Chapter 814 The Great Battle of Central Asia (6)
The Soviet Union declared war on China?
Unexpected news adds another fire to the already war-torn world. When George Bone hurried back to the Elysee Palace to report the news to President Daraday, it swept across Europe and Asia in less than half a day.
The world on October 18, Paris time and the next three days are simply no words to describe. One is the world's largest emerging industrial country that has experienced nearly 30 years of industrialization, continued to maintain rapid economic growth, and has a population of nearly 600 million. The other is the world's largest emerging industrial country with two five-year plans, claiming to be the largest industrial output country in Europe. The former European military police have always maintained the world's largest military organization, which has made the free world worry and fear the red double-headed eagle that has been afraid of for more than ten years.
It’s great to be the most evil country at present, the most evil country in the future!
"There is no Eastern Front! There is no Eastern Front!" After Silem told Hitler the news, the bearded man actually ran to the balcony to dance excitedly, and then shook hands and hugged each general he saw. The officers who had not yet received the news thought that the head of state had committed another "hysteria", but after Silem told them that the Sino-Soviet war started, they were all crazy and cried bitterly.
There is no way not to cry. The pain of fighting on both sides that plagued Germany for more than half a century has finally come to an end. In other words, Germany can now gather all its strength to deal with the two feuds of Britain and France.
Some people laugh and some people are worried. Churchill in London knocked open Chamberlain's door with a thick cigar in his mouth, making the Army Minister Belisha who was discussing military affairs with the Prime Minister inexplicably. Although Churchill usually accuses Chamberlain of a lot in parliament, he actually has a good relationship in private, otherwise Chamberlain would not have given him the important position of Navy Secretary when he was in a hurry. Except for the navy no one likes this fat man from top to bottom, all walks of life in the UK have a good impression of this guy who claims to be the best "strategist" in Britain, especially the royal family trusts him very much.
So Chamberlain did not blame him for suddenly breaking into the office, but instead smiled awkwardly at Army Secretary Belisha and patiently asked the reason: "Winston, is there anything to do with me?"
"Prime Minister. You should attack Germany immediately." Churchill was startled, and the Ministers of the Army Belisha and Chamberlain were shocked. After looking at each other, they felt inexplicable. Did this fat man take the wrong medicine? Churchill was very serious. At least he thought he needed more iron blood now, so he put down his cigar and spoke quickly: "It's bad. The Soviets attacking China would only drag their strength to the East, so no one could restrain Hitler's ambitions from the Eastern Front, so I think Germany should be attacked as soon as possible."
"But Winston, what attack should we use?" Bailisha spread his hands and smiled bitterly.
"Yes, what kind of attack should be used?" Churchill said speechlessly. You know, the number of German tanks has exceeded 3,000, and France has also reached 4,000. Even if the Soviet Union consumed about 10,000 in a row, China not only had advanced performance, but also more than 6,000, and even Japan is said to have 500 vehicles. But what about the United Kingdom? The only armored brigade and three expeditionary divisions have gone to France. Even 10 divisions in China cannot get it out, and there are only less than 200 tanks left in armor. What should we use to attack Germany?
What is strange is that the early declaration of war between Britain and Japan still caused the embarrassment of insufficient preparation? It turned out that Chamberlain always believed that Europe would not start war so early. Therefore, after the Andaman Navy, he put all the funds into a very urgent navy. Moreover, Britain always believed that tanks were not very useful, especially after the Republic of China tank troops were trapped in mountainous areas in the late Afghanistan Battle, and believed that tanks could not deal with all the roles of mountains and cities were too small. It was not until the Battle of Avas that they woke up from their dreams and began to develop new tanks. However, the development of new tanks took time, and the equipment would be delayed for a long time.
What's worse is that before the war, Britain, which claimed to be the world's largest country (including colonies), had a slow conscription. First of all, Southeast Asia was eaten by Japan, and although it was all miscellaneous troops, it was also a man-made man! Immediately after the Japanese army entered Bangladesh and Kolkata, Nehru and the Congress Party launched an uncooperative action to deliberately destroy the conscription. The worst is that after the Sino-Soviet Iran War, Britain had more tasks for Iraq, Kuwait and Egypt that needed protection, and even India did not dare to take it lightly, so the British and Indian divisions who were originally planning to transfer to Africa and Europe had to stay in place or go to Iraq and other places to stand by. As for the best-quality Australian and Canadian soldiers, although the number of troops increased rapidly, they wanted to gather the troops to attack Germany and sold the British government!
Of course, there is no soldier, but Churchill was not willing to give up after coming out of Downing Street. He thought that France would definitely be worried about the war between China and the Soviet Union, so he sent another telegram to Gan Molin, saying: "We are ready to start the war. Our British armored brigade is responsible for attacking Germany's mainland." Daraday and Gan Molin were indeed worried that Germany would be unable to contain it after the war between China and the Soviet Union, but the problem is that you have only sent less than 40,000 people in total, and it's okay if you die! France has millions of people engaged in the fight, and this transaction is not worth it! So Gan Molin and the French government quickly rejected this ridiculous suggestion.
The French were unwilling to fight, and the Germans were unable to contain it. What should we do? Churchill was anxious and thought of Roosevelt on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, and sent a second telegram: "Europe is over, and the United States cannot survive alone. Send troops. Let's fight Germany and Japan together."
Roosevelt was also shocked by the news that the Sino-Soviet war started, but the excitement that came immediately made him unwilling to intervene too early. He wanted to destroy China and the Sino-Japanese, and it would be better for Britain, France and Germany to destroy it. So even the third visit of the Philippine envoy was rejected. Why would he intervene in more complicated Europe before the situation was unclear?
Churchill was busy for a long time and found that no one paid attention to him, so he had to end up disappointed. But he did not give up every opportunity to strengthen Britain. Isn’t you, Belisha, can’t get the tanks you need for the attack? Okay, let me buy it. The British Empire lacks everything, but it’s not short of money. So he sent a third telegram to Xu Gesen, asking him to find a way to buy one thousand Chinese 36 tanks.
Xu Gesen was about to go to the Presidential Palace when he received the telegram. When he saw it, he was amused and crying. Yang Qiu still had tanks sold?
Due to the time difference and the time-consuming radio transfer, the Beijing Foreign Ministry received Zeng Qi's telegram at 5 pm, and Churchill's first two telegrams had been sent. Since it was the climax of get off work and the TV technology was still in the laboratory, it was not until the meal that China National Radio and China International News Agency jointly released the news of the Soviet invasion of the Eastern Kazakhstan and Almaty provinces. At this time, the Soviet vanguard had advanced fifty kilometers in depth.
Although the Democratic Party later asked for an investigation to investigate why the news of the declaration of war was delayed from Paris for several hours, it didn't matter. Everyone was furious by the fact that the Soviet Union first attacked and then declared war! Although the two countries had long been fighting in Iran and Afghanistan. As long as the dispute between major powers did not involve their respective territories, no matter how powerful they fought, they were just a fight. This time, the Soviet army's brazen direct invasion, and the sneak attack was a surprise attack, which would not arouse the anger of the whole country.
Everyone wants to know how the Northwest is and how the president will respond?
"How could this happen? How could this happen! How could the Soviets attack first?"
The longest and most difficult night finally passed, and the genius was dawn, and the streets and alleys of Beijing became noisy. Countless cars drove towards the Capitol, and the students who were supposed to be going to school rushed to the National Mall early. Breakfast became a secondary matter, and there were no people on the bus that should have been crowded. All the places with radios were crowded. This scene of waiting across the country made Wang Zhaoming, who was sitting in the car, numb on the scalp. Looking at the Capitol, the almost crowded black head on the National Mall, thrilling from the soles of his feet.
He never expected that after Afghanistan and Iran failed repeatedly, Stalin would provoke war in the northwest. If he had known that the Soviet army would attack in full, he would definitely not agree with the activities of Song Ziwen and others. It was precisely because he felt that the Soviet Union would not attack that he dared to boldly allow the subordinates to use the opportunity of war to expand the influence of the Democratic Party. He was also reluctant to hand over the votes to pass the National War Bill with full power.
But now! The Soviet army's attack directly pushed him and the Democratic Party to the forefront. After thinking that the State and Society would definitely launch a new round of political strikes under the pretext of "the Democratic Party deliberately delaying and not cooperating, resulting in insufficient defense in the northwest", he felt that he had grown much older suddenly.
"The president is here. Hurry up! Get out of the way and make way for the president."
The presidential convoy slowly stopped at the entrance of the Capitol in amid great anticipation. When Yang Qiu walked out of the car, all the sharp-eyed members of the parliament were swallowing quietly. Because Yang Qiu was very unusual today. She was wearing a black military uniform without a headshot that she had not seen for many years, holding a scepter in her hand, and her face was solemn. When she walked over, everyone could feel the murderous aura that was coming to her face.
