~909 Anti-Encirclement and Long March XVI Was Stalin Crazy?

In the darkness of the night, a fiery dragon twists and turns over the mountain roads of Baluchistan in northwestern India, rolling and slowly heading north.

"Comrade Zaitsev, where are we? Are you going back to the Soviet Union? ”

Soviet Red Army Feradimir. Captain Zaitsev, the company instructor of Lenin's division, turned his head to look at the teenager who was asking questions, a blonde boy of 13 years old, who did not know if he was 14 years old, with brown eyes and a few small freckles on the tip of his nose. If it weren't for the imperialist aggression, such a child would still be in middle school, happily living with his parents and family, maybe going on outings with his classmates, participating in activities organized by the Young Pioneers or the Communist Youth League, but it would certainly have nothing to do with the war, and he would not have died in a foreign country at a young age with a rifle about the same length as his height......

In fact, such children are already everywhere in the current Soviet Red Army, they were originally Red Army officers or children of Bolshevik Party cadres, who were exiled from the Soviet Union with their parents, and could still live a carefree life in Persia, but after arriving in India, especially after the defeat in the Battle of Karachi, the troops suffered heavy losses, and Comrade Stalin called on all those who could take up arms to join the Red Army to defend the Bolshevik Party, so they responded to the call to join the Red Army. They are ready to use their ungrown torsos to fight the imperialist enemy armed to the teeth.

"We are in Belochistan, and now we are going north to fight the Chinese devils." Zaitsev smiled bitterly, and looked at the endless mountains around him in confusion.

Half a month ago, after being defeated by the armored forces of the Indian army under the city of Karachi, the Red Army fled in disarray, burrowed into the mountains, ran hundreds of kilometers all the way north, and finally achieved a "victorious rendezvous" with the Indus Front and the Reserve Front in Khuzdar. Then he didn't have time to rest, so he once again embarked on the road of "going north to resist China".

Has it finally come to the point where you give up on yourself and want to commit suicide so-so? The Red Army couldn't even beat the Indian Asan, and it actually had to go north to fight the Chinese imperialists! What's the difference between this and sending to death? Or did Comrade Stalin have some clever plan to turn things around?

Suspicions hung over the hearts of the fighters, but no one dared to say more, because in the past two days, the faces of the political work cadres and internal affairs personnel in the army have become gloomy again, and if anyone dares to raise doubts, they may be branded as counter-revolutionaries.

As for quietly fleeing and betraying the revolution...... It's not that I don't want to, but I can't do it at all! This is not Russia, nor Persia, but the territory of the Beloch barbarians! There are vast mountains all around, and once you leave the team, you can't even find the direction, and most of them will starve to death in this mountain.

And there is another idea in everyone's hearts, maybe going north to resist China is a pretense, which is used to deceive Indians, and the real purpose is to occupy a piece of territory in India, and then everyone can live a good life for a few years...... In short, with the presence of the great leader Stalin, there will definitely be a way out for the Red Army!

But where could these middle and lower-level officers and soldiers of the Red Army think that the top leaders of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army now think of the great leader Stalin, and their brains ache for a while!

"What happened to Comrade Stalin? Is it better? "As soon as Zhukov, who had inspected the troops, arrived at the temporary residence of the troops, he was concerned about the condition of the great leader.

Probably because the mental pressure on Comrade Stalin was unimaginable to ordinary people, there seemed to be something wrong with his spirit! It could be paranoia, it could be schizophrenia, in short, there was something wrong with the brain. When the disease did not flare up, he was fine, but he was no different from a normal person, and he could continue to use his genius brain to think about the future of the world revolution and the way out of the Soviet Red Army...... And when he got sick, he would talk nonsense, and he became suspicious, and he didn't believe all the people around him, and he thought of them as spies sent by the Russian Empress Anastasinia! That is, a little bit of trust in Beria, so Comrade Beria has been by Stalin's side for the past two days.

