Chapter 523: Inefficient Combat Readiness

Well, there are always exceptions, for example, the German people are now very supportive of the government, and in addition to the long-established militaristic tradition, the previous life was too bad, so the contrast is particularly obvious is also an important reason. But what makes the international financial capital group a headache is that on www.biquge.info the one hand, Germany is not a member of the Entente, and more importantly, it is also taking the route of power dominating capital, only because of the bloodline, language and culture, and the power of private capital is far stronger than China due to the historical trajectory of development, and it feels closer, but in the long run, Germany is also the great enemy they must solve.

In addition, there is an irresolvable historical grudge between Germany and France, and if the Entente starts a war against China, Germany suddenly stabs France in the back, and the world war, which has a low chance of victory, will inevitably lose all hope of victory.

However, this problem is not impossible to solve, because there is a common mortal enemy of both sides in the east of Germany -- Soviet Russia, as the so-called "enemy of the enemy is a friend", it is completely logical for the Entente to join forces with Germany against China and the Soviet Union, and as long as Germany and Soviet Russia fight, they will not have the spare strength to stab the Entente in the back when they are at war with China.

However, Soviet Russia was not easy to deal with, and the total industrial output value in 1914 was already more than one-third of that of Germany, and compared with the period of Tsarist Russia, the proportion of heavy industry has increased significantly, for example, the scale of its steel industry has been equivalent to half of that of Germany, and the gap between the military industry is even smaller.

The reason why Soviet Russia's arms production was able to reach such a high level was that, first, compared with the German Navy, which vainly attempted to challenge the British Royal Navy, the Soviet Red Navy was small in scale and could go all out to strengthen the army, and second, the traditional advantages of the socialist system in naturally adapting to war, and once the war mobilization was carried out, Soviet Russia's superiority could be further expanded.

Even taking into account the performance advantages of German products, the German Army is only slightly better than Soviet Russia, and Soviet Russia still has a population advantage, if it is really a full-scale war, Germany even if the economy has begun to recover rapidly, there is no certainty of victory, Kaiser Wilhelm II is indeed a little second-handed, but with Juncker's consistent bullying of the soft and afraid of the hard, it is not so easy to expect them to fight with Soviet Russia before the decisive battle between China and the West.

Now that the old Chamberlain was killed and determined to fight with China, the financial oligarchy could no longer use the strength of the Entente to force Germany into submission as the old Chamberlain did, which would only force Germany to the Sino-Soviet camp, so they could only lure and win over.

Maybe it's because the old colonial system is not good for the United States, maybe it's because "the cub doesn't feel sorry for the farmer", or maybe it's just because the non-heavy profits are not enough to make Germany happy, and the financial oligarchs really made a bloody investment, in order to let Germany send troops to attack the Soviet Union, they actually promised Germany millions of square kilometers of colonies, and also agreed that Denmark and Finland would become vassals of Germany. The Germans have longed for "territory under the sun" for too long, and the temptation of a large number of overseas colonies is enough to make them dizzy, let alone a fight with Soviet Russia, even if they are enemies of the world, they will not be afraid. Do big things and spare your life, and forget your life when you see small profits. The ......

However, there was a rift within the Entente because the colonies ceded to Germany were not given to Britain and France (Note 1), but by the governments of Britain, France, and the United States, which forced small or weak countries such as Belgium, Portugal, and Spain to spit out their only few colonies (including Zaire in Belgium and Angola and Mozambique in Portugal) principle......

This arrangement is conducive to the Entente triumvirate to win domestic support for the world war, but those countries whose interests are damaged will definitely be angry, but the financial oligarchs and their agents know very well that the upcoming world war will completely change the pattern of the world, if they win, they can regain control of the whole world, and if they leak a little loot, they can appease those who are disappointed, and if the war is lost, then everything is over, and do you still need to think about those small countries? Anyway, those countries have limited strength, and they are unlikely to contribute much in the upcoming world war, and they are not afraid of their delays.

But the self-proclaimed omnipotent financiers and their agents have made a major mistake, those countries do have limited hard power, and with the strength of the Big Three, it can almost be said that they can be wiped out at their fingertips, but they only need to give a message to China, and it is enough to have a huge impact on the course of the war. It is certainly impossible for bankers who think they have high IQs not to be unaware of the importance of intelligence, but China's power and mystery have led them to overestimate China's intelligence capabilities and thus underestimate the possible consequences of someone tipping off information in those countries (not core members, not access to core intelligence). )。

But what they don't know is that due to different races, although the intelligence system of the Chinese Republic can be called the world's first in terms of secrecy, it is very difficult to penetrate into the Western world, although some Asian League countries and Soviet Russia can provide assistance, but China's intelligence departments are generally unwilling to ask for help in order to maintain their own sense of mystery and maintain the boss's frame, so this shortcoming has never been completely solved.

Therefore, the information that can be leaked by those countries is far more helpful to the Huaxia Republic than the governments of the three countries and their backstage bosses think, even if it is only macro information, in the hands of experts, they can get a lot of important information, such as the progress of the West's war preparations. It is precisely because of this that Li Hui dared to complete the first five-year plan with peace of mind, and then ordered the whole country to enter a state of combat readiness, "The efficiency is lower than I expected, it seems that the impact of the previous two wars is really not small!" ”

Note 1: Although it is not as close as the United States, one is a financial country, the other was and will be restored to a financial country, and they are all European powers, in the eyes of the oligarchs, they are certainly much more important than those small countries, and small countries can be forced even if they jump back, if Britain and France are in civil strife, the oligarchs will have a headache, even if they can be suppressed, the cost and time will not be less, and the chances of winning the war against China are naturally even more minimal.