Ever since the emergence of money, this kind of thing has an extraordinary magic power. It can make brothers hate each other, and it can also turn enemies into friends! For example, after the Franco-Prussian War, the Prussian army had just conquered the French army.

After being beaten to pieces, William I had just been crowned in the Palace of Versailles. As a result, after the establishment of the Paris Commune, the Germans tacitly agreed to return 100,000 French prisoners to the French government, and then allowed the French bourgeois government troops to

Passing through the German defense line. A series of black hands caused the Paris Commune to be destroyed within a few days. What was the reason? It was because French bankers at the time said that if the Paris Commune existed, then the 5 billion francs stipulated in the armistice agreement after the Franco-Prussian War would

It couldn't be cashed in. Under the powerful power of money, Prussia almost didn't take the initiative. France and Germany, who had been fighting to the death just now, immediately wiped out the Paris Commune together. This is the power of money.

But this time, the two old capitalist and financial powers, Britain and France, once again launched a gold-dollar offensive! And this time the Chinese government was also forced to fall into the trap! The British and French were not optimistic about the situation of the Russians. As early as in Li

When Nevich set out, the top brass of the British and French armies believed that this was a losing battle, because they knew best the level of the Russians.

It is even clearer than that of China. China may only eliminate the enemy in person, but Britain and France have a clear understanding of Russia's political situation and strength. The defeat is certain, and Nicholas II does not want to give up. In strategy and tactics

Russia has made too many mistakes, but there is nothing we can do about it. Even if the Russians are pig teammates, they are also teammates of Britain and France! We can't just leave them alone!

"If your country can temporarily abandon the siege of the Russian Far East Army and keep the situation on the front line unchanged for 10 days, then we can provide your country with an interest-free loan of 3 million pounds." Peng Yi eliminated Linevich's troops.

The day after the loss, the British ambassador specifically found Zhang Peilun, who was in charge of diplomacy, and made an offer that China could not refuse at present. As long as he stopped for ten days, he could get an interest-free loan of 3 million pounds! Stop at the stop.

That’s 300,000 pounds a day!

When Zhang Peilun informed Xu Jie of the British minister's intention, Xu Jie also could not resist the temptation of gold pounds and expressed that he could accept the British proposal conditionally. The conditions were as follows: First, the Chinese Army just stopped attacking Nerchinsk.

The military offensive operations in the fortress group maintain the status quo. In other directions, they will proceed according to their own plans. Second, the loans promised by the British must be honored immediately. During the armistice, the amount of loans provided per day will not

If it can be less than 150,000 pounds, it must be cashed in at least 2 million pounds before the last day. The third is that during this period, the Russians can no longer send troops to the Far East. The concept of the Far East does not simply refer to the battlefield. It refers to any crossing.

The Russian troops entering Asia from the Ural Mountains, that is to say, as long as Russia has new troops crossing the Ural Mountains, this agreement will automatically be invalidated, and the Chinese government will not return the pounds it has received!

The saying that soldiers are expensive and quick is applicable in 90% of wars. But Xu Jie still accepted the British request. This does not mean that he was bribed with 3 million pounds, but that the Chinese Army needs to use this period.

It takes time to make adjustments. And Russia has been unable to play any tricks during this period. Judging from the battlefield situation, the Russian army’s transportation line to the front line has been completely cut off, and the Russians really cannot spare more.

of troops. Let’s not talk about how to get the troops from distant Europe.

Even if there are still troops, most of the troops will be used to suppress the domestic rebel forces and intimidate Turkey, which is fighting in the Balkans. The huge Russia now has no transportation capacity, no troops, and no financial resources to continue its war.

Went. As for the Russian troops on the front? Except for the heavy artillery of the fortress garrison, the Russian field troops basically existed in name only. It was difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw, and there was nothing that could be fought, so there was really nothing to do.

What’s up!

What about the Chinese Army? After this battle, not to mention more than 20,000 prisoners were captured! A large amount of supplies and equipment were also seized. It will take some time to process these personnel and supplies. After all, Peng Yi's men are

Mobile troops instead of shelters. After processing, they have to continue to advance to the southern front, which takes time. More importantly, the Chinese Army's front line discovered that it would bypass the offensive and attack the Russian army from behind.

The defense line will be much easier. Circular fortifications are always the best defense, but it is obviously impossible for the Russians to make all fortifications circular. There are too many trenches that have no defense against the rear. This is like that knife.

Aiming at a soldier who only has frontal defense, it is undoubtedly cheaper to stab him from behind. Of course, this will take time to mobilize troops. To sum up, Xu Jie believes that the advantages of temporarily stopping for ten days outweigh the disadvantages.

Xu Jie thought that he had made a profit, and similarly, the British thought that they had not lost anything. The most important thing that Britain and France had to do in these ten days was to persuade the Russian government to accept the conditions of the Chinese government to end this war in the Far East.

