Maybe there shouldn't be military academic discussions at this time? No! On the contrary, saying something shocking at this moment can actually attract Stalin's attention.
There is no opportunity more important than now. Yang Mingzhi solemnly expressed his position: "We are researching higher-performance weapons to give our army a huge tactical advantage. By destroying the enemy on a large scale, we force them to give up resistance and end the war. We and
The enemies are all developing new weapons. We are here to end the war and restore peace, but the enemies are here to rob and kill.
You just mentioned poison gas. We have this kind of weapon, and the enemy also has it. The enemy bombs our city, and we and our allies bomb the enemy's city. They are all indiscriminate attacks against the enemy. If the bomb dropped by the bomber is no longer loaded,
It's explosives, but poison gas. The number of people killed in the bombed cities may reach 10,000! But no country has done this! Comrade Ustinov, why do you think this is?"
"Why? As I said just now, both sides are afraid of retaliation. Besides, using poison gas on civilians is the most shameful act. The enemy dare not do it. We are a force for justice, and we will not do it."
Yang Mingzhi nodded solemnly: "Yes, this is a kind of crisis balance, because the enemy has the ability to take extreme retaliation of equivalent value. At present, no country takes the lead. It is like all the citizens in a city have a gun in their waist.
Tokarev, at this time, criminals must weigh the risks of committing crimes when committing crimes. Therefore, we must eliminate enemy soldiers on a large scale, but we must not use poison gas. Our purpose is not to harm civilians."
"So...you...what do you think?" Ustinov asked cautiously.
"What are rocket launchers?!" Yang Mingzhi suddenly faced Stalin, who was listening attentively, and said passionately, "We want more powerful bombs. It is best for one bomb to destroy the enemy with a radius of one kilometer. We should not be superstitious about the power of TNT.
, we should develop more powerful explosives, so that a 76mm artillery shell has the power of a 152mm artillery shell, or even greater. Comrade Stalin, don’t think it is too science fiction, it is possible to realize it.”
"Really?" Stalin opened his eyes wide, full of curiosity.
These words were simply exaggerated. Ustinov disagreed, but seeing Stalin's surprised and expectant expression, it was difficult to refute him immediately.
Yang Mingzhi patted his chest and said: "I'm not lying. Doesn't the destruction of the German SS59 regiment explain the problem? You can send people to investigate. A few months ago, Comrade Timoshenko, commander of the Southwest Front Army, airlifted a batch of fungicides to us.
, we used this as raw material to create powerful bombs, and fifty special rockets annihilated the elite German army equipped with a large number of tanks. About this matter..." Yang Mingzhi looked into Ustinov's eyes:
"I think I should have a good talk with our People's Commissar of Arms and Arms about this matter."
Yang Mingzhi mentioned this matter, and Ustinov immediately remembered the battle report he had seen a few days ago, but the description in the report was relatively simple.
An SS unit was "instantly killed" by a rocket launcher. It is said that the Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers were fired in clusters during the battle. It was not once or twice that a division on the opposite side lost its combat capability. The guerrillas in the swamp annihilated an SS unit with rocket launchers.
The regiment-level troops are indeed worth singing and crying.
Yang Mingzhi's words were not finished yet. Finally, the shocking words finally came.
"I have read some interesting scientific books and learned about some scientists with advanced ideas. One of them, a Jew named Einstein, remains fresh in my mind. This scientist believed that a glass of water can become a piece of water in some way.
Iron, this process of change will release terrifying energy, so powerful that it can flatten a city. Similarly, a piece of iron can turn into a glass of water, and the energy released by this process of change can also flatten an entire street."
At this moment, Yang Mingzhi suddenly proposed the description of fission and fusion in nuclear physics. However, at this moment, Stalin, Beria, and Ustinov looked at a loss.
Especially Beria and Stalin, who were the number one and number two figures in the Soviet Union. They seemed to know nothing about Einstein or nuclear physics, and they knew nothing about what Yang Mingzhi said.
Their expressions really overwhelmed Yang Mingzhi, and the scene was once very embarrassing.
"Stalin, when you took office, the Soviet Union only had wooden plows. When you passed away, the Soviet Union already had its own mushrooms. A few years after your death, half of the huge Novaya Zemlya Island was destroyed by the largest mushroom in history. But now, you,
You know nothing about nuclear physics? Is this true?”
After muttering in his heart for a while, Yang Mingzhi spoke again to break the embarrassment: "Ah! In short, it is the idea of a new type of weapon. Maybe the Americans are already doing it. Maybe the Germans will not be outdone, and we cannot lag behind. If this weapon
It really comes out, and it is stuffed into a bomb. One bomb can destroy a city of one million people. That is not a war, but the destruction of human civilization. No matter what the purpose of the war, there must be a winner at the end of the war.
.If the warring countries turn each other into scorched earth and almost no one survives, there will be no winner.
Both sides have the ability to destroy the other. Just like now, the German army gathering five million troops to attack the Soviet Union will be the last time in human history. There will be wars in the future, and world wars will no longer exist. This kind of attack is based on some terrorist weapons
Although it is not a good thing to balance the crisis, I believe that mankind can rely on it to prevent a new world war."
To this day, Stalin still doesn't know what the weapon Belekov calls is, and who is that Einstein Jew? When he thought about it more carefully, the name seemed familiar.
Stalin did not immediately comment on Yang Mingzhi's too far-fetched peace vision and overly jumpy thinking. He turned to Ustinov and asked: "Einstein? It sounds like a German surname. Do you know this person?"
"I have heard that he is a physicist. If you invite Landau, I think that person will explain it more clearly."
Landau, Stalin knew this name well.
There are some excellent scientists in the Soviet Union, and Landau is one of them. But this guy was stupid enough to oppose his own policies. He actually gathered a group of people and tried to go to Red Square on Labor Day to distribute leaflets against him. The evidence was solid and he was arrested.
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If not for the intercession of many people in the Academy of Sciences and thinking of this man's outstanding contributions, he would have been released from the Lubyanka prison.
Stalin claimed that he cherished talents and spared them. Until now, after being released from prison, Landau was sent to the Ural Branch of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Although he continued to engage in scientific research, his life has been under the surveillance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
What kind of scientific research work Landau was engaged in, Stalin only had a superficial understanding of it. All in all, it was some advanced stuff.
At this moment, Stalin was only focused on one thing, which was how to lead the Soviet Union to win the war.
After some advice from Beria, Stalin suddenly remembered an incident a year ago.
A group of scientists wrote a large number of letters and sent them to their offices, pointing out that Western countries may be developing a powerful weapon that is completely different from previous design concepts, but its presumed power is astonishing.
At that time, Stalin didn't pay special attention to it. Maybe it was just a new type of bomb. The idea of a bomb destroying a city must be an exaggeration by those guys who wanted to defraud funds.
As a result, this year, things quietly changed. Beria personally submitted a secret report, pointing out that the Soviet Union had many espionage agents stationed in the United States. They collected a large amount of information and concluded that the Americans were developing a new type of weapon based on physics.
, To this end, all major universities in the United States, including those in the physics discipline, have begun to participate.
Since the intelligence was not particularly detailed, Stalin had to remain cautious. Just like now, the young Berekov's words shocked him, but Stalin's beard did not tremble at all.
"We'll talk about Landau later." Stalin cleared his throat and faced Yang Mingzhi pretending to be calm: "Dear Berekov, it seems that you have more plans to develop new weapons."
"Yes, Comrade Stalin!" Yang Mingzhi immediately stood at attention and threw aside his modesty. "I have the ability to develop more weapons, and I am even confident that I can transform the Soviet Red Army. I believe you can deduce the general direction of this war.
Come out, and my weapons will greatly accelerate the pace of victory."
It was a secret conversation between two people, and it happened more than 20 days ago!
Because it was a confidential conversation, Stalin did not want to say anything more.
That secret conversation with Berekov deduced the course of the war, and it made Stalin feel so real.
Especially in the current fierce battle of Stalingrad, Stalin had to admire that Berekov's war deductions so far were correct. Therefore, Stalin deliberately brought Yang Mingzhi, a lieutenant general, into the battle that only the commander of the front army was qualified to participate in.
Another reason for future high-level meetings.
Stalin finally nodded. Berekov's confidence came from his genuine strength.
"Well, it's already very late, Comrade Belekov. As long as your new weapons are trustworthy, the People's Commissariat of Defense and I will definitely approve your production plan. However, you must first get Comrade Ustinov's approval.
Approval."
"Oh yes, I can only do it after listening to Comrade Ustinov's comments. I am confident about it."
"Very good." Stalin looked at Beria again, "You are responsible for keeping those guns. You must keep them properly."
"Please rest assured, everything is fine."
This was the end of a short meeting. It was quite late. Since Stalin would come to work on time tomorrow morning, he just hoped to end this meeting as soon as possible and go back to his apartment to sleep.
Finally, Stalin took out a document from his drawer and handed it to Yang Mingzhi. He saw printed on it his work arrangements for the next few days.
On September 30, the directors of all small arms design bureaus who arrived in Moscow, first led by Ustinov, went to the Lubyanka office building, and Beria prepared a room as a room for experts to review firearms.
The final review results will be sent to Stalin in the evening, and Ustinov will go into the Kremlin to report in person and decide whether to conduct a shooting range experiment based on the results.
If there is a shooting range experiment, it will be held on October 1st.
Regardless of whether there is a shooting range experiment or not, Berekov will temporarily stay in Moscow to participate in a major and special meeting scheduled for October 4.
Regarding the major meeting in October, the document did not mention it clearly. Yang Mingzhi also knew what was going on. It must be a very critical meeting with great confidentiality, so it would not be foolish to ask Stalin himself.
The last note in the document is Yang Mingzhi’s residence tonight, which clearly states that he will have a room in the Grand Kremlin Palace.
"Ah! Comrade Stalin, I think... I can live back in my villa." Yang Mingzhi asked tentatively.
"Oh? Don't you like the Kremlin? Well, it's true that many people don't like living here."
"After all, this is the people's wealth. I don't think I should keep it for a long time. I just stay here for one night, I think it's enough."
"Well, since you insist," Stalin said kindly, "but your house is seriously damaged, I can grant you another villa, which is closer to your villa, on the side of Lenin Street.
If you feel bad, I can arrange a luxury hotel for you."
"Ah, thank you so much."
"You don't have to thank me. You have a decent house in Moscow. This is your right. You only have the right to use it. It is reasonable to change to a new house."
Finally, the meeting ended.
Stalin and Beria officially ended their day's work. As the highest-ranking personnel of the Soviet Union, they could only find a trace of peace on their beds.
That night, Stalin tossed and turned in excitement. Why? It was those new guns that caused the trouble.
Before going to bed, Beria made a critical phone call to Stalin's villa. Not only was Beria's excited voice heard on the phone, but there were also crackling gunshots in the background.
The gunfire sounded like a machine gun. Beria bluntly said that his men were already experimenting with firearms in the Lubyanka basement. The guards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were self-taught and fired wildly, which received rave reviews.
As a result, Stalin's last worry about Yang Mingzhi has disappeared, and his hands are even itchy. He will wait until tomorrow night to hear the victory report of Ustinov's firearms review that all passed.
"Ah! The shooting range experiment will be held on October 2nd. I want to try it myself!"
Stalin finally fell asleep, but Yang Mingzhi did not.
The young Dobrov was busy and trembling in front of Stalin, and indeed he said nothing. Now, without any supervision, he was as lively as a child in the same room with the director.
Indeed, Dobrov was still too young. Everything was like a dream. He actually lived in the palace of the former Tsar. Everything had changed. The descendants of serfs would one day stand in the palace of the Tsar and even rest comfortably.
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The soft bed gave Dobroff a magical feeling, as if he were a ten-year-old child.
"Hey! Dobroff, sleep peacefully!" Yang Mingzhi said harshly.
"But Director, I...I'm so excited. This is the Kremlin, and now I..."
"Shut up, idiot, don't indulge yourself anymore. Listen, there is probably a bug in the room. The sound of your crazy behavior will make the Ministry of Internal Affairs nervous, and they will rush in to see if you are destroying people's property.
"
"Ah?" When Yang Mingzhi said this, Dobroff immediately became scared and lay docilely like a puppy.
"Idiot, let me sleep peacefully. Listen, we still have critical work waiting for you and me tomorrow, and we must recharge our batteries tomorrow. Now, sleep! If you make any more strange noises, your dreams will be delusions."
At this point, Dobroff did not dare to make another mistake, although the excitement in his heart still existed.