Under the supervision of General Peng, North Korea's warplanes finally began to operate at full capacity. The first step in North Korea's all-out preparations is to lay down the Iron Curtain. Throughout May 1931, a vigorous "campaign to catch spies" began in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, and any Koreans suspected of colluding with Japanese imperialism or the Soviet Union were arrested by the North Korean Ministry of Internal Affairs without exception, and thousands of people were executed! All foreign businesses in North Korea have also been ordered to evacuate within a specified period. Ordinary foreign nationals residing in North Korea have also been notified of their deadlines to leave the country. Even foreign embassies in Pyongyang were notified to move to Sinuiju, a border city between China and South Korea, by the end of June 1931.

Immediately after the Iron Curtain was lowered, the North Korean government declared the country in a state of war and issued mandatory evacuation orders to all towns and villages north of the 38th parallel and south of the 40th parallel. All the peaceful inhabitants of these areas were to retreat to temporary refuge camps on the Gaima Plateau, north of the 40th parallel, before the winter of 1931, and in the event of a critical situation, to Chinese territory. At the same time, conscription notices issued by the North Korean Ministry of Defense flew like snowflakes to every corner of the North Korean government. The age of conscription was extended to 16 to 45 years old, and by the second half of 1931, more than a million adult North Korean men had put on military uniforms, which was almost the entire army for a small country of six or seven million people!

In order to equip and train such a large army, China, the backstage of North Korea, has also begun to do its best to provide support, and all the roads along the border between China and South Korea are crowded with long lines of trucks, and trains loaded with various military supplies are constantly heading towards Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Food, ammunition, canned food, compressed dry food, military uniforms, raincoats, guns, barbed wire, fodder, medicines, sapper shovels, aircraft spare parts...... All sorts of unexpected supplies were unloaded from the Pyongyang train cars like a stream. Transported to numerous newly built or renovated warehouses in Pyongyang City, carefully stored. The materials needed by hundreds of thousands of officers and men defending the city for more than a year of combat are undoubtedly astronomical, and if there were no stable construction for more than 10 consecutive years since 1918, and if there was no smooth implementation of the two five-year plans, these supplies alone would probably have ruined the Chinese government, not to mention the huge consumption of tens of millions of national defense troops after the official start of the world war in the future!

Modern warfare. While consuming a large number of living officers and soldiers' lives, they are also devouring materials and money like flowing water! Fortunately, China in this time and space had already accumulated such a solid national strength before the start of World War II.

Seeing the series of abnormal actions of North Korea and the continuous flow of various materials from the south on the border between China and South Korea, even people who do not understand military affairs at all may know that this small country has become a big barracks. Also making the General Staff of the Japanese Red Army realize that they would encounter an unimaginably bitter battle in North Korea, Takeda immediately ordered Hiroshi Kato, who had just taken over as NKVD. At any cost, we obtained detailed troop movements and the latest troop quantity information from the North Korean side.

However, after the Iron Curtain fell on North Korea, not to mention the Japanese intelligence agencies, which had neglected their own work due to smuggling and pimping over the years, the all-pervasive Soviet intelligence agencies did not know the latest situation in North Korea.

After this ** expansion, how many troops does North Korea have? Half a million? Or a million? How is North Korea's defense deployed? Did they concentrate their forces on the 38th parallel, or did they adopt a defensive deployment in depth? Is it possible that the Chinese and South Korean coalition forces are ready to strike first. Raid on South Korea?

Due to the lack of the necessary intelligence, both Moscow and Tokyo could not make accurate judgments. Moreover, Japan's preparations for war were not completed, the oil depots of the Japanese Red Army were not yet filled with Soviet and Persian oil, and the reserves of iron ore, scrap iron, copper, aluminum, coal and other important raw materials were not even completed in the planned 50. The production line of aircraft engines, which had been purchased with foreign exchange provided by the Soviet Union, was not shipped from the United States to Japan, and even the necessary training subjects for the tank divisions of the Japanese Red Army were not completed.

