The Rise of the Empire

The Russians finally made an opening. This is definitely not the prince's "brain-dead aura". It's because Russia's current capacity is indeed a little tight. Not long ago, the Minister of War Kuropatkin wrote in a document to the Tsar, "If we want to transfer a regiment from Moscow to the Far East, then we need at least 45 days. Good progress, we still couldn't finish the Siberian Railway in 1905, and by that time it would take us 35 days to transport an army!"\u003c/p\u003eIn fact, the Russians can be superior in military strength and artillery In addition to the gap between commanding officers and soldiers, logistics is also a problem. According to the records of the Russians, in the many battles of Liaoyang, Shahe, and Fengtian, Russia The human artillery fired almost all the shells. If the description is correct, then the Japanese shells are tense, and the Russian shells are in crisis.... \u003c/p\u003eAccording to another data from Russia, the transport capacity of the main railway line of the Russians in the early days of the war was only three military trains per day. This was later gradually increased to nine columns over a period of ten months. By the summer of 1905, the main line had only reached 12 pairs. In 1904, the Russian high-level requirements for military transportation capacity were at least 14 pairs per day! That said, mainline rail transport has never been up to par...  \u003c/p\u003eAnd more importantly, in addition to insufficient transport capacity, the Russians also have problems in weapons production. What a tragic thing for Russia's tragic military industry to fight a war outside. In fact, both the Russians and the Japanese bought a large amount of shells from Germany and France during the war. The Russians found that the price of buying shells from France was more than 2 times more expensive than the shells produced by Krupp, but they were all cheaper than their own shells. Cheap....... \u003c/p\u003eAs a result, the Russians had the idea of ​​handing over the production of part of the arms supplies to foreign countries. As Russia's largest creditor, the French naturally got a share of it. And Bavaria, as Russia's largest supplier of warships, and a conscientious businessman can also get a lot of benefits from the Russians. \u003c/p\u003e When Bavaria stated that the shells sold to Russia would be at the same price as Germany's domestic supply, Russia agreed to allow Bavaria to intervene in Russia's agricultural production, but the requirement was that it must be in Russia. Soon, the prince put forward a counter-proposal that the grain purchasing enterprises could be located in Russia, but the processing should be done in Turkey. The reason is very simple, the labor cost there is lower, and the Turkish government expressed its willingness to provide tax-free treatment. \u003c/p\u003e Nicholas II thought about it, and thought that this sale could at best be the end of the Russo-Japanese War. With the smooth flow of the Siberian Railway and the control of the Northeast of the Qing Dynasty, the food problem will no longer be a restriction The key to the Russian army's operations in the Far East, so finally decided to agree to the prince's request, which is considered a good sale. \u003c/p\u003e"In addition, I heard that your country's Far East Fleet is about to undergo a rotation, is that true?" After complimenting each other for a long time, Earl Robanov suddenly asked. \u003c/p\u003e"That's right, another Munich-class armored cruiser will take over from the lead ship Munich to the Far East." The prince nodded and said. \u003c/p\u003e"According to the Kaiser, the German Far East Fleet will conduct a joint exercise with our Far East Fleet in the Pacific in the future. What we mean is that if your country's warships are new-style Mainz-class armored cruisers If it is, then the situation will be better. Having a powerful warship in the Far East can also easily deter certain countries, can't it?" Robanov said. \u003c/p\u003eWhat Russia wants is an attitude,

And this attitude is also what Germany is willing to give. After all, Germany does not have a good impression of Japan. In order to reassure Russia, this matter is nothing. For the prince, he just greeted the Kaiser and then communicated with the Admiralty. one time. \u003c/p\u003e"I will persuade the Kaiser, there should be no problem." The prince agreed very readily. Unlike the conversation with Earl Taff, the meeting with Robanov was a joy for the host and guest. After sending the Russian envoy away, the prince thought that his mission had been completed and he could finally take a rest, but Earl Schelling stepped forward at an untimely moment. \u003c/p\u003e"There is nothing important, let's talk about it tomorrow, I am already very tired today." The prince said angrily. \u003c/p\u003e "Uh, it's about Count Vittorio. Recently, many Italian official figures have approached the count. They talked about many things, and some even tried to persuade him to go to Italy," the count said. \u003c/p\u003e"This is normal, nothing worthy of attention, Count Vittorio will make the right choice." Designers, it is understandable that the Italians want to pull back, but the earl has already taken root in Bavaria, and not everyone has the courage to go back and start all over again. And Germany gave him better conditions to realize his ambitions. \u003c/p\u003e "But these Italians have asked the German government and your attitude towards Turkey at least three times. If this is accidental, I don't believe it! But I can't think of the reason why Italy pays attention to Turkey!" Earl Schelling Said. \u003c/p\u003e"This is not normal! Absolutely not normal!" As a traveler, the prince knew very well that Italy later attacked Turkey, but that was 10 years later. Why did the Italians change so early now? ? what's going on? \u003c/p\u003e "When did this happen?" the prince asked hastily. \u003c/p\u003e"After we informed Italy that we were going to absorb Turkey into the Allied Power system, they asked the German official's attitude through diplomatic channels."\u003c/p\u003e"Okay, you go down first, I need to think about it This matter." The prince has concluded that Italy now has ideas about Turkey's colonies in Africa. And the question before the prince is, what attitude will Germany respond to Italy, which is about to attack? Should we ignore it, or oppose it? \u003c/p\u003eWhat is certain now is that Germany and Austria's attitude towards Turkey has made Italy realize that it may completely lose this colony. The Young Turks do a poor job of secrecy. Foreign countries have already smelled the smell of a coup. In fact, this is quite normal. In the past, some important figures of the Young Turk Party have been living in Europe. Naturally, their actions cannot hide from the eyes of the country where they are located. There is no branch in Italy, how did the Italians hear the news so quickly? \u003c/p\u003e "Carefully collect information about the Italians, the more detailed the better." The prince ordered. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e