May 22, 1933, early morning

The Polish soldiers in the low-quality Soviet-made steel helmets and yellow-green uniforms jumped off the military train and crowded the brightly lit Poznan railway station, and the deafening sound of artillery came from the west direction to tell every officer and soldier of the Polish Red Army that they were now on the battlefield, and the railway station in Poznan was built west of the Varta River, and the area was surprisingly large, and the dozen or so railroad tracks laid side by side were already full of military train platforms, and the platforms were also crowded with troops who had just gotten off the train, and the whole team left in the shouts and orders of the officers. In order to free up the platform for other troops to use, these officers and soldiers are wearing the red identification symbol of the 21st Army of the Polish Red Army, most of them are full of nervousness and worry, only when the cold gaze of the special officers wearing blue hats sweeps over, they try to pretend to be like death, although death is terrible, but what is even more terrible is that it falls into the hands of the All-Poland Anti-Terrorism Committee! That's really a can't survive, can't die, and the tenth ** will have to take the whole family and a bunch of relatives and friends before they can go to the labor camp to die of exhaustion, and they will be nailed to the pillar of shame of opposing the party and the people forever......

With such a mentality, it is naturally not worthy of becoming the elite unit of the Polish Red Army, the 21st Army of the Polish Red Army is just a third-line unit in the Polish army, most of the soldiers are middle-aged uncles who joined the army after the outbreak of the world revolution, and those who grew up under the red flag and listened to the heroic deeds of Comrade Menzhinsky, of course, are completely different people, of course, they are completely different people, when the Battle of Poznan began, this group army was still stationed on the Baltic Sea coast, and the days were quite leisurely, but as the battle continued, The number of casualties among the Polish troops on the first and second lines skyrocketed, and the 21st Army received the most severe order directly from the great Polish leader Menzhinsky, asking them to rush to Poznan as quickly as possible and report to the headquarters of the Poznan Campaign Group led by Comrade Rašewicz

But the artillery and baggage units belonging to the 21st Army are not among the transfers, they will remain on the Baltic coast and be assigned to the newly formed 31st Army. This Trotskyist general, who is not very famous in the history of another time and space, is now standing on the platform of a lookout tower of Poznan Fortress No. 4 and coldly watching in the moonlight, countless Polish officers and soldiers walked out of the oversized station and walked towards the battlefield, which looked like a slaughterhouse! There is always a little bad feeling in my heart, as if I am an executioner with the blood of the Polish people on his hands!

Tukhachevsky's voice came from behind: "Comrade Rashevich, is it the arrival of the Polish 21st Army?" ”

"Yes, they are getting off the train"

"Very good, now we can continue to maintain the offensive again!" Tukhachevsky came over wearing a military overcoat, he looked very haggard, but his eyes still released like electricity, he had been staring at the Poznan front for almost half a month, this offensive campaign with extremely heavy casualties would probably not have been carried out if it were not for the personal supervision of the chief of the General Staff of the Red Army with his iron will

At this moment, the sky on the west bank of the Varta River was lit red by the artillery of both sides, and the new day was with a new round of shelling, the shells of both sides were coming and going in the air, one after another, in front of the two armies, the explosion of flares under the dim white light, most of the 30,000 GC fighters of several Polish divisions who penetrated into the battlefield yesterday had been bombarded into revolutionary martyrs by hundreds of thousands of shells, and only a few thousand people survived, of course, such sacrifices were not without gain, and the German troops in the Poznan salient were retreating every day, If this trend continues, it will take at most half a month for this salient to return to the hands of the Soviet-Polish forces

"Comrade Tukhachevsky, this is yesterday's casualty statistics report...... Lashevich took out a report paper from his pocket and handed it over, Tukhachevsky did not reach out to take it, but said coldly: "Is there any change in the German troops in the direction of the Sudetenland and the Carpathians?" ”

