Expedition to Europe

Russia's political situation has been in turmoil since last year's October Revolution.

In order to cease the war with the Germans, the Russian Bolsheviks were forced to sign the Bunestrian Peace Treaty. This contract caused an uproar in Russia.

The Russian desire for territory is deep-rooted, but at the same time the Russians are short-sighted and greedy.

The Russians do not miss any opportunity to gain territory, and they also do not miss any opportunity to get money. Even if they exchange the territory acquired by Russia's ancestors for money, the Russians will do the same.

Selling Alaska may seem like a no-brainer move in the 21st century, but at the time, it was a magical move to turn a profit.

The signing of the Bunestr Peace Treaty caused Russia to lose millions of square kilometers of territory. At the same time, the Russian Bolsheviks had to pay 6 billion marks, all Russian soldiers had to be demobilized, and so on.

Although this treaty enabled Russia to successfully withdraw from the world war, it aroused strong dissatisfaction among all patriots in Russia. They therefore opposed the Bolsheviks and even established a provisional government headed by Admiral Kolchak in an attempt to compete with the Bolsheviks for domestic power. .

Lenin knew that the Bunestr Peace Treaty hurt the feelings of the Russian people. Although the Russians signed the Bunestr Peace Treaty, they were never prepared to implement it.

After the signing of the Bunest Peace Treaty, Trotsky, who was in charge of the negotiations, was forced to resign. So Lenin not only punished the "traitors" who signed the "Treaty of Traitors", but also concentrated all the power of the Bolshevik government in his own hands. superior.

It is necessary to record that Trotsky was the direct leader of the October Revolution and the founder of the Russian Bolshevik army.

To be honest, in terms of reputation, Trotsky and Lenin were neck and neck among the Russian Bolsheviks before Trotsky signed the Treaty of Bunestria.

Just last winter, after Germany signed the Armistice Agreement, the Russian Bolsheviks immediately declared the Buniest Peace Treaty to be invalid, and all relevant contents of the Buniest Peace Treaty were null and void.

This is the real international relations. Don't talk about "agreement" or "contractual spirit". When it comes to the level of national interests, all treaties are just a piece of waste paper. When you need it, it will exist. If you don't If needed, it never appears.

Although Lenin's methods were clever enough and his response was quick enough, the influence of the Bunestr Peace Treaty has already been created, which cannot be eliminated by simply "declaring it void".

At this time, Russia is already experiencing turmoil in the country. The red and white parties are sharpening their knives, and all forces are ready to move.

Reflected in Paris, the situation is the same.

lens disregard.

Kolchak is also lobbying the Allied Powers, especially France. Kolchak promised that if France is willing to lend a helping hand, the Russians will remain a loyal ally of the French and Russia will remain consistent with France on international affairs.

The French are interested in helping Kolchak, but France is currently powerless because the world war has caused too much harm to France, and France cannot afford to launch another war immediately.

The situation was the same for the British. The British also supported Kolchak, but they could not send troops.

The situation of the Americans is rather special. The Americans are also unwilling to send troops because it seems that the victory has not yet been decided. The Americans want to sell things at this stage.

Uh... Unfortunately, Wilson's calculation was wrong. The Russian Bolsheviks did want to buy things, but the Bolsheviks had no money. Kolchak has money, but Kolchak does not need to sell or buy anything.

All the supplies Kolchak needed were provided by the British and French.

The army under Kolchak was composed of Russians and Czechs. The Russians were members of the army during the previous imperial Russia, and the Czechs were formed by the Czechs for independence in World War I to fight against the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When the world After the war, Siberia was in chaos. The Czechs were unable to return to their homeland and could only declare to join Kolchak's command.

These armies are actually the continuation of the Russian army during the Russian Empire. Strictly speaking, their combat effectiveness is not high. Although the weapons have been updated due to the assistance from Britain and France, the combat methods and combat concepts are no different from before.

Therefore, when they faced the new Bolshevik army, they actually did not have much advantage.

Because of this, Kolchak has not launched an attack against Moscow since he launched a coup on November 18 last year to seize all the rights of the Siberian interim government.

Kolchak knew very well that with these troops under his command, he might not be able to successfully capture Moscow and eliminate the Bolshevik regime.

Kolchak needs help.

When Kolchak looked around Europe, he did not find the reinforcements he hoped for, so he could only expand his horizons to the Mediterranean.

Well, Corsica is in the Mediterranean Sea.

At the end of February, a Russian from distant Omsk visited Qin Zhiyuan through Lao Renault.

Qin Zhiyuan knew who he was and met the Kolchak envoy at Black Swan Castle.

"Oh, this damn weather is so hot."

As soon as he met Qin Zhiyuan, the middle-aged short and fat man named Ivanovich couldn't help complaining.

In fact, Paris in February is not that hot, but compared with the distant Siberia, Paris is really warm as spring.

The fireplace in the living room of the Black Swan Castle was burning. Qin Zhiyuan was only wearing a shirt and sitting in front of the fireplace reading the "Daily News" of the day.

"Ivan, welcome." Qin Zhiyuan put down the newspaper and came over to greet him with a pleasant face.

"Hello, hello, Qin, nice to meet you." Ivanovich responded enthusiastically.

