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Molotov frowned, took out a copy of the telegram from his briefcase, and handed it to Stalin with both hands: "Comrade Stalin, this is a secret report sent to us by Comrade Wang Ming of the CCP. Zhou Enlai of the CCP I have already secretly gone to Beiping to negotiate with the Kuomintang about surrendering!"

With a snap, Stalin's carved pipe fell from his mouth to the floor.He stared at Molotov dumbfounded, and then murmured after a while: "Molotov, you mean...surrender!? The CCP is going to surrender to the Kuomintang...do you mean that?"

"Comrade Stalin." Molotov said with grief and indignation on his face: "Wang Ming's secret telegram did say so. Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong held an enlarged meeting of the Politburo behind his back and the vast number of members of the Communist Party of China. Negotiating the matter of joining the National Government and reorganizing the Red Army, as long as the Kuomintang comrades Mongolia, Suiyuan, Chahar, and Rehe are appointed by the CCP as the chairman of the four provinces, and the CCP is allowed to retain 20 troops, the CCP will abandon the Soviet revolution and join the National Government."

"What about Mongolia!?" Stalin stood up abruptly, his face livid. If the CCP's "surrender" to the National Government was true, wouldn't Mongolia return to the rule of the National Government?Starting from there, the Kuomintang army can easily cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway and divide the Soviet Union into two!

"Comrade Stalin, Mongolia is still under the control of the CCP. If they join the National Government, naturally..."

"No! Comrade Molotov." Stalin waved his hand and interrupted Molotov: "We cannot allow the CCP to surrender to the Nationalist government. We must do everything possible to stop them. You immediately send electricity to the CCP... He hesitated for a while when he said this: "Ask them to explain the situation."

"Explain the situation?" Molotov was taken aback when he heard the words, and thought to himself, didn't Wang Ming already explain the situation?What more can I say?Now it seems that Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong and others should be ordered to be fired, and Wang Ming should be appointed as the leader of the CCP!This may also save some comrades.

"Yes! Just to explain the situation." Stalin's tone has softened, but his face is still ashen, almost gritting his teeth and uttering each word: "The compromise between the Communist Party of China and the Kuomintang did violate the 21 articles of the Communist International...but now It is we who need the CCP, not the CCP needs us... If we announce the expulsion of the leaders of the CCP, we can only completely push them to the side of the Kuomintang. So we must win them over. By the way, you can ask them what they have Are there any difficulties? The Soviet Union can provide assistance as appropriate."

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"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou! Did you come to Beiping this time to discuss the issue of peaceful reunification with the Nationalist government? What kind of conditions will the CCP propose? Will it give up control of the army?"

"Your Excellency, Marshal! If the Nationalist Government and the CCP fail to reach an agreement this time, will the Nationalist Government resort to force in order to unify China?"

"Mr. Zhou, if China and the National Government reach an agreement, will they abide by the Constitution and other laws of the Republic of China, and will they be able to protect the rights of citizens in Mongolia, Suiyuan and other provinces, including freedom of religion, freedom of speech, political freedom, etc.? Will all political prisoners be released, including Trotskyists?"

"Marshal Luo, I am a reporter from Tianjin "Ta Kung Pao". What do you think of the ongoing Soviet civil war? A considerable part of Trotsky's Red Army is Chinese Trotskyist armed forces expelled by the National Government. If Now that the government can reach an agreement on peaceful reunification with the CCP, does that also mean that these 20 compatriots who are fighting bloody battles in foreign lands can also return to the motherland and enjoy peace and stability?"

When Luo Yaoguo and Zhou Enlai walked out of the gate of the Summer Palace, the gate was crowded with a large number of reporters.They have already held a press conference in Huairen Hall.But this time the Kuomintang-Communist negotiations have touched on such a high-profile topic as "peaceful reunification", which naturally attracted a large number of Chinese and foreign journalists to "siege" the Kuomintang-Communist delegation everywhere, to see if they could grab some news from their mouths.And the gendarmes of the National Revolutionary Army did not dare to offend these ruthless uncrowned kings, and did not drive them too far. They just put their bodies between the crowd and Luo Yaoguo and Zhou Enlai to protect these two important people.

