Chapter 296

The ambitions of the Americans gradually emerged in the middle and latter stages of World War I. The strategy of recruiting China, an army power already recognized by Britain and France, to confront Britain and France undoubtedly exposed the struggle of American imperialism for the right to speak in international affairs.

From the perspective of Britain and France, the seemingly loose combination of China and the United States is undoubtedly critical at this time. France's main ally is Russia, and the terrible old Maozi is not able to do anything. Fortunately, after a civil strife

, Kerensky’s new government decided to continue the war, and the combination of China and the United States posed less of a threat to Britain, France, and Russia.

Therefore, Britain and France have turned a blind eye to the fact that China and the United States are very close. How can we still count on these two countries for the current battlefield in France? The Chinese Expeditionary Force has 500,000 people, and the US military is landing continuously.

Planned mobilization of troops is 4.8 million (including reserves)

, the first batch of US troops currently landing in Europe is about 100,000. In the history of parallel time and space, the United States has sent a total of 2 million troops to Europe. World War I undoubtedly fully demonstrated the war potential of the United States. Due to Fang Jianxiong’s order, the US military has invested heavily in rifles.

The gap is now gone.

The large inventory of 7mm knock-off K98s forced the US military to abandon the 7.62 caliber and switch to 7mm caliber.

The Chinese Expeditionary Force is very efficient. An exchange group composed entirely of officers above second lieutenant is stationed at the US military camp. Unexpectedly, on the first day of entering the US military camp, they encountered a difficult situation.

The whole of Marseille is now a huge barracks, with new barracks erected in the suburbs as far as the eye can see. The stations of the Chinese and American armies are almost next to each other. On this day of interaction between the officer corps, the soldiers of the two armies were in a certain skin shop in Marseille.

There was a boxing match involving hundreds of people in the neighborhood. At the beginning, it was four American soldiers versus two Chinese soldiers, because they all fell in love with a prostitute. The two sides refused to give in, and the American soldiers took advantage of the fact that there were more people.

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The question is, how can these Chinese soldiers who came off the battlefield be so easy to mess with? When the two sides fought, the American soldiers were still beaten two to one. Because the attack was too dark, one American soldier's head was opened, and another American soldier's head was opened.

His left hand was broken. Two Chinese soldiers were pursuing victory on the street. They met several American soldiers on the road.

, when he saw that his compatriots were being hunted, he immediately joined the battle group. There were many Chinese soldiers resting on the streets of Marseille. The expeditionary force had even beaten the Germans, so why were they afraid of new recruits like the Yankees? So, soldiers from both armies kept fighting

To participate in the boxing competition, according to current survey results, the US military has invested about 500 troops and the Chinese Expeditionary Force has invested about 300 troops.

Such a large-scale brawl naturally alarmed the military police of the two armies. The military police regiments of the Chinese and American armies rushed to the scene and arrested more than 600 people with wooden sticks and shoe soles. The military police of the two armies cooperated unexpectedly.

Okay, after the officers had a brief meeting, each blocked the street on one side. Whether it was Chinese or American soldiers, they would capture them first. Then those who captured each other would be sent back. This was considered a good start for the cooperation between the Chinese and American militaries.

Inside the expeditionary force headquarters, a group of U.S. military officers were listening to a lecture. The lecturer was a Chinese colonel. U.S. military commander Per Xing and the commander-in-chief of the Chinese expeditionary force, Cai E, sat side by side in the audience and listened to the lecture.

"The German army's defensive firepower is very fierce, and the soldiers are of high quality and well-trained. When on defense, the German army's firepower points are arranged very carefully. The traditional dense formation charge is no different from dying in the face of dense firepower. As an offense

One side must give full play to its own advantages. According to our army's experience, if it cannot rush into the German position within five minutes after the bombardment ends, it often means double the casualties, so when attacking the German defensive position..."

A U.S. military officer hurried over and whispered something in Pershing's ear. After hearing this, Pershing said with a look of astonishment on his face: "It seems that the young men are very energetic. It is necessary to increase training intensity."

Cai E's adjutant Liu Mingzhao conveyed the same news. Commander Cai looked at Pan Xing calmly and said to Liu Mingzhao: "I understand."

The class was still going on. After the class ended, Per Xing made an apologetic gesture and said: "There are some things that I need to go back and deal with. Sorry, I have to leave first."

Cai E was somewhat proud to send him away. After sending Pan Xing away, he said to Liu Mingzhao: "The brothers who participated in the fight will each receive a bonus of ten yuan. Tell the General Affairs Office that if something similar happens in the future, the fight

The winner will be given ten yuan, and the loser will be imprisoned for three days."

Pershing, who returned to the U.S. military headquarters, had a cold face and roared at his deputy: "You can't win with more and less. These bastards have brought shame on the Republic of the United States. Starting today, train them well."

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France was relatively calm in the second half of 1917. It was not that the German army did not want to continue the offensive, but that there was another problem with the pig teammates. The Russian Provisional Government once again assembled 2 million troops, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire suffered a defeat as usual. After fierce debates among the top German army

, finally decided to kill Russia first and force it to withdraw from the war. Of course, this was based on the premise that it would take at least a year and a half for all US troops to arrive in Europe.

