Struggle in Soviet Russia

Victor nodded. He guessed that the reward given by Comrade Stalin to the Berlin Intelligence Station should be only the first step. In the next step, he will ask the Berlin Intelligence Station to contribute and find a way to eradicate Vlasov.

Sure enough, Comrade Stalin changed the conversation and said directly: “A traitor like Vlasov has betrayed the mad dogs of the Alliance and the Bolsheviks. Executed."

After a pause, he looked at Victor and asked with a serious face: "Do you have any thoughts on this?"

"When I was in charge of the Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff, I had already recruited some intelligence personnel against Hitler and the Nazi Party among the middle and low-level commanders of the German Army," said Victor. "At present, Vlasov is still in Rheinhas. In the prisoner-of-war camp that De Keene is in charge of, most of the guards of that prisoner-of-war camp are German volunteers from outside Germany, and among them are ours."

"Very well, talk about your plan," Comrade Stalin was shocked, and he took the initiative to pass the cigarette in front of him.

However, even though Victor took the cigarette, he did not take one out. He continued: “For our intelligence work, those lurking German volunteers are a very precious resource. It is unwise to sacrifice them. Therefore, I plan to issue an order for our lurking personnel to try to provoke a riot in the POW camp and take the opportunity to eradicate Vlasov."

"Is it feasible?" Comrade Stalin asked with a frown.

"This..." Victor said hesitantly, "The POW camp attaches great importance to Vlasov. It not only arranges a separate room for him, but also isolates him from ordinary prisoners of war. Therefore, during the execution of this plan, There is a lot of risk."

"Then choose a safer method," Comrade Stalin said categorically. "Whether it is poisoning or other methods, even if it pays a certain price, the traitor must be executed."

Speaking of this, he increased his tone and said: "You have to understand, Comrade Victor Victorovich, this is not only the execution of a traitor, but also a belief for everyone. Anyone who betrays the Alliance or the Bolsheviks will not It will end well."

"Yes, I see, Comrade Stalin," Victor could only say so.

"In addition," Comrade Stalin continued, "The Intelligence Bureau needs to arrange a squad to sneak into the enemy's back, find the village of Tukhovitz, and remember everyone there. It's everyone. Give it to me. Hanged!"

The village of Tukhovitz was where Vlasov was finally arrested. He disguised himself as a displaced teacher and went to the village with only a dozen households to find food. As a result, he was lured into his home by the village chief, and then by the militia. The people controlled it and handed it over directly to the Germans.

Today, the village of Tukhovitz is still under the control of the German army. Seeing that Comrade Stalin can directly name the village, he knows that he has never forgotten this incident, but he was still thinking about waiting for it to be recovered. Besides, now, I can't wait.

According to the information held by Victor, there are a total of 17 households in this village of Tukhovitz. Of course, there were originally 24 households. Only after the Germans came, the original village head and the militia members were all deprived of Killed, plus those who fled, there are only seventeen households left.

The current head of the village was appointed by the Germans, and according to the requirements of the Germans, each household in the village had to send one person to form the current militia.

Of course, for the people in the village, the betrayal of Vlasov may be forced by helplessness. After all, they are under German rule. If they want to save their lives, they have to cooperate with the Germans.

But from the perspective of the alliance, things are not like that. They can not help Vlasov and even drive them away, but they arrested people and gave them to the Germans. This is The real treason, the death of the traitor, the death of the cooperator with the invader, this is the only logic.

"I'll make arrangements right away," Victor said without sympathy to the people in Tukhovitz, and he nodded immediately.

"There's more..." Comrade Stalin seemed to want to say something, but at this moment, the door of the office was knocked from the outside, and immediately, Poskrebeshev pushed the door in and said: "Comrade Stalin, Comrade Lev Zakhalovich is here."

It's so fast, Victor said inwardly.

Lev Zakhalovich refers to Mehlis, the current director of the General Political Department, who is specifically responsible for military ideological work.

"Let him in," said Comrade Stalin, leaning back and sitting directly on the sofa.

Boskrebeshev turned to go out, and a moment later, Mehlis in a uniform walked in.

"Sit here, Comrade Lev Zahalovich," said Comrade Stalin with a smile on his face, pointing to the opposite sofa.

