Finance is the blood of the economy, financial stability down, all aspects of the city will also be stable, industrial production will naturally recover, St. Petersburg is one of the largest industrial cities in Russia at this time, there are many arsenals in the city, St. Petersburg is also close to the Baltic Sea, so the shipbuilding industry is also very developed, when the tsar expanded the armament, St. Petersburg is the center of naval development.

However, Russia's main fleet has been wiped out by the Chinese fleet, and it is not easy to rebuild it, coupled with Russia's internal corruption, many half-built warships have been put on the slipway, these battleships are still the product of the influence of the idea of big ships and giant guns, Lin Yuan knew that it was useless to continue to build, so he asked the factory to disassemble these warships, and the scrap steel obtained was returned to the furnace to smelt steel, and the steel was used in the infrastructure construction of the city.

After Lin Yuan carried out industrial and agricultural reforms in St. Petersburg, he began to mobilize troops into the periphery of St. Petersburg, at this time in Estonia was the German Fifth Heavy Division, more than 10,000 infantry, 300 tanks, Lin Yuan has always focused on concentrating superior forces to fight the enemy, so he decided to mobilize two divisions to attack Estonia, and mobilize more troops to prepare for the war.

On the basis of the original First Division of the Siberian Front, Lin Yuan mobilized the Third Siberian Division into St. Petersburg, and the two armies marched together towards the border between Russia and Estonia.

On the border between Russia and Estonia, there are two lakes and one river, which have become a natural barrier on the border between the two countries, and the only way to enter Estonia from Russia is to take the northernmost town - Narva.

This town has a population of only more than 10,000 people, and most of them are engaged in the textile industry, and the commander of the five German heavy divisions is Moltke Jr., although his commander Su zhì is not as good as his uncle ** Qi, but he is also quite good, he also saw Lin Yuan's intention to transfer troops to St. Petersburg, so he ordered the troops to build fortifications in Narva and prepare for battle.

In the blink of an eye, on April 1, both sides were preparing for a decisive battle on the border line, and Moltke Jr. knew the difficulty of this battle, and personally took a train to Narva to inspect the war preparations of the heavy division.

Moltke Jr. was a dull, wooden, stern man, and his subordinates never even saw him smile, so Rudolph, the commander of the Fifth Heavy Division? When Adenauer heard that he was coming, he was a little frightened.

Moltke Jr. was full of German rigor and meticulousness, and he said directly to Adenauer: "If the Chinese army attacks, what are your chances of victory?" I want to hear the truth. ”

Adenauer pondered for a moment and said, "I estimate forty percent." ”

Little Moltke heard that Adenauer, as the commander of the first division, did not have the confidence to win, and his heart was filled with displeasure, but he did not bring it out on his face, but asked lightly: "Why?" ”

Adenauer said: "From the point of view of the soldiers, we are on a par with the Chinese army, in terms of weapons and equipment, the Chinese army has the advantage, but the biggest advantage of the Chinese army is the rear. ”

Little Moltke frowned and asked, "The biggest advantage is the rear?" What does that mean? ”

Adenauer said: "The rear of the Chinese army is now St. Petersburg, and after the reorganization of Lin Yuan's men, St. Petersburg has gradually improved, and industrial production has also recovered, and the factories there can provide the Chinese army with a lot of materials, such as fuel, ammunition, general parts for vehicles, and so on." ”

"Look at our place again, there is no heavy industry, only light industry, everything we need has to be transported from the German mainland, which will undoubtedly add great difficulties to our operations, and there are more difficult problems, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania only have low-load railways, which can only transport personnel, not large quantities of materials, and in some places there are not even roads, and we have to borrow horse-drawn carriages to transport materials."

Little Moltke frowned, and said: "Okay, I know this situation, I will report it to His Majesty the Emperor, now take me to various military facilities to have a look." ”

Adenauer nodded, and took Moltke out of the underground command post, and Moltke asked, "Has the temporary airfield been built?" ”

Adenauer replied: "The temporary airfield is the most important thing we are building, it has already been built, and now it is just waiting for our planes to come." ”

Moltke Jr. then went down to the airport under the guidance of Adenauer, and during his inspection, he instructed: "The most powerful force of the Chinese army is the air force, and the Chinese air force has extremely strong aerial reconnaissance capabilities. ”

Adenauer agreed, and Moltke asked again: "Are all the 152 mm caliber heavy guns arranged?" ”

Adenauer hurriedly said: "It has been arranged, in the mountains fifteen kilometers south of Narva, it is usually very well concealed, and only when the Chinese army attacks, will the artillery be opened and the deep area of the Chinese army will be attacked. ”

The artillery configuration of the German heavy divisions was very similar to that of the Chinese army, with large-caliber artillery equipped at the division level to strike at enemy depths, and small-caliber artillery equipped at the regimental and battalion level for tactical strikes.

Moltke nodded with satisfaction and said: "Very good, the Chinese have used their actions to tell the world, modern war is a contest of firepower, whoever has strong firepower can win on the battlefield." ”

Adenarlian claimed that Moltke the Younger had inspected the morning and in the afternoon took a train to the Latvian border with Russia, where he inspected the 4th Heavy Division, where the strict Germans were regrouping, although there was no Chinese army massed here.

In the evening Moltke stayed at the headquarters of the 4th Heavy Division, and he sent a telegram to the German Emperor Wilhelm II, saying bluntly: "Your Majesty, I propose that you should avoid war with China, your humble captain of the guard, Johannes?" Feng? Moltke. Moltke the Younger was once Wilhelm II's chief of guard, so he referred to himself as this in his informal correspondence.

In a short time, Wilhelm II called back: "Dear Chief of Guard, why do you say that? Isn't the army of our German Reich the strongest in the world? ”

Moltke Jr. replied: "Although our Imperial German Army is strong, in the battlefield of Narva, our logistical supply is at a disadvantage, and once a war starts, we are very likely to be in an extremely disadvantageous position." ”

Wilhelm II knew that Moltke Jr. was notoriously rigid and stubborn, and would not let go as long as Moltke recognized things, Wilhelm II thought twice and sent a telegram to Moltke Jr.: "Dear Chief of Guard, I agree with your proposal to delay the outbreak of war as much as possible." ”

But the situation in the world does not give them the opportunity to postpone the war!

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