With Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, and Lovenia officially announcing their accession to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the World Communist Federation, the Soviet Union's basic plan in Central and Eastern Europe has been stabilized. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The solidity of Central and Eastern Europe will allow Li Xiaofeng to focus more on other directions, such as Turkey and China.

Let's start with Turkey, the battle commanded by Vasilevsky was generally smooth, the Soviet Red Army had steadily occupied most of the western side of the strait, and now the Red Army was directed at Istanbul. This may have been the first time since the fall of Constantinople in 1453 that Christian forces had arrived in the "new Rome" city.

This is still the Western Front, because the space is small and the Turks are relatively well defended, the Red Army did not fight the so-called large in-depth operation, but "slow" a line of flat pushing, with more than the Turks to force it back step by step with more powerful firepower.

On the contrary, on the side of Asia Minor on the Eastern Front, the Red Army fought more brilliantly, even in the mountains, the Red Army had already shown a strong speed of assault. Konev's troops had accumulated a wealth of experience in the mountains of the central Balkans, while the Turkish army, although brave and tenacious, was far inferior to the Red Army in terms of combat experience and weaponry. As soon as their sharpness was consumed, the rhythm on the battlefield was completely mastered by the Red Army.

What's more, Turkey is still suffering from the enemy on its back, and the Kurds are still tearing down behind their backs, and the Kurds, who have been suppressed for hundreds of years, are really playing with Turkey for the sake of national independence and liberation. All in all, the situation in Turkey is quite unsatisfactory. Their collapse on the Eastern Front is only a matter of time.

In this situation, James. Bones made an urgent visit to Turkey and has to say that James. Bones' predecessor, Standinius, was truly tragic, having been laid off as secretary of state after only six months. and the predecessor of Condell. Hull's career was negligible (Hull worked for more than 11 years from March 4, 1933 to November 30, 1944!). ）。

However, Truman cannot be blamed for not giving Stadinius face, it is really that his work in the past six months is too unremarkable, in the face of the complicated situation at the end of World War II, Stadinius seems to have no choice, and he was squeezed by the Soviet Union on all fronts, and there is almost no merit at all.

Although Truman ascended the throne as vice president, this does not mean that Truman only wants to serve such a term as a substitute and go home to retire. He is also ambitious, and is ready to be re-elected for a second term, so that the world will know that he did not rely on Roosevelt to come to power.

Turman, who was ready to work hard, naturally didn't like Stadinius, who was inactive, so he didn't hesitate to fire his squid and replace it with Jade. Bones helps.

James. Bones has a big task, he needs to completely change the passive situation of the United States in Europe, and the new secretary of state has first set his sights on Turkey, which he believes can do a lot of work with Turkey's card.

"Soviet ambitions will set them on the path of foreign expansion," said James. Bones said to Truman, "They now have the world's largest army, the world's top three air forces, and they are actively developing their maritime forces, which are world-class in terms of conventional forces, and they also have a powerful arsenal of nuclear weapons, and a powerful army has made the Soviet Union a little fluttering, and historically they have been happy to expand, and now I am afraid that no force can stop their expansion." Look at what they did in Germany, in Greece, everything is clear, the USSR will continue to expand for some time to come! ”

A little bit, James. Burns continued: "But I think there is a mismatch between the ambitions of the Soviet Union and the strength of the Soviet Union, they look very strong, but their economic base is terrible, the industrial structure is out of balance, and the European countries are increasingly afraid of their strength. We need to take advantage of this fear and rally more European countries to our side, while at the same time doing everything possible to weaken and deplete the power of the Soviet Union. Turkey is a very good platform, this country cannot give in to the threat of the Soviet Union, they will fight the Russians to the end. And all we need to do is give them some support, and as soon as the USSR gets bogged down in the quagmire of Turkey, it will be our turn to fight back! ”

Follow James. Bones' plan would give Turkey $200 million in economic aid and $100 million in military aid, and the Turks would have to pay a promise that they would never negotiate peace with the Soviet Union alone. This request is not too much for the Turkish people, a verbal promise can be exchanged for 300 million US dollars, and it is a fool not to agree. Even the Turks felt that they could totally do more, and they suggested:

"Turkey is willing to form an alliance with the United States to fight against the Communist Party. With the spread of prostitution, Turkey was convinced that only an alliance led by the United States could contain Russian ambitions. ”

To put it bluntly, Turkey is preparing to worship the United States as a godfather, and if it was before, the Americans would naturally accept this godson without saying a word. But now the situation is different, and the fate of Turkey, which is at war with the Soviet Union, is really difficult to say. Burns thinks Turkey is a good way to trap the Soviet Union, but he is really not optimistic that Turkey will be able to stop the menacing polar bear. Probably, in the eyes of the Americans, Turkey is cannon fodder, a disposable consumer product used to consume the USSR. In their hearts, they are still not optimistic about Turkey, so it is better to form an alliance, and the United States is not ready to personally fight the polar bears for the time being.

