The essence of international political contest is a game of combining strength and strategy.

Strength is the capital of your game, just like Luxembourg and Belgium, if you let them play the game, they can't afford to play the game. And strategy is the entry point for you to play the game, and the game in Russia is really not a matter for the Russians themselves, nor is it a matter for China, Japan, and Russia.

Just like in the case of China, each country thinks from its own starting point, and they all want to treat Russia as a game of chess and seek to maximize their own interests.

For Germany, it did no harm to Japan whether they were fighting on land or on the sea. It would be best for little Japan to do it in the South Seas, because it could directly contain the strength of the British navy, and the British had to fight with the Japanese navy, which is now known as the third navy in the world, in Asia, and this was really perfect for the German navy, which was the second in the world.

It was also good to fight China on land, and the Germans knew very well that the outbreak of war between China and Japan would mean the birth of a new Asian hegemon, which would inevitably challenge British interests in Asia. The British Empire's voice in the Far East will be dealt a heavy blow.

As for the alliance with China, Germany does not consider it now, they only want to make trouble for the British, and the more trouble Britain has, the happier they are.

Yang Xiaolin will not ask Germany to be consistent with himself, the countries involved in this game have the right to choose their own position, you are not qualified to interfere with others, and there is nothing wrong with keeping a little distance from Germany.

There are winners and losers in the game, China wants to win, and Yang Xiaolin wants to do more. If we win, we will be able to break out of Asia, we will be able to cross the hurdle of Japan, but we must find the right entry point.

Yang Xiaolin wanted to make a fuss about the Russian issue and to bring Siberia into China's hands to achieve the goal of expanding China's influence and national strength. But now it seems that this entry point may have been chosen wrong. If they forcibly declare the independence of southern Siberia now, firstly, Britain, France, and Germany will not recognize it internationally, and secondly, the Russians will certainly not agree.

He was afraid that Comrade Trotsky would fight with him, he was afraid that the Russians here would adopt a hostile attitude towards China, he was really afraid that the Siberian region would become China's Afghanistan, and that China, which had just stood up, could not afford to carry this burden.

I'm afraid it's not a bad thing, since it's wrong, let's change our thinking and see if we can find a better place to go under the knife from another angle.

Yang Xiaolin has always believed that the road to China's rise must first deal with the threat of the Russians from the north, and at the same time overcome the Japanese obstacles. These two countries are the old enemies that China cannot avoid in its rise. He had oscillated between Russia and Japan, and then leaned toward Russia because Russia had problems in the first place, and he thought that China had a better chance at this time.

Now, Yang Xiaolin feels that there is nothing wrong with starting with Russia, but he should consider Japan more. The kind of patriotism that the Russians showed when the country was in danger made him know that Lao Maozi should not be in a hurry, and should not try to challenge the patriotism of a country as vast as Russia. Little Japan's current attitude may give China a better chance.

Choose Japan and choose the right time to flex your muscles. This is not only because of the deep history of Japan and us, nor is it just because the current national sentiment of the Japanese has made Yang Xiaolin see an opportunity. It's a real need.

Both the Germans and the British, after Russia lost its voice in Asia, seem to be very keen to see China and Japan fight, and they are both stirring up contradictions between China and Japan. In other words, Japan is not only an obstacle to China's development, but it has replaced Russia as a new threat to China.

When the needs of history overlap with the needs of reality. There is no reason to hesitate. Since the gentlemen want to see China and Japan fight, don't let the gentlemen down and put on a show for them.

The Russian peace talks in Consneci are about to take place. While the eyes of the whole world were drawn there, Yang Xiaolin was in Beijing and a group of senior Chinese staff officers analyzing Japan in detail. They collected all the information of the Japanese on this battle, and did not miss every detail.

Little Japan said that its military strength had been greatly enhanced, but the Chinese side held through analysis that in fact, there was nothing remarkable about the military quality of the Japanese army in this performance, and because Japan attached great importance to the development of its navy, its army was relatively lagging behind. They only improved the quality of their weapons, and the quality of the soldiers did not change much from when Dashan Yan led the invasion of China at that time.

Militarily, China should have a great advantage. In terms of national strength, Japan is a great power, and this must be acknowledged, at least in the current Asian neighborhood, it is the strongest in China's neighborhood. They had already gotten Indonesia, and now that Japanese merchants were stationed in the Far East, it seemed that they were not ready to leave, and the Japanese army in Siberia did not retreat half a step.

From the time the Japanese sent troops to the present, they were fighting the war entirely on their own. This shows that their national strength has been greatly enhanced, and if war breaks out again, the way they used to attack Japan's logistics in the past may not be able to determine the direction of the war. This is also another reason why Yang Xiaolin chose Japan, and they must not be allowed to get the Far East and Siberia.

Another advantage of fighting Japan is reflected in the needs of economic development. Japan is now the strongest country on China's periphery and our biggest threat. China's economic boom in the past year has changed many of the status quo in China, and many European businessmen want to set up factories in China, not only because of the large debts in China.

But now the international instability and the turbulence of the Asian situation have caused China's economic development to encounter a bottleneck, fight a war, fight a beautiful battle, defeat the Japanese cleanly, and tell those businessmen that it is safe for you to come to China. They also told Britain, France, and the United States that it was safe to lend us money.

Therefore, the fight will not disappoint the gentlemen, but how to fight depends on the needs of the Chinese side.

"How's the preparation of Army Group North?"

Jiang Baili said beside him: "Commander Zhang just called, we have prepared 500 ZT tanks, more than 700 armored vehicles, 2,000 trucks and more than 1,000 three-wheeled motorcycles, and 4,000 artillery pieces of various types. In addition, logistics and combat materials are all in place. Commander, I think it's time to strike. ”

Yang Xiaolin was quite satisfied after hearing this, and China's national strength was also developing at a time when Japan's national strength was developing. On land, they have slowed down after all, and if this battle hurts the Japanese army, they will lose hope of catching up with China for a long time to come.

"Baili, do you think we can attack now?"

Jiang Baili nodded: "Absolutely!" At present, Naokami Matsubara has just arrived in Eastern Siberia, and his current situation can be described as unstable, and if we attack quickly, he will not have much time to prepare! I can be sure that we will be able to fight in the shortest possible time. A week, a week at most. ”

Jiang Baili was very excited, and what he said was indeed carefully analyzed. With the current speed of the Chinese troops, it was possible to attack him before the trenches at Naogami Matsubara were dug up, and the Japanese did not have the slightest chance.

But Yang Xiaolin waved his hand at Jiang Baili: "You are right, from a military point of view, we do have the greatest chance of winning by launching an attack now, and leaving the Japanese for one more day will make it more difficult for us to attack, but we can't do it now." ”

Jiang Baili was a little stunned: "What is it for?" Commander. I can assure you that if we attack Japan, many countries will not say anything. ”

Yang Xiaolin took out a telegram from the table and handed it to Jiang Baili: "Look at it, this is Songpo's suggestion to me." Both of you used to be staff officers. I asked him to be the commander of the Southwestern Military Region, and the reason why I kept you here is because of this telegram. ”

Jiang Baili took the telegram and looked at it, and Cai Ye actually said that he must not do anything to the Japanese in Siberia now. The reason is simple, the purpose of China's attack on Japan was to drive the Japanese out of Siberia. Then China has exclusive economic benefits and various resources there.

Isn't this a bit like Japan and Russia did when the Russo-Japanese War broke out? It's not like it, it's just the same! That's why Cai said that China can't send troops, which is something that hurts the feelings of the Russian nation!

I don't want to. Do not do unto others. Now the Russians in Siberia have a good opinion of China, and some of Yang Xiaolin's measures have achieved obvious results, but if China directly sends troops, all this will be in vain.

Jiang Baili only considered war from a military point of view, and the military served politics and economics. If the final result of the war is that the attitude of the Russians in Siberia towards Chinese companies changes from friendly to resistant, then there is really no need to fight this war.

"Commander, what do you mean?"

Yang Xiaolin smiled, the battle is to be fought, but it cannot directly declare war with Japan. One is that the attitude of the Russians should be taken into account; The second is that China does not yet have the ability to completely defeat Japan. The key to attacking Japan is still the navy, and if there is no navy capable of sending the Japanese fleet to the bottom of the sea, there is no talk of killing Japan.

"A telegram was sent to Commander Zhang Zuolin, saying that from now on the troops would enter the stage of mobilization, and that the fact that the Japanese side occupied Russian territory should be publicized among the troops, and that the brutality of the Japanese army should be used as the main propaganda tool. In addition, work began on the formation of a volunteer army. ”

Let the Russians like Stessel and Pole Lowski come to Siberia, and their declaration of war on the Japanese army will increase the influence of their regime in Russia and create a good platform for future independence.

The Chinese government will not send troops directly, but it will encourage soldiers to join Stessel's forces as "volunteers." In this case, the Russians should not have any opinions, and after the Japanese army in Russia is eliminated, there will be a step between China and Japan, so that little Japan will not be forced to fight with China at once.

In this era, the idea of freedom was already very prevalent in the West, and basically every war had some volunteers, for example, Comrade Trotsky's ranks included many soldiers from Britain, France, and other countries, and Trotsky organized them into a separate army. But most of these volunteers are their own behavior, and when they come, they pay for their own travel expenses.

It is a little too much, just like when Germany sent troops to China, but such a large-scale formation of a volunteer army as China directly joined the battle, and even the war materials and logistics support were taken care of by China to the end, this practice is definitely a precedent in the whole world.

In fact, this is the war between China and Japan, but it is just a fig leaf. (To be continued......)