As soon as Zhang Shi reported the actual strength of the Red Army, Yang Rui stood up from the throne of the red sandalwood. What else can the Bolsheviks fight? The Revival Army and the Japanese Army had 200,000 troops, which was only the Tsarizin's force, not including the Orenburg direction. Kolchak, with the support of various countries, had more than 100,000 troops; the Denikin tribe of the Caucasus in the south, and with the support of the Tsar, had sufficient weapons and strong firepower, and the fighting will of the troops should not be underestimated; Krasnov on the Don River, although his 40,000 to 50,000 people were supported by the German army, now is a good time to catch up with troubled waters, and he will definitely make some moves when fighting here; Arkhangelsk in the north has more than 10,000 White troops and British, French and American interference troops, and once the south and east attacks, this army will also launch an attack.

If the relationship with the Allies is more rigid, then the Bolsheviks are likely to step down. Even if they do not step down, they will be much weaker than the original history. Whether they can withstand the German attack during World War II is another matter. However, it is also possible that the data obtained is inaccurate. It is reported that the Bolsheviks have fully mobilized their staff to join, and they claim to establish a Red Army of 3 million people. However, as far as the current situation is concerned, including the 11th Army of the North Caucasus and the defeated 10th Army, plus the troops of Petersburg and Moscow, the number of the Red Army shall not exceed 500,000; there is no way to know how many reserve troops there are and how many new recruits there are.

"Is there any situation in Peiren? Are the Russians coming to the door?" It was said that they would retreat after issuing the ultimatum, but now Russia is surrounded by all sides, and the domestic chaos is in full swing, and railway transportation is intermittent. So after receiving the ultimatum reply, Chen Qubing just went to Petersburg and was about to take a boat to Sweden from there, but they are now blocked from St. Petersburg.

"Look for it." Xie Zhangtai also received the telegram just now. The embassy's high-power radio station was destroyed. The things Chen Qubing sent back through the International Telegram Network were just simple secret numbers. The plenipotent representative became the real plenipotent representative. "They are negotiating. I don't know if the progress is going well. I'm worried that it will be difficult to get rid of the tiger. At that time, the Bolsheviks will want us to retreat. But the British are holding back, otherwise what should we do if we withdraw?"

"This is a problem!" Yang Rui had to pat his head and think of something difficult. This was not the Russo-Japanese War for more than ten years. At that time, after eating the plaintiff and eating the defendant, he changed his vest. Now, the Revival Society is a ruling government of a country. Although the Expeditionary Force has such a thing, it can only be understood but not expressed in words. After all, no country has participated in the war with selfish intentions, and in terms of behavior, the Expeditionary Force is beyond reproach. But it is completely different to the Bolsheviks. This heretic rooted in the West but different from the West, the superiors cannot tolerate him to survive. You can not participate in the war due to interests, but you can participate in the war but play two or three swords. That's the reputation of China...

Yang Rui's worries were also everyone's worries. When several people were frowning, Yang Rui called Bei Shoutong of the General Staff. Half an hour later, he arrived. Xie Zhangtai told the situation, but Bei Shoutong said: "Sir, the latest news is that the Turkish army has now withdrawn from Baku, and that place has been occupied by the people of the Social Revolutionary Party again."

"What's going on?" Türkiye occupied Baku to get fuel for Germany. What does their retreat mean?

"I just received the news that the British defeated the Turkish army on the front line of the U.S. Subuda, the General Staff and the various national commands, are communicating with each other's headquarters. At present, he is not only concerned about the war in Chalizin, but also the war in the whole world.

After Bei Shoutong finished speaking, when Yang Rui was convinced, Xie Zhangtai said: "No! Missoudamia has lost, why should we retreat from Baku? Baku is related to the German oil and oil. Oil and oil are related to the victory or defeat of the war. Turkey does not have many troops in Baku, so why should we retreat these people? There must be problems here."

It would be fine if Xie Zhangtai didn't say it, but Bei Shoutong and Yang Rui were also stunned. After a while, Yang Rui said: "You can't say that Türkiye and the British are in a negotiation?"

"I judged that this is possible," Xie Zhangtai said. "Of course, it is also possible that this is just a gesture. Just like we were with the Bolsheviks, we were just having a peace talk, but the war continued, but no one wanted to fight again."

After Xie Zhangtai finished speaking, Yang Rui looked at Zhang Shi, but Zhang Shi looked ashamed, compared to using Poles to infiltrate Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia, the intelligence agency's spy on Turkey is extremely limited, and he does not understand the movements of the top leaders of Turkey.

