Chapter 1202 Baghdad Conference(1/2)
The time is approaching 1944, the world situation is becoming more and more controllable, and the dawn of victory is getting brighter and brighter.
The demise of Japanese imperialism is a certainty, and complete victory is about to be achieved on the Eastern battlefield.
Under Hirohito's personal instructions, Koiso Kuniaki and others began to conduct exploratory negotiations with the Allies and Zhongxia.
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It can be seen that Japan is not a monolithic country. When the country is about to collapse, various forces have their own considerations.
Zhongxia has completely controlled the Indo-China Peninsula and the Malay Peninsula, and has not withdrawn its troops from Indonesia for the time being.
The Third Reich troops on the Eastern Front were still resisting desperately, but their defenses were becoming more shaky day by day.
The Eastern Xia and Western Expedition armies advanced hand in hand with Lao Maozi's multiple front armies, putting tremendous pressure on the Third Reich.
Even if Mustache personally takes command in Kiev, he cannot reverse the overall situation.
The Allied forces on the Western Front won the North African Campaign and completely controlled the Mediterranean.
Part of the Allied forces advanced deep into Italy from Sicily, and their sabers had penetrated into the soft underbelly of Europe.
The Allied Expeditionary Force headed by Eisenhower is being deployed to open up the second battlefield in Europe!
Judging from the comparison of the enemy's and our own forces, the Allies have gradually taken the lead.
Under this world situation, the Kremlin took the initiative, the United States, and Great Britain agreed to hold a high-level meeting of allied leaders in Baghra on October 26.
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It is foreseeable that this meeting will focus on coordinating the military forces of the Allies and launching the final fatal blow to the Axis Powers.
It will even involve some post-war occupation forces and distribution of benefits issues.
This meeting is extremely critical and will determine the Allied strategic direction for the next 1 to 2 years.
Jiangdong decided to attend the Baghdad Conference in person and took the opportunity to visit the officers and soldiers of the Naval Expeditionary Fleet and the Western Expeditionary Force.
Beiping, Xiyuan.
"Commander-in-chief, who do you plan to bring with you to the Baghdad meeting?"
Xie Chengrui, Chief of the General Staff of the Central and Xiamen Armed Forces, asked with a smile.
Jiangdong thought for a while and then replied:
"I take the lead in military matters, and Lu Zhuoran in international politics, and Wei Junru, who mainly considers civil affairs and the interests of multinational companies."
"Just the two of them. I believe they will also bring along some people they trust, so that the team will be formed."
Xie Chengrui nodded in agreement.
Although he also wanted to attend this historically significant meeting with Jiang Dong, he also knew that someone must stay to participate and coordinate all aspects of the army.
After confirming the candidates to attend the meeting, Jiangdong gave everyone three days to prepare.
On October 23, the delegation left Peiping and their first stop was Dihua (Urumqi).
In terms of stabilizing the northwest, Mongolia under King De and Li Shouxin played a key role.
Tens of thousands of well-equipped Mongolian cavalry moved westward from the Mongolian region, solving many unstable factors in Jiangdong and allowing the country to achieve true unification.
After the civil war, the Mongolian cavalry was also responsible for northwest border defense.
Jiangdong had been busy with domestic and foreign affairs before and did not personally inspect the northwest.
During this short stay, Jiangdong will inspect issues related to border defense construction, military reorganization, administrative and economic construction.
In the past, I couldn't spare any time to pay attention to matters in the northwest, but now I have the strength, energy and time.
During the two-day inspection, Jiang Dong fully understood the situation in the northwest region and wrote down many suggestions and instructions.
Peiping will improve and develop the northwest region as soon as possible according to Jiangdong's instructions.
Jiang Dong more tactfully deprived King Deok and Li Shouxin of their military power and gave them a sinecure.
In the early years, the two of them did a lot of bad things. If they had not worked harder in the following years, Jiangdong probably would not have spared their lives.
After being well aware of the problems in the northwest, Jiangdong's special plane continued to fly westward and arrived in Baghdad, the meeting venue, on the evening of October 25.
Great Britain had already arranged accommodation and security for the participants from various countries, and Jiangdong and his party walked straight into the empty hotel.
Zhao Erniu's internal guards quickly took over the entire hotel to ensure nothing went wrong.
