In March 1915, the cold land of Northern Europe was just showing a little spring.

The great counteroffensive of the Polish-German coalition began, starting from Lake Zegre, and sweeping all the way north through the 300,000 Russian troops in Poland, and Polish cities were in ruins, and the northern part of the Masovian province and the provinces of Podlasie and Warmia-Mazoo were devastated by the war, and hundreds of people were displaced.

As soon as the Germans got involved, they clearly realized that the plan would not work. Russia's strength has recovered a lot over the years, but compared to the powerful German Empire, it is not yet an opponent. Therefore, the Russian high command quickly formulated a new plan, using the coming cold winter as a cover, a large number of elite Russian troops and elite troops were withdrawn to the territory of the Russian army, and the remaining nearly 300,000 Russian troops were guarded in various cities and rivers in Poland, with a firm defense to hinder the German offensive after the spring of the next year, but also to use a solid defense to let the German army taste death.

Because the Second German Reich threw at least half a million troops into the Polish battlefield!

As it turned out, the Russians had a calculus. The German army, which had completely recovered the lost territory in Poland, had already had the idea of retreating, and they had annihilated and captured at least 200,000 Russian troops in the war, but the losses suffered by the German army themselves were not smaller than this number.

The defenders of a war are always in an advantageous position. What's more, the Russians don't care about the destruction of the city at all, and the Poles should not have the strength to clamor for revenge on Russia after the war, and only rebuilding after the war can contain all their energy.

But how could the country have succumbed to Germany without a real counterattack on the territory of Russia? Wilhelm II knew very well that you would not be able to get enough out of the Russians at the negotiating table without really hurting the Russians.

Thus, in May 1915, the Polish-German coalition forces, which had been transferred for the second time and joined part of the Polish army, began an offensive towards Belarus.

Then they smashed their heads in front of the lines that the Russians had already prepared.

The Russian defense line, which has been operating on the territory of Belarus for a while, is not comparable to those guarded positions in Poland. Deep trenches. Cannons with a caliber of less than 120mm can't hurt a single hair of people at all, and only more powerful heavy artillery with a caliber of 130~150mm can pose a certain threat to the Russian army's trench defense line.

The fortress of the Russian army standing between the positions is reinforced layer by layer with steel plates and reinforced concrete, and a 150mm heavy bullet can only hurt a layer of skin. During the tests, such a fortress required at least 500 pounds of armor-piercing bombs to be dropped at an altitude of more than 1000 meters, with a direct hit. to open the top layer that is very firm.

In this day and age, such fortifications are almost impossible to destroy. The Germans finally brought in train guns, super cannons with a caliber of more than 300mm, to pull out the nails on the position, and also broke through the first line of defense of the Russian army's border. It's just that how big the loss is, they themselves know in their hearts. The life of each barrel of the train cannon is extremely expensive, and they may not even be willing to fire in training.

According to unconfirmed gossip circulating, only this first battle. The two German train guns had two barrels replaced each.

What's more, the Russians don't have large-caliber train guns? The first battle was just caught off guard, and in the next World War II, the German train guns not only did not make a contribution, but also were injured by the Russian army's large-caliber super artillery, and the German two train guns quickly withdrew from the front line.

Then there was the change in the situation of the Ottoman war, the Southern Heavenly Kingdom, Southwest Japan, and Tokyo Japan successively declared war on the Balkan Alliance, Italy, and Austria-Hungary, and the first batch of 300,000 reinforcements had arrived in the Persian Gulf by sea, and they were involved. Once again, it brought a new twist to the Ottoman war situation.

And more and more airships, all of which were made in China, were in the hands of the Ottoman Empire and the Russians. In March, the Kingdom of Persia also announced the construction of a large airship factory in Urumiyah, near the Caucasus. This was obviously to provide the Ottomans with a large number of airships at close range.

"To force the planes of the Europeans out, the sword is the most deterrent when it is in its scabbard. The new weapons that have been unveiled are just as powerful as they are. Emperor Liu said to his son.

Emperor Xiao Liu thought so.

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Moscow, Kremlin.

