Chapter 1764 Reversal of the Situation

“They are not in the democratic ……” Marshal Akhromeyev suddenly paused, “these are the abolished troops who have already retained only some of their command structure.”

The head of the map announced the disarmament of half a million, the Soviet Army in Germany, of course, also took a part, and as a peace good faith also especially was taken to show, so that there are half a million officers and soldiers in the Soviet Army in Germany, in the disarmament plan of half a million, a share of 120,000 people.

Seventy or eighty thousand of these discharged officers and men who had no livelihood found employment in the city of Kalinin, and to-day almost three years have passed, and reports of progress are still coming in from the various units. Marshal Akhromeyev couldn’t help but get lost listening to the many familiar numbers, “You must have a purpose for cutting me off.”

“How about I ask a question first, Marshal Akhromeyev. Which side do you favor, the Emergency Committee or the Russian President.” Foltseva, as usual, brought out her sincere communication, as she had done at the Moscow airport, persuading the commissioners, who had come to Moscow and were divided throughout the country, to support Khrushchev.

Marshal Akhromeyev pondered for a moment, “I am certainly inclined to support the Emergency Committee, which is also for the defense of the motherland.”

“So you should support me, Marshal.” Foltseva spoke solemnly, “We have the same purpose, to protect the motherland. And as far as the Emergency Warrant Commission is concerned ……”

Foltseva talked about how the State of Emergency Committee had had enough time to accomplish what it wanted, but had overdosed on alcohol on the first day, and then was surprised to be poked and prodded by Yakovlev for a coup d’état, and how the subsequent setup was even more flawed, looking at the Chethens for doing nothing, and how even the radio station was in the middle of the occupation plan.

Marshal Akhromeyev frowned tightly, if what Foltseva said was true, so this group of members of the Emergency Committee was too disappointing.

“My son tells me that the Tula Airborne has defected, Grachov is leaning more toward the Russian President, and the other two units are in an unknown position. The probability is that the State of Emergency Committee will become a joke. Isn’t it a sad thing, Marshal, when you think about it, that an organization with a Vice President, a Prime Minister, a Defense Ministry, an Interior Ministry, and the head of the KGB is behaving like this.”

Foltseva said with a twist, “I might as well rely on myself, I don’t know the end result, but I’m willing to pay for it.”

Marshal Akhromeyev stared at the woman, already old but with a soulful gaze, and the Culture Tsar gazed in reverse at an old soldier who had been sidelined and recognized for talent throughout the army, but did not want the reforms to change on him.

Satellite phone put aside rang at this time, Foltseva answered directly, Alikseyev’s voice was filled with uncertainty, “Mother, Tula airborne troops should be defected. Forming a protective isolation position around the White House.”

“Alyosha, show some spirit.” Foltseva reprimanded her son, “If the division of the country is inevitable, then let’s have a fight, the logistics base of the Moscow Military District is already in our hands. The mutinous troops only have the weapons they carry on them, they won’t be able to hold their own for long in a fight, why are you panicking?”

Just marching, from Kalinin to Moscow, a day to be able to reach the place, the assembled troops are the elite among the Soviet army in Germany, what is there to panic?

“Where is war without bloodshed?” Field Marshal Akhromeyev heard Foltseva’s words and also said beside him, from this time onwards, Field Marshal Akhromeyev expressed his willingness to stand on Foltseva’s side.

Marshal Akhromeyev never dreamed that a very simple thing, which could completely change the world in one day, would be made into such a situation by a group of people.

Kalinin city is probably the most obedient city in the entire Soviet Union to the orders of the state of emergency committee, with the order of martial law, Yevlov in just now has already replied to Moscow to accept the order of martial law, as for the municipal government side, the first secretary of the municipal party committee, Alexander, has also been strictly enforced the order, informing the citizens of Kalinin city do not travel in non-essential circumstances.

Kalinin railway station has also been military control, all passengers coming and going to get off the train to be controlled, as for itself Kalinin’s garrison tanks 21st Brigade, although not part of the Soviet Army in Germany, but under the Moscow Military District, and now also become part of these rejuvenated numbering.

Marshal Akhromeyev was confident that once this force of raw power was added, it could turn any Moscow situation around, and in the meantime, the situation in Moscow was indeed being turned around.

In front of the White House, the Chetnik was in a state of turmoil, he never dreamed that he would be able to wait until the situation was reversed, and although the communications from the White House had been cut off, he still sent his men to reach Grachov’s house by the oldest possible means, and the airborne troops, who had received Grachov’s orders, as well as those who had been persuaded by him personally to turn against him with the commanders, became a force for his own protection.

