Chapter 371: The Treaty of Brest

"Leader, we can find a way to resume negotiations with the Germans. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info If the Germans really crossed the border and launched an attack on us. I will support the leader's opinion. Trotsky thought for a long time, and then said.

As one of the leaders of the Burundi Party, he did not want to see the revolution of the Burundi Party finally fail. In that case, it won't do him any good. So, he didn't want to really go that far.

Ulyanov nodded, relieved in his heart. It was undoubtedly very difficult for Trotsky to make such a change. Fortunately, Trotsky made a change.

"Well, Comrade Trotsky. You must know that everything we do is for our party and our revolution. Only when our revolution succeeds can the struggle of our people be worthwhile! Ulyanov said.

"Yes, Leader!" Trotsky nodded.

The next day, the Russian party took the initiative to show goodwill to the German side and offered to resume peace talks. It also said that the party agreed in principle with most of the terms proposed by Germany. However, some specific provisions need to be further discussed.

Germany, for its part, did not want the negotiations to break down. In doing so, the Russian Cloth Party did exactly what they wanted.

"His Royal Highness, it seems that the Russians are really frightened. This time, we can easily get the benefits we want. "Feng? Kidren? The smile on Vahit's face, the original worry, has long since disappeared. He never expected that what Qin Tian said was true. It is unbelievable that the Russians would agree to such harsh conditions that they proposed.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, this time it's up to you. Whether we can get the most benefit depends on the negotiations with the Russians. Qin Tian smiled. The Russian finally relented, which made his heart, which had been hanging in his stomach, finally put back in his stomach. Before, he was also worried that if the Russians refused to give in, what would happen to him? At that time, his prestige as the crown prince of the empire will probably be greatly reduced.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. This time I will definitely complete my mission. "Feng? Kidren? Vahit patted his chest and reassured.

With Qin Tian creating such good conditions for him, if he hadn't been able to succeed, then he would be too incompetent.

On January 8, 1915, representatives of the German and Russian Cloth Parties held negotiations again in Brest. As a gesture of goodwill, the Russian side agreed to Germany's earlier offer to abandon the three Baltic states. However, for other conditions, they are no longer relenting.

"Your Excellency, too, to express our sincerity. We are ready to give up half of Belarus. The territories east of the Berezina and Dnieper rivers can remain under your control. In addition, you only need to pay 10 billion marks for war reparations. Your Excellency, this is already our bottom line. If your party doesn't even agree to this condition, then I have no choice. "Feng? Kidren? Vahit said. With them already in full control, he certainly won't back down at will.

"This ......, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, your requirements are still too harsh." Trotsky still wanted to negotiate more relaxed conditions. It's just that, Feng? Kidren? Vahit, however, was reluctant to back down.

Because the gap between the demands of the two sides is so great that this time the negotiations will inevitably reach an impasse again.

When Qin Tian learned of this, he immediately issued an order to the 8th and 9th Army Corps, asking them to cross the Line of Actual Control and penetrate deep into Russian territory. If you encounter resistance, you can return fire.

Qin Tian's orders were well implemented by the 8th and 9th Legions. More than 300,000 troops of two corps crossed the Line of Actual Control and began to march on Russian territory.

Although, they did not enter the territory of Russia much. However, for the Russian Party, it is undoubtedly a very clear signal once again. That is, if the negotiations continue to stalemate, they will really go on the offensive.

In view of this situation, Ulyanov once again convened an emergency meeting.

"Comrades, the German army, having crossed the Line of Actual Control on both sides, has begun to attack our hinterland. If we don't stop them, I'm afraid they will advance all the way to St. Petersburg! Ulyanov's face was furious.

"Leader, the conditions of the Germans are too harsh, do we really have to agree?" Kamenev was a little unwilling.

"It is better to cede some territory to Germany for the time being than for us to be wiped out by them! In the future, when we become stronger, we can take those territories back at any time. Joseph said from the side.

"Yes! Now that Germany is strong, we can only compromise for the time being. Some other committee members also expressed their positions. Everyone was frightened by the advance of the German army.

Subsequently, Ulyanov once again launched a round of voting. In this vote, eight out of 13 people voted in favor. Among them was Trotsky, who was in Brest and could not be rushed back. Of course, his vote was cast by someone else.

"Very well, comrades. I'm very happy that everyone was able to come to an agreement. I believe that although we have many difficulties ahead, we will be able to overcome them and win the final victory! Ulyanov said with a smile on his face. Of course, he is still haunted by the five negative votes in his heart. It's just that now is not the time to talk about that.

The next day, 18 January 1915, Trotsky signed his name on behalf of the Russian Cloth Party. It can be said that the Russian Cloth Party accepted the German conditions in its entirety.

Germany received the three Baltic states without much effort, plus Poland and half of Belarus. Ukraine and Finland will stand on their own with the support of Germany. Of course, we still have to think carefully about how these two countries will stand on their own and what their future political system will be. But in any case, Russia has lost these places forever. In terms of war reparations, the party will pay Germany 10 billion marks worth of gold and other jewels in the next six months. Of course, these things originally belonged to the wealth of the tsar, and the cloth party scraped the ground in Russia. Now part of it belongs to Germany. This made the Cloth Party very unwilling, but there was no other way.