Chapter 70 Treatment of Lieutenant Colonel
After seeing Julia off, Yuri tidied up the living room as if nothing had happened, and then took the opportunity to sit by the window and look at what Julia had stuffed into her hand.
It was indeed a piece of paper. There were a few Russian letters on it that were written hastily. Because they were wet with sweat, the handwriting looked a little blurry. After careful identification, I found that it was a person's name - "Suya".
It was a very simple name, without any explanation, not even a patronymic or surname . Yuri didn't know what it meant. If considered in a broader context, this name might even represent a plan.
However, after careful consideration, it is unlikely that it is a person, because the plan involves too many contents, and just providing a name of the plan is useless. Qiao Liya is unlikely to take the risk of doing useless work. Yuri guessed that this is probably a person represented by Qiao Liya, who revealed the name to remind himself to be careful of this person.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Julia has bad intentions, and this reminder may also serve to interfere with vision.
But no matter what, Yuri's vigilance was raised by this sudden incident. He found that as his achievements became more and more prominent and his military rank became higher and higher, the terrified People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs finally turned its attention to him. Considering Beria's previous performance, it is estimated that most of the Soviet high-level officials were probably under such surveillance. Why did Beria look down on Khrushchev and so many people who were higher in status and more experienced than him? It is estimated that the fundamental reason lies in this.
Beria's death was not unjust. After thinking about this, Yuri could only sigh that the shrewd Beria made a huge mistake. He thought that he could control others by holding the handle of others. But what he didn't know was that there was a limit to doing such things. When he held the handle of most people, he had already put himself in opposition to the majority. The minority can never control the majority through threats. This is inevitable.
Because of his worries, Yuri did not sleep well in the remaining hours. From 3 a.m. to 7 a.m., he fell asleep several times in a daze, but had seven or eight nightmares in succession. Fear began to take root in his heart and began to torture him relentlessly.
The next morning, Yuri got up early, took a shower, and went to visit Demel who lived at the other end of the corridor.
Unlike Yuri, the political commissar of the 34th Brigade slept soundly for several hours. After getting up, he looked full of energy.
In the morning, Demel was going to report to the General Political Department, which was affiliated with the People's Commissariat of Defense and had its office in the same building as the department. Last night, someone had already contacted him and given him two new transfer directions, asking him to consider them himself and make a final decision today.
Because the specific appointment had not yet been finalized, it could not be disclosed to the public. Therefore, Yuri did not ask him, and Demel did not say anything. The two called Vasily, who had slept a little, and had breakfast at the reception, and then went their separate ways to do their own things.
According to Voroshilov's request last night, Yuri went to the Military Committee first, handled the relevant procedures for promotion, and received a brand new officer certificate, service ration card (which can be used to collect daily necessities corresponding to the position at any store or ration service station), a free public transportation card, a combat hero priority card (no need to queue up for buying tickets, shopping, and riding, and have priority), and other documents, as well as new military uniforms, underwear, leather boots, hats, guns, and a lot of other military supplies. What surprised Yuri very much was that as a lieutenant colonel, he also had the right to receive a military jeep from the General Armament Department for his personal use in Moscow.
After all these things were collected, the person in charge of receiving him gave him a few more rosters and told him that as a front-line commander, he could have four guards, an orderly to take care of his daily life, and a driver. Considering that he had gotten along well with the guard Arseni before, Yuri proposed to continue to bring him with him, and the people of the Military Committee said that it was also possible, but the transfer of personnel would take time, about a week.
In fact, Yuri wanted to transfer Olga as well, but considering that he didn't have a good excuse, he had to give up in the end. The most important thing was that he was now like a frightened bird and really didn't dare to take any risks.
Although the people from the Military Commission were very efficient, it was still 12 noon by the time all the formalities were completed and the car was received.
The military jeep was a brand new GAZ. Apart from being a little noisy, there were no other problems with it. The driver, guards and the like would not be in place for a few days, so Yuri had to drive the car himself.
