Republic of China game

Zeng Qi's answer was resounding, and he firmly rejected the unreasonable demands of the Soviet Union.

Molotov smiled slightly, showing a very sincere expression, and looked at the representatives in the venue: "Gentlemen, don't we need to listen to the voices of the Mongolian people when we are discussing the Mongolian issue? They... I don’t want to be ruled by China! They are also entitled to pursue freedom and independence! We should let them decide their own destiny, not this so-called peace conference!”

Before Zeng Qi could refute, Luo Yaoguo spoke first. He also looked at the British and French representatives in the venue with a very sincere smile, and said with a smile: "The Mongolian people have the right to decide their fate. The Indian people, Annan Do the people, the Malayan people, the Burmese people, and the aborigines in the colonies of all Western countries have the right to decide their own destiny? Isn’t one of the important topics to be discussed at our peace meeting is to ensure the security of the Western countries’ colonies in Asia? Is it necessary to sign the "Asian Peace Treaty" according to Mr. Molotov's opinion? Do we still have reasons to stop Japanese military actions? Shouldn't we listen to the opinions of the people in the Far East coastal area , ask them if they would like to continue to stay in the Soviet Union?"

Molotov still had a faint smile on his face. In fact, he also knew that the remarks on national self-determination just now had no market at all in today's venue.Those sitting here are all representatives of imperialism!It would be a ghost if they could support national self-determination.And now it is true that the Soviet Union has demands from China, and it is indeed delusional to ask them to give up Mongolia's sovereignty... But this position still needs to be persisted.

British Minister Lampson knew that it was time for him to play a role, he smiled, and said on behalf of China and the Soviet Union: "Today, we are discussing major issues of peace in Asia, not minor conflicts within China. The Mongolian issue is currently China's internal affair. Whether or not the Mongolian people decide their own destiny should be resolved by the Chinese government and the Mongolian authorities themselves. It is best for all foreign forces not to interfere...I think this opinion also applies to all Western countries Colonies in Asia! This principle is the basis of the "Asian Peace Treaty" and the cornerstone of peace and stability in Asia. I hope the Soviet government can understand."

Molotov glanced at Lampson, and said in his heart, "I'm just waiting for you to speak. I can only make concessions once you speak. Otherwise, how much would it be worthwhile to make concessions to China?" Molotov was silent for a while. , and then seemed to nod reluctantly: "The Soviet government can make another concession on the Mongolia issue. We can withdraw our troops from Mongolia...but the Chinese army cannot enter Mongolia either! It should be demilitarized there, and then China Negotiate with Mongolia to resolve conflicts.”

"May I ask who the Chinese army that Mr. Molotov refers to...is it referring to? Is it the army of the Chinese Central Government, or the army of the Southern Nationalist Government? Or the Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party? Those Red Army...do not seem to obey the central government Order? They are under the leadership of the Communist International supported by the Soviet Union!" Zeng Qi spoke slowly, as if he was choosing his words carefully.

Now that the Soviet Union has agreed to withdraw its troops, there is a possibility of solving the Mongolian issue... But everyone knows that the Soviet Union will not let it go easily, and not allowing the Chinese army to enter may be a fallback.However, the current situation in China is special. China's domestic military and political affairs are not unified, and the central government can only control things.

This question actually stumped Molotov all of a sudden. He frowned as if he was thinking hard. If all Chinese troops do not enter Mongolia, then the Soviet Union can withdraw immediately.”

"What about the Mongols' own army? They are also the Chinese army. Are they going to retreat from Mongolia?" Luo Yaoguo frowned and asked another question.

After listening to the interpreter's report, Molotov didn't think too much, and replied casually: "Of course the Mongolian army can enter Mongolia, which is their homeland! The Chinese central government only needs to stop the Chinese army except the Red Army It is enough for non-Mongolian troops to enter Mongolia. This article must be written into the "Peace Treaty". As long as you agree, the Soviet Union will immediately withdraw its troops. However, China must also immediately stop exporting strategic materials and raw materials to Japan."

Chapter 0341 The Japanese-Soviet War ([-]) Bitter Peace

June [-], [-] AD.

Beijing, Dongjiaomin Lane.In the living room of the American Legation in China, Luo Yaoguo and American Minister Ma Murui were sitting opposite each other.There was a faint smile on the faces of both of them at the moment, and two cups of fragrant coffee were placed on the small coffee table between them.

Minister Ma Murui held in his hand a copy of the telegram that he had just received, which was just sent to him by the US State Department. The content was that the US government had approved the sale of an aircraft carrier to the Nationalist Government in southern China!

"General Luo, this is a symbol of the U.S. government's support for Sun Yat-sen, the leader of your party, to lead the whole of China. Congratulations." Ma Murui waved the message in his hand and smiled: "But our Japanese friends will protest to the State Department with mournful faces. "

According to the provisions of the "Washington Naval Treaty", contracting parties have the right to sell aircraft carriers not exceeding [-] tons to non-contracting parties.However, after the contract is formally concluded, other contracting parties must be notified and the time for laying the keel must be informed.Therefore, Minister Ma Murui estimated that the Japanese would cry and protest to the US government immediately.This... It is easy to understand that the US Pacific Fleet and the Japanese Combined Fleet are now imaginary enemies of each other.And China and Japan are now in a situation of one mountain and two tigers. The sale of aircraft carriers by the United States to China is actually weakening the dominant position of the Japanese navy in the Pacific Ocean in disguise!

Luo Yaoguo nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "I hope this aircraft carrier can become a symbol of friendship between China and the United States, and I also hope that it can bring harmony and stability to the Pacific region."

Thinking of this aircraft carrier, Luo Yaoguo couldn't hide the satisfaction on his face.This aircraft carrier... is actually a product of Sino-German cooperation!Although Germany has the world's first-class shipbuilding technology, they have no experience in building aircraft carriers.So I hope to obtain relevant information and technology by ordering an aircraft carrier from the United States, and then start to imitate it. It takes a lot to build!

According to the contract, this aircraft carrier will be an aircraft carrier with a standard displacement of 80 tons, and the standard carrier aircraft will be 90 to [-].The reason for choosing this tonnage is entirely because of the suggestion of the United States, and they are now studying the construction of an aircraft carrier of this tonnage to meet the restrictions of the "Washington Naval Treaty".

Ma Murui picked up the coffee and took a shallow sip: "I think after the Japanese government heard that our six countries have signed the "Asian Peace Treaty" and that your country is about to be unified, as well as the news that my country sold aircraft carriers to China, this first There should be a result of the second Russo-Japanese War, right? But... To be honest, the performance of the Japanese in the war is really frightening!"

Luo Yaoguo just smiled and nodded.The performance of the Japanese has long been in his expectation. They are like this every time they fight. They are often the strongest at the beginning, and most of them will not have enough stamina after they are defeated.If the Soviet Union can persist in fighting, it will probably be able to regain a little face.But now that the "Asian Peace Treaty" is signed, the news that South China has purchased an aircraft carrier from the United States is exposed, and the Kuomintang and Fengzhang have started negotiations for peaceful reunification, this war is almost over.

Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo almost laughed out loud... It seems that he started this war, right?It was I who arranged for Jin Jiu to get into the chaotic Korean Communist Party, and I also arranged for him to go to Japan to blow up the emperor, and then there was this war!And the harvest of this war is really too great. With this "treaty", China's security can be guaranteed for at least three to five years, and the foundation of heavy industry will be almost laid by then... No matter how hard you fight, you can stand on the ground. Invincible!Even if Japan and the Soviet Union really join forces at that time, China should be able to handle it.

