"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, Your Excellency." Anxious shouts rang out from inside the British Consulate General in Nanjing.

The British ambassador to China, Sir Eston, was woken up in the middle of the night by an aide who, compared to his predecessor, Zhu Erdian, was not very keen on interfering in China's domestic affairs, because Britain was currently engaged in a war in Europe and had no time to continue to pay attention to the Far East. So after being woken up, he not only didn't get annoyed, but even faintly looked forward to it, something big happened that meant that these diplomats finally didn't have to do nothing to drink tea every day to pass the time, of course, he would describe this as doing his best for the empire. But before he could figure out how to exert his strength, a few telegrams made him stupid. The Chinese National Defense Forces made a major advance into the Russian Siberian region west of Chita?!! God, do they want to use this to annex Russian Siberia? Chapter 449 Yang Du's big suggestion will never be allowed! Without any hesitation, he dialed the French and American ambassadors, who had apparently received news of China's military presence on the other end of the line.

The three of them knew about Yang Qiu's continued transfer of troops to the Northeast and Mongolia before, and they also knew that the construction of the railway from Baotou to Kulen had been accelerated last year, but all the news they had received before was the information that the second batch of expeditionary forces had set off for standby, and this was also the agreement in the "Russian Re-entry Entente", so everyone didn't pay much attention to it, which caused him to take the lead when the interference in the Russian conference was not over, and the speed was so fast that it caught him off guard.

Almost without thinking, the three of them immediately drove to the presidential palace in Nanjing, and at the same time the telegram was quickly sent to China. The telegram also detonated the ongoing conference in Bordeaux to intervene in Russia, and the Allied countries were concerned about Yang Qiu's resolute move to send troops to Siberia, although Tang Shaoyi, on behalf of the Republic of China government, said that this was to ensure the safety of the railway line, and in fact Yang Qiu was not prepared to occupy these places for a long time. What is being done so far is only to ensure that the supplies are transported back, but the British and French obviously do not believe it very much. In particular, due to the isolation of Chita to the west of the Urals, they did not have any means of intervention at all, and in this case, they were even more worried that China would annex the entire Siberian region in a fait accompli way.

At this moment, the pressure Tang Shaoyi is facing is huge, and it may be acceptable for Britain, France, the United States and other countries to extend the northern border a little, after all, they need China on the Russian issue, and it is necessary to compensate, but if they want to annex the whole of Siberia, I am afraid it will be the turn of the Republic of China to be stabbed! So at a cocktail party hosted by the French government in Bordeaux. He and Yang Du immediately surrounded the British Foreign Secretary Balfour, because everyone understood that the current world boss was still the British Empire.

Nagata Tieshan watched the three of them touch each other's wine glasses, and a very bad feeling rose in his heart, but he couldn't do anything at this time. The fall of Russia was an opportunity for Japan, but this opportunity depended on the face of China and Britain, especially since the former suddenly took Japan's place in the Entente, which made all Japanese very uncomfortable.

Tang Shaoyi naturally didn't know that Yongtian Tieshan looked at himself again. "Dear Sir Belfour, we feel that the concerns of Prime Minister Lloyd George and your Government are completely unnecessary, and that we are doing so only to ensure the smooth operation of the railways and to strike at the poor party forces in Siberia and the Far East, and we have decided to transfer railway jurisdiction to the Russian opposition by August at the latest." ”

"I understand your country's operation to ensure the safety of soldiers' lives, but is the scale of this operation too large?" Balfour's voice was soft, but his tone was not at all polite: "As far as we know, you have already sent 7 divisions to the Siberian region!" Together with the troops that are retreating towards the Urals, it has already reached 12 divisions, which in any case already exceeds the need for protection. ”

Tang Shaoyi said: "Your Excellency Sir is wrong. The Siberian region is vast and sparsely populated. Poverty and famine were very serious, and the poor party took advantage of this mentality so that its strength grew rapidly. We need to protect 6,000 kilometers of railway lines, and any accident can lead to catastrophic consequences, so we have to be careful. Speaking of this, he glanced at Yang Du, who continued to speak: "We fully understand the concerns of your government, I have a suggestion, I wonder if Your Excellency is willing to consider it?" ”

Balfour has also been making a sudden attack on Siberia for China in the past two days, and it is basically impossible to strike and take action at present, and Britain can no longer afford to send large-scale troops to the distant Siberian region. Moreover, on the Russian issue, the Entente really needs China's full cooperation, so he immediately nodded and pretended to ask for advice: "We will consider all suggestions to help our allies restore stability in the country." ”

"We also agree with the efforts of the British Empire to restore world peace, so I suggest that you might as well organize an army to accompany us in the task of protection, and at the same time we will fully cooperate with your country in supporting freedom-loving parties and individuals in Russia," Yang said. After they have completed their training, we will gradually withdraw from the Ural Mountains to the area west of Irkutsk and hand them over to your country and the Russian opposition. However, from Lake Balkhash to the East Kazakh region of Ili in Xinjiang, Irkutsk, Lake Belga, Uland, and Chita, we will depend on the situation. In addition, Japan hopes to receive trusteeship of Amur and regions such as Boli and Vladivostok, as well as trusteeship of Sakhalin, also to express its support for the British Empire. My country is ready to abandon all post-war demands for reparations and land distribution. ”

Balfour is also a senior British diplomat, how can he not hear the outside of the strings. The East Kazakh period, Lake Berga and the Amur River basin were all the territory of the Qing government in the past, and China took advantage of this to take back the idea that the British government had long thought of it, but it did not expect that they would be willing to give up all the benefits of post-war reparations and land distribution! Although he didn't intend to give them much, this determination made him secretly surprised.

