During World War II, China and the Soviet Union belonged to the same camp, and the Soviet Union gave China a lot of assistance, which is also worthy of recognition.
What is little known is that Stalin, in order to contain the threat of the Japanese army in the east, asked for help six times, but did not agree, what is the reason for this?
Beginning on June 22, 1941, Germany launched a large-scale attack on the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union suffered one defeat after another due to intelligence errors and insufficient preparation, and the German army approached Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.
At the same time that the Soviets were resisting the German army with all their might, news came from the east that the Japanese Kwantung Army had gathered 700,000 men and was preparing to flank the Soviet Union with Germany!
The Soviet Union had already exhausted all its strength to resist the German army, and if the Japanese army attacked from the east again, it would be even more dangerous for the Soviet Union to suffer from the enemy.
At this time, Stalin thought of China and sent a telegram to *** in Yan'an, hoping that the Eighth Route Army could rush to the area of the Great Wall to help the Soviet Union contain the Japanese army.
**After receiving Stalin's telegram, he also attached great importance to it, and sent a telegram to *** who was on the front line in North China, asking him to keep an eye on the movements of the Japanese army, and if the Japanese army began to attack the Soviet Union, the Eighth Route Army could cooperate with the Soviet army to fight.
However, **also specially reminded*** that it said:This kind of coordination is a strategic coordination and a long-term coordination, not a campaign coordination or a temporary coordination. ”
What does that mean? That is to say, our fight against the Japanese invaders is a long-term strategy, and we must continue to persist in "independent guerrilla warfare in the mountains," and we can only cooperate with the Soviet Union in fighting on this basis, and we cannot wipe out all our own troops in order to help the Soviet Union.
Therefore, as for Stalin's request for the Eighth Route Army to go to the area of the Great Wall to fight the Japanese army, ** did not actually agree.
On July 15, ** also sent a telegram to *** who was in Chongqing, saying:"If Japan had attacked the Soviet Union, we would not have been able to cooperate militarily. If we act at all costs, there is a possibility that we will be knocked down and we will not be able to hold on to our base areas for a long time, which will be disadvantageous in every respect. ”
On July 18, ** sent another telegram to the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, saying:"The large-scale movements of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army are still inappropriate, and they are still the policy of long-term struggle for a long time, because our army is weak in all kinds of conditions, and a major move will inevitably hurt its vitality and be unfavorable to our Soviet Union. ”
In October 1941, Germany began to attack Moscow, and the Soviet military and civilians began a difficult battle to defend Moscow.
The Battle of Moscow was related to the life and death of the Soviet Union, and at this critical moment, Stalin sent a telegram to *** again, hoping that the Eighth Route Army could march to the area of the Great Wall and contain the Japanese army.
However, ** was still unmoved and adhered to the established combat plan of the Eighth Route Army.
In May 1942, the Soviet Union received information that the Japanese army was secretly assembling on the Sino-Soviet border, and Stalin had to send a telegram to *** for the third time, making a clear request:"When the Japanese-Soviet War broke out, the Eighth Route Army sent a part of the regular army to South Manchuria to respond to the Soviet army in order to contain the Japanese army. ”
In order to achieve his goal, Stalin also sent Vladimirov to fly to Yan'an in person to persuade the Eighth Route Army to cooperate with the Soviet Union's actions.
But, ** said to Vladimirov:"Once the Soviets and Japan go to war, we will naturally have to cooperate with the Soviet army in combat, but this cooperation must be planned and step-by-step, not desperate. Under the current situation, we are extremely difficult, and the task of the Eighth Route Army can only be to accumulate strength, consolidate the interior, recuperate our troops, and restore our vitality. At this time, it was unrealistic to ask the Eighth Route Army to fight a large-scale movement war to stop and contain the enemy. A big move will hurt the vitality, which is not good for me or my friends. ”
Later, Stalin sent telegrams to *** three times, and also proposed that if the Eighth Route Army could cooperate with the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union could provide the Eighth Route Army with a new type of **.
However, Stalin's request was never accepted.
So, why was ** so tough and never gave Stalin this face? There are two main reasons for this.
The first is that *** has its own anti-Japanese strategy and will not change it in order to help the Soviet Union.
As early as after the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army formulated the anti-Japanese strategy, that is, to adhere to the "independent mountain guerrilla warfare", which is a strategic principle derived from the actual situation and historical experience of our army, and is also the most suitable strategic policy for our army.
Later, after Wang Ming returned from the Soviet Union, he relied on his own Comintern's "Shang Fang sword" to try to change this strategic policy, but he suffered a crushing defeat, which is a great lesson.
Therefore, when Stalin's demand was clearly contrary to the strategic policy of our army, he withstood the pressure and never agreed, ensuring that our army continued to adhere to the correct strategic policy.
The second reason has a lot to do with ***'s personality.
In the early days of the founding of our Party, the Comintern gave great help, which is also worthy of recognition, but later the Comintern's desire to interfere became stronger and stronger, and without knowing the Chinese revolution, it wantonly interfered, and even the leaders of our Party had to be appointed by them, and as a result, our Party suffered heavy losses.
** was one of the victims, often suppressed, so his resistance to the Comintern was also very deep, and the most disgusting thing was the arrogance from the Soviet Union and the Comintern.
Stalin's request to the Eighth Route Army was entirely from the standpoint of the Soviets, asking the Eighth Route Army to help them at all costs, and as for what losses the Eighth Route Army would suffer, they would not consider it at all.
This kind of attitude naturally makes *** hate it and will never agree!
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, ** visited the Soviet Union and talked about his previous blows and exclusion, Stalin comforted him and said:"It is a general axiom that the victor is not judged, and the victor cannot be condemned. ”It's a fair word.
References: "* and Stalin", "The Style of the Century").