Chapter 310: Tripartite Negotiations: The Indians Fight Back
Fisherman: To reiterate, these are just a form of civilization, just auxiliary, and readers have a strong reaction, and I will never write about such similar content in the future. The main line of this book is scientific and technological farming, bloody warfare, and the development of a strong civilization. Fu Huiyu will appear in the future, but only as an ordinary girl, not because of civilization or something.
ββββββββββββββββββ mid-April 1944, the Ben and German [***] task force arrived in Hanjing in an attempt to reach a consensus with the Republic on the next major military action.
Later that day, Zhang Shusheng returned to Hanjing, and the encounter with his trip to Shanghai made waves in his heart. Even if he didn't covet the girl named Fu Huiyu, he had to say that such an ordinary girl caught his attention.
The feeling of itching in his bones, but not being able to scratch it, made him a little afraid.
After being verified by the little kid, it was confirmed that Fu Huiyu should be an extremely special yin physique.
"Boss, as the great civilization dream creator, you should snatch her back immediately, and then work with her to raise the level of civilization in your body, and then breed thousands of future generations...... Because, a person like her, known as the golden key to civilization in her body, is almost a treasure of civilization for primary civilization......"
The little kid's pinch did not shake Zhang Shusheng's decision, and it was his bottom line not to deal with it for the time being.
Fu Huiyu is just an ordinary girl, no matter how special she is, but internal civilization is not the focus of Zhang Shusheng's pursuit, at best it is just a means on the road to survival.
Zhang Shusheng didn't care about her qualifications, what he really cared about was that at least there was such a girl who could still pry his heart when he was immersed in military politics for many years.
Zhang Shusheng, who calmed down, quickly devoted himself to busy government affairs, and the first thing he dealt with was the meeting at the base camp before the special military conference of the three countries.
"Stand up!"
In the conference room of the base camp, many high-ranking political officials of the Republic [***] were present, and after Zhang Shusheng came in, he stood up and saluted.
After Zhang Shusheng sat down, he signaled that Jiang Baili could start.
Jiang Baili got up and walked to a map of East Asia, picked up his baton, pointed to the map, and said: "This time, Yude strongly requested to convene a secret military conference, mainly for the following reasons.
First, the current war in Europe has reached a stalemate, with the strong support of the Americans and the rear of the British, the Soviets have resisted the German attack on the Eastern Front. Millions of Soviet soldiers were throwing away their tattered weapons, and they were starting to use American-made submachine guns, American-made planes and artillery shells. Unlike the total defeat in the Sino-Soviet border, they achieved a defensive victory on the Eastern Front. The Germans hoped that we would be able to speed up our offensive in the direction of Europe, with the ultimate goal of meeting the Sino-German divisions.
On the basis of the series of victories we have won, all countries, especially Germany, have seen the powerful offensive capability of our Wehrmacht and urgently demand that we launch an offensive against the main forces of the Soviet Union and the US Expeditionary Force in the Far East.
Second, the Germans are eager to expand the scale of the Pacific War, and cutting off the Americans' maritime lifeline in the Far East theater to win our entry into the war and expand their bargaining chips in the Pacific War are the most important goals of the German side this time.
Third, the Axis powers, anxious to create a turning point in the war, hope to see the war develop in a decisive direction, and may propose comprehensive strategic cooperation with China in many fields, such as in-depth exchanges of new weapons technology. β
As soon as Jiang Baili finished speaking, everyone's faces changed.
Fortunately, the first two sides may raise the need for science and technology, which makes many generals and high-ranking political officials dissatisfied.
"Let's all have our opinions. The base camp is not a hall of words, let's talk about it. Zhang Shusheng waved his hand, lit a cigarette by himself, and sat and waited for everyone to speak.
"Chairman of the Committee, I think the first two items can be discussed, and it is necessary to talk about them, after all, the current situation is very delicate, and both sides are brewing war operations on an unprecedented scale, and we are no exception.
However, in-depth scientific and technological exchanges must be rejected. Think about what kind of battle our [***] brothers fought in the north back then? Didn't he just bully us with the advantage of guns? Going back further, in the Opium War and the Eight-Nation Coalition in the aftermath, when did we not suffer in weapons but in comprehensive national strength.
