On July 12, 1919, at the darkest hour before dawn, there was a long car parked in front of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government in Nanjing. In this era, automobiles were a very rare thing, and there were not many in the entire city of Nanjing, most of which belonged to high-ranking figures of the Nationalist Government and the National Defense Forces. It seems that the bigwigs in Nanjing City are now having a meeting overnight.

The meetings of the military council, of course, have secrets at the highest level. In the conference room, there were only a dozen or so members of the Military Commission in Nanjing, two deputy chiefs of the War Department and the General Staff Headquarters, some high-ranking officials of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and directors of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Different from the previous style of monopolizing military power, Chang Ruiqing seems to be very willing to listen to the opinions of the 271st World War II and the 271st World War II and the same side of the discussion, including the right-wing Kuomintang members and the left-wing GCD members, can freely speak their minds and express different points at today's meeting. And Chang Ruiqing himself seemed a little taciturn, just listening while recording something in a small book. Even if he heard some shocking remarks, his face was expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart?

"Comrades! The responsibility for this conflict is not all their Mongols, our national government, and the previous Beiyang government are also wrong! Our mistake is Han nationalism, and the Mongolian nation is also a great nation, and they have the right to make their own decisions. And we should respect their rights and should not use force to deprive them of their right to self-government! The original Beiyang warlords, as well as the later Zhao Zhen, all practiced ** rule in Mongolia. There is no respect for the autonomy or autonomy of the Mongolian people. That's why there are armed conflicts today, and to resolve them, I don't think you can rely on force alone! It must be negotiated through guò, and it can only be resolved through guò negotiation! Therefore, I propose to dismiss Zhao Zhenben from all his posts, withdraw our troops stationed in Mongolia, and hold peace talks with the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party on the 271st World War II and World War II to discuss the matter of Mongolian autonomy. Meantime. Jebtsundamba IX, the spiritual leader of the Mongolian people, should also be returned."

The person who said this was Li Dzhao, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and member of the Political Affairs Bureau. He is a representative of China's adherence to internationalism and Leninism, and the starting point of his consideration of the problem is also from the height of internationalism and world revolution. He is particularly disgusted by Chang Ruiqing's leftist view of the state and the nation as absolutes.

Before he finished his words, Hu Hanmin stood up with a slap on the table, and his reactionary remarks gushed out: "Nonsense! Mongolia is the land of our Chinese! When will it be the turn of the Soviet Russian GCD to call the shots? Who are the people who are attacking the city now? It's the Russian Tatars. They are Russians, not Chinese, this is Russian aggression against us! Li Dzhao, you, you, you" The Hu reactionaries slapped the table again, turned their heads and glared angrily at Chen Duxiu, chairman of the Chinese government: "Premier Chen, are you Chinese and Chinese are ready to sell Mongolia to Soviet Russia?" ”

Chen Duxiu frowned bitterly and glared at Li Dzhao with a complaining gaze. This point of view of his was just talked about at the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and everyone just thought that they had never heard of it, so how could they be talked about at the current enlarged meeting of the Military Commission? If it is made public to the press by the Kuomintang here, I don't know what a bad influence it will have!

"This is Vice Chairman Li's personal viewpoint and has nothing to do with our party's position." Chen Duxiu thought for a moment. He added: "Our party's position on the Mongolian question has long been stated in our party's constitution: the Republic of China is an indivisible republic!" Moreover, General Zhao Youlin, who is now resisting the invasion of Soviet Russia in the city of buying and selling, is also a member of our party! Speaking of this, he couldn't help but glared at Li Dzhao again: "Comrade Shouchang, please pay attention to your words!" ”

Li Dzhao said coldly: "I still insist on my own point of view, the Mongolian issue should be resolved through negotiations, and the rights of the Mongolian nation should also be guaranteed." ”

Chen Duxiu shook his head. I didn't know what to say for a while. Hu Hanmin snorted coldly, and set his eyes on Chang Ruiqing again. It seems to be waiting for him to make a statement.

