Chapter 385: Su-Bo Conflict
After leaving Berlin and heading east to Poland, Western Europe was still far from recovering from the baptism of the Great War in Europe. Got off the train. Horses were bought early, and conditions in Poland at this time were not very good, with low houses and wild farms. The difference from the countryside of the Republic of China is not too big, but the trains that run by the railway from time to time in the distance remind Gu Weijun that Poland is still affected by the industrial revolution, and there are still some differences compared to the original countryside of the Republic of China.
From the bottom of his heart, Gu Weijun did not agree that the Republic of China was at war with Red Russia at this time. Red Russia wanted to promote Bolshevism to the entire European continent, and Western Europe at this time regarded Red Russia as a beast of prey, and wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible, but Denikin, the leader of the White Guards, who had hundreds of thousands of troops, and Kolchak were defeated one after another, and the intervention armies of various countries also withdrew from Red Russia one after another. At this time, Red Russia also had to deal with Wrangel on the Crimean Peninsula, the only remaining large White Guard army in Red Russia of about 200,000.
Gu Weijun is in Europe, and he gets the news about Red Russia faster than at home, a big country that can win a war of this scale, Gu Weijun does not think that the Republic of China has the strength to defeat Red Russia. At least since he went abroad to participate in the Paris Peace Conference, the Republic of China was still fragmented, and the actual helmsman of the Beiyang government, Duan Qirui, could control far less than one-tenth of the Red Russia's troops.
It's just that he no longer agrees with the actions of the central government at this time, but as a person from the Republic of China, Gu Weijun also has to run around for the situation in the Republic of China at this time.
Joseph Pilsudski was a military dictator who rose to power after the European War, and his crisp military uniform showed that he was a very strict soldier, with a resolute and clear face, and a pair of eyes that always looked at everything around him with an attitude of scrutiny. Including Gu Weijun, who entered his office.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency the President." Gu Weijun bowed to Pilsudski very gracefully and said.
"Well, I heard that you are from far away China, I wonder how your country is now?" Pilsudski was a very orthodox European. Only Japan has heard of that backward place in Asia a few times, but Japan is known for its army, and Poland is a landlocked country. No matter how strong the combined fleet is, it can't drive to Poland, and it can't hit the edge with eight poles. Poland had a hard time, and Pilsudski was always trying to restore the Soviet Union's border with Poland to the state it was in 1772. Historically, Russian-Polish contradictions have always existed. Before the establishment of Russia, Poland was considered one of the great powers of continental Europe, and attacked Russia several times in the 17th century. However, after the formal establishment of Russia, Russia began to gain the upper hand, and through successive wars, Russia swept Poland apart. By the eve of World War I, Poland had become a vassal state of Russia.
The contradictions between the two countries have been accumulated for hundreds of years, and Tsusudski was the first to put his ideals into action and achieve great results. Such an iron-blooded marshal naturally has no impression of the Republic of China, which has always been weak in Asia, and if it weren't for the letter of recommendation from British Prime Minister Lloyd George, Pilsudski would not even want to waste time on Gu Weijun, an irrelevant person. After all, the Republic of China is too far from Poland.
"Your Excellency. There is a saying that the enemy of an enemy is a friend, and my country, like yours, has always been oppressed by Tsarist Russia, and even now more than one million square kilometers of land have been occupied by Russia, and my country also hopes to regain its territory from Red Russia through war. ”
The contempt of Europeans for the Republic of China Gu Weijun has long been accustomed to as a diplomat, and in the absence of sufficient strength and achievements, silence is more effective than explanation.
"Yes. But your country is thousands of miles away from my country, and I don't think there's anything we can do to cooperate. Pilsudski shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Can your country send troops to Poland to help me share the pressure of the Soviet Red Army?" They have sent hundreds of thousands of troops to display the border, and recently they have eliminated the main forces of Kolchak and Denikin. It has been possible to draw troops to the European continent. ”
"Your Excellency the President said with a smile, of course, it is impossible for our country to send troops to Europe, but our border with the Soviets is far longer than that of Russia and Poland, and the Soviets have hundreds of thousands of troops on the border. Our country has also prepared no less than 300,000 troops to deal with this war, and our country recognizes the country, and perhaps you and us can fight together. I think it would be detrimental to no one to break out the war at the same time as possible, so that the Soviets could not take care of the east and the west, or at least not allow the Soviets to end the war on one side and then devote all their forces to the other. Gu Weijun said calmly.
