Chapter 156: Siberia

The situation on the Western Front made Russia begin to compromise somewhat, and the German-Czech Army in East Prussia seized the opportunity to start a counteroffensive after retreating, and the more than 300 tanks gathered went straight to the Russian army.

The war between Germany and Russia finally made Germany laugh and say that in the end, more than 300 tanks tore apart the defense line arranged by the Russian army in only half an hour, and more than 100,000 German and Czech principalities' armies were bullied, and the only thing the Russian army could do was to retreat again and again.

The same is true of the historical East Prussia region, although the beginning of the battle was not very smooth, but it was quickly reorganized and launched a counteroffensive against Russia, except for the repeated fall of the territory of Austria-Hungary, but after the German support, the total collapse of the Russian army has been formed, and the situation on the Eastern Front has stabilized.

Now that the Allies have one more Czech Duchy, one more Archduke Fort, and 100,000 more elite Royal Army of the Czech Duchy, don't underestimate these 100,000 armies, they have changed the war extraordinarily. The Russian army attacking Klaipeda has retreated, but a considerable part of it has been left behind by the Royal Czech Army in Klaipedane.

The method of disposing of these prisoners was very simple, the vicinity of Lithuania remained in the newly established Lithuanian Defense Force, and the non-Lithuanian citizens were placed in concentration camps, and the small number of division commanders of the Royal Army who wanted to join the Lithuanian army were ignored, and everything was decided by the Provisional Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lithuania and the Generalissimo of the Kingdom.

The Russian army was defeated and retreated by East Prussia, and at this time, Klaipda's garrison naturally would not be idle, they plunged directly into the belly of the retreating Russian army from one side, which made the few remaining Russian troops really able to escape only more than 40,000, and more than 100,000 Russian troops became prisoners of the German and Czech principalities.

The Russian army had retreated to Vilnius, and Mayor Klaipeda led his newly formed 20,000-plus Lithuanian Defense Forces to follow the Czech principality all the way to "reclaim" the territory, and by the time they reached Vilnius, the Kingdom of Lithuania already owned almost two-thirds of the territory of Lithuania.

At this time, the senior generals of the Royal Army of the Czech Duchy also met with the German generals, and they began to discuss the affairs of the Kingdom of Lithuania. After all, the affairs of the Kingdom of Lithuania are not small, and the issue of the distribution of interests in it is also worth discussing in detail, and it cannot be easily concluded.

It was all soldiers, and they could only briefly tell the matter, and then the specific matters were dealt with by the diplomatic departments of the two countries, but by this time the German army commander's impression of the Royal Army of the Czech Duchy had risen to a certain level, and even began to have some vigilance.

Royal Palace of Berlin at the same time:

"Kingdom of Lithuania? That's a good idea. ”

German Chancellor General Caprivi teased an impromptu move on the Eastern Front with a dumb smile, but his smile quickly faded as he saw Kaiser Wilhelm II with a serious face.

"Judging from the situation on the Eastern Front, the fighting effectiveness of the Czech Royal Army is extraordinary, even surpassing our German Army, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is ......."

Wilhelm II's words made the study instantly quiet, here are the top officials in Germany, they naturally know that the reason why Wilhelm II frowned is nothing more than that Austria-Hungary wants to let the Czech Duchy return to Austria-Hungary after the change of crown prince, after all, this time is different.

After a while, the German Foreign Minister hesitated and said: "Austria-Hungary should not be so stupid, and I believe it should understand that the Czech Duchy is not as easy to deal with as they think." Although Archduke Ferdinand is no longer the Austro-Hungarian crown prince, he is still alive and everything is not easy to do. ”

The German Foreign Minister's words made the officials in the study nod. Oh, yes! After all, Archduke Ferdinand is still alive, even if they want to oppress, it can't be too obvious, and the Czech Army has shown its ability, no one would think that Austria-Hungary will do something stupid at this time, but this idea does not include Wilhelm II.

"Stupid? The old emperor wasn't stupid, but he was a little confused. Besides, you don't know the situation in Austria-Hungary? The arrogant aristocrats even think that the world should be theirs, and they will take the Czech principality in their eyes? ”

If it hadn't been for Wilhelm II's words, it might have been like this, but Wilhelm II had clearly voiced his worries, and all that remained in his study was his slow worries.

It was not conceivable that the German Emperor and the cabinet ministers were still worried about themselves, they were negotiating with Russia at this time, the Russian army attacking East Prussia had been defeated, and the remaining Russian army attacking Austria-Hungary was also beginning to be alone, and the reinforcements of Germany and the Czech principalities were coming, and the only result they insisted on was destruction.

