While the fierce fighting in Jinzhou was going on in Europe, Germany, led by Mustache Hitler, also began to step up the pace of military expansion. As of March 1938, the German Army had expanded from the 100,000 men stipulated in Versailles to 60 divisions.
, with a scale of more than 1.2 million people. The Air Force has expanded to four air fleets with nearly 2,000 aircraft, including 1,100 main fighter BF109 fighters and more than 700 Stuka fighters.
The rapid increase in Germany's real power has aroused the alarm of European countries, with the United Kingdom and the United States reacting most strongly. British newspapers even made calls for the forced disarmament of Germany. British Admiralty Minister Churchill even called on Europe in the House of Commons
Countries united to put pressure on Germany to get back on track. However, this proposal was opposed by the then British Prime Minister Chamberlain. Chamberlain claimed in the House of Commons that we cannot do anything to a person who has not yet committed a criminal act.
To issue a verdict is an act that violates the teachings of God.
U.S. President Roosevelt submitted a bill to the Congress to build three new aircraft carrier fleets. This was also opposed by the isolationist members of Congress. Their reason was that the economic crisis had just passed and the United States really did not add three aircraft carriers.
The need for aircraft carrier formations means that rather than adding more aircraft carriers, they should be used to support more enterprises.
The French are still intoxicated with the joy of the world-famous Maginot Line, which was just built the year before last. This line stretches from the French-Italian border on the Mediterranean coast in the south to the French-Belgian border on the North Sea in the north. It is about 700 kilometers long and consists of a
The group of mutually readable fortifications constitutes a solid fortification group, which brings an unparalleled sense of security to the French. The romantic French believe that this military defense line, which cost 5 billion francs, is
It is insurmountable. It alone can bring peace to the French people for at least fifty years. A group of people led by French Marshal Pétain even openly stated that with the Maginot Line, unless Germany is prepared to sacrifice three to five hundred
Without the lives of thousands of soldiers, the Germans would not have been able to cross the Maginot Line even half a step. Now what the French have to do is enjoy life to the fullest. At this time, the people of France and Paris are immersed in singing and dancing.
The Soviet Russians had just been beaten up by Chahar led by Su Tong the year before last, and most of Siberia was occupied. Different from history, Stalin ended the Great Purge ahead of schedule. The successive defeats made Stalin understand
, the activities of excluding dissidents should be stopped, otherwise the entire Soviet Russia will be purged. At Stalin's instruction, Adam, the leader of the Counterrevolutionary Committee, also understood and stopped the expansion of the purge without restrictions, and Stalin also
He promoted some military generals with minor problems to leadership positions and reorganized the army. However, when Stalin took stock of his belongings, he discovered that due to years of purges and the confrontation with Chahar's army, Soviet Russia's domestic situation
The GDP has not grown at all, and has even shown a negative growth trend.
This report made Stalin break into a cold sweat, and he began to re-examine his enemy in the south. "We cannot continue like this. Our first priority at present is to restore domestic production, reorganize the army, and restore its combat effectiveness."
Stalin said this at a high-level meeting just held.
"Yes, dear Comrade Stalin, our domestic economic development is now close to a standstill. A large number of machinery and equipment originally planned to be purchased from the United States were also purchased by Chahar. This has brought huge consequences to the industrial development of our country.
Obstacle."
"In addition, the 700,000 troops we are confronting in Siberia consume a huge amount of supplies every day. It has seriously hindered our economic construction and cannot continue like this."
"There are also some of our people who have listened to the propaganda of Alexei, the lackey of capitalism, and are very sympathetic to him and the so-called Russian protection [] he leads. I heard that even the traitor Tiemu Xinge has been fighting for that Alexei recently.
Lexie waved the flag and shouted that now their Russian protectorate has grown to nearly 400,000 people with the support of those Chinese capitalists who are determined to destroy me. This is a very dangerous signal and we must be vigilant." Su who attended the meeting
High-level Russian officials have expressed concern about the current situation in Soviet Russia.
Stalin just listened silently to everyone's speech. The situation in Soviet Russia was already very dangerous. Once the Zhukov cluster in Siberia failed, the chain reaction would be fatal. Soviet Russia has already lost eight people in Siberia.
One hundred thousand troops, and now there are still 700,000 troops trapped there. This has seriously hindered the economic development of Soviet Russia. The current Soviet Russia has not yet reached the level of future generations. After two five-year plans, tens of thousands of people from the United States were obtained.