Now that we are strong, they shamelessly want to take away what is ready-made, under the banner of allies, and I firmly oppose it. β
Wei Sancai was the first to speak, as the vice premier of the Government Council, he also concurrently serves as the deputy secretary general of the base camp, and has always been Zhang Shusheng's confidant.
"I agree with Vice Premier Wei's opinion, it is understandable that Germany and Germany want to drag us into the water, and it is understandable that they want to take advantage of us, but we are not Americans, and we do not need to be like them, weapons, equipment and supplies, and do not want money to drop them on the Soviets." Cai Ye also echoed that he didn't agree with these three points.
The people who spoke one after another basically opposed Article 3, and there were many people who opposed Article 1 and Article 2.
After a short discussion, Zhang Shusheng waved his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet.
"Comrades, these three main points of the meeting are our judgments, but more than ninety percent of the possible surnames put forward by the German side at the meeting are more than ninety percent.
However, I can tell you with great certainty that no matter what, we will not be led by the nose by both sides of the Chinese and German sides, let alone persecuted by them, nor will we be tempted by them. β
Zhang Shusheng said with great certainty, "If it is not my race, its heart will be different."
, we sent troops to fight on the Soviet-German battlefield, and then let us go to face the tens of millions of Nazi legions?
If we fully participate in the Pacific War, which is led by us, where will our Pacific interests come from? Do you choose what is left? This is patently ridiculous.
What are we doing, why are they given? I myself will never agree to this. For a very simple example, if one day we become enemies with the Germans and ourselves, and this may be a very large surname, then if we provide them with advanced weapons, then more of our own people will die at that time. This kind of thing, I, Zhang Shusheng, will not do, and I will never allow anyone to do it.
But ......"
He paused slightly, and said with a smile: "However, diplomatic strategy is nothing more than a conspiracy. Both sides have their own positions, and so do we. Therefore, I asked Chief of General Staff Jiang Baili to formulate a negotiation response plan in advance, and now I will ask Chief of Staff Jiang to make an introduction......"
The leader of the military team on this side is Minamijiro, and the deputy leader is Yamamoto Isoroku. The leader of the tripartite negotiating team on the German side was Marshal Moder, commander-in-chief of the German Joint Operations Command, and the deputy leader was Rommel, commander of the expeditionary force secretly going to China from the German-Indian battlefield.
The two sides have pinned extremely high hopes on the tripartite special military talks, and the two sides have already reached a consensus that they hope to obtain what both sides want from China through their efforts in the talks.
In response to the secret talks, the Chinese were attended by General Jiang Baili, chief of the military general staff, Wei Sancai, vice premier, and a number of army, navy, and air generals. The basic composition of the military negotiating team is similar to that of the German side.
At the beginning of the negotiations, the negotiating team was the first to raise the agenda for negotiation.
ββ¦β¦ In order to achieve a greater victory, jointly deal with the Soviet Red Army and the American [***] force in the Far East, as the most important military force in Asia, the Chinese People's Defense Forces should concentrate superior forces to launch a general battle-level attack on the Soviet Red Army in the Far East.
The scale of this offensive had to be sufficient to cut off the supply of the Soviet Red Army, as well as the retreat routes.
In response, the more than 2 million warriors of the Far East will launch a battle-level attack codenamed 'The Light of Mt. Fuji,' and the actions of both sides will constitute a large-scale battle ......"
Immediately afterwards, the Germans also put forward their own claims, "...... After bloody battles fought by troops loyal to the FΓΌhrer, we achieved a major victory on the Eastern Front. The entry of the Americans made the prospects for this Soviet-German war uncertain. As a traditional ally, the FΓΌhrer hopes that your country will be able to mobilize an elite army of no less than 2 million men to launch a resolute offensive in the direction of the Soviet-German battlefield, so as to completely break the resistance of the Soviets and lay the foundation for the Axis to organize a joint defeat of the last United States and Britain......"
There is no surprise that both sides have put forward the greatest military needs at present.
The war lasted until 1944, and although it had not yet shown defeat, the uncertain prospects of the war, as well as the growing military power of the Americans, made Hitler and the military feel panicked.
In their opinion, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Wehrmacht is at least stronger than that of the Chinese army, and the strength is extremely sufficient, according to the intelligence of both sides, China's total strength has approached 7 million people, this scale, in Hitler's view, is enough to hit Moscow in one go, and then China and Germany will meet on the ruins of Moscow.
He also believed that as long as China joined the Far East theater and launched a large-scale offensive in earnest, the resistance of the United States and the Soviet Union would be completely defeated.
Hitler's grand plan was that China and the Soviet Union could attack the core of the Soviet Union with a total of more than 10 million troops. However, the idea of the current military is that the total number of troops of China and China and China will exceed 3 million, or 4 million, and they will be able to form a huge strategic advantage over the US and Soviet armies, which have a total of 3.5 million.
The response given by the Chinese negotiating team was: "...... We are equally eager to work deeply with our Axis allies, and we are equally eager to quickly destroy the enemy and bring this war to an end. However, at present, in the direction of the Soviet-German battlefield and the Far Eastern theater, we are encountering unprecedented resistance. The time is far from ripe for large-scale military action......"
As for the attitude of the Chinese in refusal, the two sides naturally took it into account for a long time, so they threw out the bargaining chips for the talks.
ββ¦β¦ If the war is decisively won, we can assign Central Asia and central Siberia, parts of the Far East, and many islands in the Pacific Ocean to China's sphere of influence, we can recognize the administrative divisions established by the Chinese government in these territories, and at the same time, we can increase our military procurement and purchase more weapons and equipment from your country......"
The negotiations were very difficult, and the key point was that the two sides were too divided.
At the beginning, the negotiations lasted for three days, and in addition to the back-and-forth between the two sides, putting forward proposals and rejections, the two sides also added the needs of science and technology.
However, what is completely incomprehensible to the German side is that the Chinese are very resolute in resisting the 'cooperation plan' in science and technology, and there is no room for negotiation at all.
In the second round of negotiations, China formally proposed its own joint military operation.
ββ¦β¦ We believe that at present, whether it is the problem of the Far East or the Soviet-German battlefield, in the final analysis, it is the problem of the United States.
We should not abandon the basics, but launch the right offensive in the right place.
First, we believe that the present side should concentrate its naval forces and engage in a decisive naval battle with the US expeditionary fleet to completely cut off US reinforcements to the Far East.
Second, China should intensify its offensive in the Pacific direction, and China will dispatch superior naval forces to contain the US naval forces in the Pacific. At the same time, Germany must intensify its strikes on the routes of the Allies in the Atlantic Ocean and on the lifelines of the Arctic Ocean between the United States and the Soviet Union.
We believe that as long as absolute superiority over the US military is maintained in the Pacific, the Far Eastern problem will be solved, and then we can concentrate our forces and solve the problems of the Soviet-German battlefield. β
Since China has taken the initiative in the negotiations and has almost dominated the entire negotiations from beginning to end, even though the two sides have colluded with each other to force the Chinese government to agree to expand the military offensive in two major directions.
However, China resisted pressure from these so-called 'allies' and firmly opposed a larger-scale offensive into the Far East and the Soviet-German theater at this time.
However, in the second place, the two sides are very interested in China's proposal to give priority to the elimination of US maritime forces.
After more than a week of negotiations, the three parties finally reached a consensus.
The German side temporarily abandoned its unrealistic propositions, and the military adventurism of Hitler and the military was forced to retreat to Chinese pragmatism.
The three parties agreed to jointly launch joint military operations in the waters of the Far East (the waters northeast of the Kuril Islands), the southern waters of the Pacific Ocean (the South Pacific region, including Guam and Australia), and the Atlantic Ocean.
With regard to the stalemate and the entry of the Americans, China and Germany urgently need a naval battle to fight back.
Thus, a naval operation, dubbed 'Indian Counterattack', would be prepared in two to three months, at which point the main Axis naval forces would seek a major battle with the Allied maritime powers.
This will be an unprecedentedly large-scale naval battle involving nearly 100 aircraft carriers, and it will also be the largest naval battle that will take place at sea since the beginning of the land war, except for the Pearl Harbor incident.
(To be continued)