"Liu Hua, I heard you right, so many heavy weapons. If Stalin really agrees, with these planes, we can use the pilots in our hands who have just been trained for a year to form a flying group, which is enough to compete with an air wing of the Japanese army...."Vice Chairman Zhou, who served as the record, opened his mouth and asked rhetorically in disbelief....

"Report to Vice Chairman Zhou, the amount of this equipment, I am just an estimate based on the value of light weapons in five infantry divisions. However, since we intend to negotiate with Stalin, this demand can only be regarded as the bottom line of our negotiations with the Soviet Union. And when we called Stalin back, we had to at least double our demands, so that we would have room for bargaining and be more powerful against us..."Liu Hua replied..."The boss really didn't say anything wrong about you, you are really a person who only takes advantage and does not suffer losses. This time Comrade Stalin met you, and he was unlucky... Chairman, since we have Comrade Liu Hua, a master negotiator, here, I suggest that we hand over the negotiations with Stalin to Comrade Liu Hua with full authority to deal with them, and by the way, give Comrade Liu Hua a chance to exercise..."Vice Chairman Zhou nodded, looked at Liu Hua in front of him with a smile on his face, and said..."This suggestion is good, and in the negotiation process with the Kuomintang political axe, we have also cut out Comrade Liu Hua's advantages in this regard. Therefore, I completely agree with Enlai's suggestion, and hand over this burden to Comrade Liu Hua's shoulders....Liu Hua, how about it, do you have the confidence to complete the tasks assigned to us by the Party Central Committee..."Regarding Vice Chairman Zhou's suggestion, the chairman, who had long had great expectations for Liu Hua, did not hesitate and asked with a smile..."I also agree, this matter is handed over to Liu Hua, I am absolutely relieved... I believe that Comrade Liu Hua will be able to achieve complete success in this negotiation..."The commander-in-chief immediately agreed... In this way, Liu Hua took over the spacing task under the expectant eyes of several people. Of course, for this seemingly very difficult task, it can be said that he is very confident in coming from later generations and having a full understanding of Stalin. He believed that with his own ability, he would be able to knock a stroke from the hands of Stalin, a stubborn old man... As soon as he received the task, Liu Hua took the telegram he had just received, went to the telecommunications room of the Central Military Commission, and began to call back to Marshal Zhukov, commander-in-chief of the Soviet Red Army in the Far East..."Dear Marshal Zhukov, for your suggestion, we, as part of the Comintern, both in terms of recovering the territory occupied by the Japanese army and in terms of the friendship between [***] people, very much want to send troops to the northeast to attack the nearly one million Kwantung Army troops entrenched in the three eastern provinces... However, although the units of the Eighth Route Army under the leadership of our party have undergone several years of development, the total strength of the troops has developed very enormously. However, in the absence of the support of the Air Force, armored forces and artillery units, the dispatch of our troops to the northeast is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. In order not to let the armed forces that our party has worked so hard to build, be lost on the battlefield without conditions, and in order not to let the blood of our [***] people stay on the battlefield in the northeast in vain. After studying and deciding, our army did not have any idea of launching an offensive against the troops of the Kwantung Army in the three eastern provinces before it received strong air support, and it was hoped that Marshal Zhukov and Comrade Stalin, who was far away in Moscow, would be able to understand the difficulties of our Chinese [***]..."In less than a few minutes, a telegram written after careful consideration appeared in Liu Hua's hand..."This telegram was immediately sent to the command of the Soviet Far Eastern Military District. It must be noted that only Marshal Zhukov can personally open this telegram..."After confirming that there was no problem with the telegram in his hand, Liu Hua commanded with a serious face to the communications staff officer in the telecommunications room..."Yes, chief..."

At this moment, Marshal Zhukov, who was far away at the Far Eastern Military District Command, was sitting in his office, looking at the huge military map of the Far East in front of him with a smile on his face. In the meantime, waiting for a call back from [***] side. At this moment, in the face of the increasingly bad situation in the Far East, and in the face of the nearly one million Kwantung Army troops in the surrounding area, he can still smile on his face. Because he believed that the [***] leaders with backward equipment would not be able to withstand the temptation of light weapons from five infantry divisions, so they would send their most elite troops to the northeast... And as long as [***] can exclude at least 100,000 troops to send troops to the northeast. Then, by means of arming [***], I will be beaten into a pot of porridge in my rear, and there will be absolutely no problem... At that time, nearly one million troops of the Kwantung Army in the three eastern provinces will fall into a situation of internal and external troubles, and at that time, they will not have enough troops and experience to invade the Far East....The bad situation faced by the Far East will also be solved....

