USSR 1991

Serning held the signing order for the implementation of the state of emergency in his hand, and his heart was extremely complicated. On the one hand, it was because Gorbachev bypassed the Politburo committee when signing the new alliance treaty. This was an act that violated the Constitution, otherwise Gorbachev would not hide in this villa for more than ten days to avoid members of the Politburo.So now they are going to beg Gorbachev, is it useful?There is a big question mark in Shenin's heart that always interferes with his thinking.

The second is that Shenin vaguely noticed that in the emergency committee, there seemed to be someone who thought more far-reaching than them. In just two days, the emergency committee formed in a hurry actually had a firm and consistent goal, instead of waiting for the enemy in a mess. Break each one.It seems that every order issued by the emergency committee has Yanayev behind it.

The Red Empire is like an old ship full of dangerous munitions drifting aimlessly in the vast sea. The captain at the helm has lost his way, but the anxious crew is eager to take over the captain's position and lead the empire out of the sea. Dilemma.

As if sensing Shenin's uneasiness, Varennikov patted him on the shoulder and said in relief, "It's okay, everything will be fine, as long as we see President Gorbachev."

"I hope so." Chenin forced a smile. To be honest, he has not given much hope to Gorbachev.

The plane passed through the green mountains and the vast plains, and finally arrived at the sky above a red villa. Through the glass windows, you can see from the sky that the Foros villa is surrounded by elite soldiers.Plekhanov, who was in charge of Gorbachev's security work, knew very well that these were just some guards. There were still many snipers ambushing on the commanding heights of the nearby mountains. There were dozens of special patrol boats within five nautical miles, day and night. Patrol, and fifty kilometers away is the Black Sea Fleet, one of the four major Soviet fleets.The defense here can be said to be watertight.

Now no one is in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery near the villa, they are anxiously waiting for the plane to land.

In the end, the plane stopped at the end of the private runway of Foros Villa. After getting off the plane, a group of people walked towards the President's Villa in unison without any muddle.

Although there are heavily guarded guards, none of this can stop the delegation from driving straight in.Because the KGB Ninth Bureau led by Plekhanov is the Security Bureau of the Supreme Leader of the CPSU.These leaders and guards are all arranged by him.Just as the guards at the last checkpoint were about to stop the delegation, Plekhanov took the lead.

"Go away, these members of the highest delegation have urgent matters to report to Secretary Gorbachev. If the opportunity is delayed, I will ask you first." Plekhanov's majesty instantly overwhelmed the guards at the door, and at the moment they hesitated , The delegation forcibly passed the guards and broke into the living room of the President's villa.

At this time, Gorbachev was about to take a nap in the bedroom. Hearing the sudden noise outside, he couldn't help putting on his clothes and going out to find out.As soon as he walked to the door of the living room, he was stunned by the lineup in front of him.All the top leaders of the Soviet party, government and military gathered in their living room.Gorbachev couldn't help saying angrily to the delegation, "Who let you in without my approval? Get out."

"It's my order, President Gorbachev. I put in the delegation, please forgive me." Plekhanov stepped forward and spoke in an unabashed tone.Gorbachev was so angry that he almost raised his hand and gave him a slap. At the same time, Gorbachev realized that what he tried to avoid happened, but he didn't expect that this group of people would take the extreme form of coercion in order to oppose the treaty.

Shenin, secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, took out the emergency state committee signing order from his pocket and put it in front of Gorbachev, and said in a deep voice, "President Gorbachev, we must not let the New Union Treaty, This will destroy the foundation of the Soviet for more than ten years. I hope that from this moment the country will enter a state of emergency until the Soviet restores order."

Gorbachev sneered, threw the signing order handed to him aside, and said, "Signing order? Emergency State Committee? Who gave you the right, Comrade Shenin. Without my approval, the Emergency State Committee is illegal Existence, you are a coup d'état! It is a betrayal of the party! It is a betrayal of the highest order!"

