Chapter 1780 Sino-German support
The plan for the Eurasian Railway was passed in this way. Turkey began to prepare for attacking Persia, but when it was really prepared, it was discovered that things were all over the place. Although Turkey's current economic situation was much better than before, if it was necessary to attack the entire Persia, military expenditure and military pressure were a big problem.
Turkey is not saying that it cannot squeeze out so much money, but once it sends troops, spending money is like flowing water. Turkey has considered it too shallowly before. Now, if you think about it carefully, you will realize that it is already good to occupy Persia with Turkey's current ability. Even Persia can only occupy the south, which is difficult for the north. Otherwise, just maintaining the cost will make Türkiye bankrupt.
However, Turkey is also smart. They quickly found a solution to the problem from the current complex situation, which is to seek support from both ends of the Eurasian continental bridge, Germany and China. They have already asked for it. If there is no essence, Türkiye may not be able to speak to China.
China has passed the request, but on the other hand? Germany is also a beneficiary. Can it pay some money? Turkey immediately informed Germany of this matter. The end of the Eurasian Continental Bridge is Germany. The construction of such a railway should be very good for Germany. Although on the surface, the parts to be built on Turkey and China are all on the side of Turkey and China, and have little to do with Germany, but Germany has great benefits. After the construction of this railway is completed, the materials transported to Germany are not only quick, but also convenient.
When Germany heard Turkey's request, it symbolically supported 80 million marks to Turkey, and directly allocated 300,000 troops of arms from the arms obtained from China, and handed over them to Turkey. This money and arms are really not much for Germany now, but for Turkey, it is a considerable sum of money. At least, the first military expenditure for sending troops to Persia has been given.
Turkey was in a difficult situation before, sitting with the successors of the Ottoman Empire, but Turkey was really miserable. Germany's support only barely allowed them to build a military foundation. China improved them and gave them the ability to protect themselves. In the leisure of the world war, no one cared about a small country like him, and even the Balkan country, which was enemies of him, was licking the wounds because of the defeat in the last war. It can be said that until now, it is still in progress. This is the best opportunity for Türkiye, an opportunity to expand.
Turkey's idea is just an intention. To even complete this intention, Turkey needs to continue to work hard, at least take down Persia, and even open up channels in Central Asia and ensure that these channels are complete, the plan to open the Eurasian Continental Bridge is very clear, because Turkey is the only one who promotes this railway. Everything in Germany is relatively stable now. As long as the materials in Central Asia are constantly extinguished, they have no other requirements. The Eurasian Continental Bridge is better established, and it doesn't matter if it is not built well.
Turkey has weapons and funds and is already ready to fight. It strengthens training for several newly established armies. Seeing that Turkey has really taken action, China has also begun to help. Not only has it prepaid 400,000 arms, but it has also sent a large team of instructors to help Türkiye train this new army.
Turkey's actions in Central Asia also have a significant effect on China. A channel is conducive to the transportation of Chinese goods and the collection of resources. It does not directly support Turkey, because Turkey is not Japan and cannot be controlled by China. Now that Turkey is moving by itself, China will of course provide help.
China has always been willing to do the method of increasing strength. It supports Japan to enter North America. At the beginning, China fully supported it. Japan relied on the resources of Alaska to pay off the debt. Compared with Japan, Alaska has abundant resources but not much world-class, but Persia is different. This is Iran in later generations, and Iran in later generations is even larger. The world's third largest oil reserves, even if only part of it can be exploited, is enough to support this investment.
China is now really not short of money or investment. Several fist industries and arms industries are constantly making high profits all over the world. It is just a 2,500-kilometer railway. It is not a problem for China to build them. Turkey's new army not only has far less technical equipment than China, but at most it is similar to Japan. However, this part of the army entered Persia, Central Asia, and even India. Those unstable territory for China are no problem for Turkey. Turkey is not demanding long-term stability, it is just a fortune.
Turkey's training is in full swing. A railway that can run through the entire Eurasian continent has been opened under such a background, and even after one or two years. However, when it is completed, it is no longer what it was expected before, but China's interests are still protected.
Under any premise, the interests of a strong country must be protected. Even under the current situation of defeat, in China, the defeat may almost never exist. A 20 million square kilometers of Russia has been called the European roller, and what does it mean to have a 30 million square kilometers of China with a population of more than 900 million.
At this moment, Britain and the United States have already thought about it, but they are unwilling to believe it. There is no way. Before defeating Germany, they cannot think so much. Think carefully. In fact, China is currently in the Far East, and the distance from Europe to China is even further than that of the United States. When we go to the United States, we only cross the Atlantic Ocean, but when we go to the Far East, we need the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, and then we can go to Southeast Asia and follow Southeast Asia. China is.
Not to mention that China has controlled the Arabian Peninsula now. Even though China has not taken action against the Suez Canal at present, the Suez Canal is still in the hands of the British, but Britain dares not use it at all. The Arabian Peninsula is in the hands of China. If China wants to cut off the Suez Canal, the Red Sea will not be able to pass. Until now, the Red Sea is only ordinary ships, some cheap raw materials, some important or expensive ones, and they dare not pass the Suez Canal at all.
