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"Yo, isn't this Reporter Zhang? Do you know what's going on today? ”

"I'm also wondering, last night the phone said there was important news, but I didn't know after asking around."

"What about the foreigners?"

"Foreigners? Come on, see? Director Dai was surrounded, and even he didn't know what was going on. ”

"Dai Jitao doesn't know? This is a bad thing! ”

Early in the morning, the small hall of the Nanjing Presidential Palace was crowded with reporters. They all came in a hurry after receiving phone calls from the presidential palace, and many of them exchanged words while making preparations, because until now no one knew why the presidential palace suddenly announced a press conference.

Of course, the media in 1921 were not as developed as they were a few decades later, but since Nanjing became the capital and close to Shanghai, newspapers from all over the country sent reporters to the capital, and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications also opened a telegraph line for them. Over time, whenever there is important news, everyone communicates with each other, but there has never been a situation like today, where there is no news at all.

The more mysterious something is, the more attention it gets, and the deliberate blocking of news whets all appetites. So when Hu Weide walked in, the small auditorium was instantly detonated, and the shutter was full of shutter clicks. Fortunately, Hu Weide encountered this kind of scene when he signed the "Plum Blossom Contract", and after raising his hand to let the reporters calm down for a while, he smiled and said: "It's worth the film money to shoot me, so let me introduce today's VIPs." ”

Hu Weide raised his hand. Pointing to Garrahan who walked in through the side door: "Mr. Garahan, the Russian envoy." ”

Russian envoy?!

Everyone knows that since Yang Qiu took office, China and Russia have not been less dirty. First, at the critical juncture of the European war, revolution broke out in Russia. Yang Qiu had to go to St. Petersburg to pacify them in person to persuade them to continue the war, but then the news of betrayal of the allies came again. As a result, the Chinese Eastern Front Expeditionary Force was almost wiped out. In order to take revenge, the Wehrmacht made a concerted effort to empty the east of the Ural Mountains, and it is said that thousands of artillery pieces were brought back, and Moscow gritted its teeth with hatred. Even though there has been a lot of peace in the past two years, there was a massacre of immigrants by Russian partisans before the silver crisis last year, so after everyone heard that the Northwest garrison had started to act again, they thought that war would break out between China and Russia again. The newspapers have also analyzed the victory and defeat, but they did not think that at this time, the two countries have quietly begun to contact.

The appetite of the reporters was even higher, and they turned their cameras to the mysterious Russian envoy.

In the face of so many reporters, Garrahan barely managed to squeeze out a smile. Days on end of negotiations drained all his energy. What's even more frustrating is that in the face of an aggressive opponent with rich hole cards, he was almost completely defeated at the negotiating table, and he was able to hold on until now completely gritting his teeth in support.

Garrahan took a deep breath, took out the manuscript from his pocket, and read it in front of the reporters: "After the Soviet workers' and peasants' government came to power in 1917, it advocated to the people of the whole world on behalf of the Russian people the establishment of a consolidated and lasting peace. Such a peace should be based on the refrain from encroaching on the territory of other States, the forcible annexation of other peoples and the extortion of claims, regardless of the size of each or her own country. Whether or not it is still independent or forced to be attached to another country, it should enjoy freedom in its own internal life, and no regime can force them within its own territory.

Therefore, I have come to China today to reiterate, on behalf of Soviet Russia, the Soviet Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and the All-Soviet Federation, that in order to liberate the people of the East who have been repeatedly oppressed, the Soviets recognize all the conditions attached to the Shanghai Communiqué, abolish all unequal treaties between China and Russia signed during the Tsarist period, renounce all land acquired by the Tsar by abandoning aggressive means, abolish the Tsar's consular jurisdiction and concessions in China, and renounce the Russian part of the Gengzi indemnity. Renounce the privileges of the Eastern Railway and abandon all the trading posts of Russian merchants in China, and no Russian official, priest, or missionary shall interfere in the affairs of China, and any wrongdoing shall be tried by the local courts according to law.

In addition to these points, the Soviet Government is ready to hold talks with the Chinese Government on all issues, and hopes that China will consider and restore bilateral diplomatic relations as soon as possible, conclude a treaty of friendship and peace, and withdraw troops from each other's borders so that the peoples of the two countries can enjoy the beauty of peace.

Deputy People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet, Garahan. ”

Airplanes!

After reading the declaration on China in just one moment, the small auditorium boiled like an explosion! Almost everyone's eyes widened in surprise, as if they couldn't believe the declaration they heard. It wasn't until a few minutes later that the Chinese reporters took the lead in high-fives, and everyone was very excited. Because this declaration represents the last country in the world directly related to the "Shanghai Communiqué" to recognize the scope of China's territory and territorial waters delineated in the communiqué, and to recognize the renunciation of all privileges in China! Although Russia has long since declined, it is undoubtedly a matter of great happiness for the whole country to be able to bring to a successful conclusion the last outstanding issue of the communiqué.

But on the other side, the press corps of various countries are not so happy. Both Britain and the United States and France are surprised by the sudden contact between China and Russia. You must know that the whole world thought that China and Russia would break out into conflict because of Kazakh, Siberian and other issues, which can be seen from China's sudden assistance to Kolchak's retreat, but no one expected that when Frunze's army was approaching the Chinese border step by step, it suddenly turned around, and the Russian envoy even read out a declaration of recognition of the "Shanghai Communiqué" in front of the whole world.

Although there are still coastal areas such as Okhotsk, God knows how long it will freeze in a year, and the loss of Vladivostok will be equivalent to the complete loss of the mouth of the Pacific Ocean! What could make Moscow make such a big sacrifice, although Garahan's declaration did not say that China and Russia had reached an agreement, nor did it say that the two sides would restore diplomatic relations, but speculation and rumors spread rapidly at the first time.

"Your Excellency Yang Qiu, why do you want to compromise with Russia? This is already a violation of the commitments made at the Paris Peace Conference. ”

Bernard came to Yang Qiu's mansion as soon as possible to find out what kind of agreement had been reached between China and Russia. This angry appearance of seeking revenge made Yang Qiu frown: "Your Excellency, Garrahan is here to read out the declaration of recognition of the Shanghai Communiqué on behalf of Russia, do you want me to stop it?" If this is known to the people, is it still necessary for our government to exist? ”

"So, you're not ready to restore diplomatic relations with Russia?" Bernard was incredulous and asked.

"Nope! I can tell you unequivocally that my troops are helping His Excellency Kolchak to retreat, I have prepared 300 trains waiting in Krasnoyarsk, and I have also sent troops to fight the partisans in Yakutsk, helping him to clear the remnants of the enemy in the region. Yang Qiu said very seriously: "You can check these!" As I said, I would recognize the agreement reached at the Paris Peace Conference, but Japan is under tremendous pressure on foreign affairs and border security, so we cannot rule out the possibility of a peace agreement with the Russian government. ”

Although Yang Qiu swore by it, Bernard always felt that something was wrong. In fact, Britain had long been prepared for the restoration of relations between China and Russia, after all, after the Treaty of Riga, all countries already knew that it was impossible to block the unification of Moscow, so Yang Qiu began to let Kolchak retreat as a fist to interfere with Russia in the future. The reason why he came was because he didn't get any news beforehand, and he was a little dissatisfied.

Unanswered, Bernard soon left, but the French and American ambassadors visited again with the same purpose, hoping to figure out the story behind Garahan's sudden declaration on China.

After finally getting rid of this annoying guy, Cai Ye walked in and handed Yang Qiu the "Sino-Soviet Peace Treaty" signed in advance: "Vice President, you are really lively here. ”

Yang Qiu glared at him angrily and asked, "Blyuhel went back?" ”

Cai Ye nodded: "I went back two days ago." Intelligence said that he had turned his troops and led his troops to intensify their movement towards Barnaul, and yesterday morning he would join Frunze's cavalry forward, with a total strength of about 70,000. ”

"70,000 to 300,000 Songpo, do you think I did something stupid and shouldn't let him go back?"

Cai Ye knew what he was worried about, and said: "No matter how much Blyukhel can fight, he is only a general, and there is no way to change anyone without the railway to ensure logistics." Besides, if he doesn't go back, there won't be this peace treaty. ”

"yes."

Yang Qiu picked up the Sino-Soviet peace treaty and rolled it casually a few times, then left it aside and ignored it. This understatement made Cai Ye very strange and asked, "Is there anything wrong?" We have already negotiated with Galahan that as long as the Kolchak affair is over, our two armies will put on a posture of confrontation, and then the two sides will take a step back and start peace talks, and a peace treaty will be announced in early September. ”

"After all, we have to sing for Britain and the United States, and the people in the province say that we have reneged on the Paris Peace Conference. But I don't believe the Russians. Yang Qiu looked at the peace treaty signed in advance, and always felt that it was not a good taste. Although this is an important northern peace treaty that he has been thinking about for eight years, as long as Russia does not repair the Trans-Siberian Railway for a day after it is announced in September, he will be able to settle down for a day. However, when it was actually achieved, he always felt that it was a little illusory, and with Stalin's temper, as well as the chauvinism and pragmatism of the Slavic people, it was estimated that the treaty would be nullified in a few years.

Cai Ye also smiled: "I don't believe it either, but we need this peace treaty." ”

"yes." Yang Qiu took a deep breath, got up and picked up his hat: "Let's go, go to the war department, and ask Wang Geng how he is." ”…… (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )