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In order to march to Moscow, the first group army of the Chinese army under the command of Feng Guozhang has been assembled and prepared, with a total of 4 infantry corps and about 300,000 people, of which the direct troops of the group army are the 1st Nanjing Infantry Division, the 2nd Henan Infantry Division, and the 3rd Shaanxi Infantry Division equipped with mountain artillery, as well as a tank corps and ten howitzer battalions. In order to fight this battle well, Feng Guozhang concentrated more than 1,000 artillery pieces and mortars of various types, more than 300 Makqin heavy machine guns, and more than 600 Tianlong machine guns, surpassing previous battles. The Far East Fleet, commanded by Deng Shichang, was equipped with 15 warships of more than 7,000 tons, five warships of more than 10,000 tons, and five submarine destroyers, and arrived at the port of Vladivostok, a Chinese territory.

In this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to carve up the Russian Empire, Song Xiaofei decided to ask Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang to inform the Chinese ambassador to Germany, Zeng Guangjun, and let him contact the Germans, and the two countries would secretly form a military alliance outside the Entente to lead the overall situation of war cooperation and the partition of Tsarist Russia after the war. Zeng Guangjun is the eldest grandson of Zeng Guofan, his poems are amazing and gorgeous, and Wang Minyun is called a holy child; Liang Qichao is known as the eight sages in the poetry world and is quite talented. After Zeng Jize's death in 1890, he took over as China's ambassador to Germany.

Wu Tingfang asked Song Xiaofei: "Although the German Army has always had a good relationship with China before, the Chinese non-commissioned officer school has also hired many German instructors. But I have heard that Tsar Nicholas II has recently been desperately interested in forming an alliance with Germany and France. Will Germany ally with us? ”

Song Xiaofei said: "Rest assured, Germany's geographical location in Europe is congenitally insufficient, the sea is strangled by Britain to the exit, the land is in the land of four wars, and it is sandwiched into a 'sandwich' by France and Russia." In the west, France was densely populated and nationalistic, and became mortal enemies of the German Colored Warfare. The area of the entire German region, i.e. in the German Confederation. Not counting the non-German ethnic areas under the rule of the Austrian Emperor, the total area is only about 700,000 square kilometers, which is not a particularly large country. If Germany wanted to expand on land, it had to go east to Russia to fight. ”

Wu Tingfang said: "Germany is now indeed pursuing a foreign policy of active military expansion. ”

Song Xiaofei said: "Moreover, the Slavs in Germany are considered to be an inferior people, and they do not deserve to have such a large territory as they are now, and only if Russia is weakened can the eastern border of Germany become safer." So the Germans would never ally with Russia and France. That was just wishful thinking on the part of Nicholas II. After the dismissal of Bismarck. The failure of the Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia in 1890 is evidenced by the fact that Kaiser Wilhelm II did not actively negotiate with Russia on how to renew the treaty. Moreover, I have observed for many years, and now that Germany is isolated from the rest of the world, I think that Kaiser Wilhelm II, who is full of ambition and impulsiveness, will be happy to form an alliance with the great China. ”

A person's personality has a lot to do with his physical health and family environment. Kaiser Wilhelm II was born breech birth. As a result, he suffered from Elb's palsy, which caused his left arm to shrink, causing problems with brain function. He had such health problems with his mother Victoria. Adelaide. Mary. Princess Louise was too strict with him, giving her in-laws, William I and his wife, the opportunity to sow discord in front of William II. His mother, feeling guilty about her son's physical defects, constantly demanded that Wilhelm II exercise diligently. However, Wilhelm II had a very bad relationship with his mother, which made him ambitious and impulsive and reckless. and a bit arrogant in dealing with people. After the succession of Wilhelm II, Germany achieved great industrialization and actively pursued the famous world policy, which had a strong militaristic color. Wilhelm II wanted to use colonial expansion to find "a place under the sun" for Germany. With the New Naval Programs of 1897 and 1900, he implemented the Tirpitz Plan to accelerate the Empire's naval expansion and catch up with the naval power of the British Empire. This was contrary to Bismarck's policy of trying to maintain good relations with Britain.

Wilhelm II often made incendiary speeches, which caused a headache for countries. For example, at a rally to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire, Reichstach Radio in Berlin broadcast an impassioned message from Wilhelm II: "The German Empire will become a world empire." In the far reaches of the earth, everywhere should be inhabited by our fellow citizens. German goods, German knowledge, German diligence to cross the seas??" The whole world, especially Britain, France, and Russia in Europe, listened to this declaration of world domination with horror, and felt that a huge powder keg was around them, which could explode at any time and cause disaster to itself.

On March 31, 1905, William II visited Tangier, Morocco. He also expressed his support for Morocco** and openly challenged France's influence in Morocco. It turned out that in 1904, Britain and France reached a sincere agreement. In the year. Britain and Spain recognized France's interests in Morocco, and Germany felt that its interests were hurt, so they challenged France diplomatically. Therefore, Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted to invite European countries to a conference, in an attempt to provoke and test the strength of the Triple Entente.

The Kaiser's remarks caused widespread outrage among the French public. With the support of the British, the French Foreign Minister, Théofil. Delcasse advocated the creation of a protectorate in Morocco and urged the government to take a tough stance; But France, fearing that Germany would go to war, opposed him and forced him to step down. The crisis reached its peak in June: after Delcasse stepped down, he was replaced by moderate French Prime Minister Maurice Murphy. Ruvier is also Minister of Foreign Affairs. By July, Germany had been isolated, so France agreed to resolve the issue peacefully. However, Franco-German tensions remained – Germany mobilized its reserves in December, and France sent troops to the border with Germany in January 1906.

What is striking is that at the end of the 19th century, Wilhelm II planned to attack port cities such as New York and Boston in the United States to remove the obstacles set up by the American navy, so that the road to German colonial rule in the Pacific region would be unimpeded. This plan to attack the cities of the East Coast of the United States was first and foremost carried out by the then young naval officer Eberhard ? Feng? Mantee proposed it in 1898. Mantei's original plan was to surprise the port cities between Portland, Oregon and Norfolk, Virginia, in order to force the United States to negotiate with Germany so that Germany could dominate the Pacific. Wilhelm II personally led the navy in 1899. In order to enable German warships and dozens of cargo ships loaded with coal to cross the Atlantic smoothly, Wilhelm II, on the basis of the Mantai plan, developed a more detailed attack plan according to the specific situation of the German Navy.

So much so that Song Xiaofei is confident that Germany will cooperate with China.

Wu Tingfang expressed another concern of his own, saying: "We have formed an alliance with Germany to carve up Russia. Will the British have an opinion? If Germany becomes strong, will it also pose a threat to China? ”

Song Xiaofei laughed and said: "A strong and hateful Russia will be a great threat to China and Germany, but a strong Germany is not against China's interests." We want to use the militaristic sword of Prussia to cut off the pattern of the old world. Contributed to the decline of the British Empire and rebalanced the power of Europe. Germany's moderate expansion in Russia will inevitably lead to deeper hatred, which is extremely important to our global strategy in China. ”

Wu Tingfang asked: "Could the President please make it clear, what is China's global strategy?" ”

Song Xiaofei said: "I hope that through this war, China's military industry will be well developed. In the future, we will also provoke a war between Britain and Germany, and China will eventually become another empire on which the sun never sets. I want North America to be China's cornfield, and Australia to China's pasture! In the future, Peru will be China's silver mine, South Africa will be China's gold mine, India will be China's tea plantation, and Indonesia will be China's spice plantation! Such. The Chinese people can also live the life of Taixi's decadent and depraved capitalism, and I believe this is also the dream of many Chinese. ”

Wu Tingfang nodded and said, "Understood, I'll go and send a telegram to Zeng Guangjun." ”

Three days later, Kaiser Wilhelm II met with Zeng Guangjun, a special envoy of Chinese President Song Xiaofei, at Sanssouci Palace on the northern outskirts of Potsdam, Germany.

Sanssouci Palace was built by King Frederick II of Prussia in imitation of the Palace of Versailles in France, and the name of the palace is taken from the French "Sanssouc" or "Mochou". The entire palace and garden area is 90 hectares, and it is also called "palace on the dune" because it is built on a sand dune. The middle part of the main hall of the palace is a semi-circular spherical roof, and the two wings are long conical ridge buildings. In the center of the hall is a round hall. In front of the palace there are parallel bowed 6 steps, flanked and surrounded by verdant jungle. There is a fountain in front of the palace, which is directly opposite the portico of the main hall. This fountain is carved in stone with round petals, surrounded by four round flower beds: "fire", "water", "earth" and "air". There are statues of gods in the flower bed, especially the statues of Venus and Mercury, which are beautiful and vivid. There are more than 1,000 stone statues based on Greek mythological figures throughout the palace. On the east side of the palace, there is also a gallery with 124 famous paintings, many of which are masterpieces by Italian and Dutch painters during the Renaissance.

Frederick II was fond of the architecture and art of various countries. Therefore, in the garden of Sanssouci Palace, there is also a hexagonal pavilion, which adopts the traditional Chinese turquoise tube tile, golden yellow columns, umbrella-like roof, and floor-to-ceiling cylindrical structure, which is called the "Chinese Tea Pavilion". The tables and chairs in the pavilion are completely made in imitation of the oriental style, and there is a Chinese-style incense tripod standing in front of the pavilion.

Wilhelm II met Zeng Guangjun in the "Chinese Tea Pavilion". He specially asked Zeng Guangjun to give him a standard portrait of President Song Xiaofei and hang it on this tea pavilion. On the original tea pavilion, there is a portrait of Li Hongzhang wearing a yellow coat of the Qing Dynasty, which is a gift left by Li Hongzhang during his visit to Berlin, when Li Hongzhang was still dragging a pig's tail-like braid behind his official hat. Kaiser Wilhelm II intended to use this to suppress the momentum of the Chinese.

On this portrait, the young Song Xiaofei has a mustache, a golden new-style military uniform of the Republic of China, a medallion of the Flying Dragon Treasure Star on his chest, and a large-brimmed military hat.

"This is your president? He offered to carve up the Russian Empire? Wilhelm II looked at Song Xiaofei's portrait with contempt in his eyes. His voice was not loud, but it was solemn and powerful, and every minister present could hear it very clearly.

Zeng Guangjun replied reverently, "Yes." Under the wise leadership of President Song Xiaofei, China's ancient empire has undergone profound changes in ten years. China's military power, in particular, is no longer as weak as it was in the previous era of the 'Braided Dynasty'. China now has a million-strong army like no other in its hands, commanded by a group of brave and skilled generals. China also has a powerful navy, which has long since wiped out the Russian Pacific Fleet. China also has a variety of advanced weapons. Therefore, the recovery of the Far East is like a search for things. ”

National diplomacy is a contest of wisdom, but many times, it is the strength that plays a decisive role, military strength and economic strength. Kaiser Wilhelm II and his ministers listened to Zeng Guangjun's words and discussed a lot.

German Admiral Tirpitz wanted to highlight the importance of the navy. "Indeed, the Chinese Navy has gained sea supremacy in the Western Pacific, which is a guarantee for the Chinese Army to achieve a great victory over the Tsarist Russian army. ”

German Chancellor Depilov also expressed his position, saying: "It seems that it is not for nothing that China dares to carve up the challenge of the huge Russian Empire." ”

Zeng Guangjun continued to brief Kaiser Wilhelm II on the current situation facing Tsarist Russia and China's foreign policy. Wilhelm II smiled and said: "It seems that Nikolai is still trying to hide their defeat. I'm interested in the fact that Russians will all speak German in the future. ”

Wilhelm II said this because a week earlier, the distraught Russian Tsar Nicholas II had received the German ambassador to Russia and wanted Russia. Germany and Germany's enemy France, formed a Eurasian military alliance, and Tsar Nicholas II did not have an interpreter present, but spoke directly with the German ambassador in German.

Zeng Guangjun heard that Wilhelm II had rejected Russia, but in fact, he had already talked with Schlieffen, the chief of the German General Staff, and knew Germany's attitude. It turned out that because of the extremely insidious diplomatic methods of Bismeland, whenever Prussia waged war abroad. Enemy countries are always forced to remain in isolation. But after the perverse Wilhelm II came to power, he not only drove Bismarck home. Moreover, it single-handedly completely dismantled the foreign policy that Bismarck had worked so hard to build. As a result, by the time Schlieffen became chief of the General Staff, it was no longer Germany's enemies who were isolated, but Germany. Especially after the vigorous development of the Navy.

Because with the transformation of Germany's foreign policy from Bismarck's "continental policy" to Wilhelm II's "world policy" of foreign expansion. Germany soon joined the "shipbuilding race". Wilhelm II once said to the King of Italy: "How many years have I reigned? My staff, the monarchs of Europe, always took my words as the wind in their ears. It won't be long before my great navy is backed by someone who will listen to me." In 1898, the Reichstag passed a bill to enlarge the navy, which clearly stated: "The purpose of this powerful navy is to make it difficult for 'the greatest sea powers' to challenge it." Otherwise, it is necessary to put its own advantages at risk of being undermined. Wilhelm II's whimsical actions did not strongly arouse the mood of England, the "greatest sea power", and although Germany had no intention of waging war against Britain, it could not stop the British from thinking about it! Since then, Anglo-German relations have gradually become strained. But the Kaiser's policy of foreign expansion was not only Waldsee, Alfred? Feng? Tirpitz, Holstein and others were enthusiastic, and a large number of bourgeois industrial magnates, represented by Stum, were even more ecstatic, and they salivated at the overseas market.

In fact, in the eyes of the Germans, the Chinese Army, which was in a superior position, had to form an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war, which Schlieffen and many German generals did not expect. Schlieffen once reported to Kaiser Wilhelm II, "according to our estimates." The total number of troops that can be used by the Chinese army for combat is about 500,000. Whatever the final outcome of the war against Russia, for Germany, there was only good.

However, after meeting Zeng Guangjun. Wilhelm II did not immediately take a stand, and he and his ministers returned to the magnificent Prime Minister's Chamber, where the ceilings were imaginative and the walls were gilded with dazzling brilliance, and the interiors were decorated with frescoes and mirrors. Wilhelm II's gaze fell on an oil painting on the wall.

This is one of the most dazzling oil paintings in the entire Prime Minister's Hall, on the picture, the archangel Michael in armor and holding a flaming sword is pointing to a group of goddesses wearing armor and holding swords, shields and spears suspended on the ground with crosses on their heads, and a huge winged red dragon in the distance is spewing flames from its mouth and stepping on lightning, leading a group of monsters with obvious characteristics of oriental mythology in the air on the rolling dark clouds roaring, approaching Europe, and below the dark clouds, is a burning city. This oil painting was painted by the famous German court painter Hermann Knuckfors on the basis of a sketch by Wilhelm II. The beautiful goddesses in the painting are dressed in all kinds of colors. It is in stark contrast to the monstrous dragon monsters. They are the patron saints of the great powers of Europe. From right to left, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Austria, the United Kingdom, and Italy are represented. The archangel Michael seems to be calling them to take up arms. Fighting the dragon of the red ground to defend the city and home they guarded, Wilhelm II was a great admirer of the famous painting of the birthplace of the "creative" from the Bible, and once gave the same painting to the royal relatives of various European countries. Even the embassies in Berlin have them.

Wilhelm II looked at the wall for a long time, as if thinking about something, and the hall was silent, and no one spoke. After twenty minutes, Wilhelm II suddenly turned around and asked the courtiers: "If we do not cooperate with the Chinese and the Tsarist Empire finally collapses in this war, which country will be the biggest beneficiary in Europe?" ”

German Prime Minister Depilov said: "Your Majesty, it's Britain. I think if China doesn't cooperate with Germany, it will cooperate with the British. Russia was the enemy of Britain. The defeat of Russia meant that the British threat was reduced. And even if the emerging China wins, British bankers are now locked up in large amounts of Chinese bonds in their coffers. ”

Kaiser Wilhelm II said: "If Britain cooperates with China to annex Tsarist Russia, it will be a heavy blow to Germany's world strategy." Shouldn't we now consider redefining our relationship with China, the great yellow dragon of the East? ”

German Chancellor Depilov replied: "His Highness Shengming." Now all countries, under the banner of interfering with the Bolsheviks, want a piece of the pie in Russia. The Bolsheviks had the closest ties with China, which firmly controlled the Far East and the repaired Trans-Siberian Railway, which led directly to Moscow, and the benefits of an alliance with the Chinese would be obvious. ”

Wilhelm II finally decided to ally with the Chinese.

At the same time, in February 1906, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of the Soviet declared the whole country a barracks and established the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic, which was responsible for leading the military apparatus and the fronts, with Trotsky as chairman of the committee and Vatsettis as commander-in-chief. On March 30, the Workers' and Peasants' Defense Committee headed by Lenin was established to exercise unified leadership over all affairs, politics and the economy, and intensified the implementation of wartime policies: the implementation of the surplus grain collection system; abolish all trade in goods; All necessities of life are centrally distributed by the state; Forced labor, the implementation of "no labor, no food". A strict system of management was imposed on the workers, and those who striked were immediately shot.

In Tsarist Russia, the crimes of the Bolsheviks were too numerous to mention. Not only the kulaks, as a class, were completely wiped out in the collectivization movement, destroying the Orthodox Church, which was originally the main religious policy of the atheistic Bolsheviks. During the Cheka purge, 165,000 priests were arrested for proselytizing, and 106,000 of them were executed.

In order to cope with the possibility of traitorous nations in future wars, the Bolsheviks carried out a focused purge of unreliable peoples in advance. The most unreliable are the Poles, followed by the Ukrainians, and the peoples of the Caucasus and Central Asia, who are frantically revolting in collectivization, are perhaps the most dangerous. The traitors who suffered the most and suffered the most tragic fate were the Caucasians. During the collectivization, the Caucasians, who were born with a love of horseback riding, did not want to be deprived of the right to raise horses, any horse was collective property, and individuals were not allowed to own it, and a large number of rebels were exterminated as rich peasants, and during the Great Purge, the most serious "problem people" in the Caucasus were the Chechens, and all the Chechens and their neighbors Ingush were taken on trains and driven out of their homeland and sent to Central Asia and Siberia. Of this mountainous ethnic group with a population of less than 400,000 at the time, 15,000 were shot, 30,000 were "rehabilitated," 50,000 were "re-educated through labor," and 100,000 died in "Siberian construction." But this rebellious nation, on the road of death of "moving eastward", some new life was born and survived tenaciously. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian to read. )9