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Chapter 862 Noose
Russia did not turn Balakrishna into a Russian colony and rule it directly, as Britain and France had done.

At the beginning of the war, the Russian army defeated the Pakistani army with a crushing force, occupied the capital of Barakzai, and forced King Barakzai to go into exile, fully demonstrating the strong combat effectiveness of the Russian army in frontal combat.

Although the Russian army withdrew a little late, they finally held democratic elections before leaving and signed a series of cooperation agreements with the new Barakzai government led by Amiqi Hussein before withdrawing from Barakzai. At least on the surface, the Russian army returned with a great victory.

Although the new government led by Ameche Hussein was overthrown only half a month after the Russian army withdrew, it was because Ameche Hussein was incompetent and had no connection with Russia.

George didn't care about the fate of Amiqi Hussein. The Russian army had too many lessons to learn from this battle.

"Our soldiers are fighting abroad and are very unfamiliar with the environment. The morale of the troops is not high and they do not have the courage to fight for every inch of land. Most importantly, our troops do not have the support of the locals and are enemies everywhere. This is the main reason why we are struggling."

Andrei took the initiative to review himself and he bore an unshirkable responsibility for the Russian army's defeat.

Former Commander of the Caucasus Military District Saparov and former Chief of Staff of the Caucasus Military District Ilyazov did not attend the meeting. Ilyazov was dismissed from his post and went to the Amur Army Academy to serve as an instructor for staff cadets, while Saparov retired directly and no longer holds any position.

"Barakzai is mountainous and has very bad traffic conditions, which is not conducive to the combat of our mechanized troops. Considering future needs, we should attach importance to the training of mountain troops."

The new commander-in-chief, Nikolai, is Ignatiev's grandson. He is only 45 years old this year and is in the prime of life.

"We underestimated the difficulties and were too optimistic before the war. We were unable to solve the problems in a timely and effective manner. We did not have a clear goal. Most importantly, we underestimated the fighting determination of the Barakzai people and the impact of external interference on us."

Demeter also conducted a deep self-examination and believed that as the Chief of the General Staff, he was also responsible for the defeat of the Russian army.

George was not in a hurry. He waited until everyone had finished speaking before making a final summary.

"We have always faced opponents like Japan, Austria-Hungary, and Germany, and have never had any experience with guerrilla warfare. There is no doubt that the Barakzai people are our good students. This time they have taught us a hard lesson. Each of us must learn the lesson deeply. Russia is not invincible, and we must always remain humble."

George did not waste this opportunity. He took the opportunity to make higher demands on the Russian army and conduct more rigorous training.

When the Russian army began winter training, Germany once again blatantly violated the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles and announced that it would expand the 10-strong Wehrmacht to 30.

This decision finally triggered strong protests from Britain and France.

George didn't care about the performances of Britain and France. On October 10, Poland and Germany signed the Polish-German Non-Aggression Pact.

Subsequently, Britain and France also signed a Non-Aggression Pact with Germany respectively.

Little Karl came to George again, hoping that Russia could also sign a "Non-Aggression Pact" with Germany.

"So, when are you going to annex Austria?"

Based on George's understanding of the Junker aristocracy, the German army must have already formulated plans to annex Austria.

"It depends on what the Austrians want."

George was slightly relieved that little Carl did not lie to him.

However, what made George a little uncomfortable was that after Britain and France signed the Non-Aggression Pact with Germany respectively, the relations between the three countries suddenly became close. Even when Germany publicly transferred the armored vehicles originally equipped in the police force to the German Wehrmacht, Britain and France turned a blind eye.

Is this the beginning of appeasement policy?
Karl Jr.'s attitude was also very clear. He would not lie to George, but if Russia's aid to Germany was not enough, Germany would have to seek greater support from Britain and France.

"Archduke, there is something I must tell you. The British Foreign Secretary, Robert Eden, is holding secret negotiations with Ulrich Friedrich in Nuremberg."

Little Karl was worried that Germany was on the verge of losing control.

"What to talk about?"

George was not surprised and even thought that the British actions were a little late.

Faced with Russia's strength, Britain risks being marginalized.

In order to counter the threat from Russia, Britain must win over all those it can.

France is already half-lying down.

Germany, whose strength is recovering rapidly, is one of the UK's potential partners.

"Sorry, we don't know the details of the negotiations." Karl Jr. admitted that there are also huge differences in Germany over the situation in Europe.

In Germany, the Junker Group clearly prefers to cooperate with Russia, or even better, to form an alliance with Russia to expand Germany's living space.

The German financial group controlled by the Hebrew consortium hopes to join forces with Britain and France to eliminate the Russian threat to Europe.

In addition to Russia, Hebrews have great influence in Britain, France and Germany.

The negotiations between Eden and Friedrich might have been facilitated by the German Hebrew consortium.

"How long will you put up with the Hebrews?"

George suddenly felt murderous and said, "Since you are willing to die, I am willing to bury you."

The Hebrews had a habit of having unrealistic fantasies even when their lives were coming to an end, and they simply could not see the noose tightening.

Given the current situation in Germany, the Hebrew Consortium is already in great danger. Not only are these people not actively trying to save themselves, but they are also inciting the German government to break with Russia. This is simply ridiculous.

"Soon—"

Carl Jr. did not give an exact time.

George is not worried about Germany and Britain joining forces. As long as the mustache guy is not crazy, he will not choose Russia as his opponent.

Taking into account Germany's military expansion, George also increased the size of the Russian army to 80.

Prior to this, France had announced that it would increase the size of its army from 35 to 40.

What George did not expect was that Britain actually accused Russia of military expansion in the League of Nations, which exacerbated tensions in Europe.

Andre reminded the British that Russia's military expansion was forced by Germany and France, and that it would not increase tensions in Europe but was an effective response to maintain peace in Europe.

"Ha, expanding the military to ensure European security, this is the funniest joke I have ever heard this century."

Edward retired due to illness last month and his deputy Terence was promoted to serve as British ambassador to the League of Nations.

"That's because you've heard too few jokes and have a serious lack of sense of humor."

Andre ridiculed that although Britain did not expand its military, it transferred part of the navy stationed overseas back to the UK to strengthen the strength of the local fleet, which was a disguised expansion of the military.

Britain’s current strategy is that as long as it can maintain the superiority of the Royal Navy and prevent the enemy from crossing the English Channel and landing on the British mainland, the British do not care even if the European continent is completely destroyed.

While countries are still trying to digest the news of Russia's military expansion, bad news comes again.

Following the referendum in southern Poland, Austria held a referendum and decided to join Germany as a whole and become a part of Germany.

When the news reached the League of Nations, the French protested as usual.

Terence acted as if he hadn't heard anything and didn't comment.

Since the British firmly implemented the policy of appeasement, Russia also stood idly by.

At the same time as Germany annexed Austria, a new round of anti-Hebrew fervor was launched in Germany. The Hebrew financier Kayal called on the Hebrews to temporarily leave Germany and wait for the situation to calm down before returning to Germany.

The vast majority of Hebrews would not shed tears until they saw the coffin, and completely ignored Kayal's call and continued to work and live in Germany.

But George knew that this was the Junker Group's last warning to the Hebrews.

This is also the last reminder.

If the Hebrews were still attached to their wealth in Germany and refused to leave on their own initiative.

Then, what awaits the Hebrews next will be a ruthless massacre.

(End of this chapter)