"Hmm, I have a headache..."

In the bedroom, Yan Guang, who had worked hard yesterday, got up from the bed and accepted the service of the plump and gorgeous-looking woman beside him.

Well, since this woman is new after the original beautiful woman, let's name it Secretary No. 2.

Secretary No. 2 was hired two months ago to take care of Yan Guang's daily life, but the original secretary No. 1 was not abandoned, but the two of them took care of it alternately, after all, it was good to keep it fresh.

Of course, occasionally, the two of them will take care of the strict light equipment or something together.

Ahem... It seems that he said something that shouldn't be said..."But then again, the mother-in-law in Congress has been getting tighter and tighter recently, and many of the remaining tripods have surrendered and defected, should you recruit a few more female secretaries before the new marriage law is promulgated? But then again, it seems that the Egyptian side is not bad, especially the belly dancer or something..."Accepting the service, Yan Guang half lay on the bed and thought carefully, and the secretary No. 2 who was serving him on the side thought that Yan Guang was thinking about some national affairs, so he didn't dare to bother more, just served there carefully.

He is still very attentive to serving Secretary Yan Guang No. 2, although the high-level of the political axe is very clear about Yan Guang's character, but in the eyes of the people below and the low-level military and political officials, Yan Guang himself is still quite great, after all, Yan Guang's achievements over the years are really amazing, and he has shaped the original poor and weak China into a first-class power.

Besides, although Yan Guang's appearance is not as good as the four beautiful men of the Republic of China, he has a height of 185cm as a foundation, coupled with a fairly good appearance, he is much better than those officials and businessmen who are full of fat intestines.

Finally, Yan Guang is not only the most powerful person in the entire country, but also the richest. Not only does it have the income from the oil field in Tampico, but many domestic factories and enterprises are also invested and started by Yan Guang, and the annual income is calculated with 100 million yuan.

And these incomes are clean, so even if Yan Guang's ordinary life is a little luxurious, the members of the Congress can't say anything.

With such a huge income, any leakage of so little can make the people around him inexhaustible, so how can Secretary No. 1 and Secretary No. 2 not serve Yan Guang with all their hearts?

However, although Yan Guang is rich and powerful now, he also has many troubles.

And this matter is exactly about money... Yan Guang is indeed rich, and now that oil prices are rising, the oil field in Tampico alone can bring Yan Guang hundreds of millions of yuan in income every year. In addition, many enterprises and factories opened in China can also bring Yan Guang no less than oil field income every year, in other words, Yan Guang is already the richest man in China after excluding his identity.

It's just that... Many times, no matter how big an individual's wealth is, it is useless.

In order to seize the land scraped from Russia and Turkey, the total number of the Wehrmacht Army has expanded from the original 121 divisions with more than 1 million men to the current nearly 300 divisions with more than 3 million people.

More than 3 million people, even according to the standard of 10 silver dollars per person per month, will need at least 300 million silver dollars a year in military expenditure. What's more, the expeditionary force also has a regular allowance, and in a year, the military salary for the soldiers alone will not be less than 400 million silver dollars.

In addition to military salaries, the navy also needs at least 300 million silver dollars a year to have at least two battleships and two battle cruisers, aircraft carriers, light and heavy cruisers, destroyers, frigates, and other large and small ships, plus submarines of various types.

The Air Force is also in great demand. The Muromets bombers were about to be decommissioned, and the original Fokker aircraft were also unusable. Although the unit price of four-engine large bombers, twin-engine medium-range bombers, monoplane fighters, torpedo bombers, and transport planes is much cheaper than that of the Navy's equipment, it still needs at least 100 million silver dollars a year in military spending.

All of the above add up to more than 800 million silver dollars, more than 800 million silver dollars, although the financial revenue of the national social and political axe has grown rapidly in recent years, but 800 million silver dollars is almost equivalent to half of the income of the national social and political axe.

What's more, of the army's nearly 300 divisions, the vast majority of Division B are only equipped with Mauser G98 rifles, and equipment such as Maxim and Madsen is very rare, not to mention grenade launchers, mortars, and the latest Type 18 submachine guns.

Although there is now a great deal of controversy about the necessity of maintaining an army of more than three million, the army must not be less than three million if it wants to hold the newly occupied territory under pressure from the Russian Bolsheviks.

Therefore, the major arsenals in China are now operating in three shifts almost 24 hours a day, changing the equipment of those Type B troops with slightly rudimentary equipment.

In this way, more than 100 million silver dollars will be saved in military spending every year.

Finally, counting the armored forces strongly requested by the army, the formation of a tank force composed of Type 15 tanks requires at least 50 million funds, which is already equivalent to the cost of a [Star Horse] class.

As for the cost of Type 16, although it is not as good as Type 15, a pure Type 16 tank force also needs at least one [Kui Wood Wolf] class to cost.

Excluding the army's requirements for armored troops, counting the annual military expenditure of more than 100 million yuan for redressing, the national government needs to spend at least more than 900 million silver dollars on military expenditures every year, which is close to 60% of the annual fiscal revenue... If the cost of building up armored forces is included, then the annual military expenditure as a percentage of fiscal revenue will steadily exceed 60 percent.

Moreover, in addition to military spending, the research of military technology also requires a lot of money.

If you include those projects that have already been launched and are not ready to be launched, the annual investment in the military of the political axe may exceed one billion.

After all, China's domestic development is not as complete as that of Britain and the United States, and there are still many places for China to invest. Especially in terms of transportation and power generation, it is important to know that many parts of China still have transportation difficulties, and except for cities like Shanghai, Tianjin, Yanjing and Chengdu, there are very few cities that can meet the standard of all urban electrification.

Moreover, there is an epidemic of Spanish flu, although there are no large-scale deaths in the country because of early prevention. So far, more than 10,000 people have died in remote areas where medical care is incomplete, a far cry from the two or three million people in history, but the sharp increase in investment in medical care has also put some pressure on the financial resources of the national government.

Plus now we are only facing the first wave, and there are second and third waves waiting for us... More than 60 percent of military spending has begun to affect China's own development.

Fighting recklessly is not the right way after all.

If it weren't for the fact that Britain is still providing interest-free loans of at least 20 million pounds a year, coupled with Yan Guang's personal financial support, which makes the political axe still relatively easy financially, I am afraid that it would have been overwhelmed by the huge military spending it was carrying.

But... By this year, the European competition is almost over.

When the European war is over, will Britain still provide financial support to China as it does now? After all, 20 million pounds is not a small amount even for Britain, not to mention that Britain now regards China as a thorn in its side and a thorn in the flesh..."It's difficult..."

Accepting the service of Secretary No. 2, Yan Guang rubbed his somewhat sore head.

Cutting military spending is already being discussed within the political axe, after all, it is very difficult for China to maintain a national defense force of nearly 4 million on its own after Britain cut off financial support (after the 3 million army is counted by the navy and air force).

It's just that this proposal was vetoed by Yan Guang, after all, it will still face the threat of Russia in the future, and it is not a wise thing to cut military spending at this time.

"As long as the oil fields in Iraq and Kuwait can be exploited, the profits from the oil fields will naturally solve all the problems, but unfortunately, the oil fields there were not known at least 22 years ago, otherwise there would not be so many problems now..."

Yan Guang knew very well what would happen if the oil fields in Kuwait and Iraq were known before the [Washington Naval Treaty] was signed.

The wealth represented by the oil fields there would be coveted by all, especially when Britain and France suffered heavy losses in the European war. Although after the end of the European war, Britain and France may not send troops to Iraq and other places, but they are not afraid of 10,000 in case, before Britain self-destructs its martial arts, Yan Guang has no confidence to protect Iraq and Kuwait.

After all, Britain is still the most powerful naval power in the world.

What's more, even if you don't send troops, just pestering you to ask for a share of the benefits is an unbearable thing, isn't it?

"It seems that the current financial predicament will have to be maintained for at least 22 years..."

After patting Secretary No. 2 on the head and signaling her to work harder, Yan Guang muttered to himself.

"After the end of the European war, the current domestic hitchhiking scenario may be coming to an end, and by that time, the development rate may have dropped to about 10%......... 18 years, 22 years, the difference is almost 4 years, and it seems that the next 4 years may be much more difficult. ”

Although after occupying many territories in Russia and Turkey, Yan Guang's goal had been achieved.

Moreover, with the rapid progress of domestic industry, economy and military, China has also grown into the third largest power after Britain and the United States, and even its old enemies are no longer rivals.

However, Yan Guang also has dreams, for example, Yan Guang's biggest dream is to turn all army units into mechanized troops and motorized troops.

