Big Time 1958

Georgi's breath became a lot heavier in an instant. He was not very conscious of the General Political Commissar of National Security, but the identity of the chairman of the KGB made a huge wave in his heart. The Soviet security department has always had an extraordinary deterrent power. .

   "Are you alright?" Serov, who held out his hand, frowned slightly, he was helpless to other people's reaction. But he didn't think his status as the chairman of the KGB could be scary. On the contrary, his current status as the general political commissar of national security was actually heavier than the chairman of the KGB. There were three people who served as the general political commissar of national security, Yagoda, Yezhov and Bei. Leah.

"It's alright, Comrade Commissar, do you have anything to ask me?" Georgi put on a very cooperative look, as if he knew everything and said everything, just like a mouse seeing a house cat. may react.

"Nothing, just ask about Marshal Zhukov's body." Serov doesn't need to ask about other things. No one knows about Marshal Zhukov's body better than Dr. Georgi. As for things other than the body, there is no need to ask. No one knows it better than he, the chairman of the KGB.

   Where did Marshal Zhukov go every day, who he saw, what he said, and what he even ate. Serov is better than Dr. Georgy, and even the whispers of the marshal and his wife, the KGB has a special file to record.

  Monitoring does not mean that the KGB can do whatever it wants. Although a huge monitoring system has been formed, the KGB still exercises more control. Unless someone jumps too much, they will not be dealt with by the KGB.

   Through the words of Dr. Georgi, Serov knew that Marshal Zhukov had a heart attack and had a stroke. At present, the eagle has recovered. Thanks to his long military career, Marshal Zhukov's illness is not life-threatening at present. That's good, it's good news.

   Regarding the current situation of Marshal Zhukov, Serov also knew that it was unfair, but it was far from being sympathetic. During Zhukov's tenure as Minister of Defense, the military has indeed exceeded its authority in certain directions. A meeting of the Central Presidium said that Zhukov had failed the Communist Party's trust in him. "He proved himself a politically awake man with adventurist tendencies, both in his understanding of the main goals of Soviet foreign policy and in his leadership of the Ministry of Defense."

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a Bonapartist. After Khrushchev, Brezhnev did not restore the reputation of Marshal Zhukov. It can be seen that the attitude towards Zhukov is definitely not a problem of Khrushchev alone. It is the common understanding within the Central Presidium.

   In fact, unlike what Zhukov knew, only Khrushchev could restore his reputation. Serov has known in recent years that there have been several opportunities. After the Cuban missile crisis, Defense Minister Malinovsky demanded a significant increase in the military budget and secured sufficient support within the Presidium, thereby jeopardizing Khrushchev's Grants to the agriculture and consumer goods industries. Khrushchev asked Zhukov to support him, but the marshal refused to participate. Apparently, in return for Zhukov's aid, Khrushchev was even willing to restore his reputation.

   Subsequently, the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested the US Embassy to invite Zhukov to the reception of the US armed forces, but Zhukov did not show up. He looks forward to one day restoring his rightful place in Soviet history. The door to his restoration remains open. Khrushchev once said to Robert Considine: "Marshal Zhukov has not been expelled from the Party, he is still a member of our Communist Party, he is a great military expert, and we believe that he will serve the people's cause. Contributing his energy and knowledge..."

   As long as Khrushchev steps down, Marshal Zhukov's reputation cannot be restored. This is different from Zhukov's prediction. After asking a few questions, Serov waved his hand and entered the villa. Marshal Baghramyan, Marshal Vasilevsky and Marshal Zhukov have already chatted. Marshal Zhukov's second wife, Galina, was accompanying him. The weather was a bit chilly. After Serov came, Marshal Zhukov took a deep look at the young man in front of him and said coldly, "Admiral KGB? So young. Admiral, only the new General Political Commissar of National Security, right?"

"It's me. After you were dismissed, I presided over the subsequent work to clear the influence of the Bonapartists." Serov did not shy away from this matter. Deception is not necessary at all.

After listening to Shelov's words, Marshal Zhukov's young wife Galina was a little nervous. She held Marshal Zhukov's arm and tightened her arms unconsciously. She did not hide this action from Shelov. She glanced at the woman and said slowly, "Madam, don't. I'm afraid, the Marshal and I have no personal grievances. I will carry out the orders of the central government, that's all. This time the first secretary sent me to visit Marshal Zhukov, and I will also carry out..."

Marshal Zhukov's reaction is absolutely normal. Anyone who sees the culprit who sent his subordinates home for retirement will definitely not get close, but Serov is not nervous. Even if Marshal Zhukov re-enters the Red Army, he is not worried. There will be retaliation, and his subordinates have long been sent home for retirement. Even if he returns to the Ministry of Defense to preside over his work, he will not respond as before.

