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spnIn January in Mosko, it was freezing and snowy. Pedestrians on the road carefully wore scarves or masks and were walking in a hurry. Occasionally, a group of internal affairs troops wearing red armbands passed by. Pedestrians gave in one after another, thinking to themselves, again

Where did the anti-communist elements appear? These internal affairs soldiers are always passing through the city, arresting this one today, arresting that one tomorrow. Today he is a "government" employee, and tomorrow he may be a general.

The great purge has passed, but the arrests have not ended, especially after the news of the defeat came back from the front line, and when the news of the unprecedented bombing of the Kyakhta region by the Chinese reached Moscow, many more people suffered, and various departments

All were arrested.

However, people who believed in the Bolsheviks did not seem to be angry as expected, but instead felt a weak sense of relief.

"Damn it, I finally found something to divert their attention."

Yes, the "government"'s attention was successfully diverted, and the people believed that small China could not have any fatal impact on the powerful Soviet Union. It just found something for the "government" to do and let them focus on the Soviet Union.

People, just leave the high-pressure domestic policy to the Chinese people.[

Some party members also led people to march to protest China's aggression, and then a senior "government" official, a general who holds the rank of deputy defense committee member, came forward to declare that he would launch the strongest counterattack against China's aggression.

However, the Soviet "government" quickly blocked the news. Except for a few big cities such as Moscow, the Soviet people under the dictatorship did not get much news. The news was still spreading slowly, and the people of Moscow who got the news were...

Waiting and watching, waiting for the "government's" decision.

The "government" has yet to make a decision, and the Deputy National Defense Commissioner who came forward to make a statement was severely reprimanded by Comrade Stalin, and of course, a complete information blockade followed.

"Comrade Stalin, Comrade Temursev and Comrade Meretskov are here.", Moscow Kremlin, the guard reported in a low voice outside the hall where Stalin handled government affairs.

"Beria, I don't want this to happen again. Anyone who deliberately leaks information will be punished for the crime of anti-epidemic." Stalin waved his hand, and his anger was slightly relieved by his rebuke to Beria.

After hearing the guard's report, I realized that there were more troublesome things to deal with, "Come in."

He also told Deputy Interior Minister Beria, who succeeded Yezhov, "Report your intelligence to me later with them."

Beria, who had been scolded for a long time and held a handful of intelligence reports in his hand, had not had time to speak.

Those who came in were Soviet General Timoshenko and General Meretskov. The former was the general 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 Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army.

(Manila incident: In order to achieve the purpose of invading Finland and gaining territory, the Soviet Union claimed that the Finnish army shelled the village of Manila, causing the death of Soviet soldiers, and prepared to attack the Soviet Union in November 1939.)

The entire Manila incident was less than a month earlier than the Khudairi River incident. Stalin was so ambitious that he dared to provoke other countries in two directions.

However, it was precisely this two-front layout that made the entire Soviet Union appear so passive when the Chinese fought back angrily and gave Stalin a beating that far exceeded expectations.

"Comrade Stalin!", "Comrade Meretskov, how are things going in the direction of Finland?" Although Stalin had just finished reading the situation in the direction of Finland, he still asked.

In this case, if Timoshenko, as the person in charge, is not as knowledgeable about all aspects of the situation as his staff officers, he will encounter his unprecedented anger.

Timoshenko saluted again, then 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 groups have been

The basic deployment is in place and preparations have been completed in the direction of Leningrad. It is expected that in half a month, that is, in early February, 25 divisions and a total of 490,000 Red Army troops will be able to launch a general attack on the Finnish army according to the original plan. It is expected that only four to five troops will be needed

In a few months, we can force Finland to surrender and achieve the desired combat effect." This is a large-scale military operation. Since supporting the Spanish Civil War, the civil war does not count. After the partition of Poland with the Germans, this is another large-scale military operation.

A large-scale military operation. According to the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact, Finland will be a lunch belonging to the Soviet Union. 49,000 Red Army troops, more than 1,100 various fighter planes, more than 880 tanks, and more than 3,000 artillery pieces will constitute

Absolute advantage over the Finns.

"Yeah." Stalin nodded noncommittally, and then said angrily, "Yesterday, the Chinese launched a shameful sneak attack on the great Soviet Union in the direction of Kyakhta. The four border airports suffered extremely heavy losses. More than 800 aircraft, nearly

1,100 pilots fell victim to Chinese aggression, and four airports were bombed into rubble.

The powerful Soviet Union has never suffered such humiliation, and we must immediately prepare for a counterattack. A comprehensive counterattack."

