Chapter 685 Closed 12

July 16, 10 a.m.

Fort Brest.

In the central castle of the strict fortress, the nearly 20-meter-long negotiating table is full of people on both sides. On one side is the Allied delegation led by Feng Qi and German Foreign Minister Strau, and on the other hand is the Russian delegation led by Trotsky.

The table was full of all kinds of documents, and the people on both sides looked at each other coldly, and the atmosphere was solemn and depressing.

Deadlock, or deadlock!

Although China and Germany have made concessions, they still failed to satisfy Trotsky. In fact, no matter how many concessions the two countries make, it is unacceptable to him. He would rather continue the war than sign this humiliating contract.

Because according to this contract, Russia will cede to Germany, including all of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and one-third of Belarus, including Brest!

Although Estonia and the entire territory of Belarus have been reduced a lot more than before Germany, Russia still has to cede 1 million square kilometers of land and hand over 28 million people and nearly 40% of the country's resources, railways and heavy industry.

In addition to Germany, Russia also needs to cede 370,000 square kilometers of land to Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire will also acquire half of the Azerbaijani region, including the oil towns of Baku and Batumi.

Of course, there are the most appetizing Chinese people here. Even if the conditions are made after making concessions, they still need to start from the Yamal Peninsula, go down the southern Ob River, and then bend to Qiuming and finally connect the current border of Xinhua in the Eastern Kazakh region, which is merged into Lake Balkhash, although there is no need for an inch of land in Central Asia. But nearly three-quarters of Western Siberia is gone, and 2.2 million square kilometers of land will be handed over to the Chinese people!

If Russia had never allowed the Chinese to enter the Ural Mountains, and Germany would not have agreed to demarcation by the Ural Mountains, perhaps the whole of Western Siberia and Central Asia would have been annexed or indirectly annexed.

Although the area of Western Siberia has no resources and is sparsely populated, which is different from the essence of Germany's demand for cession, it is Russia after all!

In addition to land, Russia will also pay a total of 4.5 billion rubles in war compensation in the next 15 years, including Germany's 1.5 billion, Xinhua's 1.5 billion, and Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Osman will each receive 500 million.

As a diplomatic politician, Trotsky knows very well that if this contract is signed, it means that Russia's ties with the world will be cut off. Unless the All parties can win, Russia will change from a major country in the world to a completely European second-rate country in the future.

Although Lenin and many members of the Central Committee believe that Russia's withdrawal is bound to trigger a revolutionary wave in countries around the world, and many countries and Russia will come together in the future. They depict a beautiful world, he is still very worried.

"Mr. Trotsky, I don't know if you have thought about it today. If not, why don't we have coffee or have some fun instead of continuing to sit here." Seeing Trotsky's uncertain face, Feng Qi picked up the tea and said lightly.

"Yes, in fact, I prefer to let the army talk to you rather than waste your words here." German Foreign Minister Strauss is also arrogant, but he knows how empty his heart is. In fact, he knows that the German army on the Western Front is exhausted. If he can no longer transfer the troops on the Eastern Front, I'm afraid that Paris will be in danger.

After the two giants opened their mouths, the representatives of Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria said that they did not want to be entangled any more. Even the Ottoman representatives made a tough statement, simply saying that Osman was willing to send troops to continue to go deep along the Caucasus until they hit the Don River.

Trotsky sneered. If there is no help from the Chinese, it is hard to say whether the Ottoman soldiers can save their own land. Do they still want to fight the Don?!

But when he turned his head and saw Feng Qi's smile on the corners of his mouth, he did not dare to be careless. It is said that the Strait of Hormuz will be navigable in the next few days. Relying on the port of Salalah, Muscat, Socotra Island and the Maldives Islands captured last month, the Xinhua Navy has actually surrounded the British, American and Indian fleet. They were Compression is a very small range of activities.

