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#590 - The bear on the brink of collapse

Compared to island nations in normal historical periods, they appeared particularly weak at this time.

They were not prepared to fight to the death with China. From top to bottom, the island was still doing its best to prepare for a war that could seize large areas of land and destroy a traditional power, diligently accumulating strength.

They simply didn't have much actual ability to participate in the wars of true imperial powers.

As a result, the Russian Civil War gave them an opportunity~

Later, China's blatant dispatch of troops and successful occupation of large territories in Siberia directly ignited the evil thoughts in the hearts of the island nation from top to bottom.

Looking at the exaggerated territorial scope of the North Asia region, they felt all kinds of envy, jealousy, hatred, and unbearable itchiness.

So, unable to restrain themselves, they began to take risks and came up with crooked ideas.

As a result, millions of troops were completely annihilated, dying inexplicably. They hadn't even entered the battlefield and disappeared without a trace.

You must know that those were hundreds of thousands of soldiers who could fight with guns, and they couldn't have only taken guns with them when they left.

The accompanying team also had a large amount of supplies, ammunition, logistics personnel, plus a fleet…

This was almost all the wealth that the little devils could currently take out for foreign operations!

During World War I, the island nation did take advantage of the chaotic European war and the stalemate on the battlefield to receive a large number of orders, earning a lot of money and greatly developing its domestic industrialization.

But it was far from as exaggerated as during World War II, more than a decade later.

It is said that during World War I, including the period after the war, in order to receive more orders from the great powers and earn more development funds, the people of the island nation were united and actively engaged in production.

Even the country's military force began to decrease again and again, cutting back again and again, trying to find available labor.

But at this time, the annihilation of a full million troops, just thinking about it, would make people know what it meant to them.

Therefore, under such circumstances, they were still being asked to meddle in Shandong.

Although the actions of the great powers were indeed supporting the island nation, for the island nation itself, it was not necessarily a hot potato.

As long as the National Government dared to fight, there was a high probability that it would directly take Shandong back. Otherwise, even with the secret funding of the European powers, Japan would probably be dragged down by the war.

In addition, Liang Yue had previously wandered around in the Northeast region, and when he annihilated the island nation's expeditionary force, he also cleaned up the resource plunder lines that the island nation had set up there, which made things even worse for them.

Afterwards, Liang Yue had also communicated with Yuan Datou, asking him to use his influence in the northern region to clean out the islanders' minions and so-called folk commercial groups that were placed there.

It's just that I don't know how much they actually implemented afterwards.

If the official forces there are just perfunctory, then they will have a hard time in the future~

In short, compared to the normal historical stage, the internal and external situation faced by China and the Republic of China at this time was undoubtedly better.

But no matter what, the matter of Shandong has now returned to its normal trajectory.

For the sake of their future development and the restoration of their domestic vitality, the islanders will inevitably launch a frenzied plunder there in the coming time.

In this case, only if the National Government dares to resist and dares to send troops to fight can it drag the other party into the quagmire of war consumption.

Otherwise, everything will be in vain.

Anyway, Liang Yue's plan was not to care about domestic affairs, let alone the islanders, because this was an enemy he deliberately left for China.

A country and a nation must be reborn and become stronger only after experiencing the tempering of blood and fire.

Even elementary school students understand this~

Compared to the problems faced by China, Russia, located on the other end of the Eurasian continent, was much more serious.

After nearly a year of fierce war, Russia at this time had passed the climax of the war.

Nearly half of the former elite areas of Russia had been turned into ruins under the fierce firepower coverage of the warring parties.

It can be said that the casualties were heavy, the losses were huge, and the people suffered unspeakable hardships.

Not to mention the cruel situation on the battlefield, just within the jurisdictions of the warring parties, a large number of ordinary Russian civilians were using various means to flee to other countries in order to escape the war.

The Northern regime was okay, after all, they had been blocked by the Entente powers and the vast Siberian wilderness.

Except for risking their lives by boat, there was almost no way out.

In addition, the Northern regime was indeed very good at mobilizing the grassroots people and grassroots organizational capabilities, so it was able to persist with the Southern Allied Forces without collapsing.

The real problem was actually the Tsar's jurisdiction. In order to win the victory of the war, various means of oppression and exploitation really made the ordinary Russian people suffer unspeakably, and they fled one after another.

Although the Tsar had ordered the implementation of a strict blockade system, the troops in the rear were not enough to seal off the entire national border, given the tight front lines.

As a result, a large number of Russian refugees began to pour into neighboring countries, seeking a way to survive.

Under such circumstances, the Tsar's army was naturally demoralized and had low morale.

In addition, the Tsar himself was also ill and had been lying in bed directing state affairs for nearly half a year, and he was about to die.

It can be said that if it weren't for the support of a large number of Entente military alliances and combat personnel behind him, the Southern Front Army under the Tsar would probably have been in chaos long ago.

Now, both the North and South sides of Russia are competing in willpower and endurance. The longer the time is dragged on, the more likely the situation will turn around.

The people in the North are betting that the Tsar will not live long and will soon die. When that time comes, they can overwhelm the enemy's line in one go, like a tsunami.

And then advance all the way, recovering the entire territory of Russia~

The people in the South are waiting for the North to collapse on its own. After all, no matter how strong the organizational ability is, no matter how much it can be mobilized, people have to eat.

Northern Russia originally couldn't produce much grain, and now the east, west, and south sides have been tightly blocked. It is estimated that they have already reached the brink of collapse in terms of food supply alone.

In addition, high-intensity military operations consume all kinds of ammunition and materials.

At this time, the Allied forces and the Tsar's troops on the battlefield could already feel that the firepower on the opposite side was getting weaker and weaker.

Recently, it has even become a bit difficult to maintain the defense of the front line, and the number of active attacks has become less and less.

Under such a situation, how could the Allied forces, who had just experienced the smoke of World War I, not be able to judge the situation on the opposite side?

It's just that the Allied forces want to reduce unnecessary losses, and the Tsar's own army is unstable and has no great ambition, so they have been stuck there and have not been able to launch a decisive offensive.

However, as the war situation has developed to this point, many people can actually see that the North-South confrontation in Russia should be coming to an end.

Both sides have exhausted their means and are almost exhausted.

Only the Entente forces are willing to see this situation and are trying to maintain the situation, plotting some extra plans behind their backs.

In fact, if the Entente countries were really just simply planning to help the Tsar win this war, not to mention more, the front line of the Northern regime would probably have been broken long ago.

What the Entente high-level is now considering is not just the victory of this war, but how much benefit and compensation they can get from the Tsar's successor after the victory.

Yes, they, like the Northern regime in Russia, are waiting for the death of the old Tsar.

Of course, this is Liang Yue's judgment~

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