Chapter 849: Turning Point (4)
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Just as the Slavs loved betrayal, there was always rebellion in Polish blood. The images of the Katyn massacre completely dispelled the possibility of an alliance between Polish exiled military officers and government personnel and the Soviet Union, and even vetoed Churchill's frequent flattery at Moscow. Sikorski is an old and spicy politician with a very decisive personality, and for him, if he continues to obey the policy arranged by Britain and the alliance with the Soviet Union, he will become a traitor to the whole of Poland, so he decisively uses the psychological cover of Polish origin in all corners of the world, white identity and exile sympathy, etc., to take the initiative to expose the ugliness of the Soviet Union and sabotage the British alliance strategy in one fell swoop. In order to achieve this goal, he actively cooperated with Jin Bihui, first ordering the troops stationed in France, Britain and North Africa to leave, and even did not hesitate to lay down all their weapons and equipment and use retirement as a cover, and then boarded a flight to Cairo with Jin Bihui, from where he flew to Beijing. But he also knew that Poland's roots were in Europe, so he still continued to put the Polish government-in-exile and headquarters in Britain, and made up his mind to wait for Yang Qiu's aid funds to continue to recruit troops from the Polish population in Europe and the United States, partly in Europe to block the mouths of Europe and the United States, and give the rest to China.
In fact, at the same time as he and Jin Bihui set off, Churchill had already received a report from MI5 on the secret liaison between China and Poland, but he did not pay much attention to it, and if he had a choice, he would definitely prefer that the Poles never appeared, because Poland had become a small obstacle between Britain and the Soviet Union.
As soon as he set off here, Yang Qiu also persuaded Kaczmalz. No, it should be said that after seeing the footage of the massacre, Katzmarz offered to do anything as long as he could kill the Soviets to avenge it. What a chance! You know, this great man was the banner man of Polish academia, and his calculation methods were widely used in later generations of CAD. Therefore, he immediately expressed the hope that he could recruit Polish scholars and scientists from all over the world to work in China, contribute to the anti-Soviet, German, and Nazi forces, and better deal a blow to the Axis of Evil.
Katzmalz, like all Polish exiles, had long been dissatisfied with the perfunctory behavior of Britain and France, and since China was sincere in attacking the Soviet Union, and even Germany began to consider it, he did not hesitate to send telegrams to hundreds of Polish scientists and scholars living in the United States and Europe in one breath, and personally set off to the United States to lobby talents under the special protection of Yan Baohang. The results of the effort are amazing. Especially after the Katyn massacre was announced by Poles around the world, more than 800 mathematical and physical chemists of Polish descent came to Beijing, including the famous mathematicians Steinhaus and Władysław Olrich, the chemist Cassil Le Fink, who invented vitamins, the physicist Smolukhovsky, who published the Brownian motion with Einstein, and Stein Islau Uarm, who participated in the Manhattan Project and served as the leader of the fission reaction calculation team in history. In addition to these scholars. There are also thousands of industrial technicians of various kinds. After the war, in order to commemorate this story, Yang Qiu also ordered the opening of a special Polish section in the China World War Memorial Hall to commemorate these soldiers and scholars who volunteered to come to China to resist the Nazis.
Although the big war has entered the countdown, he can get such a big gain before the war, and even Yang Qiu, who planned all the plans, didn't expect it. Just the 10 Polish divisions that Jin Bihui brought back in one breath were enough to smile and crook his mouth. You must know that most of the current Polish exile army is veterans who have fought against the German army, and even if you zoom them in to the whole of World War II, they are still a fairly good combat force. If it weren't for the fact that Britain and France didn't use it very well. It can definitely play a bigger role.
If nothing else, the hands of the Soviets alone will never be soft!
Therefore, after Sikorsky arrived, Yang Qiu not only went to the airport to greet him in person, but also immediately signed the "Sino-Polish Friendship Pact" and the "Sino-Polish Military Alliance Pact." As agreed by both parties. Yang Qiu will give the Polish Corps (three infantry corps and two armored divisions with a total strength of 200,000), and will also transfer four brand-new Qinling-class destroyers and two Mighty Fighter (shore-based naval aviation) aviation groups to help form the Polish naval force. and, in accordance with the previously agreed agreement, to provide the Polish government-in-exile with operating expenses on an annual basis. It is allowed to raise funds in China to issue financing bonds and bear all expenses incurred by the Polish Army in China.
Facing Yang Qiu's friendliness. Sikorski also reciprocated with the greatest friendship. It was promised that the 3rd Infantry Division, which had been exiled to France, the former Polish 10th Panzer Brigade, which had fled in its entirety, the Carpathian Infantry Brigade, which had retreated to French Syria, and the Podhall Brigade, which had retreated to England, together with more than 1,000 naval forces and 200 pilots, had all 57,000 soldiers in total to be placed under the command of the Wehrmacht. He also promised that in view of the current uncertainty of the British attitude, the troops would bypass Britain and France by retiring all of them, and then rejoin the Chinese Polish Legion. The remaining troops will also be recruited from the Polish population around the world after this year's massacre is announced and handed over to the Chinese to train on their behalf.
200,000 Polish troops with red eyes enraged by the massacre! With the fire support of the Wehrmacht, Yang Qiu died happily. In order to get the first batch of Polish veterans as soon as possible, he directly ordered all the freighters in the Mediterranean to go to France, and also asked Zeng Qi to lease three freighters from Portugal to pick up the Podhall brigade in the UK.
Yang Qiu was busy picking up people, but Churchill was a little dumbfounded.
"All leave? Why? In the cramped and cramped office at 10 Downing Street, Churchill, who had not yet sat in the prime minister's chair, stood up from his chair with a cigar in his mouth in surprise in the face of the reports of the new wartime deputy prime minister, Adrylee, and the secretary of the admiralty, Dudley Pound.
"I don't know, I've got people investigating." Attlee was also surprised by the sudden incident, and immediately recounted the general story: "No one knows how it happened, Roger from Portsmouth told me. This morning, the three destroyers and pilots of the Poles suddenly asked to leave en masse, and half an hour later a total of 4557 soldiers of the De Holl Brigade stationed there also arrived empty-handed, and they had already officially submitted their application to Roger John to leave.
Dudley Pound, who was known as the old fox by his side, also frowned: "We have contacted the Poles, but they Sikorski have already gone to Beijing for a visit, and this order was given before he left, and according to them, the order has been approved by the entire Polish government and soldiers, and these soldiers have been discharged!" ”
"All retired?!" Churchill's eyelids jumped wildly, and when he was about to attack Norway, the De Holl Brigade, which was originally intended to be used, actually retired en masse! Even three destroyers have to go! What is this? The loss of troops is a small matter, but the political impact is great. So his face was full of incredulity, and he asked: "Have you deducted the Poles' military expenses and bread?" The fat man had a cigar between his fingers, the only reason he could think of at the moment.
Dudley Pound hated to beat this guy up, did the British Empire need to withhold the food and salary of 6,000 Polish exiles? Although the weapon was a little worse, Kekou Bread hurriedly shook his head: "Your Excellency Winston, what should I do about this matter?" From the analysis of the current situation, their departure should be related to China. ”
"China?"
"Yes, we suspect that Sikorsky should have reached an agreement with China and was ready to exchange soldiers for aid and send them to Central Asia to fight with the Chinese." Dudley Pound is worthy of being an old fox, and he can analyze the reason why the Polish army suddenly asked to leave from just the clues. But he was still wrong in his analysis, thinking that it was just Sikorski who was using this method in exchange for more countries to support the Polish government-in-exile.
Churchill also made this judgment, speaking in his heart, he didn't care about the thousands of exiled soldiers, anyway, Poland is a European country, as long as Sikorski's government-in-exile does not leave, no matter how much Yang Qiu interferes, it is impossible to affect here. So soon he was reluctant to think about the question: "We have no right to imprison the liberty of the Polish government, let them be, as long as they do not take away the weapons." ”
"But."
Attlee always felt that it was not so simple at this time, but as soon as he wanted to stop it, he was interrupted by Churchill: "My dear Attlee, is there any news from Moscow?" Do they have to fight to the death with China before they are willing to give up? At this moment, Churchill did not realize the seriousness, and his biggest headache now was how to persuade China and the Soviet Union to cease the war, so that Moscow could pay more attention to Europe, and by the way, help the British Empire block the knife.
Churchill was reluctant to care, and the British garrison in Portsmouth could not prevent the retired Polish soldiers from leaving, so by the afternoon the Polish exiles stationed in Britain had all boarded three Portuguese freighters. But no one expected that the day after the three cargo ships passed through Gibraltar, the news from Paris instantly detonated Europe! The 50,000 Polish exiles stationed in France suddenly retired en masse, discarded all their weapons and equipment, and boarded 31 Chinese freighters to pick up and drop off in spite of the French government's dissuasion and interception.
This news made the chaotic world even more unpredictable, and the departure of the Polish exile army was inexplicable to Britain and France, and even the whole of Europe, even Germany was very strange, and strengthened the supervision of the Polish occupation territory. Poles from all over the world were also puzzled as to why the "Fu" had to leave Europe, and some even began to insult Sikorski and the army for treason. The British and French governments even pointed to Yang Qiu, the mastermind behind the scenes, asking him to explain, and Churchill even ordered Wavell's Arab Legion to be on full alert and ready to attack Ahvaz at any time. At this critical moment, Sikorski, who was visiting Beijing, suddenly held a press conference, saying that the departure of these troops was not an escape, but that the Polish government had signed a treaty with the Chinese government to form a Chinese Polish army to jointly deal with the evil Soviet Union that invaded Poland. He also said that Poland would not stop cooperating with the British and French governments, and that he would raise more troops to stay in Europe.
In the end, he even swore with his life and honor that all Polish soldiers, officers and government personnel in exile, including him, would never engage in any form of cooperation and negotiations with the Soviet government! At the same time, he announced that he would travel to New York in two weeks' time, where he would announce to the world the reasons for his decision.
In the suspense deliberately created by Yang Qiu and Sikorski, thousands of film copies were sent to Poles all over the world.
The world has come to a crossroads!