Chapter 100 New Base Commander

"The incident has been thoroughly investigated. Some officers, led by Sabin, the deputy captain of the Vigilant warship, were dissatisfied with our socialist system. They imprisoned the righteous Captain Potullini and others, and attempted to incite rebellion in Leningrad. Later, under the resistance of Potullini and others, the warship was recaptured and Sabini and others were subdued. Now, the rebels have been detained in the local KGB agency, awaiting our trial." After returning from Kronstadt, Andropov reported to Brezhnev.

"Escort Sabin and others to Moscow, and sentence these rebels to death for treason in the Moscow Supreme Military Tribunal. All officers and sailors of the Sentinel will be disbanded and sent to other naval bases. Potullini will let him go ashore and give him a sinecure in the naval headquarters. The anti-submarine ship Sentinel will be converted into a frigate, and new sailors will be organized to take over and transfer it to the Pacific Fleet for service," said Brezhnev.

This incident has been resolved, but the adverse effects it caused must also be eliminated. Brezhnev's solution was to break them up, which was only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.

Andropov, standing aside, said nothing. With an incompetent man as the leader of the Soviet Union, it seemed that the Soviet Union was still developing vigorously. Each five-year plan took the construction of the Soviet Union to a higher level. However, contradictions within the country were already brewing. Brezhnev did not think about the deeper aspects of the Vigilant incident this time, why did this incident occur, and why so many sailors responded to Sablin's instigation. You know, they only controlled less than ten senior officers, and the sailors of the entire warship had almost no opposition.

"Yes." Andropov finished his report and walked out.

Getting into his car and returning to the KGB headquarters, Andropov saw his assistant, Krukov, holding a report and handing it to him.

"Mr. Chairman, we have discovered that Timofey Mozgov has had excessive dealings with the British Ambassador to Moscow."

Timofey Mozgov? Andropov's heart suddenly moved. Sure enough, Andrei was right!

What's so special about this guy? Because he is Kirilenko's son-in-law! This guy has been abroad several times, and each time he went to the UK. It seems that this guy is very suspicious!

"Keep close surveillance on him and detain him immediately if he shows any intention of going abroad!" said Andropov.

Go abroad! Andropov has already thought of the crime in his mind. This Timofey Mozgov wants to seek political asylum in the UK! This guy is secretly dissatisfied with the great motherland!

As long as he arrives at the KGB, he will have to confess all these crimes honestly!

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Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, 1976 has become the past and 1977 has arrived.

This year, many major events happened, such as US President Carter entering the White House and becoming the new US President, the serious Canary Islands air crash, and the military coup in Afghanistan...

However, all this had nothing to do with Andrei. Andrei went to Moscow, attended the October Revolution celebrations, and got married. Then, just as the New Year was approaching, he came to the Sokolovka base of the Far Eastern Military District again.

Although it was just the New Year, the military remained on high alert. After all, the Americans across the Sea of ​​Japan might jump out and cause trouble at any time.

When Andrei arrived at the Sokolovka base, he saw a vibrant scene in the base.

Although a reform had just been carried out when Andrei left, with the focus on the reorganization of the maintenance personnel, after this reorganization, the entire Sokolovka base had a new atmosphere.

Those experienced ground crew members have already left the Sokolovka base, and some new ground crew members have just started working. Even in a base like Sokolovka that is full of high-spirited enthusiasm, they also have lofty ideals and play the role of screws in their posts.

Moreover, there is another good news. The commander of the base, Kozhidub, has been transferred.

Andrei's reforms completely clipped Kozhedub's wings, and Kozhedub was extremely unhappy here. Even his nephew was investigated by the KGB and finally sentenced to ten years in prison. Kozhedub's prestige here was completely destroyed.

Just as the opportunity came, Kozhedub was transferred to Moscow, and he left happily.

The officers and soldiers in the base were almost setting off firecrackers to celebrate Kozhedub's departure. Whether an institution is honest or not mainly depends on its top leader. It can be said that Kozhedub has an unshirkable responsibility for the bad atmosphere in the Sokolovka base in the past.

"Andrei, you've been away for more than a month. Everyone misses you." As soon as he got off the car, Andrei heard a voice next to him. Ivanov, the commander of the 513th Regiment, spoke to Andrei enthusiastically.

"Captain, I didn't expect it would take so long." Andre said, "When I was away, was our flight regiment doing well? And why hasn't the new base commander taken office yet?"

Hearing Andrei's words, Ivanov stopped in his tracks: "Andrei, you didn't receive the order, did you? You are the commander of our Sokolovka base."

Andrei's mind went blank. What? He became the commander of the Sokolovka base? How could this be possible? He was only the deputy commander of the flight regiment. Besides, the base commander was in charge of logistics, and the stationed flight regiment was responsible for combat. These were two different tasks. How could he become the base commander?

Moreover, does that mean that he will never be able to fly again? Is it because of Andropov? Is he afraid that he will crash the plane and make Ekaterina a widow?

Looking at Andrei's expression, Ivanov knew that Andrei really didn't know, and continued, "The order came down before the New Year. You will take over the post of commander of the Sokolovka base as deputy commander. It's a concurrent post. At the same time, your rank will be promoted to colonel. The superiors are very satisfied with our Sokolovka base."

Concurrently? He became a colonel? The same rank as Colonel Ivanov? Andrei could hardly believe his ears. In the past six months, his rank had risen like a rocket. Andropov could only make suggestions, as he was not in charge of the army. Could it be Marshal Ustinov? Although the Alert's defection was handled in secret, Ustinov would definitely know about his and Little Ivan's performance. Maybe this was a disguised compensation for him?