Mediterranean Hegemony Road

In September 19o4, after the war broke out, the Japanese won one after another, but at this time, the Japanese Prime Minister Taro was not excited at all, but looked worried!

Not only him, but also people of insight in Japan know that it is not worth the loss for Japan to continue this war!

That's right, since the beginning of the war, the Japanese army has progressed smoothly, and the two armies have achieved remarkable results. Regardless of the cost, there is now a stalemate in the Russo-Japanese War.

Obviously the Japanese government has realized that the cost of war is too high, and it may not be able to achieve its purpose!

History once again had an inflection point. Due to the influence of the Balkan War, the Russians realized the importance of firepower, and the Russian army was equipped with a large number of machine guns and artillery.

The Russian army in the Far East was less affected, and its equipment was still very backward. At the beginning of the war, it was suppressed and beaten by the Japanese army.

But by June, the situation had improved, and while the Russians were increasing their troops in the Far East, they also had a lot of weapons and equipment.

Machine guns and guns have arrived in the Far East with reinforcements. Of course, the arrival of these new weapons has also increased the logistical pressure of the Russian army.

If it weren't for logistics, the current Northeast battlefield would not be a stalemate, but a counterattack by the Russian army!

"Find a way to make peace with the Russians!" Ito Hirobumi said with a wry smile

The thing he was most worried about was still happening. The tsarist government was not the Manchu government. It won't scare people after winning a few battles!

Even if Siberia is lost, the foundation of the Russians cannot be touched, let alone a mere Port of Port Arthur?

Besides, they have only surrounded Lushun Port now, haven't they had time to conquer it?

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The Russians in Port Lushun still have hundreds of machine guns, which are distributed and deployed in various fortresses. Before running out of their bullets, they will take the Fortress of Lushun, unless the Japanese are willing to learn from Ferdinand to attack Constantinople and use them directly. Cannonballs wash the floor!

However, this is unrealistic. Japan's industry in this era is terrible, and heavy industry is a slag fighter! Weapons and ammunition have to be imported, and they have to spend millions of pounds for a Port of Lushun. Isn't it killing them?

From the outbreak of the war to the present, the Russian Pacific Fleet has been crippled, and the 6th Army has also lost 40,000 to 50,000 people.

Ito Hirobumi's words were supported by Yamada Yutomo. In fact, the top Japanese government are not fools. They are fighting a war of attrition with the Russians. Isn't that tired of living?

Although everyone's finances are not rich, the Russians are still working on expeditions, and military expenditures are larger, but with the victory of the Japanese 6th Army on the battlefield, their fronts have also been stretched.

Because the Siberian Railway was not open to traffic, the Russians had to manually transport materials for hundreds of miles. Now the traffic in the Northeast is not much better, and the logistical pressure of the Japanese is not small!

It's all small issues, money is the big issue! Since the war started, the Japanese government's military expenditure has exceeded 25 million pounds. This has passed the Sino-Japanese War and the same period in history.

This is all the fault of Ferdinand's butterfly effect. Whether it's a heavy machine gun or a shooting gun, it's a gold-devouring beast, not suitable for the poor to play!

Moreover, the victory of the Japanese army also came at a price. As an attacking party, the losses of the Japanese 6th Army were actually higher than those of the Russians, especially when winter was coming!

Although the arrival of winter will drag down the transportation of the Russians, the winter in the northeast is not so easy. When fighting in the temperature of minus tens of degrees, there is no army in the world that dares to compare with the hairy bear!

The Russo-Japanese War is also a wonderful thing in military history. The Japanese who have the upper hand are eager to make peace, but the Russians who have been defeated all the way seem very calm!

Now that the Tsarist government has just sent an expeditionary fleet to the Far East, Ferdinand knew that Nicholas II planned to solve the Japanese problem once and for all.

He also sent away the Black Sea Fleet just now. This is a huge fleet consisting of eight battleships and thirty-six ships. The total tonnage is as high as 280,000 tons. This is the entire family of the expanded Black Sea Fleet!

Ferdinand's butterfly effect has worked again. As the Russians have mastered the Dardanelles, they have greatly expanded the Black Sea Fleet in recent years. At this time, the British hegemony in the Mediterranean has faced a serious challenge!

Combined, the French and Russian fleets in the Mediterranean region are already a quarter of the British Mediterranean fleet in terms of gross tonnage.

The Royal Navy is also guilty. If France and Russia join forces for them, the British world hegemony will be in danger!

Historically, they prevented the Black Sea Fleet from entering the Far East in order to help the Japanese, but this time after Ferdinand's trip to London, the British changed their minds.

The London government decided to let the Black Sea Fleet leave, but now it can leave through the Suez Canal, don't even think about it when you come back!

Of course, the Black Sea Fleet moved, and the Russian navy in the Baltic Sea stayed behind. To deal with a Japan, the Russian navy did not need to come out in full force!

