//.qb5, COm\ Part 3: The War of Blood, Fire, Chapter 11, Chaotianque, Section 5, Dawn Six

The war has undergone a great change this year, with the allies winning great victories in various battlefields, and in the process of China's recovery of the Northeast, the European battlefield is also full of good news

At the beginning of July, the Allies finally broke out of the Normandy marshes, conquered Saint-Lô, the transportation hub of the Normandy region, cut the German defense line into two sections, and the British captured Caen at the same time, so far, more than one million Allied troops landed in France, and the landing field was expanded to 150 kilometers and about 35 kilometers in depth, firmly gaining a foothold and laying the foundation for the next step in liberating France

Compared to the Western Front, the victory on the Eastern Front was greater

In order to cooperate with the Allied landing operation, the Soviet army launched the Battle of Bagration, which was an unprecedented large-scale general battle, with a total of more than 1.4 million troops, more than 5,000 tanks and self-propelled guns, and more than 5,000 combat aircraft

By the end of June, the Soviet army encircled five German divisions in Vitebsk, and then the right flank troops encircled six German divisions in Bobruisk, and in early July, the Soviet army completely annihilated the encircled German army, and recaptured Minsk, the capital of Belarus, in one fell swoop

No one doubts the defeat of the Axis powers anymore, from the white palaces across the ocean to the medieval streets of Britain to the towering Kremlin

A black Volga sedan drove through Red Square into the Kremlin gates, and the tall Marshal Vasilevsky got out of the car and was ushered into the hall by the officers who had been waiting there

Going up the ornate hall to the second floor, outside the office in the corner of the second floor, Stalin's adjutant immediately pushed open the door when he saw Vasilevsky coming, this move made Vasilevsky feel sudden, in the past, no matter who arrived outside Stalin's office, they had to report it first, and they could only enter after getting permission, but today they did not

Sure enough, Stalin was pacing back and forth in the room, and it seemed that he did not see Vasilevsky come in at all, and Vasilevsky had to speak first: "Comrade Stalin, the General Staff, Marshal Vasilevsky was ordered to arrive"

Dalin snorted quietly from his nostrils, he turned back and forth a few times, and seemed to have made up his mind before he stood still: "Comrade Vasilevsky, what kind of battle plans does the General Staff have in the Far East?" ”

Vasilevsky froze slightly, he thought that Stalin had called him in a hurry to ask for news from the Belarusian front, or else from the Ukrainian front

The collapse of the German Army Group Center has been revealed, the Soviet army has opened a huge gap of 400 kilometers wide on the German front, and the German high command has to draw troops from the Ukrainian front to plug this gap, and the Soviet army took the opportunity to launch an offensive on the Ukrainian front The goal of this offensive is to recover the entire territory of Ukraine, and take the opportunity to break out of the country and attack Romania, Bulgaria and other countries

Vasilevsky never expected that Stalin's problem turned out to be the Far East

"As a result of the defeat of the Japanese army in China, the Far Eastern Front has made great progress, the main operation of the Far Eastern Front is to recapture Vladivostok, and at present our army is approaching the Sino-Russian border, capturing a large number of enemy troops, and the main forces of the Front are marching towards Vladivostok"

The Far Eastern Battlefield was only a secondary battlefield in the minds of the generals of the Soviet High Command, so that it was somewhat insignificant, and during the entire war, the Far Eastern Theater obtained only one-thousandth of the material on the German battlefield, and the strength was weak, until Stalin suffered a heavy setback in the Xinjiang Incident, the Far Eastern Theater increased the number of troops and materials, but compared with the Soviet-German battlefield, it was still insignificant

"The Japanese are on the run," Stalin said slowly, "Comrade Vasilevsky, can we take advantage of the victory and pursue the northeast?" ”

Vasilevsky was shocked that Stalin was still fighting the idea of the Northeast, and after the defeat of Xinjiang, the confrontation with Mongolia, and the ink of the Chongqing Agreement had not dried up, he still did not give up 3 ∴35686688

"Comrade Stalin," Vasilevsky tried to make his tone as gentle and tactful as possible: "The total strength of the Far Eastern Front is only 340,000, about 800 tanks, 1,300 artillery pieces; According to intelligence, the main force of the Northeast Theater is about 120 to 400,000, nearly 2,000 tanks, 1,000 aircraft, and 10,000 artillery pieces.

Stalin was not unaware of what he said, and every three days the KGB had to hand over to Stalin a summary of intelligence from the Far East, and he knew everything

Vasilevsky was clearly not in favor of entering the northeast, and such a move was likely to trigger a military conflict between China and the Soviet Union, with the Soviets having a huge gap in strength and firepower

"We can't think only about the war itself," Stalin said slowly: "We should take a long-term view, and maintaining pressure on the northeast will play a vital role in dealing with the Mongol question in the future, especially if our army can occupy part of North Manchuria, it will be beneficial to us."

Vasilevsky was silent for a moment, he already understood Stalin's thoughts, Stalin did not want to constantly fight to Dalian Lushun, his purpose was to create conditions for a favorable position in dealing with the Mongolian question in the future

However, Vasilevsky believed that China would never allow the Soviet troops to enter the northeast, because they had more than a million troops in the northeast, and the commander of the Northeast Theater was China's famous and victorious general

"Comrade Stalin," Vasilevsky continued to persuade, "according to intelligence, the Chinese maintain two armies, about 100,000 troops, in the area of Changchun to the south, and in the area of Shenyang, there are about 100,000 troops; Comrade Stalin, we can only put about 100,000 troops into the offensive, and the main forces will go south to liberate Vladivostok"

"Vladivostok is not the point," Stalin waved his hand, Vasilevsky noticed that the pipe in his hand had been extinguished, Stalin continued: "When Japan is defeated, we can completely take it back, we use 500,000 troops to pursue the Japanese army, entering the northeast This pursuit may cause misunderstanding on the Chinese side and lead to some unpleasant conflicts, but I believe that we can gain a foothold in the North Manchurian region"

Vasilevsky gasped, and he hurriedly dissuaded: "Comrade Stalin, the Far Eastern Front has only more than 300,000, and there are no 500,000 If this must be the case, I suggest that the Chinese in Mongolia recently transferred a mechanized army group from Mongolia to join the northeast operation, and the Mongolian forces are weak."

"Not in Mongolia," Stalin flatly refused: "The Chongqing agreement has already stipulated that the Mongolian question will be dealt with after the war, and we cannot violate the agreement"

Vasilevsky was stunned, and Stalin continued: "According to the Tehran and Chongqing agreements, after the war, Mongolia will implement national self-determination, and the Mongolian people themselves will vote, and we are in favor of this agreement"

At this time, Vasilevsky somewhat understood that the Tehran Agreement and the Chongqing Agreement were guaranteed by the United States, and if Stalin played tricks on this, it would inevitably provoke a reaction from the United States, and then in the future, the United States would take tough countermeasures in dealing with the problems of Europe, such as Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, and other countries

Although victory in the Soviet-German war was in sight, the war caused great damage to Soviet Russia, and the entire western part of Soviet Russia was almost completely reduced to ruins, Minsk, Kiev, Stalingrad, and Leningrad were all destroyed, urban factories were turned into ruins, Soviet and Russian strength was severely declining, and the United States was hiding outside the war

"The Far Eastern Front does not have 500,000 troops, but the Mongolian Front still has about 200,000 troops, and the Mongolian People's Republic can also provide 100,000 troops; Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to launch an offensive in Mongolia, and the main forces of the Mongolian Front and the Mongolian People's Army were able to advance eastward and join the Far Eastern Front in the pursuit of the remnants of the Japanese army"

Stalin looked a little arbitrary, he stood in front of Vasilevsky, looked at him with cold eyes, Vasilevsky sighed in his heart, the duty of a soldier prompted him to make a final effort

