Vol 3 Chapter 249: Stigma and anger in the Soviet Union

In January, in Moscow, snow and ice, the pedestrians on the road carefully covered their scarves or masks, hurriedly walking, and occasionally a team of internal forces wearing red armbands passed by. Pedestrians conceded and secretly said, where is the anti- elements? These internal soldiers are always shuttles in this city, arrest this today, arrest that tomorrow, today is a government employee, and may be a general tomorrow.
The cleansing has passed, but the arrest has not ended, especially after the news of defeat in the current line came back. When the news of the unprecedented bombing of the Chinese in Chaktu arrived in Moscow, many people were also sinned. Various departments All were arrested.
However, the people who worshiped the Bolsheviks did not seem to have the anger they imagined, but had a weak sense of relief.
"Damn, I finally found something that could divert their attention."
Yes, the government ’s attention has been successfully diverted, and the people think that small China will not have a fatal impact on the powerful Soviet Union, but just found something for the government to do, and let them treat the people, the people inside The high-pressure policy of the Chinese people is just fine.
There were also party members leading people to march to protest China's aggression, and then a senior government official, a general who was a deputy national defense commissioner, came forward and stated that he would fight back the most aggressive Chinese aggression.
However, the Soviet government quickly blocked the news. Except for several major cities such as Moscow, the Soviet people under the dictatorship did not get much news. The news was slowly spreading, and the people of Moscow who were informed were watching. , Waiting for the government's decision.
The government has been slow to make a decision, and the deputy national defense commissioner who came forward has been severely reprimanded by Comrade Stalin, and of course, even a comprehensive blockade of the information.
"Comrades Stalin, Comrade Timoshenko and Comerets Melkov."
Moscow, the Kremlin, a guard officer whispered outside Stalin's hall where government affairs were handled.
"Belia, I don't want this to happen again, and those who deliberately leaked the information were charged with anti-crime."
Stalin waved his hand, and a reprimand against Bellia just eased his anger slightly. Hearing the report of the guard, he realized that there was more trouble to deal with, "Come in."
He also told Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Beliya, who succeeded Yezhov, "Wait for your information and report to me with them."
After being reprimanded for a long time, Beria with a large number of intelligence reports in her hand had not had time to speak.
It was the Soviet General Timoshenko and General Meletskov. The former was the general who was responsible for commanding the Soviet army to invade Finland after the 'Manila Incident', and the latter was the new Chief of Staff of the Soviet Red Army. (Manila incident: In order to achieve the purpose of invading Finland and gaining territories, the Soviet Union claimed that the Finnish army shelled the village of Manila and caused the death of Soviet soldiers. It prepared to attack the Soviet Union in November 39.)
The entire Manila incident was only less than a month before the 'Hudhari Incident', and Stalin was ambitious and dared to provoke other countries in both directions.
However, it was this two-line layout that made the entire Soviet Union appear so passive only when the Chinese fought back in anger and gave Stalin much more than expected.
"Comrade Stalin"
"Comrade Meletskov, what is going on in Finland?"
Stalin asked, although he had just seen the situation in Finland. In this case, if Timu Xinge, who is in charge, is not as well aware of the situation in all aspects as his staff, he will encounter his unprecedented anger.
Timothy once again saluted, walked to the world map on one side of the wall, pointed to the location of Finland, and said, "At present, all preparations have been basically completed. A large number of tanks, aircraft and heavy artillery clusters have been completed. Basic deployment is in place, and Leningrad's direction is also prepared. It is expected that half a month later, that is, in early February, 25 divisions and a total of 490,000 Red Army will launch a total offensive against the Finnish army. Within months, we can force Finland to yield and achieve the desired combat effect. "
This is a large-scale military operation. Since the support of the Spanish Civil War, the civil war is not counted. After dividing Poland with the Germans, this is another large-scale military operation. According to the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Treaty, Finland will be a 'lunch' belonging to the Soviet Union.
The 490,000 Red Army, more than 1,100 various warplanes, more than 880 tanks, and more than 3,000 artillery pieces will constitute an absolute advantage over the Finns.
