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The Eastern Bureau of the Comintern obviously did their best to liberate the people of South Asia.The Chinese border guards led by the CCP now have only a few skeleton troops left, and almost all the elites have been transferred to the South Asian Army of the Communist International.That makes the total number of this army as large as 15!At the same time, the logistics department of the border defense army also loaded almost all the materials stored in their hands, including cannons, machine rifles, ammunition, and military uniforms, to Tianjin.In addition, the CCP’s underground personnel who had been lurking in Tianjin also emerged overnight, holding colorful French currency and approval documents from the Armament Department of the Nationalist Government, and frantically purchased medicines for the treatment of various tropical infectious diseases and suitable for tropical diseases. Various items for combat.

It can be said that for this expedition, the CCP and the Eastern Bureau of the Comintern have given up everything. If the Kuomintang breaks its promise at this time, the consequences will be unimaginable!So at this moment, the South Asian Army of the Communist International, including Commander-in-Chief Ye Ting, Chief Political Commissar Xiang Ying, and Chief of Staff Liu Bocheng, are all concerned.But what's the use of worrying?You know, according to the marching route arranged by the General Staff of the National Defense Forces, they will be transported by the National Defense Forces Navy, go south by sea to Hainan Island, and then wait for the opportunity to attack India!One must know that 15 people are loaded on the ship, what kind of evil intentions does that fascist leader Luo Yaoguo have, they don't even have room to resist!

Thinking of this, Ye Ting, who was sitting in a BMW 1937 bulletproof car presented by the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce, sighed softly, and turned to look at Zhou Enlai. "Brother Enlai, the capital of our party is here. The KMT shouldn't have any conspiracy?"

As he spoke, the muscles on Ye Ting's face twitched unconsciously a few times.I don’t know why, during this time, Comrade Ye Ting had the same nightmare every night. In the dream, he was the commander of some kind of army led by the CCP. He was stationed in the south of the Yangtze River to resist Japan, but he became a victim of the conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party... ...The Kuomintang reactionaries in the dream are really bad!

"There must be a conspiracy!" Zhou Enlai smiled wryly, and shook his head slightly as he looked at the officers and soldiers of the National Defense Forces armed with live ammunition outside the car window.He smiled wryly and said: "However, this Luo Yaoguo is very insidious. He will not openly fight a civil war with us. So you don't have to worry about them attacking us on the road. What you really need to worry about is after entering India."

"The Kuomintang will deal with us in India?" Ye Ting was taken aback when he heard the words, shook his head and said with a smile: "When we arrive in India, our army will be out of the control of the Kuomintang, and the people at the bottom of India are deeply oppressed by the British imperialism and the feudal ruling class of our nation. , will definitely welcome the various measures of the Eastern Bureau of the Communist International, and the liberation of India is just around the corner!"

Zhou Enlai's thick eyebrows were tightly knitted, as if he was full of worries about the war in India. "Regarding religious conflicts in India, caste, and traditional forces such as maharajas, I have discussed in depth with Comrade Lu Yi." He shook his head and said: "Things are not as simple as we imagined, Indians especially Among the Hindus, the poison of Hinduism is very deep, and they are more accepting their fate than resisting their own situation. In addition, I am still worried..." Zhou Enlai suddenly stopped at this point, took a deep breath, and said coldly: "I still Worry about Stalin!"

"Stalin!?" Ye Ting was stunned again and again. He couldn't understand why Zhou Enlai suddenly mentioned this traitor and sinner of communism?

"Yes! It's him. His hundreds of thousands of troops have now been defeated by the National Defense Forces and the White Russian Army. In order to survive for a while, he has ordered troops to invade Persia!"

What Zhou Enlai said happened on November 11, almost at the same time as the Pearl Harbor incident, but it did not attract much attention.It took only a few hours for the army commanded by Zhukov to defeat the Iranian army deployed on the northern border of Iran, and is now marching towards Tabriz, an important city in northern Iran.

"Brother Enlai, what do you mean..." Ye Ting frowned, expressing his confusion.

"I am worried that the National Defense Forces will follow the Soviet army to invade Persia, and then push the Soviet army to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Punjab. Then we will inevitably have conflicts with the Soviet army in India." Zhou Enlai expressed his inner worries with a gloomy face. .

While the two were talking, the car had already driven into the headquarters of the Southern Army (Communist International Army) in Yangliuqing, Tianjin.As soon as they got out of the car, the two found a brand new Buick car parked in the yard, with two small Stars and Stripes on it... It looked like an American diplomat had visited.

At this time, an officer wearing a neat American military uniform hurried out of the living room of the headquarters. Zhou Enlai recognized at a glance that he was the military attache of the American embassy named Stilwell. He was also an old friend of the CCP. Been to Moscow.

"Mr. Zhou, I'm so glad to see you in Tianjin!" Before Zhou Enlai could react, Stilwell greeted him with a smile on his face, and gave Chairman Zhou a bear hug, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Your army has actually come to Tianjin, so it’s not the Kuomintang that gave Tianjin to your CCP to manage, right?”

Zhou Enlai seemed to have a good impression of this American military diplomat, and the gloom on his face had long been replaced by a faint smile. "Mr. Stilwell, with your auspicious words, it is only a matter of time before our party enters Tianjin. Now our party is ready to further promote China's democratic process, and will also form an election alliance with the Kuomintang to participate in the Guangdong Provincial Assembly held early next year And county mayor and provincial governor elections. When Tianjin’s political training period ends, our party will definitely participate in the Tianjin mayor and councilor elections.”

"Oh?" A trace of surprise flashed across Stilwell's face, "Then the Kuomintang's democratic process is sincere? Didn't you say that the presidential election at the end of the year was unfair?"

Zhou Enlai smiled, took Stilwell's hand and walked towards the living room, saying as he walked, "Of course the presidential election in December is unfair. Because this presidential election is not directly elected by ordinary people, but by members of Congress. But most of these members of Congress are appointed by the Kuomintang, Mr. Stilwell, do you think this kind of election is fair?"

When they came to the meeting room of the headquarters, several people sat down according to the guests and hosts, and Ye Ting ordered the orderlies to bring good green tea.Then Zhou Enlai and Stilwell exchanged pleasantries for a while, but the topic did not involve China's democratic process.In fact, through Zhou Enlai's words just now, Stilwell had already figured out the CCP's intentions.They seem to have temporarily given up their plans to seize power through revolutionary wars, and are going to take the path of parliamentary democracy... Of course, this does not mean that the CCP will surrender the army to nationalize the army in accordance with the requirements of the Nationalist government.

Just look at the communist army that has been pouring out of Tianjin Railway Station in the past few days.The army led by the CCP will be used in the Far East Republic, or in Southeast Asia, India and other places.Through this method, they not only maintained their force, but also participated in the local national process, which is indeed a good strategy that can advance or retreat.However, Stilwell seemed a little dissatisfied with this result.After exchanging pleasantries for a while, he changed the topic and cut to the topic.

"Mr. Zhou, speaking of it, does the CCP really believe that China's democratic process will not be deviated without relying on strong armed forces? In fact, the Kuomintang still controls the 600 million National Defense Forces with extremely strong combat effectiveness. There is such a With force in hand, Marshal Luo Yaoguo can completely implement a dictatorship after the war!" When he said this, there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone. "With his current illustrious martial arts skills, if he seizes Nanyang and Australia again, let alone becoming a dictator in the future, it will not be too difficult to publicly enthroned and become emperor, right?"

"Of course Zhou Enlai heard something in the other party's words, so he hurriedly asked: What does Mr. Stilwell mean?"

Stilwell said in a deep voice: "According to the experience of democratic processes in various countries in the world, it is only when the various political forces in the country are balanced that it is possible to establish a true democratic system. If the country is dominated by one party or one faction, it is like China is like this, it is impossible to establish a real democracy. Now the Chinese Kuomintang controls a powerful army of as many as 600 million people, while your party only has more than 20 troops, and the Kuomintang has no soldiers. In this situation Under this circumstance, it is impossible for the Kuomintang to share power with your party.” At this point, Stilwell paused and said solemnly: “But we in the United States are very willing to see a peaceful, democratic and responsible China appear in the The west coast of the Pacific Ocean. To this end, we are willing to provide possible assistance and form alliances with all Chinese democratic forces.”

"Alliance?" Zhou Enlai was taken aback for a moment, and looked up at Stilwell.

"Yes, it is an alliance." Stilwell said with a smile: "But it is not the alliance between the United States of America and the Chinese Communist Party, but the alliance between the United States and the Far Eastern Republic."

"Who is this alliance aimed at?" Zhou Enlai asked rhetorically.

"Of course it is Japan!" Stilwell said: "As far as I know, Japan has always been hostile to the Far Eastern Republic, and has issued war threats to the Far Eastern Republic more than once. Therefore, it can be said that there is a common relationship between the United States and the Far Eastern Republic. Enemies should form an alliance."

"This..." Of course Zhou Enlai knew that this matter was inappropriate, because once the Far Eastern Republic formed an alliance with the United States, it would probably face the Japanese attack immediately!And the national government probably doesn't want an American ally by its side, does it?However, it seems inappropriate to reject the United States. After all, the United States is the most powerful industrial country in the world. An alliance with the United States will definitely get a lot of assistance from them. This is undoubtedly a shortcut for the weak and weak CCP to grow and develop.

Seeing Zhou Enlai's hesitant look, Stilwell knew that an open alliance was impossible, so he smiled and said: "Of course, there are many forms of alliances, both open and secret. Although Our country has always been opposed to engaging in secret diplomacy, but in the current special situation, an exception can be made. The United States can form a secret alliance with the Far Eastern Republic. Only the Far Eastern Republic can launch an attack on the Japanese army entrenched in the Far East, and the United States can Provide all possible assistance, both in kind and in cash."

"Cash?" Zhou Enlai's eyes lit up when he heard these two words.At present, the CCP has gone bankrupt in order to plan the southward expansion, and even the Shanbei Energy Company, which has been operating for many years and finally started to make money, has also sold out.In addition, the industrial base in Baotou was sold to Zhang Xueliang, one of the largest capitalists in China (now the CCP has entered the period of political training and can take the road of capitalism), in exchange for 5000 million French currency in cash to purchase military supplies and distribute housing. fee (for internationalist fighters).

"Yes!" Stilwell had already put the other party's fleeting expression of surprise into his eyes, nodded slightly and said: "The Far East Republic and the Republic of China are friendly countries, if the Far East uses cash to purchase weapons and equipment from China, there should be no problem Right? That way, even if the shipping lanes between the Far East and the United States are blocked by Japan, you can still get a steady stream of logistical supplies. At the same time, you can also entrust Chinese domestic shipping companies to transport weapons and equipment from the United States to the Temple Street Port in the Far East. It is estimated that Japan will not interfere with the strong military power of the Republic of China."

Zhou Enlai nodded slightly. The method proposed by the United States is indeed very attractive.Moreover, the Americans only asked the Far Eastern Republic to launch a war against the Japanese army in the Far East, and did not stipulate the scale of the war... In other words, the CCP can completely fight a small-scale localized war with Japan.As long as the Japanese are not pushed into a hurry, with the support of 600 million Chinese National Defense Forces, the Japanese will not dare to attack the Far Eastern Republic on a large scale.However, cooperation with the United States still faces a problem, and that is the United Kingdom!

Thinking of this, Zhou Enlai winked at Ye Ting beside him.Ye Ting smiled and said, "Mr. Stilwell, you must know the position you are holding now, right?"

Stilwell naturally understood the meaning of the other party. He was silent for a moment, and his thick eyebrows frowned slightly: "To tell you the truth, the US government really does not want your party's troops to participate in the Kuomintang's aggression and expansion activities. However, that will not hinder the Far East Republic Cooperation with the United States, after all, the Far Eastern Republic is a sovereign and independent country, not a subsidiary country or colony of China." In fact, Roosevelt hesitated for a long time after confirming the news, and finally decided to cooperate with the CCP.In the eyes of this wily American president, it is impossible for the British Empire to stop China from going south, and the fall of India is only a matter of time.And if India after the occupation is not controlled by the CCP, it will become a colony or a dependent country of China... That will be even more detrimental to the United States!

Zhou Enlai heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, "So, our cooperation with the United States is going to be carried out under the brand of the Far Eastern Republic?" Seeing Stilwell nodded, he continued: "I think you also know At present, the main task of our party is to liberate the Indian people, so the heavy weapons of the Far East Army of the Communist International have been deployed to the Southward Army. So..."

"The United States will provide assistance." Before Zhou Enlai finished speaking, Stilwell promised: "As long as the Far Eastern Republic and the United States conclude a secret alliance, the United States can immediately provide 3000 million U.S. dollars in low-interest loans and lease (lease The bill has been passed by the U.S. Congress) to send a batch of American weapons to the Far East.”

Chapter 0795 Admiral's Decision ([-]) Landing on Oahu Island

Washington, the White House. November 1938, 11.

President Roosevelt took the telegram sent by Stilwell, and proudly said to Harry Hopkins: "It seems that the power of the dollar cannot be ignored, Harry, once the Far Eastern Republic joins the war against Japan, it will relieve Hawaii. pressure from both sides, and there is also the possibility of splitting the 'alliance' between China and Japan, and maybe some conflicts will break out between China and Japan."

Harry Hopkins looked embarrassed and shook his head.He had just returned to Washington by plane from London. At 10 Downing Street, the US Secretary of Commerce had three hours of difficult negotiations with the Prime Minister of the British Empire. He tried his best to explain to the nice Mr. Chamberlain why The United States of America cannot form an "anti-fascist alliance" with the British Empire, but can only carry out limited cooperation in the war against Japan... After completing the negotiations with the United Kingdom, he heard the news of the Soviet invasion of Persia, so So I canceled the trip to Tbilisi and returned home early.

"However, Mr. President, Stilwell reports that the CCP's troops are steadily reaching Tianjin under the Kuomintang rule, where they will board ships and join the camps that attack the British Empire and the French Empire. If we provide assistance to the CCP, it will not mean that Are you supporting China to invade the British and French colonies? This will have a very negative impact on the relationship between the United States and Britain and France."

Roosevelt laughed, picked up the coffee cup on the desk, and took a sip, "Harry, the United States is cooperating with the Far Eastern Republic, not with the Chinese Communist Party. The Far Eastern Republic's army will not participate in the southward march, and We will also send a military delegation there to control the use of all US aid, and if we find out that the US aid has been handed over to the CCP’s Southward Army Corps, we will immediately suspend the aid!”

Hopkins nodded with a wry smile, and asked, "The CCP, uh, how much aid does the Far Eastern Republic want? Did it say it in the telegram?"

Roosevelt picked up the telegram and looked at it twice, smiled and said: "A low-interest loan of 4000 million US dollars, the annual interest rate is 3%, and the principal and interest will be repaid in 15 years. In addition, 36 155mm howitzers, 120 75mm mountain / Field artillery, 60 37mm anti-tank guns, 60 40mm anti-aircraft guns, 240 81mm mortars, 360 60mm mortars, 38 Stuart light tanks, 5 rifles, 3000 light and heavy machine guns, and The corresponding ammunition... Hehe, the requirements are not too high." He seemed extremely satisfied with the negotiation result, nodded and said, "I have decided to approve the application for government loans and leased materials. At the same time, promote Stilwell to major general, Appoint him as U.S. ambassador to the Far Eastern Republic and head of the military mission to oversee the use of U.S. aid."

Hopkins also nodded in his heart, the agreement reached between Stilwell and the CCP was indeed within the range that the United States could bear.Although the loan was 1000 million more than the original bid, it almost reached the bottom line of the United States.However, the amount of military aid requested was less than expected, especially since there was no request for aircraft... Aircraft are also urgently needed by the US military, and there is really not much room for foreign aid.

"President, did Stilwell's report say when the Far Eastern Republic plans to launch a war against the Japanese army in the Far East?" Hopkins looked anxious.He said: "The battle situation in Hawaii seems to be very urgent. The Japanese have occupied Akau Island, Niihau Island, and Lana Island..."

"Well, I know that." Roosevelt waved his hand and interrupted Hopkins, and the blushing face that was originally in high spirits also became gloomy. "Virtually all the major islands, except Oahu, would fall in a matter of days, because there aren't many troops defending them!"

"That's why we need the Far East Republic to launch an attack as soon as possible." Hopkins frowned slightly.

"As soon as possible." Roosevelt thought for a while and said, "The CCP promised to launch a war within three months after receiving the U.S. aid... Stilwell is striving for it, but it will not be until next year. And before that, We better not lose our Oahu, or those Chinese communists might change their minds."

"Can Oahu be held?" Hopkins asked in a low voice.

Roosevelt sighed slightly, and just about to say something, there was a hasty knock on the door, and then the voice of the President’s Navy Adjutant rang out: “Mr. A huge Japanese fleet was discovered, and the Japanese army is likely to land on Oahu today."

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"Bombardment! Concealment..."

A shrill cry suddenly sounded in the US military position on Laye Beach in the northern part of Oahu Island. As soon as the cry came out, a sharp and piercing whistling sound followed through the air.This sound sounds deafening, it seems to be the huge roar of dozens of locomotives speeding past the ears at the same time, even people hiding in the reinforced concrete bunker can still feel this huge roar that is enough to penetrate everything The sound was beating hard on my heart and shaking my brain.

Almost at the same time, countless orange-red and fiery-red lights flew rapidly from the distant sea, forming streams of fire in the air, and then hundreds of thousands of shells exploded around the US military fortifications.The whole earth trembled, and the whole sky seemed to be on fire.

U.S. soldiers hid in forts, infantry forts, or various artillery fortifications. They all opened their mouths, covered their ears, and endured huge vibrations, as well as the shells that pierced their hearts and lungs. The loud noise of whistling and explosion, and the hot smell of gunpowder smoke that makes people breathless.They did not expect that on the territory of the United States of America, they would be subjected to such intensive shelling!What is even more unbelievable is that it was the Japanese soldiers who were ridiculed by the newspapers as scarecrows to bring them such a disaster!And just a few days ago, these scorpions from several volcanic islands drove their almost obsolete planes to blow up the US Navy, which is said to be the most powerful in the world, and capsized their ships. The hapless army was trapped on this small island covered by artillery fire and was bombarded.

What frustrates these front-line officers and soldiers of the US military the most is that the artillery on their side doesn't know where they went?Those 10-inch and 12-inch cannons that look majestic on weekdays, as well as the cannons of the battleships stranded on the beach of Pearl Harbor, are now not firing a single shot, as if to let the American youths guarding here The Japanese cannons were reduced to ashes...

How could such a thing happen to the US Army?Isn't the United States the largest industrial country in the world, with the largest arms production capacity in the world?Shouldn't it be American shells and bombs pouring on the enemy's heads like they don't want money?

How do the American soldiers here know that their powerful large-caliber artillery, whether it is a shore artillery or a naval artillery on a warship, is at a loss for themselves at the moment, and they are fighting with groups of Japanese bombers flying over. Wrestling too!

"Attention all, Type 97 five-five formation, 3000 meters high, throwing bombs at the same time, targeting the fort in front of it."