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Volume One: A Turbulent Era Volume Three: The Cannons Are Firing His Mother Chapter 432: Private Contact

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    Congress passed the war bill. Although the Chinese government has not officially declared war on the Soviet Union, all countries in the world know that war is inevitable, because there is only one signature missing from the presidential palace, and the current president Li Yuanhong is a rubber stamp to put it bluntly.  , he could not refute the bill passed by the Congress even if he had the guts to do so, and the formal declaration of war was only a few days away.

    On this day, all the cabinet members were present in the State Council conference room, but no one spoke as they sat there. The conference room was completely silent, and everyone looked towards the door involuntarily.

    About ten minutes later, the door finally opened amidst everyone's expectations. Prime Minister Fang Zida strode into the conference room. After sitting down at the main table, he cleared his throat and announced to everyone that he had received a call from the Presidential Palace a few minutes ago.  The president has signed the war bill, and the Chinese government has officially declared war on the Soviet government.

    Finally, after receiving the news, all the cabinet members who were previously excited or anxious were relieved. The war bill has been passed by Congress and the Presidential Palace, and then the next step is the work of the government.  Fang Zida had already made arrangements for these things and immediately started to arrange them in an orderly manner.

    The busiest ones are of course the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff. Cao Rulin was the first to leave in a hurry after hearing the arrangements. As the foreign minister, he will immediately hold a press conference to inform the outside world of the declaration of war.  The same is true for the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff. Now that the war has begun, the state apparatus is the key to the success or failure of the war.  As for other ministries, they also have their own arrangements. A modern war relies not only on force, but on the confrontation of the entire national power. Everyone knows this very well.

    In the afternoon, after the news of the official declaration of war spread, there was a round of applause from the outside world.  Especially Western countries clapped their hands and cheered. From this point of view, it seems that the Chinese government's declaration of war has received support from the whole world.  As the saying goes, "the right person will get a lot of help, but the wrong person will get little help." This time, the Chinese people have a lot of face.  But Fang Zida is not complacent. As he, Yang Du and others said privately, Western countries are just superficially advocating for the Chinese government. What they do is obviously treating the Chinese as cannon fodder or being taken advantage of.  Regardless of the outcome of the war between the two countries.  There is no harm to the Western countries. On the one hand, they can use the hands of the Chinese to eliminate or weaken the Soviets, which they regard as a scourge. Secondly, it can also greatly weaken the Chinese government in this war, thereby ensuring the Western countries' influence in the East.  Benefit.

    Western countries, especially Britain and France, have been practicing political balance for hundreds of years. They are all experienced at playing this game. They talk beautifully, but they don¡¯t have any real substance. If you really believe their nonsense, you won¡¯t even cry.  Place to go.  At this moment.  Fang Zida was not hot-headed at all. He used the same means to deal with these powers with ulterior motives. After the government officially declared war with the Soviet Union, the Chinese National Defense Forces made some necessary military maneuvers and assumed a northward attack posture. In fact, there was no  Immediately attack the Soviet Union.  On the contrary, the propaganda agencies broadcast it loudly in newspapers and radio every day, building up a huge momentum.

    This strange phenomenon has puzzled the whole world. Countries such as Britain, France, the United States, and Japan have used various channels to ask why the Chinese government did not immediately send troops after declaring war to cooperate with the orthodox government of the Russian Empire in attacking the Soviet Red Army.  But the answer they got was official language that the military plans were confidential and had no comment.  Really unable to understand the actions of the Chinese government, some Western reporters began to ridicule the Chinese for their treacherous intentions and courage, declaring war but not sending troops, etc. Some even called the war a "sit-in war" to point out that both sides were unrealistic in declaring war.  In military contact, each side defends its own interests.

    "Zhang Ming. This telegram is here again!"

    Half a month after the Chinese government declared war, Foreign Affairs Minister Cao Rulin broke into Fang Zida's office. Fang Zida, who was handling official business, looked up and saw Cao Rulin hurriedly walked up to him, holding several telegrams and patting them on his desk.

    ¡°Haha, is it from the Russian Far East government again?¡± Fang Zida asked with a smile.

    "Nonsense. Who else could it be if they weren't them? Ever since the government declared war, I don't know what medicine I took. Almost every day, a telegram comes to us asking when we will officially send troops. These days, it's even more outrageous. One in the morning  I haven't finished reading the telegram, but another one was sent at noon. I said to Zhang Ming, as the foreign minister, I can't just do nothing for this matter every day, right? I'll keep explaining, and I won't be able to do my job if this continues.  It's over!" With a look of resentment on his face, Cao Rulin angrily pulled up a chair and sat down, shouting to Fang Zida: "I suggest that the military take over this matter directly. Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs is simply a mouthpiece. Who can take the initiative?  rules?"

    "Calm down, calm down, come on, come on, I know you like tea. Just a few days ago, the president gave me two taels of red robes. Can I make you a pot?" Fang Zida stood up with a smile and walked to the side.  Take out an exquisite wooden box from the cabinet above.

    "No need! NowWhere do I have the heart to drink Dahongpao?  "Cao Rulin rolled his eyes, hugged his chest with both hands, and looked like he was keeping away from others.

    Fang Zida was not angry, and took out the tea set and played with it for a while. Although his tea making skills were not very good, good tea is good tea, and soon the room was filled with a refreshing fragrance of tea.

    "Come on, how about trying this tea?" He put a cup of tea in front of Cao Rulin with a smile. Cao Rulin puffed his lips, but in the end he didn't say anything and picked up the teacup and took a sip.

    "The tea is good tea, but the brewing of this tea is ruined" Cao Rulin frowned slightly and couldn't help but shook his head and said.

    "Hahaha, just drink it reluctantly. You know my craftsmanship. How about this? Brother Runtian, take the remaining tea back and taste it?"

    "Hmph! Don't think that you can let me clean up the mess for you with just a few taels of tea. I'm not that stupid." Cao Rulin replied disdainfully, but he also didn't let go of the bait that came to his mouth. Fang Zida deliberately placed it  The tea jar in his hand fell into his hand in the blink of an eye.

    "To tell you the truth, Runtian, you also know that although the government has declared war, it is not the time to officially send troops. According to the plan, the attack will not be launched until spring next year at the earliest. Therefore, no matter how the Far East government urges it, you have to think  If we delay this for a few more months, winter will begin in the north, and by then I don¡¯t think the Far East government will send us multiple telegrams a day like now.¡±

    "But you can let the military coordinate this matter, why do you have to let me do it?"

    "The military is all straightforward. Of course, it is more appropriate for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take part in diplomatic matters. Besides, you diplomats are good at wrangling! Who else are you looking for?" Fang Zida explained with a smile.

    "You Just set me on the fire to roast you!" Cao Rulin was choked by Fang Zida's words and cursed angrily. However, he also understood in his heart that Fang Zida's considerations were not without reason. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs came forward to do this.  It was the most appropriate. Cao Rulin, who came here today, was just angry that Fang Zida had thrown all this shit to him, and came here to vent his anger. Since Fang Zida had already talked about it to this point, it would be pointless for him to continue making trouble.

    After thinking about it, Cao Rulin said: "I will try my best to help you postpone this matter, but I also have a condition, you have to let the military cooperate. This opera cannot be done by our Ministry of Foreign Affairs alone, or will it become a one-man show? This matter  You have to agree even if you agree, and you have to agree even if you don¡¯t agree!¡±

    "Okay! It's not convenient for the Ministry of National Defense to come forward, so I'll let Wu Ziyu cooperate with you." Fang Zida hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

    Seeing that Fang Zida agreed, Cao Rulin was slightly relieved. With the cooperation of the General Staff, it would be much easier for him to practice Tai Chi in the future.  Once he was in a good mood, his expression also softened. Then he suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead: "I almost forgot. There is something I need you to make an idea about."

    "What's the matter? Does the Far East Government have any other demands?"

    ¡°Old Maozi is still Lao Maozi, not that group of people from the Far East¡±

    "You meanMoscow?" Fang Zida asked in surprise.

    Cao Rulin nodded solemnly and looked back at the door. Seeing that it was closed, he lowered his voice and said, "Just a few hours ago, an American diplomat brought me a message, saying that Moscow wanted to negotiate with us.  Let¡¯s talk.¡±

    "Talk? What to talk about?"

    "I don't know about this. I guess it's just a declaration of war. As the saying goes, there is no turning back. I think there is no need to talk about it. Talking about it is in vain. Once the news is leaked, it will be detrimental to us."

    Fang Zida stood up and thought for a while, then waved his hand to Cao Rulin to silence him. He walked slowly around the room a few times, turned around and asked, "Who is this American diplomat? Have you already rejected him?"

    "The third secretary of the embassy, ??but he has resigned and will return to China next month. I don't refuse if I refuse. You also know that we diplomats don't speak to death. Without your permission, I just used diplomatic words.  I¡¯ve stalled it for the time being.¡±

    "You did a good job!" Fang Zida suddenly laughed and clasped his hands and said, "Let's do this. Don't come forward. Send someone to contact the other party privately and ask about the specific situation. Although we have started a war with the Soviet Union, it has not officially started yet.  During the fight, if they want to talk about something, of course they can talk about it. As for whether the negotiation is successful or not, it doesn¡¯t matter. It¡¯s also good to feel the other side¡¯s bottom.¡±

    "You mean" Cao Rulin stared at Fang Zida with wide eyes, and then said with a wry smile: "Aren't you worried about being used to make a fuss after the secret is leaked?"

    "So what? Soldiers are deceitful! Let's talk about leaking secrets? Who leaked secrets? Besides, you and I are not directly involved, so what if the secrets are leaked? Are you worried that others will make a fuss about such a trivial matter? Who would believe it? It's a joke!"  (not yetTo be continued.  .  )
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