Predator Reborn

Chapter 522 Negotiating terms with Stalin

Similarly, in Moscow, the Soviet Union, Stalin, the current General Secretary of the Soviet Union, was sitting in his large office chair. While smoking a cigarette from his favorite pipe, he looked at the stack of documents that had just been delivered to him on his desk.

At the same time, a pair of eyes also glanced at the huge military map hanging on the wall directly opposite the desk from time to time, thinking about the increasingly bad situation facing the Soviet Union in Europe and the Far East at this moment...

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"Bang bang bang..." At this moment, a rapid knock on the door reached Stalin's ears. Hearing the knock on the door that disturbed his thinking, Stalin couldn't help but frowned, with a look of displeasure on his face.

He opened his mouth and said: "Come in..."

"General Secretary, this is a telegram just sent from the Far East...a telegram personally sent to you by General Zhukov, Commander-in-Chief of the Far East..." Pushing open the door of Stalin's office, he saw a man sitting behind his desk with a look of dismay on his face.

Stalin was delighted. A staff officer on duty walked into the office and said quickly, fearing that his every move would annoy the general secretary in front of him.

"The telegram sent from the Far East, could it be that the Japanese Kwantung Army entrenched in the three eastern provinces of China is getting ready to move again..." Upon hearing the telegram personally sent by Marshal Zhukov of the Far East, Stalin immediately frowned and said to himself

He asked rhetorically. At the same time, he quickly took the telegram handed over by the staff and began to read it carefully...

However, as the contents of the entire telegram were quickly browsed by Stalin, the stubborn old man unexpectedly did not react at all, but slowly fell into deep thought... because the contents of the telegram were shockingly obvious.

Introducing a military parade held by the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan this time. At the same time, Commander Zhukov of the Far East also elaborated on his thoughts on the current situation in China based on this military parade, hoping that the Soviet government, that is, Stalin sitting here, can change its attitude towards

China's attitude.

"It seems that we have underestimated the CCP's Mao Zedong. The CCP's armed forces of less than 50,000 people have developed into an elite army of one million in just a few years.

The second largest armed force in the world, I can’t believe how they did it..." Stalin said to himself...

While speaking, Stalin left his seat and came to a huge military map. And his eyes looked directly at the Far East region bordering China...Looking at the map, nearly one million Japanese soldiers in China's three eastern provinces were ready to move.

Kwantung Army troops, Stalin shook his head helplessly...

"At present, the strength of our Soviet Red Army in the entire Far East is less than 500,000. If the Japanese Kwantung Army suddenly advances westward, with 500,000 Soviet Red Army spread widely and with a defense front of several hundred kilometers, it will absolutely stop them.

The Japanese Kwantung Army cannot stop the march... At this time, the situation in Europe is getting worse and worse, and it is absolutely impossible to deploy excess troops to support the Far East. However, if the Eighth Route Army led by the Chinese Communist Party is allowed to advance northward and march into the three northeastern provinces, the Japanese army

The Kwantung Army's rear area was in chaos. Then, the Japanese Kwantung Army would not have enough energy to advance westward. And our Far East region would become safer because of this... Marshal Zhukov is truly a hero of our Soviet Union.

The suggestion is really great..." Looking at the military map in front of him and the telegram in his hand, Stalin said with a look of surprise after a few minutes of analysis...

"General Secretary, if we can really get the Eighth Route Army of the Communist Party of China to send troops to the Northeast, then our Far East will really have no worries..." the staff officer standing behind Stalin said quickly...

"Call Chief of Staff Marshal Roshilov to my office right away. There are important things to discuss, so hurry up..." Hearing the words of the staff behind him, the confident Stalin became even more convinced of what he was thinking, and faced behind him

The staff officer loudly ordered...

"Comrade Stalin, did you call me here for something important? Could it be that the Japanese Kwantung Army in the Far East, located in the three eastern provinces of China, is ready to move again..." In less than a few minutes, Red Army Chief of General Staff Roshilov

The marshal hurried into the office and asked Stalin, who was silent at this moment...

"It's not that the Japanese Kwantung Army has moved, but that the Eighth Route Army led by the Chinese Communist Party has moved. This is a telegram just sent to me by Marshal Zhukov of the Far East. Our little brother, after several years of development, the army

The number has actually grown to nearly one million people. Just two days ago, our little brother, the CCP, actually held a grand military parade in Taiyuan, Shanxi. According to the latest news sent back by our Soviet military attaché in China,

, the nearly one million elite troops currently led by the Chinese Communist Party, due to their continuous battles with the Japanese army, their combat effectiveness is no less than that of any warlord force in China..." As he spoke, Stalin had already handed the telegram in his hand to the chief of staff in front of him.

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"What, how is it possible? According to what I learned from the Comintern, when the CCP sent troops to resist Japan, its total strength was less than 50,000, and it was still heavily surrounded by Japanese troops. There was a danger of the entire army being destroyed at any time.

In just a few years, tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army troops have not been wiped out, but have grown and become the second largest military force in China..." Marshal Roshilov asked in disbelief after reading the telegram in his hand.

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"Comrade Roshilov, I have the same idea as you. Otherwise, during China's several years of war of resistance, we would not have given all military supplies to the Chinese National Government, but only gave some to the CCP which had no effect.

Books. However, now that things have happened, to use Comrade Zhukov’s words, we must have the courage to accept our mistakes and change our established strategy towards China...” Stalin, who has always been stubborn, may have had a negative impact on him because of Zhukov’s decision.

, for the entire Far East of the Soviet Union, it was too tempting, and he admitted his mistake without any hesitation...

"Comrade Stalin, I fully support your idea to change our current attitude towards the Chinese government. As Marshal Zhukov said, if the Eighth Route Army led by the Chinese Communist Party can be encouraged to send troops to the three northeastern provinces, then Japan will have millions of Guandong hoarded in the three northeastern provinces.

If our military forces do not have enough experience to march westward and invade our country’s fertile Siberian region, this is a suggestion that is of great benefit to us in the Soviet Union, but without any harm..." Roshilov

The marshal replied.

"Comrade Roshilov, you are indeed the Chief of General Staff of our Red Army. You understand Marshal Zhukov's strategic intentions at a glance. However, our little brother, as a member of our Communist International, after several years of resistance war,

As the big brother, we have not given them any substantial support. Now we suddenly order them to attack the three northeastern provinces. I am worried... You must know that the leader of the CCP at this moment is Mao Zedong, not the Communist International who has always been the leader.

Wang Ming and others are obedient..." Stalin glanced at Taiyuan, Shanxi Province on the map and said with a worried look on his face...

"Yes, since Wang Ming and others were squeezed out of the leadership position by Mao Zedong, the CCP has almost separated from the Communist International. It has also followed the orders issued by the Communist International and has never been implemented seriously. Now the CCP has another

With nearly one million elite troops, coupled with the fact that we have been deploying a large amount of military supplies and unconditional support over the past few years, the National Government has a blood feud with the CCP. I am worried that they no longer take the Communist International into consideration." Roshilov

Marshal said.

"No, even if they don't take the Comintern seriously, there is one thing that can drive the Chinese Communist Party to send out elite troops to attack the three eastern provinces and establish a base in the three eastern provinces, which is the rear area of ​​the Japanese Kwantung Army..." Stalin

There was a hint of sharpness in his eyes, and he said with confidence.

"Comrade Stalin, what can make this stubborn Mao Zedong listen to our advice and send their most valuable soldiers to march into the three eastern provinces and penetrate deep into the rear of the Japanese Kwantung Army. You must know that if such a military operation fails to succeed, the CCP will send out

The entire army will probably be destroyed..." Facing Stalin, who was very interested at this moment, Marshal Roshilov quickly asked.

"Interests... As long as we pay a large enough price to the CCP, I think the CCP will not disagree. Comrade Roshilov, although the Eighth Route Army now has nearly one million elite troops, it also has the entire North China region as their

Base area. However, they lack one thing, which is a large number of weapons and ammunition needed by the troops... I believe that as long as we can support the CCP with a sufficient number of weapons and ammunition, Mao Zedong will definitely agree to our request..." Stalin said with confidence

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"Comrade Stalin, your idea is really great. I believe that as long as we support them with a batch of weapons and ammunition, the Chinese Communist Party, which lacks weapons and equipment, will definitely agree to our request... What's more important is that in order to counter the possible emergence of the Japanese Kwantung Army

Moving westward, we have accumulated a large amount of weapons and equipment in the Far East. Even if we provide the CCP with equipment to equip a hundred thousand troops, there will be no problem..." Marshal Roshilov said with excitement.

"Since Comrade Roshilov agrees with my idea, we will immediately send a telegram to Marshal Zhukov in the Far East, asking them to contact Mao Zedong of the Communist Party of China immediately to convey our ideas. We hope that Mao Zedong of the Communist Party of China can send the most elite of the Eighth Route Army.

Troops, send troops to the Northeast, fight side by side with hundreds of thousands of Soviet Red Army troops in the Far East, constantly consuming nearly one million troops of the Japanese Kwantung Army..." Stalin turned around and ordered, without any disengagement.

At this moment, far away in Taiyuan, the Central Military Commission, Chairman Mao, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief and Liu Hua were gathering in the small conference room of the headquarters, sharing the good news from the United States. I had no idea,

Stalin, who was far away in Moscow, also began to be jealous of the nearly one million troops in their hands...

Just when a few people were discussing how to cooperate with the United States in the future battles around the telegram sent by Roosevelt to obtain more military assistance to develop and strengthen themselves. Chief of General Staff of the Central Military Commission

Ye Jianying took a telegram and walked into the conference room with a serious face. She reported in a low voice: "Chairman, fellow leaders, Marshal Zhukov of the Far East of the Soviet Union has just forwarded a secret telegram from the Comintern..."

"What, the Communist International... I remember that we have not had contact with the Communist International for a long time. What happened today? Not only did US President Roosevelt, who was far away on the other side of the Pacific, send a telegram to the Chinese Communist Party, asking for

Cooperation. This Communist International, which has always looked down upon us, has also come to make fun of us...Comrade Jianying, did the telegram say what happened?" Since in Yan'an, a unified understanding of the entire party has been carried out and the party has been determined.

After the internal development direction, the chairman's contact with the Comintern became increasingly rare. Today, he suddenly received a telegram from the Comintern. While shocked, the chairman asked with a confused look on his face...

"Report Chairman, fellow leaders, Comrade Stalin of the Soviet Union intends to support our five infantry divisions with Soviet-style light weapons. However, Comrade Stalin has a request, requiring us to send at least ten infantry divisions to launch an attack in the three eastern provinces.

In the rear area of ​​the Japanese Kwantung Army, nearly one million Kwantung Army troops are constantly harassed..." Chief of Staff Ye Jianying said.

"Five infantry divisions of Soviet-style light weapons? Xiaoye, are you right? When did our stingy Stalin become so generous? Besides, even if we support weapons, we are supporting the National Government. Why did we think of sudden support today?

Are we a Communist Party?" the chairman said with a sneer...

"Chairman, this Stalin has no good intentions. He is interested in the million-strong army in our hands and wants to use the weapons and equipment of five infantry divisions. Then we will be gunmen and work hard for them to delay the Japanese Kwantung Army from marching into Siberia.

Where is the region?" The boss immediately revealed Stalin's intention, and then said with a sneer...

"However, what Stalin didn't expect was that we had already had the idea of ​​sending troops to the Northeast. Since Stalin agreed to take so many weapons as a condition for us to send troops to the Northeast, then we will take this opportunity to take advantage of Stalin's hands.

The last deal...the weapons and equipment of five infantry divisions and almost 100,000 people are in our hands, and we can immediately organize an elite force of 100,000 people..." A strange smile appeared on the corner of Vice Chairman Zhou's mouth

, and then said.

"Comrade Liu Hua, it was you who raised the issue of marching into Northeast China. In addition, you are also an alternate member of the Political Bureau of our party. Today, we old guys will also listen to your thoughts..." Regarding

In response to the two partners' answers, the chairman nodded and did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at Liu Hua, who was sitting opposite him, with a smile...

"Chairman, two chiefs, I have the same idea as Vice Chairman Zhou. I will take this favorable opportunity to blackmail Stalin. However, my idea is that we do not want the light weapons and equipment of these five infantry divisions. Although, ten

Soviet-style weapons for 10,000 people are a very huge amount of material. However, as these weapons equip the troops and the ammunition is consumed in large quantities, by then, we will lose more than we gain just because of the replenishment of ammunition. So, my idea is,

We don’t want these weapons and ammunition, we want other weapons and ammunition that we don’t have but urgently need to replenish..." With the encouragement of the chairman, Liu Hua boldly replied...

"Haha, let me just say that the youngest alternate member of the Politburo in our party will definitely have different ideas. Liu Hua, continue, we don't want these light Soviet infantry weapons and ammunition, we want something from Stalin

..." In response to Liu Hua's answer, the chairman nodded and said with a smile on his face.

"Chairman, fellow chiefs, my idea is this. We can snatch rifles, machine guns and various artillery pieces from the hands of the little devils. However, even if we want to take weapons such as tanks, armored vehicles, and even airplanes from the hands of the little devils,

There is rarely a chance to rob. Therefore, my idea is to let Stalin support some of our tanks, armored vehicles, and aircraft from the Far East. If possible, support some of our production lines of mechanical equipment, weapons, and artillery shells...

The military production system in our base area has been fully established to develop and produce weapons belonging to our Communist Party..." Under the gaze of several people, Liu Hua said with certainty...

"Aircrafts, tanks, and weapons production lines... Liu Hua, how dare you think about it. However, now Stalin and reporters need us to send troops to the Northeast to contain the Japanese Kwantung Army in the Northeast. As long as our demands are not excessive, he should agree

More importantly, the tanks and aircraft we want are absolutely a piece of cake for the Soviet Far East Red Army with hundreds of thousands of troops..." The chairman opened his mouth and said with a look of amazement...

"I completely agree with Comrade Liu Hua. Since there is such a good opportunity for our Eighth Route Army to develop tank units and aviation units, we must seize it... Our Eighth Route Army cannot always conquer the world with one rifle. Times are progressing

, we must also make progress..." the commander-in-chief said with firm support...

"I also support... Then, Chairman, we will send a telegram to Comrade Stalin who is waiting for our call back, put forward our requirements, and see what kind of reaction this Stalin will have..." Vice Chairman Zhou said.

"Okay, Liu Hua, this opinion came from you. What kind of price do you think we can offer to Stalin..." the chairman said affirmatively, looking at Liu Hua, who was becoming more and more admired by him.

"Yes, Chairman, fellow chiefs, my idea is to ask Comrade Stalin for 36 active combat aircraft of the Soviet Air Force. One hundred tanks and armored vehicles in active service. In addition, I also request an artillery shell production line and two bullet production lines.

One artillery production line, two rifle production lines, one machine gun production line..." After receiving the approval from the leaders, Liu Hua calculated the value of the five infantry divisions' light weapons and stated the price in his heart...