Ulyanov gathered the entire leadership of Poor Party Russia together to study the three red patches on the map.

One is a line on the eastern border of Belarus. It looks very narrow, but the area will not be less than 5,000 square kilometers, the other is the border area between Poor Party Russia and Dish Cooking Russia, with an area of at least 10,000 square kilometers, and the last piece is the border between Poor Party Russia and Yan State. A piece of land that originally belonged to Yan Country also has about 10,000 square kilometers.

"The Chinese want us to attack Lviv and seize Galicia [Western Ukraine, which belongs to Austria-Hungary, as written earlier], to relieve the pressure on the Ottoman army. They got Russia to agree to cede part of Belarus to us, which is this narrow red line. It covers an area of more than 5,000 square kilometers. Then we will compensate the land here to the Russians. Ulyanov pointed to the land that belonged to poor party Russia, "In the end, the Chinese ceded part of the Yan country to poor party Russia as compensation!" ”

"The Chinese certainly have compensation for the Ukrainians, but that's not what we need to care about. The comrades who have been summoned today are here to discuss this matter, for Russia has agreed to cede the land of Belarus, and they now urgently need us to start a war with Austria-Hungary. This was beneficial not only for the Ottoman Empire, but also for St. Petersburg. "Everyone knows that the Germans are hardcore allies of Austria-Hungary.

"If the exchange of land is agreed, we will soon enter the war. It is likely that there will also be a war with the German Empire in the future. But we've also opened gaps, opened routes to outward geming. And we also have the help of the comrades of the poor Polish party......" Ulyanov was panting quickly, which showed that his mood was extremely high.

Also. Poor Party Russia has been built for more than ten years, but these people have always been tightly wrapped in place and unable to move. Moscow did not dare to go against the opinion of the Chinese, because the entire Moscow regime was built on the support of the Chinese in the early days. Even after 1905, the initial establishment of the industrial system of the poor party Russia. It is also heavily dependent on the support of China's grain, non-staple foodstuffs and light industrial products. The inclusion of poor Russia in the western trade circle of Greater China was not forcibly brought into China by China, but was sought by Moscow on its own initiative.

In this powerful economic and trade circle, poor party Russia only needs to produce all kinds of heavy industrial products, which is enough in exchange for all the needs of the whole people for survival and life. The top of the poor party in Moscow are not fools, and of course they know the harms of this. But in the face of the hostility of the West as a whole, Ulyanov and others must first develop heavy industry, so that they will have a sense of security.

Reality forced them to voluntarily put their necks into the noose held by the Chinese. Now, they can't do without this interconnected circular economy model.

So, the words of the Chinese they really can't refuse. Not to mention, this kind of adventure is full of chances for poor party Russia.

At the time of Russia's annexation of Belarus, the whole of Moscow was soaked in a sea of vinegar, and every poor party member had an undisguised sour smell on his body. St. Petersburg can annex Belarus, it can annex the three Baltic states. Even if part of Finland and Poland could be re-annexed, what could poor party Russia do?

To their north is the bitterly cold Arctic Ocean, where there are only great white bears. To the south is the coveted Ukraine, but behind Ukraine there is a big backer that Moscow cannot provoke, let alone the east, and the only hope is in the west - to cook Russia. However, the strength of Russia cannot be underestimated, and they have the support of most of Europe behind them!

The countries of Western and Central Europe saw Russia as a frontier bulwark against the idea of poor partyism. When the Great War between Russia and the Poor Party Russia began, Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy and other Central and Western European countries. Definitely come to the aid of St. Petersburg with all its might. It will be very difficult for Moscow to defeat its most formidable enemy.

Therefore, poor party Russia is a beast trapped in a desperate situation. That's why they are full of jealousy about Russia's annexation of Belarus.

Now, the Chinese have opened a crack for poor party Russia, exposing them to a ray of sunshine outside, albeit fraught with crises outside. But danger comes with opportunity. Now it's up to these poor party people to dare to fight hard!

"Comrades, the fate of the Motherland is in your hands. Agree or deny, everything comes from your own judgment. ”

"Now, vote by show of hands."