Chenin's tone was almost emotionless, and he said word by word, "This is Soviet Vice President Yanayev, Prime Minister Pavlov, Vice Chairman of the National Defense Committee Baklanov, Minister of Defense Yazov, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Minister Pugo, Chairman of the KGB Kryuchkov, Chairman of the Peasant Union Staro Dubtsev, Chairman of the Industrial Confederation of State Enterprises Tidjakov the powers given to me by the emergency committee, and Gorbachio President Husband, did you forget that the Emergency Committee was an organization you set up to deal with the war, so how can you say it existed illegally?"

"You..." Gorbachev was so annoyed by Serenin's retort that he was speechless. He pointed at Serenin's nose, and finally said fiercely, "Damn it, anyway, I am absolutely sure about this document." I won’t sign it, you can find whoever you like. I will not issue the order to declare martial law, and I will call, you traitors.”

General Varennikov, Deputy Minister of Defense, also advised, "Your Excellency, the signing of the "New Alliance Treaty" is fatal to the Soviet Union. The country built by our fathers with countless blood cannot just fall apart like this. Please also President Think again, Your Excellency." Varennikov's tone was almost pleading, but this only added fuel to the fire for the furious Gorbachev.

"Shut up, what do you know, Varennikov. You are just a soldier, so you take it for granted, and the duty of a soldier is to obey orders, not to participate in a coup." Gorbachev yelled at him roughly road.

"It's okay, Comrade Gorbachev, we'll just sign for you." The director of the Ninth Bureau suddenly stood up, and he added, "Oh, it seems that Comrade Gorbachev forgot one thing , we cut off all the telephone lines in the villa before coming here, so...you can't do anything."

Gorbachev had a premonition of uneasiness in his heart. He was about to take two steps back when a guard in charge of protecting Gorbachev rushed up. Before everyone could react, his hands Seriously strangled Gorbachev's neck.The attacker seemed to be planning to use all his strength to kill Gorbachev on the spot.

"Be careful." The presidential aide Bolkin exclaimed.

The sudden change threw the whole living room into chaos.

Chapter 4 The Crisis at Foros Villa

To assassinate the president in front of all the high-ranking Soviet Union, the assailant could be regarded as daring.The assassin's technique is sophisticated, and even the position of the station has been calculated.

The surrounding guards were not vegetarians either. Although they were a step slower than the attacker, they still tried their best to pull Gorbachev away two seconds after the attacker grabbed Gorbachev's neck, and several people pressed him to the ground.The guards thought the attacker was just trying to strangle Gorbachev, but after pulling the attacker away, they realized that it was too late. Gorbachev collapsed on the ground, his breath gradually weakening.At this time, everyone looked at the attacker's hand subconsciously, and they found that there was a needle hidden in the ring worn by the attacker's right hand.

"Hurry up and call the doctor, hurry up!" Shenin said angrily.

The attacker who was controlled by two or three people sneered, "Don't waste your time, this is a special toxin made by the KGB. Gorbachev's heart will stop beating in 30 seconds, oh yes, now only 20 seconds."

In a rage, Varennikov slammed his fist on the attacker's immature face, and said angrily, "Who ordered you?"

"Yeltsin! For the sake of Russia, Gorbachev must die!" The attacker said righteously, and he did not hesitate to name the mastermind, which made everyone's hearts sink.However, what no one noticed was that the director of the KGB Technical Bureau, Vacheslav Jenolanov, who was the last to enter the door to witness this scene, used a small camera to covertly record the assassin's actions and words.After that, he raised his head and met Plekhanov's eyes for a while, and the latter nodded to him vaguely.

Like all intrigues at the beginning, if anyone had been willing to pay attention, they would have found that Yanayev had commented on Plekhanov in public for seven months, calling the Director of the Ninth Bureau a A loyal, brave, and big picture man.It is said that the two had a secret meeting in private. As for what they said, only the parties and God know.

The assassin has been taken down and put under strict guard.When the doctor rushed to the living room, Gorbachev's heart had completely stopped beating. Although emergency treatment was given immediately and he planned to be sent directly to the nearest hospital by special plane, Gorbachev's private The doctor still revealed to the senior leaders present that the hope of President Gorbachev's recovery is very slim, and I hope everyone present can make a plan.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, such a sudden change was out of their consideration.Chenin even asked a stupid question to the people present at a loss, "What should we do now?"