"Comrade Stalin, we are also materially prepared, you know, the material reserves of the Far Eastern Front are very limited, the Japanese army at the time of withdrawal, blew up the eastern section of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the material cannot be indirectly transported to the front, besides, it will take at least ten days to assemble the Mongolian Front and the People's Army on the Sino-Soviet border, Comrade Stalin, with these ten days, the Chinese have recovered the entire northeast, the war has entered the territory of Korea and they have the strength to free up their hands to deal with our army with all their might"

Vasilevsky felt sweat running down his back, his shirt had been soaked with sweat Stalin finally showed a trace of hesitation, Vasilevsky meant very clearly, once the war entered the territory of Korea, Stalin's reasons would not be valid, and he would lose a lot of points politically, and the United States and Britain would not recognize the legitimacy of Soviet Russia's actions; The main thing is that the Chinese side has been able to free up its hands and deal with the Soviet troops crossing the border with all its might

Stalin began to pace around the room again, and the pipe in his hand was not lit, when the adjutant knocked on the door, and Stalin called out a little impatiently to come in, and the adjutant pushed the door in to give a speech, and Beria and Molotov came

Hearing Beria's name, Stalin couldn't help frowning, the Xinjiang rebellion personally commanded by Beria suffered a heavy defeat, and the Chinese government took the opportunity to uproot Soviet Russia's power in Xinjiang, Stalin was defeated in this contest, and Soviet Russia's prestige in the world was also affected

The adjutant saw that Stalin did not say anything, and was about to withdraw, but before the door was closed, he heard Stalin say: "Please let them in"

Molotov was in front, Beria was behind, the two came in Stalin did not say anything, and Vasilevsky could not go, so he had to stand there

"Comrade Stalin, the Chinese comrades have been in Moscow for a week, and they ask to see you" Molotov spoke first

The standard of the delegation in Yan'an is relatively high, and the Central Tengji Office is Tengji Zhang Zd, and Zhang Tian's total Tengji is just a transition, which does not have much significance

"What do they want?" Stalin's tone was cold, so disdainful that he remembered that he had asked Yan'an for help several times, but the other party ignored them, and in the end it was Chiang Kai-shek who took action, and they did a little action, and only after he had "generously" supported the equipment of the two armies

"The Chinese comrades want to strengthen cooperation with us and hope that we can supply them with weapons and equipment," Molotov added after a pause: "the scale is relatively large"

After finishing speaking, Molotov opened the document bag he was carrying, took out a sorted out meeting minutes, and prepared to hand them to Stalin, who did not wait for him to come over, and said: "You talk about it roughly"

Molotov had no choice but to open the document and simply pick up the key contents: "The Chinese comrades mainly demanded several points: first, they wanted us to assist them with weapons and equipment, and they put forward a huge list of weapons, hoping to equip at least 500,000 people; Secondly, it is hoped that they will be assisted in the formation of armored forces, providing 800 to 1,000 tanks, 1,000 armored vehicles; third, to assist them in setting up an air force and to provide them with no less than 500 combat aircraft; Fourth, we hope that we will provide them with financial assistance of 20 million rubles; Fifth, I hope that we can provide them with complete sets of plant equipment, including steel and military factories"

Stalin sneered a few times after hearing this, he knew very well the reason why Yan'an did this, this was from the threat of the seven-year war of resistance, from military to political to economic, has made great progress, especially in military strength, unprecedented strength

The war was not over yet, and Yan'an had already begun to prepare for the post-war period

The GCD people in Yan'an, who know Chiang Kai-shek far better than Stalin, have no strength in their hands, and Chiang Kai-shek will not pay attention to your feelings

"Tanks, armored vehicles, planes, let's not talk about it, do we have any excess now, and even if we do, give them them, will they use them? Can you afford it? No shells, no gasoline and diesel, it's just a pile of scrap metal," Stalinpi mocked with a non-grin

