At the end of November 1933, the beacon fire that had been spreading on the land of the Soviet Far East for more than two years seemed to inevitably fall into the quagmire of a protracted war! Due to the defeat of the Japanese assassination of Empress Anastasia, the Sino-Japanese coalition forces that were originally on the offensive suddenly collapsed, and the main force of the Far Eastern Front of the Chinese Defense Forces abandoned the Japanese friendly forces and withdrew to the Shedanka line alone. The Soviet Red Army, which discovered that the squadron had retreated alone, pretended not to know about their collusion with Japan, formed a breakthrough from the position of the thin rear troops of the Chinese Wehrmacht, and then broke through into the flank of the Japanese army with a powerful right-hand attack. Nearly 400,000 troops from Japan and the Soviet Union fought fiercely on the Ussuriysk front.

After three days of bloody fighting with the "treacherous" Soviet Red Army, and nearly 50,000 casualties, the Japanese troops of six divisions were defeated and returned to the Shedanka line. At the same time, the White Russian army in the Amur River basin also set fire to Amursk after the attack of the Sino-G volunteers, and then withdrew to Nikolaevsk at the mouth of the Amur River to hold on, and the Chinese People's Volunteers were also considered to have won the first battle. In the months that followed, Stalin's strong forces, which had once again seized the initiative on the battlefield, launched a fierce assault on Vladivostok, and the impregnable Shedanka Line once again became a meat grinder for the Soviet Red Army! Tukhachevsky's well-organized offensive still suffered an unprecedented crushing defeat in front of the temporarily "united" Chinese, Japanese, and Russian armies! The corpses of the Red Army soldiers covered almost the entire battlefield, and the losses were estimated at no less than 50,000. By the end of October 1933. The Soviet Red Army, having exhausted its offensive forces, finally stopped its offensive and retreated to Ussuriysk to build a defensive line to prepare for the winter. By this time, everyone already knew that the war in the Far East was going to last for a long time!

By this time, the Nationalist government in Wuhan, China, had forgotten about the terrible war, and their attention was drawn to a presidential election.

The conference room of the Chairman's Mansion of the National Government in Wuhan's East Lake is now solemn. Waiting for this meeting, which is probably the most important in the history of the Kuomintang's political discipline. The Kuomintang military and political dignitaries gathered together, and Chiang Kai-shek, Xu Chongzhi, Luo Yiqun, Luo Yaoguo and other bigwigs were also among them, and they were all waiting for Hu Hanmin, chairman of the Nationalist Government, to enter this conference room. On the wall of the conference room was a huge map of China, and all the provinces were painted red or blue. The red sè represents the provinces in which China's GCD is dominant, with a total of six, namely East and West Méng, Northern Shaanxi, Suiyuan, Chahar, and Rehe; And Lan sè is indicated as the province in which the Kuomintang has the advantage, occupying the remaining twenty-five provinces! Judging from this election situation map, the Kuomintang has an absolute advantage, but no one dares to be careless about such a thing as a democratic election until the final results are revealed...... Fortunately, this election was not a universal suffrage. Instead, they are voted for by the Legislative Yuan and the Supervisory Yuan, so there are not too many forces to be balanced.

Footsteps rang out the door. Luo Yaoguo was the first to take the lead and stood up, and then all the officers stood up, everyone's posture was pen, and the civil officials of the national government also stood up. From the door, Hu Hanmin's thin and short figure walked in. At this moment, the Kuomintang leader, who had never had much prestige, also raised his chest, his eyes like a torch. Not too much leadership at all. At this moment, a dazzling light finally flashed.

He glanced at the crowd and walked to the front of the table, raising his hand to signal everyone to sit down. Everyone's eyes were on him, and everyone's gods were a little moved. The presidential election of the Republic of China will begin soon after this meeting, which is undoubtedly an important step towards democratic constitutional government! Hu Hanmin nodded slightly, and said lightly: "This meeting is the most important in the history of the Kuomintang's discipline and administration. Everyone must firmly remember the last words of the former Prime Minister! It is necessary to bear in mind that the purpose of our Party's political discipline is to realize democratic constitutional government after the expiration of the training period, and this presidential election was held for a smooth transition to democratic constitutional government. Now, I would like to ask Vice President Luo to give you a comprehensive overview of the general situation of the presidential election, and then I would like to invite you to express your views and discuss how we should do a good job in this election. ”

This Vice Chairman Luo is not Luo Yaoguo, but Luo Yiqun, Vice Chairman of the Nationalist Government, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang election campaign. He stood up and walked to the front of the map. He said in a serious tone. At this time, the future vice president finally had a move that was at a major turning point in history.