"What can I do? The plan is being implemented normally." Plekhanov began to lead the group of people to speak, and let the plan develop according to the direction he set when everyone was at a loss. "We originally wanted to Let President Gorbachev be unable to hold the presidency due to health problems, and all powers will be handed over to Vice President Yanayev. At this time, President Gorbachev was assassinated, isn't it just in line with this? "

Next, Plekhanov basically said what no one dared to say, "Gorbachev is dead, and the biggest resistance to our emergency state committee has disappeared. Taking a step back, even if Gorbachev He is not dead, and it will be a month after he is rescued. We can use this month's time to completely empty him out."

Everyone is silent, which is tantamount to acquiescing to Plekhanov's point of view. At this moment, what everyone has to do is to rush back to Moscow to declare a state of emergency, instead of staying here and worrying about Gorbachev. Life is in danger.Perhaps these people wish Gorbachev would never wake up again?

Bolkin looked out the window. At this time, the Crimea peninsula, which had been quiet for 47 years, was shrouded in suspicion of political conspiracy, and whether Gorbachev's death would ignite the Soviet Union's internal war like the powder keg of the Balkans. , and the contradictions among the member countries?

Before leaving the Foros Villa, Schoenin reported the unhappy "good" news to the members of the Emergency State Committee in the office of the Foros Villa. The members of the Emergency State Committee who received the bad news immediately went to the Kremlin An emergency meeting was called.

On the afternoon of August 1991, 8, in the corridors of the Kremlin that had carried more than a hundred years of history, high-ranking Soviet officials hurriedly stepped across the smooth marble floor to the highest meeting room.Everyone's face looked gloomy, as unpredictable as the weather on Moscow's Red Square.

After closing the heavy mahogany door carved with complicated patterns, members of the emergency committee gathered at a table, Yanayev, Pavlov, Baklanov, Yazov, Pugo, Kryuchkov, Sta Rodubtsev, Tdjakov members of the eight-member committee will make further discussions on the next declaration of a state of emergency.

"Comrade Yazov, please convene a meeting of the commanders of the various military regions and issue an indicator: according to the situation, maintain order and strengthen the security of military facilities; in other cases, pay attention to listening to the radio and reading newspapers. And when necessary, troops can be dispatched according to the situation to deal with turmoil. Suppression in the region." Yanayev said solemnly.

"It's just martial law, so there's no need to suppress it?" Tiyakov said hesitantly, "After all, those people are the people we swore to protect."

"Comrade Tiyakov, keep your eyes open and see clearly. These guys who gather on the streets and try to deny the legitimacy of a regime through street politics can only be called thugs!" Yanayev sneered disdainfully, "and At this point, Comrade Kryuchkov, there is no need to keep the news in your heart anymore, it is time to tell you the news you received about the imminent riot.”

KGB Chairman Kryuchkov was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Yanayev to know the news just received better than himself. He nodded and said, "Everyone, a major disaster is about to happen in the Soviet Union. According to the news received by the KGB, someone There is going to be an armed riot. Those who want to overthrow our regime are going to lay siege to some strategic places in the capital, including the headquarters of the television station, the train station, and the two restaurants where the MPs live. I also found a blacklist of The names of some government officials, including the vast majority of those present, will be executed along with their family members."

Kryuchkov's words hit everyone's heart like a heavy hammer, and this kind of bad news made people breathless.If Moscow is overthrown, the Soviet Union will inevitably fall into the quagmire of civil war.

"So Moscow must be under martial law. We have to mobilize three mechanized infantry regiments, a tank regiment and a reconnaissance battalion from the Manta Division."

Yanayev seemed to have become the supreme leader of the Soviet Union at this time, and he issued orders to his colleagues in an orderly manner, "And Comrade Pugo, the secret police of your Ministry of Internal Affairs have also been mobilized to Red Square, the Kremlin and the White House. Martial law is maintained in the area. Remember to let them carry firearms. Once something happens, shoot on the spot and never show mercy. I don’t care who the guns are aimed at, as long as they violate the highest will of the Soviet Union and attempt to cause turmoil to the country who must die."

