Chapter 372 Treaty of Brest

"Leader, we can find a way to resume negotiations with the Germans. If the German army really crosses the border and attacks us, I will support the opinion of the leader." Trotsky thought for a long time, and then said.

As one of the leaders of the Burundi Party, he is unwilling to see the revolution of the Burundi Party ultimately fail. In that case, it will not do him any good. Therefore, he is not willing to really go to that step.

Ulyanov nodded, feeling relieved. It was undoubtedly not easy for Trotsky to make such a change. Fortunately, Trotsky still made a change.

"Okay, Comrade Trotsky. You have to know that everything we do is for our party and our revolution. Only when our revolution succeeds will our struggle be worthwhile!" Ulyanov said.

"Yes, leader!" Trotsky nodded.

The next day, the Russian cloth party took the initiative to show goodwill to the German side and proposed to resume peace talks. And said that the Burundian Party agreed in principle to most of the terms proposed by Germany. However, some specific terms need further negotiation.

Germany did not want the negotiations to break down. The Russian cloth party did so, just in line with their wishes.

"His Royal Highness, it seems that the Russians are really frightened. This time, we can easily obtain the benefits we want." Von Kidren Wacht smiled, and the original worry has long since disappeared. The smoke cleared. It never occurred to him that what Qin Tian said was true. It is unbelievable that the Russians would agree to such harsh conditions they put forward.

"Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, this time it's up to you. Whether we can get the maximum benefit for us depends on the negotiation with the Russians." Qin Tian smiled. The Russian finally relented, which made his heart that had been hanging on him finally return to his stomach. Before, he was also worried that if the Russians refused to submit, what would happen to him? At that time, his prestige as the crown prince of the empire may be greatly reduced.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will definitely complete my mission this time." Von Kidren Wascht assured, patting his chest.

Under the circumstances that Qin Tian created such good conditions for him, if he has not been able to succeed, then he is too incompetent.

On January 8, 1915, representatives of the German and Russian Bundesliga held negotiations again in Brest. In order to show goodwill, Russia agreed to Germany's previous conditions for abandoning the three Baltic states. However, for other conditions, they no longer let go.

"Your Excellency, it is also to express our sincerity. We are willing to give up half of Belarus. The territories east of the Berezina River and the Dnieper River can continue to be controlled by you. In addition, you only need to pay 10 billion marks for war reparations That's it. Your Excellency, Commissioner, this is already our bottom line. If your party doesn't even agree to this condition, then I have nothing to do." Von Kidren Wachter said. Now that they have fully grasped the initiative, he certainly won't back down at will.

"This... Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, your request is still too harsh." Trotsky still wanted to strive for a more relaxed condition. It's just that von Kidren Wacht is unwilling to back down no matter what.

Because the gap between the requirements of the two parties was so great that the negotiations this time inevitably reached a stalemate again.

When Qin Tian learned of this situation, he immediately issued an order to the 8th Army and the 9th Army, asking them to cross the actual control line and penetrate into Russia's territory. If you encounter resistance, you can fight back.

Qin Tian's order was well carried out by the 8th Army and the 9th Army. More than 300,000 troops of the two legions crossed the actual control line and began to march towards Russian territory.

Although, they did not enter the territory of Russia much. However, for the Russian cloth party, it undoubtedly once again showed a very clear signal. That is, if the negotiations continue to stall, they will actually launch an offensive.

In view of this situation, Ulyanov once again called an emergency meeting.

"Comrades, the German army has crossed the line of actual control between the two sides and has begun to attack our hinterland. If they are not stopped, they will probably push all the way to St. Petersburg!" Ulyanov said with a look on his face. anger.

"Leader, the conditions of the Germans are really too harsh, do we really want to agree?" Kamenev was a little unwilling.

"Temporarily ceding some territory to Germany is better than being wiped out by them! Later, when we grow stronger, we can take back those territories at any time." Joseph said from the side.

"That's right! Now that Germany is powerful, we can only temporarily compromise." Some other committee members also expressed their opinions one after another. Everyone was frightened by the German advance.

Subsequently, Ulyanov launched another round of voting. In this vote, eight of the thirteen people voted for it. Among them, Trotsky, who was unable to return from Brest, was included. Of course, his vote was cast by someone else.

"Very good, comrades. I am very happy that everyone can reach an agreement. I believe that although we have many difficulties ahead, we will definitely be able to overcome them and win the final victory!" Ulyanov said with a smile on his face. Said. Of course, he was still brooding over the five negative votes in his heart. However, now is not the time to talk about this.

The next day, January 18, 1915, Trotsky signed his name on the Brest Treaty on behalf of the Russian Brest Party. It can be said that the Russian Bundesliga has fully accepted Germany's conditions.

Germany won the three Baltic states without breaking a sweat, plus Poland and half of Belarus. Ukraine and Finland will become independent with the support of Germany. Of course, how these two countries become independent and what kind of political system they will have in the future still needs to be carefully considered. But in any case, Russia has lost these places forever. In terms of war reparations, the Budapest Party will pay Germany 10 billion marks worth of gold or other jewelry within the next six months. Of course, these things originally belonged to the Tsar's wealth, and the cloth party got it in Russia. Now, part of it has belonged to Germany. This made the cloth party very unwilling, but there was no other way.