After World War II, the Soviet Union was in the socialist camp, and the mainland was not yet liberated. As the leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin was the boss of the socialist camp, and all socialist countries obeyed Stalin. But Chairman Mao had his own opinions, and Stalin was dissatisfied with this, but Stalin did not have any problems, after all, the Soviet Union did something unauthentic to our Party during the period of the Chinese revolution.
Now when we look at the historical data, we never understand that Stalin has always supported Chiang Kai-shek. After the founding of the Republic of China, Stalin supported it and pulled chiang the elder into the Comintern. Because at that time, our Party was too weak to compare with the Kuomintang. In Stalin's eyes, the future ruler of China must be the Kuomintang. Therefore, the Soviet Union did not fail to give Chiang Kai-shek great help economically and politically.
Of course, Stalin also supported the Communist Party of China, but it was only theoretical support, and there were some cadres in training. But the Soviet Union trained Chiang Ching-kuo. In the course of our revolution, Stalin did not interfere less.
After the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan, Old Chiang did not expect that victory would come so quickly, and Old Chiang wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate our Party. During the War of Liberation, Stalin still supported Chiang Kai-shek, and there were 4 actions that made people puzzled, but ultimately failed.
1. Urge Chairman Mao to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek was also very distressed in addition to letting his troops take over the territory and surrender. At that time, the base areas controlled by our Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army were very strong, and old Chiang Kai-shek had no way at all. Old Chiang wanted to possess the fruits of the victory of the Anti-Japanese Resistance, but in the face of Chairman Mao, Old Chiang had no way to do anything.
The Americans advised Chiang to negotiate to win time for war preparations. Old Chiang thought it was reasonable, so he sent a telegram to Chairman Mao, sending a total of 3 letters, hoping that Chairman Mao would go to Chongqing for negotiations.
Chairman Mao knew Chiang Kai-shek well and knew what he wanted to do, so he initially did not want to go to Chongqing to negotiate. It is useless to talk about it, and old Chiang Kai-shek cannot make peace with us. But Stalin was in a hurry. Stalin also wanted Chairman Mao to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek, and he sent a telegram to persuade Chairman Mao. Stalin argued in his telegram that China could no longer fight a civil war, otherwise the Chinese nation would be in danger of destruction.
Chairman Mao was very angry when he received Stalin's telegram, believing that only now that the people have turned themselves into revolution, the nation will not perish. However, Chairman Mao also realized that the old Chiang Kai-shek's invitation to him to participate in the negotiations was obviously a plan, and if he did not go, then the old Chiang kai-shek would put the "hat" of the civil war on the chairman's head, and then the old Chiang Kai-shek would have a reason to start a civil war.
Chiang Kai-shek did not really talk peace with Chairman Mao, and Chairman Mao saw this most thoroughly. Whether it is talked about or not, Chiang Kai-shek will launch a civil war. If negotiations are negotiated and Chiang Kai-shek still launches a civil war, then our counterattack will have a just side. So Chairman Mao decided to risk his life to go to Chongqing for negotiations.
2. Strongly encourage the establishment of a coalition government with Chiang Kai-shek
In March 1947, Hu Zongnan's forces occupied Yan'an. When Stalin got the news, he lost faith in the Chinese revolution. But Stalin did not know that this was only a grand strategy of our side.
After Yan'an was occupied by chiang, the Soviet ambassador to China, Luo Shen, returned to Moscow from Nanjing to report this work to Chiang Kai-shek, and Stalin said to Luo Shen: "The Chinese Communists cannot defeat the Kuomintang. Mao Zedong did not listen, he had to fight, what do you think is the result of fighting now? Even if we fight for another 10 or 20 years, there will be no good results, and I think it is better to jointly establish a government with Chiang Kai-shek. ”
We do not agree with Stalin's claim. Instead, it will continue to be implemented in accordance with the strategy formulated by Chairman Mao. Then an important thing happened, and Stalin again obstructed it.
3. It is recommended to divide the river
In January 1949, our People's Liberation Army and Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang army fought three major battles in succession: Liaoshen, Huaihai, and Pingjin, and after the end of these three major battles, the elite of the Kuomintang army had been completely annihilated.
When our People's Liberation Army was preparing to launch a campaign to cross the river and prepare to completely eliminate old Chiang Kai-shek. Old Chiang Kai-shek played peace talks again, wanting to buy time again and continue to fight with our army. Chiang the Elder proposed a memorandum to Stalin, hoping that Stalin would mediate the Kuomintang-Communist conflict.
Stalin once again listened to the lies of Chiang Kai-shek's peace talks, and he transmitted Chiang Kai-shek's memorandum and his opinion to Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao was dissatisfied with Stalin's opinion, and he called Back to Stalin: Carry the revolution through to the end, fight through the Yangtze River, and liberate all of China!
Stalin was not happy when he received a call back from Chairman Mao. But Stalin was not dead hearted, and he sent Mikoyan, vice chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, to China to meet Chairman Mao and try to persuade Chairman Mao.
Mikoyan traveled to China, from Dalian to Shijiazhuang and then to Xibaipo. Mikoyan was very fanciful and continued to persuade Chairman Mao as the big brother of the Soviet Union. But Chairman Mao did not disagree.
At the banquet, Mikoyan wanted to fight with the chairman, but the chairman did not drink, and Mikoyan thought he had won. However, in the competition to eat peppers, Mikoyan completely lost.
After eating, Mikoyan also wanted to persuade the chairman not to cross the Yangtze River. He was immediately rejected by Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao said the famous saying: "It is advisable to chase the poor and the poor with courage, and not to become the overlord of fame and learning." Even if he had translated it into Russian to Mikoyan, he would not have understood Chinese history.
Mikoyan's trip was unsuccessful and he had to return to the Soviet Union to send a message to Stalin.
4. The Soviet Embassy ran after Li Zongren
Before our People's Liberation Army was about to launch the Campaign to Cross the River, Li Zongren, as acting president at that time, had already been like a frightened bird and rushed to Guangzhou with the Executive Yuan.
In the face of the changes that were about to take place in China, the envoys of various countries also knew that the Chinese Communist Party would win victory, and some ambassadors ran back to China, and some envoys remained in Nanjing, wanting to continue to observe the situation at that time. At that time, U.S. Ambassador Stuart Layden did not run, he stayed in Nanjing, and he continued to contact our party, hoping to establish relations, and also indicated to our party that he would lend money to China in the future. However, Chairman Mao clearly pointed out: China must establish a socialist country. Stuart was disappointed, and on October 1, he had to leave China.
When Li Zongren ran to Guangzhou with the Executive Yuan, some envoys stationed in China also followed, and what was strange was that the people at the Soviet Embassy actually followed Li Zongren to Guangzhou. This must also have been Stalin's idea. Everyone knows that the new China was born, and Stalin thought that the Kuomintang had a chance to turn the tables.
Chairman Mao did not bother with these four actions of Stalin. After all, after the founding of New China, it still needs the help of the Soviet Union. But in the War of Liberation, Stalin's 4 actions were indeed short-sighted.
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