bullyxtreme Chapter 258: Is this a ceasefire agreement? This is a surrender letter!
Chapter 258: Is this a ceasefire agreement? This is a surrender letter!
The Tsarist cabinet felt tremendous pressure from both inside and outside.
Not only do they have to face attacks from hawkish groups, but they also have to face pressure from society, and He Yujie is also constantly putting pressure on them.
Faced with this situation, Malinovsky, as the prime minister, also understood what the Tsar himself meant.
Peace talks must be held; the war cannot continue.
Moreover, the initiative of the peace talks has always been in the hands of the Restoration Army, so the result may not be very good, and the consequences will naturally need to be borne by him as the prime minister.
At this moment, he thought of what the Tsar said to him before he left.
"I need to go to the United States to recuperate for a while. Your oldest grandson seems to be studying there, right? He will definitely be a very good talent in the future. I will definitely make use of him."
As a politician, how could he not have heard the hint from Tsar Nicholas III?
So he sent a coded telegram to the Tsar's special envoy, Cabinet Foreign Minister Witte.
When Witt saw the contents of the telegram, he was shocked and then looked dejected.
During the second round of negotiations, Witte no longer had the toughness he had before, but listened to the ancient country's diplomats' narration with a calm expression.
"We agree to a ceasefire and even to make Krasnoyarsk a demilitarized zone, but we absolutely do not agree to cede the territory east of Irkutsk to you.
If you insist on doing this, we, the Russian Empire, will fight to the last moment."
The meaning of Witt's words was obvious.
It's fine for you to occupy the territory east of Irkutsk, but it's impossible for us to admit it.
Designating the Krasnoyarsk Territory as a demilitarized zone also serves as a military buffer for both sides, reducing pressure on military defense.
It is obvious that Tsarist Russia's intention to regain its status in the future is already very clear.
And they also made great concessions.
He Yujie was still very surprised after hearing what Witt said.
I didn't expect them to make such a big concession.
Although they are unwilling to admit it legally, the territory is actually controlled by the ancient country.
After dozens or hundreds of years, this territory will completely become the territory of the ancient country.
Jiang Hua is still very confident in the ancient country's assimilation ability, not to mention the existence of Yuri, a BUG-level character.
At most, we will add a Slavic people to the national group.
As long as we actually occupy this land, it doesn't matter whether others recognize it or not.
As long as the guns in our hands are strong enough, it doesn't matter if they deny it.
But if the barrel of a gun is rusty, what good is it even if it is legally recognized? Someone else can still take it away.
So He Yujie has already agreed to this plan in his heart.
"Since you want to demilitarize the Krasnoyarsk Territory, you must add another 30 million to the compensation, making it a round number of billion."
The Tsar's envoy, Witte, was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "We agree to this, and also to your other conditions."
He Yujie nodded and said, "There is an old saying in our ancient country that those who know the current affairs are heroes.
Now that we have reached an agreement, let's sign this armistice in three days."
Yes, this is a ceasefire agreement.
Neither side believes that the war is over, just a halftime break.
Once Tsarist Russia recovers or the situation in the ancient country stabilizes and the economy thrives, the war will inevitably start again.
When the war breaks out again, it will be a life-and-death battle for both sides.
In mid-July, under the witness of the entire West, the ancient Kingdom and Tsarist Russia signed the Irkutsk Armistice Agreement in Germania, the capital of the Hans Kingdom.
When the content of this armistice agreement was announced, it caused an uproar around the world.
Neither John, Citi nor Gaul could believe that Tsarist Russia would sign such a humiliating armistice agreement.
This is not an armistice agreement at all; it's practically the same as surrender.
Not only did they cede millions of square kilometers of land and lose the Far East, but they also had to pay huge war reparations.
Isn’t this the surrender document that only a defeated country would sign?
When the Irkutsk Armistice Agreement reached Tsarist Russia, it immediately set off a storm of turmoil.
This storm directly tore the current cabinet apart.
Malinovsky, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, was even attacked from behind.
Of course this also includes Witte, who is the Foreign Minister.
After he got off the train, he was killed by a bullet shot from nowhere, while the soldier on guard was indifferent and watched the scene happen.
This turmoil lasted for three months, and was not suppressed until Tsar Nicholas III returned from the United States with iron-blooded means.
After this incident, the entire Tsarist Russia became extremely low-key.
However, the dormant Tsarist Russia began to shift its focus to the development of heavy industry.
Moreover, Citi, John, and Gaul all began to relax restrictions on Tsarist Russia.
The angry Tsarist Russia was a sharp weapon for them to use against the ancient country.
They need to sharpen this blade until it is sharp enough so that it can play a greater role when it is used to stab the ancient country.
