Moscow, Kremlin.

"Comrade Ubolevich is no longer fit to be the commander of the Middle East Front, Pavlov is not at all a qualified senior commander of the Red Army, Tukhachevsky, immediately remove these two fools from their posts and investigate them, and let them go to the punishment battalion! If we send more outstanding Red Army commanders to the Middle East, we must liberate the people of the Middle East in the shortest possible time! ”

In the face of Trotsky's rare gaffe, both Vatsettis and Tukhachevsky trembled, and they looked at each other, neither daring to speak, but neither intended to convey the supreme instructions.

Because they were both qīngchu, there were no major mistakes in the command of Ubolevich and Pavlov. Concentrating the superior forces of 8 tank corps and 5 cavalry divisions to attack the deployment of a Chinese armored cavalry corps shows that they have paid enough attention to their opponents. Moreover, Pavlov's command of the battle was also decent, although there was nothing too outstanding, but there were no major mistakes.

In the end, the reason for the heavy losses was that the opponent's anti-tank weapons were too sharp, including individual anti-tank grenade launchers and 75mm anti-tank guns, and in the battle that day, the Soviet Red Army captured complete anti-tank grenade launchers and 75mm anti-tank guns, and Ubolevich also ordered the air force to airlift them back to Moscow. After research by Soviet weapons experts, it was found that even the thickened T28/1932 tank could not withstand anti-tank grenade launchers and 75mm anti-tank guns. The latter, in particular, is likely to be the main gun used by the legendary Stalker tank destroyer! During the tests, Soviet weapons experts found. This artillery, with the use of tungsten alloy armor-piercing shells, could penetrate more than 1500mm of homogeneous steel at a distance of 120 meters!

What is even more unexpected is that the power of the T28 tank's 76.2mm/17L main gun in actual combat is actually insufficient. There was no way to penetrate the frontal armor of the Chinese Type 31 tank, and the armored T28/1932 tank was too slow to go around the opponent's flank to attack. The ordinary T28 tank without armor is thin-skinned and stuffed, and if it encounters Chinese and German pursuers, it probably can't even get close to each other's 1,000 meters.

Therefore, the "crushing victory" of the Red Army's tank units in Kuwait was mainly a matter of weapons and equipment. The command and combat crews were not too much at fault. In fact, Trotsky was also very qīngchu in this regard, and he just said that he would be removed from his post and investigated. It's just angry talk.

"The T28 tank seems to be a very failed weapon, we need a better and more powerful tank!" Trotsky stared at Vatsekis with a stern expression: "Order our weapons specialists to intensify the development of new tanks, and be sure to come up with tanks that can fight the Stalker tank destroyers by the end of the year!" ”

At the mention of the Stalker, Trotsky's face almost contorted. According to reliable intelligence. Factories in China and Germany could produce more than 12000 Stalkers per year, which is more than the total production of all Soviet tanks! If the USSR could not come up with new tanks that could fight the pursuers, in the end the Soviet state would probably be overwhelmed by Chinese and German tank destroyers!

Seeing that Trotsky had shifted the topic to the new tank, Tukhachevsky hurriedly took out a sketch of the tank design from his uniform pocket, handed it to Trotsky with both hands, and said: "Comrade Trotsky, this is a proposal submitted to me by Comrade Pavlov for the conversion of a self-propelled anti-tank gun with a T28 tank chassis and a 76.2mm anti-aircraft gun. ”

Trotsky took the sketch and looked at it. It depicts a car that bears some resemblance to the Stalker, without a turret. A high-level artillery gun with a long-barreled cannon mounted directly on the body.

"Comrade President, it will definitely be too late to develop a new tank that can fight the Hunters by the end of the year, and now the only way is to use the chassis of the existing T28 tank for modification. A 76.2mm anti-aircraft gun was placed directly on the T28 chassis, and then a 90mm armor plate was mounted on the front of the T28 chassis, which was enough to fight the Chinese and German Stalker tanks. ”

Seeing Pavlov's blueprints, Trotsky's anger had more than half gone, but he also knew that this kind of powerful artillery assembled from the chassis of the T28 tank would not be able to deal with Chinese and German pursuers. It's not that their 90mm frontal armor plates aren't thick enough, or that the 76.2mm anti-aircraft gun isn't powerful enough, but that this powerful gun modified with a T28 chassis is at least twice as expensive to manufacture as the Hunter, and the combined strength of heavy industry between China and Germany is at least 1.5 times that of the Soviet Union. That is, the USSR was going to use 1 assault gun modified with a T28 chassis against 3 Stalkers! As long as you can do the simplest arithmetic problems, you know that the Soviet Union cannot fight such a war of attrition.

"Comrade Trotsky," Vatsetys, seeing that Trotsky's face looked a little better, decided to excuse Ubolevich, with whom he had a good relationship: "Comrade Ubolevich also sent a report that the Middle East Front had captured several new British monoplanes during the battle for Basra, and they were still intact, with Rolls. High-power aircraft engines from Royce! ”

"Oh, how much power does the engine have? Is it air-cooled or liquid-cooled? Can we imitate it? Trotsky, although he was happy to hear the good news, did not lose his common sense, an aero engine is not an anti-tank grenade launcher, and a sample can be easily imitated.

