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The main force of the Soviet Far East Front wanted to move westward under cover of darkness, but in front of them the main force of the Japanese army pounced on them like a pack of hungry wolves and began to bite.《》/《》/
It was night, and the threat from Japanese aircraft was basically eliminated. The Soviet army would naturally not be afraid of the Japanese army. They immediately turned around and counterattacked the pursuing Japanese army. They wanted to push back the Japanese army and then move calmly. The First Group Army, the Second Group Army, and the Fifteenth Group Army of the Far Eastern Front
At this time, they were all engaged in counterattack operations. The remaining concealed artillery groups and armored groups were all activated, and the sound of artillery was rumbling.
Although the main force of the Far Eastern Front fought fiercely for more than ten days and suffered heavy losses, the Far Eastern Front at this time was the most elite fighting group in the Soviet army. It was well equipped and although the individual quality of its soldiers may not be as good as that of the Japanese army, the quality of the grassroots commanders may also be the same.
There is a gap between the Japanese army, but this is a battle to defend the homeland, and it is moving rather than retreating, and the combat effectiveness is still there. How can the Japanese army be allowed to be arrogant?
This turned out to be a trap for the Japanese army. After a night of fierce fighting, the main force of the Far East Front suppressed the Japanese offensive in all directions, and even launched a partial counterattack. However, the battlefield situation changed drastically after dawn. The Japanese Kwantung Army Flying Group, Navy carrier-based aircraft
A large-scale dispatch was launched to search for Soviet ground armor targets and carry out bombing. At the same time, two Japanese tank divisions and two mechanized divisions, which were responsible for outflanking the mission, suddenly launched an attack. They unexpectedly covered 100 kilometers in one day, and they saw Ben Chita.
Come here to outflank the entire Far East Front.
By this time, the Japanese army's plot was clearly revealed. The little devils did not intend to expand the scale of the war as their diplomats said. They just wanted Tsarist Russia to invade and occupy China's territory, but wanted to completely and cleanly annihilate the Soviet Far East.
Front Army.
If the Far East Front was annihilated, or if hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated and captured like in the Western Military District, the door to the Ural region of the Soviet Union would be opened to the Japanese army, and the Soviet army would no longer be able to stop the Japanese army from marching westward to Moscow.
The commander of the Far Eastern Front, General Apanashenko, panicked, and Stalin panicked.
Of course, panic does not mean panic. At this time, the Soviet Defense Committee remembered Liu Yimin's suggestion. After studying it repeatedly, he immediately ordered the Far Eastern Front Army to block the outflanking Japanese armored group at all costs so that the Japanese army could not encircle them. The entire army gave up the Far East.
, with Lake Baikal and Transkhinggan Mountains as the last defensive positions, defend to the death and not take another step back. At the same time, the Soviet Defense Committee ordered the newly formed air force in the Ural region to enter the battle urgently to support the operations of the Far Eastern Front and cover the main breakout of the Far Eastern Front.
Stalin ordered Molotov to immediately summon the Japanese ambassador to the Soviet Union and demand immediate armistice negotiations on the condition that the Soviet Union implement Lenin's commitment and the Soviet government's two statements, abrogate all unequal treaties signed between the Russian Empire and China, and return the Treaty of Nerchinsk to China and Russia.
Territory seized from China after the signing; Japan must immediately stop its attack on the Soviet Union, and the Kwantung Army returns to its starting position. Both sides dispatched a joint investigation team to supervise the ceasefire.
Molotov was unwilling and suggested that Stalin convene a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to discuss the matter.
Stalin urgently convened a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to discuss the issue of negotiations with Japan. As soon as Stalin finished speaking, the meeting exploded. No member of the Politburo was willing to give up the Far East. At the very least, they could not sign an agreement with Japan to give up the Far East.
Lay the foundation for the future recovery of the Far East.
How could Stalin himself be willing? But the situation is stronger than the people. What he regrets most now is that he did not fully adopt Chairman Mao's suggestion and ordered the Far East Front to retreat a few days in advance, instead of debating here whether the Far East should be abandoned.
At critical moments, the commander's wisdom will be revealed.
Stalin finished smoking his pipe, stood up and said loudly: "Comrades, now we are not debating whether to give up the Far East issue, but we should make up our minds on how to preserve the main force of the Far East Front. If the territory of the Far East that originally belonged to China can be exchanged for the elite Far East
The front troops have safely evacuated, this deal is worth it! The Western Front is still waiting to deploy troops from the Far East to stabilize the defense line!"
Marshal Voroshilov of the Soviet Union stood up and said: "Comrade Stalin, can you insist on the Soviet Union's sovereignty over the Far East during the negotiations and acquiesce to the Japanese occupation? After we defeat the German fascists, we can go back to defeat little Japan and take back the Far East?"
Stalin was silent for a while and said calmly: "I also think that the question is whether the Japanese will agree or not. The great Soviet Union is now in an unprecedented crisis, and we cannot fight on both sides. This is more important than anything else!"
All the noise in the conference room stopped and there was silence.
Stalin waved his hand: "Okay, it's settled! Comrade Molotov immediately starts negotiations with Japan. If we fight for one more hour, we will win! Please rest assured, comrades, when we defeat Hitler, the heroic Soviet Red Army will conquer the Kanto
The army took them all as prisoners!"
Such an important matter was decided amidst the stormy waves of the German-Japanese line of attack.
Of course, Stalin did not know that if he gave up the Far East this time, he would never have the chance to take it back. The future of the Far East lies in returning to the embrace of Mother China!
After the meeting ended, Molotov did not stop for a moment and immediately summoned the Japanese ambassador to the Soviet Union, Takekawa Mitsuji.
This time, Molotov did not curse Mitsu Takekawa or tell her to go away, but said coldly: "Mr. Ambassador, I am ordered to represent the Soviet Union and the Empire of Japan on the issue of a ceasefire in the Far East and the realization of peace and neutrality between the Soviet Union and Japan.
Let’s negotiate. Please tell your country immediately that we will negotiate with your country with the greatest sincerity and ask your government to immediately order the military to cease fire. The two sides will temporarily maintain the area of actual control. After the negotiation is completed, the actual control line between the two sides will be delineated.”
This is really a happy place! Takekawa Miji's handlebar mustache trembled with excitement, and she suppressed the turmoil in her heart. Takekawa Miji asked cautiously: "I wonder what the Soviet government's negotiation conditions are?"
Molotov felt unhappy and had a stiff expression on his face, and asked: "What conditions does your government have?"
Takekawa Miji did not dare to talk nonsense, so he could only reply: "I need to ask our government for instructions immediately and ask for instructions from our government."
Although Molotov spoke coldly, he also knew that the Far East Front was in a difficult situation and delaying it would only benefit the Japanese army, so he said: "Ambassador, please ask for instructions from home immediately. Our government will wait for the news!"
Miji Takekawa immediately returned to the embassy and sent an urgent confidential telegram to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reporting that the Soviet government requested immediate negotiations on a ceasefire in the Far East and the realization of peaceful neutrality between the Soviet Union and Japan, and requested urgent guidance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This telegram was sent to the desk of Prime Minister Konoe Fumima as soon as possible. Konoe immediately went to the palace to see Emperor Hirohito. Soon, all Japanese cabinet ministers, army and navy chiefs, and senior ministers were notified to attend the emergency imperial meeting.
Emperor Hirohito took the telegram from Miji Takekawa and read it over and over again, and one sentence came out: "It seems that the Soviets are afraid of being beaten. We really have to thank our German allies for providing us with this opportunity!"
Chief of General Staff Shan Shanyuan said: "Your Majesty, the Soviets proposed ceasefire negotiations at this time. It is a delaying tactic. The purpose is to rescue the main force of their Far Eastern Front Army that is about to be trapped in a tight siege. We can ignore it and continue to march until the Soviet Union is completely wiped out.
Far Eastern Front. Only in this way can the threat from the north be completely eliminated, and the empire can move south with confidence."
Konoe Fumima was concerned about how to obtain oil and ores, and was hesitant about going south to fight the United States, worrying about gains and losses.
After hearing Sugimoto's words, Konoe Fumima immediately refuted: "The words of His Excellency the Chief of General Staff sound beautiful, but in fact they are very difficult to implement.
A small Vladivostok, under the cover of aircraft and warships, has not been captured for so long, let alone others? If the Soviets are forced to panic, they will fight to the death and fight us to the end. I don’t know the Kwantung Army,
When will the North Korean army end the war in the Far East? The China war is proof! No one can say whether the Far East will become the second China trap. Siberia is so big, full of forests, lakes, rivers, and mountains. The army can ensure time
How long can we win? Not to mention anything else, oil alone has choked the neck of the Japanese Empire. Therefore, I suggest an immediate ceasefire and negotiations with the Soviet Union. As long as the Soviets give up the Far East, there is no need to
The main force of the army was thrown into Siberia. This approach also fits the attitude towards the United States. As long as the United States is willing to supply oil, the Empire of Japan should actively negotiate with the United States to solve the problem."
Prime Minister Hideki Tojo immediately refuted Konoe Fumima, saying that the Soviet Union is the Soviet Union and the United States is the United States. It cannot be generalized. Negotiations with the Soviet Union can be carried out, but the Soviet Union must completely withdraw from Asia. Otherwise, the Army is determined to annihilate the Soviet Far East Front and launch a massive
As for the United States, it can be concluded from the northward campaign that as long as the strategy and tactics are correct and the Japanese army and navy are invincible, Britain and the United States are not opponents. The spirit of the last imperial meeting should be followed to set a time limit for negotiations with the United States. If the negotiations are not
If progress was made, the army and navy resolutely marched southward to drive the British and American forces out of Southeast Asia.
Sugimoto Yuan and Tojo Hideki’s attitude is so tough!
Foreign Minister Toyoda Sadajiro supported Konoe Fumima's idea and said: "Your Majesty, wars between major powers are all ended through negotiation. The Soviet Union has such a large territory, and most of Siberia is desolate and belongs to no man's land. It is purely relying on
It would be difficult for the army and navy to capture it. The Japanese Empire only needs to control the fertile land in the Heilongjiang River Basin east of the Xing'an Mountains. Kamchatka Peninsula and the northern region are barren lands, and there is no need to send the army to fight there.
And defense. That is a waste of military power! I heard that Kamchatka only has 113 frost-free days in a year, and the highest temperature in the year is only 13 degrees Celsius. It is unnecessary to waste precious gasoline and excellent soldiers in such a place!
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Yes, that kind of barren land used to be a place where the Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia exiled prisoners. How can it compare to Southeast Asia!
Prince Xuan Yuan Gong Zai Ren coughed twice and then said: "Your Majesty, the results of the northern advance have been initially revealed. The Soviets' request for negotiations shows that they have realized the danger. Even if we don't negotiate with them, Stalin probably will
The Soviet Army in the Far East will be ordered to abandon the Far East and retreat to the Outer Khingan Range. The vast Outer Khingan Range is a natural barrier for the Soviet army. Without several months of preparation, it will be difficult for the Kwantung Army to break through the Outer Khingan Range. In the meantime, if the Americans join the war in the European battlefield
, can delay the pace of the German offensive and allow the Soviet army on the Western Front to gain valuable breathing time. By then, all the mobilization forces in the Soviet rear may be used to deal with the Kwantung Army. Therefore, I believe that negotiations with the Soviet Union should be carried out immediately and implemented as soon as possible.
A ceasefire. The Japanese Empire cannot fight on both sides. The army and navy need to prepare to march south to Southeast Asia. There is oil and rubber we need there, but the Far East does not have it! However, while negotiating with the Soviet Union, military operations cannot be stopped. The Soviet Union in the Far East must be weakened by force.
Army so that it cannot pose a threat to me. When will the negotiations be completed, the agreement signed, and when will the ceasefire be carried out?"
The imperial meeting was noisy, and the ministers expressed their opinions, but they could not hide their excitement.
Emperor Hirohito spoke, and he was not speaking the language of God, which no one could understand, but Japanese with a standard Tokyo accent.
Emperor Hirohito made it very clear, instructing the cabinet to organize negotiations with the Soviet Union. Before the agreement is signed, the Kwantung Army's combat missions will not be suspended. Once the goals of the negotiations are achieved, the Kwantung Army will immediately cease fire and implement the agreement. Negotiations cannot be delayed, the sooner the better, the greater the
The Japanese army and navy had more important things to do.
As for the conditions for the negotiations, Emperor Hirohito put forward several bottom lines. First, the Soviet Union must give up the land it occupied in China after the signing of the Treaty of Nerchinsk between China and Russia and return it to Manchukuo; second, it must recognize Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands as Japanese territory;
The third was that the Soviet Union recognized Manchukuo; the fourth was that the Soviet Union recognized that Mongolian sovereignty belonged to Manchukuo.
After several principles were determined, Emperor Hirohito warned the ministers that instead of fighting to the death with the Soviet army, it would be better to let the Soviets voluntarily abandon the Far East in the face of pressure. This is much better than the two armies being at war all the time! As long as the Soviet Union is in the agreement
If you sign it, it will be announced to the whole world immediately. If the Soviet Union is lucky enough not to be destroyed in the future, it will not be able to raise territorial claims against Manchukuo and the Empire of Japan. That is aggression!
As for who should be the plenipotentiary for the negotiations with the Soviet Union, Emperor Hirohito has also considered it, and it can only be the ambassador to the Soviet Union, Takekawa Miji. One is because he has been doing this job and is relatively familiar with the situation; the other is because he is also involved in the negotiations with the United States.
, Foreign Minister Toyoda Sadjiro needs to stay in Japan and take charge of the overall diplomatic negotiations.
After the imperial meeting, Emperor Hirohito specially left Prince Kanin Miya Zaihito, Chief of General Staff Sugimoto, Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister Oikawa Koshiro and military counselors Juichi Terauchi and Shunroku to discuss the issue of the southward advance again.
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Negotiations with the Soviet Union were approved at the Imperial Council. Konoe Fumima and Foreign Minister Toyoda Sadjiro conspired again after returning and worked out specific negotiation conditions. Then they sent a report to Takekawa Miji, ordering him to negotiate with Japan as the plenipotentiary representative of Japan.
Soviet negotiations.
Japan and the Soviet Union started fighting and talking in the Far East!
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