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"Ten divisions... I think they can be borrowed. Our party's army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Western Liaoning and urgently needs to be replenished. Now we have recruited a lot of personnel, but there is a shortage of weapons and ammunition. With the equipment of these ten divisions... Our army can recover." Xiang Ying agreed first, he is the chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, and he has the deepest understanding of the difficulty of the current Communist army. When he heard that there were ten divisions of weapons and equipment that could be obtained, he immediately expressed his disapproval. His eyes lit up.

"What's their plan?" Zhang Wentian seldom wondered, "Such a huge price for just borrowing the Dao?"

"That just shows that the Kuomintang's material reserves in western Liaoning are not enough to meet the needs of long-term combat." Zhu De looked at Miff and Wang Ming cautiously. After returning from western Liaoning, he was very cautious and rarely spoke. Today, he couldn't help it He opened his mouth to speak: "Xuan Xiafu also said in the telegram that the supplies of the Kuomintang army can only support one month of fighting... and the temperature in the northeast has dropped sharply in the past two days, and the port of Huludao may be frozen again. But the Japanese army Quickly mobilize troops to the northeast through the ice-free port of Lushun..."

"The Kuomintang reactionaries must have a conspiracy here!" Wang Ming suddenly interrupted Zhu De's speech: "I don't believe they will give us any benefits out of thin air. Comrade Zhang Xueliang asked them for aircraft and tanks during the Battle of Liaoxi and they refused to give them. Now they do Come to this hand, there must be a conspiracy in it, I suggest rejecting them."

"Comrade Wang Ming is very vigilant." Miff nodded appreciatively at Wang Ming: "The Kuomintang not only has a conspiracy, but also a big conspiracy! We can't take advantage of this way no matter what!"

Miff Wang Ming's song made the members of the Politburo frown slightly, and all of them stared at them intently.

"This is a conspiracy." Miff repeated, and then looked up at the other comrades: "Isn't there a false way in Chinese history? Now the Kuomintang has 30 troops in western Liaoning, and has deployed 10,000+ troops along the Yellow River. There are still [-] Jin troops and [-] Kuomintang troops in Shanxi, if there is another incident with the troops going north, our Soviet regime may die before it is born!" After saying this, Mif said He turned his attention to Mao Zedong.

Mao Zedong was holding a cigarette, smoking heavily, with his head lowered, his face gloomy, as if he was thinking about something.Seeing Miff's eyes, he stubbed out his cigarette and stood up to speak: "I agree with Miff's analysis, this time the Kuomintang reactionaries are definitely not at peace! And their conspiracy may not stop there... If we disagree with the Kuomintang The reactionaries used the excuse that they might use the Japanese army as an excuse to drive 30 troops from western Liaoning into the customs and seize our Zhili and Beijing! At that time, the situation facing our party will be even more critical. Therefore On this issue, our party is now facing a dilemma. If we lend our way to the Kuomintang, we are likely to encounter a fake way to destroy our account. If we don’t borrow it... the Kuomintang may 'withdraw' the 30 troops from western Liaoning into the pass. , and we can't get weapons and can't resist them."

Chapter 0552

"What if we, the Communist International, have a way to smuggle the weapons and equipment of ten light infantry divisions into Jehol or Chahar?" Miff asked calmly.

"What?" Zhou Enlai was startled when he heard the words, then seemed to think of something, looked at Miff with an extremely complicated expression, then lowered his head and said nothing.

Mao Zedong's expression was also slightly gloomy when he heard the words, he just gritted his teeth and sneered, looking at Miff quietly.The Comintern really has all-hands and eyes now, and it was able to "smuggle" a large amount of weapons and equipment across the Liaoji Province, which was occupied by hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, directly to Chahar!No one would believe that there is nothing tricky about it.

"Then can we make two-handed preparations, allow the Kuomintang army to cross the border, and smuggle weapons and equipment into the country, so that we can get equipment for [-] light infantry divisions, and our Red Army will suddenly grow stronger!" Zhu De proposed again A suggestion, there is no joy or anger on the swarthy face, but the eyes are full of eagerness.

