Burning Moscow

Seeing Stalin's tendency to become angry, I was scared to stand up quickly and replied in a panic: "Report Comrade Stalin, the senior engineer named Fronin, who was injured in the airstrike and is currently in the place where I live. Heal in the hospital."

Stalin raised his head and glanced at me, turned his pipe to the side, knocked gently on the edge of the ashtray, poured the ash into the jar, and asked thoughtfully: "You asked Bezikov to go out in person that day. Is it for this engineer of unknown origin?"

Now that he has spoken to this point, I can only tell the truth. I lowered my head and stared at the map in front of me and said, "Senior Froning engineer, like those passengers, is not from our time. I don’t know what. The reason suddenly came to us. When I first discovered the truth, I was very shocked. It was incredible and incredible.” Having said that, I glanced at Stalin secretly, and he also lowered his head and said nothing. Staring at the map in front of him, he continued: "As a military expert from later generations, he has a lot of cutting-edge military technology that we don't know yet. This is very helpful for us to improve the existing equipment of our troops."

　　 "You found that he is a rare talent, so I asked Bezikov to help you!" Stalin raised his head when he said this, staring at me and asked, "I said that, right?"

"Yes, Comrade Stalin, your analysis is correct. It is a rare technical talent like Fronin who was described as a German spy by a lower-level officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and wanted to shoot him. You know, the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have privileges. Yes, although my rank is much higher than that of the officer, I have no right to change the decision he made, so I have to find Colonel Bezikov to help me solve this problem."

　　 "Have you talked with him alone?" Stalin said here, hesitated for a moment, and then cautiously asked: "Did he say that we can hold Moscow?"

　　 "Yes!" Although I don't know many specific details of the defense of Moscow, I know clearly that this battle ended with the victory of the Soviet army and the defeat of the German army. That's why I can give Stalin a positive answer. "I heard Fronin say," I know that the old man has amnesia. Even if he meets Stalin, he can't remember many things, so I have no scruples about the history that I know, in the name of Fronin. "Although the offensive of the fascist bandits is fierce, but under the tenacious resistance of our army, they only approached Moscow, but failed to step into the city. Moreover, under your wise leadership, the Red Army began a great counterattack in early December. The invading enemy drove our city far away...."

　　 Hearing what I said, his beard turned up slightly again, and a rare smile appeared on his face. I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that my flattery still made him quite useful. He stood up, walked around in front of me with his hands behind his back, and asked in a soliciting tone: "How do you think I should place this amazing engineer?"

"Of course it is to go to the Weapon Manufacturing Bureau and arrange a position for him there. As long as we have the technical information provided by him, our military equipment can soon be upgraded to a higher level, shortening the gap between us and the enemy in equipment technology. Over time. , We can even surpass them..."

"Lida, you think the problem is too simple." Stalin interrupted me with a wave of his hand, making me stunned. "Even if this engineer provides us with complete technical information, but like airplanes, tanks, artillery, etc. The technical equipment can not be used simply after assembling according to the drawings. There are many factors to consider: for example, whether there is a supporting production line, whether the current domestically produced steel and other raw materials meet the standards, and a series of weapon tests, etc. The work to be done, even if the troops are to be deployed, it will be a year or two later...."

　　 His words silenced me. It seems that I really think of the problem too simple. However, it is a pity that such a rare technical talent has been hidden in the snow. I lowered my head and thought for a moment, and felt that although large-scale technical equipment cannot be improved in the short term, I can try the improvement of infantry weapons. So I looked up at him and said, "Comrade Stalin, I also heard engineers say that our army will install an assault rifle called AK47 in later generations. You can consider asking him to provide us with technical information on this weapon first. Let this weapon be installed in advance so that our infantry will not suffer from the difference in light weapons on the battlefield."

　　 "AK47 assault rifle?" Stalin repeated the term and asked with interest: "Is there anything special about this rifle?"

"Yes," I tried to reflect on what I knew about this weapon, "I heard from Engineer Fronin that this gun is a world-famous gun for later generations. It is a man named Mikhail Timofeyer. Designed and manufactured by soldiers of Vicki Kalashnikov. Compared with the rifles equipped by various countries in the same period, the gun body is short, the shooting range is shorter, and the shooting distance is maintained at 300 meters in close combat. It is suitable for closer assault operations. Combat. Because of the amazing reliability of the AK-47 and various later improvements, the structure is simple, solid and durable, high in quality and low in price, powerful, flexible and convenient to use, so that many countries that are friendly to us and even Western countries The АК-47 series rifles widely used by the army...."

　　 "Wait a minute," Stalin returned to the table, put down his pipe, picked up the notebook and pencil, and asked me again: "What do you think of that soldier's full name?"

"Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov." I answered his question accurately and added: "I used to ride a truck with him on the way to the front. , Knowing that he is a sergeant of tank soldiers, serving as the commander of a T-34 tank."

　　 Stalin asked while recording: "How much do you know about him?"

"I heard from Engineer Fronin that Kalashnikov was seriously injured in a battle and was sent to the army hospital behind for treatment. Although his life was saved, he has since become disabled, especially his right hand. Later, I couldn't move freely." I know a little about the life of this legendary weapon master, but when telling Stalin, I must add the prefix "Listen to Engineer Florin" so that I can't wear it.

