January 30th is New Year's Eve. This is the third New Year's Eve that Ming Dynasty has spent in a war atmosphere. The first year was the most tense, and it can be said that it was spent in the atmosphere of the Northern Qing Dynasty approaching the city. The second year was
During the Northern Expedition, there was no threat from the rear, and it was considered a good Spring Festival. But thinking about it now, it was just a good Spring Festival for the people in the south. Many people in the north still spent it in a war atmosphere. But I didn’t think so at the time.
Everyone still regards the north as "the place of the Northern Qing Dynasty". In the third year, which is now the Spring Festival, the entire Ming Dynasty, except for the two northwest territories, is basically peaceful and safe, and the flames of war have been spread abroad.
However, people in the Ming Dynasty may not think so during the Spring Festival next year. The "overseas battlefields" that are currently raging with war may then become the "Ming Dynasty homeland".
On New Year's Eve on the 30th, the Nanjing Imperial Palace and the cabinet government held a New Year's Eve dinner. Kerensky, Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of Free Russia, and Denikin, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Free Russia, also flew to Nanjing to attend the dinner and "spend New Year's Eve with the people of Ming Dynasty"
". Also attending the dinner were the ambassadors of various countries stationed in Nanjing, the most eye-catching of which were the ambassadors of the United States, Britain, France, and Germany. These ambassadors were frequently invited to talk and toast by members of the Ming Dynasty royal family and cabinet ministers.
Everyone was in high spirits, chatting and laughing happily.
Among them, the most eye-catching ones are the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, the Ambassador of the United States, and the Prime Minister of Free Russia, Kerensky. They spend the most time talking, laughing and whispering together, which makes people speculate that these "three countries" are conspiring.
What are you wearing?
That night, Empress Zhu Yourong gave a New Year's Eve speech to the whole country and the world on the radio. In her speech, she mainly encouraged the morale of the Ming army and the people, and encouraged everyone to fulfill their responsibilities in their respective positions, regardless of front or rear.
In order to no longer let cannonballs fall on the heads of the people of Ming Dynasty. In addition, Zhu Yourong also focused on the friendship between Ming Dynasty and various countries, and highly praised the selfless help and moral support provided by various countries when Ming Dynasty faced difficulties.
In addition, anyone who is politically sensitive can capture some important information from Zhu Yourong's speech. Zhu Yourong no longer mentioned the word "Soviet Union" in his speech, but repeatedly used "Russia", "Russian people", etc.
When referring to the war against the Soviet Union, we do not use words such as "fight against the Soviet Union", "Soviet army", "Soviet Red Army", etc., but "war against the Bolsheviks", "Bolshevik armed forces", "Bolshevik army"
"Such a few words. She mentioned "Russian government" a few times, but she always referred to the newly established "Free Russian Provisional Government."
Many people have heard it, and many countries have also heard it. Although the Ming Dynasty has not officially stated it, it seems that it will not recognize the Soviet Union and will instead recognize the Free Russian Government.
In this way, at least from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty and Russia are not warring countries, but are helping Russia fight the civil war. The Bolshevik regime in Moscow is nothing more than a rebellion. To the Ming Dynasty, the orthodox Russian government is
Here in Khabarovsk...
Entering February, several major diplomatic events took place that stunned the whole world. First of all, in early February, the Soviet Union announced that with the unanimous support of the people of Ili, the first king of the Kingdom of Ili would be Aisin Gioro Yuqi. His Majesty the King will be
The enthronement ceremony will be held on February 15, and he will accept Comrade Stalin's invitation to visit Moscow. His Majesty the King also requested the Soviet government to send troops to garrison Ili to help the Ili people resist the aggression of Ming imperialism, and to help establish and train the People's Army of the Kingdom of Ili.
As soon as the news came out, the entire Ming Dynasty was boiling. Especially in the southern region, people were furious. People who did not support the war in the past were now provoked. For a time, the support for the army and the war in the Ming Dynasty reached its peak. .
The Ming government immediately made a fierce reaction, saying that it would never recognize the so-called "Ili Kingdom" that the Bolshevik forces occupied and concocted in northern Xinjiang. Aisin Gioro Yuqi was a pseudo-Qing emperor who had committed serious crimes against the people of the north. The people in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty are on the run for the crime of massacre. The people in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty are eager to eat their flesh and sleep in their skins. Now the Bolshevik regime not only invades the sacred territory of the Ming Dynasty in the north and south, but also promotes such a sinner of the Ming people as a "king". This is a disservice to the Ming Empire. and a serious insult and provocation to the people of Ming Dynasty.
The day after the Soviet Union announced its support for King Guangwu, Shen Rongxuan, the first minister of the Ming Dynasty, gave a radio speech, officially not recognizing the Soviet Union and instead recognizing the Free Russian Government in Khabarovsk. He no longer believed in the land of Russia. It was called the "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" and officially renamed the "Russian Federal Republic". The Ming Empire and the Russian Federal Republic established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level.
On the same day, the King of Siam also announced that the Kingdom of Siam would not recognize the legitimacy of the Bolshevik government in Moscow and would establish diplomatic relations with the Russian Federal Republic.
A month later, at the end of February, after a vote by the House and Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State announced that the United States of America and the Russian Federal Republic had formally established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level, and at the same time terminated all official ties with the Bolshevik government in Moscow.
But at present, the only countries that do not recognize the Soviet Union and instead recognize the Russian Federation are the Ming Dynasty, the United States, and Siam. Other countries, including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, which have always had good relations with the Ming Dynasty, have not recognized the Soviet Union. The "Ili Kingdom" supported by the Soviet Union, but did not recognize the Russian Federation. These countries are very cautious and are still waiting and watching. After all, the Soviet Union is a big country. They have recognized it and established diplomatic relations for many years. They are not like the Ming Dynasty and the United States. They had planned in advance and could make decisions within a month. Firstly, these countries were not mentally prepared, and secondly, their own countries were in Europe, not on the other side of the ocean like the United States. This pushed the Soviet Union into a panic, and the "armed export of revolution" would definitely be done. came out.
But for Ming Dynasty, it was enough that the United States did not recognize the Soviet Union.
Just as the U.S. House and Senate were voting and debating in February, various goods from major American companies were being shipped continuously to New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Cambridge, Chicago... on the east and west coasts respectively. Major ports in the country loaded cargo ships and got ready. A few minutes after the final voting results of Congress were announced, the news was called to the New York Port by a dedicated phone line. There was a roar of cheers in the port. More than a dozen people wearing tuxedos, top hats, leaning on civilized The big bosses shook hands and hugged each other, and opened champagne on the dock on the spot.
Within half an hour, several 10,000-ton ships in the port sounded their whistles, spewed out black smoke, and slowly sailed away from the slipway.
Now for the United States, the Ming Dynasty and Russia are no longer warring countries. The war between the Russian Federation and the Bolshevik armed forces is now a civil war. The Ming army's battle on Russian soil is no longer a war between the two countries, but a war to help Russia. The Federation is fighting a civil war. So according to the current Neutrality Law, it is legal to transport any weapons and war materials to the ports of the Russian Federation.