Struggle in Soviet Russia

"In that case, you probably don't know the purpose of transferring you to Moscow this time." For those things that were not necessary to talk to Victor, Serov naturally wouldn't say anything. He turned around and faced Said Victor, "Alright, I just want to have a good talk with you."

As he said this, he pointed in the direction of the sofa, which obviously meant to have Victor sit down and say.

"Now there is no need to say more about the battle on the front line," Serov sat down on the sofa and pushed a pack of cigarettes in front of Victor, and said, "You should know the general situation, but whether it is the Western Front or the Southwest Front. Or in other directions, most of the troops are retreating. Whether it is Western Ukraine or Western Belarus, almost all have fallen. The National Defense Commission is very dissatisfied with this, and Comrade Stalin is very dissatisfied."

Seeing that Victor didn't move the cigarette on the table, he stopped and smiled: "Let's smoke, I know you smoke. With me, you don't need to be so restrained."

Victor nodded, moved the military cap on his knees aside, took a cigarette and lighted it.

"Previously, the National Defense Commission made a summary of the previous war," Serov continued. "There are many reasons for the failure, but some of these issues must also be taken seriously, such as the issue of military discipline and the penetration of the Germans. Issues, etc. To this end, the National Defense Commission has put forward new requirements for our work. Comrade Stalin believes that in addition to the need to re-enhance the powers and responsibilities of military commissioners in the army, it is also necessary to establish general internal affairs in all levels of troops. The representative system of the People’s Committee strengthens the anti-espionage, anti-sabotage, and anti-incitement work in the military."

"This order has now been passed to the committee," Serov also took a cigarette and played with his finger. "Considering the current actual situation, the representative system will take the lead in the formation of the base camp reserve team. Established in China, the task is very heavy and the time is very tight, and the most important point is that the instructions given by Comrade Beria must see actual results in the shortest time."

He said so, he got up from the sofa and walked towards the desk not far away. Taking a document from the table, he turned around and walked back, handing the document to Victor, and said: "I have recommended you to Comrade Beria. As for which army group to go to, you can choose by yourself. This is national defense. You can take a look at the list of the base camp reserve group army that the committee is forming."

Victor stood up and took the document with both hands.

"Sit down, sit down and watch, don't be restrained," Serov said, patting his shoulder.

There are many group army numbers listed in the document, including those under reconstruction, and those that have been established. Of course, the formation sites are scattered everywhere-the so-called "base camp reserve" is actually a collective term, which means that it has been formed or has been established. It is a force that is being formed and has not yet decided which direction to invest in. The base camp reserve team corresponds to the theater reserve team, which is under the command of the front army.

However, Victor found after reading the documents that the so-called "base camp reserve" was actually divided into two parts. In the first part, there were sixteenth, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 24 armies. In the latter part, there is also a so-called "reserve front army" whose subordinate units include more than a dozen group armies ranging from the 29th to the 43rd. These fronts currently only have a serial number, and their composition has not yet been determined.

After reading the document, Victor understood that the six group armies in the first part were the group armies that had been mobilized before the war broke out. In other words, they have basically been formed now, but they have not yet determined what they will be deployed to. Go up in the direction. The following group armies were urgently mobilized after the outbreak of the war, or to be more precise, after the border battle was lost and the Red Army suffered huge losses.

"You have to make a decision as soon as possible, Victor," Serov said, smoking a cigarette when he saw that he had read the document. "Considering that you have to choose people, the reality does not leave you much time."

"Pick a man?" Victor asked, grasping a very crucial question.

"Yes," Serov said with a serious expression. "Considering that Comrade Stalin has shown great dissatisfaction with the work of our People's Committee of the Interior, Comrade Beria decided to take a drastic action on the committee with regard to personnel matters. Regarding the establishment of a group army-level people’s committee for internal affairs, Comrade Beria’s opinion is to use a group of experienced and outstanding people to be fully responsible for the corresponding work within the group army."

To put it bluntly, it's just understaffed.

Victor understood Serov's meaning in a second, and he nodded without saying anything.

"You can choose the appropriate candidates according to the ranks of the troops in the group army," Serov continued. "The number of personnel is tentatively set at between sixty and eighty-five."

These words are not difficult to understand. Within a group army, each unit is also hierarchical. From squad to army, if you want to establish a strict internal affairs representative system, you must not only set up internal affairs representatives in the headquarters at all levels, but also in general To put it bluntly, some internal servants with hidden identities have been developed among the soldiers. In fact, they are not much different from the political commissar system, except that they are responsible for different tasks.

"The priority of this work is currently relatively high. You can get assistance from the General Political Department and the Military Committee," Serov continued. Academies and secret service school students are selected. The only requirement of the committee is that this tightly organized anti-intelligence and anti-secret system needs to be implemented in the military as soon as possible. Do you understand?"

Victor nodded and said, "I understand."

"So, have you decided where to go?" Serov asked immediately.

"I am going to Transbaikal," Victor said, looking at the documents in his hand, "16th Army."

"Then your time will be even more tense," Serov nodded and said, "As far as I know, the 16th Army's field commander organization has been established. If nothing happens, they will move westward in the near future and go to the front. ."

"I'll hurry up," Victor said with a breath.

The reason why he chose the 16th Army was because in a movie he had seen in his previous life, a unit belonging to this Army was very famous, well, it was the movie of the 28th Warrior of Panfilov.

Serov was obviously satisfied with his attitude. He squeezed out the cigarette **** in the ashtray, got up from the sofa, and said: "Comrade Beria was originally going to meet you, but he happened to go to Leningrad. I won’t be back in the last few days. Let’s go and meet with the personnel over there to solve your job problem. In addition, I will give you enough authorization. You can look through the relevant personnel files and choose The manpower you need. You only have four days to prepare these tasks. Four days later, I will arrange a plane to take you to Transbaikal."

"Yes!" Victor stood up and said.

"Go, I'll let someone inform the general affairs side to arrange a temporary residence for you in Moscow," Serov waved his hand and said finally.

As the first deputy commissar of the People’s Committee of the Interior, his work style is always so resolute and vigorous, and he doesn’t even bother to say an off-topic polite remark.

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Storeshnikov Alley, an alley connecting Tver Square and Petrovka Street. In the drizzle, a well-used black Moskvich sedan slowly drove into the east section of the alley, and after traveling more than 30 meters, it slowly stopped on the side of the road.

"That's it? That's right?" Valenka, who was in charge of driving, looked around in the driver's seat, muttering, and then looked down at the map in his hand.

Victor sat in the back seat and tilted his head to look at the pile of boxes beside him.

Outside the car window, on both sides of the road are old Russian-style small buildings with white painted exterior walls, which look very new. Even though this street is not very well-known in Moscow, there are many celebrities who have lived in these small buildings on both sides of the street.

The temporary residence arranged by the NKVD for Victor is on this street. To be precise, it is the small building on the road outside the car. The number in front of the building is 13, which is not very lucky.

However, Victor's attention was completely out of the car at this time, he was always looking at the boxes in a daze.

These boxes are the military uniforms just issued for him by the Logistics Department of the People's Committee of the Interior. In addition to the uniforms, there are also collar badges, cufflinks, etc. that match the rank. Victor has not opened the new military uniforms, but he has opened the brown-green fleece rectangular box that holds the collar badge.

The two-page collar stamp is placed on the top cover of the box, with a dark red panel, a yellow vertical line in the middle, and a yellow star badge on each side.

Yes, this is a badge issued by the NKVD specifically for the Major of National Security, that is, the Senior Superintendent of National Security. Serov’s secretary, Major Dmitrijevic, is at this level. Before, Victor was a little envious. Whoever promised that he had reached the same level in a blink of an eye. Moreover, he skipped the level of National Security Captain and was directly promoted to Major.

In the appointment document, he listed in detail the reasons for the promotion of the military position for Victor, including all the achievements he made during his tenure as the head of the People’s Committee of the People’s Committee of the Interior in Lviv. Can explain the rationality of this promotion. But in Victor's eyes, these results seem to be insufficient to help him get a chance for a leapfrog promotion, and his heart is a little unreliable.