On August 19, when the citizens of Moscow woke up in the morning and turned on the television as usual, they were surprised to find that no matter which station they turned to, the ballet "Swan Lake" was playing without exception, and the repeated melody made them think that the television station was malfunctioning. However, some Moscow citizens with some media experience speculated that there might be some new changes within the Soviet government.

In fact, if they had turned on the TV half an hour earlier, they would have seen the "Letter to the Citizens of the Soviet Union" broadcast by the host of Moscow TV, and the Soviet Central Television and Radio officially announced the order of Soviet Vice President Yanayev: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is no longer able to perform his presidential duties due to health reasons, and according to Article 127 of the Soviet Constitution, Vice President Yanayev will assume the presidency. Slightly different from history, only Prime Minister Pavlov and First Deputy Chairman of the National Defense Council Baklanov jointly signed the "Declaration of the Soviet Leadership," declaring a six-month state of emergency in some parts of the Soviet Union from 4 o'clock on August 19, 1991, and establishing a state emergency committee of the Soviet Union. Yanaev, on the other hand, followed the tank units of the Taman Division to the White House.

Pavlov also received information this morning that a convoy of Yeltsin's guards had been ambushed on the outskirts of Moscow last night, and that all the agents protecting Yeltsin had been killed, while Yeltsin's own whereabouts were unknown. Pavlov also roughly guessed the cause and effect from the report, but he still secretly pinched the sweat of his husband, Yanayev's methods were so neat, it was a good thing or a bad thing for them.

Pavlov couldn't help but look at the sky outside the window of the Kremlin office with a gloomy face, sighed helplessly, and said to the secretary beside him, "We have done our best in many things, and what the Soviets do next can only depend on God's will." ”

The prime minister's secretary next to Pavlov looked embarrassed and did not know how to answer the prime minister's words.

At this time, Yanayev not only wanted to assassinate Yeltsin, but also to completely discredit him and completely break the image of Yeltsin's painstakingly created savior of democracy and freedom. As the tanks approached the corner near the White House, the crowd of onlookers grew, and no one seemed to realize that the abrupt middle-aged man sitting on the tank was their vice president. Most of the onlookers were young men, who looked at Yanayev, who was standing motionless on top of the tank, with a malicious gaze, and watched vigilantly the movements of the Taman division.

These people are probably Yeltsin's supporters. Yanayev secretly thought in his heart that after analyzing the current situation, these people did not take any further action, presumably without instructions from the top of the White House. Yanayev, for his part, did not know what was going on in the White House, and he hoped that when the tanks arrived in the square, they would hear the news of Yeltsin's suicide.

At eight o'clock in the morning of the 19th, 26 tanks surrounded the White House. Artillery was aimed at the building, which symbolized the supreme power of the Slavic people, and the nearby junction was blocked by the secret police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which closed the passage of vehicles.

The indifferent citizens of Moscow finally began to gather in curiosity to the square, only to find that the tankmen were setting up the kind of curtain for playing open-air movies, and then moved out the projectors and placed them in front of the screen. At this time, Yeltsin's supporters, who had wanted to step forward to stop them, also stopped their small movements, and they were curiously watching what these soldiers were going to do.

Not only the White House, but also Red Square and other important public venues have set up screens for open-air movies, and passing Moscow citizens have stopped out of curiosity.

In the square, Yanayev himself pressed the start button, and the film began to turn, projecting a blurry but still visible video on the screen. When Gorbachev's high-profile face appeared on the screen, the originally silent crowd exploded at once.

Gorbachev's expression in the film looks a little angry, but because of the light, many people can only see the general outline of the picture and the sound that is transmitted from the sound to everyone's ears.

"Shut up, you know what, Valennikov. You are just a soldier to take it for granted, and it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, not to participate in a coup d'état. ”

The citizens were surprised to see that the general secretary of the CPSU, who never seemed to lose his temper, had an angry expression on his face at this time, showing the citizens of Moscow the rude and rude side of Gorbachev. Then the picture suddenly shook, and in full view, the clip of Gorbachev's assassination was played.

This is an excellent headline, and if it weren't for the ban imposed by the Emergency Committee, which only allowed nine party newspapers to publish publications, those reporters who have no moral bottom line would have made up reports that distort the facts in the first place. Although Gorbachev was not flattering between the pro-reformist and pro-conservative citizens, he was still the first general secretary of the CPSU after all, and the simple and kind Slavic people would not approve of the assassination of the supreme general secretary of the Soviet state in such an upright manner.

