The Sino-Soviet peace talks were on the verge of breaking down. US ambassador to the Soviet Union came to visit and persuaded the delegation to make concessions on the Outer Mongolia issue. Outer Mongolia has long been controlled by the Soviet Union and has been done. Even if it is not allowed to do so, it will not be able to change the status quo. Instead, it will anger the Soviet Union. If Stalin supports the Xinjiang rebellion and sends troops to the Northeast for a long time, even the United States will not be able to do anything to him.

The only thing China can rely on is the United States. All the backers have spoken. Song Ziwen has no tricks. He sat in a quiet place that night while smoking a pipe for a long time. He saw him again the next day. He seemed to be ten years old, haggard and staggering. He was shocked from the crowd and went forward to help each other. Song Ziwen waved his hand: "It's okay, my stomach disease is in trouble, and I'm so angry."

Seeing his appearance, Chen Zikun knew that he had already considered it, so he said, "Ziwen is planning to sign."

Song Ziwen smiled bitterly: "He wants to take Outer Mongolia if he signs or not, so he should protect Xinjiang and Northeast China first, but before signing, he will ask the Central Committee for instructions."

Chen Zikun was sad and couldn't help but think of Xu Shuzheng, who died at his hands back then. Outer Mongolia was once recaptured by Beiyang, but today he actually wanted to give in. He was powerless in the delegation, which really felt frustrated.

"Zikun, what are you thinking?" Song Ziwen said.

"I remember an old friend. It's been twenty years in a flash. I wonder if he knows what he knows in the spring, and will jump out and scold me."

...

Just as the negotiations were about to reach a consensus, the allies convened a Potsdam meeting, and Stalin was going to hold a meeting with the new US President Truman and British Prime Minister Churchill. The Sino-Soviet talks had to come to an end. The delegation took the opportunity to return to Chongqing and had a chance to breathe.

As soon as Song Ziwen arrived in Chongqing, he resigned from his post as Minister of Foreign Affairs. This temporary act of giving up the ball made Chen Zikun smile bitterly. Could it be that history would be forgotten if he didn't sign it himself?

The trip to Moscow made Chen Zikun depressed for a while. Huge portraits of Chiang Kai-shek, Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin were hung everywhere on the streets. They were known as the four major leaders of the world. The people were also intoxicated by it. They thought that China was really proud and ranked among the world's powerful countries. Only those who were engaged in diplomacy knew that China was just making up for the numbers. Chairman Chiang was like a scoundrel in the eyes of others.

At the end of July, the United States, Britain and China issued a Potsdam announcement urging Japan to surrender unconditionally. Chen Zikun noticed that the announcement did not involve the Soviet Union, so he knew that there were differences between the United States and the Soviet Union. The key question was whether the Soviet Union fought against Japan. President Roosevelt had always expected the Soviet Union to participate in the war, and the new President Truman might not see this.

One day in early August, Chen Zikun was reading newspapers in the study. Xiaonan was playing with two children from Xue Bin's family in the yard. He lived in Chongqing for a long time. The children all learned Sichuan dialect in their mouths, and the family was even more vocal, including Peking, Shanghai, Hebei and Fujian dialect. Xue Wen and Xue Wu were about the same age as Yan'er, and they were already eighteen years old. They all participated in the Youth Army. They were wearing khaki uniforms and were very majestic.

Suddenly the phone rang, and Chen Zikun picked up the receiver: "Where?"

"Zikun, it's me, good news, great news, we don't have to sign the treason treaty." What came from there was Song Ziwen's excited voice.

Chen Zikun stood up and clenched the microphone: "What did you say, what happened, what happened?"

Song Ziwen said: "This morning, an American bomber dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan, and blew up the entire Hiroshima. Japan is about to surrender, so the Soviet Union will no longer need to send troops."

"Atomic Bomb." Chen Zikun was shocked. When he was in the United States, he had vaguely heard of a mysterious Manhattan project. It was said that it consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. Unexpectedly, the developed weapons were so fierce that a bomb could destroy a city. With this method of fighting, if more than a dozen bombs continue, Japan's war potential will be over, and the war is expected to end in the near future.

He didn't know when the phone was hung up. He was immersed in excitement. With the United States having an atomic bomb, the Soviet Union would be timid. After the European War, the Soviet Union directly changed from an allies to a strong enemy. The conflict was about to break out because the two sides were equal. Now that the United States has powerful weapons, the balance has been broken, the war will not happen. It is a great blessing that the Japanese army in the three northeastern provinces do not need the Soviet Union to solve it.

But no one expected the shamelessness of the Soviet Union. After the second atomic bomb exploded in Nagasaki, the next day, the Soviet Union could not wait to declare war on Japan. Millions of troops marched straight into the world, as if they were entering a land of no one. The so-called elite Kanto Army had already been corrupt, and they were just sick and weak soldiers, and were wiped out like fallen leaves by the powerful Soviet army.

Since the Northeast was occupied by the Soviet Union, China was in an instant at a disadvantage. This treaty had to be signed even if it was not signed. On August 14, the Sino-Soviet Friendship and Alliance Treaty was officially signed in Moscow by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Shijie and Soviet Foreign People's Commissar Molotov.

On August 10, Japan's allies were willing to accept the Potsdam announcement. At this point, World War II had actually ended, but Japan did not officially surrender, and ordinary people were still in the dark.

Chen Zikun summoned all the old subordinates in Chongqing to their homes for a meeting overnight, telling them that victory was about to be imminent and was ready to take it back to Jiangdong immediately.

"So urgent." Yan Suqi said, "Isn't Japan surrendering yet?"

Chen Zikun said: "The official announcement is just in these few days. Once Japan surrenders, the occupied areas will soon become a vacuum zone. Whoever grabs it will be the one who will be the one who will be able to kill us quickly. If we lose our territory, we will be void. Whatever we talk about is not enough. Haven't you lived such a life?"

When everyone heard this, they were ready to beat their hands and were energetic.

After the meeting, everyone had no time to go back home, so they hurried into the car and headed straight to the airport. Chen Zikun changed into military uniforms and prepared to set off. His wife and children lined up in the living room to see him off. Chen Zikun's eyes flashed across everyone, Yao Yilei, Jian Bing, Lin Wenjing, Xia Xiaoqing, Liu Ting, and Xiaonan and Jiaoer. He was on business every now and then. His family had been accustomed to it, but this time it was different, because this would be his last journey.

Every time I set off, Chen Zikun would say something, waiting for me to come back, but this time he didn't say it, he said, "In a while, we will go home."

The youngest daughter Jiaoer is already six and a half years old. She tilted her head and said, "Dad, isn't this our family?"

Chen Zikun pinched her little face: "Chongqing is not our home, Jiangdong is the hometown. In a few days, my dad will pick you up and see our castle."

Beitai’s riverside villa is beautiful, and after its fall, it becomes an eternal pain in the hearts of the Chen family. Jiao'er only knew that there was such a beautiful home in the adult's narrative, and she had never seen it with her own eyes, so she was naturally full of curiosity.

"Dad, come and pick me up early."

"Well, I understand." Chen Zikun kissed his daughter and touched Xiaonan's head. The son he picked up was fifteen years old. His hearing gradually recovered and his language function was no different from that of ordinary teenagers. His friends all joined the Youth Army. He also quarreled to join the army. He was scolded by his mother before he calmed down.

After saying goodbye to his family, Chen Zikun went out to get on the bus. The convoy roared and headed straight to Baishiyi Air Force Base. Over the airport, transport planes shuttled back and forth. Not only Chen Zikun was foresight, but the officials in Chongqing were busy contacting the reception matters. A lot of money, gold houses, cars and women in the occupied areas were waiting to be accepted. It was too late to prepare for the rain at this time.

Chen Zikun has his own private jet. This DC3 has been in service for many years. He has been working between Chongqing and Shanghai. He has always been responsible for the heavy responsibility of doing private work. He has not painted any signs. Now he has been urgently sprayed with the blue sky and white sun emblem. After boarding the plane, the passenger closed the cabin door and flew away with the joy of victory.

A few hours later, the plane landed at the Jiangbei Field Airport, and the anti-Japanese and rescue generals gathered. Chen Zikun held an emergency meeting. Yan Su, Chen Qilin, Gai Longquan, Chen Shou, Zeng Jiao, Shuangxi, Liang Maocai and other cadres were all present.

Chen Zikun looked around everyone and said with a strong voice: "Brothers, in less than a week, Japan will officially surrender. The Eighth Route Army has issued an announcement saying that in the last battle against the Japanese invaders, Chongqing has also urgently dispatched troops to prepare for the reception. The Japanese army in the occupied areas is still in strength, and the arms and supplies and even soldiers are the targets of scrambling elsewhere. Jiangdong is our old territory. The brothers have fought bloody war for eight years and have killed and injured so many people. If they are about to come, can others snatch our place?"

"No." The following response.

"Whoever dares to rob, just fight him." Liang Maocai stood up and said.

Chen Zikun pressed his hands and said, "The situation in Jiangdong is quite complicated. In Jiangbei, we want to compete with the Eighth Route Army, and in Jiangnan, we want to compete with Gu Zhutong's troops. On one side is ** and on the other side are regular troops of the National Government. Can we have ever worked with them?"

There was a burst of laughter below, with pride and confidence. Although Jiangdong's anti-Japanese rescue number was hung with a miscellaneous army, its equipment was better than that of the Expeditionary Force and was on par with the Indian army. American goods, which really fought, would definitely have the upper hand.

Chen Zikun made some arrangements and divided his troops into two groups. One by Chen Shou, one by one, he recovered Beitai, and one by Chen Qilin, and one by one, he led a group of people to take over the provincial capital.

...

Daqingshan area, the Eighth Route Army base area, the head of the column held a meeting of cadres above the company. Political Commissar Ye Xuefeng expressed his serious expression and said: "Comrades, the Party Central Committee has issued a statement on the final battle against the Japanese invaders. The Soviet Red Army has entered the Northeast and the time to defeat the Japanese invaders and all their lackeys has come. In this case, all anti-Japanese forces of the Chinese people should carry out a national counterattack, closely and effectively cooperate with the Soviet Union and other allied countries in the fight. The Eighth Route Army, the New Fourth Army and other people's army should carry out a wide-ranging attack on all invaders and their lackeys who are unwilling to surrender under all possible conditions, annihilate the forces of these enemies, seize their weapons and wealth, and violently expand the liberated areas and narrow the occupied areas..."

A burst of warm applause, Wu Changqing said: "Comrades, although victory is right in front of us, we must pay attention to the actions of the Kuomintang reactionaries. They will surely seize the fruits of our victory. Now I order the troops to advance towards Beitai and rush to take over the city before the Kuomintang."

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