Chapter 556: Turf Grabbing
In Chang'an Daming Palace, Li Weiguo looked at the latest secret report, and just smiled faintly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Regarding the surrender of the Tsarist Empire to the German Empire, Li Weiguo's mood was very calm.
"What does the Cabinet say?"
"Your Majesty, the cabinet suggests that while the German army cannot enter St. Petersburg in a short period of time, the Imperial Shence Army will attack the Tsarist Empire with all its might, and strive to occupy more territory before Germany sends troops!"
Grab the turf!
These three words seem to run through the entire Chinese Empire's thinking on the founding of the Shence Army.
This has something to do with Li Weiguo, because he has always felt that China has always been bullied and ceded territory, so after he became the emperor of China, he began to expand everywhere to grab territory.
Of course, Li Weiguo is not eye-catching in any territory, and the territory he grabs is necessary for the future development of the Chinese Empire.
However, now is not the best time to attack St. Petersburg, in fact, from the very beginning, Li Weiguo did not intend to destroy the Tsarist Empire, but only wanted to drive the Tsarist Empire back to Europe, so that the Slavs will truly become Europeans from now on, and have nothing to do with Asia.
The capture of the British Isles by the Chinese Empire may not have made Europeans too nervous, since across the English Channel, continental Europeans did not agree with British dominance of Europe. But if the Chinese Imperial Army hits St. Petersburg, it is equivalent to entering the European continent, then the whole European countries will be nervous and worried, and they will join forces and let the German Empire take advantage.
The German Empire must not be allowed to take advantage of it, this is the basic principle of Li Weiguo's handling of European affairs.
"It is proposed to the Cabinet and the Ministry of War, and the army can advance to the Eurasian demarcation line. The Imperial Court immediately contacted the Tsarist Empire and conveyed to me that the Chinese Empire would only claim Asian territory, and would not seize any European territory of the Tsarist Empire. Warning the Tsarist Duma that an armistice and agreement can be signed, but it is forbidden to surrender to the German Empire, and the Chinese Empire can ensure the sovereign independence of the Tsarist Russian Empire! ”
Li Weiguo drew a bottom line for the Tsarist Russian Empire, and the Imperial Court quickly made diplomatic contacts with the Tsarist Russian Empire to convey the will of the Chinese Emperor.
In St. Petersburg, the Tsarist Duma parliament was also taken aback by the contents of the note from the Chinese Empire.
The noble parliamentarians, who had intended to surrender to the German Empire, immediately gathered to discuss it again.
According to the results of the previous Duma study, whether it surrenders to the Chinese Empire or the German Empire, it is inevitable that the territory will be divided and the sovereign independence will be lost.
The German Empire was chosen because Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II were still related, and it was possible to maintain the position of Tsar as long as they operated it.
However, the condition of the German Empire was that the Germans take over the entire Tsarist Empire, occupy it for five years, and return sovereignty and territory to the Tsarist Empire after five years. But this is just a deception to the common people, but all politicians with a little intelligence know that once the Tsarist Empire surrenders all its rights and the army surrenders to Germany, then the entire Tsarist Empire is under the control of the German army, and even if the Germans change their minds and enslave the Tsarist Empire forever, the Tsarist Empire will not be able to resist.
Now seeing the conditions of the Chinese Empire, the aristocrats of the Duma parliament are instantly moved. There is no problem in losing a Siberia, for the Tsarist Empire, they are European countries, most of the population, economy and industry are concentrated in Europe, and even if the Asian region is ceded to the Chinese Empire, it will not hurt the Tsarist Empire.
The most important thing is that the Chinese Empire allowed the Tsarist Empire to maintain its European sovereignty and independence, which meant that the Chinese Imperial Army would not enter St. Petersburg, or even set foot in the territory of the European part of the Tsarist Empire, and the Tsarist regime would be preserved, and the Slavs would still have control over their own country and could also retain their armies.
In particular, the last point is to keep the army, as long as there is an army in hand, it is equivalent to not having to sit still and wait for death, and there is no need to be slaughtered by others.
And no matter how you studied it before, Tsar Nicholas II was the saddest, and he was determined to step down and abdicate. Now that the Chinese Empire has agreed to retain the sovereignty of the Tsarist Russian Empire, it is tantamount to allowing Tsar Nicholas II to continue to be the Tsar and exercise power.
For Tsar Nicholas II, he used to hate the Chinese Empire the most, every time he fought with the Chinese Empire, he lost a defeat, and the last time he was almost killed by the soldiers of the Chinese Empire, which still makes Nicholas II hate it in his heart.
But at this moment, Nicholas II suddenly no longer hated the Chinese Empire, but was still somewhat grateful.
After all, compared to his own throne and power, the loss of the vast Asian land of Siberia is nothing, and it is not a matter of being beaten by the Chinese Empire many times.
The conditions offered by the Chinese Empire were full of temptations, and Nicholas II immediately agreed, as did the Duma nobles, because they no longer had to be slaves to the country, and they could continue to dominate the Russian Empire.
Thus, for the first time, the top brass of the Tsarist Russian Empire showed their efficiency, and they replied to the Imperial Court of China in less than an hour, agreeing to the conditions put forward by the Chinese Empire.
Immediately after that, the two sides declared an armistice and sent important ministers to negotiate in detail on the border.
An hour later, the Chinese Imperial Military Department issued an order, which was directly conveyed to the General Headquarters for Operations against Russia, and then the Chinese Imperial Shence Army ceased combat operations.
At the same time, the Duma Council also transmitted the order to all Russian troops on the Eastern Front, ordering them to stop fighting with the Chinese Imperial Army.
When Lie Ning learned about this, his originally happy expression instantly froze.
Originally, the Tsarist Empire surrendered to the German Empire, and Lie Ning felt that he had an opportunity to hold on to the fortress of Catherna, find a balance between China and Germany, and then complete the great revolutionary mission.
However, now that the Russian Empire has surrendered to the Chinese Empire, and the inside news says that Tsar Nicholas II has agreed to cede all the territory of Asia to the Chinese Empire, then Yekarina Fort is on the dividing line between Asia and Europe, and is located on the Asian side, and will be ceded to the Chinese Empire.
The revolutionary force that had just been built up with great difficulty was about to be wiped out in the blink of an eye, and Lie Ning was unwilling, but he had nothing to do.
At the Berlin Imperial Palace, Wilhelm II was toasting with Hitler, Schlieffen and other military and political dignitaries.
With the defeat of four million Anglo-French troops and the capture of Napoleon IV, the French Empire has surrendered to the German Empire, and the German Empire's centuries-old ambition has finally come true, and it is one step closer to unifying the whole of Europe and dominating the world.
Wilhelm II was unprecedentedly happy, and after hearing the news that the Tsarist Empire had promised to surrender to the German Empire, he was even more excited and didn't sleep all night.
"Toast, toast to the rise of the German Empire!"
"For Germany!"
"Cheers!"
All the attendees were celebrating in a carnival, shouting and releasing their inner joy and excitement.
However, at this moment, the door of the main hall was savagely slammed open, and a German officer hurriedly broke into the main hall, alarming everyone.
But such a German officer did not notice the angry eyes of others looking at him, and rushed directly to Wilhelm II, Hittra and Schlieffen and others.
"Oh no, the Tsarist Empire has surrendered to the Chinese Empire!"
"What?"
"What?"
The officer's voice was so loud that everyone heard it, and his expression was shocked and stunned for an instant.
Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!
The wine glasses fell to the ground and shattered, and in this silent hall, it was extremely loud.
Wilhelm II trembled angrily and scolded angrily: "Nikolai, a discredited bastard, how dare he play with me? ”
Hitra was also quite shocked in his heart, in order to win over the Tsarist Empire to surrender to the German Empire, he made a lot of efforts, thinking that he had succeeded in reversing history, but in the end the Tsarist Russian Empire surrendered to the Chinese Empire.
This kind of thing that could not change the key node of history made Hitra very unhappy and angry.
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much! Although the Russian Empire surrendered to the Chinese Empire, we could still quickly send troops to capture the territory of the Russian Empire. If the Chinese Empire confronts us, we will tell them that the Russian Empire surrendered to us first. Anyway, the Chinese Empire has long begun to trap us, they suddenly sneak attack to occupy LinkedIn, so that two million British troops remain in France to continue to block us, this is the Chinese Empire is ready to deal with us, so we don't have to be afraid of them, the counterattack will be fought back immediately! ”
Wilhelm II did not say a word, only frowned.
Shi Lifen saw it and raised concern: "The national strength of the Chinese Empire is too strong, and our current national strength cannot compete with it at all, and if the relationship is stiff, it will not do us any good." ”
Hitra snorted coldly and said, "Although the Chinese Empire is powerful, we are not without the strength to fight. The aircraft-carrying cruise fleet that I had been developing before was prepared to deal with the Chinese Empire. ”
Shi Lifen frowned and said, "Your aircraft-carrying cruisers converted from ships are only a dozen. As far as I know, when the Chinese Empire blitzed Britain, it had already put into use an aircraft carrier, and it had already undergone actual combat tests, and I heard that the Chinese Empire had already had an aircraft carrier project in China, and there were at least eight aircraft carriers under construction. They are all 50,000-ton giant ships, which are not something that an aircraft-carrying cruiser like yours can fight against a civilian ship. ”
Hitra smiled and said, "Your Excellency the General doesn't know anything! In this future naval battle, the warships capable of carrying aircraft will determine the victory or defeat. Whether it is an aircraft-carrying cruiser or an aircraft carrier, its combat goal is to sink the battleship. Although the side with the largest number has the advantage, it is not decisive, and the side that strikes first has the ability to directly destroy the other. ”
Hitra didn't say much about the idea of aircraft carrier operations, but the meaning he wanted to express was already clear, whether it was Wilhelm II or Schlieffen, they understood the last sentence, as long as they struck first, they could win a big victory.
Looking at Hitla's sworn expression, both Wilhelm II and Schlieffen felt a little believed in his words, and their fear of the Chinese Empire was alleviated a lot.
At this moment, another German officer hurriedly broke in, and another shocking news broke out.
"Oh no, Your Majesty, the Imperial Chinese Navy suddenly dispatched a blitzkrieg attack on the French island of Corsica, and when our navy arrived in Corsica and was ready to take over there, the Imperial Chinese Marines had already occupied it, and we negotiated with them, but they ignored us at all, saying that Corsica had already belonged to the Chinese Empire and wanted us to leave."
When Wilhelm II heard this, the anger that had just been suppressed erupted again.
"Damn the Chinese Empire, come to snatch the fruits of our victory again!"
Shi Lifen said angrily: "Did the High Seas Fleet grow up eating Xiang? Why not stop them? ”
Instead, Hitra calmed down and persuaded: "Your Majesty is angry, I think it's a good thing!" ”
"What? Do you have a brain in your head? ”
Wilhelm II rebuked.
Hitra smiled and said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that the Kingdom of Italy has always coveted Corsica, when France was defeated, the Italian ambassador asked us for Corsica, at that time we didn't want to give Corsica to Italy, but now it has been robbed by the Chinese Empire, so that we don't have to offend Italy, let Italy go to the trouble of the Chinese Empire!" ”
Shi Lifen nodded suddenly: "This really saves us a lot of trouble, avoiding bad relations with the Kingdom of Italy, but instead dividing the relationship between Italy and the Chinese Empire." ”
Wilhelm II was unhappy: "Even so, the fact that the Chinese Empire did not greet us and snatched Corsica still makes me quite unhappy!" ”
Hitra and Shi Lifen glanced at each other, and the former said, "Your Majesty, we will also make trouble for the Chinese Empire!" ”
As soon as he heard that he was making trouble for the Chinese Empire, Wilhelm II suddenly became refreshed.
"In Yekarinburg, Lenin, he was not a good bird and would not have died for the Russian Empire, on the contrary, he was a Marxist revolutionary. Now that the Tsarist Russian Empire has ceded Asia to the Chinese Empire, then Fort Yekarina has been pushed to the front line, and Liening has hundreds of thousands of Russian troops in his hands and enough military supplies, so he will definitely not make the Chinese Empire feel better! ”
Wilhelm II heard of Liening for the first time, but not for the first time he had heard of the Marxist Revolutionary, a terrible revolutionary party, the gravedigger of capitalism, which had also terrified the German Reich.
"Find a way to contact Lie Ning, if you can help as much as possible, it will be the basic national policy of our German Empire in the future!"
At the same time, Li Weiguo, who was in Chang'an, also received information about Liening and Fort Yekarina.
Li Weiguo thought for a long time about the person Liening, whether to be an enemy or a friend of Liening, which is related to a very strong Soviet Union in the future.
If Liening had been destroyed, would the Soviet Union not have appeared?
Supporting Liening would bring terror to Europe to the Great Proletarian Revolution and become a military buffer zone between China and Germany.
This proletarian revolution was very difficult to deal with, especially the Lenin Bolshevi Revolutionary Party, the Soviet Union in history, dozens of countries did not defeat him, and in the end the Soviet Union itself collapsed.
What if you can't beat the fox and get into trouble?
For a time, Li Weiguo was faced with a tricky choice. (To be continued.) )