Chapter 488: "Four-Power Summit"

Little Warlord

On March 21, 1919, shortly after the Temple Street Incident was resolved, the summit was held in Nanjing!

These four countries are China, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom.

Since the letters of Koo in Shikoku are C, A, F, and E, they are connected together to form "caf."

E" means "*Brown Room" in English, so the Four-Nation Summit is also called "*Brown Hall Meeting".

Present at the first "Four-Power Summit" were Wang Qinglù, Minister of State of the Republic of China, Klein, US Minister to the Republic of China, Sir Eston, British Minister to the Republic of China, and French Minister to the Republic of China.

In the "Four-Power Summit", the first topic discussed was the issue of China's dispatch of troops to Russia.

Previously, the Northeast Army Corps of China had entered Russia under the leadership of Zhang Zuolin, the commander of the corps, but there was no substantial battle with the Soviet Russian Red Army.

At this time, the White Guards were already in a very difficult situation.

The United States, Britain, and France demanded that China immediately launch the necessary military operations, and the three countries would fulfill their previous agreement with Wang Hengyue, President of the Republic of China, and provide all the weapons and materials needed by China.

On behalf of the Chinese government, Wang Qinglù solemnly promised that from the end of March to mid-April, the Northeast Army Corps of the Central Republic of China would conduct one or two large-scale military combat operations, and would mobilize more than 100,000 troops into Russia in April!

Military plans on the part of China... In the judgment of peace, it is unrealistic to completely destroy Soviet Russia in a short period of time, and the top priority at the moment is to stabilize the White Guards, repel the attack of the Soviet Russian Red Army, and keep the battle line at the intended distance.

For this reason, in addition to asking the three countries of Europe and the United States to fulfill their promises as soon as possible and provide supplies to China, they also demanded that a serious warning be given to the White Guards at this summit to prevent the recurrence of the "Naspetynov" incident on Temple Street!

In addition, the Japanese side must strictly guarantee that it will not want to provoke the Chinese army as a "friendly army", otherwise it will not hesitate to counterattack when the Chinese army is again subjected to such a situation!

In order to ensure the smooth implementation of this point, Wang Qinglù suggested that the four countries should select personnel to set up an "observation group" to closely monitor the battlefield movements and reconcile the contradictions between friendly forces. Avoid friction!

This proposal was completely in the interests of the three European and American countries, so the four countries reached an agreement without much bargaining.

On the 22nd, the four countries issued the first joint statement of the four countries of the "*Brown Remeeting".

In the statement, the four countries solemnly warned all White Guards that the intervening forces were sacred and inviolable, and that while the intervening forces were fighting against Russia, the White Guards should not provoke friction or create trouble under any situation or pretext. The White Guards must fight bravely under the unified command of the combat units with China as the main force and fight to the end for their Russia!

The issuance of this statement made the White Guards feel uncomfortable. Fighting on their own soil, but they must be commanded and blamed by the armed forces of other countries.

However, in the current state of the White Guards, they could not do without any of the four countries.

As a member of the intervention army, the Japanese side felt even more sour in his heart. Japan was also an intervention army, and Japan thought that it had a strong influence in the Far East, but with the end of the civil war, its influence was beginning to spread, and Japan began to faintly feel that its position was being replaced by China.

But what's the solution?

In addition to continuing to take tough measures against Japan, the powerful president of China has adopted extremely flexible tactics towards the European and American powers.

After the end of the European War, he took advantage of the serious dissatisfaction of the United States, Britain and France with the excessive expansion of Japan in China, and successfully mobilized the sharp change in the attitude of the United States, Britain and France towards Japan, so that the three countries stood on the opposite side of Japan, and quickly reversed the passivity of China's diplomacy at the Paris Peace Conference during the Beiyang government era.

The great president of China will take the most appropriate measures at the most appropriate time!

While the "Four-Nation Summit" was going on.

The situation in the Far East was also discussed among the four countries.

Wang Qinglù, the representative of China, said that China will fully respect the interests of the three countries in the Far East, and at the same time expressed the intention of China to exert important influence in the Far East. …,

For this point, the Three Kingdoms are welcome with both hands raised!

They have long regarded Wang Hengyue as their spokesperson in China, and it would be great if they could rely on the strength of China and use China to ensure their interests in the Far East.

The "Quad Summit" lasted for three days, and the four countries reached an agreement on various issues, and agreed to hold a summit from March to April every year, and gradually upgraded the summit specifications.

A coalition has been formed.

Although this alliance is based on mutual interests, it is not so strong. In the future, if national interests are involved, then this alliance is likely to collapse quickly, but in the current situation, the establishment of this alliance is still very much in line with the needs of both sides.

On the last day of the summit, Wang Hengyue, president of the Republic of China, suddenly appeared at the meeting.

The sudden appearance of the president even surprised Wang Qinglù, the state minister.

There was applause in the room. Wang Hengyue smiled and invited everyone to sit down: "Ministers, I am here today to convey a signal, hoping to appear at the venue at the next summit. It's me, the President of the United States, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the President of France. I hope that the specifications of the summit can be maximized! The summit of the four countries is not only about the interests of the Far East, but also, on another level, about the distribution of the world pattern. ”

This was quickly endorsed by the Ministers. U.S. Minister Klein said: "I fully agree with what Mr. President said, the interests of the Far East are valued by everyone and need to be safeguarded, and the same is true of the new pattern of the world. In the Far East, we believe that China will exert more and more influence, and this is the responsibility of Mr. President. ”

"I will." Wang Hengyue said very seriously: "The day after the summit, we issued a statement, which solidified our friendship. On the situation in Russia, I can report one more piece of good news to you. On the basis of our original plan to send troops, after discussions between the War Department and the General Staff, we decided to increase the number of troops by 50,000 troops and 100 aircraft! ”

After a brief moment of astonishment, applause soon erupted.

"I believe that with the full force of China, those red sè elements in Russia will soon be able to get the town of Sir Eston said lightly.

Wang Hengyue said: "Regarding the situation in Russia, we can't be careless in any way. Although the Red Army of Soviet Russia was poorly equipped, it had great development power and potential to be tapped. I am sure that the war in Russia will be very hard. I have already prepared the worst plan, that is, let the White Guards and Soviet Russia occupy one side and form a confrontation situation, and then find a suitable time to strike at Soviet Russia. ”

The envoy of the Three Kingdoms nodded slightly as he listened.

In terms of the current situation in Russia, this is already a very optimistic estimate.

The only thing that can be counted on for the situation in Russia now is that the Chinese army can quickly achieve one or two major victories, stabilize the situation in Russia, and at the same time look for an opportunity to annihilate the Soviet Russian Red Army!

But that's easier said than done.

"My State Minister has submitted a list to you." Wang Hengyue pointed at his own state affairs minister, Wang Qinglù: "I hope that the materials I need on this list can be handed over to China by the end of June, which will play a very important role in resolving the situation in Russia, so after the meeting, I ask the ministers to immediately inform their governments." ”

"We will." The ministers of the three countries replied in unison.

Wang Hengyue nodded: "Of course, what we still have to solve is the land problem left over from the Tsarist period, which is what the Chinese people think about it, and I have also borne a lot of pressure for this." ”

The ministers of the three countries laughed at the same time.

No one will do anything to let a country send troops for nothing without giving him any benefits.

In fact, after the Chinese side agreed to send troops, the three countries quickly judged that the powerful president was very likely to take this opportunity to recover the territory of the Chinese country that had been invaded by Russia in history.

And now his words only confirm the speculations of various countries!

This great president will not give up until he takes advantage. …,

In fact, the ministers of the three countries did not know that the president's thoughts were much more than that.

In Wang Hengyue's view, Russia is far more dangerous than Japan, and the threat to China is also greater, and a unified Russia can threaten its own country anytime and anywhere.

Therefore, it is necessary to resolutely weaken and disintegrate Russia in the midst of its civil war.

Wang Hengyue did not want to see the victory of the Soviet Red Army, nor did he want to see the victory of the White Guards. The best outcome would be for them to continue the civil war and chaos.

And before that, assisting the White Guards to defeat the offensive of the Soviet Russian Red Army was the first step to be done!

"There's good news." Wang Hengyue smiled and said, "Before coming here, I have officially accepted the invitation of Mr. Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, and will pay an official visit to the United States in July. ”

It was another sudden news, and U.S. Minister Klein was the first to react, and he said with a smile: "As an American, especially as an American minister, I sincerely welcome the president's visit to the United States, and I hope that this visit will be a great success!" ”

Thank you. ”

The British and French ministers had a different thought in their hearts: China and the United States have already come closer, and now the visit of the president of China to the United States will bring the relations between the two countries closer to a new level, and Britain and France seem to have been taken the lead by the Americans on this point.

Still, there is a chance to remedy!

When the president visits the United States, he can also visit the United Kingdom and France!。