A long silence called Serov's mind back to him, adding, "Sorry, Chairman! Didn't wake up just now! ”

"Oh! Woke up now? Lysenko's matter is not so serious, he can't control the affairs of our KGB, and you don't care! Sherepin's voice came slowly from the phone.

"Hmm!" Serov got up from the bed and got dressed, hung up the phone after chatting with Sherepin for a few words, today he is going to the Ministry of Defense to discuss disarmament with the group of bigwigs who look at him unpleasantly, of course Serov does not like them! Khrushchev still has five years to rule, and during this time, Serov can completely rely on Khrushchev and hold high the banner of disarmament to weaken the strength of the Ministry of Defense, as long as he develops his circle of friends among the front-line commanders in the Red Army, those high-ranking generals of the Ministry of Defense are leaves without roots, and they are not worth much attention! What's more, he is not completely without support, Marshal Baglami Yang and several classmates at the same time have no dissatisfaction with him.

After getting dressed, Serov drove to the Ministry of Defense of the USSR, a place he had not visited for the first time, and found Rodeon with ease. Marshal Malinovsky, First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff Vasily? Danilovich? Marshal Sokolovsky, First Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Army Andrei? Antonovich? Grechko, Deputy Minister of Defense Marshal Bagla Miyan, Director of the Directorate Group of the USSR Ministry of Defense Andrei? Ivanovic? Marshal Yeremenko, Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Territorial Defense Forces Sergei? Semenovich? Marshal Biluzov, and the commander of the Moscow Military District, Kirill? Semenovich? Marshal Moskalenko. Assistant Secretary of Defense Kirill? Afanasyevich? Marshal Meretskov.

At this time, the Soviet Ministry of Defense was in the most star-studded moment in history, although one of Zhukov and Vasilevsky had been dismissed, and the other took the initiative to enter the pension post, but it still did not affect the brilliant light of the Soviet Ministry of Defense at this time.

Serov was more familiar with Marshal Baglamiyan and his classmate Marshal Yeremenko, but more attention was paid to the commander-in-chief of the army, Marshal Grechko. Because from Marshal Grechko's resume, Serov saw something unusual, that is, Marshal Grechko had crossed paths with Brezhnev for a while. He should be the forces that supported Brezhnev in the Red Army after Brezhnev came to power in the future.

The bigwigs of the Ministry of Defense are actually very unattached, but the eight generalissimos in front of them are already weighty enough. Serov, a lieutenant general, was followed by several major generals and colonels of the General Directorate of Military Administration! In front of this group of bigwigs in the army, it is really a little insufficient.

If you don't see enough, don't watch it! Serov sat opposite the eight generalissimos with his head bowed. Spreading out the papers, he slowly spoke, "Uncle Bagla Miyan, uncle's friends! First of all, we are still doing official business, and there are two issues today, one is the establishment of the Strategic Rocket Force, and the other is the issue of cooperating with the Ministry of National Defense to disarm 300,000 troops in accordance with the order of Comrade First Secretary! Both issues were well solved, and I believe our communication was not difficult......"

"Our communication has never been difficult, and the Ministry of Defense has always been willing to dedicate itself to the country!" Defense Minister Marshal Malinovsky said slowly. That's weird! As the Minister of Defense, the last thing he wants to face is disarmament, but this problem is obviously what Khrushchev meant, and Serov's General Directorate of Military Administration is only an organ of cooperation and supervision, and Marshal Malinovsky will not be so tasteless to get angry at the head of a young man.

"That's good! Let's start with a light-hearted topic! Serov then took out the information of the Strategic Rocket Force and said, "The general work of our General Directorate is carried out in accordance with the two standards of secrecy and strictness, and at present, twenty regiments have been upgraded to part of the Strategic Rocket Force, and there are five combat brigades!" As for the specific establishment, it will be reorganized by your Ministry of Defense! ”

Randomly Serov handed over the numbers and general information of these units to the Minister of Defense, Marshal Malinovsky, compared to the other nine deputy ministers. The official Minister of Defense is here, which obviously exempts Serov from the embarrassment of who he is looking for! The general rules of the USSR Ministry of Defense were like this. One Minister of Defense, two First Deputy Ministers are concurrently Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Chief of the General Staff, and the remaining five Deputy Ministers are concurrently serving as Commanders of the Services, such as the Territorial Defense Force and the Navy! There are also two Deputy Ministers who do not hold other positions.

"Yes, your work of the General Military Administration is indeed very strict!" Marshal Malinovsky handed Serov's information to the other people present, and soon there was a discussion, and these marshals were more familiar with the number of troops than Serov, and many marshals praised them. Because some of the troops themselves were under their command, and even they were the direct commanders of that unit.

