Judging from the current situation, the expedition of the Russian Baltic Fleet is a foregone conclusion. St. Petersburg will never allow the Pacific Fleet to trap the port and do nothing, and will compete with Japan alone by the army alone; and whether it is out of hatred of the Japanese or expectation of the fleet that it is about to form, the Tsar will let his army go to the Far East and then show off with the remaining Pacific Fleet when it comes to Japan.

Qingying was not worried about the victory or defeat of the Russian fleet on this trip, and in turn, they would completely defeat the Japanese. Although this expeditionary fleet was far superior to the group of scums brought by Rozjestervinsky in history in terms of scale and quality, the core element of the war was still human; if there were no group of well-trained soldiers, then no matter how good the weapons were given to them, it would be useless. The poor performance of the Italian Army in the two wars is an excellent example.

Due to the limited navigation capacity of the Suez Canal and the British would not give the green light to the Russian fleet, the new Russian battleship with a large tonnage draft can only detour the Cape of Good Hope at the southernmost point of Africa; this more than 6 months of silence at sea and the overload of a large amount of coal burning are enough to torture Russian officers and soldiers and have no intention of fighting again. Since the well-trained officers and soldiers in the Russian navy are concentrated in the Pacific Fleet, there are only a group of old, weak, sick and disabled in Europe, which means that the Russian fleet will be forced to absorb more farmers who have never seen the sea as sailors than in history; these ordinary people who have not received any military training will be more

In addition, the unbearable pain of voyage, the qualities he can show in real naval battles can be imagined. In the six months of the Russian fleet's expedition in history, grassroots officers and soldiers experienced various suicide mutinies, and the sick sailors on the medical ship were even more crowded. Many military fans in later generations would accuse the commander of the Russian fleet of Rozjestvinsky of the Battle of the Mahayana, which was a complete and super-large fool, but in fact, he was able to take this 30,000 kilometers of this cobbled fleet from St. Petersburg to the Far East, which was an amazing achievement in leadership, navigation and logistics!

However, the tragedy was the Russians, and it was not at all related to Qingying. If Nicholas II could continue the "wisdom" in history and clear all the old masters of the Baltic Sea and warships that were not suitable for long-distance voyages to reinforce Rozjestervinsky, the German Navy would completely control the Baltic Sea and no force could stop it. Before this, Qingying had been wandering around William and Tirpitz, and instructing them in various ways to lay a solid conceptual foundation and technical foundation for the swelling of the high seas fleet in the future. With the construction of the fearless battleships and battle cruisers, the German Navy had officially embarked on the track of vigorous development, and Qingying could finally free up his hands to plan his next action.

The reason why Germany failed during World War I in history was that there were many and complex direct or indirect factors, which could not be included in a few simple points. Although many things were not feasible from the perspective of the Qing Dynasty, a time traveler, from the perspective of later generations, few German senior officials who did not see the historical ending could understand the mystery of this. The plan to destroy France, named after him, proposed by the military master Schliffen, made a detailed explanation from the macro cause to the specific strategic plan. It seems impeccable and has a complete solution, but this is a luxurious skyscraper built on the beach: the international situation, military technology, war pattern and other factors all determine the plan in 191

After four years of implementation, it can only be as if it is within reach, but in the end it can only be the cold and hard moon in the water. Comrade Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov, the key factor that determines the west-facing and east offense - Comrade Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov, has not yet made any efforts, and Russia's decline and decline have not been reflected in the Russo-Japanese War. The whole European understanding of Russia is still shrouded in the heavy clouds of Napoleon's eastern expedition. Qingying really cannot propose his long-established strategy for the west-facing and east offense. What's more, Schliffen is the leading genius strategist in Germany. If Qingying runs to deny the Schliffen plan he has devoted his life to, it will not only not play any role, but will instead draw a big scar between Qingying and the army.

In this case, Qingying could only temporarily put aside the plan to change the fate of the Second Empire from a strategic perspective, and then put forward his ideas after everything was natural. On the tactical level, the German army during World War I had already performed well enough. The small repairs and repairs of weapons and equipment such as machine guns, mortars, trench wire mesh systems could also be naturally introduced after the Russo-Japanese War. Therefore, what Qingying could do at this stage was to work hard on the auxiliary areas that power the war. After some consideration, his targets were aimed at food and oil.

