There was a long queue of people outside the Leningrad Recruit Registration Office, and the heat could not stop the enthusiasm of the boys, each of whom longed to put on a military uniform. Among these great guys, a young man with a delicate face that was more beautiful than a girl caught the attention of the recruiter.

This is a well-educated little fellow, for he is quite different from the other lads around him who seem to be too lively, and he has a refined demeanor in him. As a recruiting officer, Major Vitaly was almost certain that the little guy might not have come from an ordinary background.

"Name?"

"Evgeny. Konstantinovich. Sbelowsky. ”

"Age?"

"Eighteen."

"Education?"

"College Prep."

This answer surprised Major Vitaly again, for ordinary young Russians, being able to go to the preparatory department means going to university, and there is no need to run for military service to go to university. What's going on with this little guy? Vitaly couldn't help but think.

I'm afraid only Yevgeny himself knows what is going on. He didn't like the future life that his mother had arranged for him, and he had no interest in going to Harvard or Oxford to study economics. Like every rebellious young man, he longed for a more enthusiastic life, so he secretly ran to enlist behind his family.

The thought of finally being able to get rid of his money-worshipping mother and not have to endure the future of living in a bank or family business with her own statements made Yevgeny feel relieved. After signing up and passing the medical examination, he happily left the recruiting office and set out on his way home with a gust of wind.

An hour later. Yevgeny returned to his "home" outside Leningrad. This is a cluster of villas. Generally, only high-ranking cadres can live here. Of course, Yevgeny's family was not a high-ranking cadre, but with his family's wealth and status, owning a villa in Leningrad, Moscow, or even in the most upscale and luxurious neighborhoods of London or New York was a piece of cake.

"Aunt Angelina, I'm back!"

Compared with other high-ranking families, who preferred to hire servants, Yevgeny's aunt preferred to do her own food and clothing, and there were hardly any servants in the house. After a while, a pleasant female voice came from the room: "Genia, come at once." ”

After a while, with the sound of thumping footsteps, a woman with a slight breath opened the door for Yevgeny: "Sorry, Genia. Little Victor got me entangled, you know he's so naughty. ”

"Need my help? Aunt Angelina? Yevgeny asked.

"Thanks, no need. Little Victor just doesn't eat honestly. Angelina replied with a smile, and after a pause, she suddenly looked at the time and asked, "Didn't you go to find a friend?" Why did you come back so early? Didn't find it? ”

Yevgeny shrugged his shoulders and said: "The whole country is conscripted. My friends are all going to be in the army. ”

Angelina knew what Yevgeny's wishes were, but for the cousin who was too much of a money-worshipper. She had no choice but to comfort: "Zhenia, your mother loves you, and for you, defending the motherland is not the only way to go to the battlefield." ”

Yevgeny was about to complain when he heard a loud baby cry from upstairs, and Angelina could only make an apologetic gesture, kiss Yevgeny on the cheek and walk up the stairs.

In fact, Yevgeny likes Aunt Angelina a lot, compared to his mother and grandfather and maternal grandfather who fell into the eyes of money, the only people in this family can understand him, Aunt Angelina and Uncle Maxim. Unfortunately, Aunt Angelina could not convince his mother, and Uncle Maxim had long since fled the family to spread the teachings of Marxism in the most backward and difficult parts of the world.

Sighing, Yevgeny returned to his room, clasped his hands behind his head and thought with some wickedness about what his mother's expression would be when she noticed his little movements. I'm afraid it's going to be angry, right?

Probably because of the queue all morning, Yevgeny, who was a little tired, quickly fell asleep, until Angelina woke him up: "Genia, it's time to eat!" ”

When Yevgeny walked to the table, his little cousin was waving his little hand and babbling to him, as if he was very close to the big brother. Yevgeny pinched little Victor's cheek and said hello: "Hello, Vega! Then he asked Angelina, "Aunt Angelina, what about Uncle Andrei?" Not coming back for dinner? ”

Angelina shrugged her shoulders and said helplessly: "You know, because of the war, he has endless meetings. ”

Yevgeny secretly breathed a sigh of relief, to be honest, he was really a little scared of that uncle who was in a high position, it wasn't that someone was too strict, in fact, someone didn't have any shelves, and he was very easy to deal with, anyway, judging from someone's appearance at home, no one would believe that this was a dignified Politburo elder.

But even so, Yevgeny was still afraid to meet that uncle, because every time he touched his eyes, Yevgeny felt that he was being seen through, as if no one in this world could hide his inner thoughts in front of him. Especially for those who had secrets, such as Yevgeny, he was now very reluctant to be seen through by that terrible uncle, because it would create quite a problem for him to escape from his mother's clutches.

Lunch was simple, Angelina had always been frugal, without the pomp of former aristocrats and current high-ranking officials, and there was no way to compare with Yevgeny's lavish mother. However, such a simple lunch made Yevgeny feel relaxed and at ease, and made him feel at home.

