The political struggle between the end of 1937 and the beginning of 1938 happened suddenly and ended suddenly. Almost before external forces could react, the struggle had already decided on the outcome. ≤

So much so that this political change, which had a profound impact on the future of the Soviet political arena, seemed so unobtrusive in 1937. If it were not for experts who focused on the Soviet Union, they would have ignored it.

There were two most attention-giving political events in 1937, one was the Spanish Civil War and the other was the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance. A lot has been discussed about the issue of the Spanish Civil War, and this chapter will talk about the issue of the War of Resistance.

After the Xi'an Incident broke out, China's civil war came to a temporary end, and the united front of the War of Resistance Against Japan was initially formed. Starting from 1936, the conflict between Japan and China became increasingly fierce, until the Lugou Bridge Incident prompted the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance.

In these months, the Chinese political arena has undoubtedly experienced a major earthquake, and all the right and wrong are public opinions in history, so we will not mention it for now. What we need to mention is the role of the Soviet Union or Li Xiaofeng in it.

After the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party began, according to Li Xiaofeng's suggestion, in order to hold Japan back, military aid should be appropriately provided to the National Government, which can greatly alleviate the pressure from the Soviet Union in the Far East.

According to this suggestion, after consulting with the National Government through diplomatic channels, the Politburo began to sell and send a large amount of arms and supplies to the National Government, mainly including 200,000 Mosinna dry rifles, 3,000 dp27 light machine guns, 1,000 Maxim, and 10 million bullets. This is just a light weapon, and heavy weapons also include a large number of 60mm and 82mm mortars, as well as 50 T-26 tanks and 100 I15 and I16.

Although Mosinna rifles were in stock during the Tsar and Civil War periods. A considerable number of them were used second-hand goods. However, for the **s of that year, it was good to have a gun, no matter what second-hand or second-hand ones it was. As for aircraft and tanks, they were also first-class in the world at that time. At least they had considerable advantages when facing the Japanese.

As for why it is said to be half sold and half given away? The reason is very simple. Li Xiaofeng is very clear. Don’t be too polite with **. Try to collect money when you can. Maybe you will become the transport team leader.

Moreover, the prices given by the Soviet Union were indeed quite discounted. Except for dp27, t-26, y-15 and y-16, the others were sold at a discount of 50% or even 20% off.

If the infrastructure of the Republic of China was not really bad, the Far East Pacific Fleet needed to transport these arms to Shanghai (the Soviet Union's shipping force was fully used to ensure that it met the needs of the Second Spanish Republic), and in fact, it would be more.

Of course, even so, Nanjing was very satisfied, because the so-called German equipment purchased from Germany before were honestly black-hearted buns. The Germans got the rare metal they were urgently needed, but they only paid a little 98k rifle, German steel helmet and a small amount of mg18. The famous German 150 heavy artillery was purchased by Nanjing with precious gold. Not to mention the quantity, the price is so black!

In short, the so-called German and equipment masters at that time were really not worthy of their name. Apart from the helmets, rifles and kettles, there were no so-called German and equipment left. The combat power was really not overestimated.

Moreover, in this time and space, because Germany, Italy and Japan formed an axis in advance, the mustache was quite "cautious" when selling arms to Nanjing. If it weren't for drooling at China's tungsten ore, it would be really unwilling to sell it, and even if it was sold, there were still many restrictions. For example, German heavy artillery firmly refused to sell it, making Nanjing lick it without any use.

Because of the strong desire for cannons and the ban on sale in Germany, Nanjing was extremely bad. It seemed that it could not fight without these thirty or forty heavy artillery pieces. With this little heavy artillery pieces, you would definitely win the war. Anyway, there was a whole world of relationships, and I wanted to buy cannons for my dad.

This made Li Xiaofeng quite funny. What can such a little heavy artillery be used to? In his opinion, what is missing is not a few heavy artillery, but the popularization of regiment-level mortars. This aspect is the biggest gap between them and the Japanese, and this level of support firepower is the most important for the front-line troops.

Instead of buying a small amount of heavy artillery, it is better to say that the money is placed in China to produce mortars. With the highest industrial capacity at that time, it is indeed difficult to produce mortars with a caliber of more than 80 mm, but as long as funds are given, it is still fine to get the 60 mm mortar. Although the power of the 60 force is limited, the equipment is not at all problem suppressing the Japanese grenade launcher at the platoon level.

And even if you want to buy howitzers, don’t buy expensive large-caliber howitzers. Not only are they expensive, cannonballs cannot be self-sufficient. Moreover, with China’s infrastructure level back then, 150mm-level heavy artillery was really difficult to pull and was not easy to use!

In Li Xiaofeng's view, Nanjing is just too ambitious, and then a group of compradors are the main players. Purchasing external desires is actually a feast for these people to make money. The most pragmatic way to buy artillery in Nanjing is naturally to popularize mortars, followed by the introduction of Japanese Type 92 infantry cannons. Although the Type 92 infantry cannon is inconspicuous, it is very suitable for Chinese battlefields. It is very easy to pull, and it can be pulled without training, and it can even be decomposed and transported.

Moreover, its power may be severe for battlefields outside Asia, but in the Chinese battlefield, there are not so many solid fortifications, and the power of the Type 92 infantry cannon can fully meet the needs.

At that time, Li Xiaofeng's suggestion was to transfer the funds used to purchase heavy artillery to survey and map imitate the Type 92 infantry artillery. With the technical strength of Nanjing at that time and the Soviet Union gave it certain technical assistance, it could be handled.

However, it is a pity that Chiang Kai-shek was not at all interested in this suggestion, and he insisted on introducing a small number of heavy artillery to support the storefront. In desperation, Li Xiaofeng could only speak business and sell some of the 152mm 1910 howitzers from the Tsarist Russian era left over from the Red Army in the Battle of the Red Army. A total of 96 units were sold, totaling four regiments. Anyway, the price was relatively favorable, so of course someone must have made a lot of money.

Although the 1910 152 ditch is a little older, it is also a large caliber heavy artillery. Moreover, its gun mounts and shells have been modernized. The full combat weight and range have been optimized, and there is no problem to meet the needs of the best. Moreover, the Russians also kindly stated that they would purchase four regiments to deliver a full set of Communist International tractors, and there will be no problem in the future supply of ammunition. Anyway, there will be three after-sales guarantees.

Although the Russians' 152 grenade range is much shorter than that of the sfh18 and seems relatively old, the gun is not without its advantages. In addition to the after-sales guarantee, the gun's total combat weight is nearly half lighter than that of the sfh18. The pressure on transportation is relatively small. Moreover, the Communist International tractor truck sent by the Soviet Union is still full tracked, which is much better off-road performance than the German half-track tractor truck.

The 96-door 1910 152 dunes arrived before the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, and time was left for training. With the help of Soviet advisers, the Chinese artillery made rapid progress. What is particularly important is that under the instructions of a certain immortal, the Far East Red Flag Front Army hoarded a large number of shells, ensuring that as long as Nanjing opened the money box, it would be delivered to the door immediately with free shipping.

Later, it turned out to be true. During the Battle of Shanghai, the ammunition reserves of ** were consumed very quickly. At the critical moment, the bulk carrier Vladivostok carried more than 10,000 tons of shells and bullets, and arrived at Lianyungang under the escort of the Red Navy at great risk, and then arrived in Shanghai by railway, greatly supporting the Battle of Shanghai.

Not only for sea transportation, the Far East Red Flag Front also used the Li-2 transport aircraft that had just been in service on a large scale to transport arms and supplies to the National Government, especially the precious penicillin produced in Umbrella, which saved the lives of a considerable number of soldiers.

With the strong aid of the Soviet Union, the Battle of Shanghai lasted for a longer time. Six months later, on February 12, 1938, when the Japanese Navy strengthened the maritime blockade and blocked the most important channel for blood transfusion of the National Government, the lack of aid was defeated. Compared with history, the loss of the ** was comparable, but the results were even greater, with more than 100,000 enemy soldiers killed and injured.

