readx; Just when the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were negotiating in Chongqing, Gao Fei, commander of the Fourth Theater of the Republic of China and commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, secretly appeared in the United States. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was a visit in a private capacity, and even Chiang Kai-shek, the supreme leader of the Republic of China, was unaware of its existence.

For Gao Fei, who had long known that the War of Resistance would inevitably be won, when the moment of surrender finally came, there were not too many surprises, but on the contrary, there were deep worries.

Where did post-war China go from here? What about the civil war that continues to plunge the land of China into chaos?

What needs to be solved must be solved!

You may not be able to avoid a civil war, but as a person from another era, you have to try it anyway, whether you succeed or not.

The current President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, succeeded to the presidency of the United States without psychological preparation, and he personally gave the order to drop the atomic bomb on the United States, thus ending the long Second World War!

Before the end of the war, Ma Debi, as the supreme commander of the Chinese side of the Sino-US coalition forces, quietly visited President Truman and conveyed to him Goofy's request to secretly visit the United States in his private capacity. After a long period of deliberation, Truman agreed to this request.

There is no doubt that in the Sino-American joint operation, the Chinese soldiers showed their tenacity and bravery, and they were respected by the American soldiers. And President Truman is not unheard of all this.

As for Goofy, who visited the United States, President Truman had heard of it for a long time, and he was a legendary hero in China. He participated in almost all the major battles of the Chinese War of Resistance against Japan. Then, when the offensive of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was frustrated, he took over the post of commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force in a critical situation, got rid of the disadvantage in one fell swoop, and won the victory on the battlefield.

After paying his respects, President Truman became extremely curious about the true purpose of Goofy's private visit to the United States.

"I am here for the future of China." Gao Fei said straight to the point: "The world war is over, but the war in China is on the verge of breaking out!" ”

President Truman listened intently to Goofy's words, and then said, "No, General Go, I think the opposite of you. By the time you arrive in the United States, [***] has already arrived in Chongqing, and is in talks with Mr. Chiang Kai-shek, a new peace agreement will soon come out, high, not as you mentioned. ”

"Really?" Gao Fei smiled faintly: "With the intelligence and information you have, do you really think that a civil war will not break out in China?" ”

President Truman was silent there.

President Truman really knew the U.S. policy toward China and the current situation in China.

What kind of policy the United States will adopt toward China after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and specifically what kind of policy it will adopt toward China and the Chinese Kuomintang, will have a crucial impact on China's future and destiny after the war.

The smoke of World War II has dissipated, but the situation in China has been exaggerated.

Since April 12, 1945, after the death of US President Roosevelt from a cerebral hemorrhage, Vice President Harry S. Truman was sworn in as president of the Supreme Court. At that time, the whole world was concerned and worried about whether he would be able to inherit Roosevelt's great work. However, he was too far apart from former President Roosevelt. His experience, even his appearance, was disappointing.

Truman had no higher education and spoke like a rough man in a Missouri village and like an artillery captain. He didn't look like a politician, but a bank clerk or a clothing store boy.

But Truman, who was self-aware, knew how to use his power and why some presidents were strong leaders and others weak. Early July. He traveled to Europe aboard the American cruiser Augusta, where he met with Churchill and Stalin in Potsdam, Germany, where he had surrendered.

During the meeting, Truman, who was only 5 feet 10 inches tall, noticed that Churchill and Stalin, two giants, were shorter than him, and they both liked to stand on the upper steps and take pictures with him during the photo. Truman was amazed, and he seemed to have boosted his self-confidence. While in Potsdam, Truman learned of the success of America's first atomic bomb test, and he did not hesitate to order the dropping of the bomb on the Taksdam, in order to induce the damned East Asian empire to surrender sooner. On his way home from crossing the Atlantic, he received a report that on August 5, the first atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima, causing great damage; Four days later, the second atomic bomb exploded in Nagasaki. Sure enough, on August 14, Ben surrendered. What is even more remarkable is that after World War II, Truman smoothly shifted the American economy from a wartime state to a peacebuilding period, and did not cause an economic depression due to the impact of war, which was the first time in American history.

With the end of the war, people's eyes began to turn to the post-war world.

