Struggle in Soviet Russia

Generally speaking, Victor does not agree with the attitude of many members of the People’s Committee for National Defense, including Comrade Stalin, on the Greek issue. This is not only because of Greece’s special position in the Balkans, nor is it only because of the Greek Communist Party. The more important reason for the close relationship between the headed Greek National Liberation Front and the CPSU is that the problems in Greece are likely to involve the Soviet Union’s international ideological export strategy after the war.

To describe this incident in a vulgar term, the Greek Communist Party is the little brother of the CPSU. The former has almost blind trust and dependence on the latter. Most of the leaders of the Greek Communist Party are supporters of the Soviet Union, and as the commander-in-chief of the Greek People's Liberation Army Marcos Wafiadis, although his personal style is more tough, overall, he is able to obey the overall situation.

In this case, Victor believes that Moscow's abandonment of Greece for the benefit of certain aspects is tantamount to a betrayal of its allies. This behavior may not have any direct impact in the short term, but in the long run, It will inevitably have a certain impact on the foreign policy of the alliance.

In addition, don’t forget that the current alliance’s control over the Balkans is actually not as strong as Moscow believes. The biggest variable here is Yugoslavia. After all, Yugoslavia has a leader with a tough style and complete control of the situation. Joseph Broz Tito.

The situation in Yugoslavia is completely different from the situation in most Eastern European countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, and even Poland. Like most Eastern European countries, the reason why they were able to get rid of the control of the Germans basically relied on the help of the Soviet army. Even completely controlled the situation with the help of the Soviet army.

The current left-wing governments of these countries often lack sufficient prestige and strength to completely control the domestic situation of each country. To a large extent, they all need help from the Soviet Union, at least the support of Moscow.

But the situation in Yugoslavia is completely different. Tito was the actual leader of the Yugoslav Communist Party before the Germans invaded Yugoslavia, even from the end of the 1930s. He was elected to the Central Committee of the Yugoslavia in March 8th. General secretary.

Before the Germans invaded Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Communist Party was already engaged in an armed uprising. As for the current predecessor of the Yugoslav People’s Liberation Army, the so-called "Proletarian Brigade" was also formed under Tito’s leadership. In China, Tito not only firmly held the power of the entire Yugoslav Communist Party, but also the absolute command power of the army.

For the time being, Tito’s positions include General Secretary of the Yugoslav Communist Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Yugoslav People’s Committee (Chairman of the Interim Government), Yugoslav National Defense People’s Commissar, and Supreme Marshal of the Yugoslav People’s Liberation Army. In other words, in Yugoslavia, this person has the power of the party, government, and army. He has no opponents or competitors in the Yugoslav Communist Party, and no one can threaten his authority.

The most important thing is that the Yugoslav People’s Liberation Army, currently under the command of the Yugoslav Communist Party, is not weak. In the past few years, they have defeated the seven encirclements and suppressions organized by the German army. During the sixth encirclement and suppression, the German army mobilized nearly five. The army of one hundred thousand was finally defeated. According to information obtained by Victor from the Foreign Intelligence Agency, the total strength of the Yugoslav People’s Liberation Army, if considered as regular troops, is nearly 400,000. In addition, they have a large number of guerrillas.

At present, the Yugoslavia’s offensive is not completely coordinated with the Soviet army. They have a clear offensive direction. In a sense, Tito does not listen to Moscow's orders very much at this moment.

It is foreseeable that if Moscow sits by watching the deterioration of the situation in Greece and refuses to provide assistance to the Greek Communist Party, then the relationship between Moscow and the Yugoslav Communist Party led by Tito will inevitably be profoundly affected. From the perspective of Victor, perhaps Tito In his eyes, the Balkan problem should be the problem of Yugoslavia. This strongman may have regarded the Balkan Peninsula as the backyard of Yugoslavia.

Of course, Victor also knew that he was just a person in charge of intelligence work. What he needed to do was to deliver intelligence from all over the world and within the Union to the hands of Comrade Stalin and his staff. The final decision and decision were only It can be done by the Kremlin, and he doesn't even have the power to make suggestions—except when Comrade Stalin occasionally asks.

In Victor’s view, Moscow can certainly make deals with the British and Americans, and certainly can sacrifice the interests of some allies, but these sacrifices and these deals should only be presented in the agreement with the United Kingdom and the United States, as far as actual actions are concerned. , Moscow’s wrists should be more flexible.

