In order to persuade the Tsarist government to start a war against China, the United States also made a bloody investment, from arms to food, all kinds of military supplies were contracted by them, and also guaranteed home delivery, rough estimates, the US government will spend more than $1 billion a year for this (about less than $500 million before World War I in history, by the way, because of war mobilization, the United States is now the world's first financial revenue, and more than the second and third place combined). Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although it is far from comparable to the amount of British aid to Russia during World War I (Note 1), it is mainly a loan, and the United States is now giving it away for nothing, and if the Russian government asks for it, the United States can also provide interest-free loans that do not exceed twice the amount of free aid.

The United States not only directly supported industrial products, but also agreed to transfer to Russia at low prices or even free of charge some key equipment and a large number of important technology patents that Russia could not manufacture itself, and this was tantamount to a relief in the snow for Tsarist Russia, which had a weak industrial base......

Considering that the industrial strength of the United States is much weaker than during the First World War in history (probably only fifty or sixty percent), such a large level of support, if it cannot be said to be selling kidneys to aid Russia, at least it can be called selling blood to aid Russia, if it were not for the fact that the United States lost so badly in the early days of the war, so that the whole country has a sense of crisis that the country may die, even if Theodore Roosevelt can be called one of the most authoritative presidents in the history of the United States, it is absolutely impossible to push Congress to approve such a proposal......

By mid-June 1907, Russia had rapidly expanded the total strength of its domestic army to 3.5 million, of which 1.5 million had entered a state of readiness to participate in the battle, and more than two-thirds of the 1.5 million troops were deployed in Central Asia and Siberia......

On June 23, 1907, the Tsarist Russia's million-strong army entered China in three ways, and the war between the two countries also evolved into the Three Kingdoms War, involving a total population of more than 900 million, much more than the whole of Europe.

In fact, as soon as the news of Tsarist Russia's entry into the war spread, many Western media exclaimed that "a world war has broken out", but Britain, Germany, and France, the three old powers that stayed out of the way, remained calm and had no intention of joining the war. For example, if Germany enters the war and stands on the side of China, then because Germany declares war on Russia, the Franco-Russian alliance will be triggered, causing France to join the United States and Russia, and then Austria-Hungary and Italy will also join the Sino-German side according to the Triple Alliance Treaty......

However, if you don't go to war, you don't go to war, and the three old powers have paid little attention to this war, although their positions are different.

France's attitude is the most clear, first of all, Russia and France are allies, if Russia is defeated and its national strength is greatly damaged, the already weak Franco-Russian alliance will be more difficult to compete with the Triple Alliance, and then considering that it may be possible to pull the United States into the Franco-Russian alliance, France can be said to be unswervingly on the side of the United States and Russia, and the Gallic chicken not only supports the United States and Russia in public opinion, but also provides them with a lot of real support, not only violates the Neutrality Act to export arms, For example, the world-famous Schneider Company sent technicians to the United States and worked with it to improve the original Miss 75 according to its requirements.

It can be said that in addition to sending troops directly to the war, France has done everything it can to give the United States and Russia the greatest support. Of course, France's help is not in vain, through a large number of arms exports, France's long-declining industry has seen the hope of revival, even if because the French like to have pleasure without having children, the total amount of industry wants to surpass Germany is not realistic, but even if it is just a little narrow, it can also make the French people who have been under pressure over the years feel deeply gratified.

Contrary to the resolute stance of the French government, the attitude of the British Empire, the former world hegemon, is extremely ambiguous; although Chamberlain has achieved remarkable results in reform, even he himself understands that due to population limitations, it is impossible for Britain to regain the throne of world hegemon just by developing on its own, and its hope can only be pinned on the cannibalism of other first-class powers.

If there is anything that Chamberlain Sr. regrets, it is that Germany, the greatest threat, is not involved, and if Germany were involved, a world war would break out, and Britain would still be able to stand alone (because the rise of China has changed the world pattern, this possibility is actually very large). That's wonderful......

But how could the German government be so stupid? Germany is tired and tired, but in the end, it has helped the great enemy who has suppressed itself all these years to return to the throne of world hegemony, and the wronged boss is not so deserved, right?

But what gave the Germans a headache was that it was not good to go to war, but to watch it like this was also a void in the hearts of the Germans, because they were depressed to find that it was not a good thing for Germany to win this war, regardless of which side won (this has been discussed before, so I will not repeat it here). ）。 Relatively speaking, a defeat for both sides may be the most beneficial situation for Germany, but in the end, it is only "the least bad".

Although the positions of the three countries are different, there is one thing they are all doing, that is, selling arms to make war money. In this matter, China has actually suffered a big loss, because the Chinese government has absolutely no need to purchase arms......

Note 1: During the First World War, Britain's total cost of aiding Russia was roughly the same as Britain's post-war debt to the United States, that is, Britain itself did not need to import American materials, it was all money advanced for Tsarist Russia...... (To be continued.) )