Like last time, Manturov and Katya walked into Voroshilov's villa through the back door and went directly to the upstairs room to put their luggage. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

But unlike last time, Manturov did not rush down to the hall to watch the excitement, but chose to stay in the guest room and read quietly. Because he knew that the visitors downstairs were not Ra Mo Kaganovich, who admired him and was happy to communicate with him, but Kotin and Molotov, who were said to have opinions about him.

At the last meeting of the Ministry of Defense, Manturov praised the work of Kotin's "old enemy" A-32 tank (the prototype of the T-34), saying something like: "If it can be upgraded, (the A-32) will be a great tank." ”

Kejing is not a man of grace, and he can even be described by the word jealousy. This person, who has repeatedly obstructed the development of other peers, has made many excellent works, including A-32, neglected, while his own works are highly valued by the military.

In any case, Kotin was an excellent tank engineer. The KV series of tanks he designed was an excellent work for its time. The IS series tanks he later designed reversed the situation in which the Soviet army was beaten by German Tiger tanks on the battlefield in the future. His IS-3 made the leaders of Western countries feel that their tank level was ten years behind the Soviet Union.

However, so far, Manturov does not have the courage to tear up with Kokin, let alone spoil the harmonious atmosphere before the meal. So I didn't dare to go down and face him so soon.

And Molotov, himself, had no opinion on Manturov. But the last time he met Stalin, Manturov had told Molotov about the possibility of a German invasion of the Soviet Union. However, as soon as the Soviet-German non-aggression pact was signed, the Germans also provided the Soviet Union with a series of machine tools and equipment, military products, etc. The Germans were good to the Soviet Union, how could they invade the Soviet Union?

Presumably, Molotov's attitude towards Germany was at odds with Manturov's. If the two want to communicate, I am afraid that it will take a long time to talk about many aspects before ending the discussion. And this debate may also spoil the atmosphere of harmony before the meal.

"Katyusha, you're finally back." The voice of Tatiana (Voroshilov's adopted daughter, General Frunze's own daughter) came from the corridor.

At this moment, two figures appeared outside the door. One is Tatiana, and the other is the last person Manturov wants to face - Kotin.

Seeing the scene of Kotin and Tatiana holding hands, Katia resounded about the situation when she and Manturov were in love before the crossing. "Tanya (Tatiana's nickname), I haven't seen you for so long, you look a lot more mature, and your smile is a lot more."

"yes." Tatiana glanced ambiguously at Kotin, and then said to Katya: "Since I have known Joseph (Kotin, quite a bit of Stalin), there has not been a day that has been unhappy. I also learned a lot from him and gradually became mature. ”

Ripe? Manturov didn't think Kotin was a mature man. That's right, Kotin has brains and knowledge. But having a brain doesn't mean he has mature character traits. Judging from his jealousy and obstruction of the development of the T-34 tank, we can already see his naïve and disregarding the overall situation.

Even if they are jealous of others, they will also obstruct the development of the country's military science and technology and endanger the interests of the country. This kind of thing can only be done by immature people who don't care about the overall situation.

"Comrade Manturov, we meet again." Kotin, who was standing at the door, saw Manturov beside Katia and said hello.

Manturov feigned a friendly smile and said: "Yes, Comrade Kotin, it is a pleasure to see you again. ”

Although Kotin was dissatisfied with Manturov's remarks, he did not dare to show any dissatisfaction in front of the Central Committee member and first deputy People's Commissar for Construction. This Kotin was very good at stammering and currying favor with the big guys, so that he had a good impression in front of Voroshilov, Stalin, and even later Khrushchev.

However, this trait did not help him defeat his opponents, Koshkin and his apprentice Morozov.

The T-34 designed by Morozov and Koshkin later became the most well-known and most produced tank in the Great Patriotic War, and the T54 and T62 designed by Morozov later became the main battle tank in the Soviet army. The works designed by Kojing later slowly disappeared into the military arena.

"Comrade Manturov, I have something I want to talk to you about, I wonder if it is convenient for you?" Sure enough, Kotin really wanted to talk to Manturov about something, presumably about the A-32.

"What's the matter?" Manturov asked as if he didn't understand, although he guessed what Kotin had in mind.

"It's about the Soviet-Finnish war, why don't we go down and talk slowly, Comrade Molotov and Comrade Voroshilov also want to talk to you."

Kotin brought out the names of Molotov and Voroshilov, two members of the Politburo, and Manturov did not dare not refuse to accept the other party's invitation, so he had to follow him into the hall to participate in this "meeting".

As soon as Manturov sat down, he was asked by Voroshilov. "Volodya, what do you think about this war?"

"Kerim, you are referring to the war of the USSR against Finland?" Manturov asked.

"yes, how much time do you think it will take us to take Helsinki?" Voroshilov greatly underestimated the strength of the Finnish army, and really thought that the Soviets could easily take the Finnish capital Helsinki.

Unlike his father-in-law, Manturov was not optimistic about the outcome of the war. With the memory of later generations, he knew that this war could only end in the end with a crushing victory for the Soviet army. At the cost of 320,000 casualties, the Soviets bought a little land from Finland, which lost only 70,000.

This war greatly exposed the shortcomings of the Soviet army in command and logistical supply, and also caused Voroshilov to retire from the post of People's Commissar of Defense.

"It's hard to say." "The Finns will definitely use all their forces this time, and they will also get weapons and ammunition from Sweden, Britain, France and other countries to support the war," Manturov analyzed. Moreover, the terrain of Finland is complex and densely forested, and it is easy for the Finns who are familiar with the terrain to buy us ambushes and launch effective blockades. ”

"You're right," Voroshilov nodded, "but with the strength of our Soviet Red Army, even if they use their maximum strength, they should be easily defeated by us." The blockades and ambushes you just mentioned, I think they can only pose a little threat to our army in the forest area at most.

But after our troops have rapidly advanced into their hinterland and into their cities, they should not be able to launch an effective blockade. ”

"Kerim, I don't think the war will go as smoothly as you think."

"Why?"