Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Stalin frowned and said, "Comrade Vasilevsky, if you have anything to say, please feel free to say it. What time is it now?"

"Ok!"

Vasilevsky nodded, and continued: "According to the intelligence judgment, the Japanese Kwantung Army's military operation this time was actually not approved by the Japanese government cabinet, but was an unauthorized action by the Kwantung Army.

The Japanese government is actually not very willing to be an enemy of the Soviet Union at this stage, but wants the Germans and the Soviet Union to suffer as much as possible, so that someone can get the greatest benefit.

So I think it may be possible to conduct military operations to defuse the Japanese Kwantung Army through diplomatic channels! "

After pondering for a while, Stalin asked: "If it can be resolved through diplomatic channels, that is naturally the best result at present, but what if the Japanese government is unwilling to terminate or is unable to terminate the Kwantung Army?"

Stalin knew very well what it means to be a weak country without diplomacy. If it were the same as before, the Soviet Union would not have to worry about Japan's small tricks at all.

But feng shui takes turns, today is different from the past!

Chapter 1143

Vasilevsky said in a deep voice: "This possibility is indeed very high! The commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, Ishihara Wanji, is a very ambitious and far-sighted Japanese strategist. Fight to fame.

The dispatch of troops to the Far East this time must have been planned by him. This person has always had a tough style of restraint. It is indeed very difficult for him to obey the order of the Japanese government at this time!

But we simply don't have the ability to take care of the Far East, and this is the only way at present! "

"Although this possibility is not very high, it is worth a try!"

Stalin nodded his head full of heartache. The damn little Japan finally showed his fangs, but the Soviet Union had no way to effectively counteract everything that had been expected.

Vasilevsky went on to say: "If the negotiation breaks down, I suggest to give up the Far East directly and preserve strength as much as possible!

Because the Far East is no longer of great significance to us, instead of wasting precious troops, it is better to make a decisive strategic retreat. "

"That's all it takes!"

Stalin nodded helplessly again.

After the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, the Far East, as the strategic rear of the Soviet Union, could not only receive and transfer various aid materials from the United States, but also opened up a large amount of wasteland to increase food production.

But now with the destruction of the US Pacific Fleet and the massive Japanese attack, these two important functions no longer exist, so for the current Soviet Union, this vast and sparsely populated bitter cold land really doesn't have much effect.

In fact, there are still very rich oil resources in the Far East, but they have not been discovered and developed yet.

Otherwise, the Far East will have another result, and it has long been operated by the Soviet Union as an extremely important industrial zone and strategic rear area.

"On the Finnish side, I also have a suggestion."

Vasilevsky went on to say: "The Finns have never actually wanted to be involved in a war between major powers. Like Norway and Sweden, the most important thing they want to do is to maintain a neutral position.

Therefore, I think we can start from this aspect and send people to negotiate with them. The Soviet Red Army will completely withdraw from the Finnish border,..."

At this time, Marshal Zhukov raised a different opinion: "If we had taken the initiative to negotiate and make concessions with Finland a few months ago, the Finns must be very happy to accept our sincerity!

But now I am afraid that the appetite of the Finns will not stop at the original national boundaries, right? "

"If you don't try it, how will you know the result? The Slavic nation has gone through thousands of years of hardships and has the most tenacious vitality. No matter how powerful and brutal the Nazi Germany is, the great Slavic nation will never perish!"

Vasilevsky spread his hands and said murderously: "So as long as the Finns are still rational, they should be very clear that the great Soviet Union will never fall easily, and the most sensible choice for them at present is to see each other. Just accept it, instead of completely offending the great Soviet Union!"

"Vasilevsky's proposal is worth thinking about! As long as the Finns are willing to stop at the border, the Soviet Union is willing to coexist peacefully with them and be friendly neighbors forever!"

Stalin nodded again, this proposal really touched his heart.

As long as Finland stopped to join forces with the Germans, the pressure on Murmansk would suddenly disappear, so that it could concentrate on dealing with the German attack on Leningrad.

At present, the top priority of the Soviet Union is to keep Leningrad at all costs. No matter in terms of spiritual level or actual war effect, Leningrad must not fall.

Well, saving your life is the most important thing now. As for the grand ambition of "liberating all mankind, liberating the whole world", we have to wait until we have escaped this catastrophe.

