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"My idea is that China should remain neutral and neither help Japan nor the Soviet Union. Of course, we can't let others put the battlefield in our home like the Manchu government did, and we must remain neutral!"

Speaking of this, Luo Yaoguo's tone has gradually become a bit dignified. He sighed and said, "It's just that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop! I guess Japan and the Soviet Union are eager for us to get involved now? The strength behind this will definitely not be less That’s why, especially the CCP and Fengjun have such special relations with the Soviet Union and Japan. I hope you two can exert some influence, and don’t let China get involved in this disaster.”

Chapter 0330 The Japanese-Soviet War ([-]) Chicken Rib War

On May [-], [-], after an ineffective mediation by German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann.Lying on the hospital bed, the dying Japanese Emperor Hirohito issued a decree to declare war, which opened the prelude to the second Russo-Japanese War.

"This is really a tasteless war!"

Sitting in the prime minister's official residence, holding the declaration of war in his hands, what Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiichi Tanaka thought in his heart was how to end the war decently and get back some benefits.When exchanging opinions with the heads of the Army Ministry, Navy Ministry, and the General Staff Headquarters, all parties have reached a consensus on this.The goal of this war will be to capture North Sakhalin, obtain war reparations, and punish the culprits of the assassination. The Soviet Union promises to stop supporting communist activities in Manchuria and Japan... Finally, it is necessary to strive for the Soviet Union to return to cooperate with Japan to carve up China's way up.

Although Yoshiichi Tanaka is also an out-and-out militarist, he is also an important figure who pushed Japan to embark on the road of aggression and expansion in an all-round way.However, he is not a reckless person like Hideki Tojo. As a Russian expert, he has a very deep understanding of the Soviet Union's national strength and war potential.It is definitely a major challenge for Japan to start a war with such an opponent who is both a big country and a powerful country!For him as a prime minister, it is also a very difficult problem.

"Your Excellency, Mr. Nagata has arrived." The voice of the attendant came from outside the study door.

"Please come in." Tanaka Yoshiichi put down the edict in his hand.After adjusting his military uniform, he sat behind his desk, waiting to meet Nagata Tieshan, the head of the Mobilization Division of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Army Ministry, known as the number one brain in the Japanese army.

Nagata Tieshan is thin and thin, looks gentle, does not have the temperament of a soldier at all, and looks more like a scholar.This look is quite like a guy who relies on his brain for food.Walking into the prime minister's study, Nagata first gave a military salute to Tanaka Yoshi and his party, and then stood respectfully opposite the desk.

"Nagata-kun, please sit down."

Yoshiichi Tanaka likes a think-tank soldier like Nagata very much. He is also this kind of person himself. Seeing Nagata's sharp and wise eyes, Tanaka seems to be in a much better mood, and he greets him to sit down with a smile. .

"Now the empire has fallen into a worthless war. It's all because of my incompetence as the Prime Minister!"

Tanaka's words seemed to be full of self-blame and helplessness, and at the same time, he was asking Nagata for advice. Now is the time for the number one brain in the army to play a role.

"Your Excellency, please don't say that." Yongtian Tieshan smiled slightly, still showing the demeanor of a wise general with a well-thought-out plan.

"The current situation is that we have to fight. His Majesty the Emperor is the core and soul of the national spiritual mobilization of the empire for decades. If the empire chooses to retreat in this incident, the thoughts of loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and imperial theocracy that have been established with great difficulty must be It will suffer a devastating blow. From then on, the united national spirit and unified national action will cease to exist. Without these things, how can the empire stand on top of the world with its small territory and barren resources?"

Nagata's analysis gets to the heart of the matter.Japan can become a great power like it is now, relying not on hardware such as steel and heavy industry at all, but on software such as national spirit.After decades of brainwashing and education, the 7000 million citizens who blindly worship the emperor and pledge their allegiance to the death are the greatest wealth and capital of the Japanese Empire!The assassination of the emperor by the Korean Communist Party supported by the Soviet Russian government directly targeted the emperor himself, the core of the theocracy of Japan's imperialism.If the Japanese government and military are now swallowing their breath and dare not fight against Soviet Russia...then how can they educate the people to be loyal to the emperor, patriotism, and the emperor!Doesn't this mean disarming the spiritual arm of the Japanese people?Without 7000 million crazy Japanese devils, what is the Great Japanese Empire?It's just 120 million tons of steel production!

After listening to Nagata's analysis, Yoshiichi Tanaka nodded his head.Then he looked at Nagata Tieshan with a smile, as if looking forward to his insightful point of view.

At this time, Nagata sighed with concern: "If the empire wants to truly stand on the top of the world, it is not enough to rely on the national spirit alone. It must also have modern weapons and equipment. During the war, there were airplanes, Submarines, tanks, cannons, light machine guns, and even poisonous gas have become weapons. Advanced weapons and equipment have become more and more decisive in the outcome of wars! Advanced weapons are inseparable from highly developed heavy industries However, the highly developed heavy industry must ensure that there is no shortage of a large amount of coal, iron and other strategic resources. Otherwise, not to mention the competition for East Asian hegemony, even the survival of the country cannot be guaranteed. But all these strategic resources are provided by the empire. What the island country lacks, it has to seek abroad. This foreign country can only be Manchuria in China, not the Far East of the Soviet Union.”

"...Therefore, although this war of conquest of Russia must be fought, it cannot shake the general direction of the empire's development, nor can it change the grand strategy of uniting the Soviet Union in Guachina! Therefore, in this war, the empire should limit the scale of the war to a local area Above the war. But... What I worry about below is that the Soviet Union may not be willing to let it go. These Russians are now in a similar situation to us. They also arm their people with spirit, and they also want to dominate the world with this... So the treaty of defeat and cede land for compensation I'm afraid it will be difficult for Stalin to accept it."

"But didn't these Bolsheviks sign the "Brest Treaty" with Germany?" Tanaka Yoshiichi frowned slightly. He had some fantasies at first, hoping that the war would end in moderation, teach the Soviet Union a little lesson, and then let them cut some points Pay some compensation and end the war.

Nagata smiled faintly and looked at Tanaka: "Your Excellency, if the Empire can hit the Soviet Union as hard as Germany did in the European War... I believe those Bolsheviks will definitely cede the entire Eastern Siberia to Japan. It's just that we don't have such strength, so Let us also not imagine that the Soviet Union would compromise easily. Stalin has already lost a war, and if he makes concessions to the empire immediately, his seat may not be secure."

The last trace of fantasy in Tian Zhongxin was now shattered by Nagata Tieshan's last words.It seems that the next Japanese-Soviet War will be a partial but very tragic war!Unless Japan can teach the Soviet Union enough lessons, it is absolutely impossible for the Soviet Union to make concessions that satisfy Japan.

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Around the time when Japan and the Soviet Union declared war, the Sino-Soviet cessation of negotiations finally came to fruition.The war ended with the Soviet Union agreeing to return the Middle East Road and all its assets free of charge.This result basically announced the victory of China and the defeat of the Soviet Union!Contrary to historical results.

As the greatest hero in this war, Luo Yaoguo was also promoted to the position of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang in the Second National Congress of the Kuomintang, and ranked sixth among all the members of the Central Standing Committee, only after the five chairmen and vice-chairmen!Combined with his age, he seems to be the successor of the Kuomintang.However, Luo Yaoguo himself had no time to attend this grand meeting of the Kuomintang. He and the No.18 Division had to stay in the Songbei Camp in Harbin for a period of time.As the "mascot" of Sino-Soviet and Sino-Japanese peace, everyone knows that once they leave, the battlefield of the Japanese-Soviet War will move to the Northeast!

"Brother Fuwen, if the Soviet Union agrees to withdraw its troops from Mongolia after defeating Japan... is it possible for the Kuomintang to join the war on the side of the Soviet Union?"

It was Zhou Enlai who spoke. He came to Harbin with Zeng Qi, but he did not leave with him.Instead, they stayed in the Shanghai Hotel in Harbin, and went to the Songbei Camp every now and then to drink tea and chat with Luo Yaoguo, and also to do united front work by the way.

Early this morning, he came running excitedly, and the moment he saw Luo Yaoguo, before he even had time to take a sip of tea, he threw out such a huge pie.From the looks of it, it seemed that he also believed in the worthless promises of the Soviets.

Luo Yaoguo calmly brewed a cup of mellow and fragrant tea for Zhou Enlai who had just taken his seat.Then he smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "I don't believe the words of the Soviets. It's not the first time they have told us such a worthless promise. We must count what they said. Mongolia has returned long ago. Hehe, now Stalin is Knowing that things are going to be difficult, you came up with this plan to bring disaster to China, right?"

Zhou Enlai picked up the teacup, blew a few sips, and then smiled, "I knew you must say that. Now the misunderstanding between you and the Soviet Union is getting deeper and deeper. I really don't know what will happen in the future." What will happen? However, I think now is the best opportunity to take back Mongolia and fight against Japanese imperialism... Japan is the real enemy of China! Now they are overthinking their capabilities and declaring war on the Soviet Union, the result will definitely be a dead end! If we don’t take this opportunity to eliminate this scourge now, shall we wait for them to recover from their defeat in the Japanese-Soviet War?”

To be honest, there is still some market for Zhou Enlai's views, and even within the Kuomintang, there are people who hold this idea.The Whampoa Department of the [-]th Division also came to Luo Yaoguo for advice every three days, asking him to come forward to facilitate this matter, so that we can fight a big enemy for China first!

"I have already studied the situation of the Japanese-Soviet war with the German consultants... Our opinion is that the Soviet Union cannot win." Luo Yaoguo smiled and waved his hand.Then he stood up, went to the bookshelf beside him, took a map and spread it out on the coffee table.This is a military map of the Far East of the Soviet Union, which Luo Yaoguo asked for from Yoshiko Kawashima... Japan participated in the Allied Intervention Force in the early 20s and went to many places in the Soviet Union, so it naturally drew a military map.

Zhou En took a look at the map. There were many circles and arrows drawn with red and blue pencils on it. It was obviously a deduction made by Luo Yaoguo and those Germans when they had nothing to do.The blue arrows should represent the direction of the Japanese army's attack, and the red arrows should represent the Soviet Union.There are mainly two red circles on the map, one is around Vladivostok, and the other is close to Khabarovsk, China.However, the blue arrow of Japan's attack did not point to the Vladivostok fortress as everyone had guessed, but advanced along the Amur River... The final direction of attack pointed to the Sino-Soviet border, the hub of the Siberian Railway line!

"Brother Enlai, the Far East coastal area of ​​the Soviet Union has a very long coastline, and their naval power in the Far East is basically zero, and they are not an opponent of the powerful Japanese navy at all. Therefore, the initiative of this war is completely in the hands of the Japanese army. Japan's so-called defeat is simply impossible, at most it will be a draw. Now the Soviet Union's biggest reliance is actually the Vladivostok Fortress."

Luo Yaoguo poked Vladivostok on the map with his finger, shook his head and said, "Vladivostok's defense is almost impeccable. At the beginning of this century, Tsarist Russia built fortresses around Vladivostok Port, and built three forts, two multi-faceted forts and three forts. The fortresses are connected by trenches protected by parapets. At the same time, there are "Russian Fort" and "Fortress No. [-]" on the Kholoji Forest Mountain in the north of the port and the Amur Peninsula in the south. The built Lushun Fortress is quite similar. At that time, it was indeed enough to use the firepower of the fortress to deal with those naval fleets that dared to attack the port of Vladivostok. Facts have also proved this point. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Vladivostok Fortress that was initially built played a role Under the threat of a large number of coastal artillery, the Japanese navy was unable to capture the fortress."

"Before the World War, Russia built another seven forts and four forts on the south bank of the Suifen River Basin from the Shuangchengzi to the Amursky Bay, and built five more forts and coastal forts on the south and east coasts of Darren Island. There are a series of infrastructure such as roof passages. The new fortress absorbed all the achievements of military engineering technology at that time, including many well-equipped bunkers and underground passages. It was once known as a model of coastal fortresses and became famous for a time. I once publicly declared that there is no fleet in the world that can capture the Vladivostok fortress group."

"Now Stalin's wishful thinking is known without even thinking about it. He must rely on the tortoise shell of the Vladivostok Fortress, place the main force of the Far East Red Army there, and wait for the Japanese army to attack. No matter whether the Japanese army attacked from the sea or landed on the coast east of the Vladivostok Fortress, For a joint sea and land attack, the Soviet Red Army should be sure to rely on solid city defenses to severely injure the Japanese army. At the same time... the Soviet Red Army can continuously send in reinforcements through the Siberian Railway. For a fortress as strong as Vladivostok, the backup is not cut off, naturally It is difficult to attack, so Stalin has the chance to win, right? Brother Enlai, am I right?"

Zhou Enlai smiled and nodded. He didn't know much about Vladivostok's defense situation, and now he felt more at ease after hearing the explanation from a professional like Luo Yaoguo.At the beginning of the year, it took a lot of effort for him to lead troops to fight against a "fortified city" like Datong!If he is allowed to fight this Vladivostok... there is probably no way at all.But what about the line of attack along the Amur River drawn in blue pencil on this map?

Before Zhou Enlai could ask a question, Luo Yaoguo drew a line along the Amur River on the map with his fingers, and sighed: "It's a pity that there is an inland river with a very high navigability... and the Soviet Red Navy's Amur River fleet is so weak I can only bully the Heilongjiang Fleet of the Feng Faction. A fight with the Japanese Navy will definitely wipe out the entire army. According to the Japanese information, this Amur River can pass large warships under 203 tons! What is that concept? Then It is a heavy cruiser! It has [-]mm heavy guns and is wrapped in thick steel armor. If I were the commander of the Japanese army, I would choose to land on Temple Street at the mouth of the Amur River, and then send a team composed of heavy cruisers or outdated armored ships The fleet, together with the army, is approaching Khabarovsk."

"And Khabarov just happens to be the intersection of the Siberian Railway and the Amur River, and it is an important transportation hub in the Far East of the Soviet Union. As long as Khabarovsk is occupied, the Soviet Red Army in the Vladivostok Fortress will become a turtle in the urn, and they will not be able to escape... If If the Japanese are patient, they can starve to death! Therefore, the Japanese army will advance to Khabarovsk, and the Soviet Red Army will definitely stop it. In this way, they can only leave the fortified fortress and come to the banks of the Amur River, braving the powerful Japanese army. The naval guns came to a decisive battle with the Japanese army! If nothing unexpected happened, the result would definitely be a failure! Brother Enlai, you must not underestimate the power of those 203mm naval guns in supporting land operations! Compared with other navy, The firepower of our army is not a problem at all, even the 152mm heavy guns of the Soviet Red Army can hardly hurt the cruisers of the navy."

"If there is no accident, Khabarovsk will be captured by the Japanese army in less than a month. Then the Siberian Railway will be cut off by the Japanese army, and the Vladivostok Fortress will be an isolated city! The subsequent war will be the Soviet Red Army to rescue the Vladivostok Fortress. And the Japanese army They will build strong fortifications in Khabarovsk, deploy heavy troops and artillery, and wait quietly for batch after batch of Soviet Red Army to hit up...until Stalin can't bear the loss and is willing to seek peace!"

"What about Vladivostok? Don't the Japanese attack Vladivostok? How can they control the rich coastal areas of the Soviet Far East if they don't take Vladivostok?"

Zhou Enlai picked up the map and looked at it for a long time, and his bushy eyebrows gradually frowned.He now believes more than half of Luo Yaoguo's judgment... After all, he is more professional and has a very powerful German military adviser as his staff.

Luo Yaoguo threw the pencil in his hand on the table, and sighed softly: "The Japanese will not go to Vladivostok! And they will not want the coastal area of ​​the Far East of the Soviet Union. Their goal is the Northeast! This is where we are now." What they want from the Soviet Union is reparations, at most the North Island of Sakhalin Island. If... Stalin would give more gold rubles, they might even give up the North Island of Sakhalin Island.”

Chapter 0331 The Japanese-Soviet War ([-]) Choice

"Luo Fuwen! Since you know that Japan has ambitions for the Northeast! Why are you still unwilling to help the Soviet Union defeat them? Are you a patriot?"

Zhou Enlai tapped on the table with a serious expression.He also knew that Luo Yaoguo had great influence in the Kuomintang, and if he could be persuaded to support the Kuomintang to join the war, then the task assigned by the Communist International would definitely be accomplished.Moreover, this task is beneficial and harmless to China's national interests, and as a Chinese, everyone should support it.But the other party...

