplished by him alone. He had to rely on the strength of Rutskoy's army to escape.

"If you follow me, at least you won't die. Even if you become a traitor to this country, you can still survive in the free world. If I guess correctly, the funds you have stored in overseas banks are enough for you to spend the rest of your life in the free world. There is no shame in fleeing Moscow. Let’s be realistic, my dear comrade, survival is more important than anything else. Didn’t you think so when you were arrested in the Afghan war? Otherwise, how could you be a guerrilla fighter? He survived that long in a prisoner of war camp."

Rutskoy still didn't act, he was hesitating.

"Or if you want to die here, Yanayev will also take back all honors, including your title of Hero of the Soviet Union, General Rutskoy. Following me is the right choice."

Rutskoy finally sighed and took a step forward. He had no choice. Thinking realistically, going to the US Embassy is the last way out.

"Don't even think about escaping."

Pavlov didn't know when he broke free from the rope and stood up. He stopped in front of Lukyanov and said, "The whole country will not forgive you, Comrade Lukyanov. If you step into the U.S. Embassy That’s the biggest mistake I’ve ever made.”

Pavlov was like correcting a child who had made a mistake. He scolded him harshly, "You are betraying the motherland and the Soviet Union. No one will forgive your behavior."

"I didn't betray the motherland. I just wanted to live. It's the same for you, Comrade Pavlov. We all just want to live well!"

"Shut up. If you hadn't been ambitious to launch a coup, how could we have ended up in the current situation?"

Rutskoi hinted with a look. Before Pavlov finished speaking, two soldiers twisted his hands and pushed his knees, and he fell down.

Lukyanov's eyes were fierce and his tone was cold, "What I do is none of your business."

Just when the White House was in a mess over betrayal, they didn't notice that the shelling had stopped. Yazov didn't order the Alpha team to attack the White House because he thought of a better way.

Lure the snake out of its hole.

The call to Lukyanov was the bait he set. Now he just had to wait for the person who had nowhere to go to make the most fatal mistake.