After leaving Turkey, James. Instead of returning to Washington, Bones continued his visit to Central and Eastern European countries. For the Americans, even if this vote is the little brother brought out by the Soviet Union, then they must test one or two. Who dares to say that the younger brother must be of the same mind as the eldest brother. Isn't international politics all about who bids high and who mixes with whom? Of course, James. Bones doesn't think that Central and Eastern Europe will mess with the United States for the sake of money, but it would be good to sell it for a good time, to disgust the polar bear, to drive a wedge between the two sides, and to cause some trouble for the polar bear.

James. Bones can be said to have walked off the plane brandishing a checkbook, whether in Romania, Hungary or Czechoslovakia, this cargo is a compassionate gesture, opening his mouth to help and closing his mouth to support, looking like the nouveau riche coal boss of later generations.

People are stupid and have a lot of money, who doesn't like it, not to mention that Li Xiaofeng has already given Central and Eastern European countries a reassurance, so he almost didn't directly say that the American tyrants, you can kill them casually, don't be polite, the Soviet Union supports you in doing this.

In this way, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe naturally know how to welcome this local tyrant secretary of state. The great contribution of the main national arsenal in World War II was repeated three times and three times, anyway, in an unusually friendly gesture towards the United States.

This gesture is naturally for James. Burns was so useful that the newly appointed secretary of state had the illusion that the Russians were extremely unpopular in Central and Eastern Europe, and that even the socialist camp was looking to the king's rescue.

Think about it, James. Bones originally came out to send money, and he was worried that Central and Eastern Europe would not accept money, but now that people are so warmly welcomed, the money box is not wide open.

Soon, a series of relief and economic aid packages were approved, and the CEE countries received an average of more than $150 million in loans over the next three years. Of course, the Americans are not living Lei Feng, they are also conditional. At the beginning, the Americans' condition was that the Central and Eastern European countries fully open their markets to the United States, so that the money is really aid, and there is no need to pay it back. But the Central and Eastern European countries will definitely not agree to this, they can neither nor dare, they are very tactful to James. "The United States is far away, the Soviet Union is close," Bones said. "The meaning is nothing more than that the USSR will not agree.

To this James. Bones also expressed his understanding, in fact, he put forward this condition is also a temptation, if there are really two hundred and five agreed, it will naturally be a great thing, this is equivalent to planting vegetables on the Soviet Union's own land, which can be regarded as avenging the previous German problem. Of course, the result was no two hundred and five, but James. Bones was not disappointed either, which was tantamount to a wedge between them and the Soviet Union, wasn't it - who doesn't want aid without money? It's because the hated Soviet aid turned into a loan, which is really annoying!

Yes, the aid turned into low-interest loans, and how low is the interest? Sincerity is negligible, even James. Burns also hinted that as long as the Central and Eastern European countries maintain friendly relations with the United States and do not follow the Soviet Union, it does not matter whether the loan will not be repaid in the future.

James. Bones left CEE with genuine complacency, and in his opinion it was a game-breaker, and his visit opened the deadlock in Central and Eastern Europe, allowing those countries that seemed to follow the Soviet Union to actually embark on a path that was not pro-American, but at least neutral, which was a pioneering event.

Public opinion in the United States is also applauding, because the media in Central and Eastern European countries have previously responded to James. Burns's trip was well received, while the Soviets were sour and speechless. This was the first major victory after the Soviet Union was repeatedly deflated at the end of World War II!

Anyway the Americans are immensely praised James. Bones's diplomatic achievements, I think Truman is really a discerning hero, and he chose a brilliant diplomat to be secretary of state. Even with Truman, his approval rating has increased considerably.