"There is no report on this" Rashevic shook his head slightly: "The main forces of the German Navy and the British Home Fleet are also staying in their home ports and have not been dispatched, it seems that our previous worries are a little unnecessary"

"Superfluous?" Tukhachevsky said coldly: "They can obviously do it, but they are calm and do not move, there must be some reason for this!" ”

While he was talking, a staff officer of the Polish Front ran to Tukhachevsky's side, gave a military salute, and handed over a copy of a telegram: "Comrade Chief of the General Staff, call from the High Command"

Tukhachevsky took the copy of the telegram and glanced at it, frowning slightly: "Comrade Trotsky wants me to return to Moscow immediately for a meeting...... Comrade Rashevich, the Poznan Bulge will be handed over to you here, and I hope that the fighting will be resolved at the beginning of June"

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"The Soviet-Polish offensive has begun again, and the command wants you to be ready to transfer" A German liaison officer with a gloomy face walked into the old warehouse of an abandoned collective farm north of the city of Kohiqiang, a German army captain officer who could speak Chinese named Wilhelm. Feng. Zatvitz, perhaps having just been to the battlefield to the south, smelled of gunpowder all over his body

Hearing his words, several Zhong** officers who were talking in a low voice looked up at him at the same time, these people are all members of the Chinese Defense Forces' ** delegation in Germany, led by Shangguan Yunxiang and Dai Anlan, these two people were very surprised when they heard this, and the latter couldn't help but blurt out: "Transfer again?" Could it be that the Poznan salient was lost to the enemy like this? You're in the ascendancy! ”

Zatvitz glanced at the young Chinese colonel, who was a little excessive, and smiled bitterly: "I don't know what's going on, but it seems that we are about to lose the battle of the Poznan salient, and we have a clear advantage...... General Admiral, Colonel Dai, I think Admiral Rundstead must have his reasons, probably it is more beneficial to the overall situation of the Western Front to abandon this salient, right? ”

Shangguan Yunxiang also knew that it was impossible for such a German captain to know much about the inside story, and he couldn't discuss anything with him, so he waved his hand and ordered his subordinates to pack up their things and prepare to leave, and then said to Dai Anlan: "Go and send a telegram to Nanjing, tell them about the situation here, let's just say that the Poles are piling up in front of the German position, and the casualties are almost 5 times that of the German army, but the German army still decides to abandon Poznan......"

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When the telegram of the Chinese delegation to Germany arrived at the Tangshan Prime Minister's Office, it was already time for the sun to set slowly (of course, not because the telegraph signal was too slow, but because there was a time difference between China and Germany)

Chang Ruiqing had just finished processing a large number of official documents, walked to the window, and looked at the scene outside where the staff of the Prime Minister's Office had left from work at this time, the door opened, and Zhao Zhen walked in, still so fat as usual, and he did not lose a few points at all because of the confusing situation at the moment, and a round face was carefully scraped across the corners of his lips with a faint smile

"The Germans are about to lose the Battle of Poznan...... I guess I lost on purpose, right? Chang Ruiqing seemed to ask himself, and then said, "If they win, Britain and France should be more vigilant, and maybe they will form an alliance with the Soviet Union to contain Germany and us.

Zhao Zhen didn't say anything, sat opposite Chang Ruiqing's desk, opened the briefcase, took out a document folder, and prepared for a meeting to discuss

Chang Ruiqing suddenly snorted and smiled softly bitterly

He felt Zhao Zhen staring at him with a puzzled gaze, so he explained with a smile

"I suddenly thought of a war that once happened in the history of our country, it was a troubled era, there were bandits everywhere in the world, and the imperial court did not have the strength to rule the whole country, and there were warlords in the local area, but the bandits in various places were relatively united, and there was a co-master bandit's nest in the mountainous areas of Jiangxi and Fujian, there were about 100,000 troops, although many of them were not opponents of the imperial court, and even the warlords who divided the two provinces were enough to clean them up, but the imperial court had the plans of the imperial court, and the warlords also had the small abacus of the warlords...... The imperial court wanted to extend its tentacles to the warlords' territory by suppressing the bandits, and the warlords only wanted to drive the bandits out of their own territory, so as to keep their one-acre and three-point land. ”

"Is this something in the history of our country?" Zhao Zhen shook his head suspiciously, "I don't remember such bandits and such a court."

