Struggle in Soviet Russia

Chapter 376: Chance encounter

Compared with the German soldiers delineated in the center of the racetrack, the German generals arranged in the stands are obviously more receptive to reality. Their emotions are very stable. Although they look more embarrassed and sloppy, they speak and behave. , Is still as elegant as possible.

Victor’s mood today was also very good. He was specially accompanied by General Ardemiev and went to the stand where the German generals were. A group of German generals including the division commander Lieutenant General Trout and the 27th Army Commander General Vulkes chatted for a while, all of whom were from the 4th Army of the German Army.

When Victor was talking with these German generals, he heard a radio sound coming in from the outside of the racecourse. The sound was very loud. The general content of the radio is that today there will be German prisoners of war from the city of Moscow. Passed, they were all captured in the Belarusian campaign, because there were too many prisoners of war to board the train directly in the direction of Belarus, so they moved to Moscow. Later, they would take three trains from Moscow. Board the train at the station and head to several prisoner-of-war camps east of the Ural Mountains. The Moscow Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government urged citizens of Moscow not to panic. They can watch the parade of these prisoners of war, but they must pay attention to maintaining order.

Yes, the prisoners of war parade did not notify the citizens of Moscow in advance. Everything was like a decision made temporarily by necessity. This was also a proposal made by the propaganda department.

Hearing the sound of the horn, Viktor left the stands accompanied by Ardemyev and went directly to the temporary headquarters of the racecourse. Using the phone there, he contacted the Kremlin. Afterwards, he received a letter from Comrade Stalin. After confirmation, the parade officially began.

When the parade of German prisoners of war officially set off, Victor did not go with the parade. He took his car and went to the Kremlin first, because according to the arrangement of the operation, he was to watch the parade on the Red Square.

From the racecourse all the way to the Kremlin, Victor’s path was the route that the German prisoners of war followed later. On this way, you can see that both sides of the road are crowded with Moscow citizens waiting for the Germans.

Although the broadcast was officially announced this morning, the news that the German prisoners of war were sent to Moscow was leaked out "accidentally" two days ago. There was a certain amount of panic among the citizens, but soon there was news that there would be a parade exclusively by German prisoners of war.

In the wars of the past few years, the hatred of the Soviets towards the Germans has been difficult to describe in words. It is light to say that it is a sea of ​​blood and deep hatred. Therefore, in the face of such a grand occasion, there are many people living in nearby cities. Came here early.

Also on this road, Victor saw some reporters holding cameras on the side of the road, and the closer he got to the Red Square, the more reporters appeared on the side of the road.

According to the information received before, the reporters who came to Moscow today come from more than 30 countries. Even the German ally Japan, some reporters also rushed over. I didn’t know that when I saw the live street parade later, these reporters How will the Japanese feel.

When Victor’s car drove into the Red Square, there was still no one on the viewing platform of Lenin’s Tomb. After all, the parade team still had to wait for some time to arrive, and on such a hot day today, Comrade Stalin and the envoys of various countries would not. Go to the viewing platform early to bask.

Asked Varenka to drive the car directly into the Kremlin, but instead of going to Comrade Stalin’s office building, he parked in the square in front of the armory. When the car stopped, Victor got out of the car and first turned to the white office. After taking a look at the direction of the building, he turned around and walked in the direction of the palace gate when he came in.

From where Victor is located, one can see from a distance in front of the small white building where Comrade Stalin’s office is located. At this time, many people are gathering, most of whom are wearing suits. Needless to ask, they should be from various people. The ambassadors or representatives of the allied countries are all here today.

As far as Victor knew, after the acceptance of the first phase of the Belarusian campaign, that is, after the liberation of Minsk, Moscow received congratulatory messages from many countries. Among them, President Roosevelt even made a phone call.

Anyone who can read military maps knows that Minsk is the strategic location of the Belarusian World. When the Soviet army lost Minsk, it was tantamount to losing the entire Belarus. The same is true today. The German army has lost Ming. Sk, also lost the entire Belarus.