"In this way, will we betray our relatives?" Pugo worried that doing so would push the State of Emergency Committee into the abyss of an enemy of the people.

Yanayev said coldly, "What? Could it be that MacArthur of the United States can bloodily suppress the veterans of World War I, and the Gwangju incident in democratic South Korea will not allow us to take up arms to protect the motherland? Comrade Pugo, if you are too soft-hearted, you will be caught with ulterior motives." people take advantage of."

Interior Minister Pugo was refuted speechless, while Defense Minister Yazov expressed support for Yanayev's approach.Indicates that it is time to wake up those ignorant fools through iron and blood.

Yanayev is not afraid of those who are rebelling against the wall now. Major Yevdokimov, who supported Yeltsin, Major Agayev was taken from Moscow by Yanayev under one or another excuse half a year ago. The teacher was transferred out.Lieutenant General Grachev, Konstantin Kobez also became a political victim three months ago.The upper echelons of the Guards Division have already replaced reliable generals who are loyal to the Soviet Union. It can be said that there is no one around Yeltsin who can protect him from the wind and rain.

"The last task is to assassinate the Soviet traitor, Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin."

Chapter 5 Thunder Battle Plan

"Assassinate Yeltsin, did I hear you right? Comrade Yanayev, I absolutely do not agree with your recklessness." Baklanov, vice chairman of the National Defense Committee, was the first to oppose Yanayev's plan, "We just need to kill Yeltsin Restricting his personal freedom, and then coercing him to surrender his rights and resign from his post, there is no need to use assassination methods."

"Childish." Yanayev glanced at Baklanov and asked a question that left him speechless, "Yeltsin could move more than [-] supporters from Moscow's Science City to the stud field Hold a big parade, and it's just to protest the "Pravda" report about his drinking madness in the United States. I wonder if anyone here can do this? Restricting Yeltsin's personal freedom, I am afraid that the news has not yet spread to the Kremlin, Yeltsin has already raised a resistance team to support him."

In history, the August [-] martial law and the plan to assassinate Yeltsin were only separated by one day, which led to the final tragedy.At the moment when martial law began, Yeltsin acted faster than a cheetah, inciting people who didn't know the truth to riot in the streets. Compared with the emergency committee's slow action like a sick bear, Yeltsin obviously won at the starting line.

"I believe Yeltsin is a person who understands the overall situation. After all, he assassinated the president..." Taro Dubtsev, chairman of the Peasant Union, still had a slight illusion about Yeltsin.And Yanayev completely interrupted everyone's final retreat.

"Everyone, everyone, listen to me." Yanayev raised the videotape that had been hidden in his hand all the time, and said indifferently, "The videotape in my hand was given to me by Comrade Genorano, which recorded Gorbachev's The news of being assassinated. If you are hesitating, being weak and compromising, Yeltsin will have a chance to continue to grow. The news of President Gorbachev’s death has not been released yet, and the public does not know about it. But if I change the news in my hands to What will happen if Gorbachev is assassinated by the Emergency Committee? At that time, Yeltsin’s supporters will increase exponentially, and we will be completely in the abyss of the enemy of the people.”

"What do you want to do? This is threatening us with the failure of the battle? Don't forget that you are also a member of the emergency committee!" Pugo said vigilantly.

Yanayev shrugged and said, "It's not a threat, it's just bringing everyone together. Look at our emergency committee. It's a mess. There are no chapters, no purpose, and I just Bringing everyone together, getting the Soviet through the most dangerous time, all, any other questions?"

Everyone stopped talking, and Yanayev's aura stunned everyone, as well as those hesitant reformers.Now that the entire meeting room has become his home field, Yanayev began to talk about the battle plan, "The current battle plan is to quickly mobilize the army to station Moscow under martial law, implement a wartime state, and the political commissars of soldiers who dare to violate orders Right to shoot on the spot."