"Well." Stalin nodded in disapproval, then angered. "Yesterday, the Chinese launched a shameful attack on the great Soviet Union in the direction of Chucktu. The four border airports suffered extremely heavy losses, with more than 800 aircraft and nearly 1,100. Pilots became victims of Chinese aggression, and four airports were blown into ruins.
The powerful Soviet Union has never suffered such a stigma, and we must immediately prepare to fight back. Comprehensive counterattack. "
Before Timoshenko and Meletskov arrived, Stalin's anger was expected, but he did not expect that he would immediately demand an all-out attack, which is unrealistic.
Timothing was about to speak, and Stalin turned to Beria again. "You tell them all the information so that they can make a judgment."
Saluting Beria, she immediately opened the folder of intelligence in her hand and began to read it.
"On December 26, 1939, intelligence personnel in Mongolia found signs of large-scale movement of the Chinese army. One day, a Chinese mechanized infantry division of the Chinese and three infantry divisions went north. Subsequently, a BT17 tank division of the Siberian Military Region and China's semi-tank division fought, and we lost. "
"On December 28, 1939, intelligence personnel in Suiyuan, Inner Mongolia found that the Chinese army had undergone a large-scale movement. At least one of the tank division's troops went north from Suiyuan and rushed to the Sino-Soviet border. During the same period, our army had three infantry divisions, two The tank division and two Air Force divisions arrived at the border with support. As the Chinese army moved faster than us through the Suiyuan-Kulun railway, this border war broke out in advance, leaving our army inadequately prepared.
"On January 11, 1939, our intelligence personnel discovered that the Chinese Air Force had abnormal take-offs and landings at several air bases in Mongolia. After that, the intelligence department judged that the Chinese were in combat readiness training and lost alert. Immediately, the Chinese Air Force secretly Gathered to the front line of Coulomb, and conducted a sudden and devastating bombing at dawn on our front-line airport through Coulomb Airport. Previously, because the Chinese were preparing to hide, and simply mobilized the Air Force, we did not get any information on the possible large-scale air strikes by the Chinese. . "
"On January 15, 1939, Chinese Minister of Defense Cai Wei held a major press conference in person and disclosed a large amount of evidence to nearly a hundred journalists, announcing that the Soviet Union had launched an aggressive war against China, and China had effectively countered.
On the same day, the State Councillor of China, the Vice Chairman of the Supreme Rights Committee, the outgoing Premier of the State Council, China's second power figure, Sun Changqing met with the Japanese delegation and made it clear that China and Japan have a wider space for cooperation in the Far East, and stated clearly Support Japan to increase its presence in North Korea.
On the same day, Zhou Guolai, Premier of the Chinese Government Council, met with the German Ambassador to China and the US Ambassador to China, and exchanged views on Sino-Soviet relations and the Sino-Soviet border war. The Chinese tried to obtain the support of Germany and the Americans and reached a certain intention. Sexual agreement. "
"In late January 1939, the troops of the Xinjiang Xinjiang Corps and the Northeast Police Region moved to the Sino-Soviet border on a large scale. At the same time, it is believed that there is at least one Chinese tank army, several mechanized divisions, nearly 10 infantry divisions, and several The Air Force Division was transferred to Mongolia. In Mongolia, near the border with China, the Chinese are urgently constructing several large airports, and it is expected to be basically put into use by February. "
"Yesterday, the German government reiterated to us the sanctity of the Soviet-German non-aggression treaty, but the Americans made it clear that once Sino-Soviet war broke out and affected Sino-US trade, sanctions on trade between the United States and the Soviet Union would be imposed."
The intelligence is compiled into a heavy fact that the Chinese are preparing for a war with the Soviet Union.
After Beria said, Stalin put down the big pipe in his hand and said, "The Chinese have just announced an expansion of 1 million troops, several border police zones have entered combat readiness, and have summoned our ambassadors to protest our aggression. China stated that if we continue to expand On the scale of the war, China will spare no effort to wage war with us in multiple directions. "
Belia was a little surprised. Most intelligence would return to her own country first, but now it seems that Stalin may have another secret department.
"Are we ready for a full-scale war with the Chinese?"
Stalin asked the Chief of Staff and Timo Shingo, who returned to work.
