"General Secretary, your health doesn't matter, right?" Marshal Ustinov also wanted to express his concern. Although it was a nonsense, it was better than saying nothing at all.

   "It's all right, what about Comrade Chernenko?" Andropov replied, he had already decided to undergo surgery. The work must be temporarily handled by others, waiting for one's own body to recover before returning to work. Only the Second Secretary Chernenko now has this qualification to handle the work of the entire Soviet Union.

"Comrade Chernenko is sick. I don't know if it's because of the black sea's future discomfort or what. He is recuperating in the hospital in Sochi!" Serov replied, "But it shouldn't delay work, it only takes a few days. recovery."

"That's good, I hope Comrade Chernenko recovers quickly." Andropov thought for a moment and said, "What do Comrade Ustinov and Comrade Serov think about this alliance that is clearly facing us? What do we think? counterattack?"

"We can't back down? If we don't respond to such an obvious target, the whole world will think that we dare not confront the United States!" Defense Minister Marshal Ustinov said without thinking. As for how to fight back, he was in his heart. There is no idea, and the words just show their attitude.

   "Comrade Serov, what do you think?" Andropov then set his sights on Serov. In the Brezhnev era, Serov was in charge of the Soviet Union's strategic offensive direction and appeared in almost every hot spot. Compared with Marshal Ustinov, this matter is the opinion of the chairman of the KGB a little more important.

   Serov was silent for a moment, then opened the mouth under Andropov's scrutiny, "Only one organization can confront this organization established by the United States, and that is the one that was disbanded during the easiest period of the Great Patriotic War..."

   "The Comintern?" Andropov said what Serov didn't say, and then fell into deep thought. If there are two people in today's Soviet Union who are familiar with how the Comintern operates, there are only Andropov and Serov. Andropov has long been the central liaison department responsible for liaising with the communist parties and allied countries. Minister, he himself is equivalent to supporting revolutions in other countries.

   As for the KGB, it was because of the nine-nation intelligence bureau of the European Communist Party that existed for a period of time after World War II. Tito suggested to Stalin that an international consultative body should be established among the communist parties. Stalin agreed. After the Truman Doctrine came out and the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union officially began, the Central Committee of the CPSU wrote a letter to Gomulka, the first secretary of the Polish Workers' Party in the summer of the same year, asking him to come forward to convene a meeting of the communist parties in some European countries to discuss strengthening the relationship between the various parties. Contact questions. The wave party accepts. The inauguration meeting of the Intelligence Service was held in Poland. Representatives of the Communist and Workers' Parties of the nine countries including the Soviet Union, Poland, South Africa, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France and Italy attended the meeting.

   That's right, the original French Communist Party and the Italian Communist Party were the most powerful communist parties in Western Europe. It also joined the Nine Nations Intelligence Bureau. Since it is an intelligence bureau, of course the KGB played a huge role in it at that time.

"Let the Komsomolskaya Pravda publish an editorial attacking the hostile attitudes of Western European countries towards the Soviet Union." Andropov thought for a moment and said, "At the same time, let the Central Liaison Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contact friendly countries and parties, exchange views in a frank manner, and express At this stage, the Soviet Union needs the support to win these fraternal parties. If Comrade Chernenko is back in health, preparations will begin immediately to start rebuilding the Comintern.”

   "Understood, General Secretary!" Both Shelov and Ustinov stood at attention at the same time, and after explaining the leadership of the hospital, they returned to their departments. In the Soviet Union, before Andropov and Chernenko recovered, there would be a period of time without the general secretary, during which neither the general secretary nor the second secretary could work.

   In fact, the Soviet Union will not have a de facto general secretary for a long time. If there is one thing Andropov and Chernenko have in common, it is that both of them are in very bad health.

   Soon, the Komsomolskaya Pravda severely condemned the establishment of the International Democratic League in London. Pointing out that this so-called international organization was a huge threat to the Soviet Union, the ruling parties in Western Europe and the United States made this alliance, expressing their hostility to the Soviet Union and even the Socialist International without any concealment. The Soviet Union's counterattack is bound to be violent, and countries hostile to the Soviet Union will definitely pay the price.

  At the same time that the Komsomolskaya Pravda was in full swing, the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Central Liaison Department began to contact the Soviet Union's allies and political parties with affiliations with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to conduct diplomatic work to obtain support.

   What the Komsomolskaya Pravda said was too much. The International League for Democracy had already stated its opposition to communism and socialism. Therefore, after the establishment of this organization, not only the Soviet Union criticized the organization, but even the Nordic countries and the socialist parties in various countries criticized it, accusing the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany of intensifying the Cold War and putting the world in danger.

"Our Communist Party is different from the Socialist Party. The Socialist Party is a revolution with votes, while our Soviet Union is a revolution with guns!" Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko said in response to this matter, "NATO countries are hard-won to the world. We do not respect the peace of our country, and choose to use confrontation to cover up the contradictions of our country, which is bound to fail. Our counterattack will come soon.”

At the KGB headquarters in Lubyanka Square, Serov stared at General Fedorchuk, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union with a dead face. You did it?"

"Chairman, why do you say that? Comrade Chernenko's health is not good. It's normal to be hospitalized after eating bad food. No one can find out the problem." General Fedorchuk denied it. Admit that it has something to do with yourself.

"Well, of course, if an old spy does this kind of thing and can be caught, it will be a failure." Sheloff hummed, and then whispered, "But the security department has strict standards, Remind Chernenko that some things are inedible and can escape the detection of the ninth bureau. But the question is, who can escape the defense of the KGB ninth bureau and send in food that can cause physical discomfort? Can he command the general bureau? At least a senior vice-president."

"You don't have to deny or admit it, this is my own suspicion, whether it's you who did it or not, this time I can pretend I don't know, Chernenko's health itself is very poor, you just need to do the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. ." Serov did not hold General Fedorchuk accountable, he did not poison, but took advantage of Chernenko's own disease. It did not cause major harm, but no one knows whether Chernenko will be worse off because of it.

   Chernenko stayed in the hospital for half a month before recovering, and then returned to Moscow from the Black Sea. By this time it was approaching the end of April, and Andropov, whose condition had deteriorated, was still receiving treatment. Serov, Ustinov, and Gromyko could only show the prepared materials to the second secretary.

"We have communicated with the Warsaw Pact countries about the re-establishment of the Comintern, and the Central Liaison Department with some political parties has also completed. Now Reagan's integration of international forces is coming. The establishment of the Comintern is imminent, this is Ender General Secretary Robov is also in favor." Serov spoke very fast, fortunately Chernenko was not in good health, but he did not have the hearing problems of Brezhnev, and he quickly understood the first priority of his physical recovery. item work.

"Comrade Gromyko, is that so?" Chernenko asked Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko while looking at these opinions. Gromyko is almost equivalent to Moro during Stalin's time in the present Soviet Union. tove. He and Molotov served as foreign ministers for almost half the history of the Soviet Union.

   Everyday propaganda and agitation must be of a truly communist character. The various organs and journals controlled by the Party must be presided over by reliable Communists who are truly loyal to the revolutionary cause of the proletariat. The dictatorship of the proletariat should not be talked about as a memorized popular formula, but should be well-publicized so that every ordinary male worker, female worker, soldier and peasant can systematically publish it in our newspapers every day. real-life facts, and recognize the necessity of exercising the dictatorship of the proletariat. In the newspapers, in the people's assemblies, in the trade unions, in the cooperatives, in all the places available to the supporters of the Third International, not only the bourgeoisie and its accomplices, but also the various reforms must be rebuked constantly and relentlessly. Activists.

These clauses are no different from the clauses from decades ago. The first clause indicates that the Soviet Union and the Socialist International are completely different. Chernenko nodded. The establishment of the Communist International can also see the current status of the Soviet Union in the world. .

"Yes, the news from the hospital, General Secretary Andropov can be discharged from the hospital in a week to preside over his work. So what we mean is that on this year's May 1st International Labor Day, Communist parties from all over the world are invited to come to Moscow to celebrate, in At that time, rebuild the Comintern!" Gromyko looked at Serov and Ustinov, both of them nodded at the same time, this was the result of their three discussions,

"Okay, I agree to do this, and prepare for the May 1st International Labor Day celebration meeting immediately!" Chernenko quickly agreed to the three-person plan, and now there is only one question, will Andropov's body be at that time? healthy.

Soon the Central Liaison Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began to issue invitations to the Communist and Workers' Parties of various countries to participate in this year's May 1st International Labor Day. Many communist parties who already knew the news set off tacitly. On April 29, Andro Pouf was discharged from the hospital.