Moscow, Kremlin, May 9, 1936.

The large, high-roofed, dimly lit room that was now the war room of the Soviet Military Council of the Revolution, and the staff officers in front of the walls were constantly marking the tactical map with red and blue arrows and dots, which would make anyone dizzy at first sight.

But as time went on, the strategic posture facing the Soviet Union became clearer on this map.

Marshal Tukhachevsky, People's Commissar of Defense of the Soviet Union, held a baton and explained the current situation to Stalin, Kalinin, Voroshilov, Molotov, Kirov (Stalin spared him), Kaganovich and other leaders of the Soviet Bolshevik Party.

Molotov stared carefully at the baton, as the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, this military situation map was like a letter to him, only knowing that the west of the Soviet Union was the two fascist countries of Germany and Boland, and the east was the White Russian army of China and Japan, the two imperialists and reactionaries Anastasia I, and the situation was always very bad!

But with Marshal Tukhachevsky's explanation, he gradually understood.

In his eyes, the Soviet Union, which was attacked on both sides and seemed to be a dead end, still had such a glimmer of life! And this line of life is to concentrate forces, to crush Bolan before the enemy can attack, and then to retreat to hold the Stalin's line, the Amur line, and the Central Asian line. At the same time, diplomatic efforts were made to win Britain, France, Japan, and other countries to join the anti-fascist camp.

The three lines of defense held the western and Far East borders of the Soviet Union and Central Asia, blocking the "Chinese" and German armies. Of course, if necessary, it is also possible to abandon the Amur line in the Far East, burn the railways and towns east of Novosibirsk, and shrink the forces to the line from Central Asia to Novosibirsk. The Stalin defense line in the west must be held to the death, and it is necessary to use this carefully built defense line, as well as millions of heroic Soviet Red Army, thousands of advanced T-26 and T-28 tanks, and thousands of superior Yi-15, Yi-16, TB-3 and other aircraft, to unite all forces that can be combined (Britain, France, Japan, etc.) to fight to the end with millions of German fascist troops armed to the teeth! After defeating the German fascists, the Soviet Red Army marched eastward and fought the final decisive battle against the Chinese fascists in Siberia! After defeating the [China] country and recovering the lost territory, then support the China G to seize the power of the [China] country...... in order to thoroughly consolidate the large rear of the USSR.

The People's Commissar of Defense Marshal Tukhachevsky put forward this battle plan on the basis that he believed that there were actually many contradictions between the four fascist countries of China, Germany, and Japan. And there are also irreconcilable contradictions between the two world empires of Germany, China and Britain and France!

In the past 40 years, there have been three large-scale wars between the two countries, and China lost one of them, and after being bullied by Japan for decades, it took revenge and defeated Japan twice, and then began to bully Japan! Therefore, there is no way for these two countries to cooperate at all, as long as the Soviet Union uses a little trick, it can let the "Japan" come out and drag the "China" country's rear tui, even if there is no Soviet strategy, the "China" country will not dare to abandon the "Japan" and attack the distant West Siberia, as for the Ural Mountains is even more unrealistic. Therefore, the Soviet Union could ignore the East for the time being and concentrate its forces against the West.

Like the bad relations between China and Japan, Germany and Poland are also feuding, even if there is a territorial dispute between Germany and Poland now! Even more fortunately, the Bolan dictator Pilsudski died last year. At present, there is a chaotic situation in which the presidential faction headed by President Ignazi Mośichitsky, the army faction headed by the Minister of Defense and the Director General of the Armed Forces, Eduard Rezhimigvi, and the government faction headed by Foreign Minister Joseph Baker, are fighting each other.

Moreover, Himigvi, who controlled the army, was arrogant, claiming to be the second man of his generation, and vainly tried to compete with Hitler for the position of the leader of the fascist alliance, so the relations between Bo and Germany also tended to deteriorate. In this case, if the Soviet Red Army launched a surprise attack on Bolan, Germany would be killed.

It is even possible to participate in the war to destroy Bolan and divide Bolan with the Soviet Union for the fourth time!

After Bolan was defeated by the Soviet Union, the only enemy of the USSR on the Western Front was Germany!

And Germany is constantly challenging the bottom line of Britain and France. First took back the Rhine demilitarized zone, not long ago it annexed Austria, a fellow Germanic country, and now it has territorial claims to the Sudetenland region of the Czech Republic, and it is not even ruled out that it will annex the whole of Czechoslovakia! If Hitler succeeds in Czechoslovakia, the next target will be the ............... of the three Boro states, which Tukhachevsky judged to be the last thing they tolerate. If Germany had not attacked the Soviet Union after annexing these three countries, but had collaborated with the Soviet Union to carve up Bolan, Britain and France would most likely have declared war on Germany! Because they could never tolerate the emergence of a Great German Reich that ruled the whole of Eastern and Central Europe!

At that time, the Soviet Union could take the initiative to throw an olive branch to Britain and France, and even form an alliance with Britain, France, and Japan against Germany and China at the cost of dissolving the GC International......

