The meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which was originally held to carve up the fruits of victory in the Eastern Theater, was disrupted by the news like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and the Germans made a move against the Soviet Union on the western border without warning!

The members of the CPSU Bureau, including Stalin, who attended the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPSU, hoped to learn from the mouth of the chief of the General Staff who controlled the entire Soviet Armed Forces what the situation was really like, where the Germans were fighting, and whether their own troops were still fighting.

Although these high-ranking officials of the CPSU knew that the war situation was certainly bad, it was still necessary to know how bad it was, and only by knowing these basic conditions could we take corresponding measures to deal with the unprecedented crisis facing the Soviet Union.

Pressure, unprecedented pressure, Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, became the focus of the audience, but no one wanted to be the focus, this is a focus that can scorch people, Marshal Petroshilov's face turned from pale to sallow, and beads of sweat the size of beans poured out little by little on his head, but it was obviously not possible not to answer, but he did not know how to answer.

"Comrade Stalin, so far the General Staff has not yet grasped the specific situation on the battlefield on the western border, and you also know that all the wired communications leading to the various military districts in the west have been cut off, and there is only radio contact, and moreover, the headquarters of the various military districts have been bombed by German bombers at different distances, and the German tank units have already appeared at the location of the headquarters of the Kiev Military District, and they are all busy transferring and retreating, and they do not understand the specific battlefield situation."

"I can only say that the situation on the battlefield was very bad, and the German troops advanced an average of more than a hundred kilometers deep into our territory in more than four hours," Marshal Petroshilov. is full of bitterness, and can only report truthfully.

Stalin's hand holding the pipe trembled even more, and although the pipe had long been extinguished, he still took a vicious puff before he realized it, "So, Comrade Petroshilov, the General Staff knows not much more than we do." The situation on the battlefield that you have comes from these disorganized telegrams, is that right? My Comrade Chief of the General Staff! Stalin's voice was dry, without a trace of moisture, and he could not hear the fluctuations of feelings. But it's eerie and chilling, and I can't help but shiver.

Petroshilov's body shuddered violently. His face was like ashes. Empty reply: "That's so, Comrade Stalin!" When he said this, he was basically desperate, he understood the temper of Comrade Stalin, and the more calm his tone, the stronger the murderous intent in his heart!

Among the members of the Political Bureau of the CPSU who were present. There was another man, whose inner fear and torment were no less than those of Marshal Petroshilov, if not worse. He is the chairman of the All-Soviet Committee for the Suppression of Counter-Rebellion, the NKVD Beria, the face of Comrade Chief of the General Staff is sallow, and the face of Comrade Beria is dead ashes!

Members of the Political Bureau, everyone knows that within a few years, the Germans had no intention of invading the Soviet Union, and the vast majority of the main forces of the German army were pinned down by the Anglo-American coalition forces on the battlefield of the British Isles.

Beria knew very well how great the impact of his conclusions on the current situation of the Soviet Union was, and that in the face of the sudden attack of the German army, the Soviet army had no power to fight back, and the troops in the east would not have time to be transferred back in a short period of time, and the Soviet Union would be in danger of annihilation.

If the information had come from the hands of other members of the Political Bureau, or from any department, Beria would have been the first to jump out and praise Comrade Stalin's wisdom and wisdom and denounce the despicable aggression of the Germans with righteous indignation, and then, with the most vehement language, would have been directed at the person or department who provided the information.

This is an excellent opportunity to strike at political opponents, and Beria, who is good at this, will certainly not let it go, he does not mind beating his opponent into the eighteenth layer of hell, and he will never be able to turn over, but intelligence is to show his ability to unify the command of the intelligence system of the whole Soviet Union, and more importantly, to show that he is superior to others.

Beria lamented in his heart, at this moment, he hoped that the members of the Political Bureau would forget all the words they said at the last meeting, and everyone would have amnesia together, and Beria didn't listen to the content of the lieutenant general's report at all, and his heart kept turning some thoughts, "It seems that Stalin will not spare himself if he makes such a big mistake this time, and he needs to have a person who takes responsibility for German intelligence mistakes, and he will definitely not be able to escape!"