Yuri drove back to the reception area arranged by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs from the Military Commission. As soon as he got out of the car, a captain in the uniform of the Internal Guard came up to him. After , the captain handed him a notice issued by the General Staff.
The notice was sent specifically to Yuri, and it required him to report to the Shaposhnikov Senior Officers School in Solnechnogorsk before the 18th to receive a three-month training in combined arms combat command techniques. Along with the notice, he also received the required registration card, pass and other documents.
At this point, the information that Julia had previously revealed to him has been confirmed.
After seeing off the captain of the Internal Guard, Yuri had lunch at the reception. It was touching to say that because of his promotion in military rank, the treatment he enjoyed at the reception was upgraded. The reception not only arranged a single dining room and a sumptuous lunch for him, but also provided him with a bottle of French imported champagne.
These made Yuri realize the most direct benefits brought by promotion. The Soviet Union was a country that paid great attention to rules. A person could enjoy the treatment that corresponded to his position, and there would be no mistakes in the slightest.
Of course, there was no such thing as lunch break in the Soviet Union today. After lunch, Yuri rushed to the Moscow City Party Committee without stopping. In less than half an hour, he received a bunch of keys. At the same time, the logistics department of the Municipal Party Committee also arranged two people to accompany him to see the house.
The house was ordinary, a temporary building from the Russian Empire. Two of the three rooms were facing the sun, with good lighting. The living room was large enough, fully furnished, and obviously newly renovated. The municipal party committee staff member who accompanied him to see the house told him that workers from the municipal service department would come to clean every two days. If there was anything that needed to be cleaned, he could put it at the door in advance and someone would come to take it away.
Very good, everything is very thoughtful, it feels like staying in a hotel, and it is a presidential suite. But these did not make Yuri feel happy, these were all earned with his life - his own life, but more of the lives of soldiers. In addition, Yuri believed that this house must be full of bugs, and there might be people living under surveillance in the floor across the street.
Sure enough, less than five minutes after seeing off the municipal party committee staff, someone knocked on the door of the residence.
In the carpeted room, Yuri sat on the sofa with a cigarette, and opposite him stood a slim young woman in a black windbreaker.
The woman's name was Grota. On the surface, she was a staff member of the municipal service station. She was a waiter assigned by the municipal service station to Yuri, and her main job was to cook. In fact, she was the middleman between Yuri and his superiors in the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs. In the future, if Yuri had any information to convey to his superiors, he would also need to convey it through this person.
Grota brought Yuri the credentials given to him by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs and a list of his subordinates.
There are 43 people on the list. They are now distributed in various places and not all of them serve in the Western Front, but within the next month, all of them will join the various units of the Western Front.
Yuri knew that these people were only the ones he could contact in the Western Front. From their positions, it was clear that the lowest rank among them was a lieutenant, and the highest was a major, as well as some military commissioners of various levels. It was certain that these people had their own networks of relationships below them. When these layers of intelligence networks were combined, they could monitor the commanders of all levels of the entire Western Front with the least number of people.
Yuri even suspected that he was sent to the 16th Army commanded by Rokossovsky for a purpose. The reason was simple. Although Rokossovsky had performed very well in previous battles, the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs did not trust this handsome guy. It was not for anything else, but because the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs wanted to kill him but failed.
In addition to the list, Grota also gave Yuri a code book, which was used exclusively by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs. It was mainly used to feedback information via telegram when communications were restricted.
After the work was basically explained, Grota, who was as bloated as a pig, told Yuri that the superiors had made special arrangements to transfer a communications soldier from the 34th Brigade to the air defense radar station in Ivanovo. Today, the communications soldier had boarded the train and was on his way to Kursk.
Without asking, Yuri knew who the signalman was referring to. This was good. Ivanovo was east of Moscow and was an absolute rear base. He had saved Olga from the dangerous war, so he did not owe her anything. From this moment on, he would become a person who lived with a mask. He didn't know if he would have the chance to take off this damn mask in his lifetime.
