Yanayev never overestimated the temperament of the polar bear, especially in the most difficult period of 1991, when the Western Army Group dared to sell everything from tank parts antifreeze to artillery shells, and even a T72 or BMP infantry tank at a low price of $10, so he was very sure that these poor and crazy guys would sell the Topol at a low price in a hot head. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info That's why he must not have doubted the falsity of the information. By the time the Home Office review is over, everything will fall into place. At that time, the War Department will usher in a wonderful purge.

This is what Yanayev gave to Comrade Vladimir. This unexpected scrutiny is only clear to insiders, including Vladimir and Varennikov, who only happen to be involved in the conspiracy. And it invisibly promoted the demise of the army diehards.

Valentnikov, who had rushed through the door angrily, came out dejected, and even the assistant in the general secretary's office was surprised to see that scene, originally thinking that there would be an endless fight, but in the end it was only ten minutes to end all the topics. Valennikov was a loser from the start. Yanayev had long been ready to let him into the trap of the abyss. Just waiting for him to step on it.

Seeing that gloomy face, the office assistant generally understood something, and in the next few days, I am afraid that there will be a news leak that will shock Moscow's political scene, and what will be followed by a complete political upheaval. If he was still competing for accusations before, now he has some sympathy for the marshal figure in front of him.

In less than ten minutes, a marshal of the CPSU was eliminated, and Yanayev almost knocked the others with a kind of unnatural means of controlling the field. Warn them not to act rashly. He can remove a heavyweight in the military in ten minutes, and he can remove others in just as little time.

It didn't take long for news of Varennikov's fall to spread throughout the Kremlin, and the most widely circulated version was that the marshal angrily walked into the general secretary's room, and when he came out, he lost his soul and said nothing. Shortly after returning to the War Office, he submitted his resignation.

Then came the place where Akhromeyev succeeded Valennikov. The old marshal had no complaints about this.

This dazzling change led many to mistake Yanayev for helping Vladimir, and the young young man challenged the senators with a fearless spirit and won a resounding victory. After this incident, basically no one was able to stop Vladimir's advance.

Akhromeyev walked into Valentikov's office, and the Amata project began. At this point, the important position of the War Department sat on the comrades who supported Vladimir. The War Department officials who were involved in arms reselling were investigated, and the rest of the day was not easy. The old factions will be liquidated.

No one could believe that Valentnikov had lost so quickly and was defeated. It took Yanayev only ten minutes to uproot the veterans of the War Department, who had deep roots, and left not a single one.

Only Yanayev buried his head in the pile of papers, occasionally raising his head to look at the forces that were about to move with a gloomy gaze.

With a single gaze, he can stop everyone's movements.

"Comrade Akhromeyev, congratulations on your appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the War Department."

Balaklanov stood in front of the new office of Marshal Akhromeyev, which reminded him of the previous owner of the office. It's as drab as the layout of this office. "It's a pity that Valennikov, who thought that he could get justice by directly threatening the general secretary, was removed from power by Comrade Vladimir instead, and now rumors are circulating throughout Moscow about the chairman of the Council of Ministers, and the next step after he has taken over the army should be to accumulate prestige and succeed in succeeding to the post of general secretary next year. After all, General Secretary Yanayev is the first state leader to set an eight-year term, and the entire leadership bureau is watching his retirement next year. ”

Balaklanov muttered to himself meaningfully, "It is precisely because of this that the forces hidden inside Moscow should also be ready to move, if they don't do anything, there will be no fun." These vodka-filled guys don't expect to play their cards as they normally would. It is quite possible that they will take some extreme measures, infiltrating the military council will be impossible, they will have to fight face to face with Comrade Vladimir within the Politburo. ”

Akhromeyev looked at Balakranov as if he were staring at a stranger, and finally shook his head helplessly, the obedience of military men to orders is their duty, and no matter what changes in the political situation, he and Dzerzhinsky division are the last defenders of the Red Soviet Union.

"Rest assured, there is no second one in the whole of Moscow who can fight against General Secretary Yanayev. However, I am still surprised that General Secretary Yanayev was able to trip up Valennikov for the sake of an Amata plan, which is really ......"

The door of the office was opened, and Yazov walked in with a frightening sense of oppression, like a giant bear walking alone through the wasteland, and the civilian staff who had been collecting papers saw the cold and majestic face, and scattered all the materials on the ground with a shake of their hands. Leather shoes are imprinted on the snow-white paper, leaving a lonely imprint.

He stood in front of Balaklanov and Akhromeyev, and the smile on his face slowly retracted. He knew that when the other party made such an expression, there must be an unknown secret that needed to be reciprocated.

"Balaklanov, you don't have to go, I don't have anything special to tell Akhromeyev. I just overheard your conversation...... There are some things I can tell you privately...... General Secretary Yanayev will not be able to turn his face for the sake of an Amata and Varennikov, and the marshal will not step down because of the incident with the main battle tank. ”

"What did you say?"

Balaklanov waited for his eyes, and he almost squeezed his eyeballs out of his sockets. Akhromeyev, who was sitting at the desk, also had a shocked expression on his face, which was definitely the biggest "surprise" or "fright" since his reinstatement. I almost got a small stainless steel jar out of my jacket pocket and poured a few gallons of vodka into my mouth to suppress the shock.

"There are far more Kremlin secrets than anyone here knows, and Valennikov's resignation is a sign of guilt and a grave dereliction of duty. So let it settle down. ”

Yazov thought about it in his mind, and when he made sure that there was nothing to say, he turned around and went out. The moment when the black leather shoes were about to step out of the door, he paused, as if thinking of something. He glanced back at the two of them meaningfully.

"By the way, General Secretary Yanayev knows far more secrets than we think, and who he wants to remove from power is just a matter of words. We've all made major mistakes to a greater or lesser extent, perhaps by accident, and even we don't even know what went wrong. But all the mistakes are secretly written down on paper or in the minds of some people. ”

Yazov pointed to his head and squeezed out a smile.

"I'm sure anyone will make the right choice."

Then without hesitation, he turned around and went out, leaving Balaklanov and Akhromeyev who looked at each other.

The Deputy Minister of Defense patted his head in annoyance, and under Yazov's kind advice, he suddenly understood a lot of things, "If that's true...... The current General Secretary Yanayev has reached a point where no one can strengthen his power. The fall of Valennikov was not accidental...... I am afraid that the general secretary had anticipated this scene many years ago. The conservatives, heh, they all lost. ”

Balaklanov muttered to himself a bunch of things that Akhromeyev didn't understand, and finally he turned around, his expression full of helplessness. He said to Balakranov, "Just like Comrade Yazov said, never try to betray Comrade General Secretary. Especially you, Marshal Akhromeyev, your identity is even more embarrassing, and it is a taboo in the hearts of every leader that military involvement in political struggles. It is good to play the role of the last defender of the party. ”

At this point, Balakranov's lips had turned white, perhaps inadvertently glimpsing the appearance of the abyssal beast, and he remembered with lingering memories of blood-red eyes and a row of sharp serrations.

"He is far more terrible than we imagined, and everything we do is within the calculations of the other party......"

After leaving the army staff, Yazov met Vladimir in the corridor, and looking at the direction in which the other party was heading, he instantly understood what the other party wanted to do. Stretching out his finger and pointing behind him, "You don't have to go, Yanayev has told them everything that needs to be said for me, I think they have turned the river and the sea now." Congratulations, Chairman of the Council of Ministers, having gained the loyalty of Akhromeyev and Balakranov. ”

Vladimir stopped, he hadn't been able to close his eyes for several days because of his busy day, and after listening to Yazov's words, he almost fell to the ground with a weak leg, and then squeezed out a tired smile. He also stretched out his left hand and took the other hand.

"Then thank you Minister Yazov in advance. I'll tell General Secretary Yanayev about it, and about Marshal Valennikov, did General Secretary Yanayev really get rid of him in ten minutes? ”

This has become a secret that everyone is secretly probing, and everyone wants to know what ulterior secrets were said by both sides inside the closed door of the general secretary's office that day.

Yazov smiled and shook his head, Vladimir was still very young, like a hairy young man who had just come out of the recruit company compared to some old and cunning guys. But I really don't blame him, if it weren't for Yanayev as the driving force behind his back, he might have just reached the level of deputy department level now, not to mention arguing with a group of major generals and fathers within the military council about those crisis issues, and frequently appearing in front of the media and reporters as a front-line commander-in-chief.

Although I don't know why the general secretary attaches so much importance to Vladimir, he can only respect the general secretary's choice. After all, he at least had a well-thought-out understanding of the question of succession.

Yazov explained, "Yanayev did not target Marshal Valennikov, and even in his eyes, if he really wanted to do it, Valennikov would just be at the level of an instant." Everyone thinks it's because of Armata, but in reality all you can see is just the tip of a huge iceberg. ”

"What?"

Vladimir stopped, his eyes swept around to make sure that no one could hear their conversation, and then asked in a low voice, "Does Minister Yazov know any secrets?" Secrets about Valennikov and this sudden resignation change. ”

"I don't know."

Yazov pretended to be deaf and dumb very neatly, and there are some things that others know too much and are harmful.

"But I'm very responsible for telling you that Valennikov's resignation in ten minutes was not because of Armata's problems, but because of a much more serious problem, otherwise it would be as difficult to bring down a field marshal as it would be to win the Battle of Stalingrad or hell under Tukhachevsky. General Secretary Yanayev is involved in more insidious and serious issues, and you all think that the raid on the War Department by the Supervisory Committee was the result of factional struggles between the two sides? In fact, the general secretary used this struggle to achieve certain ulterior motives. The relaunch of Marshal Akhromeyev, who was almost retired after Valennikov's loss, confirms my point that there are other reasons for the nightmare finale. ”

"Then again, what exactly does General Secretary Yanayev want to do?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the next move for the general secretary should be on oil."

Vladimir raised his head and replied slowly, "In the past, the opposition was the biggest obstacle to General Secretary Yanayev's energy diplomacy, and they believed that cooperation with China and Japan would lead to the Soviet Union's energy market being monopolized by others......

Yazov stopped, he didn't expect the other party to be such a ridiculous remark of a frog at the bottom of a well. At the same time, he understood why the pace of the Far East development program began to slow down, and Yanayev saw the attempt to improve and build the social foundation of the Far East with a billion dollars, which became a good consideration for attracting investment and development from other countries.

"I fully agree with General Secretary Yanayev's path if nothing is done. Oil will only be in its own hands. At least Xiu's group of countries clamoring for price reductions have long been planning everything else. If the Soviet Union could not maintain its position as an oil power, it would be no better off than some of the self-proclaimed old capitalist countries. ”

Vladimir's fanatical reverence for Yanaev, as well as his awe for absolute leaders, is deeply engraved in his memory and lingers.

"So I agree with sending them to hell." (To be continued.) )