Therefore, it was simply impossible for the Japanese Red Army to start a war in advance. Even on the question of whether or not to send troops to attack North Korea, the Japanese Revolutionary Military Council was divided into two factions. One faction believes that the northbound movement should be abandoned in favor of the southbound movement. The reason for this is that North Korea has begun to prepare for war with all its might, indicating that China and North Korea have realized that Japan is going north, and the possibility of a surprise attack is gone. Moreover, China must be ready to send troops to aid South Korea, and it is impossible to defeat the Sino-Korean coalition army with the strength of the Japanese Red Army.

On the other hand, the stated policy should be carried out, because the world revolution is a whole, and it is Japan's responsibility to contain China if it can attract China's military power to the Korean Peninsula. Even if the Japanese Red Army was finally driven out of the sea, it would be completely worth it.

Faced with the dispute between the two factions, Takeda Heng could not make a decision at all, so he could only send a telegram to Moscow, asking for the supreme instructions of Trotsky, the great commander-in-chief of the world revolution.

"Our Japanese children are a little scared, what do you think we should do?" In the Kremlin's International Proletarian Command, Trotsky stood in front of a huge world map with his hands behind his back. After staring at it for a while, he asked questions to Vatsettis, Tukhachevsky, and others present. North Korea's aggressive preparations for war were not all bad things in the Red Prophet's view, suggesting that China had made the defense of Manchuria a a top priority, which was exactly what he wanted.

"I don't see the need to start another Korean campaign." Vatsettis walked up to Trotsky, pointed to the map and analyzed: "The Chinese are arming North Korea at the same time. They were also strengthening their own combat readiness, and they set up a Northern Front, with Marshal Wu Shi, Chang Ruiqing's henchman, as the commander-in-chief, commanding the forces of 25 armies to defend our side. From this point of view, our goal has been achieved, and it is better to let Japan not provoke, lest their military operations in North Korea be frustrated and the capitalist camp will see through our intentions. ”

Trotsky nodded, his goal had indeed been achieved. In the eyes of Britain, France, Germany, and other countries, North Korea's preparations for war are evidence that the Soviet Union and Japan are about to make a move in Northeast Asia! In this way, Britain would let down its guard and move its naval fleet to the east, while Germany would slow down its stockpiling and preparations for war. Until the war in Northeast Asia reached its most critical moment, Hitler would not have moved on the Polish-German border.

But as long as the Korean War did not start for a single day, China's 1 million troops in Manchuria and Mongolia posed a serious threat to the Soviet Union's Siberia and Far Eastern republics. In order to defend these two territories, the Soviet Union also had to deploy millions of Red Army troops there. And this is still in the case of China's insufficient mobilization, once the Soviet Union launched an attack on the Middle East, India and the Balkans, China would definitely carry out a full mobilization, with China's current population and industrial strength. It is not much of a problem to raise an army of 8 million to 10 million. At that time, the Soviet Union will not necessarily be able to put two or three million troops in the Far East and Siberia.

But will the confrontation between China, South Korea and Japan on the Korean Peninsula be decided in a short period of time? If Japan loses quickly, the USSR will have to worry about its own backyard! Trotsky didn't know much about this specific tactical question, so he looked at Tukhachevsky: "Comrade Tukhachevsky, is the Japanese Red Army capable of fighting the Sino-Korean coalition forces?"

Tukhachevsky also had no bottom in his heart, because he did not know the situation of the South Korean army at all. He doesn't know much about the current combat effectiveness of the Chinese National Defense Forces, and he has no way to make a judgment at all. But he hopes to get Japan and China to fight each other on the Korean battlefield so that he can have more information about China's defense forces. So he immediately replied: "Comrade President, the terrain of the Korean Peninsula is narrow and mountainous. It is not conducive to the entry and exit of large troops, especially mechanized troops. And Japan's military mobilization potential should be more than 6 million people, so even if they attack North Korea unfavorably, they can fight a protracted war with the Chinese on the Korean Peninsula.

Comrade Blyukhel also believes that even if the North Korean army is strengthened, the army composed of Koreans is definitely no match for the Japanese army, and the difference in military talent between the two peoples is too great. Moreover, the Japanese army still greatly surpassed the North Korean army after the cold period, because the population of North Korea was only about one-tenth of that of Japan. ”

"But there were many people in the Japanese Red Army who were not confident of attacking North Korea." Trotsky thought for a moment and asked rhetorically. "Their fears aren't unfounded, right? It is said that the most resolute opponent of the attack on North Korea was the former commander of the Korean Front, Toshiichi Terauchi. ”

"Comrade Toshiichi Terauchi is primarily worried about the threat of the Chinese National Defense Forces." Yasuo Yasuda, the representative of Takeda Heng, did not wait for Trotsky to ask a question, and preemptively replied: "If the Soviet Union can guarantee to declare war on China after the Chinese Wehrmacht sends troops to North Korea." Comrade Terauchi will support the attack on North Korea. ”

"Comrade Vatsettis, Comrade Tukhachevsky, can we make such guarantees?" Trotsky thought for a moment, and then threw the question to his military right-hand man.

"I think it's okay, it's not a big deal to declare war." Tukhachevsky's face was indifferent. He still has the subtext that he didn't say, the Soviet Union can declare without war!

Vasetis did not answer directly, he thought for a while and asked: "Comrade Yasuda, what is the chance that the Japanese Red Army will win against the North Korean Army?"

Yasuo Yasuda said without even thinking about it: "One hundred percent, there is absolutely no problem for one Japanese Red Army to fight three North Korean White Army." And the number of the Japanese Red Army was at least twice as large as that of the White Army of North Korea! ”

"If North Korea deploys 500,000 troops on the 38th parallel, how long will it take you to defeat them all?" Vatsetis asked again.

"Fifteen days at most," Yasuo Yasuda replied with a contemptuous face, "Whether it is a large-depth assault tactic or a traditional positional battle, 500,000 Japanese troops can defeat 500,000 North Korean White troops in 15 days!"

Vatsettis was moved, no matter how fast the squadron reacted, it was impossible to send hundreds of thousands of reinforcements to North Korea within half a month. If the Japanese could crush the South Korean army before Chinese reinforcements arrived, then ...... China would need to send at least a million troops to the Korean Peninsula to drive the Japanese out into the sea. And at least for a year. Or to put it another way, the eastern part of the Soviet Union had at least a year to worry about the Chinese threat.

He turned his head to look at Trotsky and said solemnly: "You can agree to Terauchi Shouichi's request, and let the Japanese and Chinese fight on the Korean Peninsula." When the Korean War was launched...... It is better to set it for June 1932. He looked at the map. I quickly calculated the power comparison between the two sides and the time when China might intervene. "It's enough to lay down the line between South Pyongan Province and Hamhung Province, don't advance to the Yalu River, just start a defense between South Pyongan Province and Hamhung, which is the narrowest place on the Korean Peninsula, where the Japanese Red Army should meet the Chinese invading army!"

Trotsky nodded and looked at Yasuo Yasuda. "Comrade Yasuda, are there any more questions?"

"One more point," Yasuda nodded. "Comrade Trotsky, we need airplanes. A truly excellent carrier-based aircraft, the I-15 clearly does not meet the requirements. Compared to the Chinese Fokker D.21, the I-15 is too backward. We have received news that the Chinese are designing a carrier-based version of the Fokker D.21, and the German company Heinkel has recently launched a biplane light bomber, which is said to have very good performance, and it is estimated that the Chinese will soon get design drawings and production licenses. Before the end of June next year, it is possible that both the Fokker D.21 and such biplane light bombers of the Heinkel company will be on Chinese aircraft carriers! Although our aircraft carriers far surpass China in numbers, they have never had a single carrier-based aircraft with excellent performance, which is very unfavorable for our march to the South Seas. ”

Trotsky frowned, now the heavy industry of the Soviet Union was sufficient for the production of tanks and artillery, but the aviation industry was always a shortcoming. The basic material technology of the Soviet Union was inferior to that of Europe and the United States. Therefore, the aircraft engine technology is very backward, in addition, the Soviet Union is also very backward in the electrolytic aluminum and aluminum alloy, can only use wood, steel pipes and canvas to manufacture aircraft, and the Soviet woodworking technology is not good, so the Soviet aircraft is far more important than the European and American aircraft, and the horsepower is not as good as the opponent, the reliability and service life of the engine is low. For this Trotsky did not lose his temper. But what's the use? Technology is not something that a great leader can catch up with when he loses his temper.