"Even if Stalin looked at his past feelings and opened up to himself and did not kill much, would the members of the Political Bureau present be able to spare themselves? They have the habit of attacking political opponents at any time, they are not fuel-efficient lamps, they have presided over the Cheka work for so many years, how many people have they offended, how many people have been framed, especially the military system, they have been almost wiped out by their own scourge! ”

"The people of the military system, seize this opportunity to put themselves to death, how can they let it go, even Stalin, he has to consider the feelings of the military system, that is, in order to appease the heart of the military system, the next war, you still need the people of the army to work hard, but also to hold accountable, you are not even a scapegoat, that is, the person directly responsible, if you don't kill yourself, Stalin will not be able to do it!"

The more Beria thought about it, the more his face turned like ashes, and he came to a realistic and cruel conclusion, "No matter what aspect you analyze, you are in a catastrophe this time, there is no reason to survive, even if you are lucky and don't die, you will lose all your power and become a prisoner, I am afraid the consequences will be even worse, those who have survived the storm of rebellion and have an unforgettable hatred for themselves, the opponents of the party political faction, can let themselves spend the rest of their lives in prison!" ”

The answer is obviously no, Beria knows how many sins he has done, how many people he has killed, how many political enemies he has killed in the name of rebellion, and it can be said that he has used all means, and it is precisely because of this that he can better understand what the fate of losing power will be if he sees evil against Stalin, but he is not a person who is willing to be captured, and a crazy idea suddenly rose in his heart.

"Taking advantage of the current German invasion and panic, it is not impossible to use the cronies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that he has cultivated to surround the Kremlin and wipe out these members of the Political Bureau, of course, including Stalin, to sit on the throne of the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, and then deal with the Germans!

As soon as the idea was found, Beria had to put it into practice, and now the key question was to take advantage of everyone's gaze, all of them were attracted by Stalin's reprimand to Petroshilov, how to sneak out of the conference room, only a phone call, the internal affairs troops would arrive in no more than twenty minutes, and the idea had been decided, Beria quietly moved in the direction of the door.

It's a pity that history will never have a chance for this guy, Stalin saw Petroshilov's dead face, and he also knew that most of this matter could not be blamed on this chief of the General Staff, even if it was himself, he did not expect that the Germans would suddenly attack, the culprit of this incident should be Beria, if he had not provided the wrong outrageous information, there would not have been such an extremely passive situation today, in the face of the German attack, the western border area, there are no troops available!

Stalin's gaze immediately found Beria, but found that his eyes flickered, quietly moved to the door, what kind of person is Stalin, most of his life spent most of his life in political struggles, intrigues and tricks, it can be said that his eyes are like torches, and he vaguely saw the meaning of Beria's move, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and the hairs on his body exploded, and then he was angry again.

Until now, Stalin can be regarded as seeing Beria's true face clearly, it turned out to be a guy with a long backbone in the back of his head, and he lost his usual incomparable trust in him, entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and promoted him to a high position, but he didn't expect that there was a white-eyed wolf lying next to him, and his move to slip away must be a risk.

"Comrade Beria, comrades are concerned about matters related to the life and death of the USSR, you are busy going out, what do you want to do?" Stalin's tone became more and more bland, without a trace of emotion, but the gloomy murderous intent in it could be felt by anyone, "Could it be that you, the commander-in-chief of the all-Soviet intelligence agencies and the NKVD, should not give a reasonable explanation to all the members and comrades of the Political Affairs Bureau for the sudden invasion of our country by the Germans?" ”

Beria, who was about to slip to the door, stood stiffly at the door as if he had been immobilized, "Comrade Stalin, I...... That one...... What the...... Nor is it, because what ......! He stammered, spoke incoherently, and his face was covered with sweat, unable to answer Stalin's words.

Stalin's words woke up all the members of the Political Bureau of the CPSU, and they found out that Beria, who had been very active at the meeting of the Political Bureau, lest others not know that he had saved his own money, was going to slip out, but he was directly responsible for the situation of facing the invasion of the Germans and the situation of no troops in the western border areas!

If it weren't for the fact that at the last meeting of the Political Bureau, he swore that he patted his chest and promised that reliable intelligence showed that the main forces of the German army were all pinned down on the battlefield of the British Isles and would not invade the Soviet Union within a few years, so that most of the elite troops in the European direction were transferred to the east to fight the Japanese and Tang Qiuli, would there be today's situation?

(To be continued)(To be continued......