Suslov thought of the opinion conveyed to the USSR by Mao ZD through Comrade Ceausescu, General Secretary of Romania [***], who was a lobbyist for the Soviet Union, which was undoubtedly the most authoritative opinion of the Chinese side. Thinking of this, Suslov, the great theorist of the Soviet Union, who is known as the sage of the Soviet Union, said: "Comrade Mao of China is right! We should indeed take a long-term view, and we should indeed take a long-term view. Overcome those narrow-minded nationalist ideas in our minds, turn hostility into peace, and turn bad things into good things. Instead of passively taking up some land by them, it is better to take the initiative to take out some land so that the allocation of resources between China and the Soviet Union will be more reasonable. Through this sincere action, we will resolve the contradiction with the fraternal Chinese people, and establish good relations and develop friendship with China. This is important not only for our two parties and two countries, but also for the entire socialist camp and for the international movement. In the end, it is to eliminate the state and achieve world harmony. In order to achieve this goal, we have allocated some land to China, which is also a socialist country, and what is it worth? I believe that the Chinese comrades will also vote for the peach and plum and repay the mulberry and elf."

"Then act as soon as possible. Who is responsible for this? "After the correct line is decided, the cadres are the decisive factor. Khrushchev knew that negotiating with China was not a very good job and would leave a lasting name. But at the same time, it's also an opportunity for promotion. Rights and responsibilities coexist, and risks and benefits coexist. So he asked for everyone's opinions very openly. Look at everyone not talking. So Khrushchev said, "Well, let's think about it, and tomorrow we will propose a vote." ”

The next day, a meeting of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU put forward two candidates: Mikoyan, Minister of Foreign Trade of the USSR, and Andropov, Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the CPSU Central Committee. In the end, by secret ballot, it was decided that Comrade Mikoyan would replace Molotov as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR and Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers to be specifically responsible for handling the issue of Sino-Soviet border negotiations.

After the line and policy are decided, how can we put an end to this local war, which is the most intense since World War II and is likely to trigger a nuclear war that will be the surname of the world? This is not only politically difficult, but also technically difficult.

During the Sino-Soviet border war, a few days before the start of the war, the Chinese ambassador returned home for a vacation. Now it is only the Chargé d'affaires a.i. who is responsible. In diplomacy, according to the usual practice, when the ambassador of one country returns to China, the other country will immediately recall its own ambassador to maintain diplomatic reciprocity. At this time, the Soviet political axe had no choice but to inform the Chargé d'Affaires of the Soviet side of the Soviet side's idea to the chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in the Soviet Union. The role of the chargé d'affaires is only to send and receive business, and does not make any statement.

But the war is still in full swing, and China's offensive is getting sharper and sharper. The Soviet Union could not afford to wait, so Mikoyan had no choice but to adopt a multi-pronged approach to express his sincerity to the Chinese side in peace talks.

On February 27, 1959, a grass-green train crossed the newly built Yalu River Bridge at a gallop and drove into the land of Shenzhou, which was full of vitality.

In a carriage in the middle of this special train, there sat a middle-aged man who had gained weight prematurely, his face was shining, and he was staring out the window, intently looking at the scenery outside the window, everything outside was familiar to him, and it was strange to him. He has traveled on this railway line many times, and each time there will be a different change. "China's development is really fast, it can really be described as a rapid change." It was Kim Yeong-sung, the great leader of the Korean people and an old friend of the Chinese people, who made this heartfelt sigh from the heart.

At this time, he hurried to Yanjing because he had an important mission. At the request of the Soviet Union, Jin Yuecheng went to China to mediate the relations between the two big brothers of the two socialist countries, China and the Soviet Union. Ever since the start of the Sino-Soviet war, he has been thinking about what he should do, is it one-sided or two-faced? It left him in a dilemma. The bosses of both socialist camps are kind to themselves. China, in particular, has lent a helping hand in its most difficult moments. To be honest, he is emotionally closer to China. But politics is not a substitute for emotion. Only by constantly balancing the relations between China and the Soviet Union can we enable our small country to survive in the gap between the three big powers of China, the United States and the Soviet Union, and can we maximize the interests of the DPRK.