In a sense, the reason why Germany was able to ascend to the top of Europe before the war was closely related to its huge population base. By 1910, Germany's total population had reached 65 million, far exceeding the 45 million British and 39 million French; its huge population base created wealth for the country to surpass Britain and provided strong human capital for the consumption of war. However, the more population, the better, because people can only do things after filling their stomachs; the reason why the Second Empire in history collapsed from the inside after defeating Russia on the Eastern Front was that food scarcity was definitely the main reason!

It is true that Germany is a major agricultural country. Its geographical location on the Central European plain allows them to farm with more than half of their land area. However, based on their huge population, the annual surplus of grain produced must not be considered large. Once the war begins, the farmer farming in the fields joins the army, and the problem of insufficient food will suddenly appear. In 1913, the output of German oats was 4.4 billion kilograms, but by 1916, it was only 2.9 billion kilograms, a decrease of one-third; in 1918, when Germany collapsed, the food crisis reached the brink of despair.

How scarcity is? It can be seen from the negotiations held during the surrender of the High Seas Fleet to the British Fleet: the German naval officers responsible for negotiating surrender with the British side ate and drank like starving ghosts when they arrived on the British ship, which shocked the British and their chins fell to the ground; and before leaving, a German officer stole the cheese from the British table! The officers were still hungry, so the situation of ordinary soldiers and civilians in the lower class was even more conceivable; tens of millions of Germans were hungry, and it was a ghost to be able to persist in fighting!

As a time traveler, Qingying naturally would not allow this plane of Germany to experience such extremely tragic situations in history. The adult Qingying already had considerable power in the German Empire, enough to enable him to realize his personal will on a large scale. Under his opinion, agricultural production increased to an extremely important position, and various advanced farming methods using machinery began to be widely promoted in China. In addition, Qingying also expanded the storage scale of domestic granaries and hoarded grains that were not easily deteriorated in order to prepare for the future European wars. Although Germany in this plane of Germany should not have been under its own side and the European war it had endured should not have been as long as in history, grain reserves were obviously the top priority that must be done.

After solving the human food problem, industrial food and oil were also a factor that determines the victory or defeat of the war. Since Europe hardly produced oil, Germany's Atlantic route was firmly blocked by the British fleet, which occupied the innate geographical advantage. The oil problem in the two wars has always been a permanent pain for Germany. Although World War I was not extremely dependent on oil as during World War II, this black viscous material was still an indispensable development element for a country. Not to mention the demand for oil by industrial machinery and civilian vehicles, the Navy alone is an absolute big oil swallower

: Oil-fired boilers are lighter in weight, smaller in size, higher in efficiency and less cost than coal-fired boilers. They will inevitably be widely used on battlecruisers, light cruisers and destroyers that pursue high-speed, and underwater killer submarines are not diesel-free. In the army field, all kinds of cargo vehicles, military motorcycles, and even the water cabinets that Qingying is preparing to build can only be powered by fuel. If there is not enough oil, not only the speed of the battleship will be greatly reduced, but submarines, water cabinets, cars, etc. can only be all buried, and this is obviously something that Qingying will never allow to see.

Fortunately, the fuel problem is easier to solve. The world, which just entered the 20th century, still uses coal as the main energy for human activities, and the price of oil is even cheaper than cabbage: the current oil market price is only over 0.6 US dollars per barrel, which is less than 3 marks. With Germany's financial resources, it can be imported in large quantities and then stored. Under the promotion of the Qing Dynasty, large oil storage depots broke ground on the Central and European plains, and the target of buying oil is obviously the most appropriate thing to find Russians. The Baku oil field in Russia is the heart of European oil, with large oil production and easy to be transported to Germany; the most important thing is that Russia is currently fighting with Japan and urgently needs to ensure a stable rear of Europe. Germany can take advantage of this time to kill the price and kill it hard on the Russians!
Chapter completed!