Chapter 877 No General Secretary
The winner is the one who lives long. I believe that Rankovic must now agree with this sentence. At least from the feedback after Gromiko's return, it takes three to five years to slowly bring back Yugoslavia through the Serbian Communist Party.
In addition to Yugoslavia, Selov is still waiting for Hoscha to die. As long as this person leaves, I believe that there will be no internal instability in the entire Europe that has a headache for the Soviet Union. I believe that before the beginning of Reagan's second term, all these goals can be achieved, and all internal hidden dangers will be eliminated, which is the time for a real decisive battle.
Gromiko's report made the Soviet Central Presidium very optimistic, as if they were in the darkness before dawn. If it were limited to these things, the fact was indeed like this. Even if the Go map came, it would definitely not be facing an uncontrollable mess. The collapse of the Soviet Union was purely his personal problem.
The problematic figures in the camp who caused trouble for the Soviet Union were already dead. If they replaced a group of leaders, they would probably not have the confidence to confront the Soviet Union, and their national strength was not strong enough, and their prestige was not enough. Not long after, Ligachev came in to report and asked Foreign Minister Gromiko to go to the General Secretary's office to interview Andropov.
"I don't know how the General Secretary is in good health?" Grishen, the first secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee, asked with a serious expression.
It can be said that Grishen and Andropov have a bad relationship. Even if Grishen can choose now, he would rather choose Chernenko as the general secretary. But now that Andropov has come to power, it is not necessary to confront the general secretary. Don’t worry about Andropov’s work, and the anti-privileged movement will be reversed to her.
"It should be no problem?" Serov's answer was purely perfunctory. Taking history as a reference, Andropov may have only been around for about half a year. Didn't he see that he is still in the General Secretary's office now? In comparison, the second secretary, Chernenko, also lived in a quiet place, and the current Kremlin is in such an awkward environment.
"Of course there is no problem. The General Secretary has not experienced serious illness in so many years. There is no reason why he cannot afford to be sick." Defense Minister Marshal Ustinov did not agree with this abnormal situation.
"Yeah!" Selov did not answer this question positively, which only means that Andropov could tolerate it. Not to mention Andropov, there was no sign even before you died. Thinking of this, he stood up and said, "When it comes to the reason for healthy bowl noodles, I want to see my uncle. Recently, my elder brother said that his uncle's body is a little weak."
"Marrior Bagramiyan? Then you really should go and have a look! There is nothing wrong here." Marshal Ustinov nodded in agreement. Ustinov also respected Marshal Bagramiyan very much, because when he first entered the military, he was promoted by the Armenian marshal. Many times, the Lenin medals were awarded by Marshal Bagramiyan.
I don’t know if it was because of the Soviet Union’s great victory over Türkiye. Marshal Bagramiyan should have died immediately after Brezhnev’s death, but it seems that there is no such symptoms at present.
"Uncle, it seems that your body is fine." After seeing Marshal Baglamyan, Selov sat by the bed and looked at the marshal of the ethnic minority who is known for his delicate emotions. Yes, his reflection on the war is filled with his memoirs. He regrets the heavy losses of the Soviet Union in the Patriotic War than many marshals who came from Russian national origin.
"Until now, I still think of your parents and the Battle of Kiev." Marshal Baglamyan said in a small voice but very powerful voice, "I am proud of the development of the country, but I am also worried about the intensification of the confrontation. To be honest, I may be the marshal who least advocates fierce confrontation with the United States. I am always afraid that the war will come again. Yura, do you understand what I mean?"
"The war is over! The kind of defeat in the Battle of Kiev will not happen again. Today's Soviet Red Army is very powerful." He skillfully used a Damascus steel knife to peel the apples. He soon handed the apples to Marshal Baglamyan's mouth. He watched the old marshal who was over 80 chewing slowly, and the serious political commissar who had been smiling rarely showed a smile.
"As for my parents, they are part of the Soviet people who are tens of millions of unyielding. I am certainly sad, but over the years, my hands have never been clean. Thinking about the people who were suppressed in bed, they may be even more miserable. At least my parents died bravely for the country, and no one knew that those people died." Selov smiled and looked at the old marshal and said, "Uncle, thank you for your care for so many years, which has allowed me to move forward smoothly."