"I remember that several Chinese comrades studied at the Frunze military academy," Vasilevsky recalled

"Can a few people build a mechanized army?" Stalin asked sharply

Whether it is tanks, armored vehicles, or airplanes, they are all technical weapons, Yan'an is severely lacking in the use of these weapons, only a few generals of the Eighth Route Army have received formal training at the Frunze Military Academy, most of the generals of the Eighth Route Army have not attended military schools, have not received formal training, and it is impossible to build a mechanized force by relying on a few people

Vasilevsky nodded in agreement, and he said to Molotov: "We should tell them that at the moment we are not able to supply so many weapons and ammunition, tanks, armored vehicles and aircraft"

Beria glanced at Stalin cautiously, knowing that Stalin was very dissatisfied with him because of the defeat in Xinjiang, and he had to find an opportunity to win back Stalin's trust

"Comrade Stalin, the worries of the Chinese comrades are mainly after the war, to increase their strength, to be able to hold back Chiang Kai-shek, ** there are hundreds of thousands of troops in Mongolia, and the logistics are all transported from the country, and the base areas of the Fourth Army of the Eighth Route Army are just stuck on their logistics and transportation lines" Beria said while looking at Stalin's face, and with his words, Stalin's face slowly softened, and his confidence gradually increased:

"We captured a large number of Japanese-made weapons and ammunition in the Mongolian campaign and the Far East campaign, and also captured a lot of German-made weapons, which the Red Army did not use, and it was very troublesome to deal with them, so it is better to hand over these weapons to them"

After saying that, Beria looked at Stalin, who at first did not say anything, and slowly a smile appeared on his face

"It's a good proposal, it's clever," Beria had just breathed a sigh of relief, but Stalin added, which made him nervous again at once: "Much smarter than in Xinjiang"

After knocking Beria, Stalin turned to Molotov and said: "I will not see them, tell them that we do not have spare tanks and armored vehicles and planes, and we can supply them with a batch of German and Japanese weapons, as for the quantity, ,..."

Stalin stopped suddenly, Molotov and Vasilevsky looked at him, Stalin frowned and thought, it was obvious that he had an idea slowly taking shape

The three of them stood there quietly, not daring to disturb Stalin's train of thought, and after a while, a faint smile appeared on Stalin's face, and he asked Beria: "In North Manchuria, the Eighth Route Army occupies a considerable area, and if we pursue the remnants of the Japanese army into this area, Yan'an will not have any opinion"

Molotov was stunned, he looked at Vasilevsky, Vasilevsky quietly closed his eyes, Molotov understood in his heart that Stalin wanted to save face in the Northeast

But Molotov immediately thought that the Chinese government would definitely react, and compared with China's forces in the northeast, the Far Eastern Front was at a disadvantage, and this was another adventure, Molotov quickly made a judgment

But Stalin had already formed absolute power in the party and the army, and no matter how many people opposed it, it only took Stalin's words to decide everything

The summer sun shines on the Kremlin's spire, which pierces the light, scattering the light and shining on the windows

Molotov looked at the bright spot in the window and began to silently calculate in his heart how to redeem Stalin's determination

Vasilevsky was also thinking that it would not be a good idea to enter the northeast through the defense area of the Eighth Route Army and the Fourth Army, but, then? If the team does not accept political treatment and insists on counterattacking, just like in Xinjiang, how should it be handled?

"Yan'an will not object," Beria replied, "They have the same beliefs as us, and moreover, they have many requirements for us, and the Red Army can indirectly assist them when it enters the northeast."

Stalin smiled with satisfaction, Vasilevsky scolded in his heart, Beria completely disregarded reality, if the same GCD was the reason, then the MZD would not have refused Stalin's request in the first place

"Comrade Molotov, at the time of the talks with the Chinese comrades, inform them of our opinion and obtain their understanding" Stalin made his decision without consulting Molotov and Vasilevsky

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