And Xinhua can take advantage of this advantage to take the Indian Ocean and continuously send troops to Mesopotamia. So far, there have been as many as 200,000. It is said that it will eventually reach 300,000 or more. This force has the ability to go deep into the Caucasus. If the striker has arrived in Tyumen, the Chinese Northwest Army will also fall. If the head is going south, Russia will lose the whole of Central Asia.

This is the deadly blade. Together with the German Eastern Front Army, they formed three sharp swords that pierced the Russian hinterland.

"I can't agree to these conditions. Maybe I should meet the representatives of the Ally." Trotsky continued not to be ready to let go, pushing the thick contract manuscript away from him with a cold face.

His words immediately made the representatives of the allied countries clenched their fists, because it was the seventh time he used the Allies as an excuse to blackmail. The European allies, including Germany, were even more in a bad face. Only Feng Qi and Ambassador Osman did not change their faces. The latter did not say that they did not worry about Britain and the United States, but because with More and more troops from Xinhua are entering Greater Kuwait, and the Ottomans have actually become one of the most leisurely countries in the war.

This subtle change also means that the alliance has actually been divided into two factions. Although it gave up the Arabian Peninsula, Ottoman rule here basically did not exist, so after getting Baku from Xinhua, Ottoman began to lean more towards Xinhua.

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria are still European partners in the Union, but Feng Qi knows that Germany is actually more lonely, because Austria-Hungary is already on the verge of civil strife, and it is only a matter of time before it defeats the division.

But now it's not the time to think about this. Feng Qi looked at Trotsky and sneered. This guy is a good political player. Unfortunately, he has too few cards. Britain and the United States do have enough power at present. Even France's defeat is still early. If Russia does not withdraw and decides to continue to fight, it will really cause some trouble, but he The more he keeps mentioning the agreement, the more it shows that he is extremely guilty.

Just as everyone was thinking about how to fight back against Trotsky and repeatedly threatening himself with this point, a Xinhua diplomatic entourage suddenly walked into the conference room and whispered a few words to Feng Qi.

Then everyone saw the most amazing scene.

Feng Qi slowly took out her briefcase and began to pack her bags. Even the entourage around him began to pack the documents. The secretary responsible for drafting and translating the contract threw the crucial draft of the contract aside.

What's going on?!

"Your Excellency Feng Qi, this is you." German Foreign Minister Strauss quickly asked that Xinhua is an important pillar of the negotiations. With them, Germany may not be able to bite off this fat meat.

Feng Qi smiled and stuffed the last document into her briefcase. After turning around and handing it to the secretary, she put her hands on the table. After sweeping the audience, she suddenly stared at Trotsky.

Tolotsky moved his buttocks slightly and said coldly, "I don't know what you have to say?"

"More than 20 years ago, I once said this sentence to the then British ambassador Sir Ogner in Yanjing, asking him to "remember my black eyes and yellow skin." I'll say it again today. Please remember my black eyes and yellow skin!"

This bold statement has already spread all over the world, which made Trotsky's heart thump. After Feng Qi said this last time, Li Mo used Hawaii as a base, brazenly intervened across thousands of miles to intervene in the Qing Dynasty, and launched an attack on the Russian Far East Fleet and army. Could it be this time?

But are they really going to do this? You should know that for Xinhua, Western Siberia is already very far away. If it weren't for the long supply and lack of stamina, I believe that Li Mo's greed would not be willing to sit down and negotiate, so it's not easy to cross the Ural Mountains. In addition, India, Australia and Panama have contained so many troops, they dare to cross thousands of troops. The supply line, launch an unprecedented offensive?!

Although Trotsky couldn't believe it, when he saw that Feng Qi was really leaving, he suddenly panicked and immediately got up and called, "Wait, Mr. Feng Qi, I want to know the reason."

Feng Qi, who was ready to leave, quickly slipped a smile on the corners of her mouth, but when he turned around, her face was already cold. She looked at Trotsky and said, "Why? It's very simple."

"Mr. Trotsky, I know that you have repeatedly mentioned that you want to discuss with the agreement. You just saw that Britain and the United States are attacking our allies, thinking that our Congress dares to blackmail us because the supply line is too long and difficult to continue." Feng Qi said, "Am I right?"

Trotsky's face was gloomy. Before he answered, Feng Qi continued to say, "In fact, you are right. If you had been five minutes ago, you might have succeeded this time, but now you have failed!"

"Failed?!" German Foreign Minister Strauerau was also a guy with a keen political sense. After hearing these three words, he was shocked and suddenly got up and asked, "Mr. Feng Qi, what happened?"

"Yes." Feng Qi smiled at Strau, glanced at the audience confidently and said loudly, "I can solemnly tell you that I just got the news that yesterday afternoon in the southwest Pacific Ocean and off the coast of New Zealand, our Royal Navy successfully annihilated all the main forces of the Australian Grand Fleet!

Australia has become an isolated island!"

"God!"

"That's great!"

"Victory belongs to the alliance!"

This amazing news suddenly made all the allied officials present shout excitedly, while the Russian delegation was completely panicked, and even Trotsky turned pale, as if he had been drained of blood in an instant and fell into a chair.

People who can enter this room are not fools. There is no need to explain that everyone understands that after the Australian Grand Fleet was besieged and completely destroyed, it has become an isolated island. Australia, which has almost no industrial foundation, can't stick to it for a long time. Maybe it will be announced in the next second. Bu surrendered.

This means that Xinhua does not even need to send an army to Australia. The current army alone can slowly consume the other party, so that more than one million troops will be added for nothing. If all these troops are thrown into Greater Kuwait and Western Siberia, then not to mention the curse of the Urals, the whole Central Asia will be complete. The department is lost!

And it is impossible for me to be the only one to blackmail my opponent to join the treaty, because after losing Australia, Britain and the United States have shown defeat!

"Mr. Trotsky, do you think I should continue to sit here, or telegraph Mr. Lenin to change a negotiator, or just let the army continue to speak?" Feng Qi seized the opportunity and hit Trotsky, who was completely messed up.

Looking at those cold eyes, Trotsky's brain was already blank, and his fingers subconsciously reached into his pocket. There was a resignation letter written when he left St. Petersburg for nearly a month, because he knew very well that as long as he signed the contract, his name would be nailed for the rest of his life. Russia's pillar of shame will undoubtedly become an abandoned son, and even Lenin can't be saved, which is one of the main reasons why he is reluctant to sign the contract!

But now, do you still have a choice?

"Mr. Feng Qi, we." Trotsky, with a cold sweat all over his body, asked dullly, "Can you continue to follow the previous agreement?"

Feng Qi glanced at Strau and sneered, "But the amount of war compensation needs to be increased!"

======On July 16, 1916, the Second Special Fleet of the Royal Navy of the New China Empire annihilated the Australian Grand Fleet. At the moment when the news was not even fully spread, the famous one was later considered by all walks of life in Russia as a treaty that had never been humiliating since the birth of Russia. It is officially signed.

At that time, Lenin tried his best to say that the cession of the entire eastern and central Siberia signed in the Tsarist era was dozens of times larger than the area of this cession, but all walks of life in Russia did not recognize it, because those lands were too desolate to be comparable to the prosperous places that were cut off this time.

Although Trotsky finally struggled to keep the bottom line of the land under the mutual restraint of Xinhua and Germany, he was forced to increase his compensation because of the reality that Xinhua freed his hands from Australia.

Originally, he didn't want to agree, and sent a telegram to Lenin to explain, but Lenin, who was already in danger of the outside world and domestic conditions, could no longer take care of it. Under the circumstances that the number of years promised by China and Germany could be increased to 20 years, and the interest could also be reduced, the new Soviet political axe, who was eager to withdraw, promised to increase the compensation from 4.5 billion rubles. At 7 billion rubles, Xinhua and Germany each account for 2.5 billion, and the remaining 2 billion will be shared equally by the other three countries.

At 17:00 p.m., when Trotsky's gray-faced representative of Russia signed the contract, it also meant that the turning point of the war had finally arrived.