"It's better." Beria smiled, beckoned Zhukov and said: "Comrade Zhukov come in, Comrade Stalin wants to know about the latest situation." ”

Zhukov and Beria looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and followed him into Stalin's tent. Working next to Stalin was meant to be a companion to a tiger, not to mention that this tiger went crazy! I really don't know how long this red flag will be fought! As for the question of removing the great leader and finding someone who is not crazy to lead the world revolution...... Zhukov had thought about it, but with the current situation of the Red Army, it really couldn't withstand a little internal oscillation, and if another fire broke out, I was afraid that the red flag would really fall to the ground!

Besides, the errand of the great leader of the Soviet Union is clearly fatal! Whoever sits on it will not survive and come down. Neither the Russian Empress Anastasia, nor the leaders of the Central G, who were trying to compete for the leadership of the world revolution, could not tolerate the supreme leader of the Soviet GCD! Therefore, no one wants to usurp the throne at this time.

As soon as he entered the tent, a strong smell of tobacco hit his face, and Zhukov frowned and waved his arm a few times to disperse some of the smoke. Stalin was seen staring blankly at the map, his trademark carved pipe in his mouth.

"Comrade Stalin, are you looking for me?" Zhukov stepped forward and saluted Stalin respectfully.

"Georgi. Konstantinovich," Stalin nodded slightly at Zhukov, a smile appeared on his face, he held his pipe in his right hand, pointed to the map, and said: "We are now almost out of the Berechstan region, where should we go next?" Will it go northeast into the territory of the Muslim coalition, or will it go east into the territory of the government in New Delhi, India? ”

Stalin's thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, and his eyes were fixed on the map again. Seem...... I don't know the fact that I've gone crazy! They are still racking their brains about the way out for the Soviet Red Army and the Bolshevik Party.

Zhukov sighed in his heart, but his face still maintained a solemn expression, he also looked at the map, and only spoke for a long time: "My suggestion is to take the eastern front and avoid clashes with the Muslim coalition forces." At present, the Indian Central Army is engaged in a fierce battle with the Chinese G in West Bengal, and the Chinese G army has surrounded the Kolkata ......"

"Wait, when did the thing you said happened?" Stalin interrupted Zhukov and looked at him with puzzled eyes. He only vaguely remembered that the squadron launched an attack on the Indian defense line in southern West Bengal, but he did not remember that there was a siege of Kolkata.

Zhukov turned back and exchanged a look with Beria, who took over the topic and replied: "Comrade Stalin, since our radio station had a little malfunction in the first two days, these messages were delivered to you without you. ”

Stalin hesitated, as if trying to remember something, and after a while he nodded and said: "Oh, I remember, it seems that there is a problem with the radio." He paused and asked, "What about now?" Are the Chinese going to lay down Calcutta? ”

"No, Mahatma Gandhi of India entered Kolkata on July 24 and called on the people of India to rise up against the GCD and defend their country, and declared that they would live and die with Calcutta. Therefore, the main forces of India's Northwest Military Region have been transferred eastward to fight against China, and the pressure we face is much less. ”

"Speaking of which, then, we should go eastward, cross the Indus near Multan, and then into the Punjab." Stalin said lightly: "I remember that the Punjab region is the most developed agricultural region in India, and if we get there, it should give the troops a respite." ”

Zhukov shook his head slowly, "Comrade Stalin, it is estimated that it will be difficult for us to stand in Punjab...... It is close to New Delhi, the capital of India, and the Indian reactionaries will certainly do everything possible to encircle us. ”

"So where are we going?" Stalin frowned, he had already learned the power of Indian Ahsan, and he had a little bit of Indophobia.

"It's better to strike north and south!" Zhukov took a deep breath and replied: "Now that we have raised the banner of going north to resist China, and then attacking east into Punjab, the Indians will definitely think that we are going north to Kashmir and the Himachal region." And we flicked a shot in front of New Delhi and turned south into central India......"

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Jiangxi, the summer capital of the National Government, Lushan.

