Section VIII Turning Point XVIII
Guangzhou made the people in the rear feel excited, and the gloom that had been suppressed for a long time finally bloomed a glimmer of light, and Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Guangzhou and other places held a grand parade to congratulate Jie. The sales volume of liquor in the Qb (5) and COM\ markets has skyrocketed, and it seems that alcohol tickets have become abundant during this period.
The outbreak of the Soviet-Japanese war caused a great shock in the international community, and Germany was overjoyed, and Hitler sent a telegram to Hirohito and Tojo, reaffirming the invincibility of the Iron Alliance.
"The United States of America has watched with concern the further expansion of the war, and the Government of the United States has noted. The Soviet Union and Japan signed the Soviet-Japanese Non-Aggression Pact this year, and we very much regret that this Treaty has been grossly trampled on, and my Government reaffirms that it will abide by the Atlantic Charter and will not recognize any territorial changes resulting from wars of aggression. We call on Japan to stop its aggression and return to the path of peace. ”
The U.S. government made a tough statement. When Hull met with Ambassador Nomura, he took a tough stance and demanded that Japan withdraw its troops from China and the Soviet Union, otherwise the negotiations between Japan and the United States would not lead to anything.
Churchill had a lot of trouble in mind, and although Japan's move had made the colonies in the South Seas effectively safe, he saw that Japan had challenged two countries in succession with far more resources and populations than his own. The use of forces has reached its limit. It is impossible to go south any further, but if Soviet Russia cannot withstand the two-sided attack of Germany and Japan, and once Soviet Russia collapses, Britain will bear all the huge military pressure from Germany, and the prospects for war will become even bleaker.
"Less than half a year after the signing of the Soviet-Japanese non-aggression treaty, Japan brazenly tore up the treaty, and there has never been such a treacherous act in the history of mankind, the behavior of the Japanese government has trampled on the basic morality of the world and the basic integrity of the country, and the queen's government supports all necessary means taken by Soviet Russia to resist aggression. The Queen's Government is willing to provide 10 million British pounds of aid to the Soviet Government, while continuing to impose an embargo on all strategic goods such as petroleum and rubber, unless Japan is willing to renounce aggression and all the territories it has illegally occupied since the second year of Zhao," Churchill read impassionedly the British Government's statement in the House of Commons.
Chiang Kai-shek, who had escaped from fighting alone, was naturally happier in his heart, but the public statement issued by the Nationalist Government was very moving and moving.
"The Japanese imperialists are aggressive, and they not only have no credibility, but also no morality. From now on, the anti-Japanese cause of the Chinese people is closely linked to the anti-Japanese cause of the Soviet and Russian people, and we will do our utmost to hold back the main forces of the Japanese army and lighten the burden on the Soviet battlefield
The major political forces in China have also issued statements one after another, the most noteworthy of which is the statement issued by China Cave, in which Zhou Ganglai strongly condemned Japan's aggressive actions in Chongqing and solemnly pointed out the far-reaching significance of the Soviet-Japanese war.
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With the aggression of Germany and Japan. The world anti-fascist war is entering a new stage. All peace-loving people in the world should unite and form an anti-fascist united front against the German, Japanese, and Italian fascists
On the other hand, under strong pressure from Moscow, Khorevalov, the representative secretly sent by Moscow in Yan'an, urgently asked for three urgent meetings with "the head of the Soviet Russian military advisory group, Chuikov, and the Soviet Russian ambassador visited Zhou Enlai four times in two days." It is hoped that ** will cooperate militarily.
The situation in Soviet Russia can be described as extremely dangerous, and in the battle of Kiev, which has just ended, the Soviet army suffered losses of up to one million, and the entire Southwestern Front was completely annihilated. The commanders and political commissars of the front army were all killed in battle. So far, after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, the Soviet army's losses have exceeded two million, and now the next main direction of the German army is obviously Moscow.
On the battlefield in the Far East, the Soviet army also faced an extremely difficult situation, the Soviet army used fortresses to block the Japanese attack, Vladivostok already had a large reserve of weapons and ammunition, and the Trans-Siberian railway was cut off, which had no effect in a short time. But just when the battle in the fortress was tense. Japanese troops landed on Molotov Beach, northeast of Vladivostok.
Molotov Beach is only 20 kilometers away from the city of Vladivostok, 80,000 Japanese troops landed here, such as lightning and direct attack on the city, the Soviet army was caught off guard, the Japanese army rushed into the city at once, the peripheral Soviet troops hurriedly returned to help, in the middle of the road by the Japanese naval aviation raid, and then by the Japanese cavalry brigade raid, heavy losses, almost collapsed.
However, the battle was fought like this, and in the eyes of the senior generals, it was only a matter of time before Vla-Vostok fell
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The situation continues to deteriorate on all fronts. The commander of the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia, Naosaburo Wangbu, commanded 120,000 troops to attack Mongolia, and the genius of Nakajima Yasuken once again shone brightly, setting off a yellow hurricane on the arid and waterless Gobi Desert.
Nakajima commanded the 5th Division and the 6th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, plus 70 tanks assigned to him of the 7th Tank Wing, as the vanguard of the whole army. Nakajima skillfully used the dozens of tanks assigned to him, constantly maneuvering to attack from the flanks. It took only one day to defeat the 3rd Division of the Mongolian Army. Then he attacked continuously, defeated the 4th Cavalry Division of the Mongolian Army and the 3rd Mixed Brigade of the Soviet Army along the way, and advanced more than 100 miles deep into Mongolia.
The action of the middle curtain and the visit line tore a huge gap in more than 80 public armors. The Japanese army fully wished fattening "light road gaps." The Mongolian army fell into great confusion, and Naosaburo Amibe commanded the troops to surround the main force of the Mongolian army's eastern defense line of 80,000 people in the northeast of Saida Qingshan, and won a huge victory.
The Soviets were fighting the Western Front, and the Germans were on the offensive. The Soviets retreated; On the Eastern Front, the Japanese offensive was fierce, with the Trans-Siberian Railway being cut off. The entire Eastern Front was severed by the end of September. Vlazivostok fell, and the Soviet troops on the border were encircled and annihilated in the southeast area of Xingzhi Lake in the retreat to the north, and the Soviet troops were annihilated. Only a small part of the troops broke out of the encirclement and stormed into the forest, and more than 20,000 people were captured.
"General Chuikov, the main battlefield of your country is on the Western Front, and it is better to abandon the Far East in the Eastern Theater. Adopt the strategy of luring the enemy into the depths, lure the Japanese army to the mainland of your country, consume the strength of the Japanese army, and defeat the German army first. Zhuang Jihua said to Cui Kefu.
At this moment, there is no intrigue between the two of them, but on the contrary, there is a frank trust between the two, and Chuikov is in a very bad mood during this time, and Yan'an has not responded positively to Moscow's request. The tone of the caller from Moscow became more and more anxious, and Chuikov seemed to see the gloomy face of the Kremlin owner.
Moscow hoped that Yan'an could send three or four divisions to the north of the Great Wall to carry out a flank attack on the rear of the Japanese army, but Yan'an always prevaricated on the grounds of lack of military pay and ammunition, and Stalin finally made a ruthless decision, hoping that Yan'an would send troops to the Sino-Mongolian border to receive weapons and ammunition, and the Soviet Russian side was willing to provide the Eighth Route Army with equipment for the three armies, but Yan'an still refused for various reasons, and in the end, Yan'an finally agreed to send two regiments to operate in the area north of the Great Wall in Suiyuan and Daqingshan and Chahar, This amount of troops will not satisfy Moscow.
The disappointment with Yan'an made Moscow decide to test the attitude of the Nationalist Government, and although the statement issued by the Nationalist Government was encouraging, Stalin would not easily believe it.
Similarly, Chiang Kai-shek hoped to forge a closer alliance with Soviet Russia in the present situation. In order to deal with the common enemy, in view of Zhuang Jihua's performance in the last negotiations, he transferred Zhuang Jihua back from Guiyang to negotiate with Cui Kefu.
The tension caused both of them to ditch the nonsense about the weather and go straight to the point.
Hearing Zhuang Jihua's suggestion, Cui Kefu was silent, he admitted that it was a good suggestion, but Moscow's requirements were different, he looked up at Zhuang Jihua: "General Zhuang, your country is selflessly supporting the concubine country in our country in the most difficult time. So I hope that in a difficult time for my country. Provide the most direct help
"The most direct help". Zhuang Jihua pondered for a moment and frowned slightly: "You know that our Kuomintang military dogs are all south of the Yellow River, we have taken action to counterattack the Japanese army and recapture Guangzhou, and if we want to directly support it, it is the Yicha Theater, which is directly located behind the Sino-Mongolian border." The Eighth Route Army has a deep relationship with your country, and it should not refuse, we can give an order to General Zhu De. Let them intensify their offensive and try to attract two or three divisions of Japanese troops
Zhuang Jihua was very willing to do this kind of generous gesture, but Cui Kefu shook his head: "General Zhuang, to be honest, Yan'an has rejected our request, and we can only ask you for help."
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Zhuang Jihua was obviously stunned, he didn't release this situation, Yan'an actually directly rejected the request of Soviet Russia, and even Soviet Russia couldn't command them. Wouldn't it be more difficult for the national government?
"If that's the case" Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly: "General Cui, I think you should be very clear about our relationship with Yan'an, if your country's requirements are all", then my order may be difficult to work. ”
"Your country can launch an offensive in the fifth and ninth theaters. Forced the Japanese army to draw troops from the Far Eastern battlefield. Cui Kefu understood that what Zhuang Jihua said was true, so he proposed a compromise solution.
"I can report this request to the chairman, but I can't guarantee the effect, General Cui. I hope that you will convey my advice to Marshal Stalin, that Germany is the most important thing, and that Germany must be defeated first. ”
"We will not forget your kindness. Chuikov was very sincere, but he was helpless in his heart, the fifth theater and the ninth theater counterattack, the Japanese army could completely transfer troops from Jiangnan to reinforce, unless China launched a full-scale counteroffensive, Japan would draw troops from the Soviet Russian battlefield.
"But we have another request." Zhuang Jihua Zhengse said, Cui Kefu smiled bitterly in his heart, there is really no free lunch between countries, he made a gesture and asked Zhuang Jihua to continue.
"Xinjiang, your country and the Xinjiang government have signed a new treaty between the Soviet Union and the Xinjiang government, and the Chinese government demands that this treaty be abolished, and your country's troops stationed in Xinjiang must be withdrawn. This treaty is illegal and invalid, and no local government in any country in the world can sign treaties with foreign governments, and neither in China
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