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Just when Zhu Jishi was far-sighted and making arrangements for the pattern after the world war, the real war had not yet started in Europe! Zhu Jishi was extremely unoptimistic, believing that Nicholas II, who was determined to be the last tsar (of course, not the one in history), did not plan to commit suicide with Russia so-so. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info* He is not a brainless person as Zhu Jishi imagined, and there are still several military strategists around him.

For example, the President of the State Council, Konstantin. Grand Duke Nikolayevich, he was the son of Nicholas I and the younger brother of Alexander II. The current Russian naval power can be said to have been rebuilt single-handedly after the last war 2o years ago. In addition, he was the executor of a series of major reforms of Alexander II, and was the de facto minister of the Eastern Roman-Russian Empire.

Another example is the former governor of Siberia, Nikolai. Nikolaevich. Count Muravyov now served as the Minister of the 6 Army. He was the main supporter of Tsar Nicholas II's policy of westward expansion. The reason is also very simple -- the fundamental face of this world war is the struggle for hegemony between the Ming Empire and the British Empire. After the death of Napoleon III, there were already obvious signs of weakening in the French world empire, because the foundations of this empire were not firmly laid and could not withstand the real test. So the tripartite balance of power that maintains the balance of the world no longer exists. The world of the future will be led by either China or Britain. And Russia had to choose between China and Britain. And choosing Britain would mean a direct war with China! And it is very likely that China will draw Germany, HRE and Turkey together to attack Russia! For Russia, this would mean destruction. On the contrary, the choice of China would only require fighting on the Western Front. No matter how bad it is, it will be a repetition of Napoleon's invasion. There is support from China. Russia is not afraid of temporary defeat.

And the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian 6th Army, Dmitry . Alexievich. Marshal Milyutin. He also supports the fight on China's side. Previously, it was only because of the old grudge 2o years ago that Russia could not choose the "winning side", and the assassination of Alexander II, in Milyutin's opinion, was the best time to change the previous national policy - the Russian Narodnaya Volta, supported by Germany and Poland, was the most dangerous enemy of Russia, so Germany and Poland were the main enemies that Russia should oppose, ahead of China! However, Marshal Milyutin also knew that Russia's weak military strength was no match for Germany, HRE, and Poland, and that a rash attack would inevitably lead to disaster.

At a military meeting in the Winter Palace in Petersburg, Marshal Milyutin loudly reminded the Tsar: "Your Majesty, judging by the current military technology. The advantage is still on the defensive side, and our military strength is weaker than that of our opponents, and it is impossible to take a rash attack. The best course of action is to adopt aggressive defensive tactics on the Western Front. Organize powerful mobile corps to deploy on the battlefields of Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine, temporarily abandoning Moldova and Greece, while holding out around Constantine. ”

Nicholas II was noncommittal and set his sights on Muravyov. The latter immediately got up and said: "Your Majesty, what Marshal Milyutin has proposed is the only tactic that can bring victory to the Empire. Although the Russian army is more combat-ready than the Austrian, German and Polish armies, we also have a larger population than these three countries...... If you don't count the Slavs ruled by the Austrians. But the industrial strength of these three countries is far greater than ours, for us. The best way to maneuver on the inside line and take advantage of Russia's vast terrain to maneuver around the enemy. ”

The western part of the Russian Empire was very vast. It is impossible to form a long front. The best way to do this is to organize a mobile corps. Moreover, due to the inaccessibility of railway traffic, the movement of troops on Russian soil was very cumbersome. Therefore, it is unlikely that the Russians will occupy Poland, but they are not worried that the Germans will drive straight to Petersburg and Moscow. This is why the tsar dared to go to war against Poland, Germany and Austria.

"So how do we win?" The tsar asked. He thought to himself, shouldn't he win by standing in line?

"It should be won by striking at the so-called Holy Roman Empire." "The current battlefield is divided into the Balkan theater and the Western Front. The battlefield on the Western Front is a vast whole, and as long as there is a strong mobile corps, the situation can be maintained. In the Balkans, the enemy we face is simply the loose Holy Roman Empire. If we can play the banner of independent statehood of the Slavic countries, we will definitely make Franz . Joseph's empire was on the verge of civil strife. As long as we can get a couple of decisive victories around Constantinople. The Holy Roman Empire was in danger of collapsing. Then we can try to make peace with the German Reich...... Divide the legacy of the Holy Roman Empire together. ”

"Is it impossible to defeat Germany?" The tsar was a little discouraged by Muravyov's analysis, and the western theater was a shrunken turtle and the Austrians were fought in the south...... At most, this would be the creation of a bunch of vassals in the Balkans.

Marshal Milyutin smiled bitterly: "Madam Mathilde will not agree. And...... It was indeed difficult for us to defeat Germany. According to intelligence, the population of Germany at the end of 1874 was over 420,000, while Poland had 60,000. The total maximum mobilization capacity of these two countries should exceed 6oo thousand! And Germany's powerful military industry is enough to arm an army of 6oo thousand. And our industry can arm up to 2oo people, plus China's aid can have at most 3oo to 4oo troops, which is obviously weak. ”

"Your Majesty, neither China nor France wants to see an overly strong Russia!" Grand Duke Constantine reminded that "Russia's control of the Balkans and a fully united Germany, as well as the seemingly powerful France and a half-dead Britain, form a situation of mutual containment, which is what the Chinese want to see the most." ”

"Is what the Chinese want most is what we want to achieve?" The Tsar was somewhat displeased.

Grand Duke Konstantin, Minister of State Council, nodded seriously: "Your Majesty, this is the big world pattern...... A world dominated by China! As a large country of the yellow race in the East, the last thing it wants to see is the unity of the white race in the West. So it will deliberately prop up a few white powers that are evenly matched. Either we will become one of them, or we will just wait to be dismembered and exterminated by the Chinese! ”

That's the big picture! Alexander II had this big picture, so he chose neutrality - the object of hatred in Russia at that time was China, and he feared that public support for China would cause internal unrest, and opposition to China would surely suffer defeat. Therefore, it was neutral and waited for the defeat of Britain before cooperating with China...... And now, the three main aides of Nicholas II also understood this, so they put forward the principle of making the Holy Roman Empire the main target. Once the HRE collapsed, Germany would certainly take the opportunity to annex Austria and Bohemia to complete the great cause of national unification. When the time comes, the French will have to keep a strong Russia anyway. And Zhu Jishi definitely did not want Germany to defeat France and Russia to dominate Europe, and he was determined to send troops directly to support. And neither Wilhelm I nor Bismarck were fools, and they were bound to accept it when they met, and destroyed the Polish Narodnaya Narodnaya and coexisted peacefully with Russia and France.

The tsar just nodded silently and did not speak. Although he also admits that Russia is not strong enough to achieve world hegemony. But there is always something unwilling to make Russia an obedient pawn in a world ruled by China. Grand Duke Konstantin seemed to see the Tsar's thoughts, and changed his tone to comfort: "Your Majesty, the world empire of the Chinese will not last long. Like the Mongol Empire in history, Chinese also encountered the problem that the empire was too large to manage...... Therefore, His Majesty of China adopted the same method as Genghis Khan, dividing the empire into several parts, which were ruled by different sons. In the future, such a system will inevitably go wrong and cause the empire to split. Perhaps the world empire of the Chinese will split into a yellow civilized world in half a century, and then it will be the time when we Caucasian people will restore their glory and hegemony! (To be continued!)