At this time, Truman was constantly watching the evolution of the post-war international situation. The rampant fascism and power declined and eventually withdrew from the stage of history. In the new global political structure, the United States has changed from having strength but no name before the war to a hegemonic position with both name and strength after the war, and it has formed a confrontation situation with the Soviet Union, a huge socialist country, whether in Europe or in Asia.

In China's most critical and sensitive land, civil war is looming. What is complicated is that after the Second World War, China's domestic strength has grown, and the socialist forces have grown and developed, and the outcome of the Chinese civil war is not only a question of the transfer of political leadership, but also a question of the alternation of two different social systems, and therefore a question of the contest and balance of international political forces in this region in the future. As far as the United States is concerned, this is a major issue related to its post-war establishment of hegemony in Asia, and Truman certainly did not take it lightly. However, if the United States were to brazenly get involved in the Chinese civil war and help Chiang Kai-shek eliminate [***] and eliminate [***], it would be a great thing to do in the world. At the same time, just after the end of World War II, the immediate use of force to intervene in other countries is also inconsistent with the international image of the United States. Therefore, if the United States directly sends troops to China, it will run into too much trouble at home and abroad, and may pay a heavy price. But watching this former ally be pushed down step by step by [***] and the people because of [***] is also what Truman does not want to see. At this time, Truman had been searching for dry intestines, thinking about how to realize a "great American dream" in China.

Although Truman did not go to college, his knowledge of history was not lacking. He remembered the "Chinese dream" of the sages. Since the beginning of the Spanish-American War, the American Crusaders have embarked on a journey of westward expansion with the Star-Spangled Banner, which represents "the broadest freedom, the purest Christianity, and the most advanced civilization"; Just as the United States was excitedly preparing to jump into Chinese mainland to make a big move, it ran into the frenzy of land cessation set off by the great powers in China. In this melee of the jungle, the United States put forward an "open door" policy in order to get a share of the extortion from China by the great powers under the condition that it could not participate in the partition. In the early 30s of this century, the invasion of China caused even more chaos in the Washington system, which the United States had painstakingly managed. Since then, the United States' illusion of appeasement has led to a situation in which the United States will not survive or die in the Asia-Pacific region for another 10 years. It was not until December 1941 that the United States solemnly declared war on this small country and greatly adjusted its Far East policy, determined to finally defeat the Far East and gain dominance over the Far East, so as to ensure the prospects for the prosperity and development of the United States here.

Truman kept in mind the China strategy of his predecessor, Roosevelt. While devoted himself to smashing the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere," Roosevelt was always wary of the Soviet Union's "outward expansion from northeastern Asia" after the war, and on the other hand, he was worried about the national liberation movement in Asia, which was like a volcano about to erupt.

These were the two major problems in the United States' handling of Asian affairs at that time.

In 1943, Roosevelt developed his ancestor's "open-door" China policy into a new China policy of "making China a powerful country," in order to make China a pillar supporting the dominant position of the United States in the Far East and a useful counterweight to counteract the power of the Soviet Union. Now that this decision was decided, Roosevelt spared no effort to portray China in the international community as the image of the United States in its imagination. In January 1942, during the meeting of the foreign ministers of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union in Moscow. The U.S. Secretary of State exerted constant pressure on the Soviet Foreign Minister to force the Soviets to recognize the title given to Chiang Kai-shek by the United States, and to enable the Chinese political axe to sign the Four-Power Declaration. In late November, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang Kai-shek convened a three-nation summit in Cairo. Roosevelt received the fourth "cornerstone" of the "Big Four" edifice. Naturally, the United States and Chiang Kai-shek established their strategic relationship in the Far East.

The problem was that when Roosevelt had the illusion of "making China a great power" in his mind, the United States was facing China under Chiang Kai-shek, which was neither unified, nor open-minded, let alone powerful. While Roosevelt was desperately trying to establish Chiang Kai-shek's international standing, the crisis of the two major parties in China, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, reached unprecedented proportions.

However, due to the establishment of the strategic relationship between the United States and Chiang Kai-shek, the relationship between the United States and the Chiang Kai-shek regime gradually lost its room for choice. Roosevelt believed that Chiang Kai-shek, although he had shortcomings, could not replace him; The [***] side controls many areas and gathers a group of patriots who are willing to resist. Therefore, the US policy toward China should be to maintain Chiang Kai-shek's leadership position, promote the unity of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party through open boiling, and realize the reunification of China under Chiang Kai-shek's leadership.

