Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty-One US-Soviet Dynamics
"As long as the top directives from the Soviet Union and the Red International arrive, we can unite to overthrow Mao Yongzhi's perverse behavior! His betrayal of the Red International and the Soviet Union will definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame and reviled forever!" Wang Ming said to him.
People in the room were spitting. Most of these people had the experience of staying in the Soviet Union, and they were also the group of people who had been hit hard in various meetings recently.
"Well said! With just one word from the Soviet Union, Mao Yongzhi will become a lost dog!" Someone immediately stood up and applauded.
Wang Ming nodded with satisfaction and looked at the unfamiliar faces in the room, but he was not happy at all. It had been several days and the instructions from the Soviet Union had not come, and the old comrades who were with him had not come.
No one came to him, only some insignificant people came. These people's status in the party was too low and they could not play any role at all. But he also firmly believed that now those high-ranking party cadres were just sitting back and waiting.
Things have changed. As long as the Soviet Union comes to talk, those people will quickly fall under their banner, just like they did back then. Otherwise, they would not let themselves sit here peacefully and hold a meeting to criticize Mao Yongzhi.
Wang Ming waited anxiously. He firmly believed that he was in the final darkness now, and as long as he got through it, he would see the light. And at this time, Moscow was indeed discussing the issue of the Chinese Red Party, just as Wang Ming thought.
——Moscow, Soviet Union
"This is the situation. There are voices criticizing our Soviet Union everywhere in Yan'an now. Comrade Wang Ming of the Chinese Red Party has sent three telegrams in succession, asking us and the Red International to severely deal with Mao Yongzhi's behavior! In addition,
These are the outlines of the main materials that Yan'an is criticizing us. They were all collected by Vladimirov in Lanzhou. Since it is far away from Yan'an, many details have not yet been learned. He is working hard to collect relevant intelligence." Dimit.
Love deliberately looked into the distance, not daring to look at Stalin, but he could imagine that Stalin must have been furious at this time.
For a long time, Dimitrov didn't hear Stalin speak. His eyes moved slowly, and he only saw a smile on Stalin's face, as if he was not angry at all. Suddenly, he heard a click, and Stalin slowly
Stalin stretched out his hand behind his back, and the pipe in his hand had become two pieces. Stalin shook his head and said with a smile, "I have used this pipe for so many years. I didn't expect it to be honorably retired now."
As Stalin said this, he sat down and looked at the documents slowly. Vladimirov was 36 years old at this time. He was a special correspondent sent by the Soviet Union in China. He was engaged in intelligence work at the Soviet Military Representative Office in Lanzhou, perhaps to express his gratitude to Chongqing.
Because of the Soviet Union’s sincerity, there was no Soviet representative office in Yan’an.
Stalin slowly looked at Beria on the other side and said, "Comrade Beria, I am very curious about one thing. Why did Yan'an get information about our previous agricultural difficulties and information about Poland? Especially about Kayan in Poland.
Not many people in China know about this matter. I am very curious, why do those people in Yan'an, a closed country in China, get the news? And it may be very detailed?"
Beria didn't know why. He hesitated and said, "Maybe... maybe some of us leaked the news. In addition... I suspect that the Chinese Red Party is supported by other forces. Comrade Stalin, don't
I forgot about the weapons and equipment of the Chinese Red Party. Although we didn't find anything when we checked last time, I believe they must have hidden them. Relatively speaking, I believe the news from Japan more."
Stalin took a breath. This was not the first time that he encountered red parties in other countries disobeying the instructions of the Red International and the Soviet Union. Not to mention, in the Finnish war that just ended, those Finnish red parties were fighting against the nationalists.
At the call of the Soviet Union, the Finnish army joined the Finnish army and fought to the death with the Soviet army.
Stalin knew very well that directly and publicly condemning Yan'an would not have much effect at all. On the contrary, it would reduce the prestige of the Soviet Union and the Red International. Debates and condemnations are done by people of equal status. The Chinese Red Party has not yet arrived.
At this level, and more importantly, as early as the Jinggangshan period, the influence of the Soviet Union and the Red International on the Chinese Red Party has been declining. Especially after the Anti-Japanese War broke out in China, it declined rapidly. Now Yan'an
There are fewer and fewer pro-Soviet people in China. Rather than saying that this time the Chinese Red Party wants to criticize the Soviet Union, it is better to say that it wants to eliminate the Soviet influence in Yan'an.
Stalin said to Dimitrov and Beria, "This matter must be taken in two steps. The first step is domestic. I always thought that the domestic purge could be ended, but things told me time and time again that our
There are still many enemies inside. These people are well hidden. They are watching our every move in dark corners and will pounce on us at any time to bite our throats! The enemies inside are more terrifying than those outside! We must continue to maintain a high level of confidence.
There must be no hesitation about the internal cleansing with great intensity! Beria, you must do this well!"
Stalin's dissatisfaction was definitely a disaster for Beria. He gritted his teeth and said, "Comrade Stalin, please rest assured that we will resolutely safeguard the banner of the Red Soviet Union forever! This is the oath of all of us KGB people!"
Stalin nodded with satisfaction and continued to say to Dimitrov, "Then it is external. We must immediately respond to the Chinese Red Party's attacks on us, and express our support for the ideology of the Chinese Red Party to Yan'an Power Generation in the name of the Red International."
Worry, but don’t make this matter bigger. Yan’an has not made the Kayan and other incidents public to the outside world, but is discussing them internally. It can be seen that they also have concerns. It is not good for us to make it public completely. Let’s just engage in debate first. That’s fine.
Send people to Yan'an for some theoretical guidance. You can use Wang Ming and others to fight against those local factions!
The other is the intelligence collection in Yan'an, which needs to be strengthened. We originally thought that the Chinese Red Party was part of our Red International and a part of our Red power, so we turned a blind eye to some of their actions. But now it seems
, they have been deeply infiltrated by hostile forces. You must find out whether it is the power of the Trotskyists or other forces. When I think of the intelligence from some time ago, I always feel that there is a force manipulating something in the darkness.
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Stalin was indeed suspicious of the Trotskyists who were still lingering in South America and other places, but Stalin intuitively felt that the Trotskyists would not be so powerful. He knew best how powerful the Trotskyists were, but he actually did not
They were too worried about hostile forces outside the Soviet Union. The original goal of the Soviet Union was to turn the whole world into a redist country, so it did not want too many enemies.
Dimitrov immediately said, "Yes, Comrade Stalin, I will do it immediately."
After Dimitrov left, Stalin picked up the phone and dialed the number and said, "You can get ready and go to Berlin in a few days."
--United States Washington
The U.S. economy has been developing in a good direction in recent years. Sitting in the car, Song Ziwen looked at the bustling streets of Washington and couldn't help but marvel.
"Look, Mr. Song, that is a story based on the war between your country and the Japanese. It's called Dragon Seed. The heroine is one of the hottest female stars now, named Katherine Hepburn." Hull was in the car.
He introduced Song Ziwen and said.
Song Ziwen looked at the huge poster, nodded in amazement and said, "It turns out that when we were not at war with Japan, once your American Hollywood movies were released, you could watch them in Shanghai within a week. It's a pity. I'll tell you the truth."
Say, I haven’t seen a new movie in a long time.”
Hull smiled and said, "This is easy to handle. When we are done, we can go see it together. Mr. Song, in fact, in the past few years, we in the United States have been paying close attention to the wars and misfortunes that happened in China, and even formed a new China."
Hot, some of our famous stars like Frances Langford, Rita Hayworth, Clark Gable have all starred in movies about your China."
When Hull was talking, the shadow of the consortium that was getting bigger and bigger in the United States flashed through his mind. This was probably the only consortium in the United States with non-white people in its background. If it hadn't been for this consortium that kept giving out money.
Promoting these things and making movies, how could so many Americans know that Chinese people don’t wear pigtails anymore?
Song Ziwen felt that Hull's tone was a good sign. He smiled and said, "China is an extremely resilient nation with a history of thousands of years. I believe that although we are facing very powerful enemies now,
Victory will definitely belong to the righteous side."
Hull nodded. Soon, the car arrived at the White House. Hull took Song Ziwen to see Roosevelt. Roosevelt asked Song Ziwen to sit down and asked, "Mr. Song, it's nice to see you. I also know a little bit about your negotiations with Hull."
, you China hope that the United States will increase its assistance to you, and hope that China can directly receive military equipment support from the United States, but I don’t know if you know that our United States’ Neutrality Act has regulations that we
Although the United States can sell weapons to other countries, it will not be responsible for transporting them. I am very curious, even if we in the United States are willing to provide you with weapons assistance to China, how will you transport them back?"
Song Ziwen knew that this was a hurdle that could not be bypassed. The Neutrality Act was enough for Britain, because Britain had enough maritime power for transportation, and China has now lost all its sea power. The so-called navy has all gone to Chongqing to gather.
Now, protecting the sea frontier can only be thought about in dreams.
But Song Ziwen also prepared his own words. He said to Roosevelt, "Dear President Roosevelt, we in China do not have enough maritime power like the United Kingdom to ensure that the materials purchased from your country can be safely transported to China, so I hope that your country can
Consider if you can help us with transportation.
We would like to ask Mr. President to pay attention to the fact that the current international situation has changed dramatically from a year or two ago. The Soviet Union and Japan have signed a neutrality treaty and shook hands to make peace. The Soviet Union and Germany have also cooperated to attack Poland. Europe
The mainland has completely fallen, and Japan's ambitions in Southeast Asia are well known to the world. The world has been divided into three major camps: Germany, Italy, and Japan, which are evil countries with an aggressive nature; China, Britain, and other righteous countries that resist aggression; and neutral countries like your country and the Soviet Union.
Country, the Soviet Union has gradually slipped towards evil. If your country does not stand up to support a just cause, then Britain and China will probably be forced to choose to compromise with evil. Where will the guns of these countries be pointed at? The United States is not
By helping China and the UK, you are also helping yourself. For every more soldier killed by China and the UK now, one less soldier will be killed by the United States in the future!"
Roosevelt smiled and clapped his hands and said, "Song, I have to say that what you said makes sense, but as you said, the current situation in China is extremely bad. Japan's bayonet is already on your chest. Now the Soviet Union
Our aid to you is about to end. We are very worried that after we gave you a large amount of aid, you did not have the determination and will to continue fighting. Instead, you chose to negotiate with Japan. According to our understanding, Japan has expressed its desire for peace talks several times.
Already."
Song Ziwen immediately expressed his position and said, "Mr. President, please rest assured that China, under the leadership of our Chairman, will never have any peace talks with the Japanese. Our Chairman has stated many times that unless Japan withdraws from China, it will absolutely
The war with Japan will not stop."
Roosevelt looked at Song Ziwen and nodded and said, "I believe in the determination of you Chinese people to fight, but this matter is not something I can have the final say as president. The Neutrality Act was passed by Congress. If you want to amend it, you must go through Congress."
, Okay, you go down and rest first, I will continue to discuss this matter with my colleagues, please rest assured, I am also paying close attention to every move on the Eastern battlefield."
Song Ziwen also understood that this matter could not be settled at once, and China still had some time to buffer, so he thanked him and left.
After Soong Ziwen left, Hull sat down and said to Roosevelt, "Mr. President, it seems that China may really have no choice. Do you think there is a Chinese who is saying similar things to Stalin at this moment?"
Roosevelt closed his eyes, shook his head and smiled and said, "Dear friends, I don't think so. The most important thing for the Soviets now is to avoid a double-sided attack with Japan and Germany. Therefore, before Japan's main force attacks in other directions, the Soviet Union is absolutely against
Germany and Japan both treat each other with respect."
As he spoke, Roosevelt motioned to Hull to help him push it under the world map. Roosevelt looked up at the map and said, "But I am very worried that if Germany and Japan really succeed in wooing the Soviet Union, will China and the United Kingdom be able to continue to fight? Especially
China, China does not have much industrial strength, and its military equipment basically relies on foreign aid and purchase, first from Germany, and then from the Soviet Union. Have you read the stance of Chiang Kai-shek's intermediary government in Chongqing on the neutrality treaty between the Soviet Union and Japan? The Soviet Union was mentioned in the words
They are pulling flags to cheer, and this shows that the Chiang Kai-shek intermediary in Chongqing does not have enough confidence."
Hull thought for a while and said, "Mr. President, I think so. If Chiang Kai-shek's intermediary government will surrender without foreign aid, then even if we assist them now, it will be very dangerous. After all, China's only external channel is the so-called Burma Road."
, and Myanmar is a British colony. If Japan forms an alliance with Germany, it will definitely attack Myanmar. Then China’s external channels will be completely cut off. What’s the use of shipping it to Myanmar? Should we give it to the Japanese and let Japan
Do you want to give it to Chongqing?"
Roosevelt nodded in agreement and said, "So we have determined two bottom lines. First, China must have the determination to persist in fighting, and second, China must ensure control of the Burma Highway!"
At this point, Roosevelt suddenly smiled and said, "By the way, I saw an interesting article today. It was brought by Mr. Situ. You can read it." As he said that, he pointed to his desk and the secretary next to him.
He immediately picked up a newspaper and handed it to Hull.