Struggle in Soviet Russia

Forty kilometers west of Moscow, Krasnoznamensk will give way.

Today Krasnoznamensk is just a small town with a population of less than 3,000. In addition to a passing station, there are also 4 radar base stations to detect the airspace west of Moscow. In 1981, the Soviet government at the time set up a secret administrative area with this small town as the center. The missile control center of the Moscow Garrison was located in this place. The 12 columns of the Soviet Union were called "Land The missile train of the nuclear-based submarine is also under the command of the control center here. This thing was once regarded by the Americans as a sharp blade hanging overhead. The reason is that these missile trains usually operate on the vast wasteland of Siberia. It is said that in order to accurately position one of the missile trains, it is necessary to use no less than 300 satellites.

The train that Victor took stopped at the concession station in the early morning-Moscow has imposed martial law since yesterday, and all trains will not only enter Moscow city. The martial law was sudden this time. The reason was that from the day before yesterday, a large number of anti-Bolshevik leaflets appeared on several main roads in the city. The content was to call on the Russians to stand up against the rule of the Bolshevik Party and Declaring that Germany is not the enemy of the Russians, their purpose of attacking the Soviet Union is to overthrow Stalin’s communist tyranny and liberate the entire Russian nation.

The appearance of these leaflets angered Comrade Stalin, who had a bad temper before. As a result, Comrade Beria was scolded and said that the NKVD under his leadership was "completely incompetent." In order to restore his impression in the eyes of Comrade Stalin, Comrade Beria personally ordered a three-day martial law to be imposed on Moscow and did his best to arrest German spies and traitors lurking in the urban area.

The train stopped at the platform. The NKVD arranged to greet Victor's special car. It was already waiting outside. The driver who drove was a second lieutenant. He looked very young and felt even smaller than Varenka. Comrade Varenka, the sergeant, was very envious.

The car pulled out of the concession station and followed the road to Moscow all the way east.

The road conditions are very bad. There are potholes everywhere, and these potholes are obviously bomb craters. Obviously, German planes have begun bombing the suburbs of Moscow.

When the car drove into the Ojin Covsky area, after turning around a piece of woodland, an unusually spectacular scene appeared in front of Victor, and Nino, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

I saw countless silver airship-shaped balloons floating in the air on an endless plain in the direction straight ahead. These balloons are divided into three layers, from bottom to top, floating in the air like a string of beads. The sunlight Shining on the balloon, it reflected a bright silver dazzling light.

On the ground, these balloons are dragged by trucks. These balloons are connected to the rear bucket of the car by steel wires to prevent them from drifting away in the wind.

"What is this?" Varenka asked curiously while lying half-prone in front, looking at the sky outside.

"Anti-air balloon," Victor said, seeing Nino also curious, "the official name is Military Tethered Balloon."

Although he knew what it was, it was the first time he really saw the real thing, and he was naturally curious.

In his previous life, he saw some reports about World War II, which mentioned such air-defense balloons. However, according to those reports, shouldn't these balloons be colorful? Why are the balloons here all bright silver?

Ask the driver to stop next to a truck dragging a balloon. Victor got out of the car and looked up at the balloon hanging tens of meters above his head. It was just that the height was too high and he couldn’t move it to the bottom. See the layered balloons clearly.

He asked Varenka to bring the binoculars from the car again, so that he could really see the balloon.

Obviously, these balloons are covered with a layer of shiny silver thin iron skin. After a little consideration, Victor understands the role of these thin iron skins. With the existence of this layer of iron skin, it can not only be reflected by light during the day. Interfering with the enemy's aircraft can also protect the balloon from breaking or falling when it is shot, thereby increasing its service life.

In addition, it’s not just three-layer balloons dragged by a truck. It can be seen through a telescope that there are also steel cables connected between the series of balloons, which is equivalent to weaving in this airspace. A three-dimensional steel cable net was created. Once an enemy plane crashes into this area, even if it does not crash on the balloon, it is likely to be cut by the steel cable between the balloons and eventually crash.

