Chapter 27 When the coup was going on (7)
The extremely chaotic Moscow seemed to have ignored an important figure from the beginning: Marshal Ogalkov, the Chief of Staff of the Army General Staff. Yes, this person who made the entire NATO extremely afraid of was ignored by them from the beginning. This is not surprising, because Marshal Ogalkov has not made any movement until now, and seems to have made up his mind to stand by and watch. Neither Yeltsin nor the State of Emergency Committee need to waste his energy on him.
It has been two days since the coup. Its influence has been passed on to every corner of this huge red empire, and the entire Soviet Union was in chaos. From a political perspective, the country has actually begun to split. Georgia and the Baltic countries have publicly supported Yeltsin and opposed the State of Emergency Committee. The independence movement has become increasingly fierce, while the Soviet conservatives and some radicals have supported the State of Emergency Committee. The two sides are becoming more and more fierce. In addition, NATO has contributed to the fire, and this farce cannot end at all. In fact, the Soviet Communist Party's status in the Soviet Union is still very stable at this time. As long as a respected veteran stands up and takes the banner, it is not difficult to suppress the tide. However, no veteran stands up from beginning to end, and can only let Yeltsin and Yanayev continue to fight.
Although he stayed at an isolated intercontinental missile base, Marshal Ogalkov knew everything that happened in Moscow, and the more he understood, the more anxious he became. He could not continue like this. Every day this chaos would cause more damage to the Soviet Union. In the long run, the Soviet Union would really fall into the hands of their generation! But he didn't know what to do. In fact, he had been undermined by Marshal Yazov at this time.
The rising sun rose, and the cold sunshine shone on the snow, so dull. The old marshal stood in the snow, and the snow powder fell on his shoulders, and a thick layer was accumulated. He looked at the sky without saying a word for a long time.
Mentor Lenin, Marshal Stalin, and thousands of heroes who have devoted themselves to the rise of the Soviet Union, save this country...
"General, General!" His guard company commander ran towards him with a gust of wind, as if he had encountered some great joy, waved his arms and shouted excitedly: "There is news, there is news! The General Secretary has resumed contact with the outside world, and he has spoken on the radio!"
Ogarkov turned around suddenly and rushed towards the base!
Yeltsin is sleeping.
He has been in a high degree of excitement these days. He has endless meetings every day and countless people. He can only sleep for three or four hours a day. It is tired, but he enjoys the feeling that the fate of the entire country is being held in his hands. Isn’t this what men pursue in this life? After fighting for so long, the State of Emergency Committee is already in a state of failure, and soon the overall situation is settled. Yanayev and Gorbachev will all become his defeated opponents! Whenever he thinks of this, he will wake up laughing in his dream.
However, a wave of shook his dreams. He was confused.
He opened his eyes in a daze, Oh, it was Wenger. The old man had already picked up the kettle. I guess he would not wake up again, Wenger would pour the kettle on his face. He rubbed his eyes and asked with a smile: "Mr. Wenger, seeing you are so anxious, is Yanayev's heavy artillery and is going to fire at us?"
Wenger didn't smile, her face was so dark that she could scrape off a few taels of ash: "It's even more serious than this!" As she said that, she handed over the radio. The volume of the radio had been turned to the lowest, but the sound from inside was like a thunderous thunder, which made Yeltsin tremble all over and his face changed drastically!
Yanayev and Yazov woke up earlier, and they were awakened by a news that was too bad to be worse:
A special force raids Yalta!
This was the last message sent back by General Varennikov. Since then, all their connections with Yalta have been cut off. In fact, this alone is enough to push Yanayev and Yazov into an abyss that cannot be restored. The army actually broke away from their control and took action to rescue Gorbachev! They knew very well the consequences of Gorbachev's rescue. The Soviet Communist Party leaders' methods of treating coupers are in line with each other. They can't know what the losers will end. What should they do? The brothers and brothers in the State of Emergency Committee gathered together urgently to discuss countermeasures.
Send the air force to carry out carpet bombing in the Yalta area, send special forces to snatch Gorbachev back, and send top agents to kill the General Secretary without knowing it... One by one, one by one, but they were rejected in the end. It’s not that they can’t do it, but that the consequences of doing so must be considered. Once things are exposed, they will be doomed and die even worse. They cannot ignore such consequences. Before they can come up with feasible countermeasures, the voices they least want to hear came from the radio:
"All the people of the Soviet Union, all members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and three million commanders and fighters of the Soviet army, good morning, I am Gorbachev!"