Under the influence of Su Tong's little butterfly, the economy of the seemingly huge Soviet Russia has been seriously dragged down. It can no longer go on like this. Stalin quickly made a judgment in his heart that he must fight with Chaha as soon as possible.
You negotiated to free the 700,000-strong army from the sludge of Siberia. Otherwise, if another country attacked, Soviet Russia would be in danger of destruction.
"Okay, everyone, please be quiet." Stalin put down the huge corn pipe in his hand and knocked the ashes on the table. "I have heard everyone's opinions. The most urgent issue before us now is to
Negotiate with Chahar in the south to rescue our troops from the quagmire of Siberia. I believe no one has any objection to this." Stalin glanced at the participants with his still sharp eyes.
No one had any objection to this point and nodded one after another.
"Well, very good, then the second question is who should be sent to negotiate with the person from Chahar now?" Until now, Stalin, who hates our Soviet chief very much, refuses to call him by his first name, and directly calls him
That person calls it.
When Stalin asked this question, the attendees all looked at the third most powerful person in the Soviet Union, Vice Chairman and Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union Motolov.
Motolov was silent for a moment and then asked, "If we want to negotiate with Chahar, what is our bottom line and what should we do with the lost land? These are all issues we should consider."
As soon as Motolov said this, all the participants fell silent. So far, the land east of Ulan-Ude has been under the control of Chahar and the Russian Guardian. They will definitely not spit it out easily.
, so how should the Soviet Union deal with it? If it is ceded to them, it will definitely not work. The Soviet Russians spent nearly a hundred years knocking it from the hands of the Chinese little by little. Do they have to pay it all back now?
Give it to them? But if they don't cede, according to the character of the leader of Chahar, he would rather fight again than agree to it. From this point of view, he is fighting so fiercely with the Japanese, but he
It can be seen how greedy the leader of Chahar is for land, as he has never lost a single soldier from Siberia.
"Let me say a few words." At this time, an old voice came from the side. When everyone saw it, it turned out to be Kalinin, the deputy chairman of the People's Committee. He said slowly: "In view of the current situation, I think we have to
Make certain concessions in exchange for precious time to recuperate. My opinion is that when negotiating with Chahar, we can temporarily not make a decision on the ownership of Siberia, use the existing line of actual control as the boundary, and both sides withdraw their troops at the same time.
The number of troops stationed within 100 kilometers is limited to 50,000, and the number of aircraft must not exceed 100. We can tentatively set the validity period of this treaty for five years. What do you think?"
When everyone heard this, it was limited to five years. After five years, the Soviet Union's national strength would definitely undergo a qualitative leap, and it would not be too late to settle the accounts with Chahar at that time.
Someone asked, "Such conditions are good and very beneficial to our country, but will Chahar agree to such conditions?"
Kalinin sneered and replied: "Huh, it's true that we need to withdraw our troops to take a breather. Doesn't Chahar need to withdraw his troops to fight the Japanese? Now that they and the Japanese are in a stalemate in the Northeast, does their leader
Aren't people in a hurry? If they can mobilize the 400,000 elite troops in Siberia to join the Northeast battlefield, then the war in the Northeast will be resolved within three months. By then, he will be named after the leader Chahar
We are bound to pursue domestic leadership, so why bother to pay attention to our affairs in Soviet Russia? As long as it takes another five years, then we can." At this point, Kalinin stopped talking.
However, everyone understands what Kalinin means. As long as five years have passed and Soviet Russia has calmed down, it will be easy to deal with Chahar.
After hearing this proposal, Stalin also nodded secretly. He slowly filled his pipe with tobacco, lit it, took a deep breath and said, "Comrade Kalinin's proposal is very good. What we are short of now is time.
As long as we can survive these critical five years, our country's economic and military strength will surely develop by leaps and bounds. By then, we will not only regain Siberia, but also Xinjiang Province, Mongolia, and the three Northeastern provinces.
Plant our red flag all over the world and let all mankind feel the greatness of our Socialist Party.”
When he said this, Stalin's face already had a look of fanaticism. He had always believed that what he was doing was the greatest cause in the world. Yes, he was convinced of this.
After the meeting, Stalin specially called Motolov to give him secret instructions. Early the next morning, Motolov got on the plane and flew south.