Especially when I heard the last sentence, "Long live President Yeltsin," the people's anger was instantly ignited. KGB agents hiding among the citizens fanned the flames and shouted, "Yeltsin is hiding inside the White House!" "Let's go get that executioner!" "Revenge for President Gorbachev! Long live the Protective Soviets! ”

The demagogic crowd, shouting slogans against Yeltsin, flocked to the White House. And those who originally supported Yeltsin's riots looked at each other, and the plot did not follow their script at all, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

A large number of indignant people have gathered in front of the White House, and it is ridiculous that the Taman Division, who originally arrested Yeltsin, has now turned into a steel barrier to protect the White House in order to stop the agitated people. Gathering Moscow citizens tried to storm the barricades and pour into the White House, but the soldiers stopped them.

Seeing this expected scene, Yanaev, who was sitting in the tank, patted his clothes and stood up, picked up the horn that he had placed beside him, and prepared to turn the draft that he had been pondering all night in his stomach into an exhilarating speech.

"Citizens of Moscow, please calm down, I am the Vice President of the Soviet Union, General Secretary Gennady Ivanovich Yanaev." Yanayev's voice was steady and powerful. Maybe someone else might not be able to deter these people, but the moment Yanayev revealed his identity, the bustling crowd slowly became quiet. This may be the unique appeal of politicians.

Ignoring the resentful gaze of the crowd, Yanayev said to himself, "I regret that the government deceived everyone, and Gorbachev was not unable to take the post of general secretary because of health problems, but because of the shameless assassination of the betrayer!" As you can see, the despicable Yeltsin betrayed the people. The slogans of democracy and freedom were used to deceive everyone. He is an out-and-out shady villain, who does not hesitate to use the filthy method of assassinating the general secretary to achieve his goals in order to sit in the position of the supreme head of state, but fortunately, those who fight for justice and truth will not be succumbed to his little tricks. ”

Yanayev's eloquent speech frightened the crowd of people who tried to riot and fish in troubled waters.

"Great Russia has suffered a lot, it has experienced the barbaric iron hooves of the Tatars, the spears of the Napoleonic Empire, the sharp blades of the Poles, and the artillery fire of the Nazi mongrells, and yet these invaders have all been driven out of Russia by us, without exception, and without exception they are despondent. And this time, the Motherland is once again facing a dangerous test, not from a murderous foreign enemy, but from a despicable and shameless betrayer. While countless foreign enemies are gloating and waiting for us to fall, in order to cut off a piece of fat from the interests of the people, I promise that Yeltsin, the shameless traitor, will be duly judged and his despicable deeds will be made public. And not to let him go unpunished! ”

"But if someone tries to storm the White House, then I will see him as an accomplice who wants to rescue Yeltsin from the chaos, a coward who betrays the Russian people, betrays the country." Speaking of this, Yanayev picked up the AKS74U placed at his feet and said in a cold voice, "We will send him to God!" ”

Yanayev's speech was met with thunderous applause, and he raised his hand to salute and thank the crowd, when suddenly he noticed a guy in a cap in the crowd quickly walking through the crowd towards him. Instinctively, Yanayev sensed a hint of threat and took a few steps back. He was about to speak to the soldier next to him, who had already reached a distance of only ten paces from him, and then pretended to raise his hand to applaud, when the small pistol hidden in the palm of his hand suddenly fired a shot at him.

Because of the installation of the flame suppressor, the originally faint gunfire was immediately drowned out by the wave of applause, Yanayev slowly collapsed in front of everyone, he only felt a hot pain from the wound, and the palm covering the wound, a shocking dark red.

When the murderer fled, regardless of the crowd around him, he shouted "Long live Yeltsin, long live democracy". Realizing that something was wrong, the guards hurried towards the back of the attacker.

"This guy is really ...... It's a bit ruthless! Yanayev looked at the figure that was gradually fading away, his consciousness slowly blurred, and when the guards around him rushed up, he only felt that the whole world was quiet as if it had been absorbed by a sponge, and then his eyelids closed heavily. The nervous and busy guards around him didn't notice the smile that Yanaev left on the corner of his mouth, after the conspiracy succeeded.