Chapter 2208: Raise Your Hands to Vote!
Far away in Kulen, Outer Mongolia, Molotov, who was negotiating with Tang Qiuli, sent a telegram, like a bombshell, bombshell to bombshell the bigwigs from all walks of life in the Soviet party, government, and army, and his heart was shocked, before Comrade Stalin set the tone, no one thought about anything, and did not dare to say anything, this matter is too big, too strict, and if you are not careful, the big hat of a traitor will fall on your head, and this is the crime of death and death!
"Comrades, let's talk about this telegram from Comrade Molotov!" Or did Stalin open his mouth and break the silence, and Stalin knew in his heart that if he did not speak, this silence would continue forever, when would he be a leader?
Stalin could not afford to wait, Zhukov's Far Eastern Front could not afford to wait, the entire Soviet Union could not afford to wait, just today, the German bombers, for the first time, bombed Moscow, although they were finally repelled by the fighter units of the Air Force of the Moscow Military District, but, Stalin himself knew that the severity of the problem, the German bombers could come the first time, they could come the second and third time...... So much so that for the umpteenth time, later, Moscow will be in the shadow of the German bombers!
The ground front, although still a few hundred kilometers away from Moscow, was only a matter of about a week for the German armored group, and the full staff of the Moscow Military District went to the front line, which only temporarily stabilized the crumbling defensive line, and even organized a medium-sized counterattack, and the troops were consumed at an alarming rate under the ferocious attack of the German army.
I gave a death order to the Moscow Military District and the troops on the front line, and they must hold the defensive line for more than a month, and now, about a week has passed, and the situation on the battlefield. As always, it is developing in a direction that is unfavorable to the Soviet Union, and for the troops at the front, can it hold out for a month, Stalin has no bottom in his heart?
And in the Far East, the troops of the two fronts that rescued Zhukov were still blocked by the Japanese in an area hundreds of kilometers away from the battlefield, and Stalin knew very well that both the commander of the Trans-Khingan Front, General Kirganin, and the commander of the Baikal Front, General Gregariv, had done their best. For several days in a row, regardless of the casualties, the command troops stormed the blocking line of the Soviet troops.
There are also the troops of the Outer Mongolian Front that are still wandering in the steppes of Outer Mongolia, and until now, even the shadows of the Ural Mountains and the Tangnu Mountains. I didn't touch it, and Vasilevsky did his best. It is not possible to punish any of the front-line generals. All the troops are fighting, maintaining this offensive posture, but why is it in the current state of extreme passivity?
Stalin clearly saw that it was all because of one person, the Chinese Tang Qiuli, who was using a black hand that could not be seen but could be felt. In the war situation in the East, whether it is the Far East battlefield or the Outer Mongolia battlefield, there is this ghost of the Chinese hovering, and the Outer Mongolian Front cannot return to Europe as much as possible. The Trans-Khingan Mountains Front and the Baikal Front did not dare to let go of their hands and feet to break the Japanese blockade.
"I fought to the death with the Japanese, and the Chinese went to sit behind the back to reap the benefits! I knew this in my heart, but I couldn't stop it! ――Perhaps, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito, also had the same bitter mood as himself, right? Stalin smiled bitterly.
Stalin retracted his melancholy thoughts and found that he had not received a proper response for his throwing of bricks and jade, and that all the party, government, and military officials and members of the political bureau were silent, trying their best to avoid their gaze.
Strangely, Stalin did not have the idea of getting angry, he understood the feelings of his comrades, this matter is too strict, how can he not be so, very simple, multiple-choice questions, you can refuse, refuse the crazy conditions of the greedy Chinese Tang Qiuli, but the consequences of refusal, everyone knows in their hearts that the USSR has the possibility of the death of the country, not a possibility, but a certainty!
Tang Qiuli's conditions can be agreed, but the price is too great, a line, cutting off most of the territory in the east of the Soviet Union, so that the land area of the Soviet Union, shrunk by nearly one-fifth, how will future generations view themselves and the comrades here, selling the national territory, in exchange for a chance to breathe, but if you don't sell, it will be the death of the country, it is precisely because of the simple choice that it will be more difficult, there is no room for consideration.
Stalin looked at the comrades, whose eyes were full of anger and helplessness, and wanted the Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov, to be the first to speak, but he dismissed this thought, "Comrade Petroshilov is not easy, he bears all the pressure of the front, his face is haggard and frightening, so I will not embarrass him!" He sighed and thought.
