Chapter 342: Baghdad, south

At the end of August 1916, a brand new steam locomotive was quietly parked on the rails at Hankou Railway Station, and on the platform next to the steam locomotive, countless people, military and political officials and foreign embassy staff were also standing on it. (.duka, )

Of course, the target of the crowd at this time was not the steam locomotive on the railway tracks, even if it was a new domestic locomotive just produced by the Shanghai Locomotive Factory.

At this time, the long series of freight cars behind the front of the motorcycle...

In this long series of cars, the Caucasus coalition forces and the most urgently needed ammunition and other supplies are loaded with supplies such as ammunition and Russia. Later, the train will arrive in Sichuan through the Sichuan-Hanzhou Railway, then transfer from Cheng-Lanzhou to Lanzhou, and finally transfer from Lanzhou to Dihua (Urumqi) through the Randy Railway, and arrive at the Caucasus and Russia's eastern front line through the Central Asia Railway, which is already connected to the Randy Railway.

The 40 carriage supplies pulled by this steam locomotive are definitely a rare invigorating agent for Russia, which is almost overwhelming, and this is just the first column.

Behind this train, countless trains are waiting for supplies to be transported from the Yangtze River to Hankou. Just wait for these supplies to be unloaded from the dock and carried onto the train, and they will set off to Russia like this train.

In fact, at this moment, more than a dozen cargo ships were docking there, unloading the supplies carried by the cargo ship, loading them onto the trains at Chongqing Railway Station, and then transporting them to Russia.

The reason why the freighters in Hankou did not go directly to Chongqing was simply because the waters in the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River were too shallow and could only sail ships with a displacement of more than 500 tons. If the water depth was enough to sail more than 1,000 tons, Chongqing's docks would have been filled with freighters that unloaded materials...

"No matter what, since the railway has been opened, Russia can support it for more time..."

Looking at the train that was parked there quietly, Juerdian, who had been promoted to ambassador, said to the French ambassador beside him.

The Dylan Railway and the Russian Central Asia Railway were opened to traffic. As the first train to Europe, Jurden and French Ambassador Mad (really called Mad, with French name damienmartel. In history, he served as the first counselor of the French Embassy in China in 1913 and served as the embassy agent from 1916 to 1918). They were both invited to watch the ceremony.

But to be honest, Jurden himself is still quite complicated. After all, ten years ago, Russia was the object of Britain trying every possible way to restrain it. For this reason, Britain even became an allies with Japan and made various efforts behind the scenes. But now Russia has become an important ally that Britain and France have to rely on, which really makes people sigh that things in the world are unpredictable.

Fortunately, although they were very confused, Jurden and Made were still very clear about the importance of Russia on the Eastern Front, and also understood that if Russia collapsed on the Eastern Front, Britain and France on the Western Front would definitely not be able to get it. This is one of the reasons why the two were invited to attend.

"No matter what, we must let the Russians last until Germany is defeated..."

"Yes, in the past, the Dardanelles were blocked, and there was only one Siberian railway that could transfusion blood to Russia. Now there is an additional Dylan railway, so the Russians can always hold on for a while..."

Just as the two were talking there, the whistle of the train on the tracks had already sounded.

"Set off!"

Under such orders, the steam locomotive gradually moved forward slowly with a total of 40-chamber carriages. On the stands on both sides of the railway tracks, the people who came to watch the ceremony, military and political officials and envoys of various allied countries also applauded...

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The connection and opening of the Dilan Railway and the Central Asia Railway have a huge influence that ordinary people can't imagine. At least on the day it was opened, almost all the larger countries in the world expressed certain concerns about this railway.

After all, the existence of the Dylan Railway is equivalent to adding a new blood transfusion line to Russia, and the existence of this blood transfusion line is likely to change the situation of the entire war. In the eyes of some countries such as the United States, the opening of the Dylan Railway is even more important than China's participation in the war itself...

On the day when the Dilan Railway and Central Asia Railway were opened, the heads of allies also congratulated Yan Guang. In particular, the heads of Britain, France and Russia praised the opening of the Dilan Railway and Central Asia Railway as "a great innovation"...

However, the "great innovation" in the eyes of this Allied Power is probably not the case in the eyes of the Allied Power. At least after learning about the opening of the Dylan Railway, the German Emperor William II, who was somewhat abnormal on weekdays, was also a rare worry.

The media and newspapers in the Allied Powers also revealed all the bloody inside stories of the construction of the Dylan Railway. The purpose is to discredit the image of the Allied Powers and to crack down on the overall morale of the Allied Powers.

