Chapter 647: Special Envoy of Soviet Russia
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov summoned Adolf Abramovich Viet Fei from his office. At this time, Yue Fei held the post of deputy member of the People's Foreign Affairs in the Soviet Russian government, which was equivalent to the vice minister of foreign affairs.
If the Russian government wants to stabilize China and make China not use troops against Soviet Russia in a short period of time, it must first send people to negotiate with China. The Soviet Russian government has just been established not long ago, and there is a shortage of all kinds of talents, so sending Yue Fei to China is undoubtedly the best choice.
"Hello, Comrade President." Although Yue Fei was a member of Trotsky's faction, now that Ulyanov's position was solidified, he was also very respectful in front of Ulyanov.
"Comrade Yue Fei, please take a seat." Ulyanov nodded.
Subsequently, Ulyanov's secretary brought coffee. Although, now the Russian government is in extreme difficulty, and there is a considerable shortage of all kinds of materials. Beverages like coffee are on the verge of becoming a luxury. However, the daily consumption of the leaders must be satisfied. Only when the living conditions of the leaders are good can they have the energy to do things for the broad masses of the people.
"Comrade Yue Fei, the situation of our party and our country is very bad at present, and the Western powers and the imperialists in the East have already sent large armies to interfere with us. There were also many remnants of the bourgeoisie and the Tsarist government in the country who rebelled against our comrades. Our country is in the midst of internal and external troubles. Ulyanov said with a serious face.
Yue Fei nodded, he knew all these things. However, although the crisis facing the Russian government is very serious, he believes that they will win in the future.
"Comrade President, although our revolution has encountered many difficulties. But, I believe. Our future is bright. Neither the Great Powers nor the White Army at home are our opponents. Yue Fei said firmly.
Ulyanov seemed to be satisfied with Yue Fei's firmness, and he continued: "Comrade Yue Fei, now there is an important task to be entrusted to you. β
"Comrade Chairman, please." Yue Fei said immediately.
"Because of the difficulties we are facing now, after everyone's deliberations. The party decided to make friends with the Chinese Empire. First concentrate on solving the intervention forces of the White Army and the Western powers to ensure our security. In the meantime, we must first stabilize the Chinese Empire. Therefore, we have decided to appoint you as a special envoy to China for the Bolshevik Party and the Government of Soviet Russia, and as the permanent representative of our Party and Government to China. Ulyanov said.
Yue Fei couldn't help frowning, now that the intervention armies of the great powers were pressing, especially the Chinese Empire, they had sent more than 700,000 troops to invade Russia in one go. Such a huge military force. Clearly not something that the nascent Soviet Russian government could cope. It is undoubtedly the best way to stabilize the powerful Chinese Empire first and deal with the weaker White Army and the intervention army of the Western powers. But is the Chinese Empire so easy to fool? Will they really sit back and watch Soviet Russia defeat the White Army and the Western Intervention Army?
"Comrade President, the Chinese Empire has always been very greedy. Now their armies are advancing in Siberia and Central Asia, usurping our territory. It's going to be very difficult to get them to stop attacking us. Yue Fei said.
"I know, so. We're definitely going to pay a price. Our bottom line is to stop the Chinese in the Ural Mountains and east of the Ural River, as long as the European part of Russia is kept. We have the foundation to rise. Ulyanov said.
The European part of Russia is their core, and the main population and industrial base of the country are in Europe. Although the Asian part is vast, it has poor natural conditions, a backward industrial base, and poor transportation facilities. Sparsely populated, it was of little use to Russia. The Russian development of Siberia began at the end of the 19th century.
Yue Fei couldn't help but gasp, in order to stabilize China. They were willing to give up all of Central Asia and Siberia. That's millions of square kilometers of territory! Although it is not of much value, it is undoubtedly regrettable to give up such a vast territory.
"Comrade President, are we really going to give up so many territories?" Yue Fei was a little unwilling.
"Comrade Yue Fei, there is no way to do this, as long as China can be stabilized, even if these territories are abandoned, it is worth it. When Russia becomes stronger, we can retake these territories at any time. Ulyanov said.
In order to make peace with Germany, they gave up more than 3 million square kilometers of territory. Moreover, those territories are not barren lands like Siberia and Central Asia, but are all densely populated, industrially developed, and rich in natural resources. As long as Soviet Russia can be preserved, it doesn't matter if Siberia and Central Asia are abandoned.