……

Tanaka Yoshiichi, who had just returned to the prime minister's residence, received a notice from the US embassy in Japan, informing the Japanese government that the US would build an aircraft carrier for China with a standard displacement of no more than [-] tons!This was informed by the United States to Japan in accordance with the provisions of the Washington Naval Treaty.The aircraft carrier will be designed according to the requirements of the Ministry of Armaments of the Chinese Nationalist Government, and the specific technical data will be notified to the Japanese government after the design is completed.The aircraft carrier will have its keel laid by June [-] at the latest!It is expected to be completed and delivered to China by June [-].

This news was undoubtedly a thunderbolt from the blue sky, hitting Yoshiichi Tanaka at once.Is China really about to rise?They actually ordered an aircraft carrier from the United States!Thinking of the information submitted by the naval intelligence department about China's plan to build two battleships with the help of Germany, Tanaka felt a chill down his spine!If the navy's information is accurate...there will be two [-]-ton battleships!I am afraid that the other battleships of the Japanese Navy except Nagato and Mutsu are really not their opponents!

Could it be that since the Meiji Restoration, the dream of the empire to dominate the East has come to wake up?The hard work of the Japanese people for decades, the bloody battles of the army and navy in the Sino-Japanese War, the two Russo-Japanese Wars, and the situation that generations of Japanese elites have exhausted their entire lives to manage will be defeated by themselves. Is it in hand?

It's all this damn second Russo-Japanese War!If not for this war, the empire should have reached an agreement with the Soviet Union on Guabranch by now!Perhaps it has already begun to carve up?The fertile land of Manchuria may have fallen into the hands of the empire, right?But now... Not only has the matter of Guazhina not been resolved at all, but also an "Asian Peace Treaty", this treaty is simply a noose around the neck of the Japanese Empire!As long as Japan goes to war against China... Britain, the United States, France and the Netherlands will impose an embargo on strategic materials to Japan in accordance with the treaty.Relying on a resource-poor island country like Japan, it is impossible to maintain the war without importing resources!

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent an urgent call from His Excellency Inuyang Takeshi." The secretary's trembling voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Another urgent call!Yoshiichi Tanaka smiled wryly, and asked: "It must be the news that Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, China, and the Soviet Union signed the "Asian Peace Treaty", right? It should be the news, otherwise the United States would not have ratified it so quickly. Selling aircraft carriers to China! They now regard China as a card to contain Japan and the Soviet Union. Let the three countries of Japan, China and the Soviet Union contain each other, and then their territory and interests in Asia will be safe, what a good plan!"

"Also...the representative of the Kuomintang is discussing the issue of peaceful reunification of China with Zhang Dashuai in Beijing!" The secretary added in an extremely heavy tone.

China is about to be unified!And it has also been supported by Britain and the United States!Tanaka Yoshihiro shook his head and sighed: "Go and call the Minister of the Navy, the Minister of the Army, and the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister's residence for a meeting. It's time for this war to end."

……

In Moscow, bursts of hearty laughter came from the solemn and solemn Kremlin!Now that the motherland has suffered such disasters, the Red Army of Workers and Peasants is retreating steadily, and the Primorsky Krai of the Far East has been completely occupied, how dare someone laugh in the Kremlin!Who has such courage?

"Hahaha...hahaha..." The one laughing was Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin!The great leader of the Soviet people, the greatest contemporary Marxist-Leninist, the center of world revolution!Now his face was flushed sickly, and he was waving a telegram he had just received in his hand, laughing wildly and shouting loudly: "We are victorious! The Soviet motherland is victorious!"

Did you win?Voroshilov and Budyonny, who were standing by the side, looked at each other, and their hearts were pounding. Could this boss be crazy?Do you want to... invite Trotsky back?

Although the Japanese army has not launched further attacks these days, they still occupy the entire Far East Primorsky Krai and part of the Khabarovsk Krai at first.The main force of the Soviet Red Army is currently confronting the Japanese army across the Amur River. Neither side has made any major moves, and the war seems to have reached a stalemate.

In order to break this deadlock, the Soviet Union had no choice but to seek a diplomatic breakthrough. For this reason, it did not hesitate to withdraw the Soviet Red Army from China's Mongolian region in order to win over the Chinese government.This was something that was unimaginable in the past... and now I did it without hesitation.If this situation is said to be China's victory, it is a bit like, and the US government has just approved the sale of an aircraft carrier to China!Stalin seemed to be driven crazy by this news!What a shame.

"Hey! You two idiots. You can't understand such a simple truth! How could I use people like you?" Stalin's voice woke up the two Soviet Red Army leaders who were thinking wildly. Staring at him, Stalin shook his head helplessly, and sat down on the chair.Sighing, he explained:

"At the moment we already know that the Southern KMT in China is discussing the issue of peaceful reunification with the Beijing government, and the sale of aircraft carriers by the United States to the KMT government at this time shows that they are supporting the KMT government to unify China and then confront Japan. maritime supremacy in the Western Pacific."

"Facing the pressure of a unified China and Western countries, Japan has no way to fight alone! If they want to get out of trouble, they can only cooperate with the Soviet Union. Only Japan and the Soviet Union can destroy the momentum of China's rise! And now There is not much time left for Japan, at most five years...China's heavy industry will make great progress, and even their navy will begin to take shape. By then, Japan and the Soviet Union may not be able to carve up what is supported by the West. China. So now the only way out for Japan is to reconcile with the Soviet Union as soon as possible, completely withdraw from the Soviet Union, and do not need any war reparations! Only in this way can we cooperate with Japan. I explain it this way, you two understand Yet?"

Voroshilov and Budyonny let out a sigh of relief at the same time, and nodded vigorously.After being interpreted by Stalin in this way, the two of them naturally figured out the key point.The Kuomintang in southern China had a tendency to be pro-British and American. In the "Guangzhou Secret Treaty" at the end of [-], it was also the Anglo-American law that forced Japan to make concessions, thus allowing southern China to win the power of independent tariffs.This time in the "Asian Peace Treaty", the Kuomintang came out to take the lead again, helping Britain, the United States, France and the Netherlands maintain the security of their Asian colonies.Now the United States has approved the sale of aircraft carriers to the National Government.There are various indications that the Kuomintang has now completely surrendered to the Anglo-American and French imperialism and has become a watchdog of imperialism in Asia!If Japan wants to annex China's Manchuria, it will inevitably encounter the problem of beating a dog to see its owner. Although the United Kingdom, the United States and France will certainly not go into battle to help fight, an embargo, sanctions and military aid are enough to make Japan stop. back.Unless they form an alliance with the powerful Soviet Union...the two countries will work together to carve up China, there is hope for this.

……

"I implore your Excellency to take back the proposal to unconditionally withdraw from the Soviet Union! Every inch of land in the Far East coastal area is bought by the loyal and brave soldiers of the empire with their lives and blood!"

Several soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy were sitting in the meeting room of the prime minister's mansion, and they protested loudly with all their dantian qi.

The object of their protest was naturally Yoshiichi Tanaka who was sitting in the middle of the conference table.

In just a few days, the iron-blooded prime minister who once gave a memorial to the emperor, declaring that he would conquer China and conquer the world, although he is still wearing a neat uniform of an army general, is sitting there with the most standard military posture.Put on a majestic look.But everyone can feel that Yoshiichi Tanaka is very guilty now, he is guilty of the Soviet Union, of the China that once wanted to conquer, and of the United Kingdom, the United States, France and the Netherlands who are united to defend the colony!The current prime minister is no longer the man who can lead the empire to conquer China and the world!And turned into a complete coward!A despicable traitor!

In just a few days, he rejected the army and navy's proposal to further expand the scale of the Japan-Soviet war.Regardless of the unanimous opposition of the army and navy, it categorically announced that it would reconcile with the Soviet Union and seek peace and stability in East Asia. For this reason, Japan is ready to withdraw from the occupied Soviet territories and return them to the Soviet Union unconditionally... In addition to asking the Soviet Union to apologize for the assassination of the emperor, In addition to compensating the emperor for physical and mental losses, he only asked the Soviet Union to disband the Korean Communist Party and the Japanese Communist Party and hand over the leaders of the Korean Communist Party.The Soviet Union is no longer required to cede territory and pay war reparations.

