Similarly, in Moscow, the current General Secretary of the Soviet Union, Stalin, is sitting in his large office chair. While smoking a cigarette with his favorite pipe, he looked at the pile of papers that had just been delivered on his desk. At the same time, a pair of eyes also swept to a huge military map hanging on the wall directly opposite the desk, thinking about the increasingly bad situation facing the Soviet Union in Europe and the Far East at this moment... 0 "Bang bang bang..." At this moment, a rapid knock reached Stalin's ears. Hearing a knock on the door that disturbed his thinking, Stalin couldn't help frowning his brows, and said with an unhappy face: "Come in..."

"General Secretary, this is a telegram that has just been sent from the Far East ... A telegram from the Commander-in-Chief of the Far East, General Zhukov, personally sent to you..."Pushing open the door of Stalin's office, I saw Stalin sitting behind his desk with a displeased face. A staff officer on duty who walked into the office hurriedly said, fearing that his every move would annoy the general secretary in front of him.

"The telegram sent from the Far East, could it be that the Kwantung Army, which is entrenched in the three eastern provinces of China, is about to move again?" Hearing the telegram sent by Marshal Zhukov himself from the Far East, Stalin immediately frowned and asked himself rhetorically. At the same time, he quickly took the telegram handed over by the staff officer and began to read it carefully... However, as the entire content of the telegram was quickly read by Stalin, the stubborn old man, unexpectedly, did not react at all, but slowly fell into deep thought... Because, the content of the telegram impressively introduced a military parade held by the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan. At the same time, the commander of the Far East, Zhukov, also expounded his thoughts on the current situation in China based on this military parade, hoping that the Soviet political axe, that is, Stalin, who was sitting here, would change his attitude towards China.

"It seems that we still underestimate [***]'s [***]. The [***] armed force, which is less than 50,000 people, has grown to an elite army of one million in just a few years, becoming the second largest armed force in the whole of China, except for the Central Army of the Kuomintang, I can't believe how they did it...."Stalin said to himself... As he spoke, Stalin left his seat and came to a huge military map. And his gaze was directly on the Far East, which borders China... Looking at the nearly one million troops of the Kwantung Army in the three eastern provinces of China, Stalin shook his head helplessly..."At present, the strength of our Soviet Red Army in the entire Far East is less than 500,000 troops. If the Kwantung Army suddenly advanced westward, the Soviet Red Army, which had 500,000 people and a defensive front of several hundred kilometers, would definitely not be able to stop the advance of the Kwantung Army... At the same time, the situation in Europe was getting worse and worse, and it was absolutely impossible to allocate surplus troops to support the Far East. However, if the Eighth Route Army led by [***] was allowed to advance north and march into the three eastern provinces, the rear of the Kwantung Army would be thrown into chaos. Then, the Kwantung Army did not have enough energy to advance westward. And our Far East will be safer as a result... Marshal Zhukov really deserves to be our Hero of the Soviet Union, and his advice is really good..."Looking at the military map in front of him, looking at the telegram in his hand, after a few minutes of analysis, Stalin said with a look of surprise ....

"General Secretary, if we can really let the Eighth Route Army send troops to the northeast, then our Far East will really have no worries..."The staff officer standing behind Stalin hurriedly said..."Immediately call the chief of staff, Marshal Roshilov, to my office, there are important matters that need to be discussed, be quick..."Hearing the words of the staff officer behind him, the confident Stalin became even more convinced of what he was thinking, and shouted to the staff officer behind him..."Comrade Stalin, is there something important that you called me here?" Could it be that in the Far East, the Kwantung Army, which is located in the three eastern provinces of China, has begun to move again..."In less than a few minutes, Marshal Roshilov, chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, hurriedly walked into the office and asked Stalin, who was silent at this moment..."It is not that there is movement in the Kwantung Army, but that there is movement in the Eighth Route Army led by [***]." This is a telegram that Marshal Zhukov of the Far East has just sent me, and this little brother of ours, after several years of development, the number of troops has grown to the size of almost a million people. Just two days ago, our little brother, [***], actually held a grand military parade in Taiyuan, Shanxi. According to the latest news sent back by our Soviet military attache in China, the combat effectiveness of the nearly one million elite troops currently led by [***] is no less than that of any warlord army in China because of the continuous battles with the Chinese army..." According to what I have learned from the Comintern, when [***] sent troops to resist the Japanese army, the total number of troops was less than 50,000, and it was still surrounded by heavy troops, and there was a danger that the whole army would be annihilated at any time. In just a few years, tens of thousands of troops of the Eighth Route Army have not only not been wiped out, but have grown and become the second largest military force in China...."Marshal Roshilov read the telegram in his hand and asked in disbelief..."Comrade Roshilov, I have the same idea as you, otherwise, during China's several years of war of resistance, we would not have given all the military supplies to the Chinese Nationalist Axe, but only gave [***] some books that had no effect. However, now that things have happened, in the words of Comrade Zhukov, we must have the courage to take mistakes and change our established strategy against China..."Stalin, who has always been stubborn, perhaps because Zhukov's decision was so tempting for him and for the entire Soviet Far East that he admitted his mistake without any hesitation....

