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Facing the indiscriminate bombing of the Chinese army, the Irkutsk defenders were completely unable to resist.After all, the Northern Military Region has mobilized 7000 cannons, 4000 tanks, more than 3700 aircraft, and more than 36 mortars.The indiscriminate bombing of this scale broke the record.In one day, China poured 7 shells into the Irkutsk defenders, including artillery, mortars, and tanks.[-] tons of aerial bombs were dropped.

This is the first day.

The Chinese army bombed Irkutsk for three consecutive days.Then the order to surrender was again given to the Soviet troops in Irkutsk.The Soviet army really couldn't stand it anymore. The 132nd Division of the former Irkutsk defenders on the periphery took the lead in surrendering, which began the prelude to the surrender of the Soviet army.

Seeing that Irkutsk could no longer hold, Soviet Marshal Blyuchel shot himself in Irkutsk, and Konev, commander of the Transbaikal Military District, led the remaining Soviet troops to surrender.So far, the battle in the Northern Military Region has come to an end.

The 58-day Battle of Transbaikal ended, and the entire army of the Transbaikal Military District was wiped out.

Throughout the campaign, the Northern Military Region mobilized a total of 135 million troops, 4700 tanks, 4200 aircraft, and 8000 cannons.21 Soviet troops were killed, 54 were captured, 31 surrendered, and a total of 106 million Soviet troops were wiped out.Destroyed 1100 Soviet tanks, 1300 aircraft, and 2200 cannons.Captured 2600 Soviet tanks, 1800 aircraft, and 4200 cannons.

As for the countless mortars, machine guns, rifles, ammunition and so on.

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Because with Irkutsk falling into the hands of the Chinese army, the Soviet Far East was completely open to China.As long as China is willing, the entire Far East of the Soviet Union will fall into China's hands.What made Moscow even more troublesome was the telegram sent by Zhukov of the Far Eastern Military Region.

The Far Eastern Military Region is almost running out of ammunition and food.

Zhukov shrinks the front, and China accepts everything according to the order.After the victory in the Battle of Vladivostok, the Chinese army completely surrounded the troops of the Soviet Far East Military District.Now Zhukov is very uncomfortable, huddled in several Far Eastern cities and dare not stand out.

Lack of food, drink, and clothing.

The Far East has not been developed much, and many places belong to the wilderness where the birds don't shit.Now Zhukov still has 30 troops in his hands, as well as a land reclamation army of more than 40. More than [-] troops eat and drink is not a small number.In places controlled by the Far Eastern Military Region, the population of the people is about the same as that of the army, and the population is very sparse.The Far East is a very poor place, and the output of such a place itself is limited.In the past, food and drink in the Far East even needed to be provided by Northeast China.They sell fur, wood, etc. to China, and then import food from China.But now that the border is closed, they don't even have enough food for themselves in winter.Where do they go to provide the army with food and drink, and even the army lacks winter clothing.The Chinese army cut off all the passages of the Soviet Far East Military Region, preventing them from getting any supplies, and not allowing a single grain of rice to enter the Soviet Union.

Not only these are missing.

The Far Eastern Military Region is short of oil and ammunition.

The oil hoarded by the Far East Military Region has long been exhausted during this period.In order to ensure the normal use of the Air Force and to save gasoline, the tanks and trucks of the Far Eastern Military Region have already laid down and will not move at all.Because if tanks and trucks also used gasoline, the Soviet army would have no oil reserves.

But this is not a long-term solution.

As long as the Chinese army continues to block the Soviet army, it will be difficult for the Soviet army, which cannot get supplies, to continue in the cold winter.What if I persisted?Shang Zhen has mobilized two-thirds of the troops in the Northeast Military Region.

The Northeast Military Region has already mobilized more than 6000 aircraft.

It is possible to bomb the Soviet army on a large scale anytime, anywhere.Including tanks and artillery, the number crushed the troops of the Soviet Far East Military Region.And the traffic in Northeast China is the best in China.Needless to say, the three northeastern provinces have already completed the project of connecting counties to counties.One military region of the Northeast Military Region has more than 20 large trucks under its jurisdiction as logistical support.

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Once China launches a big air battle, the Soviet Air Force simply does not have enough strength to fight it.There are a lot of Soviet aircraft in the Far East Military Region, but there is simply not enough oil reserves for a big air battle.If this continues, soon the planes and tanks of the Soviet army will become decorations, and there will not be enough oil to participate in the battle.

Therefore, Zhukov's appeal letters came to Moscow one after another.

In the current situation, the Soviet Union cannot but negotiate.The Far East Military Region will be gone if it is dragged down. At that time, China will be able to concentrate all its troops and continue to launch offensives in Xinjiang.Even China can use the Siberian Railway, as well as Xinjiang, to attack Tomsk and Novosibirsk.If Tomsk and Novosibirsk are lost, and China attacks Central Asia, the situation will be very difficult.

Therefore, the person sent by the Soviet Union this time is the Soviet political giant, the Soviet People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs (Minister of Foreign Affairs) Molotov, hoping to negotiate a result with China.China sent Gu Weijun, who is currently the Secretary-General of the Asian Joint Organization.

