Moscow, Kremlin.

In the conference room, the leaders of the Soviet GCD were discussing the matter of "China's revisionism betraying the world revolution" -- although the Chinese GCD had never openly endorsed the world revolution, Chang Ruiqing's public visit to Germany before the Soviet-German war was over still made the members of the Political Bureau and the alternate members of the Political Bureau a little annoyed.

However, the revolutionary prophet Comrade Trotsky had a calm countenance, as if he had expected it. He said: "Comrades, the betrayal of revisionism was to be expected! This is determined by the weakness and compromise of revisionism, otherwise they would not be revisionists, but GC ists like us! Now that we have succeeded in liberating Poland and East Prussia, the revolutionary forces of the Baltic countries have been greatly encouraged, and it will not be long before they will become a land covered by the banner of revolution, and the revolutionary form of Central Europe and the Balkans will be equally good! In this case, world capitalism, of course, will be nervous, of course, will try to contain us by all means, and this is a matter of course, which shows that the enemy is afraid, trembling! ”

The Prophet stood up, waved his arms very imposingly, and said in a strengthened tone: "There is no need for us to be angry about this, let alone worry, China and Germany will not threaten us if they get closer!" China is a weak country, and although their light industry has made some achievements in recent years, the development of heavy industry is still very slow, and in 1921 their steel production was only 150,000 tons! They don't have a well-developed industrial system, nor do they have engineers, technicians, and skilled workers who can build it...... China's industrialization should start with education, and when they have cultivated enough talents, our third or fourth five-year plan will be completed! At that time, the USSR will be the most powerful and advanced industrial country in the world, and there will be no need to worry about China at all, they are not worth mentioning. ”

"Then we can't just leave it at that!" Tukhachevsky, Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, who was present at the meeting, shouted loudly: "We should take countermeasures, let the Chinese know that they must pay for their betrayal of the USSR!" I propose to provide support to the Bolsheviks within the GCD in China, and even to support them in forming their own party. ”

At this time, the Soviet (Russian) GCD had always been extremely dissatisfied with the revisionism of the Central G, and the call for a split of the Central G, or the formation of a genuine Chinese Bolshevik Party, had never disappeared within the United Kingdom. This view was held by members of both the Leninists and the Trotskyists.

"Comrade Zinoviev. Do you think Comrade Tukhachevsky's construction is feasible? Trotsky asked, smiling at the boss of the GC International.

Zinoviev looked at Trotsky's expression, and then looked at Lenin's face, and it seemed that he could not see anything famous. He had no choice but to express his opinion. “…… It seems too drastic to retaliate against Chang Ruiqing's visit to Germany with a split in China, and we also need China's help in our first five-year plan...... Besides, there are not many people within the China G who are really willing to break away and form a new party, after all, the China G is now the ruling party. He said as he observed Trotsky's expression. I saw the smile on the Prophet's face unchanged. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. He added: "Comrade Katayama, vice chairman of the Japanese National Socialist Party, called the GC International Headquarters this morning, and he said that he could facilitate the visit of Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan to the Soviet Union. I think it is more appropriate to use this method to counter China. ”

"But Japan still occupies our Far Eastern states!" Tukhachevsky complained. "Unless they are willing to return the Far Eastern states to the Soviet Union, Japan will always be our enemy!"

Tukhachevsky's words also represent the thoughts of the vast majority of the Red Army generals in a certain way. Now that both Poland and East Prussia have been liberated, sooner or later the three Baltic states will become part of the Soviet Union. So the generals of the Red Army were very satisfied with the territory of the Western Front of the USSR. And the situation on the Eastern Front made them very unhappy! In particular, the Japanese occupation of the Far Eastern states and the exchange of land in China for 510,000 square kilometers in Central Asia, especially the former was almost regarded as a national disgrace!

"I agree with Comrade Tukhachevsky." Before Trotsky could speak, Lenin preemptively took the lead - this was openly currying favor with the Red Army!

Trotsky, however, still had an indifferent expression, but nodded and said: "The Far Eastern states will return to the Soviet people, as will the 510,000 square kilometers that Central Asia has given to China." It's a matter of time. He paused and glanced at Lenin. Moreover, inviting the crown prince of Japan to visit the Soviet Union can also be part of our strategy to liberate the Far Eastern State, liberate Korea, and even liberate Japan! And before liberating Japan, we should make full use of it. So I agree with Comrade Zinoviev's construction, we should invite Crown Prince Hirohito! ”

"But what are we going to do with Japan?" Lenin, as if unaware of the fact that the present Soviet Union had a plan to liberate Japan, looked at Trotsky in astonishment, waiting for his answer.

"It's obvious." Trotsky smiled slightly. "A world war between imperialism is very good for us to liberate all of humanity."

