"Re-forming the army group?"

"Yes, Comrade Stalin, the formation of a combined army of all arms suitable for fighting under the conditions of modern warfare, and the combination of the forces of all arms to form a new type of army dedicated to the tasks of the campaign level, and now we have such conditions. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

During the Civil War and the fight against foreign intervention armies, the Soviets formed 16 infantry armies and two cavalry armies (both of which were revoked in the 20s). During the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet Union formed a total of 68 combined armies of all arms (we generally call them field armies), and the number has been from the third platoon to the seventieth row, and all the troops have participated in harsh actual combat.

In World War II, the Soviet Union not only formed 68 combined armies of various arms, but also formed 11 Guards Group Armies (numbered 1st to 11th, which included group armies adapted from the combined armies of all arms, as well as newly formed Guards Group Army). ), 18 Air Force Group Armies (No. 1 to 18), and 6 Tank Army Armies (No. 1 to No. 6, all of which were awarded the title of "Guards" for their merits in the war. ), 5 assault armies (1st to 5th) and 6 air defense armies (Leningrad, Baku, Moscow, Primorye, Amur and Post-Belgar air defense armies. ）

During World War II, there were 114 army groups of various types put into the battlefield, which is estimated to be the largest number in the history of the world, and facts have proved that it was these 114 army groups that gave the Soviet Union an unparalleled and powerful fighting force.

"The formation of a group army is a multiplier of the combat effectiveness of the troops, Comrade Stalin, so that we can give full play to the combat effectiveness of the troops under the conditions of limited technical equipment at present. The war we are facing is no longer a form in which victory can be achieved by relying on a single branch of the armed forces, and what we have always advocated is a combined offensive operation of all arms, and several recent military operations have told us that we need close cooperation between multiple arms of the armed forces in actual operations, and during this border inspection, I and Comrade Debenko share the same viewpoint: Only a campaign group capable of a large-scale campaign can break through the defense line of the Finnish army, and it is imperative to form a new-style group army. ”

Lin Jun's words are undoubtedly right, if the powerful front army in the future is a big broom that can sweep the battlefield, then a skilled group army is a sharp knife, and a group army of 100,000 people at a critical moment can also stand alone.

Stalin wants to expand the army, Lin Jun can't say it if he doesn't cooperate to some extent, he can't afford to do anything that doesn't give the old man face, and the Red Army also needs an appropriate amount of expansion.

"Comrade Stalin, the number of newly formed mechanized armies by mid-1940 was set at 10, and the number of new tanks in each mechanized corps was limited to three to four hundred, which were directly incorporated into the newly formed group army, while other new tanks were reequipped into the existing tank corps and tank divisions. The units that are not satisfied on the front line are organized into full-strength divisions, and the combat effectiveness of the three downsized divisions of 7,000 people is not as good as that of the two full-strength divisions of 10,000 people, forming a powerful punch like a fist. ”

When the Soviet-German war broke out, the Soviet Union had 9 newly formed mechanized armies, and Lin Jun's current plan, if Stalin could accept it, was not too outrageous compared to the actual industrial capacity.

"In terms of aircraft manufacturing, the existing production lines of the I-15 and I-16 will be fully converted to the production of new fighters, and the production lines of bombers and attack aircraft will begin to reduce the production of existing models, saving and reserving raw materials for the new models that will be put into production."

Stalin had always been concerned about the development of new aircraft, but Lin Jun, the person in charge, knew better and had Stalin's trust.

"Andrey, is the development of new bombers and attack aircraft keeping up with the requirements for redressing?"

"If you can keep up, the designers and the workers are all good." Lin Jun took out a thick handout folder from his briefcase and handed it to Stalin: "This is a report on the production status of all new fighters that have been put into actual production and the progress of aircraft research in the development stage. ”

"Comrade Stalin, we now have the largest fleet of military aircraft in the world, and this is still the amount we produced in previous years under relatively rudimentary conditions. According to the current situation of production expansion, we will have 6,000 to 8,000 new fighters by the middle of 40 years, and we will still be the world's largest aviation power in combination with the original models, and our combat effectiveness is not comparable to what we are now. If production is appropriately expanded, the number of new fighters can even reach 10,000. ”

Lin Jun painted a "big pie" for Stalin, a pie that the Soviet Union could bear.

