Datang hit a backhand and finally hit the soft underbelly of Tsarist Russia. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Although the Tang Dynasty did not instigate any vassal army this time, the Tang Army, which was not very large, had already put Tsarist Russia in an embarrassment. Compared with Western European countries, Tsarist Russia does have a broader border, which means that it has greater strategic depth. But in the same way, today, when it is still underdeveloped, Tsarist Russia has a population of only 30 or 40 million, and it is simply not capable of managing such a vast territory. For example, Siberia, east of the Ural Mountains, with the exception of places like Yekaterinburg, was basically similar to trading posts and fortresses, and did not form any stable small towns. The largest number of these regions are occupied by the Tatar peoples.

It was also not an easy task for the Tang Dynasty to attack from Central Asia and travel more than 2,000 kilometers to Yekaterinburg. Speaking of which, there is a bit of a lonely army, but the Tang Dynasty organized a large number of border people and Central Asian people to use livestock to transport supplies for the Tang army. Moreover, the temporary front-line airfield established by the Tang Army on the front line can also take off and land transport planes of the Tang Air Force, and transport planes taking off from the Central Plains region will stop at an airfield near the Tianshan Mountains for refueling, and then directly transport them to the front line. The cost of airlifting war materials by the Datang Air Force is actually a little cheaper than using border people to drive donkeys to deliver them. As a result, the Datang Air Force mobilized nearly 400 Y-3 and Y-4 transport planes, each of which was capable of transporting an average of 3 tons of various materials. Soon the front line was provided with ample supplies for combat units.

Datang's ability to directly support this long-distance operation with a large-scale air force has completely refreshed the understanding of Russia and a number of European countries. Tens of thousands of Tang troops fought in barren land far away from their own land, did not steal, rob or levy grain, and were well fed and warmly clothed, and even had sufficient non-staple food and things that were regarded as luxuries.

Tsarist Russia believes that the Tang Dynasty can rely on this unreasonable air transportation to allow their tens of thousands of troops to directly cross the Ural Mountains and attack Europe, and when the time comes, the troops from Estonia and Central Asia will completely push Russia into hell.

Alexander I knew at this time that he was afraid, his army of 300,000 had lost the temper of the Tang air raids in the Balkans, the losses were not small, and there was even a phenomenon of desertion. And now the threat to Russia is not in the Balkans, and Russia's vast hinterland is empty in defense. Alexander I had to temporarily mobilize the peasants into the army, but these peasants were largely untrained in military affairs, had little combat effectiveness, and had no way to protect Russia.

At this moment, Germany finally came out. German Foreign Minister Stein was appointed by President Mannes to arrive in Moscow by plane to persuade Russia.

Before leaving, Stein met with Marnes, and the president, the father of the nation, beloved by the Germans, said to Stein with a relaxed feeling: "This is a wonderful opportunity, which the Don himself has sent to us." For centuries, Russia was despised by the European powers, and even after Peter I, they were the countrymen of Europe and were not welcomed. But no one can deny that Russia is an eastern power, which was once the country with the most extensive land. In our grand picture, there is, naturally, part of Russia. Now that Russia is being suppressed by the Tang Dynasty, we will take the opportunity to mediate and resolve this dispute. What you need to do is to make the Russians hate the Tang even more, and at the same time pull Russia down the path of our European Union. Russia can become the best barrier in the East against the further penetration of Europe by the Tang Dynasty. ”

Stein nodded and said, "As you wish, Your Excellency." ”

After Stein arrived in Moscow, he held a secret meeting with the officials of Tsarist Russia, the details of which are unknown. However, soon after, after returning to Germany, Stein informed the Tang Embassy in Germany, saying that he had successfully mediated the contradictions between Tang and Russia, and had persuaded Russia to withdraw its troops from Istanbul, hoping that the two sides could conduct friendly and frank negotiations and communication.

After Chu Bai learned about this in Europe, his face was not good-looking. Next to him was the young Foreign Ministry Secretary Luo Rui, who asked the foreign minister: "Minister, isn't it a happy thing that Russia has finally succumbed?" ”

Chu Bai said: "The key is what role Germany has played in this process. ”

Lowry asked: "Are you afraid that Germany and Russia will have an exchange of interests?" ”

Chu Bai shook his head and said worriedly: "Since this peace talk was facilitated by Germany, it is not something we are happy to see. Germany is already asserting its international standing and capabilities through this incident, and Germany is increasingly not satisfied with being the second largest in our internationalist camp, and has even begun to interact more closely with European countries. ”

"But the wood is already in the boat, and we can't get Germany out of the matter in this matter." Rory Road.

Chu Bai's face was serious, and he said: "It is worth paying attention to what kind of actions Germany will have after the incident." ”

After that, Chu Bai took a flight to Hamburg, the capital of Germany, to meet with representatives of Germany and Russia. In order to show its sincerity, Russia has begun to withdraw its troops from Istanbul in an orderly manner before the start of negotiations, and Datang has also stopped its bombing campaign against Russian troops near Istanbul.

The negotiations are also interesting to say, because the war started because of Turkey, but there is no Turkish representative, because now Turkey's sovereign status cannot be effectively distinguished, and the rebels and Ottoman forces are still attacking each other, and they have not even stopped because of the invasion of the Russian army. On the contrary, representatives of Romania, Yugoslavia, and even Bulgaria, which is not recognized, attended the peace talks.

The terms of the peace talks in Russia were idealistic, Bulgaria became independent from Turkey, Istanbul and other European parts of Turkey formed the Orthodox state of Byzantium, and naturally Russia enjoyed the right to free passage through the Turkish straits. At the same time, the Tang retreated from the territory of Russia, and the occupied Siberia was returned to Russia.

These conditions were already seen by the Germans before they were presented to Tang Foreign Minister Chu Bai. After reading it, Marnes shook his head again and again, and sneered: "Haven't the Russians seen Datang's temperament clearly? The Tang people are the most benign but greedy people in the world, and what they swallow into their stomachs has not been seen and spit out so far, and none of these conditions in Russia will be fulfilled. (To be continued.) )