December 1.

Time flies like a white horse, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye. At this time, the Kyakhta fortress could no longer see its original appearance, and the defense carefully built by the Soviets was half blown up, and only two sides were left in the original pattern of being surrounded on all sides.

However, to the delight of the Soviet soldiers, it was snowing heavily again in the sky, and with the windy weather, the Chinese Air Force could not be dispatched again, and the weather became colder and colder. At this moment, it is already more than minus 30 degrees here, and there is no way to continue large-scale battles.

Zhukov in Kyakhta and Stalin in Moscow breathed a sigh of relief to see such extreme weather befall Siberia. God seemed to be on their side, protecting them from the attack of China in the harsh winter.

However, Stalin was concerned about the international news that China had sent Vice Premier Zong Li to Japan for a state visit. Upon hearing this, Stalin's eyelids jumped uncontrollably.

Relations between China and Japan have been bad before, and although Germany has been acting as a lobbyist in the middle, relations have only eased, but there has never been an official diplomatic visit between the two countries. Previously, the Japanese prime minister had repeatedly proposed to pay a friendly visit to China, but China had refused. And now that China has offered to visit Japan, and this has become a fact, even the date and itinerary have been decided. The Japanese side very much welcomed China's visit to Japan, and although the visit was a departure that had embarrassed Japan several times, Japan still put on a posture of warm welcome.

Stalin was most worried about the Sino-Japanese union, and although the probability of China and Japan being able to unite was very low, like buying a lottery ticket, he did not dare to guarantee that the two countries would not really unite together. After all, countries are talking about interests, and with enough interests, anything can happen. You see, even Hitler can unite with Stalin, and the Sino-Japanese alliance is not completely impossible.

However, during his visit to Japan, Zong Li made a high-profile declaration that on the issue of the Sino-Soviet border conflict, he would start the Sino-Korean border war with Japan to avoid the recurrence of such a conflict. However, whatever Zhongli's real purpose in going to Japan was, speaking out about it was in itself a source of great concern to Stalin. At this time, there were still many problems and contradictions between the Soviet Union and Japan, and the Sakhalin issue alone almost made the two sides tense. If two countries that have contradictions with the Soviet Union are united, it is a thorny question whether that land in the Far East will be surnamed the Soviet Union in the future. One China is enough for the Soviet Union to drink a pot, plus a Japan that is looking forward to the land of the Far East.

It was only then that Stalin realized that the situation in the Far East was getting more and more out of control. There was a feeling that stealing chickens would not lead to a handful of rice, and he didn't know if this was done by China for him or if he had other purposes. But such a move is enough.

Stalin could not wait any longer, so he immediately ordered the Soviet intelligence services in Japan to find out the purpose of China's visit to Japan, and to start as soon as possible.

However, Stalin had not been relieved from the incident, and a piece of news made his heart beat a few times. The Northeast China Theater is gathering troops and is beginning to advance towards the border closest to Vladivostok and Komsomolsk. During this period, a large number of tank units were discovered, and high-altitude reconnaissance planes sent by China were spotted in Vladivostok and Komsomolsk. Because the Soviet Union lacked such high-altitude anti-aircraft firepower, it was unable to shoot down the opponent's reconnaissance plane, and could only watch the Chinese planes swagger back.

These news made Stalin fidget, and he did not know that China was going to do that. In the Sino-Soviet border conflict, although the two countries were already fighting each other, neither declared war on each other. If the two countries are in peacetime, sending a reconnaissance plane to the airspace of another country is a military provocation. The side being renoied can shoot down another country's reconnaissance plane at will, and such a move can easily trigger a war. And the Chinese reconnaissance plane is still reconnoitring military important places such as Komsomolsk and Vladivostok, which is a kind of war signal.

Hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops are gathering on the border, and the northeast region is not the Siberian Plain, and now it is only a dozen degrees below zero, which will not have a great impact on the march and war. This made Stalin wonder if it was because the Mongol frontier was not open for large-scale military operations, and China was looking to the Far East to attack Komsomolsk and Vladivostok. Stalin did not dare to be careless about this, these two cities were important military bases in the Soviet-controlled Far East, and there must be no mistakes.

In particular, Vladivostok, an ice-free port in the Far East, was Stalin's heart, and the Soviet Pacific Fleet could stay here. It was the strongest navy of the Soviet Union at this time, much stronger than the North Sea Fleet, and it was an important force for him to contain the Far East.

However, the matter was not over, and another news came, which made Stalin, who was already anxious, even more worried.

Japan also came to join in the fun, and on the border between the Soviet Union and the DPRK, which was less than a few kilometers wide, Japan gathered the main force of the 600,000 Kwantung Army, and it seemed that it wanted to unite with China and jointly threaten the Soviet Far East. The 500,000 Chinese troops plus the 600,000 Japanese Kwantung Army, combined with the two, the number of troops has already exceeded the Soviet Union's defensive forces in the Far East. And at this time, the military strength of the Soviet Union in the Far East was due to support Zhukov, and a lot of armored forces were transferred, and there was not much artillery left. It can be expected that in such a situation, the Soviet Union will definitely have more than one bad luck.

At this point, Stalin had no mind to wait any longer. He immediately summoned the German ambassador to the Soviet Union, informed him in detail of the incident, and demanded that Hitler fulfill the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact" signed by the two sides and restrain Japan from messing around. And Stalin hoped that by virtue of the relationship between Germany and China, Germany would be a lobbyist and willing to sit down with China and negotiate well.

The actions of China and Japan made Stalin reluctant to take this step, which was very different from the plan. But Stalin did not have time to think about it so much, and if the Chinese army and Japan jointly attacked the Soviet Union's territory in the Far East, the result would be the last thing Stalin wanted. Either sit down obediently and negotiate, or come to a fish to break the net, see who is better, and talk with your fists. And this was not the result that Stalin wanted, so he had no choice.

When Chen Shao received Stalin's wish for peace forwarded through Germany, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Under such a move, Stalin really could not sit still. In fact, Chen Shao made so much to force Stalin to the negotiating table. He was well aware of Stalin's personality and ideas, which was the best option for the USSR today.

Chen Shao did not think of taking advantage of the weakness of the Soviet Union's defense forces in the Far East to directly take back all the lands belonging to China. But every time this idea appeared, it was directly extinguished by Chen Shao. He doesn't want to give up long-term interests for the sake of immediate benefits. Anyway, he is very confident that it will not take a few years for these lands to return to the embrace of China again.

Chen Shao is disgusted with Japan, but there are some things that must be considered in the light of long-term goals. He was not a willful leader, and although he would love to wipe Japan off the world map, there were some things that could not be done on his own will. If China does not support Japan, then China will have to face the Soviet Union and the United States, as well as those Anglo-French forces in Southeast Asia. Although Chen Shao was very confident in the Chinese army, at the same time, he also knew very well that even if China defeated these countries and obtained the benefits that belonged to China, the Chinese army would suffer heavy losses. And the United States alone, Chen Shao has to spend a lot of energy to deal with, after all, the Yankees' industrial capacity cannot be underestimated. The population is also quite large, and there is no problem at all in arming an army of more than 10 million. Coupled with the Soviet Union, which also has strong industrial capabilities, such a result is not what Chen Shao wants to see.

Everything must be based on the maximization of interests, supporting Japan is nothing, as long as the time comes to make a move against Japan, then Chen Shao will not hesitate to beat Japan back to the primitive society. China has such strength and ability, and it is not an empty word that has plunged the entire Japanese island into a sea of fire.

Chen Shao's dream when he first arrived in the Republic of China is now mostly capable of being fulfilled by him. The Black Hawk was wreaking havoc over Tokyo, and although Chen Shao did not have a Black Hawk fighter now, China also had a powerful enough bomber to fly directly to Tokyo at this time. Turning Japan's capital into a sea of fire is no longer a dream, and it can become a reality at any time.

The Apocalypse tank galloped on the Siberian plain, and now although Chen Shao does not have the Apocalypse tank, the Chinese Tiger has completed this task. As for other dreams, Chen Shao is confident to accomplish them. The nuclear ejection is coming, and the missile is going to be tested in a series of ways. With the Red Alert base, dreams are no longer out of reach.

With Chen Shao's instructions, the Chinese side quickly replied to the Soviet Union's intention for peace. It's okay to be peaceful, but you have to show sincerity.

Chen Shao gave Stalin a very clear condition, the biggest premise of the peace talks, that the Soviet Union must admit that the Soviet military connived at the soldiers to deliberately murder the Chinese, rob the Chinese property, and deliberately provoke the Sino-Soviet border war. While admitting the crime and making public an apology from China and the families of the victims, the Soviet Union must also make maximum compensation to the Chinese who were killed.

When Stalin received the message from the Chinese side, he immediately made him thunderous. He didn't admit it before, but if he admits it now, isn't he slapping himself in the mouth? Now Stalin felt that he had reached a fork in the road, and the two roads ahead seemed to be a point of no return, and neither one was the best ending.

However, before Stalin could reply, the Chinese side asked the Germans to hand over a document to Stalin. When Stalin saw the contents of the document and the photograph, he immediately showed a look of hell.

(To be continued)