Luo Yaoguo was dressed in a military uniform and a military cap. He could only respond patiently and with a faint smile to the questions of the reporters who broke through the military police and came over.Several guards opened a passage for him and sent him and Zhou Enlai into the bulletproof car.As soon as the car door was closed, Luo Yaoguo smiled and said to Zhou Enlai: "Mr. Zhou, after you start political training, you have to get used to dealing with these reporters. Sometimes their questions are very tricky, and they will take your words out of context every now and then. A twist."

Zhou Enlai looked at the reporters who were leaving outside the window, leaned his head on the back of the car seat, and said indifferently: "As long as civil war can be avoided and the country's democratic and constitutional government can be realized, what's so terrible about dealing with these reporters? What is really frightening is that some people, in the name of constitutional democracy, practice dictatorship and despotism, and even wholeheartedly want to bring the country into the abyss of world war!" His tone was cold, making the car inside Some low temperatures seem to have dropped a little more.

And Luo Yaoguo seemed to have heard the voice of Zhou Enlai's words. It was obvious that what he was doing now had already been noticed by this great god-level figure!However, Luo Yaoguo's reaction was also very interesting. He nodded and looked at the other party with a half-smile: "Mr. Zhou is really wise, and he immediately saw the path that our Kuomintang is taking. This path is based on your Marxism. Theory is the only way for the development of capitalism - the stage of imperialism, and then your socialism and communism... So this is a must, and there is nothing to be afraid of, all capitalist countries in the world are like this came."

Zhou En took a look at Luo Yaoguo, who had a sinister smile on his face, and couldn't help thinking, maybe those imperialist countries also have such a living treasure at the critical moment of their development, right?Maybe this trick to destroy the Soviet Union was really done by him.It's just that I don't know how many Soviet people will fall under the bayonet of Chinese imperialism!It is really inappropriate.

Thinking of this, Zhou Enlai shook his head, and said solemnly: "Can't our China take the road of peaceful development? Can't we live in peace with the Soviet Union?" He looked at Luo Yaoguo regretfully: "Brother Fuwen, our The country has just escaped the oppression of imperialism, so how can it be too impatient to become an imperialist? Is this Mr. Sun's Three People's Principles?"

Luo Yaoguo looked at Zhou Enlai's naturally positive face, and smiled deeply: "Our country has nearly 1 million people, but there is only a small amount of fertile land, while the Soviet Union has only more than [-] million people, but its land area is larger than ours. Doubled! And most of them were obtained through plunder, including the land seized from our country! Britain and France have only tens of millions of people, but they have vast territories distributed all over the world, occupying Most of the resources in the world... These lands and resources will be able to ensure their future generations live in prosperity and wealth! But our future generations will only be trapped in poverty forever because of lack of resources and living space! Mr. Zhou, Now I am like the father of a big family, I just want to save some property and land for my big children and grandchildren. I don’t know if you Communists can understand this feeling?”

Chapter 0643 Anti-Comintern Agreement ([-]) Peaceful Evolution

"But your father should accumulate wealth for future generations through labor and thrift, instead of being a robber!" Zhou Enlai's tone was a bit cold. "Saving" the Kuomintang was not his mission in the first place, and now he is just trying his best.

Luo Yaoguo glanced at Zhou Enlai, said with a smirk on his face, "Nowadays, the Chinese people have more land but less land. According to your party's theory, our China is poor peasants, while the situation in the Soviet Union is just the opposite...they have a large land area and a small population, so they should They are landlords! Should we poor peasants rely on hard work to make a fortune? Or should we fight landlords to divide the land to achieve recovery?"

"You..." Zhou Enlai smiled bitterly and waved his hands helplessly: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about these. In short, our party firmly opposes the country's path of aggression and expansion. Don't expect us to legislate, monitor Both houses voted in favor."

Luo Yaoguo smiled indifferently: "This is your party's power, but you won't have many seats."

Zhou Enlai frowned: "Are you so sure? Maybe the people are against the war and voted for our party?"

Luo Yaoguo waved his hands, and said with a faint smile: "No, according to the Marxist viewpoint, China has just developed into the stage of imperialism, and our policy of aggression and expansion is in line with the materialist view of historical development, and also in line with the people's aspirations and national conditions, so I I am very confident in the choice of voters!"

Zhou Enlai snorted coldly, and said: "This is just your wishful thinking! Maybe the masses of the people will be deceived by you for a while, thinking that following you to launch a world war can change their poor and hard life, but after a long time, they will realize I realize that it is not their turn to analyze the fruits of victory in the world war, but they are the ones who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield!"

Luo Yaoguo just shook his head, and looked at Zhou Enlai with piercing eyes: "Brother Enlai, there are no outsiders in this car, so there is absolutely no need for you and me to tell such lies. Don't you and I know how much awareness our citizens have? As for The fruits of victory... Hehe, you will know when the Soviet Union is defeated, did Brother Enlai think that we big capitalists would not stay in the warm and comfortable south and go to Siberia to become landlords?"

A trace of contempt flashed across Zhou Enlai's face, and he said in a deep voice: "Those people are all deceived by your propaganda, as long as we can legally operate in the Kuomintang-controlled area, hehe..."

"So what?" Luo Yaoguo sneered twice: "Brother Enlai, why do you say such things that you don't even believe? In the world, the living standards of the people in imperialist countries such as Britain, France, and the United States are all lower than ours. Chinese people want to be tall, and the people will of course benefit from the expansion of the country." He glanced at Zhou Enlai, who was expressionless, and said:

"Ming people don't talk dark words, and now I don't expect your party to change all at once. You can participate in the democratic process in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, publicize your ideas to the people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, and continue to retain the army and territory. Continue to 'teach the government' by your party. But you have to recognize the national government as the central government, stop the Soviet revolution, interrupt the superior-subordinate relationship with the Communist International, recognize the national constitution and guarantee people's speech, religion, migration, publishing, assembly, etc. Freedom, to release all political prisoners including Trotskyites, to ensure that all citizens are equal before the law, and to no longer implement discriminatory rules and regulations based on family background, composition, religious beliefs, party affiliation, or any other reason... as long as By doing the above, the national government can recognize that you have a 16-year political training period on the current site. Mr. Zhou, do you think this will work?"

Zhou Enlai breathed a sigh of relief. The conditions proposed by the Nationalist government were far milder than expected, and they gave the CCP a lot of room for development!It can be said that this negotiation is a complete victory for the CCP!It also gave the CCP the hope of seizing power through elections... No!It is not hope, but a matter of time. As long as the Kuomintang continues on the line of aggression and expansion, the Chinese Communist Party will seize power through elections with the support of the people in at most 10 years!

"Comrade Enlai, the current peaceful reunification is proposed by your party, and we have basically satisfied your conditions." Luo Yaoguo sighed lightly: "However, I hope that both parties can maintain this hard-won situation... In particular, we must uphold the things in these systems, otherwise this so-called peaceful reunification would be meaningless, and it would be better to maintain the status quo as it is now."

"Marshal Luo." Zhou Enlai calmed down, and made a further request: "As far as I know, there are so-called military and administrative areas on the territory of the Nationalist Government, right? For example, Hebei Province and Shandong Lubei area are military and administrative areas." At this point, he stared at Luo Yaoguo: "Since your party can conduct military affairs on its own territory, can our party follow suit?"

"You want military administration..." Luo Yaoguo leaned back on the chair and sighed, "Mr. Zhou, if you insist on implementing military administration, there must be a time limit, at most... three years, every three years You must implement political training. And even if you implement military administration, you must stop the Soviet revolution, recognize the central government, cut off the superior-subordinate relationship with the Communist International, release all political prisoners, and protect the people’s freedom of speech and religion. Dissidents can only be treated Deportation cannot be imprisoned, nor can a discriminatory policy be imposed on a certain segment of citizens for any reason."

Zhou Enlai shook his head slightly: "We can agree to stop the Soviet revolution and recognize the central government, but the relationship between our party and the Communist International must be maintained."

Luo Yaoguo raised his eyebrows, and wanted to refute, but Zhou Enlai continued unhurriedly: "However, the relationship between our party and the Third International has long since ceased to be a real relationship between superiors and subordinates. Otherwise, we would not be here today." Negotiations. Only in the past few years, our party has been receiving guidance and assistance from the Third International, so the relationship between the two parties is rather special, and it is not something that can be changed if we change it. In addition, if we adjust our relationship with the Third International, If we no longer get guidance and assistance from them, then we will not have enough financial resources to maintain 20 troops, unless the central government can provide some financial subsidies." He emphasized his tone again: "And our relationship with the Third International At some point in the future, it will not be completely unfavorable to the central government, maybe the headquarters of the Third International can be moved from Moscow to this city of Beiping one day?"

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"I cannot agree to the establishment of a Far Eastern Republic...at least in the present circumstances. If it were done, it would cause doubts of faith among my supporters in Moscow and they would leave me...and Our cause in the Far East will also face failure!" Trotsky's face was cold, and he almost rejected Nagata Tieshan's proposal to support him in establishing the Far East Republic.Although before that, he had hinted at the possibility of establishing such an independent country to the high-level army and navy in Japan.But that was just a blank check for Japan's support.Now that Japan has been attracted to the Far East, it is time to void this check.

Nagata Tieshan frowned and smiled a little embarrassedly. This time he came to see Trotsky because of the Far Eastern Republic.In his opinion, it is completely impossible to defeat Stalin and take control of Moscow with the hundreds of thousands of troops under Trotsky's banner.Even if the Japanese Army mobilizes 300 million troops to directly intervene in this war, it is impossible to send Trotsky into the Kremlin.Therefore, the only realistic option is to establish a Far Eastern Republic and split the 700 million square kilometers of the Soviet Far East, preferably including Eastern Siberia.Then China and Japan will jointly support Trotsky or someone else to act as a puppet.But Trotsky's reneging was indeed expected. Of course, a politician of this level would not give in so easily.Looking at Trotsky's resolute face, Nagata Tieshan knew that he had made up his mind, so how could he persuade him?For a while, even the number one brain in the Japanese army couldn't think of a way out.

Nagata Tieshan knocked on the armrest of his chair unconsciously, and said slowly: "Mr. Trotsky... Although your Red Army has repeatedly defeated Stalin's army, it has not changed the balance of power between the two sides. And the current victory is largely The reason is that Moscow is troubled by their long logistics line. If your army leaves the Far East and advances westward, it will also be dragged down by such a logistics line... Rather than sacrificing your life so meaninglessly, it is better to be realistic. Establish a country under your leadership in the Far East to realize your governance proposition. And this is what the Japanese Empire and China are currently capable of..."

Trotsky thought for a moment, then slowly said: "If your Japanese Kyushu or Hokkaido declares independence as a country, will your emperor ignore it?" He shook his head: "Obviously impossible, he will continue to send The army went to attack... and Stalin also could not tolerate the split of the Soviet Union, and he would definitely send troops to the Far East. At that time, the war will continue until one of Stalin and I can't support it. Mr. Nagata , you should know that only Stalin and I can become the masters of the Kremlin in the Soviet Union! As long as he falls, I can take over Moscow! So I and my Red Army fought in the Far East, constantly defeating the army he sent... …every time he is defeated, his prestige will drop a little bit, until one day, the Soviet people will no longer believe in him, and the Bolshevik party will abandon him. And I will be the leader of the Soviet state as a matter of course, and then will There is the Far Eastern Republic."

Nagata Tieshan nodded silently, agreeing with Trotsky's analysis, he thought for a while, and then said: "Then is your Red Army sure about fighting Stalin's upcoming winter offensive? The Amur River will freeze soon. , when the time comes, your army will have no danger to defend."

Trotsky looked at the actual helm of the Imperial Japanese Army in front of him with a half-smile, and said indifferently: "Whether you can hold the Amur River line of defense depends entirely on how much assistance your country can provide, and in the future your country's efforts in the Far Eastern Republic Naturally, the status of the place is directly related to the amount of aid. Now the Chinese have provided 20 fully armed troops and enough weapons to arm another 20 people... But relying on these alone is not enough to hold the Amur River defense line, we Air force and heavy artillery are also needed."

Yongtian Tieshan thought for a while, nodded and said: "I understand, I will convey your request to the Imperial Army Ministry. However, the Empire also has some conditions that I hope you can consider..."

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The air in the room was a bit low, it should have been a very spacious flower hall.The floor-to-ceiling glass windows are clean and bright, and the garden outside is also a white snow scene.Underfloor heating was installed under the floor tiles of the flower hall, and the inside of the room was warm. Coupled with an exquisite banquet, this scene should be like drinking wine and admiring the snow, very elegant.But the few people in the room looked coldly at each other, with serious expressions, which made the whole atmosphere full of gunpowder.

Luo Yaoguo was the host of the banquet for drinking wine and enjoying the snow. Originally, he wanted to invite Zhou Enlai to warm up after the first snow in Beijing. Unexpectedly, without saying a few words, the other party came up with the latest offer from the CCP that had already been prepared. .

The first is the territory. The CCP will establish six provinces on the existing territory, namely West Mongolia Province, East Mongolia Province, Suiyuan Province, Chahar Province, Rehe Province, and Northern Shaanxi Province.Its Eastern Mongolia Province was formed by merging the Xing’an League that originally belonged to Jilin in the eastern part of Outer Mongolia; for the two provinces of Chahar and Rehe, the CCP requested that the part south of the Great Wall that originally belonged to the two provinces be included in Hebei and Jilin Provinces ; Northern Shaanxi Province was formed by the merger of Northern Shaanxi and Northern Shanxi.According to the division method of the CCP, they own six complete provinces at once. Although the actual territory has not increased, they can allocate more seats in the legislative and supervisory chambers.This is obviously very beneficial to their "parliamentary struggle" in the future... According to the law promulgated by the two houses of legislation and supervision (military and political) period, and the methods for the selection of members of the two houses of supervision, before the implementation of constitutional government, the members of the two houses were all It is elected by the local provincial administrative regions.Moreover, it is also stipulated that each province can get a few basic seats, and then according to the demographic data, provinces with a larger population will be given additional seats. That is to say, if the CCP has two more provinces, it will get two more Basic seats in provinces.Coupled with the "proletarian basic board" owned by the CCP, it will occupy a favorable position in the future constitutional elections!

Obtaining more parliamentary seats by splitting and forming new provinces is a bit excessive, but it is still within an acceptable range.However, Zhou Enlai then proposed to reorganize the Red Army into the National Revolutionary Army, and required the designations of the three armies and nine divisions, which made Luo Yaoguo immediately vigilant.

"What does it mean to be reorganized into the National Revolutionary Army? Do the military power and military orders belong to the Military Commission?" As soon as Zhou Enlai finished speaking, Luo Yaoguo immediately raised a question.

Zhou Enlai did not answer directly: "Reorganizing the Red Army into the National Revolutionary Army is the first step in unifying the military administration and military orders. After our party's military administration and political training period expires, these three armies and nine divisions will naturally become the national army."

"That is to say, in the past 20 years, the National Government will help your Communist Party raise nine divisions and provide weapons and equipment?" Luo Yaoguo sneered: "Mr. Zhou, do you think this is possible? I don't think this is possible. It’s not the real request of your party, but asking for a lot of money, right?”

Zhou Enlai glanced at the people in the room calmly. Dai Jitao and the others all showed disdain. They didn't know whether they looked down on the Red Army or their small calculations against the CCP.

"If the Red Army is not reorganized into the National Revolutionary Army now, how will the nationalization of the army be solved in the future? Where is the way out for the 20 Red Army soldiers?" Zhou Enlai asked in a deep voice.

"Isn't it too early to discuss what will happen after 20 years? Let's talk about the reality." Luo Yaoguo turned the wine glass in his hand, thought for a while, and said slowly: "Since your party agrees to abandon the Soviet revolution Well, then it’s inappropriate to call your army the Red Army again. Why don’t you change the name to the Frontier Guard Army? The national government doesn’t care how many soldiers you raise, who you employ, and how much equipment you have. The government allocates 500 million troops every year. Subsidies in legal currency. Is this okay?"

"That's all?" Zhou Enlai tapped the table lightly, raising his eyebrows: "Your army of more than 60 people needs 6 million yuan in military expenditures a year, and our 20 people pay 500 million a year? Isn't that right? Too little? And our army is still burdened with the heavy responsibility of defending the northern frontier. If the funds are insufficient and the frontier is unstable..."

"I'm afraid it's not the lack of military expenditure that caused the emptiness of Mongolia's border defense, but the poor traffic?" Luo Yaoguo changed the subject and said, "To ensure the stability of Mongolia's border defense, the most urgent thing right now is to build the Kuzhang Railway. If it reaches Kulun, Mongolia will no longer be able to separate from China. Moreover, the construction of this railway can also stimulate the economic development of the eastern and western Mongolia provinces. As long as the economy improves, is your party afraid that there will be no money to spend?"

"...As long as the Kuzhang Railway is completed, Mongolia's rich natural resources will be developed and utilized. Moreover, your party has now given up the Soviet revolution that is not in line with China's national conditions, and no longer opposes capitalist industry and commerce. When the time comes National capitalists in the south will naturally flock to Inner and Inner Mongolia to invest and start businesses, and your party’s fiscal and tax revenue may increase several times and dozens of times, so why do you care about the mere millions?”