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"Nagata Iron Mountain."

After Nagata Tieshan and the ambassador got out of the car, they also saw Yue Peng, Tang Shaoyi and others, who were famous in World War I.

To be honest, when the results of the Battle of Rainyvale were reported, he was completely shocked, so he took a train from the British garrison to Rainyvale overnight to inspect it with his own eyes. Tens of thousands of German prisoners of war, mountains of captured supplies, and a tired but proud Chinese expeditionary force soldier made him increasingly worried about his future adversary. Moreover, after returning to the station, he and his assistants repeatedly deduced the entire battle, but even the most optimistic result was that he lost 5 divisions. What's more, this kind of reverse deduction itself is extremely problematic, because the battle process is all there, so if you have to re-select the breakthrough point and deploy, maybe more troops will be lost.

In his opinion, Yue Peng already had all the qualities to become a famous general, so when the two passed by, he also looked deeply a few times before walking towards the conference room. Similarly, Yue Peng also silently read this name. He knows best, to Japan! Yang Qiu and the Wehrmacht have never really been at ease. The Sino-Japanese war was nothing more than cutting off Japan's hand deep into the mainland, and it is far from being completely defeated, especially since Korea is still in the hands of Japan, and Taiwan has not been taken back, not to mention that the navy has always been the thing that all the generals of the Republic of China are most worried about.

After entering the conference room, most of the delegations had already arrived, and since preparations for the meeting on the Russian issue had begun long before Tang Shaoyi's departure, and the countries had been negotiating and waiting for the end of the Russian election, the Entente politicians, including US Secretary of State Robert Lansing, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour, were in Bordeaux. The Chinese Expeditionary Force naturally gained greater recognition after its performance in Rainyvale, which shocked the world, and because it not only borders Russia, but also has the largest armed forces in Russia, so it is ranked ahead of Belgium. Second only to Britain, France, the United States, and Italy, Japan is next to Belgium, indicating that they are beginning to be taken seriously in their attitude towards Russia.

The reversal of the poor party completely angered Britain and France, and even the United States, which has never interfered much in Europe, was very angry this time. President Wilson's attitude towards Russia is very clear, in addition to the consideration of taking the opportunity to increase the influence of the United States, but also because he is worried that the fiasco on the Western Front will lead to the early resignation of himself who pushed for the dispatch of troops. Foch, who was in pain, roared that an expeditionary force should be organized immediately to attack Russia through Europe, Central Asia, and Siberia from three directions: Murmanks, Vladivostok, and Ili in Xinjiang. In addition, Foch highlighted the Chinese Expeditionary Force on the Eastern Front, which is in Ukraine and the Urals. He thought it was necessary to march immediately to St. Petersburg and nip it in the bud while the poor party was still on its footing.

Tang Shaoyi didn't expect that the biggest card in his hand would be pulled out to show the public at the beginning of the meeting, only Yue Peng knew that Foch was suspected of avenging his request to retreat by doing so. Fortunately, they had already prepared, not to mention that they had discussed just now that they were using the excuse of insufficient logistics, so after asking Gu Weijun to take out detailed information and distribute it to the representatives of various countries, he said: "Ladies and gentlemen, as allies, we are willing to assume greater international responsibilities, but my country's Second Expeditionary Force (Eastern Front Expeditionary Force's external number) is still on the front line in Ukraine. There are thousands of kilometers to get to St. Petersburg. Since Lenin's coup d'état (October Revolution) in November, the officers and men of our expeditionary force have never received any supplies, there is a shortage of food, ammunition is scarce, and there is no news of many requests for help from the Russian Southwestern Front. ”

In fact, Britain and France were very clear about the plight of the Second Army, because since the beginning of the October Revolution, the Second Army has continuously sent telegrams asking for help under the instruction of Yang Qiu, and has also repeatedly asked Wang Zhengting to contact Britain and France to ask for a solution to the logistics problems of the Second Army. Tang Shaoyi also took this opportunity to raise her voice: "Of course, these difficulties are only temporary! We will not forgive the betrayals either. So we want to get supplies through Sevastopol through the Dardanelles as soon as possible, but until then we have to guarantee the lives of our soldiers. ”

Arthur Balfour, who was still the British Admiralty last year, looked a little embarrassed, and secretly scolded Tang Shaoyi for not opening any pot and mentioning which pot, the Dardanelles Strait has become a sad place for the British Navy, if it can be easily opened, why do you need the Chinese Expeditionary Force? Britain and France themselves could organize a large army to the north. Hearing Tang Shaoyi's tone, he had the idea of withdrawing the army to the country, so he naturally didn't want to let the 100,000 expeditionary force go back in vain, and asked rhetorically: "Your Excellency, is your country's expeditionary force preparing to withdraw to the country?" ”

"Of course not."

After Tang Shaoyi threw out an affirmative voice, he glanced at Yue Peng. The latter slowly walked to the large map next to him under the gaze of everyone. His fame is now known to everyone, and Nagata Tetsuyama always pays attention to his every move. He picked up the whip and placed it in Vinnytsia, south of Kiev: "Ladies and gentlemen. I just received a battle report from Vinnitsa just before I set off, and the Caucasian Cavalry Division of the Russian Southwestern Front had deliberately opened up the defensive line with the Germans five hours ago, causing the flank of our Second Army to be completely exposed to German firepower! The fighting continues. But judging from the preliminary battle report, due to the betrayal of the Russian army, our army was caught off guard, resulting in huge casualties! The troops are already seriously short of ammunition! We have asked for help from the neighboring Russian forces, but now that the Germans have launched a full-scale offensive along the South Bug River, we suspect that this should be a full-scale German offensive. With the current capabilities of the Russian army, it is completely impossible to resist, once Vinnytsia is lost, it will directly threaten the security of Kyiv, and the whole of Ukraine will fall! So my 2nd Army has already begun to move in the direction of Kyiv. Considering that it is no longer possible for the poor party to supply us, and that our forces cannot ensure that Kyiv is held alone, they will continue to retreat towards the Urals after arriving in Kyiv. ”

The news brought by Yue Peng made the tension in the conference room a lot stronger, even people like Lansing and Belfort who didn't know much about military affairs understood how dangerous it was for an army whose flanks were exposed to enemy fire! With no supplies for a month, the Chinese expeditionary force could not stop the German attack no matter how much it could fight, and once the Germans broke through Vinnitsa, the southern gate of Kiev would be completely opened. The fall of Kyiv means the fall of Ukraine, and once the Germans occupy the entire Great Plain of Ukraine, the strength will be quickly restored!

The expressions of the crowd were taken into Yue Peng's eyes one by one, and he continued: "The negotiations between the poor party and Germany are close at hand, and we predict that they are likely to reach an armistice agreement in the near future!" Once an agreement is reached, the Germans will be able to withdraw at least 80 divisions from the Eastern Front and throw them on the Western Front! Therefore, my proposal is that, in order to prevent Ukraine from falling into German hands, I ask you to authorize our army to destroy the main industrial facilities of Ukraine during the retreat in order to prevent them from being used for military purposes by Germany, and at the same time for our army to undertake cutting off the Ural passage, cutting Russia into two parts, and having our government train resistance troops in the Urals. After we have defeated the German army on the Western Front, we will attack Russia together from Central Asia, the Caucasus and other regions. ”

By this time, everyone including Foch understood that it was completely impossible for the Chinese expeditionary force to intervene in Russia in the short term, because they had to protect themselves from the German army and the poor party, and it would be a pipe dream to intervene quickly before they could open the Dardanelles. Of course, Britain and France would never give up their intention of nipping the poor party in the bud, so the issue finally shifted from the rapid intervention of the Chinese expeditionary force to a more elaborate long-term partition and formation of a resistance army.

The Caucasus, Baku, Central Asia and West Asia, Morsmank, Ukraine and Crimea are naturally not touched by other countries, and even the United States has no chance, Britain and France immediately stuffed the above areas into their pockets on the grounds of evacuating expatriates and supporting the opposition in these areas, and as for the Ural Mountains, even if other countries want to get involved, they must first persuade China, which has nearly 100,000 troops after withdrawing from Ukraine, and when it is assigned to the most critical Far East, Nagata Tieshan suddenly stood up.

The betrayal of Russia and the impoverished political coup d'état were a golden opportunity for Japan to get closer to the Entente and, above all, to deepen relations between Japan and Britain! Nagata Tetsuyama knew that if Japan did not make any more action at this time, he would probably become a vassal completely, so he said without even consulting with China: "Ladies and gentlemen, I, the Great Japanese Empire, am willing to take on the responsibility of striking at the poor Russian party in the Far East!" China is ready to send troops and hopes to obtain concessions over Vladivostok, Boli, North Birch Tai Island (Sakhalin Island), Kamchatka Island, and the Sea of Okhotsk within a 200-kilometer area. ”

"Wait!" Before Nagata Tieshan finished speaking, Wang Zhengting suddenly stood up and glared at each other: "Our government cannot accept the Japanese government's decision to send troops to land on the coasts of Vladivostok, Boli and the Sea of Okhotsk, if so, then our country will not be able to guarantee the security of the Urals!" ”

Even if everyone knows that these conditions of Japan will inevitably trigger China's opposition, Britain and France are actually willing to see this kind of conflict, after all, an increasingly powerful China is not entirely in their interests, so it is necessary to properly indulge Japan to contain China, but they did not expect to trigger such a strong protest! So Brian and Belfort's faces changed slightly, and Lansing and Pershing, who had not spoken, also frowned, their eyes stayed on Sakhalin and Kamchatka, not knowing what they were thinking.

Yue Peng wrinkled his brows even more, because Wang Zhengting's words didn't mention Sakhalin! Kamchatka and even the Sea of Okhotsk are currently powerless to protect even if they are given to the Republic of China, but Sakhalin Island is different, he is a lost territory of the former Qing Dynasty! That soldier doesn't want to reclaim his homeland! But just as he was about to remind Wang Zhengting, Yang Du suddenly grabbed him: "Don't mention Sakhalin." ”

"Why?" Yue Peng was surprised, staring at Yang Du and asking.

Yang Du was not afraid of his gaze, squinted his eyes, pointed at Lan Xin and Pershing who looked displeased, and said with a smile: "North Sakhalin Island has already explored 100 million tons (1905 forecast) of oil!" ”…… (Your support on this site is my biggest motivation.) )