"Where did this information come from?" Stalin asked immediately after a brief shock.

The Minister of the Intelligence Department of the Red Army took out a telegram: "This is the intelligence from our intelligence team in Xi'an, Dongfang Rose. They truly reported the combat plan of the Chinese team in Myanmar and North China, and the Chinese team gathered in Xinjiang." Stalin became serious. During this period, his energy was focused on the summer offensive plan and Xinjiang incident, and he paid less attention to the ancient and Far Eastern battlefields.

After the Japanese army failed in North China, the Kwantung Army evacuated a large number of Japanese troops, but there were still a large number of Japanese troops and the Chinese puppet government's front army stationed in Gu in mid-March and recovered Ulaanbaatar. However, this also led to a large increase in the Kwantung Army. The front army stopped the attack. However, the Kwantung Army adjusted its combat deployment, and the troops that had just arrived rushed south again, leaving only two divisions and all the puppet troops.

The situation is clear about the ancient front and the Red Army's intelligence department, but the General Staff believes that the logistics restrictions are large, and the ammunition reserves are obviously insufficient, and there is no timely the ammunition is provided for every ancient front and Far Eastern front. The large-scale summer offensive is like a sponge, absorbing all supplies and has no spare strength to support the battlefield against Japan.

"Order the front army of the ancient army to launch an attack immediately. The main force of the Japanese army has evacuated. Now there are only puppet troops left in the territory of the ancient country, and there is not much combat effectiveness." Stalin immediately made a decision: "The front army of the Far East also launched an attack immediately. The main force of the Kwantung Army has been concentrated in the Shanhaiguan area. There are only Manchuria with weak combat effectiveness in the Far East, so don't worry about them."

Stalin's decision was unhappy or unresolute, but Vasilevsky was very embarrassed.

The ancient frontiers were okay to switch to attack, but it was too difficult for the Far Eastern Front. In three years, the Far Eastern Front had only obtained 5,000 tons of materials and 30,000 soldiers. Now the total force is only more than 130,000. The Japanese and Manchuria were as many as 600,000 in the front line in this direction, and there were about 700,000 Manchuria distributed in the vast areas in the rear, and they could reinforce the front lines at any time.

"Comrade Stalin" Vasilevsky, like Zhukov, is one of the few people who can directly talk to Stalin, but his xing Ge is much gentler than Zhukov. He rarely uses this right, but now he must report the actual situation to Stalin: "The Far Eastern Front is very difficult. I suggest that the attack be carried out by the ancient front. If the Far Eastern Front wants to transfer to the offensive, it must add at least 100,000 troops and another 500,000 tons of materials, but we cannot draw so many troops at present, "and there are not so many materials."

"No supplies?" Stalin was stunned for a moment, and then waved his hand arbitrarily: "No, the Red Army soldiers should be used to fighting in the absence of supplies. Comrade Huaseylevsky is not a military requirement now" but a political requirement, political requirement, and political requirement that we immediately launch an attack and carry out a battle to restore the ancient and the Far East!"

"Comrade Stalin" Huasilevsky endured and remained calm: "The North China War Zone in China will also attack Peiping and Tianjin, and also attack the Northeast." We must first defeat the Kwantung Army in the Shanhaiguan area. The General Staff judged that at least before the end of June. "They cannot resume the attack, and we still have time to prepare." Stalin shook his head firmly: "I don't want to hear these, Manchuria is just a prisoner of war,

The Far Eastern Front should have the confidence to defeat such an army, and tell the soldiers of the Far Eastern that I hope to hear the news of their victory before the end of May!" After the roar, Stalin took a breath of cigarettes to stabilize his emotions before saying to Molotov: "Recalling Pan Youxin immediately, tell Chiang Kai-shek to call his ambassador back, and leave Moscow immediately."

"Yes, I'll notify Comrade Pan Youxin." Zilotov looked at Huasilevsky with some concern and left Stalin's office.

"Beria, fly back to Almaty immediately and organize an attack on Almaty, and seize Almaty as soon as possible. I want to warn you that you must always be vigilant about the movements of the "China" team, and continue to send guerrillas to southern Xinjiang and restrain their troops in southern Xinjiang." Stalin's tone was not as severe as before: "Bai Chongxi is a very cunning guy. You must be highly vigilant of him and not relax at all." "I understand, I will fly back to Almaty immediately and organize an attack on Almaty, and send guerrillas to southern Xinjiang at the same time." Beria did not delay at all, put on the hat in her hand and turned around and left.

After Molotov and Belia left, Vasilevsky still stood firmly in front of Stalin. Stalin stared at him with some annoyance, holding the pipe and exerted a little force.

"It seems you still don't agree to launch an attack in the Far East?"

"Comrade Stalin, the gap between the enemy and our troops in the Far East is too big. The combined strength of Manchuria and the Japanese army is five times more than us, and it also exceeds our firepower. Moreover, our army wants to attack the Stanov Mountains, and the terrain is also very unfavorable to our army." Huasilevsky's tone was very slow, but he was very firm: "To launch an attack in the Far East, an army must be added to the Far East and at least 500,000 tons of materials."

"Comrade Huaseylevsky, since Chiang Kai-shek could send troops into the ancient times, he could also send troops into the Far East. We cannot sit idly by and watch this happen. The attack of the Far East Front was a political factor, not a military factor." Stalin explained patiently.

"But Comrade Stalin, as the Chief of Staff, I have the responsibility to remind you that if we launch an attack in the Far East now, we may fail." Huasilevsky's tone was still very sincere.

"I do not agree with this judgment. Far East combat is different from fighting against Germany." Stalin did not blame Vasilevsky, but still explained patiently that Stalin is not as arrogant as at the beginning of the war. He suffered repeated failures at the beginning of the war, especially the failure of the Battle of Kiev. He rejected Zhukov's suggestion, which directly led to the largest encirclement and annihilation war in human history. Since then, Stalin has not been so arrogant in military decisions and is very careful to listen to the opinions of military generals.

"The Japanese army suffered a defeat in China and had to concentrate all its strength to deal with the Chinese team, causing the troops in the Far East battlefield to be empty." Stalin walked slowly in the office, and conducted his analysis as he walked: "At the same time, these deceptions severely hit the morale of the Japanese army and the morale of the Manchurians. The Manchurian people were slow and did not know where the way out was. They could not resist at all in the face of our attack."

Huasilevsky shook his head in his heart. From a military perspective, Stalin's analysis was completely inconsistent with military theory. More than 100,000 troops attacked 600,000 or 700,000 enemies with a geographical advantage, and was also facing insufficient materials. Based on his experience, the result could be known before the battle began.

"But Comrade Stalin, the power of Japan in the Far East cannot be underestimated." Vasilevsky used his last strength to persuade Stalin to postpone his attack in the Far East.

Stalin stood in front of Huasilevsky. In front of the tall Huasilevsky, Stalin looked short, but in front of the intelligence minister next to him, Stalin was obviously taller.

"No, Comrade Huasilevsky, sometimes we should take risks. War itself is adventure. There is no fully prepared battle in the world. Comrade Huasilevsky, execute it, believe in the comrades of the Far Eastern Front."

Huasilevsky knew that it could not be saved anymore, so he had to retreat to the last line of defense: "Yes, I will order the Far Eastern Front to prepare for the offensive. Comrade Stalin, I want to add two divisions and 200,000 tons of supplies to the Far Eastern Front from the reserve team, so that their offense may be slightly delayed, but the confidence to succeed must be increased a little."

Stalin calmed down for a while, perhaps the scene where Zhukov argued with him before the Battle of Kiev appeared before his eyes again, and he finally nodded and agreed: "Okay, the attack must be launched no later than May 15th."

"Yes, Comrade Stalin." Vasilevsky saluted Stalin and turned around and opened again.

After Stalin left and returned to his desk, he did not open the documents in front of him, but smoked his pipe and thought quietly. The information that Huaseylevski finally brought was completely beyond his expectations. Chiang Kai-shek's appetite was so great that he wanted to rush into the ancient and merge the ancient Chinese into China. What made Stalin embarrassed was that he had no reason to refuse the "China" team to enter the ancient Chinese. The situation in the Far East suddenly became confusing. Another problem that left the Far East was Xinjiang. At the beginning of the launch, all the conditions seemed very favorable, but after the launch, the attitude of the Chinese government made him sit on the crater.

Perhaps Molotov's idea could solve the current crisis. Stalin thought and opened the document in front of him.

After Molotov left the Kremlin, he immediately summoned Fu Bingchang, the Chinese ambassador to the Soviet Union, and announced the decision of the Soviet government to him. After hearing this, Fu Bingchang sneered slightly and said: "I feel very regretful about your government's decision. I will report it to our government. However, I still want to say that the relationship between the two countries has developed to the present, your government not only does not reflect on its own behavior, but also put the responsibility on our government, which is unacceptable to our government."

Molotov did not talk nonsense, and told Fu Bingchang calmly and coldly: "Amusementor Pan Youxin will leave your country within hours. We hope you can return to China within forty-eight hours."

Fu Bingchang was not polite: "I will leave your country within 24 hours."

China and the Soviet Union recalled their ambassadors, which shocked the entire allies, from Chongqing to Nanjing, to Tokyo, Washington and London, all looked at Chongqing and Moscow with complex eyes.@.
Chapter completed!