Beiyang reactionaries

But this visit to Beijing was too hasty.

The Soviet Union has been guarding against Germany, but the German raid still gave the Soviet Union a great impact.After the fight really broke out, the Soviet Union discovered that the current situation in the Soviet Union was not very good.The 500 million German troops poured in, which immediately restrained all the energy of the Soviet Union.

But was Germany the only enemy of the Soviet Union?

No.

In the second half of last year, the Soviet Union also fought a big war with China.Up to now, China still has a large number of troops stationed in the border areas, directly threatening the Far East and Central Asia of the Soviet Union.If China also sends troops at this time, the situation in the Soviet Union will be very bad.

That was why Molotov set off in a hurry.

But because of the haste, I was not prepared for many things.Moscow only knows the current situation. The Soviet Union must stabilize China, but Moscow does not have a detailed plan for how to stabilize China.

So Molotov decided to take the train, so that he could not only keep in touch with the Soviet ambassador to China, but also keep in touch with Moscow along the way, so as to learn more about the current situation in China.And also to negotiate with China based on the current situation of the Soviet-German war.Therefore, after boarding the train, the radio station carried by Molotov maintained communication with Moscow and Beijing.

But just a few days after taking the train, he heard the news that made him very angry.

In the past, the relationship between Britain and the Soviet Union was not good, and it could even be said to be hostile.Britain has been giving in to Germany, and one of the big factors is that it hopes that Germany will attack the Soviet Union.But now that the Soviet Union and Germany are fighting, Britain immediately became an ally. Of course, the Soviet Union hopes that Britain will not fall.

Now Japan's attack on Burma has once again dealt a huge blow to Britain.

"Comrade Blyukher, do you think we can block the Smolensk area? If we can't, then the Nazis will face Moscow directly."

This time, the Soviet mission came with heavyweight figures.

One is Molotov.

The current Molotov has a high status in the Soviet political arena. He is not only the People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, but also the Vice-Chairman of the Soviet People's Committee and the Vice-Chairman of the newly established Soviet Defense Committee.In terms of status in the Soviet political arena, Molotov was the number two figure and was highly regarded by Stalin.

The other is Blueher.

After the disastrous defeat in the Sino-Soviet War, Blyuchel was originally sent to a military court.Stalin was very disappointed with Blyukher, because Blyukher was to blame for the failure of the entire Far East campaign.If there were not too many people who had problems in the Sino-Soviet war and it was too late to deal with it, Blyuchel might even be shot.

If it weren't for the Soviet-German war this time, Stalin urgently needed these generals to sit in command, and Blyuchel would not be able to get out.Now that the Soviet Union needed to deal with China and stabilize China, the first thing Stalin thought of was Blyukher.Because Bluecher has been in the Far East for 20 years, he is quite familiar with China.When Duan Xun's representatives were negotiating with the Far Eastern Republic in the early years, Blyuchel had dealt with representatives from China and many people from the military.

Therefore, Blueher also became a member of the delegation.

"Disaster."

Blueher spoke with difficulty.

In less than a year, Blyuchel has aged a lot.Originally, Blyuchel thought that he could not escape the fate of being shot, but he did not expect that he would have the opportunity to come out and hold such a position.

So he was very cautious and didn't speak easily.

But when Molotov asked, Blyukher still spoke with difficulty.

"Comrade Blyuchel, can you elaborate."

"Comrade Molotov, the offensive methods of the German army this time are similar to the offensive methods of the Chinese army last year. The tactics used by the two sides are basically the same. Although after the war with China last year, Moscow has made a summary and proposed There are many correction methods. But we have so many troops, how can they be corrected in a short period of time. Although I have not seen the situation of the troops on the front line, I believe that even if they have changed, the degree of change is limited. Therefore, many troops were not used to being rushed by the German army. In a short period of time, a large number of troops were surrounded by the German army. The current situation has too many similarities with last year's war. Last year our army was surrounded by the Chinese army The rapid attack split the encirclement, and finally suffered a disastrous defeat."

Blueher has personally fought against China.

Although it was a disastrous defeat, precisely because it was a disastrous defeat, I carefully studied China's style of play in the prison in Moscow.And because of the failure of the Far East Campaign, Bliuchel was not alone. Budyonny was also imprisoned.

Konev and Rokossovsky from the Far Eastern Military Region were also sentenced and imprisoned.They met occasionally, and they also discussed the Chinese army's style of play in the Sino-Soviet War, and the gains and losses of that war.

