As a general from the Northeastern Army, Yu Xuezhong had interactions with the Soviet Army during the Northeastern Army era, so he not only knew Vatsky as a person, but also knew that he was a general who was good at fighting, even though he was not familiar with the Supreme Command. The decision to recruit Russians to join the Far East Army was skeptical, but Yu Xuezhong was not a person who did not distinguish between public and private affairs. Under Yu Xuezhong's care, Vasky was promoted to a brigade as soon as he finished the training in the recruit camp. He grew up and became a major general in the Chinese National Defense Force.
Regarding the formation of the Far East Legion, the Supreme Command initially gave these two guiding opinions: First, remove as many local thorns as possible and hidden dangers that may threaten local security (such as the former Soviet Red Army soldiers who were exiled in the Far East) ) are recruited into the army; secondly, the proportion of ethnic minorities in the army must be strictly controlled, that is to say, the Russians cannot be allowed to dominate the army. However, because the Far East is a migration area, the Han people living there do not have time to exceed Two years, the number is limited, which brings up a problem. If the army is formed strictly in accordance with the proportions issued by the Supreme Command, either the young and strong Han labor force in the Far East will be drained, or at most only It can recruit an army of about 50,000 people.
According to Ding Yi's requirements, the Far East Army must have more than 100,000 people. Otherwise, it will be impossible to control the situation in Liaoning, and it will be impossible to free up the Mongolian Army and the paratrooper group for the battle against Jilin and North Korea. When the Supreme Command is in trouble, Guan Yesheng Ouyang Yun handed over a statistical form about "exiled officers and soldiers of the former Soviet Red Army in the Far East". Ouyang Yun saw that the final statistics actually exceeded 50,000. After discussing with Chen Cheng and others, he decided to take a chance and All these 50,000 people were recruited into the Far East Army. In order to ensure that these 50,000 people would only become a reliable combat force of the Far East Army and not a hidden danger, Ouyang Yun decided to re-establish the Soldiers Club and assimilate these former Soviet Red Army soldiers from the lowest level.
Facts have proved that the Supreme Command made the right move this time. Perhaps because they were brutally suppressed in Soviet Russia, these former Soviet Red Army officers and soldiers not only have no feelings for the Soviet Russian government, but also generally harbor hatred. In addition, China The government has always been relatively generous in terms of material and spiritual rewards. As a result, not only did these people not become the black sheep as Chen Cheng feared, but they also made the Far East Legion show its majestic temperament when they first appeared.
Germany suddenly fell into civil war due to Hitler's death, which also caused the Soviet-German war to end without a problem. This once made many "wise men" in China very worried. Based on their understanding of the Soviet Russians, they believed that the Soviet Russians would inevitably be involved in the Far East issue. No matter how fussy it is, the Far East is still an undercooked duck and will disappear sooner or later.
When it comes to understanding the Soviet government, especially Stalin, Ouyang Yun is no worse than anyone else. Naturally, he will not ignore the Far East issue. With the advice of the think tank behind the scenes, he believes that in order to completely occupy the Far East region For now, the key lies in the more than 50,000 Soviet Red Army officers and soldiers who were originally exiled to the Far East.
"We must give them a sense of identity as soon as possible and make them proud of being Chinese. Only in this way can we permanently incorporate the Far East into China's territory."
What should be done specifically? Winning over a senior officer of the former Soviet Red Army like Vatsky has become a must. This is the main reason why the Supreme Command decided to promote Vatsky after the Harbin Campaign. .
If he had time, Ouyang Yun would actually like to go to the Far East in person and have a good chat with Wavsky and others. However, because the war is about to begin, and some ghost characters in the country have jumped out of the darkness to disrupt the situation. , for the sake of the overall situation, he can only stay in Chongqing.
The evacuation of overseas Chinese from the United States has officially begun, but what is very different from the pre-conceived idea is that the biggest difficulty in the evacuation does not come from the U.S. government, but from the Brazilian government, because of the distance and also because of the In order to avoid angering the United States and hindering the evacuation operation, the Chinese government's evacuation operation is mainly divided into two steps. First, rent a large cruise ship in the United States and sail directly to the Middle East; second, establish a transfer station in Brazil and organize overseas Chinese in batches. From the United States to Brazil, the Middle East Expeditionary Force will send fighter planes or warships to pick him up.
Regarding the Chinese government's evacuation action, the U.S. government not only did not obstruct it for some specific reasons, but also cooperated quite a lot. There are three reasons for this: the number of overseas Chinese in the United States is much greater than that of the Japanese at that time; the U.S. government It is impossible to build concentration camps and incarcerate people like the Japanese, so once China and the United States go to war, how to deal with these overseas Chinese will become a problem; secondly, the most disadvantaged Chinese overseas Chinese in the United States can still earn a certain amount of wealth, and some of them For entrepreneurs and businessmen with very strong assets, once these people leave the United States due to war, the U.S. government can openly revoke their U.S. citizenship and nationalize their assets, which will greatly alleviate the problems faced by the U.S. government. economic pressure; in addition to the above two, there is another key reason. Because of the relationship between Xuebingjun, Chinese companies have developed at an alarming rate in the United States in recent years, and some of them have even become leading companies in a certain industry. These companies have Some imported equipment is far more advanced than that of the United States. After these entrepreneurs leave, these equipment will naturally become the possessions of the Americans. As a result, American companies can obtain some coveted core technologies, which they will naturally not allow. The government's obstruction of the evacuation of Chinese nationals may cause changes.
The United States, the country in question, keeps silent about making money, so it is very cooperative. So why does Brazil have to stand out?
This has to talk about the Japanese in Brazil. As we all know, Brazil, as a colony of Portugal, welcomed nearly 200,000 Japanese after independence. After multiplying, these Japanese people numbered nearly 2 million in 1945. You know At this time, Brazil's total population was only about 15 million. Moreover, unlike the Japanese in the United States and other European countries, the Japanese in Brazil were very nostalgic for their homeland. What they were most passionate about was celebrating the emperor's birthday and other activities related to their homeland. Matters related to the Japanese imperial power, so when Song Ziwen sent a representative to visit Brazil, hoping that the Brazilian government could provide a port for the Chinese government to use for transshipment, the Brazilian government first said that it could provide a five-thousand-ton terminal for a fee, and two days later it issued a single order The Chinese side tore up the agreement and refused to lease any ports and airports to the Chinese government for unfounded reasons.
Two days apart, the Brazilian government's attitude made a 180-degree turn, which not only angered Song Ziwen, but also made Chu Tiange angry.