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Wang's self-examination attitude was relaxed, and Luo Yaoguo was overjoyed, and quickly said: "All the youth army's expenses, weapons and ammunition will be supplied by the national government. And there will be no disarmament, no reduction in treatment, and an increase in the amount of heavy equipment."

Wang Zixing silently calculated that although the youth army could continue to be maintained in this way, it would inevitably be controlled by the national government, and might even follow in the footsteps of the Jin army.But if the national government is refused to enter the Northwest, the consequences will be unbearable...

"But what about the local officials of our youth army? They have also paid a lot for the construction of the three northwest provinces." Wang Zixing was silent for a while, and then made further demands.

"Local officials can basically be retained, including the provincial chairmen and security commanders of the three northwestern provinces, all of which are nominated by you, and the county heads and bureau chiefs below are also appointed by you. The central government can't send so many officials now." Luo Yaoguo smiled. He smiled and said, "However, the national army will still be stationed in the Northwest. In addition, a Northwest Security General Command will be established. I will nominate An Sihua as the commander-in-chief. The responsibility of this general headquarters...is to provide security for future generations. Prepare for the battle of the dead Soviet Union, I hope you can fully cooperate with Jun Hao."

"Okay, I agree." Wang Zixing heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. This time, the National Government's policy of taking over the Northwest has taken care of his interests to the greatest extent, and he has no reason to object.

"Jun Hao, it is really a blessing for the country that you can understand righteousness!" Luo Yaoguo grinned, clapped his hands, stood up and said, "Things in the Far East are not so easy, and the big powers should probably send someone here I have to hurry back to Wuhan to meet them."

Wang Zixing was taken aback for a moment, then quickly stood up and said, "Since the teacher still has something important to do, the student will not stay. However, the student has prepared some small gifts to thank the teacher for his many years of cultivation. Declining..." He slapped his hands as he spoke, Li Qianfeng, the deputy chief, held a red and gilded gift slip, and handed it to Luo Yaoguo with both hands.

Luo Yaoguo was also not polite, he waved his hand to let Natalie accept the gift list, and said with a smile: "Since it was sent by you, Wang Junhao, then I will not be polite."

Seeing that the other party accepted his bribe without hesitation, Wang Zixing secretly heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that Luo Yaoguo still regarded him as his confidant.

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August 1931, 8.Wuhan, East Lake.

Mamoru Shigemitsu, Chargé d'Affaires of Japan, sat in the reception room of the National Government's Chairman's Mansion, enjoying the fragrant coffee served by the Chairman's Mansion absentmindedly.With him were the British ambassador Sir Lampson and the American ambassador Nelson Johnson.As diplomats of a major country with important influence in Northeast Asia, they came here today to coordinate with the Nationalist Government their position on the events in East Siberia and the Far East of the Soviet Union.

The Trotskyist uprising occurred in the Magadan State of the Soviet Union, and the Chinese Trotskyist armed forces suddenly invaded the Soviet Far East and announced that they would join the Soviet Civil War!The British and American powers were not only shocked, but also at a loss.Although they have always held a strong hostility towards the Soviet Union, and supported China because they wanted it to deal with the Soviet Union, no one thought that the situation would suddenly develop to such a point like a raging fire!

The fact is obvious that the Chinese National Government supported Trotsky's uprising, providing him with funds, weapons, ships, and even about 2000 "mercenaries".However, this level of support and interference is not uncommon in this world at all, and Britain and the United States did not take it seriously at first.He even admired the actions of the national government, thinking that their painstaking support was finally not in vain.But what happened next surprised everyone!A Chinese warlord named Wang Zhongyi suddenly used Trotsky's signboard and commanded his 20 troops to launch a clean and sudden attack on the coastal area of ​​the Far East of the Soviet Union, brazenly invading and quickly occupying the entire area!And at the same time as launching the invasion, he announced that he and all the troops under his subordinates had become Soviet citizens!He also accepted Trotsky's appointment and became a senior general of the Trotskyite Red Army.

All Western countries were greatly shocked by this kind of absurd and crazy move.They don't know what China, a newly rising power, wants to do to the Soviet Union?I don't know whether Wang Zhongyi's sudden invasion of the Far East will become the fuse that ignites the world war?I don't even know if this Chinese warlord is under the jurisdiction of the Chinese central government?

Originally, these Western countries could also ignore this matter and ignore Trotsky's uprising.Let the situation develop between China and the Soviet Union, and they can just watch the white opera and make some war money by the way.However, due to the successive exposure of the great famine caused by the Soviet labor camps and agricultural collectivization policy, the domestic public opinion and public opinion in Western countries are full of aversion to the evil regime of the Soviet Bolsheviks, and they all believe that any force that fights against it must be punished. Support, even if it is moral support.Therefore, whether Wang Zhongyi can be regarded as the little spare silk of the Soviets was ignored intentionally or unintentionally.

At the same time, should an evil empire like the Soviet Union continue to exist on this planet?Politicians in Western countries have started a new round of discussions.The conclusion reached is that if a peace-loving, moderate, rule-abiding, and open-door Russia can be established after the overthrow of the Bolshevik regime, it is best to destroy this evil Soviet Union... Of course, This also has a premise, that is, young people in Western countries cannot shed blood and sacrifice for it, and the wallets of Western countries cannot pay too much for it.As for the Trotsky regime that also believed in Marxism after the overthrow of the Stalin regime, politicians in Western countries have little interest!

It was under the domination of this mentality that they wanted to discredit leftist competitors and suppress trade unions to win right-wing votes by supporting Trotsky's uprising, but they didn't want to really give Trotsky, the Bolshevik, much support.The governments of the United Kingdom and the United States finally issued instructions to their respective ambassadors to China before the end of August.Order them to discuss with the Chinese government and the Japanese government about the military and economic assistance provided to the Trotskyist rebels in the Soviet Union, and also discuss the issue of limiting the scale of the war... Such as Wang Zhongyi obviously seems to violate the international Regarding matters of public law, the British and American governments do not want to see it again!

Although they are still a little timid, this has already made the five KMT leaders who have been in fear after the Wang Zhongyi incident have been overjoyed.The Western world, at least, has decided to stand on their side, and the Soviet Union is unprecedentedly isolated internationally.If Stalin hadn't gone mad, he wouldn't have put all his eggs in one basket to launch an invasion of Xinjiang to fight a protracted war of attrition with China!In this way, China can consume this powerful northern neighbor by supporting the Soviet Union's civil war, while ensuring that the flames of war will not burn on its own territory.As long as we can develop heavy industry and reform society with peace of mind while the Soviet Union is in civil war, there will be a time for real development and take-off in the future.

But as the charge d'affaires of the Japanese Empire in China, Shigemitsu Aoi, who has just been defeated by China and is currently struggling.The current situation made him feel a little helpless.For Japan, it would be ideal for China and the Soviet Union to fight to the death.Moreover, Japan, which had just suffered a defeat and was greatly injured, should not care about this matter at all.But the army and navy, which actually control Japan's domestic politics, don't see things that way.The Japanese Navy, which had great vigor in the Bohai Bay War and the Taiwan Strait War, missed the two aircraft carriers ordered by the Soviet Union from Japan!The construction of these two motherships has been basically completed, and sea trials will be carried out soon, and the Soviet Union has already paid most of the shipbuilding costs... If Japan now publicly supports the Trotsky regime, the navy can justifiably use these two motherships. Two aircraft carriers were taken as their own, and they replaced the Akagi and Kaga that were sunk in the South China Sea.

It is also rare for the Japanese army to reach an agreement with the navy this time. They believe that since it is impossible to defeat China through the Japan-Soviet alliance, they will avenge their failure in the Taiwan Strait.Then simply support Trotsky, firstly, to seize oil and gold resources in the Far East and Magadan during the Soviet Civil War; secondly, to show Britain its attitude of breaking with the Soviet Union by supporting the Soviet Civil War; thirdly, It is because a powerful figure in the Japanese Army believes that China's support for Trotsky is definitely not a loss-making deal, so Japan can follow suit!

Aoi Shigemitsu, a Japanese diplomat, had no choice but to fight for Japan's interests in the Soviet Far East and Eastern Siberia between the great powers and the Chinese Nationalist government.

At this time, Luo Yaoguo and Chiang Kai-shek accompanied Hu Hanmin, chairman of the Nationalist Government, into the conference room. Seeing the complacent expressions of the three Chinese leaders, Mamoru Shigemitsu felt a sense of hatred or hatred. Feelings of jealousy rose from the bottom of my heart.

However, the three Chinese leaders didn't pay much attention to Guangkui. They just greeted the Japanese charge d'affaires as a matter of routine, and then turned all their attention to the British and American ambassadors.

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"Mr. Chairman, the British Empire has noticed some unusual events currently taking place in the Far East of the Soviet Union. The most unusual of these is that a general of your country named Wang Zhongyi led 20 troops to invade the Soviet Union. For this reason , the London side has fully communicated with the Washington side, and reached a few consensus..."

Sir Lampson, the British Minister to China, spoke first, expressing the concern of the British Empire to the situation in the Far East in the most casual tone of a British gentleman.Speaking of the consensus reached with the United States, the elderly British diplomat could not help but frowned slightly, but his tone of speech remained unchanged: "The governments of the United Kingdom and the United States hope that the Chinese government can support the domestic revolution of the Soviet Union. Communicate with us in advance, and be able to fully listen to our opinions...Moreover, the British and American governments do not want to see the appearance of the second General Wang Zhongyi, and hope that the Chinese government can distinguish between supporting the Soviet Revolution and armed intervention in the Soviet Civil War. .”

As soon as Lampson's words fell, the American ambassador Jason continued to ask: "Mr. Chairman, Your Excellencies, Marshals, I would like to ask you a question. Does the Chinese government really believe that Trotsky's revolution can overthrow the tyrant Stalin? "

"No!" It was Luo Yaoguo who answered this question, and he said with some regret: "Judging from the current situation, Stalin is not a stupid tyrant, he is quite wise and cunning. Perhaps not as good as Stalin. According to information from the Soviet Union, in addition to mobilizing the army to prepare for suppression, Stalin quickly adjusted his high-pressure policy, amnesty all farmers who were arrested for resisting agricultural collectivization, and punished a large number of farmers The officials in charge of agriculture blamed these people for the mistakes of agricultural collectivization, and at the same time assured farmers throughout the Soviet Union that they would provide sufficient food... This series of measures, I believe, will eventually work. The Soviet Union’s revolutionary estimates It will be limited to the Far East and Eastern Siberia, it will not affect the whole country, and it will not endanger Stalin’s regime.” He suddenly emphasized: “However, the free world’s support for Trotsky’s revolution still has extraordinary significance! "

"Oh!" Jansen and Lampson were a little surprised when they heard this. If Trotsky was unable to spread the flames of war to the western part of the Soviet Union, it meant that he was unable to seize power in the Soviet Union, and he would probably fail in the end.That being the case, why does China spend huge amounts of aid to support him?

"Could it be that your country wants to split the Soviet Far East and East Siberia from the Soviet Union to form a new independent country?" Japan's Chargé d'affaires Shigemitsu Aoi's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered some great opportunity.

"Oh." Chiang Kai-shek nodded as if he didn't care, and said casually: "This is also an option, but the main purpose of our assistance to the Soviet revolution now is to make this red empire that threatens world peace fall into civil strife, and we have no spare power to support the world through the Communist International. Revolution, especially support for the communist forces in our country to make trouble. As for whether Trotsky in the Far East can establish an independent country, it is not particularly important, even if his army can last for three to five years, it is also important to the free world significant."

"Oh, why?" US Ambassador Johnson asked.

Chiang Kai-shek sighed and frowned: "The facts that have happened since the success of the Soviet Russian Revolution have proved that as long as the country is stable, it will do everything possible to subvert the legitimate governments of other countries and support the Communist Party that obeys Moscow's orders." Our country is currently suffering from the regime, and we have not been able to finally unify the country.” Speaking of this, he glanced at the ambassadors of the United Kingdom and the United States: “Now the world is falling into a severe economic depression, and the governments of all countries must concentrate on In response to the economic crisis, the Soviet Union tried its best to incite the people at the bottom of the country who are living in difficulties in various countries at this time, trying to use the economic crisis to spread their communism... and the best way for countries to respond is to let the Soviet Union itself fall into chaos, so that they will not Is there no time for him to take care of it? After a few years, the economies of various countries have improved, and there is no need to worry about the threat of communism."

Chapter 0639 Japan's ambition

American Ambassador Jason nodded slightly. From Chiang Kai-shek's answer, he already understood that the Chinese government has no plans to fight an all-out war with the Soviet Union.Their purpose of supporting the Trotskyites is the same as that of the Soviet Union supporting the CCP. They just want to create chaos in the other party’s country, or it may be a retaliation for the Soviet Union’s support of the CCP.

If things can really develop according to the Chinese people's idea, it will be in line with Washington's request. Johnson's mood suddenly relaxes, and a smile gradually appears on his face.

The British ambassador Lampson and the Japanese charge d'affaires Shigemitsu Aoi also heard their conversation clearly. Lampson laughed secretly in his heart. These Chinese are using the Soviets' usual way of exporting revolution to deal with the Soviet Union!If this fire is properly grasped, it will make Stalin, a tyrant, scurry and exhausted, and it will also be good for stabilizing the colonies of the British Empire around the world.

Aoi Shigemitsu frowned slightly, and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. After Trotsky left China, he went to Japan, where he had frequent contact with Japanese military and political officials to seek help. ... However, there is no detailed description of whether this republic is an independent country or a republic of the Soviet Union.

Moreover, Mamoru Shigemitsu also found from the speeches of Chiang Kai-shek and Luo Yaoguo that they seemed to have insufficient confidence in Trotsky's revolution, and more of them regarded Trotsky as a tool to create chaos for the Soviet Union... Their purpose seems to be just to think Let the Soviet Union be in chaos for a few years, not to overthrow Stalin's tyranny, or even to support a Far Eastern republic to split the Soviet Union.

However, some people in Japan wanted to split the Soviet Far East by supporting Trotsky, and then bring the Far East into Japan's sphere of influence, thus replacing Manchuria as Japan's new lifeline.But now Japan certainly does not have the strength to realize this grand vision, and it must achieve its goal through cooperation with China, Britain, the United States and other countries.And this involves very complicated interest disputes and games.According to the analysis of the think tanks of the Japanese Army and Navy, Trotsky's army is mainly composed of two parts. One is the Chinese Trotskyist armed forces headed by Wang Zhongyi. These people are obviously supported by the Chinese Nationalist Government and represent China. The second is composed of Soviet reform-through-labor prisoners. This group of people certainly does not want the Chinese to expand their power in the Soviet Trotskyites too much, and Trotsky himself should hold the same point of view, so he will frequently ask Japan Be nice and ask for help.Trotsky probably had the idea of ​​using Japan to restrain China, and Japan happened to use Trotsky's idea to grab the interests of the Soviet Far East.

However, this does not mean that Japan can take Trotsky's plate alone. Even if it just wants to split the Soviet Far East, it cannot do without China's cooperation.But if the purpose of China's support of Trotsky is only to cause trouble for the Soviet Union... Japan's hopes will be dashed.

"Mr. Chairman, I wonder if your government has considered splitting the Soviet Far East from its territory and establishing an independent Far Eastern republic?" Mamoru Shigemitsu nodded slightly at Hu Hanmin, pulling out an unclear meaning smile.

Hu Hanmin was taken aback when he heard the words. He didn't know whether it was Trotsky who told Japan about the "Far East Buffer State" plan, or the Japanese themselves had such an idea?Thinking of this, he glanced at the faces of the British and American ambassadors. Seeing their calm expressions, he said with a faint smile: "Whether a country should be established in the Far East depends entirely on the progress of the Soviet Civil War and Mr. Trotsky's wishes. Of course, the opinions of the British and American allies will also be taken into account."

"This..." The two ambassadors of the Anglo-American Allies looked at each other. Why did they bring up the issue of splitting the Soviet Union's Far East again?Moreover, it was proposed by China and Japan together. Could it be that they have some tacit understanding?

Looking at the hesitant expressions of the British and American ambassadors, Hu Hanmin hurriedly explained: "Considering that the relationship with the Soviet Union will not be broken, the Chinese government has now stopped all support for Trotsky, so whether to establish a buffer state in the Far East problems, and we don’t have any set goals.”

After hearing Hu Hanmin's speech, the two ambassadors of Britain and the United States were still confused and shook their heads in a daze.Why are these Chinese people inconsistent when they speak?They also said earlier that they would support Trotsky to make trouble for Stalin, why did they stop all support now?

"Sir Lampson, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Shigemitsu." Luo Yaoguo saw their doubts, and simply stated clearly: "The situation in the Soviet Far East and Eastern Siberia was indeed instigated by our government. But our government also We did not want a full-scale war with the Soviet Union, so before the situation in the Far East deteriorated, we announced the severance of all ties with Trotsky. On the surface, General Wang’s actions have nothing to do with us... All this is to ease Tensions with the Soviet Union." He said, looking at Shigemitsu Aoi meaningfully:

"However, it is clear that Mr. Trotsky's revolution still needs supporters, and it is best for such supporters to be not neighbors to the Soviet Union, not too far away from the Soviet Union, and strong enough. I don't know if Japan is interested in replacing What about China becoming a major supporter of Trotsky?"

Shigemitsu quickly turned to look at British Ambassador Lampson. Seeing that he was indifferent, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked nervously, "What is your country's view on the Far Eastern Republic?"

Hu Hanmin shook his head, and said very firmly: "No, this matter has nothing to do with us. Everything depends on Mr. Trotsky. As long as he agrees to establish the Far Eastern Republic, we have no objection."

"However, with Japan's national power, it is impossible to support Trotsky's resistance to the entire Soviet Union." Shigemitsu Aoi hesitated for a moment, but shook his head: "The Japanese Empire's suggestion is that China, Britain, the United States, and Japan jointly intervene in the Soviet Civil War. Tsky provides military and economic support."

"The United States is now facing the worst economic depression in history, and I am afraid that there is not much spare power to help Mr. Trotsky's cause." As the world's largest financial ambassador to the United States, Jason took over consciously This question was raised: "However, the U.S. government is still preparing to provide food worth 500 million US dollars to relieve the Soviet reform-through-labour prisoners liberated by Trotsky, but this is only for humanitarian purposes, not to interfere in the Soviet Civil War."

"The British government can also provide humanitarian assistance of 200 million pounds, and of course it must buy products produced in the UK." Sir Lampson's statement is similar to that of the Americans, but the scale of assistance is larger, mainly because of the British colonies The greater threat of communism.

"Then how much help is Japan willing to provide?" Luo Yaoguo was a little disappointed with the level of support from Britain and the United States. These two countries still seemed reluctant to part with the Soviet Union's orders for machinery and equipment.

Shigemitsu pondered for a moment before solemnly saying: "The imperial government will provide the necessary military assistance for Mr. Trotsky's uprising, including organizing the Soviet navy to enter the Sea of ​​Okhotsk with the navy, and providing no more than 3000 million yen. Weapons and ammunition include a group of inland gunboats that can be used on the Amur River, and warships ordered by the Soviet Union in Japanese shipyards will be detained."

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On August 8, Vladivostok.Soviet Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Trotskyist) Far Eastern Front Command.

At this time, Wang Zhongyi was talking to Lin Yurong and Tang Yao. If he was just a pawn of the Kuomintang and Luo Yaoguo in the past, now he has obviously got rid of the command of the chess players and started to walk alone.However, after getting rid of the control of the Kuomintang and entering the Soviet Union, they faced more difficulties and crises than before.In the past, his task was just to firmly control the power in his hands and prevent the Communist Party from being infiltrated, but now he has to face the survival and development of the entire military group.In the absence of the logistics minister of the Kuomintang, all logistics supplies seem to have become difficult.It is obviously impossible for him and Trotsky to maintain the territory of the Soviet Far East coastal region for a long time, and the imaginary international aid has not flowed in.On the contrary, Stalin's crusade army is gradually approaching. According to the information provided by Trotsky, a boy named Budyonny has been sent to Chita, and hundreds of thousands of Soviet Red Army arrived with him!Equipped with countless heavy artillery, tanks, and aircraft!I'm calling right now.

And his 20 troops have only about a thousand light artillery pieces, and less than thirty 122mm and 152mm howitzers captured from the Soviet Red Army, and there is not much ammunition!There are no tanks or planes at all!As for Trotsky's army of reform-through-labor prisoners, so far only two armies have been organized, with a total strength of no more than 6 or [-] troops, and the weapons and equipment are equally simple.With this level of strength, it is a bit of a headache to deal with the Soviet Red Army whose number is twice as large as your own, and the weapons and equipment are far more powerful than your own!A little carelessness may lead to the annihilation of the entire army, and the dream of building an independent country will also come to naught.At this time, he even missed that righteous brother Luo Yaoguo who always treated himself as a puppet commander!If he were in his position, what kind of ingenuity would he use to reverse the unfavorable situation?