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Chapter 18: Control Russia with Russia (3)

ps: I went out during the day and came back in the evening, and there is another update tonight. `````

Of course, Vlasov is not an unknown person. On the contrary, this lieutenant general who has a pair of black-framed glasses on his nose, looks gentle and kind, like a political cadre, can definitely be called a powerful general in the Red Army.

Vlasov is a graduate of the New Town Theological Seminary. At the age of 19, he participated in the Soviet Red Army and made great contributions in the civil war. He studied in the training class of the Leningrad Higher Cavalry School from July 1924 to 1925. At the very least, the school is not famous, but just look at the names of his classmates, you can know the value contained in it - he and Zhukov, Rokosovsky, Bagramyan and Yelemenko were classmates. In 1930, Vlasov, who was only 30 years old, was elected as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the United Nations (Brazzo).

In 1938, he was also sent to China as a military adviser and helped train the army. At that time, the German military generals aided to China had not yet withdrawn. The General Staff of the Army still kept his files and rough evaluations, believing that he was "a quick-witted and brave style, and was a noteworthy opponent." After the "Barbarossa" operation, Vlasov became the commander of the newly formed Soviet Army's 37th Army Group Army, participated in frontal defense operations in the direction of Kiev and made many achievements. Finally, he magically escaped from the Kiev encirclement and returned to his position on foot.

Lin used an airplane to Moscow and awarded him the Lenin Medal and the Red Flag Medal. He was also appointed as the commander of the 20th Army defending Moscow. During the typhoon battle, he faced the impact of the 3rd and 4th German armored clusters. It was Vlasov who personally led the 7th and 8th Guards Infantry Divisions to block the breakthrough with forcibly marching and saved the precarious Moscow. He even launched a counterattack between Dmitrov and Iksha Lake with the support of friendly forces, blocking the enemy from the front line of the Moscow Canal. In view of his achievements

After the Typhoon Battle, Stalin promoted him to the deputy commander of the Volkhov Front. After he took over, he immediately started working with unprecedented momentum. He launched an attack from the area west of Kirisch, occupied a large forest swamp between Chudovo and Novgorod, and wedged into the German army 60-70 kilometers deep. The vanguard was only 15 kilometers away from Liuban. It seriously threatened the flanks of the 18th Army of the German Army. He was surrounded by German superior forces only because of the unfavorable cooperation of other friendly forces. He was helplessly captured at the end of June.

Because of his outstanding reputation, after being captured, he did not suffer in the dark prisoner concentration camp like other prisoners of war, but was soon locked up in a villa outside Berlin. It was just that the preferential treatment of him by Germany was based only on his past achievements, and no one noticed his extra value. Whether Hitler, Himmler or other senior officials scoffed at his idea of ​​fighting against Stalin and the Bolsheviks in turn. But Hoffman would not make the same mistake, and he had already thought of this character when he made a decision to prepare to support the alien power within the Bolsheviks.

Although Manstein did not participate in the Battle of Moscow, the enemy situation conveyed by the base camp made all this clear. Now the head of state selects such a general to lead the Russian People's Liberation Army, both qualifications and abilities, is a good choice. He put down Vrasov's "Open-Letter" and asked Zeitzler with concern: "This man's letter of conferment has been handed over. What will the head of state plan to do in the future?"

"This guy is very ambitious. He initially expressed his intention to gather all anti-Stalinist and Bolshevik nations and soldiers in the former Russian territory to form a new force. The head of state let him dispel this idea and told him that he would establish a country separately according to the principle of national self-determination. The new Russia would only be composed of Russian nations and inherent territory."

Manstein sneered: "It turns out that he is still thinking of becoming the next Stalin, oh. He is still a Stalin who can fight."

"The purpose of overthrowing a Stalin is by no means to create another Stalin," Zeitzler added with a smile. "The Head of State is ready to first let him and some other captured senior Soviet officers form the Russian National Committee to issue a political declaration, which will form a unified system with other non-Russian political declarations, and at the same time let him go to the prisoner-of-war camp to select officers and soldiers of the Soviet army who are purely Russian ethnic groups to form the Russian People's Liberation Army. Next month we will hold an Eastern Conference in Warsaw, which will coordinate the handling of the original Russian territory. Those 'countries' you enfeoffed will use this to announce and allied parties to fight against the Bolsheviks. The Russian National Committee will be recognized by us as a friendly force in war with Soviet Russia, enjoy the treatment of the Allied forces, and promise to form a new Russian state regime based on them after the victory of the war."

