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Text Chapter 776 The Beloved of the Empire (4)

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    It was not just the two empires that were in a state of anxiety, but also the Red Tsar as far away as Moscow.

    There have been frequent exchanges in the Kremlin recently, especially after the Japanese troops moved south, the top Soviet officials were very concerned about it.  First, they were excited that the Japanese army surrounded Singapore and captured Malaya in just over a month. They also controlled the Dutch East Indies and Malaya and defeated hundreds of thousands of British troops.  Then there was anxiety and anger because Japan allowed China to use the Sunda Strait.  What is even more disturbing is that China actually sent a fleet of nearly 90 large cargo ships to Saudi Arabia just before the Japanese army moved south, and a fleet with two aircraft carriers also arrived.

    ¡°General Secretary, these are photos taken secretly by Saudi comrades.¡± Beria carefully pulled out a stack of photos from the document bag.  Stalin's temper has been very bad recently, and issues such as Finland and the Baltic Sea have been bothering the red dictator.  Zhukov lost two more provinces in Afghanistan, causing hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops to retreat to Herat, bringing China one step closer to Iran.  The signing of the China-Iran oil agreement and the Japanese army's march south can be seen as the prelude to a world war. At this critical juncture, a fleet that broke into the Persian Gulf became the Soviet Union's choice.  Facing the aggressive Yang Qiu, it was strange that he had a good temper.  "General Secretary, preliminary investigations have revealed that there are a total of 2 Sichuan-class aircraft carriers entering the Persian Gulf, with 206 aircraft, as well as 3 cruisers and 4 destroyers. In addition, there are 1 heavy cruiser, 2 light cruisers, 2  A supply ship and 6 destroyers went to Djibouti, France. This is the fleet that arrived at the same time, with a total of 84 10,000-ton ships. This is a new type of ship with large hatches on the side that can directly allow vehicles to enter and exit. Look, the five ships coming out in front  Both are Type 31 tanks, and the one behind should be a new model. From the thickness analysis of the canvas sleeve, the caliber of the tank gun is between 80 and 90 mm.

    This one is very important!

    This person¡¯s name is Jiang Fangzhen, a second-level general.  He is the former president of the National Defense University of China.  He served for fifteen years and wrote many military books.  The Air-Land Battle theory that emerged last year was first proposed by him six years ago. Currently, half of the senior generals in the Chinese army are his students.  Now he works as military adviser to the president.  He was very active after arriving in Saudi Arabia and had more than a dozen meetings with the Saudi royal family. After Japan went south, he also stayed in Tehran and Istanbul for four days each and signed an ore purchase agreement with the two countries.

    In addition, Japan¡¯s telegram to us stated that the second batch of 51 transport ships had passed through the Sunda Strait ten days ago, and its destination was also the Persian Gulf.  Furthermore, the comrades in Paris have confirmed.  China has begun organizing expatriates and students to evacuate Europe, with the destinations being the United States and Saudi Arabia respectively.  Comrades in the United States also sent telegrams saying that they had received news that the Chinese Ambassador to the United States had purchased more than 20 large gas refrigerators, 650,000 tons of grain, and a large amount of beef, mutton, gauze, and medicine.  Two sets of ammunition production lines and shipbuilding equipment purchased from France are also being shipped to a Chinese-invested shipyard in the Red Sea port of Jeddah.  Two thousand Chinese workers and four thousand Saudis are stepping up construction to expand the number of docks and docks and build oil storage tanks.  In the past week, the number of transport planes flying between Hofuf and Kashgar has increased to 400. Saudi Arabia said it was just a normal rotation of oil workers.  Look at these signs.  China is using procurement and air transportation from countries around the world to strengthen its reserves in Saudi Arabia. It is feared that it is ready to be stationed in the Persian Gulf for a long time after losing Malacca.  "

    Beria¡¯s explanation was very detailed, and the meaning behind each photo was explained.  In the photo or the majestic battleship.  Or the dense group of trucks and tanks, or the expanding port of Jeddah, all made Stalin feel anxious.  The more he listened, the darker his face became, and he became even more angry that Japan did not block the strait as agreed.  In the end, he even stood up angrily: "Why didn't Japan block the strait? Haven't they already defeated the British Far East Fleet and sunk two battleships?"

    Just when Beria was about to speak, Voroshilov next to him stepped forward: "Japan replied. They have not captured Singapore yet, and their supply line is too long, so they need to wait a few more months."

    "Nonsense, this is a serious breach of contract and irresponsible behavior!" Stalin slammed the table angrily.  You know, right across from Saudi Arabia is Iran.  Sino-Iranian oil cooperation has already made him very worried. Now China has suddenly stockpiled weapons, equipment and materials on a large scale in Saudi Arabia. In addition, the number of aircraft carriers exceeds 500. In his view, this is preparation for intervening in Iran and even attacking the Caucasus.  Iran is a barrier in Central Asia that the Soviet Union must protect. Otherwise, it would not have signed an agreement with Iran when the Soviet Union was just established to ensure that it would not fall to Britain and France.  It is true that Iran has not fallen to Britain and France, but that idiot Reza Khan has been conquered bit by bit by the petro-democracy, which makes him very resentful.

    Stalin was a little out of control. Just as he picked up his pipe and lit it, an officer opened the door and delivered a document to be signed.  Because he had just heard the curse inside, the officer was a little nervous and accidentally knocked over the ink bottle when presenting the document.  Seeing the thick black ink dripping on Stalin's trousers, the officer suddenly turned pale with fear and trembled all over.No words can come out.  Stalin was very dissatisfied when he saw him frightened like this: "Do you think Comrade Stalin only has one pair of trousers?"