On the issue of Greece, Moscow can stay aloof and not directly give any form of assistance to the Greek Communist Party, but there is absolutely no need to cooperate with the actions of the British, asking the Greek Communist Party to give up resistance and surrender.

Moscow can even turn around to negotiate terms with the Yugoslavs, support the Yugoslavs’ position on the Greek issue, and secretly give Yugoslavia enough assistance to support the struggle between the Greeks and Communists.

But having said that, Victor knew very well in his heart that the reason why Moscow made such a decision was entirely because the alliance’s foreign policy has not yet been determined. On the issue of post-war relations with Britain and the United States, Comrade Stalin still With too many illusions, what he wants is to continue the friendly alliance with Britain and the United States as much as possible on the basis of ensuring the interests of the alliance.

But Victor also knew that before long, the living reality will tell everyone in Moscow that the alliance cannot live in harmony with the United Kingdom and the United States. No, it is not just the alliance. It can be said that anyone wants to be independent and free from fraud Countries, it is impossible to get along with them.

The train passed Kaluga and was only a few steps away from Moscow, but even so, when the train really stopped at Kursk Railway Station, it was already dusk.

In the square in front of Kursk Railway Station on 29 Moscow's Tuen Wall Street, the black Volga sedan that Victor was riding slowly turned across the street and headed north.

Before and after his car, there were seven or eight Volga cars of the same color, Merkulov and others, in those cars, they will go to Lubyanka Street, rest for a night, and then go to the Kremlin to participate. Meeting.

Sitting in his car, Victor put down the table behind the front passenger seat and turned on the dark light above the back of the seat. Then he took the folder on the back seat and placed it in plastic. Table board.

On the way back from Ukraine, Varenka didn't get much rest. He had already snored in the passenger seat, and the driver was Nino who came to the station to pick them up. Knowing Victor's habits, Nino didn't come empty-handed. She also brought a few more important documents, which Victor was looking at right now.

The documents Nino brought had a total of three points, and the top one was an important piece of information from the Foreign Intelligence Bureau.

Although Victor is no longer responsible for the work of the Foreign Intelligence Service, he is still the chairman of the People's Committee of National Security after all. Therefore, the important intelligence collected by the Foreign Intelligence Service will be sent to him.

Furthermore, although Victor is no longer in charge of the work of the Foreign Intelligence Agency, he has pulled up almost all the middle and high-level personnel of the Foreign Intelligence Agency. Therefore, as long as there is any trouble in the Foreign Intelligence Agency, Victor It can often be understood quickly.

This important piece of information from the Foreign Intelligence Service came from the Berlin Intelligence Station, and the content involved a large-scale plan currently being planned by the German Army.

Since the assassination of Hitler failed, due to the large-scale cleaning carried out by the German army, the Berlin intelligence station has also been affected to a certain extent. In a few months, for the safety of intelligence personnel, the entire intelligence station has entered a state of silence. If it is not very important information, it will not operate at all.

And this piece of information is very important, but its importance is not for the Alliance, but for the Allied forces that are advancing violently on the Western Front.

According to this information, the German Supreme Command has been planning an unprecedented scale assault operation plan since September. The purpose of this plan is to cross the Ardennes and launch a large-scale assault on the Allied forces. , So as to cut off the deep left arm of the Allied Northern Army at the shoulder blade. In other words, the Germans wanted to create a second Dunkirk retreat in Western Europe, defeating the Allied troops landing in Normandy in one fell swoop, and then adjusted again. To deal with the Soviet army too far.

Because the inside line was not deep enough, the Berlin Intelligence Station did not get a more detailed German combat plan. What they could provide was only a rough picture, but in Victor's view, such a rough picture was already very precious.

The importance of this information is self-evident. Victor needs to submit it directly to Comrade Stalin, and Comrade Stalin will decide whether to disclose the information to the Allies, so that they will be prepared.

However, Victor knows very well that under the current situation, Comrade Stalin’s decision should be easy to guess. This information will probably be hidden. As for the troubles of the Allied forces, the Allied forces need to solve them themselves—even the Allied forces. In the Ardennes suffered a disastrous defeat, the German army won in a big way, and the course of the whole war is unlikely to be reversed. And through this time the German counterattack can also create more time for the Soviet army to attack Berlin, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.