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Republic 2772 (1931) October 20, Soviet Union.

Early this morning, Captain Andrei Nikolayevich Prenyakov, acting chairman of the Party Committee of the USSR Air Force Academy, rushed to the Kremlin to meet Stalin.

Plunyakov asked the secretary general of the General Office: "Excuse me, is Comrade Stalin here?"

As soon as he saw that it was this young man, the secretary general immediately stood up and said with a smile on his face: "Oh, it's Comrade Prenyakov, Comrade Chairman is in the office, you can go to see him yourself, it's ......" That expression was like seeing a relative.

"Comrade Secretary-General, that was the youngest Hero of the Soviet Union just now?" asked a young secretary curiously.

The secretary general said with envy: "Yes, it is he, he is also the youngest, the acting chairman of the party committee of the military academy with the lowest rank, and the special adviser to the chairman of the Air Force, who is in charge of aircraft development, and he is only 21 years old this year." But none of this is important, and the most important thing is that Comrade Chairman has a lot of trust in him. Comrade Chairman himself said that whenever Comrade Prenyakov came to him, he did not need to make an appointment and could meet him at any time......"

"Oh, what is the origin of this Comrade Plunyakov?" the secretary was thundered.

The secretary general shrugged his shoulders and said with some taste: "What else can there be, of course, the Hero of the Soviet Union......"

In April 1929, the Soviet polar research ship "Rao" was wrecked in the North Pole, and the crew was in danger, life and death were hanging by a thread, and they sent an emergency distress signal to China. After the news reached the country, it attracted the attention of the Soviet state leaders, and eight pilots stepped forward at the critical moment and flew to the polar regions several times at the risk of death to rescue the crew from a desperate situation. Plunyakov was also one of them, at that time this Plunyakov was only a second-class mechanic, not even a full-fledged pilot, and after seeing that there were not enough pilots, he voluntarily signed up for the rescue mission, and survived.

Afterwards, in order to commemorate the heroic deeds of the eight people and to recognize their fearlessness, the Soviet government decided to create a supreme state award, from which the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" was born. Plunyakov also became the youngest "Hero of the Soviet Union". After that, he showed his genius flying skills and was sent to study at the USSR Air Force Academy.

Of course, these are not the most important things, just like the secretary general said, I don't know why, he was favored by Comrade Stalin. As a result, Plunyakov began to be promoted on a rocket, becoming a popular man of Comrade Stalin, an upstart in the Kremlin, regardless of rank or position, Nima is faster than riding a rocket. If it weren't for his too shallow qualifications, it is estimated that the commander-in-chief of the Air Force would be a bit mysterious.

Comrade Stalin was closer to him than his own son, so there were rumors that Comrade Prenyakov was the illegitimate son of Starshu. However, he only dared to say this in private, and if he dared to say it without opening his eyes, he was sent to the Kola Peninsula to dig iron ore. However, the nickname "Prince of the Kremlin" has also become a recognized nickname at the top of the Soviet Union.

"Comrade Stalin......" Plunyakov knocked on the door.

As soon as he heard the voice of the love general, Shi Dalin, who was dealing with official business, let him in without saying a word.

Sure enough, when Stalin saw him, he showed a loving smile, and he was happier than seeing his own son: "Oh, little Andrey, looking at your expression, there must be some good news......"

"Yes, Comrade Stalin......" Prenyakov took out a document from the folder and respectfully placed it in front of Stalin. "The first flight of the I-16 fighter has been successful! The development of the Tu-1 attack aircraft and the Teb-3 heavy bomber has also entered the final stage......

"Great! Great!" Stalin said as he looked at the data on the planes in the papers. "The great Soviet Red Army finally had planes that were not inferior to those of the imperialists......"

"Yes, after our actual tests, the performance of the I-16 fighter completely surpassed the Chinese J-4 Woodpecker and J-5 Skua ......"

The shape of China's J-4 "Woodpecker" fighter is similar to the original P-40 "Tomahawk", but its performance is much higher. The appearance of the J-5 Skua fighter is similar to the F4F "Wildcat" in the original space, but these two aircraft were only sold to the younger brothers, not to the Soviet Union.

What China can sell them are three types of fighter jets for export, Guangfei's FC-3 "Crow", Chengfei's FC-4 "Yellow Sparrow", and Efei's FC-5 "Thrush". The "Raven" resembles the Pro-Plane P-36 "Curtis's Eagle", the "Yellow Sparrow" resembles the Pro-Time "Hurricane", and the "Thrush" resembles the Pro-Time P-39 "Flying Snake". The engines of these three export models are relatively weak, only 800 kilowatts, while the J-4 engine is 1000 kilowatts.