"Yes, I think this method is feasible. With the equipment of [-] divisions, we no longer have to be afraid of the Kuomintang reactionaries." Xiang Ying also agreed: "It is also good to let the Kuomintang increase its troops in western Liaoning. Maybe it will make them and Japan both lose, and it will also make it easier for us to regain the lost ground in the Northeast!"

"This is a good way." Liu Shaoqi nodded, and said: "Comrades Zhang Guotao and Ye Ting of the Changbai Military Region have been sending power to the central government one after another during this period, hoping that the Communist International and the Soviet Union can support them with some weapons and equipment. Comrade Miff, look Can you help me too?"

A tinge of lividness flashed across Miff's face, and he glared fiercely at the members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee who were speaking indiscriminately: "Comrades, the Comintern and the Soviet Union have already done their best for this batch of weapons and ammunition... If you want the KMT's Weapons and equipment, then this batch of weapons can’t come in, now you can only choose one of the two. Do you choose the Kuomintang reactionaries or the Communist International?”

After listening to Miff's words, everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere in the study was somewhat depressed. Miff's words almost pointed out the special friendship between the Soviet Union and Japan... It would be meaningless to talk about it any further.When the scene was a bit awkward, it was Wang Ming who stood up first and broke the silence: "Comrades, the Communist Party of China is a branch of the Communist International, and must accept the guidance and help of the Communist International! And this is the victory and success of the Chinese revolution. This is the only path that every Chinese Communist Party should have. Therefore, we accept the guidance of the Communist International, reject the KMT reactionary’s request for an excuse, and accept the Soviet Union’s aid in weapons and equipment. If you agree, please raise your hand.”

After he finished speaking, he raised his right hand, and then Li Lisan and Zhang Wentian also raised their right hands. Zhou Enlai hesitated and did not raise his hand, and neither did Zhu De. Mao Zedong raised his hand, but he explained: "Now we are confined to Zhili , Chahar, Suiyuan, northern Shanxi, northern Shaanxi and other places are surrounded by the Kuomintang and pro-Kuomintang forces on all sides, which is extremely unfavorable to the development of our party. At present, the only feasible way out is to develop northward and seize Mongolia and Northeast China. In this regard, the views of the Party Central Committee and the Communist International are the same... and the capture of Mongolia and the Northeast cannot be separated from the support and help of the Soviet Union."

"What if the Japanese completely control the Northeast?" Zhu De asked back.

"We can fight back with the help of the Soviet Union! Right now, the Kuomintang still has 30 troops in western Liaoning, and the Bohai Bay is temporarily under their control. They can still increase their troops. Even if the Japanese win this battle, it will be a miserable victory. We As long as we take advantage of this rare time to completely control Mongolia, expand the Red Army with the help of the Soviet Union, and reform the Anti-Japanese Alliance... our party must win in the end!" Mao Zedong explained.

After Zhu De thought about it, he thought it was good. He looked at Zhou Enlai again. Zhou Enlai pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "It also makes sense. From a military point of view, the 30 troops of the Kuomintang will definitely not be able to defeat the 100 million troops of the Japanese imperialists in the end. Only with the assistance of our party from the Soviet Union, it was recovered. But..." He looked up at Mifu again, and said with a frown: "We can't let the Japanese win too easily, we should allow a 380mm train gun Transit. And it must be kept completely secret! The Japanese cannot know. Comrade Miff, can this be done?"

Miff replied calmly: "Yes, but other than that, no more bullets can be transported to the northeast through Zhili."

……

Jinan, Shandong, Wanzhu Garden.

In the Wanzhu Hall, the lights are brightly lit today, and the Chief of Staff of the National Revolutionary Army Luo Yaoguo, who is overseeing the battle in Jinan, is convening the generals to discuss the upcoming decisive battle in the Northeast.

The current situation is very bad. The Kuomintang army's plan to transport materials to the northeast has not been completed. The materials stored in the Huludao military depot can only support the war for a month at most, and the port will be frozen for a few days soon.At the same time, the speed of the Japanese army's troop increase has exceeded expectations. In less than two months from the end of December last year to the present, the total strength of the Japanese army in the Northeast has increased to 23 divisions, and the total strength is expected to be as high as 65!

