Wang Geng nodded slightly when he heard the words, and reached out to hand Hastings a Havana cigar. Here, Pepe, with quick eyes and quick hands, lit the fire for Hastings. The chief of staff of the White Guards took a strong puff of the cigarette, with a look in his eyes. Under the crystal light, looking at the King of China and the Prime Minister of the Volga Federation, he continued,
¡°The demilitarized buffer zone was neutral when it was first established, and the land included in the demilitarized buffer zone originally belonged to the territorial scope of the Soviet Russian regime recognized by the Volga Federation in the Samara Peace Treaty. It was purely based on the demarcation of the demilitarized buffer zone. Speaking from the outside, it cannot be said that it was aimed at us in Kazan. As for the Soviet Red Army withdrawing into the demilitarized buffer zone and surrendering to the Volga Federation in order to escape the fate of being annihilated by us, it was indeed infuriating at the time, but later we After thinking about it, it would not be a bad thing for us to surrender without fighting and use force to force the remaining Soviet Red Army to surrender. "
Hastings's tone was not as sure as when he met at the White Guard headquarters. After all, he was facing the most powerful Chinese king in this land. Even Pepelyayev was nominally the The prime minister of a regime with a population of 10 million, the White Guard's Kazan regime has less than 1 million people and 100,000 square kilometers of land left, which puts the pressure on Hastings by no means small.
August 1, 1918, 13:00, Samara, General Headquarters of the Allied Forces, Office of the King of China
"The Kazan regime officially proposed to the Volga Federation. The All-Russian Provisional Government in Kazan announced that it would move the capital to Cheboksary. We would use the Volga River as the boundary and allow Kazan and Tatarstan to join the Volga Federation through referendum. In exchange, we Demand that the Volga Federation hand over the demilitarized buffer zone on the left bank of the Volga River to the All-Russian Provisional Government!¡±
Guillaume Nikolayevich Hastings, chief of staff of the White Guards and commander of the Second Kazan Army, Kolchak¡¯s think tank and deputy, proposed the main plan for the negotiations on behalf of the Kazan regime.
"In addition, we ask the Volga Federation to promise to support us as the only legal regime to succeed the former Tsarist Russian government! Support our just actions to regain the lost lands occupied and stolen by Soviet Russia! I believe that as long as the Volga Federation accepts the gift of Kazan and Tatarstan , they will definitely fulfill the exchange conditions and support us!" Hastings' self-confidence has obviously recovered a bit.
"Guillaume, this is a bit difficult to handle. Even if we are willing to hand over the demilitarized buffer zone to you, the Volga Federation will definitely not openly declare war on the Soviet Union. The Marat Peace Treaty has not even arrived for half a month! Will the Soviet Union allow us to hand over the demilitarized buffer zone to you, the All-Russian Provisional Government, without permission?" Pepelyayev said disapprovingly. , Hastings' plan was told to Pepe last night, but this guy is obviously playing the role of a flatterer now, otherwise Hastings would have less room for change as a stand-up comic.
"Vasily Nikolayevich, in fact, it is not that complicated. The remainder of the besieged troops of the Soviet Red Army and the lightly and seriously wounded who have entered the demilitarized buffer zone have laid down their weapons and been disarmed. By then, the Volga Federation does not need to formally To announce that the demilitarized buffer zone will be handed over to us, all you need to do is announce that since the war on the southern front has ended, the demilitarized buffer zone will be canceled immediately, and the Soviet Red Army prisoners of war in the local prisoner of war camps will be screened and repatriated on the spot"
Hastings smiled and told Kazan's plan. Of course, he had already expressed his anger with Pepelyaev last night, and now he was just singing it to the Chinese king. Who makes the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces the master of this land and even Asia?
Uh" The King of China glanced at the Prime Minister of the Volga Federation, who had a tacit understanding with Hastings, and couldn't help but think that the method Hastings came up with was a good plan, and it was really good after he had been trained. He is a talented man with both military and political talents, intelligence and courage. Since the main forces of the 10th and 8th Army of the Soviet Red Army have now withdrawn southward, the west of the non-military buffer zone from Techuhi to Syzlan is dominated by the main force of the Kazan White Guards. This is a good idea. Here the Volga Federation announced the cancellation of the demilitarized buffer zone, and over there the Kazan White Guards marched boldly into the demilitarized buffer zone and accepted prisoners
How will the unarmed Russian Red Army prisoners of war resist when the time comes? Don't you have to obey if you want to survive? Of course, the lightly and seriously wounded were a burden, and the White Guards might let them fend for themselves, or simply transport them across the Volga River to pull them down if the Volga Federation did not mind the burden.
"The purpose of handing over Kazan and Tatarstan is to satisfy the potential demands of the Volga Federation for territory and population. How can we allow others to sleep soundly on the so-called side of the couch? We want to show the coalition forces and the Volga Federation that we recognize the right bank of the Volga River as the Volga Federation. Our goal is on the left bank, in the entire Soviet-occupied territory. Our just move to regain lost territory and eliminate the Bolsheviks and the Soviet Red Army needs your support no matter what!" Hastings narrowed his eyes!He looked at the King of China and Pepe and said firmly.
"Guillaume, what about your Kazan 2nd Army? Once Tatarstan and Kazan belong to the Volga Federation, the soldiers of the infantry divisions of the Kazan 2nd Army, which is mainly composed of Tatar soldiers, will inevitably lose their morale. Stable, to put it lightly, the morale of the army is unstable, to put it seriously It is possible that I can draw the main force of the entire army to join the Volga Federal Defense Force" Pepelyaev asked with a smile.
In fact, this problem is quite difficult. Speaking of which, the attractiveness of the Volga Federation, which is now strong and prosperous, is much more attractive than Kolchak's All-Russian Provisional Government in Kazan. There is no reason for the Tatars to be part of the Volga Federation. member, and continue to work hard for the All-Russian Provisional Government?
??Could it be called the Federal Volunteer Army by another name? Can Soviet Russia agree? Can the Volga Federation agree? I'm afraid the Bolsheviks are unwilling to continue the peace talks even if they fight to the death. If the drama is misplaced, right?
"Those who are willing to join the White Guards are not necessarily those who are only willing to live a life guarding the few acres of land at home. Although it will have an impact, I believe that it will not really be effective for the warriors who are determined to follow the leader to regain Moscow and Petersburg. He will retire in despair and go home to become a farmer The key is the attitude of your Volga Federation. If you take the initiative to recruit the 2nd Kazan Army, you will probably be able to draw away a lot of people! "Hastings is in the Chinese King's Army! Under the gaze, he spread his hands with a slightly helpless expression and told the truth.