The situation is indeed unfavorable to Germany. The street fighting in Paris is becoming far away. Especially after the reinforcements of the French army are filled into this huge meat grinder in batches, the hope of completely occupying Paris becomes even slimmer, unless William returns at this time.
Only by increasing troops to the western front, and the minimum increase should not be less than one million, can we ensure the safety of both wings and leave sufficient time for Maoqi.
But this is obviously impossible. So far, Germany has mobilized more than two million army troops, of which 1.2 million are on the Western Front. The remaining 800,000 need to face the Russian army, which has expanded to 3 million.
Among the two allies, the Austro-Hungarian Army has less than one million remaining after the losses in Galicia. Although it is currently undergoing large-scale mobilization, considering the complex ethnic composition of this country, it is still unclear how many troops can be mobilized in the end.
Hard to say.
And after experiencing the Battle of Galicia, the Germans also realized that the combat effectiveness of their ally was very worrying, and they might have to rely on themselves to provide protection.
As for Romania, it can mobilize up to 300,000 troops, but it has already lost nearly 100,000 when facing the Russian army in the early stage. Moreover, the Romanian army's combat effectiveness is extremely poor, the command system is dim and backward, and the efficiency is simply tearful. But even with this increase
When they stood up to face the Russian army, there was still a gap of close to one million, not to mention that the number of the Russian army continued to expand. A population of 140 million gave Russia a daunting war mobilization capability. Nicholas shouted
The slogan is to mobilize six million troops and continue to play the role of Europe's steamroller, crushing the ambitions of the Germans just like it crushed Napoleon's ambitions.
The only way for Germany now is to continue conscription, at least one million more. A country with a population of only 60 million, together with the navy, will mobilize an army of close to four million. Even if this number is that of William and his
The chief of general staff couldn't help but feel his scalp numb.
But when things have reached this point, there is no other choice. Victory is often determined by who can survive to the end. Since it is a war, other things should not be considered. The German Imperial Parliament quickly passed a resolution to draft another one million troops.
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In fact, the Germans know very well that their life is difficult, and the French's life is even more difficult than they are. From the beginning of the war to the present, the total number of French casualties has been close to 600,000, and the number of casualties still maintained on various fronts is
The total strength of the French army is about 1.8 million. Of course, most of them are hastily recruited recruits. If you add the navy and the troops in the colonies, the total number of troops mobilized by France will not be less than 3 million. Basically,
Already accounted for one-tenth of the country's total population. It can be said that France's military resources are close to depletion. It was the judgment of this point that made the German government decide to continue bloodletting with the French in Paris.
"Crazy, this is crazy!" Emperor Yang was sitting on his newly renovated royal airship Empire, looking at the white clouds outside the window and the peaceful and beautiful mountains and rivers below, thinking about the suffering that the European people were suffering, and couldn't bear it
Zhu said with great emotion.
In the sky around him, giant airships were flying slowly at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour. Like battleships, they were guarding the Empire in the middle. On the ground five hundred meters below, countless
People are looking up at the sky, looking up at the airship above them with the eyes of worshiping gods.
Of course, Emperor Yang is nothing more than crocodile tears. As a monarch who is truly responsible for his country, in his opinion, the most perfect life is nothing more than this. Just three hours ago, the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which is responsible for the construction of airships, just
Signed an agreement with the German royal family and the Zeppelin Airship Company to build two imperial airships for Kaiser Wilhelm, one of which was built in China and the other at the Zeppelin Company. Of course, the Royal Aircraft Company will provide design drawings for the Zeppelin Company
And dispatch some employees to provide technical guidance.
In addition, Chinalco in Luoyang will sell the first batch of 1,000 tons of aluminum alloys to Zeppelin. Some of them are even processed airship parts. It has also placed an order for 10,000 tons, and there are also 100 high-power units.
Gasoline engine, it is obvious that Count Zeppelin is also about to usher in his spring, but his spring will be a harsh winter for the British people in London.
In this case, the Yang Group's huge properties in London need to be moved to a safer place in advance. Although London has not been the focus of his industry in recent years, the total assets still exceed 50 million pounds. In case of being destroyed by Germany
Wouldn't it be a huge loss for someone to drop a bomb? Except for Yang's Medical Center, the headquarters of JY Company, General Electric, and People's Publishing House must be relocated. There is no need to move out of the UK, just move to Wales.
Yes, William will not waste bombs on useless places.
Besides, if he dares to blow up the property of the Yang Group, he will go directly to Ya to ask for compensation. During the German attack on Paris, a 150 shell already hit the DreamWorks studio in Paris.
As compensation to Emperor Yang, the German government just sent one million gold marks to the Swedish consortium headquarters.
"Beijing telegram, the United Kingdom announced the cancellation of the pound gold standard, stopped the free convertibility of pounds into gold, and banned the export of gold." Ye Zi hurried over, interrupting Emperor Yang's appreciation of his great land, and handed him a telegram.
It's more unpleasant to be in a mood.
Yang Feng took the queen and four concubines on this trip by airship for inspection, and except for provinces that could not be reached by airships such as Qianzang, such as Jinzhou and Hawaii, which were too far away, the capitals of other provinces and the capitals of federal member states were all
I have to walk around, including Hanoi, Hue and Saigon in Vietnam, and even places like Ryukyu, Seoul, and Pyongyang, so it is impossible to return to Beijing in the short term. Now I rely on telegrams to handle national affairs. Of course, the real country
He has no interest in major matters. Those are matters of the cabinet and Congress, and his main job is on the external front.
"Ha, ha, I have finally waited for this day." Emperor Yang stood up excitedly. In fact, he had been waiting for this news for a long time. He had been waiting for Britain to cancel the pound gold standard since the war started. According to normal meetings,
It was canceled at the beginning of the war, but I don’t know why it has been delayed until now.
"Is this good news? The pounds in our hands cannot be exchanged for gold, and it is impossible for us to buy anything from the UK, so it would be like waste paper." Ye Zi said very dissatisfied.
"Isn't this good news? Do you know what this means? The era of the pound is over. As for what we have in hand, we can just throw it to India to buy raw materials." Yang Feng said with a smile.
Ye Zi was not a fool. He was just thinking about the more than 10 million pounds of banknotes in the hands of the People's Bank of China. But when he understood, he immediately realized that what he would get in exchange for the more than 10 million pounds of banknotes in his hands was
An era, the era of Huayuan.
Just as the U.S. dollar represents the global hegemony of the United States in later generations, in this era, the pound represents the global hegemony of the United Kingdom, and the basis of this hegemony is the gold standard. The free convertibility of the pound to gold has turned the Bank of England into the world's central bank.
The banknotes they print are the world currency. Although gold is the world currency, the gold standard pound plus Britain's huge fleet and the credibility of the Bank of England together constitute the hegemony of the pound.
Although the Mark has been aggressive in recent years and the Huayuan has suddenly emerged, it still has no ability to truly shake the pound's position in the international settlement system. Now the British have dug up their own foundation. Of course, they are certainly not willing. They must hoard a large amount of gold.
To prepare for purchasing supplies from abroad, such as purchasing supplies from China, the Chinese government cannot allow the free circulation of pounds in China. If the British want to buy things from China, they must first exchange them into Chinese dollars, but the Chinese dollar is on the gold standard.
The British had to exchange gold for it.
In other words, the British abolished the gold standard in order to save gold and then exchange it for various supplies in China or other countries.
But a pound that is not a gold standard can no longer serve as a substitute for gold for international settlements. Other countries that originally trusted the pound can no longer accept waste paper that is meaningless to them. Similarly, the UK abolished
The gold standard, other marks, francs, and rubles will definitely follow suit. They must also save gold to support war consumption. The Hua Yuan, the only one that maintains the gold standard, will take advantage of the opportunity to replace the pound. Even after the war is over, a large amount of gold will be
After it flows to China, it is impossible for the pound to continue to return to the gold standard, and the People's Bank of China, which has a huge amount of gold, will continue to dominate the world.
At that time, if countries wanted to return to the gold standard but did not have enough gold, then they would need a gold standard currency with strong credit as a deposit for issuing currency. The Chinese dollar was their only choice, which meant that they had to obtain a large sum of money.
Huayuan loans have become the gold exchange standard. And for such loans, it is impossible for the People's Bank of China to allow them to exchange gold for them. In other words, the People's Bank of China only needs to print banknotes for them, and these are printed from
The Chinese Yuan banknotes produced by the assembly line on the banknote machine will become the basis of the currencies of various European countries. In other words, the Hua Yuan banknotes control the European countries, and then it will be up to Emperor Yang to print banknotes and collect wool when he has nothing to do.
They are all veterans of this game. Emperor Yang explained it casually, and his concubine already understood clearly. You must know that Ye Zi is now serving as the president of the People's Bank of China! When he thinks that he will become the general ledger of the entire world in the future
Fang, this woman who is currently like a wolf and a tiger cannot help but have the desire to torment Yang Feng. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!