Timoshenko and Meretskov had anticipated Stalin's anger before arriving, but they did not expect that he would demand an immediate all-out attack. This was unrealistic.

Just as Timoshenko was about to speak, Stalin turned to Beria again and said, "Please tell me all the information so that they can make a judgment."

Beria saluted, then opened the intelligence folder in his hand and began to read the information.

On December 26, 1939, intelligence personnel in Mongolia discovered signs of large-scale mobilization of the Chinese troops. Soon, one Chinese mechanized infantry division and three infantry divisions of the Chinese moved northward. Subsequently, a BT17 tank from the Siberian Military Region

The division engaged in a battle with the Chinese semi-tank division, and we lost.", "On the first day of the lunar month, intelligence agents in Suiyuan, Inner Mongolia discovered that the Chinese Communist Party had made large-scale mobilizations, including at least one tank division.

Heading north from Suiyuan, we rushed to the Sino-Soviet border. At the same time, our army had three infantry divisions, two tank divisions, and two air force divisions supporting the arrival at the border. Since the Chinese ** team moved through the Suiyuan-Kulun railway, the mobilization speed was faster than ours.

This border war broke out in advance, leaving our army, which was ill-prepared, passive.""[

"On January 11, 1939, our intelligence personnel discovered that the Chinese Air Force had abnormal takeoffs and landings at several air force bases in Mongolia. After that, the intelligence department judged that it was a Chinese combat readiness training, and lost alert. Then, the Chinese Air Force secretly gathered

The front line to Kulun passed through Kulun Airport and carried out a sudden and devastating bombing at dawn on our front-line airport. Previously, because the Chinese were prepared to be secretive and simply mobilize their air force, we did not get any information that the Chinese might launch a large-scale air attack.

Report."

“On January 15, 1939, Chinese Defense Minister Cai E personally held a major press conference and disclosed a large amount of evidence to nearly a hundred reporters, announcing that the Soviet Union had launched an aggressive war against China and that China had launched an effective counterattack.

On the same day, Sun Changqing, vice chairman of the Supreme Power Commission of the State Council of China, outgoing Prime Minister of the State Council, and the second most powerful figure in China, met with the Japanese delegation and clearly proposed that China and Japan have a broader space for cooperation in the Far East, and clearly expressed their support.

Japan increases the number of troops stationed in North Korea.

On the same day, Premier Zhou Guolai of the Chinese Government Affairs Council met with the German Ambassador to China and the American Ambassador to China to exchange views on Sino-Soviet relations, the Sino-Soviet border war and other issues. The Chinese tried to gain the support of Germany and the Americans and reached a certain intention.

"In late January 1939, China's Xinjiang Corps and the Northeast Guard District mobilized elite troops to the Sino-Soviet border on a large scale. At the same time, it is believed that there were at least one Chinese tank corps, several mechanized divisions, and nearly

10 infantry divisions and several air force divisions have been transferred into Mongolia. In Mongolia, close to our border, the Chinese are urgently building several large airports, which are expected to be basically put into use by February.", "Yesterday, Germany

The government reiterated to us the inviolability of the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact, but the Americans made it clear that if a war breaks out between China and the Soviet Union and affects Sino-US trade, they will impose sanctions on the trade between the United States and the Soviet Union."

The intelligence was compiled into a heavy fact that the Chinese were preparing for a war with the Soviet Union.

After Beria finished speaking, Stalin put down the big pipe in his hand and said, "The Chinese have just announced an expansion of one million troops, put several border security areas on war alert, and summoned our ambassador to protest our aggression. China said that if we continue to expand the war

Damn, China will go to war with us on multiple fronts at all costs.

Beria was slightly shocked. Most of the information returned to the country would come to him first, but now it seems that Stalin may have another secret department.

“Are we ready for an all-out war with the Chinese?”

Stalin asked the Chief of General Staff and Timoshenko who returned to report on his duties.

Timoshenko: "Stalin, if we go to war with the Chinese, then we will face at least a two-front war, and maybe even a three-front war. According to intelligence, it is already difficult to satisfy the greedy Japanese in Southeast Asia. They have nearly four million people.

Once the Chinese have the acquiescence of the army, more than three-quarters of it can be deployed in the Far East at any time. The resources of the Far East and Siberia have long been coveted by Japan.

Moreover, once the Sino-Soviet war breaks out in full, the war in the direction of Finland will not be a big problem, but the Germans are likely to take action.", "Comrade Timoshenko, we signed a Soviet-German non-aggression pact.", Beria.

objected.

