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676 Closing the Door (3)

Brestlitovsk. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

Brest in summer is beautiful, with the wide Bug River, which connects the principality of Kiev (present-day Ukraine), Belarus and Bran, where it joins the Mukhavets River.

The city prospered with good waterways and easy access to the city, and with its annexation to Russia in 1795, its strategic importance grew, and a fortress gradually rose from the ground.

The Brest Fortress, located on four small islands divided by the tributaries of the Mukhavets and the Bug River, and its channels, consists of a central fortification, which is 18 miles long and has a brick wall of 2 meters, which was built in 1842 and is known as impregnable as it was when all the fortresses were built.

But it turns out that there is no fortress in the world that cannot be destroyed, and when the mighty fortress of Liège and Tomsk collapsed, the fascination of various countries with fortresses gradually decreased, not to mention the Brest fortress, which has experienced nearly a hundred years of wind and rain.

The vermilion walls of the fortress make the fortress look Russian, but the bullet holes on it show how fierce the fighting was there.

The 16th Infantry Regiment from Bavaria occupied the place and became the temporary master of the fortress and the city.

Today, negotiations are taking place in the fortress like never before, and both sides know that failure would mean more bloodshed and the lives of millions of fighters.

"Adolf, look."

The companions who were guarding side by side ran into Adolf Hitler, who saw that by the river that crossed the fortress, several soldiers in the blue and white uniforms of the 6th Squad of the Chinese Navy were spreading their guard along the road, and the guns in their hands were strangely shorter than rifles, but there was a long magazine underneath that made them look uncomfortable.

Adolf sniffed, he didn't like the Chinese very much, and after their victories in the Pacific, suppressing the Entente in India and Australia, and making it impossible for the mighty United States to leave home, he began to become arrogant, and how ridiculous it was that in just over twenty years, a country full of opium and poverty, sat with a powerful Germany and talked about dividing the world.

Although he was a volunteer soldier and was just an ordinary small infantryman on the battlefield, he had always believed that he would save the world, but now because of the birth of that damned arsonist, his dream of saving the world and saving Germany was quietly fading, because at this moment the German high society put the hope of victory in the Far East.

Adolf snorted and withdrew his gaze, although he saw the Chinese ambassador who was strolling around the court, as if he had come to Europe for a tour rather than to participate in a negotiation to decide the future of Germany, but his heart was full of disdain and irritation, because the guy named Feng Qi was too leisurely, and in his opinion, as an ally, now was the time for a two-ribbed knife, not a walk!

Feng Qi's leisureliness brought out the anxiety and impatience of Prince Reinhardt of Germany, who came to Brest to oversee the negotiations.

"Dear Feng Qi, do you think Russia will be willing to continue peace talks?"

"Yes, but certainly not on our terms!" Feng Qi turned his head, the smile on the corner of his mouth slowly faded, looking at the German prince who was relieved of military power and idle because he offended Wilhelm II, until this negotiation was restarted, he said seriously and affirmatively: "For Russia, if it loses too much, it is better to continue to fight, and Your Majesty You should know that there are still 130,000 British soldiers stationed in the naval fortress 3 kilometers away from St. Petersburg, and the resistance forces in the central district of St. Petersburg, Russia, have been contacting them, If necessary, they can use the weapons stored in the fortress to arm their troops, and then attack St. Petersburg quickly through the supplies of the Arctic route!

Moreover, more than 50,000 British and Indian 6 armies are entering the Caspian Sea from Bs under the leadership of Allenby, preparing to join Kolchak into the Don River valley, plus Sulov and Denikin in Kiev and others, if they are all gathered, do you know how many army attacks Lenin had to face? ”

Before Reinhardt could answer, Feng Qi raised three fingers to himself: "At least 30,000!" ”

Even if Prince Reinhardt is not old militarily, he knows what 30,000 troops mean, judging by the two years of jerry hands, the Russian army is not without combat effectiveness, and the rough and barbaric Slavic young men are good soldiers, just because of the deteriorating problems of the economy and food, coupled with the constant instigation of violence by the Lenin Soviet within it1, which seriously dampened the strength of Russia, and if Britain and the United States really want to fully support it, then there is really a very good chance that Lenin and the Soviets will be extinguished in the cradle and repeat the Romanov dynasty. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

"Your Majesty Feng Qi, I believe you have analyzed a lot, but I think that at present, the army such as Denikin and Kolchak lacks core leaders, although there is the support of the Entente, and there are also members of the Tsarist family such as Prince Sulov, but they are not heirs after all, in the absence of leadership, can they wield so much power? But if your country returns the whole family of Nicholas II, then it will be. Reinhardt was about to take the opportunity to test the matter when he was interrupted.

