The easy hunting of that mad dog certainly attracted the attention and retaliation of the Russian government, but it also made Molotov and them look up to Luo Wenying and others even more. Even with the help of some tricky things, Luo Wenying did not agree to all of them, but made a choice, only to help with some things that were beneficial to him...

Despite this, in the case that every task could be successfully completed, although not one out of ten requests might not be successful, Molotov still glanced at Luo Wenying and the others.

Even with Luo Wenying, in Molotov's eyes, he has changed from the original partner and 'ATM' to a real partner who can cooperate further.

Though...

He actually didn't trust Luo Wenying...

However, Luo Wenying doesn't need him to trust, as for those tasks, after all, Luo Wenying is just a deputy director, and his mission in Russia is only to cooperate with the Russian Communist Party and provide some assistance.

Note that they are not subordinates of the Russian Communist Party and do not need to obey the orders of the Russian Communist Party.

In addition, Luo Wenying himself can't decide certain things, so every time Molotov asks for it, in fact, Luo Wenying will find a way to contact the country and obey the domestic arrangement—————— fortunately, wireless telegraphy is still relatively safe in this era, even if the Russians know very well that there are many revolutionaries in St. Petersburg, there is no way...

It's not like in the past twenty or thirty years, you have been posting newspapers here. I'm afraid we'll already be able to determine the approximate location over there.

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Luo Wenying is more or less clear about Yan Shao's plan, after all, the Russian Communist Party has been working hard to overthrow the Romanov dynasty. Since Yan Shao asked him to give some support to the Russian Communist Party, this means that he hopes that the Romanov Dynasty can collapse, and then let the Russian Communist Party replace it—————— he doesn't understand this very well, after all, Russia had many forces to cooperate with at that time, and it is not necessarily necessary to choose the Russian Communist Party, not to mention that the Russian Communist Party may not be a good object of cooperation, and he has the same view as Katarina and others on this point.

But Yan Shao's purpose in doing this. He could still guess more or less.

"After the fall of the Romanov dynasty, take the opportunity to reap enough benefits..."Extinguishing the cigarette in his hand, Luo Wenying's gaze was a little deep.

In his opinion. This is the most likely, and...

"If the Romanov dynasty really falls, then the Far East will be empty, and by that time the Trans-Khingan Mountains, which had been lost in the former Qing Dynasty, will be easily recovered. There is also Vladivostok in the Outer Khingan Mountains. Even Sakhalin is..."Thinking of this, Luo Wenying frowned slightly.

Because at this time Sakhalin did not belong to Russia, at least not all of it, to be exact, almost half of Sakhalin belonged to Japan, and this situation originated from the Russo-Japanese War. In 1858 and 1860, Tsarist Russia forced the Qing government to sign the unequal Sino-Russian Treaty of Aihun and the Sino-Russian Treaty of Peking, ceding more than 100,000 square kilometers of Chinese territory, including Sakhalin Island, to Tsarist Russia. Since then, Sakhalin has completely separated from China, both de jure and in practice.

But before that. Japan had already waged a long struggle with Russia on Sakhalin, which predated the signing of the treaty. Later, wait until May 7, 1875. Japan and Tsarist Russia signed the "Sakhalin Kuril Islands Exchange Treaty," in which Tsarist Russia gave Japan the northern part of the Kuril Islands in exchange for Japan's sovereignty over Sakhalin. Japan, on the other hand, announced that it would completely renounce its sovereignty over Sakhalin Island and that the whole island would be under the administration of Tsarist Russia.

In 1869, after the signing of the Treaty of Nebuchu, the Russians, seeing that the Qing Dynasty had no garrison on Sakhalin, began to send soldiers and prisoners to form an expeditionary military government to Sakhalin, and to fight fiercely against the local natives and the Japanese forces that occupied the south. However, after the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, due to the defeat of Russia, Japan occupied the entire territory of Sakhalin Island in 1905, which was also the first time that Japan completely unified the entire territory of Sakhalin, but on September 5, 1905, according to the "Peace of Portsmouth" after the Russo-Japanese War, Tsarist Russia ceded the area south of Sakhalin Island south of 50 degrees north latitude to Japan, and kept the northern part of it.

So even if there is really any change in Russia, the Nationalist government can only take back Sakhalin at most, and even consider whether Japan will occupy the northern part of Sakhalin in advance...

If that is the case, we will need to consider the possibility of a conflict with Japan.

At least in Luo Wenying's opinion, it would be absolutely unwise to enter into a conflict with Japan at this time, after all, Sakhalin itself is very desolate and unproductive, and has historically belonged to the Russian penal colony, and it is indeed very suitable for the exile of prisoners.

And if Russia really changes, or even collapses, China can take the opportunity to take back the Trans-Khingan Mountains or even occupy some more land, and there is no need to entangle a Sakhalin Island with Russia...

Of course, this is just Luo Wenying's own opinion, as for what Yan Shao will think, he doesn't know what to say...

"But the president shouldn't back down, according to his character, if it really comes to that point, he will definitely prepare for a possible conflict, and if he doesn't make it, he may even have a direct fight with the Japanese, and then take back the southern part of Sakhalin Island, which is not impossible..." After following Yan Shao for so many years, he still knows Yan Shao well, and he knows very well that Yan Shao is really likely to do this, although he ......... In his opinion, it may not be wise to do so...

As for whether there will be changes in Russia, this Luo Wenying has never been worried, because...

One has to look at the hungry people on the streets to see that all they need is a spark. Of course, if the Russian army can get some good news on the front line, it may be able to reverse the situation, after all, the Russian people are opposed to the Romanov dynasty. One of the most important reasons was the incompetence of the tsar, as a result of which the Russian army was defeated at the front ...

Victory is not a panacea, and it is impossible to cure all diseases. But at least it can give the people more patience and patience, so that they can endure until victory comes.

But you can lose a streak or something...

What's more, there are still revolutionary parties such as him and Molotov in Russia, and if they want Mars, they can make a lot of them at any time, so there is really no need to worry about the problem of Mars, what really needs to be worried is how to bring the Russian Communist Party to power. After all, the strength of the Russian Communist Party in this area is really not very good.

Of course, at this time, Yan Shao did not say to Luo Wenying that he wanted to let the Russian Communist Party take power, but as long as he thought that Yan Shao actually asked him to only help the Russian Communist Party. Without helping the other revolutionary parties, it is clear which forces the Nationalist government will need help in the future...

Although he did not think that it was a good idea to support the Russian Communist Party, the lackeys did not need their own ideas, so since the order had been issued from above. He has only the share of obedience. Let alone...

"The President is not a shallow and ignorant person, since he only asked me to help the Russian Communist Party, it means that he still thinks that their presence is beneficial to the country even though he knows about the Russian Communist Party, in that case, why should I bother with such a heart..."

Although Luo Wenying is not full of admiration for Yan Shao like ordinary young people, she also knows that maybe Yan Shao will make mistakes in some things, but this matter is too obvious. The possibility of Yan Shao being dizzy for a while basically does not exist, so the only reason for this is that Yan Shao has his own ideas. In this way, Luo Wenying naturally has nothing to worry about...

It's just that...

Looking through the window and looking at the hungry Russian people outside the window, although Luo Wenying had expected the arrival of the revolution, she never thought that this revolution would come so quickly...

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As time passed, the climate gradually became colder.

China is nothing, after all, except for some special areas, the domestic geography is still relatively southerly than Europe, even in the cold north, the air is also very dry, unless there are special circumstances, otherwise as long as you wear thicker, there is no big problem in outdoor activities.

What's more, there is no need to fight in China at present, most of the people are hiding at home 'hibernating', even if they have to go out for work and other reasons, they only walk some way, and continue to hibernate after arriving at the company or factory, only some special occupations, which need to work in a cold climate.

Fortunately, after years of hard work, most cities in China have begun to lay heating facilities, although only in some new buildings, but it is quite good. The rest of the money was also brought up by the government to get some cheaper coal, so that the people could live a warmer year...

However, the situation in Europe is obviously much worse than at home.

After several months of hard work, the expeditionary force has reached as many as 500,000 troops in Europe and more than 100,000 in the Middle East, and the combined strength of the two has exceeded 650,000.

Although this figure was still 150,000 compared with the 800,000 promised by Yan Shao at the beginning, the Entente did not say much about it. Because, according to some Allied officials in China, although the Chinese government did not exert all its efforts in mobilization, at least it was not lazy.

With China's own foundation, although it has made a lot of money because of the European war, if it mobilizes 800,000 at a time, it will still hurt the fundamentals. Therefore, the government of the state and society chose to take it step by step, that is, little by little.

As far as possible, the forces pledged to the Entente were pooled without compromising the government's finances. Naturally, this is definitely not as good as a thorough mobilization, in fact, if you really want to mobilize, let alone 800,000, even 8 million is fine. After more than three years, the Nationalist government's rule over the provinces of the country became relatively strong, and the identity card system and reserve system were also promoted very smoothly.

With China's population and the number of young and strong people in the country, if necessary, there is no pressure at all to mobilize eight million—————— provided that Yan Shao finds enough weapons and instructors and officers...

Then, just as the Entente officials, such as Zhu Erdian and others, reported to Europe, perhaps Yan Shao did not do his best, because with the population of China, 30,000 or 40,000 people per province, 800,000 a month can be mobilized, and it is effortless. But. Taking into account itself, at least China does not use any excuse for procrastination and laziness ...

Ultimately...

Although China is a belligerent country, Europe is still too far away from China after all...

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Although the distance between China and Europe. As a result, China is not very interested in sending troops to Europe, or at least increasing its troops in Europe, but after the size of the expeditionary force in Europe reaches 500,000, the responsibility of the expeditionary force will also increase.

On all fronts of the Somme, the officers and men of the expeditionary force could clearly see the scene of the expeditionary force fighting together with the Allied forces.

Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the coalition forces, the Battle of the Somme ended in failure. Because after entering the fall. The climate began to deteriorate, and the fighting gradually subsided due to continuous rain and muddy roads. By November, it had come to a complete halt, and the two sides had re-entered a stalemate on the Western Front, which, naturally, also suffered from the officers and soldiers on the front.

After all, the climate on the battlefield is cold and damp. Plus low temperatures. It was an absolute torture for the soldiers who hid in the trenches.

But...

It's a good thing not to continue to fight hard, although it is indeed torture in the trenches, but at least it is better than giving up your life on the battlefield. On the Western Front, because the expeditionary force had already assumed greater responsibility, the officers and men of the expeditionary force could only hide in the trenches like the British and French...

In fact, despite this battle, Fu Xi and Haig and Cai Ye did not achieve the expected goal. There were extremely heavy casualties, but in fact the Germans suffered no less casualties. Moreover, it paid the lives of many junior officers, which also seriously damaged the combat effectiveness of the German army.

In fact, on the Somme, the British, French, and expeditionary forces, despite their bravery, superior equipment, and good command, were unable to withstand machine-gun fire, which was often deployed in defensive areas several kilometers deep and constituted crossfire. In the almost continuous four-and-a-half-month offensive, the coalition forces advanced only 61 kilometers. Air combat operations have also been widely used in warfare.

Just as the Germans used poison gas in the Battle of Ypres the previous year, the British and German forces were premature in their use of the tanks sold to them. In both cases, the user did not anticipate the power of the new weapon and was not prepared to take advantage of its effects. The German defenses were extremely successful, especially with some anti-tank equipment secretly provided to them by Yan Shao, but the constant counter-attacks proved to be greater than the casualties of the Allied troops. The Battle of the Somme resulted in the loss of the German army at the Command Palace at the Grassroots Level, and the army has been in decline ever since.

However, although the losses of the Germans were large, in fact, the losses of the coalition forces were not small, and the purpose of the campaign was not achieved, so it is difficult to say that the coalition forces were victorious.

Of course, despite the defeat of the coalition forces at the Battle of the Somme, at least the Battle of Verdun was won ...

In fact, after the outbreak of the Battle of the Somme, there were already very few battles in the Verdun direction, because the Germans were incapable, because they had already transferred a considerable part of their forces to the Somme direction, and the German army was also changed to Paul because of the commander? Feng? Hindenburg and Erich? Ludendorff has made a big change, leaning more on the defensive than on the offensive compared to the past.

So although the Verdun direction is not over yet, in fact, it is already over ...

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The White House of the United States, because the war has never burned to the United States, so compared with the European side, the atmosphere in the United States is obviously much quieter, especially after the large orders from Europe, although the United States is still in a relatively primitive capitalist stage at this time, and the exploitation of workers is also very serious, but at least with a large number of orders, the lives of the workers are still somewhat improved.

Therefore, just like many capitalists in China who are grateful for this war, there are also many leaders in the United States who are grateful for this damned war that has taken an untold number of lives.

As for the war that took place in Europe, although many Americans lamented his cruelty, ......... That's it.

Just like the Chinese people of later generations, when they look at the conflicts that occur abroad, at most they are not sick and moan, but in fact, in their opinion, these are too far away from them, so no matter how cruel they are, what does it have to do with them?

At the end of the day, they're happy with the neutral environment they are in...

After all, the European powers are in the midst of a bloody war. Although China and Japan are threats in Asia, their navies are not as good as the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. is now more secure than ever...

Of course. This is just for ordinary Americans, but at this time these Americans do not know what to do, and in the eyes of those high-ranking people in the US government, this war is not very far away from them...

"Now is the right time..."

Sitting across from Wilson, Thomas? Michelle whispered to him.

"After the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Verdun, Britain, France, Germany and Russia were exhausted, and the losses of the Chinese were not large. But after all, it is too far away from Europe, and its own industry is also in the process of improving, so it is simply not able to provide more support to Europe. Now is the most suitable time for us to intervene, otherwise if we wait until the war is about to end or is about to end, we will not be able to reap even the slightest benefit..."

"What's more—" Thomas smiled. "We've got such a good card to play right now—" said Thomas, looking at a piece of information on the table in front of Wilson.

Look at the intelligence in front of you. Wilson was silent, but he had the same look of approval on his face.

Since the outbreak of the war, the Germans have often engaged in unlimited submarine warfare, but since the outbreak of the Lusitania incident, the German military has suspended unlimited submarine warfare for fear of the United States entering the war. However, due to the growing public protests against food shortages in Germany, the government decided to resume unrestricted submarine warfare in early 1917. According to German calculations, a naval blockade with warships and submarines would force Britain out of the war within six months. And it will take a year for the United States to have an impact on the war on the Western Front.

With the Lusitania in front, the Germans restarted unrestricted submarine warfare. The United States already has enough reasons to go to war, but as the Germans say, even if the United States decides to enter the war, it will take enough time...

However, this alone may not make the American people make up their minds.

Unless, they have a stronger card to come up with, like the one in front of Wilson...

'Zimmerman Cipher'

In fact, in counter the growing hostility of the United States, German diplomats began to negotiate covert alliances between Germany, Mexico, and Japan. Was a copy written by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, Arthur? On January 16, 1917, Zimmermann addressed a letter to the German ambassador to Mexico, Heinrich Brown. Feng? Encrypted telegram sent by Ekadette. The contents of the telegram suggested a military alliance with Mexico against the United States, but it was intercepted by the British Office No. 40.

The British had always hoped that the United States would intervene in the war and help the Allies win the war, and it was natural to get such a secret telegram, and they handed it to the American government almost as soon as they got it.

In fact, at this time, the Germans had not yet resumed unrestricted submarine warfare, and the Americans were able to learn about this from the telegram.

And for those in the U.S. government who are eager to go to war, this secret message is undoubtedly a magic weapon that will allow the United States to intervene in this war.

It's just that...

Although Wilson was more inclined to intervene in the war, Wilson's advisers on the side suggested. "It is indeed more advantageous for us to enter the war now, and we, as a new force, can also play an overwhelming role on the Western Front when both sides are exhausted, but ......... It is winter now, and both the Entente and the Central Powers have entered a state of armistice, if we wait for a while, it will not take long, only one or two months, two or three months, and when the weather warms up and the Entente and the Central Powers are in conflict again, can we get more benefits..."

"And if we announce our intervention now, maybe the coalition forces will not be able to advance on the Western Front, waiting for us to arrive or provide support before launching an attack, if so, wouldn't it..."

However, hearing the adviser's words, Wilson's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but agree with it in his heart.

Indeed, although even if the United States enters the war now, it will take almost a year to really send troops to Europe, but if they announce it now, the morale of the coalition forces will definitely be uplifted, which is inevitable, but it is difficult to guarantee that the coalition forces will be relatively 'lazy' on the Western Front...

That's right, it is unrealistic to expect the United States to provide a large number of troops in the short term, but if the troops cannot be provided, there is always no problem with equipment, right?

What's more, as mentioned earlier, although the Entente and the Allies suffered heavy losses in this war, China's losses were not very good, if the Entente proposed a solution that could solve the problem of troops in a short period of time if the United States provided equipment to arm China, and then China provided troops, then...

Of course, Wilson did not think that the Nationalist government would agree to such an approach, because he knew very well that in fact, those Chinese, like him, were happy to see the Europeans fight to the death, and would not help at all...

Of course, Wilson was wrong about this, if Britain and France promised that these equipment would also be owned by China after the war, Yan Shao would still be willing to help, after all, someone will assemble troops for you for nothing, this kind of good thing can't be asked for...

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After some meetings, the Americans quickly made a decision, that is, although the German telegram had fallen into their hands, this telegram would not be published for the time being, and they planned to wait until the right time to publish it, and as for the right time, it was naturally when the climate warmed and Britain, France and Germany began to fight to the death on the Western Front again...

However, although they did not intend to participate in the war immediately, the Americans were actually very angry at the Germans' telegram, which was stirring up trouble on their doorstep.

If the Mexicans really follow the telegram, even if Mexico's strength is not comparable to that of the United States, it will cause them some problems.

Therefore, in the course of the meeting, Wilson, Thomas and others also reached an agreement, that is, as soon as Germany announced the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare, the United States would immediately announce the severance of diplomatic relations with Germany.

Naturally, it is absolutely impossible for the United States to break off diplomatic relations, such as Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and other Latin American countries will also follow —————— severance of diplomatic relations with Germany.

You must know that these countries did not have this idea at all before, but now they suddenly have such a hand, saying that without the influence of the Americans, I am afraid that no one will believe it...

What happened after that, just as the Americans expected, the Germans announced the resumption of submarine warfare, as written in the telegram, and then the measures taken by the Americans were also as decided at the meeting, immediately announcing the severance of diplomatic relations with Germany, followed by the small partners who had already contacted Lu.

But when exactly the telegram was announced and the war with the Germans was launched, is this ...

It's time to discuss it a little... (To be continued......)