"Russian Ambassador Yue Fei has just called me and made clear the position of the Russian government, saying that Soviet Russia recognizes China's sovereignty in Mongolia and has no intention of occupying Mongolia. They now entered Mongolia only for the purpose of fighting against Japan, and after the Russian Red Army recovered the Far East, they would naturally return Mongolia to us. Hu Zhangong, Premier Chen. Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think? Are we pinching our noses and acquiescing in the actions of Soviet Russia in Mongolia? ”

Chang Ruiqing slowly told the participants the meaning of the Soviet Russian side conveyed by the Russian ambassador Yue Fei. There was still no joy or anger on his face, and no one could guess what was going on in his heart.

Chen Duxiu frowned and said: "Since the Soviet Russian side has no intention of separating Mongolia from our country's territory, then we should still think carefully about war." After all, the country has just stabilized, and it is still a situation where everything is waiting to be rebuilt, and it is really difficult to withstand a war! ”

As soon as this viewpoint came out, the figures of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in the conference room began to discuss one after another. However, the two sides did not take a stand on the basis of party affiliation, and there were also those in the Kuomintang who were in peace, and there were also those in the GCD.

"The words of Soviet Russia are not credible, and once Mongolia is in their hands, it will never spit out again! Besides, they are going to war against Japan, why should they occupy our land? It doesn't make sense at all! The person who said this was Wang Yaqiao, a member of the Central Government Bureau, who was a member of Chang Ruiqing's system, but this discussion was his personal opinion.

"I think Beimeng can back down, and Nanmeng must maintain!" Li Liejun on the Kuomintang side said this: "The First War between Japan and Russia is good for us, let them fight, even if Mongolia is used as a battlefield, there is nothing more expensive than artillery shells, it doesn't matter if it is all broken!" As long as Japan and Russia can lose both! ”

"I think we should join forces with Japan to resist Russia! During this period of time, many Japanese friends proposed to me in this regard: We China and Japan, together with Poland, and the three countries will definitely be able to defeat Soviet Russia, and when the time comes, Japan will get the Republic of Simberia, and we will take Central Asia and Central Siberia. Poland seized Ukraine, Belarus. ”

It was Lan Tianwei, the acting chief of the general staff of the Kuomintang, who proposed this proposal, and it turned out that he also had many Japanese friends!

"It's not proper, it's not proper, where do you have the strength to carve up Russia." Yan Laoxi, director of the State Planning Commission and member of the Central Military Commission, shook his head vigorously, and he said in a Shanxi accent: "Judging from the forehead, it is better to be neutral from the outside, just like during the Russo-Japanese War." ”

I saw that everyone had spoken. Chang Ruiqing sighed softly and said, "To tell you the truth, I really don't want to participate in the conflict between Japan and Russia. This imperialist war. We can't afford to play with our national strength! But now that the Russians are knocking on the door, what choice do we have? It is impossible not to fight, Mongolia is, after all, Chinese land. If we don't give up without a fight, we will be national sinners, and we will leave a stench for 10,000 years! So we were forced to fight. I mean declare war on Soviet Russia, they have fought, we can't even show an attitude! So a declaration of war is a must! ”

With that, his gaze swept around the conference room, taking in everyone's expressions. Including Hu Hanmin, everyone's faces were solemn, and Li Dzhao also showed a look of resentment. Chang Ruiqing smiled bitterly: "Of course, we can't declare no war. Since war has been declared. It is necessary to show the determination of the whole people to resist Russia! As soon as war was declared, the country entered a state of war. It is also necessary to set up a wartime base camp to be fully responsible for leading war-related affairs.

First of all, of course, it is necessary to unify military orders and government orders. Now that the foreign enemy is present, we can only resist by concentrating the strength of the whole country, and we must not allow the warlords to sabotage the resistance to Russia! The reorganization of the armies in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Guizhou, western Henan, and other localities must be under the direct leadership of the base camps. Deadline to complete! Otherwise, he will be punished for collaborating with the enemy!

The second is to strengthen anti-Russian propaganda work! All newspapers in the country must be placed under the strict control of the base camp and the Propaganda Department, and no speech that shakes the morale of the people is allowed to appear in the newspapers! It is not even allowed to have remarks against anti-Russia! Violators will also be punished for treason and collaboration with the enemy!

Third, it is necessary to strengthen economic control. Strict management was carried out on important materials, the export of gold and silver was banned, foreign exchange and gold controls were implemented, and a bank bill was banned within a time limit. It is necessary to make the Chinese dollar the only currency in circulation in the country.

Fourth, it is necessary to speed up the building of local grassroots political power and rural land reform, and establish a national mobilization system. Establish a reserve system. At the same time, it is also necessary to comprehensively rectify the local armed forces system and establish a system of local security forces and militias under the direct leadership of the military commission. In addition, the national mobilization system, the reserve system, the local security forces, and the militia system will be integrated into a whole. To that end, the Reserve Army Command and the Ministry of National Mobilization should also be established under the Military Council. ”

Listening to Chang Ruiqing's remarks, Hu Hanmin and Chen Duxiu couldn't help but take a breath. The two thought at the same time, where is Chang Ruiqing going to resist Russia? Obviously, they want to seize power in the name of resisting Russia and establishing a base camp, and they also want to implement a military dictatorship throughout the country! Both of them shook their heads slightly, both wanting to open their mouths to object, but they didn't know what to call them. When he was hesitating, the voice of support was already ringing.

"Agree with the approach of the Standing Chairman. Since we want to resist Russia, we must concentrate the strength of the whole country, otherwise there is no hope of victory in resisting Russia! ”

"I also support the chairman's construction. Now nothing is important to resist Russia, nothing is important to defend the country, and a little sacrifice should be made in all respects for this, so that there is hope for the country. ”

"Yes! For the sake of the victory against Russia, these measures are necessary. ”

"I think that's what it should do, the base camp should be led by the Central Military Commission, with the participation of the Government Affairs Council, and the commander of the base camp should be the chairman of the Military Commission."

"There are also the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army that should also accept the unified command of the base camp! It is necessary to unify the military order to fight this battle well! ”

Hu Hanmin and Chen Duxiu glanced at each other and nodded helplessly. Chen Duxiu said: "I also support the establishment of a base camp, but the scale of this war against Russia must be limited." We, the Chinese National Defense Forces, can only fight on Chinese soil, and must never participate in the imperialist war of partition and aggression against Soviet Russia! This must be clearly announced to the world! ”

Hu Hanmin said loudly in his thick-accented Cantonese official dialect: "Why are you only allowed to invade us by Russia, and our troops are not allowed to counterattack on Russian soil?" He turned his head to Chang Ruiqing and said, "Yaoru, do you mean the same thing?" ”

Listening to Hu Hanmin's tone, he also acquiesced in the establishment of the base camp. Chang Ruiqing smiled faintly: "It's good to be able to protect yourself." Where is the strength to fight back? That's it, the current situation is sinister, all you must unite and work together, Premier Chen, the matter of declaring war is up to you to tell the Soviet Russian ambassador Yue Fei. Hu Zhangong, you also need to contact the Japanese side, why don't you let Zhangong come forward? That's all for today's meeting, I still have important military matters to deal with. ”

As he spoke, he got up and bowed slightly to the people present, and then left the conference room with Bai Chongxi, Lan Tianwei, Wu Shi and others.

