Chapter 96: The Three Kingdoms of France, Germany and Russia

Hessmann is really a "real person", and the conditions for cooperation given can be said to make the Russian Bolsheviks overjoyed. Although Soviet Russia had a way to break the imperialist blockade and purchase advanced aircraft, it wanted to learn the skills of developing aircraft, introduced technology and production lines, and made the development of the advanced aviation industry of imperialism suitable for production and production in Soviet Russia. The advanced aircraft used are basically a dream!

And Hersman actually made their dream come true! Hessmann did business according to his conscience, so of course Comrade Lenin would not let his friends suffer financially.

First, an order was given for 200 aircraft, ready-made aircraft from Fokker and Junkers, which were urgently needed by the Soviet Red Army. As for the price, it was easy to negotiate, because the Baku oil field had not yet been recovered, so gold rubles were given first - barter was just a general principle, and there were no exceptions.

Then the "Russian-Baltic Barter Agreement" was also initialed - now Germany and Soviet Russia do not have diplomatic relations, so naturally they cannot sign the agreement. Although the Baltics and Russia have not established diplomatic relations, it is already a matter of time.

After Hersman completes his mission to Russia, the Soviet Russian diplomatic delegation, led by Joffe, will go to Riga with him to discuss the withdrawal of the Red Army from Estonia. After defeating Yudenich, the Soviet Red Army took advantage of the situation to invade Estonia and occupied Tallinn. The Defense Forces of the Courland Autonomous State also entered Estonia at the request of the British military delegation and are now confronting the Red Army.

This "Russian-Baltic Barter Agreement" will be part of the "Russian-Baltic Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance" and will be signed by the government leaders of the Baltic Republics and representatives of Soviet Russia.

Moreover, the signing of the "Russian-Baltic Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance" is also something that the UK would like to see. The British idea was to balance the continent and contain Soviet Russia. The foundation of continental balance is the balance between Germany, France and Russia. To contain Soviet Russia, France and Germany took the back seat, with the "epidemic prevention line" in front. The so-called epidemic prevention line is actually the Baltics and Poland. Among them, the Baltics are supported by Germany, and Poland is France's best friend. They all have backing.

In this way, the Three Kingdoms of France, Germany and Russia can be sung on the mainland, and the balance must be maintained for a long time.

As for the special relationship between the Baltics and Germany, as well as the secret collusion between Germany and Soviet Russia, these British people actually know a little bit about it. But Britain is a master of balance. France is now the strongest on the European continent, while Russia and Germany are weak. Naturally, Britain turned a blind eye to Russia and Germany's private actions. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, how could two weak countries not be allowed to unite and form alliances?

"Vladimir Ilyich, according to the telegram from Baron Pierreburg, the British Lord Curzon very much hopes that the Baltic States can sign a treaty with Soviet Russia. Therefore, the British are in favor of the Baltic States' independence from Russia, and the Baltic States will soon will become a republic."

In the Kremlin, Hershmann, who came to say goodbye to Lenin, brought up Britain's position on the Baltic Republics. The government of the Courland Autonomous State had been in contact with the British since early 1919. The British attitude towards Courland and the Baltics is also constantly changing.

At first they insisted on the evacuation of the Germans from Courland, but later began to relax and no longer mentioned the evacuation of the Germans. After Soviet Russia ceded right-bank Ukraine in exchange for an armistice with Poland in June 1919, Britain set up an interest representative office in Riga and sent a special military delegation - which meant that the British had recognized Kurdistan. status of the Lanzhou Autonomous Prefecture.

After Empress Olga went to Crimea, General Yudenich's second attack on Petrograd failed miserably, and the Soviet Red Army invaded Estonia. Britain's position changed again and began to support the Baltic independence under the leadership of the Courland Autonomous State.

The place where Lenin met with Hessmann was in his office. He was sitting behind a large desk with a pile of documents on it. The great mentor met with Hessman alone while reviewing documents. This shows that the mentor is very busy, but it also shows that he and Hirschman have a good relationship.

The instructor was wearing a set of rough khaki clothes that were very loose. He looked tired. Hersman vaguely heard some news in Moscow. Soviet Russia is now very unstable. There are people rebelling and making trouble everywhere. In order to suppress it, the Red Army even used poison gas bombs.

The external enemies did not stop either. Queen Olga appointed a new commander-in-chief (Wrangel), received weapons aided by Britain and France, and was forming a new army to prepare for a counterattack against Donetsk. However, according to the intelligence Hessman had, Her Majesty the Queen was in doom. Her Cossack army had low morale, lacked supplies, military discipline had become very lax, and a large number of robberies occurred. This is no longer an army capable of victory.

In fact, what worries the Bolsheviks the most at the moment is probably the war with Poland - Hessman did not get many reports on this. Both the Soviet Union and Poland declared victory in newspapers, but both blocked news from the front. This shows that the war is at a critical moment and neither side has achieved decisive results.

Just when Hessman wanted to inquire about the situation of the Soviet-Polish war, his mentor had already spoken.

"The establishment of the Baltic Republic is a good thing for both of us. I hope this country can become a bridge between Soviet Russia and the outside world."

Lenin rummaged through the pile of documents on the table, then pulled out a document and handed it to Hessmann.

Hessmann looked at it and saw that it was an order for the People's Commissariat of Foreign Trade. The content is to appoint Mrs. Kollontai as deputy people's commissar and manager of the Soviet-Russian-German Trading Company.

This document reveals two pieces of information: first, Mrs. Kollontai's status within the Bolsheviks is declining; second, Lenin attaches great importance to Russian-German cooperation, and seems to have regarded it as a shortcut to achieve the Ten-Year Plan.

"Please rest assured that the cooperation between the Economic Cooperation Company and the Soviet-German Trade Company will be very pleasant."

Hersmann returned the document to Lenin. Lenin took out another document from the pile of documents, and he looked up at Hersmann, "Economic construction is only one aspect, right?"

"Of course, we are comprehensive strategic partners." Hersmann replied. "Of course we should cooperate with each other strategically..."

Just then, the door of Lenin's office was suddenly pushed open. A woman named Fotieva walked in quickly. She was the secretary of the People's Committee and the Defense Committee, and also Lenin's secretary. Hersmann heard the footsteps and looked back at her. She was holding a folder with a red cover, and her expression was a little nervous.

Hersmann thought: Is there something wrong with the front line?

"Vladimir Ilyich," Hersman stood up tactfully and shook hands with Lenin. "You have something else to do, so I won't bother you."

"Okay, Ludwig, I'll have someone arrange for you to visit the factory in Donetsk. Although the situation is not good, it has returned to our hands after all." Lenin said with a smile, "When you come back from Donetsk, we will discuss the Polish issue... These few days are the critical moment of the Kiev battle. When you return to Moscow, Kiev should have returned to the hands of the people. Then we can discuss further cooperation."

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