Chapter 991 The decision of the Kremlin
As Dawud told the story, although the old man kept his face unchanged, his hands trembling under his robe showed his excitement at the news he had heard.
Germany's attack on the Soviet Union has almost become a well-known for its foregone conclusion. This is just a matter of time, maybe half a year, or a year. But Germany ultimately cannot allow the Soviet Union to control their resources.
The Soviets knew very well that the war was coming. But to be honest, no one from Trotsky, Stalin, and then to the Soviet generals below dared to say that they were confident of winning this war.
Now that there is a Japan added, the situation of the Soviet Union can be imagined...
"Prince Daoud, I already know this. I will notify our committee as soon as possible and ask you to do your best during this period of time. If you can delay, please delay for a while..."
Dawud nodded and signaled that he had nothing to do, and then said sincerely: "I hope the Soviet Union can prepare early. After all, my identity is not good to say too much in front of my cousin."
After saying that, Dawud did not stop. He brought up the spices prepared by the old man and left the campus directly. It was abnormal for a prince to stay in this small courtyard selling spices for too long.
The old man sent Dawude to the door, and Dawude expressed his gratitude to the old man. He thanked the old man for answering his doubts with scriptures and at the same time thanked the old man for his hospitality.
His Highness, a prince, asked a wise elder for advice on the scriptures, which is worthy of praise. And the old man does often talk about the scriptures with imams in nearby temples.
But no one knew that after Dawud left, the old man returned to the yard and then opened the bookcase in the room and opened a cellar.
He lit the oil lamp in the cellar. Then he turned on a radio station and started the telegram.
The telegram arrived in Moscow soon, and the person who received the telegram did not dare to neglect it and immediately reported the matter to Trotsky and Stalin. These two are now leaders of the entire Soviet Union, and almost everything must be passed through the hands of these two people.
"Comrades, tell me. What should we do?!" Trotsky felt an incredible headache now, and Germany was already suppressing the Soviet Union and was about to breathe.
Now, the damn Japanese want to get involved again! Why didn’t the National Defense Force kill all these damn dwarfs back then? This has led to their rampage everywhere in Southeast Asia now.
After these soul eggs occupied most of Southeast Asia's resources, the black hand had already begun to extend to the Middle East.
The Soviet Union's intelligence agencies show that the German army is now being deployed in large quantities. An army against the Soviet Union is slowly taking shape and moving towards the Polish region.
There is no doubt that as long as the Germans were ready, what would be waiting for the Soviet Union would be a difficult war. The 14-Nation Alliance was just a small group of troops sent by various countries after the war.
It was not easy for the Soviet Union to survive at that time. Now the Soviet Union is facing Germany, which defeated all European countries and attacked with the strength of the whole country.
This made the Soviet Union, which was still in the semi-agricultural and semi-industrial era, deal with it?!
"It seems that Dawud is inclined to us, and this matter may not be left to maneuver." Stalin smoked his pipe and said, "Since Dawud reported it to us, we have plenty of time to prepare."
Everyone nodded. At least now, they knew that the Soviet Union could make some preparations. It would be terrible if they faced the attack launched by Japan from Afghanistan without any awareness!
"Or... we send an envoy to talk to Zahir?!" A member hesitated to everyone. After all, it seemed extremely difficult for the Soviet Union to deal with Germany now.
It is even more impossible to send troops to deal with the Japanese. If it is possible to negotiate, then the Soviet Union can afford to spend some blood on the price.
"Zhashir is unlikely to accept us." Stalin shook his head and said, "If he intends to contact us, he will naturally make noises. But now he is contacting the Japanese without us, which shows that he has made up his mind!"
"We sent people to Kandahar. We could only expose our relationship with Dawud. At the same time, we forced Zahir to speed up cooperation with the Japanese, and there was no other effect."
Everyone sighed. Everyone knew what Stalin said made sense. Zahir seemed to have made up his mind to cooperate with the Japanese.
Actually, if you think about it, it is understandable that Zahir does this. The Japanese have now cooperated with India and drove away the British. It is obvious that the Axis powers are now at the advantage of this war.
Although the Japanese encountered setbacks and even suffered considerable losses on the Chinese battlefield, the Japanese occupied most of the resource areas, including Southeast Asia and South Asia, which gave them a chance to make a comeback.
India is a large population country, and they have long had training measures for colonial troops. As long as they are armed, they are a force that can fight.
In contrast, although the Soviet Union can also threaten Afghanistan, the Soviet Union itself is now facing the threat of Germany and dare not garrison too high near Afghanistan. Therefore, it is clear who has a greater threat.
Under such a threat, Zahir naturally had to consider Afghanistan's own security. Japan must not be willing to spend its troops in Afghanistan in vain.