"Our presidential election is the most important election in the period of political training, and it is also an important gateway to democratic constitutional government. Since China is still in the period of political discipline, the election will be held in the legislative and supervisory houses of the Republic of China, rather than by universal suffrage by one person and one vote for each citizen of the Republic of China. According to the newly revised Constitution of the Republic of China. The Legislative Yuan has 592 members, representing nearly 600 million people in China. The Supervisory Yuan, on the other hand, has 100 members, representing China's 31 provinces. However, during the period of political training, the members of the two houses were all recommended by the local government and appointed by the central government, so they were not really public opinion institutions! ”

He paused. He pointed to the red area on the map: "Moreover, the Legislative and Supervision Houses are by no means the halls of our party, and there are also legislators and supervisory councilors elected by the six provinces controlled by the Central G!" In this presidential election, they are likely to put forward their own candidates to run against Hu Zhangong and the contemptible people! However, this is not a bad thing for our party, and only an election with opponents can show the sincerity of our party in practicing democratic constitutionalism, and at the same time, it is also a spur to our party! In the future, after the period of political discipline in various localities expires one after another, if our party's ruling cannot satisfy the majority of the people, it is inevitable that more non-Kuomintang legislators and supervisory committee members will be elected...... Even our party may lose power! However, our Party must not fail to practice democratic constitutionalism for fear of losing power, because then sooner or later our Party and our country will lose their vitality, and the change of regime will still be inevitable, but the means will change from democratic elections to violent revolutions! ”

There was a sparse clapping sound from below. Then there was a buzz. Since this democratic constitutionalism is the posthumous teachings of Sun Yat-sen, the great god of the Kuomintang, the party-state members present do not dare to say anything even if they are reluctant in their hearts.

At this time, Luo Yaoguo's face could not hide the excitement, because of the wrong education he received in his previous life, he had a little faith in the democratic system, he pointed to a large blue area on the map and said: "In recent years, the rule of our party has been the limit of enlightenment, and the country has achieved a leap from semi-feudal and semi-colonial to imperialism in our hands, and we will make greater achievements in the next few years." But all this is nothing compared to the democratic constitutionalism we are about to achieve in China!

Because of our country. Hundreds of millions of the most industrious people, more than 10 million square kilometers of fertile land, as long as they settle down and have policies and laws to encourage economic development, can always create one "peaceful and prosperous era" after another. The current status of China's economy in the world is not only in the Han and Tang dynasties, but also in the Kangqian period of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. There is still a certain gap in the future.

…… But the democracy we are going to bring to China is different! This kind of system was not found in those peaceful and prosperous times in Chinese history! Therefore, those prosperous times will inevitably flourish and decline in the end, and with a democratic system, our country will be able to get out of this cycle of prosperity and decline and maintain prosperity and stability for a long time...... This is the real historical mission of our generation! ”

"I'm afraid GCD doesn't think so, right? They're bent on making trouble for us! At this time, Chiang Kai-shek took out a copy of the "Red Star" dated November 28 from his leather bag and placed it on the conference table.

On the front page of the newspaper was an editorial headline in black and bold letters, "Resolutely Resist Sham Elections, Strongly Demand True Democracy." During this period, the presidential election run by the Kuomintang was approaching. The opposition of China G is also getting stronger. After entering November. In the capitals of the six provinces and the Baotou Special Administrative Region under its control, China and G have continuously organized large-scale mass rallies to protest against the presidential election voted by the "Qinming parliamentarians" and demanded that a democratic election of one person, one vote be held with the participation of all citizens. At the same time, he also called on the people of the Kuomintang to launch strikes, school boycotts, and market boycotts to oppose the election farce arranged by the Kuomintang. It looks like CG is not going to participate in this presidential election!

However, unlike the tone of the newspapers and rallies, Zhou Elai and Mao ZD in Baotou are still hesitant about whether to participate in this presidential election. In fact, for the current China G, the difference between this election and whether it is elected by universal suffrage or by the legislature is not very big, anyway, it is 100% unelectable! However, if you can't choose, it doesn't mean that you should not participate in the G. After all, at present, the activities of the Chinese government in the national control area are still strictly restricted, the "Red Star" newspaper cannot be published, and most of the party committees in various places are underground or semi-underground. And the masses of the people in the Kuomintang also have a lot of misunderstandings about the Chinese GCD, thinking that they are as red and terrifying as the Bolsheviks in the Soviet Union...... If Zhongg participates in this presidential election, the Kuomintang will naturally relax its suppression of Zhongg in order to disguise the election as democratic. It is really a good opportunity to promote yourself, win supporters, and develop the power of the national control area.

However, Zhou Elai and Mao ZD were not without a little concern, and the main thing they were worried about was that the morale of the Central G Party, which had been raised by the rectification and the war to aid the Soviet Union, would be depressed again because of the election -- the seizure of power through the election was very likely to become an excuse for giving up the armed struggle! The pair has fully armed themselves. For China's GCD, which is preparing to plunge into a world war, this is not a good thing.

Zhou Elai, Mao ZD, and Xiang Ying are now members of the highest trio in the middle g. It is also the real power core of Zhongg, and now the three of them are silently walking in the small garden of the central headquarters of Zhongg in Baotou. Zhou Elai walked in front, and Mao ZD and Xiang Ying followed behind. Now Zhou Elai is more and more with the unique majesty of a person in a high position. Mao ZD has also secured the second position in the Zhongg Party, Xiang Ying is firmly in third place as the chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, and Li Lsan has lost most of his power and has become the head of the Zhongg trade union.