Although the new tactics of the German army are sharp, they have a fatal weakness, which is the lifespan of the tank. A tank can normally only last for 200 hours before being overhauled. However, Germany's industrial capabilities during wartime were evident in the speed of tank construction.

It could not keep up with the consumption rate, and the German army lacked enough fuel. Therefore, it took a considerable amount of time to replenish it after each battle.

This is also the reason why the German armored forces had to stop attacking after they occupied Paris. During World War I, Germany's tank production capacity was far from sufficient.

What the World War fought was the ultimate military capability, the industrial capability, and the logistical capability. It was obvious that as the war progressed, Germany's overall strength was declining, and the serious shortage of various strategic materials restricted the German army.

display of combat effectiveness.

The huge historical inertia is still rolling forward. Although China's history has been changed and the history of the European War has been distorted, butterfly wings have not been able to stop the great changes in Russia.

The main force of the German army turned to the eastern front and once again severely damaged the Russian army in a short period of time. In fact, the Russian army at this time had no fighting spirit, and the provisional government's insistence on the war policy was undoubtedly its own destruction. After the February Revolution, the mainstream voice of the Russian army was

No war but bread.

When the Russian army was defeated again, the October Revolution inevitably broke out. The only resisters in the Winter Palace were some military school students, many of whom were girls. The fate of these girls was difficult to determine amidst the "rolling revolutionary torrent".

Someone found out.

The result of the revolution was that the Bolsheviks temporarily took power. The Bolsheviks meant the majority. So is this really the case? What exactly happened in Russia next?

During the October Revolution, Lenin said many times: "The liberal bourgeoisie and its political parties strive to abandon the revolution halfway, retain the monarchy, and let the monarch, the old government, convene a constitutional assembly to realize a constitutional monarchy. The proletariat and its political parties strive to

Carry the revolution to the end, completely abolish the monarchy, and let the provisional revolutionary government convene a constitutional assembly to realize a democratic constitutional system, that is, a democratic republic."

However, the development of the situation was beyond his expectation. With the Bolsheviks in power, the election was held as scheduled from November 12th to 15th. The approximate vote results on the 25th were that the Bolsheviks received 23.9% of the votes. Among the 703 seats, only

The Bolsheviks won 163 seats, far lower than the 40% of the votes obtained by the Socialist Revolutionary Party. Before the Constituent Assembly was held in early 1918, the final results were announced: out of a total of 707 seats, the Bolsheviks won 175 seats, accounting for 24.7%, which was only slightly higher.

Based on the initial results. The Socialist-Revolutionary Party received 410 seats (of which the Left Socialist-Revolutionary Party held 40 seats), the Mensheviks 16 seats, the Cadets 17 seats, various national parties 86 seats, and the remaining seats belonged to several small organizations. This means

, the Bolsheviks only got a quarter of the seats in the election they presided over. Even with the left Socialist Revolutionary Party allied with the Bolsheviks, Lenin only held 30% of the seats, while the main populist party Socialist Revolutionary Party

, even excluding its leftists, its mainstream faction alone occupies 370 seats, which is clearly more than half.

Obviously, the Bolsheviks lost this election, and they lost miserably. The misfortune did not lie in the small number of votes, but in the fact that it was an election organized by it under the conditions of its power. It had no reason, and indeed it did not accuse

This election was marred by fraud and vote-buying. Later, the Bolsheviks objected only by saying that the election of the Constituent Assembly was conducted in accordance with the laws of the Provisional Government, and this law is now outdated. Opponents pointed out that this reason was obviously too far-fetched:

Since this election has no legitimacy in the first place, why should it be organized again? Kautsky also believed: "It is a pity that we came to such a conclusion after the Constituent Assembly was in the minority."

This is really a historical event full of irony! But history is history, and it will not disappear because of some cover-up.

"Armed to correct the ballot box!" This act of tearing off the mask completely reveals the essence of revolution.

Gorky, a left-wing writer who had always been sympathetic to the Bolsheviks during the Tsarist era, wrote an article "January 9th and January 5th" in which he severely condemned the Bolsheviks. The following text was included in the article: "The rifles of the Bolsheviks dispersed the struggle for which the best elements in Russia have fought for the past hundred years.

dream."

Rosa Luxemburg said: "Lenin and Trotsky once strongly demanded the convening of a Constituent Assembly", and the election of the Constituent Assembly after the October Revolution "was based on the most democratic election in the world" and "under completely free conditions"

"The first people's vote was held", the Bolsheviks "showed no fear and simply declared that the results of the vote were worthless", which was an act that "went against the trend of history".

Kautsky said: "The Soviet organization is superior to universal suffrage in that it is more arbitrary and can exclude any organization that it does not like." "Our Bolshevik comrades bet everything on the card of widespread revolution in Europe.

, because they did not get this card, they felt they had to rely on the exercise of naked power, that is, the implementation of dictatorship, to replace the conditions they lacked."
Chapter completed!