"Comrade Voroshilov, are our troops ready for war?" Joseph asked. He felt more and more that the war was approaching, which made him very uneasy.
"Comrade Joseph, our army is preparing for war. If your order is issued, we can fight at any time. However, it will take time to reserve our war supplies. The mobilization of reserve forces will also take time." Voroshilov said.
Joseph couldn't help but frown. Such an answer was obviously not what he wanted to hear. However, he also knew that Voroshilov was telling the truth. Although Buru's military power has developed rapidly over the years, there is still a big gap compared with Germany, the world's most powerful country. Because their foundation is so poor, even if they try hard to catch up, it will be difficult for them to catch up.
The current Buru has a standing army of more than three million people. But Buru has enough soldiers. If they are willing, it is not difficult to expand the army to tens of millions. In view of the increasingly tense international situation, especially since Germany has been preparing for war, Joseph had already issued an order earlier to mobilize three million troops again, increasing the number of Buru's troops to six million.
For Buru's national strength, mobilizing another three million troops is not a problem. After all, their army only needs to pay a small subsidy, unlike other countries that need to pay high military salaries. However, how to arm these three million people is a difficult task. They can't let those troops go to the battlefield with bare hands, right? In that case, what's the difference between letting them die? During this period of time, Voroshilov and Shaposhnikov have been suffering from this.
"Comrade Joseph, our mobilization has begun secretly. However, in order to avoid the detection of Germany people, the progress is very slow." Shaposhnikov said.
"At this time, we really can't stimulate the Germany people any more. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will cause an even more intense backlash from the Germany people." Joseph said.
In less than an hour, someone reported Border Guards's attack on Ukraine to Joseph and others. They just didn't know about it before, but now that they know it, they can find out everything easily.
"Asshole! How dare they act so boldly? Don't they know that this will trigger a war? By then, our country will be put in danger!" Joseph was furious.
Originally, he thought this was a conspiracy by the Germany people. But I didn't expect that it was because the people below were too bold. This is clearly an excuse to be given to the Germany people! If the Germany people really use this as an excuse to start a war with Buru, wouldn't they have to passively respond? The consequences will be very serious!
Voroshilov and Shaposhnikov both looked very ugly. Since it is not the conspiracy of the Germany people, but the people under their command acting without permission, this undoubtedly shows that the two of them are guilty of negligence! If Joseph wanted to deal with the two of them, this crime alone would be enough for them to lose their current positions.
"Comrade Joseph, I'm sorry, we made an oversight!" Voroshilov immediately admitted the mistake.
Shaposhnikov also quickly admitted his mistake. They all knew that if they refused to admit their mistake, it would make Joseph even more angry. At that time, the two of them will be in bad luck.
No matter what, they are Joseph's confidants. Otherwise, they wouldn't have nothing to do in Great Purge. Especially Voroshilov, who has held the position of People's Commissar of Defense for almost twenty years. Without the recognition of Joseph, it would be impossible.
"Hmph!" Joseph snorted coldly. What happened this time really scared him.
"The Border Guards division commander named Alexander will be shot immediately, and his family will be sent to Siberia to dig potatoes!" Joseph said coldly. Of course he will not let go of the culprit who caused this crisis. For a small division commander, killing him would be killing him.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph." Voroshilov said quickly.
"Also, the uncle of the company commander who was shot, let him retire!" Joseph continued.
Although the other party may not know about this, there is no doubt that he is implicated this time.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph." Shaposhnikov also nodded.
"Also, what should we do about Germany and Ukraine?" Joseph asked. Executing a division commander and removing a corps commander from his post is nothing to them. The most important thing is to satisfy people Germany and Ukraine! Especially Germany people, if Germany people are dissatisfied and hold on to it, the consequences will be serious.
"Comrade Joseph, we have executed the culprit of this matter. Can we give Germany an explanation?" Voroshilov said.
Joseph shook his head. "Germany people won't be so easy to get rid of. Especially this time we took the initiative to give them the handle. If they don't take advantage of the situation, then Germany people will have their heads caught in the door."
"Comrade Joseph, in order to prevent Germany people from taking advantage of the situation, we can lower our stance this time, apologize to Ukraine people, and give them some compensation. As long as we can survive this crisis, it is a victory for us." Molotov suggested.
Joseph frowned and asked Buru to bow his head and apologize to Ukraine, which made Joseph feel a little uncomfortable. However, this is undoubtedly a good way to avoid war.
"Comrade Molotov, please contact the Germany people first to see what their requirements are, and then see how to respond!" Joseph said.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph." Molotov nodded.
"Comrade Voroshilov, Comrade Shaposhnikov. From now on, our army has entered the highest combat readiness state. The mobilization of follow-up troops must also be accelerated. If the Germany people are determined to go to war with us this time, we cannot be caught off guard by them and must resist their attack!" Joseph said.
This time, he had to be prepared. If war is unavoidable, then they have no other choice. Joseph believes that although Germany is very powerful, after so many years of construction, Buru is not without its strength.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph." Voroshilov and Shaposhnikov replied solemnly.