"Of course you don't remember, you ate too much, and your brain is full of oil, so your memory has declined" Chang Ruiqing teased Zhao Fatzi very happily and suddenly became strict again, and asked: "Don't you think this history is repeating itself?" We obviously have the strength to defeat the Soviet Union, but because of our own small abacus, will we raise tigers in the end? ”

"Won't it?" Zhao Zhen replied and smiled again, "This world always speaks with strength, and our strength is growing every day, so we shouldn't be in a hurry to have a showdown with Anglo-American France."

"Yes, we can't rush into a showdown, as long as we defeat the Far Eastern Republic and Germany defeat Poland, I'm afraid it will be the showdown that will drag on...... Germany's strength and ambitions will also grow! Chang Ruiqing said, his words revealing uneasiness: "There is also the United States, and now Roosevelt is sharpening his head to squeeze in, and at the same time trying to strengthen our and Germany's strength, I'm afraid he doesn't have any good intentions, right?" ”

"The Americans, of course, did not press well!" The door of the office opened again, Zeng Qi's Sichuan accent came in, Gao Xiaowen walked in, and then made a gesture of solemnity, and invited Minister Zeng of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce to come in Zeng Qi is also here to participate in today's "small meeting", he and Zhao Zhen both have recent plans to visit, Zhao Zhen will visit Britain and Germany as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army, on the surface to discuss the next stage of the three countries joint operations, in fact, to discuss with Britain and Germany to share the spoils after the war, as long as this problem is not solved, None of the three countries is willing to really make a contribution As for Zeng Qi, of course, he went to the United States to discuss the issue of "commerce," and there are still quite a few details to be finalized in the "serial barter trade" between the United States, Germany, and China, and some issues even need to be discussed with President Roosevelt himself

"Mu Han, tell me what you think" Chang Ruiqing beckoned Zeng Qi to sit down, and at the same time instructed Gao Xiaowen to serve tea and snacks to the two visitors

"Roosevelt's calculations are obvious, he just wants to provoke contradictions between Germany and Britain and France," Zeng Qi sat down at the table and said worriedly: "Judging from the current attitude of France, they are likely to adopt a policy of supporting the Soviet Union after Germany occupies Poland, and the bottom line that Britain can tolerate is at most Germany's annexation of Poland, and if the Germans want to expand further eastward, Britain may withdraw from the alliance, but the most worrying thing is not the attitude of Britain and France, but Germany's ambitions."

"Are you worried that Germany will choose to strike first?" Zhao Fatzi said

"It's a big possibility! The Soviet Union's strategic depth is very broad, even with our cooperation, Germany will not be able to quickly defeat the Soviet army, since the beginning of the war, several major battles have shown that although the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Red Army is inferior to that of the German army and our army, it is still a strong army, if it is not for the relatively backward weapons and equipment, their appearance will definitely be better, if Britain and France reach a compromise with the Soviet Union and provide the Soviet Union with advanced weapons and equipment, the Soviet-German war will definitely be a protracted war of attrition."

"yes, isn't that what Britain and France want?" Chang Ruiqing interrupted Zeng Qi's words, "We will also fall into a quagmire in Central Asia and Siberia, and the final result will be a defeat for all three, and the world hegemony of Britain and France will continue to be maintained."

"Yes," Zeng Qi agreed, "the Germans have always believed that only by forming an alliance with Britain can it be possible to destroy the Soviet Union, and on the contrary, only by reaching a rapprochement with the Soviet Union can they defeat Britain and France and dominate the ocean!" ”

"Mu Han, do you think Germany and the Soviet Union may ......." Chang Ruiqing got out of his chair, stood up, and walked around the office in another time and space, didn't Hitler sign a non-aggression pact with Stalin? If Hitler and Trotsky had repeated their old tricks in this time and space, wouldn't China have to fight the Soviet Union on its own?

"I think Chancellor, war between Germany and the Soviet Union is unavoidable, and if the Soviet-German reconciliation is temporary, it will only be a stopgap measure, as long as Germany defeats Britain and France, he will definitely turn to the East, but until then, we will probably have to bear the pressure of the Soviet Union alone...... We also made peace with the Soviet Union! ”

"Peace with the Soviet Union?" Chang Ruiqing asked rhetorically: "Do you still want to follow Germany to start a war against Britain and France?" ”

"Perhaps, we can effortlessly seize the British and French colonies in the South Seas," Zeng Qi said with a shrug

Chang Ruiqing snorted coldly and asked rhetorically: "What about the attitude of the United States?" Muhan, who do you think the United States will be on when the time comes? ”

Zeng Qi was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and didn't know how to answer this question Chang Ruiqing sneered: "Mu Han, if you follow the idea of making peace with the Soviet Union, then we will be led by Roosevelt!" We and Germany first attacked the Soviet Union, and then overthrew the world empires of Britain and France, and finally formed a situation in which Britain and the Soviet Union confronted China and Germany, and the United States could choose its weaker ones to support, and finally sit on the throne of the world leader without difficulty! ”

"Brother Yaoru, you're a little worried, aren't you?" Zhao Zhen suddenly reminded: "Didn't we join forces with Britain and Germany to develop nuclear fission bombs?" It's not that this kind of bomb can blow up a city lightly with just one bomb, if Britain and Germany both have this kind of weapon, I'm afraid they won't choose to go to war casually, right? ”

"It's hard to say!" Chang Ruiqing snorted lightly, "With this last killer feature, Hitler's courage may be even greater!" ”

Nuclear deterrence has appeared in history at any time, but it is based on the fact that the number of nuclear weapons is large enough and the means of delivery are advanced enough, and even if Britain and Germany can have atomic bombs, the number will not be large, and there is no effective means of delivery, there is no nuclear deterrence at all, and it is very likely that it will have the opposite result!

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "This possibility is also true, but I think Britain and Germany will not turn their faces before completing the development of nuclear fission bombs, because they must be eager to have this super weapon, Germany needs to use it to wēixié France or the Soviet Union, and Britain wants to use it to maintain world hegemony."

"Well, there is some truth" Chang Ruiqing thought for a while and said: "Youlin, after you go to Britain and Germany this time, you should try to emphasize the role of nuclear fission bombs, and you have to warn the military leaders of Britain and Germany that this kind of nuclear fission bombs may be used to sneak attack the capital of their country or densely populated large cities, and it is a super weapon with strategic deterrence, so once a war breaks out between countries with nuclear fission bombs, it is very likely to cause millions of innocent civilian casualties!" ”

"Got it" Zhao Zhen agreed with a smile, then frowned again, and asked, "Then what strategy are we going to adopt next?" ”

"Fighting the Soviet Union, of course!" Chang Ruiqing gritted his teeth and said: "We must concentrate on defeating the Soviet Union!" Youlin, after meeting with the leaders of Britain and Germany, you proposed a solution to the Soviet Union after the war, and the Far Eastern Republic would be ours, and the five Central Asian countries would be independent and accept the joint protection of China and Britain; Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia were returned to Germany and the remnants of the Soviet Union formed a new Russian state, which was occupied by Britain, Germany and China"

Zhao Zhen nodded, took out his notebook and recorded the partition plan proposed by Chang Ruiqing, but Zeng Qi on the side asked: "Prime Minister, if Yingde finally turns his face, what should we do?" ”

"Or fight the USSR! Whoever supported us in fighting the USSR, we will be on whose side! Chang Ruiqing is categorical