Chapter 190 Capitalists' Paradise
In April 1884, the Battle of Moscow, which had participated by more than 400,000 people in China and Russia, ended with the defeat of the Russian army. However, in this battle and the street battle in Moscow, the Chinese team encountered unprecedented fierce resistance, and almost every street in Moscow was covered with blood from Chinese soldiers.
Although it is huge, since the Duchy of Moscow four hundred years ago, since the Mongol Hundreds***, Moscow has been captured by enemies from the East. For all the Russians and the shock to the entire Europe can be imagined...
At the same time in the East, the British Empire lost its last port city in India, and Australia announced its separation from the British and remained neutral in the battle between China and Britain.
However, the Chinese obviously think this is the British's delaying strategy, and they still stubbornly declare war on Australia and blocked Australian ports with their navy, forcing the Australians to surrender as soon as possible.
This move was condemned by Americans. In a sense, Americans and Australians were very similar. Their early Chinese immigrants from Britain and Europe.
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The Kremlin is hung high with the imperial flag and the Imperial Royal Army flag. This majestic red brick complex has become the headquarters of the Northern Legion of the Imperial Expeditionary Force.
The commander-in-chief of the Empire's Western Russian Expeditionary Force was General Zheng Zewu. He was the famous "hawk" who has been the commander of the Gyeonggi Garrison since he served as the general of the Jiangsu-Anhui patrol. The Expeditionary Force General Command was located in Samara, a heavy industrial city in the middle of the Volga River in Russia. It is also one of the earliest Russian cities to be conquered by China.
Ye Tuwa, commander of the northern legion of the Expeditionary Force, was Tuwa, a Dahur warrior who Ye Zhao served when he was outside the pass. Ye Zhao had great kindness to save his clan. Since then, all Dahur tribes have followed Ye Zhao's command, and Ye Tuwa is also the first warrior to be given the national surname.
Yetuwa was promoted to military merits. He served as the general officer of the Cavalry Division and also as the commander of the Infantry Brigade of Zhenghuang Banner. Before the outbreak of the Sino-Russian War, Yetuwa was the commander of the Xiangshan Army, the first-class viscount, and the rank of lieutenant general.
In the Aleksandlovsky Hall on the first floor of the Great Kremlin, Yetuwa was having tea and chatting with Prince Yao Xun. Yaoxun had always been following Zheng Zewu. As the General Command's General Command, before the Battle of Moscow, he insisted on coming to the Northern Legion Command and served as the General Command of Yetuwa.
Of course, he was just a staff officer, and most of the time he was "involved but not planned", attending meetings without saying anything, just listening to what others said.
Ye Tuwa and Ye Zhao have a deep relationship. Yao Xun knew General Ye when he was very young. Therefore, the two got along well, and Ye Tuwa was not very particular about etiquette, so Yao Xun liked to get along with him.
There was a globe on the table, and Yetuwa turned it around and said, "This war cannot be over for a year or two."
He and Yao Xun were talking about maritime wars. Although Britain has lost India and its base in the Far East, its naval combat blueprint was quickly re-written, and the title of the most powerful naval power for more than two hundred years was not a lucky chance.
The British Navy's key combat target is now in Africa and guarding the Suez Canal. Although the empire occupied various port cities in India, it was difficult for the British to make full use of the docks left by the British in a short period of time. In this way, the confrontation with the British fleet in the African Strait is temporarily at a disadvantage.
The British warships were not slow to launch, and their Pacific Fleets began to replenish their blood. It was heard that the number of shipyards on both coasts of the United States was gradually increasing, and it was obvious that the Americans began to make a fortune in war.
Yao Xun said: "It's been a long time, but it's really a fight between snipes and clams, and the fisherman is profitable."
Yetuwa snorted coldly: "The Americans responded to the old saying, "It will disgust people if you don't bite people." Since the Civil War, the United States has been laying off its permanent troops. Now there are only tens of thousands of soldiers, and its national strength is not very strong. In Yetuwa's eyes, it is naturally a weak country that can be destroyed by a blink of an eye.
However, China is far away from the United States and it is easy to send navies to block its west coast ports. If it lands in battle, the empires that are busy fighting with the Allies are really weak. Moreover, blocking its west coast has no effect on the United States. The west coast has just been developed, and most industrial cities are on the east coast.
Yao Xun thought for a while and said, "If we can control the entire territory of Russia as soon as possible, we can help Germany win the Western Front war, and Britain and France will definitely seek peace."
Yetuva smiled and said, "Your Highness is right, but the war on the Western Front is tragic. It is better not to participate or not to intervene." He shook his head and said, "The Russians are tenacious, not to mention that the Baath Party uses the guise of national rejuvenation to defraud the regime. If the surrender is the foundation of its ruling no longer exists. We need to make steady progress and take the consolidation of the occupied areas as the top priority. In the past, Saulon conquered Moscow, but in the end he was defeated, it was because of the rush."
As he spoke, he suddenly heard a loud report. A middle-aged officer with thick eyebrows and big eyes came in outside the door. Ye Tuwa smiled and said, "Your Highness, come on, let me introduce you. His name is Zhang Debiao, the company commander of the reconnaissance company of the Giant Spirit Infantry Brigade."
Yao Xun stood up and shook hands with Zhang Debiao with a smile.
Zhang Debiao was recruited into the headquarters. When he saw General Ye Tuwa, he was very excited. He didn't hear what Marshal Ye clearly for a while, and he didn't know what the young officer who shook hands with him was from the young officer. Could it be that the freshman who graduated from the military academy was coming to his company? But there was no need for Mr. Ye to come forward in person?
Yetuwa asked Zhang Debiao with a smile: "You brigade commander told you?"
Zhang Debiao stood at attention and shouted: "Yes! The command of the brigade, from now on, the commander of the commander!"
Ye Tuwa smiled and said, "I am also a Huangqi infantryman. There is no need to be too restrictive. You haven't heard what I said just now. Why don't you see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Zhang Debiao was stunned for a moment, looked at Yao Xun for a while, and then hurriedly knelt down on one knee, "Your Highness, the prince, you are ruthless..."
Yao Xun had already pulled him up and said, "No need to be polite. On the front line, I am just an ordinary soldier."
Yetuva said: "Dbiao, Your Highness wants to walk around Moscow City and prepare some materials for the occupying regime. Your company will be responsible for protecting Your Highness during this period. You don't understand these political things, but if the political measures are appropriate, it will be more effective than you eliminate a hundred guerrillas. Do you understand?"
Zhang Debiao stood at attention and shouted: "I don't know anything, but I must protect your highness's safety! I am in my humble position, and your highness is there! I am in my humble position, and your highness is there too!"
"Okay, okay." Yetuwa nodded with satisfaction and said, "You are the only one who knows the identity of your highness. Even your brigade commander must keep it confidential."
"Yes!" Zhang Debiao stood at attention again.
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In May 1884, according to the proposal of Crown Prince Yao Xun, the "Good Civil Certificate" system was issued in the Russian occupied areas. The photos on the good civil certificate were paid by Russian residents. Many Eastern Russian officials could not help but take the opportunity to make money. The Russians complained, but no matter how gentle you hate the Chinese, you cannot influence them. The good civil certificate system played a role in promoting the security of the occupied areas, and also laid the tone of the Central Government's policy of the tough rule of the Russian occupied areas.
In June, a general strike between US rail workers began in San Francisco spread across the country. Workers protested that Sino-US relations were tense because of the government's stance towards the Allies. Allowing the British Navy to use the West Coast port completely stagnated Sino-US trade, making transport workers unable to run jobs and life difficult.
Some lawmakers fiercely criticized President James Abram Garfield's foreign policy, believing that the United States should remain neutral in the war and should not give up the cornerstone of the US foreign policy laid by Mr. Monroe.
Oil tycoon Rockefeller and many other heavyweights in the business world have publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with the government, and Rockefeller even said that he would no longer support the next Republican candidate because the Republican policy will put the American people on the brink of danger of war.
During such a massive protest, many ordinary Americans began to take to the streets to protest because the government policies tilted the military industry. With the current industrial foundation of the United States, the production of civilian consumer goods will naturally be greatly reduced. The United States is an immigrant business society and has never been a self-sufficient economic system. Now sugar is rationed, and everyone has to live on Tuesdays and Wednesdays without meat. Many steel in manufacturing is saved for military use, and even the tin of children's toys is planned by the government.
This is unbearable for the free American people, especially since they do not see any necessary or benefit in participating in this war. Instead, it may incur the invasion of the huge empire across the Pacific Ocean at all times, and it can be seen that the Americans' anti-war sentiment is rising.
Some lawmakers also pointed out that the current downturn in the transportation industry is just a sequelae of the economic crisis and has little to do with the stagnation of Sino-US trade. Railway workers are just being used by entrepreneurs with close ties to China. Using this war to promote arms trade in Europe will affect people's lives in a short period of time, in the long run, it will play a huge role in promoting the US economy.
Some congressmen even pointed out incisively that the United States is no longer an American, and the Chinese are about to buy the United States. The funds obtained by Rockefeller in the UK actually came from China. The US steel industry, oil industry, and transportation industry had been invaded by Chinese capital during the economic crisis that broke out ten years ago. The current financial oligarchs and oligarchs in various industries have become puppets of the Chinese and are the spokespersons of China.
However, the remarks of these members of the parliamentarians cannot splash a wave of anti-war waves, and they seem so powerless.
In July, President Garfield was attacked by gunmen and died. Vice President Chester Allen Arthur took office as president and is also the least experienced president in American history.
When the news reached Beijing, Ye Zhao had to sigh that fate was aroused. Just like in history, President Garfield became the second president in American history to be assassinated, but this time it may have nothing to do with the division of the Republican Party.
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