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Chapter 1618 Moscow will also be reasonable (Happy New Year's Eve!)

In the picture, a smaller warship collided directly with a huge monster.

Even when viewed from the air, one could see that at the moment of impact, the side of the huge cruiser was suddenly thrown upward, giving people the feeling that it was about to capsize.

The violent crashing sound overwhelmed the noise of the helicopter propellers and was clearly heard on the TV.

This scene shocked the whole world, and people all over the world saw the collision of warships on TV.

"Dear viewers, what you are seeing now is the thrilling collision that took place on the sea... My ship has been ordered to ram your ship!
This is definitely an extremely shocking order, and what is even more shocking is the courage shown by the SEA soldiers in this incident. This unparalleled courage is not possessed by the armies of many countries. Perhaps it is precisely because of the courage they showed that the Russians fled in panic... Now you can all see it - the Russians have fled."

In the TV host's introduction, people could see how the Soviet warship staggered away from the sea area after being hit.

Even though the image captured by the aerial camera appeared a little blurry, people could still clearly see that after the violent collision, the part of the warship that was hit was severely deformed.

It even created a gap, causing seawater to rush into the cabin frantically, facing a fatal collision.

The Russians backed off.

They evacuated the sea area almost desperately.

Why would you give in?
Because the Kremlin did not give them direct instructions - what should they do in the face of a collision?
fire?
This was obviously impossible, as the Kremlin's instructions were very direct - they must not fire unless the enemy opened fire.

In other words, they have only two choices for this kind of collision: one is to passively accept it, and the other is to collide with each other.

Obviously the former is impossible. Even a 16000-ton cruiser cannot remain unscathed in such a collision. As for a collision with each other, that is also impossible. After all, they are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers.

If the other party continues to ram it like this, they only need to send up two more destroyers to sink it directly to the bottom of the sea, and then death will be waiting for him.

Faced with such a situation, Colonel Nikolayev made the most sensible choice - to leave this sea area.

He had good reasons. His warship had already started to take in water, and there were other warships waiting to transform into ramming ships and launch a fatal collision with him at any time.

By that time, the whole world will see how the Soviet Navy’s warships were sunk.

So in order to maintain the honor of the navy, for his own safety, and to preserve his precious warships, Colonel Nikolayev chose to retreat.

The retreat of the Soviet fleet was staged in front of the whole world - people witnessed through live television how the Soviet fleet hastily left the area.

For Moscow, this is an unprecedented insult. Shouldn't Moscow issue an order at this time, declaring that Moscow is behind you and you are not allowed to retreat?
According to some tradition, Moscow should have issued such an order; after all, that is what they have always done.

However, Moscow now has no time to care about the Indian Ocean thousands of miles away.

Moscow was in the midst of a storm at this time - larger events even overshadowed their retreat in the Indian Ocean.

“From West Germany to France to the UK, to the US, to SEA…what happened?”

Brezhnev, who was sitting in the chief seat in the conference room, leaned his elbows on the green baize-topped conference table. He usually looked like a good guy, but at this moment even his tone of voice was filled with uncontrollable anger.

"Our intelligence network was destroyed by them overnight, and hundreds of outstanding intelligence personnel were arrested at the same time!

Oh my God!
What on earth is going on? I want to know, who caused this? What kind of mistake caused our intelligence personnel to suffer such heavy losses? "

Faced with Brezhnev's questioning, everyone turned their eyes to Shelepin. They all knew that the KGB was controlled by Shelepin.

Now that this has happened, he must give an explanation and be held responsible.

"I, I don't know what happened either. I didn't expect that they could get hold of so much information about intelligence personnel. Logically, this information should be confidential. How could it be leaked?"

Shelepin was at a loss for words when he tried to explain. When the news came, he was completely stunned. He had called Semichasny to ask about it, but the other party knew nothing about it either.

Now, Shelepin once again turned his attention to his confidant, to Semichastny.

Logically speaking, he was not qualified to attend such a meeting, but because of the special circumstances today, Semichasne had to attend this meeting.

In fact, the reason why he attended this meeting was to let others hold him accountable.

"For now, we don't know how the Western countries got hold of our intelligence network. There was no movement before this, but there is reliable intelligence that there is a high possibility that there is a traitor among us."

When mentioning the traitor, Semichasny deliberately emphasized his tone. After the incident, he had studied it repeatedly.

No matter how he studied it, he could not understand why the intelligence agencies of Western countries could control their intelligence networks in the West, and then several countries could take action at the same time and destroy their intelligence networks overnight.

In the end, he came to the conclusion that there was only one possibility - there was a traitor in the top KGB leadership.

Because only the top leaders could possibly know the list of those people.

Who betrayed them?
He knew nothing about this, but as soon as it happened, he realized that there must be some conspiracy behind it.

After all, it was impossible for ordinary senior officials to have access to this information, and it was impossible for KGB generals to betray the Soviet Union.

If someone did this, then he must have been instructed by someone, but who could instruct those generals?
Anyone who instructs a general to do such a thing must be in a high position.

In other words...that person's position is far higher than theirs!
But how could he dare to say such a guess out loud?
If you don't say it out loud, you may still have a chance to survive, but once you say it out loud, then you will be dead.

"Although we don't know who the traitor is right now, we can be sure that there is a traitor among us, and his status is very high."

Now as the head of the KGB, he could only say that something had gone wrong within their ranks, and only in this way could he ensure his own safety, at least to a certain extent.

"A traitor appeared?"

Brezhnev looked at him and asked loudly.

"Who betrayed us? Was it the deputy station chief of the Berlin station? He has already defected. Was it him?"

After the news of the deputy chief of the East Berlin intelligence station's defection came, the Kremlin was angry, but of course it also made Brezhnev feel relieved. After all, to a certain extent, someone's defection meant that there were really problems within the KGB.

In response to Brezhnev's question, Semichasny replied:
"His position does not allow him to access those lists. He may be able to know about our deployment in West Germany, but it is impossible for him to know about our intelligence networks in other countries." In fact, as far as he really wanted to put the blame on that guy, but this kind of evasion does not stand up to scrutiny and can easily cause other reactions.

"So who is the traitor? Where is he? When can we find him?"

Brezhnev looked at him and said loudly.

"Comrades, I think we must now conduct a very strict review of the KGB. We must dig out the moles that the Westerners have planted among us.

Yes, if we can't dig this mole out, then there's a good chance we'll lose the race.

Lose this competition with Western countries!"

Brezhnev then turned his attention to Semichastny, the head of the KGB.

Now we can finally take action on him.

"Also, I think Comrade Semichasny should suspend his work until the truth of the matter is clear. Yes, it is a very necessary measure, and it is also for his protection."

As soon as Brezhnev finished speaking, Shelepin immediately realized the danger and loudly defended his humanity.

"I think this is extremely inappropriate. Although he may have made some mistakes, the work he has done for the KGB over the past few years has been extremely effective. At this critical juncture, when our intelligence network in Western countries has been severely damaged, we should not only not stop his work, but also give him a chance to rebuild our intelligence network as soon as possible."

The reason why Shelepin stood up to defend his own people at this time was not just because Semichastny was his own man.

Another crucial factor is that the KGB is the most deterrent department in his hands, and Semichasny is his confidant and the head of this department.

If he was kicked to other departments, the KGB would fall into the hands of other people. Without the KGB, he would lose the most powerful department in his hands.

Without KGB controlled by Semichas, he would most likely become an insignificant character, which is obviously unacceptable to him.

"Comrade Brezhnev, the most important thing for us now is to restore our intelligence network in the West."

In the face of Shelepin's strong opposition, Brezhnev looked at him and said.

"You are right. We should restore our intelligence network in Western countries as soon as possible. But such a tragic incident happened. More than 600 intelligence officers have been arrested. They are now being held in prisons in Western countries and suffering all kinds of torture.

In this situation, someone must be held accountable for this matter, otherwise how can we allow our comrades to work overseas with peace of mind?
Comrades, do you think I am right? "

Now Brezhnev is seeking the support of other bigwigs present.

In response to his question, several other bigwigs also expressed their agreement.

This was not because they supported Brezhnev or because they disliked Shelepin.

It's because they saw an opportunity in this matter - now that the KGB is about to change its owner, it also means that they also have the opportunity to get involved in this organization.

For these big guys, although they seem to be harmonious on the surface, they are always greedy when it comes to power. As long as there is a chance, they will always try every means to get more power.

The most influential department in Moscow is the KGB. Whoever controls that department can exert great influence in the Kremlin.

Why did Shelepin become the third most important person in the Kremlin at such a young age?
It's not just because there is a group of young people gathered around him. In fact, these big guys don't like those young people. Those young people are eyeing their positions and are ready to replace them at any time.

In the eyes of these bigwigs who have made up their minds to fight for the people all their lives, the behavior of those young people who want to replace them and prevent them from serving the people is simply unforgivable.

In the past, when the KGB was in Shelepin's hands, they all had all kinds of worries, such as worrying about accidental death or worrying about their shameful secrets being accidentally exposed.

So in this situation, they were cautious about attacking that group of young people. It would be more accurate to say that they were afraid of the knife in Shelepin's hand rather than those young people.

But now, if he has the opportunity to bring the KGB under his command, it means that he will have the opportunity to become a top-ranking figure in the Kremlin.

It may even be possible to go further.

So everyone started to add insult to injury, and at Brezhnev's suggestion, everyone decided Semichastny's fate through a vote.

In the vote, Shelepin's KGB representative, Semichasny, was removed from his post as KGB chairman and demoted to first deputy chairman of the Ukrainian Council of Ministers.
This also means that he has completely lost control of the KGB. The former head of the KGB, now a big shot in the Kremlin, can only watch this situation happen. At this time, there is only one thought left in his mind.

Damn, this is a conspiracy.

At this moment he suddenly realized that this was definitely a conspiracy.

It must have been a conspiracy by Brezhnev or someone around him to attack him.

But... do they really dare to make such a big sacrifice for power?
At this point in the game of thrones, almost no one is asking about the collision in the Indian Ocean.

At this time, no one cares about what is happening in the Indian Ocean anymore.

In fact, the collision in the Indian Ocean was soon seen as Shelepin's mistake, and no one had blamed him in the past.

Now that Shelepin has lost the most powerful department in his hands, no one will care about him anymore.

Once upon a time, a group of young officials headed by Shelepin always accused the old people of occupying prominent positions there, and the old people were embarrassed by their accusations.

How dare they deprive them of their right to serve the people at that time?

Now is the time to fight back!

This is also the most surprising thing in the world. The collision in the Indian Ocean shocked the world, but the Soviet Union, as one of the parties involved, unexpectedly chose a very civilized approach in this collision. It criticized it through newspapers and official public opinion, but apart from that, there was no further action.

The whole world was shocked by the Soviet Union's reaction, but soon people understood why the Soviet Union had such a reaction.

Perhaps, this is what people often say - a gangster will only try to reason with you when he meets another gangster.

Well, now facing the gangsters, the Russians have finally learned to be reasonable.

(End of this chapter)