However, with the current stalemate between the Soviet Union and the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the Chinese will not be allowed to go to the United Kingdom through the Soviet Union, especially since the Soviets originally had considerable concerns about the apparent close ties between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the United States and Britain. Given their scruples and even doubts, the Soviets would easily disagree with sending people to study in the UK.
Although the Soviets now seek help from the United States, in their eyes, they have been guarding against the Anti-Japanese Alliance turning to Britain and the United States. First, Kovalev warned openly and secretly, and this time at the negotiation table, he also secretly warned them more than once. I have reminded the Anti-Japanese Alliance not to get too close to the United States and Britain.
Yang Zhen always feels that at this time, the attitude of the Soviet people is so tough. In addition to wanting to gain benefits in some aspects, part of the reason is probably to tell the Anti-Japanese Alliance, although the Americans attach great importance to you now, but your blood vessels Still in the hands of the Soviets.
If you go too far, the Soviet Union can easily cut off your route to obtain foreign supplies at any time. In other words, if the Soviet Union wants to, you can get nothing. You can get very close to the United States and Britain, but This level of closeness cannot deviate from the tolerance of the Soviet people.
The Soviets have been worried that the Anti-Japanese Alliance will completely turn to the United States and Britain under the temptation of large amounts of aid from the United States and Britain. Especially after two wars last year and this year, the Anti-Japanese Alliance still has not been able to change its status as far away from Yan'an. In fact, Have always been independent.
After several years of confrontation, the Soviets have clearly realized that Yang Zhen is indeed better at fighting than the original leaders of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but compared to the original people who had the final say, he is also more difficult to control because he always knows Know what you want and what your strengths are.
He knows better what the Soviets want and knows the situation in the entire world. Far better than the former leaders who were isolated in the mountains and forests, he needs to understand the impact of world changes on the security of the Soviet Union and knows what the Soviet Union needs at what time. , and can always use this to make the Soviet Union follow his path.
On the day when the Soviet army entered Western Ukraine and Western Belarus, this guy sent people to the Far East Military Region, hoping that the Soviets could provide Polish military equipment captured in Poland. He knew clearly what the bottom line between the Soviet Union and Japan was. , successfully took advantage of the loophole in the agreement between the Soviet Union and the Japanese, and obtained a large amount of weapons and equipment from the great Soviet Union.
After the three Baltic countries returned to the Soviet socialist family, this guy actually came to the Soviet Union shamelessly and asked the Soviets to hand over the captured weapons and equipment from the three Baltic countries to them. This guy's sense of smell and quick reaction made the Soviets I don’t know how they learned about the changes in the world in such a short period of time.
The Soviets never found out where this guy got this information. If it hadn't been for the commander of the Far East Military Region, General Abanashenk, and Marshal Timoshenko to personally find the supreme commander responsible for fighting with the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Kovalev, who contacted him, almost suffered a disaster.
He had the most dealings with the Anti-Japanese Alliance and was an intelligence officer. Who else could have leaked these things if he hadn't? You know, the Soviet Union was also monitoring the Japanese broadcasts at any time. The Japanese, who were slow to react, disclosed these things. When the news was broadcast, it was already half a month after this guy opened his mouth.
To be honest, since they started to deal with Yang Zhen, apart from the fact that the young opponent in front of them was an extremely difficult guy, the Soviets had everything else just like a dream. Where did such a weird guy come from among the rigid and even dogmatic Chinese people?
This guy is very different from his comrades who are even some idealists and firm believers in Marxism-Leninism in terms of his behavior and thinking. He is not only extremely realistic, but also extremely cunning. He will never be soft when he should. He is not tough, and when he should be tough, there is no room for negotiation at all. He is a realist who puts survival first.
The Soviets, who knew the leaders of the Anti-Japanese Alliance very well, and even took action personally to deal with many disobedient anti-Union leaders, and who had a tendency to become completely self-reliant, also had doubts about this guy who suddenly appeared and was completely different from his comrades. However, after careful investigation in various aspects, not many suspicious points were found.
Yang Zhen's sudden rise gave the Soviets both joy and headaches. What they were happy about was his ability to work hard in the Northeast. He defeated the Kwantung Army many times, greatly reducing the military pressure on the Soviets in the eastern border areas. What was a headache was that he This guy is too cunning and difficult to deal with. He is simply beyond their grasp and control.
This guy was able to send people to make a detour to Yan'an under the eyes of the Soviets. He actually knew the Soviet Union's secret attitude so well. This was the Soviet Union that had been thinking of ways to cut off the connection between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Central Committee. People never thought of it before.
The Soviet Union loved and hated Yang Zhen, but there was nothing they could do about it. They loved this guy, which fundamentally changed the situation in which the Soviet Union might be attacked from the east and west, and solved the danger on the eastern border. They hated this guy, and he was not at all. They can control it, and they have to guard against him so as not to take advantage of him at any time.
At the beginning, the Soviets also thought about killing this guy who was beyond their control. However, considering the current situation on the eastern border and the huge pressure brought by the Kwantung Army, they finally gave up the idea. Let's not talk about whether they can succeed. The Soviets are not willing to bear the possible consequences after killing this guy.
As for the current Soviets, they have long known that it is impossible to fully control the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and under the current situation that they are no longer able to look east, in order to prevent the Anti-Japanese Alliance from really turning to the United States and Britain, the Soviets have changed the previous situation where the Anti-Japanese Alliance had no contact with Yan'an. With a lukewarm attitude, he repeatedly made requests to Yan'an to select cadres to work in the Northeast.
Even when they were busy with themselves and almost all the aircraft in the Far East were transferred to the Western Front, they still sent a liaison team and two transport aircraft to Yan'an. This was a rare sight for the Soviets. You must know that the anti-Japanese war originally When the United Nations contacted the Soviet Union or Outer Mongolia and the People's Republic of China, they did not have this attitude.
Although they did not stop them, they often closed the communication lines without even explaining the reasons. When customs troops were airlifted to the Northeast to supplement the insufficient strength of the troops, the airlifted troops were often trapped in the Soviet Union when passing through. for dozens of days in the Soviet Union.
There were even incidents of airlift troops being disarmed and imprisoned by the Soviet army. Now, as long as people from Yan'an pass through the Soviet Union, even if it is just a soldier, they will be entertained with delicious food and drinks along the way, making them deeply appreciate the warmth of Big Brother. Along the way, there were even green lights.
It was this mentality of the Soviets that made Yang Zhen feel that this time the Anti-Japanese Federation selected personnel to go to the UK to study. According to the usual practice of the Soviets, it would be good if the Soviets did not secretly obstruct it. They could also help before the negotiations were resolved. If they just give the green light to the matter, even if the negotiation issue is resolved, they may not let it go easily and smoothly.
Since the U.S. delegation arrived in Northern Manchuria, the Soviets have been ambiguous, and have even been secretly trying to put pressure and sabotage the cooperation between the United States and the Americans. Regarding what the Soviets may do in this matter, Yang Zhen was mentally prepared for non-cooperation, or even secret obstruction and sabotage.
But for Yang Zhen, no matter whether the Soviets cooperate or not, or whether they secretly create obstacles, he must do his best to facilitate it. Regardless of whether the British are sincere or secretly calculating, this matter must be be resolved as soon as possible.
Whether those who study in the UK can successfully make the journey and whether they can gain much-needed experience is related to the future strategic development direction of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and it is also related to how much benefit the Anti-Japanese Alliance can obtain from the Americans. Issues that lay the foundation for China’s future development.
The resolute attitude of the British and the unyielding attitude of the Soviets made Yang Zhen finally decide to negotiate in person after careful consideration. For Yang Zhen, no matter what the truth was hidden behind the British intention, but this matter is still extremely beneficial to the Anti-League.
At the same time, he also felt that this matter was not just a simple British effort to create momentum and take the opportunity to exert pressure and cause trouble. There was also an American shadow behind it. Otherwise, Pearson, who had just returned from the United States not long ago, would not only be in this situation. When I was called back to the country again, Americans did not have the same style of doing nothing as the Chinese did.
Yang Zhen even suspected that Pearson, who returned to the United States via the Soviet Union, had not returned to China at all. The place where he reported his duties was probably not Washington in the United States, but Moscow in the Soviet Union, because Yang Zhen knew that the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the United States was currently Not long after returning from the Soviet Union, secret negotiations between the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain were being held in Moscow.
The central content of the current negotiations between the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union in Moscow is the issue of American and British aid to the Soviet Union. For the Americans, Harriman, the former ambassador to the United Kingdom and the original representative in charge of American aid to the United Kingdom, personally came forward, making the level of this negotiation quite high. high.
To a certain extent, it also shows that the Americans attach great importance to it, but it is not powerful compared to the navy. Even after occupying the United Kingdom, the Germans and the Soviets, who are still separated from the Americans by the Atlantic Ocean, are now directly facing the Japanese army* It is impossible for the Americans, who are exposed to threats, not to pay attention to the changes in the situation in Asia at this time.
It has been decided to separate the aid to the Anti-Union from the aid to Chongqing, and the Americans, who were included in the aid to the Soviet Union, are bound to talk about the issue of aid to the Anti-Union in this meeting, so Yang Zhen believes that the British came forward unexpectedly this time , I'm afraid there may be Americans behind it.
On certain issues, the two countries have always worn the same pants. On the issue of dealing with the Japanese, the two countries also have a quite tacit understanding. The Americans obviously do not want to confront the United Nations too much on this issue. pressure, but the current stalemate between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Soviet Union is not in line with the interests of the United States at this stage.
At present, the war against Germany is going on at full strength. The British are too ambitious and weak in the East. They don't have much energy to participate in the Asian battlefield. Without huge benefits, they will never take the initiative to take this job. This matter should be It was planned by the Americans and executed by the British.
Even if they had the mentality of using the Anti-Japanese Alliance as one of the bargaining chips for negotiations with Chongqing, they would not take the risk of offending the Soviets. The one who took the initiative in this matter was Yang Zhen who did not understand that the Americans would not I don’t know what the mentality was that actually allowed the British to come forward and act as the contact person.
At the same time, Yang Zhen also felt that there was an unusual flavor in the current attitude of the Soviets. Compared with the Soviets who were just tough at first, after he returned to Harbin after the battle, they became what can be said to be a messy attitude. I'm afraid it was also After forcing myself to come forward and negotiate with them personally,