Mehlis walked over quickly. He first shook hands with Victor who had stood up. Then he took off his cap and sat on the sofa opposite Comrade Stalin.

"How is the standard regulations for martyrs' compensation?" Comrade Stalin asked when he sat down.

"Report to Comrade Stalin, the corresponding has been completed," Mehlis replied, "The first batch of pensioners includes the 1.3 million soldiers and the family members of the commander who have been determined to sacrifice. As long as the corresponding budget and materials are in place, the relevant work It can be implemented immediately."

Comrade Stalin seemed very satisfied with this answer. He nodded and asked a few more questions, including the determination of the pension standard and the arrangement of related supervision work.

McHellis answered one by one, and it was obvious that he did his job well.

Most people in the world only know that Mehlis is the king of small reports, and what he likes most is to hit other people's small reports in front of Comrade Stalin, but they don't know that this person is also very capable, especially doing compensation work. During and after the war, the Soviet Union’s compensation for the sacrifices involved millions of families, and every money and material could be distributed in place without any difference. Corruption was rarely seen. Comrade Mehlis said. The credit is great.

"Is Comrade Sergei Vasilyevich Baranov's family pension standard set?" Comrade Stalin asked again.

"It's confirmed," Mehlis nodded and said, "Considering Comrade Baranov's rank and his performance, we have determined that the standard of pension is a special class, and his family members can receive monthly payments for the next 30 years. Comrade Baranov’s current salary."

Sergei Vasilyevich Baranov, Major General, the former commander of the 212th Motorized Infantry Division of the Southwest Front Army, was captured in the Battle of Kiev in July last year. At the beginning of this year, the intelligence agency submitted information to identify the major general. The comrade was executed by the Germans because he refused to persuade him to surrender and was planning a riot in a prisoner of war camp.

"So, what about Comrade Vlasov’s pension arrangements? I mean Comrade Andrei Andreevich Vlasov." Comrade Stalin asked him casually while holding his pipe with tobacco leaves. road.

Victor's eyelids jumped while listening, this is a pit.

When Mehlis heard this question, the whole person seemed to become restless. He twisted his body on the sofa and even sniffed. It was not until Comrade Stalin looked up to see him that he said nervously: " Comrade Stalin, please allow me to make a self-criticism first."

"Oh?" Comrade Stalin didn't look at him, but turned his face and cast a sharp gaze on Victor's face.

At that moment, the cold sweat on Victor's back came out again.

"Prior to this, the General Political Department failed to do its work, and did not have sufficient supervision over our generals and commanders, so that there was an error in the judgment of some people." Mehlis is in fear. Said, "During this period, in order to determine the issue of Vlasov's compensation, we conducted some investigations into his past and found many problems."

"Really?" Comrade Stalin smiled and asked, "What's the problem."

"First of all, it is a matter of life style," Mehlis swallowed and said, "In the past few years, Vlasov has divorced twice, but his relationship with his two ex-wifes has always been ambiguous. According to... …"

"I don't want to listen to this," Comrade Stalin interrupted him and said, "I am not interested in other people's private lives. If this is the problem you are talking about, then shut up!"

"Yes, yes, his problem is of course not limited to this aspect." The sweat on Mehlis' forehead came out. He took out an old notebook from his briefcase and held it in front of Comrade Stalin with both hands. , Said, "In addition to the problems in his private life, Vlasov is also suspected of corruption. We have obtained the actual evidence. Of course, the most important thing is that he has ideological problems."

When Comrade Stalin took over the notebook, Mehlis went on to say: "This is the diary we found in his residence. In it, he wrote a lot of thoughts about you, our party, and the alliance. The complaints, criticisms, and even criticisms were shocking. In addition, we also learned some from Kurikov and Khotin. Many comrades who were inquired also reflected some of the situation. They all said Vlasov is a very arrogant man. He attributed all previous victories on the battlefield to his own credit, and always complained about the injustice of the Supreme Command."

Comrade Stalin looked at the notebook and said nothing.

"He even complained about your visit to the hospital specifically for him," Mehlis swallowed again, and then said, "He thinks that such a visit is slick, not at all..."

"Enough!" Comrade Stalin shouted sharply.