After sending Molotov out of his office, the more Stalin thought about it, the more he felt that the threat of the White Russians could not be taken lightly - when Comrade Lenin returned from Switzerland in April 1917, the Bolshevik Party was equally weak and unworthy of mention, but a few months later the Bolshevik Party seized power!

And now Olga's White Russian power was much stronger than the Bolshevik Party of April 1917. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Moreover, she also received strong support from the reactionary forces in Europe, led by Germany, and was really the most dangerous enemy of the Bolshevik Party.

Just when Stalin was thinking more and more frightened, the secretary came to inform him: Beria, deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers, member of the State Defense Committee and NKVD, asked for an audience.

Beria is now increasingly becoming Stalin's most trusted assistant, responsible not only for intelligence and counter-insurgency, but also for the construction of fortifications, the evacuation of factories, the production of weapons, and even the development of the most secret nuclear weapons in the Soviet Union.

Because of the increasing number of tasks he was responsible for, Beria reported to Stalin more and more often, and met with Stalin several times almost every day.

"Comrade General Secretary, the experts of the People's Commissariat of the Tank Industry recently completed tests of projects No. 233 and No. 234 with satisfactory results. Both tanks were comparable in weight to the KV-85, but superior in firepower and defense. In particular, the 122mm cannon of Project 234 was enough to destroy the Tiger tank at a distance of 1000 meters......"

As soon as Beria saw Stalin, he rushed to report the good news. Another breakthrough was made in the development of Soviet heavy tanks! Two new tanks based on the KV-85 made a breakthrough at the same time, the 233 project of which was none other than the JS-1.

The 234 project is the famous JS-2 heavy tank, this tank can be said to be tailor-made for the Tiger tank, with a 43 times caliber 122mm gun, enough to destroy the Tiger tank at a distance of 1000 meters. Moreover, the armor of this tank is also very strong, the front armor of the hull is 100mm homogeneous steel (or 120mm cast iron) with an inclination angle of 60 degrees, and the side armor plates are also up to 89-90mm thick, and the defense capability is still quite considerable.

Hearing the 122mm caliber tank gun, Stalin showed a satisfied expression. The tank industry of the USSR finally came up with a satisfactory product!

"Both tanks should be put into production as soon as possible, in particular, the 122-234 with its MM." Stalin smoked his pipe and commanded, "Give them my name, and they will be called Joseph. Stalin No. 1 tank and Joseph. Stalin 2 tank. ”

"Okay," Beria replied with a smile, "these two tanks will surely turn into a terrifying weapon for the Nazi enemy." ”

Stalin nodded, "Then let the Ministry of Tank Industry arrange production as soon as possible, I hope they will be used in the Fourth Battle of Leningrad in the near future." ”

Since the German counteroffensive into the territory of the Soviet Union, Leningrad has been the focus of repeated tug-of-war, and according to the calculations of the Soviets, there have been three battles before and after. The first was the German siege of Leningrad, the second was the liberation of Leningrad in the winter of 1942, the third was the relief of the siege not long ago, and now the fourth Leningrad campaign is in the making.

The Supreme Command of the Red Army was ready to launch a major counteroffensive on the Leningrad-Smolensk front before the main German forces pacified left-bank Ukraine (including the Crimea).

But the general secretary ...... It's late May. "Beria knew some counteroffensive plans, and the time for the preparation was the beginning of June 43, and there was not much time left now, so how could he arrange the production of Stalin's serial tanks?

"The Fourth Battle of Leningrad will be postponed for half a month," Stalin said, "and will not be launched until late June." ”

"Postponed for half a month?" Beria didn't understand why, and he hadn't heard of it.

Stalin smoked his pipe, as if in the next big determination, "this is a must, we must first complete all kinds of preparations, and only then can we achieve victory in the Fourth Battle of Leningrad." And in all the preparations, the most important thing is to purge the reactionaries and irresolute elements in Leningrad! ”

Rebellion in Leningrad?

Beria kind of understood. He was a NKVD and, of course, knew that Leningrad was now a "city of families of anti-GM elements". And he also knew that during the siege of Leningrad, quite a few traitors and anti-GMs were dug up!

"During the siege, we dug up a lot of anti-GM and traitor groups in Leningrad," said Stalin, smoking a cigarette and with a solemn face, "but this time our clean-up in Leningrad was too small compared to after the murder of Comrade Kirov." I think there must still be a lot of traitors and anti-GMs who have not been unearthed...... It is likely that these men sent a letter of allegiance to the Empress outside the city, and what title they were given, and we know nothing.

