"It's long overdue for us to solve Finland's problems." Sitting in his chair, Stalin said calmly.

Finland, originally the territory of the Soviets! In Stalin's concept, this is the case, the essential problem of Finland, in fact, is similar to that of Poland, when Tsarist Russia was overthrown, it became independent!

Historically, Finland was the eastern territory of the Kingdom of Sweden until the outbreak of the Northern War in 1700, when Sweden was defeated by the emerging Russian Empire and its position of power was replaced by the latter.

After that, Russia continued its efforts, and through a new war, it obtained large territorial reparations, and created the "Grand Duchy of Finland", a buffer state between Sweden and Russia, and Tsar Alexander I also gave Finland a considerable degree of autonomy.

It was not until World War I that the Russian Empire finally collapsed with the October Revolution, giving Finland a rare opportunity for independence. The Finnish Senate officially declared Finland's independence.

At that time, the nascent Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia was discussing the possibility of an armistice with Germany, and in the face of Finland's demands, they agreed in principle to Finland's independence, but in fact planned to organize a workers' government to replace the current regime and reintegrate Finland into the Soviet Union as a union state.

It can be seen that Lao Maozi has never had any good intentions, no matter what political system it is, Lao Maozi is still that old Maozi.

It's a pity that Lao Maozi miscalculated this time.

The Red Army, supported by Soviet Russia, and the White Army, supported by Germany, officially broke out into a civil war, and after several years of bloody and brutal civil war, the White Army finally won and took control of the territory of the whole country.

Unfortunately, Germany also became a defeated country and had no ability to control Finland, so Finland officially became independent, and because Soviet Russia was still engaged in the Soviet-Polish war with Poland, as a result, Finland was able to obtain a very favorable result on the border, the border of the southern Karelian Isthmus is only 32 kilometers close to the Russian city of Leningrad, and the northern and eastern borders have been beyond the period of the Grand Duchy, bordering the Arctic Ocean, and also has an ice-free port in the Arctic Circle - Bechaimo.

When the Soviet Union and Poland finished the war, they could finally turn back to Finland, and all these years there has been tension on the border, but there is no serious trouble.

The Soviet Union had always had a lot of things to do to get Finland back in a large-scale war, and just a few years ago, when the Soviet Union and Germany signed a secret treaty, Germany had agreed in principle to leave Finland to the Soviet Union.

This also pleased Stalin, but alas, he did not know how deep and terrible Finland was, waiting for them to jump.

The senior commanders of the Soviets were quite optimistic at this time.

The Soviets, with their vast land, large population, and strong war potential, are it not a matter of minutes to fight Finland? Even if the war that is now breaking out in Europe, if the Soviet Union is to be allowed to go up, it will definitely not be such a result.

And now, I did not expect that the Finns would dare to take the initiative to provoke!

This incident, in the eyes of both sides, was the first shot fired by the other side.

From the Finnish side's point of view, the Soviets took the initiative to cross the line, and when they came over, they picked up their guns and shot, killing the Finnish cavalry, and after that, the Finnish border cavalry, of course, had to return fire.

And for the Soviets, it was obviously the Finns who made the first move, quietly crossed the border, set traps in the woods, and brutally killed the soldiers of the Soviet border guards, these, the Finns don't quibble!

Mouth artillery is useless, the Soviets have never liked mouth shelling, even in the future, when it is time to do it, it must be done, as now!

"Mobilize for war at once, and we will show the whole world the great fighting power of our Soviet army with a beautiful battle." Stalin said: "The mobilization of troops of the Leningrad Military District should be enough, right?" ”

Hearing Stalin's words, Marshal Boris Mikhailovich Shaposhnikov, the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army, on the side, said: "Comrade Stalin, I think, taking into account the combat capability of the Finnish army and the special conditions of the battlefield. I hope that we can concentrate at least 45 divisions and fight an intense and difficult war that will last at least a few months without the West being directly involved. Moreover, it must not be delayed until the arrival of autumn or even winter, otherwise it will be a disaster for us. ”

Hearing this, Stalin's face immediately turned ugly, what are you kidding, what are you doing with so many troops? How many troops are there in total in Finland?

Moreover, how many more months will the war last?

Seeing Stalin's face, Khrushchev on the side immediately said: "Comrade Marshal, you are too pessimistic. ”

"Finns, it's just a nerve, when they see us coming for real, they will recognize the situation. As long as we raise our voices a little bit, the Finns will obey. If it doesn't work, we can fire a shot and the Finns will throw up their hands and surrender. That's how we think. ”

Khrushchev's words, on the contrary, won Stalin's consent: "Yes, the Finns, there is no combat power at all, they do not even have regular armored divisions. Their troops, at best, are guerrillas. ”

"I'm sorry, Comrade Stalin, I stand by my point of view." Marshal Shaposhnikov said.

"Ahem." Stalin coughed twice and said: "This is just a small border dispute, and there is no need for the General Staff to come forward, in my opinion, just let the Leningrad Military District draw up an operational plan." ”

"The troops of the Leningrad Military District were ordered to crush the main forces of the Finnish army within two weeks, break through the Mannerheim Line, ensure the security of Leningrad and Murmansk, force Finland to sign a peace treaty, end the war." Stalin said.

For him, it's just a small war.

"In less than half a month, our army will be able to meet in Helsinki." Khrushchev said: "Alas, what a misfortune, Comrade Stalin, it seems that we will have to make our British friends wait a few more days. ”

At this time, Khrushchev thought of the incident he had proposed to create friction in the Brest fortress, and since it had already been decided to attack Finland, it would be inconvenient for the Soviets to create friction with Germany.

After all, Germany promised the Soviet Union to give Finland to the Soviet Union, and it would be difficult to say if the Germans intervened because of the border conflict.

Therefore, for the time being, I can only ask Aiden to wait for ten days and a half more months, waiting for the Soviets to solve the Finnish problem, and then answer the words of the old friend.

It just so happens that during this time, it also makes the British anxious, who takes the initiative, who suffers.