Chapter 284: The Profound Impact of the Revolution

In this era, no one understands better than Fang Jianxiong that what will happen in Russia in the future will have a profound impact on the world pattern. As a member of the Entente, it is natural for the Chinese leaders, who have already sent troops to Europe, to pay attention to the internal political turmoil of the "allies".

Europe is still fighting fiercely, and the eyes of the Chinese leaders are fixed on Russia on the map, and their minds are full of countless ideas and means. As the largest neighbor on land, Russia is bound to become China's biggest threat at some point in the future, no matter how you look at it. In other words, the traditional threat from the north in China is the biggest threat, and it still is.

When Zhao Yu met Fang Lang at the door, the two spy leaders nodded to each other, but they had no intention of communicating.

Nowadays, the division of labor between the two intelligence departments is different, but there is a lot of competition in secret. On the surface, the military intelligence bureau mainly focuses on military intelligence, but in fact, the political and military departments are not separated, and the vast majority of the two intelligence departments overlap.

Interestingly, neither of these two intelligence chiefs is married. Although they are not short of women, they just don't get married.

While the two of them waited silently, they were both smoking non-stop, and it seemed that the taste of this cigarette was very good and fascinating.

When the footsteps came, the two of them invariably snuffed out the cigarette butts and tidied up their clothes. Appearing at the corner of the corridor was Lu Bicheng, who had an elegant posture, smiled at the two and nodded, "Fu Shuai, please Director Zhao go in first." ”

Zhao Yu took a step forward expressionlessly, and nodded towards Fang Lang before leaving. The competition between the two departments is fierce in private, but there is one thing that Zhao Yu grasps very well, that is, he will never let these competitions surface. Fang Lang seems to be a person with no heart, and people and animals who smile all day long are harmless, but you have to take it seriously. That's you're stupid. As far as Zhao Yi knows, all the members of the entire cabinet are surrounded by Fang Lang's people, and eighty percent of them are women. These women appear in various guises, enter the homes of these ministers, and are characterized by being young and beautiful, very favored, good at socializing, and so on.

In contrast, Zhao Yi did not touch it in this regard. Turn. Fang Lang did a good job, that is, he did not touch the interior of the Wehrmacht. The two intelligence services have their own bottom lines. The fiercest competition between the two intelligence services is still abroad. The advantage of the MIA is in Japan, and the advantage of the CIA is in the United States. Other countries. The two departments are about the same.

"How much do you know about Russia?" Fang Jianxiong was straightforward, and the actual meaning was very clear, that is, to ask about the penetration and depth of Russia. For the future development of Russia, Fang Jianxiong knew very well in his heart that the red regime was strict in terms of organization, and it could be said that it was difficult to infiltrate.

"Fushuai, our development in Russia is not very good. In that country, the Chinese were very resistant. ”

For this answer, Fang Jianxiong was somewhat disappointed. This is inevitable due to differences in skin tone. It is inherently difficult for Chinese to carry out intelligence work in Europe and the United States.

"Russia is mired in civil strife, and this is an opportunity. The external work of the Military Intelligence Bureau, especially the intelligence work of Russia, must be paid attention to and strengthened in all aspects. You know better than me what to do. Start today. Every month I have to see a summary of intelligence and reports on Russia. Let's go down! ”

Fang Jianxiong waved his hand lightly, and Zhao Yu retreated. Lean back in your chair. Fang Jianxiong felt a headache, which was the sequelae of excitement. The interweaving of Russia's civil strife and World War I was the best opportunity for China to regain the territory lost at the end of the Qing Dynasty. But the timing is fraught with uncertain complications. It is clear that if a separate agreement is concluded with the Red regime in the future, it will inevitably be opposed by the entire Western world. If force is adopted, it will inevitably lead to a long-term war, even if it is only a local war, and it will also be a huge burden for China, which is still developing.

When Fang Lang came in, Fang Jianxiong was still thinking deeply, and when Lu Bicheng put down the teacup, he noticed the person who came in.

"Tell me about Russia, shall we?" Fang Jianxiong sat up straight, picked up the teacup, and smiled at Lu Bicheng. Lu Bicheng retreated, Fang Lang took out his cigarette and said with a smile: "Fu Shuai, please allow me to smoke." ”

"Smoke, it's all your own brothers, don't be restrained." Behind Fang Jianxiong's harmony is his huge power. Fang Lang understood this very well, so in front of Fang Jianxiong, he would do some things that seemed to be second-hand, but such a thing just reflected Fang Lang's identity as a member of the Fang family.