"The port of Huludao will be frozen by the day after tomorrow at the latest, and our shipping will be delayed for another ten days, which will affect at least [-] tons of transportation." Fan Hanjie shook his head while talking, with a gloomy expression, and kept looking up at Luo Yaoguo. Seeing that he still had an indifferent smile on his face, his hanging heart was slightly relieved.

"Xingguo (Long Tenghui), Hanyu (Zhao Ding), Youshi (Zhang Yiming), what do you think?" After hearing Fan Hanjie's report, Luo Yaoguo just nodded noncommittally, but turned his attention to the three dressed in suits in the conference room. Admiral in white uniform.In fact, the three parties involved in the war... all know that the key factor in determining the ownership of the Northeast is not the land battle at all, but the sea, in the small Bohai Bay.If the currently weak Kuomintang navy can defeat the powerful Japanese navy in Bohai Bay, there will be no doubt about the outcome of this battle.On the contrary, once the Bohai Bay is controlled by the Japanese army, even if Japan consumes that human life, it can completely consume the 30 Kuomintang troops without backup.

There was silence in the room, and it was Zhao Zheng, the commander of the Beiyang Fleet, who broke the silence after a long while: "Assistant Commander, everyone knows that the victory or defeat of this battle depends on the gains and losses in Bohai Bay, and the Japanese navy is much stronger than us after all. They are so cruel...they have a great chance of seizing control of the Bohai Bay! Therefore, I suggest that the assistant commander prepare for the worst. If the Japanese navy is desperate, please withdraw our army into Shanhaiguan to preserve our strength. .”

Luo Yaoguo's eyes suddenly shot at Zhao Zheng like lightning: "What kind of situation is it that the Japanese navy is desperate?"

Zhang Yiming, the commander of the Kuomintang Navy's submarine force, frowned and took over the question: "The Japanese now have ten battleships, two to three of which are undergoing modernization. If they put the remaining seven to eight into the Bohai Bay together Desperate! The submarines I deployed at the mouth of the Bohai Bay killed two or three of them at most...the rest is enough to blow the Huludao Fortress to pieces."

Luo Yaoguo just shook his head and sighed: "Once the Huludao Fortress is finished, our roots in the Northeast will also be broken..."

He turned his attention to Long Tenghui, the Chief of Staff of the Navy and the Deputy Commander of the Northeast Theater was very cautious in the military affairs of this theater.His face was also full of contemplation. Seeing Luo Yaoguo's questioning gaze, he hurriedly said loudly: "Auxiliary Commander, regarding the navy, the real control of the sea depends on giant ships and cannons. Submarines and planes are used to block the headquarters. It cannot be compared with the real command of the sea... The entrance of Bohai Bay is [-] kilometers wide, and even the section from Changshan Islands to Lushunkou is [-] kilometers away. We now have [-] submarines in Bohai Bay, six of which are dedicated to laying mines , the other twelve are divided into two shifts, and they take turns to set up an ambush at the mouth of the Bohai Bay... Now the submarine force is mainly setting up an ambush in the waters around Lushunkou, but if the Japanese navy chooses to sneak through at night, we can kill two or three at most. Battleships, and perhaps some warships will be sunk by mines."

"How's the situation with the mine blockade?" Luo Yaoguo asked.

Long Tenghui counted with his fingers: "The navy's mine-laying plan started at the end of September last year, but only six submarines are carrying out mine-laying missions, each submarine can carry twenty mines at a time, and it takes about a day to perform a mission... In addition, the submarine needs to be overhauled, and the crew also needs to rest, so the average number of days each submarine performs missions is only about 8000 days. In the past few months, a total of more than 200 mines have been laid... But we are constantly laying mines, and the Japanese are also We are constantly clearing mines. Especially in the waterway near Lushun Port, Japanese destroyers and minesweepers are very active. Before the Navy’s Penglai Airport was built, our submarines had to hide from Japanese destroyers. Therefore, the mines in the waters near Lushun Port The operation was not very successful... In other words, as long as the Japanese are willing to take certain risks, they can still enter the Bohai Bay. Fortunately, both the Penglai Airport and the Longkou Airport of the Navy have been built, and more than [-] aircraft are already in place. The activities of Japanese destroyers and minesweepers have not been so frequent for a while, and it is estimated that in another month at most, we will be able to lock down the Bohai Bay with mines."

