"You demand that the future borders be demarcated by the provisions of the Treaty of Brest, do you?"

At 5 p.m. on September 11, 1939, after several hours of long waiting, the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR Molotov met with the rather indifferent German Chancellor Adolf at 77 Wilhelmstrasse. Hitler.

"Yes, leader," Molotov said, after listening to the translation of the Soviet ambassador who accompanied Molotov, "this is a prior agreement between the two governments...... I don't think Germany will break the agreement, right? ”

"Of course, Germany will not break the agreement, we always mean what we say!" Adolph. Hitler suddenly went crazy and slammed the table and stood up. "But what about the Soviet Union? Did the Soviet Union declare war on Poland as agreed? Today is September 11th, and the war has been going on for 11 days! What are you Soviets doing? ”

"We ...... We are preparing. Molotov said with a blank face, "Now we are ready." ”

"Ready for war with Britain, France, Poland?"

"No," Molotov said, "the enemy of the USSR was only Poland." If Germany agreed to demarcate the border as originally agreed, the Soviets would attack Poland within 24 hours. ”

He spoke of an attack, not a declaration of war! The Soviet Union would go to war without declaring it, thus minimizing the risk of war with Britain and France.

Hitler and Field Marshal Schleicher, the Minister of Defense next to him, looked at each other - the Soviet Union was really not to be trusted! Schleicher spoke Russian, and he said in Russian: "Okay, attack." But we're done...... The Poles have just asked us for an armistice, and given the pressure we are facing on the Western Front, we intend to accept their request. ”

"Truce?" Molotov was stunned for a moment, and surprise appeared on a face with few expressions, "The war is over?" ”

That's terrible! Molotov said in his heart: Germany is going to make peace with Britain, France and Poland, so that the Soviet Union will have to fight the Poles alone...... No, it is probably not with Poland, Britain and France may support Poland!

Seeing Molotov's expression change from surprise to panic, Marshal Schleicher smiled as if mischievous: "The war is not over yet, and we will not easily let Britain and France go, unless they agree to abolish the Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of Saint-Germain, and return everything they have taken from us in the past 20 years!" ”

Now that Poland was on its knees and had to fight the Soviet Union for its eastern territories, German forces could be freed up on the Eastern Front and diverted to the Western Front. Under these circumstances, Germany naturally wanted to raise the asking price for peace. Not only the Treaties of Versailles and Saint-Germain, but also those taken from Germany under these two treaties, are to be returned, at least partially!

This meant that Britain and France had to return not only the former German colonies they occupied, but also the reparations paid by Germany. There will even be sovereignty over Alsace and Lorraine!

In this case, the likelihood of a peace agreement between Britain, France and Germany becomes very low.

Molotov breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Germany and Britain and France continued to fight.

"But you Soviets must provide us with oil," Hitler knew that this was a good opportunity to blackmail the Soviets, and he would not let it go, "We don't have many oil reserves, and we can only last a few months of war." If you can provide us with 500,000 tons of oil a month, then we can fight it. ”

"500,000 tons?" Molotov hurriedly shook his head, "This can't be!" The USSR is going to war, and we ourselves need oil! ”

Of course, the USSR had rich oil production, but oil was the tool of the neck of the card! How is it possible to give Germany 500,000 tons a month?

"Up to 200,000 tons," Molotov said, "you have to exchange the machines we need." ”

Hitler looked at Schleicher, and Schleicher said coldly: "We are still fighting against Britain and France, and the factories must produce weapons at full capacity!" If you want machines, you can only wait until the war is over. I don't think you want the war to end anytime soon, do you? ”

This is to blackmail the Soviet Union!

Molotov quickly understood what Schleicher meant, and he was silent for a while, as if he nodded reluctantly: "Well, 200,000 tons a month, you can get it on credit!" ”

"It's 500,000 tons!" Schleicher said.

500,000 tons a month, 6 million tons a year...... However, Schleicher did not think that the Poles would be able to resist for 12 months. He estimated that it would be good if the Poles could resist for one month, and it would be a lot of money for Germany to get 500,000 tons of oil for nothing.

"Good!" Molotov also did not think that the Second Soviet-Polish War would last long - by the time Poland was defeated, the oil supply agreement would naturally be a piece of waste paper.

"But you must pledge not to support Poland and Ukraine." Molotov also put forward the demands of the USSR. Stalin's greatest concern was that Germany would supply Ukraine and Poland with advanced weapons to use against the Soviet army.

"Of course we will not support them," said Hitler, "and you may rest assured that we in the German Reich do things in principle, that we will keep our agreements, and that we will consider the interests of our allies, and that we will not be so untrustworthy as some countries." ”

Of course, Molotov knew who Hitler was talking about as a country that did not keep its promises? But he wasn't going to fight Hitler either. Although 500,000 tons of oil were paid, Hitler was assured and an agreement was reached on the partition of Poland. His trip to Berlin was basically a success.

Now the Soviet Red Army can rest assured that it can boldly attack Poland and Ukraine.

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"What? You Poles want an armistice with Germany? ”

Almost at the same time as Molotov and Hitler met, Polish Foreign Minister Joseph. Baker also went to London and told the British Foreign Secretary, Viscount Halifax, that the Polish government was preparing for an armistice with Germany.

The viscount suddenly had a feeling of wanting to beat up the Polish man in front of him. The world war started because of you Poland, and now you stop it! Can you stop, can England and France stop?

"It's a one-man peace!" Viscount Halifax said solemnly, "If you do this, the British Empire will never regard Poland as a friend!" ”

Joseph. Beck cried with a sad face, "Viscount, you should know that the Soviets are about to attack us, and they want more land than the Germans...... Are you willing to declare war on the USSR? ”

Declaring war on the USSR? A Germany is almost out of the way, and the Soviet Union is still declared?

Seeing that the Viscount of Halifax was silent, Joseph. Beck said: "We Poles have no choice, we have no capital to fight on two fronts, so we can only concentrate our forces on dealing with the Soviet Union." ”

"How could you defeat the Soviet Union?" The Viscount of Halifax looked at Joseph coldly. Baker glanced at him, "It's completely impossible!" There is only one way out, which is to meet the demands of the Soviets and then concentrate on fighting Germany! As long as you defeat Germany, everything you have lost will be taken back from the Germans! ”

Baker shook his head repeatedly, "It's unrealistic. Viscount, we are facing a terrible Germany like never before! Although Marshal Rez-Shimigvi had been planning a counterattack, we all knew that Poland had been defeated, on the first day, and by September 5 it was completely defeated...... Marshal Rez-Himigvi's counterattack will not appear at all, because that only exists in his fantasies. ”

Joseph. Beck and most of the high-ranking officials of the Polish government were actually "Pilsudski's colonels", and they all knew military affairs. Moreover, they had many friends in the army, and by September 5 they already knew that Poland had lost badly and that Warsaw could not hold it. Hence the government's decision to move to Lublin.

As for the great counterattack of the Polish army, what the miracle of the Vistula, they, who are experts and insiders, will not believe it at all. As far as they knew, even if they could organize a large-scale battle, it would take at least ten days and half a month to prepare. By then, the Germans would have already wiped out the Prussian Army Group and the Poznan Army Group, so what else would they use to fight?

So when Rez-Shimigwe told them that the Germans were ready to negotiate peace on the basis of the 1918 Polish-German Border Treaty, everyone demanded that Rez-Shimigvi accept it immediately - regardless of whether the Germans would eventually raise the asking price, as long as they did not attack Warsaw now, and were willing to let go of the remnants of Army Group Poznan and Prussia so that they could resist the invading Soviet Union. Then there is a silver lining for Poland!

And the demands of the Germans to occupy Eastern Galicia (referring to Austrian Western Ukraine) and Lithuania (including Neuwis) were considered acceptable by Rez-Shimivig and Beck, among others, because the "occupation" was not a "cession" after all, sovereignty still belonged to the Polish Confederation, and the German occupation was only to prevent the Soviet Red Army from entering, in fact, to protect Poland.

As for whether the Germans can be taken away from there in the future, it is not something to be considered now. Now Poland has to think about resisting the invasion of the Soviet Union, and if Poland loses this war, it will really be in danger of losing the country.

"Viscount," said Joseph at the end of the meeting. Baker said to Halifax, "Why can't England and France make peace with Germany?" The war started because of Poland, which has now agreed to restore the 1918 borders...... Is it still necessary to fight the war? ”

Yes, what is the need to fight the war? Many British, French, Dutch and Belgians, who were about to be drawn into war, asked this question.

Viscount Halifax glared at Joseph fiercely. Beck glanced at it, "Do you think the world revolves around Poland?" Do you think this world war is just for denze? This is a world war, a war that will determine the leadership of the world for the next 100 or even 200 years! If Germany becomes the victor, then you Poland will become a geographical term! You don't know this, and it's stupid to try to coexist with Germany! (To be continued.) )