　　 Stalin rang a bell on the table, and then the door I had just entered opened, and the bald-headed Poskrebeshev appeared silently at the door, maintaining an upright posture. Stalin tore off the note with the written words from the notebook, walked over and handed it to Poskrebeshev, saying: "Immediately arrange for personnel to go to the army hospital, find this person, and give him the best treatment. Remember, this person is very important, we must make sure that he survives."

　　 Boskrebeshev nodded, and promised: "Understood, Comrade Stalin." Then he turned and walked out and closed the door.

Stalin walked back to me and said, "Lida, what else do you know about this Kalashnikov? Tell me about it. I am curious about him. I really want to know that he is a tank. Hand, there is almost no opportunity to use a rifle, so why would you think of designing a rifle for infantry?"

"It is said that in the hospital, he and his comrades talked about the war and weapons. During the chat, a patient asked him,'Why only the German army has automatic rifles, and we are not even in supply of old-fashioned rifles?' This remark inspired This gave him the whim of designing a new automatic rifle. During his hospitalization, he also asked the nurses to find all the books on light weapons in the hospital library to read, one of which was called "The Evolution of Light Weapons" which gave him a lot of inspiration."

　　 "I want to know how he made the weapon? You must know that even if he can complete the design of the weapon, he cannot complete the manufacturing work."

"During hospitalization, he was awarded the Red Star Medal. In the spring of 42 years, he asked to be discharged from the hospital to join the battle, but the hospital was not allowed to go home to recover from his injuries for half a year. So he returned to the railway locomotive repair station where he had worked before. While working, he explored the design of firearms. He found his close friend Krachenko when he was working in the railway technology department, a train driver who was familiar with mechanical processing technology. With the help of his friends, he polished an automatic machine by hand in a simple small workshop. rifle."

　　 "Oh, it turned out to be like this." Stalin asked again: "How did the rifle he designed and manufactured get the approval of the relevant authorities?"

"After the automatic rifle was completed, Kalashnikov personally sent the gun to the Dzerzhinsky Artillery Academy for testing and review. After testing, the review committee found that the rifle’s mechanism was too complicated and the overall performance did not exceed that of our army at that time. It is equipped with a PPS-43 rifle, so the design is not adopted." I saw Stalin was listening carefully, and I simply told what I knew in one breath: "But it was this unsuccessful automatic rifle that caused the Soviet Union. The attention of Comrade Bragon Lavov of the Equipment Planning Committee. As the Soviet infantry weapon authority and the dean of the Dzerzhinsky Artillery Academy, the general praised the unique design of the rifle. In 43 years, he personally recommended Kalash Nikov went to the Advanced Infantry Firearms School for further professional studies. After graduation, he was assigned to the Onsk Military Weapons Proving Ground as a technician.

　　 In 1944, after experiencing countless test failures, the 25-year-old Kalashnikov designed a 7.62 mm semi-automatic carbine. In 1946, he designed a fully automatic rifle AK46 based on this semi-automatic carbine, and sent it to participate in the national shooting range selection test. At that time, he was competing with the works of many famous rifle designers.

　　 After the primary selection, three types of rifles including the AK46 were designated to participate in the final review. In order to better test the real combat capability of the rifle, a series of harsh tests were carried out. In the extreme shooting review, the excellent performance of the AK46 impressed many judges present: the AK46 continuously fired 15,000 rounds of bullets. Although the barrel was red, the shooting accuracy did not change much. After a few shots of the competitor's sample gun, it will not work properly or even not fire at all.

　　 After very careful calculation and statistical test results, the review committee compared each set of shooting data, compiled all the data into a comprehensive report, and reported it to the Soviet Ministry of Defense. The judges unanimously agreed: ‘The 7.62mm assault rifle designed by Sergeant Kalashnikov is recommended to be included in the official equipment. ’

　　 Soon, the review committee decided to produce the first batch of AK46 rifles, and at the same time conduct a more important test than the selection ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to hand over the weapons to the troops for trial. As a result, the troops praised this easy-to-use, powerful AK46 automatic rifle. So the Soviet Ministry of Defense decided to designate the AK46 as the Army’s standard rifle, and officially named the rifle AK47. "

　　 After listening to my story, Stalin walked to the table without saying a word, took the pipe to his mouth, drew a cigarette from the cigarette case on the table, twisted it with his fingers, and put the shredded tobacco into the cigarette butt. I silently watched what he was doing, and stopped talking, waiting for him to ask new questions.

　　 He struck a match and lit his pipe, took a sip, and then asked leisurely: "Lida, have you heard from Engineer Florin, how did I react when I heard that this weapon came out?"

"Engineer Florin said, you sent a colonel named Deming to inform Kalashnikov that the AK47 rifle was designated as a Soviet standard equipment. Then you recruited him to the Kremlin and personally awarded him 15 Ten thousand rubles bonus."

　　 After hearing what I said, he stared at the ceiling, just smoking a cigarette silently, without speaking. I stood still looking at him, and suddenly felt a bit dry in my mouth, and secretly regretted whether I said too much that shouldn't be said. After all, what I said was too unbelievable, and it was very difficult for him to believe it completely.

He put the pipe on the table, and then walked around in the office, without looking at me standing still, and then stopped at the writing desk, as if determined to say: "Although this matter is difficult to let I believe it, but I still decided to believe you. If I can find the Kalashnikov you mentioned, I will arrange for him to go to the Weapon Manufacturing Bureau to be the assistant of the senior engineer from another time and space."