Thinking of this, he looked at Baranov, head of the Main Directorate of the Air Force of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Baranov immediately reported: "The Bolikarpov Design Bureau is already working on the development of a new monoplane fighter, the prototype will be tested before June 1932, and it will be finalized and put into production in the first half of 1933...... However, the Polish comrades have achieved a certain lead in this regard, and their PZL Aviation Manufacturing Group has just introduced a single-wing P.7 fighter jet with a 520 hp 9-cylinder air-cooled engine that can reach a top speed of 330 km. Enough to fight the German Fokker D.21 fighters. ”

"Very well, just give the P.7 fighter to Japan." Trotsky instructed: "In addition, the development of our fighter aircraft must be accelerated, it is already wartime, and all work must be required according to wartime standards!" Not only the research and development of aircraft should be accelerated, but also the research and development of a new generation of tanks should be accelerated! He looked back at Yasuda: "I promise to provide Japan with 500 of the latest P.7 monoplane fighters by the end of June 1932!" Is that okay?"

Yasuda smiled gratefully: "On behalf of the Japanese Red Army and the Red Navy, I thank you and the Soviet people for your generosity."

Trotsky snorted softly: "I want not thanks, but the actual actions of the Japanese Red Navy, and I ask you to launch an attack on the Dutch East Indies before the end of August 1932!" Whether there are advanced fighters or not. It's going to take action, you see?"

After the meeting that day, Yasuda Yasuo gave Dong Jin the latest supreme instructions from Trotsky. After receiving assurances from the Soviet Union to send troops, the Japanese generals who had opposed the attack on North Korea also turned to support this military adventure. Blyuhel, Chuikov, Muto Nobuyoshi and Toshiichi Terauchi gathered in the war room of the General Staff of the Japanese Red Army in Miyakesaka. Begin drawing up a plan for attacking North Korea.

There is an unavoidable problem when it comes to attacking North Korea, that is, China, which has an alliance with North Korea, does attacking North Korea mean declaring war on China?

"Even if there is no way to avoid an all-out war in the end, it is always good to postpone it for a while." Muto Nobuyoshi has been thinking about this issue for a long time, but he has never been able to make up his mind to start a war with China from the beginning. "I don't think Chinese want to start a full-scale war too soon, so it's better to try the depth on the Korean Peninsula."

"Why should we be afraid of the Chinese?" Chuikov discussed with Blyukhel, shook his head and said: "Since you have to fight sooner or later, it is better to strike first from the beginning!"

Shouichi Terauchi shook his head: "This is the opinion of the Navy, before getting the carrier-based aircraft that can fight the Fokker D.21, several aircraft carriers of the Navy are useless, and they can't even cover for the capital ship forces." Without air cover, the Navy will not be able to defeat the Chinese! ”

Chuikov conveyed the opinion of the temple to Blyukhel, who sighed heavily, and then said: "In this case, let's not fight a full-scale war with the Chinese for the time being, but in the Korean campaign, we must win, and we must break through the 38th line of the North Korean army in half a month and capture the North Korean capital Pyongyang!" Otherwise, the entire course and layout of the world revolution will be disrupted!

I ask Japan to speed up the pace of military mobilization and reduce the total strength of the Red Army to 120 divisions by the end of May 1932! Sixty of these divisions must be deployed to the Korean Peninsula, and the remaining 60 divisions must also be combat-ready and ready to be deployed on the Korean or Nanyang battlefields at any time. In addition, the Japanese Navy should be prepared to cooperate with the army on the east coast of Korea......"

After Chuikov translated these words into Japanese, Muto asked him rhetorically, "Mr. Chuikov, do you have a detailed plan?"

"Not yet," Chuikov replied, "I have only a rough idea." (To be continued.) You are welcome to come to the Biquge www.biquge.info to vote for recommendations and monthly passes. For mobile phone users, please go to read