January 20, 1945, Yan'an. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yan'an Airport has never stopped so many planes, in and out of vehicles, busy. At eight o'clock in the morning, the two planes took off one after the other.

The trail was in the first plane.

This time, he was the secretary general of the delegation, in charge of not only press statements, but also security and logistics. Of course, this is superficial, but the substantive reason is that Stalin demanded that General Lu must come, which means that Xiao Lu must participate in the decision-making of the Chinese delegation.

The original intention of Xiaolu is to keep a low profile, in addition to letting go of his rights, he can also show less in public. But he couldn't help himself, and he was drawn into the center of the political maelstrom. Now, what he can do is to take his own group of people and horses into the plane in advance, and not show up on the farewell occasion.

Soon, the top management of Yan'an decided that the farewell ceremony originally proposed by some people was canceled, and the delegation got on the plane in the eyes of a few upper echelons. There were a large number of soldiers and staff at the airport until the plane took off and the airport food quieted down and the order of the day was restored.

According to the arrangement of the trail, this time the delegation set off from Yan'an, repaired overnight in Dihua, and the second stop went to Turkmenistan, Central Asia, where it repaired for several days, and then made a detour south from Iran over Turkey, flew over the Black Sea, and arrived at Yalta. In the middle, if necessary, you can also land in Lanzhou, several other cities in Central Asia. It takes about five days to fly.

The reason for the detour was that the straight line passed exactly through the Caucasus, where German aircraft were active.

Xiaolu took two planes first, Mao Gong and Zhou Gong left one after another in the other two planes, and finally the plane from Chongqing. All the teams were divided into three to ensure that any two aircraft were out of order and that the remaining one aircraft was up and running the mission.

There were a lot of people going to Yan'an, but there were not enough people in Yan'an, and some civilian officials and some staff officers were transferred from the Northeast and North China.

Xiaolu is busy with various things for the delegation these days, and he has to attend preparatory meetings in the evening, which is very tiring. As soon as the plane flew, he fell asleep, and when he woke up, he had arrived in Dihua.

Dihua is sunny and very cold.

Nowadays, Dihua and the whole of Xinjiang are very different.

Since the Soviet forces withdrew from Xinjiang, among the people in the three regions, those who were very loyal to the Soviet Union have left, and the rest have begun to wait and see. A few of them were finally removed from Moscow and were escalated to several Soviet institutions in Xinjiang, so that the relationship between these people and Xinjiang has actually been severed.

Because Yan'an sent a large number of cadres here, with money and arms, and armed the troops in Yan'an's hands very strongly, coupled with the fact that Yan'an cadres vigorously opened schools, opened factories, produced various materials in large quantities, and exchanged more raw materials from the Soviet Union, in the past two years, people close to Yan'an have gained benefits, resulting in Yan'an's strength being further strengthened in Xinjiang, and many people who are on the sidelines have begun to serve under Yan'an's banner.

Because Yan'an has done a good job with Tao Zhiyue's senior officers, those who are willing to do business, do business, and those who have political ideals cooperate in governing Xinjiang, Tao Zhiyue's army and Yan'an also have a good relationship. Yan'an has largely taken control of Xinjiang.

Except for the two Xiaolu couples and the old wolf, everyone else lives at the airport. Xiaolu arrived at Dihua and met Tao Zhiyue, Deng Fa, Chen Tanqiu, Zhou Bin and others. They had been briefed and knew that the delegation was coming, and they had made preparations.

In the evening, Mao Gong, Zhou Gong and Song Ziwen arrived in Dihua.

Mao Gong's arrival here caused a shock in the upper echelons of Xinjiang. They all know that Mao is a man who has the final say. This has the final say, not only that he is a talker, but also that he is powerful. Mao Gong and Zhou Gong met with more than a dozen waves of the upper echelons of various ethnic groups overnight. Religious representatives are also among them.

On January 22, 1945, all the planes were repaired and maintained, and Xiaolu took off with two planes first.

Leaving China, the plane began to fly long distances, and the trail was much easier. I slept and started thinking about things.

The old wolf saw that he was a little nervous, so he said, "Chief, what do you want?" Relax. ”

Xiaolu said: "There are many things to think about. You see, Turkmenistan will be safe in front, the USSR has all arranged, leaving the USSR, there will be fighter escorts, and I'm not very worried. When passing through Iran and Turkey, it should also be safe, German planes cannot go that far. The point is that before and after landing, I was worried about the planes of the Germans. ”

Old wolf: "Didn't you say that Soviet planes were escorting in that area and ready to take off at any time?" ”

Xiaolu: "That's good. But not to be careful. ”

Old wolf: "The delegations of the United States, Great Britain and France may be a little more difficult. ”

Path: "They went south through Turkey to Yalta. The last mile was the same as ours, but let's not forget that the American and British delegations had dozens of planes, hundreds of delegations, and a large number of Air Force planes to escort them. Although France is shabby, it also has more than a dozen planes and more than two hundred people. ”

Old wolf: "I can't control it in the sky, and when it comes to the ground, I have to be careful." We were able to participate in this meeting thanks to the help of the Soviet Union. ”

At this time, some other staff officers also woke up and listened to the conversation between the two.