"Then he is a political leader and a military commander. Can such an ambitious figure be controlled in the future?"

"There should be no problem. The head of state only provides three divisions of the Russian People's Liberation Army, and there is no armored division. They can only be expanded by proving their value in the next battle." Zeitzler explained, "You should not think that a centre will be the whole of the Russian National Committee. Once he succeeds, opponents within the Stalin regime, such as generals, generals and even members at the level of the committee will be shaken and surrendered. If they have a higher status, more famous and more energy, they can compete with Vrasov and even become the supreme political leader. Vrasov is at most a military leader, and after they have factions within them, it will be easier for us to control."

"This is very likely."

"If I were Stalin, I would definitely pay attention to the value and demonstration effect of this character. I would do everything possible to eliminate him and try every means to kill this sign in the cradle. Therefore, in Stalin's eyes, the direction he and his subordinates should be the deadliest direction in the battle." Zeitzler smiled, "When political goals overwhelm the military goals, Stalin will become desperate, and the red cloth you need will be there at that time."

Manstein nodded in agreement with this: "Where is he now?"

"Choose troops in the prisoner-of-war camp, and in 3 days he will lead the first troops to you to report and wait for your orders. I think you can win his respect like the Cossacks, after all, everything he has in your hands at the moment."

"He thought he would be a smart person, and it would be more pleasant to work with smart people." After Manstein finished speaking, the two of them laughed knowingly.

Just as Zeitzler and Manstein were discussing the next political offensive, Stalin was reviewing the next battle direction in the Kremlin.

Comrade Stalin has been very proud in recent days. First, he received the news conveyed by Bulgarian Tsar Boris III through secret channels, saying that Germany is ready to make peace with Russia, and that Greece can express its attitude and put forward conditions. Bulgaria is willing to mediate as an intermediary, and the information released by the Germans is very clear. They have no intention of burying the Stalin regime completely, and they will not destroy the Slavic nation as they once said. They only hope to get a reliable and generous peace agreement. This is no less than the opportunity for Stalin to get the second Treaty of Brest, and with the precedent of Lenin signing the treaty under pressure, once he is ready to sign a contract with the Germans, no matter how harsh the conditions are, the whole party cannot say anything, let alone blame him.

Deep in Stalin's heart, it doesn't matter even if he signs the most harsh contract with Germany. As long as the Soviets can retain some vitality and recover. He believes that the confrontation between Germany and Britain and the United States, especially the United States, has just begun. The United States will not tolerate a Germany that has grasped European hegemony. The war between the two sides will inevitably last. When both sides are exhausted, the Soviet Union, which has recovered, can attack again, tear up the treaty and take back the ceased territory and rights, and even expand its sphere of influence to Eastern Europe. This time, no Great Poland under Pisusky's leadership blocked the Soviets' iron hoof.

Two days later, he learned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Japan hoped to negotiate a separate peace with the United States through the Soviet Union, which made him even happier.

He excitedly said to Molotov, a diplomatic people's committee member who reported the intelligence, "What does this mean? It means that the Japanese are about to be unable to hold on. They are eager to save most of the things they have obtained so far and leave the market. If Japan and the United States make peace successfully, the US's strength can be concentrated in Europe. At that time, fascist Germany will be under greater pressure and will be more beneficial to us."

"But if the Japanese make peace with the United States alone, will they attack us with the Germans?" Molotov was not as optimistic as Stalin.

"Of course it is impossible. The Japanese cannot win even the Chinese. Why should we deal with us? With their tanks as thin as cicadas and ridiculously weak artillery firepower? The joint fleet cannot be underestimated, but they cannot get on the shore..." Stalin sneered, "The lessons learned by the Japanese in the Zhanggufeng and Nomenhan incidents will not be forgotten so quickly. If they really had this intention, they should not provoke the United States last summer but attack us."

At this moment, Marshal Voroshilov walked in. His steps were heavy, his face was very serious, and he seemed to be faintly angry.

"What happened?" Stalin keenly observed that the old comrade was in a bad mood. He was shocked. Did there be very unfavorable news on the front line? But why didn't Zhukov come to report?

"Comrade Stalin, this is the public electricity we received." Voroshilov slowly placed a document on his desk. Stalin took it and glanced at it, and then cursed in anger, "This damn traitor, coward, fascist accomplice and lackey, I must hang it on the gallows!"

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