"Comrade Joseph, good news, Marshal Budyonny commanded the troops and has recovered Rostov-on-Don. Now, Ukraine people are retreating, and Marshal Budyonny is commanding the troops to pursue them!" Shaposhnikov said with a smile on his face.
When Rostov-on-Don was occupied by Ukrainian army, Joseph lost his temper, and several unlucky ones were sent by Joseph to Siberia to dig potatoes. This also made Shaposhnikov fearful all day long, fearing that Joseph would dismiss him as chief of general staff in a fit of rage. It's okay now. The Ukraine people took the initiative to evacuate Rostov-on-Don, and they have regained their lost ground.
"Really? Very good, great. Marshal Budyonny is indeed the most outstanding military strategist in our army." Joseph's gloomy expression in the past few days disappeared, and a smile reappeared on his face.
After learning that Ukrainian army took the initiative to attack Buru, Joseph was furious. He asked the Buru army to immediately drive away and eliminate the Ukraine people from their land. Moreover, he personally ordered General Marshal Budyonny to go to Yuzefgrad and command the Buru army there.
Now, not long after Budyonny took office, he has already achieved success, which naturally makes Joseph very satisfied.
"How many Ukraine people have we eliminated?" Joseph asked.
"This..." Shaposhnikov didn't know what to say.
Joseph immediately realized that there seemed to be something hidden in this, and the smile on his face disappeared.
"Comrade Joseph, the Ukraine people took the initiative to retreat. Although Marshal Budyonny is leading the pursuit, so far, they have not caught up with the Ukraine people. Therefore, the casualties we have caused to the Ukraine people are actually not large." Shaposhnikov answered truthfully. He knew that if he concealed and deceived Joseph, once Joseph knew about it, the consequences would be even more unbearable.
"In other words, we just recaptured a city that was abandoned by the Ukraine people! In fact, we did not cause many casualties to the Ukraine people at all. On the contrary, we suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Ukraine people." Joseph said with a livid face. His tone was cold, making Shaposhnikov feel like he was in the middle of winter.
Shaposhnikov lowered his head and said nothing.
"Comrade Joseph, Ukraine people must be afraid of the powerful strength in the hands of Marshal Budyonny, so they have to retreat." Voroshilov said quickly.
Joseph thought for a while and then nodded. He knew that if the investigation continued, the military would be dissatisfied.
"Well, no matter whether the Ukraine people took the initiative to retreat, we have at least recovered Rostov-on-Don. This is undoubtedly a victory for us. When publicizing to the outside world, we must let the public know that our soldiers only recovered Rostov-on-Don after a hard and bloody battle." Joseph said.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph." Voroshilov and Shaposhnikov nodded repeatedly.
"Tell Marshal Budyonny that chasing Ukraine people can only chase them to the border, and absolutely cannot cross the border. We can't give Germany people an excuse." Joseph said. He didn't get carried away and knew where their bottom line was.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph." Voroshilov and Shaposhnikov also don't want to start a war with Germany at this time. In that case, they have no chance of winning.
"Comrade Joseph, United States's special envoy has arrived." Molotov knocked on the door and came in, reporting to Joseph.
"Invite him in!" Joseph nodded, then stood up, straightened his clothes, and waited for United States's special envoy.
Soon, Hopkins, led by Molotov, entered Joseph's office.
"Your Excellency, hello. President Roosevelt let me convey my sincere greetings to you!" Hopkins's face was full of smiles and his posture was very low.
"Special Envoy, please sit down. Please also convey my regards to President Roosevelt when you go back. I hope that one day, he can visit Buru." Joseph said.
"Okay, Your Excellency, I will convey it to the President." Hopkins said.
After some pleasantries, their conversation got down to business.
"Your Excellency, US government is very concerned about the current war between your country and Kingdom of Ukraine. I wonder what the current war situation is like?" Hopkins asked.
"Your Excellency, Special Envoy, it was just a conflict, not a war. Although the Ukrainians sent a large army to invade Burus to retaliate against us, Burus is fully capable of dealing with it. Now, Rostov-on-Don has been recaptured by us. The Ukrainians are retreating in embarrassment under the attack of our army. Soon, we will be able to drive the Ukrainians out of Burus! The final victory must belong to us." Joseph seemed full of confidence in this.
Hopkins nodded. "US government also believes that Bolshevik Russian government has enough strength to deal with Kingdom of Ukraine's provocation. However, we believe that Kingdom of Ukraine dares to provoke this time Buru is definitely a very dangerous signal. This means that German Empire behind Kingdom of Ukraine seems to be unable to sit still. This will be very bad news for other peace-loving countries."
Joseph nodded. "Yes, German Empire wants to conquer the whole world, so they have been expanding outwards. This is undoubtedly a huge threat to the whole world."
"Your Excellency, we believe that due to geographical conditions, your country may have become the first target of Germany." Hopkins continued.
"Yes, I admit this. I also admit that Germany is really powerful. With Buru's strength, it is indeed difficult to fight against Germany. However, I guarantee Buru will never bow to the Germany people. If they want to defeat us, they will have to destroy all the Buru troops." Joseph said through gritted teeth.
"Your Excellency, our president believes that at this point, we must cooperate more closely. Only in this way can we resist Germany's attack and defeat them." Hopkins said.
Joseph nodded repeatedly. If he could get the support of United States when he went to war with Germany, it would undoubtedly be a great thing for Buru.
"Your Excellency, US government can promise that once Buru is attacked by Germany, we will provide Bolshevik Russian government with military supplies and financial loan assistance to help you tide over this difficulty." Hopkins said.