The meaning of these words to Haijing was extraordinary. Previously, Yang Feng had always held a neutral attitude towards the ongoing war in Europe. Even when he tricked Italy last time, despite the ups and downs in the newspapers and radio, he had never been here.
He may make any tendentious remarks, but what he said today is clearly telling Germany that if Germany gains a decisive advantage, China will definitely join the Allies.
His statement was even more significant than whether Argentina would join the Allies. Compared with China, Argentina was nothing, and the whole of South America was not worth mentioning. After leaving the palace, Hai Jing immediately sent the news to Berlin.
Then it was delivered to William.
Of course, William also knew the significance of Yang Feng's statement. It could be said that this allowed him to see the dawn of victory in the war. By now, Germany was also exhausted, with more than two million casualties, and the depletion of national financial resources.
The German government is also gritting its teeth and supporting it. It has long been looking forward to ending the war, of course ending it with victory.
Now Yang Feng has drawn a path for him. If Germany can solve the problem of Italy attacking France from behind, it will be equivalent to forcing France to a dead end. Only then can China bet on him. In the final analysis, Yang Feng's goal is still to
Minimum investment to obtain maximum benefits, let the Germans fight bloody battles, so that he can follow behind and enjoy the gains. Although this is very depressing, for Germany, there is no other choice.
And judging from the current situation on the battlefield, this is indeed a breakthrough to reverse the predicament. Regardless of the east and west fronts, both sides have actually returned to a stalemate. No one has the ability to do anything to the other. Of course, the Allies cannot break through the Allies' defense line.
It is also impossible to break through the Allied defense line, and in the foreseeable short term, no one has the ability to change this situation. But it is different on the Italian front. The performance of the Italians on the battlefield is purely like a joke. With the combat effectiveness of the German army,
If you want to break through the Isonzo River defense line and invade Italy, there is absolutely no problem. All you need is to put another army group into the battlefield, and then Austria-Hungary also invests another group army. The strength of the five armies is enough to sweep across the entire Apennine Peninsula.
The northern part of Italy is flat, and you can easily fight all the way to Turin. Although the border between France and Italy is mountainous, there is developed railway transportation between the two countries. Unlike Yang Feng's idea of attacking Marseille, William's goal is Lyon and Turin.
There is a direct railway to Lyon. The famous Mont de Senes Tunnel was built in 1870, and there is more than one route across the Alps into the hinterland of France. Napoleon even built a road there. And once from Turin
If France is invaded, the whole of France is actually finished. All their troops are now on the Marne River defense line. Even if they know that Germany is attacking Lyon, they cannot withdraw. They can only watch the German troops marching in behind them.
Then China's participation in the war will be the last straw for France. Without any hope of victory, the French can only surrender. Once France surrenders, there will be no point in Britain continuing to fight. In the end, it can only seek peace and redistribute the world.
After understanding the significance of the Italian War, William and his generals immediately became excited. After fighting for almost two years, this was the first time they saw the real dawn.
Of course, even if the Germans have a clear target, they will not be able to launch an attack on the Isonzo River in the short term. They must first squeeze out another group army, and the combat effectiveness of this group army must be strong enough, which means they cannot use new soldiers. They must
They have to be veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, but now they can't draw out a group army no matter which battlefield they choose. No matter which battlefield they draw out a group army, they have to risk the collapse of the entire front.
The only way is to disperse the deployment, draw some here, draw some more there, gather one army on the east front, another army on the west front, and draw another army from Baron Goltz. In this way, you will basically have a new army in the end.
The group army appeared. As for the troops that were taken away, they had to recruit new troops to make up for it. In this way, the German Sixteenth Group Army also began to form. According to the average size of an army group of 200,000 people, Germany now only maintains on the battlefield
The number of soldiers exceeds 3 million. Including the previous casualties, Germany has mobilized nearly 6 million for the army alone for this war. If the navy is included, the number is even more terrifying. It can be said that basically all young and middle-aged people have entered the military.
On the battlefield, most of the factories in Germany now are female workers, old people and children. Due to the lack of labor force in the countryside, a lot of farmland has even begun to become deserted. Food shortages have made the entire country tighten their belts. It can really be said that the country is at the end of its rope.
It tastes good.
Of course, their opponents are similar. The British are better, after all, they have the fewest deaths. Although Russia is not at the end of its rope in terms of personnel, its financial resources are almost exhausted. As for France, it is even more depleted of people and money. Now the French government
He was shyly looking to China to see if he could get some loan, but of course the peace-loving Emperor Yang refused righteously.
"Sell us the protection rights of Khmer and Laos? Are you kidding me? Do I still need to buy the things I just picked up?" Emperor Yang felt very funny about the naivety of the French. Those two small countries
To be honest, the French army just spit and drowned. After the war, they can grab it without wasting much force, so why waste money to buy it? If it is the kind that is more troublesome to fight and requires a relatively large investment,
, he doesn't mind buying it. It's certainly more cost-effective to rob a place like this where it doesn't cost much military money.
"It seems that this Frenchman is indeed at his wits' end." Zhang Quan said with emotion.
"It shouldn't be enough to be exhausted. At any rate, we had good times back then. Both the Bourbons and Napoleon left them with a lot of treasures, especially during the Napoleonic era when France swept across Europe. How much gold and silver did they have to take back?
, although the younger generation will not be able to lose so quickly, they are testing our position." Yang Feng said lightly.
"What does your Majesty mean?" Zhang Quan asked.
"Put it on, drag it on!" Yang Feng said nonchalantly.
This time, he really thought about France in a complicated way. France was really out of money. It should be said that France at this time was not even as good as during the First World War in history. After all, there was another Vietnam War before this, which Yang Feng had to knock on.
500 million gold francs, and the maritime arms race has seriously drained France of its capital. Until now, almost half of France has been destroyed by this war. Especially the destruction of Paris has caused France to lose its main industrial base, and
The loss of the Lorraine iron ore in the north has forced them to buy even steel from outside. It is not easy to support them until now.
Without getting money from China, the French had no choice but to find other ways. But now there is really no other wealthy person except China who can lend them money. Sweden and the Ottoman Empire in Europe have money, but they cannot lend it to France.
In comparison, the relationship between these two companies is much better with Germany than with France, and the same is true for Spain. The only one that can lend them money is the United States. After all, there are only two major republics in the world now, and they have nothing to do with each other.
The relationship between them has always been very good. If it weren't for the French, Washington would have let the British hang themselves. Now when France is in trouble, the Americans naturally can't ignore it.
Although the United States has suffered more misfortunes from Yang Feng in recent years, it has actually made a lot of money due to the recent large-scale export of agricultural products, and Brian is still a very loyal person, and he does want to repay his kindness, but the problem
Even Americans don’t dare to do that now? Who knows if Emperor Yang will come and beat them after they lend money to France?
"Tell the Americans that we will not interfere in this kind of thing. Whether they allow the French to sell national debt in the American market is their freedom. China will not interfere." Yang Feng said to Zhang Quan. He really didn't expect it.
Brian can be so cute, but since Americans are willing to waste the gold and silver they have worked hard to earn from the soil, then of course he will not object, anyway, most of the money will end up in his pocket.
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"I'm afraid this matter is just wishful thinking on the part of the French. Under the current situation, even if the U.S. government agrees to the French selling national debt in the United States, I'm afraid not many people will buy it in the end. Those American capitalists are not fools either. At present, this kind of
It is still difficult to tell the outcome of the situation, and it seems that the Allies are still at a disadvantage. Although investment requires risks, but the risks are too high, no one will do it. In the end, I am afraid that only those French Americans will buy some, not much.
Meaning." Zhang Quan said with a smile.
"What do you think if we help them in the United States?" Emperor Yang suddenly said sinisterly.
"Your Majesty, do you mean to induce Americans to buy French government bonds?" Zhang Quan immediately understood what he meant.
"Yes, we not only help them with publicity, but we can also let some Chinese in the United States buy some. They don't have to buy too much, just buy a few million. After they buy it, they send it to the People's Bank of China, and the People's Bank of China will give it to them.
Cash it out directly, and of course it cannot be announced to the outside world. This is nothing more than spending a few million, but in the end it can create an illusion for the Americans, making them think that we will help the Allies in the end, and then they will buy a large amount of French government bonds, and wait until France is defeated.
, the French national debt in their hands naturally became waste paper.
As for the income from the national debt sold by the French in the United States, they have to use it to buy things from us anyway. This is equivalent to taking American money directly into our hands, leaving them with only a pile of money to wipe their butts.
Hard waste paper." Yang Feng said with a smile. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!