After discussing for a while, Marshal Malinovsky listened to his old buddy and said to Serov with satisfaction, "The work of the General Directorate of Military Administration is very good. These troops are very trustworthy troops! We are also very happy with the creation of the Strategic Rocket Forces! ”

"It is expected that the first secretary will personally attend the ceremony of the formation of the Strategic Rocket Army, and all uncles must also attend at that time!" Happy times are always so short, Serov is ready to negotiate the second issue, if this issue is communicated, he can complete this year's major work, the report submitted first to the KGB Presidium, and then to the Central Presidium for adoption, "On the issue of disarmament, our General Directorate of Military Administration has cooperated with the Red Army to complete the inspection, and the troops to be dismantled are mainly concentrated in the interior, including the Moscow Military District, Kiev, Belarus and Osad, according to the instructions of the first secretary, disarm 300,000!" Today, the country's economy needs funds for development, and the creation of the Strategic Rocket Force will ease the pressure on our national defense......"

The document was sent to the eight generalissimos on the opposite side, and this time the private discussion was much longer than just now, and the last thing the military director wanted to face was disarmament, and in the eyes of these old soldiers, these troops were all troops that were more with them in their crusades, and their feelings for these troops were difficult for ordinary people to understand.

After a long time, Marshal Malinovsky nodded in approval, "Well, we have no opinion!" But there is a valuable group of commanders and soldiers in these units, who have made their own contribution to the country! You can't simply send them to work in the factory! ”

"I've thought about that! I mean to transfer a group of highly qualified commanders and officers, who are very regrettable for their dismissal, to the Internal Affairs Troops and the Border Guards, which are part of the Soviet Armed Forces as well as the Red Army! We can also contribute to the motherland! Serov immediately said that he had already thought about it.

"You're glad you can increase the combat effectiveness of your KGB! You, the KGB, of course, will not object! Marshal Grechko smiled and said, "Maybe now that the world is peaceful, we soldiers are really not needed......"

"Gretzko, don't do this!" Marshal Malinovsky reminded his colleagues in a low voice that this kind of whining was just a matter of talking in private, but the person in front of him was the head of the KGB in military affairs, and as we all know, the KGB was established by Khrushchev, and if Serov was really serious, it would be a trouble.

And now Serov's reaction is indeed very peculiar, tilting his head and staring at Marshal Grechko, ignoring other things, with an inquiring look on his face as if waiting for Marshal Grechko's next words, if there is an opportunity to get rid of this Brezhnev supporter, why not do it?

It's a pity that Marshal Grechko just muttered a sentence and stopped talking, and Serov asked without giving up, "Marshal Grechko, why don't you continue, if you are dissatisfied with the issue of disarmament, I am willing to send your opinion to the first secretary!" ”

"Alright, Yuri! Grechko just made a slip of the tongue, are you really going to do something because of a word? Marshal Bagramian couldn't stand it anymore and reprimanded him very harshly.

"Alright, uncle! This time I didn't hear it! As an anti-rebel worker, of course, I have to take a certain attitude towards the speech that the country is dissatisfied with! Forget it this time! The Red Army should maintain the same attitude with the Central Committee and not allow Bonapartism to spread in the Red Army! Serov reminded or threatened Marshal Grechko. Marshal Zhukov can be dismissed, you are an army commander-in-chief whose prestige is far inferior to Marshal Zhukov, in case you also annoy Khrushchev because of this incident, you will be counted as sturdy if you are not pinched to death.

"There are six regiments of the Strategic Rocket Forces in Moscow, and the first secretary of the formation ceremony will definitely participate! I hope you are prepared! Serov closed the document, buttoned the dogskin hat on his head, put on leather gloves and said, "Goodbye marshals, in a week, I don't know who will be the commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces in the mouth of the first secretary at that time......"

As is customary, one of the deputy defense ministers is also the commander of the services, and both Bagramian and Yeremenko have a chance, but if the level of trust is concerned, the commander of the Moscow Military District, Marshal Moskalenko, is also on the list of candidates. This matter is very important, but Serov is not qualified to ask, there are many things at the end of the year! He also had to go to Lubyanka Square 11 to ask Sherepin for money.

"Some of the state security personnel have lost their vigilance! Turning a blind eye to the grim fighting nature! Serov, who knocked on Erlang's leg, read it and made sure that he didn't take the wrong newspaper, it was an agricultural science newspaper! How is it so similar to the KGB newspaper layout, and said helplessly to Shelepin, "Lysenko wrote?" As he spoke, he tore the newspaper to shreds. (To be continued.) )