In fact, the Germans did have a lot of results in doing so. At least after the newspapers of the Allied Powers revealed all the inside story of the construction of the Dylan Railway, almost all the people who knew a little about the bloody history of the railway, but were not very clear were shocked.

As we all know, almost none of the old capitalist countries like Britain are clean on hand in such matters. However, it is also well known that old imperialist countries like Britain are hypocritical.

Therefore, when all the inside stories of the Dylan Railway were disclosed, a large number of British, French and other countries could not accept it after reprinting the newspapers in Britain, France and other countries.

After all, the Chinese National Defense Forces once captured more than 100,000 prisoners in Xinjiang, Outer Mongolia and other places, and in the end only 20,000 remained. At least nearly 100,000 prisoners died on the road to build railways.

Inspired by the Chinese government, the Russians also brought all the soldiers of the enemy countries resurrected from the Caucasus Front and the Eastern Front to Central Asia to build railways. It should be noted that many of the prisoners of war used by the Russians to build railways were sent by Chiang Baili. Of course, not many of these free laborers could survive.

In other words, in order to connect the Dilan Railway and the Central Asia Railway, China and Russia have taken at least 100,000 lives on this railway.

More than 100,000 lives, although the Turks had just launched a massacre of millions not long ago, many British and French people still couldn't accept this number. While accepting it, these British and French people also began to bombard their own governments and the Chinese and Russian governments. Some parliamentarians even asked their governments to expel China and Russia from the Allies. Of course, the upper classes of the British and French governments did not hear such a brainless person.

After all, it is still a war period, and there are still many places that require China and Russia. At this time, these two countries are not wise. Moreover, they know about using prisoners to build railways. They can't even ask for help if they really yell. But when the war is over and Germany is defeated, this matter may not be taken as a handle. At least that's what the British think...

"It's really hypocritical. Compared with what they have done in the past, what is the thing I did..."

Yan Guang said this when he listened to the complaints between the British and French from Yue Chang's mouth.

Yan Guang had never been worried about this matter. After all, Britain and France had something to do with themselves at this time. On the contrary, there were other things that made Yan Guang worry more. That is, after learning the truth behind the incident, a group of "love-prone" guys appeared in China, which made Yan Guang very troubled.

Fortunately, the domestic development speed is quite rapid now. Jiang Baili also won consecutive victories in the Caucasus, and Yan Guang's prestige in the country is as stable as Mount Tai, so there is no need to worry about these loves being flooded. There are also some guys who want to take the opportunity to cause trouble.

"By the way, has the entire cost of building a railway been counted?"

"All statistics are complete..." Yue Chang nodded, and then took out a document. "This time, the construction of the Dilan Railway cost a total of 81829,000 silver dollars. A total of 1,903 kilometers of railways were built, and an average of 43,000 silver dollars per kilometer..." While saying this, Yue Chang looked at Yan Guang with a smile. "President, the British have given us sponsorships, but there are almost 20 million left..."

"Yes, there are 20 million left, which is enough to buy a battle cruiser for the Navy..."

As he said this, Yan Guang also laughed.

To be honest, he never thought that the 10 million pounds provided by the British would have so much left——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

However, the entire railway cost more than 80 million, which is actually not a small amount.

Of course, it is quite small just to look at it, but considering that you can buy a Fearless Class battleship with 25 million silver dollars, if you have more than 81 million, you can buy three battleships plus a first-class cruiser.

Moreover, the cost is so low, because in the process of building railways, there are more than 100,000 free workers in China. These free workers are not only hardworking, but also hard-working. Even some road sections that are so dangerous that they need to be killed, they can be allowed to go on without thinking.

It can be said that the entire railway was built by these silently dedicated "warriors" with their own blood and lives. Almost every kilometer of railway, dozens of labor corpses were buried under the corpse of...

I don’t know if people who pass by here by train in the future will have nightmares when they think of the corpses under the railway tracks?

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With the opening of the Dilan Railway, the domestic support for Jiang Baili has also increased a lot. The most direct manifestation is that it has changed from only one division reinforced in the past month to at least two divisions reinforced in a month.

The direct result is that by the end of 1916, the Chinese troops hoarded in the Caucasus had reached more than 200,000.

However, the result of such a military increase also brought a hidden danger that is unknown whether it is considered a hidden danger, that is, the problem that China is likely to have insufficient troops. You must know that the entire Chinese National Defense Forces only have 121 cavalry, infantry, and artillery divisions. At this time, more than 20 have been sent to the Caucasus. If this continues, China's own defense will be weakened to an extreme. You must know that although after the lessons from Shandong, the Japanese wolves have been eyeing China after digesting and absorbing the German colonies in the Pacific. It is because China's strength is growing too fast, and Japan has no confidence in winning, so it is so patient.

