"We don't have enough weapons and equipment, and the newly formed units, without training, simply can't go to the battlefield. If we go to war with the Chinese again, then we have no chance of winning at all. Trotsky said with a blank face. After the losses of the Ural Front and the Caucasian Front, the main forces of the Soviet Russian Red Army had already been lost.

"You ......" Stalin glared angrily at Trotsky, wanting to say more, but he didn't know how to speak. No one knew the state of the Red Army better than Trotsky, the father of the Red Army. Since, Trotsky believed that the Red Army was no match for the Chinese Army, that was undoubtedly correct. Last time, they did not listen to Trotsky's advice and forcibly launched an attack on the Chinese Empire, which led to a crushing defeat.

"Comrade President, if we can, we would do our best to avoid war with the Chinese Empire. In the past few days, I have been summarizing the telegrams sent back by the front-line generals. In the end, I came to a conclusion. The current Russian Red Army, compared with the Chinese * army, is indeed too far behind. In terms of the army, the weapons and equipment of the Chinese are more advanced than ours. The Chinese Army is known for its strong firepower. They had machine guns in each infantry squad, as well as snipers. Each infantry platoon had heavy machine guns and mortars. Each division had dozens of cannons, a significant part of which were artillery with a caliber of more than 105 mm. In addition, the combat quality of the Chinese army soldiers is also higher than that of the Red Army. In the middle of the war, the armored forces of the Chinese Army completely suppressed our tank army. The tanks equipped by our tank army are almost powerless against the Chinese Army. As for the Air Force, the gap between us and the Chinese is too great. Not only in the performance of the aircraft, but also in tactical thinking. The fighters of the Chinese are more than a generation ahead of ours. So that our fighters have no power to resist in front of the Chinese Air Force. In addition, the bombing of our field airfield by the Chinese directly destroyed our plane on the tarmac. This kind of tactic is also something we have never thought of before. As the head of the Red Army, in this regard. I undoubtedly have a lot of responsibility. I hope that in the future, the Soviet Russian Red Army will be able to dive into the development of peace of mind for a period of time and strive to catch up with the Chinese at an early date. Only then will we have a chance of revenge. Otherwise, a rash attack will only cause us too much loss. Trotsky said.

"Hmph, Comrade Trotsky, you are a little too long, and others will be angry enough to destroy your own prestige." Stalin said with some dissatisfaction.

"I'm just stating a fact. This time, the performance of us and the Chinese on the battlefield fully illustrates this point. Presumably. I don't need to say more, everyone knows it very well. Trotsky continued.

Ulyanov couldn't help but nodded, he knew that the facts were the facts, and even if they didn't want to admit it, they couldn't change the facts. His decision to launch an attack on the Chinese Empire was indeed too reckless. So much so that both the Russian government and the Red Army had to pay a heavy price for this. Merely. By the time he came to his senses, it was too late.

Kamenev and Krestinsky nodded their heads repeatedly, and they were also persuaded by Trotsky.

"Comrade President. The conditions of the Chinese are harsh though. However, compared with the Germans, the conditions proposed by the Chinese are already good. Didn't we, in order to withdraw from the war, grit our teeth and accept the Germans' terms? In the end, the Germans were defeated, and didn't we also send troops to regain those lost territories? Now bow to the Chinese for compromise. It's only temporary. When our strength becomes stronger, we can completely seek revenge from the Chinese again, and let the Chinese repay us all the land and wealth they have plundered from us, or even a thousand times more. Krestinsky said.

Ulyanov nodded: "The most important thing we face now is that. It is to keep our country, to keep Soviet power. As for the rest, it can be discarded for the time being. However, the conditions of the Chinese are too harsh, they ask for a sky-high price, and we will pay back the money on the ground. Send a telegram to Comrade Yue Fei, asking him to continue to contact the Chinese and find a way to lower some conditions for the Chinese. ”

"Yes, Comrade Chairman." Stalin nodded.

Soon, Yue Fei received a telegram from the Soviet and Russian governments, which made Yue Fei have to go to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs every day to ask for a meeting with Tang Shaoyi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire, and wanted the Chinese Empire to lower some conditions.

However, this time the Chinese Empire obviously slaughtered Soviet Russia as a fat sheep, and Soviet Russia did not have any problem with these conditions put forward by the Empire, even if it was dissatisfied. Therefore, the empire could completely ignore the bargaining of the Russians. As long as they do not agree to the conditions of the Empire, the Empire will directly use force against them. Then, Soviet Russia had no more ways to try except to bow its head and compromise.

"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, 1,000 tons of gold is indeed too high for the Soviet Russian government, and we don't have that much gold for you at all!" Yue Fei cried in front of Tang Shaoyi with a bitter face.

"Your Excellency, I'm sorry, but 1,000 tons of gold is a request from His Majesty the Emperor, and it is also the bottom line of the Empire. No matter how soft and hard you are, I can't promise you. What's more, can't the Soviet government really come up with so much gold? Tang Shaoyi smiled.

It is true that the finances of the Russian government are under great pressure, but there are many hard currencies such as gold. It's just that they don't have the means to spend these hard currencies. The Chinese Empire coveted the wealth held by the Soviet and Russian governments. Rather than letting the Russian government use this wealth to buy weapons, equipment, machinery and equipment, it is better to extort all this wealth. Under the elimination of the other's strengths, the direct strength of the empire and Soviet Russia will be further expanded.

Of course, Yue Fei will not admit that the Russian government has so much gold. It is true that this gold can be made up for Soviet Russia if it tightens its belt, but this will inevitably affect the next development of Soviet Russia. It would be the best to pay a little less. However, the Chinese Empire is also not allowed to enter the oil and salt! So that the Russian government has no way.

In the midst of the continuous tussle between the two sides, time passed little by little. At the beginning, the Chinese Empire only gave Soviet Russia three days to reply. If, by the end of the three days, Soviet Russia has not given the answer that the Chinese Empire wants, then the Chinese Empire will once again launch a military operation.

On the night before the time was about to expire, Emperor Wu Haoxuan summoned Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi and Chief of General Staff Marshal Shi Tianhan.

"Lord Tang, what did the red haired man say? Did they agree to the conditions of the Empire? Wu Haoxuan asked. He was very satisfied with being able to extort a thousand tons of gold from Hongmaozi. That's more than a billion Chinese dollars! The empire could have used the money to improve transportation conditions in Central Asia and the Middle East. This is undoubtedly of great benefit to alleviating the financial pressure of the empire.

"Your Majesty, although the red-haired people are still struggling with the amount of compensation, if the empire continues to be tough, then they have no other choice than to accept the conditions of the empire." Tang Shaoyi said with great certainty.

Wu Haoxuan nodded, and then looked at Marshal Shi Tianhan: "Is our army ready?" If it's time tomorrow, the red haired son hasn't nodded yet. Then, let our army take a position and let the Russians see how powerful we are. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The divisions of the front line have been repaired and are ready to attack at any time. Marshal Shi Tianhan said.

"Your Majesty, what if the Russian government accedes to our request after the time has passed?" Tang Shaoyi asked.

"If we say yes after the time limit, then our conditions will be different. In addition to those previous conditions, they must cede the Crimean peninsula to us. Wu Haoxuan said without thinking about it.

The geographical location of the Crimean peninsula was important, and if Soviet Russia had taken control there, it would have been possible to blockade the Imperial Navy through the Black Sea to Rostol-on-Don. Even, they were able to deploy submarines on the Crimean peninsula, threatening the safety of the empire's navigation in the Black Sea. Therefore, it seems that it is also very good to take this opportunity to get the Crimean peninsula in your hands.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Tang Shaoyi nodded.

Marshal Shi Tianhan also seems to be interested in the Crimean Peninsula. After all, if the Empire controls there, it is entirely possible to deploy a fleet there to strengthen the Empire's control over the Black Sea coast. It is also possible to build airfields on the peninsula, which poses a further threat to Europe.

Time passed minute by minute, and the next day, the deadline given by the Chinese Empire had arrived. However, the Russian government remained silent.

The reason why the Russian government did this was nothing more than to take the opportunity to bargain and pay a little less price. What they don't know, however, is that it will cost them a little more.

The troops deployed by the Imperial Army on the border between the two sides received orders from the General Staff.

In the direction of the Urals, the 3rd and 12th armies of the Imperial Army, began to advance towards Orenburg. The planes of the Air Force even crossed the demarcation line and entered the airspace of Soviet Russia, and although they did not drop bombs, the threat was very strong. In the Tsaritsyn direction, the 7th Army of the Imperial Army also began to move north from Tsaritsyn, intending to attack the hinterland of Soviet Russia. There is no doubt that the empire has begun to threaten Soviet Russia with force. (To be continued.) )

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