Chapter 491: The Changtian Incident
Red Russia from the day of the founding of the country, there has been a constant political struggle, especially after the death of Lenin, the powerful factions in the party are vying for the supreme power, in fact, Stalin is not favored by the majority, before the October Revolution, Stalin was even against the violent revolution, his ability is not outstanding, and his character is simple and rude, compared with Trotsky's prestige is higher, the influence is greater, and the contribution is much greater.
But in this power struggle, Stalin won a strange victory, which surprised everyone, and some people even thought that this was a typical example of bad money driving out good money, and that Stalin's relatively simple personality made others mistakenly think that he was not very harmful, so after the other patriarchs were defeated, Stalin naturally became the leader of the Soviet Union.
However, Qiao Yu, who was on the outside, saw things very clearly, Stalin's victory was actually the victory of Russism, at the beginning of the establishment of Red Russia, nearly half of the civil servants were Jews, and there were two-thirds of Jews at the top, you must know that the proportion of Jews in the whole of Russia is only 5%, no matter how you measure it, this proportion is somewhat abnormal.
Trotsky himself was the representative of the Jews, and at the beginning of the establishment of the Soviet Union, Russia implemented the system of union republics, and divided the originally unified Russia into countless union republics, which undoubtedly weakened the authority of the Russian central government, and was only beneficial to minorities like the Jews, ethnic Russians regained control of the country.
Qiao Yu has always taken a cold attitude towards all this, but Qiao Yu is also very clear to see why all countries in the world are generally anti-Semitic, this ethnic group is indeed too greedy and hateful, and is thinking about controlling the world all the time.
However, the Russian civil strife also seriously affected the Far Eastern Republics, and at the beginning of the Sino-Russian negotiations, Trotsky was the representative of Russia. He has also been the Foreign Minister of the Far Eastern Republic. That is, the actual emperor, and the chairman Krasnoshchekov obeyed him.
However, with the fall of Trotsky, many officials in the Far Eastern Republic were regarded as Trotskyists and were in danger of being purged, and there were even those in Russia who advocated the abolition of the Far Eastern Republic, its reintegration into Russia, and then the start of war against China. To regain all the land it once lost, Russia must have an outlet for the Pacific Ocean, no matter what the cost.
However, the Russian Stalin was still very sober at this time, he knew that Russia was unstable at home and its strength was insufficient, so he rashly started a war with China. There is no chance of victory at all, you must know that China has just defeated Japan, and it is the time when morale is at its peak, and it is absolutely impossible to rush into war, but although it does not go to war, it does not mean that Russia wants the Far Eastern Republic to continue to exist.
Therefore, Russia stepped up its military maneuvers, and the spearhead was directed at the Far Eastern Republic, and Krasnoshekov was keenly aware of his dangerous situation. That's why I thought about going through the power of China. Resist pressure from Moscow and keep the Far Eastern Republic as much as possible.
"Great President. This buffer zone of the Far Eastern Republic must not be lost, otherwise we will inevitably have a conflict with Russia if the area of our border with Russia is too large, which is not in line with our national interests! ”
There have been a lot of discussions on the Chinese side for a long time, everyone agrees that China should put the direction of expansion in the south, and now the strength of Britain and France is in rapid decline, China took the opportunity to meddle in the South Seas, and took this treasure land into its own hands, as for the Russian Far East, China's interest is not too great, the biggest enemy hindering China is the cold, although the Far East is rich in resources, but the mining cost is too high, the technical difficulty is too great, and the Central Plains Dynasty has also migrated to the north several times in history, but all ended in failure, The cost of immigration is too high!
Qiao Yu also felt the seriousness of the situation, so he said: "Brother Baili, a buffer zone must be maintained between China and Russia, the independent status of the Far Eastern Republic can only be strengthened, not reduced, let alone incorporated into Russia, you immediately start to provide all necessary support to the Far Eastern Republic now, in addition, I will also arrange manpower to contact the top level of the Far Eastern Republic as much as possible, if Russia really dares to annex the Far East, we will not hesitate to fight with Russia!" ”
It is useless for the state to act only by paying lip service, but to take practical action, and deterrence by force is often the most effective, and China's Xinjiang side immediately launched a large-scale military exercise after receiving the order, and the army of Yunling Province also began to act accordingly.
The main subject of the exercise was a large-scale integrated army and air battle, and the hypothetical enemy was undoubtedly the Soviet Union, and China carried out the exercise with great fanfare and strengthened its ties with the Far Eastern Republics on the other, and after confirming that Krasnoshekov really had the will to turn to China, China provided him with a large amount of arms, as well as a large amount of food and daily necessities.
The Far Eastern Republic is located in Siberia, covered with snow for most of the year, and can only grow some oats, potatoes, sugar beets and the like, which is not enough for self-sufficiency, and usually depends on the European part of Russia for supplies, which is why the Far Eastern Republic is firmly controlled by Russia.
It is certainly great news that Chinese goods are beginning to enter the Far East, and it is worth mentioning that most of the gold used by the Russians to trade this time came from Kolchak, who divided all the jewelry into three parts, and China grabbed the two most valuable of them.
In addition, the remaining part is not known, in fact, it finally fell to Chita, which is now the capital of the Far Eastern Republic, at this juncture, Krasnoshchekov took out this part of the gold, and finally flowed into the hands of China, it can be seen that the treasure has a spirit, and the virtuous live in it!
China's various actions have made Russia's jealousy more and more serious, and they must also carefully weigh whether they have the capital to start a war with China, after all, Russia has already lost at the hands of the Chinese once, and the overwhelming planes and artillery have left an unforgettable lesson for the Russians, so that they do not dare to provoke China easily.
Just when everyone thought that the Soviet Union would usher in temporary peace, explosive news came from the south, a Chinese crew member was shot dead by the British authorities in Hong Kong, and more than a dozen other civilians were injured.
The Chinese crew members who were killed this time were from the Changtian, a Fujian-flagged cargo ship, which was being transported to Hong Kong when the Hong Kong British police suddenly took control of the Changtian, claiming that the cargo ship contained prohibited items.
The so-called prohibited items in Hong Kong and Britain are light weapons or anti-British propaganda pamphlets and the like. The British authorities have searched for this kind of thing several times. Especially after the Sino-Japanese War, there was a different kind of mood surging in Hong Kong, and people who still cherished their homeland strongly advocated Hong Kong's return to China.
In addition, there are a large number of people who are extremely close to the British, and they are now frightened, knowing that their Taiwanese counterparts have been sent to the north to serve as coolies, and most of their lives are over, and they can get any good end. These people have transferred their wives and children, as well as their property, to Britain or the British colonies as much as possible, until things are not good, and they will run away immediately.
Either way, one thing is certain. Hong Kong's economy is becoming more and more depressed, and no one dares to invest money in an area where conflict can break out at any time, and just when everyone is speculating when conflict will break out, the Changtian incident broke out.
After the military police of the British authorities in Hong Kong boarded the Changtian, they searched vigorously, but they found nothing, so they wanted to leave quietly, and the captain Fang Zhi was immediately extremely dissatisfied. The men searched the ship for most of the day. It messed up all the goods, and even damaged a lot. has caused a lot of losses, China's international status has been greatly improved in recent years, and the waist can also be straightened, how can it still be so angry, and immediately asked the Hong Kong British police to apologize and compensate for the losses.
The two sides immediately had an argument, and the people who heard the news also gathered more and more, most of them were Chinese, naturally dissatisfied with the domineering actions of Hong Kong and Britain, and protested one after another, these Hong Kong British police are usually arrogant, they have not yet adapted to the changes in the situation, and still regard themselves as high masters, in their eyes, the yellow race is still synonymous with cowardice, seeing that the crowd is gathering more and more, two policemen immediately opened fire and tried to disperse the crowd.
Fang Zhi, the captain of the Changtian, was unfortunately shot and died immediately, and another citizen was injured, as soon as the gunshots rang out, things got out of control, and there were few men who worked hard with the sea all year round to bully, and immediately someone tried to attack these policemen, and the British police injured several people in a row and withdrew from the dock.
At this time, the garrison of the British authorities finally arrived, and as soon as the leading officer heard the gunshots, he knew that things were wrong, and now the British upper echelons had repeatedly ordered that they should avoid a conflict with China, and now there was such bloodshed, and this kind of bloodshed had occurred, and this kind of bloodshed had occurred.
Isn't the reason for the war between China and Japan also because the Chinese fishermen were attacked by Japan, you must know that the most important thing between the big powers is face, no matter how many casualties there are, this is a slap in the face, China will definitely not stand idly by, this officer immediately gave the policeman who shot two mouths on the left and right, making him dizzy and Venus spinning.
The bloodshed soon spread throughout Hong Kong, and the next day, more than 40 percent of the workers in Hong Kong went on strike to protest against the brutality of the British authorities in Hong Kong.
This is not the most headache for the British, what really hurts is China's reaction, just after the incident, there were demonstrations in various parts of China, the British know very well, according to Chinese law, the parade must be filed in advance, there is no doubt that the Chinese government is behind the backing.
Before any country takes military action, it must first stir up public sentiment, which is not only to unify thinking before the war, but also to exert pressure on the other side, and China's move can be seen as a prelude to the use of force against Britain, or as a move to force Britain to compromise with the help of public opinion, and everything depends on how the Chinese government expresses its position.
The British did not wait long, and on the evening of the incident, the Chinese Foreign Ministry held an urgent press conference, demanding that the British authorities in Hong Kong apologize to China and guarantee that similar incidents would not happen again. compensation for all dead and wounded; Severely punish the murderer who shoots! (To be continued.) )