Lightning!

This was the topic of May 1915, when the world's largest economic power, the United States, declared war on the Allies, the whole world was burned, and the powerful American capital began to exert its strength, and its sudden emergence brought about an unusual follow-up effect. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

Italy and Romania are a good example of this, and if it weren't for the U.S. declaration of war, perhaps the two countries would have continued to wait and see, "but the emergence of the United States has given them hope of victory" in an attempt to share the benefits of the post-war period.

Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz couldn't wait any longer, "telegrams were sent to China one after another" to try to pull this huge country into the circle of war, and at this moment, many people in the high-level of China have realized that it is impossible for Hua to be alone, because this is no longer the personal will of His Majesty the Emperor to expel him, but the oppression of the actual external environment.

Because the Suez Canal and the Strait of Hormuz are interrupted!

The former is the main passage connecting Eurasia, the latter is the key strait for Hua to exert influence in the Persian region, as expected, their loss makes it impossible for Hua to profit from the war, and over time, the factories that expanded before the war will lose orders, the passage of goods will be cut off, and unemployment at home will definitely begin to increase, all brought by the United States!

The blockade of the Suez Canal will certainly not be a concern for Europe, "because it is extremely crucial for Europe to be able to obtain cheap material replenishment", but with the entry of the United States into the war, it must be Wilson's demand that the United States exclusively enjoy the benefits of the war, and joining the Entente means that the United States has lost the market of the Allies, and if it continues to compete with China, it will not be able to let the American capitalists get all the benefits, and there will be no way to persuade the country to join the war.

That's the reality!

In front of everyone is a huge dilemma, as Li Mo predicted before, this war will become a big reshuffle in Europe, as long as the United States enters the war, it is impossible for any bystander to get the benefits of the war, the United States is not a fool" On the contrary, he is very smart and greedy, using the war to stuff all the profits in. bag, let Britain and France blockade the Strait of Suez and Hormuz with all their might, and completely abandon the competitor Hua from the high war profits.

It is conceivable that "if China does not enter the war, then Germany and the alliance will quickly collapse, the United States will grow to an unprecedented extent, and the pace and process of the war will also come to an end."

This is a situation that Li Mo will never allow to happen!

If Hua continues to be a shrinking turtle, then Hua's future will be countless times more difficult, so Li Mo needs a divided Europe, a divided white world, only in this way can he buy time for development and growth. 【 I want: super fast update 】

At the banquet, Wilhelm II sent another telegram saying that if you are willing to enter the war, you will cede the interests of Canada and the United States to you after the war: "In addition, if we attack Russia, the east of the Ural Mountains will belong to our country!" ”

"Hehe" is such a big promise. "After listening to Zhang Zuoshuang's report" Rong Yu laughed, Wilhelm II's blank check was really timely, and he almost sent everything Hua wanted, but was this enough?

"Reply, it's still the same sentence, we need alliance command!" Li Mo waved his hand at Zhang Zuoshuang.

Li Mo's words "made the corners of everyone's mouths curl" worthy of the emperor, and he saw at a glance what Hua needed, that is, the military command that could mobilize the forces of the alliance!

Obtaining this right "means that China will be on an equal footing with Germany in this war, rather than obeying the arrangements of the German General Staff like the other three countries, so this is very important, if it cannot be obtained, it means that China may fall into the passive situation of fighting alone at a critical moment!"

This is a crucial right, which means that whether the Chinese General Staff controls the situation or the German General Staff is at the helm, although at the beginning it is only on an equal footing, but as the war deepens, there will be a slight split within the alliance because of these two major staffs, and this division does not matter in wartime" because all countries need to win at this time, but it is extremely critical after the war, which means that even if the Allies win the war later, there will be disagreements in the future.

The disagreement may not be very intense, but this subtle split is what Li Mo desperately needs, because then Europe will continue to be balanced, not monolithic!

Long Guozhang was holding a cigar in his mouth, he had just gotten two Guam-class ships, and joked in a good mood: "Yuanshou, look at the emperor, this is to help you seize the overall situation?" If you let Moltke Jr. (victory in Paris, Moltke Jr. was not removed from office as in history) overpower, then we will be the first to remove you from power. ”

"Well, he's stepping down, you're going to be it." Li Mo replied with a smile.

"Don't, Your Majesty, my old dragon knows his own affairs, his hair is gray when he is tired of managing the navy, if he is in charge of the General Staff, then our mother-in-law will not nag to death." Long Guozhang hurriedly waved his hand.

"Fuck off!"

Li Mo kicked away this noisy guy, looked at Chen Ping and asked, "Yuanshou, if you are asked to start, where do you hit first?" ”

"Southeast!"

"Oh?" Li Mo's eyes lit up, but before he could speak, Tang Shaoyi was surprised first, and he was instructed to solve Russia as soon as possible, force Nicholas II to withdraw from the war, support Lenin to come to power, and open up the Asia-Europe railway line, why did he fight the Southeast Peninsula first?

Chen Ping looked at everyone with a smile, walked to the map, picked up the baton and pointed and said: "From the geographical point of view, France belongs to Indochina, which is a big threat to us" Here is not to say how strong their combat effectiveness is" Although Britain and France have organized 200,000 puppet troops here, "but the combat effectiveness is very poor, the reason why I want to take this place is because this place is too big!" ”

After drawing a circle on the Southeast Peninsula, the ruthlessness in Chen Ping's eyes was clear at a glance, and he said ruthlessly: "French Indochina has nearly 700,000 square kilometers and a population of tens of millions, although that little kid was forced to join the Entente, but this provides us with an opportunity to dismember the Southeast Peninsula.

As long as the Southeast Peninsula is dismembered and divided into several or even dozens of small countries, then no matter what happens in the future, Europe and the United States will not find an ally that can contain us in Asia!

Another big advantage of conquering the southeast is that it can connect us with Siam, before our railway has been built through the Burmese border, as long as this main road is opened quickly, then the army can bypass the plateau and enter India!

In addition to these factors, another reason is that Germany still has strength, so we also need Nicholas II to help us let go of a little blood from him, as long as the Eastern Front can fight even for half a year, Germany will lose at least 100,000 troops, so they must rely on us! "But what about Li Tianhe's Second Marine Division? He now only has half a division in his hands, and 10,000 people may not be able to withstand the British and French attacks on Mesopotamia, right? Zhao Long asked.

"No, no." Chen Ping nodded: "But don't forget, it's not us who are anxious to lose Kuwait, but the Ottomans" So the Ottomans must increase their troops somewhere, so that we can not only take over the command of part of the Ottoman Army and prevent Germany from being dominant there" but also borrow their strength to defend. ”

"And we still have a force there, about 5,000 people, which the emperor secretly arranged there ten years ago."

"Ten years ago!" Everyone present gasped and looked at Li Mo with some horror, but he didn't expect that he actually saw the shortcomings in that area ten years ago, and secretly arranged the strength, Rong Yu immediately asked, "Where is it?" ”

"Here." Chen Ping pointed to Italian East Africa (now Somalia): "Ten years ago, we gathered the Nanyang pirates, let them build a camp here, under the pretext of doing business, in the second half of last year, we have successively sent a ** regiment of the Marine Corps over, plus those Nanyang pirates have their own arms, with about 8,000 people" They are all light infantry, so as long as they pass through the strait quickly, they can go straight to the Hejaz and enter the inside" There will be someone to take them to Greater Kuwait, according to our calculations, It can be arrived in more than half a month. ”

"Before, we had hoarded ammunition for two years by a total of 50,000 troops in Basra, so we are not afraid of consumption!"

"And what about Colombia? What about the United States? Rong asked.

"The 1st Marine Division has all arrived in Colombia" Ecuador has promised to allow us to cross the border, and I have already drawn up a plan that the first two infantry divisions, the Japanese and the Korean, will enter Ecuador early next month under the guise of training, and from there they will enter Colombia by land. ”

"If there is a war, then the First Fleet of the Navy will take on the responsibility of where to send another army division!"

The "80,000 men" are all light infantry, so it should be possible to hold it, but it can't be attacked, right? ”

"Yes, it is impossible to take down the Panama Canal with four divisions, so I didn't think about attacking, and the local environment is harsh, and it is not suitable for a large-scale attack" So it is our plan to keep the canal in the hands of the United States for the time being. ”

"Isn't that a lot more pressure on the navy? The connection between the east and west coasts of the United States and Australia has not been interrupted! Tang Shaoyi asked.

"Hehe, Prime Minister, don't worry, I'm waiting for their support!" , Long Guozhang squinted his eyes, and a sharp light flashed, which made everyone understand that the navy was deliberately letting go of a big gap. "Let the U.S. ** ship drill into it!

"So what we have to do is to block the British, American, and Australian coalition forces in Australia first, and then try our best to defend in Panama and Greater Kuwait, with the southeast peninsula as the main point of attack, and as for the navy, hehe." Chen Ping put down the baton and smiled: "There are only two words, consumption!" ”

"What about the Air Force?"

"Yuanshou, you won't forget the Air Force, will you?"

"The Air Force is mainly to cooperate with the Army to attack the Southeast Peninsula, defend major overseas bases and Northwest Australia, and others." When Chen Ping said this, he spread out and smiled bitterly.

"I can't find a suitable opponent for them!"

"Hey."

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