This time when the Soviet-German war broke out, Blueher and the others immediately saw that Germany's style of play was similar to China's tactics.They all use the cover of the air force and the maneuverability of tank troops to quickly advance and divide and encircle.

"Although a large number of troops have gathered in the Smolensk area, our troops are definitely not used to the rapid tactics of the German army. Of course, it is very difficult for the Germans to take the Smolensk area in a short time. .”

"Comrade Blyuchel, can you be more specific?"

"Although our troops are not used to this kind of deployment, as long as we hold our ground, it will not be easy for Germany's style of play to exert its power. In addition, Moscow does not lack a reserve team, so Smolensk's defense will not be lacking." People. Moreover, Comrade Timoshenko, who is defending the Smolensk area this time, is still very capable in organizing the defense."

"But once the defense of Smolensk fails, Moscow will follow."

"Nothing will happen in Moscow."

Blueher is very confident about Moscow.

Dao: "The troops retreating from various battlefields will gather in Moscow, and the number of troops will definitely not be small. Moreover, the troops withdrawn for training during the war with China last year are currently in the Ural Military Region. The number of this troop exceeds 60. As long as Moscow mobilizes these troops to defend Moscow, then Moscow’s active force is enough. But if it mobilizes this army, then the troops in the Ural Military Region are all recruits. Originally, this army was going to be sent to the Sino-Soviet border. If transferred to Moscow, we would have no troops on the Sino-Soviet border."

"Yes, we still have troops in the Ural Military District."

Molotov felt relieved at last.

Since the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, the news received by the top Soviet leaders was all bad news.Which position was breached, which army was wiped out.Hearing Blyuchel's words now, at least Moscow is safe.

But then, Molotov sighed and said, "Comrade Blyukher, we have a heavy task this time. Moscow needs us to appease China. Only when China is appeased can we concentrate our efforts on fighting German fascism."

"Comrade Molotov, do you have any specific plans?"

"That's exactly what I'm going to say on the road."

Molotov said in a low voice: "Comrade Blyukher, our intelligence department has conducted some investigations on China's affairs over the years. Although China signed the 'Anti-Comintern Agreement' with Germany, Italy and Japan, it did not sign the 'Berlin Convention', did not join the 'Triple Alliance Treaty'. In recent years, China has done a lot of trade with Germany, Italy and Japan, but they also conduct business with British and American countries. Even according to the information obtained by our intelligence agencies, China has done business with British and American countries. In addition to normal business, they also do arms business. In particular, the British and Indian troops cannot get support from the British mainland, so a large amount of military supplies are purchased from China. Therefore, according to our analysis, China does not want to personally participate in the war. They More interested in making war money."

"None of these imperialisms is a good thing."

Bleucher snorted coldly.

In Blucher's view, countries like China are immoral.You have such a good relationship with Germany, Italy and Japan, but you hook up with Britain and the United States, and even sell arms to Britain.It's a bastard who makes money out of war.

"Comrade Blyuchel, this time our task is to ensure that China does not participate in the war and to ensure the security of our country's Far East and Central Asia. In order to achieve this goal, we can make some concessions. Before I came, Comrade Stalin said that since China is more interested in making war profits. Then in order to stabilize China, we can use the gold in our hands to buy some things from China. As for what we want to buy, it must be what we need at this stage. Comrade Blyuchel , you have to worry a lot."

"it is good."

Blucher nodded.

Soon Bliuchel said: "During the last war, we had a large number of planes, tanks, artillery, mortars, heavy machine guns, and rifles that fell into the hands of the Chinese. These weapons did not have much use in the hands of the Chinese. But it is very necessary for us. The frontline troops fail too quickly, and the newly formed troops can’t keep up with the equipment for a while. So I think we can buy these weapons and equipment at a low price.”

"This can be included in the negotiations. But this alone is not enough to estimate, and more needs to be considered."

"Row."

Blyukher understood what Molotov meant.

This time I am going to spend money to eliminate disasters, but I can't spend money casually.The things you buy must be war materials and must support the current war.After Blueher was released from prison, he has been working on the National Defense Committee for some time.

Like Budyonny, it's all about logistics.

The job suits Blueher best.

"I hope the head of state of China is not a lunatic like Hitler."

Molotov sighed.

In fact, this time Moscow is willing to pay a lot in order to stabilize China.It's just that this kind of thing involves too many secrets, and it's embarrassing to say it.So even in front of Blyukher, Molotov would not say anything.