"It seems that the weather in Paris is not too friendly to you." Qin Zhiyuan joked.

Ivanovich was wearing a thick fur coat and a tall and thick mink hat on his head. His nose was frozen red by the cold air, but he was still unscrupulously exposed to the air. Ivanovich probably thought that the shaggy beard on his face provided enough protection from the cold.

"It's not just the weather, everything here is unfriendly..." Ivanovich has the frankness of a Russian, or rather, the Russian recklessness: "You know, I have been in Paris for more than two months, but there has been no progress. Maybe you think this is ridiculous, but I think it's worth it."

Ivanovich's words were a bit incoherent, but fortunately Qin Zhiyuan could understand what Ivanovich meant.

Qin Zhiyuan certainly understood. In fact, if Qin Zhiyuan hadn't asked Old Renault to approach Ivanovich, Old Renault wouldn't even look at Ivanovich.

In the eyes of Old Renault, who has always been rigorous and regarded himself as a "noble", the unkempt and shabby Ivanovich is like a bear from the Arctic Circle. For Old Renault, Ivanovich has no use value, and Old Renault can't provide what Ivanovich wants, so if it weren't for Qin Zhiyuan, Ivanovich and Old Renault would have no chance of knowing each other.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

"I can understand... No matter who you are, as long as you have faith, you will be fearless." Qin Zhiyuan also answered without thinking.

People who arm themselves with faith are very scary, such as the PLA...

"Yes, Qin, I absolutely agree with you, so you have to understand the desire of a 'patriot'. If you can lend a hand in this special period, you will gain the friendship of 100 million people." Ivanovich began to bait.

"I can understand the desire of a 'patriot', but at the same time, Ivan, do you know what I, a patriot, am thinking?" Qin Zhiyuan is a master at baiting, and it is impossible for him to be kidnapped by such an entry-level trick.

"'Patriot'? Qin, what do you want?" Ivanovich felt that things would not go smoothly.

"Since 1858, the Tsar forced the Qing emperor to sign the Treaty of Aihui, which caused the Qing Empire to lose 1.5 million square kilometers of territory. Later, the Qing Empire ceded nearly 300,000 square kilometers of territory through the Sino-Russian Beijing Treaty, the Sino-Russian Northwest Boundary Treaty, the Uliastai Boundary Treaty, the Kobdo Boundary Treaty, etc. You ask me what I want? I want all these treaties to be abolished, and at the same time, these territories should be returned to the Republic of China... No, return them to Lan Fang, we now also represent the Qing Empire." Qin Zhiyuan opened his mouth.

In Qin Zhiyuan's view, this is a legitimate request, and there is nothing excessive.

But in Ivanovich's heart, 1 this is a standard lion's mouth.

"The Treaty of Aihui... God, now the two parties to those treaties have perished, do we have to go back and read history books?" Ivanovich insisted.

"If you need me to send troops, this is my only condition. Oh, by the way, because Tannu Uriankhai is too far from Lanfang, I request that Tannu Uriankhai be replaced by the Kamchatka Peninsula, which will be much better." Qin Zhiyuan was full of imagination.

"Bullshit, this will never be agreed by any Russian." Ivanovich was furious.

"Come on, not long ago, you just signed the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty with the Germans, so don't make Russia sound so strong. You are not as good as your leaflets say." Qin Zhiyuan exposed the old bottom with disdain.

Of course, all national political parties are beautifying themselves, without exception. Especially in Russia at this time, the Provisional Government was a "traitor" in the eyes of the Bolsheviks, and the Bolsheviks were "rioters" in the eyes of the Provisional Government. They all wanted to put each other to death.

"We didn't sign the Brest-Litovsk Treaty. It's not popular. Even in Russia, many people oppose this treaty." Ivanovich tried his best to defend himself, but it was obvious that he didn't have the momentum he had just now.

"Look at this, you will find that the Brest-Litovsk Treaty is not the only one." Qin Zhiyuan handed the Daily News in his hand to Ivanovich.

"What is this?" Ivanovich turned it over and over, his face gradually flushed. It was obvious that Ivanovich didn't understand Chinese.

"I'm sorry, let me translate it." Qin Zhiyuan apologized and began to translate in French.

"This is the Declaration of the Government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to the Chinese and the Northern and Southern Governments of the Republic of China"... After the Soviet government returns everything that the Tsarist government has plundered from the Chinese people or plundered together with the Japanese and the Allied Powers to the Chinese people, it immediately suggests that the Chinese government negotiate to abolish the 1896 Treaty, the 1901 Beijing Agreement, and all agreements signed with Japan from 1907 to 1916..."

Qin Zhiyuan's voice was not loud, but the content was absolutely shocking.

"What does this mean? The time limit here is after 1896, and does not include the Aihui Treaty signed in 1858." Ivanovich and other big-eyed people argued.

"That's now. If it's a while later, when the Bolsheviks also need help, do you think it will be included?" Qin Zhiyuan had bad intentions.

Ha, compared to Kolchak, who is still qualified as a soldier, some people in Russia are like liars with no bottom line. They can sell out national interests at will to achieve their desired goals, and once they have the opportunity, they will overturn all the signed "Covenants".

For this country, even their punctuation marks cannot be trusted.