Struggle in Soviet Russia

Since military control is implemented, the rules applied here are completely different from those in normal areas. To be precise, the so-called legal system does not work here.

Victor also knows that in the past few days, with the help of rewards offered in Lviv, Warren and other places, the NKVD has indeed made a certain degree of progress in suppressing bandits. However, there are naturally some grievances. The emergence of false and wrong cases.

In addition, those members of the Ukrainian Resistance Army are not waiting to die. They have also taken a series of countermeasures, including measures such as retaliating against whistleblowers to deter more whistleblowers. Appear.

In Victor's view, the measures currently taken by the NKVD are somewhat overcorrect, or in other words, some are too drastic.

I dare not at any time, the work of suppressing bandits requires both rigidity and softness: using strong means to strike and exterminate those diehard elements, and using relatively soft means, but to win over and transform those who have doubts. The ultimate goal of the hesitations is to get rid of the diehards and the heads of gangsters. As for the others, it is not the point.

Since leaving Moscow to supervise the suppression of bandits in West Ukraine, Victor has been accompanied by Merkulov to many places. The facts he has seen with his own eyes tell him that it is difficult to carry out suppression work in West Ukraine. It’s not only the complex terrain here, there are swamps, jungles, hills and mountains everywhere, but also because the Ukrainian rebels have a certain mass base among the local Ukrainians. When these rebels have no weapons, It is the local ordinary people, it is difficult to identify them only from their appearance.

At first, Victor thought that it was possible to adopt a decapitation strategy to capture and clean up the leaders of the rebels. Over time, these rebels would naturally cease. But now, he has doubts about this and believes that only relying on the decapitation strategy can get rid of them. The bandit leader is probably not enough to quell the banditry in West Ukraine.

Under the protection of many guards, Victor walked into the village with the notice.

At this time, this small village near Svetiyaz Lake and Yilin near the water has become a temporary military camp.

In the Soviet military system, the border guards are not a display. On the contrary, the frontier guards are very powerful. The 90th Vladimir-Volynsky Frontier Guard Corps currently stationed in the village of Belotasev , It is an elite force that is sturdy and daring to fight.

Right where the war against Germany broke out, when the German army crossed the border and advanced into the Soviet Union on June 22, it encountered a stubborn resistance from the 90th Vladimir-Volensky Border Guard Corps in the Warren area.

At that time, the commander of the Border Guard Corps was Major Bechkowski. Under the command of this major, the Border Guard Corps had a **** battle with the Germans in the border area of ​​the Warren State. It was only the 13th Border Guard Squad under the command of Lieutenant Palottin. , Stayed on its defensive positions for eleven days and nights, until all of them were killed.

Victor was very impressed by the frontier guard team, because when he led the troops to withdraw from the position, the soldiers of this border guard were still fighting in the border area. Otherwise, it might not be so easy for him to escape. .

The temporary headquarters of the corps was set up in the only abandoned church in the village. Viktor and Merkulov stepped on deep, shallow muddy water, and under the leadership of a border guard soldier, they found the location of the church. Reunited with Major Daning, the head of the headquarter, and Major Slyusalev, the deputy head of the headquarter.

The 90th Vladimir Volensky Frontier Defense Corps belongs to the Ukrainian Border Military District. To be precise, it belongs to the West Ukrainian Border Defense Branch under the Ukrainian Border Military District. Under normal circumstances, a border defense corps is the size of a regiment, but the 90th Vladimir Volensky border defense corps is not the same. It belongs to the elite internal defense force, so the organization is relatively high, and it is the size of a brigade.

When Victor and Merkulov walked into the abandoned church, Daning and Slyusalev, two majors, were gathered around a map with several staff members to analyze the war in the Warren area in recent days. .

Seeing Victor and Merkulov coming in from outside, Major Danin was shocked, because before Victor and the others came, they did not give any notice. Danin did not know Victor, but he knew Merkulo. Husband, to this comrade major, the latter is the biggest boss in his head.

"This is Comrade Victor Viktorovich of the People’s Committee of National Security," he returned a military salute to the border guard officers who gave him energy, and Merkulov quickly introduced Victor’s identity. In Ukraine, Chairman Victor came to supervise the war on behalf of the People’s Committee of National Defense and on behalf of Comrade Stalin."

