"Your Excellency Brian: The weather in Nanjing has been very hot lately, and staying here is like being in a furnace. However, Chinese enthusiasm for the war seems to be higher than the temperature here, there are anti-Soviet demonstrations organized by the Kuomintang and the Kuomintang and other political factions on the streets every day, there are always many young people waiting in line in front of the recruiting station for medical examinations, and military uniforms have become the most popular clothing nowadays, just like France in 1914......

Obviously, the Chinese are very serious about this war, and if they can get the necessary help, I think with their almost unlimited military resources, they should be able to win this war. Here, I think it is necessary to remind you that China's victory is Poland's victory, and a great Poland with Belarus and Ukraine's 276th half of the world's war and seven diplomatic klans will be the guarantee of future peace in Europe and the security of France itself. I think Paris and London have also realized this, which is why there was a war between Poland and Soviet Russia. However, the supply of weapons and equipment to Poland alone was not enough to help them defeat Soviet Russia, after all, Poland was only a small country, and they did not have the strength to defeat Soviet Russia unless they got two strong allies - China and Japan!

Compared with Japan, China needs our help more urgently. Because they have no enthusiasm to fight, they do not have an industrial system that can sustain the war, and they do not have a sufficiently professional officer corps to command the army. Although so far, their performance on the battlefield is not satisfactory. However, I fear that they will not be able to sustain a truly long and tragic war once they are defeated by Soviet Russia. It is also possible that Japan will withdraw from the Far Eastern Republic and make peace with Soviet Russia, turning the signs of aggression and expansion at the defeated China. In this way, Russia would be able to devote all its forces to the war with Poland, which would have disastrous consequences for Poland.

Therefore, I strongly urge the government to receive the Chinese Prime Minister Chen Du's visit to France at the highest possible level, and to meet their requirements for the procurement of weapons and equipment as much as possible...... I guess our warehouses are now full of leftovers from the world war, right? For the sake of a great Poland that we need to contain Soviet Russia and contain Germany, why can't we sell those things cheaper to the Chinese? Do we want to keep those things against a German Empire that has lost its grip or a Red Empire that has expanded into Western Europe......"

French Foreign Minister Aristide? Briand finished reading a letter from the French ambassador to China, Francois Francis Francis Fried. Looking at French Prime Minister Clemenceau sitting behind the desk, he smiled and said in a low voice: "George, what do you think of this mentions?" ”

Clemenceau's eyebrows furrowed tightly. As if not satisfied with something, well, this thing should be the Treaty of Versailles. It was a sad peace treaty. France got nothing but a reparation that it didn't know when it would be paid off! What worried Clemenceau even more was that due to the emergence of Soviet Russia, France had lost its ally Tsarist Russia, which could be used to contain Germany. And Poland ...... Honestly, can this country deal with the Germans? If they had been a few hundred years earlier, they would have been a big country, but now, no matter how you look at it, there is no hope. So France had to find ways to support them, for example, by supporting their invasion of Ukraine and Belarus. But was Poland, with the support of Britain and France, really capable of defeating Soviet Russia?

Thinking of this, Clemenceau nodded silently: "Have you talked to the Chinese premier?" What do they want? ”

"Something we don't need." A shallow smile appeared at the corner of Brian's mouth: "First of all, of course, medium and large-caliber guns, from 105mm howitzers, 155mm howitzers, cannons to ...... of the railroad cannon. They all wanted to buy some, and the total number was about five hundred. If the price is right, they are willing to buy another 500 doors.

The second is the equipment for the production of these cannons, including the electric arc furnace that can produce 50,000 tons of special steel, as well as the equipment for the production of cannon tube steel and related technologies. Of course. There are also equipment and molds for the production of artillery shells of various calibers, as well as factories for the production of explosives and gunpowder, including nitric acid and sulfuric acid plants, copper smelters, and so on...... They are willing to buy our old goods, and now our military industrial production capacity is a little unreasonable, and if the equipment is not sold to China, it can only be dismantled and used as scrap metal. It is clear that the Chinese have an ambitious industrial development plan. Our embassy in China also reports that they are recruiting engineers and skilled workers in the middle of the Belarusian exile and are also preparing to start schools dedicated to the training of skilled workers. It seems that they are going to do a big job, and they should need a lot of old machines there...... I expect the Chinese premier to make the same request when he visits the United States. ”

Clemenceau sneered a few times: "These Chinese really want a lot, could it be that they really want to be a lion awakening?" He paused: "If we sell these things to China, how will our British friends react?" They have always been wary of China, right? ”

Briand shrugged: "We urgently need a strong Poland more than Britain, and we must always give the Chinese some sweetness for this." ”

"Well, it's for some sweetness." Clemenceau nodded, stood up, straightened his suit, and walked out: "Let's go, let's meet the Chinese premier...... I think we can meet some of their requirements and not let them develop too fast. In addition, they had to promise that they would not withdraw from the war before Poland, and that they could not make any territorial claims against Soviet Russia! ”

