"In fact, from the perspective of national interests, the United States prefers that there will be a strong Russia in the world, and there is no fundamental conflict of interest between us, because our two countries are too far apart. On the contrary, we can take care of each other's interests in our sphere of influence, and the sphere of power of the United States of America is in the Americas, while your sphere of power should be in Eastern Europe and Asia Minor and Central Asia. Your country used to be the top power in the world, but for some well-known reasons, it has fallen to its current level, don't you want to restore its former glory? All China needs is the soldiers of your country, who are consumed on the battlefield as cannon fodder, exchanging the blood of Russian officers and soldiers for the interests of China. The United States, on the other hand, wants Russia to become stronger. The American envoy, who goes by the pseudonym Evan, was chatting in a dacha outside Moscow, while Marshal Kornikov across from him seemed to agree, and the latter kept nodding his head.

It has to be said that the blueprint drawn up by this eloquent American envoy to Marshal Kornikov is indeed fascinating. He gave the general, who had lived through World War I and the Civil War, hope for a revival in Russia. According to the American representative, if Russia can side with the Entente in a future war, pay attention to the Entente, not the Entente and China! There is a difference in this! Then after winning the war, Russia can recover Ukraine, Transcaucasus, the Baltic coast and even parts of the original Poland! In this way, the European part of Tsarist Russia can be restored, and some of the occupied territories have been transformed into a new industrial or agricultural base after more than ten years of German construction, if the blueprint drawn by the Americans can be realized. Then Russia will again become a second-class power, second only to the existence of China and the United States!

But the painted bread can't be eaten as a meal after all! What conditions can the Americans give to Russia? To what extent can they fulfill their promises? To be honest, it is true that the Chinese did not give as much as the Americans did, and they only agreed with Russia to take back the Caucasus and Eastern Ukraine. And not on the Baltic coast, as well as in Poland. The Americans, on the other hand, seem to be ready to restore Russia's western territories to what they were before the start of World War 1, or even more! But the question is, on what basis did the Americans fulfill their promises to Russia? Russia and the United States did not share a border, Russia was bordered to the west by Germany and its allies, and Russia could not communicate with the Entente at all, except for Murmansk. The Arctic route was also under German control at all times. If the Allies cut it off, Russia would have nothing to do. As for through Huaxia? Kornikov did not think that China would tolerate Russia and the Americans getting too close, after all, China and the United States are allies and potential competitors.

It seems to see the concerns and suspicions of the Russians. Evan smiled and took out a document and said: "This is the agreement just reached between China and Huaxia, and the products we export to your country can be transported through Huaxia's railway, covering many aspects including machinery and equipment, materials, energy and food." There was no reason for China to block the connection between the United States of America and Russia. After all, we are allies, and China needs to rely on the United States. In the coming year. The transportation quota given to us by Huaxia is about 500,000 tons. It's just the United States that shipped to your country. Your country's exports to our country are counted separately. ”

The convincing power of this agreement is more effective than what Ivan just said. A smile appeared on Kornikov's face after reading the agreement himself. The Americans are not deceiving themselves. At least for now, and if this agreement is true, then Russia can get a lot of machinery from the United States that they cannot produce and cannot easily obtain from other countries. It has to be said that Ivan and the US government behind him have won Kornikov's initial trust through practical actions. No one is going to turn away the benefits of being delivered to your door. Especially now the Russian government, which can only be described as a bastard. Russia's former glory may be gone, but his successors still want to revive its former glory.

"You actually agreed to the aid of the Americans to Russia?" When Peng Yi got the news, he was very shocked by Xu Jie's choice, and the Americans' thoughts can be said to be Sima Zhao's heart, which is well known to passers-by. Isn't Huaxia doing this to help the Americans dig their own corners? How could Xu Jie make such a decision?

"Americans are willing to spend money, so why don't we help him? With the current strength of the Russians, it is simply impossible to involve the military power of the Allies in World War 2, and the current Russia is so weak that it is barely even a pawn. We are trying to rearm the Russians. However, it was later found that relying only on blood transfusion type of armament had little impact on the war situation, and the Russian army formed in this way could only play a role at the campaign level at most. It's impossible to stand alone. Russia needs a certain strength, it needs to have its own hematopoietic capacity. This is a must, whether it is China or the United States, there must always be someone to pay. And more importantly, the Americans paid for it, and the Russians would not necessarily listen to him. You know that? Xu Jie said with a smile.

"For example, if you were a Russian, the Americans helped you build a whole industrial system, and after the outbreak of war, when you were unable to withstand the German attack, who would you turn to? Who is the key to your survival? Is it the United States or China? Xu Jie's question was simple and sharp, and such a question completely made Peng Yi, who was originally a little angry, lose his temper.

Xu Jie's meaning is very simple, even if the Americans are 100% sincere, it is still Huaxia who ultimately decides the fate of Russia, and Huaxia can find some reason to cut off the vital material channel between the United States and Russia. And what the United States can give to China, for example, materials, equipment and technology, and what China can give, the Americans can't, such as transportation routes. In this case, the Russians will definitely choose China over the United States, which once made great efforts to help them!

But Americans are not stupid, don't they see that the result of this could be to make wedding clothes for others? The Russians can also recognize this problem, right? Are they just trying to make a handful of money from the Americans and leave? In addition, the premise you said is that Russia cannot stop the attack of the Central Powers. And if Russia can block it, then what you just said is a false proposition. "Soon. Peng Yi seems to have grasped the crux of the matter! That is, Xu Jie's assumption is based on the fact that the Russians could not stop it, and if Russia could rely on the Americans' pre-war industrial aid to maintain a draw with the German forces on the front line, then the importance of the Huaxia passage would have greatly decreased. Then a real alliance between Russia and the United States becomes a reality.

"You've finally got the crux of the matter! The Americans and Russians gambled after the efforts of both sides. The Russian legions, armed by the United States, could hold off the Eastern European legions of the Allies! And I'm betting that the Russians can't stop the Germans, can you believe it? Xu Jie said with a smile.

"You've never been a person willing to gamble with your national fortunes! It's not in line with your principles of doing things, and you won't make such a decision without complete certainty. Peng Yi frowned, he now found that he couldn't understand this old fellow more and more. I can't understand it more than I did more than a decade ago.

"If this question is opened, I am afraid that it will not be able to be finished for several months, and there are too many factors involved. Let's make an assumption. Let's weigh the gains and losses of our current policy toward Russia. Now the situation is already obvious. The Americans intended to rely on Britain, France, and Russia to defeat the Central Powers, and the Central Powers also wanted to get rid of France before going south to India, so good. The focus of the game between the two sides is on the European Western Front! ”

"The United States, Britain and France are iron-clad allies, and they will do everything they can to resist Germany no matter what, but Russia is not necessarily, he is isolated. If France fails. Then the Germans will come back to him for trouble, and if France holds on, or even begins to counterattack Germany, then Russia will still have the advantage of joining later, and if I were the leader of Russia, I will undoubtedly choose the second way! ”

"Of course, we can also put our name on them from the point of view of Britain and France, and we assume that Russia will attack Germany with all its might from the beginning. Then the situation will not change much under the new circumstances. The reason is simple: a French victory would be a complete victory for the Entente. If France loses, the Allies have the upper hand. The Russians can only play the role of diversion, but cannot decide the outcome of the war. In fact, our strategy was based on the loss of France, and if France could hold off the Germans, then all our plans would be a pile of waste paper, and unfortunately it would be difficult for us to intervene in the war in distant Europe. So, no matter what the Russians and Americans do, if France loses, then the choice to decide the fate of Russia will be in our hands, and on the contrary, we will have no way to interfere. We can't do anything to Russia. Do you think so? Xu Jie explained carefully.

"Actually, you don't have to worry about the Russians at all, after all, even the Germans don't care about Russia, the Germans must know some about the actions of the Americans, but they ignore these, there are powerful reasons for this, but at the same time, there is also Germany's confidence in the war situation, the Germans are not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry?" Xu Jie said half-jokingly in the end.

As Xu Jie said, the Germans did know that the United States was trying to unite Russia. And to this behavior, the Germans did adopt a semi-indifferent attitude. The main reason is that Germany feels that there is something to be done now, the first target of the Germans is France, this war directly determines the direction of the war, if the Germans can occupy France, then they can concentrate a lot of forces on other battlefields, and the Entente will fall into an extremely passive situation after losing France, an important ally, both in terms of strength and geography. There is a saying in China called Longwangshu. If France were to be occupied, Britain would be in crisis. If Britain is finished, then it will be basically impossible for either the United States or China to counterattack the European continent! France is the first card of this domino! Once it falls, the reaction will be chain and uncontrollable!

It stands to reason that in order to ensure that Germany can concentrate on the Western Front when the final major war breaks out, it should first clear up the Eastern Front before the outbreak of war and avoid fighting on both sides. The Germans did consider this suggestion, but eventually gave up, because Russia is a big country after all, and it is easy to defeat the Russian army, but it is quite a laborious task to control that vast land and the people there, according to German estimates, if they want to control more than 50 million Russians, then they must deploy at least 800,000 troops and police in Russia! And if it is only this price, then it is still within the tolerable range, after all, Germany still has many allies, and it is not too difficult to put together this force.

It was not the Russians who really deterred the Germans, but China in the east of Russia! If Germany blatantly invades Russia, it is impossible for China to be indifferent, and Germany, which eats Russia, will directly border China, which is a very unsafe thing for the two superpowers, China is worried about Germany, and Germany is not afraid of China? The fundamental reason why Russia was able to exist after the end of World War 1 was not Russia, but the need to leave a buffer zone between China and Germany! And if Germany attacks Russia now, then China will at least provide equipment and training to the Russian army, if the situation is not right, it is not impossible for the Chinese troops to enter Russia in a big way again, then Germany will eventually fall into a quagmire that is bigger than Iran! Moreover, because the fundamental interests of both sides are at stake, there is a possibility that the scale of the war will grow bigger and bigger, or even get out of control, and if the Entente stabs itself in the back again at this time, it is not impossible for the Allies to directly lose the war. Therefore, since the Allies have decided to exercise restraint with China before defeating the Entente again, it is obviously irrational to fight again with China for the sake of a Russia that does not have a great impact on the Western Front!

Then, since it could not be fought, the Germans had to evaluate what pressure Russia would put on the eastern front of the Allies after three years of development. After some research, the Germans believed that with the current industrial base and domestic environment of Russia, there would really be no pressure on the Allies after three years of development. The Russians have a thin foundation, and the time for development is too short, and the United States and Russia are separated by almost half a world. Add to that the poor road situation in Russia. What will Russia be able to do with the Allies in 3 years? According to German estimates, even in the most pessimistic scenario, 500,000 Allied troops would be enough to withstand the Russian attack. The cost is much smaller than using 800,000 troops and police to control Russia and risking opening up a film with China. So after thinking about it, the Germans decided to let it go first. And Germany did not believe that the Russians would rush to jump into the Entente's chariot before the situation became clear!

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