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Yang Qiu didn't have the heart to think about a battle that would fail everywhere right now.

In the early morning of April 16, bayonets were lined up in front of the Finnish station in St. Petersburg, and guards from the British, French, Belgian and other embassies in Russia and a small number of Allied troops near St. Petersburg were concentrated here. In addition to them, a regiment of the 6th Infantry Division of the 2nd Expeditionary Force of China's Aid to Russia, which was drawn back from the front line in Ukraine, surrounded the group. Thousands of heavily armed foreign teams have made the city even more nervous in a city that has not yet recovered from the turmoil.

The flags of Russia and the Republic of China were intertwined over the station building, and under the flags snipers and machine gunners from hunter squads and guard companies were in position, and the doji of the scope scanned everyone, even the military band, which had been inspected many times on the station platform.

Lord Carol was dressed in extraordinary spirit as the head of the Entente Ambassadors, and his long silver hair flowed with joy. After the beginning of the Russian Revolution, the diplomats of the Entente led by him tried their best to speak, but due to the lack of guarantees from the heavyweights, the Russian Provisional Government never took a position on the question of continuing the war. But today it's different! Although it has not been a year since China joined the Entente, their vice president and commander-in-chief has already been recognized as one of the leaders of the Entente.

Lu Zhengxiang was also very excited, since Yang Qiu decided to visit Russia and promised to continue to send troops to the Eastern Front in the public examination, the arrogant British and French representatives in the past have changed their attitudes, no matter how big or small, as long as they involve the Entente, they will come to him for consultation, which is a unique thing in the diplomatic history of the Republic of China! Diplomatic status. Nationhood! At this point, it has finally been greatly improved.

When everyone was thinking about it, an armored train with eight carriages slowly drove into the platform with black smoke, four twin 120-mm railway guns converted from naval guns in the front and rear had been stripped of their gun jackets, six twin 37-mm naval rapid-fire guns were also filled with live ammunition, huge fanged heavy machine guns poked out of the shooting holes, the shells behind the armored steel plates had been fitted with fuses, and hundreds of soldiers were solemnly ready to respond to emergencies at any time. But such a fanfare of protection did not cause any waves at all. No one would think that there was anything wrong with a powerful armored train entering a national capital, because St. Petersburg was now a big powder keg that lit at a point, so everyone, including Lord Carol, thought that Yang Qiu's protection should be strengthened and strengthened.

After the train was stable, a small group of soldiers from the guard company with steel helmets and carrying carrying equipment on their backs took the lead in running out to form a cordon. A moment later, Yang Qiu, dressed in a military uniform and with a serious expression, appeared in front of Russia. As soon as this hard-line leader from China appeared, it immediately triggered a flash war, and reporters from Britain, the United States, France, Russia and other countries raised their cameras to capture this historical moment. "Your welcome is coming. Your Excellency the Vice-President. Lord Carol walked up quickly, he admired Yang Qiu's outfit today. After the two shook hands, Lu Zhengxiang also began to introduce him, and when his eyes fell on a well-mannered young man, Lord Carroll also took the initiative to introduce: "This is His Excellency Alexander Kerensky, a very outstanding politician and young leader. ”

"Nice to meet you." Kerensky politely stretched out his hand: "I can't describe your greatness, what a remarkable thing to be able to bring 400 million people out of the quagmire of the emperor's centralized power and lead them to a free republic!" ”

Yang Qiu smiled dumbly in his heart, and finally knew why Lenin would jokingly call him "a poignant calfskin". If there is anything that can be remembered for this well-mannered young man, it is probably the stupid "Kornilov Rebellion" that shot himself in the foot, and the legendary anecdote of escaping disguised as a woman. Of course. Now this person needs to be wooed, so he also praised: "Thank you, Your Excellency, for your compliment, I also hope that Russia can come out of the turmoil and quagmire under your leadership, in fact I have decided to support all the decisions made by you and the Provisional Government." ”

The corners of Kerensky's eyebrows jumped! Support all my decisions? Oh, God! The handshake was several times more enthusiastic at once. But when he welcomed Yang Qiu on behalf of Russia and accompanied him to the Winter Palace, the seat of the provisional government. Unbeknownst to him, dozens of kilometers away, his later "sworn enemy" was already sitting on a train coming from Scandina, and was rapidly approaching the station.