Victor shook his head and couldn't help sighing the strength of the country. Such clumsy and heavily invested air defense measures can only be achieved through national mobilization. Moscow can build so many air defense balloons in such a short period of time. It has already embodied the power of industry.

Just at the edge of the air-defense ball net, another spectacular scene once again entered the sight of Victor. It was a huge defensive position traversing north and south, including tens of thousands of men, women, and even some children. People are working in this trench extending in all directions, and among these people, women are obviously the overwhelming majority. In front of the trench position, there is a standard anti-tank trench, which is like a river, extending from the limit of the line of sight in the north to the limit of the line of sight in the south.

People are like ants on this stretch of ground. Red flags and various banners are flying over the ground. The "Internationale" played on the speakers echoes in the air, exciting people boiled with excitement.

The second lieutenant in charge of driving told several people that about a week ago, the Moscow City Committee issued a call for "Moscows to defend Moscow." Since that day, hundreds of thousands of Moscow citizens have voluntarily left the city every day to participate in areas designated by the Moscow Special Military District. Construction activities of fortifications. Originally, the Moscow City Committee called on citizens to work six hours a day to build this long line of defense for the soldiers of the Red Army. However, the voluntary work of the citizens far exceeded the requirement of six hours a day. On average, the working hours per day were nearly close. About fourteen hours.

In addition, under the call of the Moscow City Party Committee, the entire Moscow region has successively established hundreds of worker self-defense battalions and militia self-defense battalions. These self-organized civilian units are being trained every day to prepare to attack the German fascists in Moscow. Fight to the end.

Victor knew that there was more than one fortification under construction in the Moscow area. In fact, there are several such large-scale fortifications that stretch for tens or even hundreds of kilometers in places such as Vyazma and Mozhgansk. The line of defense is under construction.

The establishment of the People’s Committee for National Defense means that the Soviet Union has launched a comprehensive national mobilization model to deal with the war. Whether it is political, economic, or cultural, it needs to provide support and services for the war. At this time War is the only main theme, and defeating the invaders is the only established goal of the entire Soviet Union.

After a little over an hour, Victor’s car finally entered the downtown area of ​​Moscow. Compared with the tense atmosphere of the front line, the downtown area of ​​Moscow seemed very calm, but it was converted to a city radio that runs eight hours a day, still broadcasting the front line. Bad news about the war.

At the beginning of the war, Moscow was always in control of the unfavorable news of the war, in order to prevent panic among the people. However, as the war continued to be unfavorable and the military losses intensified, the newly established People's Committee for National Defense abandoned its original propaganda policy and began to use various propaganda methods to truthfully report the battle on the front line, thereby inspiring the patriotism of the people against the fascist invaders.

It has to be said that the current propaganda strategy is effective, which can be seen from the conscription and construction of fortifications.

The car stopped in front of the steps of Building 11 on Lubyanka Square. When Victor got out of the car, he first looked up at this majestic building and wondered if he could be transferred here to work this time. . If this hope can become a reality, then I will be completely far away from the front line.

The guard room in the lobby on the first floor made a report. Before Victor went to the waiting room, Major Daniel hurried after him. He asked Victor to follow him directly to the top floor. Comrade Beria was already waiting. See him.

Walking up the elevator to the top floor, Victor felt nervous all the way. In his memory of his previous life, Beria was undoubtedly a cruel and cold-blooded person, but now, he is going to meet this famous executioner.

Slightly different from what was expected, Comrade Beria’s office was actually located in a room on the east side of the top floor. The door was single-leaf, and his position was not on the door number. There was only one "Lavranti Pavlova". Lovech Beria" name tag.

Major Darnier motioned to Victor to wait at the door, and then he reached out and knocked on the door.

"Come in," a slightly dull voice came from the door.

Major Daniel pushed the door open, stepped forward, and stood at the door and said: "Comrade Committee, Comrade Major Victor Viktorovich is here."

"Please come in," perhaps because the door was opened, the voice was no longer dull, but rather soft.

Major Darnier took a step back, letting out the doorway, and then made a please gesture to Victor.

Victor took a deep breath and stretched the hem of the military uniform before he took a step forward and entered Beria's office for the first time.