Respectfully

In the eighth year of the Republic of China, on February 1918, 2 in the Gregorian calendar, Germany and Soviet Russia restarted the armistice peace talks.

The peace talks were full of twists and turns. The leadership of Soviet Russia has never been coordinated. In the end, Trotsky's attitude changed, which made Vladimir's vow of "resigning without peace talks" not fulfilled.The day before Soviet Russia sent representatives to Brest, the German army was still launching a fierce attack on the Eastern Front. It didn't matter if the real guns were real, the important thing was that the Russians finally "relented".

After more than a week of negotiations, Soviet Russia withdrew from World War I at the cost of ceding a large area of ​​territory, losing a large number of people, and paying Germany 60 billion marks in compensation.

In addition to the representatives of the negotiating parties, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Turkey and Bulgaria signed the contract.

Once the contract was signed, Russia lost not only its territory and population, but also the industrial minerals in the ceded area, as well as the railways built during Tsarist Russia.

The Polar Bears have been decimated by the Brest Contract, but that's not the end of it.

The Chinese army occupying East Siberia and Central Siberia, the White Army operating in West Siberia, and the royalists who gathered around the Grand Duchess Takyana and the Crown Prince were all serious problems for the nascent Soviet regime.

The White Army and the Royalist Party were even ahead of the Chinese Army.

Before the signing of the "Brest Agreement", Trotsky was dismissed from the position of the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, and the new Foreign Commissar acted in full compliance with Vladimir's opinions.In order to completely solve internal problems, the leadership of Soviet Russia voted again that they could negotiate with the Chinese government.Now that the "Brest Contract" has been signed, what else can't be discussed?

The attitudes of Bukharin and others were still tough, and Trotsky also expressed his opposition, but Kirov firmly stood by Vladimir.In addition to the uprising and defection of the tsarist army, the resistance organization led by Kirov is the most loyal armed force to the Bolsheviks, and his opinion cannot be ignored.

Since the Soviet Union did not officially send "diplomats" to China, Kudashov, the plenipotentiary representative of Tsarist Russia in China, hoped to resolve the Siberia issue through negotiations. First, he had to find a way to "establish contact" with the Chinese coalition government OK.

Kudashov has already contacted the Grand Duchess Takyana and the royalists around her, and is following the Grand Duchess' orders to try his best to "smear" Su Shi before the Chinese government cancels his envoy status. Russian.

Unfortunately, the effect achieved is not "significant".

In the eyes of the Chinese government, no matter whether Tsarist Russia or Soviet Russia, they are old men.What is the old man like?All Chinese people who have experienced the Gengzi Rebellion, Jiangdong 64 Tun and Hailanpao are all clear about it.

The Chinese government did not reject the Soviet Union's request for negotiation. Zhan Changqing personally received the Russian People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs. "Whether to negotiate or not cannot be decided by one person. It needs to be submitted to the Congress."

While the Chinese Congress was "discussing" whether to negotiate and what conditions should be put forward, the Chinese army continued to make great strides in Siberia.

With the foundation laid by the troops of the six northern provinces and the Northwest soldiers, the follow-up troops only need to continue marching with the boundary markers on their shoulders.For these soldiers, the only difficulty they had to face was not the resistance of the Russian army, but their inability to adapt to the Siberian climate.

The soldiers in the six northern provinces and the Northwest have been "trained", and the Jin army and the Ji army still need to continue to work hard.

At this time, Marshal Lou, who was far away in Europe, also encountered some "trouble".

The spring offensive of the coalition forces has already begun. Everything is going well at sea, but the land battlefield has suffered setbacks one after another. Especially after the armistice on the eastern front, the German army can deploy a large number of troops from the eastern front to fight on the western front. And advance to areas previously occupied by coalition forces.The Germans began to use armored vehicles and tanks in their offensives, quite effectively.The British army was still able to support it, but the French army in some defense areas showed signs of being defeated.

At the Marne and Saint-Mihiel, the German army advanced particularly rapidly. If this continues, it will soon join the salient such as Ypres. All victories.

In order to slow down the advancing speed of the German army, the coalition decided to use the Chinese army as the main force to launch an offensive in Cambrai to attract the attention of the German army so that the coalition could mobilize reinforcements.

In short, the Chinese army absorbed the firepower, and Britain and France took the opportunity to take a breather and increase their troops by the way.As for how many casualties the Chinese army will have, it is not within the consideration of the British and French. Even if all the Chinese are dead, aren't there still Americans?

The purpose of Britain and France is obvious, and the tactical deployment is quite "quick", and they issued combat orders without notifying the Chinese army at all.

The time between the order and the launch of the attack was less than a day.

Lou Shaoshuai's expression was cold, and Ma Shaoshuai was so angry that he wanted to swing his whip.

"What does it mean?"

