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In a private room in the Donglaishun semicolon in Baotou Old Town, it was steaming hot at this moment.There is a copper hot pot in the middle with a tempting aroma, and the table is filled with various snacks, mutton, beef, vegetables, and of course good wine.In this bitterly cold place in northern Saibei, although it is already early June, the weather is still cool in the morning and evening. Eating authentic old Beijing shabu-shabu and some good wine is the most fashionable enjoyment in Baotou city right now!There were seven or eight people scattered around the table, and everyone was having a lively discussion.Almost no one moved their chopsticks, and they seemed to be immersed in the topic they were discussing.These people should all be prominent figures in Baotou City. Most of them are generals of the Northeast Army and the National Army who serve in the headquarters of the Border Defense Army. There are also some democrats from the southern Kuomintang-controlled area.Although none of them are powerful figures, their opinions and voices have considerable influence on the CCP's decision-making.Among this group of people, the loudest voice was naturally Deng Yanda, the leader of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee who came to "visit" from Shanghai. During this period of time, as the leader of the Chinese anti-war movement, he seemed to be living quite well.People are also a little bit blessed.He was talking there while holding a wine glass.

"The time for the Kuomintang's war seems to have been set! All their heavy industry plans are required to be put into operation before January 1938, so the late spring of 1 should be the time for the war against the Soviet Union. In this way, there are more than 1938 million people in China, Germany, and Poland. The huge offensive force can advance forward for five to six months. Although the Soviet Union will not be wiped out in one fell swoop, it can also advance the front for hundreds of kilometers and penetrate deep into the hinterland of the Soviet Union. The Chinese army in the Belt and Road Zone will probably turn to defense and wait for the next spring. Although the Germans and Poles on the western front are more resistant to cold than us Chinese, it is still difficult to fight in Russia's severe winter... It is estimated that the war will start on October 800 After a month, it will turn into a protracted one. It is likely to be like the First World War in history, with tens of millions of troops on both sides slowly being consumed in countless trenches, and in the end no one can do anything to the other.”

His words immediately received many voices of approval.There was a burst of enthusiastic voices in this box.These generals of the border guards all looked a little drunk, and one of the tall middle-aged soldiers shook his head and agreed with Deng Yanda's words.This person is the deputy chief of staff of the border defense army, Jiang Dengxuan, the reserve general of the National Defense Forces.He is now the No. [-] figure in the First Department of the Northeast Army, Zhang Xueliang's number one confidant, and also a glorious member of the Chinese Communist Party.Now that Supervisor Zhang Xueliang is away, the generals of the Northeast Army in Baotou are naturally headed by him.

I saw him stroking his neatly trimmed mustache and muttering: "General Zesheng is right. Unless the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms can defeat the Soviet Union before winter arrives, the war will definitely come to a stalemate. And according to what General Hanqing wrote to me According to the letter in the letter, the Soviet Red Army is building a line of defense along the Heilongjiang River. It is called an Eastern Maginot! The total length is 100 kilometers. Apart from the natural barrier of the Heilongjiang River, thousands of reinforced concrete permanent walls are planned to be built along the line. Fortifications, digging tens of thousands of kilometers of trenches, laying hundreds of thousands of kilometers of barbed wire, and laying millions of mines. And there will be more than [-] million Soviet Red Army stationed there! It is definitely easy to defend and difficult to attack. By then their National Defense Forces may It’s going to be filled with mountains of corpses and seas of blood!”

He slowed down his tone, and said with a serious look: "To be honest, we old people who came from the Qing Dynasty really don't understand what young people think now? In my opinion, our current China is really good. Yes, the Kuomintang has done a very good job... The current situation in the former Qing Dynasty was unimaginable. Just like this, they have cultivated their strengths and cultivated their national strength. For 20 years, they have become the world's first-class powers There is no suspense in the ranks! Why do we need to fight a world war with the Soviet Union? If we lose, wouldn’t all previous efforts be wasted? Zhesheng, you and Luo Fushuai are both in the Guangdong Army, can you go and persuade them? He, don't take such a risk, why don't you all live a peaceful life?"

