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"Don't worry! The Soviets can hold it! ”

Wang Chenhao smiled very confidently. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info╔╗ For the direction of the Soviet-German war, he knew very well in his heart. The Germans attacked the Soviet Union at this time, obviously following the old path of history, as long as the Soviet army can hold out until the cold winter comes, the German mechanized troops will lose their attack power due to fuel freezing.

Although the German mechanized forces in this time and space were much stronger, the German invasion of the Soviet Union was correspondingly a full month late. There were only four months left from the end of July to the end of November, and the Soviets only had to survive the most difficult four months before they could enter the counteroffensive.

Song Jiaoren and Zhang Zizhong were both stunned, and the former asked: "Your Majesty, no matter how you think the Soviet Union, you can't beat Germany!" ”

"I heard that Finland is also carrying out a general mobilization for war, and it is estimated that it will soon join the Allies in declaring war on the Soviet Union!"

Zhang Zizhong later added: "The German army had as many as 200 divisions on the battlefield in the Soviet Union, and there were more than 30 divisions of the Allies, with a total strength of 5 million troops. The Soviet army was only 3 million people, and it lost more than one million as soon as the war began, and 70% of the Soviet Union's reserves of armaments and materials were given to the Germans. ”

Finland had been haunted by the Soviet invasion in previous years, so when Germany invaded the Soviet Union, Finland's first thought was to regain the territory occupied by the Soviet Union.

So, a week after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Finland joined the Central Powers in the face of German co-optation, and agreed to lend the port of the Gulf of Finland to the German navy. Airports in Finland also allow Luftwaffe aircraft to take off and land. Meantime. Finland completed the general mobilization for the war half a month later, and then the four main Finnish divisions launched an attack on the Soviet Union under the cover of the Luftwaffe Navy and Air Force, retaking the Finnish territory occupied by the Soviet Union in one fell swoop.

Wang Chenhao was still indifferent, but said: "Don't underestimate the strength of the Red Army!" The key to war is not only whether the weaponry is advanced or not and whether the number of people is large or not, but also the human factor is equally important. Despite the fact that the Soviet Union was inferior in equipment to Germany and was not superior in its forces, it should not be forgotten under what circumstances the Soviet Red Army won the Russian Civil War. ”

Zhang Zizhong was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood the meaning of Wang Chenhao's words, and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty refers to the tenacious fighting spirit of the Soviet Red Army that is not afraid of death or hardship!" ”

Wang Chenhao nodded. ╔╗ said: "The imperial soldiers seem to have gradually lost the strong fighting spirit at the beginning of the founding of the country in this regard!" ”

"It's the minister's incompetence! Tired Your Majesty is worried! Zhang Zizhong hurriedly pleaded guilty.

Wang Chenhao waved his hand and said lightly: "It's none of your business!" The army of any country will slowly decline if there is no war for a long time! ”

Song Jiaoren was confused when he heard it, but he could sense Wang Chenhao's worry, so he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty." At this time and then, at the beginning of the founding of the empire, strong enemies looked around, and if they were not careful, they would be eaten by the great powers. But now it's different, the empire is thriving, and the military is so powerful that it can be defeated without a fight. ”

"That's right!" Before Wang Chenhao could Song Jiaoren say anything else, he interrupted him and said: "Only by looking around at a strong enemy can the emperor ** team stay awake at all times and not be degraded." ”

Song Jiaoren said: "It's just that Your Majesty has connived at the development of Germany like this, and you must know that bee flies are poisonous." The jackals are devouring! ”

Wang Chenhao agreed: "That's right! So you need to grasp the degree well! ”

Wang Chenhao accentuated his tone. Song Jiaoren and Zhang Zizhong glanced at each other, cold sweat couldn't help but break out on their foreheads, and they said in their hearts: It's quite difficult to grasp this degree!

Zhang Zizhong then said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the current situation is becoming more and more powerful against Germany, and the defeat of the Entente by the Allies is almost a foregone conclusion, should the empire take sides?" ”

Wang Chenhao smiled and asked, "Tell me about it!" ”

Zhang Zizhong glanced at Song Jiaoren, who handed him a look that seemed to have been discussed, and he said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the empire should stand in the camp of the Allies and carve up the Soviet oil region. Occupy LinkedIn French colonies in India and Africa. ”

Wang Chenhao paused for a moment, he didn't expect Zhang Zizhong to have this opinion, so he turned to Song Jiaoren and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Song Jiaoren paused, and it seemed that he had already made a draft in his heart. ╔╗ then replied: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the minister seconded Lord Zhang's point of view." The minister thought that the strength of the Central Powers was far stronger than that of the Entente. It was only a matter of time before Germany destroyed the Soviet Union and Britain and France. The cost of the Empire choosing to help the Allies fight the Allies is certainly higher than the cost of the Empire supporting the Allies in destroying the Allies. Although the victory of either side is not enough to argue with the Empire, from the perspective of the Empire's own interests, it is clear that the Empire will gain the greatest benefit from the victory of the Allies. ”

Wang Chenhao smiled helplessly and said, "You are eyeing the oil fields of the Soviet Union, right?" ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Song Jiaoren smiled brightly and added: "In addition, the strategic location of the Indian subcontinent is important, with a population of up to 300 million, and if it becomes an imperial colony, it will become a huge consumer market, which is extremely important for the future economic development of the empire. In addition, the large colonies of Britain and France in Africa would have benefited greatly if the empire had been able to obtain them. ”

Wang Chenhao suddenly understood, they must have greeted each other in advance before they came, it was obvious that Zhang Zizhong was helping Song Jiaoren speak, and Song Jiaoren had nothing else in his eyes except money, he had long been eyeing the fat of India. In the past, Song Jiaoren wanted to open the Indian market many times, but the British set up all kinds of obstacles to prevent the goods of the Chinese Empire from entering India and monopolize the Indian market. It can be said that Song Jiaoren has been waiting for an opportunity, and now he is taking the opportunity to put it forward.

Wang Chenhao didn't answer directly, but said: "A strong person, a normal person and a weak person, three people want to fight for a biscuit to eat, this biscuit is only enough for one person to live, so they started a fight, what strategy do you think they will adopt?" ”

Song Jiaoren is the same as the monkey spirit, of course, he understands that Wang Chenhao said that this story must be related to the question of how the Chinese Empire should stand in line at this moment, so he said: "Of course, we will kill the weak first." Then the strong ones are knocked down again. The cookie must be the strong one. ”

Wang Chenhao smiled, knowing that Song Jiaoren would say this, he turned to Zhang Zizhong and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Zhang Zizhong did not directly connect this story with the topic just now, but explained according to his military common sense: "The strong people have to kill the normal people first, because the normal people are the most threatening, and then the weak people will be killed last." ╔╗”

Wang Chenhao said: "No matter how you put it together, a strong person can't eat that cookie!" ”

Song Jiaoren and Zhang Zizhong were stunned for a moment, and the latter hurriedly asked, "Why?" ”

Wang Chenhao explained: "If a strong person wants to eat that cookie, normal people and weak people will come and fight for it. Definitely didn't have time to eat. The strong will come first to the normal people, and the weak will take the opportunity to eat that cookie. On the contrary, the strong will hit the weak first, and the normal people will eat the biscuits first. ”

Zhang Zizhong said: "Then none of the three will do anything." Watch the cookies rot! ”

Wang Chenhao and Song Jiaoren were immediately happy, and the latter asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think?" You can't all starve to death! ”

Wang Chenhao said categorically: "Then consume!" The weak will definitely not be able to resist hunger first! At this time, the strong one will kill the other one! ”

Zhang Zizhong smiled bitterly: "At that time, the biscuits also grew hair!" ”

Wang Chenhao smiled: "Long-haired biscuits can also be eaten!" ”

Song Jiaoren smiled bitterly at this time: "The strong people that Your Majesty said are us!" The weaker ones were the Anglo-French Entente, and the rest were the Central Powers. ”

Wang Chenhao smiled and nodded, noncommittal.

Zhang Zizhong came back to his senses and said: "It turned out to be a fable! ”

Song Jiaoren had already guessed it, and immediately glared at Zhang Zizhong angrily, who seemed very innocent.

