Stalin almost had to flick his sleeves away again, but the strong will calmed him down again, and he asked coldly: "How are you going to surrender?" ”

"Comrade Zhukov never said that he wanted to surrender, he just wanted to stop the war and ...... for the country and the nation" Kuznetsov was stunned by Stalin's roar as soon as he justified it: "What do you know? Get out! ”

Kuznetsov didn't dare to say a word, and walked away in a huff. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The embarrassed Vasilevsky did not stay or go, and looked at the thunderous Stalin and did not know what to say.

"You stay and listen to how Comrade Konstantin intends to sell us to the Germans."

"Comrade General Secretary, I do not want to surrender, any attempt to surrender or enslave us is unacceptable." Now that all has been said and done, Zhukov simply singled out and said, "I am willing to look at the problem with the attitude of a Bolshevik and a high-ranking military officer in a matter-of-fact manner." After the Germans had solved the problems of the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa, they were already significantly superior to us in terms of strategic situation. Not only do they have enough strategic depth, but they also have sufficient resources to ensure that they are far more and more extensive than we are. The assumption that Germany could not fight for long because of the resources is no longer true, and Hitler has the power of all of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, and we are now fighting all of Europe.

In terms of military strength, the German army is currently superior to ours in terms of equipment, training and coordination, and it is also assisted by a large number of servant armies and puppet armies, and counting these servant armies and puppet armies, they also have the upper hand in the number of troops. This made Hitler's strategic policy slowly transition from a blitzkrieg and a quick decisive battle to a war of attrition and a protracted war.

Russia's three magic weapons for winning wars -- cold weather, vast territory, and the will to fight for a long time -- are no longer of obvious effect. After the cold weather gave the Germans a disadvantage in the defense of Moscow, they never made a mistake again, and the offensive was completely stopped in winter, and from this year onwards, even the roads were muddy, and the combat time was reduced from 12 months to less than 8 months; Although the vast territory of the country won us depth and room for maneuver, it also created convenient conditions for the galloping of the German armored forces, and it can be seen from this operation that the Germans did not attack our two flanks with a strong defensive line at all, but focused on the central breakthrough; As for the will to fight protractedly, IMHO, if even people cease to exist, what if there is a will?

I note the fact that, although we are allies with Britain and the United States, both countries have never contributed enough to the cause of our resistance. Not only did they fail to deploy forces to launch an offensive and open a second battlefield on the continent, but they were unable to even deliver the material aid they had promised. The comrades below have complained that Britain and the United States are fighting for the steel consumption of the Germans by the flesh and blood of Russia, and they have taken the opportunity to win the opportunity for recovery and growth, and then to clean up the mess when we and the Germans are both defeated, and to achieve the so-called goal of killing two birds with one stone. ”

The phrase "killing two birds with one stone" had always been on Stalin's mind, and he believed that Britain and the United States sat back and watched the Soviet-German fight, weakened together, and finally achieved the dual goal of eliminating National Socialism and Bolshevism.

"Judging from the current actual situation, although this is only speculation, it has been verified in many ways: the total population of the United States is not inferior to ours, the industrial strength is much stronger than ours, and it is completely easy to pull out a force of 800-10 million, they have been directly involved in the war for a year and a half, it should be said that there is enough time, so far, how many American soldiers have you seen fighting with the Germans?

The total population of Britain is about one-third of ours, the industrial strength is close to ours, and there are vast colonies and dominions, and it is not a problem to build an army of 5 million, and they have suffered no major losses other than 500,000 troops in the French and North African campaigns, but I still have not seen many British and German troops fighting. Germany has imposed more than 90% of the power of its war machine on us.

I don't know if you have noticed such a change recently: Britain and the United States stopped their strategic air strikes against Germany under the pretext that the losses were too great, and Germany completely stopped air attacks on Britain some time earlier -- many of these bombers were put into the Eastern Front, and Germany repeatedly spread through the radio that it was willing to negotiate peace with Britain and the United States, and repeatedly expressed its respect for the sovereignty and international status of the countries of Western Europe. It shows that the two sides have formed a tacit understanding in some areas, and it also shows that the war between Germany and Britain and the United States is a war for spheres of influence and further distribution of colonies, a common war of competing interests between imperialist countries, and not a life-and-death war for survival. As far as Britain and the United States, especially the United States, can destroy us by the hands of Germany, it is completely acceptable to lose some British interests and colonies for this......"

Stalin was silent, and Vasilevsky was deeply shocked: Comrade Stalin was the only one who lectured and "taught" senior cadres in the party, but today Zhukov turned around and began to lecture the general secretary -- the latter did not say much opposition.

"To sum up, the idea of armistice negotiations is based on four reasons:

First, we are at a temporary military disadvantage, the gap cannot be bridged in the short term, and we need more time than the Germans to gain respite;

Second, the tone of the Germans has been lowered, Hitler has not talked about the elimination of the Bolsheviks, let alone the Slavs, and even the policy towards the Jews is changing, and he has expressed his willingness to negotiate with us through other channels, which shows that there are objective conditions for armistice negotiations;

Third, although the contradiction between Germany and Britain and the United States has eased somewhat, there is still a possibility of intensification under the premise that Britain and the United States have not yet recognized German hegemony, and I want to use this contradiction to push Hitler to turn around and fight Britain and the United States.

Fourthly, because of us, Eastern Europe and a number of puppet states are forced to obey the Germans, and if the armistice negotiations remove this pressure, they will be at odds with the Germans, and even Italy may be shaken - none of Hitler's allies and client states are serious about watching the Germans dominate Europe ......"

Stalin remained silent, and Zhukov simply continued in one breath.

"As for the specific content of the armistice talks, of course, the party and the general secretary should grasp the overall situation, but I personally believe that the following points cannot be shaken:

First, the socialist system remains unchanged, and the area under our control may be smaller in the future, but the system must be preserved;

Second, the party's leading position must be maintained;

Third, the general secretary is beyond reproach as our leader;

Fourth, we can commit to reducing military forces, but this should not affect the survival and self-defense capabilities of the country.

On this basis, it is a trivial matter for us to cede some territory and compensate for some materials, not to mention betraying the country. Many of the occupied territories are now former republics, which joined the family when the Soviet Union was formed, and who are now seeking independence because of the strength of Germany, and we have to respect their choice for the time being; And even if the territory of Russia is ceded out, it will fall into the hands of the Russian Liberation Army, although they are puppets of the Germans, but after all, they are still Russia's own people...... If they let Germany or other countries occupy these territories, they are betraying the country, not us.

In any case it was an opportunity, as Comrade Lenin did in 1917, that these ridiculous agreements would not be fulfilled as long as the Germans were ultimately defeated. The Germans can't be defeated now, but with the strength of the Russian Liberation Army, I will sweep it away with one front army in the future.

As for the temporarily lost territories, we can make up for them from the Far East, from India, from Afghanistan, and I believe that Hitler would also like to see this. ”

Stalin initially listened to Zhukov with a tiger face, but when he heard the words "the system will remain unchanged, the party's leadership will remain unchanged, and the position of the general secretary will remain unchanged," his face slackened slightly.

"Are you done?"

"That's all it takes, Comrade General Secretary, my words may not be very good, but they are really my true thoughts and have nothing to do with others."

"Comrade Konstantin, you are naïve in this idea, you know? Is politics that simple? ”

"I know no, that's why I hope you will lead us to overcome temporary difficulties, this temporary bow is not a surrender, let alone a betrayal of lofty goals and ideals, but a strategy and expedient measure, a necessary twist and turn on the road ahead, and a setback on the eve of a great victory." Zhukov said excitedly, "It was never smooth sailing to make a revolution, we had the defeat of the 1905 revolution, the defeat of the February revolution, and finally the victory of the October Revolution; On the road to building socialism, there will also be difficulties of one kind or another......"

"I know, I'll consider what you say, now you find a way to plug the hole in the central battlefield first." Stalin left this sentence and hurried away.

After Stalin left for a long time, Vasilevsky reacted as if he had just woken up from a dream and gave Zhukov a thumbs up: "You are amazing, dare to give a lesson to the general secretary!" ”

Zhukov sighed: "In the future, maybe I will die without a place to be buried." ”

"Isn't that enough?" Vasilevsky said hesitantly, "I think what you just said is quite right, I am too obsessed with military operations, and I don't see the problem far enough and not high enough. ”

"So, do you think he listened?"

Vasilevsky lowered his head and thought for a while: "It's not good to say, at least it will be touched." ”

Convinced that Stalin was gone, Kuznetsov, who had been hiding not far away, sneaked back to the scene and anxiously asked as soon as they met: "How can Comrade Stalin criticize you later?" ”

Vasilevsky said what had happened succinctly, and the other party was dumbfounded when he heard it, and he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.

"If something happens in the future, if you two are capable, please help take care of my family, and ......" Zhukov said after looking around, making sure that no one was eavesdropping, "keep your distance from me as much as possible, and don't be implicated." (To be continued.) )