King Emanuele of Italy and Prime Minister Giolitti settled their accounts and found that their life after the war would not be too difficult. After deducting the first compensation, they still had 700 million yuan left, such a huge sum of money.
It is enough to rebuild the broken Italy, not to mention that the main broken parts of Italy were the north, especially Lombardy and Venetia, but these two areas were ceded to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and have nothing to do with them anymore.
Their reconstruction pressure is greatly reduced. Small ●
As for the reparations next year and beyond, that is a matter for the future. At worst, they will ask Emperor Yang to borrow money again. They also know what such a loan means. Controlling other countries by borrowing money is an invention of the Europeans. Of course the Italians will not fail to do so.
I understand, but now Italy has been abandoned by Europe. After the war, countries such as Britain and France will hate them to the bone. Among the Allied Powers, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and even Greece have potential conflicts of interest with them, and it is absolutely impossible to be friends with them.
,As for Germany, are the Germans rich?
The only one who is both rich and willing to be friends with Italy is Emperor Yang. He would be a fool if he doesn't hug Emperor Yang's thigh tightly. As long as he obeys, Emperor Yang will definitely not care about lending money to Italy, although he lent it to Italy.
They are all gold-standard Hua Yuan banknotes, but the gold is locked in the vault of the People's Bank of China. This means that Hua Yuan is just a small piece of beautifully printed paper. He does not care about such a loan no matter how much it is lent.
Although even for such a small piece of paper, the Italian royal family and government must sell out the interests of the country and the nation, but in exchange, putting themselves and Italy under the wings of Emperor Yang is also a good deal.
Whether it is for them personally or for Italy as a country, just look at Spain to see the benefits of doing so.
In order to show their loyalty to Emperor Yang, the Italian government even ordered their troops in Croatia to launch an attack on the US-British coalition forces that were attacking Budapest, but were then pushed back by the angry US-British coalition forces. Fortunately, the other side had this time
It has almost run out of ammunition and food, and its offensive capabilities have been greatly reduced, so it can only be blocked in the mountains of Croatia.
Originally, the U.S. and British coalition forces really wanted to take advantage of the situation and fight back to Italy. They had no other way out at this time. However, with the persistence of 700,000 Italian troops and the counterattack of hundreds of thousands of Chinese and Austro-Hungarian coalition forces behind them, this goal was simply impossible to achieve. In the end, the U.S. and British forces
The coalition forces had to retreat to Serbia.
At the same time, the Chinese European Army in Thessaloniki and the Chinese and Ottoman armies on the east coast of the Bosporus also launched a campaign to recapture Istanbul. The 200,000 American and British coalition forces staying here relied on the Russians to attack Istanbul from the Black Sea.
The limited supplies provided are struggling to support them. But their end has been decided. How can the Russians maintain their operations when they themselves are not well-off, especially as Chinese bombers are still bombing transportation lines on the Black Sea, sending
It would be good if half of the supplies could reach Istanbul.
After holding on for a week, the US-British coalition voluntarily gave up on this key node that they had fought so hard to capture, withdrew north to Bulgaria and then joined forces with those who had withdrawn from Serbia, and then headed directly north to invade Romania. Of course Romania did not
It is capable of resisting this, which can be said to be the most elite force of the Allied Powers. Even if they are short of food and ammunition, Romania cannot resist it.
And everyone knows that this army of nearly half a million people is just trying to survive. This war has come to an end, and there is no need to waste the lives of soldiers anymore, so not only did the Romanians retreat to the Transylvanian mountains and let them pass, but even
The German army led by Marshal Goltz also opened the way for them in Bessarabia, allowing them to enter Ukraine and join forces with the Russian army.
The fighting here has actually stopped. Everyone knows that the war is over. More than two million Chinese troops in the Ottoman territory are pouring into the Balkans and then rushing towards Hungary. Austria, the Czech Republic and even Germany, the Russian army will never be able to break through Karma again.
The defense line in the Pathian Mountains. The Anglo-Russian coalition forces would never be able to enter Prague. Five years of war, tens of millions of casualties, and the bankruptcy of the entire country, everything was in vain.
Although the governments of Britain, Russia and other countries have not issued orders to stop the war, in fact the gunfire on all fronts is calming down spontaneously. From the Pyrenees to Bessarabia, the people who were originally fighting
Millions of soldiers have stopped fighting one after another, including the generals, and have accepted this fate.
The only one still fighting is the distant North America. Unlike Europe, they are resisting the invaders. Of course, their resistance is meaningless.
