Looking out from the window of the plane, the waves of the Atlantic Ocean were just thin lines.
Below were white clouds, and the sun shone brightly above.
There was a flight route from Yoto to Budapest. One of the practices of the Min dynasty's peace policy was to establish a global aviation network dominated by the civil aviation industry of the Min dynasty. When the Hungarian Foreign Minister took the plane, he realized that even if he admitted that he was ignorant, he didn't know to what extent he was ignorant.
When the two most powerful countries in the world joined hands, there was simply nothing that could stop the common goal of the two countries. Newfoundland could be reached by plane from Yoto. After taking off from Newfoundland, they arrived in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, which had begun to cry for the abolition of self-government. When they arrived in Dublin, to the east was the vast continent of Europe, and they could build an airport wherever they wanted.
The people who took the plane were either rich or noble, but they weren't very rich either. In this era, flying in the sky for several hours was very romantic and exciting, but it would make people think of danger. If the plane fell into the vast Atlantic Ocean, it would be certain death. The real rich people didn't want to take risks. Everyone on the plane was doing their own things, so the Foreign Minister wasn't surrounded by people.
This kind of quiet was also what the Foreign Minister needed. His Royal Highness Qi Rui pointed out the direction to the Foreign Minister whether he was willing to accept a battle with a minimum cost of 200,000 casualties. As soon as he saw such a cost, the Foreign Minister couldn't help but think that even if they won, the war in the future might not be as they wished. Even if they annihilated 50,000 of Russia's most elite army, what could they do? Russia had already lost 30,000, plus this 50,000, it was only 80,000. It was barely half of Russia's regular army. The 80,000 was only a quarter of the 320,000 troops that Russia could reach after mobilizing. It wasn't that Russia didn't have the strength to continue the war.
On the other hand, the number of elites Hungary could bring out was no more than 50,000. Even if Hungary could mobilize 300,000 troops, most of them could be used as homeland defense forces. Even if they won, it didn't mean anything. In short, the price was too high …
After thinking about it, the Foreign Minister was distraught. He simply took out the book that Qi Rui gave him to relieve his boredom on the way. This was an illustrated edition of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Chinese artists had drawn a lot of Chinese -style illustrations, so it didn't look boring at all. The Foreign Minister opened a book and casually flipped it open. There were bookmarks inside. Moreover, there was a line drawn in red on the new book.
Taking a closer look, the words marked on the red line read, "Cherish your body when doing great things, forget your life when seeing small benefits." The Minister of Foreign Affairs was startled and quickly took a closer look. So this was the chapter 'Discussing Heroes in Green Plum Wine'. The red pen marked the evaluation of Hebei's Yuan Shao. The Foreign Minister's brows furrowed even tighter as he read the content carefully.
When I went to North America, Hungary paid for me, and I painted for a few days. On the way back, the North American Theater of Operations paid, and it only took them one day to reach their destination, Budapest. The next morning, the foreign minister dragged his exhausted body to attend the meeting. The meeting discussed whether to initiate a large-scale attack on Russia.
The Min dynasty's evaluation had also been sent to Hungary. The Red Army General Staff discussed it and agreed that the North American theater's evaluation was "very reasonable." No one had the guts to come up and tell everyone to be prepared for the price of 200,000 casualties. But no one dared to say that they could easily win.
Military affairs were a continuation of politics, and war was a political issue. The Hungarian government was very cautious about this. Zhou Shuren usually looked very calm. At this time, the heavy psychological burden made the young man's face look like a statue. Everyone at the meeting had a heavy expression. Seeing the reaction of his comrades, the Foreign Minister finally felt a lot better. It seemed that he wasn't the only one who was tortured by this heavy pressure.
Zhou Shuren was the first to speak. He asked the Chief Political Commissar of the Red Army, "Is the Red Army ready for war?"
"The officers and men of the Red Army are full of confidence in defeating Russia. Everyone thinks that the armored and motorized infantry have increased the combat effectiveness of our troops several times," the Commissar answered skillfully.
Zhou Shuren's expression became a little ugly, and he continued to ask, "Comrades, what do you think about entering Russia to fight?"
The Chief Political Commissar lowered his eyes and said in a heavy tone, "I asked this question, and everyone's fighting spirit is very high. But when I think about the casualties we may encounter, I really can't be high. "
After saying this, the Chief Political Commissar raised his head again. His voice was fierce, and his face was glowing. "But I can assure you that as long as the central government gives the order, the troops will absolutely fight to the end! Please don't doubt the determination of our troops to fight! "
Zhou Shuren didn't say anything more about this question. He turned to the other committee members and asked, "Does everyone think it is necessary to modify our previous strategy?"
