And as soon as Pavlov came over, he immediately saluted and said: "Report, Captain Pavlov has returned from his mission." pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info" and Andrei immediately said, "Okay, Comrade Pavlov, how did you get this time, did you meet Gusev?" ”

Then, Pavlov said: "I managed to see it. Then Pavlov began to recount the details, and at the end he said: "Gusev sat and thought for a long time at the end of the conversation, and then said in a very hesitant tone: 'According to the order issued by Comrade Stalin, these commanders and fighters, who were captured and surrendered, are traitors to the Motherland. What he wanted to know now was what fate awaited them if they returned to the army anyway. ’

Hearing his sharp question, I hesitated for a while, and finally could only tell him vaguely: 'Comrade Division Commander once personally stated that once you lead the troops anyway, he can ensure the safety of all of you, and Comrade Beria also stated that he will not liquidate. ’

He hesitated when I said this, and at last he made a few conditions, and said that if we could meet all his conditions, he could lead his troops to come over. ”

"On what terms?" Brezhnev asked nervously.

Gusev put forward a total of four conditions: First, the personal safety of all officers and men in the battalion must be guaranteed. Because they were selected from among the prisoners, and after being incorporated into the Eastern Battalion, they had participated in battles in different places, inflicting varying degrees of losses on our troops, and after they defected, they could not be liquidated and investigated.

Second, the formation of the Eastern Battalion cannot be disrupted and its independence is maintained. Political workers can be dispatched, but existing officers cannot leave the army, and soldiers cannot be dispersed into other units, because he fears that if they are separated, the commanders and soldiers who go to other units will be discriminated against and abused.

Third, it is necessary to ensure the safety of family members. As far as he knew, many of the relatives of the captured officers and soldiers had been sent to Siberia, which had a great impact on the morale of the troops. Therefore, I hope that we can contact our superiors and pardon the families of the officers and soldiers who have been exiled.

Fourth, it is hoped that Comrade Stalin will issue them an amnesty to ensure their personal safety, so that he can convince everyone that their choice can be flexibly controlled according to their time. ”

After Pavlov finished speaking, he fell silent and quietly waited for Andrei to express his opinion on these leaders, and Andrei did not immediately express his position but looked at Brezhnev and asked: "Ilyich, what do you think?"

Brezhnev, who was pale, reversed his state of being a good man, he directly slapped the table and stood up suddenly, and at the same time said directly angrily: "Shameful traitor, you dare to bargain with us." It is really hateful that Comrade Stalin should issue them an amnesty, and we will immediately send troops to destroy them all, and then send all their relatives and friends to Siberia to do a lifetime of hard labor, a bunch of traitors. Lezhnev's attitude was completely expected by Andrei, and it should still be the opinion of most people at the moment, otherwise, he would not have been so serious all the time.

Andrei did not answer Brezhnev's words, but continued to ask Yanayev: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, what do you think of the conditions put forward by Captain Gusev?" ”

Yanayev glanced at Brezhnev first, and then said cautiously: "Judging from the telegram sent to us by Colonel Rai, this Gusev has made achievements in battles before, and if he hadn't been captured by the Germans, maybe he would have made more achievements on the battlefield now." Personally, I believe that we should still strive for such a commander with rich combat experience. You must know that when the Soviets were first established, they also recruited many former Tsarist Russian officers and soldiers to join the Red Army, and now many high-ranking officers of the Red Army have been won over from the White Army. ”

Yanayev's words brought a smile to Andrei's face, and it seemed that he saw what Andrei was thinking and said it directly in his words. In fact, Andrei also understands that Brezhnev may not be able to see it, but as a political commissar, you must always have a political attitude, and if the political commissar tolerates traitors, it is too much to say. After he finished speaking, I nodded, and looked at the two chiefs of staff, and Plavio and Akhromeyev also thought that they could consider it and report it, after all, such a big matter is not something that a Red Banner Siberian Volunteer Division can call the shots.

Andrei thought for a while and then said slowly: "Political commissar, deputy division commander, chief of staff, I personally agree with these four conditions put forward by Captain Gusev. But none of us has the right to make this decision, so let's report to Moscow and let Comrade Stalin make this decision. ”

"Is this appropriate?" Brezhnev was frightened by Andrei's words, he habitually looked left and right first, and found that the room was full of his own people, and then he asked with scruples about Andrei's way of listening to the sky: "Comrade Stalin once announced in public that we have no prisoners of war at all, only traitors to the motherland." Now you have to report the four conditions put forward by the traitor to his superiors, you must know that there is still a special amnesty decree for him, and Comrade Stalin will be furious when he hears these four conditions. ”

Andrei waved his hand and said euphemistically: "Comrade political commissar, you are too worried. Comrade Beria had already reported to Comrade Stalin the plan to plot against the Eastern Battalion and had obtained his consent, and I think Comrade Stalin had already been mentally prepared for it, regardless of the conditions put forward by the other side. Besides, the four conditions put forward by Captain Gusev, I personally think that they are not too excessive at all, and if it were not for the limitation of my powers, I would have agreed to them. ”

Soon, with the radio waves, these contents came to the Lubyanka, and Beria took a closer look at the conditions, and he was also angry, a bunch of traitors still dared to bargain, and they actually had to give them their own guarantees, jokes, what kind of guarantees did he give to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for so many years! But after thinking about it, Beria also understood Gusev's concerns, after all, the Soviets, especially the Cheka, have always inherited what they have inherited is to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and in this context, of course, you have to ask for peace of mind.

As a realist, Beria can still understand these very well, you must know that this negotiation is a negotiation between a mouse and a lion, and the two sides are not on an equal footing. Especially the Russian tradition is treachery, they are nothing in the face of the will of the state, a mouse and a lion doing business, doomed to be swallowed in one bite!

So it is completely understandable that the other party wants a guarantee, but it is not a matter of pardon to say it yourself, and it has to be decided by Stalin, so Beria left for the Kremlin again.