Episode 144 Although you are weak, you can still win

The Ming army launched a sudden and large-scale offensive in the Far East, and Moscow was acryridized, and tens of thousands of workers, students, and clerks were organized into spontaneous marches. They held aloft the four portraits of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin, and shouted neat slogans with neat banners with bright red backgrounds and golden characters, and their momentum shook the sky.

Stalin was furious. First, he was angry that Ming Guo actually said that he would fight like this, and he didn't even say hello. Second, he was angry that the Far East Army of the Soviet Army was so unbeaten, and it made people advance dozens of kilometers in one day, and they could not form an army. What's more, the Ming military sabotaged first, raided in the early morning, and bombed the airport, all of which were tricks that had been used again and again, and they could still work this time......

But no matter how angry he was, he could only swallow this breath and ponder what to do now. No matter if the Ming army sneaks up again, the two countries are already at war, and it has been declared by both sides, and it is a state of war. It is nothing more than that the original battlefield was in Central Asia, and this time the Ming army opened up a second battlefield. No matter how insidious the methods of the Ming army are, it can only be regarded as people's skills, and no matter in morality or legal theory, they can't find any fault.

Stalin immediately ordered that the Far Eastern Army immediately turn to a counteroffensive and annihilate the Ming army with a ferocious attack. But how did he know that now the Soviet troops on the Far Eastern front are not to mention attacking, it would be good to be able to stand firm. Now the troops in the Far East, both in quantity and quality, are far from being comparable to the Ming army. The planes were almost bombed, and now they are being urgently reinforced from the west. Tanks, too, there are only two tank divisions. Not only is the quantity far inferior to the Ming army's tanks, but even the quality is not as good as the Ming army's tanks. What's more, only the command tank of the Soviet tank has a two-way radio, while the other tanks only have a one-way radio, which can only be received, not transmitted. The Ming tanks have long been specially trained for this characteristic, first concentrating their firepower to destroy the Soviet command tanks with antennas, and then the remaining Soviet tanks were in a mess, fighting separately, and were calmly cleaned up by the skillful Ming tanks.

And unlike the arid and flat Central Asia, the Ming army's lightning tanks seem to have been specially designed for the environment of Northeast Asia. Wide tracks, high horsepower, for undulating terrain like walking on flat ground. No matter how wet and muddy the environment was, even if they were covered in mud, these lightning tanks were still maneuvering, like a herd of buffalo. Many of the lightning tank's designs to meet the Jiangnan environment are like a fish in water here.

Moreover, what Stalin did not know was that his troops fought far less bravely than the soldiers of the Ming army. Fleeing and surrendering are very common, and there are not many officers and soldiers who are willing to defend to the death and live with the position. The Ming army had just finished the battle with the Japanese army in the northeast, and they were very impressed by the desperate resistance of the Japanese army, and they were attacking the Soviet army with the end of the Japanese army. Comparing the two in this way, the general feeling of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty is that although Maozi has stronger firepower than the Japanese, he is a bad breed.

However, the impression of the Soviet officers and soldiers was just the opposite: the Ming army was too strong, like a wolf and a tiger, and it was impossible to die in a battle.

Stalin, who was far away in the Moscow Kremlin, did not know. No one dared to tell him what was going on. Now the whole of Moscow, and even the entire European part of the USSR, is in the atmosphere of terror of the Great Purge, and "self-preservation" is a common mentality of all. When the people below report the defeat, they also try to downplay it as much as possible, and the defeat is brushed aside, avoiding the important and trivial, and greatly exaggerating the counterattack victories in a few locations. In short, it is good news but not bad news, for fear of angering the tyrant.

After consideration, Stalin decided to increase his troops vigorously, and to do both. On the one hand, intensify the offensive in Central Asia - because the elite of the Ming army is now in Northeast Asia, Central Asia will inevitably be empty; On the other hand, troops were drawn from various military districts in Europe to vigorously reinforce the Far East.

And these two measures taken by Stalin have long been expected by the top military and political leaders of the Ming Dynasty. It's not how clever this side is, it's that Stalin, faced with this situation, could only take these measures.

Shen Rongxuan immediately took a series of diplomatic actions. On the second day of the attack, the diplomats of the Ming Dynasty in several European countries immediately became active.

Germany, Poland, Turkey, Finland...... The ambassadors of the Ming countries in the capitals of these countries are now desperately jumping up and down and launching fierce diplomatic activities, deliberately trying to make the Soviets look at them and give people the impression that "the Ming State is actively contacting these countries and jointly encircling the Soviet Union." In Germany and Poland, the official attitude was also quite positive, with constant meetings between the government and the army, special planes flying around, and consultations everywhere......

Stalin also knew that Finland and Turkey were better at this time, while Poland and Germany had eaten the hearts of the Soviet Union. Poland and Russia are feuding, so to speak, they don't share the same sky. And Germany's Nazi Party and German Chancellor Hitler also hated the Soviet Union to the core. Although these two countries are not yet opponents of the Soviet Union, they are absolutely unavoidable in their posture of active contact. Now it may be a bit of a stretch to say that they and the Ming are attacking the Soviet Union from both sides, but now it is absolutely possible for the three countries to form an "anti-Soviet alliance" that echoes each other from the east and west and jointly contain the Soviet Union politically and diplomatically.

What's more, although the German army is not large now, from the perspective of the Spanish battlefield, the combat effectiveness is very strong. Moreover, the German team is growing at a very fast pace, as if it will soon become another major military power in Europe.

Therefore, Stalin thought about it, but he still felt that there was a great deal of concern on the European side, and it was necessary to maintain enough elite troops on the European side. It is possible to move troops eastward, but not without restraint. Especially since the span at both ends of this thing is too large, it is not easy to transfer it over, and it is also difficult to transfer it back.

At this time, on September 27, the second night of the attack, Xiang Xiaoqiang, Qiu Yu, Xiuxiu, and Shishige were entertaining guests at home, and they were all from the submarine force. The nominal host and guest is Wu Haiqiong, the captain of the Gongbu. Because she commanded the submarine to go to Beiqing to pick up Xiang Xiaoqiang, Qiu Qiu, and Shishigege, it can be said that she was the "benefactor" of Xiang Xiaoqiang and his wife.

Also present were the captains of the Celestial and the Etienne. They went to sea for a month and a half, and now they have returned to China, and they were invited to Nanjing by Xiang Xiaoqiang and his wife to come to Nanjing with Wu Haiqiong.

Of course, there were also the actual "hosts and guests" tonight: Xiong Dingming, chief of the general staff of the Daming Navy, the commander of the Daming submarine force, and several major officers of the Zero Office. In the past few days, the navy has been relatively idle, and there are no battles, so these big men have come as friends of Xiang Xiaoqiang and his wife, and the two "old leaders" of Mrs. Xiang.

At the banquet, everyone was respectfully holding a yellow satin "document" and solemnly circulating and reciting.

"Petition for Preparation for the Establishment of the Ming Submarine Force":

Your Majesty:

This year, the European war was initially decided, the peace treaty was concluded, Li Shu recuperated, and lived all over the world. This is the blessing of Europe, the blessing of the people, and the blessing of my Ming Dynasty and Your Majesty. Congratulations to Your Majesty.

Looking at the four years of naval warfare in Europe, the ministers were magnificent and majestic, and they were really unprecedented in a century for the world's navy. Although it is called the European War, it can also be a model for countries to observe and study.

The ministers secretly believed that Germany's defeat in the war was defeated on land, not at sea. The German Navy was inferior to the British Navy. However, in the past four years, he has almost broken the lifeblood of Britain with his weak strength, why not?

The United Kingdom, the island country, Germany, and the land country. Therefore, maritime traffic is the lifeblood of Britain and Germany. With his own skin and flesh against his lifeline, although he is weak, he can still win.

Battleships, open guns, submarines, dark arrows. With his own secret arrow, he will shoot his gun, although he is weak, he can still win.

I have two enemies in the Ming Dynasty, the inherent enemy, and the pseudo-Qing Dynasty. The imaginary enemy, Japan too. However, since the Sino-Qing War and the Russo-Japanese War, the strength of the Japanese Navy has increased dramatically, and the total tonnage of ships is 150 percent of the Ming Navy, and it has surpassed the Ming Dynasty to become the third largest navy in the world. After the first afternoon of the other country, he adjusted the national policy and supported the Qing and suppressed the Ming, intending to touch the interests of our Ming Dynasty in the South Seas. Looking at the invasion of Korea and the occupation of Ryukyu in the early years, and the military force of the country in recent years, his wolf ambitions, although he is a woman and a child, are also clear.

The general trend of East Asia today is similar to that of Europe. Although the Japanese navy is strong, so is the island nation. Although the Ming navy is weak, so is the land state. Maritime traffic is called the lifeblood of Japan, and the Ming Dynasty is called flesh and skin.

The ministers led the Ming cabinet and their colleagues in the Admiralty to ask His Majesty for permission to allocate funds for the establishment of a submarine force. Submarines are stealthy and can sail long distances, not enough to rival warships, but they are also powerful enough to attack fleets and threaten maritime communications. In addition, submarines are cheap to build, making them a powerful weapon for weak navies and mainland countries against island countries.

Your Majesty has a clear understanding that if we build a submarine force similar to the German Navy within 10 years, the superiority of the Japanese Navy will no longer exist. If the end of the battle opens, I will hold this sharp weapon, and I can use my own flesh and skin to his lifeline, and my own secret arrow to his spear, although I am weak, I can also win.

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First Auxiliary Minister Fang Hongru

Secretary of the Admiralty, Kai-rui Lee

Chief of the General Staff of the Navy Liao Zhiyuan

The joint performance, with a detailed plan, is presented to the royal review, and thanks to God's grace, Fu Qi Ruijian.

December 7, 1918 (1918).