Thinking of this, Stalin suddenly became anxious, and said to Vasilevsky: "Comrade Vasilevsky, I will leave this matter to you. You must contact the Finnish authorities as soon as possible, as long as they can stop The border, we can make any concessions that do not violate the principles!"

"Yes, Comrade Stalin, I know what to do!"

Vasilevsky nodded, and then said: "Regarding the Caucasus region, I am afraid that we have to be prepared with both hands. We need to strengthen Stalingrad's defense line in advance to prevent Turkey from making things worse and causing a worse situation."

"It is very necessary and urgent to strengthen and establish the Stalingrad defense line! But at the same time, the Caucasus region cannot be easily discarded. We must do our best to defend, even if it is just to buy more time!"

Stalin tapped his beard, how many casualties and sacrifices there will be, has long been out of his consideration. The most important thing at present is to gain time to limit the development of violent soldiers and consume the enemy to the greatest extent!

Woo~woo~woo~

At this moment, several melodious sirens sounded from afar.

Not long after, a Soviet military officer walked into the conference room excitedly, and reported to Stalin with a face full of joy: "Great Comrade Stalin, the first batch of aid materials worth 3000 million US dollars escorted by the Huaxia Transport Fleet has already arrived." Safely arrived at the port of Arkhangelsk!"

"What, did the Huaxia fleet arrive safely so soon? Come on, let's go out and have a look!"

Hearing this news, Comrade Stalin was really overjoyed, stood up quickly and walked outside the house.

All the bad things surrounding me these days, today is finally a good day, Comrade Stalin can't stay still, it's okay to go to relax.

Although President Roosevelt only approved 3000 million US dollars in aid materials, Dongxing Trading Co., Ltd. was rich and well-connected. In addition to the order approved by President Roosevelt, Yang Fan asked for another 2000 million in other materials.

Otherwise, the time cost and transportation cost of going back and forth are too high, and the Soviet Union is indeed at the end of the road now, and it is all counting on these materials to continue their lives!

Although the system can provide safe express delivery services, it is not a free service function, and it is impossible to cheat against the basic principles. On the surface, it is no different from the transportation process of ordinary transportation fleets.

It is nothing more than that the German submarine force and fleet that will be stationed along the way are either blind, or they are not on the same route as the transport fleet when they find it, and they cannot pursue and attack at all, or even if they can attack, they will only shoot torpedoes. Can't hit at all.

All in all, the system will never allow the public to cheat in a supernatural way, it must pay attention to a logic and rationality.

Since Germany has already occupied Norway, the German aircraft in its territory can directly threaten the port of Murmansk, and can also threaten the Barents Sea route, so most of the current transport fleets will enter the port of Arkhangelsk in a small circle. place the goods.

Chapter 1144 No comparison, no harm

When Stalin and others came to the port by car, several [-]-ton giant ships had already entered the port and were slowly berthing at the port wharf.

Seeing the huge steel body of the [-]-ton giant ship and seeing the cargo on the deck, Stalin and others couldn't help but frowned and smiled, and the negative emotions accumulated in the conference room before were instantly swept away.

Oh my god, finally another batch of life-saving supplies came, which solved the urgent need.

"We finally arrived in the Soviet Union safely. We never expected it to be so smooth! Representative Xia, please come along. I will introduce the great Comrade Stalin to you later!"

Escorting the boat was a Soviet diplomat stationed in the United States, who was ordered to return to the Soviet Union with Xia Chen.

Under the systematic arrangement, the entire 10-day transportation process was naturally calm and calm. Even if you occasionally saw a German submarine force emerging from the water, it was safe and sound.

In order to train his brother-in-law Xia Chen, let him go out to practice and deal with the Soviet high-level in advance, Yang Fan handed over this errand to Xia Chen.

"Okay, thank you!"

At this moment, Xia Chen's heart is full of pride and joy. As an ordinary overseas Chinese, now he can directly meet the top leader of a superpower. This has to be said to be very exciting and inspiring. Things can add a lot of color to your resume.

Well, for ordinary people, this bull can indeed last a lifetime.

"Marshal Stalin. Hello! I am Xia Chen, the representative of Huaxia Dongxing Trading Group Company. This time, I was ordered by Admiral Yang Fan to escort aid materials worth 3000 million US dollars to the port of Arkhangelsk in the Soviet Union. Fortunately, I did not disgrace my order. Arrived safely today, all supplies arrived without loss.