After the emergence of a new leadership, the CG has also actively begun to prepare for the world war. Unlike the China and G in history, which only needed to manage the domestic revolutionary struggle, the current China and G obviously have a more international vision. They are very clear about their position -- the Chinese GCD is an important member of the world anti-fascist struggle, and the future Sino-Soviet battlefield will be an important battlefield in the world anti-fascist war. The victory of the World Anti-Fascist War will also bring victory in the domestic revolutionary struggle to China and G!

Moreover, the top three-member group of the Central G has already faintly felt that the Kuomintang's presidential election is actually to make political preparations for starting a world war.

"Have the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the Kuomintang been decided?" Zhou Elai suddenly stopped and asked in a low voice.

"Chairman of the report, just this morning, the Chinese Kuomintang campaign committee has been formally formed, Luo Yiqun has become the commander-in-chief of the campaign committee, and at the same time announced the presidential and vice presidential candidates. The president is Hu Hanmin, and the vice president is Luo Yiqun. As we originally estimated, the Kuomintang will maintain the situation of Hu and Luo co-rule for some time to come, and Chiang Kai-shek will still be the suppressed side. Xiang Ying replied.

Zhou Elai whispered to himself: "But Hu Hanmin has always been more anti-war, and he is a little strange...... He turned to look at Mao Zd, who was pondering: "Do you think Hu Hanmin will use the power in his hands to prevent the country from going to war after becoming president?" ”

Mao Zd was awakened by his words, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's difficult, although he himself doesn't agree to fight, but the current national conditions in China can't allow him to retreat." In fact. I guess Hu Hanmin was just worried that the military would continue to expand through the war and eventually usurp his power. However, with Hu Hanmin's courage, he did not dare to forcibly pull the reins of the arms war and offend the entire national defense force. ”

Zhou Elai nodded slightly, with a little smile on his face, he seemed to be very satisfied with this analysis, maybe the Sino-Soviet war was what he wanted! He muttered, "Runzhi." I think we can go to this election. It doesn't matter if you don't choose it. We should take advantage of this election to make clear to the people of the whole country our anti-war stance, and we must hold high the banner of anti-war, which will be used in the future...... We can use this opportunity to unite some democratic parties to form a grand anti-war coalition. ”

Mao ZD lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally nodded slowly: "Anti-war alliance...... It is a good way to use anti-war peace to sing against the Kuomintang. So who do we let run? Is it a comrade of my party or a friend of a democratic party? ”

"How about letting Mrs. Sun come forward to choose? I think Mr. Sun will be heartbroken when he learns about the Kuomintang's current national policy of war, right? Let's use this election to find ways to pull China back from the orbit of war, right? ”

Mao Zd frowned: "E, you mean to interfere with the Kuomintang's preparations for war, so that they cannot complete their preparations in time, so as to buy more time for the Soviet Union...... But until the civil war in the Soviet Union ended, they had no way to start building. At most, we will delay China's war preparations, which will be of no use to Germany and Bolan, who are the main forces to start a world war! If the outbreak of war is delayed, I am afraid that the better prepared Germany and Bolan will be, the sooner this war will happen. Maybe the hope of the USSR is greater......"

He wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Zhou Elai's gentle shake: "Anti-war is a matter of position. At this critical moment in history, we Chinese GCD people must make our position clear to the whole world, which will certainly be beneficial to our post-war status. I have a hunch that this time the world anti-fascist war should be won! And unless we in China get off the ship halfway, we will definitely go to destruction together with the fascists in Europe! Therefore, we must come out to save the country and the nation. ”

"So who should we be on when war breaks out? Was it to help the USSR fight? Xiang Ying hesitated for a moment and asked.

Zhou Elai and Mao ZD looked at each other, and Mao ZD said: "Expressing an anti-war stance and standing on the side of the Soviet Union to send you to death are completely different things!" If the world anti-fascist war is to be won, it must not rely on the strength of the Soviet Union alone. He paused, and then said: "In short, let's first form an anti-war grand alliance, and at the same time nominate Mrs. Sun as the presidential candidate. ”

"Let Deng Yanda come, he has been silent for a while." Zhou Elai thought about it, and still mentioned Deng Yanda's name.

On December 2, 1933, the Chinese GCD and the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang announced that they would jointly initiate the establishment of the China Anti-War Grand Alliance, and in the name of the Anti-War Grand Alliance, they elected Soong Ching-ling and Deng Yanda to participate in the presidential election of The President of the Republic of China! As for this out-of-the-box contender, the National Election Commission, which was controlled by the Kuomintang, immediately approved the election application documents submitted by Soong Ching-ling and Deng Yanda signed by the legislators and supervisory commissioners of the six northern provinces...... In fact, whether it is Hu Hanmin or Luo Yiqun, they all hope to have an opponent to campaign with them, after all, there are few actors in this world who like to sing a one-man show...