Beiyang reactionaries

Li Jishen pointed to Istanbul, Turkey.

Dao: "The Black Sea Strait is the only channel connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is the dividing line connecting the two states of Asia and Europe. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The Soviet Union has been eyeing this place for many years, but it is precisely because this place is too big. Importantly, the world's powers are paying attention to this place, so it is not easy for any party to control it. Before the war, the Soviet Union had already forced Turkey to hand over the management of the Black Sea Strait to the Soviet Union, allowing the Soviet Union to get their dream port. But later the United Kingdom and the United States forced Turkey to renege on the contract signed with the Soviet Union. But the Soviet Union will never give up this place, because as long as it controls this place, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet can directly enter the Mediterranean."

"Currently Turkey is a neutral country, and has relations with both sides. It neither joins the Axis powers nor the Anti-Fascist Alliance. Instead, it benefits both sides. However, because Turkey's geographical location is too important, so the Axis powers and the Anti-Fascist alliance are also good. Whether it is the alliance or not, they are trying to win him over and prevent him from joining the other side. But it is precisely because Turkey vacillates from side to side and does not have a clear attitude, so it gives the Soviet Union a chance. If the Soviet Union is fast, the United Kingdom and the United States will react Before, it was not impossible to control the Black Sea Strait under the pretext of Turkey’s relationship with the Axis powers. Once the Black Sea Strait is controlled, the deterrence of the Soviet Union in the Mediterranean Sea will be greatly enhanced.”

"Of the three I mentioned, the three countries in the Baltic Sea are the least important. Norway and the Black Sea Strait are the most important. Once the Soviet Union can really control Norway or the Black Sea Strait, then the Soviet Union will really have access to the sea, and the influence of the Soviet Union will increase greatly. But similarly, once the Soviet Union controls Norway or the Black Sea Straits, the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom and the United States will quickly fall to a freezing point."

Li Jishen expressed his thoughts on the Soviet Union.

Strengthen the strength of the Soviet Union in Europe and make the interests of the Soviet Union in Europe more important, and the contradiction between the Soviet Union and Britain and the United States will be greater at that time.Because Europe has been the political, economic, and military center of the world for hundreds of years.Even though Europe began to decline because of the two world wars, the importance of Europe is self-evident.Whether it is the Soviet Union or Britain and the United States, they will not give up on Europe easily.Because whoever controls Europe becomes the hegemon of the world.Because of European reasons, when the interest disputes between the Soviet Union and Britain and the United States become more and more serious, the contradictions between China and the Soviet Union will be smaller.

This is a relative process.

It is not to say that if there are contradictions between the Soviet Union and Britain and the United States, then there will be no contradictions between China and the Soviet Union.Instead, the Soviet Union has to judge which of these contradictions is the main contradiction according to its own interests.

Although the Soviet Union is powerful, it is impossible to really fight on two fronts, especially when facing a big country like China and the United States.Therefore, the Soviet Union needs to judge a major contradiction, and then the main strength must be placed on the core interests.

Duan Xun thought for a while and said: "The three Nordic countries, the most the Soviet Union can do is to reorganize their governments and establish a pro-Soviet government. It is impossible to merge them into the Soviet Union. Vice Chairman Li is right. The three Nordic countries, especially Norway Facing the UK directly will have too much influence on the UK and directly threaten the interests of the UK. Therefore, it is impossible for the UK to watch the three Nordic countries fall into the hands of the Soviet Union, and will definitely do everything possible to stop it. Moreover, the UK and the US are currently using Iceland as a military base to fight against Germany The military, so they can always pay attention to the changes in the three Nordic countries. In addition, the relationship between the three Nordic countries and the Soviet Union is not very good in history. They just fought the Soviet-Finnish War a few years ago, and they will inevitably be boycotted by the three Nordic countries. Therefore, the Soviet Union wants It is not easy to win the three Nordic countries, just to make the three Nordic countries become the protectorate of the Soviet Union. It is even more difficult to merge the three Nordic countries into the Soviet Union. After all, the three Nordic countries are independent countries. "

"The three countries in the Baltic Sea were annexed by the Soviet Union before the war. Therefore, as long as this war is won, the Soviet Union is absolutely impossible to abandon these three countries and will definitely re-merge into the Soviet Union. The Soviet Army will flood into the three countries in the Baltic Sea. People can stop the Soviet Union. It is estimated that Britain and the United States will not say anything about this, or the United Kingdom and the United States have nothing to do."

"It's the Black Sea Strait. If you want to win it, you will be opposed by Britain and the United States, but it is a crucial place for the Soviet Union. If the Soviet Union gets the Black Sea Strait, then the Soviet Black Sea Fleet will be able to freely enter and exit the Mediterranean Sea. The influence of the Soviet Union directly reaches The Mediterranean Sea affects the countries around the Mediterranean Sea. This is also the place where the Soviet Union is most eyeing. However, if the Soviet Union wants to win the Black Sea Strait, the Soviet Union must first get Turkey, and it is best to get Greece. Then the Black Sea Strait will be completely included in the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union. Greece is It is possible, the current strength of the Communist Party in Greece is not small, as long as they support them, Greece will become the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union. It will not be too easy to deal with Turkey. How can I say that Turkey is a big country and has great ambitions to restore its glorious history? Moreover, after the outbreak of the war, Turkey swayed between the Axis and the Anti-Fascist Alliance. It took all the benefits and dealt with it very smartly. Therefore, as long as the world situation changes slightly, Turkey will inevitably fall to the Anti-Fascist Alliance, and In order to resist the threat of the Soviet Union, it will definitely fall to the British and American countries. As long as Turkey falls to the British and American countries, then they will protect Turkey and prevent the Soviet Union from taking the Black Sea Strait."

"So our task is to help the Soviet Union take over the Black Sea Strait. If the Soviet Union is capable of taking over the three Nordic countries, that would be even better. If it can't take over the Black Sea Strait, it is also very beneficial to the Soviet Union. Only the Soviet Union has strong power in Europe and its core interests Only in Europe can we compete with Britain and the United States in Europe and downplay the historical contradictions with our country. In the face of real interests, the so-called historical contradictions are just history.”

Duan Xun expressed his thoughts.

The Soviet Union was too powerful for China's interests.But at this time Duan Xun was thinking about how to help the Soviet Union become stronger, but this strength was limited to the strength of the Soviet Union in Europe.Only when the strength of the Soviet Union in Europe is getting stronger and stronger enough to threaten the interests of Britain and the United States, can it most echo China's interests.After Duan Xun's careful analysis, the Black Sea Strait is the most suitable for the Soviet Union, and it is what the Soviet Union is most likely to get.

"Chairman, how can we help the Soviet Union get the Black Sea Strait?"

Wang Jingwei frowned.

The Black Sea Strait is very important, and Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union are all eyeing it.The idea of ​​Britain and the United States is very simple, they want to win over Türkiye.As long as Turkey falls to Britain and the United States, even if the Black Sea Strait is not controlled by Britain and the United States, it can restrict the Soviet Union.

In contrast, the Soviet Union required direct control.

But China has no interests here, or China does not have the strength to intervene here.Let alone now, or even for a long time to come, it is impossible for China to have any direct core interests here.

Under such circumstances, how can China help the Soviet Union get the Black Sea Strait.

"When the war is about to end, of course we have to join the Anti-Fascist League. For the sake of the post-war situation, we can't always remain neutral. In the end, we must choose a side to join. Judging from the current situation, the Anti-Fascist League won There is no suspense. In other words, we also have to participate in the Anti-Fascist League. As long as we participate, then with our strength, we are eligible to participate in important meetings of the Anti-Fascist League. Of course, it is mainly the giants who are eligible to participate in the division of forces after the war At the meeting, China is qualified to sit on an equal footing with Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union in the anti-fascist alliance. Of course, the Soviet Union cannot resist the alliance of Britain and the United States. It is very difficult to control the Black Sea Strait. But if there is China's support, the Soviet Union may not have no chance to win the Black Sea Strait."

"Yes. The United Kingdom and the United States are in the same group. If the Soviet Union wants to get more benefits after the war, it can only cooperate with our country. At that time, our country can support the Soviet Union to get more benefits in Europe."

Dai Kan nodded.

I agree with Duan Xun's words very much.

Everyone has slowly adapted to China's current position in the world.China took advantage of the Second World War to greatly improve its status in the world.As long as China joins the anti-fascist alliance, it will definitely become an important member of the anti-fascist alliance.At that time, you can directly support the Soviet Union and let them get more benefits in Europe.

"So my idea is that we negotiate with the Soviet Union early and express our attitude, which can be regarded as releasing some goodwill in advance."

"Sure. The relationship between us and the Soviet Union really needs to be eased. The two sides are now negotiating, and we can unify the steps in the future."

Wang Jingwei echoed Duan Xun.

China and the Soviet Union have many disputes over territorial issues, and it is impossible to cooperate immediately.If you want to cooperate, you still need to discuss many issues.In fact, China and the Soviet Union will inevitably have a struggle in Central Asia in the future, but for now, this is not the most important issue.So the two countries can cooperate completely.

"My idea is to ask Minister Gu Weijun of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to go to Moscow in person and have a talk with the high-level Soviet Union."

729

On June 1942, 6, China successfully tested an atomic bomb, and the "Great Wall Project" was a complete success.

On June 1942, 6, the Supreme Committee heard reports from Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang.Then it was decided not to disband the "Great Wall Planning Committee", but to continue to expand the strength of the "Great Wall Planning Committee" and implement the second step of the "Great Wall Planning Committee".Next, China will test more atomic bombs, obtain more atomic bomb information, and collect more data.And overcome more technical difficulties, so that the power of the atomic bomb will continue to increase.Of course, in this process, more atomic bombs will also be produced.

Then the "missile project" was incorporated into the "Great Wall Project" and became part of the "Great Wall Project".Prepare for the next step of "combination of two bombs".Of course, the reason for expanding the strength of the "Great Wall Planning Committee" is because of the "Hydrogen Bomb Project".

It costs a lot of money.

In the second step of the "Great Wall Project", there are more projects to be completed, which are more expensive than the atomic bomb project.

Duan Xun had already communicated with Dai Kan and the others, and finally determined that the appropriation for the "Great Wall Project" in 1942 was 40 billion yuan.And the preliminary budget for 1943 has already begun, and about 50 billion yuan will be allocated to the "Great Wall Project" next year.Of course, how much it will cost will depend on the specific circumstances of the follow-up.

While deploying the next step of the "Great Wall Project", China's diplomacy does not dare to relax at all.

After the Battle of Myitkyina, Japan's power in Southeast Asia rose sharply.The small countries in Southeast Asia were trembling with fear, and no one dared to refuse Japan's request.In order to stabilize several countries that have joined the Chinese Federation, especially Thailand, which is powerful in Southeast Asia, China has decided to increase the strength of an infantry division, ten gunboats, and three aviation regiments in the Mekong River Basin.Then it gave Thailand the equipment of an artillery division and helped Thailand form a heavy artillery division.

After cooperating with China, Thailand's military strength has improved rapidly.

Up to now, Thailand has about 30 troops nationwide, and the weapons and equipment are also very good.At present, the establishment of the Thai army includes the First Army and the Second Army of the Thai Armored Army.The First Army is the main force here, with 400 tanks, including many heavy tanks, all supported by China.The second army integrated some tanks that Thailand had before, and the number of tanks was about 100.

There are also three artillery divisions, including a heavy artillery division.

And Thailand also has two air divisions.

The strength of Thailand can already be called a regional bully.Of course, these are weapons and equipment purchased from China with loans from Thailand after the cooperation between Thailand and China.With Thailand's current military power, even Japan is unwilling to offend casually.

Duan Xun's approach is very simple.

While strengthening the strength of the Chinese military in the Mekong River Basin, it also strengthens the military strength of Thailand and Myanmar so that they can defend themselves.Only in this way can Japan's expansion be resisted.Japan's Battle of Myitkyina really frightened these small Southeast Asian countries.China must give them more confidence.Only by giving them enough confidence, they will not fall completely to Japan.

The current Chinese Federation has just begun, and it is impossible for them to completely fall to China.Only when China shows enough strength and gives them enough support, can they fully become China's allies.

In addition to Southeast Asia, negotiations between Wang Jingwei and Stilwell continued.As the negotiations continued, the requirements of both parties became more and more clear.What Roosevelt said was relatively general, but when Wang Jingwei and Stilwell started negotiations, they were no longer general.Instead, start to actually negotiate.

The two sides began to talk about the specific content.

Stilwell began to put forward the request of the United States. The request of the United States was that China and the Axis powers cut off all relations and all trade.However, Wang Jingwei disagreed. Wang Jingwei believed that legitimate trade should not be interfered with.

Of course, the United States will not ask China to cut off all relations with the Axis powers, because they know that China will not agree, and this kind of thing cannot be done overnight.The bottom line for the United States is to end China's arms trade with Japan, mainly naval trade.The reason why the Japanese navy can be so strong is because China keeps selling various warships to Japan.Without China's support, the Japanese navy would have suffered heavy casualties in the Pacific Ocean.Japan alone can't make up for it.But with China, the losses of the Japanese navy can be replenished in a short period of time.

This is something the United States cannot tolerate.

Because of the strength of the Japanese navy, the United States suffered more and more casualties in the Pacific Ocean.The U.S. Pacific Fleet has been wiped out by Japan time and time again, and the casualties of the U.S. military have also skyrocketed.But that's the way it is in negotiations, asking for a lot of money and paying back the money on the spot.The United States proposed to sever all relations between China and the Axis powers, and the ultimate goal was to trade warships between China and Japan.

Of course, Wang Jingwei also began to put forward China's conditions.

Wang Jingwei directly stated that at the longitude of Pearl Harbor, the east of the Pacific Ocean belongs to the jurisdiction of the United States, and the west of the Pacific Ocean belongs to the jurisdiction of Asia.This is also a sky-high asking price.If this is true, the entire Pacific Ocean will be directly divided in half.In fact, how can China have so much strength with the United States.

The negotiations between China and the United States are secret talks, but they are actually a division of interests.However, the two sides are only in preliminary contact, and if they really want to reach an agreement, they need to send a higher-level boss from the United States.

However, the negotiations between the two sides still had a good start and process.

As long as the two sides reach certain goals, China and the United States can hold higher-level meetings and negotiate more clearly.

Of course, for China, the Soviet Union is an even more important country, after all, the two sides are neighboring countries.The Supreme Council even met for several days on the Soviet Union.After the meeting, on June 1942, 6, the last day of June, Foreign Minister Gu Weijun visited Moscow secretly.Prepare to hold secret talks with the Soviet Union to ease the relationship between the two parties and exchange interests.