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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 1985: Turbulence (Part 2)

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    Stalin, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, had such a magical power. When he did not speak, he exerted endless pressure on the Politburo members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union present, as if the air was solidified, imprisoning everyone around him.  space, because I can never guess Comrade Stalin's true inner thoughts, which is very dangerous. Maybe it is because of a word or an incident. A certain Politburo member who used to be a high-ranking member is being escorted to a concentration camp, or  , has been secretly executed.

    This is the case now. After the Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov, finished his report, Comrade Stalin first made angry accusations, and then the leader was silent for a long time. The angry accusations were not scary, even if he was scolded, he was not scary.  The most terrifying thing is not knowing Comrade Stalin's true inner thoughts. Maybe Comrade Stalin had murderous intentions, maybe.  .  .  .  .  .  , anyway, there are any possible surnames.

    This kind of silence was like a mountain with no peak in sight, rushing towards him. Marshal Petroshilov, who was the first to bear the brunt, felt almost suffocated. There were fine beads of sweat on his forehead and back, but he still maintained his posture.  The posture of a soldier, the silence in the office was frightening.

    Finally, when the Politburo members almost collapsed, Stalin spoke, and then the solid air in the office loosened a little, "Comrade Petroshilov, I don't need to listen to the complaints of the General Staff.  "What I need is to assemble no less than 1.5 million troops west of the Ural Mountains in late March, as well as all weapons and equipment and various supplies for the offensive."

    "In mid-April, the second batch of troops transferred to the east should not be less than 1.5 million troops and corresponding weapons and equipment. The final batch of 1 million troops should be assembled by the end of April at the latest.  Finished, Comrade Petroshilov, there is not much time left for your General Staff. What you have to do is how to assemble the troops as quickly as possible to prepare for the attack, not at the Politburo meeting.  , complaining endlessly.¡±

    Having said this, Marshal Petroshilov would be looking for trouble if he didn't know the difference anymore. He quickly said: "Comrade Stalin, the General Staff must follow your orders to complete the Third Outer Mongolia War."  All deployed, but in the two batches, we have already assembled three million troops, which is more than enough to attack Tang Qiuli's force reading division in Outer Mongolia. Do we need to continue to mobilize the last batch of one million troops? "

    Marshal Petroshilov asked this question, which shows his skill. From another perspective, it also reduces the pressure on himself. It is mid-February now, and before the end of April, all four million troops will be gathered in place. More than two  Months of time are not as difficult as usual. If one million fewer people are mobilized, the pressure will be reduced a lot. At least there will be time to breathe. But I know that if I fail to complete the tasks assigned by Comrade Stalin, the consequences will be serious.

    Stalin shook his head enigmatically, and said in a rare and murderous tone: "Comrade Petroshilov, I must correct your point of view. This time we are using such a huge force in the East, the goal is not only  Which Tang Qiuli and the pesky Chinese, as well as the Japanese Kwantung Army occupying the Far East, we must use the most ferocious attack in the shortest time to completely defeat the Chinese and Japanese, and permanently eradicate the Soviet Union's eastern territory  There is an idiom among Chinese people to solve the external hidden dangers, which is called ¡®once and for all¡¯. What we have to do is to achieve this effect.¡±

    I admired all the members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the senior generals of the General Staff who were present at the meeting. They were all impressed by Comrade Stalin's courage and foresight. A burst of warm and neat applause sounded in the office, and these Soviet leaders were not excluded.  Guys, take this opportunity to stretch your stiff bodies.

    Stalin waved his hand and stopped the applause. "Comrade Panderev, what progress has your Air Force made in building field airports in the East? When the ground troops begin their offensive at the end of March, will your Air Force be able to spare no less than 5,000 troops?"  A combat aircraft to support the attack on Tang Qiuli's military division?" This question was asked by the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Air Force, General Pandelev, the general manager of everything with wings in the Soviet sky.

    General Panderev stood up and replied succinctly: "No problem, Comrade Stalin, when the ground troops launch an attack on the Chinese, I can bring out at least 6,000 combat aircraft to provide aerial firepower for the infantry comrades.  The support includes 4,500 fighter jets and 1,500 bombers. This is just the initial deployment. More than 5,000 combat aircraft will be deployed to the East in the future, because we have enough field airports.  To accommodate our aircraft fleet, the sky above Outer Mongolia is almost overwhelming.¡±

    "Good! Very good! Comrade Pandelev, the comrades of the Air Force have done a great job!" Stalin praised with a smile. This is also an extremely rare move. Under normal circumstances, Comrade Stalin will never be in politics.At the bureau meeting, in front of so many Politburo members, he praised someone, "The comrades of the Air Force have set an example for us. In comparison, the actions of the General Staff seem too delayed and slow."  "Yes," he said, his eyes seemed to glance at the Chief of General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov, intentionally or unintentionally.

    Just this look made the hairs all over Marshal Petroshilov's body explode. The beads of sweat that had just dissipated on his forehead began to seep out again. He knew very well the meaning of this look. There was disappointment and warning.  There is also dissatisfaction, which is very complicated anyway, that is, there is no satisfaction and appreciation.

    Stalin paced for a while, then sat back at the table, put on new tobacco, lit the pipe, took a comfortable puff, and puffed out light blue smoke, "Comrade Beria, you, the All-Soviet Intelligence System  General Coordinator, tell us about the situation of the Germans. What is that lunatic Hitler doing now?" Stalin glanced at Beria, Chairman of the All-Soviet Counterrevolutionary Committee.

    During the recent period, Comrade Beria's mental state has been very full, and he has a feeling of being in high spirits during happy events. Although he failed to intervene in the army's intelligence system in the end, he still gained a very important title, All-Soviet Intelligence  System Chief Coordinator.

    This is a newly created position proposed by Stalin for the Politburo. According to Comrade Stalin, the Soviet intelligence system does its own thing and does its own thing behind closed doors. It is a waste of resources and needs to be integrated. The General Coordination Committee came into being.  , whose responsibility is to coordinate the relationship between various intelligence systems in the Soviet Union, mediate internal disputes, and summarize the important strategic information of each intelligence system before directly presenting it to Comrade Stalin.

    Although it is just coordination, it has a connotation of harmony. He has no power to directly participate in the specific business and personnel appointments and dismissals of each intelligence system, let alone interfere with the daily work of each intelligence agency. He seems to be a high-ranking person but  A false position that has no real power at all.

    But in Beria's view, this is an excellent opportunity to control the entire Soviet intelligence system. Since it is coordination, he has a reasonable identity to intervene in other intelligence agencies. Internal disputes can be created at any time as long as he needs them.  , with his proficient political struggle art, dramatic methods, and ruthless style, that blind man who dares not to obey orders will soon become the well-deserved master of the entire Soviet intelligence system, the first red agent.  one person!

    Seeing Stalin talking to him in such a friendly tone, which was completely different from his previous attitude towards Petroshilov, Beria felt relieved and flattered at the same time.

    Beria stood up hurriedly and replied respectfully: "Comrade Stalin, according to your instructions, all our intelligence systems will put all their energy in two directions, one is the Chinese Tang Qiuli's troops in the east, and the other is  It¡¯s the Germans in the West. According to the intelligence we currently have, the war between the Germans and the British and American forces in the British Isles has come to an end!¡±

    The tone was full of confidence, and of course, Beria's pride was also indispensable.

    "Oh?" Stalin's body leaned forward suddenly, his eyes flickered, and he asked with surprise and fear: "Comrade Beria, according to you, the Germans will soon end the war against the British and American coalition forces?"

    If this is the case, one's own combat plan in the East must be abandoned. On one side are the arrogant and energetic German troops sweeping across the European continent, and on the other side are the Chinese and Japanese. Judging from the current situation, the threat from the Germans is  Far greater than the threat from the Chinese and Japanese, "the lesser of two evils," I will have to make a choice. With the current national strength of the Soviet Union, it is still unable to defend the Germans from the west and attack Tang Qiuli and He from the east.  The Japanese Kwantung Army was fighting two wars at the same time.

    Therefore, Beria's intelligence was of vital importance, so important that whether he needed to change the Politburo decision three months ago, he was forced to change the country's strategic direction again, although the Soviet Union would have to pay a significant economic cost for this.  The price, the mobilization of millions of troops, would be a staggering amount of money, and it would involve issues of one's own authority, but face and rubles would not be as painful as the destruction of the country.

    Unlike Stalin, the members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party and the heavyweight generals of the military who attended the meeting had another idea. People who knew Beria well even thought viciously, "This guy doesn't know how to do it."  Did they get the exact information that the Germans had an absolute upper hand in the war against the British and American forces, but they delayed telling it in order to show their superiority? "

    Therefore, not only Stalin's eyes were filled with surprise and suspicion, but also all the members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party and important generals of the General Staff who attended the meeting looked at the somewhat triumphant Bailey with cannibalistic eyes.  Ya.

    ((To be continued.)
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