It stands to reason that this should be happy, but Roosevelt, who was watching from the sidelines, could not be happy, and he said in a letter dictated to Churchill: "The most terrible thing in politics is naivety, and now our people and some of our politicians are very naïve, spending a lot of money and getting nothing but a bunch of verbal praise?" What's the use of that? ”

Churchill was also very worried about this, because Learvin told him: "This is a trap by the Soviet Union and the Central and Eastern European countries, and according to the information I have, the Central and Eastern European countries have decided to join the Soviet-dominated CIS and the World Communist Federation. ”

Don't say it, the Americans are sometimes really wronged, of course, the most wronged is not in Europe, after all, they have spent money Central and Eastern European countries still give praise and praise, and in China, they are the wronged leaders, and they really have to scrape the saliva of the Kuomintang after spending the money.

Yes, Chiang was very dissatisfied with the United States, for the simple reason that he believed that the United States did not give him the greatest support, but was constantly dragging its feet. Why did Jiang say that?

We still have to start with the peace talks between the Communists, and from the very beginning of the negotiations, Chiang's established policy was to set up obstacles. He just kept putting forward some demands, and even deliberately opened his mouth, anyway, what he meant was to force the T Communist Party to take the initiative to interrupt the negotiations, and then he could use the topic to play a civil war.

Therefore, in Lao Chiang's view, Marshall and the representative of the United States mediation should stand on his side, completely help him speak, and put pressure on the T Communist Party. But this was not the case in the real negotiations, although Marshall was directed towards him, but not the kind of bias that was desperate for all things, and on some key issues, Marshall's support for him Jiang was very insufficient. As a result, the KMT was unable to exert overwhelming pressure on the T side on certain key issues. On the contrary, on the one hand, the T Communist Party is fighting on the basis of reason, and on the other hand, it is also mobilizing other people. The main party and the masses put tremendous pressure on Chiang.

Chiang's core idea was to fight a civil war to eliminate the T Communist Party, but now in the negotiations, he has failed to achieve the effect of forcing the T Communist Party to withdraw from the negotiations on its own initiative. On the contrary, the negotiations stumbled along a route that Chiang never wanted -- a coalition government.

Chiang really didn't want any coalition government. What he wants is to make a promise, that is, to dominate the country. And now a large part of the power is going to be divided by the T, how can this be endured. Sometimes he has the heart to take the initiative to lift the table and forget it.

But what makes Jiang feel aggrieved is that now he really doesn't dare to take the initiative to flip the table, the first is the attitude of the United States, the second is public opinion, and the third is that the strength is insufficient and unprepared.

Let's say one by one, Marshall's attitude made Jiang feel bottomless, he really didn't know whether the United States supported him so much, otherwise how could he feel very vacillating?

Chiang's feeling is not wrong, the United States is indeed very vacillating in its China policy, as mentioned earlier, Truman really wanted to contain the Communist Party in China. Industrialism really wants to hold this position, but at the same time he really doesn't have a good impression of the corrupt Jiang. So the United States represented by Marshall is inevitably both anti-. The Communist Party wants to oppose Chiang again. On the one hand, they will support the Scraping People's Party, but on the other hand, they don't want to make people think that they and the Scraping People's Party are wearing the same heart and wearing the same pants. In this way, there must be a discount in the level of support, and they will support Chiang on some issues, but they will not wear the same pants as Chiang on others.

Needless to say, since 1942, the stubborn resistance of the T Communist Party and the passive resistance of the T Scraping Party have made it clear to the whole country of China, especially in 1944, when the Scraping Kuomintang was defeated, the T Communist Party was in a strategic counteroffensive to eliminate the devils in a large-scale system. This has allowed the T Communist Party to gain prestige, and in the current negotiations for the establishment of a coalition government, every proposal of the T Communist Party is based on the interests of the people of the whole country, and sometimes even at the expense of the interests of its own party. As a result, the popularity of the Kuomintang and Chiang was constantly declining, and the pressure brought by it also forced Chiang to be more cautious.

As for the third article, in fact, this is the fundamental reason for Jiang to maintain restraint, the scene of the T Communist Party fighting the war of annihilation in the later stage of the Anti-Japanese War is still vivid, and Yan Laoxi's temptation to go to the party was also beaten up, which fully shows that the T Communist Party is not what it used to be. If you want to destroy them, you have to be more prepared.

So in the past few months, Jiang has been busy calling on the American godfather to transport the elite Indian expeditionary force back to China, and he really doesn't dare to be too provocative until this batch of elite troops is in place. Overall, the civil war in China is coming.

In this regard, KGB has also provided a lot of intelligence support to ****, such as the bottom line of US policy towards China. This fundamentally avoids the **** from being confused by the Scraping People's Party, and while the Scraping People's Party is actively preparing for civil war, the T Communist Party is also making final preparations.

