The sky was faintly white, the earth was silent, the gentle wind blew on both sides of the Bug River, the ripe wheat swayed softly in the wind, and the air was filled with bursts of wheat fragrance. A hazy mist floated on the river, and in the dense woods on the east bank, early birds were already flying in the woods, while the west bank was silent. This strange phenomenon made the sentinels very vigilant, and they looked at the west bank with concern.

A twinkling star rose in the sky, this star glowed red, quickly moved to the east, the sky heard the faint roar of the engine, the sentry watched in horror as a large flickering starlight quickly flew overhead, what kind of starlight is this, it is a large group of aircraft. The sentinels got up and ran to the post, but before they could take a few steps, a few gunshots pierced the silence of the early morning.

By daybreak, the whole world would know that Germany had declared war on Soviet Russia, and it was a terrifying attack, a surprise attack by four million armed forces against five million armed forces.

On a front of more than a thousand miles, from the icy Baltic Sea to the warm Black Sea, Teutonic youths in gray military uniforms, under the cover of steel columns and under the bright sun of the Polish plains, advanced deep into Soviet Russia.

Destroyed tanks, smoking villages, and dead bodies were left behind by this long column, and the Soviets continued to resist at the end of the horizon, and the sound of explosions was faintly heard, and the steel column fiercely pounced on the Soviet defense line.

When Yucheng received the news, the attack had been going on for five hours, and Chiang Kai-shek did not immediately convene his staff to discuss, but first summoned the Russian ambassador Pan Youxin and the head of the military advisory group, Chuikov.

Pan Youxin and Chuikov have not yet received specific information from China, but as military generals, Chuikov is well aware of the dangers of this attack, the Red Army's combat readiness is not ready, a large number of troops are changing their equipment, the Great Purge has caused a lack of experienced officers, and the troops are full of generals who have been promoted by surprise, while the opponent German army is the most well-trained army in the world.

"We strongly support your country's resistance to the German invading army, and we deeply understand if your country recalls the military advisory group." After Chiang Kai-shek received the urgent telegram from the ambassador to the Soviet Union, the first thing that came to mind was that Stalin was going to recall the military advisory group, and the second was that the military aid of Soviet Russia would drop sharply.

But he was a little happy in his heart, in order to resist the German attack, Stalin was bound to concentrate all his forces, then the control of Xinjiang Province was bound to weaken, and he saw the dawn of solving the problem of Xinjiang Province.

Pan Youxin and Chuikov duly expressed their gratitude, but Chuikov offered to suspend the Dilan railway, although he did not receive an order from Moscow, but in this situation, Chuikov estimated that Moscow's order would arrive soon. Chiang Kai-shek did not refuse this request.

"Mr. Ambassador, General Cui, we will continue to build the Dilan Railway, this is a strategic railway, if we defeat Yuben, we can also use this railway to support your country, we will not forget your country's support for us in our most difficult time. Well, we're going to send a team of people, please hand over all the drawings and design plans to our team of experts, and we'll continue to build the railway. ”

This decision made Zhuang Jihua very appreciative, and the Dilan Railway was not only built to provide assistance to Soviet Russia to China, but to strengthen its control over the northwest. But with the current state of the country's finances, is it feasible to build this railway? Song Ziwen was resolutely opposed.

Zhuang Jihua and Song Ziwen argued in front of Chiang Kai-shek, and one demanded to continue to repair, even if it was slower; The other demanded that work be stopped and repaired after the war.

"At present, our finances are simply not able to support such a huge project, and the $500 million raised by issuing bonds in the United States has already been used up to 200 million, leaving 300 million, of which 200 million is for military spending, 100 million is for social reform in the northwest, in addition to the construction of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway, the expansion of the arsenal, and so on. Song Ziwen was very angry and yelled at Zhuang Jihua.

"But the Dilan Railway has already been repaired through Wusheling, and the most difficult section has been completed, and you only need to work harder to get to Lanzhou, so why stop? And once stopped, how will tens of thousands of road construction workers be accommodated? Financial difficulties are true, and I propose to issue railway bonds. ”

Despite Zhuang Jihua's efforts, Chiang Kai-shek still did not agree to continue the construction of the Dilan Railway, and only agreed to build the Dilan Railway to Yongdeng, which means that only another twenty or thirty kilometers need to be built, and Yongdeng is still more than 100 kilometers away from Lanzhou.

Compared with the Dylan Railway, Chiang Kai-shek was more concerned about the impact of the Soviet-German war on China, and to be honest, he had a sense of schadenfreude in his heart, three years ago, Soviet Russia broke its promise and did not provide direct military assistance, and this matter he always remembered in his heart. But what impact will the Soviet-German war have on the Chinese battlefield? What else is there besides the seven or eight hundred thousand Kwantung Army assembled in the northeast?

"Will Ben declare war on the Soviet Union?" Chiang Kai-shek threw out his first question.

This question made everyone attending the meeting dare not easily draw conclusions, said that Ben signed a Triple Alliance Treaty with Germany, and signed a neutrality treaty with Soviet Russia, from the perspective of international law, the Soviet Union said that the neutrality treaty relieved the Zoben of its obligations to Germany, but the Triple Axis is very important to the Zoben, Britain and the United States are interfering more and more in the neutral war, and the Triple Axis is needed to deter Britain and the United States, so the possibility of agreeing to Germany's request is also very large.

Guo Taiqi was bitter in his heart, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and this question was naturally answered by him, but before he could speak, Chiang Kai-shek named him: "Cultural Revolution, you talk about it first." ”

Zhuang Jihua said in his heart that according to the development of the previous life, he abided by the Soviet-Syrian neutrality treaty, but in the later stage of the war, Soviet Russia tore up the Soviet-said neutrality treaty and launched an attack on the negotiable one, but doesn't it have its own factor now? Tatsunosuke is pushing for a declaration of war on the Soviet Union according to his own deployment, and if he succeeds...

"I really don't understand this, there are two ways to go north and south, but I don't think that the Kwantung Army will be transferred south in large numbers to attack us, for two reasons, first of all, the Kwantung Army is the strategic reserve of the Yue Army, and he will not use it easily; Second, even if the Germans did not declare war on Soviet Russia, they would never sit idly by and watch the development of the Soviet-German war, and if the German army could conquer Moscow, the possibility of declaring war on Soviet Russia would greatly increase, and once war was declared on Soviet Russia, the Kwantung Army would assume the main attack mission. If Ben decides to go south, then the Kwantung Army will be transferred to the South Seas, because the troops in the Kannai can no longer be transferred. Zhuang Jihua looked very cautious.

"So what should we do?" When Chiang Kai-shek asked this again, he did not pay attention to the attitude of Guo Taiqi and Chen Cheng He Yingqin, the faces of these three people were a little unpleasant, and they realized almost at the same time that Zhuang Jihua had a higher status in Chiang Kai-shek's mind.

"The students thought that we should seize the opportunity to solve the problem of Xinjiang Province, and in addition, we should not carry out a large-scale offensive against the Japanese army in the near future, concentrate on reorganizing the army, and carry out social reforms in the northwest, Hunan, Henan, and Jiangsu. Zhuang Jihua seriously suggested that Churchill met with Roosevelt several times during the war, and as a result, Britain received the most Lend-Lease materials.

Chiang Kai-shek did not expect that Zhuang Jihua would actually suggest that he visit the United States, and also strive to meet with Roosevelt, of course, expanding aid to China is what he wants, but at this time, is it appropriate to visit the United States?

"It is not appropriate for the chairman of the committee to visit abroad at this time," Chen Cheng first objected: "However, important people should be sent to the United States, and I suggest that my wife go and let my wife represent the chairman, I believe that President Roosevelt will definitely understand, by the way, the Cultural Revolution, you can accompany your wife there." ”

He Yingqin laughed secretly in his heart, Zhuang Jihua lifted a stone and hit his own feet, and was forced into a corner by Chen Cheng, and sure enough, when Zhuang Jihua heard Chen Cheng suggest that he go, he was a little stunned.

"I don't think it's appropriate to leave the Cultural Revolution," Lin Wei came forward to help Zhuang Jihua at this time: "The development of Guizhou is in a critical place, and he can't leave now." ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded slightly, the visit can be put on hold temporarily, but the development of Guizhou has indeed reached a critical juncture, the tank factory and rocket artillery factory from Soviet Russia have been largely completed, Zhuang Jihua reported that the first T34 tank will be able to leave the factory in mid-July, and the first rocket artillery will be able to leave the factory at the end of August, and the reason why the rocket artillery is so late for more than a month is that it is still stuck in transportation, and the equipment priority of the tank factory is before the rocket artillery factory.

These two factories are not within the scope of development in Guizhou, Zhuang Jihua has presided over the construction of more than 70 factories in Guizhou, although the scale of each is not large, the total amount is not small, the annual output is enough to equip 200,000 people, and the foundation has been laid, and the future expansion will be a matter of course.

In addition, due to the adoption of outsourcing processing, in one fell swoop to solve the shortage of grain, military uniforms, military shoes and other materials, every family in the rear is making military uniforms for the front-line soldiers, this trend has been extended to the families of high-ranking officials in Yucheng, Song Meiling took the lead in the demonstration, Liu Yinshu and other officials of the Southwest Development Team family members followed closely behind, picked up needles and threads, sewing clothes for the front-line soldiers has become a popular fashion in Yucheng, and the social atmosphere has also improved a lot.

According to the original estimates, in three years' time, only two-fifths of the needs of 500,000 people will be satisfied, and we still need to grit our teeth and work harder.

Zhuang Jihua himself didn't want to go, he trained three armies in Guizhou, Yunnan, Yunnan, with a total strength of 130,000 troops, and now these three armies have been completely formed, An Enpu, Huang Botao, and Yu Chengwan were appointed as the commanders of the three armies, and the equipment of the troops was all replaced by Yucheng, but An Enpu's new Ninth Army and Yu Chengwan's border police brigade were slightly less numerous, only 40,000 people, not as good as Huang Botao's 112th Army, which had more than 50,000 people.

However, now Zhuang Jihua hopes that these armies do not need to be in Burma, and said that it is best for him to go north and attack Soviet Russia. In this way he kept a strategic reserve in the southwest.

If the Soviet-German war caused a ripple in Chongqing, it caused an uproar in Tokyo, and the German ambassador formally demanded that the German ambassador fulfill the three-country axis and cooperate with Germany in attacking Soviet Russia from the east.

History is distorted here.

(To be continued)