Historically, due to repeated defeats and other reasons, such as the continuous strike movement in the country, Germany had no way to continue fighting, and in the end Germany had no choice but to negotiate peace with the Entente and other countries.

But even so, Germany could not allow unconditional surrender, after all, after defeating Soviet Russia and encapsulating a large area of land from Soviet Russia, Germany still has relatively strong strength. What is particularly important is that Germany at that time not only solved the Soviet Union, but also its troops stayed in Belgium and other countries, and the battle line remained in northern France.

The war seemed to be on a huge scale, with countless casualties on each side, but in fact the flames of war never reached Germany.

In other words, Germany may not have the ability to win, but it definitely has the ability to fight.

Therefore, although peace was being sought, the Germans at the time saw a treaty without land reparations or territorial gains as suicidal suicide. Thus, Germany at that time was building a demand for the reservation of the Belgian territory she occupied.

Of course, at the time, Ludendorff asserted that the peace demanded by the Entente would be no different from a Dragu-style treaty. However, the German people did not believe in his theory, but in Wilson's Fourteen Points of Peace. The socialists, liberals, and the SPD were already prominent democrats in Germany before the war, and the Entente promised peace and peace to restore German sovereignty later, and won the unanimous approval of these parties and strongly supported the armistice.

In the end, it turned out that Ludendorff was right.

The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the government of the Weimar Republic after the end of the World War. It was considered extremely harsh, and it was not at all what the German people had expected in the first place.

Of course, none of the above matters. What really matters is that as the war becomes hopeless and there is no reason to continue, talk of peace talks in Germany is gradually rising, and it is very likely that the Allies will be victorious without the need for any further war.

However, as the news of the contradictions between China and other countries came out, the voice of peace in Germany gradually subsided, and was replaced by the voice of the main war. Then the German minister began to enter and leave the presidential palace. The news of frequent meetings with important Chinese military and political officials has also made Britain and the United States and other countries uneasy.

More measures against China? Britain and the United States and other countries have not thought about it, for example, the more than 600,000 expeditionary forces that are now in France, from a certain point of view. Aren't they more than 600,000 hostages?

But considering the possibility of forcing them to oppose China, they eventually dismissed this idea.

Moreover, this is a well-trained army of more than 600,000 people, not more than 600,000 pigs, with many light and heavy weapons in their hands, including pistols, rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, light and heavy machine guns, and even artillery of various calibers. If you really turn your face. Even if the coalition forces were able to wipe out the more than 600,000 expeditionary forces, I am afraid that the French hinterland would be reduced to ruins, not to mention the Germans who were eyeing them around.

Especially after Yan Shao himself donated 100 million pounds, and at the same time donated almost 700 million Chinese dollars in China, the Nationalist government now has more than 170 million pounds of funds in its hands, which is enough to support any military action of the Nationalist government in Russia, and this qiē also made Britain and the United States and other countries understand Yan Shao's determination in this matter.

At the same time, after losing the method of financial blackmail, Britain and the United States and other countries no longer have the means to effectively control China...

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Although there are quite a few radicals in the country who feel it. Just withdraw from the Entente, they don't need to shed blood for the war of the whites at all. As for the colonies in the Middle East???

Now that the Outer Northeast has been regained and the Wehrmacht is marching towards Central Asia and Siberia, do they need to care about those 'wastelands'? ―――――― fact this is the reason why the Entente did not threaten Yan Shao in those places in the Middle East, after all, it is notoriously only sand, and nothing else.

And as long as you look at the map, just compare a few places in Central Asia and the Middle East, normal people will know how to choose, not to mention that there is a much larger Siberia next to it...

But they didn't know that if they really threatened Yan Shao with a few places in the Middle East, maybe Yan Shao would really hesitate a lot...

After all, it is the most oil-rich region in the world, and even if it is added to Central Asia or Siberia, and compared with the Middle East, Yan Shao can't tell which side is more important.

Theoretically, of course, Siberia, not to mention Central Asia.

But considering the importance of oil to a country over the next 100 years...

Ahem, it's really a bad choice.

However, although the radicals in the country strongly demanded to withdraw from the Entente, after Yan Shao came forward to claim that he would not withdraw, this rhetoric subsided.

At the same time, in the north-west, in Central Asia and Siberia, the 1st Army Group, which was advancing continuously, was also greatly boosted by news from the rear.

Those soldiers who had studied in the army and already knew what a country and a nation were, while feeling indignation at Britain and the United States and other 'imperialist powers', also strengthened their determination to take the entire north and fight for a breath...

On the other hand, looking at the money that had been raised, Yan Shao and the others were also relieved.

