"It seems that the Russians can no longer be trusted." Jochen's voice lingered in the study of Charlottenburg Palace.

Mashal and Bilo stood in front of the emperor and looked at each other, and neither dared to answer at this time, because the face of the emperor was already difficult to see to the point of shock to the two of them.

Johen had not been angry in front of his courtiers since he ascended the throne, but now this kind of ugly face, slow tone, and suppressed attitude is rare, and this kind of suppressed waves is more disturbing than the eruption of an angry volcano.

"Your Majesty, now the Russians are only asking Britain for help in rebuilding their navy, and they are not going into other areas substantially." Somewhat fed up with the oppressive air, Mashal broke the silence in the room.

Do you believe this conclusion yourself? Adolph? Jochen laughed a little self-deprecatingly: "I know my two neighbors better, one is cunning and changeable, and is good at stirring up the situation; A short-sighted person forgets his life when he sees a small profit. What good can these two people do when they get together? ”

Machar was silent, because he also knew that the British would definitely not end up in contact with Russia at this time, and that a series of cards would definitely be played next.

"As long as Britain reaches a consensus with the Russians in Persia, Afghanistan, Tibet, and other regions, then it means the reconciliation of the contradictions between Britain and Russia, then there will be no obstacle for France to draw Russia into the alliance between him and Britain, and our attempt to conclude an alliance with Russia has failed, so there will be almost no doubt that Russia will join the Anglo-French alliance, and we will have to suffer the enemy again." Jochen shook his head. In the end, he still failed to pull the Russians into his chariot.

Austria-Hungary disintegrated, and Russia and Germany had no direct source of conflict. It promoted trade between Germany and Russia and improved the relations between the two countries that had been hostile since the Berlin Conference. The Ottoman Empire has always maintained a detached attitude. Despite the construction of the 3B railway and the dispatch of military advisers, German-Turkish relations were not close enough to become allies.

After doing so much, albeit a little later than in history, the Russians finally fell into the arms of Britain and France. It gave Jochen a sense of depression.

The cards in the hands of the British were so good that the creditor's relations between France and Russia, and the distribution of interests between Britain and Russia, were beyond the reach of Germany. Jochen didn't have enough chips to stop it, even if he wanted to.

"In that case, a fence will be formed against us, and our external environment will become very harsh. We will face tremendous pressure, and this pressure will lead to a rebound that will lead to the worst possible results. Mashal said that he was not a hard-liner and knew that His Majesty the Emperor was not willing to fight. But in the face of this pressure, if you lead to a national sense of confrontation. Then it will be difficult to settle it peacefully.

Jochen also understood that what Machar said was true, and that the call for breaking the encirclement with a tough attitude in Germany was completely certain, and the rapid development of Germany could not brake, and now the industrial power that was ahead of Britain in an all-round way gave the Germans the confidence to call for world hegemony, and the naval race that had been set off was the best proof of this.

The Army, which since Moltke's time wanted a preventive war in exchange for a hundred years of peace, and the way soldiers think differently from the government, no matter what the country. An enterprising army cannot tolerate such aggrievedness.

Under these circumstances, it is completely impossible to get Germany to bow down to Britain, France, and Russia. The confrontation between the tip of the needle and Mai Mang is inevitable, and this is something that Jochen cannot control. In the past, I always felt that Wilhelm II, as an emperor, could not suppress the belligerent attitude of an officer, but when I really sat in this position, I found that it was really not an easy task.

Now Jochen is not incomprehensible to the fact that in history, when Germany chose to give in to the Second Moroccan Crisis, Moltke angrily threatened: "If we slip away with our tails between our legs again and avoid such things, if we do not rise up and make powerful demands that we are prepared to fulfill with the sword, then I will be full of doubts about the future of the German Reich." I will also resign, but I will first build yì to abolish our army and navy and put us under the protection of Japan, so that we can earn money without interference and become mentally retarded. "Attitude.

In a situation where the whole country is full of heavy-handed responses to injustice, it is impossible for Jochen to become a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle even if he wants to carry a turtle shell. The result of this is that with the support of Russia, the original European balance is completely broken, and Britain and France, which seem to have completed the encirclement network against Germany, will think that they have a great advantage, and then become more and more harsh on their policy towards Germany, thus leading to a tough domestic backlash in Germany, and then the war will start at any time and for any reason.

Although Jochen has been preparing for the First World War from the beginning, when he really looks at the countdown to the war, he is still a little worried about whether all the efforts and changes he has made will really make Germany not end up in the same field as in history in this war.

"Majesty? 陛xià?! Seeing Jochen wandering into the world, Mashal shouted with some concern that he had never seen His Majesty wander away when discussing state affairs with his subordinates.

"Ah, sorry, something else came to mind." Jochen came to his senses and waved his hand, apologetically to Mashal.

"It's that I can't afford to let His Majesty face such a situation." Mashal said with a look of shame.