In the stalemate, Austria-Hungary was willing to take the lead in arranging for envoys to go, which naturally made the Russian army very happy, and they even stopped taking a step forward for this truce and waited for the next order from St. Petersburg.

Everything was waiting, and it was at this time that the Royal Czech Army in East Prussia and the Royal Army on the Czech border finally began to move, and they were ready to bite off a piece of Russian meat before the results came out.

At this time, on the map of Eastern Europe, East Prussia, the Czech Duchy, and Austria-Hungary formed a concave border line on the eastern front, and the Czech principality was in the concave, and now what he wanted to do was to smooth this border line. Ernst valued the former Polish region, mainly Krakow, Lublin, Wroclaw and other cities.

This was a golden opportunity, for which he was even willing to give up the interests of the Kingdom of Lithuania, although these had not yet been negotiated with Germany, and Ernst had no time to make his own decisions until after the war.

It is not difficult for the Royal Army of the Czech Duchy to take these places, after all, the tens of thousands of Russian troops stranded here at this time no longer have the courage and desire to fight, as long as they are given time to retreat, it is believed that it is not impossible to take it without blood.

A large number of military trucks were requisitioned, and at the same time combined with the fire of tanks, but in just a few days Klaipeda's Royal Army came to the border with the Czech principality, and at this time the cities and towns along the way had been occupied, and there was no major fighting during the period, driving the Russian army to flee to the east along the way.

The actions of the Czech principality were naturally known to Austria and Germany, and their attitudes towards this were naturally different, Germany was worried with a hint of watching the show, Austria-Hungary was dissatisfied and coveted, and only Russia's attitude was very ambiguous, and it is said that Nicholas II did not have much anger when he knew about it. Perhaps, in the opinion of Nicholas II, it would be better for these lands to be occupied by the Czech principalities than to Germany and Austria-Hungary! After all, Ernst also had the status of the son-in-law of Nicholas II, and they would have to protect each other no matter what the outcome of the war would be in the future.

The emperor did not mean a country, and Nicholas II did not care did not mean that the Russian Empire did not care, and the Russian diplomats were very angry and protested with the German diplomats, to which the German diplomats representing the entire Allied powers could only use delays and perfunctory routines.

By the end of 1914, more than 80,000 troops of the Czech principality had arrived outside Lublin, the last city planned by Ernst, but it was also one of the more important cities in Russia to the east, with more than 60,000 Russian troops stationed here. Of course, it was not a problem for the Czech principality to take it, the only thing needed was time, but at this time Germany was busy because his interests in the Far East were violated by Japan.

On October 31, 1914, Japan invaded Qingdao, Germany's concession in the East, and the Battle of Qingdao officially began. In fact, at this time, the German navy was engaged in submarine warfare with the British navy at sea, and it was not enough to say that Germany was leaking everywhere, but it was also extremely busy.

The Czech principality naturally had its own interests in the Far East, and the land in Siberia was the foundation of Ernst in the Far East, and Maria's visit at this time made it more and more secure there, at least the Russian Empire could not fight this land.

With a population of more than 200,000 and more than 30,000 young soldiers, this was Ernst's entire strength in the Far East, and although it was economically poor, with 30,000 strong soldiers of the Royal Siberian Army, they were more than enough to protect themselves. Kurt was the head of these 3 Siberian Army divisions.

With the wars and Ernst's deliberate promotion, the guy who was only the deputy chief of the guard back then has grown into the marshal of the Czech principality, and his former boss can now only help Ernst stabilize the situation in the East and train useful soldiers in the bitter cold place, to be honest, Ernst is ashamed of Kurt.

Siberia is a great obstacle to human survival, and less than a tenth of the land in Noda is suitable for human life, otherwise there are far more people gathered here. If it weren't for the local coal mines and railways, it is estimated that there would not be such a quiet blessed land in this cold land.

Wars around the world have not affected the place, and the city of Siberia has struggled to develop itself, and the snow-covered streets and buildings make it beautiful, but it is a pity that the people who live here have only the cold and not the appreciation. There are a few cars in which the rich and the official are riding, the cable car is under construction, the land that can be planted outside the city is also idle, and the sheepfold and horse farm are quiet, except for a few dog barks when the living people pass by.

This may be the place where the hideaway is pointed, but the city of Maria today is not quiet, because the train is carrying not only the supplies they originally needed, but also the columns of Russian soldiers.