In fact, the amount of donations raised this time was somewhat unexpected by Yan Shao, although they also knew very well that after 5 years of recuperation, the people more or less had some savings, but they thought that the private donations could reach up to two or three hundred million at most, but they didn't expect that there could be so many 700 million, which was indeed a big surprise to Yan Shao, but they almost crooked Liang Shiyi's mouth―――――― days pitiful, since he became the Minister of Finance, Except for the fact that Yan Shao had more money when he borrowed 100 million pounds at the beginning, the government's finances were in deficit almost every year in the years that followed.

I make a lot of money every year, but I only spend more.

Although he also protested to Yan Shao, the final result............... As long as you see that the country's money is still not being spent, it seems that you can see what the result is.

That's because of this. Liang Shiyi's hair was almost gray.

But nowadays...

He seemed to be able to breathe a sigh of relief...

1.7 billion, such a large amount of money, not to mention bearing the military expenditure this time. It doesn't matter if it's more. Having said that, looking at the hungry wolf-like eyes of other departments, Liang Shiyi still saved the money early, so as not to be taken away by them―――――― although Liang Shiyi also knew very well that this money always had to be spent, but even if it could be later, it would be good for Liang Shiyi...

On the other hand, though. Liang Shiyi also felt a little strange in his heart, because he couldn't understand why this mobilization could get such a big effect.

Not surprising either. First of all, 5 years of recuperation and recuperation has indeed allowed the people to have a lot of savings, at least for the vast majority of ordinary people, it is no problem for a family to donate a piece.

On the other hand. Yan Shao also did not adopt the usual methods in the past. For example, send government officials down there to ask for money from door to door. It is indeed highly efficient to donate money in this way, but it is more likely that it is being filled by local officials.

Yan Shao's method is to form one or more relevant groups from various departments in the province or city to patrol and collect donations in the city and in the countryside...

Moreover, it is of a resource nature, so even if there is a situation where there is some pocket-filling, the probability of it will be much smaller than that of letting the local officials themselves do it.

In addition, today's national government has great appeal. Now it's not about doing anything else, it's about expanding the territory. Many people who have benefited from Yan Shao have a kind of reporting mentality.

In addition, the mobilization of local entrepreneurs and landlords by departments at all levels ―――――― to be honest, the common people are indeed very active, but the bulk of it is these entrepreneurs and landlords who donate the most.

This is also something that can't be helped, after all, for ordinary people, a dollar is almost equivalent to one-third of a month's income. And what about an entrepreneur or a landlord? If the scale is a little larger, I'm afraid even if it's 1,800 yuan.

Especially after the European War, the domestic industry and commerce have developed rapidly, and these businessmen have benefited a lot, as a result, many entrepreneurs have even come up with 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of donations, although the specific number is certainly not comparable with Yan Shao, but considering various other reasons, this is already very considerable.

By the way, among the people who donated the most, there was Zhang Jian.

After learning that he wanted to donate, Zhang Jian not only took the initiative to take out half of the month's salary, but also took out 500,000 yuan from his own Dasheng company, and also mobilized many shareholders in his company.

More than 700 million, although it may seem scary, but it is not impossible.

And unlike usual, in the past, most of this kind of fundraising was semi-compulsive, and the people were by no means willing to donate when they donated, but this time, they were very active, and even many officers and soldiers of the army sneaked out of the barracks and went to the city to donate their military salaries for this month―――――― anyway, the troops were in charge of food and housing, and if they did not have the habit of going to a brothel, it basically did not cost much.

And this enthusiasm has also shocked many Chinese and foreigners...

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Outside Yekaterinburg, although the defenders in the city had blown up all the railways along the way, the first, second, and fifth legions led by Cai Ye finally gave the defenders in the city a soldier with their legs and limited car wheels...

In order to be able to take this city on the Eurasian dividing line at one time, Cai Ye did not rashly launch an attack, but waited for the follow-up troops and heavy equipment, especially large-caliber heavy artillery.

In the end, after many days of waiting, the vanguard finally waited for the follow-up artillery unit, as well as a series of news from the country...

After learning that Yan Shao had donated 100 million pounds and that the domestic people had also donated more than 700 million Chinese dollars, Cai Yi, who felt that the military heart was available, was not waiting for a small part of the artillery to be in place, so he took advantage of the opportunity of the military heart to launch a fierce assault on Yekaterinburg...

The artillery units of three corps and thousands of artillery pieces turned Yekaterinburg into flames in an instant―――――― Cai Ye was not naïve enough to think that this place could be captured like the towns in front of him. Because the secret service has already sent some news back, let's say that Kolchak has sent a considerable part of his troops back, and Soviet Russia has tacitly entered into an armistice with Kolchak. It is quite possible that Kolchak will also return to Yekaterinburg with the remaining nearly 200,000 troops.

At present, the troops in Cai Ye's hands, excluding the Third Army Corps, which is sweeping Kazakhstan, and the Fourth Army Corps, which is responsible for the security of the rear railway line, are only more than 300,000 in total.

Although these more than 300,000 troops, even ordinary C divisions, have been trained for a long time, and are by no means comparable to the rabble under Kolchak, more than 300,000 against more than 200,000. It's another siege battle, not to mention whether it can be attacked or not, casualties are certain...

So Cai Ye is very clear. It was necessary to capture Yekaterinburg before Kolchak could return to help. For this reason, he even contacted Yan Shao in China by telegram, hoping that the Special Affairs Bureau could find some way to delay Kolchak's return to the army.

To this end, Liu Guangyuan, who is in Russia, has also made some efforts. Some of the people who have developed in the past have been in the guò. wanted to engage the Russian Red Army on the front line with Kolchak's White Army, and then delay the return of the White Army to the division.

It's just that Soviet Russia is not an idiot after all, the coalition troops that are landing in the north at the moment, the Germans who are waving troops in the west, plus the inevitable Denikin, etc., Soviet Russia is already under siege on three sides, if you count Kolchak, it is on all sides.

In the end, it is better to be besieged on three sides. It's better to besiege from all sides, I'm afraid even children know how to choose. So at this time, Soviet Russia simply could not move with Kolchak. It's just that he will watch them leave, so although Luo Wenying used some means, it was not very useful, but she almost exposed herself...

In the end, he had no choice but to use some of the personnel he had developed within Kolchak, although he succeeded in delaying some speed, but the effect was not large, and it could almost be said to be insignificant.

Kolchak, who knew very well what he would do if he had a mistake in the rear, was almost returning to Yekaterinburg as quickly as possible, and even some things would be put on the back burner ...

It's just that...

God forbid, the Russian road was a real headache, and although Kolchak tried his best to bring his troops back to Yekaterinburg, the bad road made it impossible for him to get up quickly.

By the time his troops finally returned to the Urals, the shape of Yekaterinburg was already in jeopardy...

Inside the trench, looking at Yekaterinburg, who had turned into a sea of fire again, Ye Zhen pursed his lips. Even from a distance, he could feel the vibration of the explosion...

"It seems that this time it should be almost..."Saying this, Ye Zhen grabbed the submachine gun in his hand and waited for the end of the shelling.

This shelling lasted almost for more than an hour, and naturally, I don't know how many shellings it was, and Yekaterinburg, which had already become a ruin, was hit hard again, and when the shelling was over...

"Okay, it's time for us to go..." After tidying up the things on his body, seeing that the shelling was over, Ye Zhen said to his brothers. It's the fifth day, this time we must take this place, the president, and the compatriots in the country are waiting for our news, the money they worked so hard to get out is not used to feed the pigs, understand! ”

Speaking of this, Ye Zhen's expression had become fierce.

It has been five days since the official attack was launched, and thinking about it, five days have not been able to capture the city in front of him, not to mention Cai Ye and others, even a low-level officer like Ye Zhen is a little impatient.

You want to say that the old Maozi in the city are very capable of fighting, and they have endured it, but the old Maozi in the city doesn't have much fighting spirit, and the tactics and other aspects don't seem to be very strong, as for the equipment?

To be honest, there is really no country in this world whose army is equipped with equipment comparable to that of the Wehrmacht―――――― of course, this refers to the main forces.

However, it is such a city, but they have not been able to work for five days...

Just like Ye Zhen said just now, the domestic money is not used to feed pigs, think about it, the country took out 1.7 billion under the pressure of the British and American powers, but they were blocked by the city in front of them for five days...

Ye Zhen didn't know what others thought, but he felt that he was sorry for Yan Shao and the expectations of his compatriots in China―――――― just a few days before the siege battle, the commanders of the front-line troops had just read the telegram sent by Yan Shao to them, and listening to Yan Shao's expectations for them, many hot-blooded young people had already become enthusiastic.

"Got it!" Although they had been fighting for five days in a row, after hearing Ye Zhen's words, the soldiers below were still full of energy.

When the trumpet sounded, Ye Zhen was the first to rush out of the trench, followed by the soldiers in their squad. Although in the five-day battle, there were only 7 soldiers left in Ye Zhen's squad, including machine gunners and ammunition men, but even so, their morale did not decline in the slightest...

At the same time, after five consecutive days of attacking, the Russian army in the city was getting weaker and weaker, and after Ye Zhen and his attack accompanied the charge for more than three hours, the Chinese red-bottomed dragon flag finally floated over Yekaterinburg...

And the defenders in the city, except for a few who escaped from the city, all the rest became prisoners of Cai Yi and their subordinates.

It's just that although Yekaterinburg has been captured, Cai Ye and they are not very happy, because after this battle, both Cai Ye and Wu Peifu have confirmed a problem... (To be continued......)