The blood-stained conference hall.
The thick smell of blood stimulated everyone's nerves.
Red Alert soldiers were checking the bodies one by one according to the requirements, confirming that all the Disintegrationists were dead.
However, in Konev's eyes, these rigid procedures were not very necessary.
The Red Alert soldiers were simply too good at aiming, one shot to the forehead, one to the heart and lungs.
None of the bodies on the ground had a complete head.
Suddenly, a retching sound came from the members of the Alliance faction who had just shouted their support.
The First Vice-Chairman of the National Defense Council, Baklanov, had never seen such a bloody scene. He had just bent over and vomited up all his breakfast.
He wasn't the only one, others were also shaken.
Konev had eliminated all the Disintegrationists, even their high-ranking accomplices.
Their courage, determination, and absolute ruthlessness stunned everyone.
But everyone knew that revolution was always accompanied by bloodshed.
The firm statements of the Disintegrationists just now had shown that their desire to divide the entire Soviet Union Alliance was unwavering, and they firmly believed that their success was irreversible.
Perhaps eliminating these unyielding Disintegrationists was the only and correct choice.
Everyone knew this, but no one dared to shoulder this level of historical burden, except for Konev, who stood before them with his fist raised.
KGB leader Kryuchkov looked at Konev.
His resolute courage, willing to go all out for his goals, shocked him.
He had been wondering if Gorbachev's eldest son had the ability, the strength to lead the entire Soviet Union Alliance.
Now he saw that he did!
Outside, a large force of elite troops with advanced equipment; inside, ruthless executive tactics.
Konev's actions, to save the Soviet Union Alliance at any cost, completely conquered Kichkov.
Not only Kichkov, but everyone else present, after witnessing Konev's methods, understood one thing.
While Konev had acted with such ruthlessness, he had also essentially bound all the Alliance faction members to his chariot.
Whether they hesitated or not, they were all participants in this bloody revolution, with their names and reputations on the line.
The only thing they could do was to win at all costs.
To seize the pen that wrote history!
If they succeeded, they would be remembered as the bravest heroes in the history of the Soviet Union Alliance, the ones who successfully counterattacked.
If they failed, they would be branded as the most evil and brutal murderers in human history.
While they were still reeling from the shock, Konev had already turned back towards them, looking at each one of them, "The door to a new Alliance has opened, the path ahead is muddy, but victory is destined to be ours! The Soviet Union Alliance will be great again!"
"Let's go, to the Alliance Assembly Building. We have a bigger enemy to deal with within our own ranks."
With that, Konev turned, picked up the Emergency Committee's documents on the table, and strode towards the door.
The Alliance officials looked at Konev's unwavering steps, their eyes filled with shock.
Whoosh.
The ten-meter high doors of the conference hall were pulled open by Red Alert soldiers.
In the corridor, the red carpet became even more striking.
The golden, magnificent hallway was even more dazzling.
Konev's steps were unwavering.
With each footfall, blood splattered from the carpet.
Those behind him followed, feeling the stickiness under their feet, their hearts pounding.
Stepping onto this red carpet of ultimate risk, there was no turning back!
Every time Konev passed a pair of Red Alert soldiers on either side of the corridor, the soldiers immediately raised their rifles, their chins held high, their upward gaze following Konev forward.
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
As they walked the hundred meters of the golden, magnificent hallway, the eyes of every member of the Alliance faction had become resolute and unwavering.
The change could only succeed, not fail!
…
Alliance Assembly Building.
Konev had already arrived ahead of time, waiting in the conference room with the Alliance faction members who had participated in the Kremlin Palace.
Konev's expression was impassive, devoid of any emotion.
There was no sign of joy on his face at having effectively eliminated all the high-ranking Disintegrationists, as if he had simply done something ordinary and expected.
On the contrary, Konev's pressure had not lessened in the slightest, but had even increased.
Yeltsin, a potential game-changer who could alter the entire Soviet Union Alliance, was on an overseas visit, and could not be dealt with at the same time.
The news of the annihilation of the high-ranking Disintegrationists in the Kremlin could be kept secret for at most one day.
After one day, the Disintegrationists would surely discover the anomaly, and then they would undoubtedly join forces with the West and their internal allies within the Alliance to launch a full-scale counterattack!
If they could not withstand this round of counterattacks from the national level down to the grassroots, the Alliance faction would still be defeated.
Half an hour later, the rest of the Alliance faction members arrived in succession.
The hundred-person conference hall was packed.
Konev immediately took the stage and summarized, "Most of our executive agencies are indecisive, lacking in organization.
Law enforcement agencies have not actually accomplished any tasks, leading to serious consequences…"
"Now, the eyes of the entire nation, all our soldiers, are looking towards Moscow."
"We all firmly demand action to eliminate the adventurers like Yeltsin and his ilk."
"The Soviet Union Alliance government building must be immediately sealed, cutting off its water, electricity, telephone, and radio communications."
"The fate of the nation today hinges on the resolution of this issue, so no one, no problem should stand in the way of our achieving our predetermined goal."
"Any indecision or superficial measures will only encourage extremists and pseudo-democrats to take even harsher and more decisive actions."
"…"
Then, Konev held up the emergency decree signed by Gorbachev, "President Gorbachev has already signed the decree, and now the highest control of the nation is in the hands of our Economic Commission."
"We have permanently silenced the extremist Disintegrationists, but this is far from over!"
As Konev spoke, the entire conference room fell silent.
The Alliance faction members who had come to the meeting had not expected that their carefully prepared arguments would be rendered useless, with Konev simply eliminating the opposition physically.
Moreover, when Konev said these things, his gaze was steady, his whole demeanor calm to the point that many present felt apprehensive.
An invisible sense of pressure emanated from this young man, Konev.
Even seasoned commanders were intimidated into silence.
But at this moment, the President of the Soviet Union's State-Owned Enterprises and Industrial Union, Tizyakov, shouted in horror, "What! You killed them all?!"
"Why not just put them under house arrest? Why use such brutal methods!"
"It's really not a good look for us to start this way!"
Konev looked at him calmly and said loudly, "Did the Americans think about the bad look when they massacred Native Americans, when they used smallpox to kill them?"
"Right now, the Disintegrationists within our country are causing misery for the people, they are literally killing our own people!"
"You are so misled that you are focusing on appearances while the real issue is right in front of you, foolish!"
"If I put them under house arrest today, our internal allies will release them tomorrow. Then they will join forces with the West to intensify their slander against us, ultimately using the guise of justice to carry out a plan to eliminate us!"
"Look at history, cast aside your false and idealistic illusions!"
"There is only one key factor that will truly make an impact, whether the Disintegrationists win or we, the Alliance faction, win!"
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