Chen Ke felt that the Soviet Union's attitude was abnormal, while Uncle Iron Man felt that the Soviet Union's temporary silence was normal.
When China and the Soviet Union were founded almost at the same time, the Soviet Communist Party, including Comrade Lenin, believed that the Soviet Union had finally been liberated from the dilemma of being surrounded by enemies on all sides. Even if China took advantage of the territorial issue, the Soviet comrades gritted their teeth and endured it.
Facts have proved that the judgment of the Soviet Communist Party at that time was very correct. The nearly two decades of real peace between China and the Soviet Union helped the Soviet Union avoid being besieged by enemies on all fronts. The only headache for the Soviet Union in the Far East was that Soviet citizens preferred to live and work on the Chinese side of the border. This trouble is all the trouble. On the Sino-Soviet border where there were no troops stationed at all, the Soviet Union finally reduced its troops to five divisions in 1935. These five divisions were mainly used to prevent Japanese or American raids in the Bering Sea area.
In the Caspian Sea region of Central Asia, the Soviet Union only had to defend itself against Iran and the British colonial armies in the Middle East, which were very weak opponents. The Caucasus region faces Turkey. The current Turkey is not at all the Ottoman Turkish Empire that fought a long war with Tsarist Russia, but a weak country. In Central and Northern Europe, as well as Poland and the three Baltic countries, the strategic situation of the Soviet Union could even be called good. The surrounding countries are very weak and are no match for the Soviet Union.
In Uncle Iron Man¡¯s strategic view, a new world war will begin sooner or later. The trade between the Soviet Union and China, as well as the assistance received from China, allowed the Soviet Union to survive the initial hardships. The Great Depression gave the Soviet Union the opportunity to fully import advanced equipment from Europe and the United States, and the Soviet Union's industrial strength grew rapidly.
In 1940, the Soviet Union¡¯s steel production reached 22 million tons, which was equivalent to Germany¡¯s level. Although the Soviet-Finnish War did not go well, the Soviet Union still used various methods to carve up Poland and regain control of the three Baltic countries from 1939 to 1940. The road to Europe was once again open to the Soviet Union. Strategically, the Soviet Union has shifted from defensive to offensive.
At this stage, there were two things that exceeded Uncle Iron Man¡¯s expectations. The first was that Germany neatly solved France. In Uncle Iron Man's plan, Germany and France should have a war as bloody as World War I.
The other problem is that China¡¯s performance is really amazing. China, heading south with all its strength, swallowed up Australia and New Zealand, as well as a series of islands in the central Pacific. With China's help, the entire Western Pacific colonies gained independent status. These areas have been included in the Western Pacific system led by China.
Recently, China has even reached out to the United States. Chen Ke¡¯s public speech in the United States clearly stated China¡¯s anti-colonialism stance. The Yankees' tough attitude toward China actually means forcing them to admit it. This surprised the Iron Man uncle. It was only in the 1930s that the United States recognized the Soviet government and formally established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. The relationship between China and the United States has reached the stage of strategic communication.
China¡¯s national strength also makes Uncle Iron Man feel very uncomfortable. According to data published by China itself, China's steel production has reached 45 million tons. This number is the combined total of the Soviet Union and Germany. China has a population of nearly 800 million, and the world basically recognizes this fact. A population of 800 million plus 45 million tons of steel is a destructive force. The most ridiculous thing is that in the conversation between Chinese comrades, the Chinese comrades believed that by 1942, China's steel production might reach the level of 60 million tons. Intimidating other countries by announcing strong industrial production capabilities can also be regarded as a kind of strategy. But the output of 60 million tons is too outrageous. Uncle Iron Man now thinks that perhaps China¡¯s announced 45 million tons of steel production in 1940 also contains a lot of water.
Overall, Uncle Ironman found that his judgment on Europe was probably accurate. It's just that in other regions outside Europe, especially the two powerful countries China and the United States, the judgment seems to have lost its accuracy. Uncle Iron Man's judgment on strategy was quite biased.
First, with the support of the United States, Britain may still be able to fight a war with Germany. However, Britain had no intention of reaching a compromise with the Soviet Union.
Uncle Iron Man contacted the United Kingdom several times, hoping that the United Kingdom could agree to the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom jointly attacking Germany. What was originally a lot of talkable content has now turned into intrigue. The Soviet Union hoped that Britain would first land in Europe to fight Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union would cooperate with Britain to attack Nazi Germany. Of course, Britain was completely opposed to it. They asked the Soviet Union to send troops to attack Germany first, and Britain would find ways to cooperate with the Soviet Union in the war. Both countries hope that the other side can deal a fatal blow and pick the fruits themselves behind.
Of course, in theory, Britain is now being blockaded by German submarines and it is terrible to watch. In order to obtain anti-submarine equipment, Britain transferred its military bases in many parts of the world to the United States in exchange for 50 dilapidated destroyers. At this stage, Britain is indeed unable to fight on the European continent. But the British attitude is very firm. They first?It requires the Soviet Union not to enter Western Europe, and it also requires the Soviet Union not to join any anti-colonial alliance.
This has to make Uncle Iron Man start to seriously consider the future strategic process.
The Soviet Union promised to act alone in Europe. If it went to war against Germany now and also clearly supported China's anti-colonial actions, there is no guarantee that Germany and the United Kingdom would join forces to fight the Soviet Union. The United States is also standing behind the United Kingdom. There is no friendly relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union is likely to have to fight against these three countries with the power of one country.
If the situation becomes like this, the Soviet Union can only unite with China and use the Sino-Soviet alliance to fight against other industrial countries in the world. This is a huge gamble. First of all, the Soviet Union cannot guarantee whether China is willing to participate in such a war. Moreover, according to the intelligence obtained from China, China is desperately trying to digest the latest information about the Western Pacific region. Uncle Iron Man can completely understand what China is doing now. But the time for war is fleeting. If China is given a few years to digest the Western Pacific, God knows how far Europe's strategic situation will develop by then.
Not only was the Soviet Union colluding with Britain, but Germany was also constantly making demands for peace with Britain. Britain's wartime Prime Minister Qiu Pangpang actually neither wanted to make peace with Germany nor to unite with the Soviet Union. What he really hopes is to join forces with the United States to counterattack the European continent.
In this sense, Chen Ke was also obviously aware of this fact. Otherwise, why would Chen Ke go all the way to the United States to negotiate with Roosevelt in person?
After reorganization and purges, the Soviet army solved the mountainous doctrine among the troops and surpassed the German army in terms of the number of troops and equipment. Uncle Iron Man is not afraid of the German army. What needs to be done now is to reach an agreement with the United Kingdom and exclude the United States as much as possible. Once the Soviet army defeated the German army, Eastern Europe, which Russia had longed for since the days of Tsarist Russia, would completely fall into the hands of the Soviet Union. Even Western Europe may well have opened its doors to the Soviet Union.
Thinking of China¡¯s victory, Uncle Iron Man felt very sorry. Before the war, no one could have imagined that China could fight all the way thousands of miles away. The distance from the current Soviet-German border all the way to Spain, where the civil war is still fierce, is only 2,000 kilometers at most. Now that France has fallen, Britain is too busy to take care of itself, and the United States has not yet been fully armed, the Soviet Union is confident of a comprehensive victory over Germany. Take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to complete the liberation of Europe.
In this case, the Soviet Union would have to temporarily distance itself from China, at least to fool the United Kingdom first. If the Soviet Union, like China, takes colonial liberation as its banner, it will completely kill Britain with clear swords and guns. Then this short-term Soviet-British military alliance simply cannot be achieved.
After determining the short-term strategy, Uncle Iron Man also began to think about what to do. Since the banner of anti-colonialism cannot be raised now, the only banner left is anti-fascism.
The advantage of having a common ideology is that when the two sides are fighting a war against other ideological countries, they can easily communicate with people in their own camp. Uncle Iron Man didn't want to hide anything from Chen Ke, so he directly told Chen Ke his judgment on the timing.
Although Chen Ke was unsure about the fighting power between the Soviet Union and Germany, Uncle Iron Man was really an independent person and a person who did not listen to advice. Besides, why would China conquer cities and territories overseas and then say that the Soviet comrades would perform poorly in the war? Soviet comrades are not childish people. They know the horror of war and will try hard to fight every battle well. The current history is not the history of Chen Ke's period, and Chen Ke has no idea what will happen in such a history.
So Chen Ke finally said that he respected the opinions of Soviet comrades. I just suggest that the Soviet Union should not be deceived by the British. After all, the British are very famous for their cunning.
Of course, Chen Ke also has some egoistic ideas. If a full-scale war breaks out in Europe again, the pressure on China will be greatly reduced. As long as they can support India in gaining independence, the tricks they can play are very limited given Britain's current power.
In terms of independence, Chen Ke is a firm believer in Mao Zedong. It is better to have a father and a mother than to have one yourself. In the history that Chen Ke has seen, no one in China can be relied upon. The only one who can be relied on is itself. As long as the Soviet Union is not stupid enough to join the ranks of the world besieging China, it is not unusual for China to face the joint siege of Europe and the United States. The purpose of China's move south is to try to establish a system that can resist European and American siege on its own. Perhaps it is because Chen Ke is too accustomed to a Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia that can help China defend the north is a responsible big country and the best strategic partner.