What is the concept of 10,000 new fighters? -- Historically, when the German army attacked the Soviet Union, there were only more than 3,000 planes placed on the Eastern Front, and now the quality superiority is no longer the preserve of the German army.

"Comrade Stalin, this is the limit of what our aviation and tank industry can withstand at the moment, and if we expand production again, it will inevitably cause huge changes in the country's economic system, which is not suitable in the current situation."

Not to mention the aviation industry, the steel needed for tank production alone, if the tank industry needs unlimited quantities, then other industrial sectors will inevitably suffer a major impact, and Stalin should be able to understand this.

"Andrey, your suggestion is very good, but the reorganization of the group army needs to be decided after a meeting between the Central ****** and the National Defense Commission, and you will make an observer speech at that time."

Lin Jun exhaled a big breath in his heart, and the "******" was half blocked by his mouth, but it also meant that his future life would not be easy - Stalin's tone was very clear: Since you proposed it, then you have a share in the work of forming a new group army.

Stalin acquiesced in Lin Jun's plan to "expand the army," and everyone could see that this plan was not a "quantitative expansion" in the general sense, but a "qualitative expansion." The number of recruits to be recruited this year will not be increased by a large margin compared with last year, and the main focus will be on increasing the combat effectiveness of the troops. For example, a group army is a combination of troops of various arms, rather than a temporary conscription of hundreds of thousands of peasants as in the period of agricultural civilization war.

The industrial and agricultural construction of the Soviets was in a critical period, and the mass conscription of soldiers would inevitably lead to a certain shortage of labor. Now is not the period of the Great Patriotic War in Lin Jun's memory, when the people in the rear could be used by one person, everything was for the front line; Strictly speaking, it is still a time of peace, and it is better to change it gradually.

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"Andre, I see that you are very tired, you must pay attention to your body, you can't have problems with your body at a young age."

Stalin left him for dinner in the Kremlin, and when he saw his subordinate Ai Jiang, he looked tired and spoke in a fatherly tone.

"Am I not tired?! There's so much I have to do myself. Lin Jun thought so in his heart but didn't dare to say it: ordinary leading cadres order the people below to do specific things, but Lin Jun flies around like a diligent bee - he is not at ease! Most of his ideas and orders are beyond the times, and if he manages them in the usual way, the people below are likely to take detours, and he has to watch everything by himself.

If someone told Lin Jun that he would tire himself to death, he would definitely believe that it was easy to be a cadre, but it was difficult to be a conscientious and responsible cadre who was worthy of conscience and responsibility!

Why so desperate? Familiar with the development of history, he wanted to make the Soviets as little devastated by war as possible and the people who believed in communism less harmed - for this purpose, it was worth exhausting himself to death.

"I'll be mindful and try to get as much time as I can rest."

Rest? Lin Jun felt that he had forgotten what Sundays and holidays were, because all the days were busy, and there were endless official documents in the office and endless inspection plans. Giving yourself time to rest is nothing more than an obedient thing to deal with Stalin.

"By the way, Comrade Stalin, I have a proposal, can you listen to it?"

He thought about the question of the contribution of the comrades of the designers.

As soon as Stalin heard that he was proposing the title of "Hero of Socialist Labor", he immediately said: "This is a good proposal, since you front-line soldiers already have the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union", other people who worked diligently for the Soviets should also have the opportunity to receive equal honors. ”

Lin Jun carefully told Stalin about his various ideas for this title at the dinner table, and Stalin later simply asked a stenographer to write them down as a reference for submission to the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

Because many military engineers, technicians and non-front-line soldiers are unlikely to meet the requirements for awarding "Heroes of the Soviet Union", they will be classified into the new category of honors like ordinary civilians, of course, in practice there is no clear dividing line between the people who are awarded "Heroes of the Soviet Union" and "Heroes of Socialist Labor", mainly depending on the specific situation.

"The two honors will receive the same treatment, and the two honors will be equal." Stalin was the final word, "Andrey, as soon as this proposal is adopted in the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, you will be the first officer to be named." ”

I was so speechless for a long time by Stalin's words: "Comrade Stalin, I have no honor to add, and I cannot accept this. ”

Lin Jun said this seriously, but Stalin did not take the "protest" of his generals seriously at all: "Comrades who have made outstanding contributions in the field of technology and equipment will be awarded new honorary titles, and if you can name a comrade who surpasses you in this respect, I will retract what I just said." (To be continued.) )