As the saying goes, since I am not an excellent military strategist, let the generals do what they want!
So after May 194, he only made the final decision on large-scale battles, and other matters were left to the generals. The commissioners he sent have now returned to their duties as senior political commissars.
Stalin intended to reuse Yang Mingzhi, and he actively listened to the evaluations of Timoshenko, Ponomarenko and others.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs summarized the large amount of information provided by Salinchkin and determined that this person was very credible, so Beria actually used words to beat Yang Mingzhi, and he mentally agreed that this was a "tool that could be used."
Indeed, to reuse a foreigner, what the Soviet Union needs is exactly this person's intelligence.
Granting him nationality or even a very high status is a means to attract talents. During the Great Depression, the Soviet Union used such means to recruit a large number of American talents and became a driving force for industrialization.
Maybe, this Chinese can help the Soviet Union carry out a new change?!
Stalin was inspired by the special evaluation of the Chinese by Chief of the General Staff Hushelewski.
"On many fronts, we had to rely on the flesh and blood of soldiers to fight. Although we won the battle, we also paid a heavy price.
If our young people sacrifice on the battlefield in large numbers, even if we win the final victory, our country's future construction will face great challenges.
I am not a weapons theorist, but if our army is equipped with a large number of new weapons, as long as they are newer than the enemy, we can frequently gain tactical advantages. Countless tactical advantages will be transformed into strategic advantages. By then, the Soviet Red Army with extremely high combat effectiveness is expected to quickly
Achieve victory.
To do this, we need General Berekov to contribute his lifelong learning to the Soviet Union."
Yes, all knowledge must be squeezed out of him, but for such a magical guy, his early resume is a mystery.
Stalin asked Chinese diplomats stationed in the Soviet Union, but the other party's reply was intriguing - no such person could be found.
It was as if such a strange man had remained unknown in China. The moment he fled to the Soviet Union, it was as if a new star had risen in the Far East.
He was a lucky star, and finally, this man was standing outside the Kremlin walls.
Stalin had a very simple meal at noon. His thoughts were completely focused on the afternoon meeting. After finishing his military uniform and putting on all the medals of honor, Stalin sat in his office, leaving only a personal secretary.
What follows will be a secret meeting that is not open to the public!
The car passed through the camouflaged Red Square, passed Maneš Square, and arrived at the last checkpoint outside the Kremlin calmly outside Kutafya, which was fully camouflaged.
Because they are entering the palace, visitors must undergo detailed inspections. During special periods, Beria is probably the only one who has immunity from inspections.
Anything that might pose a threat to the leader is suspect, even pens.
Yang Mingzhi got out of the car and opened his arms to be carefully inspected by the guards.
"Oh! Those are my legs. I beg you to be gentle. My whole body is only covered with some metal on my belt. What are you worried about?" Yang Mingzhi only felt that he was so weak after taking the high-speed rail and going through security checks. "Oh, maybe.
Unless I'm only wearing underwear, you can feel completely at ease."
The guards didn't listen to his complaints at all. Captain Larin ordered: "These are routine matters. Don't complain anymore."
"Well, if these guys do something inappropriate to my wife, I will report it to Comrade Stalin when I see him."
"Haha, these garrisons are not stupid enough to use violence against a female Communist Youth League member."
In fact, it was entirely because Yang Mingzhi's appearance was different from that of the Russians that made the guards nervous. No matter what kind of guest they were, anyone who wanted to pass through this door must undergo detailed inspection.
After a terrible struggle, Yang Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. He noticed that Captain Larin also passed through the security gate. He must have led him all the way to Stalin's office.
During the great purges that took place in the 1930s, Stalin purged those who were disloyal to him from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now, including Beria, all the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were his supporters. So it was reasonable for Stalin to directly send Captain Larin to run the mission.
Thinking so, looking at Captain Lalin's back, Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but think deeply about this man's career path.
It was only then that Yang Mingzhi realized how superficial his understanding of the Soviet NKVD was! He had never heard of Captain Larin in the history of the Soviet Union, and he was probably just ignorant.
"The captain is a guide and will send me directly to Stalin! Speaking of the Kremlin, I actually got in this way in my life!"
It is said that during the Soviet Union and even later the Russian Federation, the Kremlin was not a forbidden city. Stalin and some institutions worked in the palace, and many meetings of the Soviet Communist Party were also held in the Golden Hall of the palace. This palace is very large, and quite a few places are open to people.
