Chapter 149

The whole world has a feeling of being exhausted, especially Stalin. Accidental bombing? Do you dare to be more shameless? Can the bombing after a battle between air fighters be called an accidental bombing? Can militants have planes?

However, Stalin could only hold his nose and admit it. The reason was very simple. 37 of the 40 planes were shot down. After the three escaped planes made an emergency landing, the planes were also damaged and could no longer be used. It was equivalent to the annihilation of the entire army. Such a record

It was too embarrassed to say anything, so the Soviet Foreign Affairs Committee did not mention the air battle to the outside world, and just said that the Chinese Air Force bombed Tashkent.

Since Molotov, a member of the Soviet Foreign Affairs Committee, announced to the outside world that the Chinese Air Force shamelessly dropped a bomb on Tashkent, causing hundreds of innocent casualties in the morning, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs naturally maintained a tacit understanding and announced that the bombing was a mistake.

This incident was regarded as a subversive event by later historians, completely subverting the impression of Chinese leaders on the world. President Fang Da's glorious life was criticized for this. Especially the domestic opposition parties frequently talked about this incident.

He talked a lot about shameless diplomacy and damage to the country’s image.

What’s interesting is that after this happened, the foreign media, except for the Soviet Union, were very reserved. Some media even went too far to say that Fang, as the president of a big country, had shown his political

Wisdom. Of course, there is a premise for this incident, that is, it is targeted at the Soviet Union. At this time, the Soviet Union was not popular in the world.

What to do? To fight or not to fight, that is the question? Stalin was confused. If he could avoid fighting, he would be willing to go to war with China. The problem is that he is now suffering a loss. The old man is used to retribution, and this tone is a bit hard to swallow.

What does it mean to go down? After thinking about it, he was undecided about his doctrine. When Chuikov returned to Moscow, Stalin immediately summoned him.

When meeting Stalin, Chuikov used one word to describe the air battle: "complete defeat!" After listening to the report, Stalin asked expectantly: "Is there really no chance at all?" Chuikov said: "There is no chance at all. We have no chance at all."

The performance of the fighter jets flown by Chinese pilots is too poor. Whether it is dive, turning radius, speed, or protection ability, to be precise, it lags behind significantly. The Chinese have equipped a brand new fighter jet, and there is a generational difference in performance.

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"The intelligence department failed in its duty!" Stalin said, scaring the shit out of Yezhov. Of course, Yezhov is not to blame for this, but the Wuhan Aviation Research Institute. It can be said that it was arranged by the intelligence department and the garrison.

It’s a dragnet, and you can’t get in at all. And the design of this new engine is actually not difficult. What is difficult is how to solve the processing technology and material technology. The processing and material technology, the Chinese spent a lot of money to get it from the United Kingdom, which belongs to

The top secrets among the top secrets are not accessible to ordinary people. Moreover, the engines of the first batch of Mustang fighter jets were imported from the United Kingdom.

"Can our ground forces guarantee victory in the attack on Andijan and Fergana?" Stalin asked again. Chuikov was a little embarrassed, because he was the former commander of the Fourth Army, and he could not fight.

If you win, it will show that you are incompetent. If you can guarantee victory, it is estimated that if you lose in the future, your death will be even more ugly.

After thinking about it again and again, Chuikov said: "The terrain in Central Asia is very complex, and it is difficult to carry out large-scale operations. Khujand, the exit of the Fergana Valley, belongs to the demilitarized zone, and it is impossible to build a solid fortress. This has brought difficulties to our army's defense.

The difficulty is small. If the Chinese ** team breaks out of the valley and engages in a decisive battle in the open area outside, the Fourth Army will be confident in annihilating opponents of similar strength."

Stalin stopped talking. He understood what Chuikov meant. The existing military power in Central Asia was not enough to defeat the Chinese Army. Stalin did not believe what others said, but Chuikov was known for being good at commanding mechanized troops.

, so what he said has high credibility.

"How is the combat effectiveness of the Chinese mechanized troops?" Turning to ask Yezhov, the spy chief hurriedly stepped forward: "The Chinese tanks are very good. According to the intelligence we obtained from Germany, the German army is imitating a Chinese-made tank.

The specific data is not yet available, but according to information obtained from other channels, the performance of this tank comprehensively surpasses the tanks currently in service in our army. The Germans changed to a gasoline engine due to lack of oil. Although the Chinese also lack crude oil,

But they import hundreds of millions of dollars of oil from the United States every year. In order to retain this big customer, the Americans offer very low prices. However, according to research, the Chinese have recently joined forces with Anglo-Dutch Petroleum to import light crude oil in large quantities.

Directly for use on naval battleships."

Stalin was still very satisfied with the report. It seemed that the work of the intelligence department was effective. Stalin, who had been silent for a long time, still used to say before making the final decision: "Comrades, please share your opinions." This move must be done.

How to decide important actions of intra-party democracy is one thing, and the process is another.

