"Bullet production line?" Stalin was stunned when he heard this.
Stalin really didn’t know about this, it was Zhukov who took care of it.
Xu Rui explained: "That's right, as part of the entire cooperation plan, Comrade Zhukov assisted our Chahar Independent Regiment with a Dshk heavy machine gun bullet production line, but Comrade Stalin, do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand!" Stalin waved his hand and said, "As long as you can help the Northwest Front Army get out of trouble, I will immediately ask Zhukov to relocate a small arsenal from the Ural Industrial Zone to Baotou. Engineers will also be sent there to build the
From debugging to production, you don’t have to worry about anything.”
After a pause, Stalin continued: "From now on, you can not only produce heavy machine gun bullets, but also Dshk anti-aircraft heavy machine guns. As long as you have enough raw materials, you can produce as many heavy machine guns as you want. Oh, yes, steel mills."
Did Zhukov give it to you? If not, I will give it to you now."
At this time, Xu Rui proposed to cut off Stalin's body, and Stalin would agree to it.
Nothing else, it is because once the Northwest Front Army was completely wiped out, the chain reaction would be too great. If Nazi Germany had a serious misjudgment of the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Red Army, and then changed the primary target of attack to the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union would
You will immediately face an existential threat!
In comparison, the little assistance provided to the Chahar Independent Regiment is nothing at all.
But Xu Rui's virtue is to take advantage of any advantage, and to take advantage if there is no advantage. How could he let it go easily after finally seizing Stalin's weakness?
Xu Rui added: "The steelmaking plant already exists, but there is still a problem. After the Baotou Industrial Zone is built, security will be a problem, because our Chahar Independent Regiment does not have an air force and cannot prevent Japanese bombers from bombing.
"
"It's simple." Stalin said generously, "I will ask Zhukov to assist you with a flying group of fighter jets."
This is indeed very generous. A regiment has one hundred fighter jets, which is enough to protect Baotou's airspace.
But Xu Rui was not satisfied yet and continued: "But our Chahar Independent Regiment does not have that many pilots."
"This is easy to solve." Stalin gradually became impatient and said with a frown, "I can ask Comrade Zhukov to lend you two hundred pilots from the Far East Front."
Xu Rui doesn't mean to give up when things get better. Whether you're happy or not, or whether you're impatient or not is all your business. I'm not your father, so why should I accommodate you? Do I have to take care of your feelings?
Xu Rui added: "One more thing. Our base in Baotou has just suffered a once-in-a-century snowstorm and is now facing a serious survival crisis. So after the incident here, we want to return to China as soon as possible!"
Stalin said: "Okay, as long as the situation of the Northwest Front Army turns around, I will personally send you to board the plane!"
After finishing speaking, before Xu Rui could speak again, Stalin rushed to say: "Comrade Xu Rui, now you can always tell me your solution, right?"
Xu Rui said: "Comrade Stalin, it's not convenient to talk here. Let's go to the war room."
Stalin said: "Comrade Xu Rui, the Northwest Front Army is in danger, we'd better hurry up."
What Stalin means is that there is no need to explain it any further, so let’s explain it here quickly.
Xu Rui shook his head and said: "Comrade Stalin, you don't have to worry. If the Northwest Front Army can do what I say, there will be enough time, and the crisis will eventually be turned around."
Xu Rui said just now that he was only 60-70% certain, but now it has become certain.
Seeing Xu Rui's persistence, Stalin could only patiently follow him to the club's war room.
There is a ready-made simulation sandbox in the war room, but the demonstration is still the Karelian battlefield, but it is no longer suitable for the current situation, so Xu Rui asked the club officers to find a map of Sweden and spread it on the table. Xu Rui took it first
A line was drawn on the map with a blue pencil, stretching from Vaasa to Vyborg.
Stalin's face darkened again, because this was the crossing route of the Swedish-Finnish coalition.
Xu Rui picked up the red pencil and drew two red arrows on the map. One pointed from Helsinki to Vyborg, the other pointed from Leningrad to Vyborg, and finally made a big cross in the direction of Vyborg.
This means that the Soviet army is about to have a decisive battle with the Ryfen allied forces in Vyborg.
Stalin nodded subconsciously. This was the decision of the Soviet Army High Command.
After Xu Rui finished the painting, he shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Comrade Stalin, if the Soviet Army Headquarters really decides to do this, then I can only inform you with great regret that the total destruction of the Northwest Front Army will be difficult to avoid.
However, due to the severe weather conditions and road traffic, it is impossible for the Northwest Front to re-open Vyborg."
Stalin was silent because this was consistent with the judgments of Voroshilov and Budyonny.
After a pause, Stalin asked dully: "So, what should the Northwest Front do?"
Xu Rui picked up the red pencil again and drew two arrows on the map. One arrow pointed north from Helsinki to Vasa, and the other arrow pointed directly from Leningrad to behind Vyborg, cutting through the middle of Vyborg.
Between Vasa.
Stalin was stunned when he saw this and said in surprise: "Comrade Xu Rui, you mean to attack Vasa?"
"Yes, attack Vasa according to the original plan!" Xu Rui said, "All the preparations of the Northwest Front Army are for the attack on Vasa, including troop deployment, weapon configuration, material support, and even the setting up of military stations.
It is designed for this purpose. If the plan is suddenly changed at this time, and the plan is hurriedly changed from pushing forward to returning to rescue Vyborg, it will inevitably cause command confusion."
Stalin nodded subconsciously. The most taboo thing about a large battle is to suddenly change the original combat strategy.
Xu Rui added: "Once the command is in chaos, the combat effectiveness will be reduced sharply. If the Northwest Front Army returns to Vyborg in a hurry, it will be difficult to exert 100% of the combat effectiveness or even 40%. However, the Ruifen Allied Forces have concentrated heavy troops on the front line of Viborg.
, and the guiding ideology is very clear, and the results can be imagined as one goes down and the other rises, what do you think, Comrade Stalin?"
"It makes sense." Stalin said with deep approval, "It is absolutely impossible to return to Vyborg."
Xu Rui added: "On the contrary, if the attack on Vasa is carried out according to the original battle plan, then the combat units of the Northwest Front Army can execute it step by step, and there will be no confusion in the command and the minds of the officers and soldiers. At this time, the Ruifen Allied Forces
The main force has already moved forward to the Vyborg front line, and the rear must be empty, so taking advantage of the opportunity to capture Vasa will be a high probability event."
"That makes sense!" Stalin shook his fist vigorously and said loudly, "Why didn't we think of it?"
Xu Rui didn't express anything on his face, but he was stunned in his heart. Why didn't you think of it? Because the Soviet military's military thinking has been completely rigid. From Marshal Voroshilov and Budyonny to every junior officer,
The dogmatism that permeated the Soviet army was already very serious. Otherwise, after the Soviet-German war broke out, the German army would not have beaten them into dogs.
However, after being excited for a moment, Stalin immediately calmed down and said again: "No, it's still wrong."
After a pause, Stalin continued: "Even if Vasa is successfully captured, the situation of the Northwest Front has not been fundamentally improved, because the connection between Vasa and the Soviet Union has not been opened up. If there is no logistical support, the situation of the Northwest Front will not be fundamentally improved."
Even if the front army takes Vasa, it will still be destroyed in the end."
"That's not necessarily the case." Xu Rui said cheerfully, "Winning Vasa will not open up the logistics support channel, but it will cut off the logistics support channel for the main force of the Ruifen coalition that left Vyborg. In this way, it will form
A strange balance was created, with the main force of the Allied forces in Vyborg and the main force of the Northwest Front in Vasa becoming isolated armies."
Stalin reacted quickly and said: "At this time, the competition is who can't hold on first?"
"Yes, if the main force of the Refine-Finn coalition cannot hold out first, then they will be the ones who are finished in the end. On the contrary, if the main force of the Northwest Front Army is the first to fail, then the result will be a pity." There was a pause at this point.
Xu Rui added, "This is a style of fighting where both sides compete to see who has the longer energy."
Stalin's eyes flashed and he said: "Actually, besides dying together, there is a third option."
Xu Rui just smiled slightly when he heard this. He knew what Stalin was referring to as the third option, which was negotiation, dividing the sphere of influence with the Germans and Swedes, and carving up Finland again just like the previous two carving up Poland. Compared with monopolizing it,
Although this was not what Stalin wanted, it was not completely unacceptable.
Xu Rui continued: "Also, in order to ensure the successful implementation of this rescue plan, you'd better give an order directly to the commander of the Vyborg garrison, telling him not to take any chances and immediately burn the weapons stored in Vyborg.
All supplies to prevent this massive amount of military supplies from falling into the hands of the Ruifen coalition."
If the military supplies hoarded in Vyborg fall into the hands of the Swedish-Finnish coalition, it will be great fun. The Northwestern Front will definitely be the first to be unable to hold on. In this case, Germany and Sweden will no longer be able to negotiate with the Soviet Union, and
They will definitely wait for the entire Northwestern Front Army to be destroyed, and then take over Finland.
By that time, instead of improving, the Soviet Union's western border will become even worse than before, because before it only had to face Finland, but now it has to face the German army directly!
Stalin nodded and said with deep approval: "I will give the order right now!"
After finishing speaking, Stalin immediately waved to his secretary, dictated the order, and then asked the secretary to immediately forward his order to the commander of the Ninth Army stationed in Vyborg through the radio station of the Officers Club.
