Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"Have the opportunity."

James Burns nodded, but quickly added, "But our contacts with Yan'an revealed that the people there were somewhat naive. Their attitude was that politics was politics, and economics was economics. They wanted to cooperate economically with us, but they also wanted to follow the Soviet Union politically."

"That's a good thing."

Truman liked Yan'an's attitude very much.

The two sides already had many political differences. They should start by cooperating in other areas, and then gradually expand into politics. Truman was worried that there would be no avenues for cooperation with the increasingly powerful Yan'an. James Burns curled his lips.

He didn't like Truman's attitude.

It makes it seem as if the powerful United States has to compromise with these Chinese Communist parties. In his view, as the leader of the free world, the United States should eradicate these Chinese Communist countries and parties.

And he also disliked Truman.

James Burns was a general under Roosevelt, who made great contributions to Roosevelt's New Deal and the United States's Second World War. Originally, when Roosevelt was running for president, James Burns was the vice presidential candidate.

But because there was too much opposition, Truman was replaced.

Unexpectedly, Roosevelt died halfway through his term, and Truman automatically took over Roosevelt's position.

"Since the relationship between the Soviet Union and Yan'an is strained, we should increase our engagement with Yan'an. We must support Yan'an so that they can defend national interests. We cannot give up our national sovereignty just because we are facing the Soviet Union."

James Burns said directly: "Mr. President, I think Yan'an is too weak to influence the Soviet Union at all. If we want to stop the Soviet Union from messing around in the Far East, we still need to take action." James Burns was a racist and even supported racial segregation.

Fortunately he is American.

If he had lived in Hitler's Germany, he would have become a key figure in the Nazi movement. When the Cold War began, James Burns was also very active and was an American politician who actively promoted the Cold War.

"Do you think the Soviet army can defeat the Kwantung Army in a short period of time?"

Truman was still frightened.

The United States had previously suffered heavy casualties in battles with the Japanese on the Pacific Islands. The Kwantung Army still had 500,000 to 600,000 troops, and with the Japanese troops in South Korea and South Sakhalin, there were a million Japanese troops.

Could the Soviet Union defeat so many Japanese troops in such a short period of time?

"Mr. President, you have to understand that the Russians are not like us. What they care least about is casualties. The death of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people is not a big deal to the Russians. Look at their performance on the Soviet-German battlefield. Hundreds of thousands or even millions of casualties in a single battle are common. The Japanese army is absolutely no match for such crazy Russians."

When the United States was at war with the Japanese army, if thousands of people died in a battle and tens of thousands of people were injured or killed, that would be a big deal.

But for the Soviet army, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of casualties were nothing.

Can the Kwantung Army stop such a Soviet army?

Even if the Kwantung Army built so many bunkers along the border, what good would it do? Even without mentioning the Soviet Army's powerful firepower, the Kwantung Army had no way to stop the Soviet Army's desperate fighting style.

"Mr. President, we must respond as soon as possible. Otherwise, these Russians will not only occupy Northeast China, but also the Korean Peninsula, and continue southward from South Sakhalin Island to invade the Japanese mainland. The Russians are the most untrustworthy, and they may want to take over the entire Far East. If the Russians really occupy the Korean Peninsula and Japan, then we will be unable to do anything in the Far East.

"Ah."

Truman also did not trust Stalin.

Truman was very angry that Stalin launched the attack so many days in advance.

After thinking for a while, he said, "It seems that the only option is to use the atomic bomb."

Just over half a month ago, the Manhattan Project was successful.

The world's first atomic bomb exploded successfully. American leaders were extremely pleased with its power. Truman hadn't originally considered using it so soon. However, the Soviets' rapid attack reminded him of the atomic bomb.

Judging from the current situation, the US Navy and Army are definitely not as fast as the Soviet Army.

Therefore, Truman had to warn the Soviet Union to abide by the previously established sphere of influence, not to attack the Japanese mainland, and not to swallow up the entire Korean Peninsula. At present, the most suitable method is the atomic bomb.

"Immediately contact Moscow and ask the Soviet Union to abide by the spirit of the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences.

"it is good."

"I'm going to talk to Marshall about how to use the atomic bomb."

"The Soviet Union declared war on Japan."

chongqing.

The Soviet Union was a great power that could influence the world situation.

Therefore, every move of the Soviet Union affects all aspects of power.

"Commissar, the Soviet Union has concentrated over one million troops in the Far East. We wouldn't say they could crush the Japanese with ease, but they would definitely be able to defeat them in a short period of time. Just look at the previous battles between the Eighth Route Army and the Kwantung Army, and you'll see that the Kwantung Army's combat effectiveness has declined significantly. The Kwantung Army couldn't even defeat the Eighth Route Army, so it would surely collapse at the first blow against the Soviets."

Xu Yongchang analyzed the current situation to Chiang Kai-shek.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded.

He looked at He Yingqin and said, "How long do you think the Japanese can hold out?"

"It won't last long. I estimate it won't last more than three months.

"Three months?"

He Yingqin analyzed, "Chairman, the Japanese army is currently losing ground on all fronts. The Japanese navy and air force have been largely wiped out. Over the past year or so, the US military alone has killed, wounded, or captured nearly one million Japanese soldiers. Currently, the only organized Japanese military group is the Kwantung Army."

If this unit were to be crushed by the Soviets, the Japanese would be left with no combat troops. Furthermore, the US military was bombing the Japanese mainland, and the US Navy had cut off the Japanese sea routes. The Japanese were now completely powerless to fight back. As long as the Soviets destroyed the Kwantung Army, Japan's surrender would be imminent.

"Commissioner, I think Chief He's analysis is a bit conservative."

Chen Cheng spoke up, "I think Japan will be lucky if they can hold out for a month. We've all seen intelligence on the Soviet-German battlefield. The Soviets can deploy thousands of aircraft, tens of thousands of artillery pieces, and thousands of tanks in a single battle. With this kind of strength, coupled with the Russians' fearlessness of death, the now greatly weakened Kwantung Army is no match for the Soviets. I estimate that if the Soviet and Japanese armies meet, the Soviets will undoubtedly crush the Kwantung Army with overwhelming force. At that time, the Japanese government will undoubtedly surrender."

Chiang Kai-shek was also undecided.

It is completely different for the Japanese to surrender in a short period of time or to surrender after a period of time.

Chen Cheng advised: "Chairman, we must react quickly. Our main forces are now in the southwest and northwest, and we also have expeditionary forces in Burma. If Japan surrenders, we will not have time to accept their surrender because the Japanese are surrounded by troops of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army."

"Ah."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded.

This is the thing that Chiang Kai-shek cannot accept the most now.

If the Eighth Route Army accepted the Japanese surrender, then all the major cities in China would fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, because China's major cities are currently surrounded by the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army.

Chiang Kai-shek thought for a moment and said, "Immediately give orders to the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. In view of the changes in the situation of the War of Resistance, all Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army troops should remain on standby. Without the order of the National Government, the Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army troops are not allowed to attack the territory of the Japanese and puppet troops."

"Yes."

"We will also assign those puppet troops the organization of the Advance Army and the Vanguard Army. As long as they are obedient, they are good comrades and heroes of the anti-Japanese war. Those who are disobedient are traitors, and the National Government will definitely put them on trial. Their mission is to prevent the expansion of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army."

Chapter 616 General Attack Order

"The Soviet Union, the Soviet Union."

Yan'an took the Soviet Union's military deployment very seriously.

Because this was something that would directly change China's war of resistance. The Chairman muttered softly about the Soviet Union, his expression not looking good at all. It wasn't just the Chairman, the other leaders all had the same look on their faces.

The Eighth Route Army marched into the Northeast, where Marshal Lin had just won a great victory.

Chen Yun and Marshal Lin carefully analyzed the Kwantung Army's current situation. Marshal Lin, in particular, held a low opinion of the Kwantung Army, believing it was absolutely incapable of defending Northeast China. Therefore, he proposed a plan for the Central Committee to expand and build bases in counties, towns, and rural areas throughout Northeast China within a month, and then recruit troops. Since the decision to send Marshal Lin to Northeast China, the Central Committee has been drawing cadres from various bases to facilitate large-scale development there.

The number of cadres is in the thousands.

Batches of cadres entered the Northeast through the Hebei-Rehe-Liaoning Military Region and the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region.

Chen Yun and Marshal Lin assured the Central Committee that the Northeast Military Region was ready to capture the three important cities in the Northeast, Baicheng, Jilin and Siping, within two months.

It was to prevent the Soviet army from further advancing into the heart of Northeast China.

During this period, Yan'an had been in constant contact with the Soviet Union, hoping to gain Soviet support, especially Soviet weapons and equipment. Yan'an told the Soviet Union that with the current strength of the Eighth Route Army, it was fully capable of containing the Kwantung Army and could guarantee that the Kwantung Army would never threaten the Soviet Far East.

The results of it?

The Soviet Union has always been hesitant about supporting the Eighth Route Army with weapons and equipment and has not given a definite answer.

Now the Soviet army declared war on the Kwantung Army.

Moreover, there was no contact with the Eighth Route Army in the Northeast. The leaders in Yan'an could figure out what this meant.

"According to the reports from Comrades Chen Yun and Lin Biao, the Kwantung Army is now hollow and its strength has declined significantly. Comrade Lin Biao has just sent a telegram to the Central Committee analyzing the upcoming war. He believes that with the strength of the Soviet Red Army, it will be able to completely sweep away the Kwantung Army forces in the Sino-Soviet border area within two weeks. The Kwantung Army is simply unable to stop the Soviet advance. Therefore, Comrade Lin Biao intends to concentrate his forces to first capture Jilin and Changchun."

The chairman nodded.

Chen Yun and Lin Biao's original goal was to capture Harbin. Although this was difficult, if they did, they could keep the Soviet Red Army out of Harbin. However, the Soviet Red Army's premature attack had disrupted their original plan.

Therefore, Chen Yun and Lin Biao decided to concentrate their forces to capture Jilin and Changchun first.

Since the Soviet Red Army could not be stopped, it was acceptable to stop them in the area north of Changchun and east of Jilin. Despite various variables, the Chairman was still very happy and said: "It seems that our war against Japan has reached the moment of final victory."

Although Chairman Mao was dissatisfied with the Soviet Red Army's attack on the Kwantung Army, there is no doubt that the Soviet Red Army's attack on the Kwantung Army accelerated China's victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Without the Soviet Red Army, relying solely on the Chinese army to win the war of resistance would probably have pushed it back another year.

"We have to seize this opportunity."

Japan is about to surrender.

This was the judgment of the leaders in Yan'an.

Both Chongqing and Yan'an were assessing the situation and predicting what would happen after the Soviet and Japanese Kwantung Army engaged in a firefight. However, Yan'an's assessment was more accurate than Chongqing's.

Because Yan'an has first-hand information.

The Eighth Route Army troops of the Northeast Military Region frequently clashed with the Kwantung Army, and thus had a more accurate understanding of the Kwantung Army's strength. In contrast, Chongqing's assessment of the Northeast situation was based on second-hand intelligence analysis.

Marshal Lin’s meaning is very simple.

The Kwantung Army was unable to stop the Soviet Army at all, and the Soviet Army was able to eliminate the Kwantung Army in the Sino-Soviet border area within half a month.

This is a very bold judgment.

After all, the Kwantung Army had a considerable number of troops. Although not as many as the rumored 700,000 or 800,000, there were still about 300,000 troops in the Sino-Soviet border area.

In addition, the Kwantung Army built a large number of fortifications along the border to guard against the Soviet Army. The fortifications they built on the Sino-Soviet border were permanent and very strong, and could not be compared with the forts that the Japanese army had built in North China.

"Chairman, Chiang Kai-shek sent us a telegram.

While the Secretariat was in meeting, Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to Yan'an.

The staff member came in quietly, handed the telegram to Wu Hao, and then left. Wu Hao glanced at the content of the telegram and immediately handed it to the chairman.

After reading it, the Chairman was overjoyed.

He laughed heartily, then handed the telegram to the Commander-in-Chief. He said with a smile, "Our Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is truly stingy. The war of resistance is almost over, yet he hasn't changed his bad habits."

"Yeah, you don't know how to be generous at all."

The commander-in-chief also laughed.

The telegram passed around. Chiang Kai-shek's message stated, "All troops of this group army should remain stationed and on standby... The government has already made overall decisions and issued separate orders regarding the disarmament of enemy forces, the reception of enemy prisoners, the handling of puppet troops, the restoration of order in the recovered areas, and the exercise of political power... All troops are urged not to act on their own!"