Song Wu smiled coldly, "It seems that we are still treated as soft persimmons."

"To fight or not to fight?" Young Marshal Long knocked on the table, even if he maintained a complete organizational system and fought independently, the Huaxia Expeditionary Army still had to obey the "superior" deployment.Marshal Lou is only the commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force, not the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.

The division commanders and brigade commanders in the command room also looked ugly. No matter who it is, it will not be happy to be kicked out of the shelves.

"Don't fight." Young Marshal Lou stood up, "Call back, our department lacks supplies and ammunition, and is unable to attack the enemy."

Lack of supplies, low ammunition?

"Long wind."

"kindness?"

"This is an excuse, isn't it..." So what's wrong?

"When the Ministry of Self arrives on the battlefield, can the coalition forces issue one shot and one bullet?"

"Never."

"Are military rations available?"

"Not yet."

"In the previous battle, can we supplement the casualties of our troops?"

"No."

"So, why not tell the truth?"

"..." Song was speechless.

Young Marshal Ma slapped the table and laughed loudly, "Lou Changfeng, I'm convinced!"

Marshal Long asked, "What if they insist on biting?"

"No." Marshal Lou picked up his helmet, "There are also friendly troops."

Allies?

Several other people looked at each other, those Yankees?Will they fight?

"Whether it will or not, what has it to do with me?"

After the words fell, Marshal Lou got up, left the command room, and inspected the trenches.Young Marshal Ma also followed immediately: "Changfeng, wait."

Marshal Long suddenly remembered that he was also busy, so he disappeared in a few steps.Marshal Song can only "do it" for the call back to the coalition headquarters.

Song Wu stood where he was, shaking his head, whatever, let him say what he says.

After thinking about it, instead of sending a telegram, he directly dialed the coalition headquarters to explain the "difficulties" of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, and at the same time strongly recommended the U.S. military to take on this "important task".

"If we don't want to, our strength is not in jeopardy. Seeing that the friendly troops of the United States are well-organized and high-spirited, they should be entrusted with important tasks."

A passage by Wen Zou Zou, translated into English, is also fluent.

The microphone was put down, and the coalition headquarters fell into a strange silence.

Lack of supplies, lack of weapons, reduced numbers of troops, no medical treatment for the wounded, low morale, and no way to attack... Are you hallucinating?Not long ago, the Huaxia Expeditionary Army just received a batch of new supplies, right?Not only a lot of canned flour, but also a lot of anti-inflammatory drugs!

However, since the Chinese Expeditionary Force arrived in Europe, it is also true that the coalition forces have not deployed sufficient supplies, ammunition and weapons. In contrast, the US military even provided steel helmets from France.

"Huaxia people are lying!"

General Manjean raised his eyebrows, but Haig frowned and said nothing. He looked around at the headquarters and finally decided to switch to the US military as the main force to launch an attack at Cambrai.

"In any case, the offensive plan must be implemented." Haig said, "Once the US military is in a difficult battle, the Chinese will not stand by."

Pershing is not easy to "provoke", and the US military is also not interested in serving as cannon fodder.Considering that the U.S. military who went to Europe to fight did need to perform, the order to attack was "successfully" issued in the end.

On April 45st, at 15:[-] in the morning, in the small town of Cambrai in the north of France, the sound of rumbling guns sounded again.The U.S. military assembled a thousand cannons and [-] soldiers to launch a fierce attack on the German positions.

The British army supported the US army with [-] tanks and [-] aircraft, and the Chinese army will also serve as a follow-up force to support the attack of the US soldiers.This is the first time the American cowboys have participated in combat since they arrived in the European continent. Their high fighting enthusiasm is enough to make up for their lack of tactical experience.

The artillery roared, the machine guns rang out, and the Germans began to fight back.

Huaxia's army did not dispatch, but the officers have been paying attention to the situation on the battlefield.

"The Germans have increased their troops again." A division commander frowned, "They are still veterans."

Whether it was a veteran or a rookie who fired the gun in the trench warfare can be seen from the number of American soldiers who died in no man's land.

"The Eastern Front has ceased fighting." Young Marshal Lou moved the binoculars away, "This battle is not easy to fight."

"Instead of us?"

"It's hard to say." Young Marshal Lou didn't answer, and it was Young Marshal Long who answered, "Equal strength and firepower, the attacking side always suffers."

In less than three hours of fighting, the no-man's land between the two sides' positions has already been killed and wounded. There are corpses of US troops, burning tanks, and scattered guns everywhere.The cruelest aspect of the war was finally revealed in front of the US military.

"I would rather die in battle than be a coward."

Many American soldiers have attached such a sentence at the end of their letters home. Unfortunately, their heroism complex cannot allow them to escape the scythe of death.

After the first day of the offensive, more than 3 U.S. troops were killed and wounded. If the Chinese army hadn't launched a sudden shelling at the end, the number of American cowboys who could safely return to the trenches would have decreased by one-third.

General Pershing's face was so gloomy that water dripped down from his face. The coalition command didn't say much when they heard the battle situation. On the European battlefield, such casualties were simply too common.On the contrary, in the battle of the Huaxia army, the figures on the battle damage were even more unreal.

For the next three days, the U.S. military continued to launch uninterrupted attacks on the German positions. The German defense was impregnable, and several infiltrations and counter-charges were launched against the U.S. troops.

From this, Young Marshal Lou concluded that the German army on the opposite side had added at least three new divisions.

On April [-]th, the large number of casualties in the U.S. military finally brought certain results. The deployment of German troops began to change, and the British and French allied forces were able to calmly deploy troops.However, did the Germans really rearrange their forces because of the battle launched by the US at Cambrai?

Young Marshal Lou looked at the European map on the table, frowning deeply.

On April [-] the shooting at Cambrai finally ceased.

The American cowboys are all sluggish. The so-called "men's game" is completely different from what they imagined. Some young American soldiers, facing the deaths and injuries of their comrades, begin to feel regret.

Why come to this strange continent to fight?

Before boarding the troop carrier to Europe, no one told them that justice and freedom require blood and lives.When it is a stranger who bleeds, and the casualty is just a number, if it is replaced by a familiar friend or even yourself, the reality will become extremely cruel.

In contrast, the Chinese soldiers who also came to Europe to fight seemed extraordinarily "calm".

An American soldier couldn't help asking a question to a Chinese soldier who seemed to be "friendly". The Huaxia soldier glanced at him, "If you fight, you will die. If you don't want to die, you will kill. No one told you this? Why do you Want to come to Europe to fight? I am for the country, and if we win, the country will not be bullied again. What about you? What kind of shit is it for freedom?"

The young American cowboy shook his head blankly, recalling what he had just heard, a chill rose behind his back.

This American soldier survived the war successfully, returned home, and wrote his experience in Europe into a memoir. In one chapter, he wrote: "This Chinese soldier made me feel ashamed and frightened, To this day, I can't forget the feeling at that time. Compared with him, I'm like a fool, a fool who holds a weapon and doesn't know why..."

At the end of April, the German army took the initiative to launch an attack on the Allied forces, and the entire Western Front was ignited.Obviously, Germany, which lost its maritime advantage, has to make up for it on land.

The battle in Cambrai was not intense, at least for the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

In early May, negotiations between China and Soviet Russia officially began.

The conditions proposed by the Huaxia representatives were not "harsh". Compared with Germany, the Huaxia people only asked for land.With the Yenisei River as the boundary, the north reaches the Central Siberia Plateau, the south reaches the West Sayan Mountains, and everything to the east belongs to China.As compensation, Huaxia will purchase the section of the Trans-Siberian Railway that crosses Central Siberia and East Siberia from the Soviet Russian government at an appropriate price.

Compared with the Germans who don't take anything away, the Chinese are at least willing to give money.

After bargaining, the Russians retained parts of the Central Siberian Plateau and the Upper Yonkers Mountains, and increased the price of the railway purchased by Huaxia by [-]%.In addition, the Huaxia people are unwilling to make any concessions.

"If you don't agree, keep fighting."

Soviet Russia signed a treaty with the Allies and completely "betrayed" the Allies, and China no longer had any pressure to launch an offensive.

At the same time, several forces opposing the Bolsheviks formed a coalition and were planning to attack Petersburg and Moscow.They also had the support of some members of the Entente.

Under the pressure of many parties, the Russians reluctantly agreed to the conditions proposed by Huaxia and signed the treaty drawn up by Zhan Changqing.Since then, a vast territory of about 490 million square kilometers has been included in the territory of China.

Since the treaty was signed in Ulan-Ude, it was also called the "Ulan-Ude Treaty" by later generations.

From March to April, Soviet Russia signed the Brest Treaty and the Ulan-Ude Treaty one after another, and the direct loss of territory reached more than 600 million, not including the Central Asian and West Asian countries that took the opportunity to separate from Russia and stand on their own.

After Germany's defeat, Soviet Russia announced the abolition of the "Brest Treaty", and at the same time declared that the "Ulan-Ude Treaty" was an unequal treaty, which Russia did not recognize.However, at the Paris Peace Conference, at the cost of giving up some "European interests", Huaxia representatives reached a deal with Britain, France and other countries, and Britain, France and other countries formally recognized China's "inherent rights" in Siberia.

What makes the Russians scratch their heads is that the Chinese government not only signed a treaty with Soviet Russia, but also signed a secret treaty with the descendants of the Tsar who established a "reactionary regime" in West Siberia, and reached an agreement with Kolchak, the leader of the White Army. One party finally takes control of the Russian regime, and the Russians don't want to renege on their debts.