Chapter 928 Turning Point (7)

"Is Comrade Stalin's health okay?"

Molotov was obviously stunned when he heard Ribbentrop's question. He originally thought that the other party would show off with a smile, but he didn't expect to ask this question. He thought about it carefully. Then he said slowly: "It's okay."

Ribbentrop actually nodded with relief and said sincerely: "I feel relieved to hear you say that. The Führer misses Comrade Stalin very much and sincerely wishes him eternal health."

Molotov suddenly felt that the style of his painting was wrong: he had seen his negotiating opponents being eccentric, arrogant, neither humble nor arrogant, and enthusiastic. Only the other party's intrusive behavior made him feel that his style was wrong - - This is a negotiation between the two hostile parties. If Ribbentrop said this when the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression" treaty was signed, he would have taken it for granted, but now he is full of surprise.

The other party ignored his strange look and said to himself: "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, it will be June 21st. In a few days, it will be the third anniversary of the Soviet-German war. Hey... I wish all this would start from scratch." It didn’t happen.”

"Stop!" Molotov raised his head and said to the champagne seller, "Are you... not sick today?"

Ribbentrop said with a red face and a smile: "Iceland has just won a great victory. My negotiations with the British have come to an end for the time being. I came to Sofia without stopping. I am in very good health."

"Winston Churchill surrendering?"

"No... no... this fat man is too stubborn to surrender, but he is only one person, and the British Empire is not named Churchill..." Ribbentrop said nonchalantly, "I talked with other people, as for You all know who it is, Comrade Hess has also returned to China."

Molotov was shocked when he heard the news that Hess had returned to China: This was a big signal!

He asked insinuatingly: "How was the talk?"

"Not bad. Constructive progress has been made. If Churchill hadn't blocked it, maybe the text could have been submitted to Parliament for review now." Ribbentrop shook his head proudly, "Churchill toasted instead of fined wine. It would have been earlier. After the armistice, the British had better conditions. He desperately hugged the Americans, thinking that the upstarts in the New World would take pity on him. However, the conditions became worse and worse after they captured Iceland. The throat of the British was completely locked. Ireland, Great Britain has a pistol on its forehead..."

"An armistice?" Molotov considered the wording.

"Armistice! We did not ask the British to surrender, and we also advocated an armistice with the Soviets. How could Comrade Stalin see the dishonorable word surrender?" Ribbentrop asked with a smile, "The core terms You have read it, what are your thoughts?"

As soon as he heard him talk about this, Molotov's face darkened and he said in a terrifying voice: "The conditions in your country are too harsh and we cannot accept it. This is forcing the Bolshevik Party and the Red Army to fight to the end."

"Is that so...you still want to fight?" Ribbentrop rolled his eyes and glanced at Molotov.

"We long for peace, but we are not afraid of war! All Red Army commanders and fighters have the courage to sacrifice to the end."

Unexpectedly, the other party actually nodded and agreed: "I have always admired the courage of your army, and the head of state also spoke highly of it, especially Zhukov, Vasilevsky, Chernyakhovsky and other generals are very good. Oh, Rokossovsky is a good Pole, much better than Timoshenko and Voroshilov who only know how to flatter, and Budyonny who only knows cavalry. How many more months should we stop fighting? Anyway, it’s still very early before winter, and our army has enough time to attack. Let me finish talking to the British first and then talk to you slowly?”

"You!" Molotov was furious. Of course, he was not angry because the other party was trying to sow discord in his words. This was a common thing. What's more, the other party was not wrong. As long as he knew something about military affairs, he could tell the difference. . What makes him angry is the nonchalant look on the other side - is there any sincerity in the peace talks?

"To tell you the truth, the military is dissatisfied with the head of state's call for an armistice. Many people want to be promoted to major generals after becoming colonels, and want to be promoted to marshals after becoming generals. How disappointed would they be if the war suddenly stopped? The senior military ranks that are about to be obtained will fly away "It's gone..." Ribbentrop "explained" seriously while making a "fly away" gesture, "Many people advocate launching the Ural Campaign at the turn of summer and autumn, and then suppress the military power on the Western Front after the British problem is completely resolved. Come here, we still have 2 million troops, 10,000 aircraft and 8,000 tanks in Western Europe, as well as endless new weapons such as rockets and jets, which are enough to push the front to Vladivostok. Comrade Stalin must be happy to know, right?"

Hearing this, Molotov wanted to get up and slap Ribbentrop hard on the face, but he knew he couldn't - he had to endure it!

He suppressed his anger and fired back: "We still have 10 million troops. If you want to fight, we will resolutely accompany you to the end. Many of you will die."

Ribbentrop said with a half-smile: "No, we have endless Allied forces! We don't need to kill many German boys... Have you seen the SS American Division? Its combat effectiveness is not bad, right? Just in Iceland there was another Tens of thousands of US troops were captured, and two SS divisions were formed after a few months of training. There are more than 100,000 US troops in the UK, and 3-4 divisions can be formed after training, and then the SS America Group can be formed. Now the Irish have formed a division. If the head of state is willing, there is no problem in forming an Irish Army. Then there is the French Army, the Belgian Army, the Dutch SS, the Spanish Phalange Army, the Portuguese SS, and oh, the British Party is definitely indispensable. Guards, no country has been more determined to oppose the Bolsheviks than the British Empire, and these countries can provide at least 800,000."

Molotov's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Ribbentrop continued talking to himself: "I almost forgot that there are still a large number of troops training in the Eastern Allies: the Volunteer Army of the three Baltic countries, the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the Belarusian Defense Forces, the Caucasus Army, and of course General Vlasov. If the Russian People's Liberation Army is not enough, there are still 2 million Red Army prisoners in the Eastern Governor-General. As long as they are reformed and picked up again, they will be good soldiers. Together, they can train at least 4 million troops. As for the arms, don't worry, Germany and Italy! , France, Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal all have abundant arms industries. The arms left by the Americans in Britain alone are enough to arm 1.5 million people. It is more than enough to arm an army of 5 million again. Now we have oil from the Middle East. , minerals from North Africa, food and agricultural products from South America, various material resources are continuously supplied, and the economy is booming..."

Molotov's face grew longer and longer, and he said in a muffled voice: "In that case, why don't you do this?"

"Because we want to attack the United States!" Ribbentrop spread his hands and said innocently, "The United States is the general backstage of the world's Jews, the gathering place behind the scenes for big capitalists and ambitious ambitions, and has repeatedly rejected our sincerity for peace... The head of state plans to give them some clues. Now all Europe is building ships - you should know that Germany is now the world's largest navy, with more warships on the slipway than Americans (bragging is not a draft); our aircraft performance is world-class. Best, only we use jets (continue blowing); as for submarines, let alone submarines, the German Seawolf is more powerful than all other submarines in the world combined (barely reliable)... Now we are allied with the La Plata Group, We have defeated Brazil's best troops, and the whole of South America has been turned upside down; there are still 5 million Japanese soldiers in the Pacific waiting for help; if the Americans still don't wake up, we will completely defeat and crush them!"

"You're bragging!"

"Bragging?" Ribbentrop jumped up as if he had been wronged. "Why should I brag? We have agreed with other countries to dismember the United States after the war - the 13 eastern states will be returned to the British; the original Louis Anna to the French; Japan can get California and Hawaii in the west; the Mexicans can take back a large area of ​​territory including Texas, and the Dutch, Belgians, Portuguese, and Spanish can all get a share of the pie, if Comrade Stalin is willing Send the Red Army out and Alaska can be returned to you!”

Molotov listened to his bragging in stunned silence. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was some truth in it.

Unpredictably, the other party changed the subject: "Of course, this is all based on your willingness to accept the armistice conditions. If you are not willing, then the head of state can only hold his nose and make a ceasefire with the Americans first so that he can concentrate on dealing with you - just like the Americans Just like we want to focus on dealing with the Japanese. In the final analysis, we have no deep hatred against the United States, we are just dissatisfied with some of the United States’ practices! In terms of hatred, the Mexicans, Japanese, and South Americans are much bigger than us!”

"There is no deep hatred between the Soviets and you!"

"That's why the head of state is willing to calm down and have a good talk with Comrade Stalin. Both countries are socialist and have different views on lines, doctrines, and theories, but this does not prevent them from seeking common ground while reserving differences."

Molotov gritted his teeth and said: "You have been fighting for three years, causing tens of millions of casualties in our military and civilians, just to seek common ground while reserving differences?"

"Why not seek common ground while reserving differences?" Ribbentrop shrugged, "Did we occupy Soviet land? No! Did we enslave the Soviet people? No! We helped a large number of countries that wanted to be independent to realize their dreams; help Ukrainian peasants who longed for land obtained land; we helped people who wanted to live under a normal system gain freedom and order; we gave you what you couldn't or were unwilling to give - otherwise, there would be no spontaneous hanging of the head of state's portrait in every Ukrainian household. What happened! But you took advantage of the situation and annexed Poland first, then the three Baltic countries, and you also wanted to annex Finland..."

"Okay, okay." Molotov was dizzy from being talked about, "Let's not talk about such useless things. Let's talk about the terms in detail."

Ribbentrop laughed wildly in his heart: The head of state told him to do a good job for Mr. Molotov. The last international politics class was finally settled. I am still very capable...

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