Angry Stalin

The 30,000 strikers of the Soviet Far East Army were wiped out, even on the battlefield of World War II against the German army. Colonel-General Berodov, as the supreme commander of the Far Eastern Army, will also be punished by General Secretary Stalin for this. What's more, he may directly lose his military power, be sent to a military court, and end his military career completely.

Therefore, after seeing the latest battle report from the front, the first thing he did, as the commander of the Far Eastern Army, was not to report the battle losses of his troops to General Secretary Stalin in Moscow, but to think of a way to hide this defeat from his superiors. After the arrival of the main forces of the Soviet Far Eastern Army and the achievement of a victory sufficient to offset the losses, the report was made to offset the problem of their own command errors.

However, what the commander of the Far Eastern Army did not expect was that after the development and tempering of World War II, the intelligence power in the hands of General Secretary Stalin had extended to every corner of the country. Among them, there is the Soviet Far Eastern Army. Otherwise, with General Secretary Stalin's suspicious character, he would never have put the elite of the Red Army in the Far East, which exceeded 500,000, into the hands of General Berodov, commander of the Far Eastern Army, in this relatively peaceful era.

At the same time that the General Headquarters of the Far Eastern Army received the battle reports from the front, General Secretary Stalin, who was far away in Moscow, also received the latest news from the Far Eastern Branch of the Intelligence Bureau.

Looking at the telegram in his hand, General Secretary Stalin, with a solemn face, waited for a full hour. Only then did he call the Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army, Marshal Vasilevsky, to his office.

After glancing at the information in his hand again, General Secretary Stalin directly looked gloomy and asked the Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army who was hurrying in front of him.

"Comrade Chief of Staff. Did Comrade Berodov of the Far Eastern Army send us the latest battle report from the front? ”

"Report the General Secretary, so far the General Staff Headquarters has not received any battles at the front. If we receive a battle report, we will definitely send it to the commander-in-chief as soon as possible. I'll leave it to you for review......" replied the Chief of the General Staff, Vasilevsky.

Although it is not clear why General Secretary Stalin in front of him was in such a hurry to call himself. And directly asked such a question that I don't know. However, thinking of Stalin's usually suspicious character, coupled with the fact that the other party asked himself about the military situation in the Far Eastern Army as soon as he came up. The general secretary, who was worried and suspicious, again intended to interfere with the front-line command. Even the chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, who changed generals halfway, hurriedly spoke, wanting to exonerate the Far Eastern Army.

"General Secretary. If nothing else, the Red Army warriors at the front must be in the process of engaging the Chinese army, so please don't be too anxious. I believe that with the combat effectiveness of the Red Army of the Soviet Far East, there will be absolutely no problems in taking Inner Mongolia in China. The general secretary has no need to worry at all. ”

However, what the chief of staff did not expect was that the general secretary, who was usually very polite to himself. At this moment, face your own answer. Not only did he not carry out any echoing, but directly let out a cold snort. For a time, the heart of the Chief of the General Staff Vasilevsky. I couldn't help but start giggling and jumping.

Because. Decades of getting along with General Secretary Stalin have allowed the chief of staff to fully understand Stalin's various moods in front of him. And Stalin's solemn expression in front of him. Tell everyone directly that he has killed someone because of something.

However, from a military point of view, for the sake of the safety of hundreds of thousands of officers and men of the Soviet Far East Army, and for the sake of the success of the entire battle, we should avoid giving up halfway. The chief of staff, Marshal Vasilevsky, still plucked up the courage and asked directly to his old partner in front of him.

"General Secretary, is there something wrong with the Red Army in the Far East?"

Stalin, who had a gloomy face, did not speak, and after directly throwing the information in his hand to the chief of staff, Marshal Vasilevsky, he asked rhetorically with a sneer.

"Of course, otherwise I would have troubled the Far Eastern Army for no reason. I really didn't expect that such a big thing would happen to the Red Army of the Soviet Union, and the entire 30,000 Red Army warriors would be wiped out. Colonel-General Berodov, as the Supreme Commander of the Far Eastern Army, did not report any news to the Central Committee, but to the General Staff. In the eyes of General Berodov, the commander of the Far Eastern Army, there is still no Central Committee, and there is still me, the General Secretary of the Soviet Union. ”

"Ah, how can this be, 30,000 heroic Red Army forwards, how can they be annihilated, how can they ......"

After reading the information in his hand, Marshal Vasilevsky, who was still the chief of staff with confidence just now, was also shocked by the content of the intelligence. However, in the shock, I thought of the anger that the commander-in-chief had just released. As the chief of staff, he also began to think about a specific solution to this matter, so that the general secretary, who was already suspicious in front of him, must not make the decision to temporarily change the general because of this incident.

