The war on the Eastern Front ended quickly, and the Russians quickly lost their enthusiasm and courage. Although they had promised their French friends, and although they had the opportunity to win and continue to win, their failures came soon.

On March 12, 1912, under the leadership of the new commander, the 100,000 main force of the German Empire finally arrived at the pre-determined target after two days of marching. They were lucky enough to take advantage of the conflict between the two front-line commanders of the Russian army and the resulting gap between the two troops, and caught the defenseless Russian Second Army off guard.

The attack mission in the middle was completed by the remaining forces of the 17th Army led by General Markensen, who was defeated in the first phase of the war. After completing the harassing attack with a small number of troops, he pretended to retreat and moved backward to cover the flank attack of the main force.

At the same time, in view of the long front of the Russian Second Army, we chose weak points to enter and detour to the rear depth of the Russian main force, and cooperated with the front and flank attacks to launch a strangle battle.

After five consecutive days of fighting, the Samsonov Army, which had not received any assistance from Kampf's First Army for many years, was completely defeated. After paying the price of 10,000 casualties, the German army encircled and annihilated the Russian Second Army. The Russian army, which quickly lost its fighting will and morale, was captured by 95,000 people, with more than 30,000 casualties. The German army also seized a large number of war supplies, nearly 500 artillery pieces, and a large number of horses. General Samsonov, the commander of the Russian Second Army, saw that he was unable to turn the world back, and committed suicide at the Tannenburg stronghold.

During these five days, Berlin also completed the operation to increase troops to the eastern front. Using the 17 railways leading to East Prussia, Berlin sent a Guards Reserve Army and two Chinese divisions to arrive in East Prussia. Under the secret orders of the country, Zhang Zuolin followed the army and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, and he was responsible for the coordination between the two Zhejiang divisions and Germany. For this candidate, the 124th and 129th Divisions, who were in a foreign land, were very understanding. Guo Songling and Zhang Zuolin were considered fellow townsmen, while Zhao Hengxi, a native of the 129th Division, was also easy to talk to. Now he is in adversity. Of course, there is no rift when the three of them work together. This also provides a lot of help to Zhang Zuolin's work.

After they arrived in East Prussia, the task they obtained was to assist in the establishment of prisoners of war camps in the East Prussia region and to take charge of the large number of prisoners of war in the Russian army. In just a few days, they received tens of thousands of prisoners of war, and a large number of prisoners of war were escorted from the East every day, which also made them even more vigilant. At first, there were only 15,000 people on their side, and the number of prisoners of war was close to 100,000 in a few days. This group of people could not cause trouble. Once a chaos occurred, 15,000 people were not enough for others to eat.

During the chat, the three of them sighed that they had been in the army for half their lives and had never seen a hundred thousand prisoners of war. Although they knew that the Russians were not fighting before, they were so weak that they really opened their eyes.

But what they didn't expect was that something even more eye-opening was still behind. When prisoners of war were transported from the east one after another, and when the eighth day finally disappeared, Kampf, who was greedy for merit and reckless, was also devastating. Although his left wing had obtained the cover of the newly formed 10th Army that drove in from the rear, his First Army was almost made into dumplings by the German army. After gaining eight days of rest, the German army recovered its combat effectiveness as a tiger and wolf. In addition, the First Reserve Army of the Berlin Guards and the 11th Army and the 8th Cavalry Division that were reinforced, were restored to their combat effectiveness. In addition, the First Reserve Army of the Berlin Guards and the 11th Army and the 8th Cavalry Division that followed the reinforcements.

With the assistance, the 120,000 German troops, led by their savior General Hindenburg, adopted a strong tactic of frontal attacks. With 120,000 people, they launched a series of attacks on two Russian armies, which exceeded 200,000 people across the front line that stretched for dozens of kilometers. The combination of appropriate interweaving tactics and powerful attacks fully realized the strategic goal of their commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, General Hindenburg and Chief of Staff Rudendolf: defeating the Kampf group in a row, strangling the Russians' living forces, and leaving the Russians with an indelible fear, making them powerless and courageous in the future to pose a substantial threat to the German Eastern Front again.

At this moment, General Hindenburg was full of energy. He even forgot that he had scolded the damn Chinese in his heart more than ten days ago. He hoped that they would restrain themselves from reducing the pressure on Germany in the distance, so he would rather work hard to get it. But now he even thanked the Orientals for not launching a large-scale offensive, because if that were the case, perhaps he would not be able to achieve such a huge contribution in less than a month.

The same is true for Chief of Staff Ludendolf. His background is not noble. If it weren't for this opportunity, he might never have a chance to make a name for himself in the future. An officer without Feng's name in the surname would be unlikely to have the opportunity to enter the commander class that was too high. Looking back on his request to transfer himself from the Western Front to the Eastern Front before the war, he had reason to feel glad.

The Russians had no reason to feel grateful. In the next six days of battle, it was better to say a massacre or a shepherd dog driving away the weak lambs. Kampf's troops were slightly better than the Second Army. This reason, coupled with the defeat of the Second Army, sounded the alarm for them, and the German frontal offensive tactics, which allowed them to cause 15,000 casualties to the German army. However, in contrast, their own troops created a shameful record of 100,000 casualties and 50,000 captured in the battle. The only lucky person was their commander Kampf, the incompetent general who had just laughed at Samsonov, who was unhappy in normal times, abandoned his army and fled back to Russia when the battle was approaching the end of the battle. What awaited him was the severe punishment of the military court.

During the battle, the three major characteristics of Russian people being depressed, poorly equipped, and incompetent commanders were fully exposed. In such a country, in addition to its vast territory, they have lost the soul of a great power.

The heavy defeat on the Western Front gave St. Petersburg a great panic. At this time, they received news that Romania was destroyed. After conquering Serbia, the cavalry of the Austro-Hungarian Empire quickly defeated the Romanians alone. Their strategic goals before the war had been basically achieved-the Balkans were basically in their own hands.

Within a few days, bad news came from the weak eastern defense line. China was hoarding troops in Kulun, and it seemed that it would soon launch an attack on Irkutzk, the first stronghold in the east, and the fortress Angask (Cheremhovo), behind it. If these two important towns were lost, the nearly 3,000 kilometers between the Chinese direction and Yekaterin Arbor would be exposed to the direction of China's attack, and a large number of Mongols in Siberia will quickly become a hidden worry.

If you are not careful, a large area of ​​land east of Yekaterin Arbor will quickly fall into the hands of the Chinese and Mongols. What's even more sad is that from Yekaterin Arbor east, due to inconvenience of transportation, there were only less than 200,000 combat troops, most of which were concentrated on the front lines of Irkutzk and Angask. The important strategic strongholds such as Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, and Kuzneski were basically unable to cope with large-scale attacks from the local area.

Once this line fails, the Chinese can use the troops from the Ili direction and the Dushanbe direction of Tashkent to plan the grassland governor's area (most of Kazakhstan now) between them. Russia, whose military focus is on the West, is simply unable to provide substantial support to the above-mentioned areas in a short period of time.

From the full confidence before the war to the four-sided crisis after the Western Front was hit by Germany, the Russian Empire has reached an extremely dangerous moment. Where to go, all this remains to be arranged by God.

The reason for China's large-scale military agglomeration in the north is its promise to Germany, and it will launch a war of restraint against Russia in the near future. However, before the actual war begins, there is still some work to be done. First, whether it is the Allies or the Allies, there is a clear provision in the treaty that once a country is declared by any opponent, it is regarded as declaring war on the entire alliance, and other members of the alliance must declare war on the provocative countries at the same time.

Therefore, this step cannot be carried out in the name of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire, because at this critical moment, once China declares war on the Allies, the United States will be very likely to be involved in the war immediately. It is very likely that they will declare war on the Allies, but it may also be joining the Allies Group. After all, from the perspective of economic interests, the United Kingdom can do business with the United Kingdom without any scruples.

No matter how they decide, the competition for interests in the Asia-Pacific region will surface. If they join the allies, South America will be almost digested for the United States, and eating early and late are their own, and they also urgently need to find a new sphere of influence. Africa is part of them, but the barren Africa should not fully satisfy the appetite of the United States of America. Europe will definitely be the world of Germany after the war. It can only go to Asia and the Pacific region to find new points of interest. And I not only have to face the United States, but maybe I will also face the competition from Germany in the future. This is dangerous.

