Struggle in Soviet Russia

Comrade Molotov raised a very critical question: If Moscow does not take countermeasures against the conspiracy that the Polish government-in-exile is planning, and does not give them a punishment, then things like the Warsaw Uprising will follow the Soviet Red Army’s The advancement of Berlin will emerge more and more.

For the Allied powers, the attack on the German mainland was not only an important part of the anti-fascist war, but also a process of regaining lost ground, siege and conquer soil, and also a process of reaping honor. Just imagine, who doesn’t want a liberator. What about the title?

Now, the little trick the Polish government-in-exile is playing is tantamount to breaking this unspoken rule. They only want to use the power of the Soviet Red Army to regain Warsaw, but they don't want to leave anything to the Red Army. This is unacceptable in Moscow anyway.

"I think, considering this kind of uncertainty, we should accept Comrade Zhukov's suggestion more," Comrade Zhdanov said in an interface. He didn't seem to be angry because of the news. A slight smile.

"Yes, we should accept Comrade Zhukov's suggestion," Comrade Stalin nodded and said, "But even then, it will not be able to fundamentally solve the problems caused by the Poles. At least, we will be condemned by public opinion. "

"My opinion is that we should stop the Poles as much as possible," said Comrade Molotov, frowning. "Perhaps you can call President Roosevelt. Of course, you can write a letter."

"I agree," Comrade Zhdanov nodded and agreed. "We must solemnly state our position. We must only tell the Americans about this, and we must also tell the British about this. We believe that the conditions for instigating an uprising in Warsaw are not ripe. "

Comrade Stalin did not speak, he just nodded, then stood up and walked towards his desk.

Seeing Comrade Stalin sitting back on the chair behind his desk and picking up a pen and starting to write something, Victor knew that he had decided to communicate with the leaders of the United Kingdom and the United States by means of communication. He knew that Comrade Stalin could have a direct phone call with Roosevelt who was far away in the United States. However, this call was not so easy to make. Therefore, unless it was an emergency, direct phone contact would not be carried out.

Now, since Comrade Stalin intends to communicate this matter by letter, it shows that he did not take this incident and see how important it is.

"Has Comrade Zhukov's combat plan been finalized?" Seeing Comrade Stalin struggling to write there, Victor couldn't help but ask curiously, remembering a message that Comrade Zhdanov had just revealed.

With the recovery of Belarus, West Ukraine, and the Baltic Sea coast, the next phase of combat missions of the Soviet Red Army has obviously reached the time to be redefined.

Prior to this, all the alliance’s combat missions had only one theme, which was to regain lost ground and liberate the occupied territories from the hands of German fascists. Now, this major mission has been completed, and the next battle means the need to leave. The border of the Soviet Union has entered the territory of other countries. Therefore, how to proceed with the next offensive and how to launch an offensive on the German mainland, these issues need to be reconsidered and determined.

Previously, Victor had seen a plan submitted by Vasilevsky. According to this plan, the Soviet army will continue to launch an offensive westward in the direction of Belarus, and will mainly attack this route, with the purpose of invading Germany as soon as possible. Homeland and destroy Berlin.

However, the proposal of this plan is very controversial. Comrade Zhukov, like Comrade Zhukov, does not agree with this plan, because according to him, if this offensive strategy is implemented, the Soviet army will face greater resistance.

Why do you say that? Because the Soviet offensive was launched in the direction of Belarus before, in this direction, the German army suffered a disastrous defeat, and the gateway to Berlin was penetrated. In this case, in order to prevent the Soviet army from pushing directly to Berlin along the direction of Minsk and Warsaw, the German army will inevitably transfer the German troops from the north and south lines and arrange them on the road of Soviet advancement.

There is no doubt that this view put forward by Comrade Zhukov is very realistic, but the problem is that he only put forward an objection. As for what kind of plan is more suitable, Comrade Zhukov did not put forward. According to Comrade Zhdanov's statement just now, his late combat plan has obviously been taken out.

Comrade Molotov turned his head and glanced at him. After a while, he finally said: "Comrade Zhukov suggested that the next stage of the offensive should be shifted from the central to the south, and the main offensive should be carried out from Romania."