In the conference room, all the members of the Poor Party Central Committee raised their hands in unison. Like a lush grove.

Beijing, ZN Sea.

Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang, who had just received a reply from Moscow, immediately reported the news to the cabinet, and then the cabinet chief assistant entered the palace with the good news to present the emperor.

"Good!" Liu Sheng slapped his thigh excitedly. As soon as Moscow entered the war, with the small body of Austria-Hungary, could it withstand a two-front war? Franz. Sooner or later, Joseph I was going to drag the Germans into the water. Then Germany will not face St. Petersburg, but almost a complete Russia!

If Russia and the poor party Russia were truly united, they would have a group of countries that were completely superior to Germany in terms of national strength. His father, Emperor Liu had already estimated in his heart that if St. Petersburg and Moscow could complete the peaceful reunification and their national strength would not be consumed by each other, the country's combat effectiveness and war potential would far exceed that of Tsarist Russia during World War I.

Population and cold winter are the two biggest advantages of the Russians over Germany, and if war does break out, it is not impossible that the Germans may reap a crushing defeat on Russian soil.

Liu Sheng was very satisfied with Moscow's obedience and obedience, and with a stroke of his pen, he specially allocated 500 million Chinese yuan from the imperial treasury as a reward from Moscow. Then, on the material support form for the Russian counterpart, the number of 120mm guns was changed from 80 to 120 with a stroke of a pen, and the number of 150mm guns was changed from 36 to 60.

All the extra costs are paid by the royal family!

Compared with the capital of the current New Qin royal family, these are just a little money.

"I am 'dead', but China's national strength is still firmly here, and Britain and Germany dare not rush to war."

"Now the power of the Europeans is divided into two forces, one falls on the Ottoman Empire, Italy and Austria-Hungary, and the British and French behind it, all of which have invested heavily in this war. The other was caused by the attack on Poland in St. Petersburg, and the Germans were about to lose control of their domestic economy, and the Russian-Polish war gave them an excuse to intervene.

Now the influence of the Germans in Poland has greatly increased, the Polish government has reached a number of trade agreements with Germany, introduced a large number of arms and machinery materials, etc., and the Polish government has also lowered the import and export tariffs of many trade items. This left a slight room for easing the high pressure within Germany. ”

"Now the Germans continue to attack Belarus, not for the complete destruction of St. Petersburg, but for more and greater benefits. And they want to guarantee the independence of the three Baltic states.

The British did not intervene at all in this war, let alone meddle, which shows London's intentions. They are beggar-thy-neighbor and guide the Germans to release their pressure as much as possible. Abandoned interests in Poland and the Baltic coast to satisfy Germany. ”

"For us in China, in the absence of a war between Britain and Germany, the best option is to use the Ottomans to pull the forces of Britain, France and Italy in, and the Russians to trap the forces of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Let the five strong Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Italy maximize their own strength.

It was only after their explosive power in the early stages of the war was exhausted that it was our turn. ”

When Liu Xian was expanding the Ottoman War for the second time, he made his thoughts clear to his son Emperor Xiao Liu. -- Raze the United States and take Australia.

And to realize this dream, Europe must be defeated. Europeans will never watch the United States die, and without the existence of the United States, the Americas will sooner or later become the Americas of China. Canada is a vast place, but the vast majority of places have a harsh environment, it is difficult to survive a large number of residents, and there is no potential to compete with the Chinese for dominance in the Americas.

The existence of the United States is the biggest restriction on China. Although the Americans seem to be much more stable in recent years, and there is no big news about them, everyone understands that they are China's most formidable enemies and opponents on the North American continent.

"Now it's up to the poor party to perform." With the Belarusian corridor, if Moscow really has combat effectiveness, they will be able to directly seize Western Ukraine through the Belarusian corridor, and then the front will be able to directly touch Romania and Austria-Hungary.

Liu Xian firmly believes that exporting geming will be the hottest fire in the hearts of the poor party, and now he is giving Moscow a chance!

Western Ukraine, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, vast lands await them...... (To be continued.) )