If they were not found out now, the Fourth Battle of Leningrad would not have been possible! Comrade Beria, do you understand what I mean? ”

"General Secretary, I understand." Beria nodded and replied, "We must find out all the anti-GM elements lurking in the city of Leningrad, otherwise they are likely to revolt during the Fourth Battle of Leningrad." ”

"That's right!" Stalin nodded approvingly, "The enemy lurking within us is the most dangerous enemy!" They had to be eliminated before the White Russian and German armies outside Leningrad could be eliminated. Comrade Beria, who do you think is suitable to exterminate the reactionaries in Leningrad? ”

"Comrade Abakumov can be appointed to the post of leader of the Leningrad branch of the NKVD." Beria immediately recommended his right-hand man, Victor. Semenovich. Abakumov.

"Okay, let Comrade Abakumov go to Leningrad." Stalin said, "Tomorrow this time, you bring Comrade Abakumov to the Kremlin, and I will let him meet Comrade Kuznetsov from Leningrad, who is the most capable comrade in Leningrad, and as long as Comrade Abakumov can cooperate with him, there will be no room for anti-GM elements in Leningrad." ”

This Kuznetsov, of course, was not the People's Commissar of the Red Navy, he was the second secretary of the Leningrad city, Zhdanov's right-hand man, and at the same time the de facto head of the city of Leningrad during the siege - because Zhdanov had been ill at that time and could not work normally, his deputy Kuznetsov took on most of the leadership work, and now he also served as a member of the Military Council of the Leningrad Front (deputy political commissar), and became a partner with Admiral Vlasov.

Just as Stalin wanted this Kuznetsov and Abakumov to cooperate in the purge, he was talking to the commander of the Leningrad Front, General Vlasov, in his office.

It was Vlasov who took the initiative to come to Kuznetsov to explain the problem - it was not that General Vlasov had made a mistake, but that he had received a letter of surrender written by Empress Olga of Russia.

Of course, the contents of the letter shocked Vlasov, and the evil empress did not put forward any "conditions for recruitment" in the letter, and did not even mention that Vlasov should surrender. Rather, they are discussing with him the future of the Russian nation!

The Empress thinks that the USSR has been defeated! Losing the war is inevitable, and if you want to survive, you have to cede Ukraine and Belarus...... It was fatal for the economy of the USSR!

Because the economy of the USSR was "self-sufficient", once it lost Ukrainian grain, coal and industry, the Soviet economy would not be able to maintain the existing self-sufficiency, and to develop the resources of Siberia would have to be heavily invested, which could well mean that the "difficult times" of the early 30s were staged again!

And there is only one way to get the Russian nation out of this doom, and that is to integrate into the European Community......

These reactionary remarks, which seem to be heartfelt, certainly did not impress General Vlasov, who is still a loyal fighter for GCISM. According to the rules, he had to hand over the letter in person to the political commissar of his unit. And Zhdanov was hospitalized in Moscow for the past two days, so he could only be handed over to Kuznetsov.

"But how did this letter get to my house?" When General Vlasov mentioned this, his face was incredible. "There must be no postmen between the city of Leningrad and the village of Pushkin (Tsarskoye Village) outside the city, right?"

"Of course not," Kuznetsov shook his head, "it was sent inside the city of Leningrad." ”

"Inside the city of Leningrad? From where? General Vlasov asked.

"I don't know," Kuznetsov smiled bitterly, "the half-year siege changed the ...... of the city forever"

In fact, the people in the besieged city were completely desperate in the spring of 1943, and no one expected that there would be a time to break the siege. At that time, most Leningraders were mentally prepared to become Petrograders...... People who have been hungry for a few months, where does it matter if it is Leningrad or Petrograd in the household register? Some just eat it!

Moreover, the siege of Leningrad was not an airtight iron barrel, the encirclement was more than 200 kilometers long, and it was impossible to completely isolate the inside and outside of the city.

The besieging White and German armies deliberately created some ambiguities so that the Russian peasants outside Leningrad could engage in some "smuggling" with the city. In order to obtain some food to ease the supply in the city, the Leningrad city headed by Kuznetsov turned a blind eye to this "smuggling" -- in fact, there was no way to strictly investigate it, and if it was too strict, it might cause chaos. Moreover, neither the Leningrad city nor the command of the Front at that time expected that the city would be released from the siege one day...... (To be continued.) )