Chapter 4: The Roosevelt Villa Crisis (Part II)
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Assassinating the president in front of all the top Soviet officials, the attacker was also bold. The Assassin was so sophisticated that he had calculated even where he was standing.
The guards around him were not vegetarians, and although they were one step slower than the attackers, they still desperately pulled Gorbachev away after two seconds of the other party's choking by the neck, and several people pressed him to the ground. The guards thought that the attackers were simply trying to strangle Gorbachev, but when they pulled the attackers away, they realized that it was too late, and Gorbachev collapsed to the ground, his breath gradually weakening. At this time, everyone subconsciously looked at the attacker's hand, and they found that the ring worn by the attacker's right hand actually had a needle hidden in it.
"Hurry up and call the doctor, hurry!" Schannin said angrily.
The attacker, who was controlled by two or three people, sneered, "Don't bother with it, this is a special poison made by the KGB, Gorbachev's heart will stop beating in thirty seconds, oh yes, now there are only twenty seconds left." ”
Enraged, Valennikov slammed his fist into the attacker's still immature face, and said angrily, "Who instructed you? ”
"Yeltsin! For the sake of Russia, Gorbachev must die! The attacker said righteously, and he did not hesitate to report the name of the mastermind, which made the hearts of everyone present sink. However, what no one noticed was that Vacheslav Denolanov, the head of the KGB Technical Bureau, who was the last to enter the door to witness the scene, used a small camera to covertly record the assassin's actions and words. Then he raised his head and exchanged glances with Plekhanov, who nodded to him very vaguely.
As with all the first signs of conspiracy, if anyone had been willing to pay attention to it, it would have been found that Yanayev had spoken of Plekhanov in public for seven months, calling the director of the Ninth Bureau a loyal, courageous, and well-informed man. It is said that the two had a secret meeting in private, and as for what they said, only the person concerned and God know.
The assassin has been taken down and guarded. When the doctor rushed to the living room, Gorbachev's heart had completely stopped beating, and although emergency treatment was carried out as soon as possible, and he planned to be sent directly to the nearest hospital by special plane, Gorbachev's personal doctor still revealed to the leaders present that there was very little hope that President Gorbachev could recover, and hoped that everyone present could make a good plan.
Everyone looked at each other, and such a sudden change was not in their consideration. Schönin even asked a stupid question to the people present, "What do we do now?" ”
"What can be done, the plan will be implemented normally." Plekhanov began to lead the discourse of the group, taking advantage of the fact that everyone was now overwhelmed to let the plan develop in the direction he had set, "We were going to make President Gorbachev unable to hold the presidency because of health problems, and all power would be handed over to Vice President Yanayev." And the assassination of President Gorbachev at this time is not exactly in line with this? ”
Then Plekhanov basically said what everyone did not dare to say, "Gorbachev is dead, and the greatest resistance to the implementation of our emergency committee has disappeared." Take 10,000 steps back, even if Gorbachev is not dead, it will be a month before he is rescued. We can use this month to completely empty him. ”
Everyone is silent, which is tantamount to acquiescing to Plekhanov's point of view, and at this moment everyone has to rush back to Moscow immediately to declare a state of emergency, instead of staying here and worrying about Gorbachev's life. Maybe these people wish that Gorbachev would not wake up again?
Borkin looked out the window, and at this time, the sky over the Crimean peninsula that had been almost quiet for 47 years was clouded with suspicions of political intrigue, and would Gorbachev's death be like a powder keg in the Balkans, igniting the internal war in the Soviet Union and the contradictions between the member states?
Before leaving Villa Foros, Schönin reported the unpleasant "good" news to the members of the Emergency Committee in his office at Villa Foros, and the members of the Emergency Committee immediately convened an emergency meeting in the Kremlin after receiving the bad news.
On the afternoon of August 18, 1991, in the corridor of the Kremlin, which has carried more than 100 years of history, the Soviet high-ranking steps hurried over the smooth marble floor to the highest conference room. Everyone's face was gloomy, as unpredictable as the weather on Moscow's Red Square.
Closing the heavy mahogany door with intricate carvings, the members of the Emergency Committee will gather at a table with eight members of the committee, Yanaev, Pavlov, Bakranov, Yazov, Pugo, Kryuchkov, Starodubtsev and Tidjakov, who will further discuss the next declaration of a state of emergency.
"Comrade Yazov requests that the commanders of the military districts be convened for a meeting and give indicators: according to the situation, maintain order and strengthen the vigilance of military facilities; For the rest of the day, listen to the radio and read the newspaper. In addition, if necessary, troops can be dispatched to suppress areas where unrest has occurred. Yanayev said solemnly.
"It's just martial law, there's no need to suppress it, right?" Tijakov said hesitantly, "After all, those people are the people we swore to protect." ”
"Comrade Tidjakov, open your eyes and see clearly. These guys who gather in the streets and try to deny the legitimacy of a regime through street politics deserve to be called thugs! Yanayev sneered disdainfully, "And Comrade Kryuchkov doesn't need to keep the news to heart at this time, it's time to tell the news that you have received that there is an imminent riot." ”
KGB Chairman Kryuchkov was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Yanayev to know better than himself the news he had just received, he nodded and said, "Everyone, a major catastrophe is about to happen in the Soviet Union. According to the KGB, there was information that an armed riot was going to be launched. Those who seek to overthrow our regime will besiege strategic points in the capital, including the headquarters of the television station, the railway station and the two hotels where the parliamentarians live. I also found a blacklist of government officials, including the vast majority of those present, who were about to be executed. ”
Kryuchkov's words were like a hammer hammer hitting everyone's heart, and the bad news was breathless. If Moscow were to be overthrown, the Soviet Union would inevitably sink into the mire of civil war.
"So Moscow must be under martial law, we have to mobilize three mechanized infantry regiments of the Manta Division, a tank regiment and a reconnaissance battalion."
At this time, Yanayev became the supreme leader of the Soviets, and issued orders to his colleagues in an orderly manner, "And Comrade Pugo, the secret police of your Ministry of Internal Affairs have also been mobilized to station on Red Square, and martial law will be maintained in important areas such as the Kremlin and the White House. I don't care who the gun is pointed at, as long as he is against the supreme will of the Soviets and tries to cause turmoil in the country, he must die. ”
"Will we all betray our relatives?" Pugo fears that doing so will push the Emergency Committee into the abyss of being an enemy of the people.
Yanayev said coldly, "What? Could it be that if MacArthur in the United States can bloody suppress the veterans of the First World War, and if the Gwangju incident can occur in democratic Korea, we will not be allowed to take up arms to protect the motherland? Comrade Pugo, if you are too soft-hearted, you will be taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives. ”
Interior Minister Pugo was speechless in rebuke, while Defense Minister Yazov expressed support for Yanayev's approach. Indicates that it is time to awaken the ignorant fools through iron and blood.
Yanayev is now not afraid of the wall-to-wall grass who is on the verge of defection, and supports Yeltsin's Major Yevdokimov, who was transferred from the Moscow Guards Division by Yanayev half a year ago under one pretext or another. Lieutenant General Grachev, Konstantin Kobez, also became a political victim three months ago. The top of the Guards Division has long since replaced the reliable generals of the Soviets, and it can be said that there is no one around Yeltsin who can protect him from the wind and rain.
"The last task was to assassinate the traitor to the Soviets, Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin."