Therefore, in his heart, Chairman Chiang hoped that the Soviet Union could fight Japan and both sides would lose.
From this point of view, Chairman Chiang hopes that the Japanese army can fight the Soviet army at Kanmenkan. It is best to fight to the end. Japan and the Soviet Union declare war on each other, and then the Japanese army will turn its main energy to the Soviet Union. Then China
The pressure will be greatly reduced, and the situation of the Anti-Japanese War will undergo earth-shaking changes.
So Chairman Chiang asked Bai Chongxi: "Jiansheng, do you think the Kanmenkan incident will escalate?"
Bai Chongxi is known as Little Zhuge Liang, and he is one half of the recognized three and a half military strategists. The reason why Bai Chongxi can only be considered a half military strategist is because he lacks strategic vision compared to the other three.
The other three people, whether Jiang Baili, Yang Jie or Liu Bocheng, all have extraordinary strategic vision.
At this time, Jiang Baili had died of illness, Yang Jie was sent to the Soviet Union because he was excluded by He Yingqin, and Liu Bocheng was a member of the Communist Party. Therefore, only Bai Chongxi was by Chairman Chiang's side. Chairman Chiang still valued Bai Chongxi very much, and whenever he met
When it comes to major events, Bai Chongxi will inevitably be asked for his opinion.
"I don't think so." Bai Chongxi said firmly.
Chairman Jiang did not expect that Bai Chongxi would answer so simply, and he was inevitably a little disappointed and unwilling. He frowned and asked: "Why?"
Bai Chongxi said loudly: "For the Nomenkan incident to escalate, two conditions must be met: First, the Japanese army must win the Nomenkan conflict; secondly, the Japanese government must have the determination to go to full-scale war with the Soviet Union! I think that at this moment,
Japan does not meet both conditions."
He Yingqin said unconvinced: "Jiansheng thinks the Japanese army can't win the Battle of Nomenkan?"
"This is an undoubted result!" Bai Chongxi said firmly. "Although the Kwantung Army formed two tank divisions, their thinking still remains on the main force of large infantry. They are definitely not as skilled and efficient in the use of tank troops as the Soviet army.
, and whether it is the air force or the aviation force, the Japanese army does not have any advantage, so failure is inevitable."
He Yingqin remained silent, because Bai Chongxi's judgment was completely consistent with his.
Bai Chongxi added: "Once the Kwantung Army fails in its adventure at Nomenkan, it will definitely retreat quickly. Therefore, the Nomenkan incident will definitely not escalate."
Chen Cheng figured out Chairman Chiang's thoughts and immediately raised a question: "If the Kwantung Army is defeated, will the Soviet army take advantage of the victory to pursue and invade Northern Manchuria? After all, Northern Manchuria was once the Soviet sphere of influence. After September 18, the Japanese army
The Soviets have suffered losses before when they occupied Northern Manchuria, so they will definitely want to take the opportunity to retaliate and come back, right?"
"Definitely not." Bai Chongxi said firmly again, "The Soviet Union's industrial base is indeed strong, but the Soviet Union's heavy industry bases are all in Europe. Although there are some industries in the Far East, they cannot support a full-scale war against Japan. So once Japan and the Soviet Union
If a full-scale war breaks out between the two countries, the Soviet Union will have to rely on the Siberian Railway to transport military supplies, which is very dangerous."
After a pause, Bai Chongxi continued: "The reason why Russia lost the Russo-Japanese War was because it was restricted by the transport capacity of the Siberian Railway. Now many years have passed, the situation of the Siberian Railway has not improved, but has become worse.
Therefore, I dare to assert that the Soviet Union will never take advantage of the victory to pursue it, but will only give up when it is good."
It must be admitted that Bai Chongxi's analysis still makes sense, but this time he was wrong.
As soon as he finished speaking, the captain of the guard, Wang Shihe, walked in hurriedly and said, "Commitment, something big has happened!"
When Chairman Chiang heard this, his heart suddenly trembled. He said that there was a problem on the Suizao front line, and immediately asked: "What happened?"
Wang Shihe replied: "Stalin, the supreme leader of the Soviet Communist Party, has just given a radio speech, officially declaring war on Japan! In addition, the Soviet Union's Tass News Agency also issued an emergency communication and broadcast the news."
"What?!"
"The Soviet Union declared war on Japan?!"
"What's going on?!"
Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and several of his staff immediately screamed in surprise when they heard this.
Bai Chongxi was completely dumbfounded. The slap was too fast and too loud, wasn't it? He had just said that the Nomenkan Incident could not escalate, and even asserted that it was impossible for the Soviet Union and Japan to start a full-scale war. However, the words still rang in his ears, and Stalin gave a radio speech,
War was declared against Japan, and even the Tass news agency broadcast an emergency message. How damn evil!
"Mother Xipi!" Chairman Jiang was stunned, but immediately became excited.
"Niang Xipi! Niang Xipi! Niang Xipi!" Chairman Jiang scolded three Niang Xipis in succession, then turned his head and said to He Yingqin with a blushing face, "I respect you, please let the Central Broadcasting Station and the Central News Agency
Get ready, I will give a radio speech this afternoon to officially declare full-scale war against Japan!"
However, He Yingqin whispered: "Would you like to wait for a while when entrusting me with the seat?"