Timoshenko: "Stalin, if we go to war with the Chinese, then we will face at least two-line operations, and maybe even three-line operations. According to the information, Southeast Asia is already very difficult to satisfy the greedy Japanese. They are nearly four million. Once the scale of the army has been acquiesced by the Chinese, more than three-quarters can be put into the Far East at any time. The resources of the Far East and Siberia have long made Japan covet.
Moreover, once the Sino-Soviet war broke out, the war in Finland was not a big problem, but the Germans were likely to take action. "
"Comrade Timo Shingo, we have signed a treaty on non-aggression between the Soviet Union and Germany." Beliya objected.
"Comrade Beria, the treaty has always been torn up. The premise for Germans to abide by the treaty is that the millions of troops of the Soviet Union on the western front remained motionless there, and once they were transferred With the Soviet battlefield, I assure myself that the Germans will certainly accelerate the pace of aggression against the Soviet Union. "Timothing is one of the few who dare to speak out in front of Stalin. He further said," Comrade Stalin, although I am not particularly Know the Chinese army's strength, but, at least in the eyes of the Chinese, this is a border war picked up by us. Although they have adopted a shameful anti-sneak attack, once China and the Soviet Union go to war, we will invest at least Millions of troops are at war with the Chinese. Maybe not enough. With their population and industrial scale and economic scale, they can arm at least tens of millions of troops. If we add the Japanese, we will face China and Japan like locusts. Army, they will try to rob the whole of Siberia and the Far East most greedily. "
Stalin pondered for a long time, and said without hesitation, "Stolen your German threat theory, they dare not attack us, unless we take the initiative to attack them, Finland is your concern. Even if China and the Soviet Union are engaged in war, Finland will also It will ensure victory. Comrade Meletskov, what is your opinion? "
Melezkov said, "Comrade Stalin, the Sino-Soviet side has not been the focus of our defense or offense. We are not ready for a comprehensive war in the direction of Xinjiang, the Far East, or even Mongolia. Although the Chinese are shameful, They attacked us on the ground, but their traffic was more convenient than us, and they could quickly attack in many directions. Half of their elite troops were deployed in the north. If necessary, within a month, they could mobilize at least Two million people went into war.
It will take at least half a year before we can invest 2 million in the war. The first batch of troops will not exceed 1.2 million.
The most important thing is that many problems have been exposed from this border war. We are already at a disadvantage in terms of aircraft and tanks. Perhaps we have obtained technology from Germany or the United States. The Chinese aircraft and tanks perform extremely well. The border gathers more than 1,000 tanks and more than 1,000 planes. We need to prepare about twice the number to ensure balance.
Moreover, the coldest winter in Siberia is approaching, and the climate in China is much better. We are facing severe climate difficulties. "
If it hadn't just been for comments from intelligence agencies and military experts on Chinese new weapons, and detailed battle reports coming back from the front line, Stalin would not believe these data anyhow.
"The most important thing is not how the war will be conducted, but how the war will benefit the Soviet Union. I basically agree with Comrade Timoshenko. If we go to war with the Chinese, then it is likely that the Germans will change their strategy towards us. Without the deployment of European forces, we will only have a large-scale expansion. "
Meletskov is very clear that the problem in Finland is the same as the problem in Mongolia. The difference is that Finns do not have such a large territory as China and do not have such a strong economy. The government and the military, if the time is 20 years ahead of time, start all round. Mongolia, or even Xinjiang, or the entire Northeast, may become the possession of the Soviet Union, but these days it is extremely difficult.
Whether to bet on Europe or go all out to fight the Chinese dead is a decision that only Stalin can make.
Stalin was pondering for a long time. Although national affairs could not be decided soon, the words of Meletskov and Timoshenko mentioned some of his concerns.
As the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, he may be a bit arrogant, and he has no one in his eyes. He never puts Finland or Poland or even Germans in his eyes. War is not good for the Soviet Union.
Stalin never even thought of a full-scale war with the Chinese, even when China was the weakest, but now, when the risk of a full-scale war is coming, how to choose, it needs to be carefully considered.
"There will be a national defense conference in the afternoon, and you are all prepared to repeat what you just said and see what other marshals and generals think. This is a conference that concerns the fate of the Soviet Union. I hope you pay enough attention."
Hanjing, office of the head of state of China.