"The whole family of Tsar Nicholas II? Why, does His Royal Highness know that he is there? Feng Qi asked knowingly, clenched his fists fiercely and said, "Is he still alive?" That's too bad, we have to send someone to kill him right away! ”

Reinhardt, who was still ready to continue the temptation, was choked back by Feng Qi's words, and now the whole world knows that Nicholas II is in Li Mo's hands, but everyone has no evidence, and in the face of the unanimous denial of Hua, he can only test by knocking on the side, but in fact, everyone knows in their hearts that what everyone wants is not the idiot Tsar, but the wealth that is said to be rich and rivals!

Seeing this kind of answer again, Prince Reinhardt decisively changed the topic and continued: "Feng Qi, in fact, there are very few ways for the British to support Russia, as long as the road between Bs and Afghanistan is cut off, they can only take the dangerous Arctic Ocean route, so I want to ask how long it will take for your country to cut off the road between Bs and India to Russia?" ”

"No, Your Majesty, you have misunderstood, Bs is the territory of Mohammed V Harry, as an ally, we will not enter it without permission, as for the road from India and Afghanistan to Russia and Central Asia, we are working hard, but you know, that area is mountainous, unless there are more than 20,000 troops, otherwise it is impossible to really cut off." A smile crossed the corner of Feng Qi's mouth, and he continued: "And Your Majesty has made a decision, we will go all out to solve Australia within this year, and the Northwest Army cannot be adjusted because the situation in Russia cannot be determined, so it is impossible to send more troops to India now, and I don't think you want to see the United States start to send more 6 troops to Europe, right?" ”

Feng Qi, who seemed to be like a rolling ball, made Prince Reinhardt unable to speak, and he was unwilling to have a showdown first, so he had no choice but to ask simply: "Your Majesty Feng Qi, I know that His Majesty Li Mo also has difficulties, but I want to know, how did he decide to get Russia out of the war as soon as possible?" ”

Hearing that this old guy finally spoke, Feng Qi also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly stopped, and became serious: "Your Majesty, I believe you are also very clear that we are not fighting a local war, but a world war, although we have now issued an ultimatum to Russia, do you think it is really possible to hit St. Petersburg?" Even if it can be reached, how many resources, manpower, and costs will it take? And in the face of the endless Russian struggle in the future, how much strength can His Majesty Wilhelm bring to solve it?

The important thing is that the core of the Entente is Britain, France, and the United States, which is the battlefield of your country's Western Front, and the nearly 10 million Entente troops there are a big trouble, and I believe that the General Staff of your army must know very well that only by gathering all forces to win victory on the Western Front can it be possible to end the war!

Your Royal Highness, I think you can convey to His Majesty William that we have no intention of dealing with European affairs, and that we will not be able to send enough troops into Europe to fight before the end of the year.

So far in the war, Russia has become the first country to fall, what we have to do is to let it fall smoothly, not to prevent it from falling and be taken advantage of by others, as for the reward that His Majesty Wilhelm needs, do you think it will be less after defeating the British? There are large tracts of land in Africa waiting for His Majesty Wilhelm to take over, so why do we have to keep an eye on a Russia that is already in decline and is likely to be forced to continue the struggle? ”

"Your Majesty Feng Qi, what you said is very reasonable, but I want to remind you that for today, our Germany has paid hundreds of thousands of soldiers' lives and untold sumprising amounts of money on the Eastern Front, if you can't get paid, then how can His Majesty the Emperor make a J generation for the country, for his subjects, and for those soldiers who fought bloodily for Germany?!"

Feng Qi nodded, and said sincerely: "Yes, I admire Germany's sacrifice, if it weren't for the soldiers of your country, I think this war would have ended long ago, so Your Majesty has said many times that you should properly support your country, before I went out, he told me that he was willing to persuade the parliament to approve a package loan plan totaling 500 million blue coins to your country, and at the same time, he also said that he would provide urgently needed materials including food and oil to your country, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Ottomans through the Baghdad Railway, Help His Majesty William with practical actions. ”

As soon as he heard the offer, even Prince Reinhardt was short of breath, 500 million blue coins is already equivalent to 100 million rubles, if you can get this loan, it will undoubtedly be a shot in the arm for Germany, which has suffered a heavy blow to the economy, not to mention the much-needed food and oil and other materials!

But before he could speak, Feng Qi suddenly frowned and asked, "By the way, Your Majesty, after the Baghdad Railway crosses Eastalpur, there will be a section that needs to pass through Serbia, don't you know where you control?" ”

This question suddenly made Prince Reinhardt dumbfounded, because Feng Qi was right, after leaving Ishtampur, the railway had to pass through Serbia for a long time, and now the Greek, British and other Entente teams there have been united with the Serbian army, plus the Romanian army, there is really no way to get through in a short period of time.

In other words, even if China provides loans and material aid, these things are only a bright moon in the water for Germany, which can be seen but cannot be obtained!

Thinking of this, Prince Reinhardt suddenly became a little at a loss, he looked at Feng Qi's eyes, and a trace of essence immediately flashed in his pupils, and he took out the hole cards that he had prepared for a long time, and reminded: "Your Majesty, there is actually another way." ”

"Oh? What way? ”

"Cross the Black Sea from Istanbul and then turn to Odessa to take the train into Austria-Hungary." Feng Qi sighed again when he said this, and said as if worried: "Although this road is smooth and the railway is in good condition, it is a pity that it will face the threat of the Romanian army, as well as the Russian army that obeys the orders of the Entente, and the key thing is that there must be the cooperation of the Russian government!" ”

"The cooperation of the Russian government?!"

Prince Reinhardt finally understood that if Russia withdrew, Germany and Austria-Hungary would still be sure of a railway line of more than 4 kilometers with millions of troops on the Eastern Front, and after Russia withdrew, Romania would not be able to hold on, as long as the forces of Germany, Austria and Bulgaria were concentrated, Romania would be defeated in the short term!

"Your Royal Highness." Feng Qi glanced at Rudolph and several German soldiers who had been squinting in the distance, constantly sneaking at Rudolf and several German soldiers here, and smiled slightly: "I think His Majesty William should make a far-sighted decision!" ”

It seemed that in order to strengthen the bargaining chips, Feng Qi thought about it for a while and moved closer a little, and said heavily: "Prince, in fact, there is news that I can tell you now, my country will launch a general attack on Australia in early August, as long as the Australian fleet is solved, our navy will immediately attack the US mainland, so I believe that it is impossible for the United States to send a single soldier to Europe!"

Of course, in order to achieve this strategic goal, we need Russia to withdraw immediately, and we need to free up the 20,000 6th Army that is in Western Siberia, otherwise we will not be able to bsp in the short term; Your Royal Highness, with all due respect, now we need to close the doors of Australia and Russia at the same time, to be able to force the Entente to be stretched thin, and to be able to free up our hands to solve the problems that lie ahead! Otherwise, not only Germany, but also our country would be consumed in the war, and even if we won that way, would we still have the strength to take over the vast colonial interests left by the Entente? ”

The news that Hua was ready to close two doors at the same time made Prince Reinhardt breathe a sharp breath, because he suddenly had a problem, that is, what Germany had been fighting was only a European war, and that arsonist was actually waging a real global war across states!

Therefore, Germany must get out of its hands as soon as possible, otherwise when China defeats the United States, Germany will also run out of vitality in the two-front battle, even if it can defeat Britain and France later, I am afraid that the world colonies will also be occupied by the Chinese!

Thinking of this, he immediately nodded solemnly: "Thank you Feng Qi for the news, I think His Majesty William will definitely consider your and Li Mo's suggestions carefully." ”

While the Brest Fortress was tense negotiations and bargaining, Lenin also walked to the window in the spacious Tsar's study in the Winter Palace, and when he opened the window, he saw that the sky over St. Petersburg was already cloudy outside.

Just like the suffering that Russia is facing at this moment, the telegrams returning from the front every day are filled with only two words, failure, failure, failure!

From the Western Front to the Caucasus to Western Siberia, the imperialist powers of China, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottomans continued to encroach on Russia, and even Britain, a former ally, had made it clear that it would refuse to return the warships and the Kronstadt fortress until the situation became clear.

13 British soldiers have become a thorn in the mouth of St. Petersburg! Many Entente armies were marching from the Caspian Sea into Central Asia into Russia, attempting to move north to join Kolchak's rebels and strangle the weak Soviet power.

Standing at the window, it was as if he had seen a terrible flood coming his face, so now he had to make a decision!

Having overthrown the rotten tsarist rule, the Soviets have made a great start, but now the decision must be made to eat the next extremely bitter, even highly poisonous apple!

"Stalin, go and inform everyone, I hope to convene a meeting of the Standing Committee immediately, we cannot delay any longer!" Lenin took a deep breath, picked up the phone, thought about it, and then said in a deep and serious voice.

"Not for a second!"

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