Zhukov knew very well that there was no point in continuing the stalemate with the Chinese. The reason why he wanted Shaskih to come forward and give the Chinese a showdown was not to drive the Chinese back home, let alone to destroy this country.
This negotiation is just to compete for the dominance of this negotiation.
However, it is obvious that it is impossible to achieve his intention.
Because Xu Rui has made it very clear that if he cannot rush to the outskirts of Kulun within half an hour to see him, then he will take the entire Chinese delegation back to Baotou. Xu Rui dared to confront Shaskih and him.
The fact that his guard squad killed many people shows that this guy is not a good person, he can definitely do it if he says it.
Therefore, unless Zhukov is willing to risk the failure of negotiations, he will have no choice but to give in.
But does Zhukov dare to take this risk? The answer is no, because Comrade Stalin clearly expressed the importance of this negotiation in the secret order given to him. If this negotiation fails due to his reasons, Comrade Stalin will
He will definitely be very disappointed. If this is the case, his future will be slim.
However, Zhukov didn't mind taking a step back. A big country should have the magnanimity of a big country, right? Only a weak and poor country like China would care so much about these formal etiquettes, and the Soviets, in order to obtain real
What does it matter if we make some formal concessions to our own interests?
At that moment, Zhukov led the guard company straight to the suburbs, and then ordered the entire guard company to line up neatly and give Xu Rui and his party the highest courtesy. From this point, it can be seen that Zhukov is indeed a powerful character. Once he decides to give in,
He retreated completely without hesitation, without any sloppiness. He did not even mention Xu Ruiti, Shaskih and a dozen Soviet soldiers who were caught and stripped naked.
"This must be Colonel Xu Rui, right? Welcome!" Zhukov opened his arms enthusiastically.
After listening to Ulantoya's translation, Xu Rui could only open his arms and give Zhukov a hug, but in his heart, Xu Rui was secretly wary. From this point alone, it can be seen that Zhukov is not an easy person to deal with.
Senior, he will definitely take back all the concessions he made at this time at tomorrow's negotiation table, but he has to be careful in dealing with it.
After hugging, Zhukov continued: "Colonel Xu, you have walked such a long way, and with this damn weather, you must be cold and hungry. I have asked the manager of the Cullen Hotel to prepare hot food.
Bath water, you can take a comfortable hot bath right away. After taking a bath, there is a sumptuous meal waiting for you. I have asked the best hotel in Cullen City to prepare a whole sheep feast. You must
Will love it!”
After listening to Ulantoya's translation, Xu Rui could only say thanks: "Thank you, General, for your warm hospitality."
"What happened just now was just a harmless little joke. Please don't take it to heart, Colonel Xu." Zhukov laughed, and in a few words he gently dismissed the unpleasantness just now, and then stretched out his hand and said, "Colonel Xu, please
Bar!"
Not wanting to hit the smiling man, Xu Rui immediately followed Zhukov into Kulun City. It was said to be a city, but in this era Kulun was actually a slightly larger settlement. Most of the things he saw were Mongolian felt bags, with only a few Su
style buildings, and most of them are small buildings with two or three floors, and high-rise buildings are almost invisible.
…
There is not much to say about what happens next.
Zhukov didn't make any more mistakes.
Early the next morning, the negotiations between the two parties officially began in the large conference hall on the first floor of the Kulun Hotel. At this time, Xu Rui noticed a very interesting phenomenon. Kulun, as the capital of Mongolia, was where the Soviets and the Chinese were negotiating.
, but actually no representatives of the Mongolian government participated.
That’s why it is said that a weak country has no diplomacy!
Mongolia in this era had no independent diplomacy at all.
The three Chinese representatives participating in this negotiation are Xu Rui, Leng Tiefeng and the Russian translator Ulantoya. The Russian negotiator is also three people. Zhukov is sitting in the middle. On his left is a major general, and on his right.
On the side is a Russian girl who can speak very fluent Chinese. It is said that she once lived in the Northeast when she was a child.
Because there are two translators interpreting at the same time, Xu Rui and Zhukov can basically communicate without any barriers.
In appearance, Zhukov is personable and very elegant, and his tone is unhurried and gentle, but his words are very direct and powerful, even a little aggressive.
Zhukov first spoke: "My dear Chinese friends, I have received the highest instructions from my beloved Comrade Stalin from Moscow. Comrade Stalin wants us to provide you with the necessary help as much as possible. Now, please tell me,
What kind of help do you need from us?”
From the very beginning, Zhukov tried to characterize this negotiation, which benefited both parties, as the Soviet Union's aid to China. This way, when it came to specific details of the subsequent negotiations, the Soviet side could take the initiative and obtain more benefits for the Soviet Union.
, thereby minimizing the price the Soviet Union had to pay.
