【1381 Finale 03】
Ekaterina Klimova soon received a telegram from Princess Katrina Kaf, which made Wang Dashan very excited.
"Great, Your Majesty has finally made up your mind, my hands have been itching for a long time!" Wang Dashan happily put down the message and said to Ekaterina Klimova and Vladimir Granat.
Ekaterina Klimova did not speak, and Vladimir Granat asked: "Your Majesty asked to take Afghanistan and India in three months, are you so sure?" Moreover, we are currently short of food supplies and ammunition. Have you ever thought about this question? ”
"The main thing is the problem of ammunition, if we really fight with the British, we will definitely not be able to fight, if it is only a food problem, it can be solved, Catherine is sending people to rush to build the highway in the northwest, we are also rushing to build the road in Central Asia, and no matter how nervous we are, we can't delay the food supply of the front-line soldiers, I am worried about the shortage of ammunition." Ekaterina Klimova said.
"Don't worry, I'll be able to decide the battle in one battle!" Wang Dashan clenched his fists tightly, with a look of excitement on his face, as if he was in the main battlefield of the confrontation between the Chinese army and the Anglo-Indian coalition army at this moment, "There is no problem with our ammunition to fight a large-scale battle, if everything goes well, I am confident that I will take India within a month!" ”
"Take India in a month?" Vladimir Granat felt that Wang Dashan was not sealed, "It will take at least a month to walk from Herat to Mumbai, and you have to march forcibly!" ”
"Have you forgotten that they have a rail network? Why go? If there is not enough food, we will rob it from the British, if there is not enough ammunition, we will rob it from the British, and if there is not enough artillery fire, we will still rob it from the British! Director Ekazerina Klimova, please tell Your Majesty that I, Wang Dashan, am confident that I will take India within a month, and if I can't take it, I am willing to use the head of the Master to ask Your Majesty and Huaguo for guilt! Wang Dashan said excitedly.
Ekaterina Klimova nodded, "I will convey your intentions to Your Majesty, but the military order is still exempted, Your Majesty said that it was three months, and did not ask you to take Afghanistan and India in a month?" ”
"No, please tell Your Majesty truthfully, I am absolutely confident that I will take Afghanistan and India in a month! In the war between the Anglo-Indian coalition army and the Afghan indigenous army for more than a year, I have repeatedly studied and pondered, their weakness is too obvious, as long as they suddenly strike at the junction and surround and eat the British army, the Afghan coercion army and the Indian coercive army, no matter how many there are, are all decorations! And now that the British army has been mobilized to the Kabul area, as long as this battle is won, India is empty, and there is no power to stop it, we only need to send a regiment along the railway line to take Mumbai, and the whole of India will surrender! Wang Zhankui's face was solemn.
Ekaterina Klimova smiled and said, "Okay, since General Wang is so confident, I will definitely report to Your Majesty truthfully." Vladimir Granat, you will be responsible for the logistics and supply of the army, General Wang, when will you leave? ”
"Two days later! The three divisions were dispatched at the same time, leaving no reserve forces, and the first battle was a decisive battle, and the first battle was decided! "Wang Dashan cut the railway.
"Well, I will report your thoughts and determination to Your Majesty now. The army marched to southern Afghanistan in the early hours of the next morning. Ekaterina Klimova said.
"Yes." Wang Dashan gave a military salute to Ekaterina Klimova.
Emperor Hua received a call back from Ekaterina Klimova, and immediately said to Princess Katrina Kaf: "Very good, tell them, I completely agree!" ”
Princess Katrina Kafu looked at His Majesty suspiciously, His Majesty generally likes steady subordinates, and does not particularly value Wang Dashan, or rather, among the several generals in Huaguo, Wang Dashan is behind Xuan Jianzhang and Lu Xuan (formerly known as Lu Kangtian, and later because Lu Kangtian felt that the word Kangtian did not respect His Majesty the Emperor Hua, he changed his name to Lu Xuan to show his intention to pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor Hua).
"I know what you're wondering about, in fact, what I want is Wang Dashan's banditry, fighting a big battle, sometimes what is needed is such a banditry, how to fight is not even as important as daring to fight, and this is a fist-to-fist battle, both sides don't have much logistical supplies, basically only one rendezvous to decide the winner! Therefore, strategy and tactics have taken a back seat. President Meng explained.
Princess Katrina Kafu sighed, she didn't know much about military affairs, but seeing that His Majesty trusted Wang Dashan so much, she was also a lot more relieved, "I'm not worried about Wang Dashan and the Chinese army, the Chinese army has never been defeated!" Shall we leave Berlin today, Your Majesty? Do you want to send out a declaration of war now? Otherwise, people will say that we are not declaring war. ”
"There is no need to declare war, didn't the British give us a restriction order? Tell the news media that I am going to hold a press conference today to announce my departure from Germany, the cancellation of arms purchases from Europe, and the restriction on the withdrawal of all British troops from Asia within two days! I'm talking about the whole of Asia, otherwise the Chinese army will not rule out the use of force to protect Asian countries! President Moe said to Princess Katrina Kaf.
Princess Katrina Kafu looked at His Majesty Emperor Hua in a daze, as if she didn't know Your Majesty, Your Majesty's small body, the temperament of a generation of great people exuded from her body, but it was enough for her to fall for it! It's so fascinating!
Protect all of Asia, let the British troops withdraw from all of Asia? Hua Huang is already declaring to the world as the master of Asia!
"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll arrange it right away." After Princess Katrina Kafu finished speaking, she gave a military salute to Her Majesty, in normal times, Princess Katrina Kafu naturally does not need to be so solemn, what kind of military salute is there between husband and wife? But Princess Katrina Kafu felt that this moment was different, this was the most important moment after the unification of China, and it represented the real time of China, and this head-on collision with the British army was also different from the last battle that took place in the Guangdong region of China.
This time, it was the millions of enemy troops, and it was the strongest team against the British army overseas.
Almost all the national media in Germany came, and at the press conference, Huahuang's remarks shocked reporters from all over the world!
China ordered all British troops to withdraw from Asia within two days? What is the difference between this and a declaration of war?
Huahuang cleverly used the same set that the British used for Huaguo, but this time, Huahuang did it even better!
Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm I learned the news at the first time, and the two of them were naturally more shocked than the reporters, they did not expect that the Chinese emperor would actually say that he was leaving, and obviously had given up the matter of purchasing armaments from Germany, which made them feel like they had been stabbed in their hearts, but with the temperament of the European powers, they would no longer show goodwill to China at this time.
Although Bismarck regretted that Germany had lost an opportunity to make a fortune, if China really fought with the British, this would be the thing he was most willing to see, and the biggest big brother in the whole of Europe was Britain, and Britain's continental policy has always been the biggest factor restricting Germany and France, which are powerful countries that are interested in hegemony on the European continent.
Britain's continental balance of power diplomacy and glorious isolation are the main attitude of Britain towards the European continent in modern times, maintaining the balance of power among various forces on the European continent and preventing the emergence of continental hegemons. Although Britain played a role of provocation and balance, it was itself isolated from the mainland and focused on the development of overseas colonies.
This policy has its roots: as early as the Middle Ages, England had a large presence in the French lands, Normandy, Aquitaine, and Anjou, which occupied a large territory on the European continent, either by marriage or inheritance. During the reign of John, the landless king, due to the intervention and misgovernance of King Philip II of France, John lost a large part of his territory in Europe, and the worst thing is that he was the king who signed the Magna Carta.
Then things took a turn for the worse in the early 14th century, when King Edward III of England clashed with the King of France over his claim to the French inheritance, leading to the Hundred Years' War, which was in fact triggered by the English attempt to gain the interests of the European continent. The result was the defeat of Britain and the loss of all lands on the European continent, and the war is also thought to have contributed to the germination of the national spirit of both England and France, from which Europeans had a concept: England for the British and France for the French.
The cause of Britain's complete withdrawal from the continental system was the time of Henry VIII, whose foreign policy led him to break with the Holy See, which led to England becoming the target of public criticism.
Conservatism is the most well-known ideology in Britain, and since the Glorious Revolution, conservatism has gradually become the mainstream of British political culture. Conservatism, as the mainstream of British political culture, undoubtedly has a profound influence on Britain's tradition of balance-of-power diplomacy.
The British have been bogged down in the quagmire for too long and are no longer willing to form permanent alliances.
Counting the continental wars in which Britain participated, whether it was a land war or a naval battle, Britain's advantage was not very large, from the indistinguishable battles in the Anglo-Dutch War to the defeats in a total of seven battles in the anti-French alliance, Britain really did not have that much strength.
Britain is not a small country, but with the size and location of the United Kingdom, it is indeed a good choice to focus on the development of the navy and the secondary development of the army. Before and after the Industrial Revolution, Britain's policy was mainly to open up markets rather than seize territory, and on this basis, a strategic policy with the navy as the main force was formed.
This set of plans was not aimed at seizing the mainland from the beginning, and how could the British Empire, which was going farther and farther on this road, change its strategy and attack the mainland.
France, Germany, Austria, Spain, these are all big powers, Britain was the first in the world at its peak, but it can't form an overwhelming force, this bone is too hard.
The implication of Britain's "continental balance of power" policy is that in order to maintain its hegemonic status, Britain relies on its own economic and military strength to contain and compete with each other among the great powers on the European continent and prevent one country from dominating Europe. The essence is that Britain manipulates the political scales in Europe.
Safeguard Britain's overseas interests on the European continent and maintain Britain's maritime supremacy. Britain really cared about the interests of the colonies, and for Britain, without the colonies, the empire would basically collapse, which is why Napoleon planned an expedition to Egypt.
In the middle of the 19th century, Britain took the lead in completing the industrial revolution and developed into the "factory of the world" and enjoyed an industrial monopoly position. In addition, Britain won the status of "world hegemon" through colonial hegemony, and has the broadest range of colonies among the great powers, with its influence throughout the eastern and western hemispheres, known as the "empire on which the sun never sets".
During this period, the world market centered on Britain has been formed, and Asia, Africa, Latin America and other regions have become Britain's raw material suppliers and commodity sales markets to varying degrees.
It can be seen from the economic development model of the United Kingdom that the island economy of the United Kingdom has a greater dependence on foreign markets.
Therefore, it was of paramount importance to Britain to expand its overseas colonies and safeguard its interests in the colonies.
Since Britain's national policy has no intention of dominating Europe, for the powers of Germany and France on the European continent, they can only hope that Britain will decline and be defeated, which is naturally the fastest way to decline.
When the Emperor and his entourage left Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm I and Chancellor Bismarck did not hold such a grand farewell ceremony as when His Majesty the Emperor Hua came, and they turned a blind eye.
It was a silent confrontation, and the Emperor had a mediocre impression of Bismarck, and he did not find Bismarck to excel, especially in the handling of affairs outside Europe.