, the so-called people overthrew the cruel rule of the Tsar, then the property of the Tsar naturally became the common property of the citizens of the entire Union.
On the open day, people are welcome to visit the palace through ticket sales, and the proceeds are used to fund the daily maintenance of the palace. Isn't it great?
During the war, the palace stopped all tourism activities. The Kremlin originally meant the inner city, but now it has become a completely forbidden city.
In order not to interfere with the disguise, the group did not take the bus again.
Yang Mingzhi held his wife's little hand and just followed Captain Lalin, while his eyes kept looking left and right.
"This is the inside of the palace wall. It's so majestic and beautiful. Even if it's disguised, I can still feel its magnificence on the ground."
"Thank you for your evaluation. Now it is the property of the people." The captain pointed to a building, "That is the office building where the leader sits. Please keep a good attitude, you are about to meet the leader of the Great Alliance."
Yang Mingzhi was high-spirited, but Yang Tao remained reserved and said nothing.
The girl was frightened by the huge ostentation. She grew up in the white mountains and black waters, and her parents had generally dealt with Lao Maozi. Yang Tao had always known that Russia had an emperor, but she never thought that she was now standing in the former palace. How wonderful this was.
Feel?!
She just held her husband's hand, and the tight gesture fully explained her nervousness.
The captain introduced: "Comrade General, we are walking on the historic church square. Look at the canvas under your feet. I think the camouflage painting is very lifelike."
Church Square is a famous attraction in the Kremlin, and Yang Mingzhi has a certain understanding of it because a giant cannon that has never been fired symbolizes the authority of the Tsar and has always been located here.
Soon Yang Mingzhi saw the giant cannon!
"Comrade Captain, it seems that you did not move the cannon. Is it because it is too heavy?"
The captain was startled: "You...you also know that there is a giant cannon here?"
"Of course...well, it was Comrade Salinchkin who told me." Yang Mingzhi suddenly shivered, "He told me that the Kremlin was wonderful, and he specifically mentioned the giant cannon."
"Okay! Okay... That was once a symbol of the Tsar. It has been parked here for hundreds of years. It seems to be integrated with the entire palace. Why should it be moved? This cannon that has not fired a single shot is so vague.
If a statue is more symbolic, it will not be moved, and the leader will always be in Moscow. Keep walking, we will be there soon."
To be honest, the Kremlin is far not as big as the Forbidden City in Beijing. The Russians have no concept of a central axis and the idea that the Venerable should sit north and face south, so this palace is actually triangular. As the ancient inner city of Moscow, it is basically a highly defensive building.
Castle. However, in more than three hundred years, the Kremlin has also witnessed three catastrophes.
In 161, the Russian National Volunteer Army finally defeated the Polish invaders outside the palace. In 181, the Communist Party was in the basement of the palace, sighing at the burning city. In 1941, roaring German bombers launched a large-scale bombing raid on the entire Moscow city, including the palace.
Air raid.
The palace has witnessed the vicissitudes of history. It has hundreds of years of history. It is like a temple for the Russians. Even if you risk your life, you must protect its safety. Moscow is the eternal capital of Russia and even the Soviet Union, and the Kremlin is the eternal palace.
Stalin wanted to ensure that his power would be permanent, so he naturally placed his office in the Supreme Soviet Office Building in the palace, which was later renamed the Presidential Palace by Gorba.
After passing the small square and standing at the main entrance of the building, Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but stop.
"Why don't you leave? Comrade General." the captain asked.
"I...I want to calm down. By the way, you said what would be the first thing I said when I met Comrade Stalin?"
"Do you want to listen to my suggestion? You speak Russian very well, and your pronunciation is actually very good. When you meet the leader, if you give him a standard Russian greeting, maybe he will feel very cordial."
Yang Mingzhi nodded deeply: "Your suggestion makes sense."
The guards in uniforms watched a strange-looking general enter the leader's office building. They were amazed. There were many generals who could enter here. Why did an Oriental come in? Because he was the leader's distinguished guest, so he might be able to keep him at bay.
bring some changes to the war situation?
The guards thought so, and Stalin even more so.
...
"This is the office building for high-level Soviet officials. The interior decoration is really luxurious. It is worthy of the Tsar's continuous improvement at a huge expense."
Yang Mingzhi had to admire it. From the outside, the Kremlin looked rough and simple, but the inside of the building was full of literature and art. Just like this nation, rudeness is really rude, and literature and art is really literature and art.