Luo Yaoguo shrugged his shoulders indifferently, and spread his hands: "Japan has ambitions for the Northeast, the Soviet Union also has ambitions for Mongolia and the Northwest, and now the two countries with ambitions for China's territory are fighting! Of course we should sit back and watch the tigers fight. And...even if we help the Soviet Union, they will not be able to defeat Japan. As far as the Western Pacific is concerned, they are absolutely number one! If our Kuomintang joins the war now, the land of wealth in the southeast will almost certainly be attacked by the Japanese army. At the same time, they can block us, and the construction of heavy industry in the south will also be interrupted. In this way, the result of the war between Japan and the Soviet Union will be a win-win situation for both Japan and the Soviet Union, while China will lose alone!"

"Supplementary text." Zhou Enlai was not agitated, but looked at Luo Yaoguo peacefully: "Aren't you worried that Japan will attack China after defeating the Soviet Union? Without the assistance of the Soviet Union, China alone can keep the Northeast intact." Is it? When you have to send troops to defend the northeast, the Japanese can still attack the southeastern coast and block shipping.”

Luo Yaoguo smiled indifferently: "Brother Enlai, there are no outsiders here now, so let's talk about something in private, and I won't admit it when I leave this door."

"Actually, Japan no longer has the power to annex the northeast of our country alone! The war between Japan and the Soviet Union is already a situation where two tigers are fighting each other. After the war is over, Japan will need some time to restore its national strength. By then, the coastal defense fortress on the southeast coast will have already been built. .And our heavy industry will take shape. Although it is not enough to promote the country overseas, it is more than enough to protect ourselves. So I am not worried about going to war with Japan alone, but what I am worried about is Japan and the Soviet Union colluding to carve up China!"

There was a snap.Zhou Enlai slapped the table heavily, and stood up, his thick eyebrows curled into a ball, his sharp eyes fixed on Luo Yaoguo: "Nonsense! You...you...how can you slander the Soviet Union like this! You slander us Bolsheviks!"

Luo Yaoguo smiled and waved his hands: "Okay, well, here are just the two of us, you don't have to be so excited, Natalie didn't come to Harbin. In fact, will the Soviet Union collude with Japan... I'm just worried, and I don't know I'm not sure. But... we can try it out. I have a way to try it out as long as I keep it safe, but I need Brother Enlai's cooperation."

Hearing Luo Yaoguo's words, Zhou Enlai was a little dumbfounded.The relationship between this person and the Chinese Communist Party is neither enemy nor friend.Without his help, the CCP would never be in this situation now, but... his hostility to the Soviet Union is very obvious!

Seeing that Zhou Enlai's face gradually improved, Luo Yaoguo's expression also became serious: "Does your party want this rich land in the Northeast? Do you want to turn the white mountains and black waters into a sea of ​​red flags?"

Zhou Enlai was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't react for a while.When the CCP was fighting on the Middle East Road, it had a plan to capture Heilongjiang Province.It's just that now that even the Soviet Red Army has been defeated, they naturally gave up this idea for the time being.And...Zhou Enlai also knew that among the [-] Red Army in the Northeast, [-] were actually counterfeit goods controlled by Luo Yaoguo's people!There is no hope in this matter.

Seeing Zhou Enlai in a daze, Luo Yaoguo smiled faintly, and said again: "Japan and the Soviet Union are about to fight, and Japan will not have the energy to take care of things in the Northeast for the time being. Now I have 3 soldiers in the Northeast, and Wu Yushuai's [-] soldiers It can also be used by me. There are still [-] of us in the old forests of the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains. These add up to [-] troops, and the total strength of the Feng Faction in the Northeast is only in the early [-]s... This combat power, I have it The [-]th Division can deal with it!"

"If your party is interested, how about exchanging the territory in the Northwest for the Northeast? Northern Shaanxi, Suiyuan, Longdong, and Northwest Shanxi for the entire Northeast! This deal can be said to be a huge profit, right? The main force of your Red Army can come from Outer Mongolia. At that time, my [-]th Division said that I would go back to the south and seize Fengtian on the way south! Your troops should cooperate with Wu Ziyu’s [-]rd Division, and I will pay to buy Feng’s generals to defect... At that time, the entire Northeast will belong to your Communist Party! At the same time, the main force of our National Revolutionary Army went to the north to completely wipe out the Feng faction! From now on, the Northwest will belong to the Youth Party, and the Northeast will belong to the Communist Party. How about the three parties defending China together?"

"Brother Enlai, please report this plan to the Communist International. If they agree, it means that the Soviet Union has no intention of dividing up China with Japan... Otherwise, you should pay attention to the big brother of the Soviet Union in the future! "