Cossack cavalry brigade? Yi Zhi's heart jumped, and there was a faint trace of worry, on the battlefield of modern history, there are only two famous elite cavalry that can go down in history, one is the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, and the other is the Cossack cavalry with a long history in Tsarist Russia, and the combat effectiveness shocked the whole of Europe.

The Iron Cavalry of the Eight Banners has long since withdrawn from the stage of history, but the Cossack cavalry is still a nightmare for Europe, even today, with the rapid development of infantry weapons, the Cossack cavalry that comes and goes like the wind and gathers freely is still no one dares to underestimate it.

The Cossacks were not a single people, but included several ethnic groups such as Slavs, Tatars, Caucasians, Georgians, Kalmetsks and Turks, and the North-Western Army did not deal with the Cossack cavalry in Ansi.

The Cossack cavalry was brave and good at fighting, but they were brutal, rape and plunder, killing all the old and young, everywhere they went, there was almost no life, and their ferocity was as good as the Mongol army, the Northwest Army hated the Cossacks to the core, and the biggest destabilizing factor in Anxi Province was the Cossacks!

He asked in a muffled voice: "How many troops are there in the Cossack cavalry brigade in Persia?" ”

"The number of troops is not much, about 1,400 people, and it is composed of three parts: cavalry, infantry, and artillery." Yi Zhengxing said slowly: "Among them, there are about seven hundred cavalry, and there are not many artillerymen, just an artillery company, but the cavalry brigade is quite well-equipped, and the Russian standard breech-loading rifle - Bodan rifle. ”

The Bodan rifle, which is no stranger to Yi Zhicontent, is a standard rifle finalized and mass-produced in Russia in 1870, and its performance is slightly better than that of the Snyder-Enfield rifle.

After a pause, Yi Zhengxing continued: "If there is a war with Persia, Persia is very likely to recruit Cossack cavalry on a large scale, in addition, although several military reforms in Persia have become a laughing stock, but in order to train the new army, several official military missions have also been introduced from England, France, Russia, and Austria, and these military missions have a certain right to speak.

If Russia and England are strongly supporting Persia, it is very likely that they will provide funds and weapons to help Persia expand its new army on a large scale, and Persia will certainly be willing to ....... ”

Speaking of this, he hesitated, "Once a war is started, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be good." ”

Yi Zhishu leaned back, and said in a relaxed tone: "It seems that you have a thorough understanding of the situation in Persia during this time, so you might as well tell me in detail what you think in detail." ”

After a slight sigh, Yi Zhengxing said: "Domestically, the South African War and the Great Drought in the North have just ended, and it is not suitable to launch a foreign war at this time.

From the perspective of the international situation, Germany has purchased a large number of warships and submarine torpedoes from our country, which may disrupt Europe. Moreover, the two northwestern provinces themselves are extremely sensitive, involving the interests of England, Russia, and Persia, and the situation is complex and difficult to control.

Again, Persia has now become a game ground for the major powers of the East and the West, and China, Russia, England, France, Austria, Germany and other countries are competing to infiltrate, in this case, at this time, China is not suitable for expansion to Persia. ”

"Thorough analysis." Yi Zhixiang praised it without hesitation, and then said: "The European powers regard the Ottomans as a forbidden territory, and Persia has become a buffer zone between our country and the Ottomans in their eyes. ”

The Persian Gulf coast contains rich oil resources, which Yi Zhengxing has long known, Yuan Qi has spent a lot of energy and investment in order to annex and encroach on the Persian Gulf coast over the years, and now the coastal area around the Persian Gulf has been included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty except for Persia, and now even the place occupied by Persia is now not let go, will this be too eye-catching?

After a deep sigh, he said: "The Persian Gulf coast has not been explored for oil, will this lead to suspicion?" ”

"As long as they can get their hands on it, what if they doubt it?" Yi Zhizhi said disapprovingly: "The oil in the Persian Gulf is directly related to the success or failure of China's implementation of monetary hegemony, and it cannot leave obvious loopholes.

Now that the internal combustion engine has begun to be popularized, the demand for oil is gradually expanding, and it can no longer be delayed, and the place along the coast of the Persian Gulf can be used to explore for oil in the Persian Gulf. ”

After hesitating, Yi Zhengxing said: "Now that the price of kerosene has continued to fall, compared with ten years ago, it has been cut in half, which shows that the world's oil supply is in excess of demand, and China's current oil supply is also very sufficient...... it seems that there is no need to rush to develop oil in the Persian Gulf." ”

"The kerosene era is being replaced by the gasoline era, and the automotive industry will definitely grow beyond your imagination." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "In addition to replacing the train as the most important means of land transportation, the car also has unparalleled military value, the car can not only transport troops, food and ammunition, but also tow heavy artillery to increase the mobility of the troops."

In addition, China is also developing all kinds of military vehicles directly used in war, such as tanks, armored personnel carriers, armored combat vehicles, etc., once these combat vehicles are unveiled, the world's major industrial and economic powers, military powers will rush to imitate. In addition, there are airplanes, ships, and petrochemical industries, all of which are inseparable from oil. ”

Speaking of this, he stretched out two fingers, "In a maximum of twenty years, oil will become the most important and indispensable industrial raw material for all countries in the world, and future wars will revolve around oil!" ”

For this judgment, Yi Zhengxing did not doubt that after the Qing Dynasty launched the car, the world's major powers have accelerated the pace of developing cars, and after a slight groan, he said: "If Persia is not fooled, what should I do?" ”

"If you don't fall for it, you can only look for opportunities later." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "This pit in the northwest is not only for Persia, but also for Russia, the opening of the Eurasian railway is imminent, the two countries will trade with each other, and the tariff agreement meeting will be on the agenda soon."

Russia and our country are currently allies, and we have taken a great advantage in territorial transactions with Russia over the years, and we will suffer a lot by negotiating tariffs in this case, and if Russia is fooled, we do not need to be polite. ”

Lighting a cigarette, he continued: "The purpose of this toss in the northwest is not to dig a hole for Persia and Russia, this can only be regarded as incidental, and the main purpose is to rectify the northwest and consolidate the frontier.

In recent years, the two northwestern provinces have been too indulgent, and they have faintly become a big trend that cannot be dropped, and they dare not let go of the development of the industry and economy in the northwest without thorough rectification. ”

Yi Zhengxing was stunned when he listened, could it be that this change in the northwest was deliberately done by the old man? Otherwise, how can there be such a coincidence?

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