He and his wife followed the captain to the second floor, and finally stopped in front of a very ordinary-looking mahogany door.
"This is it. I'll knock on the door."
"Okay. I hope Comrade Stalin will have a good first impression of me."
Captain Larin knocked on the door gently, and soon, a rich male voice came from behind the door.
That must be Stalin's own voice! From the recording of Stalin's speech he heard in the swamp, Yang Mingzhi was very sensitive to his voice.
The door opened smoothly, and Yang Mingzhi finally gathered his composure, just like a musketeer in the colonial era. He had no right to hesitate, and he resolutely took his wife's hand and took a firm step forward.
Yang Mingzhi tried to keep calm, but the first thing he saw when he entered the room was the extremely famous man with deep eyes and a big beard. He was undoubtedly Stalin himself.
After all, he was the supreme leader of the Soviet armed forces. As a general, Yang Mingzhi motioned to his wife, and the two of them stood at attention in front of Stalin's desk and saluted.
The two reported their names and positions in turn, but what awaited them was the leader's silence.
Silence is sometimes a weapon, as Yang Mingzhi feels now, it comes entirely from the majesty of this historical great man. He thought he could deal with all this, but his forehead, which was covered by a big-brimmed hat, had begun to sweat.
.
Stalin deliberately remained silent for half a minute, just to use this short thirty seconds to use his own discerning eyes to make a preliminary inspection of General Berekov, who had just arrived, and whether he was a useful talent.
Yang Mingzhi's facial features are very correct in terms of Chinese aesthetics. The only flaw is that he is born with squinty eyes and does not wear glasses, which makes him always frown lightly. He actually gives people a slightly melancholy feeling.
In Stalin's view, it was a sense of vicissitudes of life.
In this position, Stalin had already seen countless people. He was indeed not a reliable military general. He was really good at selecting talents. Although it is wrong to judge people by their appearance, in most cases, an upright person will always express himself with dignity.
Firm eyes reflect a firm heart.
Stalin opened his eyes wide and saw a lot in Yang Mingzhi's eyes. He felt extremely familiar, as if he had seen Budyonny, Vasilevsky, and Timoshenko.
This Chinese person can become one of his own!
A large amount of information, a thick record of military exploits, and two Gold Star medals proved General Belekov's glorious deeds. These honors fully proved that he was a man who was beneficial to the Soviet Union, but Stalin believed in his own eyes more.
Be willing to accept your own inner judgment.
In this short half-minute, Stalin already had a high opinion of Yang Mingzhi. He stood up and nodded with a smile.
"Comrade Berekov, and Comrade Berekova, welcome to my side. You got off the plane early this morning, and you are standing here twelve hours later."
"Yes, Comrade Leader! We are following your order and will arrive here as quickly as possible, please give instructions."
"You did obey the order perfectly, but you also sacrificed a lot. Without a peaceful sleep, you should be very tired."
"No! Comrade Leader." Yang Mingzhi stood at attention and responded seriously: "I was a little tired originally, but after seeing you, I am full of energy!"
It is said that Yang Mingzhi was very good at reporting to his superiors. This greeting with a purely military attitude further gained Stalin's favor.
"Please call me Comrade Stalin. Okay, let's stop talking nonsense. I gave you an emergency order. I need to see you immediately. The Soviet Union needs you to make greater contributions."
"Yes! Comrade Stalin!"
Stalin shook his head slightly, "But you have your own ideas. You resisted my order and insisted on staying in Pripet Swamp. Your plan to fight guerrillas in Belarus was a waste of your own talents and caused losses to the Soviet Union."
However, facts have proven that you created the guerrilla republic and objectively helped our army liberate Rzhev and Vyazma. Now it seems that you are indeed an excellent guerrilla warfare command expert. But you are not only good at guerrilla warfare, but also group armies.
Commanding operations at various levels, developing new weapons, and building industry and agriculture, you are almost an all-round talent.
There are only a handful of such talents in the Soviet Union, so you must leave the swamp, and you must accept a new appointment in the Supreme Soviet. So I secretly met with you and your wife in my office."
In this life, he was praised a lot by Stalin. Yang Mingzhi really felt that he was extraordinary.
"Comrade Stalin, I'm very grateful for your praise. Maybe you really over-praise me."
"Haha, even if you become a Soviet citizen, you still have a Chinese soul. I am satisfied with your humility." (To be continued)