The last snow and ice in April in the north have melted, and the muddy roads of May have dried up, making transportation easier.

However, this was a disaster for the Soviet army in Eastern Siberia, the so-called Baikal military exercises were not yet fully prepared, only a part of the troops had arrived, and China's 2 million troops had already marched to the north in multiple directions.

May is the most suitable season for operations in the north, the temperature is like spring, and the transportation has become convenient, which makes all Soviet troops feel like they are facing a great enemy, and the troops on the front line have seen from time to time Chinese fighters and reconnaissance planes entering the airspace of Soviet Russia to reconnoitre, and the front line is like a big enemy.

Inside the majestic Kremlin.

"What? Did the Chinese really stop attacking India? Stalin stared at Yagoda viciously, panting heavily. This was originally what he expected to see, but now the Chinese army is pressing, which is the last thing he wants to see.

According to his estimates, this was the best time for the Chinese to capture India, and the entire Western coalition forces in South Asia had few troops to fight. His original intention was that the large-scale military exercises of Soviet Russia would divert part of China's attention, so that China would not dare to make a rapid advance in India, and give the Western coalition forces time to form an expeditionary force and the Chinese defense force for a decisive battle in India. The transportation system in southwest China has not yet been completed, and the supply to Myitkyina will mainly rely on automobiles or primitive means of transportation, and the limitation of supplies will reduce the intensity of the Chinese attack, while the Western coalition forces will be more powerful because of the shortening of the supply lines. Let the Chinese and Western coalition forces fight a war of attrition and a protracted war in India, just like the First World War. In the end, he lost both.

But now the Chinese actually stopped according to natural dangers on the line of the Tibetan South River-Tista River, what does this behavior mean under such an overwhelming strategic advantage? It can only show that the Chinese want to concentrate manpower and material resources to fight a large-scale battle in other directions. In addition to the South Asian battlefield, China only has the Nanyang battlefield, but the Nanyang battlefield is a battle for islands, and the main naval forces of the Chinese suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Chittagong, and it is difficult to carry out large-scale naval attacks and landing battles at this time. Then, the purpose of the Chinese has been clearly revealed, and the northward march of the two million army will by no means be a false shot, and the Chinese are capable of launching an attack.

Yagoda broke out in a cold sweat, gritted his teeth and said: "Report to Comrade Stalin." And that's not all. Our comrades on the Chinese side of development reported that a large number of various materials produced by the Chinese military factories were pulled to the north as soon as they left the factory. ”

"Damn it." Stalin gritted his teeth, he knew very well that Soviet Russia had not even recovered the economic level of Russia at that time. Since the start of the war between China and the West. The West contacted Soviet Russia through various channels. And he also wanted to take the opportunity to get much-needed industrial equipment from the West. In order to develop faster. Soviet Russia did not have the ability to turn equipment parts with the cooperation of Li Bufan's base car, and it could assemble itself through imported parts. They can only import the entire equipment. However, many devices have been restricted, and recently the West suddenly revealed that it was trying to do so. As long as he promised to contain China, he would export a batch of industrial equipment urgently needed by Soviet Russia to Soviet Russia, and he agreed to it, after all, it was also in the interests of Soviet Russia and prevented China from rapidly expanding and becoming stronger. But now I didn't expect to set myself on fire.

After a long time, Stalin said in a deep voice: "What news does Comrade Molov have?" ”

Yagoda said bitterly: "Comrade Molov has been trying to find a way to negotiate with the Chinese side, and recently the Chinese side replied that China is preparing to conduct a military exercise with a force of two million troops in Northeast Asia. ”

"'Military exercises'?" Stalin almost vomited blood from anger, were there such military exercises? Is it possible to abandon low-hanging fruit India for military exercises? If the actions of the two million army are called military exercises, then what is war? At this moment, he had a very profound understanding of the meaning of the old Chinese saying -- lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot.

At this moment, Stalin definitely did not want to start a war with China, which is different from the history of another time and space, when he stubbornly resisted Germany, that is he still confident, because Soviet Russia was the world's second industrial power at that time, but now Soviet Russian industry is even second-rate, and even the white bandit army has not been completely purged. In such a situation, even if he has a strong personality, where can he have the confidence to start a war with the Chinese Defense Force, which defeated the entire Western world coalition? That's not how you look for death.

What worried Stalin the most was China's railway system, which had the same standard as Soviet Russia. If there is a war with the Western countries, the Soviet and Russian retreats only need to pull away or blow up all the locomotives, then the railroad will become an ornament, and they can continue to use the railroad when they counterattack. But China can't, Chinese trains can go directly on the railways of Soviet Russia, and what is even worse is that the Middle East Road has long connected the railways of China and the Soviet Union. As long as the railways exist, in the event of war, China's supplies will be able to be transported to the front line through the railways.

Thinking of this, Stalin broke out in a cold sweat and shouted frantically: "Telegraph to Comrade Molov to reconcile with the Chinese at all costs." ”

"Yes!" ――

On the defensive line of the British army west of the Zangnan River-Tista River, the panicked British army also gradually stabilized, the Chinese did not attack, really built fortifications on the opposite bank, and even the troops on the front line were not very many.

Dannatt seemed to be ten years old, and he was now observing the Chinese positions with telescopes with Olive, Hagrid, Marshall, etc., and at the same time directing troops and forcibly requisitioned Indian natives to repair the fortifications he had planned.

"It seems that the Chinese are really not ready to attack, their fortifications are defensive." Marshall put down his binoculars and said.

Dannatt said bitterly: "Don't take it lightly, they may also be paralyzing us." We underestimate the power of the Chinese. ”

Admiral Hagrid said in a deep voice: "General Dannatt, we all know that you are not wrong at all in the battle of East Bengal, it is the Chinese who are too cunning. Rest assured, I will bear all the consequences. I hope that you will repair this fortification complex as soon as possible, with it and the existence of natural dangers in the river, it will be difficult for the Chinese to conquer our positions. ”

Dannatt shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There is no unbreakable fortress in this world, and the existence of this line of defense can only buy us some time." Our situation is far from optimistic. The Chinese are much more advanced than us in terms of land, sea and air weapons, and we have gained time, which also gives the Chinese more time to develop, and their industrial capacity will further grow, and when their industrial capacity develops to a certain extent, it will be an even more terrible disaster. ”

Marshall pondered for a while: "We can't win against the Chinese with conventional weapons, maybe we can think of other ways." ”

Dannat was surprised: "Something else? What's the solution? ”

Marshall said solemnly: "In the world war, the Germans were the first to use it, and now it is forbidden to use it. ”

For a moment, all eyes were fixed on Marshall. Of course they understand what it is. It's chemical weapons. The horrific lethality of the chemical weapons used by both sides in the European war made everyone shudder.

After a long time, Dannat shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Why?" Commanders from other countries questioned them on the spot.

Dannatt said in a deep voice: "The Chinese have mastered a lot of advanced technology, which is much more advanced than our Western world. Who dares to guarantee that the Chinese will not make chemical weapons? If the Chinese have more advanced and terrible chemical weapons than us. Have you thought about the consequences? ”

"This" Marshall, Hagrid, and others looked at each other.

"The most important thing is." Dannatt said with extreme seriousness. "Chemical weapons production can be easily mass-produced as long as the methods are understood. Chinese have high-end talents and technology. I believe that mustard gas is not difficult for them. If this 'Pandora's box' is opened, the consequences will be unimaginable. Ladies and gentlemen, what are China's weaknesses? It is their weak foundation and lack of talents, which leads to their lack of heavy industry manufacturing capacity, but industrial capacity is precisely our strength. I believe that as long as we make good use of our strong points and fight a protracted war with the Chinese, perhaps our losses may be great, but the final victory will definitely belong to us. ”

Marshall said: "It seems that you agreed to the Japanese suggestion. ”

Admiral Dannatt nodded, "Yes." Li Bufan is too powerful, we don't have a good way to deal with him, at least not at the moment, so we can only choose to use the stupidest way. Of course, all this is just my personal opinion, and the final decision is still up to the coalition governments to decide. ”

Marshall laughed, "Okay. In any case, we are safe for the time being, and as soon as our follow-up troops arrive, we will be able to gradually stabilize this line of defense. Now the headache should be the Russians, aren't the Russians laughing at our vulnerability in the face of the Chinese? I think they will soon know how good the Chinese are. As a result, a group of people began to talk about whether China's two million elite troops would go north and whether there would be a war with Soviet Russia.

Dannatt shook his head, looked at Hagrid and said, "Admiral Hagrid, thank you. ”

Admiral Hagrid said bitterly, "Thank you for what? Anyway, I'm not ready to live, and there's no need for the empire to lose another good general who is not at fault. In the European war, I lost too many soldiers, and I didn't want to live at that time. The Chinese are too powerful, and if they are replaced by other generals who do not know the truth, then it is not known how big the loss will be. ”

Dannatt sighed: "The Chinese are indeed too powerful, and we are not familiar with China's art of war and tactics. When are you going to return to your home country for debriefing? ”

Admiral Hagrid said in a deep voice, "I'll leave tomorrow." I would suggest that you become Commander-in-Chief of the Coalition Forces. ”

"Is it possible?" (To be continued......)

PS: My friend said that many people may have an intuitive understanding of the treatment of teachers in the Republic of China, so let's briefly convert. At that time, the professors of the famous universities had a monthly salary of 300 oceans, and the average workers were very good at 3 or 4 oceans, and in terms of current figures, if the average salary was 300000 or 40000 yuan, then the professors of the Republic of China basically had a monthly salary of 300,000 or 400,000 yuan, and an annual salary of 4 or 5 million. Even the annual salary of ordinary teachers is almost one million. Imagine what income level it is. Compared with them, today's teachers are even more poor and sour, and they can't be compared at all, and they have the confidence to earn this income, but you can imagine how arrogant these people are, and they can scold people in the newspaper out of their own pockets at every turn, and scold anyone who is not pleasing to the eye. One word, cow!