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    Shi Xiaolou even ignored that Yang Qiu was still in front of him, snatched the briefing from Lu Zhengxiang's hand and rushed to the map to compare it carefully. Li Liejun also crowded around to study it.  .

    Whether it is the time of the fighter plane, the position of the breakthrough, or the rapid interludes on the night of the breakthrough, Yue Peng's superb command skills are displayed, especially at the last moment when he learned that Mang Ran's hasty attack had caused the German army not only to not be contained, but to threaten Su Xiaohu's cluster, he acted decisively  When the main force of the German army was not yet firmly established and they themselves were also poorly equipped, they used quick-attack tactics to encircle them. This caught the German army off guard and at the same time saved the entire battle. While the two men secretly praised them, they also understood that after this battle, this Cong Yang  The general who has been with Qiu since he was born will undoubtedly surpass Cai E, who commanded the Qingdao Campaign, and become the number one general in the National Defense Forces.

    A good fight and a clean victory, but the number of casualties made the two of them extremely angry. Especially when Yue Peng had reminded Mangran to stop the attack to preserve his strength, it was really stupid for the latter to continue to attack with force. If it weren't for his stupidity, when Xi  After the Line Expeditionary Force encircles the German First Army in the triangle area, it can completely allow the French 10th Army to move towards Pulong, and then penetrate straight north along the gap in the Avila Valley. With this power guarantee, Yue Peng can completely calm down  Zhang Xiaozhun's seven divisions were asked to repeatedly attack and contain the German army, attracting its attention to the south, and then launch surprise attacks from two directions in the northeast.

    ¡°Using double the number of troops to carry out a surprise attack, the main force of the German army will be absolutely unstoppable. It may even happen that the weak lines on the sides and rear will be fully breached before the troops turn around, leading to a rapid collapse.  In that case, when the 14 encirclement and annihilation divisions complete their mission, they will join forces with the French 10th Army.  Together, the French 4th Army of Moronvilliers formed a powerful breakthrough fist of up to 50 divisions. It could not only sweep across Sedan and Irson and completely cut off the German western front into two battlefields, but could even sweep Cambrai westward.  and Maubeuge, pushed the front line to the French-Belgian border in one fell swoop. "Idiot, idiot This man must be sent to a military court."

    Stupid, really stupid. Shi Xiaolou made no secret of his inner resentment towards Niweiler and Mang Ran. If the two had not forced the French army to attack the rock-like Siegfried Line for their own selfish reasons, at this moment, the Entente could have been concluded before the end of the year.  Even more angry after the war.  Half of the heavy casualties of the expeditionary force must be recorded on the heads of these two people, because if all the heavy equipment had been available at that time, the Canadian 4th Army would have had a total of 10 heavy artillery brigades.  The firepower was completely twice that of the German army. Considering that the German army was in the wild without perfect defense at that time, it was fully possible to complete the annihilation war with minimal casualties.

    Although Wu Tingfang is an important member of the Democratic Party.  But he is a veteran diplomat after all. Seeing that Shi Xiaolou and Li Liejun both wanted to strangle Mang Ran to death, he smiled and said: "Don't even think about sending it to a military court. We can get angry, but the French  You always need to save face, I guess the most you can get is dismissal, but Nivele will probably have to bear all the charges and retire early."

    Lu Zhengxiang also said: "What Minister Wu said is right. The French army on the Western Front lost 200,000 people in this battle. According to the casualty ratio of 1:2, at least 400,000 were injured. In just one month, 600,000 new troops were lost. The French army originally overwhelmed Germany.  The numerical advantage is not obvious. So these two people will definitely be ousted, but France also has to take care of its own face, so it is unlikely to send them to a military court publicly."

    "Actually, this is a good thing."

    When the four of them discussed how France would deal with Nivelle and Mangran, Yang Qiu took the coffee from Lei Meng and walked over. It was probably because the power of the three slaps in the past was still there.  Li Liejun subconsciously avoided taking half a step to give up his position.  He asked in confusion: "Why does the Commander-in-Chief say this? That means the lives of tens of thousands of brothers."

