Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiuli ordered the troops of the Independent Division in the Far East. The tactics adopted caused great trouble to the troops of the two Soviet fronts that returned to Zhukov. , broke through the blocking of the Japanese army and rushed to the battlefield in the Far East. Therefore, the Soviet reinforcements, which seem to have a strength of more than 200 million troops, should attack the Japanese army's blocking line, but the strength is only more than one million. Not very big anymore.

Faced with this situation, General Kilganin, the commander of the Soviet Outer Xing'anling Front Army, and General Gregarif, the commander of the Baikal Front Army, also had a plan. They would never dare to divide their forces into two and attack the Japanese army at the same time. The army and the independent division had no choice but to report the situation to the Soviet Command.

After reading the telegram, Stalin was helpless. He had already set the tone of negotiations with Tang Qiuli, and he must not have any form of conflict with the independent division. The Japanese alone were enough to give him a headache. At this time, it would be unwise to provoke another powerful enemy, and Molotov, who was in charge of negotiating with Tang Qiuli, did not fly to Kulun as originally planned.

The only reason is that the negotiator sent by the Chinese side is not Tang Qiuli himself. In the eyes of Molotov, who is proficient in this way, it is undoubtedly a bad signal. It's time for face-saving, what's the use of face?

Molotov’s interpretation was that Tang Qiuli did not want to negotiate with the Soviet Union. Perhaps the cunning Chinese believed that Tang Qiuli’s advantage was in both the Far East and Outer Mongolia battlefields. The troops were blocked hundreds of kilometers away from the battlefield. Vasilevsky's Outer Mongolian Front Army still struggled to approach the Ural Mountains and the Tannu Mountains.

However, the Independent Division troops were in hot pursuit.Vasilevsky had to use a considerable part of his troops to deal with the pursuit of the independent division troops. In front of the Outer Mongolia Front Army were the elite troops of the independent division of more than [-] divisions. If Tang Qiuli did not negotiate, Vasilevsky would Ski's troops, within a few months.Don't even think about crossing the Ural Mountains and Tannu Mountains, can Moscow afford to wait?Did the Germans give the USSR time?

Therefore, when asked about Stalin, Molotov replied: "Comrade Stalin, from the negotiators sent by Tang Qiuli, it can be seen that this Chinese has no interest in negotiations. At this time, we If we strongly demand negotiations, we will be in a more passive position, as the Chinese have a saying, 'Hurry up is not business!' It means that if we are too strong, our opponents will take the initiative!"

Stalin agreed.Molotov went on to say: "The Chinese must think that he will get more from the battlefield than on the negotiating table, unless the conditions we give exceed his expectations. The key is that we don't want to pay extra. pay!"

"Then wait and see!" Stalin and Molotov agreed.Sometimes, a suitable negotiation opportunity is also a way to take the initiative. For example, to return to the two troops of the Far East Front Army to break through the encirclement of the Japanese at the fastest speed.Then, they returned to the direction of Europe together. Tang Qiuli did not have that much strength, so he sent troops from the four front armies of the Soviet Union.stay in the East. [

Although such a strategy was set, both Stalin and Molotov were sitting on pins and needles, restless. The German offensive on the battlefield was as fierce as ever. The pressure brought by the German army was relieved, but Stalin had no idea how long it could last, and Marshal Petroshilov, the chief of the general staff, had no idea.

The huge casualties of the Soviet army in resisting the German attack on the front line quickly consumed the Soviet Union's war potential. The Soviet-German front line was a huge black hole that devoured lives. He took up his weapon, stepped onto the battlefield, and then became one of the countless corpses.

The four elite front troops in the eastern region became Stalin's only reliance and trump card. He expected that a miracle would happen, and the Soviet Union could withstand the German attack on the capital Moscow without giving the Chinese Tang Qiuli , ceded more than 100 million square kilometers of land.

On May 25, after a brief adjustment and deployment, the Japanese troops on the Far East battlefield launched a fierce attack on the second-line positions of the Soviet Far Eastern Front Army from six directions. The Soviet Far Eastern Front Army relied on fortifications to carry out tenacious resistance. A total of more than 200 million soldiers were killed on the battlefield in the Far East in darkness, corpses littered the fields, and rivers of blood flowed. On May 27, the second line of defense of the Soviet army was broken by the Japanese in many places.

Immediately, General Zhukov, the commander of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, took out all his troops, launched a desperate counterattack, and took back most of the positions. However, the Japanese army firmly occupied several major breakthroughs with superior forces. He no longer had the ability to keep the Japanese army out of the line of defense. For the first time, Zhukov reported the dangerous situation faced by the Far Eastern Front Army to the Soviet Command.

While the Far East battlefield was full of blood and blood, the Soviet Outer Xing'anling Front Army and the Baikal Lake Front Army launched a fierce attack on the Japanese blocking line. The intensity of the battle was no less than that of the Far East Battlefield. After several consecutive days of attack, the Soviet Army failed to break through the blocking line of the Japanese Army. Although there were various factors involved in this, it was decisive that the Soviet Army did not dare to devote all its troops to the offensive. factor.

In the back, there are hundreds of thousands of independent division troops, haunted by ghosts. If you want to launch an attack, you can exchange fire with the Soviet rear guard in five or six hours, and there is a tiger behind you. Neither General Kilganin nor General Gregarif, the commander of the Baikal Front Army, dared to put all their troops into the attack on the Japanese army.

Stalin was extremely annoyed at being unable to break through the Japanese army's blockade. Zhukov's urgent telegram added fuel to the flames. Stalin was so anxious that he almost smoked. In addition to strict orders, General Kilganin, the commander of the Xing'anling Front Army, and the commander of the Lake Baikal Front Army General Gregarif, at any cost, must break through the blocking of the Japanese army within three days. At the same time, he severely criticized the slow action of the Baikal Front Army. General Gregarif, the commander of the Front Army, was warned and punished once by the party. .

On May 29, the miracle that Stalin expected did not happen. The attacks of the Waixinganling Front Army and the Baikal Front Army failed to break through the resistance of the Japanese army. Instead, the troops of the Far East Front Army were forced to abandon the second position. Shrinking to the last line of defense, the space for manoeuvres on the battlefield was almost compressed by the Japanese army, and the Far East Front Army really came to a desperate situation.

On the evening of May 29th, the breath of spring covered the streets of Moscow, but the people on the street seemed to have no joy in the spring of Moscow in previous years. The cloud of war gradually shrouded the sky, and the wind of Moscow’s spring was full of The thick smell of gunpowder smoke, the Germans have already hit a place not far from Moscow, maybe, when you wake up tomorrow morning, the Germans have already appeared in the city of Moscow, who is still in the mood to appreciate the spring colors on both sides of the street.

A car quickly drove out of the gate on the west side of the Kremlin, crossed the streets of Moscow, and flew towards the airport in the west of the city. An hour later, a plane rushed into the night sky at the beginning of dusk, facing the sunset glow of Moscow. Soon, it disappeared into the southeastern sky.

Since the call back to the Soviet embassy in China, Tang Qiuli and Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe have spent a whole day researching and formulating the basic strategy and bottom line for negotiating with the Soviet Union. As for Zhao Yuhe's question , "Master, why don't you talk to the Soviet negotiators in person?"

Tang Qiuli replied: "Yuhe, negotiation is an art, and it is even more a skill. You should come forward first and touch the cards of the Soviets. I will also observe from the sidelines. In addition, there is another point, which is to tell the Soviets People, we are not very interested in negotiating, there is something that can be done, this is a strategy."

"That Molotov is an old-fashioned diplomat with rich negotiating experience. I have dealt with him a few times. He is old and good at bargaining. At the beginning, I let him dry and squeeze out his words. water, don’t worry, we’re not in a hurry anyway, Yuhe, you can be regarded as a workout!”

After listening to the master's lecture, Zhao Yuhe geared up excitedly and waited for that Molotov to come to Kulun. However, after waiting for two days, there was no one, and the Soviet embassy in China did not give any explanation. Zhao Yuhe, who was eager to try, was a little frustrated. [

Zhao Yuhe came to Tang Qiuli's office and asked, "Master, what's going on with that Soviet man, whether he's coming or not, can you give me a quick word?"

Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Yuhe, this is also one of the negotiation strategies. Molotov is telling us that the Soviet Union is not in a hurry to negotiate and let us give up the idea of ​​ruthless slaughter. In fact, Stalin is now in a hurry. You're going to be on fire, just pretending to be calm!"

Zhao Yuhe suddenly realized, and said, "That's right—teacher, on the Far East battlefield, the defense circle of the Soviet Far East Front Army was breached one after another by the Japanese army, and the rescue troops were blocked hundreds of kilometers away from the battlefield. The troops are hanging so not too far away, the Soviets have no way of judging our intentions, and they have to allocate a part of their troops to guard against us, it is a lie to not worry."

Tang Qiuli said with a smile, "Yuhe, in less than two days, that Molotov will definitely come to the door! The rumble of cannons is more convincing than any words. Yuhe, you are the best in this negotiation." With the advantage of the home field and the assistance of the Japanese, I think you can cook that Molotov without my presence!"

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