Just when Chen Duxiu sent the results of his talks with French Prime Minister Clemenceau back to China by telegram. Chang Ruiqing was also preparing to meet some important guests. He took the telegram sent by Adjutant Pan Wenzhao, glanced at it twice, put it on the table, turned his head to Shen Xingye, who was standing beside him, and said, "Have they already arrived?" How's the secrecy going? ”

Shen Xingye was the agent of the Fuxing Society system who escorted Zhao Xiang'er to Shandong to contact the Zhao family's bandits. Since then, he has been working under Hu Roller Blind, and has also worked hard in the Far East. Later, Hu Roller Blind's team dispersed in the chaos of Xianbeilia, and he also returned to his old job as a spy with Hu Roller Blind. Served as head of the side of the Xianbeilian Republic of Military Intelligence. This time, he traveled thousands of miles to accompany several special guests to Nanjing.

Shen Xingye smiled and reported: "Please rest assured, they were personally escorted by the lowly official all the way, and the only one who knew the true identity of Mr. Borodin was the lowly one. I believe that there will be no possibility of any leakage. ”

Chang Ruiqing nodded silently: "Okay!" Very well done...... Let's go and meet this Russian envoy. So saying, he strode out the door. Shen Xingye and Pan Wenzhao glanced at each other, and hurriedly followed without saying anything. The two of them vaguely heard Chang Ruiqing say to himself: "There is no eternal enemy in this world...... Even the enemy sometimes has a deal to do......"

The three of them walked along the corridor of the Tangshan base camp towards the meeting room. At the door of the living room stood two guards with loaded guns, both of whom were Chang Ruiqing's henchmen in the chamberlain. The three of them walked to the door of the meeting room. The guard guarding at the door respectfully opened the door, and as soon as he walked in, he saw that there were only three people sitting in the spacious reception room. One of them is an extremely beautiful blonde beauty. It was Natalie, who commanded the assassination of Sun Yat-sen and Chang Ruiqing in Jurentang, Zhongnanhai, Beijing, that day? Lesinskaya. Sitting next to her was a middle-aged white man with a mustache, probably the famous Borodin in history. Furthermore. Shao Piaoping, Minister of Propaganda of the Nationalist Government and member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was also here, talking with Borodin.

Seeing Chang Ruiqing striding in, the three of them quickly stood up, Borodin nodded slightly at Chang Ruiqing, and Natalie carefully looked at the real Chang Ruiqing with a pair of big talking eyes. Shao Piaoping introduced them: "This is General Chang Ruiqing, chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government—these two are Mr. Borodin, the representative of Soviet Russia, and his secretary and translator, Miss Leshinskaya. ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled and shook Borodin's hand, showing that he was quite polite. When shaking hands with Natalie, he half-jokingly said, "Lesinskaya...... It's a Polish surname, right? We, China, now and Poland, will soon be allies. Miss Leshinskaya and I can be friends, right? ”

Natalie's expression was slightly embarrassed, and she smiled at Chang Ruiqing and didn't speak. Chang Ruiqing then said: "It's not easy for the two of you to come, please sit down!" Our two countries are at this point. It's really heartbreaking...... That's why I'm willing to meet with you to negotiate. What are the conditions, you might as well spread them out and talk about them. I have always been very friendly to Soviet Russia. ”

Borodin did not understand Chinese, and after listening to Natalie's translation, he nodded and smiled: "Mr. Chairman." I'm here because we want to repair our relationship with China and China's GCD. Now the state of war between China and Russia. In fact, it was caused by some misunderstanding, which seemed to us completely unnecessary...... I think you understand that we have no intention of occupying Mongolia or separating it from China......"

He spoke Russian and spoke very slowly, and he said a sentence while Natalie translated it. When Natalie translates the phrase "did not occupy the Mongol ......". Chang Ruiqing interrupted loudly: "No." I understand very well that Soviet Russia has an attempt to separate Mongolia from China, and you cannot deceive me on this! And my army and I will continue to fight in Mongolia, even if I fight for ten years, I will not give up! Just as you refuse to give up the Far East! ”

Borodin listened to Natalie's translation and suddenly smiled: "Chairman of the Standing Committee, I don't know why you are so stubborn about what ambitions we have for Mongolia...... In fact, if you hadn't let the pro-Japanese General Xu Chongzhi control the Mongols, we wouldn't have entered there at all. We just want to recover the Far Eastern Republics, which have been part of the territory of Russia since ancient times, and I don't think you have any claims for the Far Eastern Republics, right? If you are willing to grant the Mongol nation the right of self-government, and to recognize our right of control over the Far Eastern Republic, we can conclude a peace treaty with you, guaranteeing our withdrawal from Mongolia after the end of the war. ”

Chang Ruiqing quietly listened to Natalie's translation, this time he did not entangle with Borodin again, but smiled faintly and said: "That's all for today's meeting, now that the war has just begun, it is not yet time to discuss peace." However, the door to peace should always be opened. Why don't you two just live in Nanjing, and we can discuss peace things slowly...... Maybe in the near future. It's not certain that we can make a deal with each other. ”

With that, he stood up and nodded at Borodin and Natalie, ending the brief meeting.

