Chapter 275 Another exciting year

The Battle of Jutland was an attempt by the German main fleet to break through the blockade. It was also the largest naval decisive battle in human history in which battleships played the protagonist. Judging from the results, the British fleet lost a total of 3 battlecruisers, 3 light cruisers and

8 destroyers with a combat tonnage of 11

．50,000 tons, 6,945 casualties; the German fleet lost a total of 1 old battleship, 1 battlecruiser, 4 light cruisers and 5 destroyers, with a combat tonnage of 61,000 tons, and 3,058 casualties. Both Britain and Germany

The loss ratio was nearly 2 to 1. In terms of tactics, the Germans were indeed like this

The winner of this naval battle, the Ocean Fleet launched a brave challenge to the powerful British main fleet. Hipper's fleet severely damaged Betty's fleet. Scheer's accurate judgment and excellent navigation skills enabled him to successfully break away from the overwhelming majority.

Jellicoe's pursuit had the upper hand. However, strategically speaking, the German navy did not

If the British naval blockade can be broken, the global ocean is still dominated by the British navy. The ocean fleet is useless trapped in the port and is still an "existence fleet." As the New York Times commented: "The German fleet attacked

Its prison guard, but is still in prison."

From then on, the German Navy never made any further attempts, and the ocean stage was given to the powerful rise of submarines. German submarines appeared like ghosts in the Atlantic Ocean, attacking British and French fleets everywhere, and finally moved towards "unrestricted"

The wrong path of "submarine warfare" gave the Americans an excuse to join the war.

Of course, these are all things for later!

The hot summer has just come to an end, and the autumn tigers have begun to wreak havoc again. The Battle of the Somme has finally ended. The British and French allied forces paid huge casualties, but failed to achieve corresponding results and failed to achieve their strategic goals. This result led to Xia Xia's death.

Fei's resignation and Neville's succession.

The battlefield on the Western Front once again fell into a stalemate. Everyone in the battle was panting in the corner, licking their wounds, waiting for the next opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to their opponents. In the second half of 1916, the Russian army once again concentrated two million troops and 1,500 troops.

cannon,

A fierce attack on the German-Austrian Allied Forces' East Prussian front. This time, because the German-Austrian Allied Forces had received intelligence in advance, the Russian army's offensive effect was extremely poor. Instead of failing to break through the opponent's defense line, they suffered half a million casualties during the attack.

price.

Because of the fierce attack by the Russian army, Hindenburg urgently mobilized troops from the Verdun front line to rush for reinforcements. Ludendorff was once again entrusted with important tasks. After the command was supplemented, the German Fifth Army and the assault group equipped with more than 800 tanks were deployed in Russia.

After the army's attack was frustrated, Ludendorff resolutely launched a fierce counterattack.

The German general Bob once again staged a wonderful assault battle. Ludendorff gave Bob all the tanks, cars, and cavalry he could find, and he commanded the assault group. After breaking through the Russian defenses head-on, they made huge roundabouts.

More than a hundred kilometers behind enemy lines, the German army once again staged a beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle. The two million Russian army, which had been fighting fiercely for three months, was already exhausted. In the face of the powerful and comprehensive counterattack of the German army, the Russian army quickly collapsed.

This counterattack started at the end of November and continued until mid-December. The German army divided and surrounded the Russian army, eating the Russian army one by one. In the end, the German army achieved the most glorious results since the war began, from the Russian army's attack to the German counterattack.

At the end, the result of what is called the Second East Prussian Battle was that 1.2 million Russian troops were wiped out and 600,000 prisoners were taken.

The former European steamroller, which completed industrialization with the help of France, should have been more powerful. But now it was beaten to death in front of the German army. Bob, standing on the tank, dressed solemnly in military uniform, looked down on the road.

Russian prisoners passing by. The Russian army was completely defeated. Thousands of Russian soldiers laid down their weapons and surrendered after running out of ammunition and food. The Russian prisoners on the road were all dejected and staggering around in a long queue.

It stretches on with no end in sight.

Bob clenched his fists and whispered to himself: "Boss, I did it. You record it in a small book. As long as you have enough tanks and use them intensively, you will be able to create a miracle of war."

This result, which had never happened before in history, had a huge and far-reaching impact on the entire European War. If it had not had sufficient strategic depth and Germany's pig teammates, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, delayed its fighter planes and failed to cut off the Russian army's retreat in time.

It is very likely that the Russian army will be completely wiped out and withdraw from the war. Even so, the Russian army suffered heavy losses on the Eastern Front. Within a year and a half, it would be difficult for the Russian army to pose a threat to the German-Austrian Allied Forces.

Faced with this result, the whole world was stunned. Two million Russian troops took the initiative to attack, but they ended up with such a result. The helpless Britain and France could only cheer up Russia on the one hand, borrow money and support arms, and on the other hand

They keep urging China to increase its troops in Europe as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this time the Chinese government is not very interested. It has been using the excuse of domestic defense tensions and the need for new soldiers to be trained, and has been delaying it again and again, without a final confirmation.

