Chapter 626: The Cairo Conference
Before coming, Han Yunhua expected that Stalin might give him a surprise attack, and just after listening to Stalin's grand reception etiquette and solemn introduction, Han Yunhua was even more sure that Stalin was going to test him well, after all, not all people could afford the high hat that Stalin wore.
Sure enough, the next words directly put Han Yunhua in front of the eyes of all the senior officers of the Soviet Army, fortunately, Han Yunhua was prepared, otherwise he would really be caught off guard.
But the real surprise was the high-ranking officers of the Soviet Union, the Soviet military leadership was very complicated, but the highest power should be the Revolutionary Military Council, where all the Soviet military life came from. In fact, except for a small area of counterattacks, the generals on the front line spent almost all of their time carrying out the battle plans formulated by the central government. Therefore, almost all the officers thought that those extremely forward-looking battle plans were formulated by the great Comrade Stalin and the senior staff officers of the Soviet Union, but now it seems that their judgment has made a huge mistake, and it is the inconspicuous Chinese officer in front of them who formulated those battle plans, how can they not be surprised!
The first question was asked by the Chief of Staff of the Kiev Special Military District of the USSR Nikolai Murphy. Lieutenant General Vatutin, who was not tall and very characteristic, was a fat man with a fat face, and when he got up, he first saluted Stalin as a sign of respect, and then said quickly in Russian: "General, I am very skeptical of this battle plan that you have drawn up, he is so large that it seems very unreal, I think this is a burger in a picture book, very delicious and tempting, we can imagine its aroma and even feel its taste, but we can't touch it, I don't know if Mr. General agrees with me. ”
Vatutin is very polite, this is his true idea, this battle plan feels really unreal to him, there are many things in it that are too idealistic, with the current national strength of the Soviet Union, it may be very difficult to complete this military plan in a short time, and the success is almost zero, so even with Vatutin's image of Han Yunhua is very bad, and even he thinks that Han Yunhua is just a guy who can only talk on paper.
The translator did not drop the chain this time, Vatutin used to be the head of the first department of the Siberian Military District Command, so he could understand all the Russian translations he said, so Han Yunhua also knew Vatutin's meaning word for word.
"I'm glad that this general can put forward a valuable opinion, I don't know what the name of this general is, in our China, no matter who you are, you will make a simple self-introduction before you say your opinion, on the one hand, to let the other party know who you are, on the other hand, it is more polite, especially in the face of seniors who are higher than yourself, what do you think, Mr. General?" Since people are so polite, then Han Yunhua doesn't need to save face for him, it's not good for him to get off the horse, even Stalin has to be polite to him, and according to the military rank awarded to him by Stalin, the other party is obviously one level inferior to him in military rank, and if you don't give this guy with a fat face a little color, I still think he is a soft persimmon that can be pinched by others.
Lieutenant General Vatujing suddenly felt a blush when Han Yunhua choked like this, and looked at Han Yunhua with even more unfriendly eyes, but what Han Yunhua said also made sense, especially when Han Yunhua came, he deliberately changed into the standard military uniform of the Soviet Union, because to participate in a military meeting of this level, he must have a reasonable identity. The shining star on the military uniform was very dazzling, which dazzled the 42-year-old Soviet lieutenant general.
"I'm sorry Mr. General, I'm the Chief of Staff of the Kiev Special Military District of the Soviet Red Army. Vatutin, with the rank of lieutenant general. "In front of so many generals and marshals, Vatutin didn't dare to make a mistake, especially the great leader Comrade Stalin was also looking at him, he couldn't lose his demeanor, so although Vatutin was very reluctant to bow to Han Yunhua, but in the end he had to say such a thing against his will. …,
Nikolai. Vatujing, when the translator translated this name, Han Yunhua was stunned for a moment, it turned out to be him.
Vatutin's guy is also a celebrity in the Soviet Union, but this is not the point, the point is that this guy also participated in the previous Battle of Stalingrad in the "Little Saturn" campaign, because he got carried away and crossed the apex of the offensive, was heavily damaged by the Kharkov counterattack campaign launched by the German Marshal Manstein, and was annihilated by the German army Several army groups, only because of the protection of Zhukov of the General Staff, Vasilevsky and other superiors, the blame was put on the friendly and neighboring troops and was not removed. And before that battle, Han Yunhua had reminded Stalin to be careful about the fighting in the Kharkiv region and not to attack blindly. However, Stalin didn't pay attention to it at the time, and it was precisely because of that battle that Stalin trusted Han Yunhua so much, I didn't expect to see this guy on such an occasion, could it really be fate!
Han Yunhua didn't have a good impression of this guy at all, although this was this hateful fat man who lowered his head on the surface, but Han Yunhua knew that this guy was not convinced, but Han Yunhua didn't care, and said loudly: "I made the plan, but I don't agree with what you just said, all the military battle plans I have formulated are from a strategic height and are extremely forward-looking, if you don't have a long-term strategic vision, it is difficult to see the value of this battle plan, Let's not talk about how huge this battle plan is, for the whole world, the battle plan composed of just 51 battles is nothing, you must know that the battle we held in the northeast region of our country some time ago also fought more than 30 large-scale battles, and the total number of troops invested by both sides reached 2.8 million. But you must know that you are not facing a garbage Japan, but the real iron-blooded kingdom of Germany, whose 8 million elites are not comparable to Japan's less than 4 million troops."
"Ladies and gentlemen, you must realize that after a series of successful offensive campaigns last year, the Germans and their allies lost a total of about 4 million troops, so that the Germans not only lost the ability to attack strategically, but also had difficulty building a strategic defense on an excessively long front. Moreover, due to various reasons such as resources, Germany's weapons production capacity was no longer as good as that of the Soviet Union, and in addition, the German army's transportation lines were too long, which put great pressure on their logistics. And the Soviets are just the opposite, a series of victories have greatly boosted the morale of the Soviet soldiers, when the war starts, you use machine guns to force the soldiers to go to the battlefield, but do you still need it now, obviously not anymore, because they see the hope of victory, the opportunity they need now to make a contribution, in their eyes the Germans are equivalent to merit. The morale of the Soviet army was high and the reserves were abundant, so the time was ripe for a continuous strategic offensive. Therefore, I think that you, the Soviet High Command, should seize the time this year to carry out a series of rapid assaults, without giving the Germans any chance to recuperate, quickly purge the German troops in the Soviet Union, and send them back to Germany proper. ”
"As for the problem of the battle plan itself, I will only explain one to you, and you can analyze the rest for yourself, listen, you have already read the battle plan, I will not say more, we will take the Leningrad-Novgorod battle as an example, although the great Soviet Red Army broke through the German blockade of Leningrad not long ago, it did not remove the German threat to Leningrad, and Leningrad is in danger of being besieged again at any time, and all the generals should know this. You must know that at the speed of the German mechanized troops, the mobilization of 200,000 troops can be completed in only one week, and Germany also has a large number of aviation units stationed in the western part of your country, which can pose a deadly threat to Leningrad at any time. In addition, the geographical location of Leningrad is extremely important, and if the German troops do not want them to be passive on all fronts, the best way is to take Leningrad completely, and at the very least, to keep the existing territory from being lost, so I judge that the German high command will definitely order Army Group "North" to hold on to the Leningrad and Novgorod regions at all costs, so as to ensure the free movement of the German fleet in the Baltic Sea and the unimpeded communication with Sweden and Finland, and to maintain the threat of the German army to Leningrad and the northern flank of the Soviet army. I don't know too much about the strength of the German Army Group North, but the general was able to talk about this Army Group North, and by the way, let other generals know about this huge German infantry group. Han Yunhua's voice was high, and he was proud to stand in the Kremlin, the core of the Soviet Union, as a Chinese, to speak for these Soviet generals who had always had their eyes open above their heads. …,
"General Han, I'm Zhukov, and the German Army Group "North" you are talking about is the second largest military group in Nazi Germany, with about 48 infantry divisions, a total of 741,000 people, about 10,000 artillery mortars, 389 tanks and self-propelled guns, and 370 aircraft. "It was General Zhukov who answered Han Yunhua, although Zhukov's name Han Yunhua had heard of it for a long time, but he didn't know him.
"Very well, the generals should know what the concept of 700,000 elite infantry of Nazi Germany is, and if we do not completely eliminate it, it will be fatal to the threat to the Soviet Union. In addition, if I were the commander of the German army, I would definitely order the troops at this time to immediately strengthen the fortifications and be prepared to hold them for a long time, as long as the northern bloc of your country is dragged in Leningrad it will be a victory, I wonder if the generals think that I am right. Han Yunhua continued.
At this time, Stalin spoke: "Generals, not long ago I received news from the front that the German army had begun to build a strong position on the Leningrad front, and the purpose is self-evident, so I still agree with Comrade Han Yunhua's judgment. ”
No one dared to doubt Stalin's words, since the great leaders said so, then the situation at the front must be like this, all the Soviet officers thought so, but there were also those who did not give up. Vatutin was determined to embarrass Han Yunhua, and although Stalin said this, he still asked: "Then General Han intends to attack the evil Germans like this, as you said, the Germans have more than 700,000 elites. ”
"I think you should know that the Germans used the 27-month siege of Leningrad to build fortifications in great depth, with the aim of holding out for a long time. In order to completely solve the German army threatening Leningrad and annihilate the German army group on the northern flank, I intend to have the three front armies of your army, with the support of the Baltic Fleet and long-range aviation, launch a powerful offensive against the German army group "North", and gradually advance with the tactics of the three-in-one army, sea and air.
"Then Comrade Han Yunhua, what kind of strategic goal do you want to achieve, and how long will the war last?" Stalin asked.
"It won't be too long, at most a month, we will dispatch three front armies, at least 3-5 infantry divisions of the enemy, push the front to the territory of Poland, and completely solve the threat of the German northern cluster." Han Yunhua knows the final result of this battle, in history, after more than one month of fierce fighting, the Soviet army annihilated 3 German divisions and severely damaged 23 divisions, and at the same time, the Soviet army advanced nearly 300 kilometers to the west. The complete removal of the danger from Leningrad created favorable conditions for the further liberation of the Baltic coast and the elimination of the Finnish army in the Karelian Isthmus and Svir region. Now the conditions of the Soviet army are far better than in history, not only the number of troops is much larger, but also the weapons and equipment and other strategic materials are relatively sufficient, so Han Yunhua hopes that the troops will push the front into Poland in one fell swoop
The meeting lasted a whole day, except for a little food at noon, and it was not until eight o'clock in the evening that a formal dinner was served. Dinner was held in the banquet hall of the Kremlin, and since the Luftwaffe rarely attacked at night, Stalin specially ordered the cooks to make a table of authentic Soviet dishes to entertain Han Yunhua.
Stalin was very satisfied with today's meeting, he did not expect that Han Yunhua would be able to convince all the senior officers, at first all the officers were asking Han Yunhua, but in the end it became Han Yunhua's personal show. Han Yunhua stood alone on the rostrum and said his judgment of the situation and the role played by the Soviet Union in this war, especially the sentence: "As a responsible power, the Soviet Union should be the same as China, no matter how strong the enemy is, we should move forward bravely through thick and thin, that will be the spirit of the Slavic nation" deep Stalin's favorite. …,
During the dinner, Han Yunhua also suggested that Stalin should convene a joint military-political conference in the near future, in which all allies must participate, to discuss the future war against the fascist countries on the one hand, and to discuss the post-war political situation on the other. At the same time, it was also formally proposed that China, the United States, and the Soviet Union take the lead in convening a conference in Cairo, Egypt.
Although Stalin thought that it seemed too early to discuss the post-war political situation, Stalin also believed that it was necessary to hold a large conference now, and that the Second Time War had been fought for nearly three years, but China, the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and other countries really did not sit together and have a good talk. Moreover, the opening of the second battlefield in Europe is really inseparable from the support of the United States and Britain and other countries, and it is time to talk about it.
That night, Stalin sent a telegram to Roosevelt, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek, putting forward his own ideas, and President Roosevelt actually had this intention for a long time, and the parties hit it off, so they decided to hold a meeting in Cairo, Egypt a month later.
In order to thank Han Yunhua and the Chinese Communists, Stalin specially approved 250 tanks for Han Yunhua, and at the same time promised to help build Northeast China, especially agreeing to connect the Trans-Siberian Railway with the railway in Northeast China to transport supplies for the Inner Mongolia Military Region.
Han Yunhua did not return directly to the Northeast Front, but returned to Guisui. At this time, Guisui has changed greatly, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the government of the border region have already moved to Guisui, even the chairman and others have also lived in the compound of the military region headquarters, all the guard units in the city have been replaced by the central guard troops, and the airport and important facilities have all been taken over by the central government, which made Han Yunhua really uncomfortable for a while.
Hearing that Han Yunhua had returned to Guisui, the chairman and others were very happy, and the chairman also specially asked the kitchen to make a table of good dishes to entertain Han Yunhua, and also invited Li Yuhan, who had just been transferred back to Sui, so that they could reunite with their husbands and wives.
Han Yunhua was stunned when he saw Yuhan, it has been more than 4 months since he was separated from Yan'an, and he didn't want it to be fake, but both of them are members of the Communist Party and cadres, so they can't bear to miss them anymore, Han Yunhua and Li Yuhan didn't expect that they would meet here. Because Li Yuhan's rank was limited, he didn't know that Han Yunhua had gone to the Soviet Union a few days ago, and she always thought that Han Yunhua was commanding operations on the Northeast Front.
During the dinner, Han Yunhua explained in detail to the chairman the course of his trip to Moscow, and at the same time also talked about the new round of aid projects of the Soviet government to the Chinese communists, and of course also talked about the relevant matters of the Cairo meeting, which made the chairman very satisfied.
After listening to Han Yunhua's account, the chairman and others were extremely satisfied with Han Yunhua's visit to the Soviet Union on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and loudly praised Han Yunhua for being young, promising, brave and strategic, while Li Yuhan on the side looked at Han Yunhua with a happy face. However, the chairman also talked about the affairs of the central government during this time, and at the same time said that there are still some things that need to be discussed with Han Yunhua-
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