As soon as the official declaration of the Soviet Union was issued, the expression on the faces of the British was not to mention how wonderful it was, because the attitude of the Russians this time was very clear, that is, Lao Tzu will not take you to play with Niu Niu, and directly kick you out, what can you do!

In fact, even before the official declaration of the Soviet Union, the Romanian National Democratic Union had already launched an armed struggle, enlisted the support of a part of the army, and with the cooperation of the KGB GRU special forces and the Vympel banner, it almost easily captured most of the city of Bucharest, and all other important sectors were controlled by the National Democratic Union, except for the German city defense headquarters and the royal palace.

Let's put it this way, in the whole operation to capture Bucharest, except for the Germans who were still dutifully resisting, most of the Romanian army resisted symbolically for a while (that is, two shots were fired casually) before surrendering, or even directly defecting.

At this time, the British were quite embarrassed, they thought that they could control the main political forces in Romania and create de jure problems for the Soviet Union and force the Soviet Union to comply. But who would have thought that all the major political parties in Romania would defect overnight, even if Liervin continued to run around, it would not help.

"Bastard, why did it become like this?" Learwin was a little puzzled.

In fact, there is nothing that cannot be fated to understand, and there is only one reason why the main political parties in Romania, other than the Romanian Communist Party, gave her a lot of face at first and showed that they were quite eager to cooperate with the British: the Romanians thought that the British still had a considerable say in the Allied forces. They thought that the British had come to an agreement with the Soviet Union and that Britain would ensure their interests.

However, the Romanian Republic and the Soviet Union soon told these wall-roots grass with practical actions that the Soviet Union did not reach an agreement with Britain on the Romanian issue. The Soviet Union also did not welcome British intervention in Romania and Eastern Europe. So that the politicians of Romania are clear. Emotional Brit is an empty glove white wolf? Nima. Who's going to play with you!

This is the reality, even if the British are unhappy and unwilling to admit that the British Empire is already a thing of the past. Now only the USSR has a say.

Also depressed was His Majesty King Mihai I, who was very happy when he reached an agreement with England, thinking that the glory and wealth had been preserved, who would have thought that in the blink of an eye the Russians would announce: "You are a war criminal, you are out, and you are ready to die!" ”

Yes, at the end of the bulletin issued by the government of the USSR. In particular, the list of war criminals of the Romanian fascist regime was listed, the first place was, of course, Antonescu, and the second place was His Majesty King Mihai I.

The Soviet Union accused it of conniving at and cooperating with Antonescu's usurpation of power in Romania, of wantonly imposing a fascist dictatorship in Romania, and of committing unforgivable war crimes against the Soviet people.

Such accusations were extremely severe, and according to Soviet tradition, His Majesty the King was properly shot when he was caught. Anyway, when Mihai I heard the news on the radio, his heart suddenly felt half cold. Only then did the little fritter realize that he had made a mistake, miscalculated the situation, and mistakenly thought that Britain was still the same British Empire. And now. The British apparently couldn't even handle the woolly bear.

Realizing this big mistake, His Majesty immediately adopted a targeted strategy. On the one hand, he immediately sent an envoy to contact the Romanian Communist Party, hoping to talk to the Soviet government, and on the other hand, he hurried to Antonescu for help, hoping that the personal guards of the fascist dictator would guarantee his safety.

To be honest, these two measures have exposed the essence of the little king's fritters. Obviously, this man is still ready to be a wall-to-wall, and if the Soviet Union is good at talking and can give him protection, then he will defect to the Soviet Union. On the contrary, it is better to let Antonescu come to the rescue quickly, that one should not care about his life or death!

In fact, during this time, Learvin gave the little king a third way, when the female spy advised: "Your Majesty, please leave Bucharest with me and go to London to set up a government in exile!" ”

To tell the truth, at first Mihai I was a little tempted by this suggestion, but soon when the other aides helped him analyze the situation, the little king flatly gave up. Because his aides said: "If you can get to London safely, it is a good choice to set up a government in exile." But in the current Romania, it is difficult for you to leave Bucharest. Let's be honest, you can't be sure of your safety when you leave the palace! ”

This is the first reason, but the more important reason is: "And if you make this choice, then you will offend both Germany and the Soviet Union, and they are now the ones who control Romania." Does this mean that you will not tolerate Germany and the Soviet Union at the same time, and they will do everything in their power to get rid of you? Think about it, is it possible for you to reach London safely in this extremely unfavorable situation? ”

At the end, the aides also told him: "The advice of the British is completely sinister, that is, to risk the safety of you and the royal family, and it is the British who have the greatest benefit if they succeed, and there is nothing to lose for them if they fail!" ”

The little king suddenly came to his senses, and it seemed that the Englishman was indeed in a bad stomach, so he naturally immediately dismissed the idea of going to London. This made Learwin furious.

But apart from being angry, female spies don't have much to do, Britain does not have much presence in Romania, and strength determines everything. Of course, Learvine was never short of adventurous spirits, and at one point she gathered all the men of MI6 in Romania to forcibly abduct Mihai I to London. But before she could carry out the operation, MI6's nest in Bucharest was taken out by the Romanian Communist Party, and all British spies, including Learwin himself, were stuffed into several Li-2 transport planes and flew directly to Iran.

"We strongly protest against the Romanian Communist Party. The PKI brutally treated the heroes who had been helping them win independence and liberation before. Is this the Romanian way of saying thanks? ”

Naturally, the British Foreign Office detonated a new round of verbal artillery, but the Romanian National Democratic Union replied angrily: "We see no so-called heroes, only a bunch of despicable rats engaged in sabotage at the critical moment when the National Democratic Union is fighting for the victory of the country and national liberation." These shameless people are running a despicable political campaign in Romania. This is something that this alliance absolutely cannot and cannot tolerate. With respect and respect for the British Government and the British people. We did not directly execute these saboteurs. This is already an extrajudicial favor. But the position of the British government is incomprehensible to us. This makes us wonder about the true attitude of the British government towards Romania, and we must ask: are you really helping us to win liberation? And we hope that the British government will ask itself this question, and we hope that there will be no next similar incident! ”

The British were really embarrassed, and with the support of the Soviet Union, Romania dared to choke them, and Romania told those countries that could not see the situation clearly - Britain was indeed in the twilight.

Of course, the British could not just stop like that, and soon Churchill united with Roosevelt. The two countries were asked to put pressure on the Soviet Union in unison, in the words of the old smoker: "The Russians cannot be allowed to continue to be so lawless!" ”

But Roosevelt was a clever man, not to mention that the national interests of the United States and Britain were not completely identical, and His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief had been trying to dig into the corners of Britain and secretly wanted to dismember Britain.

Therefore, although Roosevelt expressed his willingness to play the role of mediator of contradictions between Britain and the Soviet Union, he did not take sides either, and even added fuel to the fire to intensify the contradictions, hoping that Britain and the Soviet Union would lose both.

And this made the old smoker helpless or helpless, he knew that now was not the time to dwell on this. The correct thing to do is to keep this account in mind and slowly calculate the total ledger in the future.

And with the British dissipated. The situation in Romania also developed in the direction that the Soviet Union had hoped for, the Red Army occupied Bucharest without bloodshed, and the newly formed Romanian Provisional Coalition Government immediately announced Romania's withdrawal from the Axis bloc and ordered all the country's armies to be transferred to the attack on the Axis powers.

Of course, to be honest, this Provisional Coalition Government could not control the whole of Romania, and although a large number of troops and magistrates responded to the call of the Provisional Coalition Government, there were still a considerable number of Romanian troops and localities that did not take advantage of them.

There are many reasons for this, in addition to the success of Antonescu's business in Romania over the years and the strong anti-Russian sentiment in Romania, the residual power of Germany and the idea of riding the wall are also important reasons.

Let's put it this way, the complete liberation of Romania still depends on the Soviet Red Army taking advantage of the victory on this battlefield, and if it can continue to fight several big victories, then the situation in Romania will be stable.

To this, Trotsky meant: "In view of the current situation in Romania, intensifying the offensive on this side, and putting more pressure on the diehards and diehards in Romania, to force Romania to completely switch to our side, will be the most important task in the next stage!" ”

However, Li Xiaofeng was not very birdy about Trotsky's proposal, and he asked a very practical question: "Where is the center of gravity of our strategic offensive?" Is it Romania? I don't think so, the main forces of the German army are not in the Romanian direction, Ukraine and Belarus are where the German vital forces are...... If the precious combat forces of the Red Army were to be diverted to a secondary direction, wouldn't it give the frontal enemy a chance to breathe! ”

Li Xiaofeng believes: "Strengthening the offensive on the front line of Ukraine and Belarus and annihilating more German troops is the most important thing, if the enemy is allowed to consolidate positions on the border between Belarus and Ukraine, then it will be difficult to penetrate the enemy's defense line in one go." ”

Trotsky made it clear that he disagreed: "Wouldn't it be better for us to draw the attention of the Germans with frontal forces, and then penetrate from the flanks to the rear of the enemy, and solve the problem with the Germans attacking France?" I think that's the right way to win! ”

Li Xiaofeng said with a smile: "This is a fool's dream, Comrade Trotsky, I must remind you, go and take a good look at a map, and see how many mountains there are along this line of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkhacans, the Sudetenland, the Alps, and the Volyn-Podol Heights are lying there, and you don't know the terrain requirements of the mechanized troops in offensive operations, right?" Inserting diagonally from this line, are you sure you can achieve the effect of a German blitzkrieg against France? ”

At the end, Li Xiaofeng added: "It's the first time I've heard the whimsical idea of not using mechanized troops in the plains of Ukraine and Belarus and the Polish Plains, but letting mechanized troops drill ravines!" ”

Trotsky's face turned red, but he was not without common sense. Rather, it is the interests of small groups. He knows it well. It is impossible to put the main direction of attack on the Romanian line. This is not only a question of terrain, but also a question of the allocation of troops, which previously had the main forces of the Red Army on the line of Belarus and Ukraine, and now it will take time to transfer them to Romania on the flank.

And now the Red Army is far from having the kind of huge battlefield advantage that can squander time, yes, the Red Army is regaining lost ground in great strides, but that is because the German army is retreating in great strides. Once the Germans have regrouped and gained a foothold, it is not impossible to take advantage of the movement of your main forces to make another wave in Belarus and Ukraine.

Therefore, the reason why Lao Tuo wanted to mention Romania was to bargain, and he used this excuse to prepare Vasilevsky to seek the post of commander of a front, and if Vasilevsky could be put in charge of the offensive in the Romanian direction, he would be in charge of it alone.

Obviously, Li Xiaofeng will not let him get his wish so easily, Lao Tuo You look down on people too much, and you actually threatened me with such a pediatric thing, and Lao Tzu categorically did not accept your coercion. What can you do with me?

Seeing that these two have started a new round of tearing war, Dzerzhinsky can't stand it anymore. "Judging by the present situation, it is right to strengthen the forces of the Red Army in Romania and to launch a new offensive operation to force Romania, as well as Bulgaria and Hungary, from the Axis and the war. But looking at the big picture, Romania has always been only a flank, and it is true that it is not the main strategic counteroffensive direction of the Red Army, Ukraine and Belarus are more important. I think it would be more realistic to strengthen the Voronezh Front, or simply to strengthen a smaller front to Romania. ”

The man in the iron mask actually meant a bowl of water, Trotsky, don't you just want to give Vasilevsky a post of commander of the front? That gives you this opportunity, and at the same time, the core position of the line of Ukraine and Belarus is not shaken, and these are all happy, right?

But Li Xiaofeng really doesn't think that this is a way for everyone to be happy, doesn't this indirectly meet all the requirements of Lao Tuo and force me to give in? So he categorically said that he could not agree: "Now there are no more troops to strengthen the Voronezh Front, not even a smaller one." Ukraine and Belarus need a lot of troops on the front! ”

"Then you mean that Romania is no longer in charge," Lao Toto was immediately furious, "once the fascist puppet regime in Romania is breathless, it will inevitably cooperate with the German army to counterattack, and then our previous victories and achievements are likely to be in vain......

Li Xiaofeng snorted coldly in his heart, and said in his heart: "You think this can put pressure on me?" Cut! He replied slowly: "I have long said that Romania's victory is accidental, and Romania is always a secondary direction, we cannot reverse the order of priority, the most important thing is Belarus and Ukraine, Romania will succeed if it maintains the current situation!" ”

This made Lao Tuo so angry that he almost wanted to flip the table, and the meeting naturally broke up unhappily. After the meeting, Luzutak found Li Xiaofeng: "Andre, you have gone too far today, in fact, Lao Tuo's requirements are not high, isn't he just the commander of the front army, give it to him!" ”

Li Xiaofeng couldn't agree: "What do you mean to be the commander of the front army, today he wants the commander of the front army, and tomorrow he will be the commander-in-chief of the army, and he has always been used to him?" Why? What's more, you see that his initial proposal is clearly to blackmail me, if I back down, he will come like this every time in the future, do I have to give in every time! I'm sorry, if he is honest and reasonable, I will be reasonable, but if he is unreasonable, then I will be even more unreasonable! ”

Ruzutak was also silent, to be honest he could understand Trotsky's urgency, but this kind of thing is really not useful in a hurry, the more anxious you are, the more you want to hurry, the more you will not be able to achieve it. However, he still couldn't bear to let Romania's good situation be wasted, and persuaded: "But that can't ignore Romania's good situation, I don't need to tell you about the importance of Romania, right?" ”

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said: "I'm not an unreasonable person, and I won't be rash, Jun." Venezuela's preliminary opinion on the Romanian question was to reinforce one or two army groups and to divide the existing Romanian forces into two fronts. The Red Army's Fourth Ukrainian Front was formed with the Red Banner Separate Primorsky Army, the 37th Army and the 40th Army, while the 50th Army was to fill the vacancy of the 37th Army on the Voronezh Front. ”

When Ruzutak heard this, the dark clouds on his face suddenly dissipated, and he said happily: "That's good, that's good!" However, since a new front has been formed, it is better to give Trotsky a face......"

Li Xiaofeng sneered: "Of course I want to give him face, Jun." It was decided that Yeremenko would remain in the post of commander of the Voronezh Front, and that Konev would remain in the post of commander of the newly created Fourth Ukrainian Front......"

Ruzutak was stunned, and said in his heart This is still called the old man to save face, you kid helped himself to the throne of the commander of the front army, no matter how you look at it, it is a slap in the face to intensify the contradiction, okay, and he was immediately anxious...... (To be continued.) )

PS: Bow and thank you to Wandering Dada, cs_ak74, GUNDAM0080, Admiral Hood, the Long Journey Into the Night, Southern Wanderers, and Comrade Juventus!