Grigoryev, as the communications director of the Western Front of the USSR.

His task was to establish constant and unimpeded communication between the command of the Front and the combat units.

However, due to Pavlov's unauthorized leadership of the command team to the headquarters of the army group, Grigoryev, who was responsible for conveying the command of the front, did not receive instructions from the commander of the front, and thus did nothing and did not use radio contact, as a result of which in the first days of the war the military operations of the combat units were in a state of no command.

Now, from the moment Pavlov was convicted of treason, Grigoryev was also convicted.

In addition, Klimovsky, chief of staff of the Western Front, was also convicted of going to the headquarters of the 13th Army with Pavlov, which paralyzed the headquarters of the Front.

Of course, from Stalin's point of view, the conviction of these two men was justified. Even Pavlov was ready to be slaughtered, and it was useless to keep these two Pavlov's cronies.

However, when Stalin's personal order for execution came, these two high-ranking officers of the Western Front were still in the encirclement of the German Field Marshal Bock's Army Group Center to direct the troops to resist!

"What?! The High Command wants to arrest us and hand us over to a military court for judgment! "When the chief of staff of the Western Front, to be precise, the former chief of staff Klimovsky, was informed by two special commissioners sent from Minsk, he showed a look of obvious disbelief.

There is a long list of high-ranking generals who were recalled to Moscow for trial with him:

For example, the commander of the Fourth Army of the Western Front, Korobkov.

Commander of the 6th Infantry Army, Major General Alekseev.

Chief of Staff of the 56th Army, Major General Arushan.

Member of the People's Commissariat of Defense of the Western Front, Lieutenant General Ivanov.

Head of the Tactics Department of the Frunze Military Academy of the Western Front, Major General Kuzmin.

As well as the chief of staff of the 18th Army, Major General Leonovich.

Head of the Department of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Western Front, Major General Merekov.

The commander of the 4th Tank Division of the Western Front, Major General Pota Turchev

Chief of Staff of the XXVII Army, Major General Romanov.

Commander of the 30th Infantry Army, Lieutenant General Selivanov

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Leningrad Front of the Western Front, Major General Semashko.

Head of the Military Communications Directorate of the Western Front, Lieutenant General Trubetskoi.

The commander of the 15th Infantry Division, Major General Krunikov......

A list of all kinds has been drawn through, and basically those high-ranking people in the Western Front who have been wooed or promoted by Pavlov have been included.

This is not a good sign.

Although Pavlov was convicted of treason, it was kept secret from the officers and soldiers at the front for the time being.

However, Klimovsky, who was Pavlov's chief of staff, could probably also guess what was happening on Moscow's side.

With Pavlov's connections, in these days when he was taken to Moscow, not a single word should have reached the command of the Western Front.

If it weren't for such a supreme being as the Supreme Command blocking the news, Pavlov would have asked someone to send a message to the command of the Western Front a long time ago.

Klimovsky's side will be ready to join forces with the senior generals of the entire Western Front, and the Shangxin Command will intercede for Pavlov.

As a result, before they had time to join forces, Moscow had already summoned them all to stand trial.

In this way, if you go to Moscow, it is estimated that you will not be able to return to the Western Front.

The best outcome was to be exiled to Siberia to freeze and starve to death.

If you are unlucky, you may be shot in Moscow.

Even if it is not known what charges Pavlov was convicted of, Zhukov's lessons are there.

At the beginning, Zhukov was convicted of treason for not carrying out the order to attack and withdraw his troops.

And Kirponos and Pulkaev, who were with Zhukov, were not convicted together.

Today, Pavlov and his subordinate Klimovsky and others have made much more serious mistakes than Zhukov had made in the beginning.

In this way, it is probably at least a treason, right?

If it is a crime of treason, it is basically equivalent to a direct death sentence.

"General Klimovsky, please go to Moscow with us as soon as possible to stand trial with the people on the list, you General Pavlov have already passed 2 days in advance." The special commissar sent by Moscow said with a smile.

"What about the command of the troops? We are gone, who will continue to direct the troops in the encirclement to resist?" Klimovsky was not reconciled to return to Moscow and continued to try to stay.

"You don't have to worry about this, Commander Timoshenko will take over the command of the Western Front, and he will bring a new group of generals from Moscow to take over." The special commissar blocked Klimovsky's words.

"Please don't delay and come back to Moscow with us as soon as possible. You don't have to pack up your things, so you can set off at dusk today. One of the commissioners said in a tone that did not have a hint of warmth.

Because they were afraid of being shot down by German planes, they arranged to fly back to Moscow at dusk when it was dark.

Under the cold gaze of the other party, Klimovsky felt a lot calmer: "Do you have to go back?" ”

"Yes, all those on the list have to go back to Moscow. This was the request of the leading comrade Stalin to speak personally. The two committee members said in unison.

"Well, then, that's going to be easy......" Klimovsky laughed.

Even Stalin personally intervened, and there was no suspense about what would happen to them when they returned.

At this time, Grigoryev, the communications director who had been sitting in the corner of the headquarters without saying a word, as if he did not exist, spoke: "The internal communications of the front have been restored, and within 12 hours, we can completely dispatch the actions of the entire front." ”

"Even if you restore communication, you can't stay, you must leave with us." The special commissioner looked at Grigoriev, who suddenly spoke at this time, and insisted mercilessly.

"Comrade Special Commissioner, you may be mistaken." Klimovsky also immediately answered: "The communications director does not mean what you think. ”

Don't you want to redeem your merits? The two special commissioners looked at each other, thinking that the other party wanted to use the credit of their own efforts to restore communications and stay here.

However, Klimovsky's words made the two special commissioners, who had just been relieved, immediately turn pale again.

"With the restoration of communications, we can inform the entire Front of the order to surrender to the Wehrmacht!"

At this time, the special commissioner saw that the smile on Klimovsky's face was a sneer!

"We won't go back to Moscow, so...... Don't go back either, you two! ”

As he spoke, the two special commissioners saw Klimovsky's guards and strode towards them......