"It's a liquid-cooled engine codenamed P.V.12 with an output of more than 1,000 hp! Now the specialists of the Soviet aviation industry have been organized to imitate it. Although it may not be up to the level of original British goods in terms of performance, it is certainly better than the existing aircraft engines of the Red Air Force. ”

Then, with his fingers crossed, Vassetitis explained to Trotsky the advantages of the new British fighter: "In addition, Comrade Bolikarpov has studied the new fighter of the British, and he considers it to be relatively simple in its production, with traditional mechanical joints and fixations rather than welding. The fuselage structure is made of Warren-style trusses composed of steel tubes. After installing the ribs and stringers, the wings are composed of two sets of steel spars, which are then covered with cloth skin. Our aviation industry is fully capable of replicating this new aircraft. If the liquid-cooled engine with more than 1,000 horsepower can be imitated in time, it is believed that the Red Air Force will soon be able to seize air supremacy. ”

Trotsky gradually smiled with satisfaction, picked up a cigar from his desk, lit a match, took a few puffs before speaking: "Well, very good. Speaking of which, this time the Middle East Front has gained something, although it has not achieved the expected goals. ”

Vatsettis and Tukhachevsky glanced at each other, and the latter cautiously raised the proposal: "Comrade Chairman. It is rare to win 100% militarily, and this time the Middle East Front not only liberated Iraq and Kuwait, but also captured a lot of very valuable weapons and equipment, which should be considered a 70% victory. ”

"Hmm. So Comrade Ubolevich and Comrade Pavlov still have merit? Trotsky's brow furrowed slightly. Although he had partially accepted the words of Vatsetis and Tukhachevsky, he was not very satisfied with the immediate command of Ubolevich and Pavlov, hoping that more talented Red Army generals would replace them. However, for a while, I couldn't think of anyone to send to the Middle East, Blyuhel, who had just returned from Japan, had already become the commander of the Indian Front, Yegorov was commanding the Balkan Front to attack Romania, and Vasetis and Tukhachevsky were his right-hand men in military command......

Just as he was thinking, there was a sudden knock on the door of Trotsky's office, and in came the current Soviet intelligence chief. With an anxious face, he pulled out a yellow copy of newspaper from his pocket. Both hands were handed to Trotsky.

"The intelligence services received some important information from Alexander, Comrade Trotsky...... The Chinese and British imperialists have reached an agreement on the question of supporting a new caliphate. Hussein of the Hashemite family will become the supreme leader of the new Musling world and will declare a holy war against the USSR after succeeding the caliphate! ”

"Foster the Caliphate!? Is this news reliable? Trotsky, after a brief moment of shock, immediately asked.

"Infallible, Comrade Trotsky, we have verified this news through various channels, including the Arab-GC fighters lurking in the courts of Najd and the Hejaz!"

Trotsky's expression was stern, and now his strategy for the liberation of all mankind was to provoke the weak links of imperialism and capitalism, to liberate the peoples of the colonies and semi-colonies, and then to arm them as part of the great army of human liberation.

And the most important of Trotsky's human liberation program is India, where 350 million oppressed people can provide at least 20 million fighters! Even a rabble could drag China and Britain into a long war of attritionAccording to Trotsky's assumption, after the liberation of India, tens of millions (certainly not all at once) of Indian artillery would be sent to Tibet and Southeast Asia under the command of Soviet advisers. Instead of seeking the liberation of Tibet and Southeast Asia, it is enough to drag China and Britain, especially China, into the quagmire of war.

Moreover, the mountains of Tibet and the rainforests of Southeast Asia are not suitable for the deployment of mechanized armies, and the tanks, heavy artillery, and trucks of the Chinese army are not at their best use there. That would be two bottomless pits that would continue to consume human lives, and it would be the human lives of India to consume the lives of China and the United Kingdom!

But now China and Britain want to support a caliphate, and they want to use the caliph's appeal among the m's minds to incite a holy war against the Soviet Union! Of the 350 million Indians, at least 80 million to 100 million are Muslin! Moreover, Trotsky also knew that most of the Hindus in India had been slaves for thousands of years, and had long been bloodless, and that the ideal sources of soldiers were the Muslims and Sikhs, who were too small in population and pro-British to be of any use. If India's Msling is encouraged by a caliph again, then his idea of using Indians to drag down China and Britain is undoubtedly a fool's dream!

"Send a telegram to Ubolevich, Pavlov, Yakir and other comrades of the Middle East Front, and order them to do everything possible to prevent the emergence of a new caliphate!" Trotsky immediately decided: "Comrade Yue Fei, who is now the head of the Ottoman family?" ”

"It's Abdul. Mejid II," said the name, and as he said it, he understood Trotsky's thoughts. He frowned and said, "But...... Kemal of Turkey was a staunch opponent of the Ottomans, and if we installed Mejid II as caliph, we were afraid that Turkey would be pushed over the side of Britain and Germany. ”

"Kemal of Turkey?" Trotsky paused slightly. The brow tightened a few more points, the caliphate was abolished by this Turkish warlord, and the Ottoman family was also expelled from Turkey by him. If the Soviet Union now installed the head of the Ottoman family as a caliphate, then the Turkish dictator would be uneasy. If Turkey fell to Britain and Germany, the Black Sea coast of the USSR would have lost its barrier!

"How many troops does Turkey have?" Trotsky gritted his teeth and asked, apparently this revolutionary prophet already had the idea of liberating Turkey ahead of schedule.

"Comrade Trotsky," Tukhachevsky shook his head heavily. "Turkey's current strategy is armed neutrality, and they have exported a lot of chromite and copper ore to Germany in exchange for a lot of weapons and equipment, and have formed an army of about 800,000 people in 50 divisions," he said. According to the information available to the General Staff of the Red Army. These infantry were comparable to the infantry of the Red Army. Moreover, the terrain of Istanbul and the Anatolian Plateau is dangerous, which is definitely easy to defend and difficult to attack, and even if 1 million Red Army is invested, it is difficult to guarantee the liberation of Turkey in the short term. ”

Vasetis echoed the words: "And Turkey will join the imperialist camp as soon as it joins it. Britain and Germany will have the possibility of deploying medium-range bombers on Turkish territory, our Donetsk and Baku. ”

Donetsk is one of the most important heavy industrial bases in the Soviet Union. Baku, on the other hand, was the main source of Soviet oil. These two places, if they were under the wēixié of Anglo-German medium-range bombers, would have dealt a great blow to the war potential of the USSR.

Trotsky shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to hear this, unless we can find a better way to deal with the caliphate supported by China and Britain, we can only support one for the time being." ”

"But, Comrade Trotsky, we are, after all, GCD people, atheists. We are natural enemies with M's Slim, and the Allah Party, which had previously caused chaos in Central Asia, is the best proof of this......" Yue Fei hesitated. He said in an aggravated tone: "Besides, in the eyes of the whole world, how can a descendant of a Turkic sultan be compared to a saint like the Hashemite family? So even if we raise Mejid II, the appeal of this caliph will certainly not be comparable to that of Hussein of the Hashemite family.

Moreover, Hussein is now in control of the holy city of Mecca, and he can be enthroned in the Great Mosque of Mecca or at the tomb of Muhammad, a sacredness that Mejid II could not have!

And most importantly, they can make Hussein a theocratic caliphate, but can we make Mejid II the undisputed dictator of Turkey? It is difficult to say whether such a puppet caliph will impress Mejid II. It is really not the best idea for us to break with Kemal and put both Ukraine and the Caucasus under the wēixié of Anglo-German bombers. ”

In this way, Yue Fei, Trotsky's earliest follower and close friend, dared to say it. Trotsky also seemed to know what the other party was saying, and not only did he not get angry, but his tone softened: "Comrade Yue Fei, your analysis is very reasonable, but I have not thought it through. He paused, sighed, and said, "The Chinese and the British have made a good move!" ”

Yue Fei breathed a sigh of relief and continued to suggest: "Since it is impossible for us to support a caliph, then we should completely bury this feudal system!" We should go all out to promote the secularization of the world of M'sling. Because only a completely secular world of Musling is possible for a further transition to a socialist and GCIST society. ”

"Secularization?" Trotsky pondered for a long time, and then said in a solemn tone: "Then our war with Messling is inevitable......

"A part of the feudal lords and gods who stubbornly insist on the reactionary power field must be eliminated!" Yue Fei said in a deep voice. "It doesn't matter if they are Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Muslin, or Hindu Brahmins!"

......Hearing this term, Trotsky pondered for a moment, then turned to Skryansky, who was standing in the corner of his office, and asked: "What did Comrade Ruy say?" ”

"Comrade Lu Yi also believes that the Hindu caste system must be eliminated! All the counter-revolutionaries of the Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishyya castes who stubbornly adhere to the reactionary position should be eliminated from the top! ”

Trotsky stared at Skryansky with some hesitation, and after a moment said: "How many such people are there?" ”

"No more than 5% of the total Hindu population." "Actually, the Hindus in India are not made up of a single ethnic group. Their main body is mainly two parts, a small group of Aryans who invaded India for more than 4,000 years, and the main body of the three castes of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas are them; The vast majority of the rest are descendants of the Aryan-conquered Dravits, Negritas, and Vidas, most of whom belong to the conservative and oppressive Shudra and Dalit castes. And the opinion of the Indian GCD is that the Indian revolution is, first of all, a revolution against colonialism, which is to oppose both the colonial rule of British imperialism in India and the reactionary colonial rule of Aryan imperialism in India that has lasted for thousands of years! Therefore, Hinduism must be eliminated, and the Aryan colonists must be liquidated, and only in this way can the greatest number of working people in India truly turn over and be liberated! ”