At present, many of the projects that have been launched in China are related to motorized troops and mechanized troops.

In fact, the research on automobiles has matured, and the country has been able to produce relatively reliable trucks and other vehicles for loading soldiers and towing artillery, so the foundation of motorized troops has been formed.

As for the mechanized troops ... Since it is already possible to produce tanks, it is impossible for armored vehicles not to be produced, right?

And in addition to tanks, armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles have been successfully developed, and the research work on self-propelled guns is nearing completion, and even anti-tank assault vehicles have been studied almost―――――― although mechanized troops do not seem to be able to use this.

After the successful development of an armored personnel carrier with a crew of 2-3 people, enough to carry 15 people, that is, a squad of infantry, it is no longer impossible to form mechanized troops.

Motorized and mechanized units cannot, of course, be formed just for fun.

Although I don't want to, China has cut too many things on Russia now, so in the future, China's biggest enemy will be Russia.

However, Russia's vast territory, coupled with the cold terrain, etc., it is not feasible to deal with the Russians by relying solely on infantry divisions, after all, the mobility of infantry is too low. As for the cavalry, although the mobile surname is enough, the protection of the cavalry is too poor, as long as there is a machine gun in front of you, the cavalry will be greeted by a massacre.

Therefore, when it comes to dealing with Russia, motorized and mechanized units are the best option.

If you count the air-ground coordination with the air force, even if the Russians really dare to go south, the troops on the border can kill the Russians without leaving a piece of armor.

"It's a pity, there's no money..."

He said that he had lost a lot of money because of the conflict in the library, but one or two million a year was not as much as he could get alone. However, it is said that the current economic level is indeed not able to force more.

――――――――――Although Yan Guang enjoyed the service of Secretary No. 2 and lamented that he had no money, the business atmosphere in the private sector was still very active. Especially in ports such as Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the whole ship of goods is still ready to go.

After all, Germany is only showing signs of defeat now, and after the armistice with Russia, a considerable part of the army has been transferred to the Western Front and the Italian front, and in the end no one knows whether Germany will be defeated at the end of 18 years, or hold out until 19 years or even 20 years.

Therefore, there is no worry about not making money in the people, but there are also many businessmen who are worried that this war will end too soon.

On the Western Front, the Entente and the Central Powers were naturally fighting lively, and in addition to fighting with the Central Powers on the Western Front, the Entente also sent a considerable number of troops into Russian territory.

However, unlike history, since the national government has already recovered the territory of the Trans-Khingan Mountains, it is said that even the United States has no excuse to land in the Far East, so it has to land from Northern Europe like Britain and France, and then march towards Russia.

In the face of the invading Allied forces, the Russian Red Army, which was beginning to take shape, began to put up resistance.

Because of the relationship between China and the fact that China secretly supplied arms to Russia through the Dilan Railway and the Central Asia Railway in the rear, the situation of the Russians was better than in history. The advance of the Entente intervention forces into the Russian hinterland also became much more difficult.

It was also at this time that Germany, which had signed the Brest Peace with Russia, also tore up and jumped and landed in the Russian Crimean region through the Black Sea.

Interestingly, the German landing site was not far from the southern Volga region, which was controlled by the expeditionary force, and it was only a river away.

On the shores of the Black Sea, the expeditionary force was located in the southern regions of the Don River, occupying Azov and Bartósk, while the landing point of the Germans was Crimea, north of the Don River. The distance between the two is only a few kilometers.

However, even at such a distance of several kilometers, due to the tacit understanding between the two countries and the greeting that Malzan had already prepared, the two countries did not have a single conflict in the region. On the banks of the Don River, there were even soldiers of the expeditionary force waving to the Germans on the other side of the river ... In the face of the invasion of the Entente intervention forces and the treachery of the Germans, the situation of the Bolshevik political axe in Russia became much more difficult, despite the support secretly provided by the national political axe.

In the Kremlin, Lenin, Stalin and others met almost every day to discuss how to deal with the Entente intervention forces and the German invaders. By this time, China, which occupied the largest amount of Russian land, had not appeared much in the mouths of Lenin and others because of its recent peace of mind.

However, it was also because of the military pressure of the Entente and the Germans that Lenin's hair, which was not very luxuriant, now seemed to be even balder... However, it seems that everything is not over, just when Russia is resisting the Entente and the German invaders with ammunition, weapons and supplies secretly supported by Yan Guang, a sudden change in the Urals caused a great blow to the nascent Russian regime...―――――――――― "General..."

