Chapter 1031: Gromyko Falls Into a Trap

"What, Marshal Ustinov died due to illness?" Everyone in the corridor was anxiously waiting for Andropov's surgery, but at this moment, an even more surprising news came.

Marshal Ustinov was hospitalized a few days ago and has not appeared in public for the past few days. And now, at this most critical moment, Ustinov died!

This was really a piece of news that surprised everyone, and the arrival of this news made everyone feel a chill in their backs. They had realized that a new era of change was coming!

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After Andropov came to power, he abolished the lifetime tenure system for cadres and vigorously promoted young cadres. Even at the top level of the Soviet Union, there were more and more young faces.

Now, the old men have passed away one by one, Ustinov has passed away, and Andropov is still on the operating table. In addition, the news has not been reported yet, and only a few people know that General Andrei's plane encountered a flight accident and fell from the sky over Uzbekistan. These major events, which came together in a short period of time, are enough to show that the top leaders in Moscow are about to usher in a new turmoil!

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"I think we should hold a zzj meeting tomorrow. We need to discuss who will be in charge of our country's work while the general secretary is in the hospital." Boris said, "I'm sorry, everyone, I need to go back to the office first to deal with some matters."

Boris left, Gordi left, and the others left one by one. They knew that tonight would be the night that would decide the outcome! Those who were close to each other all wanted to get promoted, so they needed to contact each other privately! Every change in the Soviet Union's top leadership would bring great turmoil!

This is also the reason why Brezhnev was kept in the position of General Secretary for many years. With a good general secretary who cares about his subordinates, the people below can maintain a balance. This situation is the best.

Who will be the winner tomorrow? At this moment, the general secretary in the ward seemed to have been forgotten.

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The general secretary's condition has been confirmed. The transplanted kidney in his body has a serious rejection reaction! In this case, the existing medical technology has no way to solve it. Therefore, although the ward is still rescuing him, it can almost be considered that the person lying on the bed is a half-dead person.

No one would really stay and cry for Andropov. You know, the senior Soviet officials could maintain a false smile at ordinary times, but at this time, they would really take action.

Everyone saw the fate of Beria, who failed in the struggle during Khrushchev's time. A new cruel struggle is about to begin!

So, only Elena and others were left in the empty corridor. She was still waiting anxiously. She believed that Ekaterina would definitely rescue her father!

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Time passed little by little. The operation lasted for more than twenty hours, and it was already dawn outside.

A new day has arrived. When the senior executives of zzj came to the conference room, many of them had red eyes. Obviously, they did not sleep well last night.

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The position of General Secretary had been vacant, and so had the positions of Defense Minister and Deputy Minister. Gorbachev sat in the position of Secretariat Secretary with a smile on his face. It was almost a tradition that the General Secretary of the Soviet Union rose from the position of Secretariat Secretary.

"Everyone, we have just received a piece of news that makes us very sad. The plane that Marshal Andrei was on crashed in Uzbekistan due to mechanical failure. And our general secretary has completed the operation, but he is still sleeping and has no signs of waking up. Therefore, we need to elect a new person to temporarily take over the general secretary's work, and we also need to elect a new defense minister." Gordi said: "This is really sad news for us. Now, we must put away our sadness. The Soviet Union needs young blood to continue to keep the Soviet ship sailing."

There was no trace of sadness in Ge Di's words. He looked at everyone, as if he could see directly into their hearts through their eyes.

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"I nominate Comrade Gromyko to take on the important task of presiding over the country during the General Secretary's illness." At this moment, a voice came.

Tikhonov is considered a veteran in the party. Yesterday, the small circle was divided into two factions. Obviously, Gromyko and Tikhonov were in the same faction.

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"Comrade Gromyko has been working on the front line of diplomacy for many years and is our most outstanding diplomat. However, we now have to elect someone who can steer our Soviet. I think Comrade Chernenko is experienced and more suitable to take over the position of General Secretary during his illness." At this time, Boris said on the side.

Chernenko? Oh no, I've fallen into a trap! Gromyko was stunned. He originally thought that Boris would nominate Gordi, and Gordi had just been hinting that he chaired the meeting just to take over power. As a result, these guys actually threw out the old guy Chernenko!

Moreover, Chernenko's health was already very poor. He came to the meeting, sat in a corner, and kept silent. It was obvious that he wanted to be an ordinary audience. However, the more this was the case, the more appropriate it was! In particular, as an old man in the party, Chernenko had offended almost no one over the years, so Chernenko would definitely get enough support!

It would be easy to gain everyone's approval by promoting Chernenko, and because he was promoted by Boris, after Chernenko gained power, he would definitely repay Boris. Boris would get a better position, and Gorbachev would also be valued and trained to become the second in command in the party, which would be easy!

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What a good move, foolproof! Gromyko knew that this meeting would probably help Boris and his gang achieve their wish.

Sure enough, when they heard about the nomination of Chernenko, others spoke up and agreed with this proposal.

So, with everyone's unanimous call, the flattered Chernenko was elected as the second-in-command of the party, responsible for steering the Soviet during General Secretary Andropov's illness. Everyone knew that Andropov would not last long, and Chernenko would soon preside over Andropov's funeral.

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"Next, let's discuss the candidate for Minister of Defense," Gottu continued.

"Oh no, oh no." Just then, a secretary ran in in a panic.