War. Before this, the British had relayed China's conditions, and China's territorial claims and security requirements had been sent to Nicholas II. However, for this agreement covering the vast area of ​​Lake Baikal, Nicholas II

Shi said he couldn't accept it and ordered the front line to continue fighting.

This led to the destruction of the Linevich battle group. The British and French believed that it was the last moment for the Russians to get out of the trap. At least there were still more than 100,000 troops in the encirclement, about half of which was left in terms of number. Take 300

Ten thousand pounds of interest buys hundreds of thousands of russian**

In the eyes of the British, the troops and the weapons they are equipped with are still very valuable. After being prepared and armed, these troops can still be used on the European front. The British are thinking in their minds. Now try to maintain the vitality of the Russians as much as possible for future wars.

There will be unpredictable effects.

Both the Chinese government and the British believed that they were not at a loss, but the Russians thought that they were at a big loss! Looking at the note sent by the British ambassador, Nicholas II cursed his uncle Edward for being extremely shameless! He tried to use Russia's

Land and interests in exchange for the interests of Britain and France! In Nicholas II’s view, this was almost

It is unacceptable! But if we want to continue the fight, even the tsar, who is proud and domineering to a certain extent, believes that the land war in the Far East is already a dead game. It is just the difference between death early and death later. As Russia's largest financial backer and

The only powerful country that can be relied on, Britain and France must listen to their opinions!

And even though Nicholas II could ignore the life and death of hundreds of thousands of Russian troops, he could not ignore their equipment. In order to run the Nerchinsk Fortress area well, the Russians hoarded a large number of heavy artillery and ammunition there.

It’s all money! And many things are imported from France! In other words, Russia can afford

They suffer the loss of their own physical strength but cannot bear the loss of armaments and supplies. These things are accumulated with money and time, and the latter is even more precious, because the Russians don’t know when Germany and Austria will take action! Maybe it will be tomorrow, maybe in ten years

After that, who can say clearly? But the Balkans are quite chaotic now.

After some discussions and struggles, Nicholas II finally relaxed his attitude. Three days after the British and Chinese secret treaty was signed, Nicholas II responded to the British envoy for the first time. Nicholas II said

, we can partially accept the conditions of the Chinese government, but the new national boundaries between the two sides should be based on the current control areas, including the Nerchinsk area. The Russians can also give up.

But don’t think about more, and in terms of compensation, Nicholas II said that the Russians would not compensate even a single ruble for this agreement! Regarding the Russians’ statement, the British government expressed helplessness and regret, because they knew

, it is impossible for the Chinese government to accept such an agreement. And its own interest-free loan of 300 pounds may not be able to save the Russian army in the encirclement.

However, the British still sent it to Xu Jie as a test, and Xu Jie's answer was naturally rejection. "If the entire war zone is compared to an egg, we have cracked the shell of this egg, and now it is time to harvest.

"We can't just take some useless eggshells and return the contents to the Russians." Xu Jie used such a vivid metaphor when explaining his thoughts. War is for profit, and who would go without profit?

fight?

Since the British government could not prevent the destruction of the Russian Far East Army Group, the British must obtain some benefits from other places as compensation. They set their sights on the Sino-Russian Army battlefield, and the British began to use all the connections hidden within China.

to get a handle on the situation on the northern front, because the British War Office had a hunch

, the tactics and strategies adopted by the Chinese Army are likely to be the same as those adopted by the Germans! Because the military exchanges between the two countries are not only the navy, but also the army. As an explosive force but lacking in resources,

As an industrial power, the Chinese Army's tactics seem to be very suitable for the Germans' national conditions and combat ideas.

Generally speaking, after preliminary analysis, the British feel that China's tactics are to concentrate superior firepower and troops at the breakthrough point, and then cut through the opponent's defense line under the cover of armored forces, and then rapidly develop in depth, before the opponent can reach the target in time.

Before reacting, divide and surround the opponent's main force, and then wait for those who follow.

A large force will eat up the enemy one by one. From this point of view, in the face of such a rapid attack, the best defense method is to continuously consume the opponent's attack power in a large depth and at the same time gain time for one's own forces to concentrate. Of course, if at the beginning

An armored spearhead that can completely defeat the opponent in a battle is undoubtedly the best choice.

But the British and French people only scratch the surface. Such tactics seem simple, but there are quite a lot of problems in actual operation, and different battlefields will lead to different results. For example, the relatively narrow Western European battlefield

It is different from the vast Eastern Front. For example, it is different when faced with the British and French coalition forces that have superior firepower and are armed to the teeth, and the Russian army with relatively poor equipment and quality! And this is what the Chinese Army needs to study and analyze.
Chapter completed!