After Molotov arrived in Beijing, the Soviet Union and the Beiqing Dynasty were beginning to get closer, or at least they had started talking! There was already a considerable possibility!
Xiang Xiaoqiang's brain suddenly started to buzz. He tapped the back of his head, stabilized his thoughts, raised his head and asked Shi Shigege:
"When did Molotov arrive in Beijing?"
Fourteen Gege stared at him and said:
"Guadexin didn't know when Molotov arrived, but he said he only found out about it yesterday. He said he guessed that Molotov's arrival would not take long, at most it would only be a few days.
Gua Dexin said that this matter was so secret that Guangwu did not entrust him with the responsibility. He only knew about it. He didn’t know the details."
"A few days...well, about the same," Xiang Xiaoqiang lowered his head and muttered, "It must have been after we entered the customs. It may even have been after we crossed the Yellow River and entered Shanxi."
"It should be."
Xiang Xiaoqiang squinted his eyes and said slowly:
"The current People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, that is, the official foreign minister, is Litvinov. Litvinov is the foreign minister of the entire country, but Molotov is in charge of foreign affairs within the Soviet Union and is Stalin's own
', so among the top leaders of the Soviet Union, he can be said to be better than Litvinov
'More things to do'. Stalin always sent Molotov to take charge of many diplomatic actions that were more secretive and less visible. Now the ambassador to the Qing Dynasty was no longer enough. Stalin directly sent Molotov to Beijing. Then,
That is to say, Su Qing’s contact has entered the stage of drama.”
"The stage of drama?"
"Oh, this is our dialect there," Xiang Xiaoqiang said with a smile, "I mean, Stalin has seen that if he doesn't intervene, Beiqing will be in danger."
Fourteen Gege also nodded in agreement and said:
"Yes, Stalin has a very vicious vision. He can see at a glance the situation Guangwu is facing now, and it is already very pessimistic. Shaanxi has been lost, Qinling and Hanzhong have been lost, Shanxi has lost nearly two-thirds, Jianghuai has been completely lost, and Xuzhou has been lost.
-Shangqiu has become the front line
The war in the Central Plains is imminent... Moreover, the Qing army now sees no reason to win the Battle of the Central Plains. Once it loses, everything south of the Yellow River, including the entire Shandong Peninsula, will be lost... At that time, the Soviet Union will intervene again
It’s just hard work.”
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded, thought for a while, and asked:
"Does the cabinet know about this?"
"This is information from the People's Guard. It was only me and Zi Teng who knew about it when it was sent back to Nanjing. It's not clear whether the cabinet knows about it, but there is Dongchang over there, and they will definitely know about it soon."
Xiang Xiaoqiang pondered for a moment and said:
"Inform the cabinet. This matter involves foreign affairs and is not something that our military can decide. I will go see Your Majesty now and tell her about this issue."
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang worriedly drove up to Purple Mountain and entered the fortress.
After entering the fortress, he did not go through the central command hall. Instead, he took a few "backstage passages" and turned to the high-end living area. He went outside Zhu Yourong's suite and asked to see Zhu Yourong in a low-key manner.
Zhu Yourong hadn't seen Xiang Xiaoqiang or Zheng Yucong for several days. He was painting madly and killing time. Hearing that Xiang Xiaoqiang asked to see him, he was quite happy. He first took off his work gloves, tugged his hair, and then straightened his hair.
He straightened his collar, then ran to the mirror to take a look, then put on his work gloves again, stood in front of the easel, and asked Wei Zijin to come to Xiaoqiang with a smile.
As soon as Xiang Xiaoqiang entered Zhu Yourong's living room, he saw an easel standing in the middle. Zhu Yourong was standing in front of the easel, holding a pencil and making gestures. When he saw Xiang Xiaoqiang coming in, he responded with an elegant smile.
"Haha, Your Majesty is painting?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang walked quickly to her, turned to look at the drawing board, was startled, and looked at Zhu Yourong again.
Zhu Yourong's face slowly turned red, he lowered his eyes and said with a smile:
"Oh... I'm bored, so I just painted a few strokes... I'm too embarrassed to paint other people, so I just painted our Mr. Xiang... Hehe, hehehe..."
On the drawing paper, there is a half-drawn half-length portrait of Xiang Xiaoqiang. There is no color, just a pencil sketch. There is no natural light in the fortress, only the warm light of incandescent lamps. It is difficult to master colors under incandescent lamps.
However, it was just a pencil sketch, but Xiang Xiaoqiang's portrait was vividly drawn on the paper, ready to be seen. In particular, Xiang Xiaoqiang in the painting was dressed in a straight general's uniform, with a medal on his chest and a sword hanging on his waist. His eyes were deep and staring.
