When Zhu Fugui learned that the Italian dog thing actually jumped upside down, his first reaction was to think that he was going to be finished.

Because history has shown that Italy is always on the right side at the right time.

In other words, the Three Emperors Alliance is no longer favored by the Italians.

In theory, this makes sense.

Because one of the Allied triumvirate (pseudo) Ottoman pothos has burped.

Although the Ming Dynasty attacked Constantinople and rescued the Sultan of Pothos and some of his families, the entire Pothos Empire had fallen apart hopelessly.

In the words of an Austrian art student: "The Soviet Union was like a broken house, and now we only need to kick it hard and the whole building will collapse with a bang." ”

The fact slapped the mustache in the face, but did not slap the bearded Alexander II in the face.

The dilapidated house of the Ottoman man had indeed collapsed completely.

The Ottoman rule was similar to that of the Mongols and the Russians, and it was still the same old as the tax system.

As soon as the central government was over, the local authorities immediately became divided into princes.

On the other hand, the German Empire had entered the war prematurely, and the integration of the internal vassal states was not yet complete.

The Junkers of all walks of life changed their tricks to Wilhelm I and Bismarck, and the Germans were slightly inferior in combat effectiveness compared to history.

In addition, Austria-Hungary did not side with their fellow Germans this time, and the situation on the European continent was moving in a more favorable direction for the British, French, Austrian, and Russian allies than the Spanish-Portuguese and Greek Eight-Power Alliance.

Although looking at the world, the Ming Dynasty played a triumphant song and achieved brilliant victories in North America, India, and the South Seas.

But from the perspective of the Italians, the Ming Kingdom is an extraterritorial country in Europe after all, and whether they have the will to land in Europe, for the life and death of the Germans and the eight sovereign states, now nine, and at the same time to fight a meat grinder-like ground war, this matter has to be marked with a big question mark.

In fact, the Italians were partly right in their guesses.

Zhu Fugui was unwilling to invest five million to eight million infantry to crush and completely occupy Europe.

In fact, the Ming did not have so many infantry.

So far, the total strength of the Ming Dynasty is less than three million.

Because the whole territory of the Ming Dynasty is carrying out a large-scale construction movement in full swing.

Imagine ignoring the humberia, the Mongolian Plateau, the Tibetan Plateau, the Canadian tundra, the Burmese and Siam rainforests, Australia and New Zealand, which are extremely low-density and difficult to build.

Just to build the hinterland of China and Northern Yinzhou at the same time, how much labor is needed......

And although Daming's mobilization ability is very good, it is naturally inferior to the era of teachers.

To educate the masses, organize the masses, and mobilize the masses, we need a large number of grassroots cadres with convictions and ideals.

Even if Zhu Fugui is open, he can't compare with the instructor.

In recent years, there have been only a few hundred thousand grassroots cadres trained, and it is necessary to regularly organize re-study and re-education to prevent corruption and degeneration and distort the scriptures of the imperial court.

In short, Zhu Fugui, who is not interested in being the captain, is somewhat resistant to further expansion.

The total population of Daming today is about 550 million.

It has 2.2 million front-line combat troops, 550,000 Jinyi guards, and 180,000 production and construction corps.

In terms of combatable soldiers, the Ming Dynasty is actually much higher than the original Manchu Qing Dynasty.

It is similar to the "reckless" US imperialism in later generations, with a military-to-population ratio of about 0.4%~0.5%.

As a peaceful country, this ratio is indeed not low.

But for countries at war, especially for those at war in this era, it is indeed pitifully low.

Of course, with the deployment of the sunset invasion plan, 500,000-700,000 veterans will be transferred to the European battlefield, and a new round of military expansion of the Ming Dynasty is also imperative.

This plan had already been communicated to Germany half a month ago by encrypted telegram.

Zhu Fugui estimated that it must have been Brother Wilhelm who revealed to the Italians the news that he promised to the Germans to expand his army by another 1 million.

They judged that the Ming Dynasty did not really have the intention of sending troops to Europe, so they decisively jumped back.

But the conscience of heaven and earth, Zhu Fugui is really ready to send troops, and he is elite.

Those idiots who eat flying pasta, don't they know the truth that one Han is five hu?

And the Ming soldiers who were plugged in with bulletproof inserts, and machine guns were on duty, motorcycles were on the platoon, and radio stations were on the company, at least one Han was worth ten Hu.

I'm invincible!

500,000 troops are worth 500,000 of others.

I've sent five million troops, what are you dancing against!

Worthy of the name of the pig teammate!

Fortunately, Italy doesn't jump or not, and it doesn't matter to Zhu Fugui.

Italians......

In addition to their navy and mountain infantry, the rest ......

Of course......

And their football team.

Zhu Fugui still remembers that three years ago, the Italians inexplicably sent a men's football team, brought canned seafood, and came to Daming across the ocean to stir up the championship they had chosen in the second World Cup.

It looks like this time we can finally get revenge on the old and new ones together!

For the betrayal of the Italians, Zhu Fugui decided to take revenge.

But what he is more worried about now is, will he be able to hold on to Brother William?

According to Ambassador Zhao of Daming in Berlin, he has not drunk coffee for more than half a year, even if it is artificial coffee.

If the current situation in London is hyperinflationary and prices are skyrocketing, the situation in Berlin is even worse today.

At least there are goods in the UK, but they are expensive, and rich men can still drink fragrant and spicy food and enjoy afternoon tea full of sugar.

In addition to wheat, which is still self-sufficient, many other daily necessities, even rations, are difficult to maintain.

This was mainly due to the complete closure of trade routes.

Because war was declared earlier, the German High Seas Fleet had not yet been created.

And even if it was established, under the blockade of the British Royal Navy, the immature German Navy could only be used as an offshore battery.

In other words, the North Sea ports, on which Germany depended, were completely blocked.

And the southern supply line they relied on for survival, the 2B railway, was no longer operational with the fall of Constantinople, an important node.

Without the blood transfusion of the Ming Dynasty, the cheap pork knuckle and the tractor floor, the war potential of the Germans was also rapidly declining.

To reverse this situation, all the key points end up in one place – the negotiating table in Budapest.

Previously, Daming started from the position of strength and took advantage of the negotiations.

But being so mixed up by Italy, although it cannot be said that the offensive and defensive forces are different, but the position of the Ming Dynasty is definitely not as favorable as it was at the beginning.

After all, what Grand Duke Nikolanavich said that the winter in Siberia is a terrible disaster, and the Eastern European Plain in the spring is a quagmire, these are all real situations.