I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 855 At most one month
Russia's plan has almost been half successful so far, and the colonial system established by Britain and France is already in jeopardy.

Now Russia’s goal has long changed from breaking the colonial system established by Britain and France to establishing new international relations. This is also the reason why Russia began to reduce its aid to Germany.

International relations after the Age of Discovery were a clear example of social Darwinism, where the strong preyed on the weak and the fittest survived.

Russia needs a stable international environment to continue its economic development. Germany, whose ambitions are expanding, is no longer a help but a threat to Russia.

Even so, Russia would not break with Germany, as that would only push Germany completely towards Britain.

While Andrei was singing the same tune as Poutales in the League of Nations, Karl the Younger was also taking active actions in Alexandria, hoping to establish closer ties between Russia and Germany.

Karl the Younger has been working hard to push Germany to join the Collective Security Alliance, but for various reasons, he has not been able to do so.

Little Karl is now fully aware that old guys like George and Vasily have deep-rooted prejudices against Germany, so Little Karl hopes to make a breakthrough from Leonid.

Leonid married Karl the Younger's sister, and the two had always had a close relationship.

As long as it does not conflict with Russia's interests, Leonid will not reject Karl's goodwill.

"The financial group headed by the Hebrews will not voluntarily give up its vested interests. The military Junkers want to compete for the leadership of the country. The people are completely disappointed with both groups, so they chose the more radical Adolf - it's too difficult, really too difficult!"

It’s hard to tell whether Carl’s complaints are genuine or not, but they are quite emotional.

"No matter how difficult it is, can it be more difficult than Russia during the world war?"

Leonid found it difficult to resonate with little Karl.

When Germany surrendered, the front line was still outside Germany, and the German mainland was hardly affected. The extent of the damage was far greater than that of Russia.

After the World War, Russia experienced the ravages of civil war. Major cities such as St. Petersburg and Moscow were the hardest hit areas and were almost completely destroyed, with the core areas in ruins.

Today's St. Petersburg and Moscow were almost rebuilt on ruins, as Leonid and Karl the Younger knew very well.

"You destroyed St. Petersburg and Moscow, but you got a brand new Russia - what's there to complain about?"

Little Carl is really not playing the victim.

Some things are just too scary to reconcile.

Without a control group, Germans might have thought their lives were pretty good.

With Russia as a gem, the Germans are envious and jealous.

Before the outbreak of the World War, information technology was far less developed than it is now, and ordinary Germans knew little about Russia.

While the average German is struggling for bread and milk, the Russian is comparing cars and motorcycles.

"Would you like to exchange Berlin and Hamburg for a new Germany?"

Leonid hopes that little Karl will face reality as soon as possible.

The reality is that even if Russia loses its industrial capacity, it will not starve to death if it only sells its resources.

Even though Germany has strong industrial strength, resources are always a bottleneck.

"If I say yes, would it seem hypocritical—"

Little Karl realized that he failed to influence Leonid and was instead tending to be influenced by him.

This discovery made little Carl feel frustrated.

If it were old Karl, he could also say that the combination of Germany's industrial strength and Russia's resources could establish a new order in Eurasia.

Little Karl has no right to say that. Russia has now surpassed Germany in all aspects, whether in terms of resource richness or industrial capacity.

“I have never understood why the Archduke would not accept Germany joining the CSTU.”

Little Carl's true intentions are revealed.

"You haven't been back to Berlin for a long time..."

Leonid reminded little Karl that George must have his considerations for not accepting Germany.

"why would you say so?"

Little Karl has not yet realized that the Berlin today is no longer the Berlin that he is familiar with.

After the mustache came to power, he used the Hebrew-dominated financial groups to push Germany to boost its economy, starting with infrastructure construction.

This decision was correct. Whether it was Russia in the past or the United States now, both chose to start restoring the economy from infrastructure construction.

The crux of the matter is that the money borrowed from the Hebrew consortium must be repaid, and the interest rate is very high.

Little Mustache himself had no intention of paying back the money.

The consequences of overdrawing national credibility are very serious. Once national credibility is lost, the German government's finances will be exhausted, and the economy, which has just begun to improve, will be unsustainable.

Earlier this year, Moustache proposed a debt-for-debt swap in the hope of getting more funds from the Hebrew consortium.

The Hebrew consortium was not stupid either. It asked the German government to pay off its debts first before discussing new debts.

The mustache guy refused to give in and forced the Hebrew consortium to pay money. At the same time, he sent people to Russia, the United States, Britain and France to issue bonds.

The bond issuance went smoothly, and neither Russia nor the United States wanted to push Germany completely towards the other side.

Surprisingly, British and French bonds also sold very well.

There is nothing to be surprised about. Capital has no borders. Just after the World War ended, the scars of various countries had not yet healed, but British and French capital poured into Germany frantically to buy at the bottom of the market. The Hebrew Consortium in Germany was itself the white glove of British and French capital.

The impact of the economic crisis on Britain and France has not disappeared. Capital lacks investment channels in Britain and France. The government bonds issued by the German government are sought after by British and French capital.

The mustache guy also launched a strong attack against the domestic Hebrew consortium.

The reason why the Hebrews were repeatedly targeted by European governments was certainly due to their own bad deeds, but the more important reason was to divert social conflicts.

At the instruction of the little mustache, the German media began to besiege the Hebrew financial consortium.

For a group of people, as long as you use a magnifying glass to observe, you can always find lice in the robe.

The Hebrew Financial Group does have a history of bad deeds, but then again, financial institutions have to keep money flowing. Even if that bank in the world doesn't lend, its interest rates aren't much lower than those of German banks.

The German media then focused on the indifference of the Hebrew consortium.

When a loaf of bread sold for 50 marks in Germany, the Hebrew financiers were reveling in revelry and drinking every night. They would rather pour the leftover milk into the river than share it with the Germans who were struggling on the brink of starvation.

The Hebrew consortium did not sit idly by and its media outlets fought back with all their might.

When the German people were struggling on the brink of starvation, all the wealthy people in Germany were partying every night, drinking and having sex, and were numb. Why didn't the media who were pointing the finger at the Hebrew consortium go to the Netherlands to ask the German emperor and why didn't they take responsibility for Germany's future?

As for pouring milk into the river, the United States seems to be more serious, and the German financial consortium should not be blamed either.

It should be said that the Hebrew consortium’s counterattack was reasonable, but it could not dispel the German people’s hatred of the Hebrew consortium.

It's not German milk that the Americans are pouring out.

Abdication is the greatest punishment for the emperor. What price did the Hebrew consortium pay?
It reminds me that it was the betrayal of the Hebrew consortium that led to Germany losing the world war.

The German people gradually reached a consensus: for the future of Germany, the Hebrew community must be eradicated!

Under the influence of this kind of thinking, attacks against Hebrews began to appear in Berlin this summer. Not all Hebrews live in heavily guarded mansions. Most Hebrews actually live ordinary lives, no different from ordinary German citizens.

The radical Germans didn't care about this; being a Hebrew was itself an original sin.

Germany's police system is effective, and the attackers of the Hebrew shop were quickly caught, but because of their motives, they were not really punished.

Almost all of the attackers insisted that their motives were pro-German.

Despite the efficiency of the police system, by the fall, attacks on the Hebrews were increasing. What started as thefts against Hebrew-owned shops soon turned into robberies and even organized open robberies.

Things had developed to this point, and even if the mustache man dispatched the National Defense Force into the city, he would not be able to stop the attacks on the Hebrews.

This situation became an excuse for Germany to expand its military when it came to the League of Nations.

The information received by Russia is that the attacks on the Hebrews were organized criminal acts.

"So, it was the German government that organized the attack on the Hebrews?"

George really didn't know the inside story of Kristallnacht.

These crystals refer to broken glass.

"The reasons behind this are very complicated. Some German media believe that we were the ones who pushed for the attack on the Hebrews—"

Makarov was a little embarrassed, as Russia does have a history of this.