This batch of supplies is roughly US$500 million worth of gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, tanks and armored vehicles worth US$600 million, various caliber artillery and shells worth US$200 million, firearms and ammunition worth US$400 million, food worth US$500 million, Drugs, steel plates, aluminum, and other materials.

In addition, there are 800 self-propelled rocket launchers of the latest 122mm self-propelled rocket launchers worth 70 million US dollars, and 30 rounds of supporting rocket shells!This is the material list, please check it! "

After a while of busy work, he stood in front of Stalin face to face, and really saw the legendary Supreme Commander of the Soviet Union. Xia Chen couldn't help the turmoil in his heart, his expression was extremely excited, and his hands were shaking constantly.

There is no way, the shadow of a famous tree, even though Xia Chen is now a well-known No. [-] person, compared with the supreme commander of the superpower in front of him, his aura and psychological quality are still far behind. Far.

Comrade Stalin held Xia Chen's hand very happily, and said sincerely: "Representative Xia has worked hard all the way, please extend my most cordial greetings to General Yang Fan! At the same time, the Soviet people will never forget this most Sincere friendship!"

Stalin was really happy, and it has been a full month and a half since the last batch of aid arrived.

In June 1941, 6 PQ-39 transport ships were attacked by German forces in Norwegian waters.After some fighting, 17 transport ships were sunk by the Germans, and 24 ships were forced to return. In the end, only 4 ships successfully arrived in Arkhangelsk.

It was really because of this tragic attack on the fleet that President Roosevelt made up his mind to hand it over to Dongxing Trading Company to test the waters.

However, they did not expect that the transport fleet of Dongxing Trading Company would arrive so miraculously without damage, delivering so many life-saving supplies at once.

It would be strange if Stalin was not happy or excited.

"What kind of weapon is a rocket launcher? Is it any different from our Soviet Katyusha rocket launcher? Have the Americans also developed a rocket launcher?"

Seeing the last weapon, Stalin was a little confused. The Katyusha has always been a secret weapon of the Soviets. It was successfully trial-produced in March 1939, and it was not until last month that all qualitative tests were completed and formal production began.

At present, the Katyusha rocket launchers equipped by the Soviet rocket launcher company add up to a pitiful 7, and they are thinking of saving more points as secret weapons and sending them to the front-line battlefield to give the Germans a big surprise.

However, there were as many as 70 self-propelled rocket launchers in this batch of aid materials. This should not have surprised Stalin. He even began to suspect that a high-level spy had appeared in the Soviet Union and sold his new secret weapon technology.

"Marshal Stalin, this self-propelled rocket launcher was manufactured in the United States, but the patented technology belongs to our Huaxia Dongxing Group. It is a multiple-barreled rocket launcher!"

Xia Chen explained with a smile: "The rocket launcher has a caliber of 122 mm, a total weight of 20 tons, and a total length of 9.25 meters. It can fire 122 rounds of 40 mm caliber rockets in one salvo, and the maximum range is 20 kilometers. It can be fired in bursts, or in a salvo.

该炮可以携带炮弹80发，装填一次齐射的弹药约需5～10分钟，一次齐射仅需10～20秒。运载车时速可以高达70公里，具有极强的机动力。

The gun has ferocious firepower and a wide range of damage. It can wipe out the enemy's dense troops in a large area, suppress the enemy's firepower equipment, and effectively destroy the enemy's fortifications,..."

"What, is it a multiple rocket launcher? It fires 40 rockets in a salvo, with a maximum range of 20 kilometers? Doesn't this mean it is much more powerful than our Katyusha rocket launcher?"

Don't be afraid of not knowing the goods, but be afraid of comparing goods. After listening to Xia Chen's introduction, Marshal Zhukov's eyes lit up instantly. He visited the launch show in person last month, and he knew nothing about the Katyusha rocket launcher. Power and powerful performance too.

The official model of the current Katyusha rocket launcher is BM-13. It is a multi-rail rocket launcher with a total of 8 launch rails. One salvo can launch 132 rounds of 16mm caliber rockets, with a maximum range of 8.5 kilometers.

Except for the slightly larger caliber of the Katyusha rocket launcher, the rest of the data is completely crushed by the 122mm self-propelled rocket launcher!

"Comrade Zhukov, is this 122mm self-propelled rocket launcher really much more powerful than our Katyusha rocket launcher?"

Hearing this, Stalin was very happy, but his heart was full of dissatisfaction. He finally came up with such a big killer. As a result, the Chinese people had already researched it. Not only did it crush the Katyusha rocket launcher in performance, but it also Mass industrial production started.

This is like the shining point of one's proudest advantage, suddenly being compared by others, and becoming an insignificant ordinary thing. If you don't feel a sense of loss in your heart, it must be abnormal.

In a word, there is no harm without comparison.

Chapter 1145 Exploded

"Yes, Comrade Stalin! This MLPS is much more powerful than our Katyushas."

Zhukov didn't think too much, and said with great excitement: "With these rocket launchers with advanced performance and powerful firepower, we have a trump card that the Germans cannot defend against!"

Vasilevsky naturally also saw the powerful military value of this 122 self-propelled rocket launcher very clearly, nodded with bright eyes and said: "Yes, with these 70 self-propelled rocket launchers with powerful firepower and strong mobility, not only Leninger Le is saved, and the Caucasus region is also saved!"

"Really? Does it really have such a big effect?"

Hearing this, Stalin's pupils constricted and his blood boiled, and the previous unhappiness was rushed to Java.

Zhukov nodded affirmatively and said: "Yes, Comrade Stalin! As long as they are used properly, these 70 self-propelled artillery will not only greatly relieve the frontal pressure, but also deal a great mental blow to the enemy!

Although it cannot fundamentally change the situation of the war, it can completely play an unimaginably powerful role. "

Vasilevsky continued with an excited tone: "That's right, we can take the German army that besieged Leningrad first to make a stand, so that those damned Germans don't dare to be too arrogant, and at the same time let the Finns understand the Soviet Union. Strong background and war potential!

As long as it is used well, it is easy for Finns to calm down and see the situation clearly and make wise choices. "

"that would be great!"

Regarding Zhukov and Vasilevsky's words, Stalin naturally believed deeply, and immediately became excited. As long as Leningrad can be kept, as long as the Caucasus region is not lost, the Soviet Union still has the capital to continue to fight against Germany , so that you won't lose so much that you don't even lose your underpants.

At this time, Xia Chen emphasized emphatically without losing the opportunity: "These 70 self-propelled rocket launchers are bought by our Chief Admiral Yang Fan, who specially spent a huge sum of money to buy them from the Americans. They can help the great Soviet Union!"

"Helpful! So helpful!"

After listening to the translation, Stalin quickly held Xia Chen's hand excitedly, and thanked him again from the bottom of his heart: "I am so grateful to General Yang Fan, Representative Xia, we Soviet people will always remember this friendship!".

Is the icing on the cake, where is the fragrance of sending charcoal in the snow?

At present, the Soviet Union is already in danger, but at this juncture, Yang Fan sent such a generous gift, and its effect is self-evident.

Of course, it is impossible for Yang Fan to be a good old man and do business at a loss, although he is now advancing funds to buy aid materials for the Soviet Union, and also provides door-to-door service.

But sooner or later, the Soviet Union will pay back the money, not only will it not be less, but it will also have to be paid with interest.

Anyway, now Dongxing Trading Group Company is so poor that it only has money left. If it is not used for investment, can it be moldy there?

……

Tokyo, Imperial Palace.

The Kwantung Army sent troops out of Manzhouli to attack the Soviet Union's Chita without the permission of the base camp. Naturally, such a major event could not be hidden from the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Special High School.

"Nani? Ishihara Waner just issued an order to fight against the Soviet Union? Who gave him this authority? Where did he have the qualifications to issue an order to fight the Soviet Union! Baga, it's unreasonable!"

After receiving the news, Hirohito was so angry that he was about to vomit blood. He was planning to abolish the Kwantung Army, massively increase troops in the Myanmar theater, destroy the industrial base in northern Myanmar, and completely seal off the Huaxia Kingdom. A big thunder is simply the rhythm of killing people.

Hirohito immediately summoned Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, Minister of Foreign Affairs Matoku Togo, Prince Miyazaihito of the Military Council, Chief of the Military Command, Prince Fushimi Miyahiro, Minister of the Interior Kiichiro Hiranuma, Minister of the Army Hata Toshiroku, and Chief of Operations of the General Staff Headquarters. Tominaga, the Minister of the Navy, and Chuanko Shiro and other military and political ministers entered the palace to hold an emergency imperial meeting.

Soon, a group of military and political ministers hurried to the Imperial Palace to attend the meeting.

Hirohito looked at Hideki Tojo first, and asked loudly, "Tojo-kun, how is the situation now?"