His words made all the committee members shut their mouths. The strategy could be modified after it was formulated, but the purpose of modifying the strategy was not to retreat because of difficulties. The purpose of modifying the strategy was to make the implementation of the strategy more effective. If the strategy was overthrown, the main person in charge of formulating the strategy would need to be replaced. Everyone present was involved in the formulation of the strategy, which meant that if the strategy was overthrown, they would all have to step down.
The current implementation of the strategy itself was to defeat Russia to gain an advantageous position in Hungary and use this position to secure Hungary's safety. Before, everyone just thought that Hungary could continuously defeat Russia in the battle, but they didn't expect that they could actually slaughter Russia like cutting melons and vegetables. What's more, they didn't expect that the elimination of 30,000 Russian troops was just the appetizer of the war feast. From the strategic level of the Hungarian comrades, the main course was to attack Ukraine and annihilate 50,000 Russian troops.
The European feast basically consisted of seven courses: bread, appetizer, soup, salad, main course, dessert, and drinks. From the beginning to the end of the North American campaign, the Min dynasty was capable of completing the bloody feast. And Hungary was not able to see to what extent this bloody feast was going on. Everyone was worried that in the end, they would be defeated.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhou Shuren asked with a solemn expression, "Do you have no confidence?"
No one answered. Confidence either came from the familiarity with the rules of things, or from the grasp of their own ability. Hungary at the moment had none of these. Who could have confidence if they didn't know themselves or the enemy?
After waiting for a moment, Zhou Shuren said with some despair, "Well, I'll ask everyone. Anyone who objects to continuing with the current strategy, please raise your hand! "
As soon as this question came out, no one raised their hand. They didn't know themselves or the enemy, and they didn't even have the confidence to object. In any case, on the battlefield at this time, Hungary had an overwhelming advantage in all the battles. Just the day before yesterday, on September 1st, the Hungarian Red Army had captured Constanta. They cut off Romania's main sea route to foreign countries. The Hungarian Red Army also continued to attack the coastal port cities to complete the blockade. In two months, the heavy snowfall of winter would come, which meant that until March next year, the Hungarian Red Army wouldn't have to worry about any threat from southern Romania.
It was unreasonable to object to the strategy when the situation was good.
Seeing that no one objected, Zhou Shuren stopped talking nonsense. He decisively ordered, "If there's any objection, you can come to me in private. If there's no clear objection. Let's incorporate this new battle into the strategy. I hope the Russians can be as incompetent as before. Or, I hope the Russians haven't grown too much in recent months … Pray to the God the Russians believe in! "
The last sentence amused a considerable number of people. In order to defeat the Russians, pray to the God the Russians believe in. This did have the effect of making people laugh, but it also made people feel an inexplicable sadness.
The Foreign Minister looked left and right, and no one objected. But some comrades had the urge to express their thoughts. The Foreign Minister wanted to say something several times, but when he thought of His Royal Highness Qi Rui's words, he thought of the red mark, "cherish your body when doing great things, forget your life when seeing small benefits." In the end, the Foreign Minister said nothing.
In September, St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia, entered the most beautiful season. First, there were all kinds of fishing and hunting activities, and there were more bonfire parties. Tsar Nicholas II's family finally found an opportunity to relax in these entertainment activities. Old and young people were having fun, but Nicholas II, who had the old and the young, was already full of worry.
Not knowing oneself and not knowing one's enemy was not a problem that only the Hungarians encountered. His Majesty the Emperor of Russia couldn't understand the current political situation in Russia at all. Everyone seemed to be opposing Nicholas II's policies, and everyone seemed to be supporting Nicholas II in order to gain his support.
At this time, the words of His Majesty the Great Conqueror Vézé, far away in the East, had become popular in Europe: 'Who is our enemy? Who is our friend? This is the question of the revolution. The basic reason why China's revolutionary struggles in the past had so little success was that it was unable to unite with its true friends to attack its true enemies. The revolutionary party is the guide of the masses, and no revolutionary party has ever led the revolution astray. Our revolution must be guided by the principle that it will not lead astray and will succeed. We must not neglect to unite with our true friends in order to attack our true enemies. '
In Victoria, in Paris, in Berlin, in Rome, in Vienna, in Brussels. The Stalinists say it, the Republicans say it, the Democrats say it, the Fascists still say it. In the Parliament, in the classroom, in the square, wherever there are people, there is Jianghu, and wherever there is Jianghu, there are people saying it, or using it as a guide for their actions.
Nicholas II could perfectly understand these words, and wished he had the insight to see through them all. But no matter how clear the theory was, the Emperor could not combine it with practice.
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