Zhang Zizhong then said: "Your Majesty means that we continue to wait and see!" ”

Wang Chenhao nodded and said, "Continue to wait and see, it will be difficult for the Soviets to be defeated by Germany." ╔╗At most, it's just a little hardship and a little sin. ”

Wang Chenhao turned to Song Jiaoren again and said: "India doesn't need to worry, the British will definitely not be able to control India anymore after this war, and we will have a chance at that time." Now your main task is to continue to export arms and make war money, and I estimate that the Soviets are already ants on a hot pot at this time, and they will definitely ask the empire for help at any cost, which is a good time for us to ask for a price. ”

Song Jiaoren was still a little unwilling, and muttered: "With the strong attack power of the German army, the Soviet Union can get the advanced military equipment of the empire." I'm afraid I can't beat them. It is estimated that our equipment was destroyed before it could be delivered, and the USSR was destroyed. ”

"Let's make a bet!" Wang Chenhao suddenly became interested and said: "I bet that the Soviet Union can survive this winter." ”

Song Jiaoren asked, "How about winning?" What if you lose? ”

Zhang Zizhong interjected: "If Lord Song loses, invite us to a Chinese feast!" If the emperor loses, he will invite us to a palace banquet! ”

Song Jiaoren immediately protested: "I want to bet that you will come in too, otherwise you won't have your share!" ”

Zhang Zizhong suddenly looked away, pretending not to hear.

Wang Chenhao said with a smile: "This is the case every time I bet, and this time I will change it." ”

Wang Chenhao thought for a moment. So he said, "So be it! If I win, Song Jiaoren will not interfere in your son's marriage. Let him marry the girl named Yue'er. ”

Song Jiaoren was suddenly puzzled: "Your Majesty, this is not good!" This is a minister's family matter! ”

Wang Chenhao said dissatisfied: "This is indeed your family matter, and it stands to reason that I shouldn't take care of it." But don't let the ugliness of your family be publicized! Now the whole capital knows that the son of the prime minister of your cabinet is going to marry a black girl, and I sympathize with your objection, but your son has already sued the royal court, and if I ignore it, then public opinion will accuse me of having no human rights here. ╔╗”

Song Jiaoren said with a bitter face: "The minister understands His Majesty's hardships, it's all the fault of the unfilial son, it's just Your Majesty, if you marry a white woman, the minister will endure it, you said that the whole black woman came back, and I heard that the child she gave birth to was also black, and the old Song family's seed will be prosperous." ”

Zhang Zizhong was secretly happy on the side, fearing that the world would not be chaotic and said: "I heard that after a few generations, the complexion will fade!" ”

"Go, go, go! Don't open a pot and mention a pot! Song Jiaoren suddenly burst beans.

Wang Chenhao smiled: "You should know very well that your son and that black girl are really riveted with mung beans, and it's useless for you to object, it's better to let it be." ”

"Your Majesty! You can't open this mouth! ”

Song Jiaoren still needs to be opposed. Wang Chenhao waved his hand. Said: "I have made up my mind, so let's bet like this!" ”

Song Jiaoren shook his head helplessly, and continued: "Okay then! Make this bet! However, Your Majesty also has to talk about it, and if you lose, you have to stop this marriage! ”

Wang Chenhao was very confident, so he immediately agreed.

Then, Wang Chenhao discussed some more things with Song Jiaoren and Zhang Zizhong, and then the meeting was dismissed.

Returning to the harem, Wang Chenhao mentioned the matter to the queen.

The queen said, "Your Majesty." Which one are you singing? ”

Wang Chenhao said: "Aren't you giving Song Jiaoren a step down? I can't watch the prime minister of the empire lose his mind because of family matters, no matter how heartbroken he is in these public opinions, when the time comes, a hat that does not pay attention to human rights will be buckled on Song Jiaoren's head, how can you let him continue to do it? ”

The queen nodded. "Yes! The empire now talks about democracy, human rights, and freedom every day, and if Song Jiaoren does not give in, he will really be seized by public opinion. The current public opinion is ruthless, and a report may have to force Song Jiaoren to resign, which is a big loss for the country. ”

Wang Chenhao nodded and said, "So! I simply took this opportunity to make a bet with him, and if he lost the bet, he admitted to the gamble and surrendered to the loss, so that he could be more balanced in his heart. will not quarrel with his son and disagree with his six relatives. ”

"Your Majesty is benevolent!" The queen nodded admiringly, and continued: "The concubine has also seen a black woman, I really can't imagine that Song Jiaoren's son is so good, I am so cautious when I think about it." ”

Wang Chenhao smiled: "To be honest, I really admire Song Jiaoren's son!" ”

The queen's eyes rolled and she smiled slyly: "Is it possible that Your Majesty also wants to try?" ”

Wang Chenhao suddenly smiled bitterly.

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Immediately after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, Stalin signed an agreement with Britain and France on joint military action. But this agreement is not a true military alliance, but a memorandum of mutual understanding and support for each side.

