Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Putting down the phone, Malenkov returned to Stalin's ward anxiously.

Compared with the previous two days, Stalin's energy and complexion were much better. When he saw Malenkov walking in, he asked. "Where is our fleet?"

"This..." Malenkov's pale face broke out in fine cold sweat, and he felt a little regretful that Commander Kuznetsov should have come in person to report to Comrade Stalin. When he heard the news that his own fleet had been wiped out, he was too shocked, so he took the blame in a daze.

"What happened?" Stalin seemed to notice something strange about Malenkov and frowned slightly.

Malenkov could only bite the bullet and report the bad news truthfully. "Comrade Stalin, I just received news from Commander Kuznetsov that our...fleet...has been completely wiped out."

"What?!" Stalin suddenly sat up from the hospital bed, and then coughed violently. He was coughing so hysterically, as if he was going to cough out all his internal organs, and everyone else felt uncomfortable for him. Malenkov quickly stepped forward to give him a slap on the back and called the doctor. After being busy for a while, Stalin finally calmed down and asked in a hoarse voice. "how so?!"

"I heard from Commander Kuznetsov that our fleet was intercepted by a German carrier-based aircraft group when it was traveling less than 400 kilometers away from Adak Island. The number of the opponent's fighter planes exceeded 200; although our fleet was brave, Counterattack, but outnumbered..."

Stalin's chest was heaving violently, as if he was having trouble breathing, and his face was a little pale.

After a while, when his expression softened slightly, Malenkov said softly. "Comrade Stalin, I heard that there are calls for peace talks below recently..." Now anyone with any brain can see that the situation is quite unfavorable to the Soviet Union. It is obviously not good for the Soviet Union to continue fighting under such circumstances.

"..." Stalin suddenly raised his head and glared at him, so frightened that Malenkov quickly lowered his head and did not dare to speak any more. Of course, if our side takes the initiative to demand an armistice, the Germans will definitely make various excessive demands, which may affect Comrade Stalin's ruling authority in the Soviet Union.

Stalin did not reprimand him, but the atmosphere in the ward was so depressing that Malenkov could hardly breathe. Just when he was about to find an excuse to leave, Stalin suddenly spoke. "Go and fetch Comrade Molotov."

"!?" Malenkov suspected that his ears were wrong. Is Comrade Stalin preparing to make peace with the Germans? ! He immediately left the ward and told Molotov to come.

After a while, Molotov came to Stalin's ward and said respectfully. "Comrade Stalin, what are your orders?"

Stalin waved to Molotov and asked him to sit on the chair next to the hospital bed, and spoke with some difficulty. "Comrade Molotov, I want you to go to Germany."

Molotov, who was "haunted", couldn't help but be shocked, thinking that the secret of his defection to Germany had been exposed, and he almost collapsed on the ground. However, he still pretended to be calm and asked. "You want to..."

"If we can offer some benefits..." Hearing Stalin's words, Molotov breathed a sigh of relief and felt that the clothes on his back were soaked with cold sweat. It seems that Stalin is planning to make peace with Germany?

But will His Royal Highness Crown Prince Yannick agree? Or what conditions will he put forward?

But what Stalin said next really stunned Molotov. "We can give up (East) Ukraine and (East) Belarus..." After all, the people in these two places are not very obedient, so we might as well throw them to the Germans as bargaining chips. "But the Germans have to fall back to Ukraine and Belarus."

Molotov glanced at Stalin in surprise, thinking he was joking. Now the Germans have captured Leningrad, Smolensk, and Stalingrad one after another; the closest German army to Moscow is already 200 kilometers away. Let the Germans retreat to Ukraine and Belarus at this time? ! Unless the Germans are crazy to answer such ridiculous conditions!

"This is our bottom line." It can be seen from Stalin's expression that he is very serious. "You have to fight for some other terms on this basis. For example, the release of our prisoners of war, the return of the Baku oil fields to our country, and the captured weapons and equipment."

Neuropathy!!

Molotov couldn't help but rolled his eyes in his heart, but on the surface he still said respectfully. "I will personally go to Berlin to negotiate with the German Crown Prince." He has not seen his daughter Svetlana for a long time, but he is willing to make a trip. "But you also know that in this current situation, our request cannot guarantee success."

Starling nodded. "Try to fight for it. I think the Germans also want to stop the war as soon as possible now."

The Germans preferred to bulldoze the entire Soviet Union. Mudd, let diplomats settle things that even millions of troops cannot handle? ! If we diplomats have such extraordinary abilities, why do we need so many troops? The country should simply disband the army and train diplomats exclusively!

After leaving the ward, Malenkov, who was waiting outside, pulled Molotov aside. "Comrade Molotov, is Comrade Stalin planning to make peace with the Germans?" Because of the last incident involving US Secretary of State Cordell Hull, the relationship between the two has become much closer, and they can be called half comrades-in-arms.

Molotov smiled bitterly. "I don't feel right."

Malenkov looked puzzled. "What's wrong?"

Molotov told him the conditions that Stalin had just mentioned. After listening to it, Malenkov's face looked a little strange. After all, a normal person would find it too absurd. "Could it be that Comrade Stalin showed up..." He said and touched his temple carefully.

"It's also possible." Molotov nodded and whispered. "Perhaps Comrade Vasily's sacrifice was a too big blow to Comrade Stalin." Stalin had three children. The eldest son was captured and became a traitor. I heard that his daughter was also quite rebellious, and the relationship between father and daughter was quite bad. Now that his youngest son, who was closest to him, is also dead, this is indeed a big blow.

"What should I do?"

"What can we do? You and I are not experts in this field. How about you find an expert in this field to treat Comrade Stalin?"

"I wouldn't dare." Malenkov quickly shook his head. No one likes to be suspected of being mentally ill, let alone Comrade Stalin. If he really found some experts in mental illness to consult with Comrade Stalin, he couldn't even imagine how he would die.

Molotov shrugged. "Then there's no way."