Moreover, even if the Battle of Songhu failed, the Soviet Union saw a possibility. It would use the Chinese battlefield to restrain a large number of Japanese troops, and it would be best to completely trap the main force of the Japanese army. According to the Far East Red Flag Front Army and the Soviet Advisory Group, during the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese army drew more than 100,000 people from the Kwantung Army. If the conflict between China and Japan broke out in full swing, it would be no problem to restrain one million Japanese troops with China's huge strategic depth.

Under such circumstances, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union made a decision that it should increase assistance to China and make the Chinese team stronger in combat effectiveness, which is completely in line with the national interests of the Soviet Union.

The second batch of aid will soon be in place. Please note that this batch will be fully assisted free of charge, including 200,000 Mosinnagan, Maxim, and 2,000 dp27 each. As for the Yi-15 and Yi-16 each, there will be aid of 100.

Not only to provide assistance, the Soviet Union was also seriously considering building a railway from Outer Mongolia to Shanxi through Inner Mongolia, hoping to build this railway into a lifeline for blood transfusions to China. However, in the end, it was lost due to the excessive cost and the opposition from Nanjing.

So why did Nanjing oppose it? The reason is very simple. Compared with the Japanese threats, Nanjing is more worried about the local forces becoming bigger. Chiang Kai-shek was very worried about the Turkish Communist Party in Shaanxi and Yan Laoxi from Shanxi to become stronger with the Soviet aid.

Li Xiaofeng was both angry and funny about this. He was angry that Chiang judged a gentleman with a villain's heart. He laughed like this, and he was worried that the assistance would be wasted!

The Soviet Union not only provided a large amount of aid, but also sent a military advisory group to China. The commander was Buluhell, the marshal who had worked and lived in China, was most suitable for this job. Chiang Kai-shek himself also admired Comrade Bren very much.

In addition to Buluhell's dazzling appearance, there are several other consultants worth paying attention to, such as the commander of the Red Navy Aviation Corps, Sukhoi, the bearded man, and the future Soviet Marshals Trikov and Zhukov.

Among them, Sukhoi's main task was to command the Soviet aviation force aid to China. In the previous Battle of Shanghai, the Chinese Air Force suffered heavy losses. Even with Soviet aid, it was not easy to breathe, at least there were not enough pilots.

The Soviet aviation troops aided China were equipped with I-16, Jacques-1, SB-2 and Su-1. Among them, I-16 56, Jacques-1 twenty-four, Su-1 fourteen, and SB-2 twelve. It can be seen that the main force is still I-16, such as Jacques-1 and Su-1, but there are still very few numbers. As for the small number of SB-2, it is not that the production capacity is limited. Instead, Tukhachevsky took most of the bombers and had to give priority to meeting his needs.

Of course, although the number of Soviet air forces aiding China is relatively small, it has considerable advantages compared with Japan's current main 95 fighter jets, 97 fighter jets and 96 carrier-based fighter jets. In particular, the Jacques-1 can eat Japanese aircraft tightly in terms of speed and maneuverability, which once allowed Japanese pilots to see the pointed Jacques-1 and flee, which indirectly promoted the birth of Zero War.

Not only the fighter jets performed well, but the attack aircraft and bomber troops also performed very well, especially the Su-1 dive bomber, which interrupted the Japanese army's attack momentum more than once and covered the safe retreat at a disadvantage.

Of course, the most outstanding attack of the Soviet aviation force aided by Sukhoi was to do his job and attack the Izumo armored cruiser anchored in Shanghai. Unlike history, ** was purely a fool, while Sukhoi personally drove the Izumo to the bottom of the sea by himself.

As the first long-distance aircraft to be launched into the attack, Sukhoi cleverly avoided the sporadic anti-aircraft artillery power of the Izumo and threw a fab-500 aviation bomb into the Izumo's chimney. This attack alone broke the Izumo's keel into two pieces.

Let me put it this way, the wingman following Sukhoi actually had no need to waste bombs on the Izumo. However, no one expected that the Izumo would be broken into two parts in just a few minutes.

According to the diving investigation of the Izumo after World War II, the attack accuracy of the Red Army pilots was frighteningly high at that time. Two of the three wingmen who followed Sukhoi participated in the attack accurately hit the Izumo, with only one slightly off. According to the description of the witnesses, the last bomb fell into the water about ten meters behind the tail of the Izumo. The water column generated by the explosion was hundreds of meters high. In addition, its shock wave knocked down a propeller of the Izumo.

This aviation attack was so efficient that it alarmed Chiang Kai-shek. In Wuhan, he personally met with the crew members of the Izumo and awarded the first-class treasure trove medal to every pilot who participated in the operation. It is particularly worth mentioning that when Sukhoi left China and returned to the Soviet Union in 1939, in order to commend his outstanding contributions and ease the sharp and bad Sino-Soviet relations caused by the Southern Anhui Incident, Chiang Kai-shek reluctantly awarded the Sukhoi Blue Sky and White Sun Medal. This also made Sukhoi the first foreigner to receive the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal.

Of course these are all later stories. Overall, because of the Soviet aid, the early anti-Japanese war on the front battlefield was much better than in history. But for well-known reasons, Chiang Kai-shek never started the anti-Japanese war happily. After entering the stalemate period, especially after a certain Wang openly surrendered to the enemy, this man began to sprout solid state as in history, causing many unnecessary losses to the anti-Japanese war through a series of means.

These actions also led to great dissatisfaction from the Soviet Union, especially the dissatisfaction of a certain immortal. Moreover, with Germany occupying Poland, the Nazi army front had approached the doorstep of the Soviet Union. In order to deal with future wars, the Soviet Union began a series of adjustment measures, including the transfer of elite commanders and fighters from China and Spain who had passed the actual combat test back to China.

Overall, in this time and space, the Soviet Union made many effective work and efforts in curbing the expansion of the power of the Axis powers in the early stage, and made significant contributions to the people of the world winning the victory of the anti-fascist war.

However, what we want to talk about for the time being is not contribution, but something happening in the Soviet Union. After the plenary meeting of the Central Committee in early 1938, although two scoundrels were eliminated, the conflict between Trotsays, Stalin and Sverdlov alliances gradually became fierce and clear.

For Trotsky, this is his third year in power, and he has only been more than two years. In the next two years, if he cannot gain a foothold and steadily counterattack, he cannot truly suppress Stalin and Sverdlov, and in the 1940 term change, he was honorably retired.

But it is not easy to do this. Now he is at a disadvantage in the Politburo. If it weren't for the internal conflicts between Stalin and Sverdlov, and Derrensky helped to uphold justice, he, the chairman of the People's Committee, would have become a decoration.

For example, on the issue of Germany, although the two countries have completely broken up on the issue of Spain, this does not mean that the two sides have no channels for private communication. It should be said that the Germans have been trying to use this channel to make trouble, or to put out smoke bombs.

Some so-called pro-Soviet Germans have made some confusing remarks in an attempt to ease the sharp contradictions and conflicts between the two countries. At one point, Hitler even spoke on informal occasions, saying that he was willing to exchange views with the Soviet government on the Spanish issue, hoping that the two countries could resolve the Spanish issue in a more peaceful and active manner.

In Trotsky's opinion, such a statement was really a joke. Hitler regarded him as a three-year-old child, thinking that just a few words could soften the attitude of the Soviet government and fool the Soviet Union?

From the very beginning, Trotsky saw through Hitler's heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. This was a madman who hated the Soviet Union and communism. It was absolutely impossible to change and shake the destruction of the Soviet Union and communism in his mind. There is only one possibility for such a person to say soft words, that is, strategic deception! It is to try to paralyze and relax the Soviet Union's vigilance!

Trotsky has spoken to the Politburo more than once, demanding that the whole party be sober and never fall into the Nazi tricks. However, the Politburo did not change his will. Another group of central leaders led by Stalin had completely different views and opinions on this... (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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