In October 1938, about a year ahead of another time and space, when Zhuyashvili met with the Finnish negotiating delegation in the Kremlin, he personally put forward some "territorial" requirements of the Soviet Union for Finland: (I) Agree to sign a "Soviet-Finn mutual assistance" treaty; (II) "Lan" the Hanko Peninsula and its surrounding islands in southwestern Finland to the Soviet Union as a naval base for a period of 30 years; (III) Ceding certain islands in the Gulf of Finland; (IV) For

"Enhanced the security of Leningrad" agreed to adjust a considerable border area of ​​the Karelia Isthmus to the Soviet Union; (5) agreed to demolish the fortifications of the Karelia Isthmus; (6) to correct the border lines that were previously delineated "roughly and unnaturally" by the Russians, and ceded part of the Bechamo region that lies near the Arctic Ocean. △￠In exchange for these cedents, the Soviet government was willing to ced the Karelia frontier along the Soviet border to Finland.

Kaleidi is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and is crucial to Finland's border defense. Finland rejected the Soviet Union's request for national security and strict neutrality. However, under the pressure of the Soviet Union, Finland proposed a concession plan: agreeing to move the border line closest to Leningrad to the north about 12 kilometers and ceding several islands on the Gulf of Finland to the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union believed that these concessions did not meet their requirements and refused.

The Soviet-Finn border negotiations broke down, and the Soviet-Finn relationship was sharply deteriorated.

However, most Finns did not expect that war would suddenly come.

On the afternoon of November 15, 1938, Moscow claimed that at 15:45 pm that day (Helsinki time is 14:45 pm), the Finnish army attacked the village of Minila about 800 meters on the Soviet side of the Isthmus of Karelia, and fired a total of 7 shells. In a diplomatic note to the Finnish ambassador, Molotov asked the Finnish army to retreat 20 to 50 kilometers from the border immediately.

The Finnish government denied that Finnish artillery had bombarded Minila. It stated that when the accused attack occurred, there was evidence to prove that the activities of Soviet artillery were discovered. Finland demanded that the content of the non-aggression treaty be cited and the incident was handed over to an arbitration committee composed of the United States and Scandinavian countries to investigate and resolve it. At the same time, in order to refute the Soviet government's accusation of Finland of taking hostile attitude towards the Soviet Union and threatening Leningrad. At the same time, the Finnish government was preparing to evacuate the border troops at the southernmost end of the Karelia Isthmus from Leningrad to a certain distance, so that these troops could no longer be accused of "threat" the safety of the city.

Finland's suggestion did not yield any results.

On November 19, Molotov issued a further note, announcing that the Soviet-Finn-Finns non-aggression treaty had been abolished. On November 20, the Soviet Union announced that it had severed diplomatic relations with Finland.

At 6 o'clock the next morning, about 550,000 Soviet troops gathered in the border area launched a full-scale attack on Finland.

"Left rudder 5, speed 20 knots!" On clear days, the temperature in the Baltic Sea was not particularly cold in winter, about seven or eight degrees below zero. On the bridge of the battleship Bohemia, Lieutenant General Wagner was wearing a dark blue woolen coat and gave the order expressionlessly.

After the outbreak of the Soviet-Finnish War, Germany, Austria and other countries strongly condemned the Soviet Union's aggressive behavior. Austro-Hungary even sent a second battle fleet into the Mediterranean and gathered in the Gulf of Riga with the German fleet to show support for Finland. Since Finland was unwilling to give up neutrality and chose to form an alliance with Germany, Germany and Austria could not find a reason to directly intervene in the war. Moreover, Germany and Austria obviously did not want to risk being involved in the war in Nordic countries, although they agreed to provide weapons support to the Scandinavian alliance led by Sweden.

At this time, the 42-year-old flagship captain Colonel Recoba will repeat the command of the fleet commander: "Turn right 5, speed 20!"

After about a minute, the huge body of the Bohemia began to turn slightly and began to accelerate. He drove northwest out of the Gulf of Riga and turned to Stockholm for a routine "demonstrative cruise".

The USS Bohemia and Croatia, built during the European War, were said to be one of the world's strongest warships in that era. The hull, which had been in service for more than 20 years, is indeed a bit old in appearance. After modernization, this class of old battleships with power systems can still gallop at sea at a high speed of 28 knots, which allows it to barely keep up with the actions of the aircraft carrier fleet. Although its maneuverability and protection capabilities cannot be compared with the new battleships currently being built by various countries, it can still maintain a very strong combat capability.

Since the Austro-Hungarian Navy established its position as the main force of the fleet, the battle fleet has been arranged to serve as the secondary role of the fleet guard and rarely can fight alone like now and play on the sea.

Through the very sturdy porthole, you can see that the sister ship "Croatia" of the same type on the calm sea surface on the side is also turning at the same time. The bow of the ship is stirring white waves, and the muzzles among the four turrets on the deck are raised high, pointing to the sea surface in the distance, which really gives people a domineering feeling of no other than me, which makes people excited.

The fleet completed its turn and began sailing towards Stockholm.

"Continue to keep alert!" Lieutenant General Wagner turned around and got off the bridge after a little reminder.

In other people's eyes, he was a little too careful. In fact, even in the Baltic Sea, no one would challenge the authority of the Austro-Hungarian Navy and cause trouble for himself.

"Damn Russian!" Miakovic, the sailor sitting at the chart table, whispered. The sudden outbreak of the Sufen war ruined his holiday. If the war cannot end in a short period of time, the Second Battleship may have to stay in the Baltic Sea for a winter, and even Christmas and New Year are spent here, although it is only performing routine cruises and some ordinary missions to escort merchant ships.

"Stoya, I'm sure the Finns could not last a month. Think about it, the Russians dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops, while the Finns had only tens of thousands of regular troops." said Jankovic, who was sitting beside him.

The Germans and Austro-Hungarians had some sympathy for the Finns, but most people did not think that this war would have much to do with them. After all, Finland is not a member of the Allies, so it would be okay to provide some material and moral support, but if they go to fight for the Finns, most people would not be happy.

But the Finns' will to resist exceeds most people's estimates.

After the emergency mobilization, the Finnish army, with only 130,000 troops, blocked the Soviet army from the Mannaheim defense line. The Soviet army was not adapted to the severe cold climate of Finland in winter and was unable to play its equipment advantage, causing losses to the generals.
Chapter completed!