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Chapter 861: Victory for the Russian Army

Only when Europe falls into chaos can Britain take advantage of the situation.

Before the Treaty of Versailles was signed, British capital was eager to invest in Germany in the name of bargain hunting, and reserved a large number of assets for Germany.

If the British had not intervened, Germany would not have been able to pay war reparations even if it gave away all its businesses.

French politicians are not unaware of the British's evil ambitions, but French capital is not motivated and is in collusion with British capital. France can only hold its nose and continue to ally with Britain.

Britain just wants to cause chaos in Europe and does not want to see France destroyed.

If Germany or Russia rises, France will be in danger of national extinction.

Britain does not want to see a situation where Russia is the only superpower.

Therefore, not only did Britain not stop Germany from sending troops to occupy the Rhineland, but it was negotiating with the Germans, hoping to sign the Anglo-German Non-Aggression Treaty.

The little mustache man was very smart. Since Britain wanted to sign the Anglo-German Non-Aggression Pact, Germany began to use the Franco-German Non-Aggression Pact to appease the French.

Isn’t France worried about German retaliation?
As long as we sign the Franco-German Non-Aggression Pact, France's security will be guaranteed.

The French were in a dilemma as they did not want the German army to enter the Rhine demilitarized zone, but they also wanted to obtain security guarantees through the Franco-German Non-Aggression Pact.

George could only laugh. Could a mere piece of paper really guarantee national security?
It's obviously self-deception.

Compared with the Germans' promises, France still attaches more importance to Russia, so French President Albert Le Brun took the initiative to visit Russia and tried again to bring Russia into the Anglo-French alliance.

Albert Le Brun believed that only the Triple Alliance could bring real security to France.

Basili told Albert Le Brun that only a strong French army could protect France from invasion.

Albert Le Brun was helpless.

If you want a strong French army, you have to buy advanced weapons and equipment from Russia.

So Vasily’s goal is still to sell equipment.

"It's better to use the money to buy equipment than to pay war reparations."

Vasily had little respect for Albert Le Brun.

"If Russia is willing to provide France with a loan, France can buy weapons and equipment from Russia."

Albert Le Brun was not angry. If he wanted to cooperate with Russia, he had to endure the bad character of the Russians.

It would be nice to have an alliance with Russia.

If Russia is determined not to get involved in this mess, loans are also an alternative option.

Vasily was a little worried as the French also had a history of this.

After the end of World War II, France joined forces with Britain and Russia to try to default on the loans it had made to the United States during the war.

Considering the power comparison between France and Russia, Vasily threw his worries to the wind.

If France dares to default on Russia's money, Vasily will go armed to demand repayment.

Albert Le Brun tempted Russia and France into an alliance with more orders.

Vasily was in a dilemma and finally remembered George.

"We can sign a conditional covenant."

What George called the "Conditional Alliance" had specific clauses that would terminate the alliance if either France or Russia violated them.

It is similar in nature to the Collective Security Alliance.

The effectiveness of this conditional alliance is actually similar to the Franco-German Non-Aggression Pact.

According to the relevant regulations of the CSTU, Russia will be expelled from the CSTU if it invades Barakzai.

But if Russia is invaded by Barakzai and Russia fights back, then not only will Russia not be expelled, but Russia's allies will have to provide assistance to Russia in accordance with the provisions of the CSTU and join forces to beat up Barakzai.

So all sutras are good sutras, the key is how to recite them.

"What conditions?"

Vasily was curious about what kind of trap George would set for France.

"If France declares war on another country, the alliance will be automatically abolished."

George wanted to ensure that Russia would not be dragged into the war by France.

"France still dares to take the initiative to declare war on Germany?"

Vasily doubted the French's courage.

"Nothing is absolute in the world." George has confidence in Germany.

France has many allies, including Poland and Belgium.

Let’s not talk about Belgium for now. Part of Poland’s territory originally belonged to Germany, and Germany will definitely want to take it back.

Once Germany invades Poland, France will definitely declare war on Germany based on its alliance with Poland, and the alliance between Russia and France will be automatically abolished.

Albert Le Brun was very happy. Russia was France's ally and Germany promised non-aggression with France, so France's security had doubly insurance.