In other words, the bloodlines of the more than 1 Japanese devils who died in this war were all in vain, and the astronomical military expenditure spent for this was completely in vain, without a penny in return!And for the sake of... just the invisible and intangible thing of having the opportunity to join forces with the Soviet Union in the future.

After the generals of the navy and army finished spraying the stars, Tanaka slowly turned his gaze away.Looking at the crowd, he said indifferently: "The world is changing, but our minds have been as rigid as granite, and our eyes have been closed intentionally or unintentionally. All this is more like the hundreds of years when the Chinese people slowly weakened Ah! In the past few years, I have not seen the earth-shaking changes that are taking place in China, nor have I noticed that Britain, the United States, France and other countries are quietly supporting them to fight against the empire. Until this time the Middle East War and the second Russo-Japanese war war."

"...In just a few months, now China has regained the status of a great power that has been lost for many years. Because they will soon restore unity! The imperial embassy in China sent a secret message a few days ago, Zhang Zuolin is now talking with the Kuomintang Representatives of the Chinese Communist Party discussed the peaceful unification of China! We will soon face a unified China supported by Western imperialism! Japan’s current national strength is simply not enough to annex this behemoth alone. The only way is to cooperate with the Soviet Union So we can only give up some short-term benefits, and then grit our teeth to fill up the financial holes caused by this war, and then work hard to strengthen our reserves and wait for the opportunity to fight with the Soviet Union, do you understand? ?”

"But... we just gave up the territory we had won so hard, how should we explain to the people, how to explain to His Majesty the Emperor?"

I don't know who it is, suddenly said what everyone wanted to say in their hearts.Of course, everyone here can understand what Tanaka said. If they didn’t understand, they would not have been admitted to Lu Daida and the Saber Division.It's just... just ending the war like this, without getting anything, is really hard to explain.

Tanaka Yoshiichi smiled bitterly: "When this matter is understood, I will resign from His Majesty the Emperor, and I will bear the responsibility this time alone! You are all the elites of the Japanese Empire, and the country and His Majesty the Emperor still need Yours. In the future, you must firmly remember that you must not attack China alone... You must unite with the Soviet Union. It is best to let the Soviet Union attack first, and then we will follow up. And the goal of the empire is only Manchuria! You understand Is it? Only Manchuria, don’t even try to swallow the whole of China! This opportunity has been missed now, the empire has no chance to conquer China..."

At the end of the speech, Tanaka's tone was a little sad.He has a very bad feeling now that the country of Japan seems to have reached the edge of a cliff.One step to the left is an abyss, and one step to the right is also bottomless.The only way out is a thin rope hanging in mid-air, and it is not known where the rope leads.

"Your Excellency, when should we start attacking Manchuria at the latest?" It was Yongtian Tieshan who raised this question, and now he is also sitting in this conference room. When everyone was booing just now, he just didn't say a word.

Tanaka Yoshiichi was silent for a long time, frowned tightly, as if he was thinking hard, and finally sighed: "The empire's biggest reliance is a strong navy. Once the Japanese war breaks out, it can block China with the navy and destroy the rich land in the southeast of China. And China has already begun to rebuild its navy... If you want to do it, the latest time is before the two China battleships are completed! If you can't find a chance to annex Manchuria before that, then don't do it again .Japan has no ability to seize an inch of land from a China that can build battleships!"

Chapter 0342 Peaceful Reunification ([-]) General Trend

The summer of [-] A.D. came before we knew it.

Inside Beijing's Zhongnanhai, the sound of cicadas chirping has been squeaking, as if there is no time to stop.This summer is extremely sweltering, and even standing by the water can't feel the slightest coolness. There is no wind, and the branches of the big weeping willows by the lake only sway occasionally.