Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"Mr. President, what are your thoughts?"

"Stabilize the Chiang Kai-shek clique's position in China without involving us in a war in China.

Truman is still very hesitant about sending troops directly to the war.

After all, it had only been two years since the end of World War II.

Anti-war sentiment was strong in the country. Truman was about to face the next election, and sending troops into China and becoming embroiled in the Chinese war was not a good option. However, he could not watch Chiang Kai-shek's group fail and hand over a prosperous China to the Chinese Communist Party.

Marshall thought for a moment and said, "There are two solutions. One is to increase support for Chiang Kai-shek's group. We cut off arms support to Chiang Kai-shek's group last year, but now we can completely release it. Give Chiang Kai-shek's group more planes and artillery, and send people to help train their troops."

Truman did not immediately agree.

I thought about it for a long time.

Finally, he asked, "If we provide weapons support to Chiang Kai-shek, how much do you think it will cost?"

"To quickly stabilize the situation, we need at least 200 million."

"Two hundred million, two hundred million." Truman looked unhappy.

The current 200 million is not the 200 million of the 21st century. When Truman supported Greece and Turkey to restore their economies, he only allocated 400 million. Now, supporting Chiang Kai-shek with weapons and equipment requires 200 million.

But Truman nodded because of China's importance in the Far East.

However, Truman still said: "It is necessary to give it, but Chiang Kai-shek must obey.

"Ah."

"What's the other solution?"

"The current situation is that Chiang Kai-shek's group has suffered a crushing defeat and has been completely routed in Northeast and North China. The CCP will inevitably pursue its victory. Even if we provide Chiang Kai-shek's group with weapons and ammunition, they will not have time to train their troops. By the time the CCP troops have finished resting in Northeast and North China, millions of troops will move south. Therefore, we must buy time for Chiang Kai-shek's group to train new troops.

"Send someone to mediate?"

"Yes. We can entrust Mr. Stuart with full responsibility for mediating the war in China. Even if it means buying Chiang Kai-shek's group a few more months, it will be fine."

"it is good."

Truman nodded.

He agreed with Marshall's idea. But Truman still had concerns and said, "We have to consider the Soviet Union.

If the United States supported the Chiang Kai-shek clique, the Soviet Union would certainly support the CCP. Furthermore, the Soviet Union was closer to China, making it easier for it to support the CCP than the United States. Marshall said, "Mr. President, we can coordinate the war with the Soviet Union on China."

"Will Stalin agree?"

"We can try. Even if Stalin doesn't agree, we can still mediate on our own."

"Okay. Let Mr. Stuart and General Wedemeyer mediate the war in China.

Chapter 717 Impact 2

"Are the Chinese comrades performing so well?"

Stalin was surprised when he read the report from the Chinese battlefield.

Just as the United States prioritized Europe, the Soviet Union also prioritized Europe. This is understandable. For centuries, Europe was the center of the world, and whoever controlled Europe controlled the world. For the Soviet Union, its essence lay in Europe, and it considered itself a European nation.

Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union were allies in World War II, but before the end of the war, their relationship was already very bad.

By the end of World War II, relations had quickly reached a freezing point.

Churchill's "Iron Curtain Speech" delivered in the United States in 1946 starkly exposed the contradictions between the two sides, and is therefore considered the beginning of the Cold War. The United States and the Soviet Union each employed their own methods to develop their own strength. Truman feared continued Soviet expansion in Europe, so to curb Soviet expansion, he decided to support Greece and Turkey, preventing them from interfering. This became known as the "Truman Doctrine." Truman's choice to support Greece and Turkey proved highly effective, halting the Soviet Union's continued expansion in Europe. The two sides engaged in frequent clashes before and after the end of World War II.

Including in the Far East, they had fought each other secretly many times.

There is victory and defeat for each other.

But overall, neither side has an absolute advantage.

In order to expand their influence, both sides began to win over their allies on a large scale, starting a new round of economic confrontation. In this regard, the United States responded faster than the Soviet Union.

After entering 1947, the United States, faced with practical problems in Europe, quickly proposed the "Marshall Plan." To counter the US aid plan, the Soviet Union proposed the "Molotov Plan."

The US and Soviet aid programs were primarily intended to aid allies who had suffered heavy casualties and economic setbacks during the war, allowing them to quickly recover. Of course, with this economic aid, the reach could extend to many other areas. The US "Marshall Plan" was only in its infancy. While Western European countries supported the US economic aid program, they opposed other aspects of US control. After all, Britain and the US were established imperialist powers, once world hegemons. How could they possibly allow the US to control their politics and economies in this way? Therefore, there are still many differences between the two sides. However, the strategy has been formulated, and only details remain.

The situation on the Soviet side was much simpler.

After all, Eastern European countries were weak, unlike Britain and France, which were both established imperialist powers. They could only express their gratitude for the Soviet Union's willingness to assist them. Of course, the Soviet Union also had a huge disadvantage compared to the United States.

The Soviet Union also suffered heavy casualties during World War II, and its economic losses were substantial. The United States is now the world's leading industrial nation, accounting for half of global industrial output. It possessed sufficient strength to implement the Marshall Plan, while the Soviet Union was much less well-equipped in this regard.

So Stalin's main focus was currently on Europe, and he had not paid much attention to the Chinese battlefield for a period of time. He did not expect that the Chinese battlefield would have such great developments.

"Comrade Stalin, from these reports it is clear that the trend in China's Northeast and North China battlefields is already clear, with the CCP having an absolute upper hand. Now that they have captured Peking and Tianjin, control of the entire Northeast and North China is within reach. The situation in China is developing rapidly, and if this continues, our Chinese comrades may be able to take over the entire country within two or three years.

Chief of the General Staff Vasilevsky spoke.

Vasilevsky was a Soviet general who rose to prominence during World War II.

He could deduce a great deal from the intelligence on the Chinese battlefield. After analyzing the intelligence, Vasilevsky reached the same conclusion as the Americans. Chiang Kai-shek's group was already losing ground. Although they still had a significant number of troops, the situation was already hopeless.

Stalin smoked a cigarette and said nothing.

Malenkov next to him said: "Comrade Stalin, the United States hopes that we will mediate the war in China with them.

"What do you think?"

Stalin then spoke slowly.

Truman was incredibly quick. After deciding to support Chiang Kai-shek's group, he immediately contacted Chiang Kai-shek to discuss how to support them. He also quickly contacted the Soviet Union, urging both sides to jointly pressure the KMT and the Communist Party to achieve peace in China.

Malenkov said: "Comrade Stalin, I think it is not appropriate for China to fight a big fight at the moment. If this situation continues, once the Chiang Kai-shek group is really forced into a desperate situation, it will be easy for them to completely turn to Britain and the United States. Or if the British and American imperialist countries openly support Chiang Kai-shek, or even send troops to openly intervene in the Chinese battlefield, what should we choose then? If we support our Chinese comrades, we will also be involved in the Chinese battlefield. We have just experienced a major war and it is not a good opportunity to be involved in the Chinese battlefield. But if we do not support our Chinese comrades, how will other socialist countries view us? Under the current situation, the Chinese battlefield must not become a battle between us and British and American imperialism. Once the situation develops in this way, it will affect the stability of the entire socialist camp. Chinese comrades should obey the overall situation of the current socialist camp and temporarily reach a ceasefire agreement with the Chiang Kai-shek group.

Malenkov did not like the Chinese Communist Party and did not like Li Desheng.

Moreover, World War II had only ended two years earlier, and the Soviet Union was still recovering. After all, the Soviet Union suffered nearly 3000 million casualties during the German-Soviet War. For a country with a population of less than million, such a large number of casualties within a few years was truly devastating. Furthermore, the Soviet Union, fearing Eastern European countries would secede from the Soviet Union, proposed the "Molotov Plan," which required considerable Soviet investment.

At this time, Malenkov did not want problems to arise in the Far East.

The main concern was that if Britain and the United States directly intervened in the Chinese battlefield, the Soviet Union's position would become awkward.

If they supported it, the Soviet Union would be drawn into the Chinese battlefield and might even come into direct military conflict with Britain and the U.S. Although the European and American powers and the Soviet Union looked down on the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, China was so large and had millions of troops that any battle would definitely not be a small-scale one.

Once drawn into the Chinese battlefield, the Soviet Union would have a difficult time disengaging. The Soviet Union currently neither wants nor can it fight. Even if the Soviet Union did not directly participate in the war, supporting the Chinese Communist Party's forces would require a massive investment of material and human resources. This would be a bad situation for the Soviet Union no matter how you look at it.

So the best way is for China to achieve peace temporarily.

Achieve a balance in the Far East.

Vasilevsky said, "Comrade Malenkov, the Chinese comrades have a great advantage in the current situation in China. Once they end the fighting in Northeast China and North China, they can withdraw a million troops to the south. By then, the Chiang Kai-shek group will not be able to stop the CCP troops at all.

Under this circumstance, do you think the CCP will accept mediation?

Vasilevsky was a general who rose through the ranks on the battlefield.

The situation on the Chinese battlefield is now so clear. The CCP has such a huge advantage, how can a ceasefire be possible?

Malenkov said: "War serves politics. Chinese comrades should consider the entire cause of the Communist Party of China and the stability of the entire socialist camp.

Vasilevsky said nothing.

Because of his eloquence, he definitely couldn't beat Malenkov.

"Comrade Stalin, what do you think?"

Malenkov looked at Stalin.

Stalin smoked a cigarette and said, "Forward the telegrams from the United States and Chiang Kai-shek directly to the Chinese Communist Party."

The United States wanted to work with the Soviet Union to mediate the war in China, and Stalin knew the reason very well.

The United States is unwilling to let the CCP take over a big country like China, so it wants to buy time for the Chiang Kai-shek group, which is now at a disadvantage.

“Comrade Stalin Malenkov was very surprised.

The telegrams from the United States and Chiang Kai-shek were all private discussions with the Soviet Union. How could such a telegram be directly delivered to the CCP? Stalin said in a deep voice: "The CCP is smart. Once they see this telegram, they will know what has happened. I want to see what Li Desheng and others will choose. Their choices will also reveal their thoughts. Besides, our relationship with the CCP must also be adjusted. It cannot be the same as before. We must also calmly listen to the CCP's ideas. What exactly does the CCP want to do? Once the Chinese revolution is victorious, how will the Chinese comrades handle their relationship with us?

China is a great power, a great power in the Far East.

Stalin's current focus was on Europe, where the Soviet Union's core interests lay. However, this did not mean that Stalin neglected the Far East. The current presence of US troops in Japan and South Korea seriously affected Soviet interests in the Far East.

And Stalin also had his own ideas.

Containing the United States in the Far East would be beneficial to the Soviet Union's development in Europe. However, only China has the ability to contain the United States in the Far East. Now that the CCP is beginning to gain an advantage on the battlefield, this is beneficial to the overall Soviet strategy.

But the relationship between the Soviet Union and China was also rather awkward.

Back then, the Soviet Union supported Sun Yat-sen and the Kuomintang. Even after Chiang Kai-shek launched the April 12th counter-revolutionary coup and fought the Red Army for ten years, the relationship between the Soviet Union and Chiang Kai-shek remained unbroken.

On the contrary, the relationship with the current CCP leader Li Desheng and other local cadres is very bad.

The Ningbo Channel was blocked because the relationship between the Soviet Union and Li Desheng was problematic. Although Stalin didn't attribute it to himself, it was primarily due to the Communist International and those who studied in the Soviet Union. However, historical reasons kept the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and the Soviet Communist Party rather awkward.

This wasn't a big deal before.

But not now.

Stalin listened to Vasilevsky's words. The CCP now had the upper hand on the battlefield. If there was no external interference, it was very likely that the CCP would take over China.

In this case, the Soviet Union must cooperate more deeply with the Chinese Communist Party.

So Stalin wanted to see what choice the Chinese Communist Party would make after seeing this telegram.

Stalin looked at Vasilevsky and said, "If Britain and the United States support Chiang Kai-shek's group with weapons and ammunition, can Chiang Kai-shek's group stop the Chinese Communist troops?"

“North of the Yangtze River, the Chinese Communist Army already has a significant advantage.”

Vasilevsky answered.

"Although Chiang Kai-shek's group still has nearly one million troops in Xuzhou, Wuhan and other places in China, judging from the fighting during this period, they are far from a match for the Chinese Communist Army. In Northeast China, Chiang Kai-shek's group has nearly 30 troops equipped with American weapons, but they are useless and are now being surrounded and annihilated by the Chinese Communist Army. Judging from the current situation, even if Chiang Kai-shek's group obtains American weapons and equipment, the current passive situation cannot be improved."

"Ah."

Stalin nodded.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "What if Britain and the United States send troops to join in?"

"That depends on how many people you send."

Vasilevsky had been conducting simulations on the Chinese battlefield, so he replied: "The current CCP troops are no longer guerrillas fighting guerrilla warfare in the mountains, but are now troops with decent combat effectiveness. What's more important is that the CCP now has 300 million troops, a number that no one can ignore. If Britain and the United States only send tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops, they will not be able to reverse the current situation on the Chinese battlefield. At most, they can maintain the current situation. Unless they are willing to deploy hundreds of thousands of troops. Of course, this also depends on whether Li Desheng and others in the CCP dare to fight Britain and the United States.

"Comrade Stalin, Comrade Vasilevsky, once British and American imperialism really sends troops into the Chinese battlefield, the situation in China will become very dangerous. Because in my opinion, the CCP will never dare to open fire on the British and American troops. So before Britain and the United States send troops to interfere in the war in China, it is a good thing for us to mediate the relationship between the CCP and the Kuomintang, so that China can maintain peace and a certain balance." If the British and American troops directly interfere in the Chinese war, would China dare to open fire?

Malenkov wouldn't believe it, even if he were beaten to death. Even the Soviet Union would be extremely cautious when facing Britain and the United States, let alone a country bumpkin like the CCP. I'm sure even a country bumpkin like the CCP would be terrified by Britain and the United States, and wouldn't dare to fire a shot. If Britain and the United States intervene and ultimately force the CCP to back down, it would be humiliating not only for the CCP but also for the Soviet Union. It would be better to reach a peace agreement with the Kuomintang while the situation is favorable. That would save everyone's face.

"The CCP has the upper hand north of the Yangtze River, but what about south of it?"