In the distance, he is handsome and unrestrained, with jade trees facing the wind, which makes Xiang Xiaoqiang himself ashamed to death.
After looking at it for a few times, Xiang Xiaoqiang saw that she was blushing too. Zhu Yourong...she painted herself so handsome that she looked like a prince charming.
What's the saying? The person riding the white horse may not necessarily be a prince, but may also be Tang Monk.
Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that although she was not a Tang monk, now even if she really gave Zhu Yourong a Tang monk, according to this infatuated painting method, she could still paint him as a prince.
Xiang Xiaoqiang stood in front of his own portrait, looked at it for a moment, and then turned to look at Zhu Yourong.
Zhu Yourong was holding a pencil in one hand and a sponge in the other. He was wearing coarse cloth sleeves, work gloves, and a work apron. His cheeks were flushed and he was looking at himself dreamily.
This look doesn't look like a queen, she is clearly a little girl in a studio!
...If it weren't for the sparkling diamond earrings on both sides and the noble and charming face in the middle, Xiang Xiaoqiang would really have an illusion.
His heart felt warm, and he took Zhu Yourong into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her.
Zhu Yourong's whole body tensed up nervously again, his arms moved back, his body kept moving back, and he said vaguely:
"No... don't... I have charcoal powder on me... don't get it on me..."
But as usual, Xiang Xiaoqiang, just like every previous "infringement", always refused to give up and tried to "succeed in invasion". However, just like every time before, there was a slight cough not far behind him.
.
When Zhu Yourong heard this slight cough, as if he had received a pardon, his stiff body relaxed. He smiled and gently pushed Xiang Xiaoqiang away. Xiang Xiaoqiang also let go of her and turned to look at her.
Beside the door, Wei Zijin stood with his hands tied, his eyes lowered and his face expressionless.
...Oh, this sister is really your master’s pure guardian angel! When can we be accommodating?
Xiang Xiaoqiang put his ear to his ear and smiled at Zhu Yourong:
"When I have some free time after the battle, I will draw one for you too."
Zhu Yourong raised his eyebrows and said with a hint of surprise:
"Are you also good at painting?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang, a college student at the Academy of Fine Arts, dare not compare with Zhu Yourong, a talented woman who was taught by a master since she was a child. He shook his head and said with a smile:
"Oh, it's just average. I practiced with a teacher for two years when I was a child in England, so I only know a little bit about it... But I'm not at your level... When I draw you, you have to sit here and let me follow the drawing. Hehe, there's also
Can’t move…”
Zhu Yourong's face turned red again, and he nodded with a smile.
"Ahem, I mean..." Xiang Xiaoqiang pushed further and added seriously, "It's not a portrait, it's a human body... You know, the human body is more challenging and can better reflect your level..."
Zhu Yourong's face turned red, he lowered his eyes and said seriously:
"Well... go ahead, don't be presumptuous..."
…
The two of them were talking and laughing softly. Suddenly, Xiang Xiaoqiang's mood dropped. He looked at Zhu Yourong face to face, and Zhu Yourong also looked at him face to face, with his eyebrows raised slightly, and there were some questions in his happy smile, as if he was
Ask him with your eyes:
...You are so busy and came to see me suddenly. Is there anything important?
Xiang Xiaoqiang slowly calmed down and felt a dark cloud coming over his heart. He said quietly:
"Molotov has arrived in Beijing."
Zhu Yourong's smile suddenly solidified.
"oh."
She slowly lowered her head, lowered her gaze, and threw the pencil on the shelf of the easel. Then, she took off her gloves one by one.
"Does the cabinet know?"
Zhu Yourong asked. Xiang Xiaoqiang said:
"They have been notified."
Zhu Yourong nodded and sighed:
"We all knew that Russia might intervene. But we didn't expect it to be so soon."
Xiang Xiaoqiang said:
"Yes. According to our original judgment, even if Russia intervenes, it is unlikely that it will be before we take over the entire south of the Yellow River. Russia's intervention will not be in vain, and it will definitely gain benefits. Now generally speaking, the Qing captives
It has not suffered a fatal blow, its main force is still there, and its war potential has not been greatly damaged... At most, it has only been destroyed by one-third or one-quarter, if we say that we have captured Shanshan and Shaanxi.
"Stalin's intervention to help Guangwu at this time seemed a bit 'self-involved', because he was not sure whether Guangwu was so eager for this kind of help, and it was difficult to say how much benefits the Soviet Union could get in exchange... If we had waited for us
If the entire south of the Yellow River was taken over and the Beiqing took the initiative to ask for help from the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union would get much more benefits. In order to retain power, Guangwu would even trade large tracts of land for it."
Zhu Yourong thought for a while, frowned and said:
"Yes, what you said makes sense... However, after all, Stalin was not an ordinary bureaucrat, but a strong-armed politician... He must have enough overall perspective when looking at problems. Behind the Soviet Union, the Far East is a continent.
Two mutually hostile regimes are still one unified regime.
It is of great significance to Russia. There are no two countries on the earth with a border as long as China and Russia...China's reunification is absolutely intolerable to Russia. This is Russia's core interest. Stalin would not say
In order to gain more benefits, let this danger grow."
Zhu Yourong's few words suddenly enlightened Xiang Xiaoqiang. He felt a chill in his heart and nodded slowly several times.
This girl, as expected, grew up under the influence of "princess diplomacy", and her perspective on issues is different from that of ordinary people like us.
Xiang Xiaoqiang also knows the issue of core interests between China and Russia. If he were to focus on this issue, Xiang Xiaoqiang could still speak clearly and succinctly. But knowing does not mean understanding. Understanding means not only being able to make correct judgments on the issue itself, but also being able to
Be able to make correct judgments on all issues related to this problem.
Xiang Xiaoqiang said:
"I understand. Although Stalin might have been able to extract more benefits from Guangwu by intervening later, the situation had already deteriorated by then. If his intervention was to be effective, he would have to make more efforts and invest more, and he would have to
At the risk of being successfully unified by the Ming Dynasty,
The Soviet Union cannot afford to take this risk. For the Soviet Union, maintaining an evenly divided state in East Asia is the greatest benefit that cannot be exchanged for any other benefits... All our countermeasures must be based on such a
Judgment basis.”
Zhu Yourong nodded and said:
"Yes, that's it... Come on, what suggestions do you have?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang took a deep breath and said with a smile:
"I suggest that you hold a military and political meeting in front of the imperial court. Some cabinet ministers and generals from the headquarters should come and discuss it together. You don't expect us two young people to sit here and decide on the next policy towards the Soviet Union.
Bar."
Zhu Yourong smiled and said:
"That's true."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Next step, I will increase the intensity of collecting intelligence on Beijing and find out more information. Only in this way can we be targeted. As for my suggestions... In diplomacy, there are two threads, one light and one dark. The dark one
line, step up cooperation with Germany, do not have any reservations, transfer to Germany the technologies that we are good at but Germany lacks, and accelerate the arming of Germany... At the same time
Bring more advanced technologies from Germany, those that Germany has hidden and are reluctant to take out, let him take out the world's most advanced machine tool technology, chemical technology... But after all, this is Nazi Germany, it is not very good.
On the table, a country like our Ming Dynasty is too close to Nazi Germany, which is not good for the international community, so we must try our best to operate in secret...
"The bright line is that even in the United States, we have to speed up our actions. Once the Soviet Union starts to help the Qing Dynasty, we may not be able to bear it, so it is best to turn the United States into our arsenal...especially cars
, Modern war cars are so important, and there is no better car production base in the world than the United States... There are pros and cons in everything, and the Soviet Union's intervention in East Asia will become a positive factor for us in the United States. Bull
Shwe
Clark has reached out to the Far East, and Roosevelt's fireside chat has new content. Even if the justices of the federal court remain unchanged, it is not impossible for Roosevelt to push Congress to amend the Neutrality Act... Your Majesty, as soon as we find more
If there is more evidence of Soviet aid to the Beiqing Dynasty, make it public internationally. Then, it would be best to send a big figure to visit the United States directly to give speeches to various forces in the United States and to voters to directly influence them! Because we can't wait any longer.
!”
Zhu Yourong nodded, his eyes flashing:
"Yes, I agree with what you said. It should be like this...this is good..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang said again:
"As for the military... As soon as we capture Qinling and Hanzhong, we should immediately end the negotiations and launch a war in the Central Plains! At this juncture, we can't think too much about avoiding casualties, we must take advantage of it. It's time to plunder.
.If we can seize all the land south of the Yellow River, or even three-quarters of Shanxi, before the Soviet Union officially assists the Northern Qing Dynasty, then we can drive the Soviet Union out of the Far East! Because we can force Guangwu
, signed an armistice agreement directly with him, excluding the Soviet Union.
"We can say to Beiqing: If you don't bring Lao Maozi in, then our war will end here and we will rule across the river, and you will continue to be your emperor. If you have to bring Lao Maozi in, then I'm sorry
, our Ming Dynasty has no choice but to go to Beijing and liberate all of China... In this case, unless the Soviet Union rolls up its sleeves and directly invades the Beiqing, there is nothing Stalin can do!"