Just when the government of Nanking in China decided to concentrate the efforts of the whole country to fight the Soviet Russia. Moscow is also meeting to discuss the liberation of Mongolia. Inside the office of Lenin in the Kremlin. Trotsky frowned and reported: "Comrade Kobozev, Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Eastern Front, reports that the resistance of the White Chinese Army in the Chatuk region of Mongolia is very tenacious, and the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army is afraid that it is not capable of defeating them alone. Comrade Kobozev believed that it was necessary to send the main forces of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army into Mongolia to help the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army in the fight. ”

"Did Comrade Kobozev say how many Workers' and Peasants' Red Army were needed to defeat the Chinese White Army?" Lenin asked with a calm face. Trotsky said: "Without this, I am afraid it depends on how determined the Chinese are." The Military Council estimated that if China were to the fullest extent of its national strength, it would be able to maintain 200,000 to 300,000 troops in Mongolia. We need to invest no more than 150,000 Red Army troops to defeat them. ”

Throw in 150,000 Red Army!? Lenin's brow tightened. Originally, he and the Russian top brass thought that the Chinese would be busy with internal strife and would not send a large army to Mongolia at all, so they were not prepared to throw many Red Army troops into Mongolia, and only wanted the Mongols to solve it themselves. Now it looks like that plan may be falling through.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Is there any news from our ambassador to China, Yue Fei?" Did he tell the Chinese that we had no intention of separating Mongolia from China? ”

Trotsky nodded: "I should have already sued the Chinese, but the Chinese revisionists are very stubborn, and if they are not allowed to learn a lesson, they may not accept our kindness." ”

As in history, Soviet Russia began to play a game again on the Mongolian issue. I did a trick of the set. On the one hand, they openly expressed to the Chinese side their recognition of China's sovereignty over Mongolia; On the one hand, it sent troops to invade on a large scale, and also supported the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party to establish an independent Mongolian government, which, according to the plan, would be officially established after the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army occupied the city.

"Strike hard at the Chinese White Army, and they will tacitly accept our occupation of northern Mongolia?" Lenin hesitated and asked again.

Trotsky also had no idea that there were not many Chinese troops in Mongolia. It was not a direct army of the Nanjing government, but it was an armed group of some warlords. Even if the Soviet Russian Red Army wiped them out, the Chinese Nanjing side would not necessarily feel much distressed, and they would still be able to maintain the war with Soviet Russia and lead the Red Army with a large number of vital forces. He looked at the map on Lenin's desk and was silent for a long time. Only then did he nod stiffly: "Comrade Lenin, I think the Chinese should not dare to completely break with us." ”

As soon as his words fell, there was a knock on the door of Lenin's office, and the angry voice of Deputy People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Checherin came from outside: "Comrade Lenin! Something is wrong! China, the Chinese have declared war on us! ”

This sentence made everyone in the office jump. None of them expected that the Chinese would react so fiercely to the entry of Soviet Russia into Mongolia and declare war without hesitation! This means that this "conflict" between Soviet Russia and China has turned into a full-scale war! And what's even more troublesome is that now Poland and Japan are also sharpening their knives and preparing for war with Soviet Russia, and China's declaration of war on Russia is very likely to trigger a quick follow-up by Japan and Poland! Soviet Russia will have to face a strong enemy from three directions overnight!

"The Eastern Front should immediately send the Red Army into Mongolia, and we should crush China before the three imperialist countries of China, Japan, and Poland unite!" Trotsky gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "In addition, I think that the GC International should immediately expel the Chinese GCD, and at the same time help the Chinese comrades who truly believe in Marxism to form a revolutionary party, which can be called the Chinese GC League!" ”

Lenin turned his gaze to Zinoviev, chairman of the GC International Executive Committee, who thought for a moment and reminded: "Comrade Lenin, in that case, we will make a complete break with China's GCD, and Chang Ruiqing may therefore completely control the GCD, and we really want to fight China to the end?" ”

Lenin looked at Stalin again, and the latter said coldly: "The Central G must be expelled from the GC International!" However, the formation of a Chinese GCIST alliance needs to be cautious. It would be better to wait until we have defeated the Chinese revisionists, and then the Chinese comrades will initiate the formation 'on their own'. ”

Lenin nodded: "Well, let's do it according to Comrade Stalin's proposal." As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Trotsky: "Comrade Trotsky, what about the counteroffensive in the Far East?" Is it going to be postponed? ”！！！