The dinner wasn't over because the latest news had made Nona sit still. At this time, even the soldiers defected:

"According to reliable sources, the capture of the Russian parliament building, which was supposed to take place at 3 a.m. on August 20, died due to the refusal of the KGB special forces Alpha Group (the Alpha Group obeyed the chairman of the KGB and was directly subordinate to the 9th Directorate of the KGB of the Soviet Union). The commanders of most of the divisions stationed around Moscow similarly refused to move. Soviet troops in the Far East in Sakhalin, Kamchatka and other places expressed support for the Russian president......"

“…… The President of Kazakhstan made an official statement: the declaration of a state of emergency could only be based on the Constitution and laws, and the State Emergency Committee of the USSR worked out documents of public violations without the participation of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Republic. He wished to hear the opinion of the President of the USSR himself, proposing that the political situation be discussed immediately at the meeting of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, that an extraordinary congress of deputies of the USSR be convened within 10 days, and that the President of Moldova issue a decree declaring that the decisions and orders of the State Emergency Committee of the USSR had no legal force on the territory of the republic. Moldovan General Muravsky issued an order banning the publication of Labor, Workers' Tribune, Pravda, Izvestia, Red Star, Soviet Russia, Rural Life, Moscow Pravda in the republic. The President of Georgia issued an appeal to Western countries to support the democracy, multiparty system of the Soviet Union, as well as the people-elected parliament and the presidential ......"

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At this time, there were only two big men left in the room, and Jom was already relaxed: "Bramble, it looks like it could really be the best outcome you said." Let me tell you, the party where I was arrested was actually to contact the opposition in those places. If we can really break the Soviet Union apart, why not try to do it?"

Jing Jian couldn't get used to Jom's triumphant appearance: "Don't forget, you're still locked up." Don't end up in a black luxury car with your black and white photos on it. ”

"Hey, hey. Jom disagreed with Jing Jian's ridicule. He was in a very good mood today, and said with a smile to Jing Jian: "Watch TV, continue to watch the news." ”

But the news that followed disappointed Jom. Whether it's a repeat of the previous replays. And this night, several people fell asleep with their own moods, and the manor was still so quiet.

However, Jing Jian and the others did not know that in the early morning of the third day, the Emergency Committee finally took action. As soon as the clock struck zero hour, a convoy of military vehicles of the Airborne Forces drove from the direction of the US embassy to the barricade next to the Russian parliament building. The military vehicle that had taken the lead was blocked, and the soldiers fired live ammunition into the air. The first military vehicles drove through the wall next to the U.S. Embassy in the direction of New Arbat Street. 20 armored vehicles broke through the first barricades on New Arbat Street and drove towards the Russian parliament building.

Sporadic gunfire rang out in Moscow. A young man who tried to open the door of the armored car was killed. The pickets covered the lookout hole of the armored vehicle of the Airborne Forces with canvas, forcing one armored vehicle to retreat into the tunnel under New Arbat Street. A number of reporters gathered around, and a major officer told ITARA reporters that there would be an attack on the Russian parliament building tonight. 30 tanks and 40 armored personnel carriers were prepared for this, and almost a thousand people were to take part in the battle. Now the Armed Forces are coming from the direction of Lenin Avenue and the direction of Zeprestan......

Finally the use of force, finally there is some appearance of a coup. However, it was not long before the army stopped advancing. Part of the army defected in favor of the leader of the democratic reformists, the Russian president. The withdrawal of troops from Moscow began. Some military districts, such as the Plivozhsk-Ural Military District, have openly expressed support for the Russian president.

By noon, the Russian president had taken control of the armed forces in Russia. A number of units, in particular the Taman Infantry Division, the Kantemirovka Division, and the Airborne Forces Cluster, have turned to the side of the Russian Federation and are carrying out the orders of the President of Russia. The Tula Corps of the Airborne Forces did not storm the Russian parliament building, but protected it.

If yesterday was still a sharp turn, then today is the general trend. At 16 o'clock in the afternoon, the Ministry of Defense of the USSR held a press conference announcing the decision of the ministerial meeting of the Ministry of Defense to withdraw the troops deployed in the emergency zone to their original positions. The commander of the Moscow garrison issued a circular saying that "it is inappropriate to impose a curfew" in the capital Moscow. It was decided to lift the curfew in the capital from 21 August. TASS also issued a notice that the regulations of the State Emergency Committee of the former USSR on August 19 on restricting the publication of socio-political publications in the central, Moscow city and region were revoked......

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Perhaps because the situation is changing too quickly, today's news is very untimely, and even mixed with a lot of false news. Jing Jian did not know that the coup attempt had been effectively defeated, and the only thing that was strange was that in the evening, Marshal Muko returned home in his ordinary military training uniform as usual.

At the behest of Marshal Mukke, the servants prepared dinner, and Jing Jian was invited to join Nona in the family feast.

This family feast was sumptuous and full of delicious food. But the atmosphere at the table was very solemn, especially when Marshal Muko changed into a marshal's uniform and hung with medals.

Jing Jian thought to himself: "Maybe this is the farewell dinner." "Since the coup d'état is about to fail, the end of Marshal Muko is doomed. Fortunately, it seems that in memory, the outcome of these people is not bad, and they will all be amnesty in a few years. Although there is no political life, it is good to be alive.

Jing Jian was thinking wildly, and suddenly, Marshal Miu Ke broke the silence and squeezed out a smile at Jing Jian: "You have a saying that is very right, you can't be anxious, we are just too anxious!"

In fact, from the very beginning, this coup d'état was hastily staged. Many conservative leaders at the time had no prior knowledge, but suddenly received a call from the KGB saying that the National Security Council (i.e., the KGB) and other Kremlin leaders needed to meet immediately to discuss a terrible emergency.

And at the meeting, the head of the KGB, Kryuchkov, said at the meeting that "there has been a major catastrophe." And also said that the KGB received information that someone was going to start an armed uprising. But he did not say who would be the one who attempted an armed uprising. He added that those men were going to besiege a number of strategic points in the capital, including the headquarters of the television station, the railway station and the two hotels where the parliamentarians lived. He also found a blacklist of government officials, including the vast majority of those present, who were to be executed. At the same time, the head of the Office of the President of the USSR said that the President of the USSR was seriously ill.

Then the Emergency Committee was declared......

In this process, Marshal Mukko did not even know about it!