Luo Feng was standing in Zhang Shusheng's office and reporting to him the situation in the Soviet Union.
Compared to China ’s infiltration of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union ’s infiltration of China ’s intelligence is much worse. You know, the Soviet Union did not take China seriously, but China regarded the Soviet Union as its destined opponent. The two sides did not attach the same importance.
"Siberia, Xinjiang, and the Soviet Union in the Far East have shown signs of large-scale transfers. Several airports, such as Chaktu, are also undergoing urgent repairs, but it is expected that it will take at least 2 to 3 months for these front-line airports to take shape. The combat power, even if a large number of field airports were built before, the supporting facilities and fuel supply could not keep up. Moreover, the coldest season in Siberia has come. It is expected that a large-scale war will begin and the snow will begin to melt at the latest.
The Soviet Union is engaged in a high-level discussion. The views of many generals and marshals are not unified. The vast majority of people oppose a comprehensive war. They believe that a border war is sufficient. Stalin, in fact, is very cautious and indecisive. The aspect has been lingering, and it is difficult to make a determination to go to war with us in a short time. Luo Feng briefly described the situation in the direction of the Soviet Union.
Zhang Shusheng nodded. He had a certain expectation for the reaction of the Soviets. The character of Stalin's turn to a full-scale war with China is less than 10, and even if the comprehensive war comes, China is confident to turn it into a border war. The Soviet Union did not want to go straight ahead.
A situation of complete success or complete failure between China and the Soviet Union may only occur after full mobilization and full invasion.
"Pay close attention to the movements of the Soviet Union. I expect that this border war will expand and even spread to the Far East border or Xinjiang. If I am Stalin, it is best to win a local war."
Although the attack on the Soviet Union caused heavy losses to the frontline airports of the Soviet Union, it was far from the point where it could hurt the Soviet Union or make it unbearable. When it comes to the scale of the war, the battle of Nomenkan in later generations is much larger than the beginning of this border war. However, the winning Soviets did not chase the Japanese with victory, not even subsequent punitive actions, but returned to the country until Japan's military strength in Northeast China was reduced to a minimum, and the Soviets basically cleared up the mess in Europe. Later, the one million Red Army commanded the Northeast, saying that it was supporting China, but the reasons were very complicated. The reasons for this series are, to this day, roughly all factors that the Soviets are now considering.
After letting Luo Feng go down, Zhang Shusheng turned over the Soviet Union's combat plan formulated by the chief staff officer at the table. If the Soviets insisted on launching a large-scale all-out war or a full-scale invasion, then China would have to face it.
If it was just a large-scale war on the border, like the Battle of Nomenkan in the future, China would use a minimum of 300,000 to 500,000 troops, a minimum of 1,000 aircraft, more than 1,100 tanks, and nearly 3,000 artillery against the Soviet army. This number depends on the Soviet lineup, and can be appropriately increased to ensure that the war does not affect the country. It is only carried out in the Hudayi-Chaktu frontline or border areas ~ EbookFREE.me ~ and what China needs to do is to prepare The Soviets' retaliatory bombing, many border airports will enter combat readiness all year round, the long-range surveillance radars in the direction of the Soviet Union must not only be turned on 24/7, but also increase the number to prevent being attacked by the Soviet Union. Even if there are only a few large cities within a few hundred kilometers of the border between China and the Soviet Union, there are still major precautions to be taken. China can think of a surprise attack, and the Soviets may give back their teeth.
According to Zhang Shusheng's prediction, the biggest possibility is a medium-sized border war and a long-term border air war.
This will deplete China's strength to a certain extent, but it is harmless. Instead, it can adopt a wheel warfare approach to train a large number of troops, especially recruits, for a long time. There are enough enemies for them to conduct practical training. At the same time, it will let people know that the world is not peaceful. The country is fighting a war, concentrating national forces on economic construction, and using the Sino-Soviet war as an excuse to expand its military on a large scale, covering up the fact that China has increased its armament.
"Hmm ..."
The knock on the door rang, and Zhang Shusheng came back, "Come in."
"Chairman, the information that has just been received is that Britain and France have jointly increased their troops in the direction of Myanmar, and two aircraft carrier fleets are sailing towards Singapore."