Yang Qiu's eyes swept over Wang Zhaoming without any stop, but this glance still made all the Democratic Party members numb. The killing in the southwest Central Plains was launched, which ruined Sun Yixian in Nanjing, slapped Li Liejun in Jiangxi, swept the Democratic Party veterans in Guangdong and Guangxi, and killed the Japanese army in Qingdao and bloody rivers. Over the past 20 years, he has changed from a soldier to a politician, which has made many people gradually forget his iron-blooded skills. But now the old man who has experienced the ups and downs of the founding of the People's Republic of China finally understands that he is not going to die for a day, and it is not their turn to make the decision of this country!
But these people are nearly 60 years old. Who can survive Yang Qiu, who is only 48 years old?
Song Ziqing, Yue Peng, Chen Shaokuan, and Zhang Xiaozhun all the military officials who rarely come to Congress have come! Their appearance means that more than 20 years after peace, the country ushers in an era of iron and blood!
In the Central Congress Hall of Congress, there was a silence, and all eyes were concentrated on one figure. Yang Qiu adjusted the microphone and took a half step forward after the technician sent a gesture that had been connected to the radio.
“Dear Speaker, Members of Congress, journalists and all the people.
I received a painful news! In the early morning of yesterday, millions of Soviet troops planned to invade our country's three provinces, Jaisanbo (East Kazakhstan), Balkhash (Almaty) and Zaiye (Kyrgyzstan does not include south of Anjiyan). As of now, tens of thousands of soldiers have stained the battlefield with blood to defend the country! 500,000 citizens have lost their homes! The lives and property of the 50 million citizens in the northwest are seriously threatened! Even now, artillery shells are still ravaging our compatriots, and blood has spread all over the northwest, and the enemy's cavalry, tanks, aircraft and cannons are still continuing to penetrate our borders!
But all this happened without any sign of any sign! The Soviet government inadvertently sent the declaration of war to the Chinese consulate in Paris, France after the army had crossed the border overnight and had killed countless border residents in our country.
What kind of behavior is this?
No normal country will do such despicable behavior!
I know that before today, many people complained that I had even been angry. They thought that I should not order soldiers to go to Afghanistan, nor to the far Persian Gulf. Before today, I had no explanation because I knew that what I did, I had never felt ashamed of this country, and what I did was to prevent the spread of war and harm my motherland.
But I still couldn't do it well.
So this is a shame! It is my shame! It is also a shame for the nation! It is even more a shame for this country!
Since Wuchang in the 1911th year, I began to think, what has our nation and this country done wrong? Why are there always people targeting us? Why do they ignore the tens of thousands of lives we have paid in the European War! Do they ignore the dreams of 570 million people pursuing independence, autonomy, prosperity, and peace, and repeatedly threaten our country's national security?
Today, this answer finally came out.
Because, we are still not strong enough!
Because we still do not have the strength to curb the outbreak of war!
So, how to solve it?
Very simple! Powerful, powerful, even more powerful!
From today on, we will not retreat! We will always remember the nature of this despicable sneak attack on our country.
As the president of this country and as the commander-in-chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force, I have ordered the army to use all necessary means to defend. I cannot tell you here how long it will take to end this war, but no matter how long it takes, we will defeat this premeditated invasion. I here assure you that all the soldiers of the National Defense Forces will fight to the end for the safety of the country and every citizen! We will ensure that we will never be harmed by this treacherous act again!
Here, I beg every citizen to trust your army, please give me the greatest support, please use the greatest determination to build the rear and maintain production, please send more weapons to our soldiers! Also, please unite and gather the greatest strength with your hands! Your determination, your courage, and your efforts will become the driving force for winning this war!
Justice is in our hands, and victory will surely belong to all the people!
Now, I ask the Congress to declare that China and the Soviet Union were already in a state of war due to the despicable attacks on our country on 18th 1939.
Request to announce: From now on, all individuals, groups and countries that help the Soviet government and army will automatically become enemies of the Chinese people, and we will automatically have the right to take all means to attack them!
The request is to announce: All Central Asian and Soviet nations who helped us defeat the Soviet Union and win this war will be guaranteed by our government to help them establish independent countries, ensure national security, maintain their territory from infringement, and establish equal diplomatic relations after the war.
Finally, I ask Congress to start from this moment on the National War Emergency Act granted by the Constitution, declare the country to enter a wartime state, and grant me and the government full authority to deal with the country's internal affairs, diplomacy, economy and war before the end of the war!"... (To be continued. Mobile phone users please read.)
Chapter completed!