"Your Majesty, the Black Sea Fleet has passed through the Suez Canal. It seems that the London government has abandoned the Japanese!" Foreign Minister Metev said excitedly

After all, the Russians have invested more power in the Far East, and their power in Europe will naturally be less, and the importance of Bulgaria will be more prominent!

Ferdinand smiled and said, "Don't worry, just wait and see!"

He knows that the deal with the British has been made, and although the Russian Second Pacific Fleet has just entered the Red Sea, the fate of the Russian Navy is doomed!

Don't look at how cooperative the UK is now, it will be difficult for the Russians to get supplies once they cross the Suez Canal.

If it weren't for the presence of French allies, Ferdinand doubted whether the Russians could go to the Far East. After all, there are not many companies in the world who want the Russians to win!

It also includes the allies of the Russians, both the French and Ferdinand want them to lose, but they can't be defeated.

For this reason, the French are not enthusiastic about the support of the Russians. Except for providing loans, they are very indifferent in other aspects!

Instead, Bulgaria provided them with more help, and Ferdinand even allowed the Russians to owe strategic supplies on credit!

Oh, during the Balkan wars, the Russians also allowed Bulgaria to owe credit, and now Ferdinand has to take this favor!

Besides, now the Bulgarian government still owes the Russians a loan? It can be used to offset it, Ferdinand said it is the same!

Now half of the heavy machine guns and one third of the artillery on the Far East battlefield are second-hand goods provided by Ferdinand! Anyway, after the Balkan War, the Bulgarian military sealed up a lot, so it should be destocked.

Not to mention ammunition, the Bulgarian arsenal is like a Russian arsenal, producing whatever the frontline lacks!

I have to say that the Russians made the right choice this time. Instead of blindly increasing their troops, they prioritized logistical transportation.

This also gave Ferdinand a wake-up call. The foreign powers are all good at learning. Historically, the Russian army has respected hand-to-hand combat, and it is a rival to the Japanese!

Now stimulated by the Balkan War, the concept of the Russian army has actually changed, and then the Japanese are miserable.

Originally, their 6th Army still had the upper hand, but now the tragedy is now, it's better not to attack, an attack is machine guns + trenches + reinforced barbed wire, how can we fight this battle?

At least the self-proclaimed military god of the Japanese later generations, General Nogi Kidian, was confused. He attacked Port Lushun with 3 divisions, 2 reserve regiments, and 2 field artillery brigades totaling 56,000 troops and 386 artillery pieces. .

Even if the unprecedented "meat bomb suicide tactic" is adopted, it is still in vain and has to seek domestic help. After all, it is not easy to rush to the machine gun!

Not contrary to Ferdinand's expectations, Nicholas II directly rejected the Japanese request for peace talks. Even if the British intervened, it was not enough to make him save face!

Oh, the UK doesn't want an immediate truce now. They also hope that the Japanese Navy can make persistent efforts to hit the Russians' Second Pacific Fleet hard, so they have to come out to cheer the Japanese government!

The Americans also acted with the British. The British government came forward to guarantee the Japanese and issued a war debt of 100 million pounds. The United States issued a loan of 20 million pounds to the Japanese government, which allowed the Japanese to temporarily survive. Financial crisis!

Because the outside world is not optimistic that the Japanese will win, especially after the Russian Second Pacific Fleet passed the Suez Canal.

Therefore, the Japanese bonds were cold in the international market, and they fell again and again. Even if the British government came forward to guarantee it, everyone still doubted the Japanese government's ability to repay!

Investment is to get a return, if it is only for capital preservation, who is willing to put money into it for nothing? Moreover, this repayment date can be up to ten years!

Unless the British government can promise to pay in full, this is obviously impossible. London and the government are not stupid, but the risk of the principal guarantee is already great. If you add interest, the members of Congress are probably going crazy!

From the initial annual interest rate of 8%, it has risen to 27% now. Ferdinand's eyes are very hot. Now when will he not take advantage of the fire?

Immediately found the unscrupulous friend Edward, the two sides hit it off, and then attracted a group of London capitalists, a temporary joint consortium appeared.

Go directly to the market to scan the goods? This method is too low-level!

After the consortium was formed, it directly approached the Japanese government for negotiation, asking for an agent to exercise the rights, a one-time package of 20% off, no one more child, and a 3-point travel fee!

If it's too expensive, you can don't!

Anyway, the Japanese Xianggui Tailang was so angry that he vomited blood, and he ran a debt of 100 million pounds. When he was drawn by these vampires, he only had more than 78 million in his hand, and he finally got a taste of the high interest. What is international usury!

And he has no choice yet. The consortium also has to consider the risks. If the Japanese government fails to pay, they have to go to the London government to ask for money, which also has public relations costs!

If the Japanese government refuses, it is estimated that there will be no second consortium in the world that dares to promise the bottom line. After all, everyone is not optimistic about the Japanese now.

If Japan loses the war and asks the London government for money, not everyone has the ability!

If you rely on the Japanese to make their own bonds, who knows which year of the monkey and horse month they will sell to? Are the front lines still fighting? Without this huge sum of money, what will the Japanese government use to fight Russia?

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