"This situation has nothing to do with yours, the British have better cards than us, and it must be admitted that since it is inevitable that the Russians will move closer to the British, then we must be prepared accordingly." Jochen sorted out his mood, he had been the monarch of a country for so many years, and he was no longer a child who would panic when he encountered the slightest thing, and after a while, he said: "Even if the Russians join the Anglo-French alliance, but Nicky is not stupid enough to take the initiative to provoke me, and our situation in the east will not change much in a short time." And even if Nickey was really stupid enough to wrestle with me, the Eastern Front battle plan that the Army had been preparing was not a showpiece.

The important thing is still the west, as long as the French do not go to war with our country. Then the Russians do not have the guts to go it alone. And now the most important question is whether the aggressive attitude of the British towards our country and the accession of Russia to the Anglo-French alliance will give the French German-haters who have lost ground a chance to turn over.

Now France is governed by the Rovières, and they can stay in French politics as long as possible. In order to suppress the annoying flies of Delcasce, we can adjust our diplomatic, colonial, and trade policies towards France a little. ”

The longer it drags on, the better it will be for Germany. Although they knew that when France slowly realized what an alliance could bring them, the anti-German forces would inevitably rise to the top and overwhelm the forces of German reconciliation. After the anti-German forces take power, the contradictions between Germany and France will intensify, and for military security reasons, France will certainly hope to promote the perfection of Russia's war plan against Germany.

And the Russians will also push forward with the refinement of the battle plan of the French opposite, because neither of these two guys has the courage to act against Germany alone, so they can only count on the other side to fight with Germany first and then join in themselves.

Thus delaying the seizure of power by the anti-German forces in France. Although it is impossible for a war to break out when anyone is ready, it is better prepared than the enemy to stand in a more advantageous position.

"Yes. 陛xià. Machar nodded in response.

"Also, although it's a little late, now that the Russians have already made their choice, we don't have to worry about their attitude. The Ottoman revolution is now largely settled. The fact that the Turkish al-Shabaab were able to force Hamid II to make concessions so quickly shows that they were powerful enough to influence politics in Ottoman territory, but they were not thorough enough.

Perhaps we should push them one more time, and pull the forces that further grasp the aging empire onto our chariot. ”

Since it was inevitable that the Russians would become enemies, Germany could never lose Ottoman Turkey again. Jochen did not expect much from the fighting power of this "sick man of West Asia", but the geographical location of Ottoman Turkey was very important. No matter how weak the Ottoman army was, the Russians could not ignore the empire with a huge territory and huge human resources on top of their own belly.

In this way, the Ottomans could more or less help to share some of the pressure from the Russians, and also to make the implementation of the German offensive plan on the Eastern Front more smoothly.

Not only that, but that one is 50 miles long. The Dardanelles, which is no more than 3 miles wide at its widest, firmly chokes Russia's shipping route to the Mediterranean. Not only will the Russian Black Sea Fleet be sealed in that closed sea, but it will also tightly choke Russia's throat for external support.

As long as Britain and France can't get blood to Russia through Guò, then Russia's domestic situation will become even worse for the encircled Germany, and now it's World War I, and Britain and France can't do anything like World War II to connect the Arctic route to Guò, which is in a freeze period for half of the year, to provide assistance to Russia.

At this time, the Siberian artery, which was not even a double-track railway, could not undertake the task of transporting materials from Vladivostok to the Eastern Front battlefield that crossed Russia for nearly 10,000 kilometers.

In this way, as long as Germany can withstand the attack of the French army on the Western Front, then it is equivalent to Russia using its European part against most of Germany, and Russia is at a disadvantage in everything except for the superiority of human resources, so that a forced landing on Russia can be realized.

Although there is a historical passage that says that Nicholas II once said: "If the Ottomans join the Entente, I will join the Alliance." "But it's just a joke. Jochen did not think that Russia could really withdraw from Britain and France when its close ties with Britain and France were already inseparable.

And even if there is a feud between Russia and Turkey, Nicholas II can endure even Japan, the yellow-skinned monkey who directly swept his face, and it is not impossible to endure the Ottomans again.

Even if we take a step back, even if Britain and France really cared about Russia's attitude and did not accept the Ottomans, even if the Ottomans remained neutral, then the Dardanelles would become a decoration, and don't think that any international convention has an egg. During World War II, Germany was able to transport supplies through Guò Switzerland, and it was not impossible for Ottoman Turkey to loosen the Russians under pressure from Britain and France. Not to mention the long-term opening of transport corridors, even allowing the Black Sea Fleet to run into the Mediterranean Sea would have disastrous consequences.

"Adolf, I need to go to the Ottomans myself." Johen instructed, "Also, prepare a gift for the Ottomans." ”

Seven years after Wilhelm II's visit to the Ottoman in 1901, the German Emperor will set foot on the soil of this ancient Middle Eastern empire for the first time. (To be continued......)