Chapter 60: Sent as an Envoy to the Soviet Union

  After a long journey of more than half a day, Zhang Mingyu and his party finally arrived in Vladivostok (Hai Shen Wei), Hai Shen Wei is an important city, if Hai Shen Wei is in China's hands, then strategic bombers taking off from here can directly conduct strategic bombing against Japan.

  Although this place is far from the war, the flames of war in the three eastern provinces seem to have nothing to do with the Soviet Union. However, since the Japanese launched the September 18th Incident and occupied the three eastern provinces, the Soviets have been unaware of Japan's next move, and whether they will attack northward at any time to seize the rich oil resources. Therefore, the Soviets have always been on guard against the Japanese in the Far East region.

  Haiyangwei is a city, but it's actually equivalent to a county town in the country. However, the atmosphere of Christmas that just passed not long ago has diluted the smell of war. There are few pedestrians on the street, and you can still see lanterns everywhere, snow piles on the side of the road have snowmen dressed as Santa Claus, and trees on both sides are filled with Christmas gifts.

  Although it was only four o'clock in the afternoon, every household had already lit up their stoves, and the air was filled with the aroma of roasted meat. Many vendors were also delivering beer or vodka to residents' homes.

  "Teacher, has this Soviet person just finished celebrating the New Year?" Li Gang curiously asked.

  Zhang Mingyu smiled and replied: "The Soviets have just passed Christmas, which is equivalent to our Spring Festival for foreigners."

  After listening to Zhang Mingyu's words, Li Gang and Tie Niu looked curiously at the scenery outside the car. For them, who were traveling abroad for the first time, everything here was so fresh. They might not have even dreamed that in the near future they would set foot in this city again, but not as two people, but with thousands of troops.

  Before they could get a good look, the car had already driven up to the gate of a large courtyard.

  The two guards at the gate checked the documents and let the motorcade pass into the courtyard.

  The car stopped in the big yard, and Soviet soldiers with live ammunition surrounded it immediately. Zhang Mingyu and Tieniu followed Ravchuk out of the car and walked towards a large building in front.

  All Soviet soldiers raised their hands in salute. Zhang Mingyu and Li Gangtie both returned the salute to those Soviet soldiers, then walked to the entrance of the building.

  Just as he reached the entrance, someone shouted loudly: "General Brusilov has arrived!"

  Only a general in his forties, surrounded by a group of attendants and guards, walked out of the building to greet Zhang Mingyu and others at the door. All Soviet soldiers saw the general come out, "brush" a sound, raised their hands in unison salute.

  Seeing the neat and majestic military might of the Soviet army, neither Zhang Mingyu nor Tie Niu could help but feel a shock in their hearts. For such an army, if they were to become enemies with them in the future, it was really hard to imagine what the outcome would be!

  Because Tieniu is Zhang Mingyu's confidant, naturally Zhang Mingyu often tells him that he will eventually take back the territory belonging to China. So they also thought that in the future, they might become enemies with the Soviet Union, thinking of such an opponent, it is a more powerful enemy than Japan!

  The general who came out was none other than General Brukhal, and as soon as Zhang Mingyu saw him, he immediately stood at attention and gave a standard military salute, saying in standard Russian: "Hello, General Brukhal!"

  Seeing a young general wearing a yellow niece coat saluting himself, General Burukhel returned the salute: "You must be China's rising war god General Zhang Mingyu!"

  Zhang Mingyu loudly replied in Russian: "I am Zhang Mingyu, the commander of the Independent Regiment of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, Major General of the National Revolutionary Army!"

  General Burukhel stepped forward to shake Zhang Mingyu's hand and said, "I really didn't expect that the famous General Zhang Mingyu would be a young general in his early twenties!"

  Then General Burukhel said in standard Chinese: "A true hero emerges in youth!"

  "General Buluohel is overpraising!" Zhang Mingyu hastily said with modesty.

  "Quickly, come inside!" General Brueckner made a gesture.

  Zhang Mingyu and his entourage entered the grand hall in the center of the building, only to see that it was a luxurious and majestic high-end hall. The ceiling inside the hall rose all the way up to the second floor, with a magnificent wooden staircase facing directly opposite, covered with a large red carpet. The living room was paved with red embroidered woolen carpets, which were laid flat on the ground close to the two wall-mounted fireplaces, and marble floor tiles were laid on the ground.

  The fire in the fireplace was burning fiercely, warming up the entire hall like spring.

  In the living room, a genuine leather sofa was placed, with a luxurious crystal chandelier hanging above it. On both sides were placed vases and tea tables as decorations. A beautiful Soviet female soldier was shaking the phonograph, and from the horn came the elegant melody of "Night in Moscow Suburbs".

  Tie Niu and Li Gang had never seen such a luxurious house before, they felt as if they were walking into a palace, and before they even stepped onto the carpet, they pinched themselves lightly to see if they were dreaming.

  "Quickly, this way, please!" General Brueckner walked up to the sofa and made a gesture.

  Zhang Mingyu took off his yellow down jacket and sat on the iron bull, Li Gang and Zhang Mingyu's big coat stood behind him.

  After taking his seat, Zhang Mingyu went straight to the point and said to the Soviet general in front of him: "Respected General Blyukher, we have come to your country this time to cooperate with you."

  General Bulwer exclaimed "Oh" and asked: "May I ask what you want to cooperate with us?"

  "I want to cooperate with your country to produce several advanced weapons! But your country must provide me with assistance!" Zhang Mingyu replied neatly.

  "Hahaha!" General Brukhal burst out laughing, "General Zhang Mingyu, isn't the aid we provided to your National Government enough? Aren't you satisfied?"

  Zhang Mingyu bluntly said: "The aid you provided to the Chiang Kai-shek government was all used to fight the Red Army!"

  "Hahaha!" General Blyukher laughed and said: "Zhang Mingyu, you are just a nominal general of the National Government, you don't have the qualifications to negotiate with us! Only diplomatic personnel representing the Chinese government's National Government have the qualifications to ask for assistance from us Soviet Union! Can you represent a country?"

  "Also, we have not received any notification from your government that you were sent to ask for aid. I wonder if General Zhang Mingyu can explain the purpose of your visit?" General Bruckner continued.

  "Now that the General has asked, I will speak frankly. I want to recover my country's North China and Northeast which have been occupied by the Japanese army, and cooperate with your country. The details can be discussed when I meet Comrade Stalin." Zhang Mingyu said straightforwardly.

  At this time, Bulukhov was already unsure what Zhang Mingyu wanted to do after falling down. However, he believed that Stalin would not negotiate with Zhang Mingyu, who could not represent the Chinese government.

  Then General Blyukher said, "I'm very sorry, General Zhang. Although you have become the brightest general in human warfare history overnight, after all, you cannot represent the National Government! Our great Comrade Stalin is busy with state affairs and has no time to see you!"

  Zhang Mingyu smiled harmlessly and said: "Please take a look at this, General. If you see it, I think you should be interested!"

  After finishing speaking, Zhang Mingyu turned his head and said to Tie Niu: "Tie Niu, take out the drawings!"

  Tie Niu hastily took out a drawing from his briefcase and handed it to Zhang Mingyu with both hands.

  After Zhang Mingyu handed over the drawings, he again held out both hands to General Bulukhov and said: "This is a half-drawing of our new tank! Please take a look, General!"

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