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    King Emanuele of Italy and Prime Minister Giolitti calculated their accounts and found that their life would not be too difficult after the war. After deducting the first compensation, they still had 700 million yuan left, such a huge sum of money.  It is enough to rebuild the broken Italy, not to mention that the broken parts of Italy were mainly in the north, especially Lombardy and Venetia, but these two areas were ceded to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and have nothing to do with them anymore.  Their rebuilding pressure is greatly reduced.  Xiao¡ñ As for the reparations next year and beyond, that is a matter for the future. The worst case scenario is asking Emperor Yang to borrow money. They also know very well what such a loan means. Controlling other countries through borrowing is an invention of the Europeans. Of course the Italians do not  You may not understand, but now Italy has been abandoned by Europe. After the war, countries such as Britain and France will hate them to the bone. Among the Allied Powers, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and even Greece have potential conflicts of interest with them, and it is absolutely impossible to have any conflicts with them.  Being friends, as for Germany, are the Germans rich?  The only one who is both rich and willing to be friends with Italy is Emperor Yang. He would be a fool if he doesn't hug Emperor Yang's thigh tightly. As long as he obeys, Emperor Yang will definitely not care about lending money to Italy, although he lent it to Italy.  They are all gold-standard Hua Yuan banknotes, but the gold is locked in the vault of the People's Bank of China. This means that Hua Yuan is just a small piece of beautifully printed paper. He does not care about such a loan no matter how much it is lent.  Although even for such a small piece of paper, the Italian royal family and government must sell out the interests of the country and the nation, but in exchange, putting themselves and Italy under the wings of Emperor Yang is also a good deal.  Whether for them personally or for Italy as a country, just look at Spain to see the benefits of doing so.  In order to show their loyalty to Emperor Yang, the Italian government even ordered their troops in Croatia to launch an attack on the US-British coalition forces that were attacking Budapest, but were then pushed back by the angry US-British coalition forces.  Fortunately, the opponent was almost out of ammunition and food at this time, and his offensive capabilities were greatly reduced, so he was blocked in the mountains of Croatia again.  Originally, the U.S. and British coalition forces really wanted to take advantage of the situation and fight back to Italy. They had no other way out at this time. However, with the persistence of 700,000 Italian troops and the counterattack of hundreds of thousands of Chinese and Austro-Hungarian coalition forces behind them, this goal was simply impossible to achieve. In the end, the U.S. and British forces  The coalition forces had to retreat to Serbia.  At the same time, the Chinese European Army in Thessaloniki and the Chinese and Ottoman armies on the east coast of the Bosporus also launched a campaign to regain Istanbul. The 200,000 American and British coalition forces staying here relied on the Russians to attack from the Black Sea.  The limited supplies provided are struggling to support.  But their end has been decided. How can the Russians maintain their operations now that they are not well-off, especially since Chinese bombers are still bombing the transportation lines on the Black Sea, and only half of the supplies sent can reach Istanbul.  Not bad.  After holding on for a week, the U.S. and British coalition forces voluntarily gave up on this key node that they had fought so hard to capture, retreated north to Bulgaria, then joined forces with those who had withdrawn from Serbia, and then headed directly north to invade Romania. Of course, Romania did not  The ability to withstand this can be said to be the most elite force of the Allied Powers, even if they are short of food and ammunition, Romania cannot resist it.  And everyone knows that these nearly half a million troops are just trying to survive.  This war has come to an end, and there is no need to waste the lives of soldiers anymore, so not only did the Romanians retreat to the mountains of Transylvania and let them pass, but even the German troops led by Marshal Goltz also retreated to Bessarabia.  The road was opened for them.  Let them enter Ukraine and join forces with the Russian army.  The fighting here has actually stopped. Everyone understands that the war is over. More than two million Chinese troops in the Ottoman territory are pouring into the Balkans and then rushing towards Hungary.  The Austrian, Czech and even German and Russian armies would never be able to break through the Carpathian defenses again.  The British-Russian coalition would never be able to enter Prague. Five years of war, tens of millions of casualties, and the bankruptcy of the entire country, everything was in vain.  Although the governments of Britain, Russia and other countries have not issued orders to stop the war, in fact the gunfire on all fronts is calming down spontaneously. From the Pyrenees to Bessarabia, the people who were originally fighting  Millions of soldiers have stopped fighting one after another, including the generals, and have accepted this fate.  The only one still fighting is distant North America. Unlike Europe, they are resisting the invaders. Of course, their resistance has no meaning.  St. Petersburg, a heavy snowfall turned the capital of the Russian Empire completely white. On the snow-covered streets, three cars drove slowly towards the Winter Palace. Prime Minister Stolypin, who was sitting in the middle car, spoke melancholy.  