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As the night faded and the sun shone down, Sukhoi fighters, painted with a bright red five-pointed star, were still flying smoothly between the sky and the sea.

At the same moment, thousands of kilometers away from the Far East, almost a full seven time zones apart, on the Eastern European Plain, the capital of the huge Red Empire, the hour hand had just crossed a line at midnight, and many people were still busy all night in the brightly lit big cities.

The melodious bell rings, a new day has just arrived, the Kremlin on the banks of the Moscow River, located on the Borovitsky hill, the light of countless lights reflects the vast night sky with thin clouds, the huge city gate towers and arrow towers, the towering conical spire, the red Kremlin star made of red crystal shines, and the powerful lighting lights shine through the bright crystals, radiating a red light that will never fade.

From the early spring to the cold winter of October (Russian calendar), the baptism of war came inadvertently, and after nearly 300 days and nights of war, the artillery fire and gunpowder smoke could not obscure the light of the red star at all; In the face of a vicious enemy, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, once unprecedentedly powerful but also once sunk, still took solid steps forward side by side with all the members of the Eastern bloc.

As soon as the war began, the giant ship that carried the fate of all mankind slowly moved forward, and there was almost no end in sight to the fog-shrouded route.

However, no matter what time comes, ideals and beliefs are destined not to be forgotten by everyone, from the armored train in Tsaritsyn, to the torrent of steel in Kursk, to the artillery fire that conquered Berlin. Whenever the country and the nation have reached the most dangerous moment. There is always a voice that will sound solemnly. Fearlessly, the defenders who took up arms fought their way forward in the face of artillery fire and smoke, building an impenetrable barrier with blood, lives and enemy corpses, and letting the fiery banner of the five-pointed star of the sickle and hammer fly high above the Kremlin dome.

In the Kremlin, the huge building that carries the long history of this land, the footsteps of war also echo in every corner.

It was dark and it was just past midnight. In the building of the Council of Ministers, with its unpretentious décor and majestic lines, a regular meeting of the government of the Soviet Union was underway, and ministers and officials, who had been busy all day, gathered in a spacious conference room to listen to a brief speech by General Secretary Konstantin Malenkov.

Tonight's meeting, as in the past, was similar in content and form, in that it was attended by the heads of the government agencies of the Soviet Union, or at least at the level of assistant ministers, who could speak freely and exchange ideas with each other on the progress of their work in the recent period, and by the way coordinate the affairs of the various departments, which, although not a formal meeting in itself, could often help the officials solve many problems.

But it's midnight today. Not quite as usual was the fact that right next to the seat of the moderator of the meeting, Alexei Kosygin. General Secretary Malenkov also appeared at the end of the table.

The general secretary attended the regular meeting, which made everyone a little more restrained at the beginning, but Malenkov looked at them one by one, and he smiled faintly at everyone present, cleared his throat and explained his intentions, mainly face-to-face to explain the documents and contact letters submitted by some government agencies to the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party and the Political and Political Bureau, and to explain the overall shape of the alliance in recent times and the situation of the great war that the country is experiencing, and then he will "quietly leave like a real layman, Leave all your precious time to the insiders here."

A few short words caused a burst of laughter from everyone, and seeing that the atmosphere was much more lively, Malenkov took two sips of his water glass, looked at the draft in his hand and began to speak.

"Okay, comrades, I think I'll save a little time and get straight to the point.

In recent days, looking through some of the materials that have been passed on to the secretary's office, I have found that the comrades of our government agencies are indeed very good at thinking and some of the questions raised are also very valuable.

For example, I will not quote all the news bulletins and editorials of the TASS news agency on the recent outbreak of fighting in the Far East, but to put it bluntly, whether it is within the party, in our government agencies, or even in the broad masses of society, there are some opinions of their own that it was our Soviet Union that initiated this war on its own initiative, and that it was also based on a reason that has not yet been confirmed: 'Japan is secretly developing nuclear weapons,' and that this alone is a bit hasty in both strategic and logical terms. ”

Speaking of this, his eyes swept over the government officials present, and seeing that most of them were confused, but some of them looked strange, Malenkov smiled and waved his hand, "Oh, whether there is such an opinion or not, it is okay to put it forward for discussion, there is no need to hide it, I don't think there will be American spies in our venue!"

