Age of Rebirth

Siberia, Tomsk, in the temporary headquarters of Commander Liu Tiehan of the Eastern Finger, outside is howling cold wind and flying snowflakes, but the house is warm as spring, and Stalin and his subordinates in Kurgan City are full of joy. Dazed and desperate moods are different. Tang Qiuli and Liu Tiehan drank hot tea and chatted relaxedly and happily. The topic was naturally inseparable from Stalin, who is now like a bereaved dog. mx?mobile network

Liu Tiehan said with a smile: "West Siberia is very cold and sparsely populated, and supplies cannot be settled on the spot. This winter is enough for Stalin and his defeated soldiers. Master, what will Stalin do after seeing our special envoy?" look? You don’t think you’re taking advantage of the fire, do you? Also, does he dare to come to Tomsk?”

"Stalin has eaten my mind! Brother Tiehan, don't forget, if we hadn't held him back in the Far East, more than 400 million elite Soviet troops had returned to the front line of Moscow in time, and the end of the Moscow campaign would have been What will happen in the end is still unknown! At least, the Germans don't want to end the war within this year!" Tang Qiuli said with a smile after taking a sip of tea beautifully.

Liu Tiehan laughed and shook his head and said: "Teacher, your attack is absolutely ruthless. It not only made the old man suffer a lot, but also exhausted the little devil's Far East dispatched army. Kill three birds with one stone! The cornered Stalin , even if we know that we are taking advantage of the fire, so what can we do?" "It's just that the conditions I offer at that time may not be acceptable to him. Whether he dares to come to Tomsk, I think, he will definitely come, and if he doesn’t come, he will die. But if he arranges a second hand, he might put all his eggs in one basket!” He said in the end with an emphasis on his tone.

"What's the matter? Stalin has other crooked thoughts?" Liu Tiehan's eyebrows were raised at that time. "According to air and ground reconnaissance reports, starting from yesterday. On the line from Yekaterinburg to the Ural Mountains, more than 1000 German fighter jets and bombers bombed the remnants of the Soviet army badly enough, and the Germans also learned Your hand will cut off his retreat. On the west side of the Ural Mountains. A lot of troops were airdropped to block the mountain passes. After a bloody battle, the old man is afraid that he will lose most of his troops. He has the capital of a moth "Of course I don't want to!" Liu Tiehan said honestly, "As long as I still have it in my hand, even if it's a little bit of money, I won't just grab it!"

Tang Qiu was overjoyed, and Liu Tiehan also burst out laughing.

Kurgan, a small city east of the Ural Mountains, was the temporary residence of Stalin. The most luxurious house in the city was requisitioned. It was large enough. The original owner of the house had been driven into the ice and snow by the soldiers and disappeared.

A meeting had just ended. In the room, only Stalin, People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Molotov, and Deputy Chief of General Staff General Rokossovsky were left. Now, these two are Stalin's right-hand men. Chief of General Staff Peter Marshal Roshilov, who stayed in Moscow to command the street fighting, is uncertain of life or death.

Outside the house, the cold winter wind from West Siberia whizzed by with snowflakes whizzing by. Inside the house, birch wood splitters were blazingly hot in the half-person-high stove. The weather outside was even colder, and he huddled together in the cold. Yes, he had figured out the intention of that Chinese, Tang Qiuli, sending a special envoy to visit him at this time!

It was nothing more than adding insult to injury and taking advantage of the fire to rob, but what Stalin couldn't figure out was that the current Soviet Union was on the verge of extinction, and part of the territory of Europe, including the people on the land, fell into the hands of the Germans. Many miles away, hundreds of thousands of elite German troops are still chasing after him. What value is there for him to be blackmailed by that cunning Chinese?

Thinking of this, Stalin shook his head, looked at the two civil servants and generals, and asked, "Comrade Molotov and Comrade Rokossovsky, what do you think of the special envoy sent by the Chinese Tang Qiuli at this moment?" ?”

Molotov has always been Stalin's confidant and has quite rich political experience. It can be said that he shared a lot of pressure for Stalin, so he said without hesitation: "Comrade Stalin, according to my personal judgment, Tang Qiuli sent someone to Surrender!"

"To persuade you to surrender!" General Rokossovsky, the deputy chief of staff, frowned. He was a soldier. When Marshal Petroshilov, the chief of general staff, was suppressed to death, now he is on top of him. The life and death of his superior was uncertain, so he naturally became the number one general around Stalin. He was unhappy when he heard Molotov say this.