After listening to Merkulov’s introduction, many officers at the scene realized that this young, a little outrageous fellow, turned out to be the head of the People’s Committee of National Security. Speaking of which, his position is higher than that of Merkulov. Woolen cloth.

"The comrades of the border guards have worked hard." Victor did not put on a high profile. He shook hands with everyone present with a smile, accepted the salute from the other party, and gave them respectfully in return, and waited until it was simple with everyone. After a few words of greeting, he said, “I used to work in Lviv and have a deep understanding of the complex situation here. The complexities here are not only the topography, but also the national conditions. Unfortunately, Recently, it has been rainy again. The frequent rains in the past few days have added countless difficulties to our work. Therefore, everyone has worked hard."

Speaking of this, he glanced at Merkulov next to him, then glanced at the map that was only two steps away, and then continued: "Comrade General Merkulov just gave me an inaccurate introduction. This time I came to Western Ukraine. My task was not to supervise the war, but as a member of the People’s Committee of National Security to cooperate with your work of suppressing bandits. I will represent the Office of Internal Intelligence of the People’s Committee of National Security to provide intelligence. The way of clues closely cooperates with your work."

After speaking, he gestured to Merkulov and said: "Next, let's listen to the team's plans and arrangements."

"Okay," Merkulov nodded hurriedly, and after responding, gave orders to the border guards officers present.

In order to better carry out the work of suppressing bandits, under the order of Merkulov, the People’s Committee of the Interior has divided the areas where the resistance forces are active in West Ukraine. Suppress bandit work.

The 90th Vladimir-Volensky Frontier Defense Corps is relatively large, so it has a wide range of areas, from Shatsk to Lyubomli, from the east of the Bug River to the west of the Turia River. This vast area is within the mission scope of the corps.

Of course, in this area, there is not only such a frontier guard corps, but also the militias, workers and peasants police, and garrisons in the area, all of which are responsible for the suppression of bandits.

After receiving the task of suppressing bandits, Major Daning, as the captain of the corps, has assigned tasks to each battalion. The four battalions of the entire corps are currently scattered in Shatsk, Lyubomli, and Ratno. In major areas, the work of any brigade is not busy.

Beside the large wooden table covered with a map, Victor folded his right arm on his chest and his left hand on his cheek, listening to Major Daning's explanation of the progress of the banditry in the past period of time, his expression seemed serious, but in fact his thoughts had drifted away.

As he said before, his purpose in coming to Western Ukraine this time was indeed not to supervise the operations of the border guards. The instructions he received from the People’s Committee of National Defense and Comrade Stalin were indeed requesting the Internal Intelligence Service. Provide information on suppression of bandits to the NKVD as much as possible.

As for Merkulov... I can only say that this comrade had a lot of ideas, perhaps because he was criticized by Comrade Stalin, or perhaps because of the dissatisfaction with his work in the letter sent by the People’s Committee of National Defense. All in all, he now seems a little cautious as a whole, as if he is afraid of making mistakes.

Victor is not interested in what kind of supervision work, once the bandits have risen to the point where they need to fight, he is not able to intervene. The commanders of the frontier troops have more combat experience than his two swords.

When Major Daning introduced the situation, Victor was thinking about how to write a report.

Regardless of the alliance’s struggle with the Ukrainian rebels in West Ukraine, the struggle with the Polish National Army in Belarus, eastern Poland, or even the struggles between the Baltic Sea coast and the independents of the three Baltic countries, all of this is actually nothing. They are fighting against bandits. Compared with the Red Army, these paramilitary forces can only be regarded as bandits.

In Victor’s previous life, when the People’s Republic of China was just founded, there was a period of three years of fighting against bandits. Compared with the banditry that the Alliance is facing today, the bandits in China were more fierce at that time. They were not only the scope of the branch. It is broader and has a longer history. At that time, New China was able to wipe out all these bandits, and it still summed up a set of experience. Victor still had a certain understanding of those history. The key point was whether that set of experience was equally applicable to the Alliance.

It must be emphasized that Victor is not engaged in academic work. Summarizing or summarizing experience is not what he needs to do. He only needs to see the results.