Fang Jianxiong was also dumbfounded, because of the stupidity of the Russian army. The Germans had played this trick last time, and they fell to the same method again. After the intelligence was collected one after another, Fang Jianxiong was even more speechless. What was especially ridiculous was that

, it is said that the direct-fire cannons equipped by the Russian army do not have armor-piercing projectiles. On the other hand, the Russian army is lucky that the German tank is still a relatively backward thing, which is closely equivalent to the level in the history of parallel time and space a few years after the end of World War I.

.The German army concentrated 800 tanks, but not a single tank could last from beginning to end. It was constantly experiencing breakdowns and repairs. Due to the lack of parts, Bob, who completed the assault, only had 300 tanks with him in the end.

Unreachable tanks.

It is certain that European armaments after the end of World War I will be deeply affected by this battle. I am not sure whether Britain and France will be affected. The United States will definitely carry out targeted equipment for this battle.

For Fang Jianxiong, the Republic of China had no other way out but to develop industry crazily.

At the end of 1916, the Cabinet of the Republic of China held a meeting to summarize the work of the previous year and propose a development plan for the next year. At this meeting, Tang Hualong reported the development results of 1916 to the members of Congress who attended the meeting. The iconic industrial indicator, steel

The output exceeded one million tons, reaching 1.2 million tons. There were 10,835 newly registered large and small enterprises across the country, with a total registered capital of 1.88 billion yuan. The annual fiscal year after the customs took over

Revenue exceeded the one billion yuan mark, reaching one billion sixteen and a half million yuan.

Tang Hualong proposed a three-year plan, the main contents of which are: by the end of 1919, the steel output of the Republic of China reached 5 million tons, the machinery manufacturing industry reached 50,000 machine tools, the petrochemical industry, and the annual oil refining reached 3 million tons. The annual fiscal revenue exceeded 2

One billion yuan. The new plan also proposes to increase investment in education and further withdraw from favorable policies to stimulate industry and commerce.

Since Britain, France, Russia, Japan and the United States canceled the Boxer Indemnity, not to mention Germany, other countries also directly defaulted on their debts. Anyway, now they have the capital to default on their debts. Since World War I, the development of industry and commerce in the Republic of China has experienced a short-term spurt of development. This Mainly due to the introduction of various stimulating industrial and commercial policies, and also benefiting from the massive orders brought by World War I.

The areas where industry and commerce developed greatly in the Republic of China were mainly concentrated in the Yangtze River Basin and coastal areas. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui, and Hubei were the first group and became the leader in the development of industry and commerce in the Republic of China. The second group were Guangdong, Sichuan, Tianjin, and southern Fujian. In mainland China, there was little change in other provinces, and the economic boost was about 5%.

The annual fiscal revenue at the end of the Qing Dynasty was about 300 million taels, which is equivalent to 600 million yuan today. During Yuan Shikai's administration, the separatism of many provinces led to a significant reduction in national fiscal revenue, forcing Yuan Shikai to borrow money. In just a few years By that time, the fiscal revenue of the Republic of China had exceeded one billion, equivalent to 500 million taels of silver.

This is the best affirmation of the Republic of China government and the best affirmation of the Republican Party. The Republican Party has made remarkable achievements in governing. If the three-year plan can be realized, the results of the next election will be determined without Marshal Fang's manipulation.

After the cabinet meeting, the content of the meeting was published in the newspapers, and the whole country rejoiced. Newspapers from various places wrote articles praising the government.

The train was speeding, and outside the confinement window was a snow-white world. Winter in the Northeast came very early. Just after New Year's Day in 1917, a heavy snow covered the Northeast.

Fang Jianxiong sat in front of the car window, staring blankly at the world outside the window. The car was heated and did not need heavy wrapping. Marshal Fang looked solemn. Qi Erzhu, standing next to him, looked nervous. After the half-year family leave, Qi Erzhu seemed to be a different person. This time when he returned home, Qi Erzhu's family built a new house. After returning, he arranged a marriage and married a sixteen-year-old Huanghua girl as his wife. After the vacation, Qi Erzhu brought his daughter-in-law back with him. Beijing, never thought of catching up with Fu Shuai to inspect the Northeast, Qi Erzhu left his wife behind and followed him.

Fang Jianxiong was very happy to see Qi Erzhu, and naturally asked about his return to his hometown to visit relatives. Qi Erzhu's hometown is in rural areas of northern Jiangsu. When he went back this time, he saw a lot of changes. The "Tenancy Act" introduced in 1915, in rural areas of northern Jiangsu It has been implemented to a certain extent, but the situation is not optimistic. The Tenancy Act stipulates that the annual land rent shall not exceed... 50%, and it is mandatory that the private lending interest rate shall not exceed 20%. Usury is prohibited by law.

But while Qi Erzhu was at home, he witnessed with his own eyes that his land rent was only 50%, and the loan sharking was still the same, with no change at all. After he reported the truth, Fang Jianxiong fell into such a state, and Qi Erzhu felt very uneasy about this. , stood aside silently without speaking.
Chapter completed!