For Russia, Siberia is a colony, but this colony is a bit special in that it is connected to the mainland. The Russians have always seized resources from here, exiled criminals, and in later generations, even put nuclear waste in the
Siberia is basically the rubbish dump of Russia.
But this "garbage dump" is related to the rise and fall of Russia. For the first time in hundreds of years, the Russians have encountered challenges. Siberia is no longer safe.
Just half a day ago, China dispatched more than 60 bombers to bomb Omsk and Novosibirsk. This operation was something China had been planning for a long time. During the bombing, napalm was used for the first time.
The so-called napalm bomb contains a mixed gel of gasoline and other chemicals, mainly natural rubber. After the bomb explodes, it can produce high-temperature flames. It contains a gel made of gasoline and other chemicals. It explodes.
It sputters around, emitting a high temperature of about one thousand degrees Celsius, and can stick to other objects and burn for a long time.
During World War II, the United States dropped countless incendiary bombs over Tokyo, completely turning the city into a cemetery. On the night of March 9, 1945, 334 B-29s flew from Guam to Tokyo.
, carried out sweeping sweeping bombings, dropped more than 2,000 tons of incendiary bombs, razed 41 square kilometers of the city center to the ground, and burned 267,000 buildings, killing and burning a total of 83,793 people. The actual death toll may exceed 90,000
, another 100,000 people were seriously burned and injured, and 1 million people were made homeless. The damage effect was even more shocking than the Great Kanto Earthquake.
For Zhang Tinglan, who regards Japan as a life-or-death enemy, he will naturally not let go of such an efficient murder weapon. In fact, it is not too late for China to develop incendiary bombs. China has been doing this since it obtained the flamethrower technology from Germany.
corresponding research.
One problem with the early liquid fuel was that after being sprayed out, it was difficult to adhere to objects, which affected the killing effect. After experiments, the effect of using colloidal gasoline was very good. After reporting this discovery, Zhang Tinglan ordered the troops to conduct research based on this.
Research on incendiary bombs.
As a result, the incendiary bomb was successfully manufactured. However, there was another problem before us, that is, the price of natural rubber was very high and it could not be applied on a large scale.
The turning point came after the founding of Nanhua. Although no one in this country recognized it yet, it did not hinder trade with China. A large amount of cheap rubber was sent back to the country, and incendiary bombs were also produced in large quantities.
The feast originally prepared for the Japanese unexpectedly fell on the Russians first. Dozens of Chinese bombers dropped tons of napalm bombs into the sky over Omsk.
Immediately, an astonishing effect was produced. The bomb exploded, and hot gelatinous gasoline splashed everywhere. As long as it touched the body, even a little bit, it would have terrible consequences.
These things are like lard. The more they are beaten, the more violent they become. If they lie on the ground and roll around, their whole bodies will be covered in flames. Some people are in unbearable pain and will struggle desperately, only to throw the flames to the people next to them.
body, causing a chain effect.
In fact, for those who are contaminated by incendiary bombs, the best relief is to shoot them to death. This can save them a lot of suffering. Because there are a lot of additives in incendiary bombs, such as white phosphorus and the like.
On the one hand, it is to enhance the power of combustion. On the other hand, white phosphorus is highly poisonous. At least if it is stained with white phosphorus, it will be poisoned to death even if it does not burn to death.
It is this kind of terrible lethality that when the incendiary bombs fell in the city of Omsk, they immediately caused terrible fires. Houses were burned down, various buildings were enveloped, and a large number of people were burned and burned to death.
The screams of struggle echoed continuously in the sky above Omsk. Everyone seemed to have encountered the end of the world, trembling and running around.
What's even more terrible is that the Russians don't have any concept of fire prevention, and there is a lot of wood in Siberia. The Russians all use the best larch wood for heating, and there are a lot of firewood piled in front of many homes.
When these pine trees are burning, they crackle, and not only will the smell of pine come out, but also grease will drip, and the burning will be extremely vigorous. However, these most popular fuels have become a reminder at this time, and the firewood is burning.
After getting up, more and more places in the city were devoured by fire. The Russians struggled frantically, but to no avail, and could only fall powerlessly into the sea of flames.
In fact, the most affected areas were railway stations, warehouses, barracks, governments, post offices and other places. These major buildings were all under special care, and almost half of Omsk was covered in fire.
Because this is an important transportation hub, the Russians hoarded a large amount of supplies here and prepared to transport them to the front line. As a result, after this bombing, at least two-thirds of these supplies were lost.
This bombing was like a blow, hitting the Russians hard on the head. Through the blazing flames, they saw the ruthlessness and power of China.
