Age of Conquest Reborn

Stalin, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, had such a magical power. When he did not speak, he exerted endless pressure on the Politburo members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union present, as if the air was solidified, imprisoning everyone around him.

space, because I can never guess Comrade Stalin's true inner thoughts. This is very dangerous. Maybe it is because of a word or an incident. A certain Politburo member who used to be a high-ranking member is being escorted to a concentration camp, or

, has been secretly executed.

This is the case now. After the Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov, finished his report, Comrade Stalin first made angry accusations, and then the leader was silent for a long time. The angry accusations were not scary, even if he was scolded, he was not scary.

The most terrifying thing is not knowing Comrade Stalin's true inner thoughts. Maybe Comrade Stalin had murderous intentions, maybe..., anyway, any possibility is possible.

This kind of silence was like a mountain with no peak in sight, rushing towards him. Marshal Petroshilov, who was the first to bear the brunt, felt almost suffocated. There were fine beads of sweat on his forehead and back, but he still maintained his posture.

The posture of a soldier, the silence in the office was frightening.

Finally, when the Politburo members almost collapsed, Stalin spoke, and then the solid air in the office loosened a little, "Comrade Petroshilov, I don't need to listen to the complaints of the General Staff.

, What I need is to assemble no less than 1.5 million troops west of the Ural Mountains in late March, as well as all weapons, equipment and various supplies for the offensive."

"In mid-April, the second batch of troops transferred to the east should not be less than 1.5 million troops and corresponding weapons and equipment. The final batch of 1 million troops should be assembled by the end of April at the latest.

Finished, Comrade Petroshilov, there is not much time left for your General Staff. What you have to do is how to assemble the troops as quickly as possible to prepare for the attack, not at the Politburo meeting.

, endless complaints.”

Having said this, Marshal Petroshilov would be looking for trouble if he didn't know the difference anymore. He quickly said: "Comrade Stalin, the General Staff will definitely follow your orders to complete the Third Outer Mongolia War."

All deployed, but in the two batches, we have already assembled three million troops, which is more than enough to attack Tang Qiuli's reading division troops in Outer Mongolia. Do we still need to continue to mobilize the last batch of one million troops?"

Marshal Petroshilov asked this question quite clearly. From another perspective, it also reduces the pressure on himself. It is mid-February now, and by the end of April, all four million troops will be in place. More than two

Months of time are not as difficult as usual. If one million fewer people are mobilized, the pressure will be reduced a lot. At least there will be time to breathe. But I know that if I fail to complete the tasks assigned by Comrade Stalin, the consequences will be serious.

Stalin shook his head enigmatically, and said in a rare and murderous tone: "Comrade Petroshilov, I must correct your point of view. This time we are using such a huge force in the east, the goal is not only

Who is Tang Qiuli and the annoying Chinese, as well as occupying the Far East?

The Japanese Kwantung Army in the region must use the most ferocious attack in the shortest time to completely defeat the Chinese and the Japanese, and permanently eradicate the external hidden dangers in the Soviet Union's eastern territories. The Chinese have an idiom, "once and for all."

What we have to do is to achieve this effect.”

I am impressed. All the members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the senior generals of the General Staff who attended the meeting were impressed by Comrade Stalin's courage and foresight. A burst of warm and neat applause sounded in the office, and these Soviet leaders were not excluded.

Guys, take this opportunity to stretch your stiff bodies.

Stalin waved his hand and stopped the applause. "Comrade Pandelev, what progress has your air force made in building field airports in the east? When the ground troops begin their offensive at the end of March, can your air force provide no less than five thousand troops?"

A combat aircraft to support the attack on Tang Qiuli's military division?" This question was asked by the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Air Force, General Pandelev, the general manager of everything with wings in the Soviet sky.

General Pandelev stood up and replied succinctly: "No problem, Comrade Stalin, when the ground troops launch an attack on the Chinese, I can bring out at least 6,000 combat aircraft to provide aerial firepower for the infantry comrades.

Support, including 4,500 combat aircraft

Fighter aircraft, including 1,500 bombers, this is just the initial deployment. More than 5,000 combat aircraft will be deployed to the east in the future, because we have enough field airports to accommodate our fleet.

The sky above Outer Mongolia is almost overwhelming."

"Good! Very good! Comrade Pandelev, the comrades of the Air Force have done a great job!" Stalin praised with a smile on his face. This is also an extremely rare move. Under normal circumstances, Comrade Stalin will never speak at a Politburo meeting.