In fact, Britain was the strongest progenitarian country in the whole world, for the Soviet Union. Britain longed for its demise and was willing to watch the Soviet-German fight. These hatreds were forged by the First World War, when the Soviet Union's withdrawal from the First World War inflicted huge losses on the Anglo-French Entente, and Britain was bitter about it. Coupled with the fact that the ideology was different from that of the Soviet Union, Britain eventually became hostile to the Soviet Union.

After the outbreak of the Soviet-German war. Britain is the happiest. France had previously proposed that Britain abandon its prejudices and form an alliance with the Soviet Union, but Britain was adamantly opposed. Now that the Germans have invaded the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union has reached a life-and-death crisis, and Britain has only reached a symbolic agreement with the Soviet Union, but it is far from the word alliance.

This is mainly because it is no longer important for the British to be aligned with the Soviet Union at this time, and the Soviet Union and Germany are destined to be a life-and-death decisive battle. At the same time, the Soviet Union was basically unable to provide high-tech equipment and material assistance to Britain and France, and instead asked Britain and France to provide assistance to the Soviet Union. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's attitude was to destroy the Soviet Union under the pretense of Germany's hand, to let Germany and the Soviet Union consume as much as possible, and to win respite for the Anglo-French coalition forces, because the Anglo-French coalition forces barely blocked the iron hooves of the German army, but paid an extremely high price. The advanced weapons and equipment imported by Britain and France from the Chinese Empire also needed time to arrive at the front line, and it took time to equip the troops to run in, so the German army turned its focus to the Soviet Union at this time, which really helped Britain and France a lot.

Of course, Hitler knew very well the state of Britain and France, why didn't he want to directly destroy Britain and France first and then turn around and attack the Soviet Union, fighting on two fronts has always been a taboo for soldiers, Hitler knew this very well, but he had no choice. Germany's fuel consumption was increasing day by day, and its gold and foreign exchange reserves could no longer support its purchase of these energy supplies from the Chinese Empire. And American crude oil is transported to Europe through the Atlantic, and it will basically be wiped out by the British and French navies. It has even been reported that the warships of the Chinese Empire will regularly intercept US oil tankers, accusing the United States of transporting biological and chemical weapons to Europe in the name of the League of Nations, and that the detention and inspection of the ships will take 10 days and half a month or even longer, and submarines will also sneak attack US merchant ships from time to time, making it difficult for US supplies to reach Germany.

Hitler could not count on the supply of crude oil from the United States, so he had to take the risk of invading the Soviet Union.

Before the offensive was about to be launched, Hitler had said to General Paulus, commander of the 6th Army: "If I can't get oil from Mykop and Grozny, then I must end this war." ”

Germany was driven crazy by oil, so it turned its guns and attacked the Soviet Union.

In order to consume Germany as much as possible, Britain and France decided to give the Soviet Union some assistance. As a result, the Allied merchant ships were importing supplies from the Chinese Empire on the one hand, and supplying the Soviet Union through the Barents Sea on the other.

For the Soviet Union, most of its military supplies were destroyed on the Soviet-German border, and although Stalin amassed a considerable number of troops in a short period of time, he was beaten by the Germans all the way due to lack of equipment and was unable to fight back. Although the military assistance provided to the Soviet Union by the Anglo-French Entente was a drop in the pan, Stalin happily accepted it.

Since the Chinese Empire did not take a stand on the Soviet-German war, it continued to play the role of an arms dealer in World War II. In this way, the Soviet Union, which bordered the Chinese Empire, had something to rely on, and Stalin appealed to the Chinese Empire for help, hoping to import a large number of advanced weapons and equipment and strategic materials from the Chinese Empire.

However, at this moment, the Chinese Empire took advantage of the fire to loot, and the price of weapons and equipment and various materials exported to the Soviet Union was more than 20% higher than that exported to the British and French Entente countries.

At first, Stalin firmly disagreed, but soon Stalin suffered from the crushing defeat of the Soviet army at the front, and the German army gradually approached the Soviet capital, which made him so anxious that he had to accept the high price of urgent imports of weapons and equipment and military supplies from the Chinese Empire.

As a result, the gold and silver accumulated by the Soviet Union for more than 20 years of glorious development flowed into the treasury of the Chinese Empire.

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ps:\ No 1941 population data for India was found, only based on the 1951 census data of India of 366.35 million, and here this article tentatively assumes that India had a population of 300 million in 1941. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )