In the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles, Clemenceau, known as the "Tiger of France", was smiling reservedly. Beside Clemenceau, the foreign foreign ministers who had greeted Yan Guang and Wilson in the port of Brest were also smiling reservedly, and beside the French foreign minister, the other officials of the French political axe were all smiling reservedly... And in front of these people, the new German Foreign Minister Hermann? Müller, on the other hand, sat at the table with a humiliated face, his right hand holding the pen trembling

Just like the French fifty years ago... The Palace of Versailles is the pride of the French.

The Hall of Mirrors is part of this pride.

The palace of Versailles is a classicist style building, the façade is a standard classicist three-stage treatment, that is, the façade is divided into three sections, vertical and horizontal, the building is symmetrical, the shape outline is neat, solemn and majestic, and it is known as the representative of the beauty of the surname Li. The interior is mainly Baroque, with a few halls in the Rococo style.

When the Palace of Versailles was built, the architectural style of the Palace of Versailles aroused the envy of the monarchs of Russia, Austria and other countries. The summer palace built by Peter I on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Maria? Theresia's Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Frederick II and Frederick? Wilhelm II's Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam and King Ludwig II of Bavaria built Helensimsee Palace are modeled after the palaces and gardens of Versailles.

Of course, the Palace of Versailles also has some other problems, such as the excessive pursuit of grandeur and luxury, but the inconvenience of living functions. There was no toilet or toilet in the palace, and even the crown prince had to defecate in the fireplace in his bedroom. Louis XV was extremely disgusted with the dormitory, believing that although it was spacious and luxurious, it did not keep warm.

However, no matter how many faults there are, they can't change the pride of the French at the Palace of Versailles.

But just fifty years ago, in 1870, in this proud place of the French, Kaiser Wilhelm I was crowned here after his victory in the Franco-Prussian War.

The war, which ended with the defeat of France and the overthrow of the Second French Empire, became an eternal shame in the hearts of the French.

At the same time, this shame inspired the French fifty years ago, like Germany twenty years later, to be rife with revanchism in France, and eventually to become one of the triggers for the First World War... And at this moment, in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles, under the watchful eyes of the world's great powers, the victory that France had been pursuing since fifty years ago was finally successfully achieved by Clemenceau and others.

So although many of the contents of the treaty were not perfect in the eyes of Clemenceau and others, when Hermann? When Müller signed in the Hall of Mirrors with a humiliated face, Clemenceau and the others laughed reservedly―――――― just like Hitler who took a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower twenty years later.

Similarly, Clemenceau would never have imagined that his actions at this moment would bring even greater humiliation to France. After all, not every powerful country will surrender more than a month after the outbreak of war.

Fortunately, Clemenceau, known as the Tiger of France, only lived to 1929, and if Clemenceau lived another twenty years, he would probably be angry to death by these unscrupulous juniors.

After all, Clemenceau, known as the Tiger of France, could never have pursued any policy of appeasement... But then again, if he could have foreseen that his juniors would be so uncompetitive, I am afraid that he would not have given up the idea of asking Germany to "pay to the last mark".

It's just that the gap in strength is not counted, who would have thought that in the face of Germany's approach, Britain and France, which had an overwhelming advantage, would retreat step by step. In the end, the Nazis were completely cultivated...―――――――――― in the Hall of Mirrors, the humiliation on the faces of the German delegation was almost visible to everyone, and the other victorious countries not only turned a blind eye to it, but even triumphantly pointed at it.

The only country that did not insult Germany at the meeting was China.

However, although the treaty has been signed, it does not mean that it is over.

As the French Marshal Foucie said.

"This is not peace, this is just a truce of twenty years."

I have to admit that Fuxi's prediction is indeed quite accurate.

Long before the Paris Peace Conference, France, Great Britain, and the United States had already indicated different purposes for the Peace Conference. France, because of the deep damage caused by the war and the German aggression against France several times in history, advocated severe punishment and weakened Germany as much as possible; Britain, out of traditional policy considerations, wanted to maintain a relatively strong and economically self-reliant Germany in order to maintain the balance of power on the continent; The United States, for its part, wanted to establish and benefit from a system that would guarantee a lasting peace as soon as possible, and at the same time advocated war reparations from Germany.

The purposes of the three main Entente powers were different and even contradictory, and although all three countries made concessions and eventually agreed, the result was that all sides made compromises but none of them fully achieved their goals. The fact that Germany was not completely weakened or appeased was a sign of instability for both the victorious and defeated countries, and for the whole of Europe and even the whole world.

However, the signing of such a treaty with Germany can be regarded as a kind of political compromise to some extent.

After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles against Germany, the Allies signed the Treaty of St. Germain with Austria (June 10, 1919). The Treaty of Nay was signed with Bulgaria (27 November 1919). The Treaty of Trianon was signed with Hungary (4 June 1920). The Treaty of Sèvres was signed with Turkey (10 August 1920).

Therefore, the whole peace conference will not end because of the signing of the [Versailles Treaty] by Germany, and there are many things to be busy afterwards.

But these have nothing to do with Yan Guang, because the rest of these treaties are almost all inconsequential, and these inconsequential treaties, as long as Gu Weijun is left.

After all, as China's foreign minister, Gu Weijun is also qualified to deal with these sub-treaties.

Except, of course, for the Treaty of Sèvres against Turkey, after all, a large part of the territory now occupied by China was divided from Turkey. For example, Mesopotamia and Kuwait, plus Erzurum, which was directly ceded by Turkey, have a direct relationship with China.

Therefore, even if China does not participate in other treaties, the Treaty of Sèvres against Turkey must be participated. And as a major force in Mesopotamia and Turkey, China has a very important say.

In addition to the Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of Sèvres, the topic of Soviet Russia was also a very important topic at the Peace Conference.

So far, the Entente's intervention forces and Kolchak's 400,000 White Army's offensive against Soviet Russia has been quite unsmooth―――――― and there are also reasons for China's secret interference behind it.

Because of the unsuccessful offensive, the issue of Soviet Russia at the Paris Peace Conference was also a very important part. The Paris Peace Conference changed the political map of Eastern Europe. Seven new reading countries have emerged: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic and Yugoslavia.

Although it was derided as the "Balkanization of Europe", because ethnic mixing was common in these regions, and the fact that the signatories did not adjust for the migration of populations, these countries had their own national problems, despite these problems, they also showed the triumph of nationalism, that is, the exaltation of the principle of national self-determination. The intention of the Entente to let these countries read is to let these Eastern European countries form a "epidemic prevention belt" to prevent the westward spread of Russia, so that the capitalist politics of boiling will not be threatened by the red.

It's just that if Soviet Russia can be solved straightforwardly, I'm afraid things will be simpler.

However, with Yan Guang making trouble behind his back, this itself has already been decided, and the fate of Soviet Russia will be the same as in the previous life...―――――――――― "Huh, if you can not take a boat next time, you should not take a boat..."

After more than a month of sailing, Yan Guang, who had just disembarked at Tianjin Port, said so.

If the last time I went to Paris was a torture, this time I came back from the port of Brest and it was a double torture.

It's just that there is no way, Yan Guang must come back, after all, Yan Guang can't stay in Paris for more than a year. In that case, although it is not impossible to remotely control the country by telegraph in Paris, there will definitely be many problems.

Don't you see that when you were at the Paris Peace Conference, Wilson only stayed for a little more than a month before running back to the United States? When the domestic affairs were almost dealt with, he ran back to Paris from the United States.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you're a British prime minister or an Italian prime minister, because their countries are close enough..."By the way, what's going on on the Russian side? ”

"It's still under control."

Hearing Yan Guang ask about Russia, Xu Shichang stepped aside and said softly.

"The fighting is fierce on the Russian side at the moment, but everything is still under control, especially since Trotsky has gained a firm foothold with our help."

"So..."

Yan Guang nodded.

Although there are many things to be done now, the affairs of Russia are the most important, after all, the Russian problem is related to whether China can gain a foothold in Central Asia and the south of the Volga River, and... It is also about whether it can erect a target that can attract firepower for China for decades.

What's more, there are still more than 1,600 tons of gold in Kolchak's body, although in a year's time, Kolchak's more than 1,600 tons of gold have been used up, and a considerable part of them has been earned by Yan Guang, but even so, Kolchak's hands still have more than 1,000 tons of gold left, as long as he can pocket all this gold..."It will not be difficult to solve the financial problems for a period of time in the future..."

Thinking so, Yan Guang also laughed again.

That is, when Yan Guang was still thinking about Kolchak's more than 1,000 tons of gold, on the Belaya River, several divisions that could be called Kolchak's elite had reached the point where they were about to be annihilated by the Red Army under the command of Tukhachevsky... On the banks of the Belaya River, the Russian Red Army, commanded by Tukhachevsky, had besieged several of Kolchak's most elite divisions, and now only one step was left to annihilate them.

This situation made Kolchak a little flustered.

"What happened to the troops on the left flank, can you draw some troops to relieve the trapped divisions?"

Standing in the rear headquarters, looking at the current situation displayed on the desktop map, Kolchak said in a bit of a panic.

It was no wonder that he was so flustered, after all, not long ago, Kolchak's 400,000 White Army was still steadily advancing.

However, a former Russian army major general beside Kolchak shook his head somewhat heavily after hearing Kolchak's words.

"The troops on the left flank of the front were counterattacked by Frunze's Red Army on the southern front, and now the left flank is no longer able to draw a single soldier, and our contact with Denikin has also been cut off because of Frunze's relationship..."

Hearing the Major General say this, Kolchak bit his lip tightly.

"There's no way around it..."

The Major General did not answer anything, but looking at the appearance of the Major General, it was obvious that he did not have hope for the current situation.

But it's no wonder... If I had to say, Kolchak was indeed a man with talents, at least in terms of talent, which was by no means comparable to ordinary people. However, as a former Russian admiral, Kolchak not only did not have much army command ability, but also did not have any figures under his command who could compare with Frunze, Tukhachevsky, Budyonny and Trotsky.

What's more, there is not only a gap in the generals under his command, but even in the army itself.

Yes, Kolchak did recruit almost 600,000 troops from the Urals, but these were only a year's worth of troops at most, and no matter how much training he had, he could not turn them into an elite army.

Therefore, the most elite under Kolchak, in addition to the 50,000-strong Czech legion, the rest are just a few officer corps. For example, the divisions that have been surrounded by Tukhachevsky on the front are all painstakingly trained by the officer corps that Yan Guang has aided Kolchak in the past year, but in terms of quality, they are not even comparable to the Wehrmacht, and even some units of the former Russia.

And what about the Red Army in Soviet Russia?

Don't forget that a considerable part of the Red Army in Soviet Russia is the Russian [***] team of the pre-Russian period. These Soviet Red Army not only had well-trained training, but also had actual combat experience in World War I.

Compared with Kolchak's rookie troops, almost all of the Soviet Russian Red Army under Frunze and Tukhachevsky can be called elite divisions.

Therefore, even in the comparison of forces, Trotsky was able to command less troops than Kolchak, but by the time Trotsky, Frunze and Tukhachevsky, who were known as famous generals, arrived on the battlefield with reinforcements, it did not take long for Trotsky and others to rewrite the situation on the battlefield.

In the final analysis, although there are qualitative changes in this world, it is clear that the number of troops under Kolchak's command has not yet reached the point of causing qualitative changes.

What's more, when the arms sales to Kolchak were carried out, Yan Guang sold the most rifles, machine guns and artillery and other weapons were only exported in small quantities, but for the Soviet Russian Red Army, Yan Guang supported more than 1,000 mortars at one time... The gap between the two sides is too great...―――――――――― "General, what should we do now..."

Seeing that the several divisions trapped by Tukhachevsky could no longer be saved, and the troops on the left and right flanks were also taking care of themselves under the offensive of the Soviet Russian Red Army, the major general who had just spoken asked anxiously.

In fact, there is no need for the major general to ask, Kolchak is already thinking of a way.

To be honest, he did not expect that the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Russian Red Army would be so strong.

Since there had been no direct confrontation with the Russian Red Army in the past, Kolchak's impression of the Russian Red Army was still stuck in the period of the former Russian army in Tsarist Russia. And as we all know, the Russian [***] team in the pre-Russian period was notoriously bad, and the only advantage is probably only the number.

After all, the [European steam roller] or something was originally propped up from those millions of gray cattle.

And now the hundreds of thousands of white troops in Kolchak's hands may not be as good as the millions of gray cattle in the former Russia. After all, in any case, the millions of gray cattle in the former Russia have also faced the Germans head-on, although the final outcome is to be killed by the Germans, but it is still a hundred times better than the rookies under Kolchak who have never even been on the battlefield..."What should I do..."

The guns on the front line shook the sky, and Kolchak was still thinking of a way in front of the map.

The few infantry divisions surrounded by Tukhachevsky on the front were the only army units under Kolchak that could compete head-on with the Soviet Russian Red Army, and if they were to give up like this, it would definitely be a big loss for Kolchak.

But if it continues..."What the hell can I do..."

Kolchak racked his brains in front of the map, but still couldn't come up with anything effective.

After all, Kolchak was a naval admiral after all, and if it was a naval battle, he might still be able to make some decisions, but in land warfare, Kolchak was an out-and-out layman.

Seeing Kolchak's appearance, Hong Tao, who had been hiding in the corner, shook his head.

As the leader of the Central [***] officer corps sent to the Kolchak regime, Hong Tao has the rank of major general.

Similarly, as the representative of the national social axe in the Kolchak regime, when Kolchak led 400,000 white troops to launch an offensive in the Volga River valley, Hong Tao, as the representative of the national social and political axe, also accompanied the team.

Seriously speaking, Hong Tao still admires Kolchak, after all, not everyone can set up another regime like Kolchak, not to mention that Kolchak has been performing very well in the past year.

It's just that Kolchak's appearance now really makes Hong Tao a little disappointed..."But..."Listening to the sound of gunfire that seemed to be a little weaker than just now, Hong Tao scratched his head in the corner. "Is this the end of this offensive?"

In any case, Hong Tao was also the leader of the officer corps, so after the general's hat was put back on his head, Hong Tao walked up to Kolchak and spoke.

"General, I propose to evacuate here as soon as possible to avoid greater losses..."

Hearing Hong Tao's words, Kolchak and several other generals of the White Army, who were thinking hard in front of the map, were stunned, and one of the generals was even more surprised.

"Retreat......... Are you saying that you are going to give up those tens of thousands? ”

"That's right." After Hong Tao nodded, he continued without waiting for Kolchak and the others to speak. "Although it is indeed a pity to abandon those tens of thousands of people, but now we have no spare troops to relieve them, so when they are besieged by the Soviet Russian Red Army on the opposite side, their fate has already been decided. If we don't evacuate as soon as possible at this time, I'm afraid we'll lose even more troops..."

Speaking of this, Hong Tao sighed again.

In fact, seriously speaking, Kolchak's progress was very smooth at the beginning, after all, Soviet Russia did not have too many troops in the Volga River basin. So when Kolchak's 400,000 White Army launched an offensive, there was hardly any blocking force here.

But when generals such as Trotsky and Tukhachevsky arrived with a large number of reinforcements, everything changed.

First, the Red Army in the Volga Valley gained a foothold under the offensive of the White Army, and then Trotsky and Tukhachevsky began to launch a counteroffensive... And then... Just like now, the White Army, which could only fight a smooth battle, was completely unable to hold out under the counteroffensive of the Soviet Russian Red Army.

If they can't evacuate the battlefield as soon as possible, not to mention more losses, maybe Hong Tao and they will have to go to the prisoner of war camp.

Well, although Hong Tao has the identity, even if he is captured, there will be no problem, but as a National Socialist, Hong Tao does not want to be imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp by the Russian Bolsheviks as a prisoner. What's more, Hong Tao is still a soldier, if he is really taken as a prisoner and put in a prisoner of war camp, it may affect his career in the future..."Retreat..."

Hearing Hong Tao say this, Kolchak muttered.

In fact, he didn't understand that what Hong Tao said made sense, but he just gave up the most elite divisions under his command, and it was really difficult for Kolchak to make such a decision.

However, even if it is difficult to give an order, it must be given at this time... What's more, although Kolchak is an admiral, the navy or army will not affect people's judgment at this time, so after just hesitating for a moment, Kolchak said decisively.

"Organize the broken troops, and then order the whole army to retreat!!"

"Yes!"

Hearing Kolchak's order, several White generals replied.

At this time, Kolchak was still thinking about retreating to Tobolsk first and then regrouping.

It's just that what Kolchak didn't expect was that the retreat order given today seemed to be unstoppable in the coming time...―――――――――― would Russia hold a grudge? What can you do even if you hold a grudge?

Historically, Russia's industrial capacity was restored to its pre-war level in 1929, and without Central Asia and the southern Volga region, this recovery time is likely to be much delayed

More than ten years is completely sufficient

If more than ten years is not enough, then the pig's feet are real pigs

(To be continued)