When Qin Zhiyuan was still living in the 21st century, there was a time when the news that Lenin was going to return Vladivostok to the Republic of China was boiling.

In fact, for this kind of thing, it doesn't matter what Lenin once said, just look at whose jurisdiction Vladivostok is under now.

Tell me......

It's just talking!

Qin Zhiyuan is not just talking.

Qin Zhiyuan wants to really get Vladivostok and Sakhalin in his hands, so that Lanfang and Sakhalin can sandwich Japan in the south and north.

At the same time, Vladivostok in the north and Cam Ranh Bay in the south are rare natural military ports in the world, and if two naval fleets are deployed in these two places, the deterrence of the Japanese can be imagined.

The importance of Vladivostok to Russia is self-evident, without Vladivostok, the Russians would have lost their voice in Asia, and in this way, Russia would have almost gone from a world country to a regional power, and no longer has great influence.

Speaking of regional powers, please refer to Canada.

At that time, the international influence of the Russians is estimated to be about the same as that of Canada.

This is unacceptable to the Russians.

But it's still the same sentence, take advantage of your illness and kill you.

For a country, the first thing to solve is the question of survival or extinction, and then it can take into account the right to speak.

And both Moscow, the Bolshevik city of Russia, and Omsk, the capital of the Provisional Government, are now facing the question of survival or perdition.

At this critical juncture, the Russians do not have much bargaining chip.

Ivanovich understood the value of the Foreign Legion to the Russian Provisional Government, so although it was difficult to accept, he still visited Qin Zhiyuan repeatedly, expecting Qin Zhiyuan to change his attitude and relax some requirements.

Qin Zhiyuan is really hard-hearted, he has no intention of loosening, on the one hand, he is withdrawing troops in an orderly manner, and on the other hand, he is also starting a new deployment in Lanfang.

That's right, in fact, regardless of whether Kolchak agrees to Qin Zhiyuan's request or not, Qin Zhiyuan has already decided to send troops to Vladivostok.

If you want to get Vladivostok back, now is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Because by sending troops at this time, the Entente countries would not only not be wary of Lanfang's expansion, but would support Lanfang's troops in order to curb the proliferation of Bolsheviks.

If the Bolsheviks were to spread, it would undoubtedly be a catastrophe for the existing ruling classes in Britain, France, and the United States.

Look at the last Tsar Nicholas II, who had already been executed, and if the Bolsheviks were to flood, King George V would have suffered the same fate as Nicholas II.

Look at the fate of the capitalists in Russia, if the Bolsheviks are overflowing, then the fate of France is as miserable as the big capitalists in the United States.

So a Russia that supports the proliferation of Bolsheviks is more dangerous than an expansive Lanfang.

Britain and France were therefore in favor of exterminating the nascent Russian Bolsheviks, but Britain and France were powerless to send troops at the same time, and the Foreign Legion was now strictly speaking Lanfang's army, and it had broken away from its subordinate relationship with the French War Office, and the French War Office could not mobilize the Foreign Legion.

If Kolchak can persuade Qin Zhiyuan to send troops, then Britain and France will be happy to see it.

At the same time that Kolchak's emissaries were jumping up and down in Europe, the Bolsheviks in Russia were vigilant enough.

In mid-March, a mysterious man from Moscow traveled to Corsica and met Qin Zhiyuan at Thunder Cliff.

"Sit, Roman, what to drink?" Qin Zhiyuan is equally gentle.

It's already March, the wickers are starting to turn green, the flowers are coming to life, the air is full of excitement, and the fireplace in the Thunder Bluff is not lit, because the temperature here is pleasant.

"Qin, I'm so glad to see you. If you can, please bring me a glass of vodka. "The image of the Romanovs does not look very much like the Russians, if you want to talk about it carefully, it probably resembles Marx with a slightly shorter beard.

Vodka and Russia's national drink, Russians love it like hell.

Qin Zhiyuan smiled and nodded, and the Romanov got his wish.

Romanov didn't seem to like to be fake, so he picked up the cup and drank it down, "Oh...... It's wonderful, the sane are miserable, the drunkard rejoices, and when I'm miserable, I always like to have a drink. ”

Of course, it's not easy to get a glass of vodka even in Moscow these days.

Because of the embargo of the Entente, an equally serious humanitarian catastrophe occurred in Russia, which was even worse than Germany, don't think about drinking or something, some are good to eat.

"You're welcome, there's quite a few more." Qin Zhiyuan was generous and handed the wine bottle directly to Romanov.

"Okay, thanks." Romanov was really unkind, took the wine bottle and poured a large glass, and drank it again.

Romanov, who had drunk two large glasses of vodka, had eyes that brightened up surprisingly, and his nose grew redder, almost as if it had been smeared with blood.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't speak, just quietly watched the Romanov performance.

Oh, Qin Zhiyuan is also drinking, but it's just champagne, and the amount is only a little bit, and the symbolism is a little more.

For Qin Zhiyuan, no matter what the Romanov's intention is, as long as the Romanov appears in Thunder Cliff, this is Qin Zhiyuan's victory.

Congratulations!

"It's really a good wine......," Romanov shook his head in admiration, and then seemingly inadvertently introduced the topic: "I heard that you have a lot of Russians here recently, so they must not be authentic Russians, otherwise these vodkas of yours will not stay until now." ”

A simple sentence has clearly illustrated the attitude of the two factions in Russia that are now at odds with each other.

Look, they already don't recognize each other as Russians, so either "traitors" or "interferers", it's not a good thing anyway.

"Hehe, not at all, there's a lot of vodka here, and there's a wine cellar full of wine down there, so much for you to take a shower." Qin Zhiyuan did not back down.

Qin Zhiyuan's meaning is also very clear, if you want to talk slowly, then I am not in a hurry, anyway, I have enough capital in my hands.

"Ha, let's get down to business, Qin, please don't cooperate with the rebels led by Kolchak, the Bolsheviks are capable of meeting any of your requirements." The Romanovs got straight to the point.

Qin Zhiyuan noticed that in fact, from the moment the Romanov entered the door, the Romanov was using Chinese. This shows that the Romanovs lived in the East for a long time, which is the so-called "China expert" among foreigners.

"My request is very simple...... Qin Zhiyuan repeated his request again.

"This is impossible, the Bolsheviks are defenders of Russian interests, not betrayers, and it is impossible for us to accede to such demands." The Romanov refused.

As at the beginning of this article, Lenin did make promises that he would renounce all the undesirable benefits obtained in China during the imperial period.

But that's all a delaying tactic.

If we want to understand Russia's true purpose, we must analyze it in the context of the actual situation.

In fact, just half a month ago, the Beiyang government brazenly dispatched troops and sent General Xu Shuzheng, chief of the general staff of the Beiyang government army, to recover Outer Mongolia, which to a certain extent affected Lenin's attitude toward China.

At this time, the Siberian region, which originally belonged to Russia, is now in a leaderless situation, where is now anarchy, the people are at a loss, government institutions are suspended, the army is close to disbanding, and there is almost no defense force to speak of.

Lenin issued this statement in order to stabilize the Republic of China, to give the Republic of China government a promise, so that the Republic of China government can see the dawn of a peaceful solution to the problem, and prevent the Beiyang government from sending troops to Vladivostok, which will lead to Russia being under siege.

From the back of Lenin's heart, he never intended to return Vladivostok to the Republic.

Therefore, in the original history, when the Bolsheviks in Russia stabilized their domestic rule, Lenin immediately changed his tone: "Vladivostok is ours, no one will give it!" ”

Qin Zhiyuan's Lanfang is different from the government of the Republic of China, from the "Corsica Wharf Incident" to the "Tianjin Wharf Incident", and then to the "Japanese Fleet Incident in the Mediterranean", it can be clearly seen that Qin Zhiyuan is tough and uncompromising.

Therefore, when the Bolsheviks in Russia faced the Foreign Legion led by Qin Zhiyuan and the government of the Republic of China, the attitude of the Bolsheviks was very different.

For the government of the Republic of China, the Bolsheviks in Russia could fool around.

But for the Foreign Legion led by Qin Zhiyuan, fooling is not a good idea, and the Foreign Legion can use their strength at any time to make others understand the price of rebellion.

Therefore, when facing Qin Zhiyuan, the Romanov did not dare to show his tone easily, because that would put the situation in a situation from which he could not recover.

"It's okay, I didn't think I could tear up all the unequal contracts of the past by peaceful means, so if you don't agree, I'll tear up those treaties in my own way." Qin Zhiyuan didn't plan to make peace.

"Qin, you are making enemies of the whole world, you know, in the past hundred years, almost all countries in the world have clashed with the Republic of China, and they have all sucked blood on the giant of the Qing Kingdom, if you want to do this, do you want to declare war on the whole world like the Empress Dowager Cixi back then?" Romanrov is ready to form a gang.

"Don't be alarmist, it doesn't scare me. I don't want to challenge the whole world, even if you go to George and Raymond and cry to them, they won't believe you, because it's clear that I'm more trustworthy than you. On the contrary, you are now the target of public criticism, and the whole world sees you as a thorn in the side, you can try, if I push for a war now, and then dismember Russia into four or five countries of different sizes, do you think the British and the French will agree? Qin Zhiyuan was-for-tat.

Really, isn't it just a mouthpiece, who are the Chinese afraid of......

"You...... You...... You ......" Romanov's face changed dramatically.

If it is really as Qin Zhiyuan said, to dismember Russia into four to five countries of different sizes, then Qin Zhiyuan is really likely to succeed, and the feasibility is quite large.

You know, for hundreds of years, Russia's huge territory and almost unlimited war potential have been a sharp sword hanging over the heads of Europeans, and it may fall at any time.

And Russia's greed for territory has never been hidden, and whenever there is an opportunity, the Russians will always choose to expand, expand, expand......

If it were possible, Qin Zhiyuan felt that the British and French would be willing to lift the threat.

Well, it's not just Qin Zhiyuan who feels this way, but Romanov also feels this way.

(To be continued.) )