At dinner that day, Wei Junru reported to Jiang Dong:
"Commander-in-Chief, the people currently confirmed to attend the meeting are:
"Mao Xiong is the Chairman of the National Defense Committee: Comrade Joseph (Stalin), Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command, Marshal Vasilevsky!"
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"On the British side are Attlee, Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Privy Council, and Alexander, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Mediterranean Theater."
"On the United States side are Chief of Staff of the Army Marshall and Chief of Staff of the Allied Expeditionary Force Smith who came from Washington!"
Everyone stopped using their chopsticks and looked at Jiang Dong with some excitement and nervousness.
There is no doubt that the Baghdad meeting was of a very high level and could almost be regarded as a heads-of-state meeting.
Everyone feels deeply honored and has a great responsibility to be able to participate in such a meeting.
Jiangdong's performance was relatively calm.
It can be seen from the composition of the participants that the Baghdad meeting mainly discussed military issues.
There are very few divisions of interests and forces involved after the war. Otherwise, the heads of state of the two countries will be present in person no matter how difficult it is.
Jiang Dong smiled at everyone, waved his hands and said:
"Haven't you already done many simulation exercises? There's nothing to be nervous about."
"What you can't get on the battlefield can't be obtained at the negotiation table. As long as you have strength, no one can ignore us!"
"Have a meal."
When Jiangdong inspected military and civil affairs in the northwest, Lu Zhuoran, Wei Junru and others had already conducted many simulation exercises.
Everyone was still agitated and had no appetite to eat, so the dinner ended quickly.
On October 26, the Baghdad Conference was officially held.
Jiang Dong led the delegation to attend the meeting and greeted Joseph, Marshall, Attlee and others cordially.
When seeing the Zhongxia delegation, Joseph shook his head and smiled bitterly, while Marshall and Adri looked solemn.
Because they found that 70% of the Zhongxia delegation were young people, and even Jiangdong seemed to be in his prime.
This seems to confirm from the side that the newly rising powers in the East are high-spirited and full of vitality.
Jiang Dong and Joseph had met several times. They were no strangers to each other, and their exchanges were very cordial.
As for Marshall, what Jiangdong is most familiar with is the infamous Marshall Plan.
Adri was a complete stranger, and General Alexander who accompanied him was an old acquaintance of Jiangdong.
During the first expedition of the Zhongxia army to Burma, if General Alexander had not run away too quickly, Jiangdong would not have been able to take over the entire Gonbang Dynasty so easily. A governor was established first, and provinces were later established.
Alexander suffered a complete defeat in the Southeast Asian battlefield, but returned to Europe and became a famous general and was reused.
He has military talent, but he is unwilling to contribute because it does not involve key interests.
At the first meeting, the heads of each delegation took the lead in speaking. The content of what they said was more or less the same, which was that the Allies should unite sincerely, eliminate fascism, and restore peace and tranquility to Blue Star.
Jiangdong's speech also covered this aspect.
Reporters from all over the world were writing notes on the ground, with spotlights flashing and the sound of shutters being heard.
Everyone's faces were filled with smiles, as if they had already seen the day when the war would end victoriously.
The content of the first day's meeting quickly spread throughout the world through major radio stations, newspapers, etc.
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The second meeting was a closed-door meeting, and no reporters were allowed to observe.
The meeting only entered the topic at this moment.
Because the meeting was initiated by Mao Xiong, Vasilevsky spoke first on behalf of Joseph.
"After more than two years of arduous struggle, with the help and assistance of our friends in China and Xia, the Eastern Front battlefield finally ushered in a major counterattack across the board."
"You must already know that we recaptured Leningrad and almost completely annihilated the Third Reich's Army Group South."
"While the meeting was going on, the heroic Red Army soldiers were launching fierce attacks on the enemies on the front line in Kursk, and the battle was going quite smoothly."
"If it can continue to receive support from the Allied forces, the Red Army can assure you that before the spring of next year, it will drive the Third Reich Army Group Center to the west of the Dnieper River, completely reverse the situation on the Eastern Front, and make great strides to liberate Eastern Europe!"
There began to be low-pitched discussions in the audience.
The area east of the Dnieper River has fertile land and a strong industrial foundation. It is a world-famous granary and industrial area.
After Lao Maozi takes these places, his national strength will definitely increase greatly, and it is really possible to liberate Eastern Europe in great strides like Vasilevsky said.
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To be continued...