Chapter 289 The Calm Before the Storm

"General Secretary, the matter in Yugoslavia has come to an end, and I am now on my way back to Moscow..."

Sergey was reporting to Gorbachev on the phone. At this moment, his special plane had just entered the territory of the Soviet Union.

"Seryozha, don't go back to Moscow. Raisa and I are on holiday at Foros Villa in Crimea. My new alliance plan is almost finished. I want to announce it to the public when the vacation is over. !” said Gorbachev proudly on the other side of the phone.

"What, you are at Foros Villa?" Seryozha was taken aback when he heard the news.

"Yes, the president is on vacation now, but you can come here and study the new alliance plan with me. I also want to hear your opinion..." Gorbachev warmly invited.

"General Secretary, I think I may arrive a few days later. I have to stay in Kyiv for a while to inspect the local agricultural production. If possible, I would like to wait until your vacation is over and return to Moscow. Report!" Seryozha replied.

When the phone was hung up, Seryozha immediately ordered the crew members of the special plane to change course. He was going to land in Kyiv and would not return to Moscow.

How dare Seryozha go back to Moscow. This year was 1991. Gorbachev was on vacation at Foros Villa, and everything was going on in accordance with the historical process. What is Foros Villa? It is a vacation villa built by the KGB for the president of the Soviet Union with its own funds. Only members of the Politburo know this place, and the security work there is entirely in charge of the KGB.

Sergey's special plane landed slowly in Kyiv. Leaders of the Ukrainian region went to the airport to welcome Sergey's arrival. Although Sergey's landing in Ukraine was a temporary intention, the Ukrainian leadership still noticed Sergey's itinerary.

Seryozha is now the number one target of curry favor in the eyes of local officials. As long as Seryozha reveals a few projects from his hands, the locality will receive a large amount of investment. But this time, Seryozha did not come to Ukraine to investigate the economic situation. He is in order to avoid unknown dangers. Seryozha wondered if anyone in Moscow was planning a coup d'état right now. But now all the conditions are ready to launch the August 19th.

"Secretary Ulyanov, thank you for your concern for Ukraine. Are you planning to inspect Ukraine's economy this time?"

"No. I'm just staying here for a while. You guys help me prepare a place to live first, and I'll talk about the rest later!" Sergey got into his special car and left the airport quickly.

...

Gork village on the outskirts of Moscow, here are the villas of senior Soviet leaders in the outskirts of Moscow. At this very moment, in the villa allocated by the state to Yazov, Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union, a large group of prominent figures are gathering here, secretly discussing a shocking event.

"Comrades, the party and the country have reached the most critical moment! I think everyone here has enough understanding of this. We are all people who have been trained by the party for many years. Now our party and our motherland are facing the crisis of fragmentation. The situation, if we continue to hesitate, I think everyone will be very clear about what will happen in the future!" Although Yazov's voice was not high, every word he said spoke to the psychology of the comrades present. Just a few days ago, everyone sitting here received invitations from Yazov and Kryuchkov to go to Gork Village to attend the private banquet held by Yazov.

But when these people arrived at Yazov's villa, they were taken to the meeting room in the villa and saw a top-secret material. This material is a report on the corruption of Comrade Ulyanov, the current Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. In this material, the guests learned about Ulyanov's unknown side.

If Seryozha really embezzled a little money, Yazov's guests would not be particularly surprised, but they saw that Seryozha was colluding with evil forces abroad.

This is absolutely unacceptable to Yazov's guests.

The state leaders of the Soviet Union are colluding with the Italian gangsters. What are they planning? What is the impact on the Soviet Union? In the coming year, I think about these things that the Soviet Union has experienced in the past few years. They had reason to suspect that the leadership of the Soviet Union had infiltrated the enemy.

Could Ulyanov be a lackey of the United States? It's not impossible. The now notorious Italian Mafia was the leading party for the US military to enter Italy during World War II. It can be said that the collusion between the Mafia and the US government has historical precedents. But now that Ulyanov has a close and ulterior relationship with the Mafia, whether there is an American attempt to subvert the Soviet Union behind this, Yazov and everyone present here feel that this is very likely.

"Okay, comrades, it's time for us to vote! Those who agree with this action, please raise your hand!" After Yazov finished speaking, he was the first to raise his right hand.

Immediately afterwards, Kryuchkov also raised his hand!

Interior Minister Pugo immediately raised his hand!

Vice President Yanayev and Prime Minister Pavlov looked at each other, and then they also raised their hands.

One by one, the guests in the room raised their hands in support of Yazov's decision. Yazov was very pleased with this. Those who can stand up at this time absolutely need great loyalty to the party and the country. Because Gorbachev is now occupying the highest political position in the Soviet Union, while Ulyanov controls the economic lifeline of the Soviet Union. It can be said that fighting against these two people will not bring any benefits to oneself. Especially everyone present here, everyone's status is not low, and the Soviet Union is a mess, and they are not out of selfishness to stand up at this moment.

When everyone in the room raised their hands, expressing their willingness to join this dangerous and crazy plan. Yazov nodded with tears in his eyes. But at this moment there was a knock on the door.

The person who came in was Yazov's confidant, and he walked anxiously to Yazov's side. Delivered a classified message to Yazov.

"What, Ulyanov's special plane landed in Ukraine? What's going on?"

Hearing Yazov's words, everyone gathered around and circulated the information to each other.

"what happened?"

"Has Ulyanov noticed something?"

"This is impossible!"

...

Yazov pondered for a moment, and explained to his confidant: "Contact the troops in the Ukrainian region, and pay close attention to Ulyanov's movements!"...