The Rise of the Empire

"Because you are considering this issue purely from a military point of view, and have not analyzed it from an overall point of view. No matter how powerful an empire is, it must guarantee four points. First, all citizens must have supplies that can at least sustain their livelihoods. Second, the supplies They can be deployed where they need them. Third, the people must have firm belief that they can win. Fourth, there must be a strong force that can ensure internal stability!" said the prince, stretching out four fingers. \u003c/p\u003e "Well, we can now analyze the advantages and disadvantages of Britain, France and Russia in these four aspects. First of all, we can be sure that because Britain and France have maritime advantages and vast colonies, they can Importing various materials and raw materials may cause them some pain during the war, but the people must have enough materials to survive. At the same time, Britain and France have well-developed domestic transportation lines and a small area, so there are almost no transportation problems. You admit this. ?” said the prince. \u003c/p\u003e"That's right, I admit it, but although Russia will be blocked by us, it also meets the first and second conditions." Xiao Maoqi nodded and said. \u003c/p\u003e "Let's not talk about Russia first, let's talk about Britain and France first." The prince continued: "If you look at the national beliefs, the single-nation Britain and France are obviously stronger than Russia. There is no doubt about this? Russia uses cavalry The cannon has unified the vast territory, but there are Poles, Finns, Ukrainians and various ethnic groups in Central Asia. Although the Russians have an advantage, they are very limited. This is true that Russia is far inferior to Britain and France. Right?"\u003c/p\u003e "Well, the last point! It has enough power to ensure internal stability! Generally speaking, the Russian army is not as good as France, can this be confirmed? No matter how big the territory the Russians have, no matter how many However, there is still a very important index that determines the military level of a country, that is, industrial capacity. Russia's industry is very poor, which determines that there is a huge quantity but not enough quality. Generally speaking, it is still weak. The so-called difficulty is not how strong the Russian military is, but the natural conditions. Do you think so?" the prince said with a smile. \u003c/p\u003e"What you said is very reasonable, but I always feel that there is a problem." Little Maoqi became a little dizzy, and he didn't agree with the prince's statement in his heart, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it. Because he never considered these things from a non-military point of view. \u003c/p\u003e "Well, since you don't understand, then I'll tell you. First of all, we have to make sure that the Russians can't retreat without limit. Their people also need to eat, and the factories also need food. Fuel and raw materials are needed, so they cannot lose some key areas, such as Ukraine!" The prince pointed to the Ukraine area on the map with the putter in his hand. \u003c/p\u003e"That's right, more than half of the food for the Russians comes from Ukraine, which is a big granary for hundreds of millions of Russians, but it's a bit far away from us, and it's too big for us to occupy. What you said about occupying Ukraine doesn't make much sense, because it's very difficult to do," Moltke said. \u003c/p\u003e"No, no, no, before we hit Ukraine, the Russian national economy had already had problems. Although he had relatively sufficient supplies, there was no channel that could transport them efficiently at that time. In Ukraine, The density of their railway lines is only a few tenths of ours. Under normal circumstances, these railway lines can still meet their needs and transport resources such as food and coal here to the northern Baltic coast and Moscow. The transportation of military supplies will take up a lot of civilian transport capacity, even if we don't occupy Ukraine, as long as we maintain our offensive posture, their supplies will be in short supply!" The prince said and handed a document to Little Mao Qi. \u003c/p\u003e"This is a research report on the railway transportation system in Russia and Eastern Europe compiled by my people.

The Russians may strengthen the railway system in Poland for the sake of war, but they cannot strengthen the railway system in the entire Eastern Europe in a short period of time. They lack a horizontal north-south railway line, and the exchange of materials between the north and the south will be very troublesome. In times of war, this problem is further amplified. The Russian railway system was very chaotic. Railways of various specifications and modes of transportation are flooded in every corner of the country, which makes their fault tolerance rate very low, so if they go to war, they will die of arteriosclerosis! "The prince finally made a very vivid metaphor.\u003c/p\u003e" On the one hand, it is a military failure, and on the other hand, it is the extreme lack of living materials. Well, tell me, the ethnic problems in Russia are more serious, and class antagonisms It is also a relatively powerful country, so what will happen next? Moreover, there is no shortage of anti-government organizations in Russia now. Whether it is the bourgeoisie or the Bolsheviks who want to be in power, they will not give up this opportunity. The internal conflicts in Russia will become a very dangerous explosive package. ! "\u003c/p\u003e" By the way, there is another problem, and that is the weakening of Russia's military power! Think about it, when the loss of the Russian army reaches a certain level, how can their remaining troops suppress the opposition forces in the vast territory? Their armies couldn't feed themselves and lacked the mobility to travel to other areas, and soldiers of different faiths and political leanings no longer trusted each other. This huge country will eventually seem to be hollowed out, and it may collapse at any time! "\u003c/p\u003e"Then we use the opportunity of their internal struggle to expand the results and seal the victory? Xiao Maoqi thought for a while and said.\u003c/p\u003e "No, no, no, we shouldn't intervene at the beginning. There is a saying in the ancient East that brothers fight against their insults outside the wall. This sentence means that if there is no external pressure, they will fight together, and if there is external pressure, they will be unanimous. Well, that being the case, why don't we provide weapons, ammunition and even personnel to all parties in exchange for food and various supplies. On the one hand, let the confrontation between them escalate, and on the other hand, we have obtained materials and supplies? "The prince said with a smile.\u003c/p\u003e It is not efficient to go out to grab and exchange things by yourself. When you go out to grab by yourself, you have to beware of the master's cold gun, you have to play hide-and-seek with the master, you have to use violence to grab the little food, and then you can use it in the fee. I tried my best to transport it back from the badly damaged road! But it’s different to exchange things, especially during the war when you use weapons to return them. This thing is more valuable than real money! The most important thing in troubled times is the barrel of the gun! No matter which forces in Russia, they will never ignore the "goodwill" of the Germans, and will repay this "goodwill" with the greatest sincerity!\u003c/p\u003eThanks to the First Guards Tank Brigade, Slowly Youk, Wang Yao's young guard rabbit, good books are hard to find, and the sea is boundless\u003c/a\u003e~~~! And book friends Yuerenyutian, Aihui Jiujiu, son I love you, Wang Haichao 8060, Happy Xiongjun \u003c/a\u003eSupport~~~! Please subscribe\u003c/a\u003e~~~!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e