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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 406: Unable to win, we have to sue for peace

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    "Okay! That's it. Send a message to Comrade Chicherin quickly and ask him to talk to Ludendorff in person, asking Germany to provide us with a large number of anti-aircraft weapons, artillery and heavy machine guns as soon as possible. The price is easy to negotiate, that is, the price is negotiable.  The Kremlin sold it and I raised the money for him, and asked Chicherin to tell the other party if Germany planned to sit back and watch the Soviet regime fail."

    Ulyanov glanced at the Central Committee members in the conference room with a gloomy face, and then quickly said, "If Germany intends to sit back and watch the failure of the Soviet Russian regime, we will have to return to the arms of the Allies by then. I believe  As long as we are willing to make concessions, the United States, Britain and France will never reject us!¡±

    As soon as Ulyanov said this, several core members of the Central Committee in the conference room were startled. Kamenev and Zinoviev looked at each other for a while and said nothing.  Key and Dzerzhinsky also opened their eyes wide. They didn't know whether the little mentor was just supporting Chicherin in Germany to gather some bargaining chips for him, or whether he really had plans to surrender to the Allies.  !

    Bukharin was the first to lose his composure and jumped out and said, "Comrade Chairman, are you just saying this casuallyor do you mean it seriouslyIf it were true, wouldn't it meanwe would betray ourselves?"  The cause and doctrine that we have been fighting for for twenty years? This is no joke!¡±

    Ulyanov glared at Bukharin and said nonchalantly, "You are just a deadhead, Bukharin. Isn't it true that you are still the editor-in-chief of "Pravda"? You don't have any political acumen? The Allies support Kolchak just  Because we made peace with Germany and the All-Russian Provisional Government remained within the framework of the Allied Powers and continued the war!¡±

    "That's not what I'm saying, Comrade Ulyanov. The Allied Powers are hostile and opposed to our Soviet regime. The reason is more because of our doctrine and policy. It is not as simple as the German Peace Alliance. We Bolsheviks represent the working class and the working people.  , the Entente countries are all representatives of the big bourgeoisie and big landowners, and class conflict is the fundamental reason for life and death!"

    Bukharin, the Bolshevik theorist of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, was definitely not inferior to Ulyanov in terms of concepts. At this time, he instinctively pointed out the core of the problem. This is the struggle between the Soviet Russian regime and the Allied Powers. This is the struggle between two classes.  , it is not as simple as a simple conflict of interests and a game between countries.

    Ulyanov's face turned blue and white, and he cursed in his mind how stubborn Bukharin was. No matter whether it was Germany or Austria or the Allies, basically imperialism and the exploiting class were our enemies, but now  Isn't the situation unfavorable? Why can't this guy turn a corner when it comes to saving the country?

    "Comrade Bukharin, there is often a long distance between ideals and reality. Doctrine is the goal that we Bolsheviks strive for all our lives, but when we need to conserve our strength for a protracted war, temporary compromises and concessions are in order to gain  There is no contradiction between the space for survival and the time for development and growth, not to mention that there are no eternal friends or enemies between countries, only eternal interests!¡±

    Unexpectedly, the person who stepped forward to rescue Ulyanov was actually Trotsky, the potential biggest competitor for the supreme leader of the party.

    Bukharin snorted and finally did not continue to dwell on this issue of principle. Obviously, now is not the time to challenge Ulyanov and Trotsky at the same time.

    "Comrade Ulyanov, since both you and Comrade Trotsky are flexible enough on this issue, in view of the current difficult situation, I have a suggestion" Zinoviev considered  road.

    "Oh? That's a good relationship. Why don't we talk about it quickly!" Kamenev wasted no time in watching and saying. The relationship between this guy and Zinoviev is like that between Ulyanov and Steer.  Vyov is almost the same, they always sing and complement each other.

    Ulyanov and Trotsky looked at each other and signaled Zinoviev to continue. In Ulyanov's opinion, if these two guys, Kamenev and Zinoviev,  If he is not too intellectual, he is actually quite capable, but he is easily swayed and swayed to the right. Now I want to hear what solution this guy comes up with!

