Talent is talent after all.

Song Biao did not mind electing Chen Jin as the new prime minister, especially after the end of World War II, when the empire wanted to resume the previous pace of economic construction and maintain its leading position in the world economy, it should still be a good choice to elect Chen Jin, a person who is better at economic work, as prime minister.

Chen Jin's status as a colt is actually conducive to his passing the primary election within the Liberation Party, as well as gaining the support of the military department and the people.

…… On the Korean Peninsula, the Battle of Pusan was on the verge of breaking out, and as the Battle of the Ryukyus was coming to an end, the Imperial Marines began to plan a new Iwo Jima offensive, and in the north, the Imperial Northeast Military District was launching a large-scale offensive on Sakhalin.

According to the prediction of the Central Military Department of the Empire, before October, the Empire will complete the entire ring blockade, completely blocking the island on the mainland.

Just before the Reich was ready to launch such a final offensive, the Soviet envoy Vyacheslav. Molotov secretly arrived in Yenching as the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union of course knew very well that the Chinese Empire was one of the driving forces behind the Soviet-German war, and it was the covert support of China, the United States, Britain, France and other countries that made Germany throw itself into this war of aggression without hesitation, but the Soviet Union also knew very well that the most favorable situation in the end was not the elimination of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany, but the outbreak of a more evenly matched war of attrition and protracted war between the Soviet Union and Germany, until China ended the Sino-Japanese war.

Although the Soviet Union had failed to conclude a peace treaty with China despite all its efforts before this, resulting in the Soviet Union having to divide its forces to deal with the threat of China's large-scale army group in the northwest, secret contacts between China and the Soviet Union were still frequent, and the Soviet Union was well aware of China's high-level thinking and continued to work hard to conclude a secret treaty between China and the Soviet Union.

The situation was already extremely unfavorable for the Soviet Union, and Stalin knew very well that the Soviet Union had to have the support of China at all costs, even if China only wanted the Soviet-German war to become more miserable, and the Soviet Union needed such support.

It was in such a situation that Vyacheslav . After Molotov secretly arrived in Yanjing, he was immediately received by Jiang Fangzhen, chief of the General Staff of the Central Military Department. Molotov had a brief meeting with the Imperial Prime Minister Gu Weijun, and finally waited for the opportunity to be summoned by the Chinese Emperor.

When the chamberlain of the Central Inner Court informed Commissioner Molotov that he could enter the Imperial Palace to meet His Majesty the Emperor Hua, Commissioner Molotov was so excited that he did not fall asleep all night, because he knew that as long as the Emperor Hua was willing to summon him, it would mean that the success rate of his visit to China was extremely high.

Now, as long as he can convince the Emperor Hua to reach a secret agreement with the Emperor Hua to save the Soviet Union, the Soviet People's Axe will be saved.

After Commissioner Molotov arrived at the Central Palace in the morning, he was specially arranged by the chamber of the Inner Court to wait in the meeting room of the Central Palace, and at this time, the Song Emperor was holding a meeting on the operational plan for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and Commissioner Molotov could only wait patiently in the meeting room alone.

There is no definite answer as to how long he will have to wait, and it will only depend on when the review will end.

As a result, Molotov waited for two hours before Emperor Song ended the meeting, and finally decided on the battle plan for the Ogasawara Islands and Iwo Jima, but Song Biao made a special adjustment directly, abolishing the name of the Ogasawara Islands in the country, and renaming them as Iwo Jima, and the plan for this battle was also the Battle of Iwo Jima.

The reason why the Song Emperor did this was to prove that the Central Military Department and the Empire would no longer recognize the sovereignty of the island, and that the Empire would permanently occupy the area and have sovereignty over the waters of the archipelago.

After concluding the deliberations on the relevant campaign plans, Song Biao, accompanied by Jiang Shoulin, a first-class chamber attendant, went to the meeting room to meet with the Soviet envoy Molotov.

Vyacheslav. Molotov had been the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union for more than six years, during which he visited China twice, and he was also in charge of the negotiations on the signing of a peace treaty between China and the Soviet Union before the outbreak of the Soviet-German war.

Because of his knowledge of the Empire, he had been calm for the two hours before waiting for the Emperor to receive him, and he had no anxiety, knowing very well that no matter whether or not he could reach a final secret agreement with the Emperor, the two hours of waiting would be very worthwhile.

When Song Biao walked into the foreign guests' meeting room of the palace, Vyacheslav. Molotov, who had been informed in advance, got up from the couch, smiled enthusiastically, and walked up quickly.