George was also happy that Russian military-industrial enterprises had received another order worth 10 billion rubles.

Vasily was also happy. Exporting arms would generate tariffs. Military industrial enterprises could organize production only with orders, workers could consume only with money, and related supporting enterprises would also make profits. The entire industrial chain would benefit from it.

The little mustache was even happier because the German army successfully took back the Rhine demilitarized zone. This was another major victory for the little mustache in politics and military. The German media could praise the little mustache again, and the little mustache's rule would be more stable.

Andrei was unhappy. The Russian army's control over Barakzai was getting weaker and weaker, and its morale was getting lower and lower. If this continued, the Russian army would suffer a shameful defeat in Barakzai.

Like most senior Russian generals, most Russians believe that Barakzai is far inferior to Russia in strength, and as long as the Russian army attacks Barakzai, the annexation of Barakzai is just around the corner.

The Russian army did occupy the capital of Barakzai, but the people of Barakzai did not surrender and the war was not over, which had a negative impact on Andrei's reputation.

Although George is the Minister of Defense, the Russians will certainly not blame George for the Russian army's obstruction, and Andrei, the army commander, will become the scapegoat.

Andre was in a dilemma. It was impossible for him to withdraw his troops, so he could only continue to send more troops.

But the consequence of continuing to increase troops is that the Russian army is getting deeper and deeper into the quagmire of Barakzai.

George's strategy of "using barbarians to control barbarians" was not very effective. The Barakzai vassal army formed by the Russian army also had low morale and a divided army. When they encountered the Barakzai resistance army in the wild, they collapsed at the first blow and even threw away their rifles when they fled. Andrei seriously suspected collusion between internal and external forces.

But this is unlikely. The commanders of the vassal army are all Barakzai people who have pledged their allegiance and killed members of the Barakzai resistance with their own hands. They can only follow Russia to the end and are unlikely to collude with the resistance.

The Russian army suffered a series of heavy losses and strange things happened frequently. An armored vehicle equipped by the Russian army stationed in the capital of Barak was mysteriously lost, which directly triggered another round of purge of the Russian troops stationed in Pakistan.

"How did such a large piece of equipment get lost?"

George really couldn't understand why the Russian army, which performed well in Russia, became as weak as the British army when they arrived in Barakzai.

The key lies within and outside the country.

The Russian army is fighting within the country to resist foreign invasion. They have the blessing of national honor and Moscow is behind them. For the sake of their mother, they will definitely fight bravely.

The Russian army's battle in Barakzai did not bring any honor or benefits, and even the Cossacks with the strongest fighting will lacked the motivation to fight.

Cossack warfare requires loot drive.

Barak is so poor that he doesn't even have shoes. There is nothing to rob, so where does the motivation come from?

If the Russian army had withdrawn immediately after occupying the capital of Barakzai, it could have retained its honor and dignity.

Now even George was helpless unless he sent an expeditionary force of 50 to completely conquer Barakzai as Andre requested.

"Stop resisting, establish a colonial government in Barakzai, and withdraw immediately."

George admitted defeat and stood at attention when he was beaten.

Let’s not talk about whether the additional 50 troops can completely conquer Barakzai.

Even if it were possible, the subsequent gains from Barakzai would make it difficult to maintain colonial rule over Barakzai.

Unless the Russian army kills all the people of Barak like the German army did.

"Once we retreat, our morale and morale will be affected."

Andre was very unwilling.

"Who said that? We returned with a great victory!"

George called a horse a zebra.

It cannot be said that they are calling a horse a zebra. After all, the Russian army did occupy the capital of Barakzai, drove out the King of Barakzai, and established a colonial government in Barakzai.

As for whether the Barakzai colonial government could maintain its colonial rule, that was the colonial government's fault and had nothing to do with the Russian army.

Andre was enlightened and left in a hurry.

On September 9, under the leadership of the Russian army, Barakzai held its first democratic election. Amiqi Hussein won and became the first president of the Barakzai Republic.

On October 10, the Russian army began to withdraw from Barakzai as planned.

No matter how you look at it, this is a victory for the Russian army.

(End of this chapter)