If the United States joins the Allied Power, the effect will actually be less than bad. Even if the United States does not immediately get involved in the war, from a strategic perspective, it is unwise for China to merge into the two major groups before the United States.

Maintaining balance and making progress are the guiding ideology in the general direction. To form certain strategic assistance to the Germans in a timely manner is the need to maintain balance. If one day the country wants to use the two excuses of Ao Guang incident and the Chinese training army in Berlin, it is also a need for balance. Among them, Ao Guang incident can be used on either side, while Berlin training army incident can only be used on the Germans.

The advantage layout is first north and then south, sitting east and looking west, and having an independent attitude. It is the sixteen-character criterion for specific military operations. A group of people from the General Staff also maintain a clear mind. They are only temporarily in a stable and prepared stage in the south and east. When to fight in the north and to what extent they fight, they are completely based on their own needs and the development of the actual situation.

The threat from the north to Russia, and the threat from Central Asia to India in the south is to add two weights to the military groups of the Allies and the Allied Powers respectively, and use which one when it is needed. Now, it is time to use Russian weights. On the one hand, it is for the public, and on the other hand, it is also for the private?

March 10th was the day when the Chinese Empire issued a severe warning to Germany on the incident of the Chinese training army in Berlin, and it was also the day when China and Germany reached a certain tacit understanding. At the same time, the next day was also the day when the eldest son of the emperor, Prince Ding Puhua, was going to Kulun. That night, I specially held a family banquet in the Forbidden City, allowing several major concubines in the palace, the queen as Pu Hua's successor mother, Concubine Zhuang as Pu Ying's biological mother, Concubine Zhao and Concubine, etc., and the two princes in Beijing, as well as the German daughter-in-law of the emperor's second son, attended the dinner.

The meal was quite pleasant. With my special attention during this period, the two princes also changed their temperaments. Pu Hua was not as calm as before. Pu Ying was much more restrained than before. Maybe it was because of the relationship that I was particularly concerned about, and he even looked a little dull. However, his wife, Princess Victoria, was a little lively. She showed a strong interest in everything in the palace, and compared to her, she was less restrained, and she didn't always feel awe in front of me like others.

Seeing that Concubine Zhao and Concubine He were like this, after staying in the palace for a long time, they had more or less changed their personalities when they were young, and they looked a little dull. However, Longyu looked different. Although today's family dinner was a farewell to her heirs, she was also a half-righteous protagonist, and she was also the honor of the mother of a country, but for some reason, she had already grown a donkey face and was not sure who messed with her.

Although it was a royal family dinner, the identity was too special and the atmosphere was a bit dull. That is, Princess Victoria occasionally said a few words, which could drive the atmosphere a little. The wine and food were not too luxurious. It took about half an hour to finish a meal. At this time, everyone was sitting and talking, and I was also organizing the language that the two princes and Princess Victoria would speak separately.

At this moment, Longyu's fault was a problem. Just as Pu Hua was talking about the fact that he was going north to Mongolia, Longyu suddenly interrupted: "Brother is going this time, don't forget to find more Mongolian beauties for your father. If you are doing the errands for the talent show, it is also necessary to go to Mongolia."

With one word and another, the atmosphere immediately became frozen. Pu Hua was stunned and did not dare to talk to him, but only looked at me.

I sighed in my heart that dog meat cannot be served at the banquet. I really shouldn't have called her today while sitting in the queen's seat. I said to Pu Hua: "You go to Mongolia to do an errand, pick up what you can say to your mother. Otherwise, your mother really wants to treat me as a lewd king." As I said that, I laughed dryly, not wanting to make the atmosphere too stiff in front of Princess Victoria. After all, there will be some information to be passed on to her father later.

"Yes. My son knows." Pu Hua owed his body and said to Longyu: "My mother, my son is not doing this job this time. The Mongolian Emperor Ama told me to do some jobs. Because it was a military and national affairs, my son dared not say much in front of his mother. He made the emperor worried."

It was originally an excellent opportunity to go down the stage, but Longyu didn't want it. His face became even more ugly. He sneered: "It turns out to be a military and national event. Then I'm too much. If you go to do your errands, your emperor's mother will not ask about it. But what I just said was just right, just do it. Just act as an imperial edict. The emperor's harem is also a military and national event. Only when the emperor's affairs are comfortable can he have the energy to govern the country. Isn't this a military and national event?"