St. Petersburg, a heavy snowfall turned the capital of the Russian Empire completely white. On the snow-covered streets, three cars drove slowly towards the Winter Palace. Prime Minister Stolypin, who was sitting in the middle car, spoke melancholy.
Looking out the window, the war is over. Even if it fails, it is still over. There is no doubt about this.
Although the tsar was still hesitating, there was no point in continuing the fight anyway. Even if the entire east of the Ural Mountains needed to be ceded, he could only accept it. In fact, he also knew very well that Yang Feng's bottom line could not be the Volga.
River, there are tens of millions of Russians living on that land, what is the use of the Chinese going there? Just suppressing the resistance can drag an empire to death. As for the 30 billion pounds of compensation, it can only be resolved through negotiation
Of course, it’s good to have less. Even if it can’t be less, it’s not a big deal. As long as the Russian Empire can unite, it will regain its strength in less than twenty years. Even if they don’t pay by then, what can the Chinese do? Come again.
A war? Only fools would do that. The Germans would be happy to die. Besides, even if there is a war, it’s hard to say who will lose and who will win after the Russian Empire regains its strength. If Russia wins, at worst, they will pay double the amount of money to the Chinese.
But it may be difficult for Russia to unite, because he just received an uncertain piece of information. The rebels of the Russian Socialist Party have probably obtained a large number of weapons from abroad. If you think about it, you will know that if this is true, then
What these Russian criminals are going to do next, they must use thunder to extinguish any dangerous flames.
As for the method, it is very simple. Mobilize the St. Petersburg garrison to conduct a large-scale search of the refugee camp in the north of the city. If there are hidden weapons, they can only hide them there. But he must first persuade the Tsar to make this determination. You must know that it is not an ordinary refugee camp.
, at least 300,000 Far Eastern immigrants who were deported from China all gathered in that vast slum. Because of the shortage of food and the severe cold, those refugees were extremely aggressive, so it would not be wrong to gather together and go to the Winter Palace Square to cause trouble.
Once upon a time, the garrison of a division in St. Petersburg mainly watched them. His Majesty the Tsar did not want to mess with these guys unless absolutely necessary.
While he was thinking, the sudden sound of a car horn woke him up. Many people gathered on the road in front of him, seeming to be watching something, blocking the entire road. The driver in the front bodyguard car kept pressing the button.
After turning on the horn, the crowd moved a little, but it was just enough to allow cars to pass. Through the gap in the crowd, two people could be seen inside, supporting a person on the ground.
Stolypin didn't think much about it. Because of the shortage of food supply, it was not uncommon to encounter people fainting or even dying of hunger on the streets of St. Petersburg. His car slowly passed by the crowd, but at this moment three people on the ground
Suddenly jumped up, and then the crowd dispersed as quickly as possible in panic, because the three people held three submachine guns in their hands.
Before the bodyguard could react, three submachine guns were aimed at a car and sprayed out flames at the same time. The bullets easily penetrated the car body from a few meters away and left a mess inside. After the magazines were empty, the three assassins almost simultaneously
He took out the grenade from his arms, pulled the fuse and threw it directly into the car through the smashed window, and then fled as fast as possible.
Poor Prime Minister Stolypin had already received two bullets at this time, and the grenade that exploded next to him completely ended his life. When the news reached the Winter Palace, Nicholas was completely angered.
At this time, his mood was on the verge of explosion because of the confirmation of defeat. The assassination of the Prime Minister directly triggered his anger.
Under his order, the entire St. Petersburg immediately launched a large-scale manhunt, but he was not sure which party did it. Stolypin had many enemies. The most important reformer in the Russian Empire touched the interests of too many people, not only
It's just the poor devils. Although his reforms are good for the poor devils, the poor devils don't understand this. In their opinion, they should get more things. And the landlords who are suppressed, the democracy that he suppresses
Anyone, including military generals who need to vent their anger because of the failure of the war, may point their guns at this unpopular prime minister. This is the inevitable outcome for reformers.
So when he was unable to determine who was behind the scenes, Nicholas listed all possible forces as the targets of the search. He now needed a target to vent his anger. In his opinion, the Russian Empire had set back hundreds of years of misery.
The failure was entirely due to those rebellious officials and traitors. If they had not been causing trouble, Omsk would not have been lost. If Omsk could have defended it, it would not have lost the entire east of the Ural River. As a result, the Chinese directly threatened the Volga River Basin. If
If these rogue parties were not causing trouble, he could mobilize more troops, produce more arms, and break into Germany early, instead of not achieving a breakthrough until the Chinese had half a foot in Europe.
All in all, Stolypin's assassination became the best excuse for Nikolai to release his emotions. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!