At a train station on the outskirts of Moscow, a tall man was standing next to another fat man. Farther away, there were several soldiers holding rifles, staring intently at this side.
It was obvious that the soldiers valued one of the two people very much, but because they were afraid of the other person, or the person behind the other person, the soldiers refrained from getting closer.
"Thank Comrade Khrushchev for me. If I have the opportunity, I will thank him."
That fat, fat man was none other than Zhukov, who was accused of treason a few days ago. Zhukov, who was originally accused of treason, should have been shot directly. However, due to a few words of Khrushchev, Zhukov was treated for no reason.
Execution was changed to exile.
After Zhukov heard the outcome of his unfair trial, he did not argue or beg for mercy. Instead, he denounced the corruption and corruption within the Soviet army and spoke out with emotion, which left a deep impression on Khrushchev.
Therefore, Khrushchev took over the task of reporting the Zhukov incident to Stalin, not to claim credit, but to save Zhukov.
That's right, Khrushchev wants to give Zhukov a hand!
This may sound incredible, but in fact, Khrushchev has always admired Zhukov as a person. Moreover, there has never been any dark spot in the relationship between the two.
In the original time and space, the critical moment when Khrushchev was the most unpopular in the Soviet Party and was about to be ousted was when Zhukov ordered the Ministry of Defense to use military aircraft to quickly bring the Central Committee members to Moscow and vote to support Khrushchev.
Xiaofu, finally helped Khrushchev win.
It can be said that without Zhukov, Khrushchev would never have achieved that status in history.
And all this is enough to show that the friendship established by Khrushchev and Zhukov during World War II was not an ordinary simple friendship.
Even in this life, Khrushchev and Zhukov still developed a pure revolutionary friendship.
Of course, Khrushchev would not be so stupid as to directly contradict Stalin for Zhukov and provoke Pavlov, who was at the height of his power at that time.
He just used a clever way to get a slightly better ending for Zhukov when he reported to Stalin alone.
Khrushchev knew very well that among all the Soviet generals before this, Zhukov and Pavlov were the most favored by Stalin. When Stalin re-appointed Zhukov, he simply appointed him as the commander of the 1st Army Group of the Soviet Army in Mongolia.
Zhukov directly stepped into the ranks of commanders of large corps. Under his command, the 1st Army Group of the Soviet Army in Mongolia also made extraordinary achievements many times and was called the "Flood Corps" by the Japanese.
The Battle of Nomenkan can almost be said to be Zhukov's famous battle. It can almost be said that he defeated the entire Japanese Kwantung Army headquarters.
Khrushchev took advantage of this. He mentioned Zhukov's achievements in the war against Japan to Stalin, and then changed the subject to talk about the possible political and military impact of Zhukov's execution.
Once Zhukov, a hero of the war against Japan, was executed, the negative impact in the Soviet Union would be secondary. If the Japanese Kwantung Army learned that their old rival Zhukov had been killed, they would start thinking of "moving north" again.
, and the Germans attacked the Soviet Union from both sides, then the matter would be serious.
Although it was to help Zhukov escape and save his life, Khrushchev analyzed the pros and cons completely from the perspective of considering Stalin and persuaded Stalin to give up the idea of shooting Zhukov.
I have to say that Khrushchev still had some tricks up his sleeve.
In this way, by speaking in private, he neither touched Stalin's troubles nor offended his archenemy General Pavlov by protecting Zhukov. The most important thing is that he achieved his goal.
Stalin immediately decided to spare Zhukov's life, at least temporarily.
However, Stalin gave Zhukov a torturous order to dig potatoes in Siberia.
The ground was so hard that I couldn't shovel it down, so how could I dig potatoes...
However, Zhukov managed to save his life, so there is nothing to complain about with such a request.
Shouldn't he be exiled to Siberia to fend for himself? The worst he could do was die. Rather than staying in Moscow and being framed, it would be better to find a quiet place to live.
"Comrade Zhukov, please rest assured. Although you will be sent to Siberia where the environment is difficult, we have already contacted the people there and they will not make things difficult for you. Moreover, we will provide you with food and accommodation guarantees.
, I won’t let you suffer any more grievances.” The man sent by Khrushchev comforted Zhukov thoughtfully.
Although he was in exile, did he have enough food and clothing? Zhukov secretly smiled bitterly, it seemed that Khrushchev was still a loyal man.
"Tell Comrade Khrushchev for me..." Zhukov said this, paused, and found that everything he said seemed a little feeble. It took a long time to slowly hold back one word: "Thank him."
"Okay, I will convey it to you." This confidant sent by Khrushchev was also the one who heard Zhukov's impassioned speech. Both from his loyalty to Khrushchev and his admiration for Zhukov
He would always relay everything Zhukov said.
He looked at Zhukov, whose expression still couldn't hide his disappointment, swallowed his saliva, and said hesitantly: "If possible, after the limelight has passed after a while, maybe the chief will find a way to get you back from Siberia."
The man did not call Khrushchev by his name but called him chief. This was just because there were several pairs of ears behind them trying to find out the content.
Although the man used his identity to ask the soldiers who were guarding Zhukov to step back and have a private conversation with Zhukov before leaving, he was not stupid enough to do this in the name of Khrushchev's cronies.
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Even the ID he just showed was just a fake ID made through formal means so as not to reveal his true identity.
"No need, I can't survive this limelight. As long as Pavlov is still at the top, I will never be able to turn around." Zhukov didn't expect much to come back. He just lowered his voice lightly and said: "Tell me something for you.
Khrushchev, do me one last favor, don't let Pavlov continue to harm our army. Go to Konev, his military quality is no less than mine, and he should be able to come up with correct military tactics."
"In this way, maybe the failure will not be too ugly." Zhukov, who once served in the General Staff Department, really couldn't think of anything else to say.
"Perhaps, we will defeat Germany sooner or later." That Khrushchev confidant encouraged himself.
"Sooner or later, Germany will be defeated... This sentence sounds so nice. How about it be engraved on our tombstone?" Zhukov told a cold joke in his already hoarse voice.
