As he was talking here, Wang Shihe, the chief of the guard, suddenly walked in, whispered a few words in Chairman Jiang's ear, Chairman Jiang's face immediately became strange, and when he saw Minister Song and Minister Kong looking over, Chairman Jiang took a breath and said: "I just received the news from the military command of the Shanghai District, and the 20th Division of the Japanese Army has been completely annihilated!" ”

The mouths of Minister Kong and Minister Song changed into an "O" shape at the same time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Minister Kong and Minister Song are not from military backgrounds, and they don't know much about military affairs, but they still have some military knowledge, so both of them know very well how difficult it is to completely annihilate a division of the Japanese army!

It has been nearly two years since the Sino-Japanese War broke out, and there have been as many as seven or eight large-scale battles between the Nationalist Army and the Japanese army, but so far, there has only been one example of the total annihilation of a division of the Japanese army, that is, Xue Yue completely annihilated the 106th Division in the Battle of De'an!

But this Xu Rui, the total annihilation of the entire division of the Japanese army is like playing!

First the 10th Division, and now the 20th Division, there are already two divisions that have been completely annihilated by Xu Rui, and if you count those who were severely damaged by Xu Rui, it will be even more! Sometimes I really can't figure it out, Xu Rui is really so good at fighting? What the hundreds of thousands of troops of the National Army can't do, he can do it with one regiment?

Minister Song and Minister Kong have no idea how important a good command is to an army, and it is often said that a group of sheep led by a lion has a much stronger combat effectiveness than a group of lions led by a sheep, Xu Rui is a lion, but Chairman Jiang is not even as good as a sheep.

At least militarily, Chairman Chiang's ability is not even as good as that of a sheep!

It's just that in terms of political skills, Chairman Chiang can be called a master-level figure!

For example, Chairman Chiang handled the co-optation and division of the warlord factions in various localities, and the Central Plains War was the best proof of this! Therefore, this time, Chairman Chiang also firmly believes that his method can be successful, and he firmly believes that this group of officers represented by Liang Gang will definitely throw themselves into the arms of the party-state!

At that moment, Chairman Jiang said to Minister Song: "Ziwen, you leave as soon as possible, first take a special plane to Hong Kong, and then transfer from Hong Kong to a warship of the British Royal Navy to Shanghai, and immediately after arriving in Shanghai, you will take the opportunity to contact Liang Gang Battalion Commander and the main battalion commanders under Xu Rui, the conditions have just been said, no matter the rank or money, as long as they dare to speak, I dare to give!" ”

"Understood!" Minister Song tilted his head slightly, took the wide-brimmed top hat from the attendant's hand, and turned to leave.

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At the same time, news of the total annihilation of the Twentieth Division had reached Moscow.

This news was urgently transmitted back to Moscow through the Soviet Legation in Shanghai.

At twelve o'clock in the afternoon of Shanghai time, just after eight o'clock in the morning Moscow time, Stalin had just walked into his office and was ready to start his day's work.

Stalin called the secretary in and asked: "When will Comrade Zhukov arrive in Moscow?" ”

Boli was attacked, the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Front, Blyukher, and the political commissar Cherev disappeared at the same time, the commander-in-chief of the First Army, Vasilyev, was also seriously wounded, and the senior commander of the Far Eastern Front was almost overturned by the Japanese special forces.

After careful consideration, Stalin chose General Zhukov, history is history, or there is a strong inertia, Stalin still chose Zhukov as in history, but due to the appearance of Ishihara Waner, the progress of the Battle of Nomenkan has become completely different from history, so Zhukov's position has also changed.

Historically, Zhukov was only the commander of the army group in Mongolia, but now he is going to be the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Front.

However, the order to transfer Zhukov to the Far Eastern Front had just been issued, and Zhukov had not yet had time to take up his post.

The secretary looked through the journal and said: "Comrade Stalin, Comrade Zhukov will not be in Moscow until tomorrow. ”

"Okay, I got it." Stalin nodded, and then said, "As soon as Comrade Zhukov arrives, immediately let him come to me." ”

The secretary agreed, and then said: "Comrade Stalin, I have good news here, the 20th Division of the Japanese Army has just annihilated all the troops of the Songhu Military Division of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai. ”

"Oh, really?" Stalin nodded happily and said, "This is really good news." ”

This was indeed good news for the Soviet Union and Stalin, because the enemy of the enemy is a friend, not to mention that now the Soviet Union and China have a common enemy, Japan, which is already a friend! Moreover, more importantly, the Japanese army suffered losses in the Shanghai battlefield, which will inevitably contain the Far Eastern battlefield.

However, Stalin soon noticed the unusual aspect of this news.

"Wait, Comrade Ganov, you just said that the Songhu Military Division of the Communist Party of China?" Stalin was surprised and asked, "Are you saying that it was the troops of the Songhu Military Division of the Communist Party of China that completely annihilated the 20th Division of the Japanese Army?" ”

Stalin still had some understanding of the Sino-Japanese war, after all, the Soviet Union provided so much military aid to the Nationalist Government, and before the Battle of Wuhan began, more than 1,000 planes were aided alone.