In view of the fact that the Soviet army had liberated the entire West Ukraine and the Baltic Sea coast before, and now it has liberated the entire Belarus, then, in a practical sense, the Soviet army has regained all lost ground and pushed the front back to June 1941. The state before the 22nd. And this reality is of great significance to the entire anti-fascist battlefield, because in the next step, the main operational purpose of the Eastern Front is no longer to fight against fascist German aggression, but to become an offensive against German fascists. .

For this reason, the Soviet Union and the Soviet people at this time are undoubtedly worthy of congratulations.

As for Victor, because of the nature of his work, he was destined to not be able to stand under the spotlight today. Although Comrade Stalin also invited him to the viewing platform, he could not go to the second floor and could only find a corner. Shrink.

In fact, after serving as the chairman of the People’s Committee for National Security for more than two years, Victor’s identity is no longer a secret to the intelligence agencies of many countries. Countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States all know that the Soviet Union’s national security is now The People’s Committee is very good at intelligence agencies. Their diplomatic institutions, scientific research institutions, and even intelligence agencies may have been infiltrated by Soviet spies, but they don’t know anything about it more specifically.

At the same time, they also have a certain understanding of the Soviet People’s Committee for National Security. They know that this department has only been established for more than two years, and they also know that the head of this department is a young man named Viktor Viktorovich. They even have a certain understanding of Victor. For example, he has not been engaged in intelligence work for a long time, and for example, he is low-key and rarely shows up in public.

But to be honest, this kind of understanding is meaningless unless they can get further information.

Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for a young man to maintain a calm mind when he holds great power. The low-key style generally does not belong to this kind of person, but the strange thing is that this law does not seem to work in Victor. He is so low-key, not only rarely appears in public, he rarely even goes on vacation.

Of course, this is completely determined by personal personality. In this situation, most people want to go to the viewing platform, preferably on the second floor, but Victor doesn’t want to go, he is not even willing to go to those foreign countries. Minded at the envoy's side.

Walking along the original road out of the Kremlin, Victor walked north along the edge of the palace wall. At this time, the entire Red Square was already crowded, and the noise made people feel a little harsh.

Victor walked along the palace wall to the side of Lenin's Tomb, bypassing the flowerbed where the lantern was, and finally, stopped at the stairs leading to the second-floor viewing platform of Lenin's Tomb. The direction is not easy to see here.

Confirming that no one noticed him, Victor stood with his back against the wall of Lenin's Tomb, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out one, and was about to stick it into his mouth, but heard footsteps coming from the side.

The voice came quickly, and when Victor heard it, the person had already appeared in front of him.

The person is not tall, and his face looks very small, so the big nose that lined it looks bigger and bigger. Of course, the most conspicuous thing about this person is not his nose, but his appearance because of the oil. Shiny hair.

There was also a cigarette between the fingers of the visitor. I probably didn’t expect someone to hide in this corner. When he turned from the corner, he put the cigarette into his mouth and delivered it to his hand with the lighter. When he spoke, he suddenly saw Victor standing in front of him.

This guy was startled by Victor who suddenly appeared in front of him. He instinctively took a step back, and his neck also leaned back subconsciously.

Seeing this guy appearing abruptly in front of him, Victor smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Comrade Andrei Andreevich, good morning."

"Oh, good morning, Comrade Victor Viktorovich," said the visitor, calmly changing his face with a smile, and shaking hands with Victor.

The visitor is only in his thirties, and he is not much older than Victor. Of course he cannot be Comrade Andreyev. Although this person has the same name and father’s name as Comrade Andreyev, he has a last name. Gromyco's. That's right, this is Comrade Gromyko who died before the collapse of the Soviet Union in the history of Victor's previous life.

Gromyko is now the Soviet ambassador to the United States. However, his ambassador has picked up a bargain. The Americans are not satisfied with the Soviet ambassador to the United States. They think the other official is too small and the rank in the Soviet Union is too low. Therefore, he put forward his opinions to Comrade Stalin.

As a result, Comrade Stalin was very happy to call the original ambassador back, and then appointed Comrade Gromyko, who was the counselor of the original ambassador, as the new ambassador to the United States. Of course, this is just a joke. As for the real situation, there is no way to verify it now.