The J-4 and J-5 obtained by the Soviet Union were also by chance. Belarus is China's little brother, of course their air force can buy J-4, a few years ago they imported a batch of "woodpecker" fighters from China, but after all, they were unlucky that during a patrol flight in November 1928, a pilot drank too high and drove the plane to the Soviet Union in a daze. And this stupid bird didn't even notice anything wrong after landing, and it didn't come back to its senses until it was tied up by Soviet guards. So the Soviets got a full-fledged, non-compromised "Woodpecker" fighter.

The acquisition of the J-5 was even more Maozi's style, and their intelligence officers instigated a Persian naval aviator who took the opportunity to fly a J-5 to the Red Hairy Bear during a Caspian Sea patrol mission in January 1929.

These two planes were undoubtedly pie in the sky for the Soviet Union. Although the Woodpecker and Skua are obsolete aircraft in China, they are quite good fighters in the world. Two 1000 kilowatt engines were also advanced engines in the world, and the Soviet Union at that time could not build them at all.

After obtaining these two types of aircraft, the Soviet Union immediately set up a special group to unload the two planes in eight pieces for reverse mapping, and as for the other three Chinese export-oriented fighters, they naturally analyzed all of them. Of course, this kind of copycat behavior is not only carried out by the Soviet Union, and all the powers that have some ideas will try their best to get a few samples back for analysis.

The Soviet Union's channels for obtaining aircraft were not only in China and the countries of the People's Revolutionary Union, but they also used the communists and pro-Soviet factions in Western countries to obtain a lot of dry goods from those countries, from drawings and materials to parts and components to complete aircraft. It is not only related to aircraft, but also other technologies, such as advanced metallurgical technology and production industry from Škoda in Bohemia and Rheinmetall in Germany.

Soviet specialists were also quite good, and although they lost a lot during the years of the revolution and the Red and White Song Society, the remaining ones were also quite impressive. Most importantly, after the defeat of the German and French revolutions after World War I, more than 300,000 members of the German and French Communist Party and their families fled to the Soviet Union, including a considerable number of scientists, engineers and skilled workers, whose arrival was a great impetus for the Soviet Union's technological upgrading.

The Soviet technicians have thoroughly studied the planes of various countries in their hands, and after integrating these things, the Soviet Union's aircraft design and manufacturing capabilities have developed by leaps and bounds, for example, the 1000 kilowatt engine can be made by itself, and the reliability is acceptable, and they are now developing a 1100 kilowatt engine on this basis, which is much stronger than Japan.

Their current I-16 fighter, Tu-1 attack aircraft and Teb-3 heavy bomber are completely different from the historical goods of the same name, and the I-16 in this plane looks a bit like the La-5 in the original space, of course, the engine is a little worse.

The Tu-1 attack aircraft is a twin-engine aircraft that resembles the Chinese J-6 Sparrowhawk, or the P-38 in the original space. But it is clear that the Soviets thought differently, they felt that this layout was more suitable as an attack aircraft. Its performance is stronger than that of the Il-2, it can carry a ton of bombs, has a range of 1100 kilometers, and is not weak in combat capabilities.

The appearance of the Teb-3 heavy bomber is more special, and it is impossible to find an aircraft that is very similar to its appearance, which is a double-tailed, single-wing four-engine heavy bomber, with similar performance to the B-17 of the original space-time, with a maximum bomb load of 6 tons, a maximum speed of 470 kilometers, a cruising speed of 270 kilometers, and a range of 3300 kilometers.

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Stalin was happy for a while, and suddenly his expression darkened, and he said: "However, the Chinese's current fighters have been replaced by more advanced J-7, J-8 and J-9, and our I-16 is still not comparable to these aircraft, right?"

"Well, yes, Comrade Stalin. It is a fact that China is the number one air power in the world, and their aviation technology is the most advanced. Prenyakov pondered his tone and said: "We are materialists, we must admit that. But our Soviet Union has the most advanced social system, which is not comparable to the kind of social imperialism in China, and we in the Soviet Union ......"

Stalin put down his pipe, waved his hand, and said: "Little Andrei, to be honest, their social system is indeed more progressive than that of Western capitalist countries, and this economic crisis can be seen. Their policies are also more skewed towards the lower classes, which can also be seen in their support in China and the standard of living of Chinese civilians. I think it's a modified version of capitalism, more perfect, more progressive, but also more deceptive and deceptive than traditional capitalism in the West. I call it Far Eastern capitalism, or Wen Deji likes to call it Far Eastern socialism, hahaha......"

He continued: "China is indeed the world's first in the field of aviation, which is recognized, but this is also the result of their years of accumulation, there is no need to envy, but we are confident that we can catch up." Our first five-year plan has been overfulfilled and has achieved great results, and you see, our aviation technology has surpassed that of France, Austria, Italy, and other old capitalist countries, and is on the same level as the United States, Britain, and Germany. ”

"Yes, Comrade Stalin, you are right, our USSR will be strong and invincible......"

"Little Andrey, now that the preliminary tasks of the aviation plan have been completed, you will write a development plan for the next step after you go back. Oh, if you have time, go to the Kirov plant and take a look, Voroshilov's son-in-law is not reliable, it has been so long, and the heavy tanks they are engaged in have not been finalized. ”

"Comrade Stalin, I am a ...... of the Air Force," Prenyakov hurriedly reminded.

Stalin said disapprerovitically: "What does it matter? I heard Comrade Tupolev say that you are not only an amazing talent in aircraft design, but also skilled in other mechanical fields, and he is full of praise for you...... The main combat object of the Tu-1 attack aircraft is the enemy's armored targets, and if you can guide the research and development of the Tu-1 attack aircraft, then the understanding of tanks is also quite in-depth, at least better than that of Curtin's guy, you go to see it and give them some pointers. As for your identity, don't worry, I will appoint you the head of the equipment department of the People's Commissariat of Military, so that you have the right status to go. Besides, this is what they are asking for, and Yu Curtin said that they may be a fan of the authorities, and they need a young man with an active mind and a lot of knowledge to serve as a staff officer, and there is no better fit than you!"

Seeing that the boss said this, Prenyakov did not refuse: "Yes, Comrade Stalin, I will do my best to help the comrades of the Kirov plant to complete the development of new heavy tanks......"

The new heavy tank, they say, is a super-heavy multi-turret tank. At that time, Comrade Stalin participated in the military parade marking the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and saw the shocking "Giant Rhino" super-heavy tank at the parade, which was equipped with a 155-mm main gun, four 40-mm secondary guns, eight machine guns, four tracks and five turrets. It's cute.

Comrade Stalin, who has always pursued the principle of "big is beautiful, and more is good," felt that this was the weapon of his dreams, and as soon as he returned, he persuaded Ulyanov to approve the "Soviet super-heavy tank" plan, but at that time the Soviet Union was still holding a red and white song party, and the country was full of messes, so he was unable to carry out this plan at all, so he had to do it temporarily.

It was not until 1925 that Stalin exiled his political rival Trotsky, purged the internal opposition, and seized power in the Soviet Union. Then, in January 1926, the Soviet Union began its first five-year plan, which was overfulfilled ahead of schedule by the end of 1929. During this period, the industrial strength of the Soviet Union had made great progress, and Starshu once again remembered the "Soviet Super Heavy Tank" program that had made him dream. So from the beginning of 1930, under his push, the program was restarted. The project was led by the Kirov plant, which was headed by Voroshilov's son-in-law, Yu Kotin.

At the military parade marking the 20th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1930, China launched an even more perverted "Mammoth" super-heavy tank, which is also a steel monster with four tracks and five turrets, and its main gun is still 155 mm, but it is a twin turret! That's right, it is equivalent to installing the main turret of a light cruiser on a tank, and the appearance of the "Mammoth" has thundered the whole world. The Western media, with envy, jealousy, and hatred, named it "Knights of the Apocalypse".

Wow, ahh......h After receiving this news, Comrade Stalin felt that his three views had been refreshed again. It was also the original plan that the "Soviet super-heavy tank" was urgently ordered to be revised, requiring that its armament should not be inferior to that of the Chinese "Mammoth" super-heavy tank.

Well, the leader moved his mouth, and his subordinates ran and broke their legs. After receiving this order, Comrade Yu Kotin and the heads of the Kirov factory were in a state of collapse, and they really wanted to go and drink Sanlu on the streets of Moscow and die.

However, as for the things that Comrade Stalin was most concerned about, such words as "impossible" must not be mentioned, unless he wanted to go to the Kola Peninsula to develop iron ore resources. Desperate, Yu Curtin and others thought of "Prince Andrei of the Kremlin", and it seemed that only this master could talk about Stalin, so they proposed to Stalin, asking to send someone who understands modern tanks and has an active mind...... and so on the merits of the young man to go to the current counselor. They also didn't expect to convince Stalin, they only hoped to convince the "His Royal Highness Prince Andrei" first, and then His Royal Highness the Prince himself would tell Stalin.

Although they didn't explicitly say that it was Plunyakov, the first thing that came to Stalin's mind when he saw these requests was: "Hey, isn't this my little Andrey? Count you as having a vision!" So Plunyakov was assigned this task.

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The two then chatted about tanks for a while, and Plunyakov really said a lot of new and unclear ideas, and there were also a lot of opinions about armored tactics that made Starshu's eyes shine, which made Starshu feel that he was not wrong.

Then, Starshu picked up the pipe again and began to fill it with shredded tobacco. This pipe is made from China, and it was given by Wen Desi. At the signing ceremony of the peace negotiation conference at the closing ceremony of the "Red and White Song Society", Wen Desi, as one of the heads of state of the five witness countries (China, Germany, the United States, Britain and France), brought a batch of gifts to the heads of state and negotiators of the Red and White sides as peace gifts. What was given to Starshu was a set of pipes, which contained eight pipes of different materials, ranging from cloisonné to agate and jade, as well as matching pipe sanitary ware, tobacco clips, lighters and other auxiliary tools. The pipe he now uses is made of sea willow (black coral) with a head and a gloomy wood mouth, with a simple and elegant shape and extremely delicate workmanship. Starshu loves this pipe so much that he has been using it all these years.

"The quality of tobacco in Yunnan, China is the best in the world, and the tobacco used in Honghe Road is the top grade of Yunnan tobacco...... "Si Dashu skillfully kneaded the tobacco into a ball with supporting tools, put it into a pipe, and did science popularization for his subordinates. If something is good, the next will follow. Because of Starshu's impression, tobacco from Yunnan, China, has also become a special supply for the upper echelons of the Soviet Union, and is extremely sought after, especially tobacco in the Honghe area.

The "ding......" lighter made a crisp steel sound, and Prenyakov lit Stalin's pipe.

Stalin took a sip and said thoughtfully: "Little Andrey, you say, if we import battleships to China, will they agree?"

As a fanatic of the Cult of God, tanks and everything are secondary, and only the majestic battleship is his ultimate goal. Of course, according to Starshu's plan, it would be better to be early, but he was also self-aware, knowing that with the current industrial strength of the Soviet Union, it was impossible to build a battleship that could meet his requirements. Look at the wrong person.

Then, Starshu picked up the pipe again and began to fill it with shredded tobacco. This pipe is made from China, and it was given by Wen Desi. At the signing ceremony of the peace negotiation conference at the closing ceremony of the "Red and White Song Society", Wen Desi, as one of the heads of state of the five witness countries (China, Germany, the United States, Britain and France), brought a batch of gifts to the heads of state and negotiators of the Red and White sides as peace gifts. What was given to Starshu was a set of pipes, which contained eight pipes of different materials, ranging from cloisonné to agate and jade, as well as matching pipe sanitary ware, tobacco clips, lighters and other auxiliary tools. The pipe he now uses is made of sea willow (black coral) with a head and a gloomy wood mouth, with a simple and elegant shape and extremely delicate workmanship. Starshu loves this pipe so much that he has been using it all these years.

"The quality of tobacco in Yunnan, China is the best in the world, and the tobacco used in Honghe Road is the top grade of Yunnan tobacco...... "Si Dashu skillfully kneaded the tobacco into a ball with supporting tools, put it into a pipe, and did science popularization for his subordinates. If something is good, the next will follow. Because of Starshu's impression, tobacco from Yunnan, China, has also become a special supply for the upper echelons of the Soviet Union, and is extremely sought after, especially tobacco in the Honghe area.

The "ding......" lighter made a crisp steel sound, and Prenyakov lit Stalin's pipe.

Stalin took a sip and said thoughtfully: "Little Andrey, you say, if we import battleships to China, will they agree?"

As a fanatic of the Cult of God, tanks and everything are secondary, and only the majestic battleship is his ultimate goal. Of course, according to Starshu's plan, it would be better to be early, but he was also self-aware, knowing that with the current industrial strength of the Soviet Union, it was impossible to build a battleship that could meet his requirements.