In front of so many Politburo committee members

In the name of a military officer, he praised someone, "Comrades of the Air Force, you have set an example for us. In comparison, the actions of the General Staff seem too delayed and slow." As he said this, his eyes seemed to scan intentionally or unintentionally.

He glanced at Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff.

Just this look made the hairs all over Marshal Petroshilov's body explode, and the beads of sweat that had just dissipated on his forehead started to seep out again. He was very clear about the meaning of this look. There was disappointment and warning.

There is also dissatisfaction, which is very complicated anyway, that is, there is no satisfaction and appreciation.

Stalin paced for a while, then sat back at the table, put on new tobacco, lit the pipe, took a comfortable puff, and puffed out light blue smoke, "Comrade Beria, you, the All-Soviet Intelligence System

General Coordinator, tell us about the situation of the Germans. What is that lunatic Hitler doing now?" Stalin glanced at Beria, Chairman of the All-Soviet Counterrevolutionary Committee.

During the recent period, Comrade Beria's mental state has been very full, and he has a feeling of being in high spirits during happy events. Although he failed to intervene in the army's intelligence system in the end, he still got a very important title, All-Soviet Intelligence

System Chief Coordinator.

This is a newly created position proposed by Stalin in the Politburo. According to Comrade Stalin, the Soviet intelligence system is doing its own thing. It is a waste of resources to do their own thing behind closed doors. It needs to be integrated, so the General Coordination Committee came into being.

, whose responsibility is to coordinate the relationship between various Soviet intelligence systems, mediate internal disputes, and summarize the important strategic information of each intelligence system before directly presenting it to Comrade Stalin.

Don't look at it as just coordination, but it has a connotation of harmony. He has no power to directly participate in the specific business and personnel appointments and dismissals of each intelligence system, let alone interfere with the daily work of each intelligence agency. He seems to be a high-ranking person but

A false position with no real power at all.

But in Beria's view, this is an excellent opportunity to control the entire Soviet intelligence system. Since it is coordination, he has a reasonable identity to intervene in other intelligence agencies. Internal disputes can be created at any time if he needs them.

, with his proficient political struggle art, changeable methods, and ruthless style, that blind man who dared not to bow his head and obey orders, it won't take long for him to be the well-deserved master of the entire Soviet intelligence system, the first red agent.

one person!

Seeing Stalin talking to him in such a friendly tone, which was completely different from his previous attitude towards Petroshilov, Beria felt relieved and flattered at the same time.

Beria stood up hurriedly and replied respectfully: "Comrade Stalin, according to your instructions, all our intelligence systems will put all their energy in two directions, one is the Chinese Tang Qiuli's troops in the east, and the other is

It’s the Germans in the West. According to the intelligence we currently have, the war between the Germans in the British Isles and the British and American Allied Forces has come to an end!"

The tone was full of confidence, and of course, Beria's pride was also indispensable.

"Oh?" Stalin's body suddenly leaned forward, his eyes flickered, and he asked with surprise and fear: "Comrade Beria, according to you, the Germans will soon end the war against the British and American coalition forces?"

If this is the case, my own combat plan in the East must be abandoned. On one side are the arrogant and vigorous German troops sweeping across the European continent, and on the other side are the Chinese and Japanese. Judging from the current situation, the threat from the Germans is

want

Far greater than the threat from the Chinese and the Japanese, "the lesser of two evils," I will have to make a choice. With the current national strength of the Soviet Union, it is still unable to defend the Germans in the west and attack Tang Qiuli and the Japanese in the east.

The Kwantung Army was fighting two wars at the same time.

Therefore, Beria's intelligence was so important that he had to change the Politburo decision three months ago and be forced to change the country's strategic direction again, although the Soviet Union would have to pay a significant economic cost for this.

The cost, the mobilization of millions of troops, would be a staggering amount of money, and it would involve issues of one's own authority, but face and rubles would not be as painful as the destruction of the country.

Unlike Stalin, the members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party and the heavyweight generals of the military who attended the meeting had another idea. People who knew Beria well even thought viciously, "This guy doesn't know how to do it."

Did you get the exact information a long time ago that the Germans had an absolute upper hand in the war against the British and American coalition forces, but delayed telling it in order to show your superiority?"

Therefore, not only Stalin's eyes were filled with surprise and suspicion, but also all the members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party and important generals of the General Staff who attended the meeting, looked at the somewhat complacent Bailey with cannibalistic eyes.

Ya.

((To be continued.)