Compared with the voyage saved by the Suez Canal, it is even more terrifying to encounter dangers and problems. The war has entered its fourth year since 1913. Compared with the four-year World War in history, the time is not bad, and even more losses are even more. Germany has received help from China and has been quite strong from beginning to end. From the beginning, it has been suppressing the Allies to fight. Even if Britain, France and the United States support it, it has barely defended Bordeaux. However, both sacrifices and consumption are far more than in history.
Historically, it was the Allies that dragged Germany down, but in this era, even with the intervention of the United States, Britain and France could not bear it and might be dragged down by Germany. At this moment, Britain was in a difficult situation. In this war that determines fate, almost all winners took the lead, and the losers lost everything. Whether it was their past status or the actual situation now, Britain was not allowed to fail. Facing Germany's challenge, they could only grit their teeth and deal with it. Even if they knew that there was a powerful China behind them, they did not dare to challenge them lightly.
In Central Asia, it is just an intention, and it is mainly promoted by Turkey. Its importance is, in some cases, even stronger than the Pacific Railway in the United States. To put it bluntly, it only leads to the East and West of the United States. All its connections are still within the United States. However, the Eurasian Continental Bridge is different. This is a connecting link between the entire Eurasian continent. In addition to integrating the Allied League, if the war is won in the future, the communication between the entire Europe and Asia will be more convenient. This is also China's purpose.
Although China still follows the old path of hegemony, since Japan, it has embarked on the road of economic invasion. Using the economy to control other countries is more convenient and more secret than force. When the whole world becomes China's downstream factory, when the entire world's economy relies on China, even if China does not seek hegemony, what's the difference between it and dominance?
However, this is the long-term vision. China is at most scattered on the borders. For example, it has a better geographical advantage. The corrections of these edges and corners are not determined in the world pattern, and even the territory and borders between countries do not have a finalized stall, and it will not attract attention at all. To connect the Eurasian continental bridge, the key is Turkey. China and Turkey are obviously different. Even with China's support, it will take more than half a year to prepare for the war. It was the earliest to send troops in the spring of 1918. In this case, the fastest speed is one year, and the slowest may take two years and three years, and millions of square kilometers of land. Turkey is not China. It has a strong army force. Even if there is no stop, it will take a long time to encircle the land, not to mention that Britain is still stationed in Persia and India.
After Turkey and China bordered China, the construction of the Eurasian Continental Bridge was built. In this way, even if China's efficiency was amazing, it would not be opened until the end of 1918 or even the beginning of 1919. This is two years later, and the key is still in the Americas.
The Cherry Blossom Plan and the Chen Cang Plan behind it, either of which will have an unprecedented blow to the United States. As long as they succeed, they can greatly weaken the United States. As for the Soviet Union, China's only enemy is the United States. As for the Soviet Union, there is no technology transferred by Germany, and the United States was recruited by the Soviet Union in the 1929 economic crisis, and the Soviet Union was destined to be unable to completely complete modernization.
China has never underestimated the United States. In fact, Japan has also detected the strength of the United States, which is somewhat different from what they had expected before. The armored power of more than 50,000 vehicles, even at the very beginning, is a terrible force. From this, it can be inferred that the strength of the United States is.
The request for Turkey has only caused a small wave in China. The Army Department and the General Staff have established a department that is specifically responsible for the liaison with Turkey and the Eurasian Continental Bridge. Some key things will be reported, and even directly contacted the Chief of Staff and even the senior management of the Military Commission. However, this is destined to be one side, and the real key is still in the Americas, especially when the Cherry Blossom Plan has been opened.
The setting sun in the afternoon is filled with infinite heat. The nameless valley is around 3 pm. The summer in North America is the best day of the year. Even the soldiers of the New Army who are in the vortex of war have even forgotten the possible danger of war and devoted themselves to the preparations of the battlefield. Today has passed successfully. Next, every day represents a step further with the United States. Those who can be selected into the New Army have put life and death aside. They have only one purpose, that is, to enter the United States and turn the United States upside down with their own strength.
Japan is a very unique nation. It is inferior and arrogant. Even if they defeated Russia and entered the Forbidden Powers, they also have a very strange impression of the United States. The United States opened the door to Japan and broke Japan's peace in one fell swoop. From then on, the entire Japanese social thought changed, from learning from China before to learning from the West. With a complete transformation, Japan's successful rise and seized the opportunity.
But the United States became stronger. Even after defeating Russia, Japan was unable to challenge the United States. Japan suppressed this idea. Until World War II, they felt that the distance between them was close to the United States. Even if they did not have the ability to overwhelm the United States in all respects, they still challenged the United States without hesitation.
This time and space, because of the emergence of China, cut off Japan's path to the strongest, but from another aspect, it took another approach, gave Japan a strong foundation, and with the support of China, it could challenge the United States' ability. This is the fundamental reason why the New First Army has so many registration personnel. Without a huge generation difference in weapons, willpower is also the basis for weak defeating the strong. There is no doubt that the New First Army actually has this ability.
At this moment, in the history of later generations and the entire history of World War I, an action that almost turned the United States upside down and completely changed the fate of the United States, or in a situation where no one knew it. Not to mention that the United States was unaware of it, even Japan and China did not expect that this action would eventually evolve into the future. A powerful and unified United States would no longer exist in this action, and would completely be destroyed, and the history of North America would also be completely changed.
Chapter completed!