1136 Choices of the Far East

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Far East, Komsomolsk of the Soviet Union. In General Chuikov's headquarters, several officials from the yet-to-be-established "Siberian Federation" were explaining to him what was about to happen. And Chuikov, the general who once expressed to Moscow his dissatisfaction with always withdrawing his troops, was leaning on his chair at this moment, looking at these acquaintances in front of him with an unnatural expression.

Yes, in order to let this general with a heavy hand feel more at ease to accept the result that the Soviet Union has become a thing of the past, the big shots in Chelyabinsk deliberately selected a few of his acquaintances to pass on the news, and as far as the current result is concerned Judging from it, the effect should be said to be quite good. At least Chuikov did not jump up and send these people to prison, nor did he immediately drive them out of his headquarters.

"General Chuikov...Your Excellency." The sudden change of address made people feel a little unnatural when addressing each other. After all, the era mark of calling each other comrades was too strong, so now almost everyone is deliberately avoiding this sensitive one. vocabulary. The leading representative was Chuikov's classmate, and he still had the scar on his face from being sent to Siberia by Stalin.

He looked at Chuikov, who was much better than himself, and his voice was a little lonely for a while: "The Soviet Union is in the past, we are already in contact with the Third Reich, and soon they will capture Moscow, your allegiance Stalin will soon be gone."

"So, now you are here to take me in? It seems that the 300,000 tons of American aid and 700,000 troops I have withheld are indeed very attractive. You just started to betray the motherland, and you found my door .” Cuikov looked at these guys he hated expressionlessly, and said sarcastically. He refused Stalin's order to transfer troops not because he wanted to betray Stalin, but like Zhukov, he really had no way to transfer his own troops.

Although sometimes Japanese high-level officials will suddenly freeze their brains and make some unbelievable idiot decisions at critical moments, but this does not shake the fact that Japan's military power is still extremely powerful. The combat capability of the hundreds of thousands of Japanese Kwantung Army commanded by Ishihara Waner is not weak at all, and it can even be said to have exceeded Cui Kefu's estimation. Anyone who has fought against the Japanese army will not underestimate such an opponent, at least Cui Kefu will not do it Such stupidity.

However, the timing of Chuikov's refusal to Stalin was a bit inconvenient. He ignored Stalin's order and even sent a telegram to satirize him. Within a few days, Chelyabinsk raised the banner against Stalin. This connected two unrelated things, directly tying Chuikov and Chelyabinsk to a warship.

"General, with all due respect... your troops are at war with the Japanese. Even if we want to take over your property, it is not because your troops can be dispatched to stabilize the battered western defense line." Cuikov's classmate may I found a breakthrough, and quickly responded: "I would rather believe in the promise of the Germans than the troops in your hands, because in fact, if you give you five times more troops, the situation on the Western Front will not change."

This is a bit of a curse, after all, Cuikov's greatest capital is the hundreds of thousands of Far Eastern troops who are capable of fighting well.

But now the other party actually says they don't like these troops, isn't that just slapping Cuikov in the face?

But Cuikov did not speak, because he knew that what the other party said was indeed a cruel fact. Cuikov knew Zhukov's combat ability. Under Zhukov's command, the Soviet army had millions of troops in the air, but they were defeated and eaten by the German army one by one. Cuikov also thought that Zhukov didn't need to be stronger.

Now the German army has at least 4 million various troops on its Eastern Front, plus more than 5 million servants. These troops are equipped with tens of thousands of tanks and armored vehicles, and have more than 10,000 combat aircraft of various types. If he has If he can turn things around, he can say that he is the savior of the Soviet Union.

Thinking of this, Cuikov also knew that he didn't have many bargaining chips. After he coughed, he had no choice but to say: "Then, the Chelyabinsk side wants me to electrify the whole world in the Far East and announce that I will join you." What is the 'Siberian Federation', which has severed all relations with the Soviet Union and the United States?"

Chuikov's classmate shook his head after hearing this, sighed and said in a lonely voice: "Your Excellency, in fact, it's just the opposite. If we can guarantee the absolute integrity of the remaining land of the Soviet Union, then I would rather die immediately. But in fact the Germans The conditions offered are too harsh, so I have no choice but to come here and talk to you, General, about topics that I personally don't want to talk about."

As he spoke, he took out his handkerchief, wiped his eyes, and continued: "The Germans don't want a powerful neighbor threatening their eastern border at all times. So they offered the road rights and mining rights, and let us return Outer Mongolia to China, and hand over the Far East to Japan, and finally 'throw' it to China."

"My God, you are betraying your country! Bastards! If you have any sense of shame, you should arm all men now and fight these damn Germans to the end! I would rather give up the Far East to Japan, Bring troops back to Moscow!" After hearing these harsh conditions, Chuikov slapped the table and shouted loudly.

Chuikov, who had been a diplomat and had been to China, naturally knew what the Germans were planning. After he heard that the territory was handed over to China, he understood that Germany was deploying its power around the world. Winning China over to carve up the Soviet Union will immediately lead to natural friendly allies that do not border on the two ends of the Eurasian continent. The seeds planted by Sickert in China in the early years will take root and germinate, and the United States will be squeezed out by the impregnable Eurasian-African alliance—— There is China in the east to resist the pressure of the United States and Japan, and Germany in the west to personally guard the Atlantic Wall. The United States and the broken Soviet Union will never have room to stand up.

"Yes, we also thought about fighting to the death, but after working hard, the diplomats came up with a compromise." Wiping his tears, the other party said with a fluke tone: "The Germans finally settled in the territorial issue." The government made a concession, only allowing us to withdraw our forces from Outer Mongolia, and did not mention the territorial claims of the Far East.”

Hearing this news, the expression on Cuikov's face somewhat calmed down. Outer Mongolia is barren and not the territory of the Soviet Union. This level of concession is definitely within the tolerance of most people. So Cuikov stopped clamoring for a fight to the death. After all, although the Germans demanded a lot of money, they didn't stop them from paying back the money. He withdrew his palm that was slapped on the table, looked at the other party and waited for the other party to continue speaking.

"However, the Germans have made another request, which is to establish another country in you and some neutral areas. You will be the leader of this military government, the leader of the 'Far Eastern Republic'." After the man paused for a while, he suddenly said Said.

"Let's split us up, it's impossible..." Cuikov, who was about to yell at him just now, suddenly closed his mouth. He stared blankly at the other party, but in the end he didn't continue speaking. He heard the sentence that was most closely related to him in this passage, the sentence that directly rushed into his heart, the sentence that couldn't be shaken off.

The Far Eastern Republic...a country of his own...without fear of Stalin's revenge...sounds like a very good future. Chuikov was silent, his mind was full of the word military government leader, and his mind was full of images that made him excited. The Soviet Union no longer exists. In this case, retaining strength is no longer a traitor, but a doer who endures humiliation. Cuikov hesitated. He didn't know how to choose in this situation.

There was no sound in the headquarters for a while, only the slight sound of Chuikov inadvertently tapping his finger on the armrest of his chair. The Soviet Union will be split into two parts, one part is Siberia and the other is the Far East—although there is no longer the possibility of competing for hegemony, But it is not without benefits, especially for individuals, on the contrary there are many, many benefits. If he nodded in agreement, he would no longer be a general in the Soviet Union in name, but a leader of a country.

It has to be said that the big cake thrown by the Germans made everyone feel excited. Don't doubt the vacillation in this situation, after all, it is the temptation of the land to seal the border. If you look at the Soviet Union in 1991, you will know that under the current situation, it would not be surprising for Chuikov to make any choice.

"Will the Germans help? Help me defeat the Japanese...maintain the territorial integrity of my country?" Finally, Chuikov suddenly asked.

Across the table, his classmate was stunned for a moment, and then nodded happily: "Of course, this is the established national policy of the head of state, and it can naturally be written into the treaty. The mutual defense and mutual assistance between the Axis countries is the existence of this alliance." Basic isn't it?"

Chuikov nodded, then shook his head again, finally waved his hand, and said to these special envoys from the "Siberian Federation", "There are too many things involved in this period, too many... I need to think about it. Think about it, think about it carefully. If I make a choice, then the whole war will be won or lost. This is a bargaining chip, maybe we will have a better way."

Hearing this, his classmates quickly persuaded him: "Every time we delay, we will become less valuable, Cuikov! Now that the victory and defeat are clear, if we don't stand in line at this time, then we can only be cannon fodder and die in battle." It's the last second of this war!"