Since October 1944, the United States political axe recalled the chief of staff of the US Theater of Operations in China, the commander-in-chief of the China-India-Burma United States Air Force, and the commander of the China-India airlift supply, General Stilwell, who had lost confidence in Chiang Kai-shek's political axe and at the same time placed great hopes on the [***] Yan'an regime, and sent the former US Secretary of the Army, Major General Hurley, to China, and the situation has changed slightly, that is, on the issue of dealing with China. In Roosevelt's eyes, Hurley was a good old man who was faithful to him. In September 1944, Luo appointed He as the president's personal representative to China, and soon appointed him as ambassador to China, with plenipotentiary representatives to promote the above-mentioned China policy.

It is a pity that Hurley was not completely loyal to Roosevelt when he implemented Roosevelt's adjusted China policy, and he favored Chiang Kai-shek too much, and as soon as Hurley arrived in China, he told Chiang Kai-shek that the main task given to him by the president was to "maintain the consolidation of the national political axe and support you as the leader of China." Subsequently, on the one hand, he pushed the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to contact him, trying to find a condition of "handing over the army on the condition of [***]". Pathways to "legal" status. On the other hand, it resolutely opposed the provision of US aid to military groups other than the Kuomintang, and Hurley's visit to China made the main goal of US work in China far away.

In a telegram to the U.S. Secretary of State on December 24, 1944, Hurley clearly mentioned that the purposes of his visit to China were: (1) to prevent the collapse of the national government; (2) To support Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Army; (3) Coordinate the relationship between the Chairman of the Committee and the commander of the U.S. military; (4) to promote the production of war materials in China and to prevent economic collapse; (5) In order to defeat the unification of all the [***] teams.

Hurley's visit to China shows that the focus of U.S. policy toward China has been on supporting Chiang Kai-shek's military power to unify China. In fact, this change of personnel reflects the change of US policy toward China from actively strengthening China's anti-Japanese forces in the early days of the Pacific War to a policy of supporting Chiang Kai-shek [***], or in the words of some Americans themselves, a policy of supporting Chiang Kai-shek and suppressing the Communists.

On April 2, 1945, Hurley also issued a statement clearly declaring: "The United States cooperates only with Chiang Kai-shek, not with [***]." With the advent of China's victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, this U.S. policy toward China has not only not been reined in, but has further intensified.

The Americans did not expect such a quick surrender. Faced with the sudden post-war situation in China, Truman was caught off guard. Hurley, on the other hand, adopted a policy of "granting Chiang a civil war", believing that only by vigorously strengthening the Kuomintang and supporting Chiang Kai-shek would it be conducive to China's reunification and the avoidance of civil war. [***] would avoid war with the Kuomintang because of Chiang Kai-shek's increased power. Obviously, Hurley's move is not entirely consistent with the main objectives of the United States towards China.

On October 20, 1945, a spokesman for the US State Department declared that the United States would continue to cooperate with China to solve its problems and encourage and assist it in developing into a united, strong, cooperative, and open country.

On November 19, the American magazine Life published an article entitled "China: What is the Price of Peace?" The next day, the New York Sun newspaper published Hurley's commentary on the editorial of Life magazine, in which Hurley once again reiterated his stance of fully supporting the national political axe.

In terms of aid to the Chiang Kai-shek regime, the American political axe did not stand still because of the end of the war of resistance. Turning over the schedule of US aid to Chiang Kai-shek, the established policy of US aid to Chiang Kai-shek is clear at a glance.

In terms of military aid: On 28 August, it was said that the US political axe gave the Kuomintang political axe eight ships for lease and that the Chinese officer receiving the ship officially received eight ships in Miami, USA, including two escort destroyers, two submarine destroyers, and four minesweepers, which were named "Taikang," "Taiping," "Yongxing," "Yongtai," "Yongsheng," "Yongshun," "Yongding," and "Yongning."

On September 5, Truman, in accordance with the proposal of the US side, approved the continued provision of Lend-Lease materials to the National Government for six months. These include: using the U.S. Navy and Air Force to transport troops for the Kuomintang political axe, continuing to transport supplies already stored in India and Burma for China, and transferring the U.S. military supplies stored in western China to the Kuomintang political axe.

On 22 September, the US Navy Department announced that it would donate 20 destroyers to China.

