However, the Italians are not stupid. They cannot stay on the battlefield. They are not inferior to Yang Feng in speculating. With the current situation in Europe, it is difficult to see who will lose and who will win. It is still very risky to place bets now.
Moreover, they are now for sale. For antiques at auction, it depends on who pays the highest price. =
The promise given to them by the Allied Powers Group was that after the war, Italy could obtain Tyrol, Trieste, and Dalmatia, which meant that the Adriatic coast currently owned by the Austro-Hungarian Empire would be given to Italy. However,
There are not many promises about Italy's expansion into African colonies, especially the allocation of German colonies, which Italy is most concerned about. Speaking of which, the price offered by the Allied Powers is already very sincere. After all, although Italy is a great power, it ranks last.
Yes, and now that Sweden and Spain are gradually increasing in strength, it is hard to say whether their last place still counts. For example, in terms of industrial strength, if the dependence of industry is not taken into consideration, Sweden alone would have lost it long ago.
How many streets are there in Italy?
But Italy has a population of 30 million, and its war mobilization capabilities are not comparable to Sweden's.
The value of Italy's participation in the war to the Allied Powers was to block the Adriatic Sea and attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire from behind. However, considering the Alps that straddle the two countries, the value of such an attack is very limited. Until now
The Austro-Hungarian army in the Russian capital was helpless in the Carpathian mountains. It was a shame for the European powers. The Italian army, which had been completely wiped out by the African black devils, would probably not do better than them in the more dangerous Alps.
What kind of value deserves what kind of price? Italy is worth that much, and the Allied Powers will naturally not ask for a higher price.
But the Italians don't think so. They feel that as long as they join the war, they will definitely be able to easily cross the Alps. The above-mentioned areas are like searching for things. After all, there are only 100,000 Austro-Hungarian Army troops stationed in front of them. In other words, they
If you are confident that you can definitely grab it, then simply these are a bit too little.
The price offered by the Allied Powers group was to carve up the African colonies together, but it was hard to say what they would be given specifically at this time. After all, the issue was too complicated, but such a promise was too general and lacked enough visual impact.
Moreover, Austria-Hungary and Italy themselves had territorial conflicts, so it was difficult for Italy to determine whether they were fulfilling the responsibilities they should have performed.
After the Second Battle of the Strait of Otranto, the Italians felt more and more that their value could be higher. Now they have completely taken on the posture of defeating the two major groups, waiting for them to further increase their asking price.
Now that the war has started, in fact, most of the remaining countries in Europe are waiting to be sold with a mentality like Italy. Anyone with any sense can see that neither of the two major groups can defeat the other, and they are looking for helpers everywhere.
Inevitably, if you don't sell at a good price now, why wait? The hungry British even went to deceive Denmark. Encourage them to join the war to retake Schleswig and Holstein. This shows that the market is tight.
To what extent.
However, no one bothered Yang Feng at this time. No matter Britain, France, Russia or Germany and Austria, they had no hope for him. They knew that this unscrupulous businessman would definitely not go into battle to get the last vote until his pockets were filled.
During this period of time, there was not much movement on the land battlefields in Europe. After the madness of the first few months, both the Entente and the Central Powers began to lick their wounds. For the time being, no one had the strength to launch a new wave of large-scale attacks.
Offensive. Even the sound of guns and artillery on the Romanian battlefield has calmed down.
In these bloody first months, Germany lost nearly 600,000 army troops, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire also suffered similar losses. As for their opponents, the British suffered the least losses, but more than 150,000 British army troops fell on the battlefield.
, this is mainly because they invested less on the battlefield, but the British casualties will definitely skyrocket in the future, because the number of British troops on the Western Front has reached 600,000.
The Russian army suffered losses of more than 700,000, with Nicholas's good buddies, the French, suffering the heaviest losses. The military casualties alone were close to 800,000. If you include civilian casualties, it would be easy to exceed a million. What's more important is that a large area of the country fell to
In the hands of Germany, it was also a territory rich in coal and iron resources. The capital Paris was almost reduced to ruins. There is still a regiment of German troops stationed on the north bank of the Seine.
No matter what the final outcome of this war is, the wounds on the French Republic may not be healed for even twenty years.
With such a heavy loss, even Nicholas, who didn't care about the life and death of the gray beast, felt that it was too much to bear. He took advantage of the opportunity that he was still unable to break through the opponent to take a break, study new tactics, and train more weapons.
Soldiers, gather enough strength before continuing the fight to the death.
Of course, the calm in the European battlefield does not mean that it has calmed down in other places. In the colonies in Africa and Asia, the fighting is still going on. Britain and France concentrated three divisions of troops to launch an attack on the German colony of Cameroon. The German troops stationed in Cameroon then stopped.
There were many, but they were better than the Nigerian black ghosts who had escaped. The two sides fought to the death in the hot and humid jungle. And further away in German Southwest Africa, the British also sent troops to help the black ghosts there resist the Germans.
The war across the African continent is also intensifying.
As for the Asian battlefield, the Anglo-Russian coalition forces in the Philippines are still killing monkeys in the jungle. In order to help their allies, the British army once again sent two additional divisions to the Philippines. Of course, they are definitely not British divisions. Ah San’s cannon fodder
It's not like we just grab a lot of them and die casually. Anyway, no matter how many people die, the British people won't feel bad about them.
In fact, even at this time, colonial troops began to appear in large numbers on the European battlefields. Not to mention Commonwealth soldiers such as Canada and Australia, the French also armed a lot of niggas and transported them to the battlefield. They were just cannon fodder anyway.
Someone is better than no one.
With cheap cannon fodder like Asan, the Russian army made some progress in the Philippine battlefield. They finally cleared most of Negros Island with tens of thousands of casualties, but this meant nothing to them, because
Chinese merchant ships transporting arms to the Germans can dock at any port controlled by the Germans. As long as the Chinese do not stop transporting arms to the Germans, Waldzer can continue to arm more monkeys and die anyway.
He is not German, nor does he use money from the German government. He is indifferent to both human life and money. The two divisions of German troops in his hands only need to protect Mindanao, the German expatriates and rubber plantations on the island.
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But compared with this gain of the Russians, the trouble on Luzon Island is really fatal. The Philippine People's Liberation Army led by Aguinaldo and Liu Hengzhu burned the anger of resistance to most of Luzon in a very short period of time.
On the island, the remaining Russian troops could only rely on poison gas bombs to defend a few major cities. As for the rubber plantations that continuously created wealth for them, they could only let them be abandoned. This undoubtedly increased Nikolai's financial burden. After all,
Exporting rubber to China was also an important means for him to exchange for arms.
Compared with the wars raging in half the world, China at this time is still peaceful and prosperous. Under the rule of His Majesty the Great Emperor, this ancient country is gradually washing away the dust on its body and shining the brilliance of civilization in the sun again, one by one.
In the intertwined grid of railways and highways, modern cities are emerging one after another. Countless high-rise buildings, factories, and schools are rising from the ground, rolling up the unstoppable torrent of industrial civilization and eating away at the surrounding greenery that represents the agricultural era. In some places, city walls have even become
It was an eyesore, and examples of demolishing city walls began to appear in the press.
This news made Emperor Yang very happy.
"This is a symbol, a symbol of the common people's identification with the concept of the country. Why do the common people need a city wall to encircle themselves? Because they have no sense of security. They are afraid of neighboring provinces, neighboring cities, and even neighboring counties. They are afraid that one day they will
Neighbors would suddenly turn into enemies. There are many such examples in thousands of years of feudal melee.
But now our people are no longer afraid, because they know that the country will protect them, and they no longer need an additional wall to protect themselves. Only at this time can we truly say that we are one country."
The guy said to Xue Fucheng with emotion on his face.
"What about the Beijing city wall?" Xue Fucheng asked. Beijing is developing too fast, and the city wall has indeed become a serious restriction. You must know that the number of registered cars in this city has exceeded 50,000. You can imagine how many cars there are.
How crowded will the city gate be during commuting time?
"I will not care about this, and the cabinet should not care about it. Legally, the land outside the Imperial City of Beijing belongs to Beijing City. As long as the Beijing City Council approves it, they can demolish the outer city and inner city walls at will." Yang Feng said nonchalantly.
According to the law, the remaining Imperial City and Forbidden City are his private territory. Whether they are demolished or not has nothing to do with the Beijing Municipal Council. In fact, Yang Feng is not prepared to demolish them. This is a symbol, a symbol of the majesty of the imperial authority.
Xue Fucheng nodded. He actually told the Beijing Municipal Council the same thing. He knew very well that His Majesty the Emperor respected the law very much. However, the members of the Beijing Municipal Council were worried. After all, Beijing is still the capital. The walls of the capital
They would not dare to do it without His Majesty the Emperor’s nod. Of course, the Beijing City Council does not want to tear down the entire city wall of Beijing. They just want to open a few more holes in the wall to allow the highway to pass directly. But as long as
With this beginning, it’s not far away from them eating away the city wall bit by bit. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!