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"Secretary Zhang, although it is Japan's national policy to advance southward, the Japanese military and political leaders are not without disagreement on this national policy. It is currently in Japan. Mainly for the rapid and slow progressives. The Radicals advocated the immediate implementation of the southward march after the completion of the naval shipbuilding program, seizing the British, American, French, and Dutch colonies in the South Seas, and then waiting for an opportunity to invade Australia. Prime Minister Yoshiichi Tanaka is the leader of the Rapid Progressive faction. The Slow Progressives felt that British and American imperialism was strong and that Japan was not sure of victory. Therefore, it is a bit of a retreat, wanting to continue to maintain the Anglo-Japanese alliance and waiting patiently for opportunities. Japanese admirals and democrats are mostly from this idea. And outside of these two factions. There is even a mainland faction composed of officers of the army junior faction, and their ideas are even more crazy. It is believed that Japan should not only prepare to advance south and engage Britain and the United States at war, but also be prepared to continue to expand on the Asian continent! It was really mad to the extreme, and the Japanese crown prince Hirohito is said to be inclined to the views of the mainlanders......"

In an office at the Rukes Hotel, Japanese Ambassador Katayama Qianzheng explained the situation in Japan to Zhang Guotao in great detail. He is now the vice chairman of Japan's ruling Kuomintang Socialist Party, and of course he is well aware of the situation in Japan. Some of the situations that came out, let alone Zhang Guotao, even Chang Ruiqing, a "Japan expert", are unheard of. The current situation in Japan is completely different from what it was in history! Katayama's words were translated into Russian by Yasuo Yasuda - this young man seemed to be quite popular with Katayama, and he was already regarded as a confidant.

While Yasuda was translating, Zhang Guotao and his deputy, Tang Jiu, who had just arrived from the Far East, were taking notes very seriously. Zhang Guotao would also interject from time to time to ask questions.

"Oh, this Hirohito is really arrogant. Will Yoshiichi Tanaka listen to him? ”

"Of course not, in Tanaka's opinion, Hirohito is just a child, and he doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick. Japan did not have the strength to dominate both land and sea at the same time, and it was somewhat reluctant to even implement the national policy of going south, so it could only expand cautiously. ”

"Expand cautiously? What do you mean? ”

"Tanaka also has his own little abacus. He believed that Japan should do everything possible to avoid a war with more than one military power at the same time. For example, at the same time to start a war with Britain and the United States. Or to start a war with China and the Soviet Union at the same time...... Japan's strategy should be to unite one or several powers against one. For example, to unite Britain with the United States to fight, this is the preferred option. If this is not possible, Japan will consider joining forces with China to wage war against Britain, while also trying to incite revolution in India and avoid war with the United States......"

"Hmm. This man's mind is clear! Zhang Guotao nodded in agreement. A war between Britain and the United States would certainly be in the best interest of our liberation of all mankind. Comrade Katayama, do you think there is such a possibility? ”

"I don't think so." Katayama shook his head. "In my many years of experience living in the United States, I don't think it is possible for Britain and the United States to go to war. Although the top level of the United States has always wanted to seize world hegemony, the American people have little interest in it, and they have enough room to live and a prosperous life. There is no impulse of the Japanese people to expand abroad. And the United States is a democratic country, and it is difficult for American rulers to openly disobey the will of the vast majority of the people. Besides, they have more secure methods, such as using money to support poor countries like Japan, Germany, and China to become cannon fodder and challenge British hegemony.

And Britain is also a very cunning country. They have long seen through the tricks of the Americans, so they have done everything possible to keep the emerging countries in check with each other. For example, in the Polish-East Prussian War, the British actually adopted a similar strategy in the Polish-East Prussian War. They first watched Poland be liberated by the Soviet Union, and then they brought the German Nazi Party and militarists to power against the Soviet Union...... In this way, a situation of Soviet-German confrontation was formed in Europe! If the Soviet Union was too strong, they stepped up their support for Germany. Otherwise, they will unite with the Soviet Union...... In fact, Britain did not want the Soviet Union to be wiped out, because that would risk upsetting the existing equilibrium. Therefore, after China approaches Germany, Britain will certainly acquiesce to Japan's approach to the Soviet Union in order to contain China......"

When Yasuda translated this passage, Zhang Guotao couldn't help but nod frequently, this old Japanese devil's views on international politics are quite incisive! This time the Soviet Union was able to seize Poland and East Prussia. I'm afraid there is a reason why Britain deliberately released water, no, even the United States is releasing water...... The United States was counting on a big war between the USSR and Great Britain, and Comrade Trotsky must have seen through the American conspiracy. That is why there was a "de facto truce" with Germany on the Polish-German border.

This Trotsky is also a powerful character! I don't know what Chang Ruiqing has to deal with these elves...... I don't know what's going on, Zhang Guotao suddenly thought of our chairman of the Standing Committee at this time.

A shrill phone rang suddenly. interrupted Pian Shanqian's speech, and also interrupted Zhang Guotao's thoughts. Zhang Guotao picked up the phone, and Zinoviev's voice came from the earphones.

"Comrade Zhang Guotao, is Ambassador Katayama still with you?"

"He's here. Do you have something to do with him? Comrade Zinoviev. ”

"There's something you can tell me about. The political bureau has agreed to invite the Japanese crown prince Hirohito to visit the Soviet Union, and let him stay at the Liuks Hotel for a while. ”

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Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR Lenin invited His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hirohito to visit the USSR ?!