On August 30, when the Lend-Lease Act was stopped, the Kuomintang political axe negotiated a three-year plan with the American political axe, and obtained a loan of $2 billion. On October 18, a month later, the first batch of American gold shipped to China arrived in Shanghai.

All this is a harbinger of the imminent beginning of China's civil war.

The Americans, including President Truman, knew very well that civil war was inevitable for China, and the key was whether Chiang Kai-shek, whom they supported with all their might, could achieve the final victory!

"I can't." Goofy shook his head slowly: "Time will tell. Although our army, far superior to the [***] army in weaponry, President Chiang was not able to get the victory he desired. And if the president fails, there is no doubt that the heaviest defeat of the United States' China policy will also suffer. ”

"So what do you mean?" Truman asked with a frown.

"There has to be someone to stop everything." Goofy said calmly: "After the outbreak of the civil war, it is urgent for my country to do our best to end the civil war and restore peace in the country. ”

"That person, is that you?" Truman was clearly interested.

"I don't know. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. Gao Fei smiled faintly: "My president has just conferred on me the rank of second-class general of the army, which may be a great honor for others, but I know very well that my president is about to deprive me of everything." ”

Truman's eyes widened in disbelief. Is it the beginning of the deprivation of rights for a general who has made such outstanding contributions in China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression that he has just been awarded the title of second-class general of the army, becoming the youngest general in China and even in the world?

"It's hard to say anything about China." Gao Fei said in a calm tone: "My rights will be deprived, but everything that belongs to me will not be deprived, my army is fought with me, and I believe in their loyalty to me." I'm not trying to covet the power in my hands, but someone has to stand up and stop this from happening! ”

Truman thought for a long, long time before he said slowly: "General Gao, I don't know if the situation in China will be as you said, if it really follows the trajectory you predicted, then in addition to expressing my admiration, I am also willing to carefully consider whether to support you." Of course, all this is premature, there must be a USSR on the side of China. ”

Gao Fei nodded slowly, yes, there is also a Soviet Union on the side of China.

What would be the attitude of the USSR?

This "ally" of China, the "enemy" of [***], in the previous and upcoming civil wars, is indeed wondering.

At a time when the situation in China and the world is changing dramatically, when the revolutionary movement in China is in dire need of the support and support of its allies, what is the attitude of this ally from "far away"?

As early as 1919, the Comintern, which was born in the storm of the world proletarian revolution, was a highly centralized organization of the international surname [***] founded by Lenin himself. Under the leadership of Lenin, it held high the banner of Marxism and proletarian internationalism, vigorously supported and actively supported the proletarian revolution in Europe and the national liberation movement in the East, and helped the advanced elements of the proletariat in many countries to establish a new type of proletarian political party.

During the existence of the Comintern, it had a very close relationship with the Chinese revolution. Even before the formal founding of China, the advanced elements among the Chinese people and the members of the early organizations of China established close ties with the Comintern. After the founding of China, from 1922 until the dissolution of the Comintern in 1943, China was a branch of the Comintern. Although the Comintern during this period made the mistake of "left" opportunism and inflicted heavy losses on the cause of the international proletarian revolution and the cause of the Chinese revolution, the role played by the Comintern in guiding the process of the Chinese revolution was still very important.

In this regard, [***] also pointed out in the "Report on the Dissolution of the Communist International" made on May 26, 1943: The influence of the Communist International among the Chinese people is very great. The reason for this is that although China is an economically backward country, it has continuously carried out three huge revolutionary movements in the past 22 years, and the Comintern has done great help to these three revolutionary movements, namely, the Northern Expedition, the Agrarian Revolution and the War of Resistance against Resistance.

This passage is objective and fair, and China has always regarded the Chinese revolution as an integral part of the world proletarian revolution, and for this reason, the Central Committee has always maintained good relations with the Comintern and the Soviet Union. Since 1936, when the Central Committee resumed telecommunications with the Comintern in northern Shaanxi, [***] and others have maintained telecommunication contacts with Stalin and others. However, communication is difficult due to constraints. Until February 1940, when Ren Bishi was in Moscow, the Comintern Confidential Office handed him two sets of confidential passwords, which Zhou Enlai brought back to Yan'an. After that, Ren Bishi Yan'an prepared to set up a special agency to be responsible for telecommunications relations with the Comintern, which was known to the outside world as the "Rural Work Department" and also known as the "Committee of Agriculture". At the end of 1940, the [***] Central Committee established a very reliable air link with Moscow, but only [***] had the right to use it.