"We should increase military power in Central Asia, but the war in Finland is currently going on. Therefore, we can only appropriately increase air power for defense. In addition, winter is coming, and it is really not suitable to attack now. At the last meeting, I advocated

Offensive. Now it seems that I still lacked sufficient understanding of the situation and made the mistake of subjectivism." Voroshilov was able to survive to the end of old age under Stalin. It must be said that he was very skillful. Stand up.

Let me review first. Comrade Stalin was not wrong. If he was wrong, it was because he was misled by people below. For example, he himself was a very suitable mislead.

"Comrade Chuikov is relatively familiar with the situation in Central Asia. In my opinion, it is better for him to continue to serve as the commander of the Fourth Army. Although Comrade Zhukov has problems with his working methods, he is still a competent chief of general staff." Budyonny.

Taking the opportunity to speak for Zhukov, of course he insisted: "As for Central Asia, we should still take advantage of the opportunity in winter to increase the strength of the cavalry. We still have to be prepared to deal with a possible attack from China next spring."

Stalin, who had regretted it, nodded after the two marshals beat around the bush and said: "Comrades have a very comprehensive view. The war in Finland is currently underway. The combat effectiveness of our army has been tested through actual combat, and many problems have been discovered. We have

The construction of the air force is lagging behind, and the performance of our tanks is also lagging behind. These problems need to be solved urgently."

"I suggest that a new resolution be drafted and that the General Staff suspend the plan to launch a campaign in Central Asia. We will engage in diplomatic struggle with the Chinese and at the same time use the time gained through diplomacy to step up the development of new weapons." Molotov also stepped in and actually

He was also the victim of an accidental bombing. The foreign minister of a major industrial country had to hold his nose and admit his fault after his country was bombed. He has become a worldwide laughing stock. Everyone can understand Molotov's mood, so no one

Let’s not talk about this topic again.

Unfortunately, due to various objective factors, the Soviet government finally decided to take a righteous stance and strongly condemn the brutal acts of Chinese imperialism. Of course, the Soviet army has no intention of withdrawing from Finland, and the Soviet-Finnish war is still going on. And China

President Fang, who is said to be a lunatic in the government, has not made any next move. At least many media have not found anything to break the news. In the end, Tianjin's "Ta Kung Pao" suddenly broke the news. Recently, at night, military personnel passing by the Tianjin Railway Station

The number of trains suddenly increased, and their density was much higher than normal. The movement of trains often kept going all night long, and people living near the train station had trouble sleeping at night.

This news soon caused quite a stir. Media from various countries were speculating that the Chinese were preparing for a war. Naturally, the Soviet Union also knew the news, and everyone immediately became nervous. They said that winter is not suitable.

It's a war, but you can't stand it. If someone comes, you won't be prepared, right?

Once the Soviet Union became nervous, its efforts in Europe were insufficient. With the current size of the Soviet army, it was indeed difficult to take care of the two battlefields. In particular, the Soviet-Finnish War was difficult to carry out, far beyond the imagination of the Soviet army. Because of the

The course of the Soviet-Finnish war was obviously affected by China's containment. Some elite Soviet troops began to mobilize to Central Asia. Speaking of Central Asia, it is really embarrassing. It is next to the oil fields in Baku. Seventy percent of the Soviet Union's oil

Coming from Baku, it would be impossible to live a life like this if someone picks you up.

Due to factors such as insufficient preparation for war in alpine climate conditions and lagging tactics, the Soviet army took the initiative to suspend the war after capturing the port of Petsam. This war, which was expected to last only a few days, was extremely difficult. At this time

The Soviet Union was still busy annexing the three Baltic countries. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania successively surrendered and signed the so-called mutual assistance treaty.

There will be no fighting between China and the Soviet Union for a while, which has disappointed many people. Of course, the lack of fighting at this time means that the next time there is a real fight, it will become very cruel.

So throughout the last two months of 1939, Europe played the leading role on the world stage. Britain and France wanted to take advantage of the Soviet-Finnish War to control Norway. On the contrary, Germany did not intend to enter Norway, because Norway's neutrality was in Germany's best interests. The problem is

, Britain and France were determined to cut off the source of German iron ore, especially Churchill, who was jumping up and down and actively organizing the coalition forces.

However, the actions of Britain and France were too slow. The Soviet-Finnish war lasted for half a month, and the coalition forces had not yet taken shape. On the contrary, the Soviet Union started the war again on February 11, 1940, after summarizing the war.

After summing up their experience, the Soviet army concentrated its forces on the Karelian Isthmus. Forty divisions were commanded by Timoshinger. After three days of fierce fighting, they broke through the Mannerheim Line of Defense and then deployed mechanized troops to expand their results. March 12

On Japan, Finland was defeated. At this time, the British and French forces had not yet boarded the ship. They lost the excuse to intervene in the Soviet-Finnish war, and the plan to control Norway was stranded. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation at Qidian.
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