He looked out the window, the war was over, even if it failed, it was over, there was no doubt about it.    Although the tsar is still hesitating, there is no point in fighting anymore anyway. Even if the entire east of the Ural Mountains needs to be ceded, he can only accept it. In fact, he also knows very well that Yang Feng¡¯s bottom line is impossible  It's the Volga River. There are tens of millions of Russians living on that land. What's the point of the Chinese going there?  Simply suppressing resistance can drag an empire to death.  As for the 30 billion pounds of compensation, it can only be settled through negotiation. It would be better if it could be less. Even if it cannot be less, it is not a big deal. As long as the Russian Empire can unite, it will be restored in less than twenty years.  Strength, even if they don¡¯t use it at that time, what can the Chinese do?  Another war?  Only a fool would do that. The Germans would be happy to die. Besides, even if they fight, it's hard to say who will lose and who will win after the Russian Empire regains its strength. If Russia wins, the worst possible outcome is that the Chinese will be paid back twice as much.  But it may be difficult for Russia to unite, because he just received an uncertain piece of information. The rebels of the Russian Socialist Party have probably obtained a large number of weapons from abroad. If you think about it, you will know that if this is true, then  What these Russian criminals are going to do next, they must use thunder to extinguish any dangerous flames.  As for the method, it is very simple. Mobilize the St. Petersburg garrison to conduct a large-scale search of the refugee camp in the north of the city. If there are hidden weapons, they can only hide them there. But he must first persuade the Tsar to make this determination. You must know that it is not an ordinary refugee camp.  , at least 300,000 Far Eastern immigrants who were repatriated from China all gathered in that vast slum.  Due to the shortage of food and the severe cold, the refugees were extremely aggressive. It was not the first time they gathered together and ran to the Winter Palace Square to cause trouble. The garrison of a division in St. Petersburg mainly watched them. The Tsar would not do anything unless necessary.  Your Majesty doesn't want to mess with these guys.  While he was thinking, the sudden sound of a car horn woke him up. Many people gathered on the road ahead, seemingly watching something, blocking the entire road. The driver in the front bodyguard car kept pressing the button.  After turning on the horn, the crowd moved a little, but it was just enough to allow cars to pass. Through the gap in the crowd, two people could be seen inside, supporting a person on the ground.  Stolypin didn't think much about it. Because of the shortage of food supply, it was not uncommon to encounter people fainting or even dying of hunger on the streets of St. Petersburg. His car slowly passed by the crowd, but at this moment three people on the ground  Suddenly jumped up, and then the crowd dispersed as quickly as possible in panic, because the three people held three submachine guns in their hands.  Before the bodyguards could react, three submachine guns were aimed at a car and sprayed out flames at the same time. The bullets easily penetrated the car body from a few meters away and left a mess inside. After the magazines were empty, the three assassins almost simultaneously  He took out the grenade from his arms, pulled the fuse, threw it directly into the car through the smashed window, and then fled as fast as possible.  Poor Prime Minister Stolypin had already received two bullets at this time, and the grenade that exploded next to him completely ended his life. When the news reached the Winter Palace, Nicholas was completely angered.  At this time, his mood was on the verge of explosion because of the confirmation of defeat. The assassination of the Prime Minister directly triggered his anger.  Under his order, the entire St. Petersburg immediately launched a large-scale manhunt, but he was not sure which party did it. Stolypin had many enemies. The most important reformer in the Russian Empire touched the interests of too many people, not only  It's just the poor devils. Although his reforms are good for the poor devils, the poor devils don't appreciate it. In their opinion, they should get more things.  The suppressed landowners, the democrats suppressed by him, including military generals who need to vent their anger because of the failure of the war, anyone may point their guns at this unpopular prime minister. This is the inevitable outcome for reformers.  .  So without being able to determine who was behind the scenes, Nicholas listed all possible forces as the targets of the search. He now needs a target to vent his anger. In his opinion, the Russian Empire has set back hundreds of years of misery.  The failure was entirely due to those rebellious officials and traitors.  If they hadn't been causing trouble, Omsk would not have been lost. If Omsk had kept it, it would not have lost the entire east of the Ural River. As a result, the Chinese would have directly threatened the Volga River Basin. If it hadn't been for these rogue parties, they would have been able to  By mobilizing more troops and producing more munitions, he could break into Germany early, instead of not getting a breakthrough until the Chinese had half a foot in Europe.  ¡°In short, Stolypin¡¯s assassination became Nikolai¡¯s best excuse to release his emotions.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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