"Comrade Zhukov, [***] has replied to the telegram, but [***] has asked that only you have the right to read this telegram..." The Chief of Staff of the Far Eastern Military District, General Pulkaev, hurriedly walked into the office with a telegram and said with an anxious face.

"Well, what a telegram that asked me to read it myself. Could it be that [***] has already agreed to our request and is ready to discuss a specific plan for sending troops..."Marshal Zhukov said with a puzzled expression, quickly took a telegram sent by the chief of staff, General Pulkaev, and began to read it carefully... However, in just a moment, Marshal Zhukov's brows furrowed tightly... Speaking to the chief of staff in front of him, General Pulkaev, he said: "I really didn't expect that [***] would actually refuse our conditions. It seems that [***][***] is really an excellent leader, but the [***] army to send troops to the northeast is necessary for our Far East at present. It seems that we have to pay a greater price to be able to really impress [***][***] and the army led by [***]...."

"Comrade Zhukov, this [***][***] is really a difficult figure, who does not even pay attention to the orders of the Comintern. More importantly, we provided weapons for five of their infantry divisions, and they did not even agree to our requests. My opinion is that it should be reported immediately to Comrade Stalin in Moscow and asked Comrade Stalin to make a new decision...", said the chief of staff.

"Immediately forward the original text of this telegram to Moscow. At the same time, in my name, send a telegram to Comrade Stalin: Dear Comrade Stalin, I think that there is only one reason why [***] do not agree to our demands, they do not meet our conditions or they want to make new demands. However, in the face of the increasingly bad situation in the Far East, even if we pay a great price to [***], we must ask [***] to send troops to the northeast. Because this is a great benefit for the future of the Far East... Therefore, I propose that, for the sake of the future of the Far East, Comrade Stalin personally send a telegram to [***][***] to conduct concrete negotiations and increase the negotiating strength of our side ... Commander of the Far Eastern Military District Zhukov...."Facing the chief of staff in front of him, Marshal Zhukov said with a serious face.

"Yes, Comrade Zhukov, I will send a telegram to Moscow right away. I am sure that for the sake of the future of the Far East, the great Comrade Stalin, will definitely agree with your advice and make the most correct decision ...", the Chief of Staff, General Pulkaev, replied with a confident face, turned around and left the office, walked to the telecommunications room not far away, ready to send a message ....

"Comrade Stalin, [***][***] is simply unreasonable, they went so far as to veto our proposal ... My God, this is the equipment of a whole five infantry divisions, and for the [***] army, which lacks weapons and ammunition, it is like a pie falling from the sky, and they actually refused ... I can't believe what the hell are they thinking? Similarly, Marshal Roshilov, Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, located in Stalin's office in Moscow, was stunned when he saw a telegram from Marshal Zhukov himself. As soon as he entered Stalin's office, Marshal Roshilov said impatiently..."This is also beyond my expectations." However, from this telegram, we can clearly see that under the leadership of [***], a mature party has gradually formed, and in the light of time, it will become one of the most formidable opponents of the political axe of the Central Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang....Marshal Roshilov, who has now made it clear that he does not agree to send troops to the northeast. What do you suggest for Comrade Zhukov's suggestion..."After reading the telegram in his hand, after a short silence, Stalin opened his mouth and said: "Comrade Stalin, I think that the great Red Army soldiers that we have deployed in the Far East will certainly be able to block the offensive of the troops of the Kwantung Army. There is no need to negotiate with a political party that does not even hold the sovereignty of the country in its hands. More importantly, [***] is only a branch of the Comintern, and even dares to disobey your orders, for such a section, we have absolutely no need to support it...", said Chief of Staff Roshilov with an unhappy face.

"No, Comrade Roshilov, the situation in the Far East is not at all as good as you think. According to the latest statistics compiled by our intelligence department, if the Kwantung Army gathers 300,000 troops and suddenly launches an attack on our Far East. With only hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers in the Far East, it simply could not hold out for long. And with the occupation of the Far East by the Japanese army, what awaits us in Moscow, I don't say you know, is that it will be attacked by Germany and Ben. So, no matter what the cost, for the sake of the future of our great Soviet Union, we must keep the Far East from being occupied by ourselves... So, as a matter of principle, I agree with Comrade Zhukov's proposals..."Stalin opened his mouth.

"Comrade Stalin, your opinion is that you intend to personally negotiate with [***][***]. However, as the general secretary of the entire Soviet Union, you are only the secretary of the party, and you do not even have the power in China in your own hands....This contrast is too much..."Marshal Roshilov, while shocked, reminded in a low voice..."Comrade Roshilov, you are wrong. For the security of the Far East, face is nothing at all. Today we have lost a little bit of the declaration, but in exchange for the peace of the Far East, in exchange for the future of the Soviet Union, why not do it? Therefore, I decided to negotiate with [***] [***] in person, and to urge [***] to send troops to the three eastern provinces....Comrade Roshilov, call [***] back at once, and ask them about the specific requirements for sending troops..."Stalin said affirmatively.