During the Anti-Japanese War, the Soviet Union sent a military intelligence group to Yan'an. From May 1942 to November 1945, he was led by the Soviet Sun Ping. Pafilovich. Vladimirov) is in charge. This further facilitated contact between [***] and Stalin.

However, on August 9, 1945, before the Soviet Red Army launched a full-scale attack on the northeast from Shuangchengzi in the Far East to Chita in Siberia to launch a fierce attack on the invading army, neither the Soviet side, nor the leader of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation, Zhou Baozhong, the commander of the "International 88th Brigade", nor Sun Ping's Soviet military intelligence group in Yan'an, nor the personnel working in the Soviet army, Liu Yalou and Lu Dongsheng, etc., did not disclose any information to the [***] Central Committee (the Chinese comrades were mainly restricted by communication and contact. Unable to get in touch with [***] central).

With the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the national liberation war led by China will face a historical process of advancing towards the national Ming Cooking Revolution. Faced with the arrival of such a huge historical turning point, how much China [***] expects the support and help of its distant allies at this moment.

At the same time as Chiang Kai-shek's "peace" offensive, [***] sent a telegram to Stalin to listen to the opinion of the big brother from afar.

However, at this time, Stalin sent a telegram through the Soviet intelligence group in Yan'an. The gist of the content is that China cannot fight a civil war again, and if it does fight a civil war again, it may lead the nation to a dangerous point of extinction

This telegram caused great unhappiness in [***]. He couldn't help but say: "I don't believe that if the people fight in order to turn over, the nation will perish?!" Two or three days later, Stalin sent a second telegram, pointing out: "The world wants peace, and China also wants peace, and although Chiang Kai-shek provoked and wanted to fight a civil war to destroy you, Chiang Kai-shek has repeatedly invited you to go to Yucheng to negotiate the state of affairs. If a civil war breaks out, who bears the responsibility for the war? You go to Yucheng to hold talks with Chiang, and your security will be the responsibility of the United States and the Soviet Union

Because of Stalin's two telegrams, the leaders of [***] could not help but think of what the Soviet Union did behind the back of the Chinese people a few months ago

From February 4 to 11, 1945, Roosevelt, the leader of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union. Churchill and Stalin, meeting in Yalta, Crimea, USSR. In addition to certain important agreements on the German and European question, the conference also reached agreement on the procedure for the establishment of the United Nations Security Council, in accordance with the proposal of the October 1943 declaration of the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and China on the establishment of a universal international organization after the war.

Since the Soviet Union suffered great trauma in World War II and was inferior to the United States in economic and military power, in order to concentrate its main forces on confronting the United States in Europe, it expected to both prevent American expansion and reach some kind of compromise with the United States in Asia. For this reason, at the Yalta Conference, Stalin took advantage of Roosevelt's psychology of actively asking the Soviet Union to participate in the war against China, and in exchange for sending troops to Northeast China to participate in the war against Japan, he sought to obtain superior rights and interests in Northeast China such as unfrozen military ports, trading ports, and railway communications.

The heads of state of the three countries also signed a secret agreement on the war against Japan, stipulating that the Soviet Union would participate in the war against Japan within two or three months after the end of the war in Europe, under three conditions. The three conditions are: (1) the status quo in Outer Mongolia must be maintained; (2) that the Russian rights and interests seized by Benben in 1904 must be restored, that is, the southern part of Sakhalin Island and all the adjacent islands must be returned to the Soviet Union, the commercial port of Dalian should be internationalized, the Soviet Union's superior rights and interests in the port must be guaranteed, the Soviet Union leased Port Arthur as a naval base, and the Eastern Railway and the South Manchurian Railway were jointly established and operated by the Soviet Union and China (it was understood that the Soviet Union's superior rights and interests were to be guaranteed, while China retained its full sovereignty over Manchuria); 3. The Kuril Islands were to be handed over to the USSR.

This secret agreement involves China's sovereignty and interests, and it was made by the heads of the three major powers behind the Chinese political axe and the Chinese people. It was only four months after the end of the meeting that the US political axe formally informed the Chinese Kuomintang political axe of the contents of the agreement. The Soviet Union's participation in the war against China was, of course, an aid to China's war of resistance, but the provisions of the Yalta Agreement on the China issue, both in terms of their content and the manner in which they were signed, undermined China's sovereignty.