"If Türkiye surrenders, what will happen to the European war?" Yang Rui's eyes flashed across Zhang Shi's face and asked Xiang Bei Shoutong.

"Morannaary must have dropped sharply, I'm afraid it will cause a chain reaction this time." Beshou said. "Especially Austro-Hungary, the emperor did not want to fight, but after the German army occupied Paris, they had to stop the peace talks due to the situation. Now Turkey was defeated by the British army in the Misopotamian plain, and they were likely to use peace talks as a threat to either send troops, especially armored troops to help the Turkish army; or he would completely turn to the Allies. Based on the intelligence analysis provided by the Intelligence Agency, I tend to be the former possibility; as for oil, since Turkey has been transporting away oil day and night after occupying Baku, I think the oil transported away has been enough for the German army for a year."

One year? About half a year is enough. Yang Rui thought about the war that will end in the middle of next year, and thought so in his heart. He said to Xie Zhangtai and Zhang Shi: "You must inquire about Turkey during this period. If Turkey really negotiates with the Allies, the war will be almost over. Now most of the departments of the entire country are revolving around the European war. Once the European war ends early, all aspects will have to make great adjustments. Our ship cannot turn just by turning, so you must know the news earlier." After Yang Rui said that, he reminded his secretary and said: "I will remember to remind the Ministry of Commerce that what kind of aircraft and combat vehicles should be sold to South American countries even if they grab the orders of the army. Enter the market early, so that South Americans can think of it as the preconceived... "

When the war is over, there is no end to what needs to be explained even in three days. Yang Rui only said this and then turned back to the topic discussed before. He said to his fellow Beshou: "Ji Mei, the situation is different now than before. When the British, French, and Americans saw that we occupied Chalijin, they wanted to fight with us and subvert the Red Russia. Now the matter has come to Chongqing An... Of course, he and I have not agreed to anything, but since the matter has reached this point, if the peace talks are completed and the contract with the Bolsheviks is signed, the international impact will definitely be bad. I want a decent and unaccused withdrawal. Let's see what to do here."

"Decent. Unaccused withdrawal..." Bei Shoutong repeated these two words, and after a while he smiled: "Sir, if we want to give an explanation to the Allied Power, we can only pretend to be defeated once..."

"Now the Turks in Baku have retreated, Denikin, the Social Revolutionary Party, and the British army. It is very likely that they will go north to Chalijin immediately." Xie Zhangtai reminded: "With them here, and with our people, I'm afraid they won't be defeated."

"Then let's hand over the defense line to them." Bei Shoutong did not have as many concerns as Yang Rui and Xie Zhangtai, and his answer was easy. "Now we have two cavalry divisions on the Chalijin front line, one armored division and one infantry division. Because the Japanese army was mobilized late, the Japanese army is now transported. It is not difficult to retreat from the cavalry division and the infantry division, that is, the armored division must pass through the railway, but we can transport them into Astrakhan and return to Atlau from the original route."

After Bei Shoutong said that, Yang Rui glanced at Xie Zhangtai, and then said after hesitating: "The matter of signing a contract cannot be hidden. I think it is better to be open and honest. After the contract is signed, it is better to directly announce the withdrawal of the Russian civil war."

"But..." Xie Zhangtai knew that things were not that simple, so he said: "What should we do with Belarus? We do not recognize them. The Allies must have opinions. In addition, there is aid to Russia. If we hand over a large number of weapons to the Bolsheviks, the Allies will definitely protest; there is also redemption of the Russian assets on the land we occupied, and loans. These things were delivered quietly before, but now they have started a war with great fanfare..."

"Weapons, some conspicuous ones such as aircraft and tanks cannot be delivered to the Bolsheviks. But cannons and rifles can be delivered on a small scale, but they are no longer delivered in the name of aid, but in the name of arms trading. I don't believe that the Allies will not sell arms to the Bolsheviks." Yang Rui said. "You call Peiren immediately. When he talks, be careful not to make a feud with the Allies because of weapons aid."

Yang Rui originally wanted to return Chalizin to the Bolsheviks intact, but the current situation did not allow him to do so. Therefore, when the order was passed to Petersburg, Chen Qubing was not very surprised. At this time, a delegation composed of the executive committee members of the All-Russian Central Committee were negotiating with him in Petersburg, leading the first time the head of the Brest delegation Adolf Abramovich and Yuefei.