After returning from the League of Nations, Gu Weijun is currently serving as the diplomatic advisor of the Supreme Council, the vice minister of foreign affairs, and the secretary general of the Asian United Organization.He is China's plenipotentiary negotiator for this negotiation with Molotov.

The two sides met in Akmolinsk.

Akmolinsk, later known as Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, was changed to Nur-Sultan in 2019.After human society entered industrial society, railway is a very important thing.

How many cities have risen because of the railway.

Like Shijiazhuang in China, it is the most typical city developed because of the railway.The development of Akmolinsk is also inseparable from the railway. It is precisely because of the passage of the railway that it began to become a modern city.

"Minister Gu, you need to know that there is a contract between our two countries. The land claimed by your country was ceded to us as early as the Qing government."

"Commander Molotov, it's meaningless to talk about it now. Our attitude is very clear. Our government does not recognize the unequal treaties signed by the foreign powers since 1840. There is no bargaining in this regard. This does not only include your country, we treat all countries equally. If your country still has this attitude, then I will fly back today, and I don’t think there is any need to continue the negotiations between us. "

Gu Weijun is very strong.

Gu Weijun participated in the Paris Peace Conference.At that time, the big powers didn't take China seriously at all. After they decided everything by themselves, they informed China to sign.The Paris Peace Conference is really a disgrace to Chinese diplomats, those big powers don't see you as a normal country at all.China's sovereignty is left to those big powers to do business.

No matter how powerful a diplomat is, is it useful?

Useless.

Without a foundation of strength, what diplomats can do is very limited.The helplessness at that time is still vivid in Gu Weijun's memory.But it is different now. China now has an absolute advantage in the Sino-Soviet war.The Soviet army was in the Transbaikal Military District and the Novosibirsk Military District, with more than 200 million casualties.Including the Far East Military Region, the Soviet army suffered 50 million casualties during the 250-day battle.

Of course, half of them are the newly formed Agricultural Reclamation Army Corps of the Soviet Union.

But in any case, the casualties of the Soviet army were staggering.In the entire battlefield situation, China has an absolute advantage.Irkutsk just surrendered again, and the Soviet Union lost the most important city in the Far East.

With such an initiative on the battlefield, Gu Weijun's side is of course very strong.Before Gu Weijun came, Duan Xun had already told Gu Weijun that China would not change its position.Either the Soviet Union agreed to China's terms, or the two sides continued to fight.

"Minister Gu, don't take too seriously the momentary victory or defeat on the battlefield, because this is not the final victory or defeat."

Molotov was also tough.

The Soviet Union is a big country, and it has even been propagating that the Soviet Red Army is invincible.However, after the war broke out, the Soviet army suffered consecutive defeats, with astonishing casualties and lost too many weapons and equipment.

Half of the tanks, planes, and artillery of the Soviet army were lost.

Shake Moscow.

But even so, Stalin did not want to admit defeat.Although due to being caught off guard, the loss was huge.However, the Soviet Union has begun to mobilize in large numbers, preparing to supplement the losses on the front line.Therefore, Molotov is not to be outdone.

"Since your country's attitude is like this, I don't think there is any need to continue the discussion."

Gu Weijun shook his head.

Originally, a boss of Molotov's level came to negotiate in person, and China also gave high hopes, hoping that the Soviet Union could take a step back.Continuing the fight will put a lot of pressure on China.

But Molotov still looks tough.

But that's what negotiations are about.

Gu Weijun has participated in so many international negotiations, and such situations are not uncommon.Besides, if the Soviet Union was really not in a hurry, why would it have sent Molotov to negotiate in person.So Gu Weijun was not in a hurry, and the harsh words were only for further negotiations.

After putting down his harsh words, Gu Weijun continued: "Commissioner Molotov, our country has restarted negotiations with Germany, Italy and Japan to discuss the signing of the 'Berlin Pact' (Triple Alliance Treaty). I can tell Commissar Molotov directly , Regarding whether to sign the 'Berlin Convention', our country depends on your country's attitude. If your country still has such an attitude, then our country will choose to join the 'Triple Alliance'. Because this is beneficial to our country."

Hearing Gu Weijun's sudden sigh of "Berlin Convention", although Molotov didn't speak, he was very anxious.

The Soviet Union has a very big advantage, that is, it has a vast territory, spanning the Eurasian continent, and has sufficient strategic depth.But because of this, the disadvantages are also great.That is, there are many enemies, and all aspects must be defended.

The Soviet Union has a behemoth like China eyeing it in the Far East, and has already started a war with the Soviet Union.China mobilized 300 million troops, and 200 million troops directly participated in the war. Not far from the 300 million front-line troops, there are 200 million reserve troops waiting to go to the battlefield.Moreover, China has formed 15 new corps and expanded its army by 200 million.To fight against a behemoth like China, you have to concentrate.

But not the Soviet Union.

Because the Soviet Union borders the currently strong Germany in Europe.Although the two countries signed the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Treaty", neither the Soviet Union nor Germany believed in this treaty. This was only a temporary armistice agreement between the two countries.

There is no need to consider whether Germany is strong or not.Just look at how Germany swept across the European continent.Therefore, in the face of Germany, it is impossible for the Soviet Union not to defend, and it is still defended by a large corps.Millions of troops will defend Germany.Half of the Soviet Union's troops are on the border with Germany.

Then there is the Caucasus.