It was precisely because Stalin knew about the Sino-Japanese war that he was particularly surprised.

Stalin would not have been too surprised if the main force of the Nationalist Army had completely annihilated a division of the Japanese army in a large-scale battle, but a military subdivision of the Communist Party had completely annihilated a division of the Japanese army? This is somewhat beyond the limits of Stalin's imagination, how many armed forces did the Communist Party have? A military division has been less than for a long time, so that it can completely annihilate the Japanese divisions?

"Yes, Comrade Stalin." The secretary nodded and said, "That's just the way it is. ”

Stalin tapped his fingers on the table, frowned and asked: "How big is this Songhu military subdivision of the CCP, or rather, how many troops are there in total?" Can you completely annihilate a division of the Japanese army? ”

Stalin also heard that in the two years since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party have expanded very rapidly.

Therefore, Stalin took it for granted that perhaps this Songhu military subdivision had hundreds of thousands of armed forces.

The secretary replied: "According to the telegram sent back by the Shanghai Legation, the Songhu Military Sub-district of the Communist Party of China is also a regiment-level unit, and the number of troops is not large, it seems that there are only more than 15,000 people. ”

"What?" Stalin's mouth immediately opened in an O-shape.

The secretary continued: "However, Xu Rui, the commander of the Songhu Military Division of the Communist Party of China, seems to be a very powerful figure, it is said that he is a foreign sparring partner of the special forces training camp in Brandenburg, Germany, and he is well versed in various special operations skills, and the command is also very powerful. ”

"Really?" Stalin will be skeptical, "For example? ”

The secretary said: "For example, when he was the commander of the Dameishan Military Division, he commanded two counter-sweeps. ”

"Dameishan? Why does it sound familiar? After Stalin finished speaking, he suddenly slapped his head and said loudly, "I remember, the Cheka once reported to me about this!" In the second counter-sweep in Dameishan, Xu Rui actually defeated two divisions and a detachment of the Japanese army, as well as a chariot wing, right? ”

The Cheka is a transliteration of the Russian abbreviation, and its official name is the All-Russian Anti-Counterterrorism Committee, the predecessor of the KGB.

"Yes, Comrade Stalin." The secretary nodded and said, "Comrade Cherev is reporting to you, but at that time, his position was only the Soviet ambassador to China. ”

"yes, I remember." Stalin nodded and said, "This Xu Rui is indeed very good at fighting." ”

The secretary smiled and said, "Judging from the several battles commanded by Xu Rui, he really deserves your praise. ”

Stalin immediately said: "Comrade Ganov, I want a detailed battle report on the second battle of Songhu, right now!" ”

"Okay, Comrade Stalin, I'll let the Cheka send you a detailed battle report." The secretary nodded, turned and walked away.

The Cheka was very efficient, and in less than half an hour, a detailed battle report on the Second Battle of Songhu was already placed on Comrade Stalin's desk.

After reading the report of the Second Battle of Songhu, Stalin fell into deep thought.

Secretary Ganov looked at his watch and whispered: "Comrade Stalin, there is a meeting at nine o'clock......

"Meeting Cancelled." Stalin waved his hand and said, "You asked Comrade Dimitrov to come to me right away." ”

The secretary hurried back to his office to call the office of the Comintern, and after a while, Dimitrov, the chairman of the Comintern, knocked on the door and entered Stalin's office.

"Comrade Stalin, are you looking for me?" Dimitrov asked as he entered the door.

"Yes, Comrade Dimitrov, there is one thing I can't make up my mind about, I want to hear your opinion." Stalin pondered for a moment and then said, "This is the case, if we send a telegram to the Chinese Communist Party in the name of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, requesting that the Songhu Military Division under the leadership of the Communist Party of China continue to hold out in Shanghai for three to five months, will the Chinese Communists agree?" ”

"The CCP? Songhu Military Division? "Dimitrov was confused by Stalin and didn't know what to do.

Only then did Stalin realize that Dimitrov did not know about the Second Battle of Songhu, and immediately handed Dimitrov the detailed battle report sent back by the Cheka.

After reading this, Dimitrov asked: "Comrade Stalin, are you worried that the Songhu Military Division will evacuate Shanghai?" ”

"This is a high probability event, after all, in the second Battle of Songhu, the Songhu Army Division suffered very large losses." Stalin nodded, and said, "But if the Songhu Military Division can hold Shanghai, it will pose a serious threat to the Japanese troops stationed in Wuhan and the surrounding areas, which will invisibly greatly contain the armed forces of the Japanese." ”

After a slight pause, Stalin added: "Then the pressure on the Far Eastern battlefield will be lighter. ”

Dimitrov said: "Comrade Stalin, I think the Chinese comrades will agree. ”