"One month." Luo Yaoguo took a deep breath, half turned around, and looked at An Sihua, the commander of the Northeast Theater, "Sihua, what's your opinion?"

"The war is imminent. The terrain of Bohai Bay determines that we can only intercept the Japanese navy in the waters around Lushunkou. If they successfully bypass the Liaodong Peninsula, they will be able to go all the way north, and will soon be far away from the naval bombers in Penglai and Longkou. The combat radius is over." An Sihua thought for a while and then said: "The Japanese will start to move after dark at night, risking being sunk by submarines and mines, forcing their way through the strait, turning north and going straight to Huludao, before dawn We should be able to reach the sea off Huludao. Then we can use the guns of battleships to destroy the port facilities and airports of Huludao Fortress, and we will no longer be able to gain a foothold in western Liaoning."

Luo Yaoguo nodded, with a smile still on the corner of his mouth: "It depends on how determined the Japanese are this time! If they try their best to reject a few battleships, we can only run away and give up Huludao." He said. Nodded at An Sihua: "Sihua, prepare to seize Shanhaiguan and Qinhuangdao as the army's retreat, and do it immediately after you return to western Liaoning!"

"What!" There was a booing in the Wanzhu Hall.Shanhaiguan and Qinhuangdao are under the control of the Northeast Army, which has already surrendered to the CCP. Although they have not been formally reorganized, these troops are considered members of the CCP after all. Shanhaiguan and Qinhuangdao are also considered to be the territory of the CCP. !

However, An Sihua breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He reached out to take the briefcase from the adjutant's hand, took out a document, and handed it to Luo Yaoguo: "We have already made a plan to seize it, but we will act after the Japanese army breaks through the entrance of Bohai Bay." .Now the Northeast Army has deployed a regiment of troops in Shanhaiguan. It is the troops of Lieutenant General He Zhuguo, the commander of the First Cavalry Brigade of the Northeast Army. It belongs to the elite of the Northeast Army and has a certain combat effectiveness. We plan to use an infantry brigade plus an equipment 105 Artillery battalions of howitzers to do the job."

Luo Yaoguo waved his hand: "Give the task to the Second Division of the Youth Army. They are still in the account of the Beijing government. Let them take it, just say...protect the law and protect the country, yes, just use this excuse. The CCP is not going to Abolish the Republic of China and establish the Soviet Republic? This country name sounds a bit like something from the Soviet Union... The Youth Party just came out to play the villain." He said and looked at Long Tenghui again: "Order the Beiyang Fleet to immediately go to the waters off Huludao and Mining mines off the coast of Qinhuangdao."

Suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps at the door, and then Sheng Shicai quickly walked into the Wanzhu Hall.He is now Luo Yaoguo's secretary-general and dog-headed military adviser, almost Yang Yongtai's position beside Lao Jiang.Judging by the smile on his face at the moment, it seems that something good is going on.

"Auxiliary Commander, the CCP's Xuan Xiafu just called and said that the CCP has agreed to allow a 380mm train gun to pass through the border, on the condition that twelve 75mm mountain guns and ten bases of ammunition are added."

"Fuwen, is the plan to seize Shanhaiguan still going to be implemented?" An Sihua asked hesitantly.

"We'll start after the train cannon arrives in western Liaoning. Jin Yong (Sheng Shicai), go and tell Xuan Xiafu that we agreed to the CCP's conditions."

However, Sheng Shicai did not turn around and leave, his gaze swept across the Wanzhu Hall.Luo Yaoguo already understood that he had confidential information to report, waved his hands and said with a smile: "Just say what you have, there are no outsiders here."

"Auxiliary Commander, there is news from Shenyang that a large amount of arms has been shipped from Vladivostok, and the destination is somewhere in the west of Rehe Province. It is said to be smuggled in name, but in fact it is indeed..." Sheng Shicai said very cryptically, But those present understood immediately.

"Fu Wen, the war is coming, will the CCP..." An Sihua felt a little bad: "Then we are afraid that we will be attacked by the enemy!"

Luo Yaoguo thought for a while, then shook his head slightly: "Probably not. If the CCP would cooperate with the Japanese army's military operations, we wouldn't get this news now. But after the CCP gets this batch of equipment, it should attack Mongolia, right? Think Hua, do you have any plans for the Mongolian side?"

