MTL - Big Time 1958-Chapter 877 no general secretary

   Live longer is the winner, I believe Rankovic will definitely recognize this sentence now. At least judging from the feedback after Gromyko came back, in three to five years, the Soviet Union can slowly pull back Yugoslavia through the Serbian Communist Party.

In addition to Yugoslavia, Serov is still waiting for Hoxha to pass away. As long as this person leaves, I believe that the entire Europe will no longer have the internal instability that caused the Soviet Union's headache. I believe that before the start of Reagan's second term, all these goals will be It can be achieved, and the internal hidden dangers are completely eliminated, which is the time for the real decisive battle.

  Gromiko's report made the Soviet Central Presidium optimistic, as if they were in the predawn darkness. If only limited to these things, this is indeed the case. Even if Ge Tuo came, he was definitely not facing a mess that could not be cleaned up. The disintegration of the Soviet Union was purely his personal problem.

   The problem characters of this faction who are causing trouble for the Soviet Union are all dead of old age. With a new batch of leaders, it is estimated that there is no confidence to confront the Soviet Union, and the national strength and prestige are not enough. After a short time, Ligachev came in to report, and asked Foreign Minister Gromyko to go to the general secretary's office to interview Andropov.

   "I don't know how the general secretary's health is?" Grishin, the first secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee, asked with a serious expression.

   It can be said that Grishin and Andropov have a bad relationship. Even now, if Grishin can choose, he would rather choose Chernenko as general secretary. But now that Andropov has come to power, it is a foregone conclusion that it is not necessary for him to fight against the general secretary. Don't worry about Andropov when he completes his work, and the provincial anti-privilege movement has turned on her.

   "Should be fine, right?" Serov's answer was purely perfunctory. Taking history as a reference, Andropov may only have about half a year to live. Didn't you see that he is still in the general secretary's office now? In contrast, the second secretary, Chernenko, is also reclusive, and the current Kremlin is in such an awkward environment.

   "Of course there is no problem. The general secretary has never been seriously ill for so many years, and there is no reason why he cannot afford it." Defense Minister Marshal Ustinov did not agree with this abnormal situation.

   "Yeah!" Serov didn't answer this question directly, which only showed that Andropov could endure. Don't talk about Andropov, there is no sign even before you die. Thinking of this, he stood up and said, "Speaking of the reason for the healthy bowl of noodles, I'm going to see my uncle. Recently, the elder brother said that his uncle's body is a little weak."

   "Marshal Bagramyan? Then you really should go and see! There's nothing to do here." Marshal Ustinov nodded in agreement. Ustinov also has great respect for Marshal Bagramyan, because when he first entered the military, he was supported by the Armenian Marshal. Many Lenin medals were awarded by Marshal Bagramyan. .

   I don’t know if it was because of the Soviet Union’s victory over Turkey. Marshal Bagramyan should have died immediately after Brezhnev’s death, but it seems that there is no such symptom at present.

   "Uncle, your body seems to be fine." After seeing Marshal Bagramyan, Serov sat beside the bed and looked at the minority marshal known for his delicate emotions. Yes, reflections on the war fill his memoirs. Compared with many marshals of Russian national origin, he regrets the heavy losses of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War.

"Until now, I still think of your parents and the battle of Kyiv." Marshal Bagramyan said in a small but powerful voice with his iconic bald head, "I am proud of the development of the country. , but I am also worried about the intensification of confrontation. To be honest, I may be the field marshal who does not advocate fierce confrontation with the United States. I am always afraid of the war coming again in my heart, Yura, do you understand what I mean?"

"The war is over! The catastrophic defeat in the Battle of Kyiv will not happen again. Today's Soviet Red Army is very strong." Using a Damascus steel knife, he skillfully peeled the apple and handed the apple to Marshal Bagramyan's mouth in a short while. Watching the old marshal who was in his 80s chewing slowly, the always unsmiling general political commissar also showed a rare smile.

"As for my parents, they are tens of millions of unyielding members of the Soviet people. Of course I am sad, but over the years, my hands are definitely not clean. Think about those who were suppressed by the bed, they may be more Tragic, at least my parents died heroically for the country, and no one knows who died." Shelov smiled, looked at the old marshal and said, "Uncle, thank you for taking care of you for so many years, so that I have been smooth. Forward."

"I forgot, you're in your fifties. You're not that kid anymore." Marshal Bagramyan smiled and said, "You haven't been on the battlefield, and you won't be impressed by what I said about the tragic war. But since you said this, I want to ask now, of course I let you work in the Communist Youth League, and then you entered the security department? Do you regret this choice?"

"No regrets, this is a department that can produce results. I am fortunate to be under the red flag, for the country, to sniff out and eradicate traitors! All people are created equal, all wealth belongs to the people, and all rights belong to the Soviets." Serov raised his head and looked at the old marshal who took good care of himself, and said solemnly, "When I see other people in the park, chatting easily in the sun, I can say to myself that these people are all under my protection. There's nothing wrong with being in the dark, I don't like the sun myself..."

"No one doesn't like the sun, even Beria doesn't want to stand in the dark all the time." Marshal Bagramyan sighed, "Both you and Ustinov's ideas are very radical, In fact, as long as we drag on Reagan's policies and don't work, won't Reagan step down after a few years? It's even safer. Now I don't want you to be careful with **** for tat, I can't understand you."

   "A week ago, the KGB captured two Armenians in the subway, and they tried to make an explosion in the subway." Serov couldn't answer this question, except to attract the attention of Marshal Bagramyan with an exception.

   This incident exceeded his expectations. If a certain peace religion was influenced by the Middle East, it would be good to say, but it turned out to be an Armenian. At first, he even thought it was an Azerbaijani disguising it, but later found out that it was not.

   "Any nation has the power to separate, how do you deal with me not interfering, even if it is my own race, but what is the reason?" Marshal Bagramyan also understood that it would be impossible to let Serov open his mouth. Now he wants to know the reason for the explosion. There is always a reason for everything.

  The reason is that these two Armenian youths want Armenia independence? That's right, let Armenia become independent. After investigation, the two young people are from Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, where the main population is Armenian. But under the administrative jurisdiction of Azerbaijan, the two youths believe that Armenians are being treated unfairly, which is what motivates their independence.

   "That can only be suppressed!" Marshal Bagramyan hesitated. This move to divide Armenian settlements into Azerbaijan was intentional. The integration of two different ethnic groups through administrative means is also mutually exclusive and cannot oppose Moscow's orders. This situation not only exists in the Caucasus, but also in the administrative regions of Central Asia. Uzbekistan and Tajikistan also have such deliberately divided administrative divisions. To prevent the local breeding of anti-Soviet organizations.

   "I understand!" Marshal Baghramyan couldn't speak well, and Serov didn't answer either. This was originally a place that was deliberately divided to prevent the country from splitting. Even if he advocated re-division, other members of the Central Presidium would not agree.

   Shelov's cheap brother, and is still his deputy chief of staff in the Western Cluster. So Shelov will come over to see the old marshal when he has nothing to do. He really hopes that the old marshal will live a few more years. Even if you don't talk about feelings, it's the same with interests.

   "The military cooperation between the United States and China makes me a little worried." The huge Kremlin is obviously in an abnormal state now, and only a few members of the Central Presidium usually work here. Considering the frequent visits of Foreign Minister Gromyko, Serov has nothing to do with Lubyanka. The one who often works here turned out to be Ustinov of the Ministry of Defense.

  According to the office hours, people who don't know think that the current general secretary of the Soviet Union is Marshal Ustinov.

   "I know the efficiency of the Americans too well, and I won't come up with results without five years. I'm not afraid of them if I get results!" Sheloff said that he should not be impatient. The United States has always had lingering fears about such things as military exports. I am afraid that my good things will be exposed, not to mention that the United States has no sincerity at all, what if it is 100% sincere?

  Can't the Soviet Union sell it? The Soviet Union's arms sales have always been faster than the United States. You buy planes from China to threaten the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union is a big deal to sell warships, Kirov-class battlecruisers, Glorious-class cruisers, and aircraft carriers as long as China needs them. , the headache is certainly not the Soviet Union.

Just when the two were about to continue their discussions, the secretary of the general secretary's office came out and asked the two of them to go to the general secretary's office. Andropov hesitated and said, "I may not be able to attend the meeting of the Central Presidium recently, so I have some work to do. The secretariat is to be handed over, Comrade Serov and Comrade Ustinov, I hope you will help the new comrades to work well. Comrade Ryzhkov needs more guidance in his work.”

   "No problem!" The two agreed immediately, Ryzhikov? He is stronger than the Go map, but also limited. The Soviet Union has really reached a state where there is virtually no general secretary.