The US-Japan relations have entered winter since 1939, and 1942 was a cold winter. After the outbreak of the Abe Junichi incident, it was a severe winter. Anyway, whether it was high-level exchanges or civil interactions, all of them were terminated.

Even Americans who least want to fight will express their disgust when asked about their views on Japan. As for Japan, after the victory of the battle, they regard the United States as their biggest enemy and leave no effort to exaggerate the American threat. For the Japanese, the United States is a ghost animal, and can the senses be good?

The reason why the direct conflict between the United States and Japan broke out before it broke out immediately was entirely because of the cold handling measures of Tojo Hideki's cabinet. Tojo Hideki is not a fool, nor is he an idiot. He knew very well that it was not suitable to turn against the United States for the time being. Although the Imperial Army won a great victory in Southeast Asia and completely abused the British animal with an invincible beating attitude. But this was the advantage of the sneak attack, and the British's military focus was also in Europe, and the victory in Southeast Asia could not fully explain the problem.

More importantly, in Hideki Tojo's view, Southeast Asia's fatty meat seems too greasy to Japan. If you eat it whole, it remains to be tested whether it can be digested. When this old force has been done and the new force has not yet been born, it is not suitable to start a war against the United States.

In fact, Hideki Tojo was also considering and struggling, and he had the idea of ​​steady action. But what made Tojo speechless was that the young and strong military factions were impatient. They shouted loudly to "revenge" and to let blood on the despicable American ghost animals, and to punish the beautiful animals in heaven!

Hideki Tojo could not pretend to be unheard of these voices. He knew very well that these young and strong sects could be disturbed, and he also understood the ideas of these guys. If it weren't for some British and American sects who kept muttering the terrible potential of the United States and their powerful naval strength in his ears, he would probably have announced the severance of diplomatic relations and war in his mind.

"Now, I can only try my best to convince you." Hideki Tojo said.

The question is, can the madmen in the young and strong sect convince themselves with words? Obviously, it is not possible. Even if Hideki Tojo personally took action, they still didn't buy it and still clamored to give American ghosts some color.

Under huge military pressure, Hideki Tojo could only give in. He put forward a new compromise suggestion: "The Imperial Army needs to be prepared for another battle, collecting troops, hoarding materials, and repairing equipment. Can I wait for a year?"

However, the suggestion of Hideki Tojo was strongly opposed by the young and strong factions and the British and American factions. Comrades who oppose the young and strong factions can understand that, in theory, the British and American factions oppose the war immediately, and they should agree!

That's right, the British and American factions know the terribleness of the United States and understand that the military potential of the United States and Japan is not of the same magnitude. The result of playing PK was that Japan was k.o. So they strongly opposed the war with the United States. What suggestions did Hideki Tojo put forward?

It was just a one-year delay. For the British and American factions, a year was not enough to smooth out the gap between the United States and Japan. And they have been paying attention to the trends of the United States and have already realized that the American war machine has started and is slowly accelerating. A year later, the United States will complete the running-in and enter the violent war mode. What was the situation in Japan at that time? I'm afraid Southeast Asia has not digested it completely?

So for the British and Americans, waiting for a year is meaningless. Either take advantage of the gap in strength between the two sides and have not yet completely opened up, and maybe there is still hope of victory; or just don’t fight and honestly admit defeat and pretend to be a grandson. Relaxation for a year is the most fucking suggestion!

The young and strong faction kept jumping up and down. The British and American factions strongly opposed it. It was obvious that Hideki Tojo, the "delaying strategy" could not be solved. Let's put it this way, there are only two choices in front of Hideki Tojo, either fight early or not. And as a hardcore military core member, what choice would this old demon make?

Soon, the Japanese government and the people reached an agreement, that is, to kill the beautiful animals. Of course, the preparations for war still need to be done. The preliminary plan was to start in December 1942, and it is only September now, so the Japanese need a three-month buffer period. Of course, for the Japanese who have always been good at pretending to be grandchildren, pretending to be cowardly is almost an innate skill.

To buy time to confuse the United States, the Japanese took the art of pretending to be cowardly to the extreme. Japanese foreigners took action personally and led a so-called "special delegation" to the United States. On the one hand, they lobbyed the US Congress, and on the other hand, they also made a low-profile "repentance" and "apologize". The low-profile pretending to be really confused some very stupid and naive Americans.

This made Roosevelt a little confused. Are the Japanese really cowardly or fake? Of course, no matter whether they are really cowardly or fake, Roosevelt could not forcefully demand to kill Japan immediately and declare war on Japan immediately. He could only play diplomatic cards and let the Secretary of State explore the Japanese's background.

It has to be said that this hit Japan's will, and they liked the most about negotiating and quarrels, so a long and meaningless diplomatic tug-of-war began: Americans kept asking questions and harsh conditions, while the Japanese slowly counterattacked and used the tactics of gradually retreating.

Churchill, on the other side of the Atlantic, saw it in his eyes and was anxious because he was too familiar with this "delaying strategy". Let's see how Germany did it before 1939. Did the negotiations finally resolve the problem?

In his letter to Roosevelt, he said: "My friend, you must pay attention to that even if it is only one in ten thousand chances, you must pay attention to other measures that Japan may take. Although these measures seem absurd for the time being, we did not believe that Germany dared to invade Poland before September 1, 1939. No one in Barbarossa dared to believe that the Nazis dared to send troops to East Prussia and East Poland. Who can guarantee that these lunatics will not jump over the wall?"

Is Roosevelt worried about this possibility? He is indeed a little worried. As the US president, he must consider the issue completely, and Japan has a criminal record of sneak attacks. So after receiving the letter from the old smoker, he issued an order to the Navy: he asked to draw a portion of the main battleships to Pearl Harbor to enhance the defense in this direction.

Of course, overall, Roosevelt was relatively optimistic. He believed that the negotiations did not take too long. At most, it would be possible to tell whether Japan was really cowardly or fake in just half a year. Is half a year long? In Roosevelt's opinion, this time is still tolerant.

Li Xiaofeng just wanted to say: "The Japanese did a pretty job!"

To be honest, when a large-scale anti-Japanese march broke out in the United States, a certain immortal really thought he had brought a butterfly effect, and thought that in this time and space, the Americans might not be passively beaten before they could fight back. This time, they probably had to take the initiative. But who would have thought that Japan had another magical turn in half. It was obviously a shit pot, but he really endured the disgust and took it over. I have to say that he pretended to be a good grandson.

Next, after entering the so-called negotiation mode, Li Xiaofeng fully understood that the Japanese were just a "delaying strategy" to gain time, and at most no more than half a year, Pearl Harbor will have to be bombed.

"Let us intelligence personnel who are active in the United States use more snacks and help the Japanese say more good things. Buy more time for them. In addition, let them be more alert. I don't want to see similar things again after realizing them!"

Li Xiaofeng was indeed a little angry this time. He knew very well that the trend of American public opinion would definitely be impossible without the intervention of external forces. As for the two guys Abe Junichi and John Strauss, they were obviously scapegoats who were deliberately thrown out. Who would believe those ghost stories?

You don’t even need to delve into Li Xiaofeng to know who was the one who was doing it. Apart from MI6, there is no one else except Li Erwen. However, Li Xiaofeng also admitted that the female spy ran to him this time. It seems that the boss of MI6 has changed people, and he is no longer the old woman who followed the rules before. This time his opponent is very despicable, old-fashioned and useless measures!

Yes, Li Xiaofeng is not afraid of following the rules, but is afraid that the British will give up. For example, this time, the British caught him off guard in the United States. kgb The head of the US district has too low political sensitivity. He did not intervene as soon as he found clues. Instead, he waited for the British to finish all the cards before he followed up after realizing it.

So, Li Xiaofeng dismissed the guy from the first time. If the key areas of intelligence work like the United States cannot be handed over to mediocre people to take care of, it would be a disaster. Soon a young man who was just 2 years old boarded a passenger ship to the United States. In name, he was going to the United States to serve as the embassy's government counselor, but in fact he was the new head of the kgb region in the United States.

The young man's name is Yuri Vladimirlovich Andropov. Born in 1914, he is really an absolute young man. He is an absolute junior in the party (actually he has just joined the party for three years). He even joined KGB for less than two years, and no one understands why this young man who seems to have no qualifications and no background soars.

Of course we know the reason, who made a certain immortal travel through time? There were only two people who could reach the peak of Soviet power from the KGB, one was Emperor Pu, and the other was Andropov.

At least Li Xiaofeng felt that Andropov still had certain abilities, at least stronger than Brezhnev in front. Unfortunately, history left too little time for Andropov, and he had no time and energy to do anything.

Now, Li Xiaofeng wants to take a look. If Andropov is given more time, will there be surprises? Anyway, it doesn’t cost money.

Starting from Andropov's departure to the United States, the next period of time is probably the quietest months in the whole world since 1939. The Red Army had just won a battle in Kursk, which has initially eased the passive trend since last year. However, it is also necessary to see that the Nazis were still very strong on the battlefield on the Eastern Front, and a comprehensive counterattack was still unrealistic. What's more, the Red Army itself was not prepared enough. In the future, the Red Army may still be able to rely on active defensive tactics.

Looking at the German army, Kursk's crushing defeat caused serious damage to its armored assault power, and its domestic situation is temporarily unable to quickly replenish losses. This means that in the future, the German army's ability to take the initiative will be greatly weakened, and it will be difficult to launch a front-line attack of Barbarossa.

After the most intense battlefield temporarily returned to peace, the only focus remained in North Africa. After Montgomery took office, he finally stabilized his position through a series of rectification measures. In addition, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy were strong enough, and it was quite difficult for Rommel's African Legion to replenish supplies, which laid the foundation for the British army's comprehensive counterattack.

Of course, the British did not have the courage to take the initiative yet. After all, they were afraid of being beaten by Rommel, and they still needed time to slow down. As for the Americans and the Japanese, they were still busy negotiating and accumulating strength, so naturally they were not interested in breaking the peace. So a three-month period of calm came.

However, this is not the real peace, but the dullness before the storm. On the Eastern Front, according to Hitler's orders, trains were rushing towards Belarus and Ukraine every day, and a large number of No. 4 tanks continued to enter the front line to serve to make up for the loss of the Paulus cluster. According to Xiaowang's order, the offensive must be resumed at the latest by the end of November, and the Bolshevik problem will be resolved in June next year.

Similarly, the Soviet Union did not slacken. In fact, they were more efficient. Germany produced a No. 4 tank, and the three major Soviet tank factories could produce at least three T-34-5 and two T-35. A large number of mechanized armies that had suffered heavy damage or were annihilated in previous battles were re-armed. The young men who had just walked out of the collective farm drove them onto the battlefield like driving tractors.

Similarly, under the pressure of the Politburo, the Soviet Army Committee and the General Staff had to decide to launch a large-scale counterattack in Minsk at the end of November or early December. On Soviet railways and roads, the marching teams were crowded.

Of course, the emotions are very similar to the front-line generals in Germany. The front-line generals on the Red Army are not optimistic about the plan of the superior. They generally believe that the defenses from Kiev to Bryansk should be stabilized first. How can we think about attacking when the defense line is still full of holes!

Of course, Tukhachevsky still disobeyed, and his reasons were very good, because he had supplemented several armies with the Second Belarusian Front and the First and Second Ukrainian Fronts guarding this line, which were enough to stabilize the defense line.

Is this the truth? On paper, Tukhachevsky allocated some newly formed army "generously" to Rokosovsky and others. But at the same time, he drew away some troops that had experienced practical tests, such as Lujin's 6th Guards and Zhukov's 5th Guards. This approach is really not very good.

Anyway, from Bryansk to Kiev, it can only be said that it looks very good on paper. If the war starts, only God knows. Li Xiaofeng has warned him, but Tukhachevsky couldn't listen. Like Hitler, he just wanted to attack and then attack.

"Are you taking the initiative to transfer Comrade Mikhail from the position of the General Staff?" Yakov asked.

Li Xiaofeng knew what this so-called initiative meant, and it was nothing more than asking him to give in to Trotsky and the two sides made political compromises. Lao Tor used Tukhachevsky's step down in exchange to obtain a relatively favorable result. Ubolevic will take over the general manager and comprehensively overturn Tukhachevsky's plan.

If we start from the overall situation, it is of course the best for Li Xiaofeng to accept this kind of exchange, because in the end he only suffered a certain amount of losses, and the entire Soviet Union benefited. However, Li Xiaofeng was always in the process of using this method, and he deliberately tried to take action. He was so angry that he was reluctant to take action.

Now, Yakov has brought up the old story again, which makes his face look a little bad. The choice is in his hands, and it is still too late to make a choice.

While Li Xiaofeng was thinking nervously, Trotsky was also paying close attention to and guessing the movements of a certain immortal, and various speculations emerged one after another.

Ulitzki believes: "Andre Petrovic should choose to compromise and give in. There is no need for him to bite him. Now it is good for us to replace Comrade Mikhail. He should do this!"

Radick didn't think so: "That's just your wishful thinking. I have been observing Comrade Andre Petrovic for a long time. This comrade is ambitious and uses any means to realize his personal interests. What if he just doesn't compromise and waits to see Tukhachevsky's joke and then slaps us in the face?"

From Radic's speech we can see that the Trotskyist internal faction is not optimistic about Minsk's counterattack, and believes that the consequences will be unpredictable if Tukhachevsky continues to do so. Now we have to use Tukhachevsky to gain some benefits for our faction, otherwise, they also want to overturn old Tu.

However, after arguing, no one could convince the two opinions. In the end, Ulitsky and Radick looked at Trotsky together. From just now until now, Lao Tuo didn't say a word, looking as if he was free. Everyone thought it was better to listen to the second tutor's opinion on this matter.

Faced with everyone's questioning, Trotsky replied expressionlessly: "I don't know what Comrade Andre Petrovic will make a decision..."

"How is that possible!"

Radick and Ulitsky first expressed their disbelief. You could see through Lenin's attempt back then, but why can't you see through Lenin's idea of ​​a young follower? You don't have to be humble and keep it a secret. Didn't you see that everyone was full of breath and was anxious?

Trotsky smiled bitterly, because he really didn't lie, he really couldn't see through Li Xiaofeng's thoughts. Every time someone was "unexpected" and "unexpected". Over time, he didn't have to worry about the idea of ​​the second-second patient, especially as someone continued to grow, his scheming was rising slowly, adding a little second-second, how could he guess! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!