It was justified to interrupt the supply of oil to Germany from 1 in 1942. Because the Soviet Union did not give Germany oil for nothing www.biquge.info but exchanged oil for German equipment, mainly for the construction of key equipment used on the "Soviet" class battleships and "Kronstadt" class battlecruisers, such as heavy oil boilers, steam turbines, 406mm and 380mm main gun systems, and so on. Before the arrival of these equipment, Stalin could not say that he would turn his face and turn his face, otherwise the huge amount of money invested in the "Soviet" and "Kronstadt" class projects would be wasted.

"First of all, tell the British that we are going to stop supplying fuel to Germany in January next year, and give them a little encouragement." Stalin said to Molotov, "Also, explain to the British our position on India: if Britain surrenders to Germany first, then we think India should become a sovereign and independent socialist state!" ”

This position put forward by Stalin is true, the main opponent of the USSR was Germany, which had already established hegemony in Europe, and not the British Empire, which was left with only one breath of life hanging on its own. Therefore, the purpose of the Red Army's entry into Afghanistan was only to open the way for the liberation of India, but it was not to attack the British Indian Empire through Afghanistan immediately.

In Stalin's plan, the attack on India was supposed to take place after the surrender of Britain or the defeat of Germany. Moreover, the best plan in Stalin's mind was to unite Britain and the United States to defeat Germany, thereby seizing German territory in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans, and then separating India from the British Empire and turning it into a socialist state.

If this is realized, a super-socialist camp that includes the Soviet Union, China, India, Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Middle East will emerge. With the populations of India and China, the oil of the Middle East, the industry and technology of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, it was only a matter of time before socialism triumphed over capitalism.

However, it will not be easy to realize this project of human liberation. Although the Soviet Red Army had more aircraft, tanks and artillery than the Germans, the Wehrmacht performed far better than the Soviet Red Army in actual combat. This made Stalin afraid to act rashly, and at the same time made him very worried about the prospect of a one-on-one war with Germany in the future.

Therefore, Stalin believed that the Soviet Union must enter the war with the United States before Germany defeated Britain.

"Kliment. Yevremovich," Stalin asked Voroshilov, "has the military council studied the issue of the war against Germany?" ”

The "Military Council" to which Stalin was referring was not the "Revolutionary Military Council", which had once held the supreme command of the Red Army, and was abolished on June 20, 1934. The command of the Red Army was changed to the political bureau, which was in fact directly in the hands of Stalin himself. By the "Military Council" he now refers to a body of 80 members established within the People's Commissariat of National Defence.

"Comrade Stalin, we have already studied the question of a war against Germany," Voroshilov replied, "and we believe that there are two prerequisites for the Red Army to be able to guarantee the superiority of the Red Army: 1. The landing of German troops on the British mainland; 2. The landing of Anglo-American forces on the coast of Western Europe. The ideal and safest time to start the war would be in July-August 1942. ”

Stalin nodded and continued to look at Voroshilov, which was waiting for his explanation. Voroshilov said: "Since the second state is not yet in sight, the military council believes that the plan should first be developed against the background of the German landing on the British mainland."

Since the campaign on the Western Front, Britain has been strengthening its home defenses, forming 6 army group army commands, 2 independent districts, and 1 air defense command. Each army command and independent district has 2 regular divisions and 4 native divisions, and the Air Defense Command has 12 air defense divisions under its jurisdiction. In addition, 5-6 armored divisions are stationed on the mainland. With a total strength of 65-66 divisions and a large number of homeland guards, the British defense forces were sufficient. If the German landing had taken place after 1942, the British would have increased in strength, most likely 100-120 divisions, and the Germans would have had to commit the same number of troops to have a chance of conquering the British. Moreover, the air force and air defense of the British mainland were very strong, and the Germans had to concentrate most of their combat aircraft in order to gain air supremacy.

In this case, the defense of the Germans on the Eastern Front was necessarily empty, which was beneficial for us to launch a surprise attack!

The best time to launch a surprise attack was July-August 1942, because Germany now controlled the oil-producing areas of the Middle East, but the oil and road railways in the Middle East were currently seriously damaged, and the shipping lanes from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea were not opened. As a result, the Germans will not be able to get enough fuel from the Middle East in the short term. The General Staff of the Red Army estimated that by 1943 the Germans should be able to solve all the problems and significantly increase oil production in the Middle East. The German war machine will be at its fullest power, and we must defeat Germany before then. ”

Voroshilov paused, and then added: "There were two other reasons for choosing to start the war in July-August 1942: 1. The Red Army had to go on the defensive, taking into account the possibility that the offensive might be unfavorable. If the offensive failed, the Germans were likely to switch to a counteroffensive in October 1942, but from November onwards, winter would fall on the territory of the Soviet Union, with muddy roads and cold weather, which was extremely unfavorable for the German counteroffensive.

2. Considering that the oil-producing areas of Baku, Batumi and Grozny are likely to be bombed indiscriminately by the Luftwaffe after our war with Germany, we must stock up on sufficient fuel before the start of the war......"

Hearing this, Stalin suddenly frowned, interrupting Voroshilov: "We now have 15,000 combat aircraft, which is more than the combat aircraft owned by Germany, Great Britain, the United States and Japan combined!" And we also have excellent MiG-3, Yak-1 and Lager-3 fighters, are they not enough to resist German bombers? ”

The MiG-3, Yak-1 and Lager-3 were all cutting-edge fighters of the Soviet Union, and in the eyes of the Soviets themselves, they were enough to compete with the German BF-109 and Fokker Zero. And by 1942, the old Soviet fighters will be replaced by new fighters such as the MiG-3, Yak-1 and Lager-3, and these new fighters will also have a huge numerical advantage, and there is no reason why they can't beat the German planes.

Voroshilov hurriedly explained: "Comrade General Secretary, although the performance of our fighters is superior enough, there is no guarantee of accidents, so it is necessary to reserve more fuel and at the same time speed up the development of the second Baku (referring to the Volga-Ural oil and gas region). ”

Seeing that Stalin's brow was still not raised, Voroshilov added: "And we will also send out bomber groups to destroy the oil fields of Kirkuk and Khuzestan." ”

"And the Ploiesti oil fields in Romania!" Stalin instructed that "these major oil fields, which were under German control, must be destroyed as soon as the war began...... Do we have the capacity? ”

The destruction of German-controlled oil fields was undoubtedly the best option to strike at Germany's war potential. But it will be difficult for Britain to achieve this goal. This is because the UK mainland is nearly 2,000 kilometers away from the Ploiesti oil field, while India is about 2,000 kilometers away from the Khuzestan oil field and about 2,500 kilometers away from the Kirkuk oil field. This has almost reached the limit of the combat radius of existing long-range bombers, and there is no fighter of any kind that can escort them.

Thus, in Stalin's view, the task of destroying Germany's oil production capacity could only be carried out by the Soviet Union, which was relatively close to the fields of Ploiesti, Khuzestan and Kirkuk.

"We now have TB-3 heavy bombers, SB-2 and SB-3 light bombers and PE-8 heavy bombers," Voroshilov said. Among them, the performance of the PE-8 is comparable to that of the world's most advanced heavy bombers. In addition, the MiG-5 twin-engine long-range fighter, which is currently being developed and is expected to be in service in 1942, will be able to take on the task of escorting bomber groups. So by the second half of 1942, we would have the ability to destroy the Ploiesti, Kirkuk and Khuzestan fields. ”

"The TB-3 is too old," Stalin continued, with supreme instructions, "and it is impossible for it to complete the bombing mission, or to speed up the production of the PE-8 to ensure that we can destroy the German-controlled oil fields at the first opportunity." ”

"Yes, Comrade Stalin," Voroshilov replied, "we will definitely speed up the production of the PE-8." ”

Stalin then instructed: "In addition, 4 Soviet-class battleships and 2 Kronstadt-class battlecruisers must also be commissioned by July 1942." They were supposed to be attached to the Northern Fleet in order to ensure that the shipping lanes of the North Atlantic were not cut off by Germany. ”

Germany had already taken control of Iran and had also concluded an alliance with Japan. Stalin believed that the Soviet Union's foreign shipping route was only the North Atlantic, and therefore it was necessary to ensure it with all its might. And 4 Soviet-class and 2 Kronstadt-class ships can clearly cope with this task.

"I will definitely instruct the Red Navy to speed up the process." Voroshilov agreed, but he was not very sure in his heart. Because the 6 battleships were started at shipyards in Leningrad and the Black Sea. It will not necessarily be built by the first half of 1942, and I am afraid that there will be no time to go to Murmansk.

"Very well," said Stalin, nodding with satisfaction, "now we can begin to work on concrete plans, which will be codenamed 'Thunderstorm', and it will be a storm of world revolution that will sweep across Europe!" Remember, the plan had to be kept absolutely secret and not be perceived by the Germans...... It's going to be a big thunderstorm of GCISM that comes suddenly! (To be continued.) )