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These German officers are all following the military attaché, they are all the elite of the German Army, because of the relationship between the German Qingdao Polar Region, the German Army has stationed a regiment of troops here, and these are all staff officers in the regiment.

"Your Excellency Bordeau, the Russian army, compared with our German army, there is a big gap, not to mention the backward Chinese army, the Beiyang Army, it is said that it is a full set of German weapons, but give me a regiment, I can defeat them a town." A young officer said puzzled.

Bordo said in a deep voice: "I got the news that the 173rd and 179th divisions of the Russian Far Eastern Army were beaten badly, and the two divisions were almost lost. ”

"The 173rd Division and the 179th Division, I haven't heard of it!"

173 and 179 are both Cossack cavalry divisions, which may be relatively strong in the Far East, but in the international arena, they really don't have much influence, let alone Bordo, even if they realize the young officers below, most of them are not impressed.

Bordo smiled bitterly and said, "I just got the news that the 122nd and 156th divisions have also arrived, and the four of them will deal with the first division in the northwest together. Not only did not take advantage, but suffered a big loss! ”

At this moment, these German officers were moved, and a young officer said with a little surprise: "Is it the 122nd Division that participated in the Petrograd military exercise?" ”

"That's right!" Bordo nodded and said.

"Impossible. That division should have a heavy artillery brigade! ”

"There is a heavy artillery brigade!"

There was silence in the carriages, heavy artillery brigade? At this moment, a few young German officers stopped talking, if it was an ordinary Russian army, they might still despise it, the 122nd Division. The 156th Division is the elite of the Russian army in the Far East, and the reason why these two divisions are strong is that they are equipped with heavy artillery brigades, 24 95 and 12 120. Such a heavy artillery arrangement, to a certain extent, even surpassed the ordinary German army, and there was no problem in confronting an ordinary division of the German army head-on.

The new army in Baotou is not very good at resisting the Beiyang Army, but it can withstand such a Russian army and defeat the heavy artillery brigade of the Russian army, which can definitely be said to be a shocking achievement. Such an achievement is enough for the German army to pay attention to, and this is still a pair of two. Even in the case of the defeat of 2 conventional divisions of the Russian army.

"So, we can't look at the problem with old eyes, Qing is Qing country, Northwest is Northwest, these are two completely different concepts, you have also seen those cities in the northwest. Railways, don't you have any other ideas? ”

Bordo finished. Looking out the window, the grassland was rapidly receding. The speed of the carriage was not fast, and he couldn't help but think of the train he took a few days ago, the railway on the wasteland, more than 1,000 kilometers, all the way from Baotou to Wude, which proves something, as early as a few years ago, Baotou was preparing for this battle, otherwise, why build such a railway on such a barren land.

How long has Baotou been developing, as the martial arts hall of the German Consulate General in China, he not only shoulders the responsibility of protecting the ambassador, but also shoulders the responsibility of collecting intelligence, and part of the information about Harpy is also collected by him.

The development of Baotou should be in 1908, I don't know what time, until now, it is only 4 years, but he has developed so much, this change even he is familiar with the inside situation He felt dumbfounded, no wonder the ambassador quickly sent him over after knowing the battle with the Russian army in the northwest.

Because of Bordo's words, the whole carriage, it seems quite stagnant, can be taken by Bordo to the northwest, are the best among the officers, China's Shandong region, is Germany's sphere of influence, Qingdao Port is a port that Germany spent a lot of money to build, it seems that there is only one regiment of the army and a small Far East fleet, but the youth is very high, and there are many young talents, even many, in the First World War.

After a little stagnation, the young people began to discuss, especially mentioned, the development of Baotou over the years, really beyond everyone's expectations, now Germany, is also popular Baotou products, is synonymous with good quality and low price, maybe, this war is really interesting and so on.

A young officer didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and mentioned that the construction of the railway in Baotou seems to be quite fast, from Baotou to Wude, there are more than 1,000 kilometers of railway lines, and it was built so quickly, if only we Germany also had such strong efficiency.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has a heart, Bordo's heart moved, he paid more attention than these young German soldiers, as a military attache in China, in addition to his military superiority, his vision and achievements in international politics are also the key to him becoming a military attache in China, based on this world, no matter can be seen in isolation, Baotou seems to be a separatist armed force in China, a local force, but if it can withstand the attack of the Russian army, It proves that Baotou has the ability to occupy a place in the world.