Hearing Jiang Dengxuan's request, Deng Yanda couldn't laugh or cry. It didn't sound like a Communist Party member said this. This old general's party spirit is really a bit bad.He could only smile a few times, changed the subject, and said: "That line of defense is a new situation. The French are also building a Maginot line of defense, which costs 60 billion francs and has a total length of [-] kilometers... It is said that with this The defense line, the Germans can no longer threaten the security of France. Chao Gong, can you ask the young commander to provide some more information about the Eastern Maginot Line, and don’t want to keep it secret, just some general information , I took it to the south as anti-war propaganda materials. I believe that as long as those people in the south understand the heavy price they will pay for launching a war against the Soviet Union, the anti-war forces will become stronger and stronger, and eventually the war will be prevented. "

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Outside Shanghai Dibaike Garden, there is only a little policeman in black uniform pacing back and forth in the morning sun, and a few curious tourists on the sidewalk opposite are looking into the garden.Recalling the scene when Empress Anastasia arrived here for the first time two years ago, the whole street was heavily guarded by the secret police, Luo Yaoguo, who was sitting in a black bulletproof car, couldn't help smiling, and pointed at the guard The little Chinese policeman looking at the Empress of the Romanov Dynasty gave a thumbs up.At this time, the big iron gate of the garden had been pulled open, a middle-aged man in a black dress came over, glanced at Luo Yaoguo in the car, and quickly stepped aside, made a gesture of respect, and invited the car away go in.

In a large room furnished with elegant old furniture and precious oil paintings, Empress Anastasia was waiting there wearing a court gown that exposed half of her breasts.Seeing Luo Yaoguo walking in, he pulled up the hem of his skirt, bowed gracefully, and stretched out his jade hand wearing silk hollow gloves for Luo Yaoguo to kiss.

"Marshal, why didn't you see Natalie today? Isn't she inseparable from you?" The queen looked behind Luo Yaoguo, and after making sure she didn't see the woman, she showed a satisfied smile.But Luo Yaoguo's subsequent answer did make her a little depressed.

"She's pregnant, almost five months, and I hope it's a son this time."

"Then congratulations, Marshal, can you let me be the godmother of this child? You know, I like children, but I can't have them now." Anastasia said, speaking of children, she tried her best to control her The sockets of my own eyes, so that the tears in them will not flow out.According to her own statement, she once had a child whose father was a kind person who rescued her, but then both the child and the father of the child died... Maybe it was this ensuing blow that made this woman full of hatred for the Soviet Union and the Bolsheviks hate it?

"Okay, I thank you on Natalie's behalf."

The empress had regained her composure, she nodded with a smile, walked to an antique desk, took a look at a piece of paper, and handed it to Luo Yaoguo. "This is a letter from Prime Minister Kerensky to me. It is written in German. You should be able to understand it. He wants to know when the war will break out, and whether China can provide enough artillery to arm ten armies, and help us Train an air force."

After handing the letter to Luo Yaoguo, Anastasia took out a half-drunk bottle of Heinkel champagne and two goblets from the wine cabinet against the wall, and poured them for herself and Luo Yaoguo. Had a glass.

"The war will break out at the end of April 1938 at the earliest, and it will not be later than the end of June 4 at the latest." Luo Yaoguo took a sip of German champagne from the Queen, and said: "The best time for the Russian army to mobilize It was in October 1938. Ten corps artillery, that is, fifteen division-level artillery regiments and ten army-level artillery regiments are needed. We can provide these, and we can also help train the air force. According to the requirements of an aviation division Standard equipment. As for the cost...if all the Russian troops are assigned to the Eastern Front and fight under the command of the Chinese National Defense Forces, our country can bear the full cost of 6 artillery regiments and one aviation division."

"No problem, the entire Russian army will be under your command at that time, because I only trust you."

"Then I can also assure Your Majesty that I will not betray His Majesty's trust, and I will never use your army as cannon fodder." In fact, Luo Yaoguo's plan to destroy the Soviet Union did not have many places for cannon fodder at all, and surrounded the Red Army. The main force, and then wait for Germany and Poland to take Moscow and Petersburg and persuade them to surrender is the core of the whole plan.The cost of one thousand cannons for the 25 artillery regiments was not as expensive as expected. Those were just second-hand products eliminated by the National Defense Forces, half of which were 75mm Min XIII types.As for an aviation division and the training of more than 200 pilots, it is not a small expense, but it is still very cost-effective to get 50 Belarusian troops with strong combat effectiveness.

"That would be great." Of course Anastasia happily raised her glass and said with a smile, "Honey, let's toast to our common cause!"

Luo Yaoguo also raised his wine glass, took a light drink, and said with a smile, "Why did I ask you to seduce me after reading the Prime Minister's letter, can we start now?"

"Fuck you." Anastasia spat coquettishly, cast her winking eyes, and said with a sneer, "Why are you in a hurry, there are still business matters." She walked to the back of the desk and opened the drawer , took out a thick file bag and threw it to Luo Yaoguo: "Stalin built a line of defense on the Amur River, known as the Eastern Maginot. You should know that these are the information of the line of defense. We sacrificed several talents to build It’s not complete, but it’s better than nothing.”

Luo Yaoguo took the file bag, did not open it, just shook his head slightly, and sighed: "Hehe, it's the Eastern Maginot! It looks like we're going to find another way to enter the Soviet Union..."

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Moscow, Kremlin.

The huge woolen curtain on one side of the conference room wall was slowly opened, and a huge map of the Soviet Union appeared in front of Stalin and a group of senior Soviet Red Army officers.Seeing this top-secret military map densely marked with various symbols and unit numbers, even these senior Soviet Red Army generals who have been through battles couldn't help but gasp in surprise.There are three huge lines of defense that have been drawn with eye-catching red pencils on the Far East, Central Asia and Western border areas of the Soviet Union!Seeing that these three lines of defense have not been fully completed and only exist on the map, the generals of the Red Army here already know that the Soviet motherland is facing a crisis of life and death!The rumor in the army that the fascist forces of China, Germany, Poland and Japan will launch a joint attack is indeed true!Moreover, the Soviet Red Army, which has always emphasized offense and advocated placing the battlefield on the territory of other countries, has already assumed a defensive posture in front of these four powerful enemies. This can only show that the enemy's strength far exceeds that of the Soviet Union!

Stalin naturally knew the mentality of the army generals. At this time, he had to be more calm and calm. He turned his head to look at the map, and then turned his head to smile at the officers: "Comrades, the enemy is indeed very powerful, but The Red Army of the Soviet Union is invincible, we will definitely defeat them! But the question before us now is... who do we want to defeat first? Is it the Polish-German coalition forces in the west, or the Chinese in the east?"

A few words from him set the tone for today's meeting.The generals of the Red Army understood what he meant. What the Soviet Union was about to face was the dilemma of fighting on two fronts. Even the powerful Soviet Red Army was unable to maintain a strong force on both the east and west fronts. Therefore, it could only concentrate its forces to defeat the enemy from one side first. enemy.But in this future war, whether it is Germany and Poland in the west, or China in the east, it will not be so easy to deal with.Germany's industrial strength now far exceeds that of the Soviet Union. The combined population of Germany and Poland exceeds 600 million, and the mobilization of troops is at least [-] million!And China is an industrialized country with a population of [-] million, and its military strength is almost unlimited!

"Comrade Stalin, whether it is the German-Polish coalition forces, or the Chinese and Japanese in the east have the same strength as the Soviet Union. Therefore, we have no strength to resist the enemy from one side and defeat the enemy from the other side. The speaker was Tukhachevsky, commander of the Far Eastern Front, who was summoned from Chita to Moscow to attend the meeting.

He paused here, and his tone was a little low: "Now we maintain a huge force of nearly 70 in the Far East, but we are still unable to defeat the Chinese, Japanese and Belarusian coalition forces with less than 60. From this we can see It shows that our enemy has a combat power not weaker than that of the Red Army of Workers and Peasants, and once they enter an all-out war, they will use their huge numerical superiority, new weapons and brand-new combat methods to cause a great crisis to the Far East. If we try to defend the Far East If we do so, we will have to invest 200 million to 250 million troops and bear unimaginable logistics pressure! If we want to concentrate our forces to defeat Germany and Poland in the west first, my suggestion is to temporarily abandon the Far East and shrink our forces to the west. Siberia, and completely destroyed the eastern section of the Trans-Siberian Railway, blocking the Chinese army with bad traffic and long distances...We will counterattack East Siberia after the war on the western front is won."

"Comrade Tukhachevsky, I just heard you say that two to two and a half million men are needed to hold the Far East?" Stalin played with a carved pipe in his hand to hide his nervousness. He said, "I remember that I have instructed The Workers', Peasants' and Red Army's Engineering and Soldiers Bureau built a defense line as strong as the Maginot Line in the Far East. With it, can't you use 250 million troops to defend the Chinese 100 million troops? I think they will be drowned in their own blood of!"

Tukhachevsky walked to the front of the map, pointed to the "Amur River Line of Defense" and said: "Comrade Stalin, this line of defense under construction is 2000 kilometers long! The Maginot Line of Defense that the French are building is only 700 kilometers long." Kilometers. We don't have so many materials and labor to make the entire defense line reach the defense level of the Maginot Line, so we must use troops to make up for the lack of fortifications. In addition..." He moved his finger to the area of ​​​​Eastern Mongolia, and changed a An anxious tone: "Our line of defense only includes the border between the Soviet Union and the Chinese Kuomintang territory, and there is almost no defense on the territory connected to the Chinese Communist Party! I am worried that the Chinese Kuomintang army may use a huge mechanized corps to borrow The Eastern Mongolian grasslands, going around behind the Amur River defense line... According to intelligence, China has two large-scale automobile and tractor manufacturing complexes and six tractor factories for the production of tanks. After January 1938, the annual production of their tanks and armored vehicles The production will be as high as 1!"

"So what?" Stalin interrupted Tukhachevsky impatiently: "The Soviet Union will have enough anti-tank guns, anti-tank guns and anti-tank mines. By then all kinds of anti-tank Weapons will fill the entire Amur defense line!"

"They can organize a huge armored corps to carry out a deep breakthrough!" Tukhachevsky argued: "I am worried that they will carry out a breakthrough from the Eastern Mongolia area controlled by the CCP. The huge mechanized corps formed by the Chinese Kuomintang Army can easily expel them, and then go around the flanks of our army's defense line. In order to stop them, the Far East Front Army needs to keep an equally powerful mechanized corps in Chita! It may take Hundreds of thousands of infantry, thousands of tanks, armored vehicles, and at least a thousand fighter jets... If we can keep such forces on the Western Front, we should be able to defeat Germany and Poland faster, and then go back and fight the Chinese decisive battle!"

Hearing this, Stalin shook his head: "No, no. We have the responsibility to defend every inch of the Soviet Union. The Far East and Eastern Siberia have a territory of 680 million square kilometers, and we cannot give up there! What's more, there is a Russian empress here. Vladivostok!"

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Stalin pointed to the map of the Far East, with a gloomy look in his eyes, as if worried: "Oh, Comrade Tukhachevsky, you should know how much influence Empress Anastasia has on the Russians! Especially It is the influence among those intellectuals, peasants and Christians. If this empress takes over the whole of Eastern Siberia and the Far East, we will go back to the situation in 1920. So we must hold the Amur River defense line! However, it is impossible for us to spend 200 million troops in the Far East, let alone thousands of tanks... Now the total number of tanks in the entire Soviet Union is not so many.

There will be 150 million troops in the Far East, relying on a [-]-kilometer-long solid line of defense composed of deep trenches, barbed wire, minefields, armored forts and other modern fortifications.Just like in World War I, this defensive posture of the Red Army is very difficult to break!And according to what we know, there is a lot of uncertainty in the relationship between China and Japan.Although Japan also supported Queen Anastasia to fight against the Soviet Union, there have always been voices within the army to unite the Soviet Union against China.If China encounters setbacks in the Far East, the Japanese may fall to us at any time.Similarly, if China successfully captures the entire Far East and East Siberia, Japan may be confused by China's victory and firmly stand on China's side! "

Stalin's eyes flickered, he watched the generals below, and he emphasized his tone: "Comrades, our motherland is about to face the worst moment since [-]! So we must concentrate all our strength Come and defeat the imperialist invasion! For this strategic goal, the Red Army of Workers and Peasants needs to be expanded on a large scale, and the level of technical equipment and training needs to be improved...and our industry needs to provide the Red Army of Workers and Peasants with the best weapons and equipment and sufficient supplies. For this reason The second five-year plan will be fully adjusted, all investment projects that cannot be directly used for military industry will be suspended, and all financial and material resources will be concentrated on expanding the Red Army and building military projects!"

Seeing that the generals below held their breaths and looked solemn, Stalin finally nodded slightly in satisfaction, and changed his tone calmly: "The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army will be reorganized, and several first-level military command organizations will be established; The Leningrad Special Military District, the Western Special Military District, and the Kiev Special Military District will be established on the Western Front. These three fronts will prepare for imaginary enemies with Germany and Poland, and will be responsible for defending Leningrad, Belarus and Ukraine respectively. Build the "Stalin Line of Defense" from Leningrad in the north to Kiev in the south. By January 1938, the three special military districts planned to have ten to fifteen infantry corps, one to two cavalry corps, one tank corps, one To two aviation brigades and a strong force of an independent artillery unit! The commanders of the three special military regions are tentatively designated as: Comrade Belov, commander of the Leningrad Special Military Region; Ubolevich, commander of the Western Special Military Region Comrade; Comrade Yakir, Commander of the Kiev Special Military District.

In addition, the Far East Special Military Region and Central Asia Special Military Region will be established on the Eastern Front.The Far Eastern Special Military District will be commanded by Comrade Blyukher, and Comrade Tukhachevsky will be the People's Commissar of Defense; before January 1938, the Far Eastern Special Military District will have jurisdiction over thirty infantry corps, three cavalry corps, A tank corps, two aviation brigades, and the Luogan Independent Artillery Unit.The mission of the Far East Special Military Region is to defend the Far East region, and the combat targets will include China, Japan, and the White Army entrenched in Vladivostok, Nikolaevsk and Magadan!If necessary, the Far Eastern Special Military District can abandon the Far Eastern coastal area south of the Amur River and retreat to the Amur River defense line to hold on.

The commander of the Central Asia Special Military Region will be Comrade Budyonny, responsible for defending the Central Asian region, and the imaginary enemy is China; Luogan Independent Artillery Unit.At the same time, it is responsible for building defense lines in Central Asia to defend against the attacks of Chinese imperialism.In addition, the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army will also form a strategic reserve force including 1938 infantry corps, five cavalry corps, one tank corps, five artillery divisions, and five aviation brigades.

After the completion of this series of military expansion plans, the Red Army of Workers and Peasants will have a strong field force of more than 110 infantry armies, 20 cavalry armies, five tank armies, fifteen aviation brigades, and at least fifteen independent artillery divisions!In addition, there will be hundreds of thousands of second-line reserve troops stationed across the country.At that time, the total strength of the Red Army of Workers and Peasants will be as high as 600 million to 700 people!It has [-] tanks and armored vehicles, more than [-] artillery pieces of various types, [-] aircraft, and three indestructible lines of defense! "

Speaking of this, Stalin straightened his back, his face seemed to be full of confidence, and he waved his arms vigorously: "Comrades! The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army with such a large force and technical equipment will definitely be able to defeat powerful enemies from all sides! And after defeating these After the fascist gangsters armed to the teeth, we will plant red flags all over the world, realize Comrade Lenin's legacy, and liberate all mankind!"

With a burst of thunderous applause, the long enlarged meeting of the Soviet Revolutionary Military Council finally came to an end.After the meeting, Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council Voroshilov (the Revolutionary Military Council was retained due to the restoration of the Romanov dynasty), People's Commissar of National Defense Tukhachevsky, Chief of the Red Air Force General Directorate Baranov (Trust Thanks to the fact that the development of the Soviet aviation industry was slower than history, the plane that killed Baranov was not produced), and the head of the Red Army's intelligence department, Berzin, and others were called to interview Stalin.

In a luxuriously decorated office that smelled of vodka and fine tobacco, the short and slightly fat Stalin stood by the window, holding a pipe in one hand, looking down at the map of the Soviet Union spread out on the table.Seeing Voroshilov and others coming in, he turned and walked up to them, shook hands with them one by one, and asked them to sit down.Stalin sat in an armchair behind his desk, no longer as vigorous as before, his eyes were red, and he looked very tired.He smoked and said slowly in a deep voice:

"We will be victorious, Comrade Tukhachevsky, do you think so?"

"Comrade Stalin, I am convinced of that!" replied Tukhachevsky.

"Really? I thought I would hear different voices from you." Stalin exhaled a mouthful of gray smoke, pointed a document on the table with his finger holding the pipe, and said with a smile: "This is your appointment. As a document of the People's Commissar of Defense. Comrade Tukhachevsky, this is the trust of the Soviet people in you. The Soviet people do not want you to be the last People's Commissar of Defense of the Soviet Union! In order to live up to this expectation, I think you still have Just say what you want, don’t worry about what harm will happen because of this, in fact, the only harm now is defeat!”

The current attitude of the communist dictator is sincere. After the death of Trotsky, the international Trotskyist forces have disintegrated. At the same time, the Soviet Union is facing an unprecedented external crisis. It seems that the original great purge will not happen.

"Well, Comrade Stalin, I tell you the truth, I am very worried. We will use more than 600 million Red Army troops to resist more than 1000 million heavily armed fascist bandits, and the intelligence gathered from various sources shows that the enemy's weapons are more powerful than ours. To be advanced, and their fighting will and skills are no less than that of the Red Army!"

Stalin smiled lightly and took another puff of cigarette: "Just like my thoughts, the Soviet motherland is facing an unprecedented crisis! Comrade People's Commissar of National Defense, how do you plan to defend the country?"

Tukhachevsky took a deep breath, took out a red and blue pencil from his pocket, drew on the map spread out on his desk, and said while drawing: "Comrade Stalin, we are now faced with a great challenge from both east and west. Whether China, Germany, or Poland have strong military forces, the Soviet Union must not win on two fronts at the same time.”

He has already drawn it, and two huge arrows appear on the map of Belarus and the Far East. On the map of Belarus is a red arrow, pointing to Poland; and the Far East is a blue arrow, pointing to the Soviet Union. Siberia.He pointed to the arrow in the direction of Poland and said: "Among China, Germany, and Poland, China is the largest, Germany is the strongest, and Poland is the weakest. We can concentrate our forces to attack them before they are ready for war. The time can be chosen at the end of 1937." , we can concentrate all the tank and cavalry corps, use them to form sharp knives, and launch a surprise attack on Poland under the cover of aircraft and heavy artillery! Try to defeat Poland before Germany and China react, and force it to withdraw from the anti-Soviet alliance. Then We can then concentrate our forces on a war with Germany...even we can consider partitioning Poland with Germany in exchange for peace."

Then he pointed to the blue arrow facing upwards in the Far East and said: "While we are concentrating our forces against Poland and Germany, we can only adopt scorched-earth tactics in the Far East to destroy all infrastructure and transportation facilities that can be used by the Chinese." , burn all the towns and farms, leave nothing to the Chinese, and use the harsh natural conditions of Siberia to stop the Chinese invasion. At the same time, we can also find ways to negotiate with the Chinese, as long as they are willing to give Anastasia The Empress calls us and destroys the Tsarist Russian regime in Vladivostok, we can cede the Far East to them... This is of course a delay tactic, so that we can buy enough time to defeat Germany. Germany is our biggest threat , as long as Germany is defeated, we will tear up the peace treaty and come back to fight against China, regain everything we lost, and if possible, help the Chinese Communist Party liberate the whole of China!"

"This is gambling! Comrade Tukhachevsky, your suggestion is to gamble the fate of the Soviet motherland." Voroshilov shook his head desperately. He said: "Poland has signed a security agreement with Britain and France. Treaty, if we raid Poland, we will face war with Germany, Britain, and France at the same time! And the Chinese are not so easy to deceive, they only need to wait for us to be defeated by Germany, Britain, and France to annex the entire East Siberia and Central Asia There is no need to exchange the queen with us."

"And our raid on Poland may also face failure!" The director of the Red Air Force Directorate Baranov also disagreed with Tukhachevsky's suggestion. He said: "The German Army may not be able to complete mobilization until the spring of 1938, but Their air force will be ready for war in advance! The training of pilots takes longer. Now Germany's aviation industry is far ahead, and the performance of the aircraft jointly developed by them and China will far exceed ours. By the winter of 1937, at least Thousands of German planes can go to war at any time. It is impossible for our mechanized forces to attack under the attack of so many planes, we will be defeated by the Poles!"

"Comrade Baranov, we still have three years to develop the air force. I know that Comrade Bolikarpov has designed a very good monoplane fighter. The indicators of this aircraft are better than those of the Sino-German joint Developed F3 series fighters! And the Soviet Union is still in the absolute lead in heavy bombers, we have taken the lead in forming a heavy bomber corps, and also have the excellent performance TB-3 four-engine heavy bomber, while China and Germany only have two-engine He- Type 111 bomber." Tukhachevsky continued:

"I don't believe that Britain and France will fight us for Poland. Even Germany may watch Poland be destroyed by us! A strong Poland is not in the interests of Germany. Hitler must be willing to annex Poland first and then attack the Soviet Union. The Germans are very arrogant. They think that their own strength alone is enough to defeat the Soviet Union! As for whether China will compromise with us, I am really not sure. Comrade Berzin, you are the intelligence chief of the Red Army and you have also served as the head of the Chinese Communist Party. Adviser, do you think it is possible for the Kuomintang China to make peace with us?"

"To be honest, this possibility is unlikely." Berzin shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile: "As far as I know, the leader of the largest faction in the Chinese National Defense Forces is also the leader of the Chinese war faction. Marshal Luo Yaoguo and Wang Zhongyi are not the same kind of people. , he is quite trustworthy to his allies, and has never done anything to betray his allies. And we all know that he has a very unusual relationship with Empress Anastasia, and supporting her to rule Russia is definitely in line with the marshal's wishes Interests. What's more troublesome is... this Marshal has always held the greatest hostility towards the Soviet Union!"

"Comrade Berzin, then you do not agree with Comrade Kachevsky's proposal," said Stalin.