    Hearing Li Liejun¡¯s harsh tone, Wu Tingfang secretly winked at him anxiously.  You must know that the Kuomintang is now the only one left in the military. If Yang Qiu is angered and continues to fight to the end, the Kuomintang's remaining influence in the National Defense Force will be gone.  On the contrary, Yang Qiu didn't mind. He glanced at Li Liejun and said, "It is better to sacrifice tens of thousands more people today than to wipe out the entire army in the future."

    The entire army was wiped out?  How could everyone look at this sentence one after another.  Li Liejun also frowned secretly and looked at the map again. After a while, Shi Xiaolou understood it first and said: "I understand what the Commander-in-Chief meant." He circled his fingers around the prominent part of Reims-Atigny-Moronvilliers.  , drew a circle and continued: "We won this battle, but only tactically. Strategically, the deadlock was not broken because the French army was unable to continue the attack, and it also created a large protrusion that was extremely easy to be flanked.  After the war made our army famous, it is impossible to hide our weakness. If I guessed correctly, Britain and France will probably ask us to continue to increase troops on the Western Front at any cost, so it is very likely that we will ask our expeditionary force to garrison this salient. Although the German army seems to be blocked by the salient,  threat, but with a period of adjustment a new line of defense could be redeployed along the Aisne. He??The current focus is on the Eastern Front. We hope to take advantage of the chaos in Russia to resolve the Eastern Front first to free up troops. If the Russian army cannot support it, then at least 80 divisions and about 1.5 million troops can be transferred from the Eastern Front to fight on the Western Front. At that time, the first priority  I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s this salient that will be eliminated.¡±

    "That's right." Yang Qiu glanced at Shi Xiaolou approvingly. After several years of his own words and deeds, these officers' vision was finally broadened. He said, "If Mang Ran had not made any mistakes, the Western Front would have advanced at least to  On the Ilsson-Sedan line, the German Lorraine and the Western Front will be cut off. The German army will have to invest at least 50 divisions to hold it, but now Hindenburg only needs 20 divisions at most to stabilize the position. The French army is here  The war consumes too much, and it is completely impossible to fight again. Internal anti-war and riots will definitely break out, so the United States¡¯ participation in the war is inevitable.¡±

    "What does this have to do with the United States' participation in the war?" Lu Zhengxiang asked curiously.

    Yang Qiu smiled slightly and raised three fingers: "First, the United States is currently the largest creditor of the Entente, with a total loan amount of more than 10 billion US dollars. Once there is a problem within the French army, the Western Front will not only not improve, but will worsen. The United States  If we don¡¯t join the war, we are very likely to face the defeat of Britain and France, and will not be able to get back tens of billions of dollars. Think about it, if tens of billions of dollars were lost in one breath what would the United States be like?"

    This hypothesis makes even Shi Xiaolou and Li Liejun tremble, let alone diplomats like Lu Zhengxiang and Wu Tingfang who understand economics.  Lei Meng even interjected: "I estimate that it will take the United States ten years to earn back by selling underwear."

    "Ha ha"

    Lei Meng made a joke and dispersed the slightly solemn atmosphere. Yang Qiu also glared at him and said with a smile: "Yes, our battalion commander Lei has also learned something." Lei Meng received the praise and scratched his head and hid aside to enjoy himself.  Lu Zhengxiang also laughed and said: "It's not a rough statement, but if the United States loses tens of billions in one breath, Wall Street will collapse first. The Wilson government will also collapse immediately. In that case, it is better to send troops to fight."

    Yang Qiu nodded: "This is one, and the other is because of our existence. After this battle, Britain and France will see our capabilities. If I guessed correctly, there must have been calls for us to increase our troops. France also wants to  To cover up the mistakes of Nivelle and Mangran, we must also publicize this victory to encourage people. Therefore, it has helped us expand our influence. In this way, the voice asking us to continue to increase troops must be louder. Wilson must also know in his heart,  If Britain and France are allowed to invite us out, the United States will be left out of the distribution of post-war benefits and will still be an economic dwarf after the war. This is the most unacceptable thing for the United States.

    Third.  Since the beginning of the Spanish-American War, the voice of the international interventionists headed by Roosevelt has gradually become stronger. The long-standing isolation policy has actually ceased to exist after the capture of Luzon. They have long hoped to gain a greater international status by participating in the war and make the United States become the United States in one fell swoop.  A world power on par with Britain and France.  .Wilson suppressed it for a while but could not suppress it for the rest of his life.  What's more, he himself must face pressure from the Jewish oligarchs on Wall Street.  So I predict that the United States will probably join the war within this month. Once the US military enters the war and is exhausted and loses its fighting spirit, the French army will definitely be unwilling to fight any longer. Their procrastination will give the German army a chance to breathe again, so  .We must not garrison this salient.¡±

    After some explanation, the four of them all understood why Yang Qiu said that this was a good opportunity.  The French army declined.  The combat tasks on the Western Front will definitely fall more on the British Army and the Chinese Expeditionary Force. However, since it is impossible to completely reverse the war situation on the Western Front, the two families will be easily taken care of by the German Army after they have calmed down. If you are smart,  Yue Peng and Cai E could have insisted on biting Nivelle and Mang Ran for killing tens of thousands of the expeditionary force. In the end, they wanted to ensure that their own reputation would not expand their influence. After the French high command accepted the "heavy losses" of the Chinese expeditionary force,  Retreat and recuperate.  The conditions for increased rationing ended, and the salient was handed over to the French army to garrison.

    After thinking about this, a thought suddenly flashed in Li Liejun's head and he subconsciously asked: "What if the United States does not declare warand Britain and France want us to increase our troops?"

    "If the United States does not increase the number, I will increase it by another 1.5 million." Yang Qiu said firmly, but after finishing speaking, he slowed down and spoke slowly, as if he was waiting for a price: "But we are too poor, people  Duoke has insufficient weapons and equipment and a serious lack of funds. It¡¯s so difficult"

    The four people looked strange and turned their heads. Lei Dahu Daoru finally couldn't help but rushed out of the carriage and hid outside, trembling.  Lu Zhengxiang also smiled. Britain and France only received a loan of more than 10 billion from the United States. In exchange for the Republic of China's 600,000 expeditionary force, they paid nearly a quarter of the compensation. If they add another 1.5 million troops, will they go bankrupt?  It is impossible to get such a large amount of money. In the end, I am afraid that all that will be left is the cession of colonial interests, but this is what the Republic of China has absolutely no chance of getting. Yang Qiu ignored the people with strange faces and gradually cast his eyes northward towards the vast Russia.  .  In fact, he knew best that with the current international status of the Republic of China, even if it fought a beautiful encirclement and annihilation campaign, it would be impossible to obtain any land from the Western Front.??Colonial compensation, you must know that in the parallel world, the United States sent 4 million troops, but failed to receive such compensation. It was not until the beginning of World War II that Fatty Qiu was almost cried by a German submarine, and a few islands were exchanged for a bunch of shabby destroyers. This shows that Britain and France are hostile to each other.  Colonial interests were taken seriously, so for the Republic of China, it was most realistic to exchange superior human resources for the capital, technology and industrial equipment needed for national development. After all, under the surface prosperity, the decadent late Qing trousers had not been completely thrown away.

    On the other hand, Britain and France can accept you asking for money and goods, but they will never accept you to enjoy colonial benefits. If they open their mouths, they may turn to Japan in trouble.  To be more thorough, if Japan does not send troops in the end, then Britain and France will be in trouble. Unless the United States is willing to accept the price of becoming a vassal of Germany in the next ten years and unable to recover, otherwise it will have to fight to the death to rescue it.

    That¡¯s the kind of personality he has.  You will never speak if you can't get something, because this will give the other party a chance to be wary of you.  On the contrary, you must show a greedy face when it comes to what you can get, so as to provide cover for the ultimate strategic goal. So what is the ultimate goal?

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? No matter how lively the fighting on the Western Front is, no matter how many people die, even if most of the expeditionary force is lost, to put it bluntly, it is just to make money and save face for the country.  Fierce fighting is just a tool used by politicians to push the "Made in China" brand to the world's richest market through the use of troops and alliances.  This is actually how the United States used its troops to introduce products such as Camel cigarettes, Zippo lighters, and Coca-Cola to the world and eventually became world-famous brands.  After opening up the situation this time and forcing dozens of light industrial products into Europe as military supplies, I believe that as long as the state provides support, a number of good companies will be born soon.  As for the arms trade, which will be worth tens of billions of dollars in the next two decades, it¡¯s a big deal.  It will also occupy a place due to the victory and actual combat effectiveness of the expeditionary force.  I dare not say that we can defeat super companies such as Krupp and Snyder. At the very least, the market of Oerlikon and Bofors must be divided up until the technology comes up.  The basic industry is getting better and better. If you can't compete with these companies based on data machines, it's better to hit them head-on and defeat them.

    Now that the goal on the western front has been achieved, there is no point in fighting anymore. It is also time to uncover the real goal hidden under the table, which is the disintegration of the northern behemoth that has troubled China for hundreds of years. We must not consume or destroy our strong northern neighbor.  The basic national policy remains unshakable.

    As someone who has a vision beyond the times, he knows very well what great changes will occur on the Eastern Front in the next few months, how violent the world situation will be, and how much panic will occur in Britain, France, and even the United States, which has just entered the war. But they are beyond their reach, which gives  Give yourself an excellent opportunity in the simplest words.  It means using the money and external status obtained by sacrificing the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the Western Front in exchange for the strength to expand and penetrate northward.

    As for the land issue that has been criticized, many people in the country still do not understand it, as long as it can delay Russia and prolong the civil strife.  If they cannot quickly get through the period of national turmoil, thenthe lost territory from Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan to Ili in Xinjiang will belong to them sooner or later. Of course, Vladivostok to Khabarovsk and even the entire Eastern Siberia must be captured.  These must be planned slowly and slowly, without being impatient or impatient. There is always a small probability that the snake will swallow the elephant, and war will always be a comprehensive confrontation of upright national strength.  After all, the revival of Soviet Russia was based on 5 million tons of steel. If it had waited for itself to have such a large output according to traditional methods, Soviet Russia would have already entered the recovery period.

    Of course, now is also the time to gradually reveal the mystery to the people around you, especially these generals. After all, time is running out.  So he put down his coffee and waved to the second lieutenant next to him who was always sitting like a wooden figure.  Everyone knows that there are several guards around Yang Qiu who need to pay attention, including this expressionless second lieutenant who is said to be from the Security Bureau and whose name is unknown, not because of his great skills, but because of his  The confidential briefcase in my hand that I will never leave all year round, with a secret compartment inside.

    Even Li Liejun was deeply attracted, secretly wondering what was in this bulging briefcase that was several times larger than usual.  Yang Qiu opened the bag and took out a document. Then the lieutenant quickly closed it and put a thin piece of string on his wrist.  The four words "Sunrise" were printed on the cover of the document, and underneath the font was a vermilion seal with the words "General Staff Top Secret". When the four people saw it, their hearts could not help but beat a few times.

    Yang Qiu handed the sunrise plan document to Shi Xiaolou: "Go to the front compartment with Minister Wu and Ambassador Lu to have a good look at it. After reading it, give it to me Remember that the things in this are except for the four of you.  , and will never be spread outside the country.¡±

    four people?  Li Liejun thought that Yang Qiu had made a mistake, because this kind of top-secret document with a red seal could never be seen by him at his level, but just as he was about to speak, the latter had already picked up the coffee again: "Stop thinking about other things. 124 Huncheng Division Commander Zhu  Shou has been temporarily transferred to the Southwest due to poor health. The General Staff will send you your appointment later. Do it well and take off your clothes.Before the military uniform a soldier is a soldier." Li Liejun did not expect that just after being promoted from battalion commander to regiment commander, he would go from regiment commander to division commander. From the bottom of his heart, he was grateful to Yang Qiu Sheng and saluted heavily.

    In fact, with Li Liejun's ability, it is enough to be a division commander, but if he is not pulled out and trained, he will be useless. Although his political opinions are different, Yang Qiu will not destroy this good military talent.  Of course, this also depends on how far he can go. If he is not willing to be a real soldier, then he will not show mercy.

    Wu Tingfang was even more happy for Li Liejun. The Democratic Party was finally going to have an active division commander.  But I also understand in my heart that every gain must come with a loss. After Li Liejun was promoted to division commander, he was regarded as one of the first-line officers of the National Defense Force. Then some of the current officials of the Democratic Party will definitely be removed in order to maintain the long-term weak policy of the National Society towards the other two parties.  In fact, he knew very well who would be taken away, but after so many years of hard work, he was still a little reluctant to give up. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It seemed that after returning to China, it was time to take the initiative to say goodbye and return to his hometown to take care of himself and leave the opportunity to the younger generations.

    After the four people went to the front of the closed carriage to read the documents, Yang Qiu returned to his desk and picked up a pen. Although the Yue Peng battle established the Republic of China's position in the Entente, from now on, any country that wants to enter China must weigh three points, external  The environment will also be better.  But at his position, he clearly understands that as countries conduct research on the National Defense Forces, competition will become more intense in the future.  Moreover, there are many problems exposed in this battle. Although with his personal guidance, the tactics and application of the armored forces are limited by conditions and other factors, and the generals of the National Defense Force are also in the exploratory stage, but the money-burning curtain of the transformation of the armies of various countries will definitely come early.  .

    Even without a century-old industrial foundation, the National Defense Forces must not fall behind. In addition, the "Sunrise" plan for Russia is about to be launched, and preparations must be made in advance, so he picked up the pen again to write a transformation plan for the National Defense Forces.

    First of all, the bulging navy needs to be suppressed. The mainland army and the navy are always in conflict. The current Republic of China does not have the capability of a large navy at all. It does not have a clear combat goal. Even if it is forcibly mounted, it will cause concerns among the United Kingdom and the United States. It should continue to maintain a  The tonnage is slightly smaller than Japan's, but it surpasses Japan's fleet in new equipment such as aircraft carriers and focuses on cultivating and reserving talents.  However, due to large debts, the construction of cruisers and destroyers cannot be stopped. Old ships must be replaced with new ships one by one to save money.

    It is urgent to convert the Air Force into the Air Force. The money saved by the Navy should be allocated to the Air Force. Large bombers can be replaced before the engines are upgraded, but frontline support attack aircraft must be brought up. The Haidongqing will not be able to meet the needs of the next ten years of operations, so  Pre-research for upgrading and upgrading should be accelerated.

    The Republic of China will still be a continental army country for a long time to come, so Yang Qiu decided to develop two new armored chassis, including a 15-ton light tank based on the Panzer III tank, a 15-ton infantry fighting vehicle enlarged after the Type 2 armored vehicle,  15-ton infantry transport vehicles, 15-ton self-propelled artillery, etc., as well as half-track vehicles, military trucks, 25-ton and 35-ton chassis all need to be pre-developed in advance.  Mechanization is the foundation of future warfare and must not be lost at the starting line. Even if the quantity and scale are small, it must be developed first.

    There is also the issue of caliber. The Wehrmacht initially relied on German aid and used German standards. However, with the help of the Allied Arms to arm 35 divisions and the entry of a large number of Allied standard weapons, standardization became increasingly important, so he set the basic basis for the future weapons of the Wehrmacht.  Calibers, including 7.62, 9, 12.7, 16.8 (m1912 shotgun), 25, 40, 70, 80, 85, 105, 120, 155, 210, 305, 406 mm and other gun and artillery calibers, except for special models in the future  Any design must apply these standards.

    In addition to future plans such as standards and armor construction, there is also an urgent need to consider how to make good use of the Entente, the bright cloak of the world's strongest alliance, to build a force with strong deterrent power. Therefore, after he finished writing, he immediately asked Lei Meng to write it.  When sending telegrams domestically, be sure to take advantage of the recent opportunity for domestically produced weapons to be in the limelight. While selling patents and making money, you should also use the excuse of insufficient manufacturing to ask the Entente to assist a batch of the same type of arms. If successful, you will be able to produce several weapons without spending a penny.  A fist force is coming.

    After he finished writing this, Shi Xiaolou and others also walked out with horrified eyes.

    Yang Qiu took the document, put down the pen and said: "Whether the northern part of the country can guarantee stability for at least five years and whether hundreds of years of border troubles can be resolved depends on you."

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