Stalin extinguished his pipe, was silent for a while, and in his eyes, a resolute look flashed, and in a calm tone, he said with a hoarseness: "Comrades, I know that this is a difficult matter to decide, but we must decide, right here, because we cannot afford to wait, and the territorial question concerning our Soviets cannot be decided by that person, and no one has the power to make such a decision that will have a heavy impact on the great Soviet Union and in the future!" ”
After a pause, Stalin saw that the eyes of his comrades were focused on his face, and he continued: "Let's vote by a show of hands, and when we sign the diplomatic document, we only need to sign the name of Stalin alone, and I will bear all the consequences!" Comrades who agree with that damned Chinese, put forward conditions please raise your hand! With that, Stalin slowly raised his right hand.
Stalin's movement of raising his hand was so slow and heavy, as if he were holding a mountain, trembling slightly as if he were overwhelmed, and then, steadily, with a simple gesture of raising his hand, demonstrated all his emotions and painful thought process.
In the office, there was still silence, and after a while, there were party, government, and military bigwigs and members of the political bureau, who raised their hands, but only about a third of the people, and after a few minutes, more people raised their hands, and everyone's faces were struggling with pain, and after seven or eight minutes, the Soviet high-level leaders who attended the meeting raised their right hands, and it can be seen that the generals of the military were the last to raise their hands!
As a soldier, unable to keep the country, the hearts of these generals, the pain is even worse, suddenly, in the atmosphere of pain, there is a burst of crying that is trying to suppress, like a wounded beast, howling weakly, more people, shed tears, about one-fifth of the territory of the Soviet Union, lost in their own hands, all the Soviet high-level, in an instant, the hatred for Tang Qiuli is monstrous.
Stalin's throat choked, and he said: "Unanimously agree to the Chinese's conditions, immediately call Comrade Molotov back, and tell Comrade Molotov that there is no need to wait until ten o'clock tomorrow morning to meet Tang Qiuli overnight and sign the relevant negotiation agreement!" ”
Stalin instructed the secretary, and then, with painful eyes, looked at the weeping officers, and said in a low voice: "Comrades, we must remember this moment of shame, the lost land will be recaptured in our hands, and after defeating the German fascist army, it will be the moment when we, the Soviet Union, will ask for a return from the Chinese, let's dismiss!" He waved his hand weakly and announced.
The Soviet high-level who attended the meeting left with a heavy heart and great pain, and Stalin was left alone in the office of Nuoda, and the secretary came in and asked him to rest, but he refused and ordered the secretary to turn off all the lights.
In an instant, boundless darkness enveloped Stalin, outside the window, the dim lights of Moscow at night, projecting mottled light and shadow in, Stalin was already numb in pain, "For that villainous Chinese Tang Qiuli, why do you always feel powerless?" He asked himself.
With the 85th parallel of east longitude as the boundary, cutting off two-thirds of the land in the eastern part, not with the Ural Mountains as the boundary, Tang Qiuli drew this line, so that he did not have the courage to break the boat, if the boundary was in the Ural Mountains, then he would abandon Moscow, abandon the European part, concentrate all the troops, and concentrate all the troops in the Asian part, and the millions of troops of the four fronts would not have the urgent problem of having to return to the European battlefield.
So, all the passivity in front of you, is there still zài? The answer is yes, all passivity and difficulties will be solved, although moving the capital and transferring the national strength of the Soviet Union to cold Siberia is not their first choice, but when the defeat in the European battlefield is irretrievable, it has to choose.
But the crux of the matter now is that as long as an agreement is reached through negotiations with Tang Qiuli, his troops will not interfere with all the actions of the Soviet army, the Japanese army's blocking line will soon be broken through, and the Far Eastern Front will also get out of the encirclement.
It is precisely because of hope that Stalin will not make a desperate bet, but he is not grateful to Tang Qiuli, who did not take the Ural Mountains, the natural boundary between Europe and Asia, as the boundary, swallowed the territory of the Asian part of the Soviet Union, and forced himself and the Soviet Union to a desperate road, but this is not his conscience discovery, but another conspiracy, although what kind of conspiracy, Stalin is still unable to judge, but he can be sure that the greedy Chinese Tang Qiuli will not have such a good heart.
Thinking of Tang Qiuli, the anger in Stalin's heart burned brightly, he thought that today's qiē was caused by Tang Qiuli, but Stalin forgot about it, it was precisely because of his greed and arrogance that he would use troops against the East, and at the same time attack the two forces, which led to the current situation, however, Stalin, who was accustomed to taking advantage, would not think like this, he would only think that all the current difficulties of the Soviet Union were caused by Tang Qiuli alone.
Stalin was secretly ruthless, once the Soviet Union slowed down this breath, the first thing to be killed was Tang Qiuli, and even, he could break into the Chinese mainland, and in the darkness, there was a creepy gnashing of teeth.
(To be continued)(To be continued......