    "Okay! Since we can negotiate peace with Germany and Austria, in order to save Yegorov and Tukhachevsky's troops who fell on the right bank of the Volga River, and also to delay the Allied forces' advance to the left bank of the Volga River, why should we  Can¡¯t we negotiate for peace with the Allied Powers at the same time?¡±

    Zinoviev¡¯s suggestion was earth-shattering. It woke the dreamer out of his sleep. There was a moment of silence in the conference room. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

    "Negotiate peace with the Allied Powers? With whom? The King of China at the Ufa Allied Forces Headquarters? Or with the governments of the United States, Britain and France? What to talk about? How to talk about it?" Bukharin was the first to lose his composure and jumped out to ask  road.

    UlyanNov gave Dzerzhinsky a hint. The thin Cheka leader understood what Ulyanov meant, walked quickly to the door of the conference room, opened the door, stretched out his head to take a look, and ordered the people in the corridor to  The guard standing guard said, "No one is allowed to approach this conference room without my permission. All other people will be blocked. If there is an emergency, please call the officer on duty directly for instructions!"

    When Dzerzhinsky closed the door and came back, Ulyanov motioned to Zinoviev to continue.

    "Yes! Directly negotiate with the Chinese king of the Ufa coalition forces to seek peace. What the governments of the United States, Britain, France, and even China and Japan say are not as effective as the Chinese king. In this Ufa battle, this guy held up a sign of preferential treatment of prisoners to undermine our military morale.  And fighting spirit, while constantly asking us to remove the wounded on the battlefield to win people's hearts, I think negotiating with this guy might work!"

    Zinoviev obviously has great expectations for the Chinese king of the Ufa coalition.

    "What are we talking about? Is it possible that if we ask for an armistice, he will agree to an armistice? If we ask for Egorov and Tukhachevsky to be released to withdraw to the left bank of the Volga River, he will agree? Comrade Zinoviev,  What do you think war is? Is it just two neighbor kids pretending to be a family? War is a life-and-death struggle. Now that the other side has won a huge victory in the Battle of Ufa, how can they agree to a truce at this time? "

    Bukharin curled his lips disdainfully and said disapprovingly.

    "Comrade Trotsky, what do you think of Comrade Zinoviev's suggestion? Can the Commander-in-Chief of the Ufa Allied Forcesthat guy called the King of China agree?" Ulyanov thought hard while holding his chin.  After waiting for a long time, I felt that there was no hope of success in this matter, so I turned to ask the chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council next to me.

    "How can I say this? In fact, we have never regarded the Allies as our main enemies. We only made unilateral peace with the German and Austrian Allies in order to withdraw from the war, fulfill our commitments to the army and the people, and give them "peace, land and bread."  The armistice is because the Allied Powers support the White Guards and the Kolchak gang to make things difficult for our red regime. It¡¯s either impossible to negotiate or we don¡¯t seem to have any leverage!¡±

    Trotsky spread his hands and told the truth. Now that the Soviet Russian regime was in turmoil, and the Ufa-Ufa coalition had achieved another major victory on the battlefield, if they came to ask for peace talks at this time, let alone whether they could succeed, in case it was leaked.  Germany and Austria may not be able to agree to the rumor, and there will also be huge ideological confusion within the Soviet Russian regime itself.

    As for the Soviet Red Army, I am afraid that it has even less morale and fighting spirit. When the time comes, the strategy of not delaying the attack will not succeed. On the contrary, not only the people inside and outside the regime will offend all the forces that can be offended, but then it will be easy to cry without tears.  We have no choice but to close down!

    "Kamenev, what do you mean? In direct negotiations with the Ufa coalition forces, can we offer any bargaining chips that they are interested in? If the other party really crosses the river, we really dare not say that we can stop the opponent at this moment!  "

    Ulyanov kicked the ball to Kamenev. He knew that Kamenev had his own abilities and abilities in the military, while Zinoviev had excellent research in the diplomacy and economics of various countries.

    "We can promise the Chinese king of the Ufa coalition that the Volga River will be the border. The right bank of the Volga River will be owned by Kolchak's All-Russian Provisional Government, and the left bank will be ours! In other words, we will use the Volga River to recognize Kolchak's regime.  In exchange for the coalition's recognition of the Soviet regime on the left bank of the Volga River, both sides will stop fighting!" Kamenev narrowed his eyes and spoke out his suggestion unhurriedly.
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