After talking about the Battle of Moscow and the Pacific War, Liu Yimin suggested that our party should immediately issue a statement to express its political attitude and declare war on Germany, Italy, Japan and its client states. This is a major issue of right and wrong, a question of aggression and counter-aggression, justice and injustice, and it also involves the distribution of US aid and the arrangement of interests after the war.

Ren Bishi raised a question, that is, the Soviet Union had just signed the "Japan-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Neutrality" with Japan, would the Soviet Union declare war on Germany, Italy, and Japan at the same time? Should we first consult the Comintern and the Soviet Union, and then discuss this question?

It would be inexplicable for Ren Bi to raise this question in later generations, but it is normal in this era, whether this is the inertial thinking or the inertial thinking that the CCP is a branch of the Communist International.

Ren Bi was known as the camel of the party and was a hard-working leader. He is also a very pragmatic person, and when he mentions this, he is considering the issue of relations with the Soviet Union.

In fact, not only is the CCP hesitant at this time, but the Nationalist Government in Chongqing is also discussing this issue at this time. There are mainly two factors, one is the emotional factor and the other is the interest factor.

In terms of emotional factors, 4 years and 5 months have passed since the Lugou Bridge Incident, and China has been fighting alone on the battlefield of resistance against Japan. Judging from the situation since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it has given the greatest support to China. Before the war it was Germany, after the war it was the Soviet Union. Britain and France can say that there is little support for China worth mentioning. Opposite. Under the persecution of the Japanese army, the British also closed the Yunnan-Burma road for a period of time, and the French were even worse, directly handing over all the materials that China had not had time to rush back to China at the port of Haiphong in Vietnam to the Japanese army. At the beginning, the United States not only did not support China, but also continued to sell planes, automobiles, steel, oil, and rubber to the Japanese, making a lot of war money in the Sino-Japanese War. Later, although the United States gradually woke up. Increase aid to China, but that is a drop in the bucket and will not help major things.

Now that the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor and launched the Pacific War, the two major war camps in the world must be completely divided. At this time, let China choose to declare war on Germany, Italy and Japan together with Britain and the United States, and the important members of the Nationalist Government and the Nationalist Army who had been with German military advisers day and night could not accept it emotionally. They were emotionally and emotionally from the pre-war German help to China. It was unwilling to declare war on Germany and Italy. In Chiang Kai-shek wanted to come. Hitler and Mussolini may not regard China as an enemy, they are afraid that they will not even think that China will consider declaring war on them.

In fact, the country that the Nationalist Government wanted to ally with the Soviet Union the most, and what it hoped most was that the Soviet Union would send troops to help China defeat Japan. Now, due to the defeat in the Far East, the Soviet Union had to sign the "Japan-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Neutrality" with Japan, and in addition to the Soviet-German war, not only was it impossible to send troops to help China, but even the supplies for China were gradually reduced. China's war of resistance is becoming more and more difficult.

As for the declaration of war on Japan. At this point, there is nothing left to hesitate about. However, it is necessary to consider whether the Soviet Union will completely cut off aid to China because of its own practical difficulties and the "Japan-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Neutrality" after the declaration of war against Japan.

The factor of interest is the biggest factor, and Chiang Kai-shek and the key members of the Nationalist government knew very well that Britain and the United States had never regarded the Chinese as human beings in the past, and that if they formed an alliance with them, they would become insignificant second-rate allies following their ass. I thought of China when I was out of the dead force, and I forgot about China when I distributed benefits after the war. Will they even engage in behind-the-scenes deals behind China's back, as they have done in the past? This is not nonsense, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Japanese and U.S. diplomats are still negotiating secretly behind China's backs. Needless to say, it was all at the expense of China in exchange for bargaining chips.

But. Now there is a very real problem, the Soviet Union is too busy to take care of itself. There are also restrictions imposed by the "Japan-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Neutrality", and it is clear that the delivery of supplies to China will soon be suspended. The Nationalist Government needed to find a new ally that could provide strong assistance, and that ally was none other than the United States.

Whether to declare war on Japan alone, or to declare war on Germany, Italy, and Japan at the same time, and completely join the Anglo-American camp, Chiang Kai-shek and the important members of the Nationalist Government were studying and debending.

Liu Yimin naturally knew that Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist Government would officially announce the declaration of war on Germany, Italy and Japan later, and knew that this was the result of Chiang Kai-shek's efforts to dispel public opinion. On this issue, Chiang Kai-shek once again showed that he was the worthy leader of the Kuomintang and the Nationalist Government, and that he was far more discerning than those who did not agree with each other. What Liu Yimin wants to do is to get our party to immediately declare war on Germany, Italy, and Japan, to make clear its anti-fascist attitude, and to let the Americans, British, and Soviets know that the CPC and the anti-Japanese armed forces under its leadership are the mainstay of the anti-Japanese battlefield and have their own positions and views, which cannot be ignored!

After listening to Ren Bishi's words, Liu Yimin replied without waiting for others to speak: "Secretary Ren, our party does not need to ask the Comintern for instructions on everything from time to time, nor does it need to seek the consent of the Soviet Union. The Communist Party of China is a branch of the Comintern, this is Wang Ming's argument, and he also used it to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes to put himself above the Central Committee. As it turned out, this was extremely wrong! The Communist Party of China (CPC) is a political party in China and represents the interests of the Chinese nation and China, and the first thing to consider when considering issues and making strategic decisions is whether it is conducive to China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, whether it is conducive to China's development, and whether it is conducive to China becoming a truly prosperous and powerful country after the war. If we all listen to the Comintern and the Soviet Union, it is clear that the "Japan-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Neutrality" betrayed China's interests and harmed the feelings of the Chinese people, we have to say that this treaty was signed well. As a result, everyone saw it, and there was a lot of abuse! This has seriously damaged the image and appeal of our party among the people. Comrade brother, you can do this kind of stupid thing once, but you can't do it a second time! ”

Looking at Ren Bishi's face turned red, Liu Yimin hurriedly eased his tone and apologized: "Secretary Ren, I'm sorry, I said it too quickly, don't be angry?" What I mean is that if our party wants to shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading the Chinese people to seek complete liberation, it must take the road of independent development. If we always ask the Comintern for instructions and always take into account the opinions of the Soviet Union, our Party will always be a toddler and will not grow into a giant. Besides, judging by the current situation, Stalin would have dissolved the Comintern in the future. This is not my casual nonsense, but is determined by the current international situation. The reason is very simple, and the biggest problem facing the people of the whole world now is how to win the anti-fascist war. Although Stalin was a dictator and made many painful and unforgivable mistakes, he was definitely a commander and strategist. I think he will see this clearly, and will dissolve the Comintern if necessary, so that the Soviet Union can better join forces with other countries to defeat Hitler! ”

This is simply outrageous, and the more you say it, the more outrageous it becomes, but in the ears of the chairman and the boss, there is nothing special about it. What could be more important than defeating the German devils and preserving the Soviet Union? If Stalin was able to sign the Japan-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Neutrality with Japan in exchange for avoiding a two-front war, why was it impossible to dissolve the Comintern in exchange for the support of Britain and the United States? To put it bluntly, this is an exchange of interests between countries, and it is not interesting to see through it at all.

Liu Yimin has always been this point of view, from the Long March to the present, listening to the chairman and the boss, their ears are about to grind out! Ren Bishi only raised his own questions because he had not worked with Liu Yimin. If he is asked to be the political commissar of Liu Yimin, I am afraid that he will already be the same as Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong.

Don't look at the speaker's voice, but this is a highly confidential conversation, and the participants are limited to a few leaders of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and the discussion is about major strategic issues, and there is not even a single recorder, so they are not afraid of leaking secrets.

Mr. Zhu also raised a question, that is, in the past, Britain and the United States took a position of turning a blind eye to China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but later because of our propaganda in the United States and the hard work of the Nationalist Government, the United States continued to increase its assistance to China's War of Resistance. If we declare war on Germany, Italy, and Japan, will Britain and the United States be attacked by the Japanese army, will they ask us to intensify our attacks on the Japanese army, slow down the pace of the Japanese army's attack, and act as cannon fodder for Britain and the United States?

This issue was mentioned by Mr. Zhu, and it was also considered by Chiang Kai-shek and others in Chongqing. In fact, it is true that after the Japanese army was killed in Southeast Asia in history, the Americans suddenly found that China was the biggest ally that could help them, and the role was much greater than that of Britain and France. As a result, the Americans turned to overestimating the actual combat effectiveness of the Chinese army and suggested the establishment of a Chinese theater of operations, with Chiang Kai-shek as commander-in-chief and Stilwell as chief of staff. The British also demanded that China send an expeditionary force to participate in the Southeast Asian operation.

When Liu Yimin came back this time, the core task was twofold, one was to report to the chairman and the boss on the issue of our army's march into the northeast. Such a major issue must be approved by the central authorities. The other is to study and discuss with the chairman the need to shorten the time of the rectification movement, to avoid major mistakes like the historical movement to rescue those who have lost their footing, and to further strengthen the building of democratic centralism within the party on the basis of ensuring the brilliant results of unifying the thinking of the whole party, so as to safeguard the internal democracy of the party from being undermined, and thus to avoid those painful tragedies in history in the future.

Mr. Zhu's remark is exactly in line with the issue of Liu Yimin's march into the northeast that Liu Yimin wants to report.

I heard Liu Yimin say: "The Pacific War launched by the Japanese army caught Britain and the United States by surprise. In the short term, the British and American armies in Southeast Asia will be completely defeated. The Americans and the British will inevitably demand that China send troops to fight in Southeast Asia, and at the same time, they will also demand that we intensify our attacks on the Japanese army and contain the Japanese army so that it cannot go south with all its might. My understanding is that this matter should be viewed from the following two aspects. ”

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