At 8 p.m. on the evening of June 21 in Heihe Province, cargo ships appeared in the Heilongjiang River basin, one car after another parked on the shore, and the sound of thundering tanks starting, at the same time, at 3 p.m. Moscow time, the Kremlin's towers were particularly complicated. In the tall and luxurious office, the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Stalin, dressed in a white generalissimo suit, was sitting in his wide office chair. While smoking a cigarette with his favorite pipe, he looked at the pile of papers that had just been delivered on his desk. At the same time, a pair of eyes also swept to a huge military map hanging on the wall directly opposite the desk, thinking about the increasingly bad situation facing the Soviet Union in Europe and the Far East at this moment...

I saw that one of the documents on the table was about a plane of the "Junkers" flight squadron that had made a forced landing in the Soviet Union, and the German pilots did not admit that they were spies, but the Soviet soldiers felt the military logo in the cabin of the plane, and found a large number of convenient maps and photos of the Soviet Union in the briefcase on the plane, and the other document was a telegram from the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation predicting that Germany would attack the Soviet Union.

"Bang bang bang..." At this moment, a sharp knock on the door reached Stalin's ears. Hearing a knock on the door that disturbed his thinking, Stalin frowned and said, "Come in..."

"Comrade Stalin, is there something important that you called us here? Could it be that in the Far East, the Japanese Kwantung Army, located in the three eastern provinces of China, began to move again..."In less than a few minutes, Marshal Voroshilov, People's Commissar of Defense of the Soviet Union, and General Shaposhnikov, Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, hurriedly walked into the office and asked Stalin, who looked unhappy at this moment...

"You see that these documents are all about Germany attacking the Soviet Union, do you think these pieces of information are true?"

In response to Stalin's questions, the two generals appeared cautious. After several years of purge, countless high-ranking generals were killed, which made these high-ranking Soviet generals extremely cautious in their speech, especially in front of Stalin. If he is wrong, and Comrade Stalin gets angry, he may not be able to tell who else is unlucky.

After pondering, pondering, Marshal Voroshilov, People's Commissar of Defense of the Soviet Union, hesitated for a moment and then said: "Comrade Stalin, about these pieces of information, I think a large part of it is made up nonsense, before the Western countries preached that Germany would attack us, but until now there has been none, and the news brought by our Chinese comrades is even more incredible, how could they know that Germany would launch an attack far away in North Manchuria, they themselves are in danger, where can they have time to pay attention to these false news, Secondly, we have always had good relations with Germany, and I think all of this is a non-existent thing. ”

In the eyes of many, the Soviet Union and Germany before 1945 were enemies on the battlefield. The invasion of Nazi Germany claimed the lives of 27 million Soviet citizens, and it was the Red Army that trampled on the ruins of the Third Reich to herald the dawn of an era of great power. In reality, however, Germany and the Soviet Union have been cooperating militarily for more than 20 years in extreme secrecy.

The cooperation between the two sides began as early as the ****** Conference on April 10, 1922. At that time, the Soviet Union and Germany were excluded by the Entente bloc and were in a difficult situation. This external environment forces them to give up their past grievances and huddle together for warmth.

In less than six hours of confidential talks, the foreign ministers of the two countries signed the "Agreement between Germany and the Soviet Socialist Russian Republic" on behalf of their respective governments, which was the "Raballo Treaty" that opened up an era of Soviet-German cooperation that lasted for more than 20 years.

According to the treaty, the two sides restored diplomatic relations, developed bilateral trade and economic relations under the principle of most-favored-nation status, and waived claims for reparations and property. Subsequently, the two countries concluded a secret military agreement, in which Germany resisted the ban of the Treaty of Versailles and provided Soviet Russia with complete sets of arms manufacturing production lines to help the Russian Red Army establish a modern staff command and training system, while Soviet Russia opened its bases and factories to Germany, where Germany could train armored troops, pilots, and other military personnel without interference, and develop weapons strictly prohibited by the Treaty of Versailles.

In April 1926, the Soviet Union and Germany signed the "Non-Aggression and Neutrality Pact", in which Germany promised the Soviet Union not to participate in the blockade of the Soviet Union by any international bloc, and the Soviet Union guaranteed the security of eastern Germany, and this treaty further promoted military cooperation between the two countries. The then Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht, Hans? Feng? General Seckert even wanted to unite with the Soviet Union against Poland, a new military power in Eastern Europe allied with France.

The cooperation between the two sides has since become increasingly incredible. For example, Krupp manufactures artillery and armored vehicles in Tula, Juncker manufactures aircraft engines in the suburbs of Moscow, and Farben Chemical manufactures military gas and poison gas in Samara province. It can be said that the German military industry was revived in the USSR.

And the first five-year plan of the USSR was also completed with the help of Germany. In the four years from 1930 to 1933, for example, the Soviet Union imported a staggering 2 billion marks from Germany, allowing the Soviet Union to make the transition from an agrarian country to an industrial country. In addition to industry, the Soviet military was also modernized under the guidance of Germany, such as submarines, aviation units, airborne troops, and armored forces were taught by German instructors.

Unfortunately, this friendly relationship began to crack after Hitler came to power, because the mustache was a big nationalist, and the mustache thought that the Soviets were an inferior race like insects, just occupying vast lands and wasting resources in vain. However, the Führer was forced to continue trading with the Soviet Union under practical pressure. At the end of 1938, Hitler began to make specific plans to launch a major war, and in order to avoid Germany from repeating the mistake of fighting on two fronts, Germany suddenly took the lead in raising the issue of strengthening Soviet-German military cooperation and proposed a plan to exchange Soviet raw materials for German weapons. Stalin could not ask for it, and the two sides immediately began a frantic exchange of materials, which confused the Soviet side, which, combined with the shortcomings of Stalin's character, allowed Germany to open the flag.

On May 1, 1941, a military parade was held on Red Square in Moscow to commemorate International Labor Day, although Britain and other countries and Soviet spies repeatedly reported to Stalin that Germany would attack the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941, Stalin believed that Germany was not capable of invading the Soviet Union before the war between Britain and Germany was clear. He even suspected that it was fabricated by British spies in order to draw the Soviet Union into the trap of war against Germany.

"I also agree with Comrade Voroshilov that these telegrams were obviously fabricated in an attempt to draw the Soviet Union into the trap of war against Germany, but the reminders given by our Chinese are somewhat intriguing, and you must know that the information given by the Chinese comrades is more accurate than that sent by those British spies, and it has already indicated that Germany will attack us at 3 o'clock tomorrow morning, and if it were not for the Chinese comrades leaving in a hurry, I really want to ask where they got such accurate information." General Shaposhnikov, Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, said with a smile.

"Although I don't know what Meng Qingshan of the Anti-Japanese Federation is thinking, but the things he traded with us are becoming more and more valuable, I am really curious, where did he get these advanced weapon drawings and technologies, such as the synthetic penicillin technology that he just traded with us, you must know that this technology alone is a priceless treasure, which can save the precious lives of countless Red Army soldiers, Comrade Shaposhnikov, do you say that Wang Ming can transfer Meng Qingshan to Moscow to work, you must know that his post should not be on the battlefield, Instead, it should be in the lab. ”

"Comrade Stalin, I think you may not be able to carry out this wish, this Meng Qingshan is a very patriotic person, it is impossible for him to come to Moscow, you must know that our previous invitations have not been successful, unless he is cornered, otherwise he will not be able to come at all." Marshal Voroshilov said with a sigh.

"That's not necessarily, it is estimated that we will soon be able to meet this amazing Chinese comrade, and your wish, General Secretary, will soon come true." General Shaposhnikov said with a smile.

"How is that possible?"

"According to the information sent by Manchukuo, the Japanese Kwantung Army concentrated three or four divisions of troops to prepare to encircle and suppress the Anti-Japanese Federation, but there was a sudden disagreement within the Anti-Japanese Federation, and many troops were disbanded on the spot, and now the Anti-Japanese Federation has less than 50,000 troops left in this life, and Meng Qingshan concentrated the last strength of the Anti-Japanese Federation in the Heihe area, with their current strength, it is simply difficult to resist the attack of the Kwantung Army, and when the time comes, Meng Qingshan, who has no way out, can only lead people to retreat into the Far East Military Region to seek refuge."

"I see, but since their defeat has been decided, why did you agree to trade more than 200 tanks and a large amount of supplies with the Anti-United Nations, once the Anti-United Nations fails, isn't it a cheap Japanese for nothing?" Marshal Voroshilov asked suspiciously.

"At present, in the entire Far East, the strength of our Soviet Red Army is less than half a million troops. The number of the Japanese Kwantung Army is more than 300,000, coupled with their continuous expansion, it is now conservatively estimated to be close to more than 500,000, once the Kwantung Army advances westward, with the Soviet Red Army, which is widely distributed and has a defensive front of several hundred kilometers, it will definitely not be able to stop the pace of the Japanese Kwantung Army... At this time, the situation in Europe is getting worse and worse, although this bit of information is false. However, we also have to guard against it, as long as the Anti-Japanese Federation is stronger, the more it can help us contain the Kwantung Army, not to mention the fact that this time the Anti-Japanese Federation traded several weapons drawings with us, as well as the synthetic penicillin technology, the reason why we gave the Anti-United Nations a large number of weapons and materials is to let them fight a war of attrition with the Kwantung Army, so that our Far East region will become much safer. ”

"General Secretary, if the Anti-Japanese Federation can really fight with the Kwantung Army, then our Far East will really have no worries..."

Stalin looked up at the time, the clock was already pointing to eleven o'clock, and with a hint of tiredness he said to the two: "Let's talk about it today!" ”

"Good night, Comrade General Secretary!"

"Good night!" (To be continued.) )