Now the Soviet Union and China have inevitably become natural allies. If the Japanese army choose to attack Afghanistan, the National Defense Force may not have sent a large amount of ordnance to Afghanistan through the Soviet Union.
For its own safety, the Soviet Union will inevitably support Afghanistan. At that time, the Japanese army did not open up the passage to Afghanistan, but it would fall into this imperial cemetery.
Moreover, in terms of industrial level and productivity, Japan is still better than the Soviet Union in some aspects. They can provide a lot of assistance to Afghanistan to gain support from Zahir.
"My suggestion is to let Dawude replace the current Zahir!" After a long silence, Stalin gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly: "This is my opinion. Please discuss it with all your comrades."
Stalin's words made everyone shocked, and they directly overthrew Chahil and let Dawude take office?! These committee members had never thought about this.
And if the tiger is slaughtered here, I will definitely sigh! Stalin is worthy of being Stalin. His killing in his character will never change because of his compromises in the Soviet Union.
"Comrade Stalin! If you think clearly, this matter will have a great impact! We use force to overthrow a regime, first..." A member stood up and said something to Stalin.
"I know these difficulties. But I also know that we have no other choice now!" Stalin interrupted the committee member's words with a rough look and said directly.
"The Soviets are facing two attacks now. If Afghanistan's Zahir chooses the Japanese, then there is no doubt that we will be attacked by the Japanese at the border with Afghanistan."
"At the same time, Germany has also gathered a large number of troops in the Polish region. Do you think we can withstand the strong attacks of these two countries in two places?!"
Everyone stopped talking, Stalin took a deep breath and said, "Dawud is also a member of the Afghan royal family after all, and based on his actions this time, he shows that he is pro-Soviet. As long as we support him to take office, the Japanese problem is not a problem."
"We can give him military training, weapon support, and even certain funds. We can apply for all of these with our allies, and we believe that Britain and the United States will not refuse."
"As long as Dawud comes to power, he can help us withstand the possible attacks that the Japanese may have launched in India. He can even send troops to help us resist the wars launched by Germany against us..."
Stalin directly spoke out several benefits of supporting the Dawud coup. Everyone in the Kremlin conference room was listening quietly.
"...We need to send a small force to enter Afghanistan and assist Dawud's original force in launching a coup. This is not a difficult thing for us. Dawud has his own supporters in Kandahar, all of whom are pro-Soviet military members."
"And Dawude himself also serves as the commander of the Central Army and the dean of the military academy. As long as he gives orders, he will have enough armed forces to support him in completing the coup!"
Trotsky waved his hand and stopped Stalin's words. But he saw him looking at Stalin and said in a deep voice: "I fully support Comrade Stalin's idea. Even if we fail in this coup, it is just the result of the Japanese attack."
"From Zahir's performance now, he has obviously made up his mind to cooperate with the Japanese. Only by clearing him can we ensure the safety of the Soviet flanks..."
Kalinin nodded when he heard this. Now he looked at Trotsky with a high look. After all, this guy no longer has the face of a theorist. He has also begun to understand practical applications in politics.
"I agree with Comrade Trotsky and Comrade Stalin's views. I don't know what other comrades think?!" Kalinin glanced at the other members and said directly.
What else can others have?! Stalin, Trotsky and Kalinin, these three are directly the masters of the entire Soviet. They all agreed, who dares to say no to others?!
"Let's raise your hands to vote! If you agree with the opinions of Trotsky and Comrade Stalin, please raise your hand." Kalinin still gave Trotsky some face. After all, Trotsky is still the chairman of the Soviet Union?!
As soon as Kalinin said, all the members raised their hands. No one would object to the opinions of the three leaders. Unless he wanted to be kicked out of the Soviets in the future.
"This matter is first reported to the United States, Britain and China's coalition governments." Trotsky said after seeing everyone agreeing to pass the matter: "This matter is not just a matter of our Soviets, but in fact it is also a matter of the entire Allies."
"After Dawud gained power, we need a lot of assistance to get Dawud to withstand the possible attack from India. This requires real money and we cannot afford this money."
Soon a member recorded Trotsky's words, and several members discussed some details and then left the meeting. Everyone left the Kremlin with great worries and carried out the tasks they were in hand.
The Soviet Red Army needed to select reliable personnel, and elite personnel went to Kandahar to assist Dawud. The diplomatic department wanted to contact the allies and inform them of the situation here.
When this information was spread to China, it was already early in the morning. Tu Fenghu gently kissed Federica who was sleeping and quietly left the bedroom.
The adjutant said nothing, just handed the telegram in his hand to the tiger slaughter. He looked at the telegram and laughed silently. It seemed that the Slavs were preparing to fight with the Japanese in the Middle East!
Tu Menghu winked at his adjutant. The adjutant left knowingly to convene senior executives from the coalition government and even the National Defense Forces.