However, to Stalin, Marshal Roshilov, and Marshal Zhukov in the Far East, what did not surprise him was that at this moment, it was not [***] who was waiting in the [***] telecommunications room to negotiate with them, but Liu Hua, the newly appointed commander of the Northeast Field Army..."Call back to Stalin: In order to increase the military strength of our Eighth Route Army in sending troops to the Northeast, I hope that Comrade Stalin will be able to support our troops in service with 80 combat aircraft, 200 tanks, 2 artillery shells, and 4 bullet production lines. There are four rifle production lines, two light and heavy machine gun production lines, two artillery production lines... In addition, in order to make our army familiar with these weapons and equipment more quickly, I hope that Comrade Stalin will be able to be equipped with a certain number of combat personnel..." Liu Hua knew that this stubborn old man, for the sake of his own interests in the Far East and for the future of the Soviet Union, finally bowed his head to himself and to [***]...Thinking of this, Liu Hua no longer had any hesitation, and directly tripled his bottom line and began to negotiate with Stalin concretely..."Comrade Stalin, blackmail, [***] is simply blackmail... So much heavy equipment was asked to be provided by us... Comrade Stalin, [***] must pay for their huge appetite....the great Soviet Union will never allow it to be blackmailed by a weak party like this...."After reading Liu Hua's reply, the chief of staff, Marshal Roshilov, stared at Stalin in front of him with wide eyes, and exclaimed..."Comrade Roshilov, this is a negotiation, you know, negotiation is about bargaining... Although I was also very shocked when I saw this telegram, I could clearly feel that our little brother had matured and was no longer satisfied with the current situation, and they already had greater ambitions in their hearts..."

"Comrade Roshilov, call back to [***]: Comrade [***], although the great Soviet Red Army very much wants to unconditionally support you with these weapons and equipment. However, in the face of the increasingly bad situation in the Far East, we simply cannot get so much equipment out of our logistics warehouses in the Far East at one time ... But in order to show the sincerity of the Soviet Red Army, we decided to unconditionally support your department with 40 combat aircraft of all kinds, 100 combat tanks of all kinds, and halve the number of production lines of all bullets, shells and weapons ... I hope that Comrade [***] will seriously consider the requirements of the Soviet Red Army ...."To Marshal Roshilov's answer, Stalin shook his head and replied..."Hehe, this Stalin, who really knew how to bargain, cut off half of these supplies at once ... However, now you are begging us to send troops, and we in China [***] are not the object of slaughter... Call back to Stalin ... After our army sent troops to the northeast, with the assistance of no air force units and tank units, in the face of the encirclement and suppression of the Kwantung Army's millions of troops, there was only one result, that is, the total annihilation. Therefore, I hope that Comrade Stalin, seeing that we are all members of the Comintern, can provide our troops with a batch of more combat planes under the conditions mentioned above, so that the troops of the Eighth Route Army will have a certain margin for counterattack in the northeast region and in the face of the planes of the army. Liu Hua sneered and ordered to the communications staff officer in front of him....

"It seems that the little Chinese brother who negotiated with us is a master negotiator... At this moment, he has completely figured out our bottom line....however, even so, we have to agree to their conditions. Because our Far East cannot afford to wait, and the 500,000 Soviet Red Army in the Far East cannot afford to wait....Marshal Roshilov, call back to [***], in order to show the support of the Soviet Red Army for [***] and fully agree with your request, we, the Soviet Red Army, will unconditionally support your department in the near future, from the Far Eastern Military District, 80 combat aircraft and 120 tanks in active service... At the same time, it supports four bullet production lines, two large-caliber artillery shell production lines, two rifle production lines, one light and heavy machine gun production line, and one artillery production line ...."

"However, the great Soviet Red Army, which requires the troops of the Eighth Route Army led by [***], must send at least 100,000 elite troops to the northeast in the shortest possible time, constantly harassing the rear of the troops of the Kwantung Army..." Stalin, while surprised, did not hesitate to agree to this request. After all, these materials were just a drop in the ocean for the Soviet Union, which had millions of Red Army. The Far Eastern Military District alone can easily come up with these weapons and equipment without any repercussions..."Yes, Comrade Stalin. It's just that where should we draw these materials from to support the Eighth Route Army led by [***]? Now that Stalin has made his decision, Marshal Roshilov continues to ask ...

(To be continued)