This point, perhaps for Germany, there is an ally that can involve Russia in the Far East, but the words of this young officer made him reflect, Baotou's railway construction capacity, it seems that it has always been, is a problem he ignores, according to the figures published in Baotou, in 1911, Baotou built a total of 10,000 kilometers of railways, which is a huge number in China, in the world, not enough to see, saw the Baotou Road Kulun railway, he was a little moved, all are heavy rail railways, Most importantly, it's a double line.

In the association of Baotou now there are still under construction. Especially with Baotou as the core, the intercity railways built are obvious, and the numbers that burst out in Baotou are watery. Even if the Baotou Railway is calculated as a double line, it is currently more than 10,000 kilometers under construction, not to mention the core area, which has even reached 3 lines.

In 1911, Baotou was 20,000 in the end. Or 30,000, or even 50,000, whether it is a single line, or a double line, if it is the latter. Baotou's railway construction capacity seems to be of great help to Germany, and the rapid construction of railways is of great strategic significance to Germany.

Bordo's first thought was the Baghdad Railway, a railway from the Bosphorus Strait through Baghdad to the Persian Gulf. At the end of the 80s of the 19th century, Germany pursued a policy of eastward expansion as a strategy. Extending its influence into the Near East, he tried to build a railroad that would connect it with the European Railway, and become a major railway from Hamburg and Berlin to the Persian Gulf via Constantinople and Baghdad. This railway not only allowed German power to dominate Turkey; Moreover, Yan zhòng threatened the Caucasus, Persia and other regions and British India. Therefore, it has been opposed and obstructed by Russia, France, and especially Britain.

Back in 1896. Germany had already built a railway to Kony, and in 1903 Germany was granted a concession to build a railway from Konya to the Persian Gulf through Baghdad, but because of the obstruction of Britain and France, the construction was extremely slow, and Germany had already obtained the nominal right to build, but because the people who passed Guò were British and French colonies. In addition, the climatic conditions in the desert area are slight, and there are endless obstacles, either light or dark. Until now, it is still in its initial stages. There hasn't been much progress.

Such an important railway line related to Germany can not only allow Germany's power to spread from Turkey to the Middle East, but also on this side of the Indian Ocean, there is an important outlet to the sea, and the materials of the whole of Asia can be transported to Germany without going through the Cape of Good Hope and the Suez Canal.

Britain also saw this, a certain amount of dù above, the construction of the Baghdad railway, has been obstructed by the British, the progress is very slow, even after arriving in Baghdad, even the exploration work has stopped, which is very unfavorable to Germany, after a lot of hard work, finally restarted, the progress is very slow, China's railway construction speed, let him see the expectation, back then, the United States' most complex, the most powerful across the United States East-West Railway, was also completed with the help of Chinese workers, Many of the workers died there, but that's a direction, isn't it?

No matter what important breakthroughs there are in the military aspect of the northwest, just the ability to build railways is enough for Germany to cooperate with China, not to mention that many of China's raw materials, industrial products, especially light industry products, are also very important to Germany, if it can form a relatively extensive cooperative relationship with Baotou, it will be a booster for the whole of Germany.

In the galloping carriage, Bordo made up his mind, and even some did not want to go to the front line, the two armies faced off, maybe there are some new tactics in the northwest, which can resist the Russian army, for Germany, the help is not as big as this Baghdad railway, as long as it can get an outlet to the sea in the Indian Ocean, under the linkage of land and sea, Germany will get a stable external channel, and it can also disperse the British sea power, and the Atlantic Ocean is too clamped by the British.

However, the duty made Bordo still decide to continue going, the Baghdad railway was just a sudden idea for him, and it was not confirmed, and he didn't even know the speed of building the railway in the northwest, but according to speculation, and even a series of international influences followed, the attitude of Britain and France, the attitude of Germany itself, and so on, such a huge cooperation project could not be promoted by him alone, and even needed the northwest side, and even Yang Yuanzhao's own strength to promote it to be realized. I don't know what kind of attitude this nominal and actual king of Northwest China has towards such cooperation. (There will be more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued)