Zhukov and Timoshenko looked at each other, sighed silently, and then walked out of the conference room without looking back.

Then, Pavlov, who remained in the conference room, saw three people enter the door, led by a fat lieutenant general, followed by two young and tall major soldiers.

Although Pavlov had never met this lieutenant general and did not know what department he was, the political literacy he had cultivated over the years still gave him a premonition.

The lieutenant general also saluted Pavlov politely, informed himself of the long list of Russian names, then took out a thick piece of paper from his briefcase, looked at Pavlov again, but immediately looked away again, and subconsciously helped his glasses.

After coughing twice, the fat lieutenant general reached out and slowly handed the paper to Pavlov and said softly: "Dmitry Gligolievich. General Pavlov, please take a look at this document for yourself......"

Pavlov, who sat there in a daze, stared at the strange fat general rather puzzled, and took the piece of paper in his hand all the time.

But as soon as Pavlov's afterglow touched the paper, he immediately trembled all over, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, widened his eyes, opened his mouth slightly, and couldn't speak for a long time.

The reason why he was so shocked was only because he found that there was a line of bold black letters printed on the paper: "Arrest warrant"!

"Since you can't speak, then come with us first and think about explaining it like this." The fat lieutenant general saw how bad Pavlov's current state was, and did not force him to speak immediately, but decided to put Pavlov in custody first according to the procedure.

Pavlov was then taken to a prison on the outskirts of Moscow, where he was interrogated by the chubby lieutenant general.

Seeing that Pavlov's state was slightly better after a little rest, the fat lieutenant general first asked in a tentative tone: "I have a question, I still don't understand, how did the Western Front appear in such a strange situation, why did you deploy the three army groups so close to the border?" The evil consequences of this deployment can be seen very clearly even in the exercises you and General Zhukov conducted half a year ago. ”

Pavlov did not answer immediately, but stretched out his somewhat trembling hand and addressed the fat lieutenant general: "May I ask for a cigarette?" ”

Behind the fat lieutenant general, the two tall majors looked at each other and stood aside, not knowing whether to meet the petty request of Pavlov, a sinner.

"Give him cigarettes." The fat lieutenant general doesn't stick to such trivial things.

Moreover, looking at Pavlov's still pale face, if he hadn't given him a cigarette and two puffs to calm down, it is estimated that this guy would not even be able to speak clearly.

"Yes." Immediately after receiving the instruction, one of the majors took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, took out one and lit it, and handed it to Pavlov.

The cigarette that the major took out was very good to smoke, and it was a good cigarette at first glance, and it was not difficult for those who knew it to find that this was still the high-grade cigarette imported from Germany by the Soviet high-level when the Soviet-German trade had not been interrupted before.

Although trade between the two countries is now interrupted, there are still a lot of stocks, all of which are in the personnel and stocks of important departments.

Pavlov took a puff of a German cigarette to calm himself down, and then said slowly: "All exercises, training are arranged according to the plan of the military district. I do not have the right to cancel this plan, it was approved by the General Staff. ”

"But at least we should think of getting all kinds of weapons into their respective positions as soon as possible.....

"I didn't get orders." Pavlov interrupted the lieutenant general in a hurry, but he took a drag on his cigarette and slowed his tone again, "I have not been given any order to do this.

"It's your responsibility to arrange these military affairs in advance!" The lieutenant general said dissatisfiedly, "You have been to the border yourself, why haven't you taken relevant countermeasures?"

Pavlov finally couldn't take it anymore, he stood up and strode around the house: "Go and see the orders of the General Staff, which of those before the war signaled that the war was about to begin?" It's all about not provoking, avoiding provoking the Germans or something. I believed the order of the General Staff, but it was wrong! Did you ask me to move my troops against orders at that time?

The lieutenant general didn't know what to say for a moment, paused, and said: "What about after the General Staff gave the order on the night of June 21? You didn't respond positively at the time. You refused to give even the most basic order for the garrison to evacuate the barracks!

Beads of sweat broke out on Pavlov's forehead, and he said: "But the previous order also said not to be provoked by the Germans. I think it's still an ordinary order. At that time, if I gave the order and the Germans did not attack, I would have to lose my head. ”

The lieutenant general slapped his voice on the table with a "snap", his voice was raised several times, and the address to Pavlov changed: "You are worried about your head, but you know how many Red Army soldiers and commanders have lost their heads because of this!"

Pavlov finally had nothing to say and could only bow his head.

A week later, a restless Pavlov waited for Stalin's "sentence" - the death penalty.

Pavlov was not afraid, because he had already made deep repentance in his heart countless times for his mistakes. But he continued to look at his verdict and was suddenly shocked to find that he was convicted of treason! Pavlov almost went crazy, he shouted: "I am not treasonous, I am loyal to the Soviets!" He made a request to see Stalin to the fat lieutenant general.

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Pavlov finally couldn't take it anymore, he stood up and strode around the house: "Go and see the orders of the General Staff, which of those before the war signaled that the war was about to begin?" It's all about not provoking, avoiding provoking the Germans or something. I believed the order of the General Staff, but it was wrong! Did you ask me to move my troops against orders at that time?

The lieutenant general didn't know what to say for a moment, paused, and said: "What about after the General Staff gave the order on the night of June 21? You didn't respond positively at the time. You refused to give even the most basic order for the garrison to evacuate the barracks!

Beads of sweat broke out on Pavlov's forehead, and he said: "But the previous order also said not to be provoked by the Germans. I think it's still an ordinary order. At that time, if I gave the order and the Germans did not attack, I would have to lose my head. ”

The lieutenant general slapped his voice on the table with a "snap", his voice was raised several times, and the address to Pavlov changed: "You are worried about your head, but you know how many Red Army soldiers and commanders have lost their heads because of this!"

Pavlov finally had nothing to say and could only bow his head.

A week later, a restless Pavlov waited for Stalin's "sentence" - the death penalty.

Pavlov was not afraid, because he had already made deep repentance in his heart countless times for his mistakes. But he continued to look at his verdict and was suddenly shocked to find that he was convicted of treason! Pavlov almost went crazy, he shouted: "I am not treasonous, I am loyal to the Soviets!" He made a request to see Stalin to the fat lieutenant general.

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