USSR 1941

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So Shulka has a house of his own. This house is located on Lenin Street. It looks like a very ordinary apartment building. Shulka owns one of the houses with about 100 square meters, three bedrooms and one living room. .

Of course, the house was arranged by Beria, with all the furniture and cooking utensils in it.

When Akadyevich brought Shulka here, he said: "If you need anything, for example, if you are not satisfied with the decoration or accessories, just tell me, and I will arrange for someone to remodel it immediately! In addition... walk east along the street for a while More than 100 meters is the market, where you can buy the ingredients or other things you need!"

"Thank you!" Shulka looked around, typical Russian styles, such as fireplaces, chandeliers, etc.

"That's good enough!" Shulka said. "Not to mention... I'm not sure I'll be able to live here for a few days!"

Akadyevich laughed: "As a matter of fact, if you want, Shulka! I mean, if you can become a member of the State Security Service, you know what I mean! Then live here every day, wake up in the morning Go to Work!"

Shulka nodded, but still politely refused: "You know, Comrade Akadyevich, I'm needed on the battlefield! I don't think the superiors will allow me to leave the battlefield!"

Akadyevich nodded in understanding.

Shulka knew that Akadyevich did have this intention, that is, to recruit Shulka into the National Security Bureau and become one of them.

But Shulka knew that Akadyevich's idea was wrong, and he didn't understand Beria's real intention.

Beria valued Shulka so much, at least in part, because of Shulka's influence in the army, which was important to Beria.

Because we all know that the relationship between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the army is not very harmonious, and it can even be said that they are enemies.

Fortunately, Beria's rival, the Political Department, had similarly bad relations with the military.

These are not important if it is in peacetime, because officers, generals, and marshals in the army are all used to censor and shoot:

According to statistics, from the 1930s to the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, 3 of the 5 marshals were executed, 3 of the 5 first-level army commanders were executed, 12 second-level army commanders were executed, and the other 67 army commanders were executed. 60 of them, 136 of 199 division commanders, 221 of 397 brigade commanders, 401 of 456 colonels...

in other words,

It just doesn't matter what the military thinks, they shouldn't have any other thoughts than obeying orders.

But it was different when the war broke out.

The war does not allow the army to be disorganized and cohesive to form a mess, because the result of this is the collapse of thousands of miles in the early stage of the war.

This is also the contradiction that Shulka has always faced: if he wants to win a battle, he must care about his subordinates living and dying with them, because only in this way can the troops have combat effectiveness and can survive on the battlefield, and such a result is inevitable. It was "forming a party for personal gain" that made the troops willing to obey Shulka's orders and even ignore the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Political Affairs.

In this way, as the war deepens, the cohesion of the army becomes stronger and more victories are achieved, and the people also support the army more and more... As a result, the status of the army is getting higher and even very high. It is easy to grasp the right to speak.

There is a saying that "the fist is the last word", and the army is the "fist" during the war, and everything else is empty.

Both Khrushchev and Beria saw this.

Khrushchev was not too worried about this, because the Political Department had more direct control over the army, and they even directly participated in the command of the army, although the frontline officers and soldiers were often vocally dissatisfied with the political commissar.

Beria's Ministry of Internal Affairs is clearly lagging behind in this regard.

So it is obvious that only if Shulka stays in the army as a "breakout hero" will it be more useful to Beria. If it is true that Shulka joins the National Security Bureau ... As a result, Beria lost contact with the army and even further offended Khrushchev and the army, and Beria got nothing more than Shulka, a think tank.

This is obviously not what Beria wants.

From this point of view, Shulka knew that Akadievich was not the kind of a faction that played tricks in the city, otherwise he would not have persuaded Shulka to join the National Security Bureau again and again, but he did not realize that this was actually the case. God will destroy himself.

This made Shulka feel better.

Because at least Shulka knew that Akadievich's previous contact with him was not all because of wooing him, maybe Akadievich himself didn't understand the stakes in it.

"So, do you want me to bring your parents?" said Akadyevich, "so that when you return from the war or pass through Moscow, at least you will have a chance to meet them!"

"Can you?" Shulka asked.

"Of course!" Akadyevich replied, "I'll arrange it right away!"

Shulka was a little helpless. He was actually reluctant to bring his parents from the countryside.

Because he knew what was going on with this suite... Beria could have allocated a separate villa to Shulka, but that would make it impossible to monitor effectively.

Therefore, Shulka believes that at least a few of the neighbors of this apartment are members of the National Security Bureau. They pretend to be husband and wife or other families, and they are arranged here for long-term surveillance, or it can be said to protect Shulka’s set. house.

It felt bad to be watched, but there was nothing Shulka could do.

Because there is no escape, not even in the army, let alone in Moscow.

Like Shulka's parents, aren't they being watched in the country? Instead, it would be safer to take them to the city and place them here.

So Shulka didn't think too much about it, he went straight into his room, took out the small leather bag from his backpack, and then found a cabinet and threw it in casually.

One of the nice things about this house is that Shulka never has to worry about thieves.

If there is, then this thief will be the most unlucky thief, because they will be caught and inspected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the next second... These thieves will even be suspected of being German spies and sent to A spy who steals information.

So Shulka didn't even look at the safe in the closet.

Then he lay heavily on the bed without taking off his shoes.

Shulka looked around, and suddenly felt a strange feeling... Although these were not arranged by Shulka, and some things were not satisfactory, Shulka finally had a place to stay.

Or it can be said that the duckweed that has been floating outside finally has a root.