Looking at the general secretary with an angry and murderous face in front of him, the chief of staff said directly: "Please calm the anger, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, I believe that as a loyal member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, General Berodov, commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army, will definitely not do anything that is detrimental to the Soviet Union and the general secretary." As for why he did not send a report on the losses at the front and report the latest battle situation to the Central Committee, I believe that there must be some reason that we do not know, and I ask the general secretary to calm his anger. ”

Looking at General Secretary Stalin, whose face had softened somewhat, but was still shrouded in anger. Chief of Staff Chief of Staff Vasilevsky continued to speak and persuade.

"More importantly, if the general secretary changes generals midway because of this time, it will have a certain bad impact on the stability of the Far Eastern Army and the war on the front. That's why I beg the General Secretary to give the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army, Colonel-General Berodov, a chance to make meritorious service for his crimes. I believe that it will not be long before the report of the final victory on the battlefield at the front will be reported. ”

"Comrade Chief of Staff, you are quite right, the change of generals in battle is indeed not conducive to the development of the war. However, we absolutely cannot remain indifferent to the Far Eastern Army's failure to report battle losses in a timely manner, or even to conceal defeats. Otherwise, once this matter is allowed to spread, it will have a huge impact on the prestige of the central authorities. ”

Approval is approval, but Stalin, as general secretary, must constantly remind his subordinates of his existence. After a short period of contemplation, he commanded directly to the chief of staff, Marshal Vasilevsky, with a dignified face.

"You immediately send a telegram in my name to the Soviet Red Army in the Far East. I give the Red Army in the Far East a week. Within a week, I had to see a big win. Otherwise, Admiral Berrodov would have waited to be court-martialed by the gendarmerie. ”

"Yes, General Secretary. I believe that under the attack of the great Soviet Red Army, one week was enough time for the Soviet Far East Army to successfully take Inner Mongolia in China. General Secretary, just wait for the latest telegram from the front. While the chief of staff, Marshal Vasilevsky, breathed a sigh of relief, he directly assured with a confident face.

However, what Stalin and the Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, Marshal Vasilevsky, did not expect. Their order was given less than three hours ago. The Chinese government's propaganda campaign against this great victory was like a gust of wind that quickly spread to every corner of the world.

At the same time, the Chinese government's propaganda offensive, which was like a slap in the face, also forced Stalin and Marshal Vasilevsky to change the combat orders that had just been sent to the front.

"General Secretary, I really didn't expect that the Chinese government would launch such a huge propaganda offensive. So far, the conflict between us and the Chinese government has been exposed to the whole world by the Chinese government. Through various photographs and data, it is clear that the defeat of our Red Army in the Far East last night also quickly spread throughout the world. It caused very huge repercussions and losses to the prestige of the great Soviet government in the world. ”

Marshal Vasilevsky, Chief of Staff, in the face of one denunciation telegram after another from all countries in the world, and in the face of the slightest movement that began to appear in the surrounding countries of Europe, his face immediately turned pale, and he reported to General Secretary Stalin in front of him with great embarrassment.

Marshal Vasilevsky, Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, was in a very bad mood because of the sudden changes. General Secretary Stalin was in an equally bad mood.

Because this unprecedented propaganda offensive led by the Chinese government also affected the Soviet Union. Although it did not spread under the coercive repression of the Soviet government. But last night's crushing defeat of the Far Eastern Army was no secret to the Soviet leadership.

Just now, several members of the Politburo had already called themselves and demanded that they punish the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army.

Thinking of this, Stalin, who was already dissatisfied with the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army, spoke directly with a depressed face.

"Comrade Chief of Staff, for the sake of the stability of the Soviet government and in order to ease the anger of the population at home, the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army, Colonel-General Berodov, must order the gendarmes to escort him home as soon as possible to be tried by a military court. Therefore, we must immediately select a new commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army, take over the entire Far Eastern Red Army as soon as possible, and continue to launch an offensive against China's Inner Mongolia. ”

Under the double pressure at home and abroad, although it is clear about the various drawbacks. However, the chief of staff, Marshal Vashilevkis, who was in a high position, had to agree in the midst of various political compromises.

As a result, the Chinese government launched a series of propaganda offensives. Unexpectedly, the Soviet Stalin, who was far away in Moscow, directly took down the current commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army, General Berodov. More importantly, because the Far Eastern Army trusted the arrival of the commander, coupled with the mutual transfer of power. Let the entire Red Army in the Far East, at least for the next half a month, be plunged into temporary chaos. This gave the Chinese armies located in the Inner Mongolia area an excellent opportunity to annihilate the Soviet Far Eastern Army.