Chen Cheng also whispered: "Yes, Commissioner, even if the Soviet Union declares war on Japan, it may not necessarily be a full-scale decisive war. After all, there is a precedent for the Russo-Japanese War."
Chairman Chiang frowned when he heard this.
During the Russo-Japanese War, Japan and Russia also declared war on each other, but it did not turn into a full-scale decisive war in the end.
After a pause, Chen Cheng continued: "Even if we really decide to declare war on Japan, we should at least find out the reasons why the Soviet Union suddenly declared war on Japan to avoid any unexpected consequences."
After being persuaded by his two aides, Chairman Chiang immediately calmed down.
After hesitating for a moment, Chairman Chiang turned to Wang Shihe and said: "Shihe, call Dai Li immediately and ask him to find out the reason why the Soviet Union declared war on Japan immediately..."
However, just as Chairman Chiang finished speaking, rapid footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.
Just by hearing the footsteps, Chairman Chiang recognized that they were Dai Li's footsteps.
At that moment, Chairman Jiang said: "Say Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will be here. Dai Yunong came just in time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dai Li's figure appeared outside the door, then hurriedly walked in, first bowed slightly to Chairman Chiang, and then straightened up.
Before Dai Li could speak, Chairman Chiang rushed to say: "Yunong, do you know that the Soviet Union has declared war on Japan?"
"Returning to the committee, I just heard about it on the way here." Dai Li said with an extremely respectful expression, "Besides, I also received a secret telegram from Fengtian, and I know why the Soviet Union declared war on Japan!"
The military commander also has a liaison station in Fengtian, and the power of the Fengtian station is quite large.
Dai Li did indeed receive the secret message from the Military Command Fengtian Station, which was on his way just now.
"Oh, really?" Chairman Chiang said with great joy upon hearing this, "What did the secret message say?"
Dai Li respectfully said: "The secret telegram said that the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces were severely defeated in the battle in the Nomenkan area. A Soviet army group plus a Mongolian cavalry corps were almost completely wiped out. At present, the Japanese army has divided into two groups and is heading west.
It will advance towards Ulaanbaatar, and the other route will head north towards Chita City."
"Go straight to Chita?" Chen Cheng shouted, "Is the Japanese army preparing to cut off the Siberian Railway?"
He Yingqin said: "If Chita is lost, if the Siberian Railway is cut off by the Japanese army, the Soviet Far East Front will become a lonely force in the blink of an eye. The little industry in Khabarovsk, Vladivostok and Amur Komsomolsk cannot support it no matter what.
The entire Far East Front, so if Chita is lost, the Soviet Union will definitely be defeated!"
Chen Cheng even asserted: "If nothing else happens, the drama of the Russo-Japanese War will happen again!"
He Yingqin said: "Little Japan has really become a genius. It actually defeated Russia twice!"
Chen Cheng added: "If we win this time, I'm afraid the entire Far East will belong to Japan."
The two major staff members sang together, as if little Japan had won the second Russo-Japanese War.
Chairman Chiang was inevitably a little irritated after hearing this. He frowned and said, "Isn't Chita not yet lost?"
"This is a matter of time." Chen Cheng and He Yingqin said in unison, "Therefore, we need to be particularly cautious when declaring war on Japan."
It was only at this time that Bai Chongxi finally recovered from the huge shock and said: "It is indeed surprising that the Kwantung Army actually won the Battle of Nomenkan, but the Kwantung Army can occupy Chita City and cut off Siberia.
Railway, and then to completely annihilate the Soviet Far Eastern Front, would be a bit alarmist."
"Alarmist? Not at all!" He Yingqin shook his head and said, "From the results of the Nomenkan battle, it can be seen that the preparations made by the Japanese army before the war were far better than those of the Soviet army. In addition,
The Upper Siberian Railway was cut off, and the Japanese army's final victory was completely predictable."
Bai Chongxi said: "I always believe that Japan's backward large infantry doctrine will become their biggest burden. As long as the Soviet army does not mess up its position, as long as the Soviet army can withstand the three axes of the Kwantung Army, the Kwantung Army will probably have little chance.
, Even if the Siberian Railway is cut off, it doesn’t matter, because the Far Eastern Front has stored a large amount of supplies in Amur, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok over the years, and it will definitely not be a problem to support it for three to five years.”
However, as soon as Bai Chongxi finished speaking, Dai Li said: "Mr. Jiang, I'm afraid the Soviet army's position is already in chaos!"
"The Soviet army's position is already in chaos?" Bai Chongxi changed his expression slightly when he heard this, "What did Boss Dai say?"
Dai Li's eyes swept across the faces of several staff members present, and finally landed on the face of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, and said: "Commissioner, I have another piece of news. It is said that the Kwantung Army dispatched a special force to parachute into Khabarovsk to launch a surprise attack.
We have arrived at the headquarters of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, and the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, Blucher, and the political commissar Cherev have disappeared."
"What?!"
"Special Forces?!"
"Surprise attack on Khabarovsk?!"
"Bluukher and Cherev are missing?!"
Chairman Chiang and the three major staff looked at each other. This news was too shocking. If this was true, the Soviet Far East Front would definitely lose, and the situation in the entire Far East would also undergo earth-shaking changes! If Japan is really allowed to annex it.
Once the entire Far East is reached, the Northwest Highway can be cut off from the west.
