Since the outbreak of the Patriotic War, the differences between Li Xiaofeng and Sverdlov have become increasingly greater, and after September, there are even more conflicts.

Sverdlov and Trotsky believed that they could fight defensive wars on the front line of Brest and block the Germans outside the Belarusian gate. However, Li Xiaofeng believed that the fight was not possible and advocated continuing to retreat with great strides and retreating to the front line of Kiev in Minsk.

Sverdlov and Trotsky advocated immediately forming an alliance with Britain and the United States, at least with Britain, to form an anti-fascist alliance. Li Xiaofeng believed that this alliance would not benefit the Soviet Union at the moment. The British were half-dead in the British Isles, and North Africa was messed up by Rommel, and they had to seek relief from the United States.

What are the benefits of forming an alliance with Britain at this time? If you don’t do it well, there will be no benefits. You have to give the British a batch of heavy equipment for free. Who made us an ally?

On the contrary, Li Xiaofeng believes that the current state is very good. If the enemy belongs to the enemy's friends, it is better for the brothers to settle the score clearly and no one can take advantage of each other.

Not only did the two sides have many differences on military and diplomatic issues, but the conflicts between the two sides were also prominent on the issue of military production. After the war, Sverdlov sent Luzutak to do Li Xiaofeng's work more than once, hoping that someone would do the work of the Northern Industrial Group and let the Northern Industrial share the technology of the t35, t54 and Sikorsky helicopters with the Soviet military-industrial enterprises for free, and it would be better to work for the Soviet Union for free.

This proposal was flatly rejected by Li Xiaofeng. There was no such thing as this. Northern Industry was not a Soviet enterprise. Before that, Northern Industry did not get the benefits of the Soviet Union. Why don’t you give you technology and products for free? Just because you have a big face?

What's more, after the outbreak of the Patriotic War, Northern Industry still gave preferential conditions comparable to the Soviet government, significantly lowering the prices of major weapons and equipment, and providing flexibility in the payment method. This is already considered to be considered as interesting. If you think Northern Industry is easy to bully, it is preparing to fight the local tyrants and divide the land.

On the issue of northern industry, the two sides had a very unhappy quarrel, and it was considered a disagreement. Next, there were some advanced weapons research and development projects. For example, Sverdlov felt that the ongoing jet engine research and development projects of Krimov and the Ilyushen Design Bureau could be temporarily suspended. Anyway, such a particularly advanced engine would not be useful for a while, so why waste precious military spending?

Not only the jet engine project, but also Xiao Si, a related test bench construction project, also suggested to be dismissed. He was also very dissatisfied with the 9294 project within kgb. He believed that this project had swallowed up funds and resources beyond imagination, but the results that could be seen were few and should be terminated.

What is the 9294 project? To put it bluntly, it is the Soviet atomic bomb project led by kgb. The project code is taken from the atomic number of uranium and plutonium. The project was officially launched in 1936, and in the first few years it wiped out Soviet atomic energy experts.

In order to maintain the normal operation of the project, nearly 60% of the kgb of funds will be consumed every year. Let's put it this way, if the project is suspended, the Soviet military expenditure will be much looser.

As of 1941, the project had made a substantial breakthrough, and it established an experimental graphite slowing reactor, which initially achieved controlled chain reactions. Of course, there are many problems to face. It will take at least two to three years to truly manufacture the atomic bomb.

Now, the situation of the war is quite bad. The 9294 project, which has swallowed a lot of resources, is like a bottomless pit, which makes Sverdlov a little unacceptable. He began to doubt that the atomic bomb project would be just a big painting cake, which can be seen but cannot be eaten.

"I firmly oppose the suspension of the 9294 project. We have made five years of efforts for this project and have made initial progress. When we officially take advantage of the heat to increase investment, how can we give up halfway?"

Li Xiaofeng said in a very inflammatory tone: "The atomic bomb will be a devastating weapon. If we can have this weapon this year, then we can end the war this year. Whoever masters this weapon will first master the ability to destroy the world. According to kgb's reconnaissance, Germany and the United States are and are about to carry out related research, and all countries that are determined to win this war attach great importance to similar research."

Speaking of this, Li Xiaofeng suddenly raised his tone: "Let me say that, in the future, if there are not a few atomic bombs, we can't stand up even when we speak internationally! In order to avoid being blackmailed by imperialism, we must develop this weapon as soon as possible, or in other words, we must first develop this weapon!"

Seeing that the Politburo was not particularly concerned about this, Li Xiaofeng raised his voice again: "As the person in charge of the 9294 Project, I can responsibly assure the Politburo that the atomic bomb can be created and that it will play a role in defending the broadest interests of the Soviet Union and the world's proletariat. Three years, I only need three years. Three years later, there will be no atomic bomb, kill my head and chop my head!"

Trotsky and Sverdlov looked at a certain immortal in amazement. This was a military order. If the atomic bomb was not created, although it would not really cut off someone's head, someone's political life would definitely end.

Trotsky asked in confusion: "The atomic bomb really has such a big effect?"