A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen. On 14 August, People's Commissar and Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union Molotov and Kuomintang Foreign Minister Wang Shijie signed the "Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance" in Moscow. In this treaty, it was stipulated that the assistance of the Soviet Union was given exclusively to the Kuomintang and that the Soviet Union respected the complete sovereignty and territorial and administrative integrity of China in the three eastern provinces. At the same time as this treaty, the "Agreement on Dalian" and the "Agreement on the Port of Arthur" were signed, and an exchange of letters was held on the issue of Outer Mongolia.

These treaties, agreements, and exchanges of letters stipulated that all assistance from the Soviet Union would be given to the Kuomintang and that it reaffirmed respect for China's complete sovereignty and territorial and administrative integrity in the three northeastern provinces. In return, the Kuomintang political axe recognized the establishment of foreign countries, and the Sino-Soviet joint venture of the Middle East and South Manchurian Railway for 30 years, the Middle East Railway and the South Manchurian Railway from Manchuria to Suifenhe and from Harbin to Dalian and Lushun were merged into one railway, named the China Changchun Railway, which was jointly owned and operated by China and the Soviet Union, and so on. In fact, the Soviet side restored the rights and interests of Tsarist Russia in the middle and long roads; Dalian was declared a free port, the port director was selected from among the Soviet personnel, and half of all the port fortifications and equipment were leased to the Soviet side free of charge for a period of 30 years. China and the Soviet Union jointly used Port Arthur as a naval base and set up a Sino-Soviet military committee, the chairman of which was appointed by the Soviet side, and the Soviet government had the right to station the army, navy, and air force in the designated area. The implementation of these treaties and agreements enabled the Soviet Union to obtain many special rights and interests in China. After the Kuomintang political axe sent an administrative body to the northeast, the Soviet troops were to withdraw within three months.

At the same time, Stalin issued a statement stating that all Soviet troops would be withdrawn from the northeast within three months of the surrender.

In the "Agreement on the Relations between the Military Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Union and the Chinese Administration after the Entry of Soviet Troops into the Three Eastern Provinces" signed on 14 August, the Soviet government promised that in the northeast "as soon as any part of the reconquest zone ceases to be a zone of direct military action, the national government of the Republic of China will assume full authority to administer public affairs."

At the same time as the signing of the above treaties, agreements and exchange of letters, the Soviet leader also declared: "The Soviet government agrees to provide China with moral and military supplies and other material assistance, which should be fully supplied to the Chinese central government, that is, the national government." "That's right. The U.S. political axe also believes that the existence of these "agreements, as recognized by the national political axe, has given the national political axe moral and legal benefits." ”

The existence of the socialist Soviet Union and its policy of safeguarding world peace, opposing US aggression and expansion, and sympathizing with and supporting the revolutionary struggle of the peoples of all countries in the world have undoubtedly played a direct supporting role in promoting the revolutionary struggle of the Chinese people. However, under the historical conditions at that time, in order to safeguard the interests it gained in the Far East, the Soviet government did not want to see China being absorbed into the sphere of influence of the United States, nor was it willing to engage in military confrontation with the United States in the Far East, hoping to win a peaceful environment after the war in order to restore the national economy. Therefore, on the China issue, it has both struggled and compromised with the United States.

Diplomatically, the Soviet political axe only recognized the Kuomintang political axe as the only legitimate political axe in China, overestimated the strength of the Kuomintang and underestimated the revolutionary forces led by China, and demanded that China [***] follow the compromise between the United States and the Soviet Union and implement a compromise with the Kuomintang in the domestic struggle. Stalin did not see that if the United States succeeded in its attempt to monopolize China by supporting the Chiang Kai-shek clique, tensions in the Far East would only increase; The victory of the struggle among the Chinese and the Republic of China will not hinder it, but will help the Soviet Union reach agreements with the United States and Britain on some international issues. At this point, the situation was clear, the domestic and international situation was favorable to Chiang Kai-shek's ruling party, Yan'an could not receive support from the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain and other countries, and even the Soviet Union, as a distant ally, was still exerting some pressure on [***] in some aspects, such as peace talks with the Kuomintang.