"I forgot that you are over fifty years old. Not that child anymore." Marshal Baglamyan smiled and said, "You have never been to the battlefield, and you will not be impressed by the fierce war I mentioned. But since you said this, I want to ask now, of course I asked you to work in the Communist Youth League, and later you entered the security department? Do you regret this choice?"
"No regrets, this is a department that can achieve results. I am glad that I can be under the red flag, sniff out and eliminate traitors for the country! Everyone is born equal, all wealth belongs to the people, and all rights belong to the Soviets." Selov raised his head and said solemnly, "When I see other people talking easily in the park, under the sun, I can tell myself that these people are protected by me. There is nothing wrong with standing in the dark, I don't like the sun myself..."
"No one doesn't like the sun, even Belia doesn't want to always stand in the darkness." Marshal Baglamyan sighed, "You and Ustinov are both radical in their opinions. In fact, as long as we drag the policy until Reagan's policy does not work, will it be fine if Reagan steps down in a few years? This is safer. Now, the style that doesn't want you to be careful at all, I can't understand you any more."
"A week ago, the KGB captured two Armenians on the subway, who tried to create an explosion in the subway." Selov could not answer this question, and could only use one exception to attract the attention of Marshal Baglamyan.
This incident was beyond his expectations. If a certain peace religion nation was affected by the Middle East, it would be fine, but it was actually Armenians. At first, he even thought it was disguised by Azerbaijanis, but later he found out that it was not.
"Any nation has a separation force. How can you deal with it? I will not interfere, even if it is my fellow race, but what is the reason?" Marshal Baglamyan also understood that it would not be possible to let Selov go. Now he wants to know the reason for the explosion. There is always a reason for anything.
The reason is that these two Armenian youths want Armenia to be independent? Yes, let Armenia be independent. After investigation, the two youths are from Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Prefecture, and the local population is Armenians. However, under the administrative jurisdiction of Azerbaijan, these two youths believe that Armenians have been treated unfairly, which is a factor that motivates their independence.
"Then we can only suppress it!" Marshal Bagramiyan wanted to speak but stopped. This act of dividing the Armenian settlement area to Azerbaijan was intentional. It was also an administrative means to integrate two different ethnic groups into each other, and it was also an mutually unfavorable order that could not oppose Moscow. This situation not only existed in the Caucasus, but also the administrative regions of Central Asia were also passive. Uzbek and Tajik also had such administrative regions deliberately divided to prevent the breeding of anti-Soviet organizations in the area.
"I understand!" Marshal Bagramiyan was not easy to speak, and Selov did not respond. This was originally a place that was deliberately divided to prevent the division of the country. Even if he advocated re-dividing, other members of the Central Presidium would not agree.
Selov's cheapest brother is still his deputy chief of staff in the Western cluster. So Selov will come to see the old marshal for no reason. He really hopes that the old marshal will live a few more years. Even if he doesn't care about feelings, he will also be the same with interests.
"The military cooperation between the United States and China has made me feel a little worried." The huge Kremlin is obviously in an abnormal state now, and only a few members of the Central Presidium are working here. Considering that Foreign Minister Gromiko often visits, Selov sits in Ruby Yangka for no reason. The one who often works here is Ustinov, the Ministry of Defense.
According to office hours, those who don’t know think that the current general secretary of the Soviet Union is Marshal Ustinov.
"I know the efficiency of Americans too much. I don't have to come up with five years. I'm not afraid of them for results!" Selov said he was calm. The United States has always been lingering in fear of military exports. It's just that its good things are exposed. Not to mention that the United States has no sincerity at all, so what if it's 100% sincerity?
Can't the Soviet Union sell? The Soviet Union's arms sales speed has always been faster than that of the United States. If you buy aircraft in China and threaten the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union will be able to sell warships, Kirov-class battlecruisers, and Glory-class cruisers. As long as China needs it, the Soviet Union can buy aircraft carriers. The Soviet Union is not a maritime power country. If you really arm the Chinese navy, the Soviet Union will definitely not be the Soviet Union.
Just when the two were still preparing to continue discussing, the secretary of the General Secretary's office came out and asked them to go to the General Secretary's office. Andropov hesitated and said, "I may not be able to attend the Central Presidium meeting recently, so some work should be transferred to the Secretariat, Comrade Selov and Comrade Ustinov. I hope you will help the new comrades work well. Comrade Ryzakov needs more guidance."
Chapter completed!