If Zhukov re-emerges, it will also be good for Serov. Things cannot be seen simply. Now a group of old leaders of the Ministry of Defense who are close to Brezhnev are presiding over the work. . If it wasn't for Serov's parents who were killed in the battle of Kyiv, he was taken care of by Marshal Bagramyan, who even thought that Brezhnev was a good leader.

  Marshal Zhukov came out and could balance the old leaders of Brezhnev in the Ministry of Defense. As for why they are confident in taking care of them, it depends on the life of Marshal Zhukov in the past few years. Since being dismissed and ordered to retire, many comrades who were familiar with him have alienated Zhukov, but not Marshal Bagramyan. The friendship between the two is still ongoing, so there is such a relationship. Marshal Zhukov, who knows the situation in the world, should not tear up his face with Marshal Bagramian to deal with him. In this case, Marshal Zhukov may return to the Ministry of Defense. a good thing.

  If Bagramyan wasn't here, I believe Marshal Zhukov would have expelled him. But no, it means that we can still talk about it. With myself, although the atmosphere is a bit deserted, there are still a lot of common words for several old comrades in arms. Marshal Zhukov was also very happy that his two old friends had come.

"Actually, the first secretary gave me the task of inviting the marshal to join the military again. This time I invited two uncles to help, and that's why." Shelov directly stated his purpose. The way to speak, the temptation to round the corners is meaningless, and Zhukov is not Brezhnev.

"Can the first secretary still remember me? Should I be happy?" Marshal Zhukov's voice had a taste of sarcasm, obviously not very satisfied that he helped Khrushchev but ended up like this ;.

"Marshal, do you think the first secretary decides what to do with you?" Serov said with an indescribable smile, "You maintained the authority of the central government in dealing with the Malenkov group, but also when you were working in the Ministry of Defense. The authority of the Central Committee has been weakened, do you think the Central Presidium handled it for no reason?"

   It is not without reason that Zhukov was a Bonapartist. In addition, there is another reason that Zhukov's mobilization of the Air Force to support Khrushchev is actually of the same nature as Semichasny's KGB counterattack against Khrushchev. No matter what the final result is, the matter is over Afterwards, they will be repressed and fired. Either Khrushchev or Brezhnev, the Ministry of Defense and the KGB should not be mixed into it. Prevention is prevention, and it is absolutely impossible to join in.

   This is also the reason why Serov did not dare to wait for the power to participate in the coup d’etat some time ago. Even if the best result came, Serov captured all the coup d’etat people, and he would be met with common hostility by the rest.

"Marshal Zhukov, I believe you also understand that the over-expansion of the military is not good for the country. Your Ministry of Defense always has a backlog of funds for other departments. The first secretary cannot always take care of the soldiers. The soldiers are only part of the country. When you need to sacrifice , you should sacrifice." Serov did not feel that Khrushchev was wrong from the beginning to the end. The Soviet Union's military spending this year is nominally more than 20 billion rubles, a figure that even the West does not believe, let alone the chairman of the KGB. The Soviet Union's military spending is not as high as the US estimates, but it is by no means twice as much as the KGB's spending.

   "Are you educating me? If you don't develop the army, I think the painful lessons of the Great Patriotic War, what do you young people know?" Marshal Zhukov said dismissively.

"The country needs balance, and the idea of ​​being a military marshal is correct. But it is also true that other departments need funding, but it is you who are sacrificed. I will say it bluntly. I hope you can attend the meeting of the Ministry of Defense next month. "It's not that Marshal Zhukov doesn't understand the big truth, so he doesn't need to be taught by the spy chief.

   "Why should I participate?" Zhukov asked unmoved. Marshal Baghramyan and Marshal Vasilevsky were also waiting for the reason given by Serov. The two marshals had already eliminated a lot of gunpowder smell here.

"The meeting of the Ministry of Defense next month is a strategic deduction for the war between the United States and Vietnam." Sheloff is of course deceiving Marshal Zhukov. There are meetings, and they will also talk about the United States and Vietnam. Thoughts are so important, but if Marshal Zhukov attends, the significance of that meeting will be extraordinary, and it may become very important.

"I participated in the meeting entirely out of love for the army, not for other reasons." In the end Marshal Zhukov let go, and Serov breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that there was no reason for him, mainly because he invited Marshal Zhukov's Lien I. The marshal's friend is a lobbyist. Add Zhukov's love for the military. As for the relationship between Khrushchev and Zhukov, we will try to bridge it in the future. Marshal Zhukov is no longer a threat, but his prestige is still there. (To be continued~^~)