"In that case, let Zhao Bin open up the posture and the US-British coalition will have a good fight in Iraq, I want to see how effective the Americans are." Ren Chao said with a smile.

"Weichen Command!" Yang Jichang responded respectfully.

"How's the war going in India?" Ren Chao then asked.

"Since November 28, when our army successfully captured Delhi, the capital of India, most of India has either been occupied by our army or declared independence, and there are currently less than 200,000 British and Indian troops left, all of which have shrunk to the southwest coast of India. General Meng Yan reported that the Indian problem could be completely resolved within two months. Yang Jichang replied respectfully.

"Hmmm! If we can successfully solve the Indian problem, then we can send 500,000 troops to support the Western Expeditionary Army. Ren Chao nodded and said.

"In the South Seas, our army has successfully landed on the Australian mainland, Australia is vast and sparsely populated, and the British now have only a few hundred thousand troops left in Australia, and they can only carry out limited supplies through the sea supply line in the South Pacific, which can be described as a successor. General Wang Jing said that it would not be long before our army could occupy Australia and New Zealand in its entirety. Yang Jichang continued.

"Hmmm! As long as our army can successfully resolve the war in the South Seas, it can dispatch millions of troops to fight the United States in the vast Pacific Ocean and force the United States to go to war on two fronts. On the whole, the shape is still developing in the direction that is beneficial to us, and I hope that Zhuqing can make persistent efforts to create a prosperous era of our Chinese Empire. Ren Chao nodded with satisfaction and said.

"Ministers, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The ministers said in unison.

After the outbreak of World War I, Russia was the first to enter the war, in which the already underdeveloped industrial base of Tsarist Russia was severely destroyed.

In 1913, the national steel production was only 4.2 million tons. The manufacturing industry and chemical industry are weak. There is no automobile manufacturing industry. Many aircraft and weapons depend on foreign countries. War. Russia imports 37% of the machine, and the self-sufficiency rate of important equipment and lathes is less than 1/3. The war weakened Russia's commercial ties with foreign countries, and imports fell sharply. In 1914~1916, although the Russian machine industry increased, most of its products were consumed by the war. According to statistics, during this period, the products of the 123 large machine manufacturing industries increased from 200.3 million rubles to 954.6 million rubles. On average, military production is growing by more than 13 times per year, while civilian production is growing by only 40 percent.

In 1916, 20% of the looms in Petrograd could not be operated. On the front line, weapons and ammunition are insufficient. 60,000 rifles were needed every month, but only 134,000 rifles were made in August~December 1914. 800 machine guns are needed per month. In the second half of 1914, a total of 860 machine guns were manufactured. Traffic and transportation are strictly blocked. Railways cannot afford to transport the tasks that have increased dramatically. In the last five months of 1916, the railroad supply of food to the army was only about 50 per cent of the demand, and it continued to decline. Some wounded soldiers did not receive food or gauze for several days. Food is scarce in Petrograd, Moscow and other industrial cities. This was especially exacerbated by the occupation of Siberia and the Urals by the Chinese Empire, making the situation in Russia much worse than it was in history.

Within the ruling class, the crisis of power tends to be superficial. Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra were desperate politically and militarily, and they relied on superstition spiritually. Case? Leaf? Rasputin (1872~1916) was introduced to the court by posing as an "immortal" or "prophet". He filled the emptiness in the hearts of the Tsar and Empress with superstition and gained their trust. Gaining power in the court, he finally manipulated the power of the royal family. In 1914~1916, under Rasputin's planning, 4 cabinet premiers, 6 interior ministers, 4 war ministers, 3 foreign ministers, 4 agriculture ministers, and 4 justice ministers were replaced. 1916 year. The ruling group was divided into a pro-German faction headed by the chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) Stiyurmel and a pro-British faction represented by Foreign Minister Sasonov. The bourgeoisie expressed its resentment at the inability of the Tsarist government to win the war and prevent the revolution from happening.

The people's living standards have continued to decline, the frontline has lost one after another, and the political situation has been turbulent. It provided fertile soil for the Russian Revolution. In May 1915, the Ivanovo-Vozneschensk workers went on strike to lower prices and raise wages. Then. Kostroma workers went on strike. At the beginning of 1916, 100,000 workers in Petrograd went on strike to commemorate "Bloody Sunday". The discontent of the vast number of peasants is also growing. Movements against donations and against the requisition of grain and horses spread all over the country. The soldiers were also affected by the revolution. In 1915, an uprising broke out against the sailors of the capital ship "Hangut" in the Baltic Sea. The oppressed nationalities in Russia also waged a struggle to safeguard their national interests and fight for national liberation. This qiē shows that the Romanov dynasty has reached the end of its rope.

At the end of 1916, the long-brewing Russian Revolution finally broke out, and a joint general strike of 300,000 people was held in the factories of St. Petersburg. The storm of revolution frightened Tsar Nicholas II, who ordered to quickly restore order to the capital by any means. The arrest of the leaders of the Bolshevik Petrograd Committee and more than a hundred other revolutionary activists provoked great outrage among the masses. They took to the streets to protest against government brutality, but were met with even more brutal repression. So the Vyborg District Party Committee, which led the strike, decided to turn the general strike into an armed uprising to overthrow the Tsarist government. The workers immediately sprang into action, storming the arsenals, seizing guns and ammunition, erecting barricades and fighting the reactionary military police. At the same time, the workers were also actively engaged in the work of winning over the army, and under the propaganda and inspiration of the workers, tens of thousands of soldiers openly stood on the side of the revolution. Together with the insurrectionary workers, they seized the Winter Palace, the Tsar's lair, and government ministries, and arrested the Tsar's ministers and generals. The uprising in the capital was completely victorious. Nicholas II was not reconciled to his defeat and immediately transferred troops from the front in an attempt to recapture the capital, but the tsarist army also mutinied under the influence of the revolution. Seeing that the tide was turning, Nicholas II was forced to abdicate in favor of his younger brother Hail. The next day, Mikhail also announced his abdication. In this way, the Romanov dynasty, which had ruled Russia for more than 300 years, completely collapsed under the storm of revolution. (To be continued......)