After lunch, Yevgeny took a nap, and when he woke up, it was already 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and Angelina was busy going out to pick up Levjet, yes, the eldest son of a certain immortal, this four-year-old little boy was in kindergarten, and compared to the little Victor, who had just learned to crawl, that kid was really a bear child.

An hour later, the bear paper went home, and it was the most painful moment of Yevgeny's day, after two hours of tossing and turning with the bear paper, at dinner time. He was finally liberated. But one of the uncles who made him nervous also came home.

The only thing that made him feel at ease was. All his uncle's enthusiasm was focused on the two children, and the third grandfather had a lot of fun, as if there were three bears in the house.

Soon the dinner is over, and in general, it is a certain immortal who washes the dishes and then enters the warm moment of the day when the whole family is reunited. But today it was different, and instead of continuing to tease the children and his wife, a certain immortal who had finished his chores called Yevgeny into his study.

"You signed up for the army?"

Li Xiaofeng's first sentence made the little luck in Yevgeny's heart disappear. Sure enough, his uncle was indeed able to read people's hearts. Well, even this confirmed part of Yevgeny's suspicions, he had heard his mother say privately that his uncle was in charge of the most terrible secret service in the Soviet Union, the KGB, and that it could be said that no news in the whole Soviet Union could hide from his ears and eyes. Judging by today's situation, I'm afraid this is true.

"I want to ......" Yevgeny was just about to explain why he joined the army, but was interrupted by Li Xiaofeng: "Do you want to join the army?" Or is it just trying to escape your mother's control? ”

Yevgeny was stunned, at first he really just wanted to escape from the terrible mother, but later. When he saw so many peers coming together, the enthusiasm and enthusiasm in his heart were completely stimulated. Until now. He didn't understand what his original intention was.

He was stunned for a long time before he replied: "I want to experience a different life, I want to be more free......"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said: "Joining the army is not free, my silly boy, do you know what it means to have a military order?" Do you know what it means for a soldier to obey orders? The army places more emphasis on discipline than on freedom! ”

Yevgeny pursed his lips and replied with some unhappiness: "So you're not going to let me join the army, are you?" My mom asked you to come, right? ”

Li Xiaofeng smiled again and said, "I'm not your mother's lobbyist, and I'm not interested in forcibly ordering you to do something?" I'm just telling you that if you go to the army simply because you want to escape from your mother's control, or out of a momentary passion, then I'm against it. ”

Yevgeny shrugged his shoulders and muttered: "It's not the same thing yet. ”

"Nope! It's not the same thing. Li Xiaofeng took out a brown paper file bag and handed it to Yevgeny, and said: "This is the admission letter of the Suvonov Junior Military Academy, I hope you will study for two years first, experience military life, and think about what you want to do in the future?" If, after two years, you don't regret joining the army, then I will help you make that wish come true! ”

Yevgeny was stunned, he thought that Li Xiaofeng was here to be a lobbyist, but who would have thought that this was not the case, his uncle was completely different from his mother.

"Is it really good to have Zhenia join the army?" At night, Angelina whispered, lying in the arms of an immortal, "I heard that war is going to break out soon......"

Li Xiaofeng kissed Angelina's forehead and comforted: "Don't worry, he just went to the junior military academy and won't go to the battlefield!" ”

Angelina breathed a sigh of relief and muttered: "That's good, although it's unfair to those ordinary children, I still hope that Yevgeny will not go to war, and I hope that war will never come again......"

Soon, Angelina, who had been tired all day, fell asleep slowly, and Li Xiaofeng, who was hugging her, smiled bitterly, war is probably inevitable, in fact, the Politburo has made a decision today, the whole army has entered a state of imminent war, and will attack the German army in western Poland in fifteen days at the earliest.

Yes, after Hitler's sudden attack on France, the Politburo held an emergency meeting, at which Trotsky was so excited that he probably felt that this was the best chance to destroy the German devils.

Objectively speaking, if the Red Army attacked Western Poland immediately, it would indeed be more beneficial to the anti-fascist war, and the German army fighting on two fronts may not be able to defeat France as easily as in history. And the Red Army was going to storm German territory a few years ahead of schedule. Maybe we could end the war in 1942 or 1943.

However, Li Xiaofeng did not like this plan, and his aim was never only to eliminate Nazi Germany, but to use this world war to completely weaken the old imperialist countries, pull Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan all from their horses, and bring Europe into the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union.

If the above aims are to be achieved, then it is not appropriate to follow Trotsky's plan. In order to realize Li Xiaofeng's attempt, it is necessary to fundamentally shake the foundations of Britain and France. And now. Only Germany can do this. Or rather, now only by indulging Germany can this be achieved.

Not beat around the bush. It's cruel because it means more bloodshed sacrifices and losses, and all ordinary ordinary people will suffer more. It's almost synonymous with selfishness. Compared with Lao Tuo and Angelina, Li Xiaofeng can simply call himself a devil.

Sometimes Li Xiaofeng feels that he is terrible like this, but who let him eat this bowl of rice? In the field of international politics, it has always been mercenary, and it is really stupid to talk about feelings and conscience.

So in the face of the aggressive Trotsky, he met him: "Due to a sudden German attack. Moreover, the momentum was enormous, and the Red Army was not fully prepared, and it was unrealistic and irresponsible to immediately ask the Red Army to enter the war. In my opinion, the ideal scenario would be for the Red Army to be fully mobilized and then attack after a month. ”

Trotsky, of course, did not agree, he believed that time was precious, let alone a month, not even a week could not afford to wait. Anyway, he almost got into a fight with Li Xiaofeng, and after Sverdlov and Dzerzhinsky and the mud, he finally decided to launch an attack in half a month.

Although it was not the month that Li Xiaofeng hoped for, half a month was about the same. Why is it almost? Half a month later, the French and British expeditionary forces were almost finished. At that time, France's defeat was decided, and Li Xiaofeng would naturally be able to turn the tables in the Politburo again.

Of course. Li Xiaofeng's little abacus Trotsky is not clear, and even if he knew, he would think that a certain immortal was crazy. Isn't it a fantasy that the British and French forces will not be able to hold out for even a month?

In any case, Trotsky was ready to flank Germany with the Anglo-French forces, and Tukhachevsky worked overtime to come up with the final purple No. 44 plan. In accordance with the requirements of the program, the mobilized Belarusian and Ukrainian Fronts as the main attacking forces, and the Central Front as reserves, advanced to Berlin as fast as possible through eastern Poland, with the goal of the first phase of the campaign being the capture of Potsdam. After that, the Central Front and the Baltic Front took over the baton and advanced to the German hinterland as the main force.

"Why are there only two fronts in the front? Why did the attack on the front involve only East Poland, and why not use East Prussia to assault northern Germany? Trotsky was not really satisfied with this plan.

Tukhachevsky could only explain: "Comrade President, according to my original plan, I was ready to take advantage of the geographical advantages of East Prussia. But the East Prussian side refused to take the initiative to provoke a war......"

"Didn't we sign a treaty of alliance?" Trotsky frowned.

Tukhachevsky replied with a smile: "It is only a mutual defense treaty, and the treaty can only deal passively with German aggression, but not take the initiative." As soon as our country takes the initiative to provoke a war, East Prussia will not be responsible! ”

"Tsk......"

Trotsky was certainly not satisfied, and even slandered Sverdlov and a certain immortal in his heart, what is the use of such a broken treaty, it is simply funny. Anyway, he made up his mind in his heart, and he must abolish this useless treaty at the first opportunity.

However, it was certainly impossible now, and he had to agree to Tukhachevsky's plan to narrow the front of the attack and reduce the input of troops. In any case, in Trotsky's opinion, the Belarusian Front and the Ukrainian Front combined had almost a million troops, and the intensity of this attack was enough that the Germans could not eat and walked around.

On 25 May, the Moscow Central Military District ordered a state of emergency for all units in the military district, and all officers and soldiers had to rush back to their garrisons within a time limit. On 28 May, officers and soldiers who had hurried back to their stations began to distribute weapons and overhaul equipment. On 30 May, the advance force began to enter the territory of Eastern Poland in preparation for the departure of the follow-up troops. On 31 May, the Belorussian Front basically completed its preparations for battle, and the main forces began to slowly advance towards eastern Poland. On June 2, the Ukrainian Front was also ready for battle and began to move closer to the border.

And on June 3, when the Central Front, which was acting as a reserve, also announced that it was ready to leave its position and move out of Belarus, an urgent order from the Military Commission ordered it to immediately terminate Operation Qiē. At the same time, the Belarusian Front and the Ukrainian Front, which had already entered eastern Poland, were ordered to stand by in place.

What's going on? Quite simply, the Anglo-French army suffered a crushing defeat and was surrounded in Dunkirk, and could be completely annihilated at any time.

"We must not hesitate, we should immediately launch an attack according to the original plan, once Germany is allowed to destroy the Anglo-French army, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Trotsky was in a hurry, because the script of the war these days was completely different from what he had envisioned, the German army was advancing for a long time, the Anglo-French army was simply vulnerable, and as the battle progressed, the Germans had more and more advantages, and France could collapse at any time!

Trotsky could not have imagined that if France was defeated, would Britain alone be able to hold back the Germans? Is it even possible that the defeat of the French will end up with the British? At that time, Germany will unify Western Europe, and you can think with your ass that either the Soviet Union will give in to Germany, or the Soviet Union will be beaten by Germany, which is extremely powerful in unifying Western Europe.

Trotsky did not want to see either possibility, so he repeatedly urged an immediate attack, even saying: "Even if only one Red Army soldier enters Western Poland, it will be a blow to the arrogance of Germany and a morale to the French, and now we must take responsibility!" (To be continued......)

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