When the report was sent to Moscow, Stalin's hands and feet were cold. He did not expect that China had such a powerful force. In Stalin's opinion, the defeat in the Far East was mainly due to the Russian civil war, which seriously depleted the country's national strength and was defeated by China.
People are injured.
But now he understands that China has already gone ahead of Russia in terms of military construction. Thinking of this, this piece of hard steel also felt a sense of fear.
At this moment, someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs suddenly sent a secret intelligence. It turned out that this secret intelligence was obtained from Japan. It clearly stated that the Chinese government was trying to invite Japan to jointly deal with Russia. In addition, Poland also
Would love to join in.
Seeing this, Stalin's heart was completely cold. One China is already very troublesome. If Japan is added to it, the Far East may not be able to defend it. And Poland has to join it, which makes Stalin even more furious. No matter what
He said that Poland was once a part of Russia, and they are also white people. Unexpectedly, they are so shameless that they want to cooperate with China. They are simply killing them and not leaving them.
Stalin chewed his teeth to pieces. In addition to being angry, Stalin also felt a bone-chilling coldness. Poland's participation actually means that Britain and France will also join. Maybe it will be another drama of joint intervention in Russia.
With Russia's current strength, it might be possible to win, but it would definitely be a disastrous victory, which he didn't want to see.
Moscow's top officials gathered together again to discuss the situation at hand. Everyone knew that the situation was very bad. Yagoda, who was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said: "According to preliminary estimates, we lost more than 30 million supplies in Omsk.
Moreover, the Siberian Railway has also been affected, and it will take at least a week to restore it."
"What?" Stalin asked in surprise: "What will the soldiers in the Far East do after such a long time? Without the railway, how will their supplies be delivered?"
Yagoda lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Stalin's eyes, but he still said: "The Chinese used a new type of incendiary bomb, and the killing effect was amazing. They could only do it after they did not take any further action for a week.
.And in the world, their air force will still bomb us, and even the army will take action."
Stalin stared at Yagoda closely and asked sharply: "Comrade Yagoda, do you mean that we have actually lost the ability to support the Far East battlefield?"
"Comrade Stalin, no matter how much I don't want to admit it, the facts are just as you said."
Stalin sank, and others looked at each other in shock. Kamenev suddenly said: "Comrade Stalin, I suggest you order Yegorov to withdraw immediately, and then concentrate your forces to fight the Chinese decisively."
Upon hearing this, Stalin stood up suddenly, his pupils turned into needles, and gasped and asked: "Kamenev, do you mean to give up the Far East? Do you want to give up these lands that belong to Russia?"
"No, it's just..." Kamenev still wanted to defend.
Stalin waved his hand fiercely: "Stop talking. You and your companion Trotsky are both traitors. You have become China's lackeys. You want to seize the land of the Soviet Union. I will not let you succeed..."
Listening to Stalin's words, everyone present fell silent for an instant. They instinctively felt that a storm was coming again...
Just after the Chinese Air Force bombed Omsk, private contacts between China and Russia began. The two sides fought and stopped, and finally Gu Weijun and Molotov reached an armistice agreement in Kulun.
According to the agreement, Russia recognized China's special interests in the Far Eastern Empire and did not seek to annex the Far Eastern Empire. At the same time, the two sides also demarcated the borders of Central Asia. They gave up the areas east and south of Lake Balkhash that they had captured during the Tsarist Russia era, a total of forty
Forty thousand square kilometers. In addition, looking at the geographical boundaries, China's territory extends westward, reaching the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea.
In other words, Central Asia is divided equally between China and Russia. Most of Kazakhstan is still in the hands of the Russians, but the southern part of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan all fall into China's hands.
in hand.
Although China did not take over all of Central Asia, with this agreement, China completely occupied the Amu Darya and Syr Darya river basins, the richest areas in Central Asia, and at the same time opened up the road to the Caspian Sea.
From the perspective of terrain area, most of what China has obtained is plateau and mountainous areas, while the Russian side has plains, but in fact the area occupied by China is more conducive to defense. And after taking this area, China directly borders Afghanistan and Iran, which is equivalent to
It opened up the road to development in South Asia and the Middle East, and the situation in western China was completely opened up.
The advantages of these strategies will have to wait until China is strong enough before they can be fully realized. But right now, there are several advantages that are enough to make China choke.
In the areas controlled by China, there are more than 150 billion tons of coal, and the varieties are complete, and can even be directly supplied for steelmaking. In addition, there are also large amounts of copper, tungsten, uranium and other resources. The specific amount has not been clearly detected, but it is sufficient for China
Initial industrialization is no problem at all. According to the current valuation, these natural resources alone are worth tens of billions...