Didn't I just say that I want to make a long story short, so first of all, I will talk about these two questions: first, is it a fact that 'Japan is secretly developing nuclear weapons'?

Second, do the Japanese have nuclear weapons in their hands now?

It seems to me that these two issues are the same thing, and all of you here have their own specialities, and our specialized body, the National Security Council, has already done a very thorough investigation of this. -- But here I must remind you that before asking this question, I would like to ask you a question: what do you hope to get the answer, is it a truth in the 'true sense' or a truth in the 'political sense'? ”

Seeing that the participants were either dazed in contemplation or nodding secretly, Konstantin Malenkov knew that everyone understood eight or nine points in their hearts, so he nodded his head and continued:

"Very good, then I don't need to say it, comrades understand."

"Then, Comrade General Secretary, do the devils have nuclear bombs, and if so, I feel that the country should be bulldozed immediately!"

"Oh, yes?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the general secretary saw a young man sitting at the far side of the long table raising his hand to speak, and the officials in the city government next to him were tilting their heads to look at him, and Malenkov also smiled "haha", to be honest, as a young man, he should really have such an impulse, and what "political significance" is another matter:

"Have, you ask?

- Yes! Of course there is, what I'm saying here, believe it or not, it's all up to you. ”

"Oh-I, understood, Comrade General Secretary!"

"Hehe, it's good to understand,"

Looking at the young man with a flushed face who seemed to have just come to his senses, Konstantin Malenkov laughed heartily, "So, aren't we doing this now?" 'Razing Japan,' well, this is actually a good idea, and I will talk about it by the way, why did we, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, take the initiative to start this battle in the Far East. ”

As soon as the general secretary's words changed, everyone present pricked up their ears in understanding, intending to listen to Malenkov's explanation.

After all, if we consider the question of "whether Japan has nuclear weapons" or not, the answer is that the KGB does not need to vigorously investigate at all: "Yes, yes", can anyone who says that there is no evidence to be presented? If it can't be raised, then there is no way to deny the accusation, so there is no need to question this question at all, and now the government officials of the Red Empire are really concerned about why the political * * bureau and the high command chose to launch an offensive in the Far East.

Isn't it, since "Japan's secret development of nuclear weapons" is only a fact of "political significance", wouldn't it be a bit reckless to start a war with NATO in the Far East, where the Soviet Union is relatively weak and its war potential is relatively limited, just by virtue of its accession to NATO?

After a short pause in his speech, sensing the doubts of the people in the room, Malenkov's infectious voice was still steady, and he spoke as unhurried as ever:

"Regarding the fighting in the Far East, the tone of the news and editorials, I personally do not have a single opinion.

Indeed, the reason why our Soviet Union wants to go to war in the Far East is that such an all-round contest between East and West is not a 'personal vendetta' between our country and the United States, but a showdown between two camps, two systems, and two world trajectories. In such a war, in a certain way, there is no country on this planet in which we can completely stay out of the situation and just wait for the dust of war to settle and continue to live as before.

Recalling the not-so-distant past, on that cold winter night in 1917, the red flag was raised in the vast land of Russia, and the torrent of revolution and life swept away one country after another, gradually establishing today's Союз_Советских_Социалистических_Республик; Such a difficult process is different from the succession of countless dynasties in history, and it is also completely different from the internal and external wars of capitalist countries, although the new regime still has many shortcomings and has gone through some detours, however, it still marks the birth of a new system, and it is from the perspective of Marxism, ideology, and righteousness, to re-plan for the development of human civilization, and bravely put forward another development path in addition to 'capitalism, imperialism, and then global imperialism'.

In contrast to the capitalist road, I would like to sum it up here in just one sentence, that is, 'In the transition from capitalism to socialism, the proletarians lose only their chains, but gain the whole world!' ’

The future is bright, comrades, but I also have to say that the road to revolution has always been tortuous. (To be continued......)