Struggle in Soviet Russia

"It must be admitted that in the past two years of war, the arrogance of the German army is very arrogant. Although they have encountered unprecedented defeat under the city of Moscow, in Germany, because of the blockade of public opinion and conscious guidance, the Germans are able to win this. One thing, I still have confidence." Victor put the document on his knee, put a hand on it, and continued according to his own thoughts, "But the defeat of the Battle of Stalingrad, especially the defeat of the Battle of Kursk According to the latest information provided by the intelligence service in Berlin, the defeat of the German Wehrmacht in Kursk has spread in Berlin, and the residents of Berlin have panicked. At the same time, Members of the Socialist Party are also stepping up their activities, and those Catholics are becoming more and more restless."

On the opposite side, Comrade Malinkov listened very carefully and nodded from time to time, which was regarded as a response to Victor.

As the senior leader of the alliance, Malinkov naturally also has some knowledge of Germany.

Although Hitler and his Nazi Party were deeply rooted in the rule of Germany, on the other hand, it is not that no one is opposed to him. On the contrary, the forces opposed to him have grown stronger in the past two years, and the German Socialist Party and the German Communist Party are among them. Two opposing forces.

In fact, compared with the German Communist Party, the German Socialist Party is more powerful. Those lurking Socialist Party members have penetrated into the grassroots in the past few years, expanded their influence among the people at the bottom of Germany, formed a network of grassroots organizations, and engaged in activities. It's also impressive.

In addition, because the Nazi Party suppressed religion in Germany and sent a large number of Catholic clergy into concentration camps, in Germany, Catholic clergy has always been a strong anti-Nazi force.

"Considering this change in the situation, I think the Foreign Intelligence Agency should be able to do more work in Germany," Victor continued, "For example, we can establish a relationship with scientific workers who have made certain achievements. Contact, do their work, and try to get them to come to the Soviet Union after the war. In the past, there might be too much resistance to do this work, but I think the conditions are now ripe."

Comrade Malinkov frowned and thought for a while, and then asked: "I know that the foreign intelligence service station in Berlin is very important. Will this suggestion you made bring danger to our latent comrades in Berlin? If the risk cannot be determined. If so, I don’t think the members of the committee will approve it."

Of course, the committee department he mentioned does not refer to the People's Committee of National Security, but the People's Committee of National Defense.

In fact, the so-called "comrade members will not approve", it is better to just say that Comrade Stalin will not approve.

Now, to be precise, the importance of the Berlin intelligence station has quickly become apparent since the National Security People’s Committee mastered the secret codes of the Germans. In the past few months, this intelligence station has continuously transmitted to Moscow. A large amount of top-secret information has made Comrade Stalin attach great importance to this information station.

To what extent did Comrade Stalin attach importance to the Berlin Intelligence Station? There are a total of thirty-two main lurking personnel in the entire Berlin intelligence station, and Comrade Stalin can call each of them by name. Comrade Stalin had to personally check every instruction issued by the Foreign Intelligence Service to the Berlin Intelligence Station.

In this case, if Victor’s proposal poses even the slightest risk to the Berlin Intelligence Station, it will not be recognized by Comrade Stalin. To put it bluntly, Comrade Stalin is very satisfied with the current work of the Berlin Intelligence Station. He needs The point is to maintain this situation, not to take any more radical measures.

"My idea is that this work can be separated from the Berlin Intelligence Station and set up another line to organize related work." Of course, Victor knew that his proposal could not be approved by Comrade Stalin, so he said, "We can Under the liquidation committee, a new latent organization was established to be responsible for this aspect of work, and there is no direct connection between this latent organization and the Berlin Intelligence Station of the Foreign Intelligence Service."

Such a proposal made Comrade Malinkov hesitate.

It is not a simple matter to start a new stove, because after the relevant proposal is submitted, someone will need to be responsible for the work of this department in the future. If this department can be successfully formed and made achievements in Germany, then it is natural to say anything.

But conversely, if this department not only failed to achieve any significant results, but suffered heavy losses in the latent process, then this responsibility would not be easy to bear.

Victor can understand Comrade Malinkov’s concerns and say something rebellious. Now Comrade Stalin is no longer young. Anyway, he is also a 70-year-old man, even if he is surrounded by specialized medical staff all day long. , Who can guarantee how many years he can live?

In addition, Comrade Stalin still has many unhealthy habits, such as smoking, alcoholism, staying up late, etc., especially when he stays up late, he almost leads a black and white life, no matter how the doctor persuades him, he changes. No more.

Although Comrade Stalin's health status is top-secret information, and his dedicated doctors dare not disclose it to the outside world, Victor guessed that he will at least have a lot of cardiovascular problems, which is inevitable.

Considering the health of Comrade Stalin, the first task of the alliance is of course to determine his successor. Among those who are currently eligible for this status, there are still many options, and Comrade Malinkov is naturally one of them. .

Therefore, for people like Comrade Malinkov, their first task in recent years is of course to make more achievements and win the support of more people including Comrade Stalin. A mistake, it is possible to give someone a handle, and at some point in the future, someone will use it as a prop to attack them.

Therefore, in many matters, Comrade Malinkov cannot be prevented from being cautious.

Thinking of this, Victor felt more and more that he and Comrade Malinkov had a lot of common language.

"I can add this opinion to the committee's work sequence," Comrade Malinkov said after a long silence.

After saying this, he stared at Victor and smiled: "Are you interested in holding a position on the committee, Victor?"

This time, Comrade Malinkov made some simplifications in his address. He removed the suffix "comrade" and directly addressed Victor's name. Considering the context, this is obviously a sign of closeness, not disrespect. .

Victor also hesitated. There is no doubt that the question raised by Comrade Malinkov is equivalent to a kind of wooing. Although after the reorganization of the People’s Committee for National Security, the two have been in contact with each other in terms of working relationship, the relationship is It is relatively fragile because the department in charge of Comrade Malinkov only makes a value assessment of the intelligence obtained by the Foreign Intelligence Agency, and does not have the power to lead the Foreign Intelligence Agency itself.

But this time, if Victor holds a position after the establishment of the committee aimed at liquidating the defeated countries, then it will be directly under the leadership of Comrade Malinkov, which has a completely different meaning.

Now, Victor faces a very difficult choice, he has to choose a team again.

In the past, Victor and a group of people, including Comrade Serov, belonged to the same camp. In the matter of his interaction with Liang Na, it was actually promoted by people in this small group.

But in this small group, Victor can only be regarded as the periphery. Yes, he is the periphery. Although he has a close relationship with Comrade Serov, this cannot be changed.

Why do you say that? Because Victor knows who Comrade Serov is on his side. Although his relationship with Khrushchev is not conspicuous, it is not a thing to hide from Victor, who once presided over internal and external intelligence work. Easy thing.

If Viktor really joins this small group, then at least Comrade Khrushchev must at least say something, but the reality is that so far, he has not even met Comrade Khrushchev privately.

If we put it in the past, Victor might not think much, but now Comrade Stalin is obviously paying more and more attention to him, and at the same time, the inexplicable ambition also makes Victor think more when considering problems.

Victor’s current thinking is that Khrushchev, as the boss behind the small group, didn’t say anything to him, either because he didn’t look down on him, and he didn’t pay enough attention to him, or because he was believed to rely on Serov. Can hold him firmly.

Hey, no matter what the reason, Victor will inevitably be dissatisfied. Therefore, Comrade Malinkov's wooing is really a question worth considering for him.

However, it is not an easy task to change the top of the mountain, and Victor can't carelessly consider the impact that may follow.

"Why, do you have no confidence in your own abilities?" Comrade Malinkov smiled when he saw his long silence. Many people recognize it."

After a pause, he said: "In the middle of next month, the Politburo will make some changes. Comrade Lavrenti Pavlovich and I will be added to the Politburo."

Victor looked at him suspiciously, wondering why he said such seemingly impossible things at this time.