Factories in the northeast are rumbling again, and a large amount of material resources, including weapons and ammunition, are continuously being sent to the front-line troops. With this large rear area, the combat effectiveness of the T Communist Party is like a tiger with wings.

Of course, this is not the point, when the Kuomintang is sharpening its knives, the **** side is also carrying out a new round of reorganization. A large number of second-line troops were replenished into the field units, and they began to be replaced with German-made weapons. Although the total number of 1.5 million armed forces has not changed, the nature has changed dramatically.

Originally, the second-line troops such as guerrillas were the majority, and there may be close to one million, and the real main force of the front line is 500,000, but after this round of reorganization, about 300,000 second-line troops have been rearmed and become first-line troops. In other words, the main force that can fight a tough battle accounts for half of the total.

Don't underestimate that there are only 800,000 main forces in ****, and at that time, the People's Party claimed to have 8 million, which seems to be a tenfold gap. But the words are also divided into two ends, these 8 million scraping troops are also water-injected pork, and a considerable part of them are local militia groups and Zhuangding cannon fodder, after removing this water, the real force that the scraping party can fight is actually about 2 million, and the difference in strength is about three to one.

Moreover, the equipment level of these main forces of the People's Party Army is also uneven, except for the five main forces of the People's Party Army, which can meet the standards of the light infantry divisions of the United States imperialism, the equipment of other People's Party Army, even if it is Lao Chiang's descendants, is not necessarily particularly good. For example, Huang Baitao's 25th Division, this division's performance in the Liberation War was no worse than the five main forces, but this 25th Division did not have American equipment (because it was born as a miscellaneous brand) but a full set of ghost equipment. The so-called ghost equipment is actually Japanese-style equipment, that is, it is armed with arms after Japan's surrender.

Even miscellaneous cards like Huang Baitao's 25th Division are still good, and they have proved their value to the central government, so they have ghost equipment, and even worse miscellaneous cards really can't be seen.

The miscellaneous cards in the scraping army are not only the equipment can not be seen, but the morale is also quite a problem, especially after the Wuhua Mountain incident that Jiang carried out by himself, the contradiction between the central government and the miscellaneous cards is a complete outbreak, and the two sides almost look down on each other. For example, the Dian army now almost hates Lao Jiang to death, and in the later stage of the Liaoshen Campaign in history, the uprising of the Dian army greatly accelerated the process of the battle.

In this historical time and space, Lao Jiang naturally can't change the ****, and put Long Yun together, taking advantage of the main force of the Yunnan army to enter Vietnam and surrender, he relieved Long Yun's power, and then easily put the remaining Yunnan army on the front line of ****.

At that time, Jiang thought he was very clever, thinking how awesome it was to solve the Dian army without a single shot. But to tell the truth, the impact of doing so is very bad, and to put it mildly, it is duplex and treachery. Long Yun was solved, and the Dian army was forced to be cannon fodder, but were they willing? Obviously, the generals of the Dian army were quite unhappy, and in the future anti-communist operations, they would preserve their strength as long as they had the opportunity, especially at the critical moment of the campaign, once the limelight was not right, they were afraid that they would either die or revolt on the spot.

After one or two times, Jiang's descendants probably can't believe these allies, and when they really get to the battlefield, Jiang's descendants may have to beware of these teammates while suppressing the CCP, and they can fight a good battle half-heartedly?

What's more, the Yunnan army was not the strongest among the miscellaneous cards at that time, and the Gui family led by Li and Bai saw that Long Yun was being rectified so badly, could they prevent Jiang from someone well? It is conceivable that in the future, the Gui family will definitely not have the same heart as the central government, and will definitely not be soft when they can make trouble for Jiang someone. I'm even afraid that I would like to repair Jiang Someone ruthlessly, and then sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight to pick up the cheap.

Anyway, Jiang seems to have managed a Dian army, but in fact, other factions across the country, such as the Sichuan army and the Hunan army, have seen the true face of this product. I am afraid that the **** bandits after will not work hard, and the preservation of strength is the first priority. In this way, Jiang can only rely on his own lineage to fight, and even have to be more careful of the miscellaneous backwater to drag his feet, which is simply more than worth the loss.

Anyway, to use the old saying, Jiang is a typical trickster who suffers big losses, and he does not have the demeanor that a leader of a country should have, and it violates the most common truth in politics -- uniting the majority and fighting a small handful, and in the end he will inevitably play himself as a loner...... (To be continued.) )