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Amid the long whistle of the train, a Russian-made blue steel locomotive dragged a few short carriages into the Zabaikalsk railway station. The train was followed by a wagon composed of more than a dozen flatbed cars, each of which was neatly lined up with cannons of various calibers, including 75mm mountain guns, 105mm howitzers, and 150mm howitzers. There is even a 280mm "Osaka Baby" super-heavy howitzer. These cannons were urgently transferred from the Japanese mainland to support the Chita front line, and they arrived with the commander of the newly formed Xianbeilian Dispatch Army, Marshal Prince Kanin Miyakihito, and his headquarters. The Japanese Imperial Marshal, who had played a prominent role in the Russo-Japanese War, had now moved his headquarters from the safety and comfort of Yanpu (Vladivostok) to Zabaikalsk, not far from Chita. It seems that he has made the greatest determination to win the Battle of Chita.

The Japanese prince was greeted on the platform by the senior generals of the Chinese and Japanese armies who had already arrived at the Chita front line and the prime minister of the Cibeilian Republic, Horvat, and others, and their eyes were attracted by the artillery of the entire train. Only General Kituzo Otani, who is now the commander of the First Army of the Japanese Army, stood there calmly and reservedly.

However, if you look at his face closely, you can still see a little anxiety after this calm. He arrived in Chita two days before the Battle of Chita and took command of the Sino-Japanese Shamberian forces. But after learning what kind of troops he was going to command, it was as if a stone had been pressed into the heart of His Excellency the General.

Jiang Jshi, commander-in-chief of China's Northeast Army, sent out an army under the command of Sun Liechen, which was the foundation of the 27th and 28th divisions of the original Feng Army, and was almost a bandit and bandit with decent equipment. And this army up and down has no interest in fighting! And the situation of the Simberian Defense Army under the name of Semenov is even worse than that of the Northeast Army of China, the main force of this army is the Cossacks of Semyonov and the Buryat Mongol army of a living Mongolian Buddha, and the relationship between the two sides is the same as fire and water, and Otani Kikuzo had to deploy the squadron among them so as not to kill each other! However, this deployment did not last for a few days, because the offensive of the Russian Red Army quickly destroyed these three armies. Several lines of defense were lost in quick succession, and in the end Otani Kikuzo had to replace them all with elite Japanese troops. But in this way, didn't this war turn into another Russo-Japanese war that consumed the lives of the Japanese?

Moreover, after this period of competition with the Soviet Russian Red Army, Otani Kikuzo found that the previous military department's estimate of the Red Army's combat effectiveness was completely based on assumptions! Those Russians are also veterans of the battlefield who fought four years of world war and more than a year of civil war! And the vast majority of the elite of the Japanese army under his command have never been on the battlefield! Even mid- and high-ranking officers with battlefield experience have long since become obsolete as they understand the way of warfare. It simply cannot be compared with the latest military knowledge mastered by the commanders of the Soviet Russian Red Army. Therefore, in order to ensure victory in the battle, more troops are needed on the Chita front! It is possible to hold Chita only if it is to be numerically comparable to that of the opponent, and if it is to launch a counteroffensive to drive the Red Army out of the Republic of Cimbria, it will probably require twice as many Japanese troops as the Russian Red Army. As for Jiang Jshi's squadron, it's better to send them home...... Compared to them. The ** regiment on the other side of Soviet Russia is good, if Jiang Jshi's soldiers are half as strong as them, the pressure on the shoulders of the imperial army will be much lighter.

The train slowly approached the platform, and after a long whistle, the steam was still rolling on the platform, and I saw Prince Zaihito of the Idle Courtyard, dressed in a straight marshal's dress, walking down with a group of attachés. Two groups of soldiers saluted each other on the platform, followed by another Japanese-style bow. Xianyuan Gong Zairen took Otani's hand and said in a low voice, "Otani-kun, I have read your report carefully...... I didn't expect the Russian Red Army to be so strong, it seems that we were a little underestimated before! By the way, how many more troops do you think will be required to mobilize Chita to defeat them? He sighed slightly, and walked side by side with Otani Kikuzo towards the outside of the station.

When Otani Kikuzo heard the words of the Xianyuan Palace, he smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, the lower officials estimate that at least fifteen to twenty full divisions will be needed to ensure victory!" Xianyuan Palace was taken aback: "Twenty divisions!" ”

Otani Kikuzo nodded seriously: "I'm afraid there will be 200,000 to 300,000 imperial soldiers who will sacrifice their lives for the country!" ”

These words immediately made Prince Zairen's heart sink in the palace. To lose 200,000 to 300,000! He blurted out, "Do you have to die so many people to get Humberia?" It's tragic! ”

Otani Kikuzo shook his head slightly, revealing a wry expression: "Your Royal Highness, the lower official means that it is necessary to lose 200,000 to 300,000 people to win the Battle of Chita, as for whether you can win the entire Xianbeilian Republic, it depends on the ability of Soviet Russia to withstand casualties...... rq！！！