"Volodya, of course I have taken your advice from the villa that day. www.biquge.info Now that all the rice pots in the army have been replaced with stainless steel instead of tin-plated, we will do enough reconnaissance work before each attack, and we will concentrate our firepower to bombard the Finn positions continuously and for a long time.

Unfortunately, due to my poor command and the fact that the soldiers from Central Asia were not adapted to the weather, the progress of the war was still slow, and we paid a lot of costs.

When Comrade Timoshenko took over the command, the war situation improved markedly.

A few days ago, our troops had broken through the Mannerheim Line, and yesterday they also captured Vyborg (a Finnish city, an important stronghold of the Finnish army, which was ceded to the Soviet Union after the end of the Soviet-Finnish war and was under the jurisdiction of the Leningrad Region).

Just now, Finnish Foreign Minister Downer also went to Stockholm to negotiate peace with us through the Swedish side. It is estimated that the war will soon be over. ”

It was February 4, the fourth day of the Soviet breakthrough of the Mannerheim Line, and Voroshilov's birthday.

Historically, Finland's foreign minister only went to Stockholm on February 12 to negotiate peace with the Soviet Union through Sweden. And the capture of Vyborg by the Soviets only happened in March.

But in Manturov's parallel world, the Finnish foreign minister left for peace a few days earlier, and the Soviets captured Vyborg a month earlier. In this way, what Manturov did before was not in vain, and the early victory of the Soviet army proved that everything that Manturov had previously suggested to his father-in-law was implemented and got the desired effect.

"So, how many casualties did our army have?" Manturov asked.

The advance of the victory, theoretically, also explained the reduction of Soviet casualties. Reducing casualties was Manturov's goal, so he was anxious to know what the Soviet casualties were.

"More than 30,000 were killed or missing, and more than 50,000 were wounded." Voroshilov sighed, "The cost of casualties this time is beyond our expectations, we thought we could defeat the Finnish army in a very short time, but as a result, we paid so many casualties to get the results we have now." ”

"When, then, do you think the Finns will surrender?" Although Manturov knew the result, he still asked.

"It's coming. The Finns have now run out of shells and are running out of weapons. Even with the aid of the British and French, it could not be sustained.

If they fight again, we can go to Helsinki and make Finland a new republic. ”

"It seems that the Finns should surrender soon." Although Manturov was against this war from the bottom of his heart, he still optimistically said the benefits of this war, "This war, as well as the last battle against Japan, has brought valuable experience to our soldiers, as well as commanders and political workers.

With these experiences, we have a better chance of winning when we encounter a strong enemy. ”

"Yes, now the soldiers and commanders in the army have accumulated valuable experience. We are not short of guns, we are not short of aircraft, we are not short of tanks, but we lack combat experience. Voroshilov pointed out the question of the Red Army, "but what about the Germans?" They don't lack any weapons, and the last few wars have allowed them to accumulate a lot of experience.

If war really breaks out between the Soviet Union and Germany, we will have to face a formidable adversary. But I believe that we will definitely be able to beat them. "Voroshilov showed his confidence.

Manturov already knew what he wanted to know, so he changed the subject. He glanced at the closed kitchen, and then said to Voroshilov: "By the way, what happened to Tatiana today?" Something didn't seem quite right with her. ”

"Oh, nothing. Joseph Yakovlevvich (Kotin) recently complained to her that you are vigorously developing the production of the T-34 tank and improving the design of the T-34, and also complained that I listened to your opinion and approved the production of the T-34 tank, so Tanya (Tatiana) She, she has not been in a good mood lately, and she does not like you too much, so I brought her up and asked her to communicate with the two of you.

Originally, I wanted to bring Joseph (Kotin) here, but he still has a lot of work in Leningrad, and I thought that he would not accept you so quickly, so I didn't bring him with me in the end. ”

Of course, Manturov knew what was going on, and he also knew that Kotin was stingy, "I have never done things right, not people, and the T-34 tank is indeed an excellent tank, and I chose it for the good of the country and the Red Army." ”

"I know this," Voroshilov agreed, Manturov, "the last tests proved the combat capabilities of this tank, so I persuaded Comrade Stalin to approve its commissioning, and Comrade Stalin asked you to vigorously develop the construction of the T-34 wartime production line."

Although Joseph Yakovlevvich is also my adopted son-in-law and is very capable, I will not sacrifice the interests of the country because of him.

It's just that he doesn't seem to understand this, and he can't tolerate his competitors. ”

"What's the competition?" Manturov put on a political worker's tone, "Our party values cooperation, not competition. Since both are military-industrial enterprises of the state, the Kirov plant and the Kharkov plant should be a relationship of partners, not competitors.

Competition can exist, and only competition can lead to progress. However, it is not tolerated to prevent the progress of the other side and the country, and I think Comrade Kotin needs to pay attention to this. ”

This time, Manturov spoke in front of Voroshilov with a little less scruples. Because he already had a good relationship with Fu Shuai, he married his most beloved daughter. More importantly, Manturo is now a People's Commissar, and his status is not far from that of Voroshilov, who is also a People's Commissar.

It's just that Fu Shuai has the position of a member of the Politburo, and he is the founding father, so there is still a distance between Manturov's status and his father-in-law. But at his age, he can mix into the position of people's commissar, which is already a "miracle" that has never been seen before or since.

"Vorodya, you're right," Voroshilov nodded, agreeing with Manturov, "The relationship between Soviet enterprises should be that of partners, not competitors. If the tank factories in Kharkov and Leningrad could cooperate with each other, I think the technical level and the number of production of Soviet tanks could have been raised high. ”

"Yes, I think you need to talk to Comrade Kotin about this question."

"Don't worry," Voroshilov showed sincerity in solving the problem, "I will talk to him about this when I have the chance." ”

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