Expedition to Europe

Even an ordinary person in Lan Fang knew that Lan Fang was about to attack Russia, and the Bolsheviks in Moscow must have known it.

The Russians instigated the internal strife in Lan Fang, which was only one aspect. On the other hand, they were ready to make concessions to Qin Zhiyuan at any time.

So when Romanov met Qin Zhiyuan again in the past two days, his tone had already shown signs of loosening.

"Qin, I think there is one thing I must declare to you. You can send people to attack Vladivostok and take back the territory occupied by the Qing Empire during the Russian Empire, but we will never sign any paper agreement, and Moscow will not admit that it has agreed to this." Romanov felt that he had no way to retreat and made the biggest concession.

If you understand Romanov's words carefully, you will find that there are still many tricks in it.

"Haha, Vladivostok is not under the control of you Bolsheviks now. I don't need your consent to attack or not. As for whether you are willing to sign the contract and give up the land that does not belong to you legally, there is no problem. If you feel that your strength is strong enough in the future, you can naturally use force to take it back. There is no problem with these. The only question now is whether I need to cooperate with Kolchak to completely solve your threat." Qin Zhiyuan has everything under control.

Just a few days ago, Kolchak's representative Ivanovich and Qin Zhiyuan had reached an agreement. Qin Zhiyuan will send people to attack Moscow with Kolchak's troops. Kolchak will repay by abolishing all contracts signed during the Imperial Russian and Qing dynasties.

Of course, this agreement has not been announced yet, otherwise there would be no meeting today.

Just this morning, the first batch of tanks and self-propelled artillery promised by the French government have been delivered to the new Foreign Legion, about 200 tanks and 120 self-propelled artillery.

These weapons were actually retired from the French army. Since the world war has ended, France does not need to continue to maintain a strong army. Many weapons have to be retired, and the Foreign Legion can just take them.

Within two and a half years after the Renault FT-17 was finalized, France produced a total of about 3,500 tanks, of which about 3,000 were produced by the Renault factory. In addition to the tanks given to Qin Zhiyuan and brought back to Lanfang, the rest need to find the next buyer.

"Qin, don't overestimate the combat effectiveness of the Foreign Legion, don't underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Russians, and don't underestimate the power of the Russian winter. Now that you are a Frenchman, you must know that Napoleon once attacked Russia. You know the result. I think you must not want to be the second Napoleon." Romanov's face was gloomy.

About two days ago, Romanov had a bad premonition. The reason was very simple. Romanov never saw Ivanovich again in the Black Swan Castle.

There are only two possibilities, either Qin Zhiyuan has reached an agreement with Ivanovich, or Kolchak has given up on getting support from Qin Zhiyuan.

Obviously, the first possibility is more likely.

"Roman, don't underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Foreign Legion, and don't overestimate the combat effectiveness of the Russians. Don't pin your hopes on the power of the Russian winter. The main factor in war is people. As long as people's abilities are fully utilized, other factors are not important." Qin Zhiyuan almost sent Romanov's words back intact.

In fact, in the First World War, the Foreign Legion led by Qin Zhiyuan and the Russians did not have a direct confrontation. In the riots caused by Nivelle's "Spring Offensive", two Russian divisions participated in the mutiny, but Qin Zhiyuan did not deal with it personally, so Qin Zhiyuan was really curious about the combat effectiveness of the Russians.

How to say it, in Qin Zhiyuan's impression, the Russians have never been known for their flexible and changeable tactics and strong personal strength. The Russians emphasize fighting will more.

Qin Zhiyuan has seen some movies from the Soviet era, and was deeply impressed by the scenes of the Russian army charging.

Whenever the charge horn sounded, there would be crazy shouts all over the mountains and plains, and countless "gray animals" would jump up from their positions, line up in dense formations and shout "Ura" to charge the enemy, no matter if there was an enemy's heavy machine gun or a tank track in front of them, they were all fearless.

That kind of scene is really shocking.

No matter how good the Russians' individual skills are, their fighting will is admirable.

Qin Zhiyuan really wants to try, which one is stronger, the legendary invincible "Soviet Red Army" or the "Foreign Legion" with a longer history.

No, it's just Russia now, the Bolsheviks in Moscow have not proved their ability, and those "union republics" have not actually been established, so at most it is the "Russian Red Army".

"Qin, it seems that you have made a decision." Romanov probed.

"No, not yet, I'm waiting for General Kolchak's decision." Qin Zhiyuan did not admit it.

It is not the time to make it public yet. Whether it is due to the suddenness of the campaign or the subsequent cooperation with Kolchak, Qin Zhiyuan cannot admit it now.

"Kolchak has no future. He, a traitor, will definitely receive the punishment he deserves." Romanov cursed.

"It's not up to you to decide whether you are a traitor or not. Only the winner is qualified to decide who is a traitor. No matter what the outcome is, I actually suggest that you should consider my opinion. For now, peace talks are your only option. There is no way out, you have no friends in this world, you cannot fight against the world alone." Qin Zhiyuan seemed to have good intentions.

In fact, Qin Zhiyuan did not want a behemoth to appear in the north of the Republic of China, whether it was from a national perspective or emotional considerations.

The world is big, big enough to continue to accommodate three times the population, or more.

The world is small. Two superpowers are enough. There is no need to watch the third one come out.

That's right, two.

Qin Zhiyuan has always believed that only competition can achieve full development.

Think about another time and space. It was during the Cold War when technology was developing at its fastest pace. At that time, people had even walked out of the earth, landed on the moon, and then explored Mars.

When it comes to the unipolar world, the development of science and technology is almost stagnant compared with the previous decades. Even if there is progress, it is only the inertia accumulated in the previous decades that is taking effect.

In a single-level world, the largest country in the world no longer wants to develop as much as possible, but to suppress other countries to prevent anyone from threatening their position as the global leader.

This is definitely a retrogression of history and a tragedy for mankind.

If there was no peaceful evolution of the Soviet Union, and if the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union for hegemony could continue into the 21st century, what would the 21st century be like in another time and space?

Is it possible for humans to build a base on the moon?

Is it possible for humans to break through the constraints of the starry sky and explore Mars?

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Will mankind go further on the road of genetic exploration? Faster?

Qin Zhiyuan is very curious. Therefore, Qin Zhiyuan does not want Russia to develop according to the rules it should have. If possible, Qin Zhiyuan wants to turn Lanfang into another superpower and have another "Lanfang-American hegemony" with the United States.

That must be exciting!

Of course, the above assumptions are just Qin Zhiyuan's imagination so far. Even if Qin Zhiyuan said it, no one would think that what Qin Zhiyuan said would become reality.

Just like no country now can imagine that the United States will become a superpower, just like no country now can imagine that the newly born Russian Bolsheviks will become another great power.

If there are no accidents.

Qin Zhiyuan was the accident.

Romanov also acknowledged the above sentence, so Romanov seemed particularly vigilant: "Russia will never surrender, no matter to anyone. Whether it is Kolchak or anyone else, as long as they dare If we attack Russia, we will definitely destroy them."

These words were not so much a warning to Qin Zhiyuan as a encouragement to himself.

It seems that Romanov himself is not very confident.

Relatively speaking, Qin Zhiyuan was much more confident, so after sending Romanov away, Qin Zhiyuan went to the Prime Minister's Office to report to Clemenceau.

"...To sum up, once the war starts, the Foreign Legion will attack Russia in three ways. If everything goes well, probably when winter comes, the Foreign Legion will be able to retreat unscathed. But considering the threat of winter, I think regardless of the war Whether it will last until that time, we should be fully prepared, including cotton clothes, food, oil, artillery shells, etc., everything we need must be fully guaranteed. "Qin Zhiyuan has many demands.

"Qin, you can go and fight with confidence. You don't need to worry about the supplies. Wilson has promised that the Americans will pay part of the bill. In this way, it will be no problem even if the fight lasts until next winter." Clemenceau said about the prospect. optimism.

"It's not the Americans who died. Of course they have no problem." Qin Zhiyuan looked down upon the American approach of competing for profit. The Chinese should have been the best here.

"What do you have to complain about? After all, you have obtained an interest-free loan of US$100 million, which is a lot of money." Clemenceau was a little envious.

"Come on, don't envy me. If you were in my position, you would know how hard my life is. Think about it, Lanfang has 7 million people, 1.2 million families, so many families , even if it is to build a house for each family, you can calculate How much does it cost?" Qin Zhiyuan complained hurriedly, even complaining: "It's really boring for me to be a king. I spend money all day long. Julie said that I talk in my sleep and settle accounts, but I don't accept it. Let the people of Lanfang pay their respects even once!”

"Haha, Julie won't complain, she is the queen." Clemenceau teased unkindly.

"Ha, she is indeed the queen, but she doesn't even have a maid, so now I have to personally prepare nutritious meals every day." Although Qin Zhiyuan was still complaining, his expression was satisfied.

Nutritious meal!

That’s right, Jolie is pregnant!