On the train, Vladimir Lenin, disguised as a refugee, and Zinoviev, who returned home at the same time, whispered: "The people are no longer willing to continue the war, this is a good opportunity!" We should take the initiative to go to them and continue to deepen the revolution! Let the workers and peasants support us, and send people to the front to organize the soldiers to develop those junior officers. ”

As the train passed by the town, which had been decayed by war and insurrection, Lenin's eyes were deep and somewhat terrifying: "I already feel that the St. Petersburg Soviet (Soviet means coalition government in Russian) is becoming a paradise for capitalists and large landowners. After we go back, we must re-establish the party organization as soon as possible and continue to fight against those people! ”

But would that cause a prolonged riot? Comrade Lenin, Russia and the people cannot continue to shed blood. Hearing the meaning of continuing the struggle in his words, Zinoviev said with some concern: "The whole of Russia is waiting for the voice of the St. Petersburg Soviet, and if the turmoil continues, will it lead to the division of the country?" ”

Lenin nodded: "There is reason to be worried, so we need to understand the situation in St. Petersburg as soon as possible, try to win the support of the workers and the proletariat, and expand our influence." But if we can't agree with each other in the end, then I think the temporary pain before the new birth is also acceptable! Now that the revolution has begun, we must continue to deepen it, and we must not allow the capitalists and big landlords to continue to exploit the people! Our ideal is the liberation of the proletariat of Russia and the whole world, the establishment of a Soviet government belonging to the people! ”

His gaze worried Zinoviev that the Poor Party was currently a minority in the St. Petersburg Soviets, and that its roots were almost entirely exiles and lacked general support at home. So if it continues, will it undermine the current momentum of the revolution and become the target of the Soviets and the State Duma? Lenin saw that his gaze hesitated. Again firmly said: "Comrade Zinoviev! How many years have we been gone? The defeat of 1907 must not be repeated! At that time, the Tsar still had a lot of authority, but now that the flames of revolution have risen and the Tsarist era is gone, we should take the initiative to stand up to the workers and peasants, listen to their ideas, understand their needs, and work for the final end of the war and the establishment of a proletarian epoch! ”

He imagines the future. Carefully sketch out in your mind how to break the current reality of the bourgeoisie in St. Petersburg, how to prevent the broad masses of the proletariat from being coerced by the capitalists to continue the war, how to end the war and give Russia a chance to recuperate. The Swiss Social Democrat Turenemann, who was escorting them back, suddenly ran over and pointed out the window on the left: "Look there!" With his words, the whole carriage became agitated. Looking up, all the people in the carriage flocked to the left and pointed at the window, and this scene also aroused the curiosity of Lenin and everyone, and they immediately turned their heads to look out.

I swept my eyes but I couldn't take it back!

I saw that an armored train covered with rivets and like a giant beast was parked next to the platform on the far left, if it was only an armored train, it would not cause a restlessness, after all, this weapon can often be seen in newspapers, but the Chinese flag fluttering above the body and front of the train made him shake suddenly. Chinese? Armored trains for the Chinese! Could it be that the young man from the East, who established the world's largest national socialist regime and brazenly took the initiative to join the Entente regardless of the strength of the country, really came to visit St. Petersburg?! Thinking of this, his heart suddenly sank, it has been almost a year since China joined the Entente. Moreover, on the third day after the February Revolution, they announced that they would continue to send troops to the Russian Eastern Front, and together with Britain and France, they pressed the Russian Provisional Government to continue the war. Now that he has finally returned to China, he has arrived first, and at this delicate moment, what impact will his arrival have on the chaotic Russian political situation? Will the capitalists and capitulationists continue the war? What to do! Do you want to watch the war continue. Watch Russia shed blood and sacrifice and finally become a vassal of the world? No, never! As he thought to himself, the train was slowly approaching the platform.

