Chapter 1766 The banquet of the commander of the military region
When Yang Mingzhi and others walked into the so-called private room, dinner had been prepared earlier than expected, and at the same time, the sky outside was already dark.
"Haha, I thought you would prepare a luxurious dinner. Everything looks pretty good."
"So you want to be more luxurious?" the military commander asked.
"Luxury? No, let's be more frugal. I accepted several banquets from Lysenko at the Academy of Sciences, and those banquets were too luxurious. Our people are still hungry, and they..."
"I don't like that man." The commander shook his head, "Let's go, let's go to our places."
The so-called dinner party included nine people including Yang Mingzhi. Apart from him, the other eight people were senior officers of the military region.
At the press conference just now, the mayor and the first secretary also listened to Yang Mingzhi's eloquence as observers, but they had no time to linger. After dark, the wheat harvest statistics in most areas should be over.
In a few hours, a relatively detailed report will be submitted. As the mayor and first secretary, these two have the obligation to know it as soon as possible.
New wheat and the last season potatoes complete the life, along with some beets and a bunch of white radishes. How to distribute the grain and limited vegetables is something that Mayor Umov needs to personally take care of. He also needs to serve as a supervisor to ensure that
The food issue during this critical period must not go astray.
What about granary fire protection, grain transportation safety, monitoring of statistical fraud, etc.
Busy people left one by one. In fact, the commander of the military region himself was also very busy.
No matter how busy he is, the dinner for General Berekov must go on. For this general, it is reasonable even if everyone is drunk. This is what the commander thinks. He has already made a plan to sleep until noon tomorrow.
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There are several bear statues placed in the middle of the round dining table, and all prepared meals are placed in front of the diners.
This is a Russian dinner, and everyone accepts the sharing system. Look at the dishes in front of you, they are not many types and are indeed very simple.
There are slices of brown bread, jam, fried bacon, sausages, and egg custard. The soup is a kind of borscht stewed with tomatoes and pickles.
There are not so many tricks, everything is simple and unpretentious. In Yang Mingzhi's opinion, it cuts into the atmosphere as a breakfast, and as a dinner, it is too simple.
However, this is the food culture of Lao Maozi. Even though they learned some responsible cooking skills from France, the final catering is still a bit biased towards fast food.
The dishes and bread were enough, but Yang Mingzhi still felt that he could finish them all in just five minutes.
"No! The dinner party is just an excuse. They want to chat and laugh with me and learn more news. They will definitely ask me about a lot of things in the swamp."
Yang Mingzhi remained calm and looked a little reserved.
The commander of the military region tilted his head: "What's wrong? My dear friend. If you feel..."
"No!" Yang Mingzhi quickly replied, "I have no objection to dinner."
"Well, I heard that Chinese catering is a bit complicated. There used to be some Chinese restaurants in Novosibirsk, but they all returned to China later. I have tasted some Chinese restaurants, but I am still used to our Russian catering."
"Oh? Have you ever had Chinese food?" The atmosphere relaxed a lot, and Yang Mingzhi smiled, "Well, if you have time, you can come to my weapons design bureau. I can cook it myself and make you a Chinese meal.
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"Ah? Are you still a chef? In that case, I will visit you next time." After that, the commander picked up a glass filled with vodka, "Come on, comrades, everyone stand up. For our Comrade Belekov, for
Cheers to new weapons and our Great Patriotic War!"
In this way, Medvedev, as the commander of the military region, announced the start of the banquet.
Look at these old guys who are over fifty years old. They drink vodka in a pure Russian way.
It's indeed a bold way to drink it, but according to the Chinese standards for a strong drink like soy sauce, strong aroma, and light aroma, vodka is... really hard to talk about.
What is vodka? It’s just alcohol mixed with water. Also, the raw materials of vodka are almost all potatoes. What good wine can be made from potatoes? Damn it! These guys, they don’t know that Maotai exists, let alone understand that kind of wine.
Magical taste.
However, judging from their comfortable expressions after finishing the drink, it may be that they in Siberia need hot alcohol mixed with water to declare their wilderness, as cold and crisp as the biting cold wind of the Arctic.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the meal has reached its most critical and meaningful moment.
The red-faced military commander was extremely excited. It seemed that he was not intoxicated after all, but was extremely excited and in the best state of mind.
He shouted enthusiastically: "There are two comrades from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who came from Moscow. They have been staying in Novosibirsk for a long time. I know that those two are waiting for your new gun. Now that the new gun has been completed, they should immediately
Take the firearm and go to Moscow to report on your work."
The people he was talking about were Felyudov and Castliula. Yang Mingzhi nodded deeply: "Yes. According to the original plan, they should have taken the return military train back ten days ago. They have already stayed for ten days.
It’s time to return.”
"Then let them leave, and the speed must be fast. Comrade Stalin has always hoped that the Siberian Military District will do more, and now your new gun can give the leader some better ideas about us."
"Oh? More attention?"
"Of course! Our Siberian Military Region is very large, and our military base and population are equally large. The people need more honors, and the soldiers need more courtesy. As you know, the Siberian region has a large number of North and Central Asian residents, who have lived here for generations.
The army formed by them needs more respect, only in this way can they fight better."
Did the topic suddenly turn to ethnic issues?
Originally, the ethnic issues in the Soviet Union had always been acute. Tsarist Russia maintained a giant country with guns and chops. For the Russians, the important way to maintain national stability was the high-pressure policy. A series of measures taken by the Soviet Union in the 1930s hurt
Many ethnic groups in the territory have been included, and even in the words of Ukrainians, it has become "Russian oppression".
The war was an opportunity to unite the various ethnic groups in the alliance. The Soviet Union was also committed to uniting all ethnic groups into a community of interests through the Patriotic War.
In the two major defeats at the beginning of the war, most of the prisoners in the Bialystok pocket were Belarusians, and most of the 600,000 troops who surrendered during the encirclement of Ukraine were Ukrainians. As the war continued, Russia bore the main casualties.
People.
Stalin himself was a Georgian, but there were a large number of Russians among his followers. In a sense, Russia was the cornerstone of the alliance. If the Russian nation withered during the war, even if the war was won, the alliance would be difficult to stabilize.
Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, Yakuts, Buryats, and other ethnic groups from Siberia, Central Asia, and the Far East have all joined the army to fight against the common enemy of the alliance, rather than watching from the sidelines in distant places.
However, hundreds of years of history are filled with conflicts between various ethnic groups. To coordinate operations smoothly, it really tests the commander's ability.
Because discrimination always exists, and what goes up is what goes up and down the road. If Stalin paid more attention to the troops composed of these Asians, the result would be hugely beneficial.
The commander of the military region has some thoughts in this regard. The recruits in several major training camps are filled with a large number of aborigines.
They were a large group of young hunters who were good at hunting. They generally lived in poverty. Many of them only started to eat bread and potatoes after becoming soldiers. They still need to further improve their living standards. In addition, in terms of weapons supply,
, nor should it be a simple Mosin Nagant.
At the dinner party, seeing that the people sitting there were all his own people, the commander simply said something discordant.
"Comrade Belekov, do you know? There are some idiots in the Kremlin. They eat too much sausage and suet, and their whole bodies turn into suet balls, and their brains are full of fat. These are the pedantic people.
, insisted on asking the country to end the production of semi-automatic rifles, and the factory was fully engaged in the production of old-fashioned Mosin Nagants. Even though the leader himself has always supported semi-automatic firearms, he did not say anything, and his insistence was rejected at a meeting of the National Defense Committee."
"What? In other words, Comrade Stalin always likes semi-automatic firearms?" Yang Mingzhi was a little surprised. After all, in his mind, it was Stalin who asked the entire army to "Mosin-Nagantize", but the result was not like this?!
"Of course! Comrade Stalin once said that a semi-automatic rifle is equal to ten Mosin Nagants. Equipped with a semi-automatic rifle, the combat effectiveness of soldiers will also increase tenfold." After saying this, the commander of the military region smiled: "Your gun is thirty times larger.
Send a magazine, that’s thirty times the combat effectiveness! Haha.”
Considering that Medvedev has been a senior military officer for a long time, he should be aware of many decisions made by senior officials.
"Well, General Berekov. I know that the leader thinks highly of you, and your weapon experiment today shocked me deeply. It is an excellent weapon, better than a semi-automatic rifle. Since those two comrades from the Ministry of Internal Affairs
If I want to go back in a hurry, I think I should send someone to report to the Kremlin in person with the documents I wrote."
That being said, the military district commander had only one ultimate goal, which was to make Stalin himself highly interested in Belekov's new gun.
Everyone sitting here was so excited that they all wanted to put the new guns in front of Stalin immediately and let him inspect and review them.
If Stalin's power was not strong enough before the outbreak of the war, by now, he has gathered a lot of popularity in the hearts of the people. When he stood on the reviewing stand above Lenin's tomb, listening to the deafening artillery fire outside the city, he was reviewing the fierce battle that was about to leave the city.
The moment he joined the army, he finally deserved the title of Iron Leader.
Finally, Stalin gained real supreme power. He complied with the people's will and united the senior officials.
At this time, the commander of the military region and Yang Mingzhi had the same idea, including everyone present, and they all hoped to get the sample gun to Moscow as soon as possible. First, let Stalin himself see it, secondly, let other people on the National Defense Committee, and preferably also
It can be seen by the commanders of all fronts.
Perhaps until now, there are still stubborn people among the top leaders who regard Mosin-Nagant as their savior, but the front-line commanders fighting on the front lines, would they be so stupid as to refuse to use new weapons with greater combat effectiveness?
"Comrade Berekov, your new gun should also be seen by Zhukov and Timoshenko. As far as I know, those two marshals know you very well."
Mentioning these two names, Yang Mingzhi, who was already excited about drinking, became even more excited.
"Of course! That's of course! They don't just know me? I'm still nominally a subordinate of Marshal Timoshenko. And Comrade Zhukov, he was the commander of the front I belonged to before. Although now he has been transferred to Stalinger
Le commanded the battle, I think in a sense I was once his subordinate."
The commander nodded: "I know you have ten sample guns. We don't have to transport all ten guns to Moscow. After all, the firearms and bullets have to be sent out as samples, and it is very important what kind of people they are given to."
Indeed, even when the war broke out, Stalin did not suspend the production of SVT40/38 immediately. It was not until after the victory in the defense of Moscow that the National Defense Committee held a fierce and unusual debate, and the outnumbered Stalin accepted Voroshi.
The request of Love et al.
Of course, the Soviet Union did not really ban all factories from producing SVT40. As of now, there is only one arsenal in the entire alliance in Tula City, which is still producing small batches. But this one is still producing small batches, which is almost the same as a complete shutdown.
No.
Since then, the Soviet Union began mass production of Mosin Nagants.
If Stalin only saw the rise in combat effectiveness brought about by the high-power firepower of the SVT40, Voroshilov and others saw the contradiction between the country's military expansion and the amount of weapons and equipment.
By September 1942, the Soviet Union had recruited more than 10 million soldiers. With such a large number of soldiers, it was necessary for them to have a light weapon. Even the technical arms should have a Tokarev for self-defense.
Stalin was not as paranoid as Mustache. His strength was that he could think about other people's proposals and make concessions.
The man-hours required to produce an SVT40 are much higher than that of the Mosin Nagant. To quickly equip tens of millions of troops with light weapons within a year, the Mosin Nagant with an uncomplicated structure is a very pragmatic choice.
Of course, there is another reason. The Soviet army has rapidly expanded from 1.5 million standing troops in early 1941 to 5 million before the war. The inventory of weapons in the warehouse has long been distributed, and many arsenals are already mass-producing Mosin Nagants.
After the war broke out, the Soviet Union, which had suffered repeated defeats, continued to expand its military. However, with more than 67 million recruits receiving only one month of accelerated military training, it was unrealistic to expect them to have good military qualities.
The performance of svt40 is based on the fact that it can be well maintained. Its structure is relatively complex, and the bullets and gunpowder used by the Soviet Union are corrosive to a certain extent. Precision firearms are left to careless recruits, and they will only be used for a few months.
The poles are like fire sticks.
The more powerful the firepower, the more precise the structure? And the more complicated the maintenance?
The commander of the military region recounted what he learned about the reason why "svt40 was shot", which was production efficiency and maintenance.
"Tokarev's semi-automatic firearm is like this, but your firearm is obviously not like this. It fired three thousand rounds in a row, and it was still able to shoot after being soaked in water to cool down. I can't believe it is true, but I have experienced it myself
Yes, everything is reality.”
"Of course!" Yang Mingzhi said obediently, "We can also do more harsh experiments. For example, putting the assault rifle with the magazine inserted in the mud for a whole day, or putting it outdoors for a whole day in the coldest winter.
Throughout the day, its combat performance is almost unaffected. As far as I know, other firearms have long been out of service."
"Oh?! It seems that we are missing a few experimental projects. But I believe that it is all true. Come on, General Berekov, let us have another drink." After that, the commander raised his glass again.