1890 King of Southeast Asia

"After investigation, all the corrupt elements involved in this incident have been arrested. Several black-hearted businessmen have left the empire and their whereabouts are currently being investigated."

"This incident was caused by an unclear supervision mechanism and a chaotic operating system, which left loopholes for criminals. We have urgently set up an investigation committee to investigate and ensure that such incidents are eliminated from the root."

"At the same time, we must always be vigilant and keep an eye on the corrupt elements around us. We cannot give them the slightest chance..."

As the Minister of Defense, Wang Yang personally held a press conference to introduce this "corruption" case.

"General Wang, can you reveal the identities and treatment methods of these corrupt elements and black-hearted businessmen?"

As soon as Wang Yang finished speaking, the reporter stood up impatiently.

"Very good!" After hearing this, Wang Yang raised the corners of his mouth and gave the reporter a thumbs up in his heart.

"I know their identities, but there is no list for the time being. What I can guarantee is that no matter what the criminals are, they will not escape the sanctions of military law."

"As for the specific treatment, most of the participants are sentenced to 20 years in prison or death. Detailed information needs to wait for the court to announce. The trial has not been completed yet, and I have not received all the results."

Wang Yang deliberately emphasized "no matter what the criminals are", giving the outside world a feeling that the criminals have a special identity.

Moreover, among the 23 people in the "army", the "mastermind" was given the title of the prime minister's distant nephew, which is "confidential information" that will be leaked.

In this way, the matter has become that the second generation of the dandy privately accepted bribes and resold military supplies, which is the most eye-catching thing.

At the same time, because of this incident, the prime minister will be blamed, and the parliament will also protest, and the prime minister will eventually step down.

In short, everything shows that this matter is really like this. The fog formed in this way will make Britain and France unsure and eventually let it go.

Anyway, it is not only Huaxia who is doing the reselling of military supplies.

The British even wanted to trade with the Germans through Switzerland, using rubber as a strategic material in exchange for Germany's high-precision optical sights, but Germany did not agree - this was an official act - behind the French.

And almost no one among the noble Slavic nobles in Russia was not corrupt. If the Russian army could get standard Russian supplies, the war would not have reached this point.

Whether it was the "strictly disciplined" British Army or the "brave and fearless" Russian Empire Army, the upper echelons had long been corrupt, and various corruption behaviors emerged in an endless stream.

It was just that the corrupt soldiers reselling military supplies was not enough to make Britain and France take any substantial actions. At most, they would laugh at the Chinese Empire or condemn it to fight for a little insignificant benefit.

After the press conference, Wang Yang came to the joint command headquarters as soon as possible. A meeting of the three armies was to be held today.

"Is the matter resolved?" Liu Ming stopped the meeting and looked at the door.

"The press conference was a complete success. Everyone's attention was focused on the identity of the criminals. The prime minister might be a little sad next." Wang Yang smiled and said to Xu Hui.

Xu Hui gave a bitter smile and shrugged.

His identity is the most useful and the least sensitive.

This matter first needs a person with enough influence to take responsibility, and at the same time he cannot be a military person, and it is best not to cause the incident to expand further-so that Britain and France dare not continue to pursue it.

Xu Hui's identity is the most suitable, and Xu Hui was going to give up his position to Sun Zaizhi, so this is an opportunity.

As for the original plan to give up the position after the war, isn't the situation changing now?

"You came just in time. We are discussing whether the war situation will change further next year. Do you have any ideas?" Liu Yiming changed the subject.

In any case, this matter has caused a stain on Xu Hui, and it is not suitable to continue talking.

"The current situation is that neither Britain, France, nor Germany and Austria can effectively break through the other's defense."

"However, due to the civil strife in Russia, Germany may deal with the Russians first as it did in the first half of the year, completely liberate the 40 divisions on the Eastern Front, and at the same time free up the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

Xie Hui briefly talked to Wang Yang about the current situation.

"I think Germany will not further intervene in Russia's problems." Wang Yang said directly.

He has thought about this problem. If he were a German, he would not care about Russia, which has lost its offensive capability, even if it would waste some troops.

Russia has already started a civil war. The revolutionaries have integrated the forces of capital and non-capital, absorbed a large number of civilians living in poverty, and established an army of about 300,000 people with Moscow as the core.

This army is less than one-tenth of the nominal army of the Tsarist Russia. Even if Mikhail II can only mobilize a part of it at present, it is still better than the revolutionaries in quantity and quality, and has taken back St. Petersburg, forming a pincer attack from the north and the south.

However, there is a very serious problem. Moscow has blocked the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the support from the British in the direction of Murmansk is getting less and less.

The British are already unable to do anything about the Russian issue. It's very simple. Britain is not very optimistic about Mikhail II, and the provisional government has guaranteed the continuation of the war.

If Mikhail II had not still controlled the main army and confronted Austria-Hungary and Germany on the front line, Britain would have ended the transportation of materials.

After more than three years of war, Britain was already in a very difficult situation and the only thing it had to do was sell land to survive, just like in World War II.

"Russia is just in chaos at this time. If Germany attacks, the Russians who feel the crisis of failure are likely to unite. At this time, the original contradictions have disappeared, and Russia's strength will become stronger."

This is easy to understand, right? It has been staged in the two cooperations and the anti-colonial war.

"So, what do you think of the situation in the second half of this year and next year?"

In the general direction, Liu Yiming's attempt has been completed, his influence has extended to the Mediterranean, a large number of oil producing areas have been successfully taken, and the construction of the Dali Bridge is being accelerated.

Externally, Britain and France have been severely consumed, and even if the war ends, there is no power to support them to return to the peak.

The overall strategy has been completed for the most part, and the only thing left is the competition for the Central and North Asian regions and how to make Britain and France repay on time.

"If we don't take decisive measures to defeat the Ottoman Empire and then open up Russia's Mediterranean-Black Sea transport line, then the situation next year will not be much different from this year."

"Both sides of the war have invested a lot of resources and manpower in the front line to ensure that their defense lines will not be broken."

"This can indeed ensure safety, but they do not have enough resources to transform the army. Since this year, military technology has continued to break through, but the combat effectiveness of both sides has not kept up. This is the reason."

"So, before either side makes substantial changes, the front line will not change much. I think it will still maintain the current positional attrition war mode until one side can't hold on."

"I still think that the blockaded Germany cannot compete with Britain and France in a war of attrition."

Wang Yang said, deliberately turning his head to look at Gu Fan.

"The German navy is not enough to break through the joint blockade of Britain and France." Such an obvious move, of course, Liu Ming found it.

Wang Yang meant that he was not optimistic about any changes on the ground, and believed that the change was in the navy.

The reason is that, whether it is Britain, France, Germany or Austria, there are no longer enough resources to change the 6-army model in the war.

This change is not like the change of the independent 10th mixed brigade to the 101st division, which is just a reorganization of equipment and personnel to adapt to the war, but a change in the overall combat concept, strategy and tactics.

Even if Britain can still squeeze out money, there are not enough people to do it. Training a new unit, especially a unit that has never existed before, takes a lot of time.

Just like changing the current infantry division to a motorized division, the equipment seems to be just adding some armored vehicles and trucks and artillery machine guns, but it is actually a subversive change in the way of fighting.

If the supporting training and overall command strategy are not changed, it is just an infantry division with strengthened transportation and firepower, not a motorized division.

Just like in history, when the Americans joined World War I, a single division could not beat the Germans, so they continued to expand the size of the division and eventually developed into a large division of more than 20,000 people, with one division against two Germans.

With the advantage of numbers and firepower, the division-level single combat can gain an advantage.

But those were the Americans who joined the war later and had enough manpower. Where would Britain get another 1 million people?

"Since the defeat in the Norwegian naval battle, the Germans have gone astray and concentrated their resources on developing battlecruisers, which have been in service for 6 consecutive years."

"Battlecruisers have stronger maneuverability, but Germany does not need maneuverability. After the British suffered in the Norwegian naval battle, they have established a complete monitoring system. Such accidents are unlikely to happen again."

Gu Fan nodded.

The Germans tasted the sweetness in the Norwegian naval battle, and when they returned, they concentrated their resources on battlecruisers. The latest super battlecruisers with a displacement of more than 44,000 tons have been put into service.

(Hood has a displacement of 41,000 tons. According to the German tradition, a displacement of 44,000 tons is not too much, right? The size must be larger than Hood's 262*8.)

However... the British have been keeping a close eye on all the necessary routes for the German Navy. The Germans can only hang around in the bathtub at the door now, and they will be discovered by the British once they set off.

The most uncomfortable thing is that the new battlecruisers are too heavy, too big and too deep, and even with a light load, they cannot pass through the Kiel Canal.

This is the sadness caused by Germany's geography. The new battleships are separated in two places, Wilhelmshaven and Hamburg Port, and cannot be concentrated.

(After the third transformation in 1961, the upper limit of the tonnage reached 35,000 tons. At this time, after only the second transformation, it should not be able to pass.)

"What the Germans need is heavy battleships and unarmored high-speed torpedo boats. At the cost of battleships, they will attract the main force of the British Navy, and then the torpedo boats will cooperate with submarines, and the two sides will exchange the main battleships."

"In this case, the British may retreat."

Gu Fan gave a more extreme but more feasible plan.

It is not the feasibility of fighting, but the feasibility of forcing the British.

"Since the Germans have taken the wrong path, if they fail to make a breakthrough at sea, under the current conditions, the Germans and Austria-Hungary may prioritize Romania and Italy, and then turn around to fight a decisive battle with Britain and France."

"But I don't think it's a good idea. I think they can't even solve Italy. Even if we solve Italy, it will be very troublesome. The Alps block the pace of the army."

"This is a bad battle. Maybe when both sides are exhausted, they will have a halftime break?"

After learning that the navy could not break the deadlock, Wang Yang thought for a long time and didn't know where to break the deadlock.

The key is that if the front-line forces cannot be reduced and military reforms cannot be completed, there will be no way to form an absolute advantage and end the war.

However, if the front line power is reduced to change, maybe the front will break through, maybe the front will be broken, and then the change will be meaningless.

Death cycle ... ... but Europe, which was consumed, had to sit down and talked about it ... It seems good?

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