Chapter 249: Defending the Capital

Sherbitsky didn't know how he got out of the Kremlin. It was a very cold winter, but he felt as if he was soaked and his face was pale.

Being able to come out of the Kremlin without being arrested directly should be a way for him to survive, right? Sherbitsky did not see his secretary, who had disappeared, and at this time, even his guards, he did not dare to fully believe it.

Let's go back to Ukraine first! Instead of returning to his residence in Moscow, Sherbitsky sent the convoy directly to the airport. After all, Ukraine is still his territory! The officials there were all cultivated by himself! It's not that easy for Andropov to move against him!

He felt a headache and felt uncomfortable all over.

"Crunch." At this moment, the driver in front slammed on the brakes, causing Sherbitsky in the back to almost crash into the front seat.

"What's going on?" asked Sherbitsky. He was very angry today. If the driver made a mistake, he would vent his anger on the driver.

"Report to the secretary, there is a checkpoint ahead," the driver said to Shcherbitsky.

Checkpoint? Since when did a checkpoint appear on the main road in the suburbs of Moscow? Shcherbitsky looked at the soldiers with guns and live ammunition coming out with a gloomy face.

"Hello, there was a prisoner escape recently. In order to hunt down the prisoner, we need to set up defenses here." A lieutenant officer who came up said to the driver in front. After getting the identity of the person sitting in the car, he let him go without making things difficult.

"Humph." Sherbitsky snorted. A small lieutenant dared to stop his convoy! Sherbitsky was quite dissatisfied. When he looked out the window, he suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Outside, at this intersection, there were two or three tanks parked! Using tanks as roadblocks to hunt down a prisoner? No one would believe it! Looking at the woods in the distance, it was obvious that there were tracks of tank tracks everywhere. There must be more tank troops ambushed in there!

This force is not chasing any criminals at all, but is ready to rush into Moscow at any time!

Thinking of this, Sherbitsky broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he did not start the movement. Otherwise, even if most people at the meeting denounced Andropov, what would happen? This army would move in and surround the Kremlin! At that time, these people on his side would not be able to come out alive!

This Andropov is really capable of doing something shady. He has made all kinds of preparations!

Just when the lieutenant was checking the driver, Sherbitsky saw the shoulder straps clearly. This unit was the 4th Tank Division guarding Moscow! This tank division has been very famous in the past two months! Even in Ukraine, someone complained to Sherbitsky that his son was doing well in the 4th Tank Division, but was driven away by the Air Force Major General named Andrei! This is simply too much!

At that time, Sherbitsky wanted to mobilize his connections to find out what was going on. As a result, this guy named Andrei turned out to be related to Andropov! He was also the most popular guy recently, and he personally participated in the Hokkaido War! In the eyes of General Secretary Brezhnev, this guy was also very important!

I should have been alert at that time! The reform of the 4th Tank Division was definitely for a purpose! This army guards the capital and is an important force that determines the situation in Moscow!

The General Secretary died tragically! Andropov must have been the mastermind behind all this! What a pity, I have no chance of turning the tables!

"Report, the ones who just passed by are the convoy of Ukraine's First Secretary, Sherbitsky. They are going to Moscow Airport." The lieutenant came to a BMP infantry fighting vehicle next to him and said to the people inside.

"Well, Sherbitsky has left, which is the best." Andrei stretched. Just when he learned that the great Leonid was dead, Andrei also received an order directly from Andropov, requiring the 4th Tank Division to be fully equipped and ready for battle at any time.

As the head of the KGB, giving orders directly to the army was an overstepping of authority. However, Andrei certainly did not think there was anything wrong with it at this time and accepted the order immediately!

Just half an hour after Andropov's order arrived, Ustinov's order also arrived. Due to the appearance of an escaped prisoner in the nearest Moscow prison, in order to ensure the safety of the Soviet capital, the 4th Tank Division needed to be dispatched immediately to control the main exits of Moscow's streets and be ready to enter the city of Moscow at any time!

Ustinov's order gave Andrei peace of mind. After all, he was the Minister of Defense, and his orders must be obeyed unconditionally!

So, the 4th Tank Division moved out from its base, blocked all intersections in the suburbs of Moscow, and was ready to rush into the city at any time.

Low-ranking officers might really think that they were chasing fugitives, but the senior commanders of the tank division all had a certain degree of political insight, and they certainly knew what the tank division was protecting.

Fortunately, the main commanders of the tank division headed by Tikhonov all came from the Far Eastern Military Region. They carried out Andrei's orders to the letter. Even if they were asked to rush into Moscow, enter the Red Square, and surround the Kremlin, they would not hesitate!

It was too cold outside, so Andrei had to stay in the infantry fighting vehicle with Tikhonov. After all, the space in the infantry fighting vehicle was large enough. At the same time, they contacted Moscow through the newly equipped new radio.

Just twenty minutes ago, Ustinov sent an order to lower the alert level by one level. Andrei knew in his heart that it might have been successful.

Now that Shcherbitsky had gone away in disgrace, the situation had changed even less.

"It's so cold!" Andre rubbed his hands after coming out of the BTR infantry fighting vehicle and leaving the warm interior of the vehicle.

In the distance, a refueling truck was approaching.

"Tikhonov, what do you think of our new tanks?" Andrei asked the division commander Tikhonov beside him.

Guarding this intersection is the 4th Tank Division's most advanced tank, the T-80. Tikhonov's previous troops were equipped with the T-72, so this is a complete upgrade.

Tikhonov shook his head and said, "No, my troops don't want to be equipped with this kind of tanks. They consume too much fuel!"