Cai Bixia has been responsible for negotiating military contracts with the late Manchu Qing Dynasty, especially the preparation of the airship force. She was single-handedly responsible for it!
Regarding Cai Bixia, Xiao Letian did not want her to become a pure military general, but hoped that she could be more responsible for some diplomatic and espionage work!
I even hope that Cai Bixia will become the image spokesperson of the Chinese military and use the gentleness of women to dilute the overly masculine evil spirit of the Chinese military!
Regardless of whether it is true or false, having such a military coordinator for external affairs can at least make other countries feel more comfortable. It is better than Lin Zhen and Xiang Ying, who just stare and call for war!
Xiao Letian sent Nobel away, and within a few days he received a secret telegram from Cai Bixia. After reading the information, Xiao Letian smiled, "Haha... This polar bear refused to look back even after hitting the south wall. Finally I can’t hold it any longer!”
This information is reasonable, but also unexpected! Ulan Geli, the Tsarist Russian minister in Beijing, actually took the initiative to contact Cai Bixia and secretly expressed Tsarist Russia's desire to sign a final agreement with the Chinese!
"Finally I can't stand it anymore! Tell Cai Bixia and let her talk slowly. If appropriate, she can reveal the information about our transportation of cannons to the Western Regions!"
The negotiations with Tsarist Russia were of epic proportions. From the tragedy of the Qingdao gold mine to the victory of Dihua in the Western Region, the negotiations were not completed!
In fact, the two sides were in a stalemate in the end. Neither side signed an armistice agreement. The Chinese held 50,000 Tsarist Russian prisoners of war, and they were all used as civilian husbands!
Exon, Andreev, Fadeev...these high-ranking prisoners of the Far East War are almost finished in prison. Although the cell environment is very good and the food is good, there is no freedom after all. !
What has been the relationship between the Chinese and Tsarist Russia in recent years? It reminds me a bit of the relationship between the United States and North Korea in Xiao Letian's previous life. After the Korean War, the United States never signed a peace agreement with North Korea, just a ceasefire agreement!
According to international law, the United States and North Korea have always been in a state of war, but legally speaking, a war does not mean that a war will actually begin!
In the early days of the Dutch Commercial Republic, it also fought an eighty-year war of independence with Spain. During these eighty years, it was impossible to have wars every day. Most of the time, they were wars on paper.
This is the case between the Chinese and Tsarist Russia today. Neither side will take the initiative to launch an attack. They are both trying to wait and see, looking forward to changes in the international environment!
Xiao Letian's conditions are very harsh. If you want a peace treaty, Tsarist Russia must recognize the establishment of the Far East Kingdom, and you must admit that the Far East Kingdom joins the Chinese nation!
The most critical point is that all Tsarist Russian troops in the Ili River Valley will be withdrawn, and the entire Ili River Basin will belong to China. The two sides will use Lake Balkhash as the boundary lake!
To the west of Lake Balkhash is your sphere of influence of Tsarist Russia, and to the east is China’s territory!
These are two unshakable conditions. As long as you agree, the 50,000 prisoners and all the noble officer prisoners will be returned to you!
In addition, Tsarist Russia will also compensate the Chinese 70 million silver dollars in war compensation!
However, Tsarist Russia would never agree to such harsh conditions. Xiao Letian also knew that he would not be able to agree, so there was no rush and the two sides could just talk slowly and leisurely!
This time dragged on all of a sudden, and by the end even the people seemed to have forgotten that there was such a pending negotiation!
What exactly does Tsarist Russia want? In fact, there are only two points. One is that the country is desperately preparing for war and continues to build railways to Asia. Now that the railway has been built through the Ural Mountains, Moscow's time to mobilize troops to Asia has been shortened by three months!
If you want to conquer Asia, you must build railways. Tsarist Russia really suffered a logistical loss, but the Eurasian railway is really difficult to build. It will not be built in less than twenty years!
On the one hand, the domestic military preparations and the construction of railways are considerations. On the other hand, it is the hope that the international environment will change, especially the hope that France and Britain will go to war against the Chinese. Tsarist Russia has been making such efforts in the past few years!
But reality slapped them all in the face. After Xiao Letian's troops finished fighting in the Far East, they immediately went to Europe to participate in the Franco-Prussian War. What was even more annoying was that they actually won!
Most of Tsarist Russia's arrogance was immediately extinguished, especially the reversal of victory in the East Frisian naval battle, which made Tsarist Russia, whose navy already had a broken leg, even more frightened!
The French navy is no match for Xiao Letian. What can I do with my old warships?
Looking at the war reparations that the Chinese extorted from the French, Tsarist Russia knew that the national power of the Chinese was beyond its control!
At this time, Tsarist Russia had given up the illusion of retaking the Far East!
But at this point, they are still trying to use the issue of the Ili Valley to blackmail Xiao Letian. They are trying to make up for the lost benefits in the Far East in the Western Region!
But I didn't expect that Zuo Zongtang's army in the distant Western Region would annihilate Agubai's main force like a fool chopping vegetables!
Zuo Zongtang's army, in terms of the number and sophistication of its artillery, has already overwhelmed the Tsarist Russian army in the Ili Valley!
Now the Tsar was panicking. God knows how strong the Chinese would become if this situation continued.
Moscow immediately sent a telegram to Ulan Geli, requesting that negotiations be reopened, the remaining issues be resolved as quickly as possible, and the two parties sign a peace agreement!
Xiao Letian is really happy. It's finally time for you, the Rakshasa ghost, to get anxious. If this is the case, then we won't give in!
Cai Bixia got a call back from Xiao Letian, and the next day he summoned Tsarist Russian Ambassador Ulan Geli at the Chinese Embassy. He also invited ministers from the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and France to attend.
Wu Langeli's carriage slowly stopped at the south entrance of the Chinese Embassy. Two groups of armed guards outside saluted him with attention, which made him feel strong pressure.
When I got out of the carriage, the British Minister Wade had just arrived. After seeing him, he warmly stepped forward to shake hands!
Witoma looked at the familiar Wu Langeli, and suddenly thought of what he looked like when he was negotiating with Xiao Hexin at the Prime Minister's Yamen.
At that time, Wu Langeli was very domineering. He pointed at Xiao Hexin's nose and yelled at Xiao Letian. The two sides exchanged words with each other until the end, and they actually turned over the table and started a group fight.
Wytoma was the military attache of the British Embassy at the time, working under Sir Alley. He had witnessed the entire negotiation!
Back then, Ulan Geli could fight off three Chinese soldiers by himself, and even though his nose was broken after being beaten, he still screamed and rushed forward!
But today, this Ulan Geli seemed to be twenty years older. His hair had all turned silver, his face was covered with wrinkles, and even his waist was a little bent!
"Your Excellency, Minister! Didn't you have a good rest?" Witoma asked in a low voice.