Surprise to surprise, China's pace is too big and it is not in line with the British continental balancing strategy. As for the United Kingdom and other Western countries, it is indeed necessary to send troops to supervise the actions of the squadron. It is necessary to master the Russian opposition, and it is impossible to let the Chinese lead the world, but these things require China's cooperation, so this is an extremely difficult choice. This damn war! Thinking of doing this, he wanted to curse, if it weren't for the war, why would Britain look at China's face.

He thought about it and said tentatively, "Both, please forgive me. We feel that Sakhalin does not belong to the Amur River Basin, it belongs to the northern islands, and Vladivostok is an important trading port for all countries, not only the British Empire. France, the United States, Japan and Belgium all have broad bases of interests in the region. As for Lake Belga, it is related to the connection between Central Asia and East Asia, as well as the north-south connection of New Russia in the future, so we must all be cautious. As for sending troops to act together with your army, we can accept it, but I want to ask, what if Japan also sends troops? ”

Tang Shaoyi and Yang Du did not expect that Balfour would still be a dead duck with a hard mouth, and the separate listing of Sakhalin and Vladivostok was obviously in consideration of Japan's interests, and it can be seen that the Anglo-Japanese alliance has no hope of breaking in the short term. However, Sakhalin itself was intended to be used as bait, and Vladivostok was strategically located. It is not realistic to want exclusive control under the current circumstances, and the best way is to take custody of multiple countries, which is closer to China anyway, as long as Japan is cut off. As for letting Japan send troops to Siberia, it can't be discussed, so Tang Shaoyi's face became serious, and he said very solemnly: "Your Excellency Foreign Minister, please forgive me for not being able to accept Japan's suggestion to send troops into Siberia!" ”

Balfour's face stiffened a little.

Siberia fought a big fight, and the Bordeaux countries conspired to divide it at the same time. St. Petersburg is also completely out of order. In Lenin's office in the Winter Palace, Tivinov gritted his teeth and said: "Both Comrades Shumyatsky and Bryucher have confirmed that all railway stations east of Chita to Yekaterinburg have been occupied by the squadron, and their actions are very rapid, they should have been prepared a long time ago. ”

"And what about the east of Chita? Isn't Boli and Vladivostok still a squadron? Trotsky immediately caught the problem in the telegram. "Not yet, but their troops are massing in the Heilongjiang and Fujin regions, arresting our party members and putting all our citizens under supervision," Zinoviev said. I think that this is most likely waiting for the end of the Bordeaux conference, so Comrade Shumyatsky wants us to support the East immediately. ”

Support the East? Lenin and everyone smiled bitterly in their hearts, not to mention that the weather in Siberia is now bad, and it is basically difficult for the army to move an inch without control of the railway. It will be difficult to break through to the Yekaterinburg fortress alone, not to mention the fact that in the face of instability in the European region, it is currently impossible to pull where to move troops. Trotsky also frowned, and his main concern now was what was the purpose of China's sudden and large-scale military advance, annexation? Is temporary occupation a benefit or a protective retreat? If it was an occupation, why not send troops to Vladivostok and Burley as soon as possible? With the exception of Yekaterinburg and Irkutsk, Vladivostok is no worse than the two places in terms of status and strategic importance, not to mention the fact that after the Chinese Revolution, there has been talk of recovering the lost territory of the Manchus, if the action is based on this statement. Then it would be absolutely wrong not to occupy Vladivostok in the first place.

So he immediately asked: "Comrade Stalin, you said yesterday that the squadron in Kyiv is retreating towards the Urals?" ”

Stalin spoke very little at meetings, and only when asked about himself, he gave his opinion, nodding his head: "Yes, there are already three brigades retreating in the direction of Tsaritsyn, they also openly robbed hundreds of trains in Kiev and on the territory of Ukraine, and carried out the brutal demolition and destruction of industrial facilities under the pretext of preventing their use by Germany. I think this is a signal to retreat. ”

The two of them asked and answered, so that Lenin understood the meaning and asked: "Comrade Trotsky." You mean that the Chinese did this only to protect the retreat of the troops? ”

Trotsky had no bottom in his heart. It stands to reason that if you want to annex Vladivostok, you must take Vladivostok, and without Vladivostok, China will not be able to face the pressure of Britain, France, Japan and other countries. He looked at the map for a long time, and suddenly saw a place, and his scalp exploded violently: "Comrade Lenin, will they want to save the Tsar's family?!" ”

This sentence made Lenin and the others all jump. At present, Nicholas II and his family are under house arrest in Kazan, which is very close to Yekaterinburg, the train can reach it in a day and a night, and there are many supporters of the tsar, if they join forces, it is very easy to rescue people! The fact that China sent troops to rescue the Tsar and then launched a counteroffensive based in the Urals or the Far East would explain why they did not take Vladivostok immediately, because it would be the main route of communication for the Allies to support the Tsar, so they did not dare to take it alone.

"Blyucher and Shumyatsky should be immediately asked to arm their comrades who support us, to harass and strike at the railway lines to exhaust them, and to immediately contact the Mongol revolutionary army to drive the criminals out of our country." Trotsky's eyes burned and he said fiercely: "In addition, I think that the comrades in Kazan should be put into action immediately, and the troubles must be eradicated!" ”

Lenin and Stalin looked at him and nodded at the same time...... To be continued) rq!!