The Soviet Union had a Soviet foreign policy, and on the few occasions in the past when special envoys met with them, Soviet diplomats would not bow to the emperor, and in this respect, the Soviet Union was different from Britain, France, the United States, and Germany.

This time was no exception, Vyacheslav. Molotov was an atheist, he never believed that the rights of the Chinese emperor and the British king were granted by God, he was the foreign commissar of the great Soviet people.

At the moment of meeting the emperor, Vyacheslav. Molotov briefly considered the issue of diplomatic etiquette, but he believed that the Chinese Emperor and the Chinese Empire had become accustomed to and recognized the diplomatic etiquette of the Soviet Union, so he still walked up to the Chinese Emperor as he had done in the past and shook hands with the Chinese Emperor, instead of bowing and saluting when he was far away, as others did.

Emperor Song did not care about these small things, in his opinion, the fall of the Soviet Union was only a matter of the last few years or years.

Same as Vyacheslav. After Molotov shook hands and said goodbye, Song Biao invited the other party to sit down very seriously, because it was not an official diplomatic visit, and neither side needed to deliberately maintain the formal diplomatic ceremony. Member Molotov could not wait to make a proposal to Emperor Song: "It is a great pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency Emperor Hua, and my visit is first and foremost on behalf of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union. Comrade Stalin would like to express to you the highest respect and greetings, and in addition, under the guidance of Comrade Stalin, I have come here to discuss the issue of the common interests and responsibilities of China and the Soviet Union with Chinese friends and colleagues. ”

Song Biao listened calmly to Vyacheslav. Deputy Molotov did not immediately reply, but bowed his head slightly, signaling to Vyacheslav. Commissioner Molotov continued.

Vyacheslav. Commissar Molotov spread his hands and continued: "Your Majesty, in fact, we are all well aware of the threat that Nazi Germany poses to the peace and prosperity of the whole world, they are challenging our international order, they are threatening the survival of the world, and one day, they will threaten China. At the same time, in view of the long-standing traditional friendship between China and the Soviet Union, we very much hope that China will support us in defeating enemy forces from Western Europe as it has done in the past, and in return, we will promise to maintain peace between China and the Soviet Union forever, and to recognize and guarantee China's leadership authority over Central Asia, and to recognize and guarantee China's leadership over the whole of Asia. ”

Song Biao still bowed his head slightly and did not give any answer. He also had a cigar ready, lit it, sat on the sofa and smoked it sullenly, and continued to listen to Vyacheslav. Member Molotov's ideas on Sino-Soviet cooperation.

The Central Military Department and the Central Cabinet of Ministers have already met with the Soviet People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav. His Excellency Molotov and his subordinates discussed it carefully, and when he arrived at Emperor Song, the conditions of both sides had been clearly discussed, and the remaining question was whether he could agree to all this on behalf of the Soviet Union.

The problem was simple: the Soviets wanted to buy more military equipment from China, demanded more military aid, and wanted China to withdraw its troops from the northwest so that the Soviets could redeploy large numbers of troops left in the east back to the Soviet-German battlefield.

If the Soviet Union wants China and the Soviet Union to sign a peace treaty, the Soviet Union must give up the Kazakh region, allow Kazakhstan to become a member of the Asian League, which means that the Asian League will continue to control the Kazakh oil-producing areas in the Siberian Plain, and the Soviets must also withdraw from Kazakhstan and stop all illegal activities in Central Asia.

The USSR was not willing to make such an exchange.

The terms of the empire were simple: if the Soviet Union did not make such an exchange, the empire would not give the Soviet Union any more support of any kind, and the empire would sit back and wait for the Soviet Union to be destroyed, and then reach an agreement with Germany to gain control of the Kazakh region in another way.

The Soviet Union firmly believed that the Reich did not trust Nazi Germany and would inevitably need to support the Soviet Union to consume Nazi Germany's strength and prevent Nazi Germany from becoming a new empire that could threaten the Chinese Empire.

This was the position of both sides during the previous negotiations between China and the Soviet Union.

Vyacheslav. After the arrival of Commissioner Molotov, on behalf of the Soviet Union, he suddenly agreed to China's conditions, but in return, the Soviet Union demanded that China use long-range attack weapons on the Korean battlefield, as well as new combat aircraft and radars, and that it should not only directly support the Soviet Union in finished products, provide personnel training, but also transfer technology to the Soviet Union at the same time.

In Vyacheslav. Before Molotov's meeting with the Chinese Emperor, such negotiations had actually almost broken down, and the Central Military Department refused to continue to transfer new technology to the Soviet Union, let alone sell or transfer missile technology.

