"The situation we faced on the Western Front was deadlocked, the Austrian and Italian armies were too poor in combat compared to the elite Anglo-French forces, the defense was okay, and there was no need to count on the attack. The German Army is also very difficult to deal with in the direction of the British and French trenches and the artillery automatic weapons during the annexation period, we can penetrate one or more directions, but we cannot penetrate the defensive positions and fortresses scattered throughout the more than ten kilometers deep, our only way is to concentrate the main forces to defeat the Russians, and then maintain a defensive position on the Western Front, after we defeat the Russians, we can demand peace with Britain and France. As soon as we get the whole of Poland, the three Baltic states, and even Belarus and Ukraine, then the territory of the empire will be more than 1 times larger! Only then does the empire have more room for development! And in order to achieve this, we need to work closely with the Chinese Republic to shed more blood for the Russians and make this giant weaker! "-- Schlieffen

For this deduction, the German top management can be described as mixed...... The concern is that Germany is unlikely to solve the old enemy of France in this future war, and the happy thing is that Germany still has a chance to win, of course, this victory is not a complete victory, but it does give Germany a chance to further develop and grow! Defeat Russia! After gaining a large area of Eastern Europe, Germany will completely crush Britain and France after a period of development! Of course, this plan has a premise, that is, to defeat Russia completely! And in order to defeat Russia completely, it is necessary to weaken it as much as possible! And now there is an excellent opportunity in front of the Germans! …。

"Supporting the Huaxia Republic in its fight against Russia is actually helping Germany weaken the alliance between Britain, France and Russia. This has an extremely important impact on our future decisive battles! So we must help the Huaxia Republic to fundamentally inflict a heavy blow on Russia! Chief of the Army General Staff Schlieffen repeatedly stressed to the Kaiser.

And Schlieffen held the same point of view as the Admiral Tirpitz! He discussed the importance of the strength of the Chinese Republic for Germany in terms of naval and geopolitical aspects. "The Republic of China is absolutely not willing to be a second-rate power. Like the German Empire, he had the same ambition and ability to play an important role in the international arena! And judging by the current situation, the Huaxia Republic already intends to include Southeast Asia in its sphere of influence. In the future, the southern territory of the Republic of China will definitely not only be Hainan Island, but in the current Dutch East Indies! This led to an intensification of tensions between him and the British. The loosening of the British attitude towards Russia had already made the Chinese Republic unhappy, and once the two sides formed a confrontation in Southeast Asia, the British would have to leave part of their main forces in Singapore unless the British voluntarily retreated. ”

"From the standpoint of view. Britain did not dare to give up the bridgehead of Singapore, because Singapore was the cornerstone of the British Empire's strategy in Southeast Asia! If it gave up, it would mean that Britain would give up its dominance of Southeast Asia. At the same time, it disconnected from Australia and New Zealand. It also exposed India, the most important overseas colony of the British Empire, to the forces of the Chinese Republic. If the Huaxia Republic does not have this idea, it will be a fatal blow to the British! So the British did not dare to bet, and if the British naval forces were dispersed. It will be a rare opportunity for the German High Seas Fleet! Once the Grand Fleet was thwarted. Then the British will inevitably withdraw from the war, and without the support of the British Army, it is not impossible to completely solve the eastern and western fronts without the support of the British Army. ”。 …。

Tirpitz was more optimistic, the Italian navy was definitely strong compared to the weakness of the Italian army, and once the German and Italian navies cooperated, in the case of the British division of forces. It's not impossible to defeat your opponent at sea! With the right grasp, the German Empire could completely solve problems that the army could not solve at sea! After all, land can build bunkers. The sea is unobstructed! …。

But in the eyes of Chancellor von Kaprivey, the alliance between the German Empire and the Chinese Republic was more important. That's food! There is a saying in China that you don't panic when you have food in your hands, but unfortunately, this sentence seems to be impossible for Germany. While the German Army was busy deducing and the German Navy was busy formulating the next round of naval expansion plans, the German Chancellor was not idle, thinking about how big the food shortage in Germany would be in the event of a war in the future!

There is no shortage of grain in Germany now, although meat and vegetables can basically meet the needs of the Germans, the gap is not very large, and the gap in wheat and grains can be made up by non-staple foods, but once the war starts, the situation is completely different! There are not enough cars, then pack horses must be used to make up for the mobility of the army, a large number of horses are called up to the army to do heavy physical labor, a horse's life on the battlefield may only be about 2 months, the serious shortage of animal power will inevitably lead to a decline in farming efficiency, this is not the most deadly, horses consume ten times more food than humans...... A large amount of food crops had to be supplied as fodder for the horse team, which brought the already stretched German food supply system to the brink of collapse! And that's not even counting the desolation of the land caused by the massive displacement of peasants from their fields as a result of the expansion of the army and heavy industry..........

"It is conservatively estimated that in wartime the grain production of the German Empire will fall by a third." In von Caprivi's report, this sentence shocked Wilhelm II! Historically, Germany's wheat production in 1916 fell from 4.4 billion kilograms in 1913 to 2.9 billion kilograms! And in the winter of 1916, a large number of German citizens could only get a ration of turnips! And when the representatives of the German High Seas Fleet surrendered to Betty, one of the conditions put forward was that the soldiers of the German High Seas Fleet should be fed first. According to the captain's meeting of the Queen Elizabeth, when leaving, a German ** officer even tried to take away a piece of cheese and was scolded by the soldiers, which shows what kind of food crisis Germany had reached at that time!

If it is said that Germany lost in World War II because of its complete military end. Then the defeat of Germany in World War I was defeated in terms of people's livelihood, although the army was exhausted, but it was not yet the time when the oil lamp ran out, the battle line was still on the opponent's territory, and there was still an almost complete high seas fleet in the port of Kiel, which was stronger than the German naval lineup when it participated in the Battle of Jutland! (Of course, the gap with Britain at this time has been stretched to an irreparable level). But by this time, the German government had lost control of the country, for the simple reason that people could not guarantee even the most basic survival and food, and who would think about nationalism or war? One of the reasons why the Nazi government in Germany was slow to enter the national mobilization during the 2nd World War was that the social supply fell because of the national mobilization, so much so that it led to a situation similar to that of World War 1! As a result, in 1943 the supply of household goods was only 7% lower than before the war. But the poor ......... with a small supply of large quantities of armament resources.

"We have to stock up on everything from food and iron ore to non-ferrous metals and primary industrial goods. Food, in particular, was not enough to allow Germany to drag on until the armistice between England and France, and the expedition to Russia would also require a large amount of food, and as for the various parts, there was never a surplus of material in the war. According to General Schrieffen's calculations, once the two sides enter the trench versus attack mode, their consumption will be about twice that of normal engagement, most of which will be ammunition and construction materials. Von Kaprivy said to the Kaiser.

"That means that in addition to helping the Huaxia Republic to inflict as much damage on Russia as possible, we also need to reach a long-term material supply agreement with them? Accumulate enough food and accessories for future wars? Do we exchange German machinery and labor for food and other strategic resources in China? For example, all kinds of non-ferrous metals, etc.? As for the products of primary industry, we don't need to store them, right? Not a few words," said Wilhelm II, frowning. …。

"These semi-finished products will reduce the cycle of our production of weapons, metal cutting machine tools can quickly process these things into the required parts, of course, this demand priority will be relatively low, the key is the reserve of food and various scarce resources, this will be the key to our demand!" Von Caprivi is ..........

And now, without the help of the British, does the Chinese Republic really need a strong state to fill the gap in the supply of capital, technology and industrial products? So it's an opportunity for us as well. If you can tie Huaxia to the German chariot...... I think both the Russians and the British will face the dilemma of fighting on two fronts at the same time. Wilhelm II muttered to himself.

"The possibility of an alliance is not very large, after all, China is too far away from Europe, and although in terms of expansion, China seems to be very active, but they do not emphasize speed, but step by step is very steady, in the next ten years, they will not directly challenge Britain, but slowly digest the fruits of their victory." Von Caprivi thought for a moment and said.

"In that case, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can try to communicate with the Republic of China on some issues of mutual interest, if it can. I hope that Your Excellency will accompany Prince Henry on a trip to the Far East, and on some details we need to have an in-depth exchange with the de facto rulers of that great power in the Far East. Wilhelm II said solemnly.

"As you wish, my majesty, I will set up a working group within three days to coordinate and prepare Prince Henry's departure to the Far East, and there is one more thing that you may be interested in." Finally, von Caprivi pretended to be mysterious, and said ..........

"If you say something. If I'm not interested, then I promise, you won't be able to eat and walk around! Wilhelm II said half-jokingly.

"In a maximum of three months, the new dreadnought battleship built for the Huaxia Republic will be completed, and before the battleship returns to the sea, the German Admiralty and the Huaxia Navy will conduct comparative tests on this battleship." Von Caprivi said respectfully.

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