It was three o'clock in the morning and most people were still sleeping. However, the conference room of the National Defense Forces was brightly lit, and bowls of hot tea were sent to the conference room.
"If the Japanese succeed, it will have a great impact on us!" Su Zongzhe took the tea and drank it all, frowned and walked to the map and said, "Xinjiang, Tibetan, and even Mongolia will be threatened by the Japanese army, and if Germany gets involved, I think the Soviets will definitely not be able to defend themselves."
Chen Haihua frowned and looked at the map for a long time, sighing: "It's useless to be anxious. It's too far apart to provide support. There is a snow mountain in the middle! The altitude is too high. If it's too strong, the loss will be huge..."
Afghanistan is not at all near the sea, and the naval commander Shen Honglie didn't say anything. Lin Sen and others kept frowning at the map. To be honest, if it was not possible to affect their own territory, these coalition government leaders felt that the Soviets and the Japanese would be the best to fight each other directly to death.
In the eyes of Lin Sen and other old people, these two are not good things. The Russians have taken advantage of China in modern times. Now they are at least part of the robbery of their own commander-in-chief, but those Russians are still coveting Vladivostok with undying desire.
Not to mention the Japanese. There is no one in the coalition government who doesn’t hate these gangs, but compared to hatred, Lin Sen and others hope to capture more Japanese so that they can build roads for themselves.
If you want to be rich, build roads first. A formed transportation network is the most basic requirement for the development of the country. Mining, land reclamation, animal husbandry, etc. all require a large amount of manpower. Lin Sen now wants the National Defense Force to quickly enter Tokyo.
He captured all the Japanese and mined for himself, reclaimed and built roads. Yan Zhengqing, Lin Sen and others knew deeply that any country should develop, especially in the early stages of industrial development, a large amount of original capital was required to accumulate.
Britain accumulated its own industrial foundation by being pirates and sheep eating people. Germany relied on the reparations from the Franco-Prussian War and the accumulation of sweatshops in the current statement. The practice of Japan's Meiji period for industrialization was even more brutal.
In Japan at that time, its tax rate actually reached 50% or even higher, and 60% of the national financial resources invested in the military industry to survive. Even so, they still built arsenals, shipyards, railways, etc. at all costs.
In "Clouds on the Board" by Japanese writer Sima Ryotaro, it describes the glorious victory of Japan at that time, but also describes the bleak people's livelihood of the Japanese. In order to obtain funds and foreign exchange, the Japanese women at that time were forced to go abroad to sell their spring, while the men who stayed in China lived like pigs and dogs.
At that time, they only rely on the belief of loyalty to the Emperor and supported the entire country with the belief of Bushido. Of course, various resistances and uprisings also appeared, but they were quickly suppressed.
Now China also needs to accumulate primitive capital, and the tiger of the National Defense Forces has found the best way for itself: prisoners of war! At the same time, the tiger has also found the best source of funds for itself: selling arms!
Through the arms sale transaction, the National Defense Force accumulated a large amount of funds during the three northeastern provinces. At the same time, through cooperation with countries including Britain, the United States, France and Germany, the National Defense Force obtained a large amount of loans and exchanged resources for support from basic industrial facilities.
These have laid a solid foundation for the current coalition government. But if we want to build the entire country, these are completely insufficient. The entire China's area is too large, and the investment of this amount of funds and industrial products is just a drop in the bucket.
In addition, the National Defense Forces are still in the war stage, and a large number of resources should be given priority to meeting the needs of war. The second is the construction of people's livelihood. The war brings that a large number of young and strong people have to enter the army.
This has also had a huge impact on the development of the country.
Of course, our tiger slaughter will always find a way to deal with it. This time, the way to deal with it is the prisoners of war. The Japanese defeat in China left hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war, including the Japanese army and Southeast Asian threatening to join the army.
These prisoners of war are now helping to build roads everywhere, and those who may cause riots are all taken into custody by heavy troops in the mines. Those who are relatively mild will be sent to reclaim land.
Even so, Lin Sen and others still felt that there was not enough manpower.
"Meng Ben, what do you think?!" After looking at the map, Lin Sen was also thinking about what to do with the coalition government and the National Defense Forces. But after thinking for a long time, he really didn't know what to do.
Lin Sen had no choice, but in fact, there was no way to kill the tiger. But he saw him smiling bitterly and said to Lin Sen: "My uncle, you can't help me, where can I do it?"
Tuhu walked to the map, lit the places separated by China and Afghanistan and said, "All we can do now is to mobilize troops to these defenses. But it will take time. When our personnel arrive, it may not be possible that the Soviets will succeed."
"It's beyond reach..." Su Zongzhe sighed. This place is really a big trouble. In fact, the junction between India and the coalition government is also a big trouble.
However, that place is on the plateau first, and secondly, the transportation is inconvenient. In fact, India and the coalition government can only stare at it on both sides. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!