"Our Soviet Red Army has no habit of surrendering. Now, we still have more than 9 troops in our hands. Although they lack heavy equipment, they are all brave fighters who have passed the test of the Moscow defense battle. Facing the Chinese, they may not be invincible in a single battle. , I will never surrender!" General Rokossovsky roared excitedly.

Molotov could only smile wryly. He is not as simple-minded as this arrogant warrior, with more than 9 people, capable of fighting in one battle?Thanks to him being able to say it, don’t forget that to the west of the Ural Mountains, more than a day’s journey away, there are hundreds of thousands of elite German troops, who will pounce on them at any time. Houhu, the Soviet Union that lost almost everything, is there still a way out?

Regardless of whether it is a German or a Chinese, it is only a matter of minutes to eliminate oneself, but Stalin did not express his position, and Molotov is not good at refuting General Rokossovsky. Molotov's is about the same. Naturally, he is very dissatisfied with Rokossovsky's words. If you want to fight, you have to have capital!

Seeing that the leader did not speak, General Molotov and General Rokossovsky had nothing to say after expressing their opinions. The room fell silent for a while, and there were many people outside. Stepping on the snow and the sound of "creak, creak!", "Tang Qiuli's special envoy is here!" Stalin sat up straight, and his face returned to his usual majesty.

The door of the room was pushed open, and the cold wind mixed with snowflakes rushed in unscrupulously, and the temperature in the room dropped a lot in an instant, "Report to Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff, the Chinese special envoy has been brought!" It was still the Major Battalion of the Far Eastern Front Army long report.

"Please come in!" Glancing at Stalin and seeing the leader nodding slightly, General Rokossovsky said to the major battalion commander.

Two officers of the Independent Division walked into the room, and their ranks were not high. One was a lieutenant colonel and the other was a major. The lieutenant colonel glanced at the three Soviets in the room, did not speak, and waited calmly. .

"Please sit down. I am General Rokossovsky, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Soviet Army. My soldiers have already told me your identities. You have come to Kurgan. What is the matter?" Rokossovsky said. The general knew that Comrade Stalin could not reveal his identity for the time being, so he spoke.

The lieutenant colonel spoke fluent Russian, with sparkles in his eyes, and said: "Your Excellency, I am the special envoy of General Tang Qiuli, Vice Chairman of the Military Commission of the Chinese Government, and I want to meet with Mr. Stalin to deliver a message from Vice Chairman Tang , can you make a decision?”…

"I am the supreme commander of the Soviet army, of course I can make decisions!" General Rokossovsky was a little angry, as if he felt underestimated, "Let's explain why you are here, and then I will report to you Comrade Stalin, our leader!"

"Well, please convey the following meaning. We, Vice Chairman Tang, invite Mr. Stalin, the leader of your country, to Tomsk for a talk. Please note that it must be Mr. Stalin himself, and no one else can replace him. We have a radio station. If If you agree, there will be a plane to pick you up!" The lieutenant colonel said succinctly.

"What? Do you want our leader, Comrade Stalin, to go to Tomsk to meet that sinister and cunning Chinese?" General Rokossovsky shouted, "Impossible, Comrade Stalin's It is impossible for us to hand over the security issue to you Chinese, if you Chinese are sincere, you can come to Kurgan for talks!"

The lieutenant colonel's eyes flashed, and he said in a strong tone: "Your Excellency, please pay attention to your words. You are insulting our leaders. The message is brought. As for whether to go to Tomsk, Vice Chairman Tang said that there is no need to go to Tomsk." Reluctantly, refuse or agree, please give a clear attitude!"

Seeing that Stalin's eyes were flickering, and General Rokossovsky wanted to blush and poop hard on a skinny donkey with a thick neck, Molotov hurriedly smoothed things over: "Lieutenant Colonel, the matter is of great importance. After all, it involves the personal safety of our leader. I need to study it, so that after two hours, I will give you a clear answer, now, please go to other places to rest!"

Then, he ordered the Soviet major officer: "Arrange General Tang's special envoy to rest! Be thoughtful!"

After arranging Tang Qiuli's two special envoys, Molotov glanced at General Rokossovsky, who was still angry, shook his head with a wry smile, and then said to Stalin: "Comrade Stalin, what is your decision?"

"I don't agree with Comrade Stalin's going to Tomsk. It is risking the life of the leader. It is obviously a trap of some insidious and cunning Chinese. What should he do if he detains Comrade Stalin?" General Rokossovsky immediately said harshly He yelled again loudly.

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