Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"From the moment the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and the US declared war on the fascist camp, the defeat of the fascist countries was a foregone conclusion. Although the Japanese luckily won the Battle of Midway, with the productivity of the Americans, they can build a powerful fleet in at most six months. The flames of war will soon spread to the Japanese homeland!"

"On the European continent, Germany III isn't completely exhausted, but due to a lack of oil supplies, they won't be able to hold out for much longer. Combined with the US aid to your country and the combat effectiveness of your troops, defeating Germany III is only a matter of time."

"As for countries like Italy, they're nothing to worry about. If Germany can't hold on, they'll surrender even faster than Germany itself."

"However, the Americans are probably still worried about you and want to wear down your strength, so they won't personally intervene for the time being. They will wait until the balance of victory has completely shifted to your side to open a second front and land on the European continent. The purpose of doing this is to seize Berlin before you and publicize their own achievements!"

"I predict that within four years at most, the war will be completely over."

Li Yunlong continued to "seduce" the Americans without making a sound, and he also deliberately leaked some information about De San. As for whether the other party would take this intelligence seriously and slightly adjust the deployment in the Don River area and not withdraw the Fourth Army, that depended on the other party.

Many people's understanding of the Battle of Stalingrad comes from the movie "Enemy at the Gates" or textbooks. They think that the Battle of Stalingrad was just a city attack and defense battle.

In reality, the Battle of Stalingrad, a turning point in World War II, was incredibly large, encompassing roughly half of the Don River basin. The street fighting within Stalingrad was only a small part of the entire battle.

The Don River annihilation operation, hidden within the Battle of Stalingrad, was the key to the entire campaign. Germany's Army Group A was nearly annihilated, Army Group B was also severely damaged, and hundreds of thousands of its vassal troops were almost completely wiped out. The entire Eastern Front collapsed, forcing the Germans to switch from offense to defense.

However, because the Don River Annihilation Campaign was too wide in scope and the battle process was too complicated, it was basically glossed over in many descriptions and people are not familiar with it.

The information that Li Yunlong accidentally revealed was not military intelligence, but the location of the oil fields in the area currently controlled by De San, and they were all oil fields that were extremely easy to exploit.

After revealing the locations of these oil fields to De San, Li Yunlong had only one idea, which was that during the Battle of Stalingrad, De San should not withdraw the Fourth Army to support the Caucasus, but cooperate with the Sixth Army to directly capture Stalingrad.

Don't underestimate this little change. If Germany had been able to capture Stalingrad in one fell swoop, the battlefield situation would have become more complicated and confusing. Although they would still be defeated in the end, at least they would have inflicted more blood on the Soviet Union and made the Americans behind the Soviet Union pay a higher price.

After listening to Li Yunlong's analysis, Belia looked at him in surprise. She didn't expect Li Yunlong to be so sure that they would win.

You have to know the current situation. The Japanese won at Midway, Germany started to attack Stalingrad, and the Japanese won victory after victory in the Far East. For the anti-fascist camp, there was really no good news except that the Americans joined the war.

However, Li Yunlong's speculation was quite consistent with the speculation within the Mao Zedong headquarters. They also believed that they would win, but they thought that victory would take a year later than Li Yunlong's estimate, and believed that it would take about five years.

"Then General Li Yunlong, have you ever thought about what will happen after the war ends?"

Belia looked at Li Yunlong with a smile.

Li Yunlong heard this and leaned back on his chair, his eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at Belia: "General Belia, after the war is over I will go home and become a bamboo craftsman. I used to do this and my skills are pretty good."

"General Li Yunlong, you know that's not what I meant. Father is not very satisfied with your current leader. I think you have a chance."

"I?"

Li Yunlong was a little surprised, then quickly shook his head: "I don't have this opportunity, I'm just a junior."

"No, you have a chance, we support you, this is your chance."

A trace of struggle and hesitation flashed in Li Yunlong's eyes, and he extinguished his cigarette: "General Belia, if you are here to sow discord, please go back."

"General Li Yunlong, as far as I know, you're very strict about lifestyles. You're so extravagant and wasteful, I'm afraid you'll be held accountable in the future. Furthermore, you currently command an army of 100,000, and perhaps hundreds of thousands more in the future. Are you content to remain someone else's subordinate forever?"

"I know you want to recapture the four eastern provinces. We can support you. It will be difficult to defeat the Japanese Kwantung Army on your own."

Belia began to seduce Li Yunlong, and Li Yunlong's face showed obvious temptation. After thinking for a moment, he said, "What's the price? I, Li Yunlong, am not a fool. Everything has a price. Tell me your requirements?"

"Our demands are simple. All we need is that General Li Yunlong can ensure our interests in the four eastern provinces after the war. We will support you in becoming the King of Northeast China. Of course, if you want to become the leader of a country, we will also support you."

"Secession?"

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes full of anger, but he didn't know whether this anger was real or fake.

"That depends on how General Li Yunlong understands it."

Li Yunlong crossed his legs and relit a cigarette. After a few minutes, he spoke: "If I agree to your request, won't I become the same as Wang Tianhai in the future?"

Belia didn't say anything and continued to wait for Li Yunlong to express his opinion.

"If you want to bribe me, you have to show some sincerity. You can't just rely on General Belia's words and expect me to agree."

Bella smiled and took out a document from behind her and handed it to Li Yunlong: "This is the condition we offer. As long as you agree and sign this document, we will support you and help you destroy the devil's Kwantung Army and retake the four eastern provinces."

Li Yunlong picked up the document, took a look at it, and then threw it directly on the table: "General Belia, when the Japanese tried to win me over, the price they offered was much higher than yours!"

As Li Yunlong spoke, he took out something he had written and threw it to Belia.

Belia took the document, looked at it, pushed her glasses, and stared at Li Yunlong. It seemed that Li Yunlong was more ambitious than she had imagined, and he actually had contact with the Japanese in private.

Chapter 458: Traitorous Treaty?

"Li Yunlong is the most shameless and dishonest bastard I have ever met. I would rather believe that water can be squeezed out of stone than believe what he says!"

"If I have the chance, I will never support Li Yunlong with even one bullet!"

"Li Yunlong..."

—Excerpt from "Beria's Work Diary"

"General Li Yunlong, although the Japanese offer generous conditions, you also said they will be defeated. You are a wise military strategist and will not choose to cooperate with them."

Li Yunlong flicked the ash from his cigarette and said, "What I just said is based on the premise that I am on the same front with you Mao bears."

"Perhaps you think I overestimate myself. I only have a little over 100,000 men, so how can I possibly influence the war situation? But what if I tell you that I can pull out an army of over 500,000 from the rear at any time?"

"If I had reached a cooperation with the Japanese, I would have immediately cut off Chita's retreat, encircled and annihilated Chita's troops, and then quickly occupied Kursk and other areas!"

"Then advance quickly westward along the Trans-Siberian Railway. You don't have the troops to defend it."

"As long as we get over the Ural Mountains, do you think you can hold out?"

"Don't think this is wishful thinking. The Battle of Stalingrad has already begun. You can't afford to lose this battle. You must put all your energy into it. If you lose, the entire front will collapse. Even with the support of the Americans, you won't be able to hold on."

"I will cooperate with the devils and destroy the entire Siberian region. Without Siberia as your stronghold, your army will have a hard time, right?"

"After we get rid of you, do you think the Americans will gamble the fate of their entire country and continue to fight against Germany, or will they choose to negotiate with Germany?"

Li Yunlong said with a smile. However, what I just said is all nonsense and difficult to achieve. After all, Siberia is too far away from the European continent. Even the Trans-Siberian Railway will be of no use.

At most, we can ensure that a troop of tens of thousands of people will go to the European continent, but the impact of a troop of tens of thousands of people in Europe on the war situation is so small that it can almost be ignored.

However, since it was a negotiation, Li Yunlong didn't care about the actual situation and tried to scare Belia. After all, Belia was a person who was easily frightened, otherwise she wouldn't have had such a wild idea in the end and let Su Suizong take the stage.

This was Li Yunlong's judgment based on his understanding of Belia.

Bella didn't understand Japanese or Chinese, and didn't know the specific contents of the contract. She just frowned and asked, "General Li Yunlong, you underestimate us, the Russians. We can mobilize a million troops to the Far East at any time."

"A million troops? To the Far East? How will you transport them? Trains? The Siberian Railway is bombed daily by the Japanese. I believe you can gather a million troops, but how will you provide them with supplies once they reach the Far East?"

"And I'm also very familiar with the situation on the European battlefield. You haven't been able to deal with Germany's Third Army Group B and its large number of vassal troops yet. Right now, you're just trying to stabilize the front. If I could withdraw one million troops, I think the man in Berlin would thank me."

Belia looked at Li Yunlong. She didn't expect that Li Yunlong was so difficult to fool and was well aware of the situation in Europe.

"Tell me your conditions!"

Belia decided not to be led by Li Yunlong anymore and asked Li Yunlong about his conditions first. What if Li Yunlong's conditions were lower than she expected?

"A thousand tanks!"

Belia was stunned when she heard this request, then immediately waved her hands: "Impossible, a thousand tanks? Absolutely impossible!"

"One thousand aircraft, at least the Po-2 model, cannot be put into service later than the Po-2!"

"Rifles, submachine guns..."

"One hundred million bullets!"

"One hundred Katyusha rocket launchers."

"There are also two tractor production lines, two aircraft engine production lines, and generators..."

Li Yunlong took out a list and handed it to Belia.

Belia had originally hoped that Li Yunlong would not ask for too much, and perhaps his demands were lower than she expected. However, as soon as Li Yunlong opened his mouth, Belia could not accept it.

"General Li Yunlong, this is not a funny joke. I don't think you have the sincerity to cooperate!"

Li Yunlong half-closed his eyes and said, "I don't think my request is excessive. I know very well what the treaty we signed means, so this price is not high!"

"We can choose someone else!"

Li Yunlong sneered: "Unless you can cooperate with the devils, no one can replace me!"

Belia looked at Li Yunlong, who was showing a tough attitude. "These supplies are too much. We can't give you so much. The maximum number of tanks is 100!"

Li Yunlong didn't say anything and looked at Belia. In fact, before coming this time, Belia had already communicated with the bearded man and had a bottom price in mind for supporting Li Yunlong.

The Soviet Union still has a lot of weapons, ammunition and equipment in Western Siberia and Central Siberia, but due to logistical problems, they cannot be transported to the front line.

Belia can use these resources to support Li Yunlong, but the gap between these equipment and what Li Yunlong wants is really too big.

"Five hundred tanks, Mr. Belia, just five hundred tanks will allow you to rest easy in Siberia. I think this is a good deal!"

"Otherwise, after Chita is captured by the Japanese, you might need a million troops to defend against them."

"In terms of the number of aircraft..."

Belia and Li Yunlong began to discuss each aid item like small vendors buying vegetables in the market.

The trip that was originally scheduled to leave today was also postponed by Belia.

After all, such a big thing is not something that Belia can decide alone. He needs to report to Moscow, discuss with his colleagues, and understand the amount of equipment in Central Siberia and Western Siberia.

Li Yunlong also needed to report the progress of the negotiations and some of the Russians' demands to the rear, and the two sides were pulling each other bit by bit.

The negotiations lasted about three days and finally the two sides reached an agreement.

The Soviet Union provided Li Yunlong with 380 tanks, including no less than 200 medium and heavy tanks.

The Soviet Union provided Li Yunlong with 2 aircraft, including 1 Po-3 reconnaissance aircraft, 9 Yak-3s, Yak-s, Yak-s, and MiG-s.

The Russians provided Li Yunlong with a number of light weapons.

In terms of industry, the Russians supported Li Yunlong with two sets of oil refining equipment, ten sets of large generators, one tractor production line, one engine production line, and steelmaking equipment.

Li Yunlong's troops were obliged to assist the Soviet Siberian Army in defending the Siberian region and to assist the Soviet troops in defending the Outer Mongolia region.

After defeating the Japanese, Li Yunlong was obliged to ensure the interests of the Russians in the four northeastern provinces, including but not limited to the Manchurian Railway, Port Arthur, Port of Dalian and other ports.

After the Japanese were defeated, the Russians had the first right of choice over their property in the four northeastern provinces.

……

Although the aid provided by the Russians was generous, the price was also high. This treaty was basically equivalent to a traitorous treaty. However, Li Yunlong only glanced at it and quickly signed the treaty with the word "Linglong" in a flamboyant manner.

"General Belia, I hope you can deliver all the equipment I need to Arshan before this winter as requested. Otherwise, I don't know if Chita can be held."

Li Yunlong said this with a smile, but in Belia's eyes, this was a naked threat. If the goods were not delivered, Li Yunlong would not help the Russians fight.

Belia signed the document and the contract was completed.