Li Xiaofeng nodded heavily and said with great certainty: "Yes, and it's more effective than what I described. With the atomic bomb and the mastery of nuclear technology, this means international voice!"

Trotsky pondered for a moment, then said, "I don't think Comrade Andre wouldn't joke about this. Although I don't understand or understand what the atomic bomb is, I don't object to the Soviet Union to get some such weapons!"

This is the difference between Trotsky and Sverdlov. Sometimes Xiao Si seems too realistic, too careful, and lacks macro imagination and foresight. This is also a common problem for cadres like him who are best at solving practical problems. They are more like practical practitioners than mentors.

Trotsky is different. He has considerable ability and means to solve practical problems. At the same time, he does not lack relevant imagination. This leads to some issues involving directionality. He sees farther than Sverdlov. To be honest, in this regard, Sir is not as good as Stalin in his ability, and steel may be a little better than him.

Trotsky expressed his support, and Li Xiaofeng was willing to issue a military order to take responsibility, so the 9294 project was thrillingly retained. Of course, not all projects were as lucky as the 9294 project, such as the Navy's aircraft carrier project (Type 41 aircraft carrier project) was frozen. In addition to the two Type 39 aircraft carriers that have started construction, the 41 aircraft carrier that has completed the drawings and laid keels have been cancelled.

At the same time, the Navy's Type 40 heavy cruiser project was also cancelled. As an improved model of the Type 35 heavy cruiser, the Type 40 heavy cruiser, which has taken shape on the ship platform, has been suspended, and the remaining orders have been cancelled.

Along with the 40th Type Heavy Cruiser, the construction plan of the Type 39 Artillery Light Cruiser (an improved version of the 36th Type Light Cruiser), was cancelled. In addition to the two ships that have begun to be installed, all of them were cut off by drastic measures.

During the entire war, the Red Navy was the biggest hit, and the main battleship projects were basically cancelled. The ones that could continue to start construction smoothly were destroyers, submarines and frigates. The only retained cruiser was also the 7,000-ton Type 40 air defense cruiser. However, the construction quantity and speed were also greatly slowed down.

All the resources and funds saved by the Navy were given to the Army. In this cruel war of attrition, the Army was even more important to the Soviet Union.

Relatively speaking, the Air Force was affected relatively little, and the jet fighter project was retained. Among the bombers, Ye 2 and SB2 announced the suspension of production and the development of improved models was suspended. The Jacques 12 (historically the Jacques 2/4 series) was also terminated. Figure 3 and P8 continued to produce and improve. At the same time, the long-range bomber project with larger bomb loads and longer ranges was also launched.

Among the fighter jets, the only one who was eliminated was the MiG 1/3 series, and was asked to stop production immediately. As for the fate of its improved model MiG 7, it is not yet determined, and it seems to be in danger.

But overall, the Air Force suffered little losses, because in the past few months of combat, a theory has been proved that it is absolutely impossible without the Air Force!

In order to strengthen the air force, the Politburo even required military production to give a certain inclination to train aircraft, and put the train aircraft at the same priority as fighter and attack aircraft. This allowed the Jacques 7 coaching model to catch up with a good time, and Polykapov also made a comeback. The Bo5 trainer he designed impressed the air force with its low cost and superior performance. It produced more than 4,000 aircraft throughout the Patriotic War. Its improved model, together with the Jacques 18, undertook the Soviet primary flight training mission after the war, and trained a large number of pilots.

The Army should be said to be the top priority. Almost no projects have been cut, and the priorities of the original projects have been greatly improved. Further mass production of t34 and production of t54 in the Soviet Union with a production license were required to be carried out immediately.

In fact, the Military Commission basically doesn't have to worry about tanks. Whether it is t34, t35 or t54, they all show great advantages when facing German tanks, and they don't need to be pushed back like the Germans. What the Red Army's armored department needs to do is repair and strengthen the original design. This is much less difficult than that of German designers.

What really made the Military Commission more troubled was the problem of automobiles and artillery, especially the problem of automobiles. In the previous two counterattacks, a large number of Red Army cars were destroyed by the Luftwaffe, and a considerable number of them were specialized military models. In this regard, the Red Army was relatively weak, and most of the automobile industry could produce civilian models, such as Gistrucks. The only one that could produce military trucks was Li Xiaofeng, which introduced Czech technology to the Ural Automobile Factory, but the factory was also responsible for the task of producing mblt36, and the pressure was relatively high.

Trotsky sighed: "For the time being, we can only import some military trucks from the United States for emergency response!"

To be honest, Trotsky didn't feel good about the Americans who were quite good at calling fire robbery. Didn't the UK discarded a large number of heavy weapons during the Dunkirk retreat? In order to fight against Germany's landing operation, the UK was preparing to import a large number of heavy weapons from the United States.

At that time, the Americans probably felt that their British cousin would not last for a few days, so they did not agree to sell the most advanced heavy weapons to Britain. For example, the tank gave the trash m3, and the field gun that was crucial to the army was actually given to Miss Seventh Five.

This group of Miss Seventh Five obtained by the United States from France during the First World War was sold to the British at a high price. Niu Niu's face was quite ugly at that time, but due to the form, he could only accept it barely.

Li Xiaofeng couldn't stand the idea of ​​American cowboys. He was reserved about whether the United States could sell the cars it really wanted to be sold to the Soviet Union.

The final result was not beyond Li Xiaofeng's expectations. Americans were willing to sell 2.5 tons and 3 tons trucks in large quantities, while trucks of more than 5 tons were not available. As for American semi-track trucks that the Soviet Union was most interested in, such as m2 and m3, it was completely impossible to sell. The reason was that American cowboys believed that the Soviet Union wanted to learn their semi-track truck technology.

Speaking of which, this is simply a joke. The Red Army did not have half-tracked vehicles, nor did it not produce them. The only problem was that the production capacity was insufficient. To be honest, the Red Army was not interested in half-track design. These half-tracked vehicles were not used as reconnaissance and personnel transport vehicles on the battlefield, but were only used as artillery traction vehicles.

Why? The main reason is that the Soviet Union's infrastructure construction was backward, and there were not so many high-level roads. The muddy roads had relatively high requirements for artillery tractors. Ordinary trucks could not meet the requirements of the Red Army. The Red Army had to use all self-propelled artillery or towed with full tracked vehicles, but they really didn't have the ability. In desperation, they had to import half-tracked vehicles from the United States for emergency response.

Who would have thought that the Americans would still treat this thing as a treasure, and they really regarded the Red Army as a local bun. For this reason, Ubolevic was amused and crying. He could not introduce half-tracked vehicles, and finally he could only import a batch of agricultural tractors in the name of arable land, using these tractors to alleviate the embarrassment of the Red Army artillery tractors.

However, the most annoying thing about this matter is not here. What is more annoying is that the Americans agree to export trucks and tractors, but require cash to be settled, and they do not accept barter or banknotes (including rubles and pounds) only accept gold. This made Trotsky and Sverdlov angry. Isn’t this just a fire robbery?

Don't worry, the more annoying thing is still behind. Moreover, as a partner for selling trucks and tractors, the US Congress generously disposes a batch of so-called "arms" to the Soviet Union. What kind of arms are? For example, the American version of Miss Seventh Five and the Mosinna rifle produced by the United States for Russia during World War I. Anyway, they are some World War I garbage and useless to the Soviet Union.

It was here that the Americans thought they had done a great thing, but they almost asked the Soviet Union to be grateful. It seemed that without this batch of garbage, the Soviet Union was defeated in minutes.

At that time, Trotsky gritted his teeth and paid for the garbage, and then handed over the garbage to the Turkish Communist Party, which made the Turkish Communist Party extremely happy.

Sometimes Li Xiaofeng wondered why the arsenal of the democratic country in history, the great savior of the people of the world, became the current unconventional appearance? Well, I can only say that it was one time and another. Compared with history, the current losses of the Soviet Union are almost negligible, and they are not on the verge of defeat. Naturally, the US imperialists will not make great efforts to support the Soviet Union against Germany. On the contrary, why not make a fortune? It is also a blessing.

Of course, even without the aid of the United States, the Soviet Union would not be able to hold on at this time, at most it would be a little more trouble. After this round of major adjustments to the Politburo, the Soviet Union's industry had entered a wartime state in full. Countless aircraft, tanks, cars and cannons stepped down from the production line at an astonishing speed, and soon filled the previous battle losses of the Red Army. Even compared with the main Red Army troops before the war, the quality was improved by a lot.

The Germans also felt great pressure. For example, Guderian wrote in his diary: "After entering 1942, the equipment of the Russian team began to undergo great changes. The BT5 and BT7 that were often seen were almost invisible. A large number of T34 and T35 appeared in front of us, which put unprecedented pressure on my armored troops. Not only tanks, but also often undertake reconnaissance. The I15 and I16, which attacked the ground, also disappeared from the sky, replaced by groups of La 5, Jacques 7 and Il 2. I really can't figure out how the Russians could strengthen the strength of the troops while suffering major losses?"

Of course, Guderian couldn't figure it out, because he never thought that Li Xiaofeng was preparing for this war twenty years ago. Although the Soviet Union took some detours, its industrial capacity was much stronger than in history. Compared with history, the losses suffered in Barbarossa were smaller, so he naturally could quickly recover his strength.

The most interesting thing is not the attitude of the Germans, but the attitude of the United States. According to the think tank of the US government, the Soviet Union would suffer a heavy blow in the early stages of the war and it was difficult to breathe before 1943, so he directly recruited Congress and agreed to give certain aid to the Soviet Union.

But after 1942, although the Red Army was still passive on the battlefield, the German army's several large-scale active attacks were all in a failure, especially after entering the second half of the year, as more and more Red Army troops completed their uniforms, they steadily overwhelmed the German army in terms of overall strength. In the Second Battle of Kiev, they fought a beautiful turnaround, and severely damaged the German Southern Army Group and began to gradually drive the Axis Team out of Ukraine.

This shattered the American glasses. After another emergency assessment, he immediately interrupted the assistance to the Soviet Union, which was far from much, and once again shamelessly created a balance. (To be continued...)

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