The secret decree of the Holy Emperor Taizu was secretly conveyed to the Tang Empire, and it was immediately launched, and the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted some royalist and conservative forces of the new government of Tsarist Russia through secret channels to plan actions.

Soon after

In the name of the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala of the Tang Empire's embassy in Russia, the eldest princess Olga and the second princess Tatyana of the Tsarist royal family who were under house arrest were brought into the embassy and properly protected.

He left St. Petersburg by ship in early October and arrived in London, England, where he lived temporarily.

The earth-shattering changes in Tsarist Russia occurred on October 22, and a cannon shot in the Winter Palace heralded the changing color of this vast world, as well as the great changes in the geopolitical situation in the world.

Every time I think about this, it's terrifying.

The international situation has entered a crossroads in history, and the political wisdom of every country is being tested at the highest level.

End of October

Laremaiche area, Cloud Trung Province

Richard has lived in this beautiful highland area for more than three months, during which time he has gone deep into many pastures in the highland pastoral area, and has come to the rancher's home to experience the real life of ordinary people.

When the news of the great change in the north came, Richard hurried back to the royal palace on the shore of the plateau lake, which was a major event related to the future of the entire Allied military bloc.

The news lag also has the advantage of being lagging in the news, which can bring other corroborating European news and help judge the current confusing international political situation.

From the current point of view

Immediately after the new Tsarist regime came to power, it announced its withdrawal from the First World War, which caused great confusion.

It is an indisputable fact that the battlefield on the eastern front of Europe, with Tsarist Russia as the main force, has completely eroded, and the drastic changes in the situation in the north have made the millions of Tsarist Russian troops on the front line outcast.

The originally corrupt logistics supply was completely paralyzed, and the Russian soldiers on the front line could not get the most basic food and ammunition, and a large-scale mutiny immediately occurred, and the situation was a mess.

Some Russian troops surrendered to the Germans in front of them, some royalists sent White Russian officers to lead the troops back home, and many more troops disintegrated themselves in rumors and panic and fled in the direction of the country.

It's over, the battlefield on the Eastern Front is completely finished.

The size of Tsarist Russia is not comparable to that of Italy, and now the military bloc of the Entente led by Britain and France feels like the sky is falling, and the military pressure of the Central Powers led by Germany and Austria is all on their shoulders.

The German and Austrian allies were in a revelry, and this unexpected surprise came too suddenly, allowing them to see the dawn of victory in the war.

In the chaos, everyone in the royal family and high-level government of the Tang Empire set their eyes on His Majesty the Holy Emperor Taizu, who lived in Yunzhong Province, and he was undoubtedly the Divine Needle of the Empire.

After returning to the Plateau Palace and taking a bath, changing his clothes, the refreshed Richard Shi came out.

Seeing Chen Juen, the governor of the Imperial Peninsula, Zheng Kai, the governor of East Africa, and Hu Yunchuan, a high-ranking official in Yunzhong, who were full of panic, he snorted coldly in an accentuated tone.

This cold snort hit the hearts of several frontier ministers like a heavy hammer, causing their expressions to change suddenly.

"Whenever there is a big event, what are you panicking about?"

Richard swept the crowd with a grim look, then walked to the throne at the head of the hall and sat down, and then continued;

"I am aware of the great changes in the north.

Even though it was also an alliance of Entente powers, the change in the situation in Tsarist Russia was also its internal affair, which had little to do with the imperial side.

Even if the battlefield on the Eastern Front collapses, won't there still be battlefields on the Western Front and the Southern Front?

This all-out war that broke out in Europe was, in the final analysis, a big trouble for Britain, France, Italy, and other countries, not for us.

This is a matter of proportion, which needs to be kept in mind. ”

One of the people present is counted as one, they are all the elites of the thousands of bureaucrats in the Tang Empire, and after hearing this, they understood it, and they suddenly felt relieved, and most of the pressure was gone.

Chen Juen, the governor of the peninsula, hesitated, but still said; "His Majesty the Holy Emperor Taizu, in order to cope with the current crisis, the high-level leaders of Britain, France, Italy and other countries have urgently requested high-level diplomatic consultations. Whatever it does, it will inevitably require the Empire to send a significant increase in troops and materials to alleviate the current precarious situation. ”

Richard glanced at him, knowing that this was a request from the imperial government to deal with it, and said lightly;

"The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth, which is a reasonable thing.

Now that the Covenant has been signed, as a world power country shouldering the responsibility of safeguarding the international order, it must set an example and unswervingly defend the sacred Covenant, so as to become a solid support that its allies can rely on.

This is the supposed thing of a world power, and it must not be like the Italians.

Of course, what needs to be talked about has to be discussed.

There is nothing to say about the unconditional implementation of the obligations under the Covenant.

Obligations that go beyond the scope of the Covenant could be raised in new emergency consultations, which could be agreed upon by the Heads of State after consultations.

The benefits originally obtained by sending 600,000 troops to the army were different from those obtained by sending 3 million troops, and the price paid was different, and the benefits obtained were naturally different.

Don't be ashamed to talk about interests, others will not obediently send good things to you.

The so-called international crisis is both dangerous and opportunity, and it depends on whether you can grasp it.

In Europe, for example

The Tang Empire's hope to gain access to southern or eastern Ukraine plus Crimean Island after the war is debatable.

For example, in the peninsula region

The expansion of the empire's interests to Syria or the co-governance of the Tang and the British was a viable option.

And so it goes

The entire peninsula of the Tang Empire had a stable and reliable port in the warm Mediterranean, and it had a solid bridgehead to push its power into Europe.

In Europe, at least the Crimean peninsula, a solid ruling region, has a place in European affairs.

The importance of empires in the new post-war international order must be explicitly recognized.

The Tang Empire is not short of money or soldiers, and if Europe wants to get stronger support, then it will exchange actual benefits. ”

The frontier ministers in the palace listened to their eyes lit up, and after thinking about it carefully, it was really this reason.

Especially what His Majesty the Holy Emperor Taizu said;

"The all-out war that broke out in Europe was, in the final analysis, a big trouble for Britain, France, Italy, and other countries, not a big trouble for us."

It simply hit the nail on the head and said the essence of the current world war.

The situation in Europe is getting more and more turbulent, and the more post-war benefits the Tang Empire can obtain, showing a rising tide.

The food and supplies and troops needed by European allies, the Tang Empire can supply almost unlimited quantities, the key is whether the price is appropriate?

With the huge size of the Tang Empire today, there is no need for war mobilization or transfer to the wartime system if it sends less than 2 million troops, as long as the supply and production are strengthened.

According to the 600,000 recruits in the early stage

The people of all ethnic groups in the Tang Empire, Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and the white ethnic groups in Central and South America are more active, and more than half of the applicants apply, and the rest are Chinese and German.

In just one week, the task of recruiting 600,000 troops was completed, and after intense training and transportation work, they arrived in Europe to take on the task of preparing for war in December this year.

The ethnic group of Chinese descent who accounted for more than eighty and a half of the total population of the Tang Empire was not very interested in the current fierce war in Europe, nor did they care much.

Across the vast Atlantic, the majority of the enthusiastic young people willing to actively participate in the European battlefield were of white descent, such as the Irish, the French, the Italians, the Dutch, the Belgians, the Spaniards, and a few Germans.

If you support the German-Austrian Alliance, you can recruit more than 1 million enthusiastic young people in the German community of the Tang Empire alone.

You must know that at the end of 1916, the population of the German community in the Tang Empire reached 13.22 million, and Germany ranked first in the source of foreign population living in the Tang Empire, accounting for more than half of the white population, and had important influence in the fields of economy and culture.

Of course, this is not possible.

The ethnic Chinese ethnic groups, which occupy the mainstream of society, are generally indifferent to the intensifying European wars, and most of the other ethnic Chinese are reluctant to participate in it, except for some Chinese citizens who are pro-British and pro-French and North American cowboys who love war and adventure.

This is because at the beginning of recruitment, the Royal Army has announced that going to fight in Europe is purely voluntary and will be included in the category of Royal Army conscription.

Officers and soldiers who were killed or wounded in the war enjoyed the imperial pension policy, but they were not awarded meritorious fields, noble titles and other rewards.

Everyone has a rod and scale in their hearts, and they will weigh the weight.

Military service in the Viceroyalty of Brazil in South America, the Viceroyalty of the Peninsula in the Middle East, and the Viceroyalty of East Africa in Africa are rewarded with meritorious service, and those who perform well are awarded titles of nobility.

What is the purpose of the life and death?

Instead of participating in the war in Europe, it is better to participate in the war of colonial expansion, even if it is more attractive to go to the Governorate of East Africa than to go to Europe!

White citizens who participated in the war in Europe had feelings, and it was unrealistic to expect the Chinese ethnic group that occupied the mainstream of imperial society to work for the day jobs and bear the cost of post-war casualties.

It is for this reason that the Holy Emperor Taizu confidently made bids to Britain, France and other countries.

Didn't you ask for more supplies?

It doesn't matter, the Empire can give you preferential war finance loans and supply a huge amount of supplies at fair prices for your allies.

Some small and poor countries can't come up with the money, but it doesn't matter, as a result, the military can take out the arms stocks at the bottom of the box and give them away for free, albeit openly.

But if you want more troops to support, the citizens within the Tang Empire are not willing to participate in the war, and the recruitment of troops is not smooth, so there is no way.

Unless Britain and France and other countries come up with practical benefits, such as Eastern Ukraine or Southern Ukraine, plus the Crimean Peninsula, after the war, soldiers can be awarded meritorious fields, and outstanding officers and soldiers can be awarded noble titles, effectively enhancing the enthusiasm of joining the army.

In this way, the crisis of lack of troops in Europe was solved, and Britain, France and other countries were generous to others, and anyway, the wool came out of other sheep.

The subtext is obvious

It's not what I'm looking for, it's all for your sake.

If you want to or not, you can do it yourself.

As for the so-called geostrategic red line of the British, the Tang Empire or Tsarist Russia will never be allowed to set foot in the warm Mediterranean region of Europe or anything, anyway, you are happy.

Without practical benefits, it was impossible for the Tang Empire to further increase its strong support for the allies.

It is okay to increase material money, and the expeditionary force will forget it, because there will not be enough troops to be recruited in the country.

in the final analysis

The all-out war that broke out in Europe today is a problem for the Europeans, not the trouble of the Tang Empire. Beyond the obligations of allies under the treaty, then more benefits must be offered.

In this way, the ball was kicked at the feet of the highest decision-makers of Britain, France and other countries.