After listening to Stalin's words, Yagoda couldn't help but trembled. He knew that Stalin was really hinting at him. Yagoda couldn't help but think of the terrible predecessor of the National Security Council, 'Cheka-the unsheathed sword', and the Cheka The motto of Dzerzhinsky, the founder of Dzerzhinsky, is... Our enemies are creating white terror, so we need a * to fight against white terror.
Even Dzerzhinsky's death is legendary. On July 11, 1929, Dzerzhinsky made his last speech at the plenary session of the Central Committee and the Central Inspection Commission. There was nothing wrong in declaring 'Cheka', what was wrong was the capitalist class who was afraid of Cheka, and he died that night.
After his death, Stalin held a special meeting to commemorate him: "In the early days of the great October Revolution, the All-Russian Extraordinary Committee, under the leadership of Dzerzhinsky, surrounded the fruits of victory and suppressed a series of huge conspiracies. and rebellion, Comrade Dzerzhinsky is dead, but the Cheka has become a source of fear for the bourgeoisie, a tireless guard of the revolution, and the unsheathed sword of the proletariat.”
On the former wall of the State Security Council there was a slogan - Vigilance of the people - millions of eyes and millions of pairs of ears that protect Soviet power - and this was the source of the Cheka's power.
After Yagoda returned to the headquarters of the National Security Council, he immediately held a meeting. After convening many of his subordinates, Yagoda bluntly stated his intention. He took out Marshal Tukhachevsky's information and let all All the subordinates saw it.
"Oh my God, Marshal Tukhachevsky betrayed the revolution?"
"Tukhachevsky, the shameful traitor"
"We must find out this traitor who has sneaked into the revolution."
After reading the information provided by Yagoda, these committee members were so excited that they wanted to arrest Tukhachevsky immediately. Yagoda saw that the matter was almost over and said, "We must assert that there are many hidden things in this matter." There are unexplainable and mysterious things, and our task is to conduct the most careful investigation. Now if there is reason to doubt, we must doubt it. Now the separatists in our party are quite rampant, the Trotskyists The emergence of the Bukharin-Zinoev faction has caused our party to be undermined by intense sectarian separatist activities. This incident of Marshal Tukhachevsky must be investigated clearly."
The committee members who “understood” what they were doing agreed.
"Okay, comrades, you can go to the grassroots level to assign investigation tasks," Yagoda said.
After the members of the National Security Council left, Yagoda slowly sat on a chair, lit a cigarette, and took two deep puffs. He thought of the excitement when he joined the Bolsheviks and became a member of the National Security Council. The leader was in high spirits, thinking of the countless Bolshevik opponents who had died at his hands. Yagoda slowly walked to the edge of the window, admiring the night view of Moscow. Yagoda could already think of the white terror that would start tomorrow. , the sword of 'Cheka' was unsheathed again.
On August 17, 1934, the summer night in Moscow was wonderful but short. There was a faint unease in the magnificent sky, and the city was still sleeping quietly. From today on, the National Security Council once again showed its sharp fangs, "Cheka" 'I don't know where this sword will strike again. Every day I wake up, someone disappears last night and never comes back.
On August 17, 1934, at the behest of Stalin, an unexpected appointment and removal order was announced in the newspaper: "Tukhachevsky is removed from his posts as First Deputy People's Commissar of Defense and Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committee."
Tukhachevsky was suspicious. He asked to see Stalin to clarify the truth of the problem, but Stalin refused. Tukhachevsky's demotion left many senior generals baffled. Hitler, Lin Wei and Heydrich were very happy when they learned the news. They are watching developments closely.
The next day, Marshal Tukhachevsky had breakfast at home. This was the last breakfast that this distinguished marshal had at home. Tukhachevsky had just finished breakfast and was preparing to attend a political meeting. When he arrived at the venue, he was ambushed by the National Security Council.
The people from the National Security Council broke into the door and said, "Marshal Tukhachevsky, we have something we would like you to ask you to find out." Seeing Tukhachevsky frowning, the leader said again, "Marshal Tukhachevsky." Marshal Tukhachevsky, you and we are just going to the committee to go through the process. The current * activities in our Soviet Union are very rampant. Everyone should consciously cooperate with the actions of our committee. Marshal Tukhachevsky, isn't it? What?".
"Okay, I'll go with you." Tukhachevsky finally decided to believe Stalin again, but his fate was already sealed.
As Tukhachevsky was arrested on the spot. Then, Tukhachevsky's wife, mother, sisters, and brothers were all arrested, including his underage daughter.
On August 18, 1934, in the gloomy basement of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs, the secret interrogation of Marshal Tukhachevsky and six other generals began. A military trial panel was composed of four marshals: Voroshilov, Budyonny, Yegorov and Bluukher. Prosecutor General Vyshinsky and Presiding Judge Ulrich sat in the center, surrounded by armed guards.
After the trial, the "prisoners" were escorted from their cells to the dock. Tukhachevsky saw four people who were mentally dull and looked ashamed. Under coercion, they admitted that the confession was voluntary. The presiding judge ordered: "Call the witness!" The iron door of the basement opened with a clang, and a person was escorted in. Tukhachevsky recognized him at a glance as his subordinate, the former commander of the Volga Coast Military District, Debenko. At this time, he looked haggard and his eyes were dull. He was sitting on the witness stand and did not dare to look up at his comrades in the dock. The presiding judge asked Debenko to expose the crimes of Tukhachevsky and others.
At this time, the defendant in the dock shouted: "Debenko! Do you remember August 3rd?" August 3rd was the day when Palimanov, one of the defendants, rescued Dybenko's life from the flames of war. When Debenko heard about this date, he felt as if he was electrocuted and was in a daze. He pointed at the judges and shouted to Tukhachevsky and the other defendants: "Don't believe them! Don't believe anything they say!" At this time, four strong guards came up and dragged Debenko out of the courtroom. Seeing that the situation was not good, the presiding judge immediately adjourned the trial for 20 minutes.
The presiding judge took out Heydrich's forged letter and showed it to Debenko. Debenko did not read the letter carefully and immediately said as if reciting: "I testify that this is an autographed letter from Tukhachevsky. The signature is also from Tukhachevsky's hand." The defendant Tukhachev Ski! There are both human and physical evidence, and the evidence is as solid as a mountain. It’s useless for you to deny it! You must confess your crime honestly! "
Tukhachevsky made an impassioned speech: "President! I want to remind you: In the history of military and war, a large number of historical facts can be found to prove that in order to destroy the reputation of the other party's military leadership, one warring party can throw out their forged information at any time. Evidence! In order to frame Zhongliang, it is not uncommon for a foolish king to instigate his cronies to forge personal and material evidence! This is a common sense issue, not surprising! You only believe in a forged piece of paper, why don't you open your eyes and look at me Tuha Chevsky's 20 years of bloody battles with the enemy to defend the Soviet regime? Is the test of life and death, fire and blood no better than a piece of waste paper?"
"Defendant Tukhachevsky, confess your crime honestly and stop making excuses." The presiding judge said with a sullen face.
Tukhachevsky had put his life and death at risk and continued to plead: "If it is a 'crime' that I have committed by surrendering to the Red Army, firmly believing in the Soviet power and the Bolsheviks, and serving them faithfully, then I am willing to go through fire and water for it. Even if you die! But I will never ask for forgiveness from the court here, and no sane person will respect the trial here, because the basis for your convictions are all forged. These random and obscene materials are only worthy of being taken away Put together a third-rate detective novel! You claim to be 'impartial judges' and call us 'criminals', but in fact, the real criminals are you! In order to cater to the needs of your bosses, you do not hesitate to make up lies and frame up slander. It is simply despicable. It’s to the extreme! Sooner or later, one day, the people will demand repayment of this blood debt from you!”
"That's enough. Tukhachevsky is completely conscious. Take him down. Remember! Guard him carefully." After listening to the order from the presiding judge, the guard next to him quickly came up and took Tukhachevsky down. , Tukhachevsky struggled, "Remember, the party and the people will not forgive you!!"
"Hmph... Okay, let's get started." The presiding judge, who came back to his senses, said to the remaining six generals.
Time flies by, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye. Tukhachevsky and the other six generals have never admitted the crimes committed against them. However, this is no longer important. Maybe Lin Wei and Heydrich At the time of the plot, Tukhachevsky's fate was already sealed. finally…
Late at night on September 10, 1934, Marshal Vasily of the Soviet Union searched for the key in the tooth hole for a long time. Konstantinovich. Brucher stood in the shadow under the lamp for a long time, expressionless and motionless, until the Ministry of Internal Affairs official behind him reminded him softly. The marshal snorted softly and walked into the single cell.
To everyone's surprise, on the last night of his life, the prisoner actually fell asleep.
The sound of the iron door and the footsteps of people finally woke him up. After just one month of torture, the soldier's alert and quick reactions were gone. He sat up indifferently and sluggishly, squinting in the bright light that suddenly came in. Open your eyes.
He recognized Brucher, his pupils suddenly tightened, and he subconsciously swung his body back, but he quickly tried to calm down.
"The defendant Mikhail Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky has been a communist spy since 1924, betrayed the motherland, organized a conspiracy group to endanger the Red Army and subvert the Soviet government. The Revolutionary Military Court sentenced the defendant to death."
Cold voices flowed mechanically in the room. Tukhachevsky knew that Stalin's promise was ultimately a lie. The fate of him and his comrades and relatives was already doomed on the day of his arrest. He didn't know who planned it. He came up with such a conspiracy, a conspiracy that wanted to kill him, but none of that mattered anymore.
In 1920, the 27-year-old "Red Napoleon" recited the verses from Hamlet loudly: "My destiny is calling loudly, making the nerves in my body as hard as copper wire" and led the Western Front directly to the Vistula River. There are no such young legends in the world, such as the legends of Hannibal, Alexander and Napoleon.
Brucher felt Tukhachevsky's gaze resting on his face and subconsciously turned his head. They were the five marshals of the Soviet Union, and they were usually good friends, but today, he was still their executioner.
Finally, Tukhachevsky raised his head, as if to Blucher, or to someone in the distance and whispered: "I seem to have had a dream." The voice was very soft, but very clear.
A cold war suddenly flowed through Brücher's body. On the handsome and tortured face opposite him, he suddenly saw the approaching cold fate.
Brucher watched as the guards took Tukhachevsky away. Then he should go to the basement where the execution was carried out. Whether he wanted to go or not, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would give Stalin a detailed report.
But he couldn't move, and a feeling of incomparable certainty enveloped his body. In the delicate moments of battle, this feeling often turned out to be right. "It won't be long, it will be my turn, and then...".
On September 12, 1934, Soviet citizens were shocked to learn in Pravda that they had just been rescued from a dastardly conspiracy by their leader. "The conspiracy of the spy lackeys headed by Tukhachevsky was shattered in one fell swoop...".
Lin Wei and Heydrich were overjoyed when the news reached Germany. For more than a month, the two SS bosses often spent all night analyzing the incoming and outgoing information and making various possible countermeasures. Key, the famous commander-in-chief of the Soviet Union, known as the Red Napoleon, finally died.