** The sunshine, accompanied by the formal annexation of millions of square kilometers east of the Yenisei River, ignited the entire country. At the same time, the anti-secession bill was introduced, so that the world could once again see Yang Qiu's precautionary and far-sightedness. Mr. Zhang Jiluan, a well-known political commentator of the China News Service, which was jointly established by the China News Service, commented on the incident as follows: "He brought us into modern China, he brought the martial spirit back to China, and he rebuilt the soul of the country in the mountains and rivers of Yongzhen. Now it's him again! Laid the foundation of the future of China with his own hands! As a journalist, it was an honor for me to be part of his time. I believe that today, all Chinese are his admirers, and although the war is not over, the era of the Old Continent is crumbling. In this dark moment before the dawn, I, like the soldiers who fought bloodily, will follow my president without hesitation and create a new era with China's participation! ”

Mr. Zhang Jiluan's praise and emotion spread all over the land of China, and even the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and other old news agencies have reprinted it, but Yang Qiu knows that it is far from the moment to celebrate the victory. "This is a photo taken by a long-range reconnaissance aircraft. You see, this is the North-Zemlya Islands, this is the Taymer Peninsula. I counted, a total of 11 forward bases, all Soviet naval facilities. At the beginning of last month, the reconnaissance plane also spotted two Soviet destroyers sending sailors to land near the Siberian Islands in the Northern Sea Route, but fortunately they were discovered in time and sunk by our bombers in Yakutsk with torpedoes. Summer came, and the Soviet Navy was active in the Northern Passages, and the Yakutsk base had to dispatch an average of a dozen sorties of patrol aircraft and bombers per day to cope. In the long run, as long as Russia exists, the Arctic Ocean will inevitably become a point of contradiction in the future, and these long-range aircraft alone are not enough. Because the coastline of our Arctic Ocean is nearly 5,000 kilometers long from the mouth of the Yenisei River to the Bering Strait, it is impossible to solve possible encroachment operations, so we hope to approve the establishment of a joint forward land, sea and air base as soon as possible. ”

Yang Qiu, who had held a one-day meeting, rubbed his eyes gently, Yue Peng and Gu Weijun stood in front of the new map and pointed, listening to the reports of Bingwen, Chu Nan and Yan Baohang on the security situation of the new territory in the north. It is true that opening up territory can boost people's morale and build the self-confidence of the country and its people as a great power, but how to ensure the security of the Arctic Ocean, which has never been involved, is a complex and headache problem. This is not to say that defeating the Soviet Union and forcing them to sign and admit it can be over, Bingwen is right, as long as Russia exists, it will not give up this only region that can threaten China, and some conflicts, nuclear weapons may not be effective deterrent, after all, no one dares to throw this thing everywhere. Therefore, from now on, it is necessary to think about future confrontations and conflicts in this region.

"There are two selected places in the first batch. The first is Tiksi, the west side of Buolhaya Bay east of the Lena River estuary, with a good geographical environment, with an average water depth of 6 meters, which can dock large ships. The other is Del Novík, a natural harbour to the east of the Tamyer Peninsula with a depth of 20 metres. However, the average annual temperature in both places is low, and the coastline is frozen all year round, so it is only navigable from July to September. There is no need to worry about energy, there are large coal fields in both places, and there are resources such as timber and fur that can be developed, if the seaport can be built as soon as possible, some ships can be deployed, and then combined with aircraft and other means, the needs of the Arctic Ocean coastline can basically be met. If it is built early, it will also be possible to transit to the Severnaya Zemlya Islands, Siberian Islands and the Arctic in the future. Therefore, we propose that while there is now a large number of prisoners of war labor, the railway from Chita to Yakutsk should be built as soon as possible, and the Lena River should be dredged, so that the first Arctic Ocean base can be established in two years at the latest. This is only preliminary, and long-term peace and stability will require Congress to pass a long-term plan for 20 to 30 years to ensure that military investment in the northern tundra is not interrupted. Only in this way can the threat be minimized when the Tatars establish a state and cut off the eastern shipping routes. ”

