Beiyang reactionaries

"Our General Staff thinks so too."

Xu Yongchang spoke.

Said: "Although the current German army is still very strong, from the perspective of the overall strategy of the Soviet-German war, the Soviet Union has already stabilized. As long as the Soviet Union persists, the victory of this war must belong to the Soviet Union."

That is why the Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point.

Things have changed a lot.

After the Battle of Stalingrad, although the Soviet Union suffered a defeat in the Battle of Kharkov, everyone didn't think it was a big deal.Because the Soviet Union has survived the most difficult time.The Soviet army suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Kharkov, but compared with the entire Soviet-German war, these casualties are nothing.Manstein's talent cannot save the overall situation.

"We have to consider some issues after the war."

Duan Xun said slowly: "There are many grievances and grievances between us and the Soviet Union. Since the Opium War, there have been many contradictions between our two countries. Russia has been expanding its influence in the Far East, instigating the independence of Xinjiang and Outer Mongolia in our country, and annexing a large number of our country. Land. Similarly, when the Soviet Union was deeply involved in the war this time, we could be regarded as "taking advantage of the fire". Neither Stalin nor the Soviet Union would be reconciled. There were many conflicts between China and the Soviet Union, and Stalin would never be able to swallow this breath. If not Give him a channel to vent his anger. In the future, there will be tit-for-tat confrontation between us and the Soviet Union in the north, and many bad things will inevitably happen. Long-term confrontation with a big country like the Soviet Union and the deployment of millions of troops on the border to confront each other will not be good for our country. It will seriously affect the future development of our country."

"Yes. The Russian nation is not a nation that is good at disguising and swallowing. If they hadn't been deeply involved in the Soviet-German war this time, they would never have easily given up so many places in the Far East. But once they withdraw from the Soviet-German war , will think of this. At that time, they will definitely think of this matter."

Dai Kan nodded.

Everyone has this concern.

The USSR was not a small country.Just like Laos, even if you have a unified country, so what.With the support of China, Laos was split into three countries.

And the Republic of Indonesia.

Well the Republic of Indonesia, torn apart by China and Japan.In the current Indonesian Republic, except for Guawa Island, all other islands are occupied by people.Even Guawa Island, which is controlled by the Republic of Indonesia, has actual power in the hands of the Japanese.What can you say about the Republic of Indonesia.

But the Soviet Union was different.

It can be seen from this war that the Soviet Union is a top industrial power, and what is even more powerful is that its mobilization ability is very powerful.In the event of a territorial issue with such a big country, no one will benefit from a prolonged confrontation.

"Chairman, from the perspective of the interests of the Soviet Union, the Far East was indeed very important before. But the current situation is that the Soviet Union has become a very embarrassing situation in the Far East, and it has even become a tasteless situation. More importantly, our country The place currently occupied directly threatens the Soviet Union in the Far East. In particular, the Tannu Urian Sea controlled by us is inserted into the Soviet Far East like a dagger. If necessary, it can completely cut off the Soviet Far East and Novosibirsk. Contact. Coupled with the sparse population of the Far East, the status of the Far East in the Soviet Union will decline rapidly. Compared with the Balkhash Lake we control in Xinjiang, which directly threatens the Central Asian region, it will make the Soviet Union pay attention. If we cannot solve these problems, the future Our confrontation with the Soviet Union in the North was inevitable."

Wang Jingwei echoed Duan Xun's words.

If the problem with the Soviet Union cannot be resolved, the future relationship between China and the Soviet Union will inevitably not be very good.China is not very worried about Britain and the United States, because the United Kingdom and the United States are too far away from China.But the Soviet Union is different, and China is directly bordering.This is the most immediate threat.

"That's it."

Duan Xun nodded and said, "So we have to let the Soviet Union vent and divert their attention away from us."

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"So we have to get the Soviets out and take their attention away from us."

Duan Xun asked people to spread out the map, and said: "Russia started hundreds of years ago, and its biggest wish was to find a better outlet to the sea. For this purpose, the Soviet Union expanded its power in the Indian Ocean on the one hand, and on the other hand they have been developing in the Far East. Now we have controlled all their sea outlets in the Far East, making the Soviet Union completely lose the possibility of having sea outlets in the Far East. If there is only one place in the Soviet Far East, it is the Chukotka Autonomous Region that has an outlet to the Arctic Ocean. But this The place is too cold, and it is frozen and unnavigable for a lot of time. Not only the Chukotka Autonomous Region, but most of the coastline of the Soviet Union is like this. Not only lack of deep-water ports, but also the places they face are very cold, Seas that are sealed off all year round. Without icebreakers, these ports are basically useless ports.”

Russia has been expanding.

But they are indeed a little aggrieved.As a big country across the Eurasian continent, Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of area.But even for such a big country, it has never been able to find a better outlet to the sea.Some so-called ice-free ports in the Soviet Union, although the ports will not freeze, but the sea they face will freeze.Ships need to sail while deicing.

So Russia has been looking for a good port for hundreds of years.A port that can truly become a military port has not been found yet.Originally, Vladivostok, South Sakhalin Island, and the South Kuril Islands could find some ports.But these places are too far away from the core area of ​​the Soviet Union, and the effect is not as great as imagined.

"What does the Generalissimo mean to give the Soviet Union access to the sea in Europe?"

Dai Kan raised his head and asked Duan Xun.

Dai Kan and the others have all dealt with major issues. When Duan Xun mentioned the Soviet Union's estuary to the sea, Dai Kan immediately guessed it.Now that the Soviet Union has lost the opportunity to go to the sea in the Far East, the only way to find the sea is to go to Europe.And only when the Soviet Union has more and more interests in Europe can it ease its relationship with China.

"Correct."

Duan Xun nodded.

Said: "Although the three countries of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union are now the iron triangle of the anti-fascist alliance, they rely on them to fight against the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan. But they are only temporary allies. It is impossible for Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union to truly become allies. Because The most fundamental thing between them is conflict, and their ideologies are completely incompatible. Don’t look at the Soviet Union disbanding the Communist International, but because of the current war, it was a last resort. After the Soviet Union recovers, they will continue to promote the world communism In this war, a large number of guerrillas appeared in various European countries, most of which were led by the local Communist Party. Once the Soviet Union wins this war and defeats Germany, these Communist Party organizations will take advantage of the victory of the Soviet Union to gain their own country That is to say, at that time, the whole of Europe will be affected by the Soviet communist movement. The Soviet Union will inevitably use these European Communist parties to expand their power in Europe. This will directly affect the interests of Britain and the United States in Europe. Therefore, after the war For the sake of Europe, Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union will definitely have great conflicts."

"Of course, contradictions are not absolute. They can be completely transferred. The main contradiction and the secondary contradiction can be changed as the external environment and internal environment change. If the contradiction between us and the Soviet Union is greater than the contradiction between the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom and the United States , then the United Kingdom and the United States may support the confrontation between the Soviet Union and my country. The post-war world structure depends on what the main contradictions in various regions of the world are. Therefore, what we have to do is to make the contradiction between the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom and the United States far greater than ours. Conflicts with the Soviet Union. Only when the conflicts between Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union are so great that they directly threaten their core interests, only then will the Soviet Union give up or ease the conflicts with our country."

"How can the contradiction between the Soviet Union and Britain and the United States be greater than the contradiction between us and the Soviet Union? The best way is to let the Soviet Union understand that Europe is the core of their interests. The core interests of the Soviet Union are in Europe, and the interests of the Far East are secondary. location. Only in this way, we and the Soviet Union will not confront each other in the Far East."

Duan Xun thought about this for a long time.

Soviet Union?

is a behemoth.

The Soviet Union suffered such heavy losses in this war, with more than 3000 million military and civilian casualties alone.Moreover, the places in the former Soviet Union occupied by the German army are currently suffering casualties every day.It can be said that for the Soviet Union, which had only 1.7 million people before the war and only [-] million people in the current controlled area, such a large-scale casualty was really traumatic and vital.Not to mention that because of the war, the birth rate in the Soviet Union also dropped sharply.

And the most brutal war between the USSR and Germany has not yet begun.

Germany still has about 600 million troops in the Soviet Union. When the Soviet Union wants to deal with so many German troops, the casualties of its own troops will not be less than those of the Germans, and it should be said that they will exceed the Germans.When the Soviet Union counterattacked Germany in the future, it attacked all the way to Germany, and the casualties would accompany the Soviet army all the way.

In this calculation, the Soviet Union would have to pay at least 1000 million casualties if it wanted to end the war.

This war can be said to have wiped out a generation of young people in the Soviet Union.But even if the Soviet Union suffered so many casualties, Duan Xun still would not underestimate the Soviet Union.The Soviet Union received a large amount of British and American support, including purchasing a large amount of materials from China.Not to mention anything else, at present, the Soviet Union has received more than 30 trucks from the three countries of Britain, the United States and China, and it is still receiving them.

But in fact, these materials in Britain and the United States are just a drop in the bucket compared to the materials needed for the Soviet-German war, and they are just helping the Soviet Union when the Soviet Union is most difficult.In fact, for the entire war, the industrial products produced by the Soviet Union were the mainstream.How many planes, tanks, and artillery were produced by the Soviet Union for this war.

The heavy industry of the Soviet Union was really powerful.

Even if the Soviet Union is seriously injured, the Soviet Union is still a big country with a population of hundreds of millions.In such a country, Duan Xun really doesn't want to confront it for a long time.This is not good for the development of northern China, nor is it good for China's future grand strategy.Therefore, Duan Xun wants to establish a new opponent for the Soviet Union, so that he will stop focusing on the Far East and focus on China.

"Making Europe a core interest of the Soviet Union?"

Li Jishen pointed to the map and said: "Actually, Europe is where the Soviet Union's core interests are located. The industrial cities of the Soviet Union are all in Europe, and the main population of the Soviet Union is also in Europe. The population of the Far East is very small, and the Soviet Union originally wanted to develop the Far East. Just like Komsomolsk, it is the best symbolic city for the Soviet Union to develop the Far East. But now the development value of the Far East has been far reduced, so Europe’s position in the Soviet strategy is even better. However, if you want to make Europe a more important city for the Soviet Union important core interests, then I think there are three directions that are the most important.”

"First, Sweden, Norway, and Finland are the Nordic countries. The Soviet Union has been pursuing access to the sea. If the Soviet Union controls Norway, Finland, and Sweden, the Nordic countries, then they have plenty of access to the sea. Especially Norway, this It will play a huge role in solving the Soviet Union's sea estuary. Even once it controls this place, the Soviet Union can even directly deter Britain and monitor its every move. If not, the Soviet Union would not have fought Finland before the outbreak of the Soviet-German War A battle. Now Norway and Finland have joined the Axis Powers and are fighting with Germany. If the Soviet Union wins in the future, it is normal to send troops into Northern Europe.”

Li Jishen pointed to Norway.

Norway is not a very good place, and its strategic location can only be said to be so-so.But for the Soviet Union, Norway has become very important.Because the Soviet Union has been pursuing a better outlet to the sea, it is clear that Norway can fully meet the needs of the Soviet Union.

If there is Norway, the Soviet Union will have an outlet to the Atlantic Ocean, and it can also directly deter Britain.

"However, the Nordic countries are all independent countries after all. Now the world war is chaotic, so there are many attacks among countries. But if at the end of the war, the Soviet Union wants to take advantage of the trend to include Nordic countries into its own countries, or its own sphere of influence will be It won’t be that easy. First of all, there was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland before the war. They were very defensive and disliked the Soviet Union. The Nordic countries are definitely not willing to be controlled by the Soviet Union. I am willing to expand the power of the Soviet Union too quickly. Norway, in particular, directly affects the interests of the United Kingdom. I think the United Kingdom and the United States will definitely not agree with the Soviet Union to take over Northern Europe. The Soviet Union suffered so much casualties in this victory, no matter how powerful they are, it is impossible to fight with the Soviet Union. The United Kingdom and the United States turned against each other directly. Therefore, if the Soviet Union wants to occupy the Nordic region, it will inevitably face a lot of resistance."

"In addition to Northern Europe, the second is the three Baltic countries Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia. These three countries in the Baltic Sea are geographically very good, and they are just on the way of the Soviet Union's southward expansion. Controlling the three countries in the Baltic Sea, the Soviet Union can produce enough for the Baltic Sea It also has great strategic value for them to control the three Nordic countries. Before the war, the Soviet Union had already annexed these three countries in the Baltic Sea by various methods. I think that after the war, the Soviet Union will definitely take back the three countries in the Baltic Sea. country. This should be relatively easy. After all, these three countries had already joined the Soviet Union before the war. Moreover, it is not so easy for the British and American countries to oppose it. Because these countries border the Soviet Union on land. As long as the Soviet Army swarms entry, Britain and the United States want to oppose it too late."

Duan Xun nodded slightly.

Li Jishen was born as a general, and he has very unique insights in judging these matters.Li Jishen can judge the Soviet Union's strategy and the next move of the Soviet Union just by looking at the previous actions of the Soviet Union.

The three Nordic countries and the three Baltic countries are the most desired by the Soviet Union.

Li Ji paused for a moment, and after everyone digested his words, he continued: "The third is the Black Sea Strait."

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"The third is the Black Sea Strait (Turkish Strait)."