Chapter 631 Solving the Finnish Problem in Half a Month

"It's long overdue for us to solve Finland's problems," Stalin said firmly, sitting in his chair.

Finland was originally the territory of the Soviets! In Stalin's concept, this is the case. The essential problem of Finland is actually similar to that of Poland. It was independent when Tsarist Russia was overthrown!

Historically, Finland was an eastern territory of the Kingdom of Sweden until the outbreak of the Northern War in 1700, when Sweden was defeated by the emerging Russian Empire, and its position of power was replaced by the latter.

After that, Russia made persistent efforts to obtain large territorial compensation through new wars and created the "Grand Duchy of Finland" as a buffer state between Sweden and Russia. Tsar Alexander I also gave Finland a high degree of autonomy.

Until the First World War, when the Russian Empire finally collapsed due to the October Revolution, Finland had a rare opportunity for independence. The Finnish Senate officially declared Finland's independence.

At that time, the nascent Soviet-Russian Bolshevik government was discussing the possibility of a truce with Germany. In the face of Finland's request, they agreed to Finland's independence in principle, but in fact planned to organize a workers' government to replace the current regime and replace Finland with the Reincorporation into the Soviet Union in the form of a confederate state.

It can be seen that Lao Maozi has never had any good intentions. No matter what the political system is, Lao Maozi is still the same old Maozi.

Unfortunately, this time Lao Maozi miscalculated.

A civil war broke out between the Red Army supported by the Soviet Union and the White Army supported by Germany. After several years of bloody and brutal civil war, the White Army finally won and took control of the national territory.

It is a pity that Germany has also become a defeated country and has no ability to control Finland. Therefore, Finland officially became independent. Moreover, because Soviet Russia was still in the Soviet-Polish war with Poland, as a result, Finland was able to obtain very favorable results on the border. The border of the Karelian Isthmus in the south is only 32 kilometers away from the Russian city of Leningrad. The northern and eastern borders have also exceeded the period of the Grand Duchy, bordering the Arctic Ocean, and also has an ice-free port in the Arctic Circle - Bechamo.

After the war between the Soviet Union and Poland was over, it was finally possible to turn around and deal with Finland. Over the years, the border has been rattling with swords, but it's just not that bad.

The Soviet Union has always been dragged down by a lot of things, and it can't be bothered to launch a large-scale operation to take back the territory of Finland, and just a few years ago, when the Soviet Union and Germany signed a secret treaty, Germany had already agreed in principle, Leave Finland to the Soviet Union.

This also made Stalin very satisfied. Unfortunately, he did not know how deep and how terrible a trap Finland was, waiting for them to jump.

The senior Soviet commanders were quite optimistic at this time.

The Soviets, with a vast land and a large population, have a strong potential for war. Isn't it a matter of minutes to fight Finland? Even if this war is breaking out in Europe now, if the Soviet Union is going to go up, it will definitely not be the result.

And now, I didn't expect that the Finns would dare to take the initiative to provoke!

This incident, in the eyes of both sides, was the first shot fired by the other side.

From Finland's point of view, the Soviets took the initiative to cross the border, and after they came over, they picked up their guns and fired, killing the Finnish cavalry. After that, the Finnish frontier cavalry, of course, had to fight back.

For the Soviets, it was obviously the Finns who made the first move. They quietly crossed the border, designed traps in the woods, and brutally killed the soldiers of the Soviet border guards. These, Finns, don't argue!

Mouth cannons are useless. The Soviets have always disliked mouth cannons, even in later generations. When it's time to do something, you must do it, such as now!

"Immediately carry out war mobilization. We will use a beautiful battle to show the world the powerful combat effectiveness of our Soviet army." Stalin said: "It should be enough to mobilize the troops of the Leningrad Military Region?"

Hearing Stalin's words, Marshal Boris Mikhailovich Shaposhnikov of the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army said: "Comrade Stalin, I think, considering the combat capabilities of the Finnish army and the special conditions of the battlefield. I hope we can concentrate a strong force of at least 45 divisions and fight a tense and difficult war that will last at least several months without the direct involvement of the West. And it must not be delayed until autumn or even winter. , otherwise it would be a disaster for us."

Hearing this, Stalin's face suddenly became ugly. What a joke, why did he use so many troops? How many troops does Finland have?

Also, how many months is the battle going to last?

Seeing Stalin's face, Khrushchev immediately said, "Comrade Marshal, you are too pessimistic."

"Finns, it's just nerve-wracking. When they see that we're serious, they'll recognize the status quo. As long as we raise our voice a little bit, the Finns will obey. If it doesn't work, we can fire a shot, and the Finns will obey. Hands up and surrender. That's what we thought."

Khrushchev's words won Stalin's consent: "Yes, the Finns, they have no combat power at all. They don't even have regular armored divisions. Their troops are at best partisans."

"I'm sorry, Comrade Stalin, I stand by my opinion," said Marshal Shaposhnikov.

"Cough cough." Stalin coughed twice and said, "This is just a small border dispute. There is no need for the General Staff to come forward. In my opinion, just let the Leningrad Military Region formulate a battle plan."

"The troops of the Leningrad Military District were ordered to smash the main force of the Finnish army within two weeks, break through the Mannerheim Line, ensure the safety of Leningrad and Murmansk, and force Finland to sign a peace treaty to end the war," Stalin said.

For him, it was just a little war.

"In less than half a month, our troops will be able to join forces in Helsinki." Khrushchev said: "Oh, what a misfortune, Comrade Stalin, it seems that we have to make our British friends wait a few more days."

At this time, Khrushchev thought of the incident that he proposed to create friction in the Brest Fortress. Since he has decided to attack Finland, it is inconvenient for the Soviets to create friction with Germany.

After all, when Germany agreed to the Soviet Union and surrendered Finland to the Soviet Union, it would be hard to say if the Germans intervened because of border conflicts.

Therefore, for the time being, I can only let Aiden wait ten days and a half more, waiting for the Soviets to solve the Finnish problem, and then answer the old friend's words.

It just so happened that during this period of time, the British were also anxious, whoever took the initiative would suffer.