"Comrade Beria, treaties are always meant to be torn up. The prerequisite for the Germans to abide by the treaty is that the Soviet Union's millions of troops on the Western Front will stay there motionless, and once they are transferred to China

On the Soviet battlefield, I guarantee with my rank that the Germans will definitely speed up the pace of their invasion of the Soviet Union." Timoshenko was one of the few people who dared to speak outright in front of Stalin. He further said, "Comrade Stalin, although I am not

They are particularly aware of the strength of the Chinese military. However, at least in the eyes of the Chinese, this is a border war provoked by us. Although they have adopted shameful counter-surprise attacks, once China and the Soviet Union start a full-scale war, we will at least invest

Millions of troops go to war with the Chinese. Perhaps it is not enough. With their population, industrial scale, and economic scale, they can at least arm tens of millions of troops. If we add the Japanese, we will face the Chinese like locusts.

The Japanese army will try most greedily to snatch away the entire Siberia and the entire Far East."

Stalin thought for a long time and said unhappily, "Put away your theory of the German threat. They dare not attack us. Unless we take the initiative to attack them, Finland is what you should be concerned about. Even if China and the Soviet Union were at war, Finland would not

Will ensure victory. Comrade Meretskov, "What do you think?" Meretskov saluted and said, "Comrade Stalin, China and the Soviet Union have never been our defense or defense."

Focus of attack. We are not ready for a full-scale war in the direction of Xinjiang, the Far East, or even Mongolia. Although the Chinese shamefully sneak attacked us, their transportation is more convenient than ours and they can quickly attack us in many directions.

Launch an attack. Half of their elite troops are deployed in the north. If necessary, within a month, they can mobilize at least 2 million people to fight.

And it will take at least half a year for us to invest 2 million people in the war. The first batch of troops participating in the war will not exceed 1.2 million.

The most important thing is that this border war has exposed many problems. We are already at a disadvantage in terms of aircraft and tanks. Perhaps it is because of the technology obtained from Germany or the United States that the performance of Chinese aircraft and tanks is extremely poor.

"Color", once the Chinese gather more than 1,000 tanks and more than 1,000 aircraft at the border, we will have to prepare approximately twice the number to ensure balance.

Moreover, the coldest winter in Siberia is about to come, and the air concentration in China is much better. We are facing severe climate difficulties." If we hadn't just received comments from the intelligence agencies and military experts about the Chinese new weapons, there would still be front lines coming back.

Stalin would not believe these data under any circumstances.

"The most important thing is not how the war will proceed, but what benefits the war will bring to the Soviet Union. I basically agree with Comrade Timoshenko. If we go to war with the Chinese, then it is very likely that the Germans will change their strategy towards us.

If we do not mobilize European troops, we will have no choice but to carry out a large-scale military expansion." Meretskov knew very well "Finland

The problem is the same as that of Mongolia. The difference is that the Finns do not have as large a land as China and do not have such a strong economy. "If the "government" and the army "had taken a full-scale attack twenty years earlier, Mongolia or even Xinjiang" or

The entire Northeast may become the Soviet Union's possession." But now, all this seems extremely difficult.

Whether to bet on Europe or to fight to the death with the Chinese was a decision that only Stalin could make.

Stalin pondered for a long time. Although national affairs could not be decided quickly, the words of Meretskov and Timoshenko still expressed some of his worries.

As the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, he may be a little arrogant and arrogant, and never takes Finland or Poland or even the Germans seriously, but if a full-scale war breaks out with the Chinese in a hurry, there will be little gain.

A total war would be detrimental to the Soviet Union.

Stalin never even thought about engaging in an all-out war with the Chinese, even when China was at its weakest. But now, when the risk of all-out war comes, the choice needs to be carefully considered.

"There is a national defense meeting in the afternoon. You all should prepare and say what you just said at the meeting again to see what other marshals and generals think. This is a meeting related to the fate of the Soviet Union. I hope you will pay enough attention to it."

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Hanking, office center of the Chinese head of state.

Luo Feng was standing in Zhang Shusheng's office, reporting to him on the situation in the Soviet Union.

Compared with China's intelligence penetration into the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union's intelligence penetration into China was much worse. You must know that the Soviet Union did not take China seriously, but China regarded the Soviet Union as its destined opponent. The two sides did not attach equal importance to it.

"There are signs of large-scale mobilization of Soviet troops in Siberia, Xinjiang, and the Far East. Several airports such as Kyakhta are also undergoing urgent repair work, but it is expected to take at least 2 to 3 months before these frontline airports can reach a large scale.
To be continued...