After the Fuxing Army unexpectedly raided Astrakhan and forcibly captured Charizin, the voice of internal peace talks between Russia and B.R. At this time, the old Russian officers appointed by Trosky were in charge of the southern front. Comrade Stalin, who had long agreed to peace talks against the old Russian military experts, immediately criticized that it was precisely because these old Russian officers who were known as military experts were slacking off and irresponsible that Astrakhan and Charizin would fall so quickly. Now that Charizin is occupied by the Chinese, it means that the 11th Army of the North Caucasus will be destroyed. At the same time, the Kolchak White Army in the east, the White Army of the North Caucasus and the Don River will be connected together. At that time, the southeast will be attacked, and Kazan will be occupied by the White Army again.

One of them is to criticize the deterioration of the strategic situation in the entire Southeast Front. Another is that the food in the south has just been harvested, and there is a shortage of food in all parts of the country. In particular, the fall of Chalizin will make the Soviet lack of food and pay it to the Allies. This will not only cause military interference from the Allies, but also be satisfied with the lack of sufficient urban workers. At that time, turmoil in cities across the country will be easy to succeed in the attack of the White Army, and the Party's leadership in the workers and the masses will be even weaker...

Stalin criticized Trosky directly hit the point, especially the appointment of old Russian officers was a dispute over the Red Army's line of establishment. From the perspective of conspiracy theory, Comrade Iron had long known that the Chinese would launch an attack on the southern front if they could not get the desired result, but it was unexpected that he could occupy Charizin so quickly. However, Voroshilov, who was dissatisfied with Trosky, had completely cleared it, and Charizin's fall really had nothing to do with them.

Stalin was like this, and Trosky, who was unwilling to fail, still insisted that as long as the five armies on the eastern front went south, the 11th army headed north and the Chinese would soon retreat under the attack from north to south.

Retreat, just retreat, Trosky used this word. When Comrade Lenin asked him how fast the "quick" was, Trosky couldn't answer the specific time. Maybe one month, maybe two months. It is not enough to rely solely on the five armies in the east. Moreover, the more than 80,000 people of these five armies have to defend in two directions. Although the Red Army is being formed in various places, the Red Army must be transferred to the Chalijin defense line. With the current traffic situation, it will take at least one to two months, and then an attack will take at least another one month. Even if Chalijin is captured three months later, how many Red Army will be needed to eliminate the already growing White Army at that time?

Moreover, the Allies could not make any mistakes. In July, German ambassador Mirbach was very dissatisfied with the Bolsheviks' rule and wanted to replace them to oust them. Fortunately, he was assassinated by the Social Revolutionary Party. In more than two weeks, it was time to deliver the billion mark of goods. If he really couldn't produce the goods, Germany would definitely be furious.

With such concerns, there was no need for Lenin to threaten his resignation. The representatives quickly voted to pass the decision to negotiate with China and recognize China's previous conditions. However, since the war started, the conditions for the peace talks were not the same.

The delegation leader Yue Fei, members Stalin, Zinoevich, Sokolinikov, military adviser General Samoilo and others began negotiations with Chen Qubing when they arrived in Petersburg, and they found that the conditions for the Chinese had changed. First, the original western border between the Yuz region and Russia was bounded by the Southern Ural River that flowed into the Caspian Sea. But the current border crossed the Southern Ural River, with a border of one hundred to one hundred and fifty kilometers away from the Volga River, and it was only when it reached Balakov to turn towards Orenburg.

This is tens of thousands of square miles more than before. The most fatal thing is that the Southern Ural River actually flows into the Caspian Sea along the remnants of the Ural Mountains. Crossing the Ural Mountains is Europe. Demarcation in this way means that the Chinese people extend their hands into Europe; and the border is too close to the Volga River, whether it is cavalry or armored chariots, they can rush to the side of the Volga River in one day. This river is originally a Russian transportation road. How could it be under the threat of the Chinese?

In addition to the western border, the previous food and weapons aid were greatly reduced. China will no longer promise to deliver as much food and weapons, but the Central Asian railway can transport as much as it can. Russian assets have not changed. However, the loan will have to be delivered several years later. Obviously, the Chinese are also worried that after this, the Bolsheviks will be overthrown by the White Army.

Whether it is borders, aid, or loans, these can be discussed, but after the so-called peace agreement proposed by Yue Fei, the Chinese team immediately returned the conditions for Charizin and Astrakhan to Russia. Chen Qubing refused on the spot. He meant that China had the obligation to withdraw troops and the obligation to return prisoners of war. If Charizin and Astrakhan were taken over by the White or British troops, China would not be responsible for the return.

Everyone hurriedly made peace in order to get back Charizin and Astrakhan, so as to quickly stabilize the situation in the south. However, Chen Qubing avoided this obligation, which made the Russians hesitate. If the Chinese deliberately handed it over to Belarus or the United Kingdom after signing the contract, it would be better not to sign the contract and fight it directly.

