December 16, 1944. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Yan'an.

Xiaolu, Xue Rui, Sun Weishi, and the old wolf arrived in Yan'an on a plane transporting supplies. Leave the airport and go straight to Yangjialing.

When I arrived in Yangjialing, I learned that Zhou Gong and Hu Fu had also returned, and several members of the Standing Committee had arrived. Zhou Gong and Hurley talked about the results in Chongqing, and although the formation of a coalition government in the future has not yet been fruitful, the participation in the meeting is indeed the most important event at present.

Zhou Gongdao: "Now that there is a plane, it is convenient, yesterday's order was issued, and it will arrive today." ”

Xiaolu said: "What specific task do you want me to do?" ”

Mao Gongdao: "We have discussed it repeatedly, and we still want you to go to the Yalta meeting." ”

Xiaolu said: "Let's go to the meeting, it's settled?" ”

Mao Gong: "Not yet." ”

Zhou Gong said a few words and made things clear.

Yan'an had been in direct contact with the Soviet Union and the United States, asking Yan'an to send people to the Yalta Conference. At this time, the venue of the meeting had not yet been decided, and the name was the Allied Leaders' Conference. So, Yan'an sent a telegram to Stalin, asking to participate in the meeting of the leaders of the Central Powers.

At this time, Roosevelt and Churchill Stalin had already completed their discussions and basically decided that the three of them would attend the meeting. Because the U.S. ambassadors, military attachés, and generals in China knew that it was impossible for Chongqing to send troops to Korea or even participate in the Pacific theater, the three parties agreed not to invite Lao Chiang to the meeting. Yan'an promised to send troops to North Korea and even to Japan.

Why, because the conference had to discuss the coordination of the European and Asian battlefields, and the division of interests after the war. Chiang's Chinese army was bent on enjoying the fruits of victory, and it was impossible for him to go abroad to fight, and he did not have the ability to reach Japan. Therefore, there is no need to invite Lao Jiang to participate.

The division of interests after the war, that is, the division of the spheres of influence of various countries, this is nothing to worry about Lao Chiang. One is that he does not have that strength, and the second is that the United States and the Soviet Union will not give him any benefits.

This is the same as the evolution of history.

At this point, the variables came. The Soviet Union proposed that Yan'an represent China at the meeting. On the Asian battlefield, Yan'an has the right to speak. The United States soon said it had no objection to Yan'an's participation, and Britain said it was against it.

Xiaolu's attitude towards various countries is also very clear in his heart.

The United States was disappointed in Lao Chiang, and did not want Lao Chiang to share the fruits of the war, so naturally did not want Lao Chiang to participate. The attitude of the United States towards its allies is very consistent: when it is in its own interests, it is an ally, and when it is not in its own interests, it ruthlessly abandons or even sells its allies.

The United States did not object to Yan'an because the United States was under tremendous pressure in the Pacific and Europe, and it had repeatedly wanted to abandon the war. Although there is hope for victory now, without the cooperation of Yan'an, it will be difficult for the Asian side, and many American soldiers will die.

The reason why the United States does not say that it agrees with Yan'an to participate in the meeting is because on the surface it still has to get along with Chongqing. After all, Chongqing is the legitimate government, and it has not yet assassinated Lao Jiang, and it will have to deal with Chongqing in the future.

The Soviet Union's invitation to Yan'an was sincere.

The Soviet Union bore 70 percent of the fighting in Europe, with huge casualties. Because Germany wantonly supported the puppet army and the puppet government, in addition to dealing with the German army, the Soviet army also had to deal with millions of puppet troops, and it was really unbearable.

Japan in the East also inserted a knife in the death hole of the Soviet Union, so that the Soviet Union was almost on the verge of extinction, but fortunately, Yan'an made a move and struggled out of the death line. Now, although there is hope for victory, without Yan'an's participation, the consequences are unimaginable. They didn't care about Lao Jiang's feelings, so they wanted Yan'an to participate.

Britain saw a Chinese threat, as the Chinese signaled a threat to his old colony in several places. Britain saw that after the war, Yan'an would oppose the colonial powers and form an alliance with the Soviet Union. Yan'an cannot be allowed to participate in this meeting.

In liaison with the Soviet Union, Koji participated, so Koji knew the whole process. The evolution of the last few days is not very clear to him, and in recent days, the British have passed the news to Chongqing.

Chongqing learned about this meeting, and although it had little impact on the meeting, it had a great impact on Yan'an: Chongqing resolutely demanded that Yan'an not be allowed to send people to participate.

There was also controversy within Yan'an. Some people believe that if they insist on attending the meeting, Lao Chiang will start friction, which will affect the overall situation of resistance against Japan. Lao Jiang can't resist Japan, but he has a very good set of friction, and he can hit the dead hole in Yan'an. Just as the Soviet puppet army, although small in number and inferior in combat effectiveness to the German army, had a huge impact on the Soviet Union.

If we insist on going to the conference, we will have to plan for the worst, for example, move the central government to Changchun.

Xiao Lu listened and said with a smile: "In the international game of great powers, you must speak with strength. The U.S. military has a permanent observer mission in the northeast, and they know our strength. The strength of Chongqing was also clear to the Americans, and they were eager to assassinate Lao Chiang and find someone to replace him. In order for us to fight the Japanese and reduce the number of American GIs, the Americans will definitely insist that we attend the meeting. We just need to be ready to see how we can get the most out of China in the conference. You don't have to worry about whether you can participate, you just have to fight normally. ”

December 17, 1944. Chongqing.

Wang Shijie asked to see the Soviet Counselor Department for consultation.

Historically, because of the great power chauvinism of the Soviet Union, because of the actions of the Soviet team in Shandong, and because of the agreement between the Soviet Union and Japan, the relationship between the Soviet Union and Chongqing gradually deteriorated, and in 1944, although diplomatic relations did not drop to the chargé d'affaires level, the ambassador was absent, and the head of the embassy was a counselor.

Nowadays, history has changed, the relationship between the Soviet Union and the Republic of China is still bad, because of the support for Yan'an, the relationship between Chongqing and the Soviet Union is very bad, the ambassador is still absent, and the person in charge is still just a chargé d'affaires.

Now, the Chongqing government is again in the hands of the Soviet Union, so it sent Wang Shijie to discuss the terms of exchanges.

Wang Shijie, a native of Chongyang County, Wuchang Prefecture, Hubei Province, graduated from Beiyang University in Tianjin, joined the Republic of China after the Wuchang Uprising, went to England and France two years later, obtained a doctorate, and served as a teacher at Peking University after returning to China, serving as the director of the Legislative Affairs Bureau of the Republic of China in 27 years and the president of Wuhan University in 29 years. In 1933, he was promoted to Minister of Education, and after that, he held various positions in the Kuomintang and the top of the government, and in November 1944, he became the Propaganda Minister of the Kuomintang.

Historically, he signed the contract for betraying Outer Mongolia, leaving a notoriety in history.

Now, he began to work in the propaganda department, and the first thing he did when he took office was to win over Chiang to attend international conferences, because the United States was disappointed in the Chongqing government, and they did the work of the British and the work of the Soviet Union.

Wang Shijie got straight to the point and said: "I came this time and brought instructions from my country's high-level to restart high-level consultations between your two countries, and anything can be discussed." ”

Si Gaoqiu: "Since the completion of the territorial negotiations in the previous stage, your country has basically stopped contact with our country. I don't know what your purpose is this time? ”

Wang Shijie said: "The purpose is, of course, that our leaders attend the summit, participate in the negotiations of the war, and arrange the post-war period. ”

Si Gaoqiu: "So what concessions do you have?" ”

Wang Shijie said: "What we can compromise on is that you and China can start negotiations and talk about anything." ”

Si Gao did not hesitate: "Can your country make territorial concessions, or do you have measures to enter the war?" ”

Wang Shijie said: "You can talk about anything. What I can promise now is that we will attack the Japanese. ”

Si Gaoqiu: "Okay, I would like to convey your country's meaning to our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will respond. ”

On December 20, the Soviet Counselor Department paid a visit to Wang Shijie.

Si Gaojiao clearly told Wang Shijie that since your government is unwilling to immediately negotiate the territorial issue and the issue of Soviet assets on the territory of the former Soviet Union, and is unwilling to negotiate on the status of Xinjiang and Outer Mongolia, in view of the current war situation, the Soviet Union believes that Yan'an must send important representatives to the upcoming international conference.

I didn't say anything about Lao Jiang's participation in the meeting.

In fact, after the Soviet Union reported Chongqing's message to Stalin, Stalin was very tough: "You are not willing to immediately negotiate the territorial issue and the question of Soviet assets on the territory of the former Soviet Union, and you are not willing to negotiate on the status of Xinjiang and Outer Mongolia." You can't send your army to Japan with the American army, so there's no need to come to the meeting. Our war situation is unfavorable, Yan'an can help us seize the territory, and the only way to do this is to let them come to the meeting. ”

Si Gaoqi spoke diplomatic language, which sounded flat and steady, and the meaning was the same.

After sending off the Soviet counselor, Wang Shijie immediately went to meet President Chiang.

Jiang had known about this for a long time and was waiting for news, seeing that Wang Shijie did not report the good news in high spirits, and knew that Starling did not agree to invite him to the summit.

Staling is the translation method of Chongqing, and Yan'an is translated as Stalin. These two translations are very bluffing, in fact, they are Xiao Gang, or Xiao Gang.

Historically, due to the disappointment of the United States with the Chongqing government and the Soviet Union's desire to divide China's interests, it insisted that Chiang Lao was not allowed to participate in the Yalta Conference.

Now, the Soviet Union still does not want Lao Chiang to attend the meeting.

Lao Chiang wanted to know what the Soviet Union thought, and Wang Shijie put out the territorial issue, the issue of Soviet assets on the territory of the former Soviet Union, and the status of Xinjiang and Outer Mongolia. This is obvious.

Lao Jiang listened to it and was in a very bad mood.

The last time, before Stilwell left, Roosevelt wrote him a letter asking him in a commanding tone: You hand over military command of the China region to Stilwell. At that time, Lao Jiang was furious, but after everyone left in the evening, Lao Jiang cried by himself. Such humiliation cannot be endured, but it must be endured.

The meaning of the Americans was very clear: Chongqing expressed that it would not send troops to North Korea, and would not even cooperate with a counterattack in South China, but would only participate in the war in the Indo-Burmese battlefield, and its contribution to the Yalta Conference would be too small, and Lao Chiang would not go.

Going to a conference isn't just a sight, it's a cost. The cost is too much to bear. If Yan'an is allowed to go, it is not a bad thing: if they want to send troops to North Korea, they will inevitably consume the Northeast Coalition Army in North Korea, and the sandpiper and clam will compete with each other, and the fishermen will benefit, and several people have put forward this view. It is the best policy to endure for a while.

President Jiang ran through his heart in a thousand thoughts, was silent for a while, and said: "I won't go, someone from our government has to go." ”

On December 25, several parties reached an agreement that, under the coordination of the United States, Mao Gong of Yan'an could participate, and Song Ziwen of Chongqing participated. Yan'an accepted some conditions, mainly sending troops to North Korea and even to the Pacific theater. Therefore, Mao went to this meeting.

In the meeting, Mao Gong and the Allied leaders discussed the arrangements for the battle, and Song Ziwen was responsible for signing.

The next thing is simple, except for Song Ziwen who replaced Jiang and Song in Chongqing, the others are basically the same as the Cairo Conference. On the Yan'an side, Mao Gong, Zhou Gong, General Lu Xiaoming, and more than 50 retinue officers, staff officers, diplomats, and security personnel. Chongqing sent one plane, and Yan'an sent three planes to transport the members of the delegation and one plane to transport supplies. The entire delegation numbered more than 100 people.

By mid-January, news came from the Soviet side that the address of the meeting had been determined, in Yalta.

Yalta, an ancient city on the Black Sea coast, has a pleasant climate and is a retreat area of the Soviet Union. Before the war, the people's heroic model workers of the USSR recuperated here. Because it is on the Crimean Peninsula, and the peninsula is connected to Ukraine, the peninsula is dominated by Russians and there are fewer Ukrainians, and later, in the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, its ownership has become a hot spot for Russia and the Western world to compete for dominance in Eastern Europe.

However, none of this was a problem during World War II, because it was far from the German-occupied area, and the Germans only dropped some aerial bombs on Yalta, so it was safe to hold the meeting here. It was far from the oil fields and off the main communication routes, so the Germans did not have the leisure to send troops, so it became one of the few areas that was not occupied.

The Yalta conference is coming.