In Tokyo, the office of the principal of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, Major General Shinzaburo Mazaki, the principal, read the news written on a letter raft and slowly put the letter raft on his desk with a solemn expression. In this not very spacious principal's office, it was already crowded with a vote for the Japanese Army, they were Toshishiro Obata, Kenji Dohihara, Seishiro Itagaki, Nanao Matsui and others.

"Gentlemen, this is the news that has just come out of the palace."

Mazaki Shizaburo's gaze swept over everyone, and he said slowly: "This is the Soviet Union's countermeasure to Chang Ruiqing, chairman of the Central Affairs Committee, to visit Germany, and they want to figure out how to get close to the empire to contain China." This is an incredible opportunity for us! Perhaps the proposition of our continental faction may become a national policy! ”

Historically, some of these people here belonged to the "unification faction" led by Nagata Tetsuyama, and some belonged to the "imperial faction," but at this time and space, the factional division within the Japanese Army had already taken a different line. These people are the so-called "mainlanders". That is, the small group of young Zhuang faction officers who are determined to dominate the East Asian continent, and Masaki Shizaburo is now the head of this small group. And Crown Prince Hirohito, who is only 22 years old and is said to be a Ming monarch in the future, is their backstage boss.

They did not support Tanaka Yoshiichi's idea of "uniting China and moving cautiously southward," and they were even more opposed to the proposal of certain admirals in the navy to abide by the Anglo-Japanese alliance. Instead, they insisted that China and Japan could not coexist, and that there could only be one leader in Asia. Not China. It's Japan! Therefore, before Japan goes south to clash with Britain and the United States, it must once again defeat China and establish its hegemony in East Asia. In order to defeat China, Japan should unite with the Soviet Union. If necessary, the Far East could be given up – as long as Japan could get more land from China!

But that's what they hold. Even in the Japanese Army, there were not many supporters. Because the Japanese army in this time and space, as in history, has a spirit of refusing to let go if it bites. If anyone really returns to the Soviet Union the Far Eastern State, which cost the lives of more than 200,000 officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army, then wait for the heavens! Well, even Crown Prince Hirohito! If he dares to say such things publicly, Zhunbao will not be the emperor. So these mainlanders were very isolated in the Japanese army. Except for themselves, no one takes them too seriously.

However, this time, the Soviet Union took the initiative to reconcile with Japan, but they saw a little hope of success.

"Sanada-kun, do you mean that the Far Eastern states will no longer be an obstacle to the alliance between the empire and the Soviet Union?" Kenji Dohihara is now the head of the China Division of the Army Intelligence Bureau, and is in charge of Japan's intelligence network in China. However, after Japan decided to go south, Japan's intelligence network in China will inevitably shrink day by day because it cannot be replenished with sufficient personnel and funds, especially after the "Black Dragon Society incident" The Chinese intelligence agencies carried out a major sweep of the Black Dragon Society's intelligence network in China, resulting in the network not being restored until now, and at least 70% of the sleeper personnel have lost contact...... And this time the "Teachers to China" program was supposed to be a good opportunity to penetrate into China. However, Tanaka refused to intervene in the matter with the Intelligence Bureau, and instead asked the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture to use this opportunity to let the "Chinese teachers" propagate "Pan-Asianism." By all indications, Tanaka had no interest in expanding to the mainland. The main reason for this situation was the dispute between Japan and the Soviet Union over the Far Eastern states.

"Of course, this obstacle is there." Toshiro Obata had served as a military attache in Russia for a long time, and he knew the temperament of the Russians all too well. He frowned. "The Russians," he said in a low voice, "have always practiced the principle of "only entry and no exit in territorial matters," he said, "and now they have recovered all the land ceded by the Treaty of Brest, and have taken East Prussia...... They are not going to give up the Far East, no matter what they say. I wouldn't believe that the Russians were really willing to give up! But there is still room for cooperation with the Soviet Union. ”

"How? It is also impossible for the empire to abandon the Far Eastern states, and no prime minister dares to do so. Seishiro Itagaki asked loudly.

"Now the empire has no further territorial claims to the USSR." Toshiro Obata continued: "What the empire needs is Manchuria! Now there is definite news that the Chinese have discovered a huge oil field in Heilongjiang Province in Manchuria! It was much larger than the oil field on Huatai Island, and Manchuria also had rich iron ore reserves, which the current empire lacked. ”

"We also know that Manchuria is a good place, but how do we get it?" Matsui Shichio, the younger brother of Matsui Ishone, had previously served as an adviser in the Northeast Army, and had always been angry about Japan's "loss" of Manchuria.

"Japan cannot attack China first." Toshiro Obata said. "If the Soviet Union wants to sign a secret ** treaty with Japan, then they must assume the obligation to attack China first! After the Soviet Union first attacked China's Xinjiang and attracted the main force of the Chinese army, Japan launched a surprise attack on Manchuria, and at the same time sent its navy to blockade China's foreign communications and attack China's coastal cities in order to force the current Chinese government to collapse or submit. ”

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