It was better during the Russian Empire era, but nowadays the country that targets the Hebrews most thoroughly is Russia.

Russia does have a motive, given the damage the Hebrews have done to Russia.

"It doesn't matter. Can the Junkers within the German army still control the army?"

George is still concerned about Junker.

The Hebrews would certainly not be able to defeat the mustache, and George knew that very well.

The key is Juncker's relationship with the German government.

"The Junkers' control over the German army is unshakable, but the most radical people in Germany are precisely the Junkers."

The information provided by Makarov will soon reveal the truth about Kristallnacht.

When people in later generations talked about this period of history, they always blamed the mustache.

Based on the information George obtained, he found that the man with a mustache was an agent of the German Junker aristocratic group, so the truth was obvious.

"Junker has always been resentful of the defeat in the world war and hopes to break the restrictions of the Versailles system and establish a new Germany."

Makarov reminded George that Junker was the real opponent.

George frowned. If it was the Junkers, then Russia's training of officers for the German army was really nurturing a tiger to harm itself.

These Junker officers who had received training in Russia were very familiar with Russia's combat system and were well aware of the Russian army's combat effectiveness and weaknesses. Once a war broke out between Russia and Germany, they might pose a fatal threat to the Russian army.

George turned around and went to Andre, asking Andre to make a plan to attack Germany.

“We have similar plans.”

When Andrei was the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Military Region, he conducted countless simulations for various situations.

It is normal for all countries to conduct simulations. Russia will not only conduct simulations with the German army as its opponent, but also with Britain, France, and even the United States as its opponents.

The militaries of Britain, France, the United States and Germany will also conduct simulations with Russia as their opponent.

"If war breaks out again, we may not be facing a Germany, but a Germany that has unified most of Europe."

George was willing to reveal the secret in order to make Andre more vigilant.

Andre frowned, having never imagined such a possibility.

In European history, only Napoleon came closest to unifying Europe, but unfortunately he was ultimately defeated by Russia.

Andre doubts whether Germany today has the strength to reproduce Napoleon's glory.

"I'm not saying it's going to happen tomorrow, but as long as it's a possibility, we have to be prepared."

George still has a lot of work to do.

George remembered that at the beginning of the Soviet-German War, the Red Russian army was almost wiped out due to its lack of preparedness. The German army reached Moscow, and only with the determination of the people of Red Russia to fight back, and at great cost, it repelled the German attack.

Moscow was not the turning point, it just balanced the initiative on the battlefield. The Battle of Volgograd was the turning point.

In the last world war, George did not have full say. Although he managed to hold the Balkan theater, he ultimately failed due to the collapse of the European theater.

This time George has complete control. Will he make the same mistake again?

In order to avoid being caught off guard, George must start preparing now.

First, move important facilities located in border areas to inland areas to avoid being surrounded by the Germans at the beginning of the war.

This again requires the cooperation of the Russian government.

"why?"

Vasily had the same question.

“Things are changing, and we need to plan ahead.”

George had a rhythm, first withdrawing the arsenals and war reserve warehouses, then the key enterprises and scientific research institutions, and finally the field airfields and garrisons.

"You have to think carefully. This is a big project."

Vasily was skeptical.

The reason why he believed it half-heartedly was that Vasily's trust in George had been indestructible due to the accumulation over a long period of time.

But what George said was too horrifying, and Russia would not sit idly by and watch Germany annex France.

There can't be two tigers in one mountain. If Europe is likely to be unified, it can only be Russia.

"If we take action, how long will it take to defeat France?"

George reminded Vasily that times have changed.

"Seven months at most!"

Vasily was full of confidence. The reason it took seven months was because it took Russia six months to complete the mobilization.

It only took one month to defeat France.

Mobilization cannot be accomplished with just a mobilization order. It takes time for troops to assemble, new recruits to receive training, military factories to expand their production capacity, and civilian factories to begin converting to military industries as planned.

"What if it's Germany?"

George recognized Vasily's confidence, as the Russian army had conducted multiple simulations and had consistently come up with the same result.

(End of this chapter)