If one day China's local garrison troops were short of many, it would be impossible for Japan to take the blame for the world and directly send troops to attack China, which is also one of the allies.

Therefore, after the Caucasus's troops reached more than 200,000, the structure of the troops to reinforce the Caucasus has changed.

For example, in the past, all the A-type divisions were sent to the Caucasus. However, the Caucasus had more than 200,000 troops, and there were only less than 100 troops left in the domestic forces. After a series of discussions, the Chinese government decided that the Chinese government would mobilize and form some new forces in the future, and then send these forces to Russia.

At the same time, after conducting some negotiations with Russia, the Chinese government finally obtained the consent of the Russians to allow the Chinese government to build several training bases in Central Asia. In the future, the troops sent to the Caucasus will first conduct adaptive training at several military bases in Central Asia, and the ammunition and other materials that should be transported to the Caucasus will also be hoarded in Central Asia, etc.

The Russians can be said to agree to the above conditions very readily when negotiating, because the Russians have never been prepared for China at all. Even some Russians who are mentally guarded will not be able to speak out because of the surrounding environment.

Moreover, these Russians are only wary of China's growth in strength, but not many people have ever worried that China would invade Russian territory. Because these people know very well that in the future, China and Russia will enter a stalemate stage, while the British and French who were severely injured in the European War will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and by the way, support that side when one of China and Russia is at a disadvantage.

Therefore, the Russians do not need to worry about China's territorial ambitions for Russia, because at that time, the British and French will definitely occupy the Russian side. After all, for the British, no matter which country is China or which country is strong, it is not good news for the UK, so the British will never allow one of them to overwhelm the other, or even cut off a piece of meat from the other...

only…

Perhaps the Russians had never thought that if one day Tsarist Russia suddenly collapsed, replaced by the new Russia, led by the Hammer and Scythe Party, which was hated to the core of Britain and France.

As long as China is willing to send troops to attack this country that hates Britain, France, America and Germany, it may not matter if it occupys the entire Central Asia...

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The result of the opening of the Dylan Railway is absolutely exciting. At least after the opening of the Dylan Railway, the troops and materials transported to the Caucasus have always been in a constant stream, and new materials have arrived in the Caucasus area almost every day.

In Moscow, Russia, trains dragged a large amount of supplies, which also added some new blood to Tsarist Russia, an old empire that was about to collapse, and made Russia look a little bit bloody. It would be even better if it could win two battles on the Eastern Front battlefield...

In any case, after the troops at hand reached more than 200,000, although the Russian troops in the Caucasus had been transferred to the eastern front by Tsar Nicholas II, when facing Envil Pasha's 300,000 Turkish troops, Chiang Baili always seemed to be sure to win.

"It seems that we should take the initiative..."

Of course, the direction of this attack will not be the western front where Envier Pasha is located. Although Chiang Baili is confident that he will definitely defeat Envier Pasha’s 300,000 Turkish troops, the western front is the fundamental place of Turkey after all, especially in the Dardanelles region. Turkey still has a large number of troops. If it really advances in this direction, it will be no problem to defeat Envier’s troops, but if you want to achieve any great results...

It was at this time that the British suddenly heard news, hoping that China would attack from Mosul and head to Baghdad south...

Because in August, British general Sir F.S. Maud had been appointed as the commander of Mesopotamia, but after taking office, he suddenly found that he had been demoted to the role of defense. The British Army and the Indian Army Command argued on the possibility of British troops withdrawing from the theater from both positive and negative aspects. After Maod defended irritably for more than two months, he finally got permission to resume the attack...

However, although they were granted permission to resume the attack, the Turks in Baghdad had the strength of a whole army, and what about the British? Although their own strength was not small, two-thirds of them were all Indians...

Indians...

If you ask them to plan the future, maybe no one on earth is an opponent of Indians, but if you ask them to go to war, that's really...

It is precisely because of this reason that Mao De targeted Jiang Baili's expeditionary army.

In Mao De's view, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is stronger than that of the Indians, stronger than the Turks, and even a few points stronger than the Russians. If the Expeditionary Force can send some troops south to attack Baghdad with itself, then it will definitely be a sure thing to win Baghdad...

After receiving Mao De's telegram, Jiang Baili thought for a long time, and then sent a telegram back to China. After soliciting Yan Guang's opinions, he finally agreed to Mao De's opinions.

Finally, according to the agreement reached between the two sides, in early November, Mao De will lead the British army to go upstream along the banks of the Tigris River. Chiang Baili will also send Zhang Shaozeng to lead at least 50,000 expeditionary forces from Mosul to attack Baghdad with the British army...

A big war is about to break out...

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