"Huh." Faced with Bingwen's longing, Yang Qiu smiled dumbly: "Twenty to thirty years without interrupting investment, do you really think that I will stay in this position until death?" Well, I can't guarantee that. But you can rest assured that in 10 years' time I will still be able to speak in Congress. Just follow your suggestion as soon as possible, go to the Ministry of Communications to find Li Shixing by rail, and Wang Geng for the prisoners of war. In addition, the Arctic Ocean is not suitable for the long-term activities of the fleet, and there must be more room for improvement in the heating and future upgrading of the base, and it is necessary to use our brains as much as possible on long-range aircraft and submarines with better concealment. ”

Bingwen also knew that it was unrealistic for Yang Qiu to decide on the northern appropriation for twenty or thirty years, but with ten years of continuous appropriation, he was also sure that the northern territorial waters would gradually be brought under the jurisdiction of the navy.

The security of the new northern territories can be solved slowly, after all, Stalin will not be stupid enough to make a landing in the tundra. Even if there is harassment, it will not be on a large scale, and the priority is still Central Asia and the Southeast. Therefore, after Yang Qiu signed the report, he asked about the latest battle situation. "In the West Kazakh direction, Aktobinsk has already been taken, and Atyrau on the Caspian Sea is just around the corner. Long Yun and Mei Sheng decided to hand over the six divisions assembled in Karaganda to Du Zishan to strengthen the strength of Western Kazakhstan. Just pinch here, and we can threaten Orenburg, Ufa and Stalingrad from the flanks. Progress in the north is also very fast, Liu Mingzhao's counterattack cluster has advanced to less than 40 kilometers from Kokshetau, Lukin's Siberian Front with a total of 450,000 people has been trapped in Kokshetau, Liu Mingzhao is preparing to launch a general attack on the Ryukyus side next week, Liao Changfeng has annihilated the main force of the Japanese army 370,000, and the remaining about 50,000 have also been compressed to the northeast mountainous area. He also ordered to cut down all the forests in the middle along Pingliang Bay to Kuntou County, and then spread out the troops in parallel, and cleared them layer by layer, kilometer by kilometer. On the North Korean side, Zhu Peideok and Park Eun-sung have also annihilated more than 200,000 Japanese troops, but the complex terrain in the northern mountains is not conducive to the deployment of troops, so the encirclement is still gradually compressed. However, Zhuo Fan's speed was very fast, and after conquering Dongdoucheon City last week, his troops were divided into two routes, and the main force continued south along the east side of Seoul, preparing to implement the encirclement, and two divisions were on the way to Chuncheon. Sakhalin Island has basically been taken, Ye Weixun's next task is to land on the northern Chiba Islands and the Kamchatka Peninsula, Wang Geng also said that he will definitely be able to take Magadan by the end of September, drive the Japanese and Russian guerrillas into the primeval forest, and let them go naked to spend the winter. As for the South-East Peninsula, India and Persia, the stalemate continues for various reasons. ”

"I finally survived." After listening to Chu Nan's words, Gu Weijun next to him breathed a sigh of relief. Think about the scene of the Soviet Union dispatching millions of troops to counterattack just a month ago, and compare it with the present, it really feels like a world away. Yang Qiu also nodded, there is no doubt that the most difficult period is slowly passing. As long as you can take Kokshetau, you can use Western Kazakhstan to deter the Volga and Stalingrad, drag the main forces of the Soviet army, and then free up your hands to slowly solve the entire east of the Ural Mountains and Tyumen. But further west is the real Soviet Union, and the logistical pressure will increase. Thinking of this, he raised his head and asked Yan Baohang: "Yesterday you said that Beria sent someone?" ”

"The person who came is called Vanikov, the deputy head of the security department of the former Soviet Politburo, and Beria's confidant." Yan Baohang said: "At present, I have secretly arranged for me to live temporarily in North Belga (now North Belgasque). ”

"What do you mean?" Yue Peng and Gu Weijun both walked over, and they could see that they were also very concerned.

Yan Baohang said: "I asked to see you, I hope you can provide all the equipment and ammunition of the five infantry divisions, and 20 million US dollars." In exchange, he could return to us some of the maps of secret bases, important facilities and air defense distributions in Moscow and the main Soviet regions, which, according to him, were the latest versions that Stalin had readjusted after Beria's escape. There are also some insider sources that interest us, including important documents on Soviet party secrets and the Great Purge. By the way, he said that it contains information on some important spies of GC International in Asia, Pacific countries and China! ”

"Good guys!" Even after a long time, Gu Weijun and the others couldn't help but gasp for Beria's big deal. Let's not talk about whether it's true or not, if we really exchange these materials and documents, I don't know how many important secrets after the founding of the Soviet Union can be dug up. Not to mention that there are also bases and important facilities of the Soviet army throughout the country, you know, after the two defections of Ivanmir and Beria, Stalin used the national forces to adjust these facilities many times, and now only five divisions of equipment and 20 million dollars can be exchanged for it, which is really worth it. ”

But after the surprise, everyone was secretly alert again, and Yang Qiu asked even more hurriedly: "He didn't propose political asylum, ensure the safety of his life and support New Russia?" ”

"Nope." Yan Baohang thought about it and shook his head affirmatively: "Definitely not." ”

"This Beria, with his vision and means, is really vicious!" Gu Weijun sat down slowly, his eyes solemn: "With his connections in the Soviet Party and the army, let alone wartime, even peacetime, it is impossible to clean it all at once." So to ask for five divisions of full equipment and 20 million dollars, it must be an attempt to take the opportunity to overthrow Stalin. No matter how bad it is, it is necessary to establish its own forces, and then sit back and watch the situation fish in troubled waters. According to common sense, if you do these things, you must think about the way back, but he doesn't want our security guarantee and political asylum, his heart is terrible! ”

Yue Peng also said: "Shaochuan is right, the information he took out is exactly what we have always wanted." As for the bases and air defense facilities, it is clear that we have a hunch that we will focus on strategic bombing in the next stage, which makes it difficult for us to refuse. This all shows that he is very smart! As for why we didn't want our security guarantees, I guess I also knew that we couldn't offend Poland for him, so I asked for $20 million. If I'm not mistaken, it's likely that this money will be deposited in the United States and given to his uncle, Noah Jordania, to liaise with the American top brass and try to get on Roosevelt's line. (Beria's uncle, who was the foreign minister of Georgia after October, defected to Paris in 1924 for organizing anti-Soviet defections, and whether he went to the United States after the fall of Paris is purely apocryphal.) ）

"So, this person is also a threat to our plans for the future?" Bingwen has little contact with such core political issues, and when he saw that Yue Peng was a little jealous, he couldn't help but get nervous. Chu Nan nodded: "Not only is the plan behind, there is a threat now." All he now controls are the Tatars, Cossacks and other minorities that he deliberately spared in the Great Purge, and if he pulls out an army from them, it will be tantamount to competing with us for the resources of the Soviet minorities and dividing the future Ural Tatar Republic and some other minority states that we are ready to establish. ”

Yang Qiu's face was also gloomy, weighing the pros and cons of the transaction. Beria is a threat, but Yue Peng is right, once Liu Mingzhao and they can advance another 300 kilometers to the west, Ukraine and Moscow will be open under the wings of their bombers, and these map coordinates of Beria will be of great use at that time. But it would be irresponsible to allow him to fish in troubled waters and grow while he and Stalin were on an inextricable relationship. You must know that the United States will definitely try its best to contain China's rise after the war, so it is certain to support Russia. Beria's connections in the Soviet Union are exactly what the US government needs most, and once the two sides collude, he is not afraid, but the plan to establish a buffer state such as Tatar will definitely be affected.

"Let's change it." But before he could make up his mind, Yue Peng had already made a suggestion: "The Soviet Union is not Japan, and the Air Force will pay a great price." Yang Qiu understood what he meant, and after thinking about it, he smiled and said, "It seems that I have thought too much." You tell him that the money is fine, but with up to 3 light infantry divisions, you have to wait for us to verify the authenticity of the things before they can all be delivered. In addition, I can't see him, and neither can you and other government officials, and I can't leave a handle on it, so let it go. ”

"I'll go." Yang Qiu was thinking about who to send, Bingwen smiled first: "I am the navy, even if Japan surrenders, it will not be the turn of the navy to take care of the affairs of Central Asia and the Soviet Union, right?" "Good idea." Gu Weijun clapped his hands. In the future, even if someone goes through old accounts and says it, others will not believe that the navy will go to Central Asia and the interior of the Soviet Union to grab the business of the army and air force when Japan has not surrendered.

"Then it's decided, remember to make sure it's confidential, the less people know about it, the better." After Yang Qiu finished taking care of him, Yan Baohang continued to report: "President, there is one more thing. We have received definite information that Motolov had secretly arrived in Berlin five days earlier and had begun discussions with Ribbentrop about an alliance. Both the Soviet Union and Germany covered this matter very tightly, and the specific circumstances of the talks are not yet known. At present, it is only known that Hitler was not very impressed by Stalin's demands for an alliance, so he made a lot of excessive demands. These included handing over all of Soviet-occupied Poland to Germany, asking the Soviet Union to provide another 10 million tons of oil and a large amount of raw materials, and proposing that the Soviet army cooperate in a number of operations. ”

"He's not afraid to die!" Yue Peng was a little annoyed: "I really think that Britain and the United States are muddy." Zhang Xiaozhun told me that whether it is the British Churchill tank or the T34 we provide, they all have an advantage in the mountainous terrain of Spain, and the air force is the same, and Britain and the United States are getting stronger and stronger. As for the defeat, it was mainly due to MacArthur's disobedience to orders and the poor combat experience of the US military. When Roosevelt recovered his strength, the second batch of troops was increased at the end of August to see what he could do. ”

Gu Weijun smiled, let him nag, and said, "Zi'an, don't worry, didn't Roosevelt send Hull to meet the president and want to coordinate the war between our three parties." When the three of us sat together, Hitler probably wouldn't be able to sit still. ”

Yang Qiu also smiled, turned his head and asked, "Chu Nan, I remember that Malinovsky is a Ukrainian Jew, right?" ”

"Yes."

"You will go back later, and let the front send him to Beijing immediately, and you will be treated well. In addition, Ukrainian and Jewish soldiers and officers in the camps were singled out. Before Yang Qiu finished speaking, Gu Weijun reacted: "President, do you think Hitler will ask Stalin to exclude the Jews?" ”

"I don't know." Yang Qiu really didn't know, he only knew that the Jews were now the venting device of Europe, and that the Soviet Union had many anti-Semitic incidents since the beginning of the Civil War, and there were still after World War II. If this were to happen again, Malinovsky and the Jewish captives would have a role to play. "President, what about Mehris?"

"He? Hehe, keep him with the soldiers he persecuted. Remember, don't kill people, maybe they will be useful in the future. Everyone was amused, even the sulking Yue Peng. After dealing with these backlog matters, Yang Qiu got up and asked about the meeting between the leaders of the three countries while pouring tea. "The main thing is our annexation of Siberia, and Roosevelt wants to put pressure on you at the tripartite meeting and make a promise that you will not expand again. He also proposed to hold the meeting on the west coast of the United States or Hawaii, Churchill wanted to hold it in Cape Town, and I proposed Madagascar or Abu Dhabi, all of which were still under negotiation. When I met Hull in the morning, he also asked me tentatively if I could send troops to Europe, saying that the United States was willing to provide all the costs and logistical support for the troops, but I have clearly refused, and I guess I will ask again in person when I see you tomorrow. Gu Weijun handled these diplomatic matters very easily, and introduced some of the things he had done when he met with Hull.

Yue Peng said: "We should also talk about it, our merger looks beautiful, but it also scares many people." Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, India, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan all came to me and asked me that if we were afraid that we would continue to expand our territory, it would be better to take advantage of this meeting to reassure them. ”

"Zi'an is right, the Asian League has not yet been established, and we can't just leave Germany now and be exploited by Britain and the United States in vain." After Gu Weijun finished speaking, he remembered one more thing: "That's right, president." Shi Zhaoji told me that Hull asked him on the way to buy uranium ore in our hands, and the price had increased to $300 million.