On the roof of a house in the Urals, a Russian general walked up to Kolchak with an overcoat.

"It's cold at night, so you better put on your clothes first..."

Kolchak, who was already in his forties, nodded, and after taking the coat of his subordinates, he slowly draped it on his body, and then continued to look at the starry sky in the distance.

Kolchak, full name Alexander? Vasilyevich? Kolchak was born in St. Petersburg, the son of a naval officer. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Naval Academy in 1894 and was stationed in Vladivostok from 1895 to 1899. During the Russo-Japanese War, he was captured by the Japanese army in Lushun, became the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in 1916 in World War I, supported the Provisional Political Axe after the February Revolution, and was the first admiral to swear allegiance to the Provisional Political Axe when Tsar Nicholas II abdicated.

At that time, Kolchak once claimed: "I am not in the service of this or that form of political axe, but in the service of the Fatherland, which I regard above all else." ”

However, on June 17, 1917, a few months before the October Revolution, the meeting of sailors, soldiers and workers' representatives of Sevastopol passed a resolution to dismiss Kolchak from his post as commander of the Black Sea Fleet and send him to the United States for a military expedition.

Kolchak spent two months in the United States, and when he returned home via Ben, he learned that the Bolsheviks had staged the October Revolution.

Historically, during the October Revolution, Kolchak was in Ben, and after consulting with the British ambassador, he obtained the consent of London to go to England, but was dissuaded from going to Singapore, so he came to Manchuria to participate in the protection of the East Manchurian Railway.

But after a dispute with a local power figure, General D.I. Hotot, he returned to Russia and joined the White Army regime in Omsk, fighting against the Red Army led by the Bolsheviks.

However, due to the major changes in history due to Yan Guang's relationship, Russia no longer had any interests in Manchuria. Therefore, Kolchak did not go to Manchuria first, as in history, but directly participated in the new provisional political axe formed by the Mensheviks and the Socialist-Revolutionaries.

However, unlike in history, Kolchak did not carry out a coup d'état until November, and thus gained control of the entire provisional political axe. Instead, a coup d'état took place shortly after arriving at the Provisional Political Axe, which in turn took control of the entire White Army.

At that time, the main force of the Provisional Axe was the Czech Legion from the Czech Republic.

The so-called Czech Legion was actually the Czechoslovak Legion, which was an army organized by the Czechoslovak National Council in Russia, France, Italy and other countries to oppose Austria-Hungary during World War I.

In World War I, Russia fought against the German and Austrian armies on the Eastern Front, and the Czechoslovak soldiers on the battlefield were unwilling to fight for Austria-Hungary and surrendered to Russia on the Eastern Front. These prisoners of war and fugitives were also added to the Czech Legion in Russia. By the time the February Revolution broke out, the Czechs in Russia numbered about 50,000 men.

After the October Revolution, Soviet Russia resolutely withdrew from the war, ended the war with Germany, and disbanded this army. At the same time, the Czech Legion, inspired by Lenin's "right to national self-determination", demanded to return home.

However, at this time, Britain and France had already made contact with the upper echelons of Czechoslovakia, preparing to use this force against the Bolshevik regime in Russia.

At the beginning of 1918, an agreement was signed in Penza between the Czechoslovak National Council, the Entente and the Soviet Axe, allowing the Czech Legion to cross Siberia "as civilians rather than as combat units", board ships at Vladivostok and return to Europe via the Panama Canal.

However, what people didn't expect was that not long after, Vladivostok was actually occupied by the Chinese expeditionary force.

By this time, the Czechs would not be able to return to Europe via the Panama Canal via Vladivostok Vuedon. Naturally, the Czechs settled in the Urals.

During their stay, the Russians also demanded that the Czechs surrender their ordnance and keep only a small number of weapons for self-defense, but the Czechs refused this request at the instigation of Britain and France. Eventually, the Czechs even became the main military force in the hands of the new Provisional Axe.

However, it may have never occurred to the Provisional Axe that these Czechs were not loyal to the Russian Provisional Axe, but only to obey the will of the Czechoslovak upper echelons and the British and French to follow the orders of the Provisional Axe.

So when Kolchak, who had considerable ties with Britain and the United States, arrived, it was natural that the Czechs betrayed them

(To be continued)