(The second update in a long time,The browser uploaded the chapter four times.,Okay,I didn't send it out before the evening to say sorry.。 )

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency the President, wait a minute, you listen to me, there is really no need to do such a risky act yourself. We have the best team of aviation personnel and are fully qualified for these tasks. All you have to do is sit in the tower and watch them move, and I promise they'll get the job done. The Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, Yevgeny Ivanovich Shaposhnikov, hurriedly stopped in front of Yanayev and spoke in a tone that bordered on pleading to retain the Soviet president. Not only Shaposhnikov, but behind him was even more overwhelmed than him, the head of the Nakhodka airbase, Colonel Segail, who did not seem to have the slightest say in the face of the two big leaders.

And a few dozen meters away from Shaposhnikov, a huge backfire bomber was parked on the runway, and the Grim Reaper spread its wings, ready to meet the sky, and this time the destination of a take-off and landing flight was very clear, that is, over the four northern islands. Declare to everyone that it is the sacrosanct and inviolable realm of Soviet red sovereignty, and no one is to touch it.

Yanayev, who was dressed as a pilot, turned his head and looked at Shaposhnikov's babbling a little impatiently, interrupting his speech, "General Shaposhnikov, you have been babbling in my ear since last night, do you want my ears to be completely deaf?" Or do you hope that this demonstration flight will be a complete failure? ”

"No, no, no, I assure the Soviets that I didn't mean that." Shaposhnikov was anxious, "You are the leader of a country, if there is an accident on the four northern islands, how can the Soviets explain to the people of the whole country?" And where did the Soviet economy, which was coming out of its predicament, go from here? ”

"Alright." Yanayev stopped him from speaking, he tilted his head to Colonel Segail and said, "I'm sorry, uh, Colonel Segail, can you leave for a while, there are some things I have to talk to your superiors personally." ”

Segail, who was eager to leave, was relieved to hear Yanayev's words, relieved and hurriedly left, leaving a stubborn Shaposhnikov waiting for Yanayev's rebuttal.

However, Yanayev did not make any big senses, but asked softly, "Comrade Shaposhnikov, I will ask you a question, you are also from a military family, I want to know if your father fought to the death against the fascists in the Great Patriotic War." ”

Shaposhnikov was stunned, he did not expect Yanayev to suddenly bring up this topic, so he had to nod silently, not understanding what the general secretary wanted to say about the unconventional cards.

Yanayev's expression was a little serious, he stared at the sinking sunset behind Shaposhnikov, the sunset was shining, and it was reflected in the sculpture of the Soviet sickle and hammer, which looked magnificent and sad. Yanayev took a breath and said slowly, "Stalingrad back then, knowing that if he stepped forward, he would be exposed to the guns of the fascists, so did our fathers ever retreat?" ”

Shaposhnikov was speechless after this unexpected sentence, and after a moment of silence, Shaposhnikov nodded helplessly and said seriously, "No, Your Excellency the President." None of them ever retreated. ”

"Then do you think that as a national leader and the supreme standard-bearer of the Soviets, when the party and the country were facing difficulties, did I ever want to retreat?" After Yanayev said this, the Su-27 fighter that had just taken off sped along the runway with the huge roar of the engine. The whipped up the air rolled Yanayev's clothes up and down, and the hunt flew around. Reflecting the glow of the sunset, it is like a red political propaganda poster on the shining supreme leader behind him.

"Nope." This was not as difficult as Shaposhnikov said, his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he could not make a sound. For a moment, he remembered his father, who had left the house in an khaki military uniform, and he was still saying goodbye to his mother, who was blurred with tears behind him.

Yanayev narrowed his eyes and said in a serious tone, "If you want to ask me what I will do next, then I can tell you that I will not back down at all, just like our fathers did in the Great Patriotic War." The Red Republic needs people like you and me to protect it, so that the future generations who will carry on the past and forge ahead are willing to defend it with their own blood. If even we retreat and fight for the great ideals for which we have been fighting for almost a century, it will collapse with a bang. ”

I don't know if it was exaggerated by Yanayev's tragic mood, Shaposhnikov had a kind of enthusiasm when facing Nazi artillery fire, he stepped forward to stand by Yanayev's side, and said excitedly, "Since the general secretary is willing to take the lead and stand on the front line, then it is impossible for us to hide behind, don't look at us as old, but the original enthusiasm is still there." ”

"Alright." Yanayev gave him a blank look and teased, "The specially modified backfire cockpit can only accommodate a position for an idler, don't grab a seat with me, the cockpit is already crowded enough." ”

"That's right, I'll just go, the general secretary is waiting for the good news of our victory in the conning tower." Shaposhnikov joked.

"Then you should go back and stay, Shaposhnikov, and wait for the good news of our victorious return." Shaposhnikov just wanted to go with Yanayev to the backfire bomber waiting to take off, but Yanayev said an intriguing sentence without looking back, "Also, do you know why I chose you Shaposhnikov instead of Chernavin?"

Shaposhnikov is somewhat confused.

Yanayev continued to say to himself, "Because you are much more politically correct than that old man. Of course, I will say these things to you in private, and I hope you don't say them, and I don't want to hear rumors that there is a discord between the Supreme Leader and the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. ”

Shaposhnikov was slightly stunned, and soon he understood the meaning of the general secretary's words, and hurriedly responded, "Please rest assured President Yanayev, I will definitely not say these things." At the same time, he also secretly gloated for Chernavin in his heart, it seems that this purge is likely to affect the army next, Yanayev's words also show that Shaposhnikov has been removed from the next purge, and can be a safe outsider.

Shaposhnikov followed Yanayev to the fleet of backfire bombers, and the young man saw that the supreme leader of the Soviet Union instantly straightened his back, and saluted excitedly and said, "Good general secretary, good commander." ”

"Take it easy, lad." Yanayev patted one of them on the tense shoulder, signaling him to relax and not be inhibited. Seeing the amiable appearance of the supreme leader, the pilot's nervous heart relaxed a lot.

"Young soldier, what's your name?" Yanayev asked kindly.

"Report to the president, my name is Vasily Ivanovich Grechko." The young soldier held his head high, looking in good spirits against the setting sun.

Yanayev nodded and said, "Very well, Comrade Vasily. We Soviets need fresh blood like you, so that the great ideal can have a steady stream of forward momentum. Of course, not everyone can understand our construction, but there is no denying his greatness. Today I am not the supreme leader of the Soviets, just an ordinary, loving Motherland, like you. Let those who try to blockade us and strike at us taste the power of the iron fist of communism. Like you, I have sworn to defend the Soviets to the death, to defend the land under my feet, to defend to the death the people I love. ”

"We must take to heart the teachings of His Excellency the President." Vasily said excitedly. At first, he was a little nervous, because the supreme leader of the Soviet Union was rumored to be a leader with a violent personality, but after meeting him today, he found out that he was a kind and ordinary man without the slightest bureaucratic structure.

Shaposhnikov, who was on the side, quietly watched Yanayev's every move, from striking at bureaucracy and drawing the masses to now holding the party's command gun with one hand, there was no doubt that Yanayev was creating a god and portraying himself as the savior of the Soviets. As long as he has a large base of loyal people, he will be able to establish an unbreakable position as supreme leader as Stalin did.

Shaposhnikov finally understood where Gorbachev had lost, and he abandoned the masses loyal to the Soviets, loyal to the base of the party, and only fed a bunch of restless and contented white-eyed wolves with Soviet flesh and blood, until their appetites grew and became unmanageable, and finally they would swallow up the entire Soviet and turn into an oligarchy politician in the country.

However, Yanayev started from the grassroots level and created an image of a leader who finally won the trust of the people.

"General Secretary Yanayev, you are really a great man." Shaposhnikov secretly thought that he stood on the tarmac and waved goodbye to Yanayev, and waited for Yanayev to return in Nakhodka, waiting for him to lead the Soviet Republic to glory and great revival.