"Your country intends to wage a war of hundreds of thousands of men in the east?" Pilsudski finally had a hint of surprise on his face.
"Yes, before that, our country had the experience of fighting more than 100,000 people, and defeated more than 100,000 White Russian troops in the northeast of our country." Gu Weijun said that the only record that the Republic of China can get in recent years can be achieved, no matter what, it is a big victory.
"Well, maybe there is something we can do together, but the Soviets can't wait any longer, and their armies are already moving westward in large numbers. And I don't want to give the Soviets any more time, and when the snow melts, I think war is inevitable. Pilsudski said truthfully.
"The snow is melting? Your Excellency, I think that you and China can really cooperate closely this time. Gu Weijun's eyes flashed, he didn't know much about the situation on the Polish side, but he knew what was going on on the Republic of China, the traffic situation north of Beijing was extremely poor, and when the snow on the grassland was knee-high, it was impossible to start a large-scale war.
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Time is like toilet paper, it looks like a lot, and when you use it, you don't feel like it's enough. This sentence is suitable for Poland, the Soviets, and the Republic of China, which are rushing for time to prepare for war.
Lenin's proposition was more inclined to exchange peace for the growth of the new Soviet power, but neither Trotsky nor Kamenev nor several other Soviet giants could agree to exchange large areas of territory for a compromise peace. Kolchak they were defeated, Denikin was defeated, and even the armies of the great powers were almost all fought out into Russia. As long as the Soviets do not compromise, all enemies can be destroyed.
But no matter how good the slogan is. At this time, Poland and the Republic of China were already attacking on both the east and the west at the same time. Poland threatens Russia and Europe proper, and the Republic of China threat does not seem to be large, and it can border Central Asia and the Far East in a large area. In fact, in the minds of the Soviet leadership, it was much more threatening than Poland.
Also on the Crimean Peninsula, there were nearly 200,000 White Guards of Wrangel.
In the face of simultaneous challenges on several fronts, the Soviet Red Army also made extensive adjustments at the same time. It was Stalin who took over the tasks of the Crimean front, and Fu Longzhi was appointed commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Front. And Voroshilov was in charge of the Central Asian Front, responsible for combat missions with the Republic of China army in Xinjiang.
Tukhachevsky, a new generation of talented commanders known as the Soviets, commanded the Western Front with the 4th, 5th, 15th, and 16th armies, and Gaihan's 3rd Cavalry Corps. The Southwestern Front was commanded by Yegorov and included the 12th, 14th armies, as well as a reinforced cavalry unit under the command of Budyonny. In total, there were about 20 infantry divisions directly participating in the battle. There are 6 cavalry brigades, with more than 190,000 infantry and more than 13,000 cavalry. Due to the fact that the road foundation is not very good, the military service in the rear, the civilian service is more than a multiple of the front-line troops.
In contrast, Poland on the other side, although it has repeatedly expanded its army, how can it compare with the Soviets, which have a lot of land and resources, and the fighting force has only expanded to more than 130,000 people. Poland's Pilsudski could no longer sit idly by and watch the Soviets draw more troops into the war after eliminating Wrangel on the Crimean Peninsula, so they took the lead in the Kiev operation, aiming to create an independent Ukraine as Poland's ally.
The Kyiv operation was soon sent by Gu Weijun to Qin Yu's desk.
"General Seminov. When we first met, I didn't expect you to be taller and more powerful than rumored, worthy of being the leader of the Cossacks. Qin Yu shook hands with Seminov and said.
"Your Excellency, it's a pleasure to meet you. I beg your pardon for the actions of my garrison in Kyakhta, and as a token of my apologies to your country, I have taken the Butcher of the Mad Baron Enggen and sent it to His Excellency. ”
Facing Qin Yu in front of him, Seminov was a little scared. The shadow of the defeat of more than 100,000 White Guards on the Middle East Road has not yet been completely waved away in my heart. In the face of the Soviet army rolling in from the east and the strong people's ** army in the south, Seminov no longer had the conviction to hold on. I wanted to catch Enqin to curry favor with the Republic of China. Bring some goods to be a rich man, but I didn't expect the actual controller of the Republic of China in the south to come to Kulen lightly, and with it came the army of the Republic of China swarming north. An armed force that completely deprived Seminov of the will to resist.
"Caught the Mad Baron Ungen? General Seminov, I think you will be my country's best Russian friend, but let me dismiss why you did not have the permission of our country to garrison Kyakhta? Qin Yu asked with a cold face.
"Well, Your Excellency, I think it was a misunderstanding, I was chased too closely by the evil Soviet army and chose to enter your country in a desperate situation, and I promise that I have not done anything to harm the civilians of your country. In addition, with the permission of His Excellency the Minister, I may disband this army. Seminov was startled, and said tentatively, even he himself could not have imagined that one day he would speak to the weak Republic of China in the south in such a tone.
"Disbanded? I don't think it's necessary, I wonder if General Seminov is interested in continuing to build a state in the Far East? The cold color on Qin Yu's face was closed, and he smiled instead. Although this Seminov is a little pustuated and was driven to Kulen by more than 10,000 Red Russian troops before, but as one of the leaders of the White Guards, Qin Yu has no better choice for the time being, and the pustules also have the benefits of pus, which are easy to control, and he will not be like Kolchak, who is an extreme nationalist, and Kolchak will not do many things that are detrimental to the interests of the Russians, but the Seminov in front of him does not have this lower limit.
"Continue to build a state in the Far East?" A burst of ecstasy appeared on Seminov's face, "Yes, of course I do, is your country going to send troops to repel the Soviet army?" ”
"Otherwise, you think I'm here to visit Kulen for sightseeing?" Qin Yu smiled, if he didn't take advantage of the fact that the Soviets were not completely strong enough to settle the battle and control the land in the Far East, the price of recovery in the future would be several times, more than ten times, and even more impossible to recover. And the Soviet-Polish War provided an excellent opportunity for the Republic of China. Russia has long been devastated by the European War and several years of civil strife. At this time, it was faced with a two-sided battle in the east and west, and the battle line spanned tens of thousands of miles, but in the face of large-scale territorial disputes, the Soviet Union had no room to evade.
"Then, that's great, I will definitely do my best to fight the Soviet Red Army with your army." Seminov was overjoyed, he was born and raised in Russia, and it is certainly better to be able to be the king and hegemon here, and to enjoy endless money and beauties, than to be a rich man.
"What about the Japanese that His Excellency the General worked with before?" Qin Yu asked meaningfully.
"Japanese, let those yellows," Seminov originally wanted to say yellow-skinned monkeys, but thinking that the person in front of him was also yellow, he immediately changed his words and said, "To hell with the Japanese, those stingy and greedy guys, I don't want to have any cooperation with them anymore." ”
"Very well, I don't want to see any Japanese envoys in your army in the future, if not, you know that there will be many people who want to take your place. Of course, as long as you can hold on to this, I can guarantee that no one in the Far East can touch you. "To deal with a guy like Seminov, there is no need to say anything unfathomable, Qin Yu directly pointed out the key points.
"Your Excellency, please rest assured, I will never come into contact with the Japanese again in the future." Seminov shuddered, some of his subordinates did want to replace him, before the Japanese bewitched the unilateral march into Outer Mongolia without his permission is an example, but Engern's mind is too simple, and now he has become a prisoner of the ranks.
"Very good, you go back and reorganize the troops, the army is temporarily stationed in Kyakhta, and when you are engaged in war with the Soviet army, we will give you a task, don't be afraid of fighting, no matter how many you die in battle, you can always replenish it." Qin Yu reminded.
"Okay, I'll go back and prepare for battle!" Seminov said in high spirits, as if he had won a big victory. This time I came to Kulun, which is super profitable. As for the stingy and greedy Japanese, to hell with it. The 60,000 or 70,000 Japanese troops could not even call the Red Russian guerrillas, and now they have retreated to the area of Vladivostok. (To be continued.) )