When the Soviet ambassador to Korea handed him Khrushchev's telegram and invited him to Yanjing as a lobbyist, he did not know for a moment whether he should accept this "job" or not. Now the situation has changed dramatically, and the Soviet Far East and East have all been occupied by the Chinese, and the Soviet Union simply cannot resist the tiger and wolf army of the Chinese Jinge Iron Horse. China has become North Korea's only neighbor. When I go to Yanjing at this time, what position should I stand on? He thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to go. Listen to what China's [***] plans to do next, and make corresponding adjustments yourself, and if the mediation is really successful, it will greatly improve its influence in the world. This "work" is not something that ordinary countries can do, let alone ordinary people. The reason why the Soviet Union found itself was not that it knew that its relationship with Comrade Mao ZD was not ordinary.

Didn't you go to all those socialist countries in Eastern Europe, but they didn't succeed, can you succeed this time? Jin Yuecheng has no bottom in his heart.

In the study room of Mao ZD in the Juxiang Study House in Fengze Garden, Zhongnanhai, Jin Yuecheng held Mao ZD's hand tightly with both hands, and spoke fluently in Northeast China: "Comrade MZD, I am very happy to see you in good health." This time, I will bring you a thousand-year-old Korean ginseng. I express my blessings and respect for you," he said, taking a wooden-tire, black-lacquered luodian box from the attaché's hand. Both hands were handed to [***].

The supreme chief took the lacquer box, which was inlaid with the four Chinese characters of Jin Yuecheng's handwritten inscription "Longevity Without Borders" with luodian, and said in a loud voice: "Thank you, thank you, Comrade Jin Yuecheng." ”

In the small study room of the supreme chief, after greeting each other, the two of them directly had an old friend-like conversation in Chinese. The topic soon led to the Sino-Soviet war.

"The border and territorial issues between China and the Soviet Union are all left over from our ancestors. It is normal to quarrel with each other and shoot a few shots over the disputed acres of land adjacent to each other. In the end, everyone solved this problem, and they are still good brothers and good neighbors. But the big brother of the Soviet Union actually used the atomic bomb. That's not normal. This could lead to a nuclear conflict between the two sides. ”

"Chairman, I am here for this purpose, and this is what I am most worried about. This time it is wrong to say for sure that it is the Soviets. How can it be done in the first place as a brotherly dispute? Didn't you do that with US imperialism? Jin Yuecheng said indignantly, and then asked cautiously, "Chairman, can't this fraternal nuclear war between China and the Soviet Union be avoided?"

The supreme chief dusted the cigarette on his finger in the ashtray and said, "I was also in this room when I was 51 years old, and I told you that the atomic bomb is a paper tiger used by the American reactionaries to frighten people, and in the past we did not have an atomic bomb, and the Americans used it to scare us, and we were not afraid, and we fought it as we wanted in Korea." We never accept threats from seemingly powerful things. The Chinese people will not be frightened by the atomic bomb! Today we also have a few of them. A few days ago, several leaders of the Eastern European fraternal party came to China, and I said to them: "Please tell the Soviet comrades not to scare us with atomic bombs. We are not afraid! Dropping an atomic bomb is unpopular. It will ruin its own reputation, and most of the people of the world are against the use of atomic bombs to kill people, and they are against nuclear war. But the Soviet Union not only threatened us with the atomic bomb, but also threw it on our heads. ”

Mao Zd took a puff of cigarette, looked at Jin Yuecheng and said, "Do the Chinese want to throw it away?" It depends on the attitude of the Soviet Union. He must throw it down, then we have to accompany them to throw it away, is it nothing more than a big mess in the world. The Soviets were not afraid, so what else do we have to fear? ”

"Chairman, Comrade Khrushchev told me that this nuclear attack on China was entirely the personal act of some irresponsible people below, and that the Soviet political axe also arrested Molotov, Malinowsky, Voroshilov, and other war criminals who were responsible for the leadership. They will give an explanation to China's political axe and the people of the world" Jin Yuecheng looked at MZD with a smile and said in a flickering manner, "This time, China's political axe posture is very high, and it did not immediately launch a nuclear counterattack against this irresponsible behavior of the Soviet Union." It was unanimously praised by all peace-loving people in the world, and the United Nations unanimously agreed to impose sanctions on the Soviet Union. ”

Of course, the supreme leader knows all this that Kim Yue-sung said, and he is very familiar with the thinking of the Soviet Union, but now he still needs to take a look and teach the Soviet Union a sufficient lesson. The supreme chief slowly extinguished the burning cigarette butt in the ashtray and said: "For this big brother, you still have to listen to his words and watch his deeds, don't just stop at his mouth, but really come up with something decent, and stop engaging in those things that are not delicious and unsightly." ”

Jin Yuecheng immediately understood and said: "The Soviet comrades want me to convey to you that they are willing to handle the Sino-Soviet border issue left over from history in accordance with the principles of the two 'Galahan Declarations on China' that Comrade Lenin proclaimed. It is hoped that the war will end as soon as possible and negotiations will resume. ”

"It would be best if the Soviet Union really figured it out this time and they were willing to settle the issue through peace negotiations," the supreme chief said. Then we'll talk to him. Then he said, "They are all revolutionary comrades, the fundamental interests of the people of the entire socialist camp are the same, and the people of China and the Soviet Union should be friendly, and this is the mainstream of the development of China and the Soviet Union, even if this small unpleasantness now occurs between China and the Soviet Union, it is temporary." ”

Jin Yuecheng nodded and said, "Yes, the chairman is right!" I think it is better to give the Soviet comrades a chance to correct their mistakes. PRESIDENT, would you like to ask the Chinese and Soviet ambassadors to the DPRK to contact each other first to discuss the issue of a ceasefire? ”

Of course, Mao Zd understood what Jin Yuecheng meant, and he really wanted to act as a mediator in the relations between the two big powers, China and the Soviet Union, so as to improve his position in the international arena in this way. There is no need for China and the Soviet Union to carry out this kind of pants and fart through a third country, China and the Soviet Union have normal diplomatic relations, and they can be contacted directly through the embassy, and the ambassador can just end the "vacation". However, Jin Yuecheng's idea is still understandable. Deng Feng, who was on the front line, also repeatedly said that there should be no rush to talk about a cease-fire first, and it would not be too late to talk about it when all the Soviet troops in the Far East were eliminated. So he smiled and said, "Okay, Comrade Jin Yuecheng, then act as this collaborator." You talk to the Prime Minister about how to do it. ”

"Thank you, Chairman, for giving North Korea face for that." Kim Yue-sung then asked a question that he was more concerned about: "Chairman, I would like to hear your views on the future development of the DPRK. ”

The supreme chief smiled and said, "Tell me what you think first." See what we can do for you? ”

"Chairman, can you support us some, your troops' 'Destroyer' tanks, and 'Falcon' J-1 fighters." This is the issue that Jin Yuecheng is most concerned about.

"Heh, heh, heh" said the supreme chief with a smile, "Are you going to liberate South Korea and unify the Korean Peninsula again?" ”

Jin Yuecheng nodded firmly.

Mao Zd slowly lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and said to Jin Yuecheng, "The problem of the Korean Peninsula is actually the problem of the United States, and the stationing of American troops in Korea is fundamentally to deal with China and the Soviet Union. If we resolve the territorial issue between China and the Soviet Union in the eastern Far East by any means this time, then the US military stationed in Korea will be the only adversary of China, and it is our bounden duty to support you. But can we now think differently and peacefully resolve the issue of the reunification of the two Koreas? We will talk about these issues with the Americans after we have solved the problem with the Soviet Union. Have you ever wondered whether there is a possibility of peaceful reunification on the Korean Peninsula? ”

Jin Yuecheng said: "We have not seriously considered this point, but as you said, the premise of peace is to have strong military backing, so we hope to be able to obtain this powerful and invincible weapon." ”

"There are no invincible weapons in the world, strength is relative, I just give you a few tanks and a few planes, and you will be stronger than the United States?" The supreme chief waved his hand and said, I don't think so. War is the most helpless choice, and only when the various forces are unable to resolve the contradictions they face by other means can they adopt an extreme political means to reach a new equilibrium through this extreme way. In the end, it will have to be resolved through political means. Aren't you now stronger than the South Korean army, and South Korea has to be stationed there by the US [***] team to maintain this balance with you, and if I give you tanks and planes, will I break this balance? In order to maintain this balance, will the Americans have to add new forces to maintain this balance? ”

Jin Yuecheng nodded and said, "That's certain." ”

"Then do you think this is conducive to the settlement of the North Korean issue?" The supreme chief smiled and said to Jin Yuecheng: "If you really need it, we don't need you to say it, we will give it to you." Now that you are safe, you can lay off some of the troops. Let these people go to production and learn science and technology. If people want to dress and eat, they must work hard to strengthen the country's economic construction. It is necessary to boost the national economy and the people's living standards. Isn't it more important to have a few tanks and a few planes? ”

(To be continued)