Age of Conquest Reborn

Tang Qiuli ordered the troops of the Independent Division in the Far East. The tactics adopted caused great trouble to the Soviet troops on the two fronts who came back to assist Zhukov. They had to be wary of the independent division troops behind them, and also had to attack them in the shortest possible time.

, broke through the Japanese blockade and rushed to the Far East battlefield. Therefore, the Soviet reinforcements, which seemed to have more than two million troops, should be on the attack line of the Japanese blockade. The strength was only more than one million people. This gap with the Japanese army's strength was,

It's not very big.

Faced with this situation, General Kilganin, the commander of the Soviet Union's Trans-Hinggan Mountains Front, and General Gregaliev, the commander of the Baikal Front, were at their wits' end. They would never dare to divide their forces into two and attack the Japanese troops and the Japanese at the same time.

The independent division troops had no choice but to report the situation to the Soviet high command.

After Stalin read the telegram, he was helpless. He had already set the tone for negotiations with Tang Qiuli. He must not have any form of conflict with the independent division troops. The Japanese alone were enough to give him a headache. This

At this time, it would undoubtedly be unwise to provoke a strong enemy, and Molotov, who was responsible for negotiating with Tang Qiuli, did not fly to Cullen as originally planned.

The only reason is that the negotiator sent by China is not Tang Qiuli himself. In the view of Molotov, who is good at this, it is undoubtedly a bad signal. It has to do with whether the status is equal and whether it will be given to him.

Face has nothing to do with it, it’s time now, what’s the point of having to worry about face?

Molotov's interpretation is that Tang Qiuli did not want to negotiate with the Soviet Union. Perhaps the cunning Chinese believed that both the Far East battlefield and the Outer Mongolia battlefield would be beneficial to Tang Qiuli at this time. The Japanese army violently attacked the Far East Front and returned reinforcements.

The troops were blocked hundreds of kilometers away from the battlefield. Vasilevskiy's Outer Mongolia Front was still struggling to get closer to the Ural Mountains and Tangnu Mountains.

However, the Independent Division troops were in hot pursuit. Vasilevskiy had to use a considerable part of his troops to deal with the pursuit of the Independent Division troops. Standing in front of the Outer Mongolia Front were the elite troops of the Independent Division of more than twenty divisions.

If Tang Qiuli did not negotiate, Vasilevsky's troops would not be able to cross the Ural Mountains and Tangnu Mountains within a few months. Can Moscow afford to wait? Will the Germans give the Soviet Union time?

Therefore, Molotov responded to Stalin's question: "Comrade Stalin, it can be seen from the negotiators sent by Tang Qiuli that this Chinese has no interest in negotiations at all. At this time, we

If we strongly demand negotiation, we will be in a more passive position. The Chinese have a saying that 'rushing is not buying and selling!' It means that if we are too strong, our opponent will take the initiative!"

Stalin deeply agreed. Molotov continued: "The Chinese must think that he will get more from the battlefield than from the negotiation table, unless the conditions we give exceed his expectations. The key is

Yes, we don’t want to pay extra!”

"Then just wait and see!" Stalin and Molotov agreed. Sometimes, the right opportunity for negotiation is also a way to take the initiative. For example, the two units returning to the Far East Front can negotiate as quickly as possible.

With speed, they broke the Japanese encirclement. Then, they returned to Europe together. Tang Qiuli did not have that much strength and kept the troops of the four Soviet front armies in the east.

Although such a strategy was set, both Stalin and Molotov were on pins and needles, unable to sleep or eat well. The German offensive on the battlefield was as fierce as ever. After the troops of the Moscow Military Region came forward, although the huge

This relieved the pressure on the German army, but Stalin was not sure how long it could last, and neither was the Chief of General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov.

The Soviet army suffered huge casualties while resisting the German attack on the front line, rapidly consuming the Soviet Union's war potential. The Soviet-German front line was a huge black hole devouring lives. Thousands of Soviet youths, after short-term training, were

He picked up his weapon, walked onto the battlefield, and then became one of the countless corpses.

The four elite front troops in the east became Stalin's only support and trump card. He expected that a miracle would happen, so that the Soviet Union could withstand the German attack on the capital Moscow without having to give up the Chinese Tang Qiuli.

, ceded more than one million square kilometers of land.

On May 25, after a brief adjustment and deployment, the Japanese troops on the Far East battlefield launched a violent attack on the second-line positions of the Soviet Far Eastern Front from six directions. The Soviet Far Eastern Front relied on fortifications and carried out tenacious resistance.

, a total of more than two million soldiers from both sides were killed on the battlefield in the Far East. Corpses were everywhere, and blood flowed into rivers. By May 27, the Soviet second line of defense was broken through by the Japanese in many places.

Immediately, General Zhukov, commander of the Soviet Far East Front, took out all the troops in his hand, launched a desperate counterattack, and regained most of the positions. However, the Japanese army firmly occupied several major breakthroughs with its superior strength. The Soviet army

No longer capable of keeping the Japanese troops out of the defense lines, Zhukov reported the dangerous situation faced by the Far East Front to the Soviet high command for the first time.

While the Far East battlefield was being fought with blood and flesh, the Soviet Union's Xing'anling Front Army and Lake Baikal Front troops launched a ferocious attack on the Japanese blocking line. The intensity of the battle was no less than that of the Far East battlefield, because the strength advantage was not great.

After several consecutive days of offensive, the Soviet army failed to break through the Japanese blocking line. Although there were various factors involved, the decisive factor was that the Soviet army did not dare to devote all its forces to the attack.

Behind them, there are hundreds of thousands of independent division troops hanging there. If they want to launch an attack, they will be able to exchange fire with the Soviet rear guards in five or six hours. Behind them is a tiger, whether it is the commander of the Outer Khingan Mountains Front Army.

Neither General Kilganin nor General Gregaliev, the commander of the Baikal Front, dared to devote all their forces to the attack on the Japanese army.

Stalin was extremely annoyed that he had been unable to break through the Japanese blockade. Zhukov's emergency telegram only added fuel to the fire. Stalin was so anxious that he was almost fuming. In addition to strict orders, General Kilganin, commander of the Xing'an Mountain Front Army, and the Baikal Front Army

The commander, General Gregariff, wanted to break through the Japanese blockade within three days at any cost. At the same time, he severely criticized the Baikal Front for its slow actions. The commander of the front, General Gregariff, was warned and punished by the party.

once.

On May 29, the miracle that Stalin expected did not appear. The attacks of the Outer Khingan Range Army and the Baikal Front Army failed to break through the Japanese blockade. On the contrary, the troops of the Far East Front were forced to abandon their second position.

, the troops shrank to the last line of defense, and the maneuvering space on the battlefield was almost reduced by the Japanese army. The Far East Front truly reached a desperate situation.

At dusk on May 29th, the breath of spring filled the streets of Moscow, but the people on the street seemed no longer as happy about the spring in Moscow as in previous years. The clouds of war gradually shrouded the sky, and the spring wind in Moscow was full of excitement.

With a strong smell of gunpowder smoke, the Germans have already reached a place not far from Moscow. Maybe, when you wake up tomorrow morning, the Germans will have appeared under the city of Moscow. Who is still in the mood to enjoy the spring scenery on both sides of the street?

A car quickly drove out of the west gate of the Kremlin, passed through the streets of Moscow, and sped towards the airport in the west of the city. An hour later, a plane flew into the dusk sky against the sunset in Moscow.

Soon, it disappeared into the southeastern sky.

After calling back the Soviet Embassy in China, Tang Qiuli and Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe dedicated a whole day to research and formulate the basic strategies and bottom lines for negotiations with the Soviet Union. As for Zhao Yuhe's questions

"Why don't you, division commander, talk to the Soviet negotiators in person?"

Tang Qiuli replied: "Yu He, negotiation is an art, but also a skill. You come forward first and feel the Soviets' trump cards. I will also observe from the side. In addition, there is another point, which is to tell the Soviets that we are against

What kind of negotiation is it? There is little interest in it, and it is a dispensable matter. This is a strategy."

"That Molotov is a veteran diplomat with rich negotiation experience. I have dealt with him several times. He is a veteran and is good at bargaining. At the beginning, I ignored him and squeezed out his words.

There is no need to worry about the moisture, we are not in a hurry anyway, Yu He, you can also be considered a exercise!"

After listening to the teacher's speech, Zhao Yuhe excitedly geared up and waited for Molotov to come to Kulun. However, after waiting for two days, there was no sign of him, and the Soviet Embassy in China gave no explanation.

Zhao Yuhe, who was eager to try, was a little frustrated.

Zhao Yuhe came to Tang Qiuli's office and asked: "Sir, what's going on with that Soviet guy? Is he coming? Can you give him a happy word?"

Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Yuhe, this is also one of the negotiation strategies. Molotov is telling us that the Soviet Union is not in a hurry to negotiate, so that we can give up the idea of ​​killing them. In fact, Stalin is in a hurry now."

I'm so angry that I'm just pretending to be calm!"

Zhao Yuhe suddenly realized and said: "That's right - Commander, on the Far East battlefield, the defensive circles of the Soviet Far East Army were broken through by the Japanese army one after another, and the rescue troops were blocked hundreds of kilometers away from the battlefield. Deputy Commander Liu's

The troops were hanging so close together that the Soviets could not judge our intentions at all, and they allocated part of their troops to defend us. It would be a lie if they were not in a hurry."

Tang Qiuli smiled and said, "Yuhe, in less than two days, that Molotov will definitely come! The sound of cannons is more convincing than any words. Yuhe, you have all the rights to this negotiation."

With the advantage of the home field and the assistance of the Japanese, I think you can cook that Molotov to death without me having to step in!"

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