Now Wang Zhongyi's main force has entered Heilongjiang, and there are only 150 cavalry in the entire Mongolian region.The whole of Mongolia has more than [-] million square kilometers. These troops can't defend it at all. They only guard a few major cities. Most of Mongolia has no defense at all.If the CCP wants to move northward, most of Wang Zhongyi's people will have to pack up and leave.

"Mongolia." An Sihua thought for a while and said: "Although Wang Zhongyi only deployed 1 people in Mongolia, the Anti-Japanese Alliance has 30 troops, which is comparable to the total strength of the CCP now. And Mongolia There is also a 10,000+ army of the Youth Army in the west. Unless the Soviet Union intervenes, the battle of Mongolia should not be a big problem."

The possibility of Soviet intervention is not too great, but it cannot be completely ruled out.They have coveted Mongolia for a long time, and there are also a large number of Mongolians in the Soviet Union. At that time, they can pretend to be Mongolian uprisings, so that they may not be subject to international sanctions.What's more, Mongolia is now nominally under the jurisdiction of the Beijing government... This "suffering master" keeps silent, so how can outsiders interfere?What's more troublesome is that Su and Ri are clearly colluding now!They are very likely to find an opportunity to enter Mongolia when the Japanese army attacked North Manchuria, and they can even use the name of going north to resist Japan.Luo Yaoguo knew after careful consideration that this Mongolia would be difficult to defend.

"Let the youth army be stationed in Khobdor. The people called Wang Zhongyi will withdraw to Zhongyi Fort on the bank of the Kerulun River, and let the central part of the Mongolian plateau out. The CCP has a road to the Soviet Union in the north, and it should be satisfied for the time being. Waiting for the Northeast Once the battle situation is over, we won’t be afraid of them.” Luo Yaoguo’s mouth curled up, revealing a somewhat smug smile: “Jebtsundamba IX is in my house right now! These atheists will never understand religion What a stubborn and terrible thing...it is even stronger than their communist beliefs! If they want Mongolia, let them go in, and then just a word from me will plunge them into the vast ocean of people's war!"

"War of Religion!" An Sihua suddenly muttered in a low voice.Unlike the others in the room, he was not only half German, but almost German in his whole mind.Of course, he is well aware of the endless religious wars and sectarian conflicts in European history, and the Holy Roman Empire suffered a lot from it!

"That's right! It's a religious war!" Luo Yaoguo smiled deeply: "If they maintain the status quo after they arrive in Mongolia and don't come to provoke us, that's fine. Otherwise, let's fight a religious war for them! The 'God' of the Mongols But I hold it in my hands... Now I am equivalent to the 'pope' of Mongolia, even if they occupy Mongolia, there is no way to eliminate the influence of Jebtsundamba."

In fact, the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in history has struggled for almost 70 years to eliminate the influence of Lamaism, but the final result is that after the fall of the People's Revolutionary Party, Jebtsundamba IX returned to Mongolia and became a religious leader!

Chapter 0553 Shanhaiguan Incident

The Chief of Staff of the Second Division of the Youth Army, Major General Luo Youjun, who graduated from the second phase of Whampoa, was wearing a neat military uniform today, standing on a hill northeast of Shanhaiguan, the first pass in the world.The Second Division of the Youth Army has received an order from the Northeast Theater, and today it is here to deal with the Northeast Army of a cavalry regiment stationed in Shanhaiguan.

In the heart of this young soldier, he absolutely does not want to see this happen.But the military order is like a mountain. The Second Division of the Youth Army not only received the order from the Northeast Theater, but Wang Zixing, who is far away in Xinjiang, also sent a plane to deliver the order.So they can only obey orders.

The adjutants led the horses and waited for Luo Youjun to arrive.In today's scene, Liu Zhongyan, the commander of the Second Division of the Youth Army, avoided participating, but gave an order to Luo Youjun, the chief of staff.Luo Youjun also had to go there himself.And in his heart, he also wanted to take good care of the soldiers of the Northeast Army who had disarmed, and try to accommodate them as much as possible.Even if he didn't disarm, as long as He Zhuguo agreed to give up Shanhaiguan and Qinhuangdao, he could handle it.