"Comrade Vladimir, I think something is not good." Zinoviev's expression was suddenly tense because of the dense crowd of soldiers next to the armored train, and so were the members of the poor party disguised as various professions, who were worried that they would be arrested as soon as they got off the train, because the Provisional Government had not lifted their arrest warrants. Lenin never feared for his own safety. For the sake of his ideals, he has long put his life on the line, but he doesn't want to fail before he even starts! You must know that this train is full of the exiled elites of the poor party who returned to China with him, and once it is lost, I am afraid that it will not be improved in the next few decades.

But by this time the police and gendarmes had quickly surrounded the train, passengers were asked to be checked before they could get off, and Chinese soldiers on the roof did not hesitate to point their machine guns at everyone. If it were just Russian soldiers, it would have been fine, but those British, French and Chinese soldiers were ruthless! Do you want to be exiled again?

"Comrade Vladimir, what to do?"

"Don't panic, let's go separately."

The threat is getting closer, and everyone is short of breath. But at this moment, the train has reached the end of the line, and not getting off the train will attract attention, so he and everyone can only walk towards the door. But at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from the platform: "Can't stop here!" Leave, leave! The guarded Chinese soldier shouted first, followed by a young Chinese diplomat, accompanied by several Russian officials, who kept gesturing for the train to leave the station. At this urging, the conductor had to shrug his shoulders and restart the train and move to the next station, the vibration from his feet relieved Lenin and everyone, but the fact that the Chinese diplomat commanded the Russian officials made them even more worried that the St. Petersburg Soviet would completely fall to the Entente.

"It's time to do it!" Looking at the platform farther and farther away, Lenin clenched his fists fiercely.

Yang Qiu did not know that Lenin, Zinoviev and others would arrive in St. Petersburg on the same day as him, but even if he knew, he was afraid that he would not be able to strengthen his strength and make a second revolution as soon as possible. The lavish Winter Palace, crowded with hundreds of members of the Provisional Government and members of the Duma, had high hopes for the first state leader to visit Russia after the outbreak of the revolution, and they were deeply engulfed by the turmoil in the country.

"Your Excellency, Russia must hold on!" Yang Qiu did not disappoint them, and directly cut into the topic that everyone was most concerned about. His face was solemn and his tone was firm. Even Lord Carol and others who were present were involuntarily involuntarily involuntarily infected: "This is not a threat, let alone a preaching, but the free world needs a great Russia that can shoulder the responsibility of leading the world!" It should be clear to any responsible leader that the free world is under terrible threat. At this moment, it is time for those of us to stand up, and any retreat will only bring more profound disasters to the country and the people! ”

Facing hundreds of Russian dignitaries, Yang Qiu slowly got up and walked to the center of the hall, looking around at everyone with blazing eyes. This is his stage. And why it was necessary to arrive in time for the continuation of the war in the Russian note to the Entente! He wants to give the world the illusion that he has finally persuaded Russia, and only then can he get more support in the future! So he continued: "I have received the news that General Nivelle and General Haig are leading millions of soldiers to launch a new offensive from the Western Front. The decisive battle is about to begin! Our enemies are already in a crisis of lack of resources and workers, and if your country also attacks from the Eastern Front at this time, it is as long as it can hold them back. Then I believe victory is at hand! And. He deliberately bought a pass, and waited for all eyes to be attracted before suddenly breaking the news: "We are lobbying the United States to join, maybe we will have an overwhelming advantage in the near future!" ”

"Is the United States going to join?"

"It's true!"

"Great!"

This unbridled news made the Russian dignitaries boil, and even Lord Carroll was secretly surprised, Britain and France were indeed actively lobbying the United States, but so far the Wilson government has not given a positive answer, why is this young man so sure that the United States will enter the war? I heard that he has a good personal relationship with American officials, did he get some secret information!

