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Chiang Kai-shek felt like the sky was falling just because his grand dream of recovering China's homeland was lost.
However, Chiang Kai-shek's suffering did not end here.
March 1st.
After completing an interlude of reorganization, the Soviet army crossed the China-Mongolia border and began advancing south.
"We need to take this opportunity to take great care to prevent those bastards from crossing our territory again!"
Inspired by the Red Army's victories in Mongolia, Voroshilov began formulating a new plan.
As the war progressed, Germany made no moves.
This clearly means that Germany has no intention of getting involved in the conflict taking place in the Far East.
However, neglecting border security is also a risky move, but if we go rashly here, China will become greedy for Mongolia again. That would not be possible.
We must use this opportunity to clearly demonstrate the might of the Red Army to prevent those bastards from creeping up again.
However, the United States was too cautious to just send the Soviet troops down to China.
The United States strongly requested that the Soviet Union stop fighting once the Chinese army withdraws from Mongolia, so the Soviet Union, which desperately needed American aid, could not ignore the request.
The method Voroshilov came up with was to disguise the Soviet army as the Mongolian army.
It was not the Soviet army that crossed the border, but the Mongolian army. Mongolia invaded China, not the Soviet Union invaded China.
Even if it was disguised as a Mongolian army, it does not mean that a white man becomes a yellow man, and since Mongolia's guardian country was the Soviet Union in the first place, there was no blind eye, but Voroshilov was serious.
He didn't ask for much anyway.
Since an all-out war with China would certainly be a burden for the Soviet Union, the plan was to negotiate with China within a reasonable range and pretend to show mercy by requesting that only part of Inner Mongolia be handed over to Mongolia.
"For the Red Army, the only way forward is forward!"
"Uraaaaa!!!"
Thus, the Red Army, the Mongolian People's Army in name only, began to rush into Inner Mongolia.
Tanks passed through barriers and barbed wire installed on the China-Mongolia border, and the Soviet Army automatically fired AK-47s at the fleeing National Revolutionary Army.
Since they were nominally the Mongolian army, the Mongolian flag was hoisted on the positions and trenches of the National Revolutionary Army. However, those who planted the flag were all Russians.
***
March 6, 1949
New Fuhrer's Residence in Berlin, Germany
"Mr. President! Please help China!"
Chinese Ambassador to Germany Yan Huiqing lowered his head in a desperate voice.
Chiang Kai-shek's grand plan to conquer Mongolia and restore China's power ended in failure.
Up to this point, it would have been just a matter of pride, but as the Soviet army crossed the border and advanced into Inner Mongolia, Chiang Kai-shek faced a full-scale crisis.
Although Falkenhausen was barely able to stop the Soviet army, it was not easy to stop the Soviet army's offensive because most of the elite forces of the National Revolutionary Army were annihilated in Mongolia.
To make matters worse, the warlords were blatantly sabotaging work, giving their own reasons by sending fewer troops or not sending supplies on time.
For reference, the Soviet Union claims that the troops currently in Inner Mongolia are Mongolian troops and that there are no Soviet troops in China.
If you're going to attack them, you should at least show sincerity. Does claiming to be a Mongolian army make white people yellow?
Chiang Kai-shek also refuted the Soviet Union's claim by giving these reasons, but since it was China that started the war in the first place, the Soviet Union did not even listen.
Seeing that they are so serious about saying things that even a passing dog wouldn't believe, I guess it's because of America's will.
In fact, Dewey issued a statement announcing that he would not allow the Soviet army to advance into Chinese territory, even if it was the Mongolian army.
In actual history, just as the Soviet Union, concerned about an escalation of war with the United States, sent its own pilots to North Korea disguised as the People's Army or the Chinese Army, it was difficult to ignore what the United States said, so it sent its own troops disguised as the Mongolian army.
In any case, Chiang Kai-shek was now facing the greatest crisis since the Sino-Japanese War.
The Soviet army might push down to Manchuria at some point, but the warlords were blatantly sabotaging their own interests, and if things continued like this, Mongolia would not be restored, but only its territory would be torn apart.
So, what did I say? I told you not to worry about unnecessary pranks and to mind your own internal affairs, but... … .
However, if the Soviet Union continues to advance south and occupy part of China, it will be a headache.
Although the possibility is small, if part of China becomes communist or if this causes a butterfly effect and the whole of China becomes communist, Germany will not only lose its largest market for purchasing our products in the future, but also create a major geopolitical problem.
