Chapter 60: Can't Ignore Me
Can negotiations really bring peace to Russia? If peace can really be achieved through negotiations, what did the Chinese fail in the two negotiations after overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty?
The situation here in Russia is more complicated than in China, and the dispute between Yang Xiaolin and Yuan Shikai and Sun Wen is only a dispute over the path taken, but the current differences among the Russians are indeed ideological. Not only do they want to take a different path, but they also want to achieve a different goal.
The so-called negotiations were actually another contest, and the Russian tripartite forces were tired and wanted to sit down and rest. Countries like Britain and France are because they find that their original strategy seems to be a little off, and they want to buy some time to adjust it.
As for China, Yang Xiaolin's purpose is simpler. China's lessons from the past are there, why could he suddenly stand on the same front without negotiating with Yuan Shikai? What did Mr. Sun Wen do about changing his attitude? Is their dispute resolved? No, the contradiction of hope for victory in the war has erupted again, and there is only one reason why they choose to give up their personal concepts, that is, the external pressure is too great!
At that time, Japan invaded Northeast China, Russia invaded Mongolia, Britain and France blockaded China, and the Combined Fleet hovered on the Shanghai Bund ready to intervene in the Chinese revolution at any time.
Yang Xiaolin definitely didn't want to give the Russians this opportunity, when Lao Maozi lost Eastern Siberia, the situation in Russia was like that of China at the beginning, and the enemy's guns were pointed at his heart.
Judging by the patriotic sentiments of the Russians in southern Siberia, if the pressure continues, it is very likely that the forces of the divided Russia will be crushed together, and that will really not do any good to China, so it is necessary to calm them down.
In fact, this is the same as the police catching the thief, the other party still has a guy in his hand, and he is emotional. Don't say anything, laying down your weapon is the only way out for him, and it won't do you any good if you force him to die. At this time, let him think about his family, think about the things he is nostalgic for in the world, and maybe he will put the knife down himself.
To let the peacekeepers retreat and leave the Russian problem to the Russians on the surface is to let Lao Maozi breathe a sigh of relief, let them feel that the situation still has a chance, let them talk to each other, and some internal contradictions will erupt. Let the Russians who have hoped for them see how these Russian decision-makers have squandered their patriotic fervor.
and Britain, France, Germany and other countries briefly reported. Immediately after reaching an agreement, the Chinese side held a press conference to give an update on the situation in Russia. Foreign Minister Yang Du issued a statement at the reception, urging the countries of the world and the parties to the conflict in Russia to change their current hostile attitudes and call on everyone to sit down and resolve the dispute peacefully through negotiations.
Yang Du put forward three objectives of the Chinese government: First, this time the negotiations will be held on the basis of complete equality, and there will be absolutely no discrimination against anyone who is in any position. Second, the starting point of the negotiations is to prevent the flames of war from continuing to burn, and the Chinese Government will not put forward any negotiating propositions to the Russian side. It is also hoped that other countries will not put forward conditions to interfere with the right of the Russians to choose their own destiny, and that everything will be discussed by the Russians themselves. Third, the Chinese side hopes that the British Empire will be able to afford this international obligation and come forward to organize this negotiation. During the negotiations. The peacekeeping forces from China will be withdrawn to the Sino-Russian border area and any military operations in Russia will be stopped.
These three aims of the Chinese are not only high-sounding in words, but also willing to be accepted by the tripartite forces of Western countries and Russia, at least they will not immediately speak out against them. Just like the Beijing negotiations at the beginning. No one wants to be charged with sabotaging the peace talks.
Yang Du had already communicated with Mr. Sadaoyi before, and the London side understood it and immediately responded. He expressed London's willingness to fulfill such an obligation, and also hoped that all parties to the Russian conflict would show sincerity, and even more hoped that other countries would make a certain gesture like the Chinese and take some practical actions to achieve peace in Russia.
Whether it is the Central Powers, the Entente Powers, or the neutral countries, and even Turkey, which has always been very incompatible with Russia, have expressed their appreciation for the proposal for this negotiation, and the Turkish Government has issued a statement saying that they fully support the three opinions of the Chinese and hope that the Russian negotiations will bring real peace, which is beneficial to Russia and the stability of neighboring countries.
Almost all the countries participating in the peacekeeping campaign, Russia's neighboring countries, and those with relevant interests have made a statement, but only the Japanese have remained silent until now! The British asked the Japanese to send negotiators to participate in the supervision of the Russian negotiation process, but they ignored it, and the Japanese ignored the Chinese's suggestion that all the peacekeepers should be withdrawn.
Retreat? You didn't fight a war in China, and you still fished enough mines and oil wells in southern Siberia, and now you have found someone to help you watch, you mean you can go, but what about Japan? We paid for the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, fought all the way, spent countless money, and didn't get a single piece of wood back, do you say let's withdraw our troops? Aren't you joking?
Little Japan was silent, and Naogami Matsubara stayed in Eastern Siberia, not reacting to the proposals of the British and Chinese, expressing their dissatisfaction with silence. They really regard themselves as first-class countries, as if the Russian matter is not resolved by other countries if they and Japan do not express their position.
