Chapter 834 Chicken Ribs and Meat Buns
After the civil war, Russia has never participated in a war again, and it can be regarded as a long-term peace.
How to maintain the combat effectiveness of the military in peacetime has always been a big problem for various countries. Russia has passed the exercise test, and the effect can only be said to be good or not bad.
After all, an exercise is an exercise and cannot comprehensively test the army's emergency response capabilities in responding to emergencies. Nicholas' tragedy sounded the alarm for George that the management of the army, especially senior officers, must be strengthened.
Russians have a very bad habit, that's about it.
The performance of the car is not good enough, as long as it can drive.
Yuri smokes, drinks, and beats his wife, but he is loyal to his friends, so Yuri is a good person.
According to this logical reasoning, it does not seem to be an unforgivable sin for the troops to be a few days late. After all, it is just a drill.
George pursues perfection and strives to be perfect no matter what he does. If you want to dawdle, don't stay at your job. In Guchkov's words: The opportunities you have are the ones that countless people dream of.
In other words, if you don’t want to do it, there are people who do it.
Vasily also noticed this problem. Just two days after the exercise began, he dealt with three generals in succession.
"Don't think that just because you have shed blood for the country, you can lie down and sleep on your merits. You can just lie down and file your retirement report immediately. The pension will still be very generous."
Vasily was furious at the meeting of all officers and found that they would be dealt with together and would not be tolerated.
The three newly promoted generals are all under 40 years old. Not only are they highly educated, but they have also participated in world wars. The key is that they are enterprising, unlike some old guys who are greedy for power and wait to die.
Runev was still aching for Nicholas.
The Talisman Division is the ace unit of the Warsaw Military Region. Nicholas' ability to serve as the Talisman Division commander fully proves Nicholas' ability.
Such a battle-hardened warrior actually committed suicide because he was late. This is a loss for the Warsaw Military District.
However, Runev did not complain about Vasily. The soldier was an important weapon in the country. He did not allow any mistakes and could only strictly demand himself.
The impact of Nicholas' suicide is still fermenting. All participating officers and soldiers cheered up and had a clearer understanding of the army.
In the old army of the Russian Empire, the gilded nobles who came to the army could drink and dance all night without getting tired. Military law only took effect on soldiers and could not punish doctors.
Now the military seems to be unkind, but it provides fairer opportunities for everyone, and the mental outlook from top to bottom is suddenly changed.
Reflected on the exercise, the participating troops became murderous, making the Polish army on the other side of the wall tremble with fear.
Unlike the Russian army, which has begun to form armored forces, the Polish army is still mainly cavalry. Both the level of weapons and equipment and the level of training are not at the same level as the Russian army.
It wasn't that Piłsudski didn't want to build an armored force, but that he couldn't build one.
Poland is still an agricultural country and has no ability to start industrialization. It relies on British help to barely form a cavalry of more than 200,000 people. The armored force is purely imaginary.
Even Britain has not yet established an armored force.
During the Warsaw Military District exercise, Poland felt like it was facing a formidable enemy. After all, Russia has a criminal record. If it takes the opportunity to provoke a war, it might be a war of national annihilation.
Well, it’s not that it’s not possible, it definitely is.
Flesh and blood may be able to block the river, but they can never withstand the torrent of steel.
At least the flesh and blood of the Poles cannot withstand it.
The new armored fighting vehicle equipped by Russia has a total combat weight of more than 40 tons and a maximum road speed of 40 kilometers per hour. The weapon system is a 75mm artillery and a coaxial machine gun, as well as a high-level dual-purpose machine gun.
There are 180 such armored fighting vehicles in the Warsaw Military District.
There are only 50 armored fighting vehicles in Poland, 15 of them are Renaults assisted by France, and the other 35 are Mark IVs assisted by the United Kingdom.
"So, what's the point of us staying here?"
Kaminski, deputy commander of the Polish 4th Cavalry Division, looked at the torrent of steel in the telescope and was completely desperate.
During the World War, the role of armored combat vehicles was only to assist in combat, whether in offense or defense, they were in a auxiliary position.
The Russian armored forces that were acting did not dispatch accompanying infantry. Only armored fighting vehicles and fighter-bombers whizzing by appeared in the camera.
A Russian fighter-bomber appeared to have inadvertently crossed the border and entered Polish airspace.
The pilot didn't take it seriously at all. He circled in Polish airspace before flying away, completely ignoring Poland's dignity.
Division commander Kamil said nothing, his face full of gloom.
If Russia deliberately provokes a war, the eight thousand cavalry of the Fourth Division will not be able to stop the Russian armored fighting vehicles.
"God bless Poland——"
Chief of Staff Nikola crossed himself, the only thing he could do.