"Auxiliary commander, Wang Junhao's telegram, the General Staff of the Indian Army in New Delhi has ordered Ma Zixiang (Ma Bufang)'s Muslim coalition army to enter the heart of Punjab to intercept the remnants of Stalin's Red Army!"

Bai Chongxi, deputy chief of general staff, walked quickly into Luo Yaoguo's office. As soon as he entered the door, he happily reported to Luo Yaoguo the good news he had just received.

"Oh, really?" Luo Yaoguo took the telegram from Bai Chongxi's hand, read it carefully, and then smiled lightly: "It seems that this big problem in India is about to be solved!" Nehru and Slim were probably crazy, knowing that Ma Bufang was our man, and let his army of more than 100,000 enter the hinterland of Punjab, didn't this lead the wolf into the house? ”

Punjab is one of the few largest states in India, and once this state is lost, it will not be able to keep Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, as well as the northwestern border region of India. If the Indian army is defeated again in the war with China in West Bengal, Ma Bufang's Muslim coalition will be able to move further south to seize Sindh, and then it will be able to openly separate from India and form the state of Pakistan! And this Pakistan is a little stronger than the Pakistan in history, although it has lost the mountainous region of Berochstan, but it has gained the whole of Punjab (only half of history), Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, and it is also a big country in South Asia.

The battle between China and the G in West Bengal is also very winning, and then the eastern states of India, Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Garkhand, and Bihar will also fall into the hands of the Central G, so that the eastern part of India will be divided again...... If Stalin had been lucky, he might have been able to secure another piece of territory in India, and if Berechstan was counted, there would have been five countries on the ground of British India! Although it is a few fewer than the original plan, it is good to be able to do this, and besides, there will definitely be a scuffle between the four countries for many years!

Luo Yaoguo got up and walked to the edge of the Indian military map hanging on the wall, pondered for a moment and asked, "Brother Jiansheng, what do you think Ma Bufang should do next?" ”

"Of course, it's self-respecting!" Bai Chongxi sneered and said: "Now Stalin probably has more than 100,000 troops, and there are not many good weapons, Ma Zixiang's hundreds of thousands of people are all good guns and cannons provided by us, and they have undergone strict training, it is easy to eliminate Stalin." But in that case, wouldn't India also lose a great enemy? ”

Luo Yaoguo nodded noncommittally, and hesitated: "Will there be a risk of raising tigers?" This Stalin was clamoring to go north to resist China, and it would be troublesome to let him enter Tibet. ”

"Into Tibet?" Bai Chongxi snorted coldly and shook his head: "If more than 100,000 troops go to Tibet, then they can only drink the northwest wind." And...... At that time, our army will also be able to enter India justifiably, and Stalin will starve to death on the snowy mountains. ”

Luo Yaoguo smiled: "That's the case, besides, let's not be afraid that he will go into Tibet to toss, there are only some lama temples there, whether to demolish or burn or simply become a lama and just Stalin." After telling a joke, he patted the map again and said, "Then let Ma Bufang stand still?" ”

"No," Bai Chongxi picked up a baton and pointed at Lahore in central Punjab, "You can't eat the whole Punjab Ma Zixiang in one bite, so go to Lahore and leave half for Stalin...... It's not far from New Delhi, the capital of India! Let the Indians and Stalin fight again outside New Delhi. As he spoke, he pointed his baton at the two northern states of Punjab. However, Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh want to let Ma Zixiang take the opportunity. In this way, the situation of their secession of northwestern India will be unshakable! ”

"Well, yes, that's it."

Regarding Bai Chongxi's ability to play military secession and engage in an independent kingdom, in Luo Yaoguo's mind, the evaluation is also a first-class level in the Republic of China. Therefore, Bai Chongxi's suggestion, Luo Yaoguo directly nodded and approved. He paused and said, "Brother Jiansheng, what do you say Chiang Kai-shek should arrange?" The mission of the Chinese expeditionary force was almost complete, and the hundreds of thousands of men now seemed to have no need to stay in Persia. ”

Bai Chongxi was stunned when he heard this, his eyebrows raised slightly, he glanced at Luo Yaoguo, and said tentatively: "Brother Fuwen thinks it's time for Chiang Kai-shek to return to China?" Or send a governor to the colony? "At present, the strength and prestige of the central government of Chinese imperialism have risen sharply because of the victory in the world war, and it is no longer something that a colonial governor can subvert, so he is not afraid of Lao Chiang playing tricks for a colonial governor.