Just one sentence, all members of the Emergency Committee changed drastically, and Yanayev cried out: "It's him, it's him! How is this possible? Haven't we cut off all means of contact with the outside world? How can he still give a speech in the broadcast!"
Yazov said in despair: "The soldiers who rescued him captured the local long-wave radio station, which made the whole Soviet Union hear his voice. We are finished!"
Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Pugo rushed out, and his shrill howling sounded across every corner of the Kremlin: "Shut off the signal immediately! Stop talking immediately! That's not true, that's fake, fake!"
This was really surprising. Faced with this absolutely unexpected blow, both Yanayev and Yeltsin were caught off guard. No matter what they did, it was too late, because Gorbachev's voice had been transmitted to Su
Every corner of the couplet!
The Yalta long-wave speech radio station was filled with bloody leaves, and several guards loyal to Yanayev were sent back to their hometown by paratroopers. After experiencing cruel battles, there were only less than twenty paratrooper commandos left by Gorbachev. These blood-covered soldiers turned the speech radio station into a fortress. The troops sent by Yazov urgently had to die one or two hundred people! Under their protection, Gorbachev breathed the bloody air and delivered his first speech since the coup:
"My most dependent partners Yanayev and Yazov claimed that I was poor in health and could no longer be competent for the work of the General Secretary and the President. This was a lie they made up! My health has always been in excellent condition, full of energy, and sufficient energy and confidence to handle all the affairs of this country. Yanayev betrayed my friendship, and Yazov failed the trust of three million commanders and fighters. These two ambitious people launched a coup for their own selfishness, trying to seize the highest power of the country..."
"And Yeltsin, who is the most outstanding political speculator. He used this incident to the greatest extent and gained enough political capital. He regarded himself as a savior, but spared no effort to split the country, trying to take the huge amount of Soviet assets for himself! He was even more dangerous than Yanayev and Yazov. Yanayev and Yazov only wanted to seize the power of this country, but he wanted to bury this country and this political party!"
Hearing this, Yeltsin's face changed drastically, and he grabbed Wenger's collar and asked repeatedly: "What should I do? That old guy is very famous and he has never dealt with me. Now he takes advantage of the problem and throws dirty water on me. I will be ruined immediately and be completely ruined!"
Wenger sneered in his heart. You were so scared before people even reached the point. What kind of climate can this courage be? If the Soviet Union was handed over to you, the national destiny would not be much longer than a rabbit's tail! His eyes rolled and he said, "Mr. President, you should make a speech immediately and tell your supporters that this General Secretary is fake. This is a trick of the State of Emergency Committee to discredit you!"
When Yeltsin heard this, this seemed to work. He would not admit defeat until the last second. As long as Gorbachev had not returned to the Kremlin, the outcome would not be decided!
So, another round of verbal war began.
Gorbachev's voice also sounded among the military camps:
"This group of ambitious people has messed up the entire country. They are destroying the Communist Party. They are destroying the Soviet Union! In line with the sense of responsibility of the Soviet leader and the conscience of a Soviet man, I call on all the Soviet military and civilians to rise up, unite, arrest these ambitious people, and save the country..."
This speech caused a stir in the military camps one by one, especially the garrisons around Moscow, who were completely at a loss. The soldiers asked the officers to ask for advice, and the officers asked the general to ask for advice.
The plan was in chaos. However, all the officers and soldiers of the 45th Airborne Division remained silent. Tanks and paratroopers drove out of the barracks in silence, forming a torrent to sweep towards Moscow. Each military vehicle was full of soldiers with live ammunition. The cold-looking paratroopers were painted with camouflage wax oil, which became more and more daunting. The ak-74s automatic rifle was filled with bullets, holding it in his hands, with a cold look.
And that terrifying murderous aura told everyone that they were not kidding! The 45th Airborne Division's actions were no less than pouring a scoop of ice water into a boiling oil pan. The government and the country were boiling. Moscow was as chaotic as an ant nest that had been poked. Yanayev's harsh scolding, Yazov's roar, and Yeltsin's advice all rang in the command car, which was very lively. Borosilov listened quietly with his eyes closed, and a sneer appeared on his pale face.
Ulanova, who acted as his personal doctor, turned her head and asked, "General, why are you laughing at?"
Borosilov said: "Nothing... the dark clouds in the sky have finally dispersed. Isn't it worth being happy?"
Ulanova looked outside and saw that the dark clouds had not dissipated yet, but the sunlight penetrated the clouds and the weather was really clear.
Chapter completed!