"Comrade Stalin, I fully support your idea to change our current attitude towards the Chinese political axe. Just as Marshal Zhukov said, if the Eighth Route Army led by [***] can be instigated to send troops to the three northeastern provinces, then the million Kwantung Army troops that have been hoarded in the three eastern provinces will not be enough to experience the westward advance and occupy the fertile Siberian region of our country. In every respect, this is a good and harmless suggestion for us in the Soviet Union...", Marshal Roshilov replied.

"Comrade Roshilov, you really deserve to be the chief of the General Staff of our Red Army, and you understand the strategic intentions of Marshal Zhukov at one point. However, our little brothers, as a member of our Comintern, in the past few years of the War of Resistance, we, as the big brother, have not given them any substantial support, and now suddenly order them to attack the three eastern provinces, I am worried....you know, the leader of [***] at this moment is [***], not Wang Ming and others, who have always obeyed the orders of the Comintern..."Stalin glanced at Taiyuan, Shanxi on the map, and said with a worried face..."Yes, since Wang Ming and others were [***] After squeezing out of the leadership position. [***] almost detached from the Comintern's until. The orders issued by the Comintern were also contrary to the law and were never seriously implemented. Now that [***] has an elite army of nearly a million in their hands, coupled with the large amount of military supplies that we have been pumping for several years, unconditional support and [***] the political axe of the Nationalist who has a deep blood feud, I am afraid that they no longer take the Comintern seriously. Marshal Roshilov said.

"No, even if they don't take the Comintern seriously. But there is one thing that can drive [***] to send elite troops all the time to attack the three eastern provinces, and establish a base in the three eastern provinces, that is, the rear of the Kwantung Army..."Stalin showed a hint of sharpness in his eyes, and said confidently.

"Comrade Stalin, what could make this stubborn [***] follow our advice and send their most valuable soldiers into the three eastern provinces and deep into the rear of the Kwantung Army. You must know that if such a military operation cannot be successful, the troops sent out by [***] are likely to be completely annihilated..."Faced with Stalin, who was very excited at this moment, Marshal Roshilov hurriedly asked.

"Interests... As long as we pay a big enough price to [***], I don't think [***] will disagree. Comrade Roshilov, although the Eighth Route Army now has an elite force of nearly one million people, it also has the entire North China region as their base area. However, there is one thing they lack, and that is the large amount of weapons and ammunition that the troops need... I am sure that as long as we can support [***] a sufficient number of weapons and ammunition, [***] will definitely agree to our request..."Stalin said confidently..."Comrade Stalin, your idea is very good. I believe that as long as we support them with a batch of weapons and ammunition, [***], who lack weapons and equipment, will definitely agree to our request... More importantly, in order to meet the possible westward advance of the Kwantung Army, we have hoarded a large amount of weapons and equipment in the Far East, and even if we provide equipment to [***] to equip 100,000 troops, there will be no problems..."Marshal Roshilov said with an excited face.

"Since Comrade Roshilov also agrees with my idea, then we will immediately send a telegram to Marshal Zhukov in the Far East, asking them to contact [***][***] immediately to convey our thoughts, hoping that [***][***] will be able to send the most elite troops of the Eighth Route Army to the northeast to fight side by side with the hundreds of thousands of Soviet Red Army in the Far East, and continue to consume nearly one million troops of the Kwantung Army..." Stalin turned and ordered, without any detachment.

At this moment, the Central Military Commission, [***], Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief and Liu Hua in Taiyuan, are gathering in the small conference room of the headquarters to share the good news from the United States. Unbeknownst to them, Stalin, who was far away in Moscow, also began to blush at the nearly a million troops in their hands ... Just when a few people, around the telegram sent by Roosevelt, discussed how to cooperate with the United States in the future battle, and won more military aid to develop and strengthen themselves. Ye Jianying, chief of the General Staff of the Central Military Commission, walked into the conference room with a serious face with a telegram, and reported in a low voice: "Chairman, chiefs, Marshal Zhukov of the Soviet Far East, I have just forwarded a secret telegram from the Comintern..."

"What, the Comintern... I remember that we had not been in contact with the Comintern for a long time. What is going on today, not only did US President Roosevelt, who was far away on the other side of the Pacific, send us a telegram to China [***], asking for cooperation. This Comintern, which has always looked down on us, has also come to make a fuss... Comrade Jianying, did the telegram say what happened? "Since in Yan'an, we have carried out a unified understanding of the whole party and determined the future development direction of the party. The President's contacts with the Comintern became increasingly scarce. Today, a telegram was suddenly received from the Comintern, and the chairman, while shocked, asked with a puzzled expression: "Report to the chairman, chiefs, Comrade Stalin of the USSR intends to support the Soviet-style small arms of our five infantry divisions. However, Comrade Stalin had a request, that we must send at least 10 infantry divisions to launch an offensive against the three eastern provinces and regions, and constantly harass nearly one million Kwantung Army troops in the rear of the Kwantung Army...," said Chief of Staff Ye Jianying.

"Soviet-style small arms for five infantry divisions? Xiaoye, you are not wrong, when did we, the stingy Stalin, have been so generous. Besides, even if it supports weapons, it is also to support the national political axe, why did you think of suddenly supporting us [***] today? The chairman sneered and said..."Chairman, this Stalin is not at ease, he has taken a fancy to the million-strong army in our hands, and he is using the weapons and equipment of five infantry divisions, so what if we should be the gunners, work for them, and drag the Kwantung Army into the Siberian region?" The boss cut out Stalin's intention at the first time, and then said with a sneer..."However, what Stalin didn't expect was that we had already had the idea of sending troops to the northeast. Since Stalin agreed to take so many weapons as a condition for us to send troops to the Northeast, then we will take this opportunity to make a good fortune from Stalin's hands... There are five infantry divisions, almost 100,000 weapons and equipment, and when we get to us, we can immediately reorganize an elite force of 100,000 people..."Vice Chairman Zhou showed a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, and then said.

"Comrade Liu Hua, the issue of marching into the northeast was raised by you. In addition, you are also an alternate member of the Politburo of our party, today, let's listen to your thoughts and listen to your thoughts..."Regarding the answers of the two partners, the chairman nodded and did not answer immediately, but looked at Liu Hua who was sitting opposite him with a smile....

"Chairman, two chiefs, I think the same as Vice Chairman Zhou, and then this favorable opportunity to blackmail Stalin once. However, my idea is that we don't want the light weapons of these five infantry divisions. Although, 100,000 Soviet-style weapons is a very huge amount of material, but with these weapons and equipment troops, with a large consumption of ammunition, when the time comes, just because of the replenishment of ammunition, we will lose more than we gain. Therefore, my idea is that we don't want these weapons and ammunition, we want others, and we don't have weapons and ammunition that we urgently need to replenish..."With the encouragement of the chairman, Liu Hua boldly replied..."Hehe, I'll just say, the youngest alternate member of the Politburo in our party will definitely have different ideas. Liu Hua, go on, let's not want these light Soviet-style infantry weapons and ammunition, let's ask Stalin for something..."In response to Liu Hua's answer, the chairman nodded and said with a smile.

"Chairman, chiefs, my idea is this, rifles, machine guns, and all kinds of artillery, we can snatch them from the hands of the little devils. However, even if we want to snatch weapons such as tanks, armored vehicles, and even airplanes, we will rarely have a chance. So, my idea was to let Stalin from the Far East, support us with some tanks, armored vehicles, planes. If possible, in support of the production line of some of our machinery, weapons and shells... Establish all the military production systems in our base areas, and develop and produce our own weapons..."Under the gaze of several people, Liu Hua said affirmatively....

"Airplanes, tanks, and weapons lines ... Liu Hua, you really dare to think about it. However, now Stalin, the reporter needs us to send troops to the northeast to contain the Kwantung Army in the northeast. As long as we don't ask too much, he should say yes. More importantly, the tanks and planes we want are definitely a piece of cake for the Red Army of the Soviet Far East, which has hundreds of thousands of troops...."The chairman opened his mouth and said with a look of amazement..."I completely agree with Comrade Liu Hua's opinion, since there is such a good opportunity for our Eighth Route Army to develop tank troops and aviation units, then we must grasp it... Our Eighth Route Army, we can't always hold a rifle to fight the world, the times are advancing, we must also follow the progress..."The commander-in-chief said with a resolute look of support..."I also support... Then, Chairman, let's send a telegram to Comrade Stalin, who is waiting for us to call back, with our request, and see how this Stalin will react...", Vice Chairman Zhou said.

"Okay, Liu Hua, this opinion was put forward by you, what kind of price do you think we can offer like Stalin..."The chairman said affirmatively, looking at Liu Hua, who was more and more admired in front of him.

"Yes, chairman, chiefs, my idea is to ask Comrade Stalin for 36 combat aircraft in active service with the USSR Air Force. Various active tanks, a hundred armored vehicles. In addition, it also requires an artillery shell production line, two bullet production lines, an artillery production line, two rifle production lines, and a machine gun production line..."After receiving the affirmation of the leaders, Liu Hua counted the value of the light weapons of the five infantry divisions over and over again, and said the price code in his heart over and over again...

(To be continued)