At twelve noon, as President of Russia, he stepped out of the White House and gave a speech in which he read and pronounced to the assembled the Message to the Citizens of Russia. Yeltsin then signed Presidential Decree No. 59 declaring all resolutions and orders issued by the so-called “State Emergency Committee” null and void in Russia.

The Taman Division, which had received the order, finally entered the city of Moscow, but was blocked by some Khitan supporters, and the whole unit stalled, unable to comply with the order of the State of Emergency Committee.

In the square in front of the White House, the supporters of the Russian President had grown, all clustered around the Chetniks, in the eyes of whom Russia was their homeland.

And what was the State of the Economy Committee doing at this time? In the face of the fact that troops had already fallen back and that the Chetniks, on behalf of the Russian government, were not accepting the orders of the Soviet government, the State of the Emergency Committee issued a second executive order deciding to temporarily restrict social publications in the city of Moscow and in the oblasts. Only the following newspapers were allowed to publish: Labor, Workers’ Tribune, Kommersant, Pravda, Red Star, Soviet Russia, Moscow Pravda, Lenin’s Banner, and Rural Life.

In the afternoon, Yanayev held his first press conference. The press conference was also attended by members of the State Committee on Emergencies, Baklanov, Pugo, Starodubtsev, and Tidjakov, and Yanayev explained his purpose and said that it was perfectly legal, and that, as for Maphead, he was of course safe, convalescing on the Black Sea, and that he himself was a friend of Maphead.

“……” Arikseyev tuned in to the extremely demoralizing broadcast and then gave two orders, “Concentrate all the weapons of the Security Service and order, arrest Pugo after the press conference. ”

With the exception of Russia, however, most of the other constituent republics remained relatively calm. The leaders of the Ukrainian, Kazakh, Armenian, Lithuanian, and Georgian republics all took a stand on the events, varying in caliber but generally asking the republic’s inhabitants to remain calm, restrained, cautious, disciplined, and not to be instigated into confrontation with the military.

Mrs. Thatcher scoffed at these previously windy republics, “Each one of them is now a model for embracing Moscow.”

“I think they’re all scared shitless.” Alan Wilson replied with equal gloating, at a moment when even the most headstrong Lithuania was showing amazing restraint.

Perhaps it was the fact that August was at the height of summer even for Russia, or perhaps it was the fact that the Chetnik really had a rallying cry, and his supporters ignored the curfew order issued by the Emergency Committee and took it upon themselves to spend the night outside the White House to protect Russia’s own president.

After the course of the day, the embassies in Moscow finally realized the nature of the coup, which was as much a joke as anything else, and that the supposed scene of the hordes coming into the city and sweeping away all the bulls and ghouls was not to be.

Emergency Committee even have the time and the White House to play the mouthpiece lawsuit, which makes the free world in the heart of the great certainty, points to the most real situation conveyed to the countries.

And the embassies of various countries, but also specifically sent to the White House to express support for the Khitan people, looks quite intimidating, the results of the whole day nothing to do, the Emergency Committee has been in front of the free world to show the nature of the paper tiger, the countries of the support and solidarity has become blatant.

The Chetniks also brought Vice President Rutskoin, Acting Chairman of the Parliament Khasbulatov, Government Prime Minister Silayev and others, in solidarity with the ambassadors of various countries, demanded that the State of Emergency Committee to do, including, but not limited to, see the head of the map within a day, and to invite experts from all over the world to come to a consultation to see if there is really a physical problem.

Prohibit the imposition of a state of emergency in the territory of the Russian Federation; withdraw the military forces to their original positions; ensure the unimpeded exercise of the powers of the Russian President; cease threats against the Russian leadership and ensure their inviolability and free access; dissolve the State Committee on the State of Emergency of the USSR and rescind all its orders and decisions.

In the city of Kalinin, after a full day of regrouping, the troops of four divisions, three helicopter regiments, and three rocket artillery brigades had been assembled, but of course they were badly short, and were all in a state of understaffing, and Egorechev approached Foltseva, and said bluntly, “Comrade Foltseva, I think that it would be advantageous to communicate with the garrisons that are abroad, and especially with the Western Bloc. ”

The Western Bloc is the name by which the Soviet Army in Germany is now known, and there are still more than three hundred thousand Soviet troops in the GDR, and of course there are also Soviet troops in Poland, in Czechoslovakia, and in Hungary, all of which can be fought for, and these foreign garrisons may think differently.

Of course only this one reason is not enough, Yegorechev thinks that at least Erich Honecker will help to a certain extent, although it has been a long time since he left his post, but after all, he used to be trained as a leader for a long time, and he believes that Erich Honecker does not want anything to happen to the USSR, even if it is the British and French those countries do not have to do anything to the USSR.