The steel wheels were sonorous, the whistle was long, and a line of special trains slowly stopped in front of the platform where the tracks intersected. Although the sky has cleared, the rugged and bold baroque building domes around are still covered with snow-white winter clothes. The snow on the platform has been cleared, and dozens of soldiers dressed in Nohara gray uniforms are standing guard with guns: next to them, as many as seven or eight cameras are set up, and reporters from all over the world are waiting eagerly for the arrival of the central figures on the special train.

It has been only four weeks since the outbreak of a massive workers' strike in St. Petersburg on January 30. However, it was during this period that Russia, one of the three giants of the Entente and regarded as a behemoth by the world, underwent a series of dazzling and drastic changes. The surging domestic revolution erupted like a volcano, causing the Romanov dynasty, which had lasted for more than 300 years, to collapse in the wrath of the people: the newly formed Russian Provisional Government was ousted from politics in an armed coup d'état. Now it is the Red Bolsheviks who are in charge of the Winter Palace and who have issued proclamations to all of Russia that are on the mission of exterminating the capitalists: they are supported by a large number of toiling workers and soldiers at the bottom, and their local tentacles are spreading at a rapid pace from the major industrial cities of western Russia to the surrounding towns and villages!

The world is actually no stranger to the stratum that currently dominates the center of Russia. More than half a century ago, Europe suffered a revolutionary catastrophe of unprecedented proportions, the French monarchy was suddenly overthrown, and the kings of Prussia and Austria experienced the horror of a sword in their throats. Year 1871. In defeated France, the Paris Commune was founded entirely by proletarians: this sudden change brought an instant consensus between Germany and France, fearing that Marx's prophecy about world revolution would become a reality, and the Paris Commune collapsed in just two months after its founding, and the traditional society of the whole of Europe breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, however, these red demons, whose ultimate goal was to eradicate capitalism, burst into blood-colored flowers on the remains of Tsarist Russia. In contrast to the European Revolution and the Paris Commune, they had hundreds of thousands of murderous armies at their disposal, which strengthened the foundations of the regime like never before! While it is still unknown how much flesh and blood they will be able to devour the fallen giant of Tsarist Russia to strengthen themselves, one thing is certain. That is, for a long time to come. This regime, established by the Bolsheviks, was bound to become the most important member of the Russian land!

Therefore, even the capitalist forces of the whole world have an unspeakable fear and abhorrence of this monster that suddenly burst out of the remains of Tsarist Russia. But they still kept a high level of interest in the gang. To defeat the enemy. Then the first thing to do is to understand the enemy. You can't go wrong with this one wherever you put it. The reporters who are currently setting up cameras on the train platform are all faces from the United States, Spain, and other neutral countries: they can't wait to see the head of this unknown power, and see if they can write a big story or something. And with this, they made the front page headlines of their respective core newspapers.

In contrast to the hostile and critical attitude of the capitalist neutrals, the Central Powers, which had a direct intersection with the Bolsheviks, were indescribably unleashed by their success.

Three weeks earlier, Tsar Nicholas had issued an armistice to Germany in response to the upheaval of the domestic situation: all the satellite states, including Austria-Hungary, were dancing with excitement at the happy news that had fallen from heaven. The Germans achieved a feat that even Napoleon had not done, knocking down the invincible Russian giant in a head-on duel; And what awaits them next is the time to count the money and share the spoils and enjoy the victory!

Despite this change in the Russian Provisional Government, the members of the Allied satellites, led by Austria-Hungary, deplored and hated Berlin's extermination; However, the Bolsheviks threw at the end of the armed revolution immediately turned their anger into joy, and excitement and joy filled their breasts again. Although the armies of these countries were not fighting at war, their core politicians had a meticulous mind: after a little analysis, they were immediately pleasantly surprised to find that the situation on the Eastern Front was far better than the situation in peacetime at the request of the Tsar. Because compared to the Romanov Dynasty, which had been in power for more than 300 years, the regime established by these Bolsheviks was completely like a small sapling that had just been planted in the soil: not to mention the head and kick of a strong man, even a slightly stronger wind would probably blow it down!

The satellite powers, which smelled this smell, immediately ordered their ambassadors to Berlin to run to the offices of German Chancellor Holwig and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kidren, and gave all kinds of reasons to persuade the Germans to accept the peace proclamation of the new Russian government at once. And this time, the Germans finally did not disappoint them again. The satellite countries, which received an affirmative reply, were immediately in a state of jubilation: they immediately sent their own delegations and rumbled to the place of negotiations on the most comfortable train of their time. Negotiators from all countries are gearing up to get the most out of their countries at the table.

With the soft and sharp sound of the hatch opening, a middle-aged man in his thirties finally appeared in front of the train door. He wore a thick round velvet hat and a pair of glasses on his thin face, and his temperament was more like that of a literati teacher than a government official. And unlike the high-ranking officials of Tsarist Russia in the previous impression, the leading man was just an ordinary and neat black coat, which looked more capable and shrewd: in his eyes, a sense of warmth and confidence had already come to his face.

"Click! Click! The light was shining, the white smoke was everywhere, and the magnesium lights that had been waiting for a long time around finally ushered in their own performance stage. A group of six or seven Bolshevik delegates rushed out of the carriage and immediately walked onto the platform to shake hands with the German officers who greeted them. A tall fat man dressed in a major general's uniform smiled at the leading representative with outstanding temperament and said: "Mr. Trotsky, welcome to Brest-Litovsk in Belarus. Under was Max, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Eastern Theater of Operations of the German Reich? Hoffmann, I am here to welcome your arrival. Come with me, the delegates have been waiting in the negotiation hall for a long time. ”

Trotsky smiled and nodded, and was skillful and calm in his manners; However, in the depths of his eyes, there was always a lingering solemn color sinking in them. As the leading elite of the Bolshevik Party, Trotsky was appointed People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs after Lenin took power, and was given full responsibility for the peace talks with the Central Powers. Trotsky had privately said that it would be better for him to go to the front and command the army: for the present peace talks between the Bolsheviks and the Allies were too difficult.

There is no doubt that the Russian army on the current battlefield has been defeated beyond control. This is not only because of the series of unrest that occurred in St. Petersburg some time ago, so that a large number of troops who were supposed to go to the front were transferred to the rear for armed deterrence against their own people; The three successions of state power in January also made the front-line troops lose their will to fight, and almost all the Russian soldiers did not want to have any contact with the wolf-like Germans. At present, the armed forces in the hands of the Bolsheviks are in essence born out of the old army of the tsar, and they can barely use them to maintain law and order and control the domestic situation, and they don't even think about going to the battlefield!

Before they set out, the Bolshevik Party, which had just gained power from an armed coup d'état, announced to the Russian people that it was going to end the war between the battlefield and the Central Powers with a treaty of no land and no reparations. However, anyone with a modicum of common sense will see that in the present age, when truth only exists within the range of cannons, there is no way for a government without an army to have such a chance of retreating, or even having bargaining chips with the other side. What's more, the Bolsheviks were able to climb to the throne of the highest power in Russia with difficulty by relying on the great help of Germany, and all kinds of tricks were used by everyone; Now that the other party wants his own hen that has been raised to lay golden eggs, how dare he have the slightest disobedience?

"What a tricky job, People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs......" Trotsky lamented in silence.

The motors roared, the cold wind howled, and after a short while, the convoy stopped in front of a two-story hotel in the center of town. Heavily armed German soldiers have contracted the entire street and mercilessly stopped the cars of journalists who wanted to get straight to the bottom of the negotiations. Trotsky set his mind and tried to approach the room with a calm mind: it was useless to think about anything now, and the only way to deal with the smokeless battlefield that would unfold at the negotiating table was to be dealt with with with all his might.

The wind was howling on the streets, but the room was warm like spring. The crackling fireplace warmed the whole hall, so that the Bolshevik delegation took off their heavy coats as soon as they entered the hall. Chairs have been placed on either side of a long table, and the translators and recorders are seated next to each other. The core members from Germany, Austria, Italy, Turkey, and Romania were already sitting on one side of the long table, and they looked at the Bolshevik delegates who were seated like a pack of hungry wolves examining lambs under their paws.

"Mr. Trotsky, first of all we would like to congratulate your party on becoming the dominant force in Russia." German State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Gidren, who was sitting at the top, spoke softly and opened the prelude to the talks. He took out a few bound memos from the briefcase he was carrying, and slowly pushed them in front of the Russian scribe in front of him: "Monsieur Trotsky, this is a solution to the present situation that the members of my allies have drawn up after much consideration. If you find it acceptable, then we will have the dawn of peace at once. (To be continued......)

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