122 Scorching (Part 2)
Li Xiaofeng's suggestion made Sverdlov and Luzutak's eyes lit up. Isn't the key to unlocking the current situation just from the UK? [The reason why the British and French put forward so many harsh conditions on Trotsky is that they have not yet faced a direct threat from Germany, so are they still not in a hurry?
If you want the British and French to cooperate, you have to force them to get anxious. Why are the British and French not in a hurry? It is because you think that Germany poses a greater threat to the Soviet Union. Even if a war breaks out, the Soviet Union is the first to be unlucky. So they choose to sit back and watch.
Once the Soviet Union and Germany sign a non-aggression treaty, the British and French must be anxious. Because that means that Germany has initially stabilized the Soviet Union, and what will the Germans do after they stabilized the Soviet Union?
The answer to this question is very simple. In the end, France and Britain must be unlucky. So once Britain and France learn about the information that the Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression treaty, their attitude will definitely change greatly.
Such changes may prompt the birth of the anti-fascist alliance advocated by Trotsky. Anyway, as long as Lao Tuo is not too stupid and useless, he will definitely seize this opportunity to make trouble to make a comeback.
Some comrades may ask again. If the news is leaked, it seems that Trotsky is the only one that is beneficial, and it is not good for Sverdlov? It seems that no matter how you look at it, the final result will be either Stalin or Trotsky is unfaithful, and it has nothing to do with Sir.
Of course, Li Xiaofeng also foresaw this possibility, so he naturally had a precautionary measure: "On the other hand, we must let Stalin know that the British and French are preparing to ruin their good things. Tell me, what will Stalin do?"
Naturally, Stalin would not sit still and wait for death. He would definitely find a way to cause trouble for Trotsky. As a strong advocate of signing a non-aggression treaty with Germany, he would naturally do his best to block Trotsky.
Li Xiaofeng smiled and made a final summary: "What we need to do is to make them fight, the more intense the fight, the better!"
According to Li Xiaofeng's estimate, the result of a head-on collision between Stalin and Trotsky should be both defeated. It is very likely that the route they advocated would go bankrupt at the same time, and then it was Xiao Si's turn to reap the benefits.
Of course, it is simple to say, but not easy to do. It is very difficult to grasp the degree. Once a mistake occurs, it may benefit Stalin and Trotsky at the least, or Sir may be beaten by the two families.
In other words, Li Xiaofeng was an immortal, and he could do so seamlessly with some unspeakable means. Soon Britain and France learned that the Soviet Union and Germany were about to sign a non-aggression treaty. To be honest, at the beginning, both domestic cabinets could not believe the authenticity of the news, believing that this was a smoke bomb released by the Soviets to force them to submit.
But as time went by, when frequent meetings between Molotov and Ribintrop were discovered, the British and French could not sit still. Soon, MI6 quickly followed up and tried to explore at all costs what level the secret negotiations between the Soviet and Germany had reached.
This time, Li Erwen finally made a contribution. With Li Xiaofeng deliberately letting go, she quickly got the draft of a secret agreement between the Soviet and Germany, especially the crucial secret attachment. This secret attachment actually defines the sphere of influence between the Soviet and Germany in Central and Eastern Europe.
This means that once Germany invades Poland, the Soviet Union will become an accomplice. After the division of Poland, there will be no military confrontation between Germany and the Soviet Union. The German tanks will not rumble to the east as Britain and France hope, but will instead crush the west without mercy!
"Contact Livinov immediately, well, just say that after careful consideration by the government, I feel that it is necessary to negotiate again in order to prevent the war!"
Chamberlain was completely panicked because once the Soviet Union and Germany were in harmony, then when Poland was invaded by Germany in the future, when Britain and France stood up for Poland, it would inevitably detonate war. That would mean that he was untrustworthy to the people and his cabinet would soon fall! And he himself would be nailed to the pillar of shame in British political history.
The British's sudden initiative caught Trotsky off guard. You should know that a few days ago, the UK flatly rejected his proposal to continue negotiations. Why did it suddenly turn in just two or three days?
With such questions, Trotsky welcomed Chamberlain in Moscow. Trotsky did not expect Chamberlain to come in person because the prime minister had never had a good face to the Soviet Union and to him before.
This time, Chamberlain finally did not have that sense of superiority. Under the threat of reality, he was eager to open up the situation from Trotsky. So after the polite greetings, he got to the point: "His Excellency Chairman, I am very eager to know whether your previous proposal to establish an anti-fascist united front was sincere, or was it just a saying?"
To be honest, this is a bit too much and is diplomatic rude. But Chamberlain is now anxious. If the Soviets have decided to stand on the side of Germany, then his choice is that he has no choice.
Trotsky frowned almost imperceptibly. Chamberlain's attitude surprised him. He instinctively felt that Chamberlain had something in his words, but he could not guess Chamberlain's true intentions and could only respond with a move: "I of course fully agree with the anti-fascist united front. The Soviet people love peace, and we have always sought a fundamental solution to the fascist problem, but..."
Before Trotsky finished speaking, Chamberlain interrupted: "His Excellency Chairman, I am frank, I have recently received some news that your country has reached an agreement with Germany on the issues of Central and Eastern Europe and has also defined the so-called sphere of influence. Such behavior is difficult to believe that your country is really willing to contribute to the anti-fascism!"
The expression on Trotsky's face became increasingly strange. He knew that this must be a leak in China, otherwise the British would not have noticed the contact between Stalin and Germany, and even more so, they would have known the demarcation of the sphere of influence.
To be honest, Trotsky was a little angry about this because he always believed that no matter what choice he made between him and Stalin, it was all within the Soviet Union. No matter who wins or loses, state secrets cannot be disclosed. This is also the reason why Trotsky obviously couldn't open up the situation, but did not use Stalin's contact with Germany to put pressure on Britain and France.
This time, Trotsky was full of integrity and fully respected the national interests and rules. Naturally, he was highly dissatisfied with those anti-bone boys who deliberately leaked their secrets, that is, he showed no real emotions in the venue. If it were a normal occasion, Lao Tuo would probably just slam the table and curse.
Trotsky took a breath, suppressed his anger, and asked Chamberlain in shock: "Prime Minister, why do you say this? I can only say that these are nonsense. The Soviet Union has always opposed aggression and secret transactions. We cannot sign the agreement you mentioned!"
Did Chamberlain believe it? If he really wants to believe it, he will be a three-year-old child. After being fooled by the beard several times, Lao Zhang's intelligence to prevent fraud increased greatly. In his eyes, Trotsky's denial was more like there was no silver here.
So he just nodded slightly and said, "Since that's the case, given the extremely tense situation in Western Poland, I am ready to propose a peace conference in Warsaw between East Prussia, East Poland, the Soviet Union, France and our country... I personally hope that through this conference, I can achieve the goal of maintaining stability and peace in Europe."
Chamberlain actually tried it. He felt that if the Soviet Union really reached an agreement with Germany, it would probably not be interested in this meeting. On the contrary, it means that the Soviet Union has not reached an agreement with Germany. The so-called Soviet-German convergence information was just a smoke bomb that confused them.
Chamberlain's plan seemed very clever, but in fact it was not worth mentioning in Trotsky's eyes. Through observation and thinking, Lao Tuo had basically guessed Chamberlain's purpose. There were some ways to deal with such inequality temptation methods.
Trotsky replied with a smile: "I am personally willing to contribute to maintaining peace in Europe and I am willing to attend the meeting in Poland. However, I personally cannot make decisions on behalf of the collective. I will promptly feed back your invitation to the Politburo. After collective discussion and research, I will give you an answer as soon as possible..."
Chamberlain left disappointed, while Trotsky survived. Although he was quite dissatisfied with the leak, he had to admit that this helped him open up the situation, at least on the excuse of attending the Warsaw Conference, he could temporarily withstand Stalin's attack.
"Tell Comrade Andre, the international situation is extremely tense now, and a large number of foreign espionage activities are around us. In order to protect state secrets, kgb should be 100% committed to counter-espionage work with a correct attitude!"
Li Xiaofeng had to admit that Lao Tuo was still very powerful. He could see at a glance that he was doing something. This was a vague warning him that he would not be prepared for the next time!
"Can Lao Tuo open up the situation in Warsaw?" Luzutak asked.
To be honest, Li Xiaofeng is not clear, because of his existence, many historical events in this time and space have been beyond recognition. Historically, the negotiations between the Soviet Union and Britain and France have not achieved any results, but that was negotiated under the leadership of Stalin, and now it was Trotsky. Objectively speaking, Lao Tau's level is still very high, maybe he can open up the situation?
Of course, after a very objective analysis, Li Xiaofeng still believed that Trotsky was unlikely to open up the situation. Britain and France are now in a state of no rush to a little anxious and have not yet entered a state of burning fire. In this state, they still won't make too many concessions, and it is difficult for Trotsky to go to negotiate successfully.
Luzutak nodded and reminded: "The Germans have made moves. You have also seen Stalin's attitude at the Politburo meeting before..."
Yes, when Trotsky conveyed Chamberlain's invitation to the Politburo, Stalin was very angry. He even attacked directly: "It's ridiculous! This is the conspiracy between Britain and France! They were not giving up when they saw the conspiracy that had gone bankrupt and tried to deceive us with lies, and were still preparing to delay time... Comrades, the non-aggression agreement has been basically finalized, and the only thing they lack is signing. Once the agreement is passed, the possibility of a war between us and Germany and Japan will disappear... I think this agreement should be passed immediately, the faster the better!"
However, Stalin's proposal was rejected by the Politburo. When Sir Little was released and Derzhinsky was neutral, the power of steel was still unable to fight against Trotsky. Lao Tau denied Stalin's opposition with a vote and passed the decision to attend the Warsaw Conference.
But everyone saw that Trotsky won a lucky victory. Even Fulongzhi, who helped him win, found Lao Tor after the meeting: "Comrade Trotsky. Regarding your anti-fascist united front proposal, I agree in principle. But in view of the increasingly harsh international situation, in order to avoid the outbreak of war immediately, if you cannot achieve results at the Warsaw Conference, I have to agree with Comrade Stalin's opinion next!"
Trotsky said nothing at that time because Fu Longzhi said the truth. He could no longer just bloom but not bear fruit. If the situation could not be opened up in Warsaw, he really could not say anything.
Did Trotsky have the confidence to open up the situation? Almost nothing. Because Trotsky knew the actual attitude of Britain and France, the two families were still unwilling to have a head-on conflict with Germany, and still hoped that the disaster would flow eastward.
Sure enough, on the day of the meeting, the French proposed: "Once Nazi Germany declared war on East Poland, the Soviet government must declare war on Germany immediately. Only then will the British and French governments follow up!"
Trotsky could tell at a glance that this was still a trick. Why did the Soviet Union have to declare war first? Western Poland has a dime relationship with the Soviet Union? To put it bluntly, even if Western Poland is over, the Soviet Union has East Poland as a buffer. What's more, you, Britain and France, have made solemn political commitments to Western Poland before, ensuring that they will safeguard the sovereignty of Western Poland. How could you push the responsibilities and obligations to the Soviet Union in the blink of an eye?
Not only is there a problem with the clause that the Soviet Union declared war first, but then you said that you should follow up immediately, what? What does it mean to follow up immediately? So how do you follow up? What you will do at that time is probably to watch the fun?
So Trotsky was very sarcastic about this clause, saying: "If we want to fight against German aggression, we should advance and retreat together with Germany. To declare war on Germany, it should also be a joint declaration of war. The Soviet government will never accept any clause that declares war first!"
Chamberlain also tried to continue to fool Trotsky, but how could Lao Tzu be fooled? Anyway, he bit him tightly and refused to let go. He even said that he would either declare war together or we would just leave the meeting and go back to our respective houses.
Faced with Trotsky who was not in trouble, Britain and France had no choice. In the past, they could put pressure on the Soviet Union regardless of their concern, but with the substantial results of the Soviet Union's contact with Germany, this kind of oppression would not work. At most, the Soviet Union could sign a non-aggression treaty and just sit and watch the show!
But Britain and France really can't sit and watch the show. From Austria to Czechoslovakia, their integrity was really broken. When they sit and watch Western Poland end, the system they maintained would collapse and no one would hang out with them at that time!
After another intense discussion, Britain and France agreed to Trotsky's request that when Western Poland was invaded by Germany, the three countries would declare war on Germany at the same time through joint negotiations!
The conclusion of this clause made Trotsky breathe a sigh of relief. He finally opened a breakthrough and did not dare to be careless. After agreeing to the clause in principle, he immediately sent the draft back to the country and handed it over to the Politburo for discussion.
"This bastard!" Stalin threw his pipe hard, and his pockmarked face was covered with ferociousness.
However, it is normal for steel to get angry. He never expected that Trotsky could open up the situation and force Britain and France to make concessions. The whole world knew that Britain and France's strength (at least on paper) was stronger than Germany, with the Royal Navy, one of the world's first, and the French army in Europe or the world's first (scale), and the huge industrial ability behind Britain and France, it seems that there is no big problem in suppressing Germany.
If it weren't for the British and French lions' talk before, the Soviet Union had to settle for the second best to compromise with Germany. Now that Britain and France have let go, it is too easy for the Central Committee to choose. I believe that most people would choose to form an alliance with Britain and France rather than compromise with Germany.
"Damn it, what should I do now?" Stalin shouted angrily.
Zhidanov and Migoyang smiled bitterly and looked at each other. Both sides saw helplessness in each other's eyes. This situation is not easy to break!
Facing the two silent advisers, Stalin's anger soared. The two guys who encouraged him to negotiate with Germany before. Now they are in trouble and they are still the ones who can't do anything about it. You have to wipe your butt!
After a long silence, the most inconspicuous dwarf in the Stalin group spoke: "Comrade Stalin, I don't think the matter is completely irreversible. Trotsky reached an agreement with Britain and France, but isn't the agreement not signed yet? We still have time!"
Stalin looked at Ye Ruofu and had no good feelings for this little dwarf. He always felt that conspirators like this guy could use it, but they could not be very useful, and they had to use it while preventing it. Moreover, he did not believe that this guy had any political wisdom. Can short-sighted greedy people understand what the overall situation is?
Stalin was preparing to shut up Ye Ruofu impatiently, but unfortunately Ye Ruofu didn't seem to notice his master's impatientness. He was waiting for the same opportunity as today, and he couldn't wait!
Before Stalin could speak, Ye Ruofu said to himself: "Everything is not yet final. I have three strategies: top, middle and lower that can make Trotsky come back in vain!"
Stalin uttered in his heart, looked at Ye Ruofu again. He didn't want to listen to this guy's nonsense and changed his mind: "Then tell me what are the solutions!" (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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