Victor nodded knowingly. Although he didn't know much about military strategy, he also knew that Comrade Zhukov's plan was more feasible. As for the reason, he, a layman, could also come up with two things: first. In order to block the Soviet advance in the central direction, the German army had transferred some combat troops from the southern line to the north, which once again caused the weakening of its southern line. Second, Romania is a special country. It has provided the German army with a large amount of oil resources needed for combat. Taking this country down can weaken the army of the German servants on the one hand, and on the other hand can also lead to a shortage of its oil supply. Therefore, it can be said that the capture of Romania is of military strategic significance.

But at the same time, Victor also understood what Comrade Stalin said just now.

Indeed, even without this Warsaw uprising, the Soviet army’s next combat direction is not the Warsaw direction, but most of it should be Romania on the southern front. In the central direction, the Soviet Red Army’s advancement is at most reaching the Vistula line. In this area, it was transferred to defense, and then the main force was put on the southern battlefield.

And this also means that the calculations made by the Polish government-in-exile were wrong at the beginning. They miscalculated the timetable for the Soviet attack on Warsaw.

But the disgusting thing is that the next-stage combat plan formulated by the Soviet People's Committee for National Defense cannot be disclosed to the outside world. Even if it is disclosed to the outside world, others have a question of whether they believe it or not. In other words, even if the Soviet army was originally performing a set of combat missions, as long as they finally sat and watched the failure of the Warsaw Uprising, they would inevitably be criticized for not being saved. This is the so-called passive situation in public opinion.

But who is Comrade Stalin? He is obviously not a person who cares too much about public opinion, especially when the other side of the balance is the national interest of the alliance, it is even more impossible for him to make any concessions.

From Comrade Molotov's mouth and understanding Zhukov's battle plan, Victor felt a little settled. He knew that at least Comrade Stalin would not be annoyed by this incident.

Behind the desk, Comrade Stalin quickly finished the letter. He walked back with the letterhead, and while sitting on the sofa, he handed the letterhead to Molotov and said: "Make a photocopy and give it to the British and Americans. The ambassadors of the two countries, please send them back to China as soon as possible, and let them be discussed by Mr. Churchill and Roosevelt. You can reiterate my opinion to the ambassadors of the two countries. The conditions for the Polish uprising in China are not mature. Airplanes, without tanks and artillery, can't handle the German fascist army at all."

"If they asked us to provide assistance for the Warsaw Uprising?" Molotov asked after taking the letterhead.

"We have no extra materials to fill a doomed uprising," Comrade Stalin said decisively, and then he was silent for a long time before changing his words, "Then tell them that we will be allowed to Under the circumstances, to provide those insurgents with some support within their capacity."

"There is another point, I think it should be considered carefully," Molotov thought for a while, and then said, "Recently, both British and Americans have asked to borrow our front-line airport. If it happens in Warsaw In the uprising, if the United Kingdom and the United States again request the use of the frontline airport on the grounds of providing support, how should we respond?"

In fact, since the end of the Battle of Kharkov, the Americans have been asking for the establishment of an air base in the Soviet Union, but Comrade Stalin was very reluctant to such a request.

Previously, the Americans had established an air base in Ukraine and carried out several bombing missions against Germany. However, it didn't take long for the US air base to be bombed by a surprise attack by the Germans and suffered a lot of losses.

At that time, there were still some conflicts between the Soviet Union and the United States, so after that, Comrade Stalin simply stopped allowing Americans to borrow the Soviet frontline airport.

"Wait for them to make relevant requests," Comrade Stalin thought for a while, but he didn't seem to think of any good countermeasures. In the end, he didn't want to think about it, and said directly.

After he finished speaking, he looked at Victor again and said: “For the Warsaw Uprising, the intelligence department of the People’s Committee of National Security should also get involved. Our intelligence personnel can establish contact with the Poles who are preparing for the uprising, as much as possible. Advise them to postpone or cancel the action."

After a pause, he said: "Well, maybe the intelligence department can find some excellent intelligence talents in the Polish People’s Army and absorb them. Of course, it doesn’t have to be limited to Polish people, like those Romanians, Both Hungarians and Bulgarians can be targeted by the intelligence agencies."

Speaking of this, he stared at Victor, and said in a serious tone: "Victor, I agree with the series of suggestions you made before for the future work of the National Security People’s Committee, but your thoughts can't just stay in the plan. Actual action should be taken as soon as possible."