The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

The two watched as Long Fei took a coin out of his pocket and casually tossed it onto the table.

After the coin fell onto the table, it spun rapidly before slowly coming to a stop and falling over.

Zhigalev and Molotov looked closely and realized it was a one-ruble coin from their Russian country.

The two looked at each other, neither understanding what Long Fei meant.

At this moment, Long Fei plopped down, lit a cigarette, and said quietly.

"Since you find the demand for you to cede territory unacceptable, I'll take a step back and offer to buy it instead."

"Just like you sold Alaska to the United States back then, I will buy all the territories that were ceded to you by the former Qing government for one ruble."

Molotov's mind went blank for a moment, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart: "What? My God, one ruble to buy millions of square kilometers of territory, is this buying? This is clearly robbery."

Seeing Molotov and Zhigarev looking completely bewildered, Long Fei secretly laughed to himself.

Many of the soldiers standing guard nearby, who understood Russian, almost burst into laughter.

Long Fei's actions were not very harmful, but extremely insulting, even more humiliating than ceding territory.

If this were announced, the Rakshasa Kingdom would undoubtedly become a laughing stock worldwide.

As Long Fei expected, Molotov once again resolutely refused.

"General Long, although you have made concessions, I still cannot agree, because this price is simply unacceptable."

Long Fei shrugged and spread his hands: "Mr. Motolov, this is my bottom line. If you don't agree, then you'll have to leave."

"At worst, I'll wait a little longer and go through a lot of trouble, and then I'll send troops to take back these lost territories."

After saying that, Long Fei immediately stood up and turned to leave.

"General Long, please wait a moment. Could you give me some time? I need to consult with Comrade Stalin."

Long Fei nodded: "No problem. I'll give you one hour. This is the final deadline. If I don't get a satisfactory answer, I will not negotiate with you anymore."

After finishing his sentence, Long Fei turned and left the conference room.

Molotov immediately ordered his entourage to take out a radio and begin sending messages to Stalin.

Stalin received Molotov's telegram immediately; the telegram was quite long.

Molotov gave a detailed report on the situation and concluded with his opinion.

After reading the telegram, Stalin immediately flew into a rage and tore it into pieces in a few quick movements.

"That damned Eastern monkey actually made such an outrageous request. Fine, since that's the case, then let me show you the might of the Iron Lion of my Rakshasa Kingdom."

But being furious is one thing, venting is another.

Once Stalin calmed down, he had to take Molotov's opinion seriously.

Stalin was also worried that if he mobilized a large army to fight the Dragon Flame Legion in the Far East.

That would inevitably leave the Hans Kingdom's defenses vulnerable, and if the Hans Kingdom were to launch a surprise attack at that time, the Dragon Flame Legion could take the opportunity to advance westward.

This situation would be extremely unfavorable for the Rakshasa Kingdom, and it might even lead to the destruction of the kingdom.

Stalin became increasingly uneasy and insecure as he thought about it, so he hurriedly notified the members of the Presidium, Kalinin and Narimanov, to come and discuss the matter.

After the two arrived in a hurry, Stalin recounted the details of the negotiations to them.

Kalinin and Narimanov both gasped in shock.

Kalinin immediately expressed his concern: "Comrade Stalin, the Hans country has shown signs of launching aggression against neighboring countries, and we will certainly find it difficult to remain unaffected."

"If Long Fei really does that, and then cooperates with the Hans Kingdom to launch a pincer attack from the east and west, I'm afraid we'll really have a hard time dealing with it."

Narimanov added, "The Dragon Flame Legion is very strong. I specifically asked the Seventh Bureau of the Security Committee to investigate it."

"Since they suddenly appeared on the Shanghai battlefield in 1937, starting with a few hundred people, in just over two years, they not only grew their army to more than 200,000, but also annihilated 800,000 to 900,000 Japanese troops."

"This forced Japan to change its strategic layout, gradually abandoning the areas occupied by China and instead expanding into Southeast Asia."

"Although the Japanese army is not as strong as our army, the Dragon Flame Legion is much stronger. If we really want to deal with them, I estimate that we will only need one to two million troops."

The two men's analysis and judgment only intensified Comrade Stalin's worries.

He took deep, heavy puffs on his pipe, lost in thought.

Kalinin and Narimanov sat quietly to the side, not daring to disturb them.

After a good ten minutes, Stalin sighed, put down his pipe, and then asked.

"So, do you intend to accept Long Fei's demands?"

Kalinin and Narimanov exchanged a glance and nodded together.

Kalinin nodded and then quickly began to explain.

"Comrade Stalin, I believe that our main enemy at present is the Hans country in Europe, so our strategic focus should also be placed in this direction."

"Although the Far East is very important, we all know that China has never been aggressive or expansionist."

"We might as well temporarily agree to Long Fei's request and sell these places to him. That would be more respectable than ceding them to him as he initially demanded."

"Most importantly, the Dragon Flame Legion is guarding our east side, so we don't have to worry about the Japanese attacking us."

"In this way, we can transfer most of the troops previously deployed in the Far East to strengthen the defense forces in the west."

"Once we deal with the hostile forces in Europe, we'll be able to free up our resources to forcibly reclaim the land that the Dragon Flame Legion sold to them."

"If they continue to fight against us, then we'll drive them all into the sea off Japan to feed the fish."

Kalinin's idea was absolutely correct, and it was the most advantageous countermeasure based on the actual situation.

Therefore, Narimanov immediately expressed his agreement.

"Comrade Kalinin's analysis is very thorough, and I think it is the best course of action at present. I fully agree with it."

Kalinin's analysis impressed Stalin, who nodded in appreciation.

"Yes, Comrade Kalinin, I think you are absolutely right. Let's agree to Long Fei's request and make him happy for now."

"However, I will make him repay the humiliation he has inflicted on our Rakshasa Kingdom today tenfold in the future."

Soon, Molotov received a telegram of instructions from Stalin.

After Stalin agreed, Motolov felt relieved and immediately sent Zhigalev to find Long Fei.

An hour later, the two sides signed a treaty containing the demands made by Long Fei.

However, Long Fei requested that the treaty be named Hailanpao.

Molotov was very confused and questioned on the spot: "General Long, we are clearly in Khabarovsk now, and it should be called the Khabarovsk Treaty, how can it be named after Hailanpao?"

Long Fei gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Mr. Molotov, you must know that you massacred five thousand of my compatriots in Hailanpao back then."

"This……"

Motolov was trying to come up with a defense, but Long Fei didn't give him a chance to speak at all.

“You renamed Hailanpao to Blagoveshchensk, which means ‘city of good news’ in Russian.”

“You slaughter my compatriots and call it good news? Then I’ll call this treaty the Treaty of Hailanpao. I’m going to make a copy and burn it for these unjustly killed compatriots to comfort their souls in heaven.”

“If you think it’s not appropriate, then I’ll give you two choices. First, agree. Second, I’ll take you all to Hailanpao and we’ll sign it again.”

Molotov didn't want to cause any more trouble. He found Long Fei to be extremely difficult to deal with because he was unyielding and domineering to the point of being suffocating.

"Alright, let's not go to Hailanpao then. If you want to call it the Hailanpao Treaty, then that's fine."