Facing the map, the chief representative of the Ming Dynasty, Deputy Foreign Minister He Weibang, used a pencil to draw the places that the Ming Dynasty wanted:
"Please take a look, it is roughly like this. The western boundary is the Ussuri River, which is the current border between your country and our country; the eastern boundary is the Sea of Japan; the northern boundary is the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River in your country, which is what your country is called.
The 'Amur River' between it; the southern limit is also the Sea of Japan. Please see, it is such a narrow strip along the Sea of Japan. The area is...about the same as that of Northern Xinjiang, hundreds of thousands of square kilometers."
Several Soviet representatives put their heads on the map and stared at the large area drawn in pencil, dumbfounded. To put it simply, it is a long strip from the east side of the Ussuri River-Amur River to the sea.
Daming. From a visual inspection, the area is indeed similar to that of Northern Xinjiang. More importantly, this place has a very long coastline along the coast, accounting for half of the length of the west coast of the Sea of Japan.
Several Soviet people looked at each other. They had all been mentally prepared. Ming Dynasty would definitely propose some land compensation, and when they were in Moscow, Stalin also revealed his intention: Ming Dynasty might ask for some land in the east as compensation. If they could withdraw from China as soon as possible,
war in asia
, then it is not impossible to give some appropriately. Stalin originally planned to use a little land from Eastern Siberia to send the Ming Dynasty away. However, he would never have thought that the Ming Dynasty’s appetite was so big. The area required was so large,
The location is incredible.
Seeing the looks of the Soviet representatives, Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that it was his turn to speak. He laughed:
"I know what you want to say. The lion is open-mouthed, blackmailing, and insincere, isn't it? Let me tell you, it's really not the case. We are serious. We are also taking this opportunity of Mr. Stalin's proactive gesture to see if the two sides can
Each side wants to get what they want at the negotiating table. Now Mr. Stalin wants to have another joining country in Central Asia: Southern Xinjiang, and a satellite country: Northern Xinjiang. And we want an outlet in the Sea of Japan, one that can be easily contained from the north.
Japanese base.
"Central Asia is far away from us and close to you. The Far East is far away from you and close to us. The former is difficult for us to control, and the latter is difficult for you to control. Why don't we each get what we need? Wouldn't it be nice to change it! Haha
!... Talk to your comrade Stalin and see if he is willing to talk. If he is willing to talk, we will sit down and talk. There is nothing in the world that cannot be sat down and talked about. It is better than fighting like this and killing people!"
Several Soviet representatives exchanged glances, and they all roughly understood the core meaning of Xiang Xiaoqiang's words - being able to talk.
This means nothing more than: We are just making an offer and we are waiting for your counter-offer. If you just slap the table and leave, then you are really not sincere.
Several Soviet people looked at the legendary Xiang Xiaoqiang. They saw that he was wearing a military uniform and that he was so young. He looked like a young man with a proud face and no sense of wealth. Among the old politicians in suits in the living room, he looked like an ordinary man.
Leng boy...yes, such explicit words are only suitable for young people like this to say it first.
They whispered to each other and discussed for a few words. Finally, the chief representative nodded and said something. Then the translator said:
"In this case, please allow us to adjourn the meeting temporarily and let us seek instructions from domestic leaders."
He Weibang smiled and nodded:
"Everyone, take it easy."
…
The meeting adjourned at noon, and the Soviet secret mission returned to the small building where they lived and sent a secret telegram to Moscow. They needed to ask for instructions back and forth, and Stalin also had to weigh in, which all took time. Therefore, the time for the next negotiation has not yet been determined. During this period, Xiang Xiaoqiang also
Returned to the headquarters.
At around five o'clock in the afternoon that day, when it was almost evening, Xiuxiu came over from the navy to report: The Tianshu squadron had sent an order for instructions.
At this moment, Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly remembered that he still had an aircraft carrier squadron wandering in the Pacific.
In order to avoid the Japanese fleet and the search by Japanese shore-based aircraft, the Tianshu squadron has been circling in the Western Pacific these days. By this evening, they finally felt that the time was ripe, and they prepared to use this night to move closer to Honshu Island in the northwest.
, and then launch plane bombing at dawn tomorrow
As for Tokyo. Their current position is about 450 nautical miles away from Tokyo. This includes an 11-hour fleet flight, about 200 nautical miles; plus more than an hour of aircraft flight, about 150 nautical miles, that is, 12 hours later, the aircraft fleet
Can reach the sky above Tokyo.
The current position of the aircraft carrier formation is still in the "desolate zone" of the Western Pacific, and it can still send telegrams for an hour. Even if the general position is detected by Japan, it can use the darkness that quickly falls to hide its whereabouts and move its position. That is,
He said that if it was decided to bomb Tokyo tomorrow, the order would be sent out within the next hour.
The generals on the Navy side were very excited, especially the staff officers of the "Aircraft Carrier Staff". They were so excited that they could not contain their excitement. They imagined that at dawn tomorrow, the Navy's bombs would fall over the enemy's capital, and the Navy would create a greater number of ships than could be sunk.
The Hiei's more brilliant achievements...
And Xiuxiu looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang with great anticipation. She was waiting for Xiang Xiaoqiang to nod his order. After all, this aircraft carrier formation is now under the direct command of Xiaoqiang. However, many generals of the General Staff, whether under the direct command of Xiang Xiaoqiang or not, are
He looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang expectantly, waiting for him to issue an order.
At this moment, Xiang Xiaoqiang's face was red with excitement, and his chest was breathing rapidly. He wanted to give an order, but something felt wrong. Xiang Xiaoqiang touched his forehead, slowly sat on the chair, and picked up the tea cup.
"Sir!" Xiuxiu looked at him eagerly and said softly, "Sir..."
The surrounding officers were also looking at them. They didn't know what kind of evil possessed Xiang Xiaoqiang, and they all placed their hopes on the princess, Mrs. Shang.
Xiuxiu looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang and guessed what he was thinking at the moment. After guessing for a while, she couldn't guess, so she had to lower her voice and said softly:
"Sir...what are you thinking about? Can you tell me?...It will get dark in an hour, and we don't have much time. We have to give the order quickly."
He waved his hand to Xiaoqiang, shook his head and said:
"No rush, no hurry... Anyway, we are sending out, and the Tianshu will passively receive it, and the position will not be exposed... Even in the early morning of tomorrow, they will have enough time to receive it when they enter the position..."
Xiuxiu raised her head and looked at each other with several naval officers. Even so, who can guarantee that Nanjing will be done with just one more telegram? Could it be that there won't be any more requests for instructions from the Tianshu squadron?
?... In short, everyone feels that the order should be sent out quickly.
Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly raised his head and said to Xiuxiu:
"Come here, I'll tell you."
Xiuxiu immediately sat on the chair next to Xiang Xiaoqiang and leaned over to listen.
Xiang Xiaoqiang frowned and muttered in a low voice:
"You said...what do we rely on to open our mouths to the Soviet Union?"
Xiuxiu was startled, her eyebrows furrowed, she considered for a moment and said softly:
"What we rely on is that the Soviet Union is eager to extract itself from the quagmire of the Central Asian war as soon as possible."
Xiang Xiaoqiang shook his head and said:
"Only half of it, the more important half is: in the competition between the three countries of Ming, Soviet Union and Japan, our Ming Dynasty is now the 'weight'. The current initiators of the war are the Soviet Union and Japan, and our Ming Dynasty is passively responding to the war. Regardless of
Both the Soviet Union and Japan now have a certain attitude toward war.
Regret. If there was an opportunity for them to withdraw from the war with dignity and keep their vested interests, none of them would refuse. And for their own interests, they betrayed each other without even batting an eyelid. And this is why we have Ming Dynasty.
Opportunities to profit from it.
"What we rely on is the choice we have. We can choose to fight against the Soviet Union and Japan at the same time on our own, or we can choose to pull one to fight. So we care about who to pull and fight. The Soviet Union and Japan can say more
Concern. At present, we are fighting fiercely against Japan in the Far East. The Soviet Union may feel that its opportunity has come. We may be willing to ask it to fight Japan, so it offers to cease the war with us so that we can concentrate on fighting Japan. It can also
Swallow the vested interests by the way.
"That's why we have the confidence to propose higher terms to the Soviet Union. Because we have choices. Because the Soviet Union knows that if it doesn't give up anything on its negotiating table, it really pushes us into a hurry. It is entirely possible for us to seek an armistice with Japan.
, concentrate on fighting the Soviet Union. Then Stalin’s idea of withdrawing from the quagmire of Central Asia as soon as possible has really become a dream.
"And we have another choice. We are now having a smoother fight against Japan in Fengtian. From the current point of view, it is more realistic to push the Japanese army out of Manchuria as soon as possible. Then the Soviet Union will be worried that after we regain Fengtian and Jilin
, will we further send our troops south and march into North Korea? Or will we send our troops eastward and attack the Soviet Union?
It is entirely possible that they will not attack North Korea first, but attack the Far East of the Soviet Union, south of Xingkai Lake, and Vladivostok. Places we do not want at the negotiation table may be defeated on the battlefield. And the Soviet Union wants to defeat them on the battlefield.
The easternmost tip of Eurasia is at war with us. Judging from the length of the logistics lines of both sides, then... it is not a quagmire problem."
After saying this, Xiuxiu's eyes flickered, she nodded thoughtfully, thinking. After a long while, she pondered:
"Then...what do you mean, sir...?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang said:
"If we want to maintain our advantage at the negotiating table against the Soviet Union, we must ensure that we have 'options.' We must ensure that there is always the possibility of a negotiated truce between us and Japan. We burned Japanese troops on the battlefield and sunk them at sea.
Japanese battleships... these will only frustrate Japan. The harder we fight, the greater the possibility of Japan negotiating with us... And if we bomb Tokyo, then..."
Xiuxiu immediately whispered:
"This will arouse the hatred of the whole country in Japan, make the whole country of Japan even more united in the same hatred of the enemy, give a heavy blow to the peace-promoting faction in the Japanese army, and greatly encourage the war-promoting faction. Then, the possibility of us armistice with Japan will be reduced to the minimum. And
The Soviet Union will soon become tougher, because we have no choice."
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded:
"Yes. At any time, you must ensure that you have choices. Otherwise, you will have no choice but to be manipulated by others, and you will have no choice at all."