    The officer's face turned even paler, and Stalin didn't bother to look at him. He signed this unimportant document and drove him out.  However, after this episode, Stalin gradually calmed down, smoking a cigarette while his eyes wandered back and forth between Tehran and the Caucasus.  Beria and Voroshilov looked at each other and guessed that he was worried that China would threaten the security of the Caspian Sea, Caucasus and Baku after it established a foothold in Saudi Arabia.  Especially Georgia, which is the hometown of Comrade Stalin!  The Soviet Chief of General Staff Voroshilov, who always took Stalin's will as the highest order, immediately said: "General Secretary, from the photos and intelligence analysis just taken by Comrade Beria, Chinese army soldiers have not yet entered the army on a large scale, so I think it should be  Win Iran over immediately. Iran's northern railway can reach directly to the Strait of Hormuz. The bf109 fighter jets we purchased from Germany have been trained for half a year. The pilots are very enthusiastic about fighting. If they are deployed here, we can use this advanced aircraft to cut off  The air connection between China and Saudi Arabia means that no matter how much supplies they reserve in Saudi Arabia, it will be useless without soldiers to use them."

    These words spoke to Stalin¡¯s heart. After all, no one wants his hometown to be threatened by others.  At this time, he suddenly remembered the plan to go south that Tukhachevsky had proposed. The plan mentioned that it would be the first to control the Strait of Hormuz and Karachi, India. This would not only bring the Soviet Union the coveted warm-water port, but also contain  China's entry into the Persian Gulf would also deter Britain from going around the world to encircle and suppress the Soviet Union.  Unfortunately, no one knows whether Stalin regretted it.  But Beria sensed his concerns about the Persian Gulf.

    "General Secretary, it is only a matter of time before Japan completely defeats the British forces in the Far East. China will definitely not let Japan control the straits for a long time, because without the straits, it cannot freely enter and exit the Indian Ocean, so it took advantage of Japan's failure to come south and deployed an airborne division on Sumatra Island.  It is to fight for control of the strait in the future. So now is the best time to fight for Iran. If China attacks Malaya and Sumatra to seize the strait, it can transport more soldiers to the Persian Gulf. If Herat is also lost. They can use  Iran¡¯s Northern Railway takes a circuitous route to our country¡¯s Caspian Sea and Caucasus.¡±

    "That's right." Stalin nodded, but he was still hesitant in his heart.

    Fighting for Iran is actually attacking Iran to overthrow the regime of Reza Khan. This is tantamount to offending Britain, which has troops stationed in Iran and Iraq.  He is not afraid of Britain, but Germany is always uneasy.  After the Soviet-German Secret Pact was signed, although it tried to win Hitler's trust by increasing resource exports to Germany, the Soviet Union still maintained a 2 million-strong army in Europe just for fear of falling out.  Send troops to Iran now, just in case Britain encourages Germany to tear up the treaty.  Will the vast Ukraine and Belarus become the second Czech Republic?

    When Stalin was in a dilemma, the phone on the table suddenly rang.  After picking up the phone expressionlessly, Motolov's voice came from the other end.  After a while, Beria and Voroshilov discovered that Comrade General Secretary, who had looked serious just now, actually smiled.

    What happened?

    Stalin put down the phone.  He banged his pipe vigorously and said happily: "Very good, the Japanese have begun to attack Singapore." "Great." Voroshilov applauded, although his military qualities cannot be praised.  But at least we know the importance of Singapore.  As long as the Japanese army captures Singapore, the probability that Beijing will intervene in the war will be much greater.

    On the contrary, it was Beria who noticed the abnormality, because he believed that there must be something else.  Otherwise Stalin would not be so happy.  Sure enough, Stalin paused for a while and then said: "The call just now was from Comrade Motolov. In addition to this news, he also told me another thing. The German special envoy Ribbentrop will be coming soon.  Moscow, he hopes to talk to us about the Polish issue. Comrade Beria, you must take care of everyone and prepare for this matter, and then let Comrade Zhdanov personally greet him."

    Beria¡¯s eyebrows jumped wildly, Germany is going to take action against Poland!

    You know, according to the previous secret agreement, Germany was willing to give up half of Poland and the three Baltic countries to win the trust of the Soviet Union.  Britain and France are allies of Poland. As long as Germany takes action, it will completely offend Britain and France. So who can care about Iran's life and death?  !

    Voroshilov stood on the side and saw that both of them were beaming with joy. He didn't understand what was going on at first. It wasn't until he thought about what he just said carefully that he finally understood and excitedly stepped forward and said: "General Secretary, what do you think of the Caucasus?"  Do the comrades in the front army have any instructions?"

    "Yes." Stalin was satisfied with Voroshilov's cleverness, and his tone became decisive and said: "I want to tell the comrades below that winning over Iran is a very important matter, and you must arrange it yourself.  . Comrades must see clearly that this is an imperialist conspiracy to attack us from both Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. These conspiracies areCrimes against the Soviets are crimes that threaten the territory of the great Soviet Union.  Twenty years ago, they took advantage of the chaos at the beginning of the establishment of the Soviet Union to plunder our country's machinery and equipment. With the help of British and American imperialism, they unilaterally occupied our territory!  They massacred the workers and peasants Red Army soldiers and loyal Soviet party members, and illegally annexed the beautiful Vladivostok, the fertile East Siberia, and the cattle and sheep-filled East Kazakhstan, Almaty, and Andijan.  Now the Chinese black hands are trying to extend into our country's Caucasus and Caspian Sea regions. This is unforgivable!

    It is necessary to mobilize the troops in the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea, and to clearly tell every commander and fighter that they are facing an evil, cunning, and unscrupulous enemy.  All gc party members must take action immediately, mobilize the masses, and prepare to fight a war to protect the security of the country's hinterland.  "

    In his powerful speech, the black ink stains on Stalin¡¯s pants were particularly eye-catching
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