Beiyang 1917

() The meeting room fell into a cold spot again. No one expected such a development of the situation. It was clear that Ulyanov wanted to support the Germans, Bukharin supported Ulyanov, and Trotsky Kei hopes to turn around completely and become a member of the Allied Powers again. He wants to embrace the victor's thick legs. The good days of the Germans have passed, and they will probably never look back. The progress of the Ukraine campaign is the best comment.

"Comrades, defeating the Soviet Red Army by the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front of the Allies is nothing. After all, we lack training weapons and equipment and are inferior to the other side in terms of firepower, and we have no air force at all. But the German army in Ukraine is armed to the teeth. Simon Petliura's national army It is also fully equipped with German equipment. How did it turn out? The German 1st Fighter Wing was almost wiped out in World War I. The German superior forces lost Kharkov in three days and four nights, and suffered heavy casualties. The coalition forces only dispatched 4 , 5 ground troops...the Germans can't win this battle!"..

Trotsky's words were like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of every member of the Central Committee of Soviet Russia in the conference room!

1918年8月1ri14:05，苏俄莫斯科、克里姆林宫，大会议室

"Comrade Trotsky, as the chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Soviet Russia, you must not be careless in your words and deeds. Now you say that the Germans cannot win this war. What is the basis? Is the reason sufficient? Is it a small setback on the Ukrainian battlefield? , can make the Germans who are in full swing? This is an exaggeration! When Brusilov led the Tsarist Russian troops to sweep the Eastern Front, the strength of the Germans was much smaller than it is now, and it was like a salted fish. Take the initiative on the Eastern Front!" ..

Ulyanov, chairman of the Central Committee of Soviet Russia, angrily refuted his second-in-command’s point of view. If the chairman doesn't stand up and speak clearly, the theme of today's meeting is not off topic, and it will directly overturn the future direction of Soviet Russia's government.

"To the left or to the right? This is a question. Comrade Chairman, Comrade Trotsky, and members of the Central Committee, I think it is quite necessary to plan ahead. Ludendorff is now focusing his energy on the Western Front , prepare to organize the autumn offensive, and defeat the British and French main forces on the western front before the American recruits can play a decisive role. It is said that the Germans cannot win this war, and it is too early to draw conclusions!"

Zinoviev's words were impartial, and seeing that there was going to be a huge collision and conflict between Ulyanov and Trotsky, at this moment when unity was needed, Zinoviev complained in his heart that the Supreme Military The chairman of the committee was a little too hasty. Relying on the Germans is a good thing, but relying on the Allied forces and the king of China is not the case?The Germans were greedy and ceded almost two-fifths of the territory from Soviet Russia. Could it be that the Sino-Japanese Alliance and the King of China have less appetite?

"I agree with Comrade Zinoviev. If we cannot make a sure turn, at least we must maintain the current delicate balance. We will neither offend the Germans nor reopen the war with the Volga Federation. As long as we can win When the time comes to eliminate Kolchak, then we will have more room to make directional choices in the future, and we will have more bargaining chips. Now the power of Soviet Russia is only slightly stronger than Kolchak's White Guards, and stronger than that of the Volga Federation. It's far worse than... You need to be especially cautious at this time!"

Chicherin, the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, wiped his sweat and muttered his views. He is a professional diplomat who is prudent and stable. , but neither side is pleasing, and in the end not only is marginalized, but is likely to become a punching bag and a victim.

"Comrade Chicherin, you said it lightly. If you say that keeping balance and walking a tightrope is the job of you, the People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs, what do you say now? The request of General Wilhelm Greiner of the German occupation forces in Ukraine How should we respond? Ignore it? Do you believe that the Germans will stop importing weapons, ammunition and food from Ukraine and Belarus tomorrow? Do you believe it? Even if we don’t agree, the Germans really want to play the game of besieging Wei and saving Zhao. Are you hesitant to send troops into our territory to attack the borders of the Volga Federation?"

The eloquence of Bukharin, the editor-in-chief of "Pravda", is quite good. As a professional diplomat, Chicherin's debate and eloquence are his strengths, much better than the silent and dull Dzerzhinsky and others. However, Compared with Bukharin, an orator and rhetorician, he is really at a disadvantage. Chicherin and Bukharin are so difficult to run, and the sweat on his forehead is more, so he just wipes the sweat and stops making a sound.

"Perhaps, on the one hand, we can promise the Germans to use the channel to maintain the relationship with the German-Austrian Allies. On the other hand, we can promptly notify the Volga Federation of the news of the German army's sneak attack through the channel. What do you think?" The most important is Sverdlov, the third person in the central yang of Soviet Russia, the commander of the Volga River Military Region and the Front Army. Bukharin and Chicherin were much heavier.

"Hmm... this approach looks good, Comrade Trotsky, what do you think? Is Comrade Sverdlov's plan feasible?" Ulyanov breathed a sigh of relief, and Sverdlov obviously has not It is necessary to stand in line to support Trotsky's meaning, but this does not rule out the situation where Sverdlov is now self-inflated to the point where he wants to become the leader of the central and yang third-party forces.

"Comrade Sverdlov's method can only be said to be an expedient measure under unavoidable circumstances. The Germans are not so easy to fool. If the German army used Soviet Russia to attack Kursk, it would have suffered a big loss. We leaked information to the Eastern Allied Forces of the Allies and the Volga Federation, do you think Berlin will let us go easily?" Trotsky frowned slightly.

"That's right. Comrade Trotsky reminded you very timely. Now the Germans have suffered a disastrous defeat in Ukraine, and even Kharkov has been lost. Looking at the battle reports of both sides, we can judge that Simon Petliura's 1st Ukrainian National Army The group army suffered more than half of the casualties, and the four infantry divisions lost at least two and a half, and the German 47th reserve infantry division may have lost more than 50%... This battle was fought in Ukraine, and the Germans wanted to find compensation for their failure. An excuse to find a scapegoat can only find the bad luck of Simon Petliura and the Ukrainian puppet army!"