Yue Fei nodded, he knew that there was no way to give up Central Asia and Siberia now. If Soviet Russia had become stronger, it would not have been able to regain these territories. Although China is powerful, its center of gravity is in East Asia, not in barren Siberia and Central Asia. As long as Russia is strong enough, it will not be difficult to recapture these territories.
"Comrade Yue Fei, you should leave for China as soon as possible. Our bottom line is to give up the Ural Mountains and the territories east of the Urals. However, if possible, try to get as much benefit as you can for us. Ulyanov said.
"Yes, Comrade Chairman." Yue Fei nodded, he knew how difficult this task was.
In order to counter the offensive of the domestic White Army and the foreign intervention army, the Bolshevik Party and the Soviet Russian government did their best. On the one hand, they sent special envoys to China in an attempt to stabilize China, giving up a large amount of territory in exchange for stopping China's large-scale offensive. On the other hand, it is to mobilize more troops and strive to defeat the White Army at home and the intervention forces of Western powers in the shortest possible time. Only in this way can the Russian government be truly safe.
In order to disintegrate the Tsarist army, which was the pillar of Tsarist rule, the Bolshevik Party carried out propaganda activities within the army before it seized state power, and the main content of its propaganda activities in the army was to agitate soldiers against the authority of officers and the organizational discipline system of the army. As a result, in the face of the rebellion and offensive of the White Army, the Soviet government had a serious shortage of troops at its disposal, and was exhausted in the face of sieges from all directions. Moreover, even these limited armies lack effective organization, management, restraint and command because of the massive loss of officers. The retained officers had a considerable part of their questionable loyalty, and even hid a large number of saboteurs. Officers loyal to the new regime also often found it difficult to establish their authority and play a role comparable to that of the officers in the old army or the White Army because of the proliferation of liberal ideas and the lack of organization and discipline caused by the early Bolshevik propaganda.
In order to defeat the White Army and the Western Intervention Army, the Council of People's Commissars issued a decree on the formation of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the Workers' and Peasants' Red Navy in early 1918; On March 4, the Supreme Military Council was established to exercise unified command of the armed forces throughout the country; In April, local military institutions were established, and the system of universal military training was implemented throughout the country; On 29 May, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee adopted a decree on the introduction of universal military service. The Bolshevik Central Committee and the Soviet government also decided to mobilize the manpower and material resources of the whole country and transfer all work to the wartime track.
After entering the wartime system, the number of Soviet Russian troops began to increase on a large scale, and those old armies that had been disbanded before were rejoined the Russian army. Although, the quality of these Soviet officers and soldiers was low, the weapons and equipment were very rudimentary, and there was a lack of training. However, Russia's demographic advantage was well exploited at this time. A large number of workers and peasants enthusiastically joined the army, so that the Soviet army was not inferior to the White Army and foreign intervention forces in terms of strength. In addition, a series of famous generals began to emerge, so that the Soviet army began to gradually gain a foothold in the war, and even began to slowly turn to a counteroffensive.
Of course, Soviet Russia is still in a bad situation, with more than half of its territory occupied by foreign intervention forces and white troops. And that's still not counting Siberia and Central Asia. If you count these places, Soviet Russia lost even more territory. In particular, the advance of the Chinese* army in the direction of Siberia and Central Asia is completely as if it had entered a no-man's land, and it is simply unstoppable.
At the end of June 4616 (18) of the Yellow Emperor Era, Wu Haoxuan held a pre-imperial meeting to listen to the work reports of the military ministers.
At this stage, the empire's main energy is focused on war, whether it is the outbreak of World War I in Europe or the intervention in Soviet Russia, the empire has invested a large number of troops. The Chinese Expeditionary Force invested more than 500,000 troops in the European theater and more than 75 troops in the battlefield of intervening in Russia.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Expeditionary Force fought very well in Europe and inflicted heavy losses on the German army many times. Now the great counterattack of the entire coalition forces has begun. I believe that it will not be long before the German army will be completely defeated and the war will be ended. Marshal Shi Tianhan, Chief of the General Staff, said.
Wu Haoxuan nodded, he was undoubtedly very satisfied with the performance of the expeditionary force.
"Your Majesty, on the battlefield of Soviet Russia, the Imperial Army has successfully made a breakthrough, and the five armies are advancing towards the intended goal. It is expected that by the end of July, the scheduled attack objectives will be completed. The General Staff deduced that we would even be able to advance to the Ural Mountains and the Ural River in one fell swoop before the cold winter fell. Marshal Shi Tianhan continued. (To be continued.) )
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