How much effort has been put into promoting friendship between addictions, and we cannot stop here.
In the end, I have no choice.
"Minister Ribbentrop. Contact Moscow. "It doesn't need to be big, just do it in moderation."
"Yes, Mr. President."
"Marshal Keitel and Marshal Manstein should also go to Russia tomorrow or the day after."
"I will prepare immediately."
"I guess I'll have to come back after seeing the Kremlin for the first time in a while. "Hehehe."
"Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you so, so much."
Yan Huiqing sighed, as if she felt relieved now.
"line. "There are some lines you need to know."
"You can tell me anything."
"Germany cannot help China forever. We are also in a position where we have to pay attention to diplomacy. "There is a lot I want to say, but I'm sure President Chang has learned a lot from this incident, so I'll stop here."
"Of course. I will make sure to convey it well to the home country."
I wanted to tell him to never dream of war again and to tell him to do something about corruption during that time, but I thought it was wrong for a man who was acting as an ambassador in Germany, so I passed on it.
It was Chiang Kai-shek who started the war, and it is Chiang Kai-shek who must take responsibility for it.
***
The German Fuhrer's lightly spoken word took effect immediately.
Less than an hour after the phone call between Ribbentrop and Taboritsky, Vlasov called an emergency meeting.
Two hours after the end of the meeting, the Free Russian Army deployed along the Ural Mountains entered training mode.
The next day, German Defense Minister Keitel and Army Commander-in-Chief Manstein visited Moscow and had a meeting with Vlasov.
This alone was enough to make the Soviet Union burn to the ground.
"Those guys, they've been quiet until now, so why are they suddenly acting like that?"
"No way, no way…" … ."
"for a moment. It's still too early to tell. They may simply be trying to scare us."
"Maybe so. But what if, just in case, that's not the case?"
"It may be that they are really trying to scare us, but if we ignore them outright, they might also use their skills."
It was such blatant pressure that one could guess the intentions behind it just by looking at it, but Germany's power was too strong to be ignored.
Only five years have passed since the right wing was evaporated by a single nuclear bomb dropped by Germany. It was impossible for the Soviet Union, with that memory still vivid, to ignore Germany.
Even as five years have passed, Germany must have been stockpiling nuclear weapons, and if Germany really decides to destroy the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union will not be able to survive.
Think of Germany's long-range bombers and V3 rockets with a range of 1,200 km!
The Soviet Union, giving in to Germany's blatant threats, had no choice but to enter into negotiations with China.
The Sino-Soviet talks held in Harbin, Manchuria were conducted under the observation of the United States.
-China recognizes the Mongolian People's Republic as an official country.
-China signs a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union and Mongolia.
-China does not deploy troops on the Mongolian border, and military training in Inner Mongolia receives permission from the United States.
-The three countries immediately release all prisoners captured during the war without condition.
The Soviet Union demanded that part of Inner Mongolia be ceded to Mongolia, but the United States did not accept it, and China also refused to sign a non-aggression pact with Mongolia, but was forced to accept it under pressure from the United States.
China's invasion of Mongolia, which brought tension not only to Asia but also to the world, ended with China's decision loss.
***
April 25, 1949
Insterburg Air Force Base, East Prussia, Germany
After the war, Chiang Kai-shek sent several gifts to repay Germany for its help.
"You look so pretty."
One of them is a panda. That's right, a panda, a mammal belonging to the bear family.
The pair of pandas sent by Chiang Kai-shek captured the attention of everyone in the Presidential Palace as soon as they arrived in Germany.
"How can something as big as a mountain be so cute?"
"All I do is eat, sleep, and swaddle… … "I'm strangely attracted to you."
Even gentlemen who pride themselves on being old enough and having proven their skills on the battlefield were not satisfied with the cuteness of the panda.
The sight of generals who make their soldiers tremble with just a clearing of their throats huddled together to watch pandas eat bamboo shoots.
Well, I admit it because pandas are cute.
Unlike relatively common animals such as elephants and giraffes, pandas are rare and rare, so there are not many opportunities to see them.
However, there was another gift more important than pandas.
That was the case with the MiG-9 right in front of me.
"It looks similar to Huckebein."
"It looks similar to the Me P.1101."
Ta183 Fuckebein, Me P.1101 and MiG-9 look similar to each other
If you erase the red stars on the tail and wings and draw the Iron Cross and Hakenkreuz, the appearances are so similar that it is difficult to tell them apart.
Jet engines of this period had poor air compression performance and had to suck air directly from the front, so it is not unusual for them to look similar.
The American-made F-84 Thunderjet and F-86 Saber also have large air intakes at the front of the fuselage.
A total of three MiG-9s were sent by Chiang Kai-shek. All three were captured aircraft that had crash-landed during the war.
In addition to these, there were other captured aircraft, but they were all shot down during the battle, so their condition was not good.
Chiang Kai-shek, who judged that there was not much to find out even if he left it in his country due to the lack of technical skills, handed the aircraft over to us without hesitation.
When the MiG-9 arrived in Germany, our technicians tore it apart, inspected every single screw, and discovered many interesting facts.
"There are still some aspects that need to be investigated, but for a state-of-the-art fighter jet, its performance is not particularly noteworthy. This may have been the maximum for those Roske guys."
In actual history, the Soviet Union used various research materials, factories, and engineers acquired from Germany after the war frugally to research its own jet aircraft. However, because it lost the war, it was unable to obtain German research.
Therefore, the Soviet Union had to build the aircraft using only its own technology, and although it was completed, there were several problems.
First of all, the engine was in poor condition, so it needed to be replaced frequently, and it couldn't be used in actual combat because it was a waste of time to put a large 37mm cannon in the center of the air intake.
This is because if you fire, the smoke goes into the engine and causes the engine to shut down. Because of this, one of the three vehicles was completely destroyed, and one vehicle was also damaged and is currently being repaired.
"Among the data sent by the National Revolutionary Army, it is said that enemy jets often crashed for no reason during combat, so I think this may be the problem."
"You're making mistakes that only beginners would make. Still, the communists must have started to correct the problem by now."
There were two 23mm cannons at the bottom of the fuselage, so combat was possible. The problem is that because of that damn thing, the fuselage only weighs more and has no use in actual combat.
Our engineers concluded that the overall performance was backward compatible with Schwalbe, even if given generously.
"But you can't let your guard down. Even though it is full of flaws, it is still usable. "If you look at the fact that they managed to create a jet even without him, they will soon create a new model."
"I will keep this in mind."
The RPG-1, which looked as if it were just a handle attached to a stick, was as poor in performance as it looked. It had a maximum range of only 70m, had less penetration than the Panzerfaust, and had poor accuracy and stability.
Other than its significance as a starting point that would later lead to the RPG-7, it is not a particularly noteworthy item.
But the AK-47 was different.
"This is probably the most valuable gift from China."
"okay. "It looks like that to me too."
Currently, the Wehrmacht uses the StG44, an improved version of the StG39, which would have been called StG45 in actual history, as its standard rifle.
The StG44 is clearly a luxury product, but the AK-47 was superior to the StG44 in many ways.
Engineers who studied the AK-47 agreed that it was hard to believe that the Russians had created such an outstanding rifle.
"You mean that much? To me, it looks like a fake StG39... … ."
"What are you saying! Although it looks similar at first glance, the internal structure is completely different."
"If you ask me to choose between the StG39 and the AK-47, I will choose the AK-47 without hesitation."
The researchers in charge of explanation immediately refuted Göring's words.
It was easy to mass-produce because it worked well even if foreign substances got in it, and the structure was so simple that even a child could disassemble and assemble it with just one hour of training.
These were all the characteristics of the AK-47 that I knew.
There were some things that did not change even if history changed.
***
China, whose pride suffered greatly, did not stop in confusion even after the war ended.
Rather, even greater chaos came as soon as the war ended.
Dewey was truly angry at China for starting a war despite his efforts to dissuade him, and decided to reduce aid in retaliation.
"We will reduce aid until China solves its corruption problem."
"From what we found out, even if we send food and medicine, it is only used to fill the stomachs of soldiers and officials, rather than being delivered to civilians. These things do not sprout from the ground like weeds, but are made with the blood and taxes of the American people. "How can we waste our people's tax money?"
"If you have something to say, say it."
"… … ."
The ambassador to the United States could not make any excuses for Dewey's words.
It is unlikely that the problem of corruption will disappear overnight just because aid is reduced.
There
"You idiot Chiang Kai-shek. "He doesn't know how to do anything, but he shows off."
"I almost wanted Chiang Kai-shek to only do good things. Even communists are helpful to the world."
"Looking at the atmosphere, it seems like the United States has taken a liking to Chiang Kai-shek… … ."
"Chiang Kai-shek is already finished."
Even the warlords who had pretended to comply under Chiang Kai-shek's rule showed their true colors.