With Sarayev's consent, the next thing became simple.
In fact, Sarayev cannot make the decision in this matter. If Sarayev can make the decision, at most it will be against the 11th NKVD Infantry Division.
But changing the organization is no small matter. A change would mean changing the entire army (the internal affairs forces and the border guards under the command of the Ministry of Internal Affairs). Otherwise, if there are still two different establishments in the internal affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it will still cause confusion.
Therefore, Sarayev immediately reported this issue to the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Beria.
The number of troops under the command of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not large, including about 160,000 Ministry of Internal Affairs troops and about 150,000 border guards, with a total strength of only more than 300,000.
These troops are usually commanded by the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who is responsible for local intelligence and public security. In wartime, if they are to be sent to the front line to fight the German army, they will be commanded by the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and delegate the command to the army commander... The army commander actually
In terms of assigning tasks, the Ministry of Internal Affairs' military has always had a high level of self-control, and the command authority actually remains with the Ministry of Internal Affairs headquarters.
After receiving the news, Beria immediately agreed to the suggestion and gave instructions: "Leave all power to Shulka, he is a trustworthy comrade!"
Major General Sarayev couldn't help but be stunned when he received this order, because the Ministry of Internal Affairs army can be said to be no small matter. It is almost equivalent to Beria's own private armed forces. The Ministry of Internal Affairs headquarters has to deal with many things every day.
One of the reasons for insisting on commanding the Ministry of Internal Affairs troops was that Beria did not feel comfortable handing over this force to others.
However, Beria was willing to hand over the power of training and even reorganization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs troops to Shulka... This moment made Sarayev feel his scalp numb.
Before that Sarayev didn't think anything happened.
Because Shulka is a "breakout hero" and the 8th Infantry Regiment is a heroic unit good at fighting hard battles, then if the Ministry of Internal Affairs needs to improve its combat effectiveness and reduce casualties, it would not be a big deal to ask the 8th Infantry Regiment to train the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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Therefore, Sarayev did not take Shulka seriously, but treated him politely because he heard that Shulka had contact with Beria in Moscow.
However, Beria almost frightened Sarayev when he said, "Leave all power to Shulka, he is a trustworthy comrade." Beria could never leave the army to anyone with confidence.
Been there...
But this is actually Sarayev's overthinking. The reason why Beria said this was not because he believed in Shulka enough to hand over his private army to Shulka.
It's because Shulka is outside the Ministry of Internal Affairs system. In principle, Shulka belongs to the army. Therefore, it is almost impossible to fully control the Ministry of Internal Affairs army and build a self-respecting army to pose a threat to Beria, not to mention the Ministry of Internal Affairs itself.
He is from the intelligence system, and Shulka's every move is under the supervision of Beria. Shulka cannot make a big splash in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Politics and power are sometimes so strange. Sometimes the more "unable to obtain power" the easier it is for people to obtain power and trust.
This has been proven time and time again in the past dynasties of China:
For example, it is possible for the emperor's immediate family members to obtain the throne, so they are least trusted by the emperor, and military power, command power, etc. will not fall into their hands, and they will often be killed.
On the contrary, it is easier for the relatives (the emperor's mother, wives and concubines) to gain trust and power, because they have no right to inherit the throne. The emperor believed that he could safely hand over military power to them, so many famous generals were born, such as Wei Qing,
Huo Qubing and others.
Shulka occupies a similar advantage, because he does not belong to the Ministry of Internal Affairs system, has real materials and is the target of Beria's efforts to win over, so it is natural that he expresses the intention of reuse in his words.
Sarayev did not understand these profound meanings, and his attitude towards Shulka immediately changed after receiving the telegram... To be precise, it was not a change, because his original attitude towards Shulka was not bad, but it was just that he had been with Shulka before.
In front of Ka, he still had the condescending attitude of a superior to his subordinates, but now he immediately became more approachable.
"Comrade Shulka!" Sarayev warmly invited Shulka to sit down at the table, then personally poured a copy of Wotga for Shulka and said: "I brought this from Moscow. Just now
I was so busy discussing the preparation that I forgot to let you try it first!"
Shulka picked up the cup and took a sip. The taste was much more mellow than the ones issued by the army... The ones issued by the army had too many impurities, so they had other flavors, and sometimes even a musty smell. After all, they were distributed in batches.
Yes, how can soldiers dare to demand so much?
"This is Votga specially provided by our Ministry of Internal Affairs!" Sarayev said: "Since the officers and soldiers of the 8th Infantry Regiment are already our instructors, of course they should also issue this Votga, and with Shul
For Comrade Ka’s meritorious service, I think the reward should be doubled!”
This is the Soviets' most powerful bribe, good wine, lots of good wine.
If it were someone else, his eyes would light up immediately, even if a beggar who had been hungry for a long time saw a pile of delicious food.
But Shulka was not a drinker. Although he was trained to drink in the army, sometimes he got into this habit just because everyone was drinking.
Therefore, the temptation of this suggestion to Shulka is actually very limited.
However, Shulka still pretended to be grateful and said: "Thank you, Comrade Salyev!"
"The superiors have agreed to your reorganization opinion!" Salyev said: "We will draft a reorganization plan immediately and strive to start reorganization and training starting tomorrow! I wonder if Comrade Shulka has any other opinions on this?"
"No, no objection!" Shulka replied: "Of course no objection!"
In fact, Shulka felt a little strange. Is the Soviet army so efficient? Or is the Ministry of Internal Affairs army different from other armies?
Of course Shulka didn't know that this was Beria's fault.
Facts have also proved that the 11th Infantry Division is very efficient... It should be said that it is highly efficient under Sarayev's personal supervision. The 11th Infantry Division was reorganized overnight, and the regiments stayed up all night to merge.
Then early the next morning, when Shulka and the officers and soldiers of the 8th Infantry Regiment got up, the troops of the 11th Infantry Division were already lined up according to the new organization and waiting for Shulka's review at the training ground.
Originally, Shulka thought that with Sarayev's support, this training mission would go smoothly.
But what Shulka did not expect was that the main resistance to this training did not come from the headquarters, but from the contradiction between the grassroots officers and soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the officers and soldiers of the 8th Infantry Regiment. (To be continued)