Australian Storm 1876 - Chapter 1103

Chapter 1103 European Affairs

Australia

Gu Kaizhi, Secretary General of the Royal Family, is reporting on the current European situation…

The large-scale air offensive that started on July 9 and has been going on for a month and a half so far has bombed the deep areas of Germany, many important factories and mines, transportation hubs, storage facilities, bridges and railways, greatly weakening Germany’s war potential.

Europe’s unprecedented “showdown” is imminent, millions of troops are ready to go, and the situation is further clarified.

On the Eastern Front

The Germans have reached a tacit agreement with the Empire, and the merchant ships of the Ocean Empire can pass through the Bosphorus Strait controlled by the Ottoman Empire without obstacles, and transport a large amount of materials into the Crimea of ​​the Caspian Sea.

And the Second Imperial Expeditionary Force did not mistreat the German and Austro-Hungarian prisoners, and the wounded soldiers received corresponding humanitarian treatment, and the two sides were at peace.

When the battle on the Western Front is known, a large-scale repatriation of prisoners of war can be launched.

But the Ocean Empire will not keep so many prisoners in vain, so the large-scale construction of Crimea has already begun, building ports, docks, roads and railways, building houses and cities, and the entire Crimea is everywhere. It’s a construction site, a busy scene.

Some of the wounded officers and soldiers of the Second Expeditionary Force have been retired and placed on the island of Crimea, where they can cultivate certain fields according to military merit, or own shares in city shops, docks and warehouses.

Hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers of the 2nd Group who have made outstanding achievements are mainly rewarded in Crimea, but the land in Europe is precious, and it is impossible to award hundreds of acres of land to soldiers who have made meritorious deeds. of not more than 30 acres.

The entire Crimea Island has a total of only 25,500 square kilometers, and the area of ​​arable land is not enough. Therefore, the 23 towns on the island, several high-standard docks, warehouse areas, etc. under construction are converted into shares to reward officers and soldiers for meritorious service. .

Thus

The entire Crimean Peninsula area, except for some public facilities, public administration construction land and naval bases, other areas are all rewarded.

The meritorious officers and soldiers of the 2nd Army can live on the island after retiring, marry one or several beautiful Belarusian girls, and live a quiet rural life without shame.

Most of the more than 300,000 officers and soldiers will accept this arrangement, which means that at least 200,000 Chinese families have settled in the Crimea Peninsula.

besides

The 2nd Army also placed some Chinese officers and soldiers on the line from Odessa to Crimea, and also placed a large number of Belarusian soldiers in this area, with a total of more than 700,000 soldiers, covering an area of ​​about 110,000 square kilometers.

These White Russian vassal armies not only have the blood of Germans and Austro-Hungarian soldiers, but also the blood debt of the new Russian workers’ regime.

“Bring me the map of Europe.” Li Fushou ordered.

In the blink of an eye, a map of Europe was presented.

Li Fushou frowned and studied it, picked up a pen, and drew a line of demarcation from west to east from the central part of Moldova to about 50 kilometers east of the Crimean Peninsula, as if it was on the top of the Crimean Peninsula. A hat worn to include Odessa, an important coastal port.

This part of the area has a total area of ​​about 130,000 square kilometers (including 25,500 square kilometers of the Crimean Peninsula).

Its northern borderline is more than 320 kilometers away from Kyiv.

Li Fushou put down his pen and pointed at the area with the nib of his pen, saying, “The 2nd Army General Headquarters is ordered to place officers and soldiers and Belarusian soldiers only in this area, not to expand.

This is an internal standard that cannot be leaked for the time being. In the future, there will be some bargaining with Europeans, and there is no conclusion.

In addition, 50,000 square kilometers of land must be set aside for the placement of other soldiers who have made great achievements in Europe, and the 2nd Army cannot be used up. ”

in accordance with the traditions of the imperial army;

All officers and soldiers who have made meritorious deeds in battle are rewarded, or honor or land, or money or promotion, and so on.

The land award is undoubtedly the most attractive one.

After the victory of the Wool War, the four northern states were vast, and the soldiers were allocated a large piece of land, with a few dozen acres, and many middle and low-level officers were allocated hundreds of acres.

But that’s North America, not Europe.

To put it badly, one acre of land in Europe (especially Eastern Europe and the Balkans) is worth far more than ten acres of North American land, and far more than one hundred acres of African or West Asian land.

In Western Europe, money can’t buy large tracts of land.

With a stroke of his pen, Li Fushou circled an area of ​​130,000 square kilometers. This coastal area from Odessa to Crimea. According to the “Brest Contract”, more than half of the western part belongs to Germany and Crimea. belongs to Russia.

So if you want to get this land really, reasonably and legally, there are still a lot of things to talk about.

At the very least, the Ocean Empire should sign a formal territorial demarcation contract with the new Russian regime, defining the boundary between the two sides.

The part that belongs to Germany, then you must get your own interests at the Paris Peace Conference after the war.

This part of the area is much larger than the Crimea that Li Fushou wanted to get at first, but the great contribution made by the Imperial Expeditionary Force in the war made the diplomatic department very confident in negotiating.

Li Fushou plans to take it down together with the Moldova region, so that this piece of land borders Romania and forms a better regional environment.

From a defensive point of view

Regardless of Germany or the future of Russia, as long as the naval strength cannot suppress the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire, the security of the Crimean Peninsula will be guaranteed enough and cannot be violated.

But now it has expanded its scope, from Moldova to more than 40 kilometers east of the Crimean Peninsula. This piece of land covers an area of ​​105,000 square kilometers. It is completely located on the Great Coastal Plain of Ukraine and is the essence of the coastal area.

From a defensive point of view, whether facing the German army or the Russian army, there is no danger to defend, and the security situation is worrying.

Once a war breaks out, the fall of these areas is a high probability event.

Taking into account the superiority of the imperial navy, the army attacking the area will be bombarded by heavy naval artillery, it is difficult to stand on its feet, and it is easy to enter the stage of long-term military confrontation.

Therefore, Li Fushou considered implementing a semi-militarized corps model in the region, placing more than 200,000 soldiers in the Crimea Peninsula, more than 200,000 soldiers in the coastal areas around Odessa, supplemented by more than 700,000 Belarusian soldiers , can form a strong regional military force.

Combination of peace and war, combining soldiers and people.

Who wants to move here, he has to consider whether he can bear the consequences of war?

And this area will also become the distribution center of the empire’s commodities, with convenient railways, highways and sea transportation to the hinterland of Eastern Europe, becoming the empire’s foothold in Europe.

The time is at the end of August 2018

Li Fushou has already begun to consider post-war arrangements. As one of the main warring countries, the Ocean Empire played an extremely important role in the entire war and deserved a reasonable return.

This unprecedentedly tragic world war has nothing to do with justice or not, it is just an ultimate contest for the right to speak in the world.

Facts have proved

Britain, France and other countries have a wider circle of friends, attracting 36 countries to deal with the German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.

In the correspondence between London and Paris, there is no concealment of the attempt to split the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire after the war.

at this point

The    Britain, France, and the foreign countries have reached an agreement, which basically represents the direction of the post-war policy of the Allied Power Group. Among them, Britain, France and other countries will play a leading role.

Because it does not involve core interests, Li Fushou is willing to give up the dominance of dismembering the three major empires in exchange for concessions in other aspects.

Sometimes, more is not always better.

The British led the dismantling of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey hated him for a hundred years, and led the dismantling of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The resentment of Austria and Hungary against the British will last for centuries.

It can be seen from European affairs that the Germans are much more appealing than the British. This is not a nonsensical matter without historical reasons, but contains profound historical grievances.

Why the British can only follow the Americans with all their minds, desperately emphasizing the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States, and insisting on being a European shitposter, is it not because of their reputation that they stink the streets?

Many Chinese think that Westerners do not understand Huaxia, but the truth is the same. Who wants to spend a lot of time studying the intricate relationships between European countries?

A German has completely different feelings for Britain, France, Russia, Belgium and Poland, and contains complex historical factors, national and national feelings, and it is difficult for outsiders to understand.

vice versa.

The French paid a huge price for almost a generation of young people in the First World War, but what did they get?

If history has not changed

A few years after Germany was defeated, it would be unable to pay war reparations because of its economic collapse. France, which was the most injured, blatantly sent troops to occupy German industrial areas, forcing Germany to repay the war reparations.

At this time, the United Kingdom and the United States, who fought side by side with the French in the war, came forward to accuse France, safeguarding the interests of the Germans, and forcing France to finally withdraw.

Standing at the height of Li Fushou today, I can deeply appreciate the powerlessness, despair, and heart-wrenching sadness of the French.

The blood of millions of French people was shed in vain, and the United Kingdom and the United States returned to the policy of strategic balance in Europe. When Germany was weak, they supported Germany against France.

The French General Staff has conducted several wargames. After the restoration of its strength, Germany’s economy is three times that of France, and its population is 1.5 times that of France. After rearmament, France is no opponent at all.

So, at the beginning of World War II, France lay flat.

In World War 1, Marshal Pétain, who led the French army in **** battles to establish outstanding achievements, in order to preserve some vitality for France, personally surrendered on behalf of France, and established a puppet government.

At that time, there were only more than 200 people who followed “Free France” to London, which is very representative of the French mentality.

If the main battlefield of World War II was still in France, with just a few people in France, it would not be enough to consume at all.

The British were not in the same heart as the French at all. This is the lesson that France learned from the First World War.

Think of this

Li Fushou also laughed. It is really interesting to participate in the situation in Europe. There are endless intrigues, but it is always stingy and lacks the courage and demeanor of a world power.

(end of this chapter)