On July 18, the political axes and parliaments of the countries involved in the negotiations passed the contract at a lightning speed, which means that the Brest contract is officially effective.

On the same day, representatives of Britain, France, the United States and other allied countries held a closed-door meeting again. In addition to appeasing the floating people, they also reiterated the statement that they would continue the war and would never surrender to the "reading talent".

On July 19, the news of the official entry into force of the Brest contract came out. Russia was sad, and all walks of life condemned Lenin and the Bolsheviks he led by him. Even discord began to spread within the Soviets, and there was a wave of immigration in the ceded areas. Even many people began to turn to support the Russian rebels. One day, millions of Russian troops began to withdraw from the front line and wait for recovery, but they didn't know that they withdrew from the war in exchange for not bread and peace, but a long and bloody decade.

20 On the 20th, Du Hening, who was supported by Britain and France, took the lead in not acknowledging the contract and led 250,000 Belarusian troops to launch a full-scale attack on the Soviet ax led by Lenin.

At the same time, the British army at the Kronstadt Fortress launched an offensive against St. Petersburg. Denikin and Gorchak joined tens of thousands of British troops from Central Asia and led a total of 1.5 million Belarusian troops to say that they would not accept the contract and declare war on the Soviet political axe that betrayed national interests.

21 On the 21st, Lenin delivered a speech at the National Congress of the Soviet Union, demanding that the Soviets and the Red Army unite to defend the new regime, defeat the rotten Belarusian army, and build a beautiful [***] country.

25 said that according to the secret agreement between Xinhua and Lenin, 250,000 Russian prisoners who were willing to join the Soviet Red Army were released in Tomsk and returned from Central Asia. At the same time, the third batch of 200,000 rifles and matching bullets were handed over to Lenin's representatives. At the same time, Germany also captured 300,000 prisoners and captured rifles. And the bullet was handed over to Lenin.

There are always amazing coincidences in history. On August 1, 1916, on the first anniversary of Xinhua's participation in the war, Lenin, who received secret support, began to lead the Red Army to fight back against the Belarusian army, and the Russian Civil War broke out in an all-round way!

For Li Mo and Xinhua, after the two gates of the north and south were closed almost at the same time, the final battle has been put on the agenda.

On August 2, through the restored Siberian Railway, the first two army infantry divisions of the Northwest Army began to withdraw. According to the General Staff Plan, by the end of the year, the size of the Northwest Army will be reduced from the current 115 divisions to 50 divisions to 1 million. Whether the remaining troops will continue to be stationed depends on the internal situation in Russia. Moreover, they will be temporarily stationed in Salekhard, Khante, Tyumin, Omsk and Tomsk in the lower reaches of the northern part of the Ob River.

While the main force began to withdraw, 12 National Guard divisions began to enter Western Siberia with 5,000 snowmobiles and other special equipment for winter use. The continuous wintering supplies also began to accelerate the transportation to the west. At the same time, the General Staff and the Prime Minister's Office approved the three-year 5 million border gover immigration plan, and It began to use prisoners of war to build a railway from Omsk to Novi Port east of the Yamal Peninsula. According to this plan, Xinhua will build this railway within five years.

To this end, Li Mo, the emperor of the Xinhua Empire, made a special trip to the parliament and stated in detail his prospects for the future development of the Arctic Ocean. According to His Majesty's opinion, Xinhua will build three two-line railway arteries along the three major rivers in Siberia, the Lena River, the Yenisei River and the Ob River in the next 15 years, and in the iron Three frontier bases in and out of the Arctic Ocean were established at the end of the road, and these seaport bases were required to be used by at least 50,000 troops and more than 20 icebreakers and cruisers.

Not only the political axe, but also the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ship Design Department have also received special funds to study heating and other problems in the construction of the three major bases. At the same time, it will also begin to study large-scale ocean-going icebreakers and new ships and aircraft suitable for the hydrological conditions of the Arctic Ocean in advance.

On August 3, Nicholas II's family, who did not know that such a great change had taken place in Russia and the outside world, secretly arrived at Tianjin Port.

(to be continued)