The Soviets and Germans fought fiercely for several days in front of the fortress of Narva, and Narva was still firmly held by the Soviet Red Army. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Narva has been a famous fortress since ancient times, and after the liberation of the three Baltic countries by the Soviet Union, Manturov, who served as the People's Commissar for Construction, built some modern fortifications on the basis of the Narva fortress as an extension of the Manturov Line.

The Narva Fortress, which was upgraded by Manturov, had a strong defensive capability, coupled with the deployment of heavy artillery by the Soviet army, the erection of multiple machine guns, and the strong support of the air force, making the Narva Fortress impregnable.

Even though the Germans dispatched their proud Tiger tanks, they were unable to withstand the intense fire of the Soviet artillery, and the first Tiger tank was blown to scrap metal.

While there was a fierce battle ahead, Manturov was sipping coffee in the Grand Moscow Hotel and catching up with an "old friend", looking a little idle.

"Comrade Chernenko," Manturov said, taking a sip of his coffee, looking at the young man sitting next to Chernenko, and asked, "May I ask who this is?" ”

"This is Comrade Yegor Ligachev, Secretary of the Komsomol Committee of Novosibirsk State Technical University." As the first secretary of the Novosibirsk Oblast Party Committee, Chernenko did have some contacts with the secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee of the National Technical University in his work, but it is not often that the secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee of a university can "sit on an equal footing" with the first secretary of the Novosibirsk Oblast Party Committee.

"Ligachev?" When Manturov heard this surname, a wave of blood suddenly flowed uncontrollably from his red heart.

In his historical impression, this Ligachev would become the second-in-command of the CPSU in a few decades, that is, the second-in-command secretary of the Central Committee, second only to the maphead (Gorbachev) who carried out indiscriminate reforms and led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Unlike other Central Committee secretaries, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ligachev did not retire as disgracefully as Goto, Kirilenko and others, nor did he stand on the side of capitalism like Yeltsin and Dorjikh.

He adhered to his communist beliefs, founded the Communist Party of Russia with Zyuganov and Lukyanov (chairman of the Supreme Soviet), fought against the capitalist government, and insisted on taking the road of Marxism.

In fact, as the second-in-command of the CPSU and the leader of the Organization Department of the CPSU, Ligachev could have used the power in his hands to do his best to prevent the Soviet superpower from collapsing.

Unfortunately, at the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1990, Ligachev led a group of "Leninists" who violently criticized Gorbachev's policies and ran for the election of general secretary to compete with Gorbachev.

However, not only did he not win the game, but he was also eliminated by Gorbachev. If Ligachev had not failed, and if he had succeeded in being elected general secretary this time, perhaps he would have been able to save the situation and avoid the collapse of the Soviet Union.

But alas! History did not choose him, or rather, the Soviet bureaucracy did not choose him. This outstanding Communist Party member could only watch the Soviet Union, a great country, on the road to disintegration.

"Comrade Ligachev!" Manturov stood up, held out his right hand and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you!" ”

Ligachev also hurriedly stood up and shook Manturov's hand, "Comrade Manturov, I'm also very happy to meet you!" ”

Manturov was as humble and kind as the "legendary", and even though he was wearing a general's uniform and holding the rank of deputy prime minister, he did not put on any show, which made Ligachev feel very kind.

"Comrade Ligachev, you are the future pillar of the country, and as an engineering student, it is important to study engineering technology. And as a member of the Communist Party, you also need to study communist ideas, study Marxist-Leninist theories, learn the spirit of Comrade Stalin, and unswervingly follow the communist line.

When you graduate, you will have to apply this knowledge and work hard to build socialism, make our great country better, and give the Soviet people a better life. ”

Manturov's remarks were focused on the hope that the "second-in-command of the CPSU" in front of him would be indignant, work hard, take a few steps ahead of Gorbachev, and climb to the core of power as soon as possible.

In fact, just before stepping down as secretary of the Novosibirsk Regional Party Committee, Manturov had already used his strength to promote Ligachev to the post of secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee of the university. ”

As a result, Chernenko really lived up to the trust of his old boss and focused on "taking care" of this young man who was only 21 years old. If he performs well, after he graduates from college, I believe he can be directly promoted to work in a state-level unit.

By the time Ligachev had become a government cadre, Gorbachev was a teenager.

In Manturov's view, even if he can't climb to the pinnacle of power himself, he must promote the young man Ligachev, and maybe he can climb to the pinnacle of power and change history.

Since he has become the second-in-command of the CPSU in history, he should be able to become the first-in-command after Manturov's vigorous promotion and a higher starting point. At least that's what Manturov predicted.

Even if Ligachev can't go up, Manturov still has two bigger cards in his hand - Chernenko and Andropov, both of whom have been the first leaders of the CPSU in history, and now after Manturov's promotion, they have a higher starting point, and maybe they can come to power sooner.

"Comrade Manturov, as a member of the Communist Party, I will certainly work hard to study communist ideology, Marxist-Leninist theory, and the spirit of Comrade Stalin, and unswervingly follow the road of Marxism!" Ligachev's eyes were full of ideals, beliefs, and expectations to serve the people.

Manturov's greatest hope is that he can unswervingly follow the communist line like Ligachev in history and resolutely fight against internal enemies like him in history.

"Comrade Chernenko, how is the situation in Novosibirsk now?" As the former secretary of the Novosibirsk Regional Party Committee, Manturov, as a person who grew up in Novosibirsk, is still concerned about the development of Novosibirsk even if he is in a high position and has entered the Moscow power field.

"Comrade Manturov, rest assured, now, Novosibirsk ......"

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