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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 965 The Starting Point of Negotiations

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    8:00 on August 11, 1918, Volga Federation, Samara Government Building, small conference room of the Eastern Front Allied Forces Headquarters of the Allied Powers

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I am very pleased to meet you. At least this trip was not in vain. I saw that Chicherin, the Soviet People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, is still waiting in the reception room to receive you. Muscovite  If it doesn¡¯t work, the one who can take charge of the Eastern Front is our great Allies and your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief!¡±

    Gustav Stresemann was polite with a hint of complacency, but he couldn't be called arrogant. After all, this was Samara, the territory of the Volga Federation, and the headquarters of the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front.  , and the young and terrifying commander-in-chief opposite is the uncrowned king with the most say in this land. In front of Ulyanov and his members of the Soviet Central Committee, he can act as a special envoy to bully others. In China,  In front of the king, Stresemann did not dare to take such a risk.

    "Well Mr. Congressman, if I'm not mistaken, you are Ludendorff's personal representative. What you say represents the will of Ludendorff and Germany. Is that correct?" Wang Geng asked the other party to sit on the sofa.  After sitting down, he was accompanied only by Pepelyaev, who had panda eyes. This was his duty as federal prime minister and foreign minister, and it was also an honor. Others could never do it with fake hands. Although Denikin became the  He became the federal deputy prime minister and military minister, but he had little political say.

    For example, in today's diplomatic talks, there are no formal arrangements for foreign affairs. Denikin, the military minister, is now more tasked with participating in the establishment of the federal National Guard and supervising the logistics and military industry, assisting Jiang Hongyu of the Allied Forces Logistics Headquarters.  Things in the big stalls have been straightened out, and there is no chance of leading troops into battle for the time being.

    "That's right, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, aren't you now having talks with me as the Commander-in-Chief of the Volga Federation Armed Forces?" Stresemann has a good sense of smell and a high level of understanding. He quickly understood today's meeting.  The informal diplomatic consultations were limited to the Volga Federation and the German-Austrian Allies, and had nothing to do with the Allied Eastern Front. This was evident from the fact that there was only the flag of the Volga Federation in the small conference room.

    "The Volga Federation is not an enemy of any country or nation, but the Volga Federation's living space must be guaranteed. The Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty is a private deal between you and Soviet Russia. The Volga Federation has never recognized it and will never recognize it in the future.  I hope you can convey this position to Your Excellency Mr. Ludendorff!" The speaker was Pepelyaev, holding an outline in his hand. The King of China seemed to be giving it to his federal cabinet prime minister.  Pressure the field.

    "Prime Minister Pepe, with all due respect, when the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty was signed, your Volga Federation did not exist at all. Our willingness to hand over Eastern Ukraine is the bottom line that we can no longer retreat. Don't forget that as long as Berlin gives an order  Under the circumstances, General Wilhelm Greiner's victorious division can recapture Kharkov at any time. Taro Utsunomiya's Southwest Front has suffered heavy losses and cannot stop the brave and capable German Army!"

    Stresemann turned to Pepelyaev, his face flushed and obviously irritated by the opponent's lion's mouth, saying that he would not recognize the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty. The Allies and Soviet Russia signed the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty.  At that time, your current regime had no character at all!  Isn't this just nonsense and unreasonable?

    "Recapture Kharkov? Okay, then we will wait for you in Kharkov. Before, the six German divisions of your 10th Army failed to attack General Utsunomiya's Kharkov cluster. Now our  The Donetsk cluster can also catch up. Let the two sides set up their positions and fight again. This time, don¡¯t expect God to continue pouring rain on you. After the coalition air force is dispatched, let¡¯s see who gets beaten all over the ground.  Looking for teeth!¡±

    Pepelyaev, the federal prime minister, was dressed like a general in uniform, with a bunch of medals and medals hanging on his chest. He was almost gearing up and yelling at the German envoy with his eyes wide open, saying that he really hoped to lead his own army.  He went to Ukraine to show off his skills once. During the Ufa defense in the Battle of Ufa, His Excellency Pepe was the leader who led four White Guard divisions!  How could he allow this Ludendorff friend of the congressman to intimidate him in front of him?  !

    More importantly, he was negotiating with the Germans in front of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. He could not lose anything but lose the face of the Volga Federation. Although Pepe asked himself that the Bundeswehr was not yet a match for the German Army, it would take time to arm the aircraft, cannons, and machine guns.  , the Volga Federal Forces will never be afraid of the Germans. On the previous Ukrainian battlefield, the performance of the Voronezh Infantry Division, which was reorganized not long ago, has proved the potential and courage of the Bundeswehr.

    Wang Geng frowned slightly and smoked a cigar without saying anything. The Ludendorff envoy in front of him finally showed his German arrogance. Although the other party had concealed it well before, he obviously had no regard for former White Guard generals like Pepe and the Volga Federation.  The strength is not the sameTake it to heart, maybe the Germans think that the Volga Federation is just a puppet regime, and the Bundeswehr is just a puppet army whose combat effectiveness is inferior to that of the Ukrainian National Army?  This Stresemann doesn't seem to understand the situation yet

    "The war of words is meaningless. Although I am not a soldier, I still know a little about the situation on the Ukrainian battlefield. Your Bundeswehr is just a group of soldiers who follow the main division of the Japanese Third Army and wave the flag.  I just came out of the prisoner of war camp and transferred to the Volga Federation. Low morale is an obvious problem, and I heard that many troops can't even have a rifle. They are no better than the original Tsarist Russian army, right?"

    Stresemann slowed down his tone. He realized that he was here to negotiate for peace, not to provoke or ridicule the other party. However, it was obvious that this guy still underestimated the construction speed of the Volga Federal Defense Force. In fact, Wang Geng used a mixed method  As a result, the Volga Federal Defense Forces were quickly reorganized, armed and trained, especially the main divisions of the three federal group armies in the Southwest Front. They were all veterans of the former Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Red Army. Their tactical literacy and spirit of sacrifice were absolutely indispensable.  Now that the Volga Federation is in the ascendant, the logistics support and treatment of these federal soldiers are completely different from those before. They are fighting for their own political power wholeheartedly!

    "Well, your Excellency, Congressman, although I am also the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federation, I don't have the time to quarrel with you. Whether it is a mule or a horse, we have already taken it out for a walk. If you win the fight, you will not come to Samara to seek help.  Peace, I would like to tell you bluntly that the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty signed between the Allies and Soviet Russia is completely invalid for us, and we will not recognize it at all. If the Allies want to seek peace with the Volga Federation, the starting point for negotiations between the two parties will be in 1914 in the East  Line the border! Otherwise, go back and tell Ludendorff to wash your neck and wait for me to fight to Berlin!"

    Pepelyaev¡¯s words were sonorous and powerful. The King of China nodded slightly and smiled, while the German envoy¡¯s face turned livid.
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