This policy of the Soviet Union towards China brought difficulties to the cause of the liberation of China and its people, and made it very complicated for the Central Committee to determine its revolutionary strategy.

Of course, it must be affirmed that Stalin was very wary of Truman's global strategy and a possible war against the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union's counterbalance to the United States and its expansionist actions in Europe and Asia, which had been launched through World War II, played a positive role in curbing the United States' ambition to dominate the world and maintaining world peace.

Out of the interests of the Soviet Union and the security of the Far East, Stalin did not want China to become a vassal state completely under the control of the United States, and was especially wary of the infiltration of American influence into Northeast China, which bordered the Soviet Union. The existence of the Soviet Union, a powerful socialist country, and its struggle to maintain world peace, played a supporting role in supporting the cause of the Chinese people's revolution and played a restraining role in the actions of the United States in China.

However, the above aspects were not fully manifested at the beginning of the final victory of the Anti-Japanese War. This positive and upward influence was only fully manifested in subsequent historical activities.

"The attitude of the USSR will waver at any time." Goofy breathed a sigh of relief softly: "It all depends on the upcoming civil war, which will develop in someone's favor. ”

"I promise, I'll consider your suggestion carefully!" When Truman said this, he was very serious: "Whether there will be a civil war in China, and what will happen after the civil war, I will pay attention to it every minute." I hope your prophecy will come true, and I don't want your prophecy to come true, high, that's really an ambivalence. ”

Goofy smiled again: "But no matter what, I will fully support you in continuing to be re-elected as president of the United States in the next term." ”

Truman was slightly stunned, at least for now, he didn't understand the meaning of Goofy's words at all

With Gao Fei's visit to the United States, the United States' military assistance to China has been further strengthened!

On February 5, 1946, the U.S. House of Representatives Naval Committee unanimously passed a motion authorizing the President to hand over to China 271 U.S. surplus naval warships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, and destroyers.

On 27 May of the same year, the US Navy Department decided to hand over more than 200 ships to China, and Britain also planned to donate various types of ships to China and set up a fleet headquarters in Shanghai, with Chen Cheng as commander.

On January 8, 1946, Soong Ziwen signed an agreement with the US military headquarters to purchase surplus US supplies. The agreement stipulates that China will purchase the surplus materials of the United States in China and all the equipment left by the United States in western China for 25 million yuan and 6.16 billion yuan in national currency.

On January 16, the Export-Import Bank of the United States announced that the United States would issue a loan of $35 million to China to purchase U.S. cotton. The loan will be repaid two years after the arrival of the goods. This model can be purchased from 275,000 to 300,000 packs of U.S. cotton, which is enough to apply 600,000 spindles for one year.

On 1 February, in order to purchase surplus supplies for the US troops in India, the Kuomintang political axe set up a Shanghai transfer office to transport 30,000 tons of goods, including cloth, machinery, and trucks, to Shanghai by sea. On the 16th, Mark Bey, a member of the US Military Overseas Surplus Assets Liquidation Committee, declared that the Chinese government had purchased all the surplus materials of the US military piled up in Calcutta, valued at $25 million, and that there were 5,700 trucks with a load of 3 tons, and that there were textiles worth about $5 million.

On 6 February, seven experts in oil refining, sugar refining, and fertilizer from the US Technology Group, including Egloph, Robbie, Shenglei, and Simaer, flew to Taiwan at the invitation of the Resources Committee to take up their posts as technical advisers.

On March 14, China and the United States signed the "U.S. Cotton Loan Contract" in Washington, D.C., and the United States provided a loan of $33 million.

On March 19, the Export-Import Bank of the United States signed five loan contracts with China, borrowing a total of $10,000 for the purchase of repair materials, equipment, and auxiliary power plants for ships, railways, and coal mines. At the same time, the US Foreign Materiel Cleanup Committee announced that it would sell $100 million worth of surplus ships, medicines, and food to the General Administration of the Army and Navy for "relief" in China. Among the items for sale were $40 million worth of ships and port equipment. In addition, there are 45,000 tons of dry food and a large number of medicines.

On April 4, U.S. Ambassador Wei Daoming sent a telegram to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to report on U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Acheson's statement on U.S. loans to China.

"The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States has decided to prepare to lend a total of $500 million in credit loans to Chinese political organs and private enterprises by June 30, 1947"!

(To be continued)