According to Salinchkin's plan, this critical enlarged meeting could end here because there is nothing more to discuss.
The result of this meeting was really unexpected! He knew that Berekov would make a big move, but he actually made such a big move - to establish a country!
On the last day of the meeting, Salinchkin had to admire this Chinese man. He was really good at giving speeches, and even said he was "inciting". There was indeed nothing wrong with his speech. What the people need now is encouragement, and what they need is encouragement in the dark.
A ray of light.
Salinchkin is quite familiar with the current situation of the guerrilla movement. Before entering Novgomel, he personally visited Ponomarenko. This commander-in-chief of the guerrilla movement is quite pessimistic about the current situation of the guerrilla movement across the country.
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“Doesn’t the brilliant achievements of the guerrillas in southern Belarus mean that the guerrillas and the guerrilla movement are booming?” Salinchkin once asked, but Ponomarenko believed that this was just a flash in the pan!
"Did they really achieve great results? Is the information reported to their superiors true? Did they really initiate a campaign and actually annihilate 7,000 German troops?"
With this series of questions from Ponomarenko, Salinchkin parachuted into Novgomel. He witnessed the authenticity of all this, and made Stalin and Ponomarenko completely believe it. Because this question and
Pessimistic, Salinchkin remained silent at the meeting.
The reason why he strongly supports Yang Mingzhi's theory of establishing a country is to use practical actions to deny Ponomarenko's pessimistic ideas.
The meeting is completely over, and naturally today’s dinner will be another feast.
Salinchkin had no appetite at all. He was eager to start work immediately and devote himself to the construction of a new country without sleep or food. Therefore, it was Berekov who proposed the establishment of a guerrilla republic, and he must be there!
For Yang Mingzhi, it was very disappointing that he could not eat a lot of meat or go to congratulate his wife early. But this was Salinchkin's order. Even if he was the commander of the army, he had to go, and the inviter
Only myself.
What's more, that person really plans to realize the guerrilla republic, so how can I, the proposer, be absent!
This must be a private meeting, even a bit confidential. Could it be that that person produced some hidden documents?
With expectations and worries, Yang Mingzhi came to Salinchkin's office alone.
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There was a sound of footsteps outside. Salinchkin, who was sitting quietly, put on his small glasses and said, "No need to knock on the door! Please come in directly!"
"Then I would be rude!"
Yang Mingzhi entered the room with a sullen expression. Because there was no electricity at all, all night lighting relied on kerosene lamps.
The light in this small wooden office was dim, and a middle-aged man with a flashing head was staring with gleaming eyes.
"Okay! Berekov, sit down in front of me!" After saying that, Salinchkin waved his hand and asked his secretary, clerk, and even the cleaning staff to leave the room together.
The room suddenly became empty, with only two men left!
Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but look around, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
But Salinchkin felt very good. He stood up, poured two glasses of red wine himself, and pushed one glass in front of Yang Mingzhi.
"Come! Drink! Don't be formal! I don't have any important matters to hear from you, so please don't be nervous at all."
Hearing what he said, Yang Mingzhi not only felt uneasy, but became even more suspicious. This man was serving tea and water, and he deliberately said "it's no big deal". Is it really no big deal?
Unable to care so much, Yang Mingzhi had to pretend to be elegant and take a few sips. At this moment, Salinchkin finally spoke up.
"Berekov, regarding the establishment of the Partisan Soviet Socialist Republic, I sent a telegram to Moscow after the meeting."
In the middle of what he said, Yang Mingzhi almost spit out all the wine. He widened his eyes and asked, "So fast? Will the meeting end in two hours?"
"What? Do we have to postpone it until tomorrow?" Salinchkin smiled and shook his finger, "This meeting was supposed to be held a few days ago, and delaying it until now has already wasted too much time!
As he said this, he resumed his official behavior.
"The biggest purpose of this meeting is to determine our future strategy! In fact, Comrade Stalin and Comrade Ponomarenko do not have that much confidence in the entire guerrilla movement, at least now. They always believe that the 284th Division has achieved
A series of achievements are just a flash in the pan! You also know that for ten months, you have been fighting in this swamp, approaching Lechica as far north as possible and as far south as Chenoby. In the end, you only led your troops in
Fight in a small area!"
Yang Mingzhi nodded: "It's true what you said. Even if we fight a few battles, our overall strength will be terrible!"
"So! This is the current dilemma facing the guerrilla war. The guerrilla forces in the vast occupied areas are disorganized and lack coordination with each other. So the leader hopes that we can integrate as much as possible! So you also know that the leader has awarded you the rank of lieutenant general.
, the troops even have the designation of a group army!
However, your idea is more advanced and seems more reasonable!
At the meeting, you have clarified the reasons and significance of establishing a new country! You convinced me and the entire Novgomel telegram! All your reasons have been recorded. Just now, all the telegram manuscripts
Sent to Moscow.
So I asked you to come here just to explain this matter to you."
After hearing this, Yang Mingzhi breathed a long sigh of relief and sighed: "It will finally become a fact! History is still going in the right direction."
"Hey! What did you say? What is the direction of history?" Salinchkin continued. "Berekov, cheer up! Now the telegram has been sent. If the new country is recognized by the Supreme Soviet and allowed to be admitted as a new country,
The Union Republic! The burden on your shoulders and mine is even greater!"
"Huh? Really?" Yang Mingzhi straightened his back and continued to listen to this man.
"I strongly believe that the leader and the National Defense Committee support the establishment of a guerrilla republic, and Comrade Ponomarenko will definitely make a big fuss. The TASS News Agency will send a message to the world, announcing that the Soviet people who fought under the iron heel of the Nazis have established a new union republic.
!They have no reason not to support this kind of thing that boosts the confidence of the military and civilians.
But now, I want to talk about something else, which is the personnel changes after the establishment of the country."
Having said this, Salinchkin could not conceal his excitement. He patted his chest and said: "Even if this is a country established during the war, it is still a republic under the Soviet Union. Since it is a country, we must have our own
the Supreme Soviet, our own ministries.
Therefore, what I mean is that, if nothing unexpected happens, in the future, I will serve as the first secretary of the Guerrilla Republic!