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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 957: Strike first to gain the upper hand

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    Sverdlov, who presided over the enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the Soviet Central Committee, knocked on the table and laid out the topics for tonight's emergency meeting in a solemn tone. The German envoy had already moved into a house attached to the Kremlin to rest and prepare.  Tomorrow morning, accompanied by personnel sent by the Soviet Union, we will secretly go to Samara. In other words, there will only be one night left for the Soviet Central Committee to make a decision.

    "I thought that the German congressman came to investigate for Ludendorff. I heard that the German army did not gain much benefit from the sneak attack on Kursk. An infantry division of the Volga Federation rushed back from the front line to defend Kursk. Germany  You have lost at least one battalion of troops!" Bukharin tapped his fingers restlessly on the table, his tone clearly showing tension and uneasiness.

    "More than one battalion. The German army suffered casualties of at least two battalions when they attacked Kursk. However, the Volga Federation's infantry division lost almost a brigade of troops. That's several thousand people. Comrade Bukharin, if you want to worry about others launching an army to hold them accountable,  If so, I'm afraid we should be more worried about the Volga Federation coming to ask for an explanation It's us who lent the road to the Germans!"

    The speaker was Zinoviev, member of the Soviet Central Committee and Chairman of the Moscow Soviet. In fact, among those who initially opposed allowing the German army to use the road to attack Kursk, Zinoviev was the most determined one, but the situation was pressing.  , the Soviet Red Army only had workers' pickets and other local armed forces on the southern front, and it was impossible to really block the Germans' escape route or invasion. Moscow was forced by the Germans to be a villain who betrayed its allies.

    "What's the use of talking about this?! Is this the time to discuss whether we should use the road in the first place? The Red Army soldiers in Nizhny Novgorod are still bleeding and dying under the artillery fire of the White Guards, and the Germans here are ready to abandon Ukraine and Volga  The Federation is seeking peace, and the pen for signing the "Samara Peace Treaty" is not yet cold. What should Moscow do? Comrades, hurry up and discuss this! "

    Trotsky looked ugly and knocked on the conference table, interrupting the quarrel between Zinoviev and Bukharin, the old enemies. The conflict between the editor-in-chief of "Pravda" and the former deputy editor-in-chief was shocking.  It¡¯s not just a day or two. Bukhalin, who prides himself as a penman and thinker orator within the party, is a top student in the journalism department of Moscow University. It is normal to look down on Zinoviev, who is self-taught.

    "What does Ludendorff think? Do you really want to seek a compromise with the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front? Then the Germans will have to pay enough chips and benefits. Otherwise, how can the Chinese King, who is already the uncrowned king of Asia, be willing to negotiate with Germany?  A truce? A single move would affect the whole world. China and Japan are now extremely dependent on American capital, technology and resources, so they cannot easily betray the Allies, right?"

    Although the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Chicherin was not a member of the Politburo, his speech was still quite insightful. The Germans did not have many bargaining chips on the Eastern Front. Poland, Belarus and Ukraine were obviously far more important to the German-Austrian Allies than Soviet Russia.  The puppet governments of this circle of satellite countries are far more docile and submissive than Moscow

    "I think the Germans are wishful thinking. They all know that the Chinese King and the Chinese War Army developed and grew with the support of American capital. The economic, military and trade relations between the two countries are inseparable. China supported by the United States and Japan supported by the United Kingdom have concluded  The Sino-Japanese Alliance can be regarded as a new generation of hegemons in Asia. At this time, the German-Austrian Allies want to divide and disintegrate the Allied camp and pull the Sino-Japanese Alliance from the opposite side. Is this possible? "

    Bubnov, a member of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union and who succeeded Joseph as the People's Commissar of Nations, shook his head and said, "Impossible, don't mention it." Bubnov's words represented the majority of the Central Committee participating in the meeting.  The committee members all felt that the Germans' pursuit of peace with the Allied forces on the Eastern Front was a bit fanciful and unbelievable!

    "Is it really impossible? The King of China is not a guy who plays by the rules. There is no big blood feud between China and Germany. Didn't the German colonies in Qingdao and Jiaozhou Bay have long been occupied by the Japanese?  Are you gone?" Workers' and Peasants' Commissar Lomov's words were obviously out of step with the situation. Bukharin on the other side said sarcastically.

    "Down with you, Comrade Workers' and Peasants' Commissar, you have been an old man for a long time. After the rise of the King of China and his warring army, the British even returned Hong Kong to others, and Japan had already occupied all the territories since the Treaty of Shimonoseki.  All the land in Japan has been handed over, and the Jiaozhou Bay and Qingdao occupied by Japan are now completely Chinese territory. Even in my opinion, sooner or later, the Japanese archipelago will have to be swallowed up by the King of China!  When Japanese people light kerosene lamps at night, they have to say thank you for the affordable and high-quality kerosene imported from China! "

    Since Bukharin is the editor-in-chief of Pravda and the mouthpiece of the party, he is very familiar with the Sino-Japanese alliance and the situation in Asia. In fact, Pravda's reporters and correspondents stationed in various countries are also part of the Soviet Russia's intelligence network.  It¡¯s just that among the Allied Powers, only the Volga FederationSince the Soviet Union officially recognized the Soviet regime, most of Pravda's reporters stationed abroad still use the titles of reporters from other Western countries as a cover.

    Bukharin intentionally or unintentionally ignored that China, under the leadership of that Chinese king, took back all the more than 1.5 million Chinese territories that had been occupied by Tsarist Russia since the signing of the Treaty of Nerchinsk between Tsarist Russia and the Qing Dynasty. In fact, the Sino-Japanese alliance even breathed a sigh of relief.  Occupying the Great Plains of Western Siberia and supporting a puppet autonomous government of Western Siberia, finally, after entering the west of the Ural Mountains in the name of the Allied Eastern Front Allied Forces, a vast and populous Volga Federation emerged out of thin air and was full of domineering power!

    "Bukharin, Lomov, when did this happen? Don't go that far. There are two problems before us. First, Germany is trying to conclude peace with the Volga Federation. Soviet Russia will become a victim and a bargain.  A bargaining chip? Second, what should we do if the Germans really want to give up their support for us in exchange for a peace treaty with the Volga Federation?"

    The words of Trotsky, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of the Soviet Union, hit the nail on the head, allowing the members of the Soviet Central Committee present to finally focus on the theme of this meeting.

    August 9, 1918, 21:00, Moscow, Kremlin Conference Room

    The emergency meeting of the Politburo of the Soviet Central Committee has lasted for an hour. There are huge differences in the opinions of the three Soviet giants. Trotsky believes that the German and Austrian Allies will abandon the Soviet power in exchange for peace in the Volga Federation and stop the Allied Eastern Front.  This was what Ludendorff had in mind when it came to the coalition's attack on Ukraine and the preservation of Belarus. It would not be an exaggeration to explain it by diverting trouble to the north. The Soviets must not ask the Germans to betray them. If that didn't work, they would strike first!
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