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"My Count, does the General Staff have any opinion about the war going on in the Far East?" Jochen summoned Schlieffen to the Russians, who had just lost Wanbao Mountain on the north bank of the Sand River, and the Russians, who had been fighting for five months, were once again facing defeat at the Battle of Sand River.

"Your Majesty, the General Staff unanimously agreed that the likelihood of the Russians wanting to achieve victory on land was low, and that after successive defeats, the advantage of the forces available to the Russians in the Far East over the Japanese was not as obvious as at the beginning of the campaign, and that successive defeats were also demoralizing the Russian army.

Although the Russian Army still has a large number of troops to mobilize, the capacity problems of the transport routes will not allow the Russians to regain the advantage, and unless the Russian fleet, which is still heading to the Far East, can regain sea supremacy, it will be difficult to turn the tide militarily. Schlieffen was not optimistic about the prospects of the Russians.

"If the naval battle can be won, then the Russians still have the possibility of turning the tide of the war, if not, then the best outcome for the Russian Army is to maintain the current situation, and this is still if they don't make mistakes again, but I don't think it's possible.

The tactics of the Japanese Army are very stupid, they don't seem to know how to attack, every battle they fight seems to me to be a useless waste of soldiers' lives, and there is no superiority in numbers and equipment, such an opponent, the Russians can be defeated in several battlefields, the Russian commander's ability to execute strategy and tactics is simply a mess, I really don't know how these guys graduated from military school. Schlieffen said with some contempt.

In the German system, the Russian army was synonymous with bloated, slow, and inefficient. And the current war situation made the Germans realize their mistake, because they actually overestimated the level of these Russians!

"Unfortunately, the General Staff of the Navy is not very optimistic that the Russian fleet will be able to seize sea supremacy from the Japanese." Jochen said helplessly.

"That's really sad news." Schlieffen said, but there was no expression of misfortune on his face.

"Militarily there is little chance of victory, and the situation at home is a mess. It seems that Nicky is really going to bow to those Japanese, and it is estimated that it is more uncomfortable than killing him. Jochen gloated a little and said, "Okay." Let Nick have a headache for himself, how is our people doing in Russia at the moment? ”

"The progress is going very well, Your Majesty, there is now turmoil in Russia, and the social situation is very bad, but it is very suitable for our people to infiltrate, especially the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, which you have focused on. This is thanks to the Russian uprising, which would have been difficult for our men to approach the core of the Bolshevik Party. and gain their trust. Schlieffen replied with a smile on his face that the ND Bureau had made great progress this time by taking advantage of the civil strife in Russia, and it was no wonder that Schlieffen was in a very good mood.

Jochen also knew that the hidden agents of the ND Bureau must have become the backbone of the workers by showing "revolutionary enthusiasm" and "courage and resourcefulness" in the workers' movement, but he still had to advise: "It is good to be able to get close to the core, but pay attention to protect yourself, and don't be too eye-catching and targeted by the Russian political police." ”

The Russian police officer Ochrana was established in 1881 with the task of consolidating Tsarist rule. In addition to being responsible for detecting and apprehending spies, they also aimed to deal with revolutionaries and rebels. The agents of the ND Bureau account for both of these two, and if they are caught, there will definitely be no good results.

"Yes, Your Majesty, rest assured, and there are so many problems that Ochrana has to solve in Russia right now, and our people will not be too showy. They only hoped that the gentleman in Geneva would be closer to him when he returned to Russia. Schlieffen replied.

"Very well, but be careful, it's easy to assimilate in that environment, and I have to admit that their philosophy is very inflammatory, and our people don't want to be theirs when the time comes. If only our men could one day provoke a workers' uprising on a scale like the present one in Russia when we need it. Then our army will be able to save a lot of things. Jochen said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I really didn't think that the intelligence agency could do such a thing, and that Japanese intelligence officer really opened my eyes." Schlieffen sincerely sighed that Akashi Motojiro had indeed made his German counterparts more insightful: "The ND Bureau will sort out the information collected by this Japanese next, and maybe it can provide some valuable reference for the work of our intelligence agencies." ”

"And how can we prevent this from happening." Jochen added.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"It seems that I will have to discuss with His Excellency the Prime Minister how to keep the Russians in the Far East longer." Jochen said with a bit of a headache.

Jochen then summoned Machar: "The Russian uprising has now spread throughout the country, and I think Nicky is now having a headache?" I have asked Schlieffen and Tirpitz for their opinions, and neither of the two Chiefs of the General Staff, at sea or on land, is not very optimistic about the Russians. Adolf, do you think that the current situation in Russia and the war in the Far East will continue? ”

"I think it's going to be very difficult for the Russians to continue the war. Even though Russia's national strength can still carry on the war, the chaotic domestic situation may not ensure that the war machine will continue to operate.

Even if the Russians in the Far East can win one or two victories now, they will not be able to change the situation in the country, and the only way to solve the problem once and for all is to end the war, whether as a winner or a loser, and then to suppress the domestic rebellion with all their might. And the defeat only made Nicholas pay a heavier price in order to end the war. Machar analyzed.

"An early end to the war in the Far East is not what I would like to see, and the longer the Russians fight in the Far East, the better it will be for us, right? Do you have any good builds? Adolph. "Jochen didn't want the Russians to end up like this.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there isn't much we can do if we don't directly intervene in this war." Machar also understood that it would be a good thing for Germany to allow the Russians to expend their forces in the Far East, but it would be difficult to ensure that Germany would not be dragged into the water, given that Russia was in a notoriously bad situation.

However, since His Majesty the Emperor had asked, he always had to come up with some plan, Mashal thought quickly in his brain, and then said: "The current turmoil in Russia is largely due to the economic tension caused by the civil war, and whether it is to continue the war or suppress the insurrection, it is necessary to ensure that the Russian economy can be restored. And our country is now building up a national strategic reserve, and Russia is in dire need of funds now, and I think we can continue to keep prices down. ”

"We have already purchased a lot of resources from Russia, and the first phase of the national strategic reserve plan that we originally formulated has been achieved. Jochen is somewhat worried, and the National Strategic Reserve plans to invest 2 billion marks in a series of materials such as grain and strategic metals, as well as the infrastructure of strategic storage facilities.

However, judging from the current fiscal revenue of the central government of the empire of more than 2 billion marks a year, it is a long-term project to establish a strategic reserve, and the goal of investing 100 million marks in the first phase to purchase strategic metals has been achieved, and it is not a small burden for the treasury to want to pay for it now.

"It is true that there will be a certain amount of financial pressure, Your Majesty, but our country's current economic situation is good, even if the fiscal deficit increases a little, it will not have much impact, and now continue to buy materials from Russia at a low price on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also a support for Russia, I think we can slightly speed up the construction of some strategic reserves." Marshal replied.

"Okay, I agreed, just don't do what you can, don't have any bad effects on us." Joheng nodded: "Are there any other built yì?" ”

"I'm really sorry, Your Majesty, but the only thing we can do is show our support for Nikolai." Mashal said helplessly: "However, our economic help to Russia has already shown our attitude, and this kind of verbal support has no practical meaning." ”

"Well, Adolf, you did a survey on the economic situation of the Japanese, didn't you?" Jochen suddenly asked: "This war is also a huge burden due to the economic strength of Japan, even if they have the support of the British behind them, but the British loans are limited.

If we leak an analysis of the economic situation of the Japanese to Nick and let him understand that even if the war does not go well, as long as Russia can continue to hold on, the Japanese may collapse on their own, and we should be able to strengthen my cousin's determination to continue fighting. ”

At the beginning, as a loan provider for Japan, Germany had conducted a survey on Japan's economic ability, although it was only used as an assessment of its ability to repay the loan, but it could also have a general idea of the economic level of the Japanese, the war had been fought for such a long time, even if it was not accurate, it was still possible to calculate the approximate cost of the war, and I believe that this comparison could make Nicholas II find some confidence to continue fighting.

"This is indeed a solution, Your Majesty, and we can also make the analysis report on Japan's economic situation a little worse, so that Nicholas can give the illusion that if the Japanese hold on for a while longer, the Japanese will seek peace, and this effect should be better." Mashal immediately came up with an even more tricky way to revise the report's conclusions.

"Then I'll leave those two things to you, Adolf." Jochen said.

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