Age of Rebirth

Distressed, painful like cutting flesh. Originally, the Tangnu Ulianghai area was prepared to gradually increase the bargaining chip in the negotiation, but now it is also forced to take it out. It turns out that the land of more than 100 million square kilometers in the Far East is very It might not be able to satisfy Tang Qiuli's greedy appetite.

The cavalry of the independent division near Minusinsk assaulted the Outer Mongolia Front Army. On the line from Chita to Irkutsk, the independent division troops put on an offensive posture, clearly forcing the Soviet Union to come up with enough things as soon as possible, including Stalin included, although they all knew this, but the situation is stronger than others, so what if they don't pay the price?

However, Molotov still made some small ambushes. This is due to his habit. All the cards will not be shown. The land of about [-] square kilometers around Lake Balkhash has not been written into the document.

After the submission of this document, Molotov was confident that he would be able to impress Tang Qiuli, not counting the Outer Mongolia region. In Tang Qiuli's hands, from the south of the Outer Xing'an Mountains to the Sea of ​​Japan, more than 100 million yuan was added out of thin air. The land of square kilometers, this vast land, is fertile and fertile, sparsely populated, rich in mineral deposits underground, and a military port facing the Sea of ​​Japan. As for the Lake Baikal area, it has been occupied by independent divisions. However, in the document Here, also as a bargaining chip for the Soviet Union.

After the document was handed over to Xiao Hansheng, the Chinese liaison officer, Molotov felt empty in his heart, as if he had lost the most important thing. Only God knows when this large piece of land will be taken back after it is ceded.After the Soviet Union withstood the German attack first, then consider this issue!

Looking at the gloomy faces of the entourage, Molotov was in a bad mood. He drove the entourage out, and stayed alone in the room, waiting for the greedy Chinese to come to the door. "Maybe, the agreement can be signed today!" He thought to himself, Cullen didn't want to stay for a moment longer, and in this place, all he had left was humiliation.

However, Molotov also had a deeper strategy in his heart. Taking the Far East as an example, the withdrawal of the Soviet army was a must.The Japanese army is concentrated in this area, and has actually occupied the Outer Xing'anling area for more than three years. After ceding it to Tang Qiuli, can the Japanese give up?

Especially the military port of Vladivostok, across the Sea of ​​Japan is the Japanese mainland.No matter who's naval fleet, it won't take a few hours.reach the mainland of Japan.If it fell into Tang Qiuli's hands, it would be a nail buried in the flesh of the Japanese. The Japanese would have to sleep and eat in peace. A powerful enemy is only separated from the mainland by a strait, and no one can turn a blind eye to it.For the safety of the homeland, the Japanese will never give up the Far East.

The day when the Soviet army withdrew was the time when the Japanese would fight Tang Qiuli, and it would definitely happen.For the current Soviet Union, the Far East is a hot potato. The European part is too busy to take care of itself. It is wise to give up temporarily. The Far East will become a piece of fat that makes both the Japanese and Tang Qiuli red-eyed. For this If you are fat, the Japanese and Tang Qiuli will definitely fight endlessly.

"The Japanese and Tang Qiuli, it's best to lose both sides, and never recover! Dragging the two ambitious forces to the Far East will also save the Soviet Union from worrying about the future when it goes all out to deal with the German attack," Mo said. Lotov thought viciously that this was also his original intention of proposing this plan to Comrade Stalin. Thinking of this, he felt a little better in his heart!

In Kulun, in the temporary headquarters of the Independent Division, Tang Qiuli read the documents brought back by Xiao Hansheng, and said to Zhao Yuhe, "Yuhe, the Soviets' hole cards have come out. You, the full-fledged negotiator, have a look and see if you are satisfied?"

At this time, Zhao Yuhe was by no means a negotiator, but a rigorous soldier. He took the documents of the Soviets, compared them carefully on the map, and compared the part of the land that Molotov was about to cede, Mark it with a red pencil so that Tang Qiuli can see the map clearly at a glance, and then he said: "Master, this is the bargaining chip that the Soviets took out. It starts from the Outer Xing'an Mountains in the north, goes to Vladivostok in the south, and includes Tannuwu in the west. The Lianghai region, the surrounding areas of the Baikal region, including the cities of Chita, Irkutsk, and Ulan-Ude, and east to the Sea of ​​Japan and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, I calculated that the area is about 160 million square kilometers !"

Zhao Yuhe's expression was filled with excitement, "Master, the Soviets have come up with such a big bargaining chip all of a sudden, it's big enough, it's very tempting!" He said with a smile.

Tang Qiuli looked at him with a half-smile, and said, "You are a negotiator, sign the agreement as soon as you see it!"

Zhao Yuhe saw something unusual in the teacher's gaze, and with a twitch in his heart, he replied very cunningly: "Mr., I am just a negotiator at the front desk, and you are still in charge of the general direction. So How can I be the master of big things, in a word, as long as you say yes, I will handle things quickly today!"

Tang Qiuli shook his head with a smile, and said, "Yuhe, you've learned to be cunning, but what you've seen is only superficial phenomena, do you want to listen to my analysis!"

Zhao Yuhe nodded quickly, "Master, it must be a great benefit to listen to your analysis of the Soviets' bargaining chips!" He said.

Tang Qiuli walked to the map, pointed to the Far East and said, "Look, the chips that the Soviets took out, let's talk about the Far East first, even if Molotov didn't want to take them out, under the current situation, the Soviets can't keep it. It would be better to be a favor, and it would cause us and the Japanese to fight for the control of this area, and more importantly, use the land of more than 100 million square kilometers in the Far East to contain both the Japanese and us This relieved us or the Japanese from worrying about attacking the Soviet Union with the German army!"

Zhao Yuhe swallowed his saliva. He didn't think about the huge Soviet conspiracy hidden in the Far East. In fact, it's no wonder he didn't think so much. Anyway, the division commander will take action against the Japanese sooner or later, not only in the Far East. The region, including the entire Northeast, will be recovered sooner or later. Now that the division commander has made such a thorough analysis, Zhao Yuhe can't help but feel annoyed and blamed himself for his short-sightedness. He is the chief of staff!

Tang Qiuli saw Zhao Yuhe's remorse, smiled and said: "Yuhe, don't blame yourself, the Far East is one of the areas we plan to recover, and if the Soviets don't take it out, they will take it back from the Japanese. , Molotov's plan to kill two birds with one stone may come to nothing!"

"This is the Far East region. Let's look at the Lake Baikal region. Now, this region is in our hands. The Soviets took it out to increase the weight. It's the same sentence. Stalin can't keep the Lake Baikal region. Why not To be a favor, there is also the Tannu Ulianghai area, which is next to Outer Mongolia. It has been China's territory since ancient times. If the Soviets don't cede it, I will use troops here. Therefore, Stalin is smart. Since he can't keep it, he might as well give up!"

Zhao Yuhe stared wide-eyed at the teacher. Tang Qiuli's left hand drew a circular arc like lightning on the map, including the areas to be ceded in the plan sent by Molotov. Then he said: "Look, Yuhe, the bargaining chips that the Soviets took out were all China's original territory, but they were later forcibly taken away by Tsarist Russia from the Qing court. In other words, the bargaining chips that Stalin took out It was originally snatched from us Chinese!"

"Hmph!" Tang Qiuli sneered a few times, with incomparable contempt on the corner of his mouth, "Stalin had a good plan, Yuhe, do you still think the Soviets are big-timers?"

Zhao Yuhe stood up and said in a deep voice: "Master, Yuhe has benefited a lot from what you said. I am short-sighted. I will go to see Molotov and tell him clearly that the bargaining chips you the Soviets brought out not enough!"

Zhao Yuhe was obviously a little angry, and then said: "Teacher, don't worry, I guarantee that a big piece of the Soviet Union will be chopped off with a sharp knife, not even the bones and flesh. The negotiation broke down. I don't have time to talk to that Mo Lotov is trying to make a fool of himself!" As he spoke, he made a gesture of waving his knife.

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Yuhe, don't be angry, that's how diplomatic negotiations are, but it's time for me to appear!" Turning to Xiao Hansheng who had been standing by the side, he said: "In the name of the chief of staff, immediately Inform Molotov that formal negotiations will take place at another location at three o'clock this afternoon, but don't tell him, I will be there!"

Molotov, who received the notification from Xiao Hansheng, heaved a long sigh of relief. Since the stupefied General Zhao intends to negotiate formally, it seems that the bargaining chip he offered has impressed the Chinese. The official negotiation is nothing more than signing an agreement Forget it, the torture was finally over, and Molotov felt a sense of tiredness and relief in his heart.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Hansheng led the team, and several jeeps drove the Soviet negotiating delegation to a five-story hotel. Although compared with hotels in Moscow, it was more like an inconspicuous street tavern, but It is a hundred times better than the small hotel where Molotov stayed for two days. Seeing this, Molotov, who had just got off the car, was stunned for a moment, feeling a sense of sadness in his heart.

It’s too familiar. The guest house of the Outer Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party’s Outer Liaison Office. Before the fall of Outer Mongolia, Molotov stayed here every time he came. I am familiar with everything in it, including the room specially prepared for him. , In this building, how many times, senior officials of the People's Revolutionary Party of Outer Mongolia came to listen to his teachings with pilgrimage-like piety. Everything in Outer Mongolia was in their own hands at that time.

It was a period of high-spirited and extremely passionate days. A word of mine would become the direction of action in the land of Outer Mongolia. Now, it can be regarded as a revisit of the old place, but things are different. My former master has now become a beggar. Molotov's heart was filled with emotions of passing, loss and melancholy.

The sound of the jeep leaving awakened Molotov, who was immersed in memories, he put away his sour mood, walked up the steps, and faced him, a major general of the independent division, facing the afternoon sun in Cullen, looked at him with piercing eyes. A group of people.

(to be continued) (to be continued..)