Tukhachevsky's plan ... Strategically wise, it is undoubtedly clever. And in the organization of the campaign,

He also summed up the lessons and lessons of the Middle East Road War, the Sino-Japanese Shandong War, and the Sino-Japanese September 18 War, and put forward a brand-new large-depth offensive tactics and large-depth defense!

To put it simply, a large-depth attack is to concentrate as many men and artillery as possible in the weak links of the Bolan army on the Soviet-Bo border line, and then tear open one or several openings with an overwhelming attack, followed by the fast-freezing armored cluster to cut in, the infantry division completely occupies and expands on both sides, tearing a larger opening, and the rapid armored group has been advancing in depth to completely destroy the logistics and defensive depth of the Bolan army. Strive to completely eliminate the military forces of Bolan in the shortest possible time.

The large-depth defense tactic is actually a variant of the national defense, which does not pursue the first-line defense of the border against the enemy outside the country, establishes a multi-echelon and multi-line defense depth, and uses cannon fodder troops to absorb and consume the enemy's offensive force, and then concentrates as many reserves as possible, as many rapid armored clusters as possible, and carries out defensive counterattacks...... Such tactics would be used in the decisive battle with Germany after the destruction of Bolan, for which the Stalinist line would be greatly enlarged in depth and at the same time reserve enough reserves behind the line, especially rapid armored units such as tank corps.

At the same time, Tukhachevsky demanded that the Soviet Red Army prepare for the worst. In the event that the attack on Bolan failed, or if Britain and France did not join the war against China and Germany, and the defense of the Stalinist line did not defeat Germany, then the Soviet Union would have to concentrate all its forces on a decisive battle against the German fascists under Moscow! Even if you can't defeat them, you have to do everything you can to drag out the war until winter and use the harshness of nature to repel the invaders! To this end, Tukhachevsky even asked Stalin for permission to immediately build fortifications outside Moscow, stockpile supplies, weapons and ammunition and make the necessary evacuation plans.

Of course, no matter how perfect a battle plan is, it is inseparable from a military force that can make it happen! A strong military force is inseparable from adequate logistical supplies and advanced weaponry, and these two aspects are Tukhachevsky's greatest concern. At present, although the Soviet Union has been transferred to wartime ahead of schedule, and all industrial and agricultural production revolves around war preparations, due to the impact of the civil war and the first five-year plan before it... The investment decision was wrong, and the construction of heavy industry in the Soviet Union was very unsatisfactory. Major industrial projects such as steel, electricity, and coal have now been surpassed by China! It is far behind Germany. In terms of weaponry, although the Soviet Union had T-28 and T-28 tanks, I-15 and I-16 fighters and other excellent weapons, their excellent Xing capabilities were compared with similar weapons and equipment in China and Germany a few years ago! And now China and Germany, whose industrial strength far exceeds that of the Soviet Union, cannot not make any progress at all, right? Not to mention that there is an industrial giant like Germany among the opponents!

According to information gathered by the Red Army Intelligence Bureau and GC International, the aircraft engine technology currently in Germany and Germany has been able to mass-produce a 14-cylinder, 1,200 hp star engine, and a 1,000 hp in-line engine: the more powerful 1,400 hp star engine and 1,200 hp in-line engine are also in the final stages of testing,........., same At present, several aircraft and tanks with excellent Xing energy have also been designed, and it is estimated that they will be finalized and produced soon! In addition to the significant backwardness in technology, Soviet aircraft,

The output of tanks is also far less than that of China and Germany, especially the output of aircraft is limited by bottlenecks such as poor engine technology and insufficient output of pot alloys, and has always stayed at about 2,000 units per year, which may not be able to meet the huge consumption after the outbreak of a full-scale war.

"Comrade Stalin." After explaining the current situation and the battle plan of the Red Army... Tukhachevsky put down his baton, walked up to Stalin, and saluted: "According to the information currently available, the preparations for war in China, Germany, and Boland will be completed by the end of January 1938, and several advanced aircraft and tanks will also be put into production in the second quarter of 1937, and by the beginning of 1938 some troops will be equipped." When the time comes, the existing aircraft and tanks of the USSR will be completely backward in terms of Xing energy! And we don't have the strength to develop even better equipment before this. Therefore, I hope that all preparations for the attack on Bolan will be completed by the end of June 1937 at the latest! In July 1937, the Soviet Red Army should have begun its offensive against the fascist bandits! "Of course, we have to act quickly and strike first!" Stalin took Tukhachevsky's right hand and shouted: "Trust the great Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, they will definitely be able to defeat the fascist bandits!" Victory will surely belong to the Soviet people! Stalin's confident words shook the Bolshevik leaders present, as if a big stone had fallen to the ground. The dictator turned to Molotov and smiled confidently. "Comrade Molotov, what more can our Council of People's Commissars do for the Red Army?" "Yes, Comrade Stalin, the Council of People's Commissars will do everything possible to strengthen combat readiness." Molotov stood up, his thin mouth trembling slightly. "Five million reservists, and the required army infantry equipment, as well as 5,000 artillery pieces, 2,000 T-26 tanks, 1,000 T-28 tanks, 3,000 aircraft, will be ready by July next year!" Hearing Molotov's statement, Stalin also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the total strength of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army has now reached nearly five million, plus the total number of five million promised by Molotov will be as high as 10 million! With so much cannon fodder, it should be able to meet the huge consumption after the outbreak of the war, right? With a kind smile, he said to Molotov: "On behalf of the Soviet people and the proletarians of the whole world, I thank the Council of People's Commissars and you for everything. "Comrade People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs." Stalin turned his head again to look at Maxim Livinov, who had a round white face and glasses, and looked like Sven, who succeeded Chicherin, who died of illness, as the third foreign minister of the Soviet Union. Stalin paused for a moment and looked around the spacious hall, the whole room was quiet, everyone waited with bated breath for Stalin's instructions, the dictator nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Go ahead and send an envoy to Berlin to convey to Hitler that the Soviet Union is willing to help him destroy the enemy of the German people, Boland, without any return."

It is also necessary to send a special envoy to Japan...... Hinted to them that the Soviet Union would consider giving up the whole of Eastern Siberia, and if Japan was willing to go to war with China on the side of the Soviet Union when the Soviet Union won a major victory on the Western Front, then all 6.8 million square kilometers of Eastern Siberian territory would be ceded to Japan! Moreover, the land seized by Japan from China can also be recognized by the GCD regime of China after the war!

And France will also send people there to tell them that the Soviet Union is willing to recognize every copper plate that the Tsar owes France, and at the same time not to recover the property of the Tsarist government and nobles in France! And the Soviet Union could also form an alliance with France to jointly contain the rise of fascist Germany! Just like the historical Russian-French alliance. "Yes, Comrade Stalin, I understand what you mean, the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs will make every effort to divide the enemy's alliance." Litvinov tried to restrain the surprise in his heart and made himself look calmer. This time, Stalin's conditions were so sensational, especially for Japan, that 6.8 million square kilometers were ceded at once! Moreover, it is guaranteed that China and G will recognize the ownership of the territory seized by Japan in the war, and of course the premise is that Japan will defeat 600 million people and 12 million tons of steel with 80 million people and 2 million tons of steel.

"Comrade Dimitrov." Stalin also named the head of the GC International Executive Committee, a post that Dimitrov officially assumed last year and became head of the GC International. However, he was not a Soviet, but the leader of the Bulgarian GCD, and he could not normally attend the enlarged meeting of the Politburo of the Soviet Union, but today he made an exception here, and it is clear that Stalin had important tasks to be entrusted to the GC International.

"How are the preparations for GCD in China going? Need any help from the Soviet Union? When it comes to the Chinese G, the tone of the GC dictator is very disdainful, as if he is pinching his nose and admitting that they are GCD.

Dimitrov took out a document from his briefcase, walked up to Stalin, handed it over with both hands, and said: "Comrade Stalin, this is a letter of help from the CG to GC International......

Stalin interrupted him with some impatience. "What do the social-patriots want from me? Weapons, ammunition or financial assistance? These guys knew how to ask for something from the USSR! I didn't want to do anything for the Soviet Union, and I couldn't even do a good job in investigating the trivial matter of China's secret weapons research, it was really useless. By the way, Dimitrov, is there any progress in the project of this letter? Dimitrov put the document in front of Stalin and said: "Every month, the Chinese and G will report to GC International the latest progress of the U project that they have in their possession, but the information they have is still very limited, although they have developed several underground party members among the [Chinese] young scientists working for the U project, but those people do not have access to the real core departments......

"Let them continue to pay attention to this U project." Stalin interrupted Dimitrov: "Let's talk about their request." "The GCD wants us to provide design drawings and samples of the I-15 fighter and the I-16 fighter so that their Red Star aircraft factory can copy them, and they also want equipment for ten light infantry divisions." "Ten light infantry divisions can be given equipment." Stalin casually flipped through the documents on the table and asked the head of the General Directorate of the Red Air Force: "Comrade Baranov, do you think you can give them the Yi-15 and Yi-16?" Will they be able to replicate these two planes after they get them? "If the secrecy of the Chinese G is good enough, we can give them the design drawings and samples of these two aircraft, and we can also send technicians to help them imitate them." Speaking of this, Baranov smiled bitterly and sighed, and said: "In fact, they can easily copy these two aircraft, I visited their Baotou aircraft factory last year, and the equipment and technology there can meet the needs of assembling aircraft." And...... China G can also procure key raw materials and components such as pot alloys, special steels and aircraft engines needed to manufacture aircraft from the Kuomintang ruled areas of the Chinese Kuomintang, as far as I am concerned, those things are much better than those we make ourselves, so the planes they make with our drawings are also better than the original goods...... "Stalin sighed helplessly, the Soviet Union's industrial design capabilities are not weak, and it can design very good planes and tanks, but the manufacturing capacity and technology are far behind.

He was about to say a few words of encouragement to Baranov when the footsteps of his secretary Pavlov came through the door.

"Report." Pavlov's pale face actually had a hint of ruddy, he raised his head, and said excitedly: "China G emergency, President Hu Hanmin of China had a stroke on the evening of May in Wuhan, China!" ”！。