Chapter 910

"Humph!"

"The Austrians are certain that we won't dare …"

Nicholas II swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue. There was no other way. The current Tsarist government really didn't dare to tear up the alliance.

With the alliance and restrictions, the Government of Vienna could at most make small moves in the dark. On the surface, they wouldn't go against the Russian Empire.

Once there was no alliance, it wouldn't just restrict the supply of strategic supplies, but it would openly support the independence movement.

"Dismembering the Russian Empire." This was the common dream of European politicians. Vienna was naturally no exception.

The rebels in the country were already troublesome enough. If there was also the support of the world leader, the situation would be even more difficult to deal with.

Nicholas II's strategic vision wasn't good, but he was still familiar with the rules of the political game. He knew how to use the rules to the best benefit of the Russian Empire.

"Forget it. Since the Austrians refused, these foreign affairs will be put aside for the time being. After we recover from this, we will find a chance to settle the score with them.

As an ally, if we ask them for help, the Government of Vienna can't just not respond, right? "

Although the Hairy Bear was used to being "reckless," it didn't mean that they didn't know how to be "patient."

There were so many countries plotting against Russia. It was obvious that the Tsarist government had angered the public. Even if the Government of Vienna was willing to support them, they couldn't do anything.

For the Vienna government, Russia was an ally, and so were the other European countries. Since it was an internal conflict between allies, they could only try to smooth things over.

Nicholas II didn't expect the Government of Vienna to do anything to the countries. He mainly hoped that the countries would lift the "embargo" on supplies.

Since they didn't achieve their goal, they could only go for the next best thing and directly ask the Government of Vienna for help.

Allies had an obligation to help each other. Although it was a bit shameful to ask Shinra to send troops to suppress the rebellion, it was nothing compared to stabilizing the situation as soon as possible.

Foreign Minister Mihailovich: "The Government of Vienna agreed to provide us with 30,000 rifles, 1,000 machine guns, 500 artillery, and 100 tanks.

As for the request to send troops to suppress the rebellion, they refused on the grounds of not interfering in the internal affairs of allies.

However, they promised to guarantee the logistical supply of our army in India. Once the world war is over, we will immediately resume the export of supplies. "

There were a lot of weapons, but there was a lack of ammunition. Just having weapons and equipment without enough ammunition was like a fire stick in the hands of the soldiers.

If he was a little more unscrupulous and extended the delivery time a little bit, or made a fuss about the delivery location, he might not even get a fire stick.

For example, they could be provided to the Indian front.

"Not interfering in internal affairs" sounded good. It showed that the Government of Vienna respected the sovereignty of allies. The problem was that if they didn't interfere in internal affairs. Russian.

The worst part was that as the central government, the government of Vienna, they didn't manage their subordinates well. The main force supporting the Polish independence movement was the Kingdom of Prussia.

In fact, this was not the first time Prussia had done something like this. Ever since Prussia returned to the Holy Empire, they had become fearless.

In the beginning, they secretly contacted the Polish independence organization, but later on, they openly took in the remnants of the Polish and Polish United Kingdom.

The current Polish rebels. All the middle and upper-level officers served in the Prussia army. More than half of the lower-level officers came from the Prussia army.

The current tangled warfare in Warsaw was more of a continuation of the Prussian war than a Polish rebellion for independence.

Without the Government of Vienna's acquiescence, how could the Kingdom of Prussia dare to do this?

If Prussia and Poland had a history, it was reasonable for Berlin to support the Polish independence movement. But what about supporting the Lithuanian independence movement?

Contributing money, manpower, and effort — all of these came with costs. It wasn't that people looked down on the Kingdom of Prussia. The Government of Berlin couldn't afford to do this.

The Kingdom of Prussia was not the only one. Sweden supported the Finnish independence movement, Greece supported the Bulgarian independence movement, and the Ukrainian independence movement …

Everything pointed to the Government of Vienna. With the current international situation, other than the Holy Roman Empire, there was no other country that could incite countries to attack the Russian Empire.

Knowing who was behind the scenes, Nicholas II still asked the Government of Vienna for help. This was essentially sending a political signal: We can't afford to play anymore. We admit you are the world's boss and stop torturing your little brother.

Politics wasn't a game. Bowing down and admitting defeat didn't mean it was over. The response given by the Government of Vienna didn't satisfy the Tsarist government.

This world war was the last time the world was divided. Unless the Holy Roman Empire fell, there would be no second one.

Only after the world war was over would the export of strategic materials to Russia be resumed. This was basically saying: This division of the world had nothing to do with the Russian Empire.

For the Tsarist government, this was undoubtedly a disaster. For this world war, the Russian Empire also put in a lot of effort.

Even when a civil war broke out, the Russian Army didn't withdraw to the front line. Of course, even if the troops wanted to withdraw to the front line, they couldn't.

In any case, there were millions of Russian Army who fought in this war and made outstanding contributions to this world war.

But the division of loot didn't only depend on contribution, it also depended on strength. The Russian Empire in a civil war naturally didn't have the ability to compete with other countries for the loot.

In the end, how much loot they could get depended on the moral integrity of the Government of Vienna. Needless to say, even if they could get a share of the loot, it would only be leftovers.

But Nicholas II couldn't refuse now. Otherwise, the Russian Empire's future days would be even more painful.

There were only so many loot. If there were fewer people, each country would get a bigger share. Especially without the giant Russian Empire, it was even more beneficial for other countries.

The Government of Vienna had already made it clear that they had given up on India. Now, the European countries were left to fight among themselves. As long as the Russians were kicked out, everyone could eat their fill.

In the past, no one dared to offend the Russian Empire. But now the interests involved were too big, enough to make countries go crazy.

Coupled with the subtle hints from the Government of Vienna, it stimulated the ambitions of other countries. If the Tsarist government didn't agree now, everyone would dare to hunt bears.

…

In a political confrontation, one had to rely on strength to determine the winner.

Because the main force of the Russian Army was delayed in the front line, the troops used to suppress the domestic rebellion were newly formed troops. It was a motley crew against a motley crew. Both sides were evenly matched, and the suppression of the rebellion naturally didn't go smoothly.

The Russian Army on the battlefield in India was fine. They fought with the Allies, and with the support of the Government of Vienna, they didn't starve.

The Russian Army in the Far East was miserable. With the French laborers' rebellion in Siberia, the supplies that the Tsarist government hoarded along the way all became food for the rebels.

Without domestic material support, the Russian Army in the Far East could only rely on smuggling to obtain supplies.

Although the smugglers in the Far East were very powerful, the Empire of the Far East itself was an agricultural country.

Basic supplies such as food, cloth, tents, and cotton-padded clothes could be bought as long as one had money. Special supplies such as medicine, weapons, ammunition, and aircraft parts were troublesome.

Especially after the implementation of the blockade policy against Russia, the large arms dealers disappeared, directly cutting off the Russian Army's path of obtaining large amounts of weapons and ammunition through smuggling.

The Russian Army had to use sparingly. Airplanes and airships were even worse off. The life of the spare parts of airplanes was very short, and they usually had to be replaced after a few flights.

Because of the lack of spare parts, the Russian Air Force in the Far East was forced to reduce the number of missions. After struggling for a period of time, they finally fell to the ground.

Even though the Russian Army was still brave, due to logistical limitations, flesh and blood couldn't withstand machine guns and cannons.

After paying a heavy price of 80,000 casualties, on October 24, 1905, the Japanese Army captured Vladivostok. Nearly 50,000 Russian soldiers were forced to lay down their weapons and surrender after running out of ammunition.

A month before that, Brigade … Fortress had already fallen into enemy hands. Although the Japanese Army paid a heavy price, the situation in the Far East was completely reversed.

In the past year, the Tsarist government in the Far East had lost a total of more than 500,000 troops, and now the remaining Russian Army was less than 200,000.

Even if the Siberian Railway was immediately restored, the Russian Army, which had lost a large number of troops and many strategic locations, was now also unable to reverse the situation.

…

The Russo-Japanese War was won, but the Government of Japan still looked solemn.

In the past days, they only wanted to severely damage the Russian Army in the Far East and complete the agreement with the Government of Vienna. They didn't care about the casualties at all.

Now that the war was over, when they counted the losses, everyone was shocked by the shocking number of casualties.

As the winner of the war, the Japanese casualties were a bit higher than the Russian Army, with 380,000 soldiers killed and 760,000 wounded.

(Note: The wounded can participate in the war again after recovery, double counting.)

There was no other way, who asked them to be the aggressor?

Although in the later stages, the Russian Army lacked weapons and ammunition, they didn't lack food! There was no point in delaying time, they could only use force.

Tragically, after the Battle of Malacca, Japan's trade with Europe was directly cut off, and weapons and ammunition had to be produced locally.

Ordinary guns and cannons could still be barely maintained, but sophisticated aircraft and tanks had become consumables.

Due to the lack of enough heavy firepower, most of the time the Japanese Army could only use human lives to fill the gap. But now, the samurai spirit was rampant, and the mainstream of the army was to fight with their lives, and when fighting, they didn't use their brains.

Although they were brave in the war, the price they paid was also shocking. When fighting, no one paid attention, but when the final count was done, everyone couldn't help but be shocked.

Just based on the number of casualties on paper, everyone could be sure that the Japanese Empire lost badly this time. It was true that they defeated the Russians, but compared to the price they paid, the gain did not make up for the loss.

The navy was crippled, the army was crippled, the national treasury was starving to death, and the whole country was full of "white sails," but the final result was two cold words – "Defeated country."

Completing the agreement did not mean that things were over. If they wanted to end the war, Japan needed to pay more.

What's more, the agreement with the Government of Vienna was only implied, and there was no written document signed with them, not even a specific promise.

The final outcome depended on the moral integrity of the Government of Vienna. If it wasn't for the fact that Japan and Russia had become mortal enemies, and there was no room for reconciliation, the Government of Japan would not have done it.

Even the old and prudent Ito Hirobumi did not have his usual calmness at this moment. Even though he was used to big storms and big waves, he had never seen such a monstrous wave that could capsize Japan.

The crux of the problem was the "heavy loss." Currently, the Japanese Empire was at its weakest, and there was no capital to talk about benefits.

Now Ito Hirobumi did not dare to bet on the enemy not going on an expedition, because to deal with the current Japan, there was no need for an expedition.

As long as they sent warships to lock the coastline, as an island country, Japan would immediately be in trouble.

"Everyone, rest assured, the neighboring Empire of the Far East has an old saying: Misfortune may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. The current situation is very suitable to describe us.

As the loser of the war, the Empire is bound to pay a heavy price for the collapse of the Oceanic Alliance. Otherwise, the victorious country will feel uncomfortable. Now the Empire has already paid a heavy price.

The Continental Alliance is not a monolithic block, and it is no secret that the European countries have united to suppress the Russians.

We just happened to do what they wanted to do, but it was inconvenient for them to do it directly. All the countries are grateful to us, so why would they deliberately make things difficult for us? "

Ito Hirobumi forced himself to calm down and explained.