"But our country is in very serious difficulty, the food shortage is intensifying, the people." Although Yang Qiu was first responsible, then attracted by land, and finally moved out of the United States, where even he did not know when he would join the Entente. But the indecisive Li Wufu was still worried about the situation, but just as he was rambling, Yang Qiu suddenly waved his hand and interrupted solemnly: "Please forgive me for being blunt, what you just said is not really difficult!" ”

Li Vov was a little angry that his words were interrupted, and the officials of the Russian Provisional Government around him also secretly scolded him for being unreasonable. But Yang Qiu didn't care, raised his hand and said, "We are working the agreement. St. Petersburg's access to the outside world has been opened, and I can guarantee that food, weapons, and soldiers will continue to reach you! I understand your desire to restore order in the country, and I deeply admire your efforts! But have you ever wondered if your country would have survived the post-war reconstruction period without the help of Britain, France, and the Entente family? How long will it take to recover without fertile enemy lands and populations? Russia cannot do without the world. The world can't do without your help! So what you are saying is not really difficult, the real difficulty is that you are being challenged by the minority! They are threatening the free government! Am I right? ”

Li Vov's mouth was wide open, and Kerensky's eyelids were fluttering beside him. Truly! At present, the biggest enemy of the Russian Provisional Government is internal instability, and what they urgently need most is to keep their rights. Yang Qiu saw that the two of them and the Russian government officials closed their mouths one after another, and looked at Lord Carol with a slight sigh of relief: "Your Excellency, I suggest that our Entente should immediately negotiate on increasing forces to support Russia, and in addition, I think we should help them politically and carry out more severe crackdowns on those minorities to ensure a smooth transition of the provisional government until the Duma parliament can be re-established to represent the majority of the people." ”

Carroll and the other Entente diplomats nodded one after another, and patted their chests and promised to support the Russian Provisional Government as soon as possible, the kind of gestures and gazes that echoed and even admired made Yang Qiu feel that he was stepping onto the throne of the so-called leader of the free world. Although his words were only for Britain and France, and were just a personal political show, this visit to Russia was an excellent opportunity to build a personal image to the world! How can you give up? If it was themselves pushing the Russian Provisional Government to continue the war, then what would the Entente countries think of themselves?

The pledge to crack down on the minority gave hope to the Russian Provisional Government, headed by Lvov, who in fact knew that the only countries that could help them at the moment were the Entente countries. After Yang Qiu's assurance, Lord Carroll, on behalf of the British and French governments, also pledged to impose harsher measures on the poor parties scattered around the world, and to intercept them before the smooth transition of the new Russian government to prevent them from returning to cause trouble.

Two days later, in the Russian Duma, Li Vov formally re-signed the "Accession Entente" with the Entente delegation headed by Yang Qiu, and at the same time reaffirmed the "Sino-Russian Friendship Entente" and cooperated in helping the Provisional Government crack down on minorities. When Li Wufu signed the name on behalf of Russia in front of hundreds of diplomats and journalists from various countries, Yang Qiu couldn't help but laugh. The 122nd Division, which was stationed in the Urals to rest and recuperate, was immediately ordered to enter the Ukrainian front, and at the same time, the 123rd Division also set off from Kulen immediately, and the 124th Division will all arrive in the Urals in October, and the subsequent 15 divisions will all complete their training by March next year and finally arrive in Russia in early June next year.

This resolute action and renewed commitment made the Entente countries extremely excited, and the news that Russia would continue to enter the war made the Entente breathe a sigh of relief, and the British and French newspapers even called it the greatest diplomatic victory of the war! Of course, the name of Yang Qiu, who facilitated this negotiation, was also repeatedly mentioned in the newspapers, but what they didn't know was that when Yang Qiu re-boarded the armored train and pretended to be happy to go to Ukraine to inspect the Second Expeditionary Force, there was already a thick cold light in his eyes!

Look!

It was we China who persuaded Russia to continue the war, we have done our best, and our promises have been fulfilled! Come back and continue the revolution, your country has promised to continue the war anyway! If you regret that you regard the country's promises as child's play in the future, and make peace with Germany privately, then there will be a legal basis for Lao Tzu's interference! When the time comes, no one will blame Lao Tzu for being mad! …… (。 If you like this work, () vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )