Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"What does Wu Hao and the Chinese delegation have to say about this matter?"

"Comrade Stalin, Wu Hao told us that the CCP will never allow imperialist countries to flex their muscles in China. If US imperialism really interferes in China's civil war, the CCP army will not be afraid of fighting the US military."

"Did he really say that?"

"Yes."

"Interesting, interesting. Looks like we need to re-examine the CCP."

Stalin didn't want China's affairs to affect the overall situation. But now that it had happened, Stalin had to consider how to respond. Wu Hao's answer made Stalin very satisfied, but also worried.

What is satisfying is that the CCP’s statements are very tough.

Wu Hao bluntly stated that the Chinese Communist Army was not afraid of a fight with the US military. If the US were truly entangled by China, it would be a great thing for the Soviet Union. Currently, the US-Soviet conflict in Europe was intensifying, putting immense pressure on the Soviet Union.

Because the United States joined Britain and France in fighting against the Soviet Union.

Britain and France have declined, but they are also imperialist countries with a strong foundation and are still very powerful. If China can help the Soviet Union and contain the United States in the Far East, then the United States will not be able to exert its full strength in Europe.

But there are concerns.

Wu Hao's statement, coupled with the CCP's actions at home, demonstrates its attitude toward the great powers. The CCP dares to be so tough even though the United States is so powerful.

What about the Soviet Union?

The Soviet Union and the Nationalist Government also signed a large number of clauses. What if the Chinese Communist Party did not agree?

Stalin had to be wary of this.

"Comrade Stalin, Wu Hao and his men want to purchase a batch of military supplies from our country to equip their troops. Should we..." Mikoyan said.

Malenkov immediately objected: "Comrade Stalin, I think we should not support the Chinese Communist Army with military supplies at this stage. We should wait and see how the Chinese Communist Party and the United States resolve this matter."

Stalin nodded.

Stalin was still unsure whether the CCP could contain the United States; he wanted to see how things would develop. However, the CCP's actions this time made Stalin realize that he couldn't treat the CCP the same way he treated those Eastern European countries.

After some thought, he said, "Comrade Mikoyan, you and Wu Hao go to negotiate. They not only want to send some students to study in our country, but also want to purchase a batch of machinery and equipment. You can negotiate on this aspect and make some appropriate concessions. Also, tell Wu Hao that we, the Soviet Union, have always supported the Chinese Communist Party's revolution. I personally look forward to meeting with the Chinese Communist Party leader, Comrade Li Desheng."

"Yes."

Chapter 739: Crossing the River General Front Committee

"News from Hong Kong."

Li Kenong, Minister of the Central Social Department, handed the telegram from Hong Kong to the Chairman. After reading the contents of the intelligence, the Chairman could not help but say angrily: "What a short-sighted man! He's treacherous and double-crossing.

The Chairman was really angry.

So I couldn't help but curse.

Seeing the Chairman's anger, Ren Peiguo immediately stepped forward and took the telegram from the Chairman's hand. After reading the contents, Ren Peiguo's face changed and he became very angry. Soon, Xiuyang, the Commander-in-Chief, and some other central cadres also read the contents.

Everyone looked ugly.

The commander-in-chief said, “It seems that they are all frightened by the United States and dare not go north.

What Li Kenong brought was a telegram sent by the Hong Kong branch of the CCP through the Guangdong-Hong Kong branch. After the central government moved to Yi County, it issued slogans in Yi County, calling on all democratic parties and people's groups to quickly convene a political consultative conference to discuss and establish a democratic coalition government. In fact, it was calling on those well-known democrats to completely abandon the Chiang Kai-shek group and go north to support the CCP to gain an advantage in public opinion. Now that Northeast China and North China have been liberated, and the People's Liberation Army in Northwest China, Shandong, Henan, and Jiangsu has gained an absolute advantage, many democratic parties and people's groups have responded to the central government's call. Because the PLA sweeping across the country is an inevitable trend, Chiang Kai-shek no longer has many direct troops and elite troops.

Many pro-democracy figures in Kuomintang-controlled areas sought to escape to the Liberated Areas, taking advantage of Hong Kong's special status and bypassing the city to enter the Liberated Areas. However, according to telegrams from the Hong Kong branch, most of the "democratic figures" who had been planning to travel north, with the exception of a few staunch CCP supporters like Guo Moruo, had chosen to postpone their trips. To encourage these pro-democracy figures to travel north, the central government undertook extensive work.

The central government had numerous departments in Hong Kong. Some specialized in intelligence, others in commerce, but at this time, they all united under the leadership of the Guangdong-Hong Kong Branch. After all, these pro-democracy figures who participated in the Political Consultative Conference would become future leaders of the People's Republic of China. In order to ensure the safe passage of these pro-democracy figures north to the liberated areas, the Guangdong-Hong Kong Branch suffered numerous casualties.

After all, these democrats have big self-proclaimed goals.

Even if they left the Kuomintang-controlled areas and went to Hong Kong, they were still under surveillance by Kuomintang spies. It was not easy to escape the surveillance of these Kuomintang spies and to successfully send them to the liberated areas.

We finally set a time to go north and opened up the route to the north.

As a result, these people postponed their trip north. To put it nicely, it was postponed, but to put it bluntly, it was canceled.

Ren Peiguo said, "Humph, they saw us clash with the US military and thought that the Liberation War would change and that Chiang Kai-shek still had a chance to turn the tables. That's why they decided to stay in Hong Kong and wait and see how the situation develops."

The central government has always respected these democrats.

In other words, the central government, unable to completely ignore the influence of these individuals, has always been the target of central unity. The United Front's primary target is these individuals. The central government invited them to travel north to discuss the founding of the People's Republic of China. It can be said that the central government was prepared to cede considerable power to these democratic figures in order to ensure the smooth establishment of the People's Republic of China. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, the CPPCC was the highest authority.

But these people's ideas are obviously not consistent with those of the CCP.

Their backgrounds and goals differ. These democrats generally come from wealthy and powerful families. Because of their privileged backgrounds, they've been raised high and mighty. They don't wholeheartedly identify with Marxism; many even oppose it. The CCP, on the other hand, emerged from the countryside, and its members are largely peasants. Therefore, the two sides are incompatible in many ways.

It's just the general trend.

The People's Liberation Army won victory after victory on the battlefield, while the Nationalist Army was defeated step by step.

A new regime is about to be established, and none of them want to miss this opportunity.

Many people within the CCP actually don’t like them.

After all, the CCP won this world with the sacrifices of so many martyrs. Why should they cede power to these so-called democrats? But the central government, considering the overall situation, is willing to cooperate with them.

But this time their choice disappointed the central government.

The PLA had only engaged in a military conflict with the US military, and the two sides had not yet engaged in a fight. Therefore, none of these people dared to move north.

"These people are inherently afraid of the great powers; their backbones have long been broken by them.

The Chairman was the most angry.

The Chairman never imagined that after the conflict between the PLA and the US military, the first to leave the CCP would be these democrats who had previously been active as CCP allies. Many of these democrats had previously met with CCP leaders to discuss the formation of a new China.

Many of the democrats who went to Hong Kong also publicly supported the CCP.

The results of it?

Before the war with the United States broke out, everyone was so scared that they didn't even dare to go north. This made the Chairman look down on those who stayed in Hong Kong from the bottom of his heart.

"Chairman, there is now a lot of public opinion in our liberated areas.

Many people feared that this incident would affect our War of Liberation. Some even hoped that the PLA could bypass Qingdao and put the Qingdao issue aside for now.

Chen Yun spoke.

In such a large liberated area as Northeast China and North China, there are currently many intellectuals, including some well-known scholars and democrats.

They were all terrified too.

So they quickly stated that the PLA should not conflict with the US military.

They suggested to the central government that the Qingdao issue should be put aside for now. The best approach now was to negotiate with the United States and not to anger the United States.

"We are not the Northern Expedition Army that bypassed Jinan back then."

Ren Peiguo is very dissatisfied with the current public opinion situation.

As the Chairman said, some people's fear of Western powers is deeply ingrained. Upon hearing about the clash with the US military, they were terrified and incoherent. However, this kind of public opinion is very unfavorable to the CCP.

Because they are all very famous.

They are celebrities, so-called masters, and the democratic figures the central government has always united with. They have a great influence in society, especially among students. Their public opinion can influence many people.

Moreover, this kind of public opinion scared away the businessmen who were already wavering.

Some businessmen originally bet on the CCP taking over. But now, with public opinion so negative, even these pro-CCP businessmen are convinced the CCP is doomed. The rumors are incredibly outrageous. Many are claiming the US is about to send troops into a war with China, completely crippling the PLA.

"What are the movements of the US military?"

"US warships have entered Qingdao, and there are also US warships on the Yangtze River."

"Has the United States made any clear statement?"

"So far, the United States has not officially stated anything other than condemning us. Stuart has also sent people to contact us, but he hasn't made a clear statement. However, MacArthur publicly stated in Japan that the Qingdao incident was a Soviet instigation to provoke the United States. So he openly called on the US government to send troops to intervene in the Chinese civil war. He was willing to lead troops into China."

The US’s attitude currently makes the central government unpredictable.

Because the United States also has no clear attitude.

Xiuyang said, "I think the US's current attitude is somewhat contradictory. They want to stop the progress of our Liberation War and don't want us to win the Liberation War. But they also don't want to intervene in our Liberation War on a large scale."

"After all, World War II had just ended."

Chen Yun spoke.

"There's a lot of anti-war sentiment in the US, and the US also has to take care of Europe. Balancing the Far East is also a headache for the US," he said.

"Yes, the US is hesitant right now, which is a good thing for us. We should take advantage of this opportunity and make preparations to cross the Yangtze River.

The Fourth Field Army was moving south and needed to make all preparations on the Yangtze River as soon as possible.

The chairman couldn't help but feel anxious.

The People's Liberation Army is not the Northern Expedition Army of the past. It is impossible for them to do the same as the Northern Expedition Army, watching the Japanese army in Jinan? The fierceness was detoured. However, to oppose the Americans and fight against the US military was not a simple matter.

The commander-in-chief nodded.

He said, "Should we set up a general front committee for crossing the river in advance? With the Fourth Field Army as the main force, supplemented by troops that have finished fighting and are currently resting, we can form a force for crossing the river."

"I agree."

"agree."

At this moment, we must cut the Gordian knot.

The troops must not stay too long along the Yangtze River. If they stay there for too long, too many variables will appear. Now is the best opportunity. The elite troops of Chiang Kai-shek's group are being annihilated one after another.

Although the Nationalist troops were energized upon hearing of the clash between the PLA and the US military, their enthusiasm was ineffective. After launching their general offensive, the Second, Third, and Fifth Field Armies became less prudent. Their earlier prudent tactics were due to the prevailing situation, resulting in fewer casualties. However, the situation was pressing, and with the central government ordering a general offensive, the various units opted for a forceful assault. While casualties increased, the speed with which the Nationalist troops were annihilated was also significantly accelerated.

Including the most elite Huang Wei Corps, it was unable to stop the PLA's attack and was just annihilated by the Fifth Field Army.

At present, the Kuomintang army has no mobile forces north of the Yangtze River. The remaining corps have retreated and are all surrounded by the People's Liberation Army.

When Bai Chongxi of the Guangxi clique saw that the situation was not good, he immediately withdrew from the battlefield with several of his own troops.

"A river crossing committee should be established."

The chairman nodded.

I also support the Commander-in-Chief's proposal.

The Central Committee quickly reached a decision. It appointed Marshal Lin Biao as Secretary of the General Front Committee for the Yangtze River Crossing Campaign, with Marshal Luo and Yang Quanwu as Standing Committee members, and Tan Zheng, Luo Qirong, Deng Guo, and Wang Qiuyun as members. The remaining fighting in the Jiangbei region was to be mopped up by the Second and Third Field Armies, while the Fourth and Fifth Field Armies would be the main force for the river crossing. After the Fifth Field Army annihilated Huang Wei's corps, it withdrew from further action and immediately began resting and preparing for the river crossing.

Chapter 740 America's Hesitation

The United States, on the other side of the Qingdao incident, was also hesitant.

This time, the incident happened so suddenly that no one was prepared. The United States chose to support Chiang Kai-shek, but it has always chosen to support him with military supplies rather than taking action personally.

After all, World War II had just ended, and the United States was reluctant to intervene in another war. There was a strong anti-war sentiment. Truman was about to run for president, and at this time he was reluctant to fight.