This is a negotiation skill, and Zhukov also considers the interests of the country, so there is nothing wrong with it.
But such a little trick is useless in front of Xu Rui, how could he fall for it?
If Zhukov was asked to characterize this negotiation as Soviet aid to China, what would happen later?
Xu Rui immediately retorted: "General Zhukov, let me correct you. This is a mutually beneficial services trade negotiation. Not only can we, China, benefit from it, but you, the Soviet Union, can also benefit from it."
"Oh, really?" Zhukov did not give up and said with a smile, "Excuse me, in this negotiation, I really don't see what benefits the Soviet Union can get from it?"
Xu Rui said coldly: "Are you really no good?"
"Okay, I admit that your Chinese-made tea is indeed a necessity for our Slavs' daily life." Zhukov shrugged and said with a smile, "And I don't deny that the eastern section of the Siberian Railway has been cut off by the Japanese army, and Vladivostok
The tea route has been completely cut off, but I want to explain that we can still import tea from Europe."
Leng Tiefeng said solemnly: "As far as I know, if you want to import tea from Europe, the price is not low."
Zhukov shrugged and said: "The cost of importing tea from Europe is indeed much higher than that of the Vladivostok Tea Road, but the problem is that the cost of the Baotou Tea Road is not low. Compared with the price of tea imported from Europe, even if the price is slightly lower, it is still very low. In the end
The trouble is that after the tea from the Baotou Tea Road arrives in Kyaktu, it still needs to be transported to Moscow via the Siberian Railway, which is simply an unbearable burden for the Siberian Railway, which is already very tight in terms of transportation capacity."
Leng Tiefeng was silent because he felt that what Zhukov said was very reasonable and he had no way to refute it.
Xu Rui said coldly: "General, it's better not to talk nonsense casually, so as not to make people laugh."
The Soviet major general sitting on the left side of Zhukov became angry, slapped the table and roared: "You dare to despise the respected General Zhukov. This is simply unforgivable. You must apologize to the general immediately, otherwise the negotiation will be suspended immediately!"
Zhukov stopped the Soviet major general's roar and said to Xu Rui with a smile: "I can ignore what you just said..."
"General Zhukov, there is an old saying in China that the truth cannot be explained clearly and the Tao cannot be explained clearly, so if you have anything to say, it is better to say it clearly in person." Xu Rui did not give Zhukov a chance to fool him, and continued, "
I really don’t know, are you stupid, General, or do you think we are stupid and easy to fool, so you told a joke like that just now?"
"Stupid? Are you telling a joke?" Zhukov laughed dryly and said, "Are you telling the joke I just told?"
"Isn't it?" Xu Rui said, "The transport capacity of the Siberian Railway is indeed very tight, but the only thing that is tight is that the freight trains from Europe to the Far East, and from the Far East to Europe, most of the freight trains are empty, right? Since they are empty trains
, is it difficult to bring tea from Baotou?"
"Uh, this..." Zhukov suddenly looked embarrassed.
To be honest, Zhukov just thought that the Chinese were stupid and wanted to fool them.
Now that Xu Rui had exposed him in front of him, he felt a little unable to get off the stage. After being frozen for a moment, he stood up and walked away. The Soviet Major General who was accompanying him gave Xu Rui a fierce look and also got up and left. On the contrary, the Russian female translator asked Xu Rui
, Leng Tiefeng cast an apologetic glance, and then hurriedly left holding the folder in his arms.
Watching Zhukov and the other three leave, Leng Tiefeng said with a snort: "Old Xu, if it weren't for you just now, I would have almost let Zhukov fool me. Why is the railway transportation capacity so tight? The tension is obviously only from Europe to the Far East, but it happened to be...
He said that the entire railway was under capacity, and I was not aware of it and almost let him deceive me."
After a pause, Leng Tiezhi said again: "But, what should we do now?"
What should we do? Xu Rui smiled and said: "Langzao, let's go outside and lie."
After saying that, Xu Rui stood up and walked out, and Leng Tiefeng Wulan Tuoya quickly followed.
Halfway through, Ulantoya said worriedly: "Captain Xu, if Zhukov keeps fooling us like this and doesn't start in-depth negotiations with us, what should we do?"
"No." Xu Rui said confidently, "We can't afford it, and the Soviets can't even afford it!" After a pause, Xu Rui turned back to Ulantoya and Leng Tiefeng and said, "How about we
How about a bet? I bet that after lunch, Zhukov will propose to negotiate with us again, but I am not in a hurry to talk, let's go hunting first."
Xu Rui knew very well that at this moment, their every move was under the surveillance of the Soviets, so every word and deed he said would reach Zhukov's ears. The more they showed that they were not anxious at this time, the more Zhukov would be in turn.
If they are anxious, the initiative in negotiations will fall into their hands.
