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Even if this puts the negotiations at a disadvantage, he has to speak out.

When the Battle of Kiev fails completely, the Soviet Union's confidence will be far worse than it is now.Taking advantage of the fact that the current war situation has not completely collapsed, I hope to reach a more favorable agreement with China.

"Commissioner Molotov, I am not involved in the specific content of the negotiations. I met with Commissioner Molotov just to find someone to talk to."

Molotov was puzzled.

Duan Xun used a calm attitude from the beginning of the meeting.Originally Molotov wanted to discuss the contract, but Duan Xun avoided this issue.Talk casually, like talking to a friend.

"Commissioner Molotov, I don't know what the Bolsevik party members in your country think. I don't know why you participated in the revolution. But do you know why I, including my comrades, founded the People's Party? ?”

"Chairman Duan, I'm all ears."

In spite of his haste, Molotov kept himself calm.

Molotov is a veteran diplomat. Although Duan Xun was just chatting, Molotov wanted to analyze what Duan Xun wanted to express from Duan Xun's words.Duan Xun smiled and continued: "The country was weak at the end of the Qing Dynasty. When I was growing up, I watched how the world powers bullied our country. They sent troops to attack us, and then demanded compensation from us. This is not enough. They will take advantage of the trend and take away our country. Territory. There are countless large and small concessions in big cities across the country. At that time, I and my comrades-in-arms were determined to expel these great powers, change the corrupt government, and complete our country’s national independence. It is for the sake of For this goal, I went to military academy at a very young age, starting from Army Elementary School, Army Middle School, Baoding Military Academy, and finally the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Academy.”

What Duan Xun wanted to say, Molotov was not very clear.

But he listened to Duan Xun's words very carefully and analyzed Duan Xun's meaning.

Duan Xun looked at Molotov and said with a smile: "Of course, it is precisely because our country, our nation has experienced hardships and bullying by foreign powers, so we can understand this pain better than any country or nation. Now When we see those colonial countries being bullied by the colonists, we will empathize. Therefore, my comrades-in-arms and I cannot tolerate foreign powers bullying us. At the same time, we do not want to bully others, and let other countries and people suffer what we have suffered. Therefore, it is our important foreign policy to oppose colonization and support colonial countries in striving for national independence.”

"My comrades-in-arms and I love peace. We hope that there will be no wars in the world, and that all countries in the world can resolve their conflicts peacefully. If one day there are disputes between countries, they can sit down and resolve them, then how good it would be . That’s what we’ve been aiming for.”

Duan Xun seemed to be completely immersed in his own world.

He talked about his past, and even occasionally talked about the wars of the year.Also express some of my thoughts on the future of the country and some thoughts on the development of the world.Molotov could only go along with Duan Xun, and occasionally talked about things during the Soviet Civil War.

It has nothing to do with Molotov's visit to China this time.

Talk about other things.

But Molotov was not in a hurry at this time, because he wanted to analyze what Duan Xun meant from Duan Xun's words.After talking for about 40 minutes, Duan Xuncai said: "Commissioner Molotov, our two countries are the two countries with the largest land area and the largest population in the world. I think our two countries have the obligation and of course the ability to contribute to world peace. Make more contributions. I hope to have the opportunity to meet Comrade Stalin and discuss how to build a new world order, a world order without war. I hope Commissar Molotov will convey my greetings to Comrade Stalin.”

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"Comrade Molotov, what do you mean by Duan Xun?"

Molotov came to Duan Xun's place with a confused face, and after talking nonsense with Duan Xun for about 40 minutes, he left Duan Xun's place with a confused face.After returning to the Soviet embassy, ​​everyone was summoned immediately.

Molotov's memory was still strong.

I basically memorized everything I talked with Duan Xun for 40 minutes.After Molotov finished speaking, several people also looked confused.The Soviet Union is very anxious now. Where can I talk to Duan Xun about such empty things and world peace issues.

Now the Soviet Union only wants Duan Xun to say a word.

Should we go to war with the Soviet Union?

But Duan Xun made a lot of digressions, and even talked about some things about the war he fought in those years.But it just didn't talk about the Sino-Soviet negotiations.Molotov just relayed the situation at that time, let several people digest it, and asked, "What do you think?"

"I think it's a pretty good sign."

Everyone was thinking, and the first person to realize it was Nikolai Roshin, the assistant military attache of the Soviet Union in China.As soon as he spoke, everyone looked at him, because no one thought that Nikolai Roshin would be the fastest to react.Nicholas Roshin said calmly: "What Duan Xun said both inside and outside means that they are against colonization, aggression, and war. It seems that it has nothing to do with our negotiations, but it goes deeper Thinking about it, the meaning Duan Xun wants to express is very clear. China has no claim on our country's territory, China does not want to fight, and China opposes aggression. What China wants is the territory included in the 'Nerchinsk Treaty' they advocated before. Duan Xun made a very clear statement. Isn't this exactly the result we want?"

"Ah."

Molotov nodded slightly.

This assistant military officer with a very low position was able to react first, which really surprised Molotov and was also very pleasantly surprised.Regarding Duan Xun's words, Molotov did a lot of analysis, and it was indeed the same analysis as Nikolai Roshin.

Duan Xun expressed his thoughts in the simple dialogue.

Against colonization, against war, against aggression.

"But Comrade Molotov, what Duan Xun said was very cryptic, and there was no promise in his words."

"It's a matter of course."

Molotov didn't take it seriously.

Explained to several generals: "Now we are just in touch, and it is impossible for Duan Xun to give us a clear answer. The specific situation depends on our negotiation with China. But although Duan Xun did not give us a clear answer , but since Duan Xun is willing to meet me, then we will have specific negotiations with China, and we can conduct substantive negotiations. Comrade Blyuchel, Comrade Chuikov."

Both Blyukher and Chuikov looked up at Molotov.

Although Molotov is not a soldier, but when he came to China this time, Molotov was the general manager.Moreover, in terms of rankings within the Soviet Party, Molotov was also much higher than Blyuchel and Chuikov.Therefore, all actions in China must follow Molotov's opinion.

"Negotiations are difficult and easy, heavy and light. The core of our negotiations this time is to stabilize China. All negotiations are centered around this center. Our ultimate goal is to sign a peace agreement with China. At the same time, Buy some materials from China that can support the frontline war."

"At present, the easiest negotiation between us and China is the border negotiation. Because the last 'Sino-Soviet Boundary Treaty' actually had a very clear division of the border issue, but what was signed at that time was only a simple statement and did not become a real one. Terms. This time, all we have to do is to confirm again, and then speed up the demarcation of borders in some important areas. Therefore, I will personally talk to the other party about the border negotiations, and determine the border as soon as possible. This is the most effective way to appease China. "

"In addition to border negotiations, Moscow now urgently needs weapons and ammunition. So Comrade Blyuchel is in charge, and Comrade Chuikov assists Comrade Blyuchel. You must negotiate with China as soon as possible about the weapons and equipment seized by China last year. .As long as the negotiation is successful, these weapons will be packaged and sent to Moscow immediately. There are a large number of troops in Moscow, but the weapons and equipment cannot keep up. For the safety of Moscow, there is no need to worry too much about the price.”

"Yes."

Blucher nodded.

Although Molotov has a high position and authority, he is a layman in the military after all.But Blyuchel and Cuikov were people who fought half their lives on the battlefield.Although Blyuchel's command is stiff, he has not been able to adapt to the new tactics brought about by the new weapons of the new era.

But that doesn't mean there is no strategy at all.

Blueher has been paying attention to the Soviet-German battlefield.Blueher knew that once the Kiev campaign failed, the Moscow campaign would follow.Although Blyuchel is very sure about defending Moscow, especially after the Sino-Soviet War, there are about 60 troops in the Far East and Central Asia that were withdrawn to the Ural Military Region.It is not a problem to pull them over to defend Moscow and defend Moscow.

However, the Soviet army failed miserably in the Soviet-German War. Many troops retreating from the front line lost a lot of weapons and equipment.Although the Soviet Union's military industry is very developed, it is impossible to produce so many weapons and equipment for the troops in a short period of time.

If the weapons and equipment seized last year can be taken away from China, the strength of Moscow's forces can be greatly strengthened.

"Comrade Pan Youxin."

"Comrade Molotov."

"During this time, you have met with the US ambassador to China frequently. The US has passed the Lend-Lease Act. Your task is to ask the Americans to put the Soviet Union in the list of the Lend-Lease Act."

"Yes."

The Soviet army retreated steadily in the face of the German attack, and lost 150 million troops in more than a month.Moreover, there are still more than one million troops in a disadvantageous situation. If you don't pay attention to these million troops, they will be wiped out by Germany.

It really was a pretty amazing fiasco.

But don't look at the embarrassment of the Soviet Union on the battlefield, but in other respects the Soviet Union's response is still very fast.The first is the reserve army of the Soviet Union, which was formed very quickly.Of course, this is also related to the Sino-Soviet war.

The Soviet Union was defeated in the Sino-Soviet War, so the Soviet Union mobilized the whole country at that time, forming more than 100 divisions of recruits.However, it was not able to be used in the Sino-Soviet war.Now that the Soviet-German war has occurred, these newly formed reserve troops rushed to the battlefield with simple equipment.It is precisely because of these reserve troops that although the combat effectiveness of these troops is average, it has greatly alleviated the situation of excessive casualties in the early days of the Soviet-German War and the shortage of major generals in many places.

Then there's diplomacy.

As soon as the Soviet-German war broke out, the Soviet Union began to formulate a new foreign policy.The first is to ease the relationship with the United Kingdom. After all, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom now have a common enemy, so the Soviet Union began to form an alliance with the United Kingdom, hoping to jointly fight against Germany.

The second is to stabilize China.