Polish President Ignacy Mościcki was visiting London when the exercises in the Warsaw Military District began. Ignacy Mościcki graduated from the Technical University of Riga. He was a chemist who owned a patent for the cheap industrial production of nitric acid. In 1926, he was recommended by Piłsudski to become the President of Poland.
As Piłsudski's puppet, Ignacy's only task was to raise military expenses for Piłsudski. Aid from the United Kingdom was an important reason why the Polish government could persist until now.
Against the background of the economic crisis, the British government was overwhelmed with self-care and reduced aid to Poland, which triggered Ignazy's panic.
"Mr. President, I believe that the Polish government and the great Polish people can overcome the crisis through their own efforts. You have this ability."
Macdonald only injects chicken blood and does not receive any aid.
Britain hopes that Poland can become a thorn between Russia and Germany, so it continues to assist Poland.
Since the end of the World War, British aid to Poland has continued for ten years, with unsatisfactory results.
The Poles also failed to live up to expectations. Not only did they fail to achieve what the UK wanted, but they also burdened the British government with a heavy financial burden, which led to the UK's expectations for Poland being continuously lowered.
Ignacy has no choice. Poland has too many problems that cannot be solved in a short time.
Poland did not gain independence by relying on its own capabilities, but gained independence through the Paris Peace Conference, and it was not completely independent. Warsaw was still occupied by Russia.
Poland is a country that was forcibly knitted together by the Paris Peace Conference. The reason why Russia agreed to the establishment of Poland was just to weaken Germany and Austria. A strong Poland is not in Russia's interests, so Russia supports Germany and has no influence on the recent past. Poland, which was just around the corner, ignored it.
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"Your Excellency Prime Minister, if the fiscal crisis cannot be alleviated, Poland can only seek help from other countries."
Ignazi's only reliance now is Britain's sunk costs.
Ignacy means that if Great Britain does not give money, Poland will embrace Russia's lap.
Regardless of whether it can be embraced, if Poland really does this, Britain's investment in Poland over the past ten years will be in vain.
Now it was Macdonald's turn to have a headache. Poland was an important tool for Britain to implement its continental balancing policy.
After France completely cut off trade with the United States, its relationship with Britain also began to alienate. At present, Britain's only ally on the European continent is Poland.
If Poland also falls to Russia, Britain will be isolated in Europe.
What makes MacDonald uncomfortable is that it is not him who has the final say on whether to increase aid to Poland, but Parliament.
The current speaker in Parliament is former Prime Minister and Privy Councilor Stanley Baldwin.
What makes it even more difficult for Macdonald to accept is that even within the Labor Party, there is no consensus on whether to aid Poland due to the strong opposition of Chancellor Philip Snowden.
When the economic crisis broke out, Macdonald tried to use infrastructure to stimulate economic growth, but was opposed by Philip Snowden because the British government had to issue bonds in order to invest in infrastructure.
If the British government wants to assist Poland, it also needs to borrow money.
"Facts have proven that our aid to Poland has not achieved the desired purpose. Even if we increase our aid to Poland, it is impossible for Poland to meet our requirements. In this case, we should stop the loss in time."
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Philip Snowden is not optimistic about Poland. No matter how much money he gives to Poland, it will be in vain. Poland now cannot achieve its purpose of containing Russia at all. Its only function is to disgust Russia.
"Poland is our only ally around Russia, and we cannot give up on Poland."
Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson supported aid to Poland, even with debt.
"Supporting Poland is not as good as supporting Japan. At least Japan has proven itself."
James Thomas, Lord Privy Seal, was ingenious and Japan had always been an ally of Britain.
Japan began to industrialize with the support of Britain. The reason why Britain supported Japan in the first place was to contain Russia.
Although Japan seems to be useless now, compared with Poland, Japan is at least tasteless, and Poland is nothing but meat buns beating dogs.
"We'd better solve our own troubles first——"
Margaret Bondfield, the Labor Secretary and the first British woman to serve in the Cabinet, is frantic.
It’s not that the UK has no money, but the gap between rich and poor is too great, wealth is controlled by the elite, and the British people at the bottom are miserable.
In 1926, the British miners' strike ended in failure, and the labor movement entered a low ebb.
After the Labor Party came to power for the second time, British workers had high hopes for the Labor Party and hoped that the Labor cabinet would develop more welfare security systems for the working class.
When MacDonald first came to power, he did introduce some welfare policies, such as increasing unemployment benefits and so on.
Earlier this year, Snowden appointed Sir George May to chair a committee to review the state of public finances.
George May has been busy for several months and has come to the conclusion that if she wants to improve the fiscal situation, she must drastically cut public servant compensation expenses and cut public spending, which mainly includes cutting unemployment benefits.
As soon as the report came out, the whole country was in an uproar.
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