But then they found that silence was silent, and no one from other countries said anything to coax them, and there was not even a condition for talking. The three Russian forces immediately sent their own negotiators to Consneci, and the various countries in Beijing formed a negotiation monitoring group in a decent manner, and if you Japanese don't come, they won't come, and no one takes them seriously.
It was only when the negotiation monitoring team in Beijing was almost completed that the Japanese hastily dispatched their own diplomats. As for the withdrawal of troops, they found that there was really no country that forced them, and after China said a word, the other troops withdrew, and they actually did not say anything to the Japanese troops.
If China asks them a few more times, Japan may feel a little better, and this attitude of what you love is the most unacceptable to the Japanese side! Don't talk about the Japanese officers and civilians whose thinking has gone to the right, even their government feels that this is an insult to them by China, and this is an attitude that ignores you.
What's even more infuriating is that Britain and France have the same attitude as China, and little Japan can't figure it out, almost all the battles fought by us Japanese after your peacekeepers entered Russia, and we haven't asked you for military spending. For what? Why have we worked so hard to treat us like this?
The Japanese are really angry. But they haven't shown any excesses yet, because little Japan is not a fool, and he knows that this reason is not enough for him to make any moves, and he knows very well that whether it wants to move China on land or Western countries in the South Seas, Japan's current preparations are inadequate.
This is the case with the Japanese nation, the more he thinks about you, the more deferential he looks on the surface. When Japanese diplomats entered, they smiled at the envoys of various countries. In the past two days, the Japanese ambassador to China, Shotaro Abe, has suddenly become very high-profile, constantly visiting various schools and factories in China, and talking about Sino-Japanese friendship.
In the South Seas, too, Japan suddenly stopped negotiating with the United States on its commercial interests, and made another concession to Indonesia's commercial interests, showing a very friendly gesture.
When Yang Xiaolin saw these moves of the Japanese, he only made one reaction, that is, he transferred Sui Bing, deputy commander of the Southwest Front Army, to the Northeast Military Region to replace Li Debiao to perform the duties of commander of the Northeast Military Region. At the same time, the militias of the three northeastern provinces were urgently trained, and the strategic material reserves began to tilt to the northeast.
Yang Xiaolin determined that the Japanese powder keg was likely to explode soon, and whether his target was on himself or not, the word "preparedness" could not be wrong. He felt that he should find a time to flex his muscles if necessary. Let Little Japan know that he can't touch China here.
Of course, the Americans are not stupid, and the United States urgently transferred more than a dozen warships to garrison the coast of the Philippines, which greatly increased the strength of the US Navy stationed in Asia, including the fleets of Britain and France. Even if the Japanese come, they should be able to hold out.
At the same time, the United States also made a suggestion to China, saying that China's naval development should be accelerated. From the signing of the Sino-US Maritime Mutual Assistance Treaty to the present. The development of the Chinese Navy seems to the Americans to be as slow as a snail, and it has been almost a year, what achievements have the Chinese? There was still not one battleship, but three more cruisers came out, all of which were old goods that the French did not want.
It seems that China has built a lot of these small gunboats, but is that thing useful for war? The ship is a small boat, and there is only one gun on it, and I heard that it is better now, and each ship can also carry a torpedo launcher, which is somewhat threatening, but I hope that the American side really does not believe that when the Japanese fleet comes over, what can those small Chinese gunboats do? What else could they do but run away? Can't think of it.
China is not in a hurry, the United States is anxious for us, half a year ago, Minister Conger found Yang Xiaolin with several drawings of battleships, and he asked Yang Xiaolin to choose it himself and see which one he could see. As long as China looks at it, the United States says that I will help you build it, and the money will only charge you for the cost of work, and you are such a big country, you have to have a few battleships to support the façade.
Yang Xiaolin really took a fancy to a few ships, but the suggestions he put forward for improvement made the US side simply not know how to answer him. Now countries want to make their warships bigger and more fierce. But Yang Xiaolin said: "This battleship is a bit big, can you help me make two small circles?" ”
At that time, it really took Conger a long time to make sure that he was facing an earthling, okay, a little smaller, and it would be good to pull out the Lu to block the Japanese cruiser when the time comes.
The battleship is being built according to Yang Xiaolin's requirements, and it has not yet been launched.
Little Japan's current attitude has made Americans realize that Asia may not be too peaceful for long, and that the only advantage that the United States has is that it knows that it is not the Netherlands. The Japanese can ignore the printing of Nepal, Britain and France, but if little Japan dares to attack the Philippines, Britain and France will definitely go all out.
The situation was so delicate that everyone could see that Japan was a madman, but Britain and France both wanted Japan to pounce on China, and China wanted Japan to provoke a war in the South Seas. As for Germany, the attitude of the Germans is even more interesting, he seems to have forgotten the friendly alliance between Germany and China, and the Germans have already conveyed the message to Japan on many occasions that as long as you dare to make trouble, no matter who you make trouble with, I will support you. (To be continued......)