"In the past two years, our trading company has done a lot of business with the Russians, and by taking advantage of this relationship, we have basically built a small intelligence system. There are not many people, there are more than 130 people in Russia, all of them are Russians, and the level is not high. According to the intelligence feedback from the Russian side, the analysis department made a report that the mainstream of Russian thought is now constitutionalism. As a result of World War I, Russia's economy basically collapsed, and there was a strong anti-war sentiment throughout the country. In the future, the Russian political forces who advocate an armistice will win the support of the officers and men of the Russian army. So far, that's all for now. The future development of Russia remains to be further observed. ”

When Fang Lang reported, Fang Jianxiong had no expression, his hands crossed in front of him and looked at the other side. Fang Lang was a little nervous when he was looked at by this seemingly calm but actually penetrating gaze, subconsciously added his lips, thought about it and said: "In recent years, a new trend of thought has emerged in Russia, and it has spread rapidly. This time the Russian Revolution played no small role in this new force. According to our analysis, this new force has not been enough to influence the political situation in Russia so far. According to investigation, one of the leaders of this force is called Vladimir? Ilyich? Ulyanov, currently in Switzerland. ”

Hearing this name, Fang Jianxiong's brows furrowed slightly, raised his chin slightly, and interrupted Fang Lang: "It's not easy for you to notice this person. Now should be an opportunity to send someone to him. There are also Trotsky and Stalin, both of whom must be targeted. ”

"Fu Shuai, there is a little doubt about the humble position, why don't you pay more attention to Kerensky?"

"Mensheviks? Inevitable loser, what is there to pay attention to? Execute the order! Fang Jianxiong said and waved his hand, signaling Fang Lang to retreat. Fang Lang didn't understand it too much, why did Fu Shuai judge like this? Due to the blind obedience of the other party's Jianxiong, Fang Lang still decided to carry out this instruction without hesitation, instead of asking what was right and wrong. When he thought about it carefully, he quickly realized a problem, and on these issues of the overall situation of the world, Fu Shuai's judgment was not wrong.

April 1917 of this time and space has come, and the historical process of parallel time and space has undergone considerable changes. The first was that Russia's military power suffered a heavy blow in the second half of 1916. The Germans were able to quietly transfer thirty divisions from the Eastern Front back to the Western Front in advance, a move that the Allies did not find out.

The spring offensive of the French army was huge, concentrating sixty infantry divisions of the French army, launched a fierce offensive in the direction of Reims and Verdun. The German Fifth Army responded calmly, using strong fortifications to continuously deplete the strength of the French army.

The fierce French attack lasted for a month and a half, and paid a huge price of 150,000 casualties, and the results were not obvious. Especially in Verdun, the main direction of attack, the French army did not recover even a single battery, and crossed the Meuse River ten times, all of which were stubbornly beaten back by the Germans. The "infantry tank", which was pinned on by the French army, played a role in the actual combat process was not very obvious, and the German army, which had been prepared for a long time, easily penetrated the frontal armor of the French tank with a modified 70-mm direct-fire gun. On the 50-kilometer-long front, a large number of French tanks were destroyed, and in the later stages of the battle, the French army could not send many tanks. It was not that the tanks could not be built to keep up with the attrition, but that the French soldiers refused to attack.

This infantry tank, due to its slow moving speed, was easily killed by German direct-fire guns, and was called the "iron coffin" by the French soldiers, who refused to operate this tank on the battlefield.

In the spring of 1917, the great events that took place in the world were not only the Russian Revolution, but also the declaration of the United States to enter the war on April 6. It is also interesting that the United States declared war only on Germany. Because the pretext for the declaration of war by the United States was that the unrestricted submarine warfare of the German Navy posed a great threat to the US Navy and merchant ships.

The declaration of war by the United States on Germany undoubtedly led to a huge tilt in the balance of war. The entire pattern of the world war has fundamentally changed because of the entry of the United States into the war.

The declaration of war by the United States also accelerated the implementation of the German military plan codenamed "Typhoon", which was led and formulated by Ludendorff, deputy chief of the German General Staff, and revised accordingly in accordance with the changes in the United States' entry into the war. The original strategic goal was to encircle and annihilate the French First Army in the Reims direction, and after breaking through the French defenses, turn to a war of movement.

The advance of the French spring offensive disrupted the German army's campaign deployment. When the United States entered the war, the German government was well aware of the consequences of the United States' entry into the war. So he asked the German General Staff to draw up a plan to defeat the Anglo-French forces before the large-scale landing of American troops in Europe.

In accordance with this request, the General Staff of the German Army urgently adjusted the campaign plan and gave it the name "Typhoon". Interestingly, the name of the battle Typhoon comes from Bob's mouth.

The "Typhoon" campaign was carried out in two truncated parts, the first stage of which was a stubborn defense that consumed the French army. To this end, the Germans withdrew their elite Fifth Army from the defensive line and replaced it with other units. The Fifth Army was given a month's rest to launch a powerful counterattack to break through the French line of Soissons while the French attack was weak. The second phase was a tank assault campaign, in which the Germans would concentrate 600 tanks and march along the road towards Paris after the Suissons line had been breached.