On the morning of July 30, Japanese Foreign Minister Sadajiro Toyoda held a press conference.

Sadajiro Toyoda first solemnly announced the losses caused by the sneak attack and bombing of the cities of Yawata, Sasebo, and Nagasaki by Soviet and Russian warplanes: The Yawata Iron and Steel Plant, which produces hundreds of thousands of tons of steel per year, was razed to the ground, the blast furnace and workshop were all destroyed, the long-standing Nagasaki seaport was destroyed, the Sasebo naval base was heavily damaged, 46 cargo ships and 12 supply ships were lost, several shipyards were reduced to ashes, and 16 aircraft were lost. A large number of houses and public utility buildings have been burned down, and the number of casualties is still being counted.

Then, Sadajiro Toyoda began to condemn the Soviet Red Army for violating the Geneva Conventions and indiscriminately bombing the commercial and industrial facilities and civilians of the Great Japanese Empire, and swore that the Great Japanese Army and Navy would carry out the most brutal retaliation against the Soviet Red Army and that the Great Japanese Army and Navy were capable of protecting the homeland from aggression. ，

Immediately after that, Sadajiro Toyoda began to report the results of the Japanese army's northward advance, which was nothing more than the elimination of the main force of the Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Red Navy, how many kilometers to advance to the Far East, how many people captured by the Soviet Red Army, and so on. Rampant!

A TASS correspondent in Tokyo also attended the press conference and asked on the spot whether the Geneva Convention was in mind when the Japanese bombed Vladivostok, Sovietport, Chita and other cities and ports in the Far East. When the Japanese army launched a surprise attack on the Soviet Union without declaring war, did you think that there should be credibility between countries?

Sadajiro Toyoda replied, "No comment!" ”

A reporter from an American newspaper in Tokyo asked what was the purpose of the Japanese army's sneak attack in the Far East? Is there an attack on the last target line? If so, where is this target line?

As foreign minister, Sadajiro Toyoda knew that the Americans could no longer be provoked at the moment. At least you can't provoke at this time. Therefore, Sadajiro Toyoda replied cautiously: "I have not received an operational plan for the Far East operation of the Great Japanese Army and Navy. However, I believe that the mission of the Great Japanese Army and Navy in this Far East operation was to assist the friendly state of Manchukuo in recovering the territories that had been looted by the Soviet Union. Expelling Soviet power from the Far East, curbing the spread of the Red Calamity, and restoring the free world order in the Far East. For the time being, the Japanese army and navy will not participate in the war in Europe, and will not have any European territorial claims against the Soviet Union. Great Japan has always maintained that Asia is the Asia of Asians. In Asia, we should establish an East Asian co-prosperity sphere and a new order with Japan, Manchuria, and China as the core. ”

The American reporter then asked: "Your Excellency Foreign Minister: Is there any possibility of a negotiated settlement of the conflict between Japan and the Soviet Union?" ”

Sadajiro Toyoda replied that at present, the expulsion of Soviet troops from the Far East was mainly carried out by force, and that he did not have a mandate to negotiate with the Soviet Union.

After the press conference. Sadajiro Toyoda summoned the Soviet ambassador to Japan, Smatanin. This time, Sadajiro Toyoda ** naked threatened to open. He told Smatanin that the only hope for the survival of the Soviet Union lay in the abandonment of the Far East. Go back to Europe. Otherwise. The powerful Kwantung Army will completely annihilate the Red Army in the Far East, directly fight through the Urals, and join the German army under the city of Moscow.

Smatanen did not accept this set and warned Japan that it must rein in the precipice. Otherwise, the Soviet Red Army must have destroyed the invading Japanese army. This time it was the bombing of Nagasaki, Sasebo, and Hachiman, and next time it was likely to bomb Tokyo. Japan is so small. Can't stand up to the bombing.

Smatanen said this on purpose, and he had already received an urgent notification from the country. I knew that it was the Eighth Route Army Air Force that bombed the Japanese mainland, and I also knew that it was not the Eighth Route Army that did not bomb Tokyo, but the lack of long-range bombers and the inability to bomb the Northeast.

The two of them quarreled and fought. As a result, Sadajiro Toyoda temporarily gained the upper hand, and the resentful Smatanin immediately sent a telegram to Moscow to report back to Moscow.

The reason why Sadajiro Toyoda summoned Smatanin was to press the Soviet Union to negotiate according to the instructions of Prime Minister Konoe. Therefore, after this summons, Sadajiro Toyoda immediately sent a telegram to Miji Kenkawa, the ambassador to the Soviet Union, instructing him to pay close attention to the developments in the Soviet Union, maintain close contacts with the Soviet Union, and make preparations for negotiations.

The Japanese insisted that it was the Soviet Red Army planes that bombed the Japanese mainland, and the Soviet side admitted it, and the Eighth Route Army did not announce the results of the battle to the public, as if it was really the Soviet Red Army that bombed Japan. Chiang Kai-shek, including Chongqing, did not know the inside story, thinking that it was really the long-range bombers of the Soviet Red Army that bombed the Japanese mainland.

The citizens of Chongqing, who had been bombed by the Japanese army, poured into the streets, holding signs celebrating the Soviet bombing of Japan and demonstrated.

Liu Yimin tasted the sweetness of this bombing and saw a shortcut to a complete victory over Japanese imperialism. He sent a telegram to the Central Committee, asking the Central Committee to request the Soviet Union's special envoy, Comrade Mikoyan, to provide free support to the Soviet Union with 500 state-of-the-art fighters and 200 long-range bombers to help the Eighth Route Army build its air force. Considering that the Soviet Union was now in great difficulty, Liu Yimin proposed in a telegram that 50 long-range bombers could be provided first, and the rest would be gradually delivered after the Soviet war situation stabilized and the situation improved. At the same time, Liu Yimin requested the approval of the central authorities, authorizing Ni Hua, who was in the United States, to contact the US Government on behalf of ** and the Eighth Route Army to seek assistance, and to request the US Government to support the Eighth Route Army's 1,000 fighters, 200 long-range bombers, as well as supporting ammunition and fuel on the basis of the US Lend-Lease Act.

Don't look at the amount that Liu Yimin asked for when he opened his mouth, but in fact, it was not big at all. Historically, when the United States bombed Germany and Japan in the later period, it often consisted of one or two thousand bombers, or even more, covering the sky and the sun, and completely destroying the war capability of Germany and Japan.

It doesn't matter whether this matter is successful or not, the key is to say what you want, so that the Soviets and Americans know that it is the ** and the Eighth Route Army that can really contain Japan, and you can't give all the aid to the Kuomintang, so that Chiang Kai-shek has the strength to engage in friction and fight a civil war.

It is said that Liu Yimin is an unrealistic lion's mouth, and the chairman should reprimand him. However, due to the series of brilliant victories since the establishment of the Eighth Route Army Air Corps, the chairman's ambition was stimulated, and he made a special appointment with Mikoyan, who had not yet left Xi'an, and solemnly made a request.

Mikoyan can't do this, and the Soviet Union is currently suffering from enemies on both sides, and it is also in dire need of aircraft, which may not be possible at the moment. However, Mikoyan also saw hope in the results of the Eighth Route Army's air raid on Japan, and promised to report to Stalin when he returned.

The Soviet Union once wanted to allocate a part of the aid materials to the Nationalist Government to **, but unfortunately Chiang Kai-shek resolutely disagreed, and gave a death order to Zhu Shaoliang, the commander of the Eighth Theater of Operations, that all the Soviet aid materials that entered the interior through Lanzhou could not flow into the hands of ** at all. However, now it is different, the German and Japanese invaders are flanking the Soviet Union on both sides, and the Soviet Union urgently needs to cooperate in the operation, and it is likely to agree to directly send weapons and equipment to the Eighth Route Army.

As for whether the Americans will give it, Liu Yimin thinks it will not be a problem. Historically, the United States has provided more weapons and equipment to various countries through the Lend-Lease Act. Now the Americans may feel that all the Yuanhua materials must be according to the head of the Nationalist Government, and they have to go through the Nationalist Government, and they will not deal with **. However, once the Japanese army advances south and the Pacific War breaks out, the United States will inevitably establish the Pacific Theater of Operations, and it will inevitably think of the Eighth Route Army, which has outstanding achievements. If you put it forward at this time, it is tantamount to waiting in line, and you are not afraid that the Americans will not give it when the time comes.

What Liu Yimin did not expect was that after learning the news of the bombing of the Japanese mainland by the Eighth Route Army, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held an emergency meeting and decided to confer the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" on Comrade Liu Yimin, and sent someone to carry the "Golden Star Medal" to Xi'an by plane to meet with Mikoyan, who would award the award to Mikoyan on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Soviet Government.

Mikoyan told the chairman and the boss that the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" is the supreme honorary title. The award of the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" to Comrade Liu Yimin was to commend the Eighth Route Army's bold and fearless attack on the Japanese mainland and to encourage Comrade Liu Yimin to lead his troops to make new contributions.

When he received a telegram from the Central Committee about the Soviet Union's award of the Hero of the Soviet Union and the award of the Golden Star Medal, Liu Yimin was making preparations for attacking Shanghai. I don't know what he thinks, but the telegram to the central government said that the war was busy and he couldn't go back to Xi'an to receive the award. Thank you, Soviet comrades! He simply did what a fighter of the Eighth Route Army who fought against the fascist aggression should do, and the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the Gold Star Medal should be awarded to the heroes of the Eighth Route Army Aviation Brigade that bombed the Japanese mainland, and he personally deserved it. The central government is requested to send someone to receive the award on his behalf, and the medal will be deposited in the central archives department.

This Liu Yimin, with a water in his brain, such a high honor, made other people's eyes green, he actually said that he didn't have time to go back to Xi'an to accept the medal, and he wanted to store the medal in the center.

The chairman had no choice but to explain to Mikoyan that Liu Yimin was in the midst of a battle and could not return to Xi'an for the time being. He accepted the medal and certificate on behalf of Comrade Liu Yimin, and handed them over to Comrade Liu Yimin after the fighting on the front line was stable.

Mikoyan immediately asked whether the Soviet army could be allowed to set up a communication and liaison group in the Eighth Route Army in Shandong to facilitate communication between the two armies.

The chairman refused, saying that the Shandong base area was often swept away by heavy Japanese troops, and Liu Yimin's department sacrificed many key leaders, including Liu Yimin's guard commander, and could not guarantee the safety of Soviet comrades. The communications and liaison group should be stationed in Xi'an, and there is no need to go to the front line.

Mikoyan thought about it and felt that it was inappropriate to make such a request, and it was easy to cause misunderstanding, so he stopped asking for it.

Mikoyan's visit to Xi'an achieved remarkable results, as the Eighth Route Army not only attacked Japan by air, but also prepared to launch a large-scale offensive in North China in response to the Far Eastern Front. Therefore, Mikoyan left Xi'an by plane and returned to Moscow to resume his life. However, the Soviet liaison group in ** still stayed in Xi'an to work, and the personnel who came to present Liu Yimin with the gold star medal also remained, which is tantamount to strengthening the strength of the liaison group in **.

At this time, the war between Japan and the Soviet Union in the Far East had entered a critical period.

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