Chapter 159: Ready to Fly

By October 4, 1914, the war on the European continent had been going on for nine weeks.

Two weeks earlier, the Germans had lost the Battle of the Marne and had been forced to retreat from a front only fifty miles from Paris, and the German Chief of Staff Moltke Jr.'s "Settle France in six weeks" rhetoric was firmly swallowed. It is worth mentioning that during the battle, the British army threw in their secret weapon "TANK", which caused a great shock to the German army, and one of the tanks actually captured a battalion of German troops alone during the counteroffensive!

"It's 3 years ahead of history...... It seems that it is Wu Dingguo who plays a role. ”

At the group plenary meeting convened by Jingshi, Xinhua Palace, and the members who learned the news had a lot of discussions.

"History has turned the ...... upside down It can't all be blamed on Wu Dingguo, the empire has been vigorously developing aviation and armored forces for many years, and it is difficult to keep the relevant information completely secret. ”

"In this way, it is not impossible for the British side to put into practical aircraft carriers and torpedo planes three or four years ahead of history, and if the secret treaty between Britain and the United States does exist, it is very likely that the British side will transfer the relevant technology to the United States......"

"The risk has increased dramatically, ah......"

"According to investigations, the elite army units of the major belligerent countries of Britain, Germany, France and Russia have also added light machine guns and light mortars at the company level...... It is only a matter of time before the experience of the Asian-Russian war is fully used by other countries, and no one is a fool. ”

"Do you still want to go to war?"

……

"Ladies and gentlemen! Be quiet! Yang Zhengjin knocked on the table with his knuckles, and the venue suddenly fell silent.

"Please think about it, why do we have to ally with Germany, one of the colonial bandits, instead of single-handedly taking on the whole world of colonial bandits? Since we have so many advanced ideas, let's have a one-sided massacre of white bandits. ”

Zhang Zhigao slowly helped to explain: "Can't do it, our advanced concepts can only work for a while, and will soon be imitated by the other side, in essence, modern war is already a competition of industrial strength, if the industrial strength is too far apart, although our side may take advantage of some advantages in the early stage, it is inevitable to be dragged down in the end." ”

"So," Yang Zhengjin nodded, "we should have been aware of such a thing as advanced concepts being imitated by other countries, and it is on this premise that we are preparing for war!" ”

"Elder Yang is right, and I also think that there is no need to make a fuss about this, just do what you need to do as usual." Her Majesty also spoke, and some of the members who were temporarily shaken stabilized their positions a little.

As the actual presiding officer of the meeting, Yang Zhengjin bowed his head to the empress: "The next main issue is the negotiations between Britain and the United States, which are very dissatisfied with China's unilateral occupation of all the German Pacific colonies, and the confrontation of warships in the Marshall, Gilbert, and Bismarck Islands has set off a new anti-China trend in Britain and the United States. The last thing we want to see now is that Britain has realized that it is impossible to confront China and Germany at the same time, and considers that China is a greater threat than Germany, so that it will strive for peace talks with Germany, and unite the whole white world against us......"

"The key is the attitude of the United States." Zhang Zhigao emphasized: "If the United States accepts China's conditions and withdraws from the Pacific, Britain is likely to try to make peace with Germany in order to keep its Asia-Pacific colonies. ”

"In that case, the battle plan in my hand will become waste paper." Chief of General Staff Liu Bailiang said with a wry smile.

"Then why don't you raise the price so that the United States can't accept our country's conditions?" Former Prime Minister and current Justice Chancellor Mourning Blink behind his huge black-rimmed glasses, "Not only to drive them out of the Pacific Ocean, but also to allow us to build a naval base in Mexico and even share control of the Panama Canal...... In short, just force them to go berserk. ”

Secretary of Defense Hook rubbed his chin: "It is impossible for the United States to agree to withdraw from the Pacific Ocean, and they are also eager to have the interests of the South Seas and Australia, and the best evidence is that the main force of the US Navy has been assembled on the west coast." ”

Prime Minister Ma Feng, who was becoming more familiar with foreign affairs, also joined the discussion: "Indeed, it is necessary to be tough on the United States and moderate to Britain, and not to push the British too quickly, to lower their posture for the time being, and only to ask Britain to recognize our occupation of the German Pacific colonies, without mentioning other conditions, and hinting that they can consider participating in the Allied war." After all, it was the colonies of the Allied Powers that our country seized at the beginning, not the Entente, and it will take time for the other side to find out our true intentions. At the same time, it is necessary to communicate with Germany in a timely manner to prevent the German side from misunderstanding and desperation and making peace in advance. ”

"You have to be careful left and right, it......'s like walking a tightrope," Pan Guochen in the six-member group said boldly—the big guys naturally didn't bother to pay attention to his meaningless sigh.

"Speaking of which, why haven't the Germans come to us yet? The quick battle is obviously bankrupt. Zhang Yiye, who is currently the commander of the Northeast Military Region and is scheduled to be the commander of the Northeast Front Army during the war, is a little anxious.

"It's not completely bankrupt yet," Liu Bailiang put down the teacup in his hand, "Although the German army has retreated from the Marne, since mid-September, the two sides have been desperately trying to encircle each other's exposed flanks north of the Marne, and gradually extend the battle line to the North Sea coast. Now it seems that the Germans still have a chance, and there are still gaps on the front of the Anglo-French-Belgian forces. If I were the commander of the German army, I would probably have been tempted to strike at the French ports along the Pas-de-Calais, where it would be possible to complete a new flank outflank; second, it could seriously disrupt the communications of the British army, and thus have a decisive impact on the decision on whether Britain would enter the war in the future; Thirdly, it will also ensure the more effective use of submarines and the air force. ”

"However, according to historical records, the German army failed to break through the defenses of the Allied forces in the subsequent Flemish engagement, and that engagement became the last mobile engagement in the Western European theater. Hook added.

"Can the Germans work miracles? Do you want to gamble? Wu Haisong's bad habits are hard to change, and he secretly accosted Pan Shaoan beside him.

"Do you want to lose your panties too......"

"It's okay, I'll wear my wife's ......"

“……”

Zhang Yiye was still a little unconvinced: "Can we just wait for the Germans to come and beg us?" Until then, nothing can be done? ”

Liu Bailiang spread his hands: "We have done enough, if you want to see it with your own eyes, we can let you fly to Truk tomorrow, where there are now hundreds of ships ready to go." Or go to the Nanyang Volunteer Barracks in Fujian and Guangdong, where you can really understand what is called kingism and what is the liberation of Asia. ”

"I'll pick the second one." To be honest, Zhang Yiye really didn't figure out what was going on with this Nanyang Volunteers.