Manturov panted and walked into the Kremlin conference room and said: "Comrades, I'm really sorry, I arrived a little late for the train just now, so I arrived a little late. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Comrade Manturov, you don't have to worry," Stalin's smile looked very kind, worthy of the loving father of the Soviet people, "the railway system is overloaded, the problem of trains often missing has existed for a long time, and it is not only you who are affected, but also the army.

It was precisely because of the delay of the train and the heavy load of the railway that the logistical supply of the Soviet Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was difficult, and some units were often unable to obtain sufficient quantities of supplies in a timely manner, which had a certain impact on their combat effectiveness.

One of the topics discussed in our meeting today is how to solve the problem of overloading the railway system. ”

Manturov breathed a sigh of relief, if he was so late for the meeting, he would definitely be scolded by the leader for being worthless. Fortunately, the meeting was held that day to discuss the problem of train delays, and Manturov's tardiness happened to be a good example.

"Comrade Manturov, how long has your train been delayed?" Stalin still maintained that kind smile, and there was no hint of blame in any way.

Manturov looked at his watch and said, "It's probably 45 minutes late, it's not too serious." When I was in Novosibirsk before, I had a delay of several hours. ”

"45 minutes isn't too serious?" The smile on Stalin's face suddenly disappeared, obviously dissatisfied with such a situation, "45 minutes is nothing for comrades who go to Crimea for vacation, but on the battlefield, every minute and every second is important, and in these 45 minutes, a lot can already happen, which must not be delayed."

Comrade Lazar Kaganovich, People's Commissar of Transport, has tried his best to solve this problem, but now the problem remains.

So, in order to improve this problem and share the work of Comrade Kaganovich, we have appointed Lieutenant General Andrei Vasilyevich Khrulev, Chief of the General Quartermaster Department of the Red Army, to the post of People's Commissar of Transport and to manage the transport system throughout the country.

Now, let me ask the new People's Commissar for Transport - Comrade Khrulev (not Khrushchev) to report for us on the problems that exist in the railway system. ”

Khrulev sat up straight and said with trepidation: "It is not that our railway network is not perfect, but that the number of our trains is too small and the carrying capacity is too small, so there is a situation where the railway is overloaded.

In addition, the tracks of some railways have also begun to deteriorate and need to be repaired, and the process of repair will inevitably affect the operation of the train, resulting in the delay of the train.

In addition, some trains are not equipped with radio communication systems, which makes it difficult to communicate with other trains and railway stations in a timely manner, and it is difficult to report emergencies in a timely manner, and it is even impossible to determine the location of the train, and it is difficult to estimate the time when the train needs to arrive, which is also one of the reasons for train delays.

To this end, we have started to equip the trains with radio stations, which has solved the problems of communication and management in a short period of time.

However, the problem of too much load on the railway system has always been difficult to solve. This is because the production of trains in our country is too small to keep up with the demand for supplies that we now have to supply the tens of millions of Soviet workers' and peasants' Red Army. ”

"Actually," Manturov added, "I was late for today's train because there was too much snow on some of the railways, and it took time to clear it before it could be passed."

In the past, this kind of train delay caused by too much snow generally had to be delayed for a longer time, even two or three hours, but fortunately, this time the comrades cleared the snow more efficiently, and the train delay time was relatively short. ”

Khrulev was clearly prepared for this, and he said unhurriedly: "Since the beginning of winter, the transport system of our country has been affected by snow. Many airports are unusable due to too much snow or icy runways, and some railways are impassable due to too much snow.

To this end, we mobilized a number of Red Army soldiers to clear the snow from the railways, to ensure that there were enough manpower and sufficient time to clear the snow on the railways, and to ensure that our supply lines would not be interrupted by the snow.

However, the railway lines in our country are too long, and there is a lot of snowfall this winter, it is impossible to achieve a comprehensive clean-up and ensure that all train schedules can run unimpeded at all times, and there will inevitably be a little delay. ”

"Comrade Khrulev," said Stalin, regaining his fatherly smile, "you have done a great job." These are critical times, and you must do everything you can to ensure that our army's supply of munitions can be met. In this way, our fighters will be able to fight to the fullest level.

As for the shortage of trains, Comrade Molotov has already secured some assistance from the United States, and the Americans have promised to provide our country with some locomotives, as well as hundreds of thousands of trucks.

While this assistance will help us logistically, we will also find ways to increase our truck and locomotive production so that we can ensure that we have enough trucks in the future and that we have a sufficient number of trucks to deliver supplies.

I intend to entrust this task to Comrade Manturov, who is not only Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, but also Deputy Chairman of the People's Commissar for Construction and the Development of Heavy Industry, who has successful experience in the development of production. ”

In front of Stalin, who else would dare to question Stalin's decision, except Manturov? "If it's all right, let Comrade Manturov share his thoughts."

"Comrades, I think everyone should know that the best way to increase the production of trucks and locomotives is to build more car and train factories, but this is a time of war, and we have quite limited time and materials. However, the resources required to build a new plant are enormous, and the time required is also enormous.

In order to increase production in a limited time and with limited materials, we can only expand our existing factories and open more production lines.

The same approach, which was applied to the task of increasing the production of aircraft and tanks, proved to be effective. From the beginning of the war on June 22 to the present, with the expansion of the scale of various aircraft factories and tank factories, the Soviet Union's aircraft and tank production is much higher than the original national factory capacity combined.

Since this method can effectively increase the production of tanks and aircraft, it should theoretically also be effective in increasing the production of trucks and locomotives. ”