On the night of August 17, Marshal Voroshilov's dacha suddenly became lively. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

On this day, it is Katya's birthday and Manturov's birthday, and on this day 27 years ago, the lovers, who had just met, traveled from the Russian Federation in the 21st century to the Russian Empire in 1914 and began their lives as a time-traveler.

Originally, Manturov and Katya just wanted to celebrate a simple birthday in their apartment in a low-key way, and it was enough for them to pack a set meal from the canteen of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee.

However, in order to show his fatherly love to the leaders of Moscow, and at the same time to provide an opportunity for Manturov, who had just received the rank of general, to meet the giants of the army, he specially rushed back to Moscow from the Estonian front line and held a grand birthday party in his home.

In addition to the Voroshilovs, Manturov, and Katya, a number of high-ranking officers of the Ministry of Defense and the Red Army were invited to the party, including Marshal Timoshenko, Marshal Shaposhnikov, Marshal Kulik and Marshal Budyonny.

In the end, Timoshenko and Budyonny were unable to attend because they were also front-line commanders, and Kulik refused Voroshilov's invitation for "personal reasons".

In addition to the middle and high ranks of the military, Voroshilov also invited Molotov and Kaganovich, two members of the Politburo, although Molotov has been dismissed from the post of prime minister of the Soviet Union, Kaganovich no longer calls for wind and rain, and they still have huge influence in the Soviet party and political circles.

Unlike those marshals, because they were in Moscow and had a deep friendship with Voroshilov and Manturov, Molotov and Kaganovich, two members of the Politburo, were generous and attended the birthday party that night.

"Volodya, I'm so nervous!" Katia, dressed in a short black skirt, was accompanied by Manturov and returned to the villa where she had lived for many years.

"What's there to be nervous about?" Unlike Katya, Manturov, who is accustomed to seeing the world, does not feel any nervousness, on the contrary, he looks in high spirits in the uniform of a general, which is similar to the two years ago, the secretary of the state party committee, who was modestly and slightly inferior.

Katia put her head on her husband's shoulder and said, "You are now a deputy prime minister, a member of the Supreme Command, and you have the rank of general, of course you are not nervous. But what about me? Now he is only a secretary of the city party committee, with only the rank of brigade political commissar, can he not be nervous in front of Molotov, Kaganovich and Shaposhnikov? ”

"Looks like you've regressed a lot." Manturov tightened, hugged Katya's thin waist, and looked at those pearly eyes, "Two years ago, during the Great Purge, you were the only one who dared to contradict the secretary of the state party committee and was not afraid of being purged. ”

"How can this be compared? Wasn't that the state party secretary I fought against back then you? You won't dare to wash me. ”

"Because I love you."

At this time, all the people in the living room turned their attention to the couple who were born on the same day, the same month, and the same year. From the words and eyes of the two, everyone felt the deep affection between this model couple.

"Comrade Manturov, it's a pleasure to meet you." Marshal Shaposhnikov recognized the identity of the other party from Manturov's collar badge. Although Shaposhnikov had a higher military rank, he retired from the post of Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, and his power and status were not as good as Manturov, who held high positions in the military and political departments, and his tone of voice would naturally be a little more respectful.

"Comrade Boris Mikhailovich Shaposhnikov!" Manturov, like Stalin, called Shaposhnikov by his full name. "I'm glad to meet you too!"

Shaposhnikov was mild-mannered and erudite, and was known as the "brain of the Red Army". He was highly regarded by Stalin and was the first person to be called by his full name (to be called by his full name is a form of respect).

As a newcomer, Manturov also had a hint of reverence for Shaposhnikov. Since Stalin didn't mind wasting his saliva and called Shaposhnikov by his full name, Manturov, who was Stalin's subordinate, did not skimp and called Shaposhnikov's full name in one go.

Manturov's tone was respectful, his smile was polite, and he gave the impression of maturity and friendliness, not at all like a young and vigorous young officer, but like an experienced and mature veteran, which left a good impression on Shaposhnikov.

"Comrade Manturov, after a few days as Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, did you encounter any problems in your work?" Shaposhnikov, who had just retired from the post of Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, asked his successor questions about his work as soon as he arrived.

"Recently, my work has been fine, and I haven't encountered any major problems, but I haven't been familiar with some work procedures and haven't been used to the working environment in the Ministry of Defense."

"Now that you have taken over the posts of the two Deputy People's Commissars of Defense (Shaposhnikov and Kulik), you will not only be in charge of national defense construction, but also in charge of ordnance, anti-chemical warfare, and other affairs, will the workload be too great?" Before Manturov became Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, the affairs of ordnance and defense construction were handled by Kulik and Shaposhnikov, respectively.

But after Kulik was dismissed from his post and Shaposhnikov stepped down voluntarily, Stalin handed over the two posts of Deputy People's Commissar of Defense to Manturov, who had a greater workload than the other deputy ministers. Of course, just because there's a lot of work doesn't mean you can't handle it.

Manturov still maintained that expression of neither humility nor arrogance, and said: "Thank you for your concern, probably because of my youth, this workload is not too big for me, and I can handle it all." It's just that matters such as national defense construction and ordnance research and development are more complicated than I imagined, and it will take time to get used to them. ”

"That's good. When I became Deputy People's Commissar of National Defense, I encountered a similar situation. I was not an expert in construction, and I didn't know much about defense construction, so much so that the fortifications on the new border were built in a mess, and there were problems in many works, and as a result, after the start of the war, the Germans broke through all the defenses in one day.

And the 'Manturov Line' that you upgraded and built is now firmly blocking the German army from the old border, it seems that I have chosen to retreat correctly. In terms of national defense construction, I really can't compare with you. ”

"Comrade Shaposhnikov, please don't say that. When the new border fortifications were being built, I, as the People's Commissar for Construction, also led the construction of the fortifications, and I also had to bear some responsibility for the failure of the defensive line.

Had it not been for my insistence on using resources to upgrade the Manturov Line, the Germans would not have breached the line of defense on the new frontier in such a short time. ”