Luo Yaoguo waved his hand: "Don't let him go, I want him to return to the Central Committee, but it's best not to hold a military position, and there is no suitable position for him." Brother Jiansheng, what do you think? ”

Bai Chongxi frowned, he was an expert in military affairs, but he was a big layman when he played politics. Just as he didn't know how to answer, he heard a knock on the office door. It was Zeng Qi who entered, the minister of colonial affairs with a solemn face, as if he was worried about something. Luo Yaoguo beckoned to Zeng Qi and said, "Brother Mu Han came just in time, I have something to ask." Zeng Qi smiled and said, "Don't you dare to ask for advice, has Brother Fuwen encountered any problems?" ”

Luo Yaoguo smiled faintly: "It's not a problem, I'm discussing Chiang Kai-shek, what kind of official should I give him?" ”

Zeng Qi rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "It's better to give the junior brother's minister of colonial affairs to Chiang Kai-shek." This official is a chore, and there are a lot of troubles, and I have long been tired of it. ”

Luo Yaoguo nodded, "It's okay, just give the Minister of Colonial Affairs to Lao Jiang." Saying that, he thought about it again, "Hu Yisheng (the premier) has recently been exposed to a bit of a scandal by the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang, it is estimated that the premier will not be able to continue, my uncle will belong to Wang Zhaoming, and when the foreign minister is vacant, I will arrange for Brother Mu Han to take over." ”

Of course, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is more important than the Ministry of Colonial Affairs, Zeng Qi's face flashed with a hint of joy, and he arched his hand to Luo Yaoguo and said, "Then the little brother is grateful to Brother Fuwen for cultivating it." ”

Luo Yaoguo laughed: "It's just a gesture, what are you and my brother polite?" Who doesn't know Brother Han's talent? Back then, Brother Mu Han was the Prime Minister of our Republic of China, and I think this errand will bother Brother Mu Han sooner or later. He paused, and then said, "By the way, is there anything important for Brother Mu Han to come to me?" ”

Zeng Qi took out a telegram from his suit pocket and handed it to Luo Yaoguo, and said with a wry smile: "I'm so happy to patronize it, I almost forgot about serious things." This is a telegram from Zhou Elai, who intends to convene the 8th World Congress of the GC International in September 1939, and wants to usurp the power of the leader of the world revolution in the Soviet Union. The venue for the meeting was chosen in Beiping, and now many foreign GCDs have arrived one after another. Moreover, the Chinese side also demanded that we increase the number of police forces to maintain order at the site of the Peiping Conference and prohibit reactionary elements from making trouble at the scene! ”

This Zeng Qi is Luo Yaoguo's confidant, and Luo Yaoguo's communication channel with GCD is through Zeng Qi as an intermediary in addition to the direct contact of the representative of the Chinese G side. In the matter of the GC International World Congress, because there had been a verbal agreement before, Zhou Elai did not send any more delegates to Wuhan, and sent a telegram directly to Zeng Qi.

Luo Yaoguo took the telegram and glanced at it, and laughed a few times: "China and G won the battle in West Bengal, and Stalin happened to be defeated in Karachi, so it's time to come out and seize the leadership of GC International." Now the Soviet Red Army is still on the way to escape, and it does not even have a place to stand, so naturally it will not compete with them for leadership. It's a good time to choose G! Saying that, he thought for a while, "Brother Mu Han, call back to Zhou Elai, and say that we have received his telegram, as long as the activities of GC International 8 are in line with relevant laws, the Beiping City Police Department will naturally protect the safety of the venue." As for the reactionaries...... They also have the right to express their opinions! As long as it is within the scope of non-violence, we still have to protect. ”

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