"Name."

"Zavrilov."

"Military rank?"

"Major."

"Now, could you please elaborate on the night before the conflict broke out?"

"At that time, I rode in a vehicle and went to inspect the post ahead, but I was captured by a secret German unit and taken to the fortress."

"You said you were captured by the Germans, is there any evidence? For example, did the people you travel with see it? ”

Zavrilov shook his head: "No. ”

"In other words, no one has confirmed that you were captured, so it is possible that you went into the fortress by yourself and told the Germans, right?"

"No, absolutely impossible, how could I do something like that!" Zavrilov got up from his chair and said to the person opposite: "I am loyal to the Soviets, how can I go to the enemy!" ”

At this time, there was still a rhythmic sound outside, and on the way to Moscow, the interrogation of some of the captives began, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was in charge, needed to find out the truth about what was happening at that time.

Now, Zavrilov keenly feels that this kind of scene is familiar, and it is almost the same as the original purge!

This made Zavrilov very angry, he went through nine deaths, he was tied to the top of the church of the fortress by the Germans, and felt countless shells flying, the most recent one, even scratched his scalp.

Under these circumstances, he was still alive, and when he heard that he was going to return home, he was even happy, he did not discredit the Soviets, he still loved his homeland.

But now, the other party wants to pour dirty water on him!

"Sit down!" Two officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs next to him came to hold him down, and after feeling his non-cooperation, one of them picked up a wrench on the table and smashed it Zavrilov's stomach, and his stomach ached, like a shrimp, and he bent over, so painful that he couldn't stand up.

Sure enough, these people are the best at interrogating prisoners, but they are not Soviet prisoners!

"It seems that he is a diehard, and he refuses to confess, take him down, and bring Akimchikin over." Yegor, who was in charge of the interrogation, said.

The carriage had no windows, it was gloomy, Yegor was a little anxious, he had to go to Moscow, the whole incident was completely investigated, after all, now there is only one side of the word of Khrushchev, and many things have not yet been revealed.

In particular, he did not have the right to interrogate Timoshenko and Pavlov, he could only start with these junior officers!

He was already experienced in this respect, and in the purge of rebellion, there were not ten thousand, but eight thousand, who were convicted by his hands. These people, it's useless to play any tricks!

Moscow.

"The Germans cooperated, handed over the prisoners, and also withdrew from the occupied zone, and everything returned to the way it was before." Molotov said.

Molotov did not say much about the specific diplomatic process in Germany, in short, everything was in accordance with Stalin's wishes.

However, Stalin's face was still gloomy.

These prisoners were really a shame for the Soviets.

"Beria, what do you say, what should you do with these renegades?" Stalin asked.

Apostasy?

Surrender and apostasy are two concepts, if the battle does not go well, surrender is also an option, but apostasy is different, apostasy refers to a person who, after surrendering, obeys the enemy, and then follows the enemy to bully his compatriots.

It doesn't seem like anyone has betrayed, right?

Beria had not yet figured out the situation, but he also knew that Stalin had already convicted these people by saying this, and each of them could not escape.

"Comrade Stalin, we are a just country, we must examine them, and then convict them, and if they are guilty, they should be punished with capital punishment, and in general, they can be sent to Siberia." Beria said.

"What to censor, they are already in Germany!" Stalin said angrily: "Haven't you noticed? The number sent by the Germans does not correspond to the number of prisoners, where did the more than three hundred people go? ”

Beria suddenly secretly scolded himself for being stupid, and he didn't notice these details!

After the end of the conflict, the specific data has been counted, although the people killed by large-caliber high-explosive shells have been turned into minced meat, but they are still very serious statistics, and the data obtained are credible.

But now, Germany has repatriated fewer people than this number, and if the number is less than 100, it is acceptable, after all, many times the statistics are inaccurate.

But with more than 300 people missing, this is definitely a problem!

"I'm sorry, Comrade Stalin, I'll go out and investigate." Beria hurried away, and soon he returned with a look of shock: "Comrade Stalin, we have already investigated clearly, it is true that more than 300 people did not return to Germany, and they joined the German army, called the Volunteer Corps. ”

Everyone present was pale, and Beria gritted his teeth and said: "These people are traitors to the Soviets, and their relatives will be arrested and sent to Siberia to work as coolies!" ”

There was no one who was not angry, the Soviets did not forget them, they asked them back, and they actually chose to stay in Germany!

It's impossible not to be angry.

Beria, on the other hand, knew what Stalin was worried about.

It didn't take long, and it was less than a month since these people were captured, and as a result, more than three hundred people had defected, which is a staggering number! What does this mean?

During the time they were captive, the Germans must have bewitched them, and these people, even if they returned, must have been an unstable factor, and they could not be too merciful to these captives, and if they were to be flooded into society, they would certainly have a greater impact.

"Comrade Stalin, I propose that the train carrying the prisoners go all the way to the Ural Mountains, where they should be allowed to do manual labor, slowly reforming them, and at the same time, screening out the suspicious elements among them, and convicting them in accordance with military law if they can be reformed and those who cannot be reformed."

The railway line, built with the aid of the Germans, led all the way to the Ural Mountains, where the mines needed manpower to transport the prisoners.

Labor reform!

Stalin nodded: "Just deal with it." ”

"And what about Timoshenko and Pavlov?" Zhukov asked suddenly.

This question made Stalin's face darken: "It's time for them to carry out a labor reform, let them go to the Ural Mountains to sober up." ”

Defeated generals! Stalin did not give the order to shoot them, it is good enough, now, the reason why Stalin has not yet made a move, is waiting for a concrete report on this conflict, if in this conflict, Timoshenko, Pavlov, or Khrushchev, if someone really made an unforgivable mistake, Stalin will not be soft.