In the East Palace of Petersburg, in the face of such a situation, Yue Fei, the head of the delegation, proposed an adjournment. When the Chinese left, he told Stalin and other members of the negotiation team: "I really don't know what is supposed to be and what is not..."

Comrade Yue Fei made some words. Based on the last negotiation with Germany, he didn't know what to do with the Chinese this time. Should he sign the contract immediately or wait for the results of Trosky's attack to receive the news of Trosky's occupation, Trosky immediately dispatched troops and arranged an attack on Trosky.

"There is no need to wait for Trosky!" Comrade Stalin understood Yue Fei's meaning and immediately denied it: "Just relying on his military experts, those bourgeois elements will not be taken back to Chalijin."

"But the Chinese do not promise to return Tharizin and Astrakhan to us after the peace agreement is signed. If they hand over Tharizin to the White Army..." Sokolinikov, a member of the delegation, said. Indeed, the original intention of the peace talks was to prevent the situation in the south from deteriorating rapidly, but the Chinese do not promise to return Tharizin and Astrakhan. What is the significance of the peace agreement?

"If Chalizin really wants to hand over to the White Army, why should they negotiate with us? Isn't it good to attack Kazan directly with Kolchak?" Stalin knew very well about the situation on the Eastern and Southern Fronts, and couldn't help but ask loudly. "As long as the peace agreement is signed quickly enough, we will take over Chalizin before the White Army comes up, there will be a great opportunity to stabilize the situation on the Southern Front." Comrade Stalin looked at the delegation leader Yue Fei and said, "We should sign the peace agreement as soon as possible, and the faster the better!"

"Comrade Stalin, but they have put forward new territorial requirements. The border to the west is too close to the Volga River." Military adviser General Samoilo said, "Besides, if we agree to the other party's conditions immediately, what will the comrades in the party think?"

"Borders are not a problem, and I don't think the other party will be entangled in the border issue. If they really care about the land, why should the northern border be 200 kilometers away from the Siberian Railway?" Stalin asked again. "I think the bottom line of the Chinese people is very clear. They don't want to be too tense with us because of the border issue, so there is only 200 kilometers of concessions. Therefore, according to this bottom line, it is possible to determine the border between the two sides at 200 kilometers east of the Volga River, or even 300 kilometers. If everything is agreed in the end and the border is left unresolved, they are also likely to concessions. The real reason is that the Chinese people do not want to be enemies with us, otherwise why should they help us to buy loans?"

Obviously, some of Hu Wenyao's actions changed Stalin's view of China, but more importantly, China sent troops to attack his political opponent Trosky, which was of great benefit to the party's agreement to establish a new army that he advocated entirely by Bolshevik officers. According to Hu Wenyao's final letter, this army would be armed by the Chinese, and the generals would be his people.

After refuting Sokolinikov's suspicion of China, he looked at the regiment commander Yue Fei and said, "Dear Adolf, if you don't think this is another Brest peace agreement, we can wait for Trosky and his military experts to attack before signing the contract. But I am sure that even if the Chinese do not change the conditions, the situation in the south will become even more unfavorable to us. I have great questions about whether Chalizin can be taken back from the White Army at that time."

"I agree with Comrade Stalin's point of view." On the eve of the Revolution, because he did not agree to the armed seizure of power, Zinoevich and Gamiev actually disclosed the uprising information to the Menshevik newspaper in advance. For this reason, the political future of Gamiev and Zinoevich cast a shadow, but Comrade Lenin, who was generous, finally forgave them. This time, he had a lot of peace talks with China, and he worked very hard to cater to Comrade Lenin's wishes.

"The Chinese didn't want to be hostile to us, they just waited for a long time and refused to agree to negotiate with them, so they were angry. It was not that we were afraid of the Chinese, but obviously the combat effectiveness of the Chinese team has been fully tested in the European battlefield, and they are not even worse than the Germans. Think about it, if they and the Japanese really fought from Charizin along the Volga River to Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod, then the failure of the revolution was only a matter of time..."

Although Zinoevich was a veteran of the Bolsheviks, his words had no weight in the party since that incident. After he said that, the delegation leader Yue Fei said, "I think while continuing the negotiations, we should pray to Trosky to attack faster."

When the delegation was struggling with when to sign a peace treaty with the Chinese, on the Trosky train at Dubofka Railway Station 50 kilometers north of Taritzin, Trosky, Commander of the Eastern Soviet Front, Kamenev, Revolutionary Military Commissioners, Commander of the 10th Army, and Commander of the Four Army of the Five Army under the Eastern Soviet Front, and Commander of the Volga Region Fleet, all gathered here to convene a pre-war meeting.
Chapter completed!