Steel Soviet Union

Let’s not say that the relationship between Kotin and Morozov is like fire and water. It might be too much to say that, but the competition between the two and the design bureaus they lead on the issue of production resources is obvious. of.

It seems that medium tanks and heavy tanks do not interfere with each other and are built separately, but in this world, you have to have priorities and priorities.

Tanks that can get priority for production and high weights will definitely get more resource tilts, but tanks that don't get these resource tilts and priority production weights are like a child without a mother and can only sit there and build them slowly.

Because of this, whose tanks are prioritized for production with high levels and strong weight is also regarded as recognition of the excellence of the design work. But among the chief designers engaged in military research and development, who doesn’t want their works to be recognized and prioritized for production?

The answer is of course everyone thinks about it, which explains why there is a competitive relationship between Kotin and Morozov, two seemingly incomparable tank masters.

This is not only a matter of the specific production of their respective tanks, but also a matter of men's self-esteem and even personal reputation.

The person who loses in the competition will be like the loser who fails in a duel. Even if we meet in the future, he will always feel a little unable to hold his head up in front of others and feel a little shorter.

Kogin, whose own production of heavy tanks is not as vast as medium tanks, is even more concerned about the skewed allocation of production resources.

It is also because of the emergence of Malashenko that Kotin has actually been doing well in the past few years, and has received many praises and awards from Comrade Stalin. He was praised for designing a heavy tank that greatly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Red Army's tank troops and was a heavy-duty iron fist that the Red Army could rely on and trust at any time.

Ke Jing, who had encountered such a good thing, would not only publicize it to the outside world, but at least when outsiders asked about it, he would have to talk about it and be a little "humble" in front of others.

As the matter spread, Malashenko naturally heard these rumors, and also learned that winning in this kind of competition turned out to be so important to Kogin.

To a certain extent, this also strengthened Malashenko's idea of ​​​​notifying Kogin in advance and talking about the matter in advance.

After all, the relationship between me and Ke Jing is really unusual now, and I can no longer deal with the problem from the perspective and method of dealing with strangers.

What if he went directly to Morozov without saying anything, and Kotin found out about it afterwards.

In the worst case scenario, Malashenko felt that he might be viewed as a betrayal by Kogin.

You can't say that Ke Jing is a petty person who likes to worry about people and take revenge behind their backs, but Ke Jing is also a master of political struggle and class struggle.

If he is really regarded as betraying him by Kogin, Malashenko is not worried that Kogin will cause trouble for him behind his back and launch a counterattack. With my current network of connections and status, as long as I don't do anything outrageous or leave the situation in the hands of others, I'm really upright and not afraid of shadows. You can use whatever tricks you want. I'm afraid you'll count me as the loser.

However, it is always better to keep a close friend or a good friend than to create an enemy for yourself. This is an eternal truth that never changes.

So even though Kogin may get furious, jump in anger, or even directly curse people, Malashenko still thinks he must say it.

For no other reason than to keep Ke Jing as a friend, it is better to let him know about it in advance than to hide it from him and wait for him to find out through some way.

After hearing what Malashenko said, Kogin, whose expression did not change much, thought for a moment, and then spoke shortly after.

"Why are you telling me this? In fact, you can go directly. You don't have to tell me."

Kogin's attitude when asking questions was calm and calm, as if nothing happened, and Malashenko's answer was truthful.

"Because you are my brother and a good friend with me. I know this matter may make you feel uncomfortable or even hurt your feelings, so I choose to speak out and let you know."

"We can talk about this together and solve all the problems. When everything is clear, it will not be too late for me to leave for Morozov."

"I don't want to lose a good friend or a brother because of official work, but I can't mess up my responsibilities and official work because of personal emotions and relationships. I want to do my best to get the best of both worlds, at least try to do it, no matter what Whatever the final result is, I will try my best. This is what I think and is my final answer.”

Looking at the expression on Malashenko's face that had nothing to do with lying or hypocrisy, Kogin did not remain silent for too long after thinking for a while.

"I guess I have to say thank you, Malashenko, my brother."

"Actually, I have been thinking about an issue since you left last time."

"I put the competitive relationship between me and Morozov above work, or at least on the same level as work. Am I doing it wrong? Did I not do it in the first place? Do you know which thing is the important thing?”

"Personal career success is important, but it is far less important than protecting our motherland."

"I have to admit that the competition between Morozov and I did have a certain impact on our tank military industry. Maybe there was a shortage of medium tanks on the front line for a certain period of time, but because of the difference in the excellence of the works Larger values ​​lead to different production weights and more resource tilt.”

"Perhaps during this period, the frontline troops received more heavy tanks instead of medium tanks. Or maybe when I could have given Morozov a hand and helped him improve and complete certain designs, I did I sat back and did not do this, just to satisfy my selfish desire for competition, which indirectly led to the inferior equipment of our Red Army tank troops, so that the Germans took advantage of us. "

"I've been thinking about this issue recently. Sometimes I feel that it is indeed the case, but maybe it's because I deny myself too much and don't want to admit it completely. What do you think is the situation? I want to hear your opinion. No matter what the outcome is, I am mentally prepared.”

People will encounter many unexpected emergencies in this life. For example, Malashenko never expected Kogin to say these words, so he directly replied to what Malashenko had originally prepared. Go into the stomach.