Modern war is not a war in the cold weapon age. You can start the war after preparing food, grass and military pay. At most, you can prepare some bows, arrows, tents, war horses and so on.
Every minute and every second of modern war is a huge bottomless pit that swallows money. No one dares to act rashly without careful and scientific preparation.
Without five to six million rounds of artillery shells, who would dare to use artillery? The army's more than one million bullets cannot prepare one billion or eighty billion rounds, as well as emergency medicines, individual soldier rations, field tents, and telegraph lines for communication...
These materials were not created out of thin air. They required large-scale arsenal production, social procurement and then transportation and assembly. Everything took time. This is the main reason why the Spanish Glorious Revolution broke out in 1868 in real history, but it was not until 1870 that the two countries started fighting.
Just like there is always a period of unusual calm before a storm, this is what Europe is like now.
The media in countless countries have been ordered to silence. The newspapers are consciously unwilling to provoke each other during this period of time. The scoldings of the people are also consciously ignored. Only the intelligence officers and diplomats of various countries are busy.
Europeans are always focused on their own territory. Even for an empire like the UK where the sun never sets, colonial interests account for 80% of their entire country's output. However, when turmoil occurs in Europe, they cannot stand idly by. .
Warships from overseas colonies began to return to defend Europe, bringing not only weapons and soldiers but also urgent tax increases from the colonies.
All intelligence systems did not care about how the South American Pacific War was going, nor could they care about the friction between the United States and Mexico. They were not in the mood to deal with the growing power of Xiao Letian. Everyone only had eyes for this upcoming war. Prussia If a war breaks out with France, it will definitely be a major battle that affects the entire Europe and even the world.
"In the jungle of beasts, tigers and hungry wolves have begun to prepare for civil war. Now is the best time for other animals to expand their living space. Whether you can take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen yourself depends on your ability..." When Xiao Letian After receiving the latest intelligence from Europe, on the one hand, he was praying that the Zhiyuan could return home safely, and on the other hand, he also made a judgment on the international situation at hand.
"Brothers, the moment of great development has finally come. While tigers and hungry wolves are fighting among themselves, the sheep must grow sharp horns, and the cattle must grow thicker hides... narrowing the gap between us and Europe. The opportunity for the gap has finally arrived.”
"The French are diverting forces from their colonies to Europe, and the United Kingdom has also begun to collect warships in the Indian Ocean to control the North Sea. Asia is now a period of power vacuum for Westerners. We must do something meaningful now... "
In the Prime Minister's Palace of Ryukyu, all the generals gathered. Xiao Letian's uniform exuded the unique smell before the war. The veterans were all too familiar with this smell. They had experienced it during the Ryukyu Uprising, and also during the Austro-Prussian War. They attacked the city of Beijing. I felt it even more when I visited Osaka Castle.
The Prime Minister is going to start a war, this is the only thought in everyone's mind.
Wang Huaiyuan stood up and ordered the entire conference room to close the windows and draw thick black curtains. Outside, the place was tightly protected by armed guards.
Only the huge map outside the customs hanging on the wall was lit with countless big bright candles, making everyone's eyes focus on the map.
"Everyone, after the name of the Criminal Hall was changed to the CIA, the Prime Minister ordered us to secretly dispatch countless spies outside the Pass. One-third of the force was used to collect the Manchu and Qing military deployment and population distribution in the areas outside the Pass, while the other Two-thirds of the force is invested here...our Vladivostok."
“In 1860, that is, eight years ago, the Treaty of Beijing between China and Russia allocated nearly 400,000 square kilometers of land east of the Ussuri River, including Sakhalin Island, to Tsarist Russia. From that day on, this land The Chinese on the land actually became foreigners, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty completely abandoned them..."
"Perhaps because of his still conscience, in the Treaty of Beijing, there is such an annotation: 'Russia is not allowed to occupy any place where the Chinese live or any fishing and hunting land occupied by the Chinese, but the Chinese are still allowed to fish and hunt as usual.' This is also true. It’s the last bit of Manchu people’s hearts and minds…”
"In fact, even the Manchus themselves are unwilling to develop this remote land. This is a truly barbaric land. In the past, people often said that Ningguta and armored people were sent to slaves. The Ningguta area includes this ceded land. land."
"When the treaty was first signed, the Russian power in this land was still very weak. When the Russians established their first military station in Vladivostok in 1860, there were only 40 soldiers. At that time, they were not able to be effective. Control this land..."
"These abandoned people of the Celestial Empire found that their lives had not changed much, so although they were dissatisfied, it did not turn into effective resistance. Both sides lived in peace..."
"But as time went by, the Russians began to repair roads and set up telegraph lines, and the number of soldiers gradually increased. Gradually, the Russians began to prohibit the Chinese from cutting down precious oak trees and mining for gold. This angered the people on the east bank of the Ussuri River. , in 1866, the local Chinese leader Yu Hai led 300 armed troops to expel the Russian soldiers and demanded autonomy."
"It is a pity that Yu Hai's uprising was brutally suppressed at the beginning of this year. In the end, only ten of the three hundred warriors were captured, and the rest were all sacrificed. At this moment, Yu Hai's life and death are unknown. The CIA has used countless hidden clues to search for them, but they have not been found. ... According to our analysis, Yu Hai should have been killed."
When the conference room was buzzing, everyone's emotions were agitated. Xiao Letian's subordinates were all fanatical militants who had been indoctrinated with nationalism. Every word Wang Huaiyuan said was deeply piercing. It hurt their hearts.
"What are you waiting for...why didn't we act earlier." His fist hit the hardwood table, and the tea cup overturned.
Xiao Letian sneered and said, "Why, because we are weak and because we have no right to justice. If we in Ryukyu directly send troops to attack the Russians, it will surely anger the entire Tsarist Russia. When a full-scale war breaks out, we have little chance of winning... We must Admit it, the current Ryukyus simply cannot defeat the huge Russia."
"Don't expect to solve this problem through diplomatic negotiations, because we Ryukyus have no say in the lands outside the customs. Unless the Manchu and Qing government in Beijing fights for war and negotiates with the Russians to the end, no one can get out of the negotiation table. solve this problem."
"Then what should we do? Just watch..." Luo Huo's hands were dripping with blood, and the teacup he had just broken cut his fist.
Xiao Letian shook his head, "No, we have been watching for several years. Now a God-given opportunity is in front of us. If we continue to watch, I'm afraid we will lose this last good opportunity." This book was first published from, read the original content first. !
