?A small kennel-style cell with an area of ​​less than 1.5 square meters and a height of less than 1.2 meters. An adult cannot stretch his legs while standing in it, and it is completely sealed without the slightest trace of it. Light can come in. \

Because of the various experiences in his previous life, Guo Shouyun is a person with firm willpower compared to ordinary people. The seven days of living in a black prison did not torture him crazy. Although he seemed to have lost two laps of weight when he came out, and his walking was twisted and his waist was not straight, his spirit seemed to be different. very good. When the Soviet soldier opened the cell door and dragged him out of the small kennel-like prison, this guy, who seemed to be no more than a step away from dying, actually smiled at Colonel Nina who came to pick him up. , and then he said something that made everyone stunned and secretly gave a thumbs up: "It's a pity, I didn't see your face clearly that night, Colonel, or I wouldn't have been sitting in such a short black prison. "

As an officer who grew up in the army and received strict training, Colonel Nina didn't know what kind of mood she was in at that time. At least she knew one thing, that is, what is this guy who seems to love money like his life, to make money? A Chinese who dares to do anything is a hundred times stronger than the brigade commander Baltoff - this guy who has disgraced the Soviet soldier's face, only spent 14 hours in a black prison, and he put these things away. He explained everything that Nian had done, and he even admitted an "unwarranted" crime of treason.

"Love of money, lust, and firm will, it is a piece of granite that has been seriously corroded by the bourgeoisie's rotten outlook on life," Colonel Nina made an almost self-contradictory evaluation of Guo Shouyun in the report submitted to the division headquarters.

Soon, Nina received a secret order in the name of the division commander Major General Ivanovich. The content of the secret order was equally simple: "Give him the best conditions to recuperate. In three days, I will see him in person."

Guo Shouyun, who lived in a dark prison with no light for seven days, was at a loss as to what his future and destiny would be like, so he was transferred from the black prison to the military hospital, and he was also admitted to the highest-end ward.

At this time, Guo Shouyun never thought that his arrest this time would be the real opportunity for him to turn around. Of course, this can also be said to be the favor of the God of Destiny for him. During the seven days he was in the black prison, a series of major events that shook the entire Soviet Union occurred in Moscow, and the occurrence of these events put the leaders of the Soviet army in the Far East at risk. Undoubtedly, compared with ordinary people in the country, these high-ranking generals are more aware of the changes in the world. The continuous demonstrations of hundreds of thousands of people in Moscow have made them sensitively aware that today's Soviet Union The regime is already in jeopardy. The so-called "mainstream factions" and "traditional factions" at the top of the government's repeated compromises and concessions to the "democratic program factions" obviously intensified the sense of crisis among these generals. The thought of making money and thinking about their future plans began to cloud their minds.

It was also at this time that an accident that was enough to cause an army mutiny occurred. According to the practice of the Soviet army, the 17th of each month should be the time when the army divides the military salaries, but this month, the military salaries that the Far East Military Region Command should have been owed again, and this is the third month that the military region owes all the troops. Military salary.

As a soldier, protecting one's family and defending the country is one's own duty, which is not wrong at all, but soldiers also have family members, and everyone has to eat and support their families. People say, "It takes a thousand days to support a soldier, but a moment to use it." Obviously, This soldier is to be raised, "only let the horse run, not let the horse graze", this horse will rebel, not to mention that the subordinates of the Far East Military Region are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers with weapons in their hands.

As the commander of the military region, General Trejak naturally understands the potential threat of arrears in three months of military salary, but in the face of the delayed funding from the Ministry of Defense, he, the military region commander, has nothing to do. So, in desperation, he had to learn from the practice of garrisoning troops in various parts of Eastern Europe at the beginning, and issued an order to the commanders of his troops at all levels - "as much as possible to raise military salaries independently".

Of course, from the perspective of the entire Soviet Union, the problem of arrears in the salaries of troops is not only in the Far East Military Region. At the same time, in the face of financial deficits, Treyak issued such an order also had its own difficulties. After all, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. However, judging from the subsequent history, it was this practice of the top Soviet army that eventually led to a ten-year-long comprehensive war within the entire army.

As the saying goes: "The mountain eats the mountain, and the water draws the water." What can this army rely on to live on? There is no doubt that it is smuggling and arms trafficking.

As a member of the frontier troops of the Far East Military Region, Major General Ivanov's troops are also faced with the problem of arrears of military salaries. He is now over fifty years old. In his own words, that is, in the days to come, he will He does not seek merit but seeks no fault, as long as he can retire in a safe and stable manner, and can enjoy the pension given by the army, he will be satisfied. But now, this wish of his is obviously going to come to nothing. Now, not to mention his pension problem, he can't solve the problem of feeding the ten thousand people under his hand.

If the army wants to be stable, then it must pay the soldiers, and if you want a salary, you must have money, money, money, money, money, where does this money come from? Maybe it was due to urgency, or maybe it was fate, Ivanov, who was so anxious that his head was about to get angry, suddenly remembered the officer smuggling case he just dealt with a few days ago. A major, but in just two or three years, smuggled across the border and accumulated a huge wealth of more than 600,000 rubles for himself. More than 600,000 yuan is allocated to the head of the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of the whole division. No one can still receive forty or fifty rubles. That is the salary of an ordinary soldier for nearly half a month.

Originally, according to the regulations, this part of the stolen money should be turned over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At the same time, Barroff and the Chinese businessman surnamed Guo should be sent to a military court for trial, but now, Ivanov has a new idea. "It is urgent to follow the right," he intends to hide the stolen money, and then use it as part of the army's military salary, and immediately send it to the soldiers to ease the dissatisfaction of the soldiers.

But then again, although the stolen money of more than 600,000 yuan is a lot, it is apportioned to each soldier. After all, it is not enough to make up for a month's salary. What about the rest? Obviously, the batch of smuggled cigarettes that were confiscated in the warehouse became the best choice to solve the problem. However, this month's military salary has been made up, what about next month? Now that the domestic situation is taking a turn for the worse, who can guarantee that the soldiers' salaries will be paid on time next month? After eating these two blatant smugglers in one go this month, what will his troops eat next month?

Ivanov, who has been devastated by the issue of military salary, convened a meeting attended by the political commissars and main staff of the division headquarters, and the convening of this meeting aimed at brainstorming eventually led to a successful meeting. The comprehensive attack of the division-organized army, and this kind of attack will spread to the entire Far East Military Region in a short period of time. This same meeting also created a financial oligarch from a foreign country for Russia in the next two decades, and created a notorious underground arms dealer for this originally not very peaceful world...