Xiao Lu simply raised his voice and said: "On the surface, yes, in fact, it was fought by our troops from all over the country. You think, we don't have the strength, and the USSR will pull us? Our participation in the meeting not only means that we have the right to speak today, but also means that we will have to fight more tough battles in the future. ”

Old wolf: "If I go to Japan, I will capture the emperor alive." I'm going to war. ”

A staff officer interjected: "I have participated in five of the plans to attack Japan alone. I really want to give it a try and see if my plan is the best. ”

Sun Weishi said: "Do we have to do a lot of propaganda work at this meeting? ”

Xiaolu said: "Yes." The propaganda work is mainly focused on making our strength clear to the major powers. We need to convince them that, in addition to the combat missions assigned to us at Armageddon, we must also recognize our post-war interests and spheres of influence. We must keep Japan at bay and let them never turn over. ”

The crowd talked for a long time, and then went to rest, and one said, "The plane has descended, and there is a desert below, and there are high mountains on the left. Look, there are fighter jets flying next to you. ”

Another said: "That's a Soviet fighter." ”

Ashrabad has arrived.

Ashrabad is the capital of the Turkmen Republic and is located near the southern border of Turkmenistan, bordered by the Kopet Mountains to the south and the Karakum Desert to the north. It's an oasis city, warm and arid. Turkmenistan is bordered by Iran to the south, Afghanistan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the north, and the Caspian Sea to the west. Opposite the powerful is the famous Baku oil field, where the Germans fought for it. Although the Soviets had recently driven the Germans away, the two armies were in a stalemate, so German planes often came by.

After the plane descended, a local officer of the Soviet Army, a major general, came to greet him. The Ashrabad side has made good preparations for the Chinese delegation. The Chinese delegation is going to rest here for a few days before heading to Yalta.

The temperature here is much higher, and everyone takes off their cotton clothes to get used to the temperature here.

On January 22, 1945, three planes of Mao Gong, Zhou Gong and Song Ziwen arrived. As soon as a few people settled, Xiaolu received information that the leaders of the United States, Britain and France had arrived in Malta, a small island country in the Mediterranean, and the three countries were holding a preparatory meeting in Malta.

Two camps of the Allied forces were formed.

France's participation in the Talta Conference was decided a few days ago. After confirming the participation of China, Yan'an sent a proposal to the three countries, strongly urging France to participate in the conference, and saying that General de Gaulle was the most suitable leader to represent France.

Britain was the first to agree to China's proposal. This is very rare.

Britain's idea was very simple: the occupation of Germany in the future must bring France in, and after the United States occupied Germany, it was impossible to garrison troops for a long time, and with France, Britain could avoid the situation of facing the Soviet occupation army independently.

The United States also agreed, however, the Soviet Union strongly objected. The Soviet Union was dissatisfied with Yan'an: I pulled you over, why didn't you consult with me and make proposals to the other two countries?

Yan'an replied very calmly: pulling France in is beneficial to the overall situation of the anti-fascists, and although the situation in Europe has seen the dawn of victory, victory will come very hard. There were a large number of officers and soldiers in Germany who did not believe in their defeat and whose morale was high. At present, we still have to unite all our forces in order to achieve victory as soon as possible.

And so it went. Although the meeting did not start, the first round was over, and Yan'an won completely.

January 23, 1945. Ashrabad, the capital of the Turkmen Republic.

Sun Weishi made a trip to the library bookstore in Ashrabad, and she sold the maps of Asia, Europe, and the world in the bookstore. The rubles in his hand were insufficient, and people did not accept dollars, so he had to press a watch in his hand to the bookstore. I went back and got the ruble, and then redeemed the watch.

The translators and staff officers immediately began to translate the Russian version of the map into Chinese and mark the Chinese on the map.

Mao Gong asked for a map of the world, a map of Europe, and a map of Asia, staring at it, and several staff officers helped him mark the names of places and countries in Chinese, often for an hour. This time, he came from a very high angle, and he was thinking not only about the scope of strength after the war, but also about the foundation of thousands of years in the future.

Several leaders attending the meeting should consider the overall situation and the overall situation of the world.

January 23, 1945. Ashrabad.

The trail made contact with France in Ashrabad. France informed the spirit of the Malta Conference, and Britain, France, and the United States agreed that the war situation in Europe was very difficult, and after the landing of the Allied forces, there were heavy casualties, and they hoped that the Soviet Union would intensify its attack on Germany, and for this reason, the three countries were willing to cede Eastern Europe as the Soviet Union's sphere of influence.

Asia, they think, wants China to send more troops. The situation in Asia is worse than in Europe. For this, they are also willing to concede.

Zhou Gong and Mao Gong were very happy to learn the news.

The two million troops behind us are our qualifications to sit at the negotiating table for the division of spheres of influence after the war. We are qualified to sit behind this table.

Intelligence from France and briefings from the Soviet Union all said that the agenda of this meeting was twofold, the first was the arrangement of the war situation in Europe and Asia and the division of spheres of influence after the war. The second is the establishment of the United Nations, the list of permanent members, etc.

Inform Song Ziwen of the information, Mao Gong wanted to hear his opinion.