Moreover, they wanted to turn Tsarist Russia into a sharp weapon, and at the same time they also provided strong support for the development of Fuso, especially the Fuso Navy.
There were no restrictions on technology, resources, and even construction techniques. John and Citibank began to build medium and large warships for Fuso.
Of course, this is based on the premise that the Fuso Empire has paid the money or taken out a loan.
Tsarist Russia and Fuso, one in the east and one in the west, formed a pincer attack on the ancient country, coupled with their blockade in Southeast Asia.
They have already formed a siege on the ancient country from all sides, trying to trap the ancient country in Dongzhou and make it unable to move.
Jiang Hua also noticed the Western layout.
They planned theirs, and Jiang Hua planned his own.
However, the most urgent task now is to focus on development and strengthen ourselves.
As time passed, good news came one after another.
All border provinces have been recovered and the Northwest Military Region has been officially established.
The military region headquarters is located in Gaolan City, Gansu Province.
It is under the command of the 3rd, 4th, and 7th Armies. (In the previous chapters, the Far Eastern Military District's Far Eastern Army, Ninth Army, and Tenth Army were confused. I apologize for this and have corrected it.)
The first batch of compensation from Tsarist Russia has also arrived, including gold, ore and even crude oil, with a total value of 5 million oceans, equivalent to more than 10 billion rubles.
This also includes money to redeem captives.
Jiang Hua also made some arrangements with the prisoners redeemed by Tsarist Russia.
Among them are Red Alert soldiers who have completely replaced themselves, as well as people bewitched by Yuri.
If the Tsarist Russia reorganized these prisoners.
Then the ancient country directly infiltrated its intelligence network into the Russian army.
Directly complete the infiltration of Tsarist Russia, the old enemy.
If this group of people had grown up in Tsarist Russia, the Russian Empire would have been no different from a sieve to the ancient country.
The third good news is the commissioning of two giant ships.
These two giant ships are the first generation of dreadnought-class battleships, also known as Montana-class battleships.
Because the first generation of dreadnought-class battleships was modified based on the Montana-class battleships.
But Montana is still the name used in the United States.
The ancient country named them Kunlun-class battleships, namely Kunlun and Yujing.
The Goyue-class battleships were distinguished from the Iowa-class battleships.
Jiang Hua also attended the launching ceremony of the Kunlun-class battleship in person.
When he arrived at the scene, Jiang Hua was also shocked by the two huge ships anchored in the harbor.
The two Iowa-class battleships next to them actually look smaller.
But the size of the Iowa-class battleship is already considered the world's largest ship.
The Kunlun-class battleship has a full load displacement of tons and a maximum speed of 31 knots.
The weapons are 4 triple-mounted 406mm naval guns, totaling 12 guns.
Whether in terms of tonnage, speed, protection, ship electricity or firepower, it can have the upper hand even when facing Yamato-class battleships.
When these two giant ships appear, what a huge stir they will cause.
Jiang Hua suddenly looked forward to this day.
The launching of these two giant ships did not attract attention.
After all, the place where they were launched was in the shipbuilding base of the base, which is an absolutely confidential area and not even a photo can exist here.
Although its launch did not cause any waves, its escort mission in the near future will surely cause huge waves around the world.
"Our navy is finally taking shape."
Looking at these two huge ships, Jiang Hua felt a little complicated for a moment.
When we faced the Fuso Combined Fleet, we could only use Type 21 submarines and shore-based aviation to deal with them.
However, the largest warship is still the Deutschland-class pocket battleship, with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons.
Now the ancient country's navy has 10 battleships alone.
Two Essex-class aircraft carriers, two Midway-class aircraft carriers, four Iowa-class battleships, and two Kunlun-class battleships.
In order to gather these ten giant ships, Jiang Hua waited for one or two years.
Now, whether in terms of tonnage or fleet size, the ancient country's navy is undoubtedly the number one navy in Dongzhou.
Even if we look at the world, its tonnage and scale can rank among the top three.
Only John and Citigroup could surpass the ancient navy in tonnage and scale.
Compared with these two naval powers, the ancient country's naval foundation is still a little lacking.
However, as long as Jiang Hua is given five years, he is fully confident that he can build the world's best navy.
Directly crush John and Citi in terms of tonnage and scale.
It doesn’t even take that long, just two or three years.
It was not until October, when the cold wind was blowing in the northern part of the ancient country, that the Wusi Province, which had the most complex terrain, was finally recovered.
This was also the last province recovered by the ancient country. From then on, the territory of the ancient country was finally complete except for two small gaps.
The Restoration Army also actually completed the unification of the Begonia Leaf and restored the ancient country's territory to its peak.
At this time, the base also gave him a congratulatory gift.
When seeing this generous gift, Jiang Hua was also shocked by the generosity of the base.