Even so, Song Biao agreed to meet with Vyacheslav. Commissioner Molotov.

Vyacheslav. Commissioner Molotov was well aware of His Majesty's surname, and in fact, the diplomats of all the great powers of the world must know this, that is, His Majesty the Emperor of China, the Emperor of Song, did not like nonsense.

After simply repeating the significant concessions that the Soviet Union was willing to make, Vyacheslav. Commissar Molotov could not wait to directly re-emphasize to Emperor Song: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, the reason why our country is willing to make such a major concession is indeed forced by circumstances, and we must make all the changes we can in exchange for your support, and now, only you can organize the wreak of Nazi Germany in this world, they are so evil, the great Soviet will not be defeated, but it must also have your support." There is no doubt that China and the Soviet Union have a long history of cooperation, and we will continue to cooperate with each other, but the situation is very urgent, and only China's missile technology can reverse all this, and we need the support of all this. ”

Song Biao was very happy to hear such words, simple, direct, and clear, although it was absolutely impossible for him to agree to the other party's request.

He dusted off his cigarette ash and talked to Vyacheslav. "The Central Military Department should have conveyed my opinion, Your Excellency, that we can export weapons to the USSR, but absolutely not including missiles and related technical agreements, this is impossible," Molotov stressed. In addition, we have put forward a workable plan, and we are willing to buy the national bonds of the Soviet Union to help the Soviet Union maintain sufficient funds to buy our weapons, but there must be collateral, unless you can still buy them directly with such wonderful reserves as gold, so let us put the missile matter aside until we talk on other matters. ”

Vyacheslav. Commissioner Molotov hesitated for a moment and said: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but the fact is that Nazi Germany has already fired missiles at us, and we judge that they have received technical support from your country. ”

Song Biao did not want to deny this, he was never a man who could tell lies, even in the face of the Soviets.

He replied simply: "That is a mistake, we will not make it again, and the research work of Nazi Germany in the field of missiles was carried out almost at the same time as we did, and Austrian scientists were already working on this research in 1930, but we invested more money and manpower." Admittedly, we have since transferred to them some of the technology related to ramjet engines and chemical fuels, but only that. In my opinion, the Soviet Union did not get to the point where it had to rely on missiles to defend the country, and we promised that if the Soviet Union withdrew from Kazakhstan, although we would continue to maintain a military presence in Kazakhstan, we would not launch any military hostilities against the Soviet Union during the Soviet-German war. This has nothing to do with the Sino-Chinese war, in fact, if I needed to do this, we would have done it a long time ago, and for the military strength of the Empire, it did not consume much of our strength at all. ”

Vyacheslav. Commissioner Molotov asked: "Can you ask Your Majesty to make it clear that why you should continue to maintain such a large scale of military production and the expansion of new units when your country is completely capable of suppressing it?" ”

Song Biao was reluctant to answer this kind of question, but he still answered: "We are not worried about the Soviet Union, as long as the Soviet Union withdraws from the Kazakh region and abides by its commitment to withdraw from Asia and not to spread Bolshevism to Asia, there is no need for us to be an enemy of the Soviet Union. But we don't know exactly what Nazi Germany wanted to do, and as you have always emphasized, or rather as you recognize, the Reich did not like Nazi Germany to be a new and vast Reich capable of challenging the Reich, and you are very clear and important about that, and we also did not like the Soviet Union challenging the Reich's leadership in Asia. So, the Soviets and Germany are very important enemies to the empire and to me, and what you have to do is very simple, that is, don't be my enemies. ”

At this moment, the USSR no longer had any options.

The Chinese Empire is a huge empire with a population of 500 million and a territory of 19.5 million square kilometers, and after the end of the Sino-Chinese War, it is conceivable that the territory of the Chinese Empire will normally break through the magical limit of 20 million and continue to maintain its status as the largest empire in the world.

The largest population, the largest territory, the most abundant resources, the most powerful industry, the most advanced technology, and the most powerful military.

On this planet, no country dares to challenge the Chinese Empire of the Song Emperor, even the Soviet Union, Germany, the United States, the British Empire, and the French Republic will never dare to do so.

After the empire rejected the mediation of the United States, all the politicians in this world understood, and even all the smart people understood that this was a tragic situation, and China really wanted to repair it this time and beat these little dwarfs back to the Stone Age.

Wow, such a serious matter, it's better for everyone to stop coming out to make trouble, if you want to be peacemakers, the politicians who want to talk about the Asian balance theory and the containment theory must be crazy.

If China warns other countries not to continue to trade with Japan, lest it undermine its circular blockade strategy, it would be better for countries not to allow their commercial establishments or other organizations to send any ships or planes to Japan, so as not to get into trouble.

China is really angry, so it's better not to mess with it at this time.

Vyacheslav. Member Molotov did not dare to talk about the factors of the Chinese Emperor at all, and if he said that the Soviet Union did not support the Soviet Union, severed any contact with the Chinese Emperor, and made representations with His Majesty the Emperor on this condition, then he would be insane.

The USSR did not have any choice.

The Soviets could continue to proclaim that the great Soviets were invincible, but they knew in their hearts that the survival of the Soviet Union depended only on whether they could reach an agreement with His Majesty the Emperor of China.

Vyacheslav. Commissioner Molotov replied to Song Biao very cautiously: "There is no doubt that the great Chinese Majesty, the Soviets will not be an enemy of you and your empire at all, that is the most stupid choice in the world, we are obviously not so stupid, in fact, only Nazi Germany, which we do not know now, is also not an evil country that can reassure the international world." ”

Song Biao said: "If you want me to explain the military expansion of the empire, then I can tell you clearly, whether it is the Soviet Union or Germany, these are two powerful countries, and the annexation of either side to the other will not only bring about the conquest of doctrine, but also the integration of the entire national strength, which is the thing we are most guarded against." I think I'm pretty clear, and you know what I mean! ”

Vyacheslav. Commissioner Molotov replied: "Yes, I understand very well that our country is also willing to accept the conditions put forward by you and your [***] side, but if we cannot transfer the missiles, can we sell some missiles to our country so that we can respond to the German missile attack and retaliate to a certain extent?" ”

Song Biao vetoed this proposal, saying: "We can maintain normal trade with the Soviet Union, including a part of military trade, but will not completely ignore the German side, as an alternative, we can consider exporting some long-range rocket artillery with a range of more than 120 kilometers to the Soviet Union, this new type of rocket artillery has a customary guidance device, its accuracy can reach 300 meters in the effective range, of course, its price is also very high, but as far as the current situation is concerned, I think the Soviet Union must bear such military spending pressure." In addition, we can also sell some new fighters, including the latest improved Tiger Shark fighter at the moment, which was enough to help the Soviet Union have a longer range of deterrence and air force strike range. ”

Vyacheslav. Commissioner Molotov lamented: "We must admit that your country is at least 10 years ahead of other countries in the world in military science and technology, and this is a very astonishing achievement, and we would be grateful if we could obtain a relatively large number of Tiger Shark fighters and allow the transfer of the technology of these fighters to our country." ”

Song Biao said: "Some of the technology can be transferred, but we have no intention of transferring the technology related to airborne radar, computers, and engines to foreign countries for the time being, and we hope that the Soviet Union can understand this factor." ”

Vyacheslav. Commissar Molotov nodded regretfully in agreement, he really has nothing to say, if he does not compare with the Chinese Empire, then he does not know how backward the military technology of the USSR is, and even assault rifles, it is necessary for the USSR to introduce M35 from China.

Germany has copied a new type of fully automatic assault rifle on the basis of the M35, while the Soviet Union still has a very big gap in this regard, and the Soviet Union even has many problems with semi-automatic rifles.

In the current Soviet-German war, the gap between the Soviet Army in the field of weapons has seriously threatened the survival of the Soviet Union, and now there must be comprehensive improvement and upgrading before the Soviet Red Army can continue to fight Nazi Germany to the end.

China is also too powerful.

In the course of negotiations with the Chinese side on arms sales and a secret treaty of friendship between the two sides, Vyacheslav Vyacheslav Vy Commissioner Molotov felt this even more deeply, and he could not even understand how the Chinese Empire had become so strong today, let alone imagine whether there could be a country in the world that could surpass China.

It is one of the most powerful and vast empires in the world, unmatched.

In Vyacheslav. In Molotov's view, being in the same era as the Chinese Empire is the greatest tragedy of the Soviet Union, and of course, the proletariat and the Soviet revolution are the ultimate victors of mankind, the strength of the working class is the greatest, and the proletarian revolution of the Chinese Empire is bound to come.

The decadent bourgeoisie will perish, imperialism, feudalism and all exploiting classes.

It's just a matter of time.

Vyacheslav. Member Molotov was deeply confident in this, provided that the Soviet Union could survive this most difficult stage, in other words, as long as it survived this stage, all promises at this time could be torn up, the proletarian revolutionaries would not agree with the exploitation of the capitalist empire, and Asia must be liberated by the proletariat.

This is the ultimate goal of the Soviets, which is immutable.

(To be continued)