Pu Hua didn't dare to speak, how dare he obey this imperial edict? Longyu said too much today, and it added fuel to the fire as soon as he answered it.

I don’t want to argue with her either. Anyway, she should be menopause. It would be better for a woman to get cold to deal with her. So she looked at her with a blank face and said, “Queen, are you tired today? Let’s take a break earlier, little Kouzi, let the queen take your master back and rest.”

As he said that, he waved his hand and signaled him to do it quickly. I was afraid that if I would become stiffer, I was afraid that I would be coming up soon.

Longyu shouted and Kou Lian said, "What are you doing? You don't have the master as me yet? I won't go anywhere. I want to accompany our Long Live Master to talk about national affairs, ha!"

"Are you going to resist the order?" I sneered. Looking at her appearance, I was afraid that I had made a mistake today. The more you made her more excited she became.

"Why, Master, are you going to fuck my whole family? My family is a little rich. Fucking your family will allow you to enrich the treasury. You can build a new palace for the new people! I'm afraid it's a death sentence to resist the order. Just as your emperor, you kill me. Anyway, there's no difference between this day and death." As he said that, his face turned red, and then he sneered again: "I've given up on the children here today. I've also given up on my face. I said, "Don't your father and your emperor's mother live together? Is it difficult for them to meet?"

"Enough!" I shouted, "You are really shameless! Get out! Go out! Little Kouzi, go and call people! The queen is crazy! She is sick!"

Longyu ignored it and still said crazy, "It's been more than thirty years since he entered the palace. You have been sleeping with me for a few nights. I can count it with both hands! Face! Face is something. When I say this today, I have long wanted nothing. Do you want to be shameless if you are tired of the old and tired of the old? You slept with other people's wife and daughter, and in the end you fucked the whole house and killed them. Do you want to be shameless if you... "

Her words were interrupted by my "slap" slap, and I was so angry that I trembled all over, including the reason why some ugly things were shaking out in public. I pointed at her and shouted outside: "You are all shit-eating? Didn't I hear what I said!?"

Longyu cried more and more, and kept talking about my crime. I finally knew that her crazy behavior tonight was because Pu Hua went to Mongolia, and he still had the hat to handle the talent show on his head, so the harem was going to be added. Of course, this was just an introduction. The real reason was probably that I hadn't spent the night in her palace for more than ten years.

Family and national ugly! I slumped on the chair, panting and still angry. The news will not take long before the Germans will know that the whole of Germany knows such a joke!

Everyone in the palace was so arrogant that they dared not let it go. Longyu was taken out while crying, and wanted to depose the queen, depose the queen! As soon as he got angry, he couldn't care about anything, and his mind was full of such thoughts.

I don’t know how long it took, but Pu Hua knelt and cried over and hugged my legs and cried and advised: “Emperor, don’t be angry. This is a bad thing for the emperor. Don’t be angry because you are not angry..."

Only then did I wake up from my anger. I was so angry that I had to say a lot of big things. I looked up and wanted to talk, but I happened to see Princess Victoria pushing her gently on the kneeling Pu Ying's shoulder.

This woman is not simple. But Pu Ying, who is usually quite arrogant, has such a virtue in front of his wife, which really makes me unexpected.

When the thought changed in my mind, my anger subsided. Princess Victoria might have seen me see her movements, so she stepped forward and carefully persuaded her in half-baked Chinese: "Don't be angry, sir, the emperor's father. According to me, the queen's mother is jealous, which means..."

At this time, my anger was gone. When she heard her say this, she waved her hand and forced a smile and said, "Okay, I'm already cured. You all go back to your seat. Your mother is sick, and it's okay to see the Imperial Hospital. Who has no conflict yet?"

"The Emperor's Father..." Princess Victoria thought it was her convincing merit, so she said with a good attitude: "Chinese men... no, man, do you have to marry many wives? It's no wonder that women are jealous..."

I guessed that she said this should be a squeezing her husband Puying. She glanced at Puying, who had a little embarrassed expression, and smiled at her, "Why, do you want China to use a monogamy system like you?"

"That's good." Victoria said with a smile: "But the Emperor's Father is a great person, you can have a lot of things. Just other things..."
Chapter completed!