However, Russia's performance in recent years can only be said to be unsatisfactory, and it has not developed much in the diplomatic and military fields. Although there are millions of gray animals, the gray animals are still cattle after all, and there is no way to compare with other well-equipped European armies.
Throughout the history of Russian military development, there are almost no outstanding achievements. They all rely on the accumulation of cannon fodder and enemy consumption. When it comes to the specific details of the war, it is even more terrible. That is, the blood is too thick to support this kind of gameplay.
Even though Russia defeated France in history, the enemy still captured the capital, set fire to Moscow, and relied on the weather to force Napoleon back to Western Europe.
Although this style of play resulted in the final victory of the war, it was not commendable in Ernst's opinion. On the one hand, British was suppressing France in the east at that time. On the other hand, there were a large number of feudal aristocratic forces in France (including the occupied areas) causing trouble. The fall of the Russian capital Moscow at that time itself is a good illustration of the problem.
As long as Russian army has a higher combat level and military literacy, it will not rely on the lives of gray animals to fill the victory. It can be said to be a victory that kills four hundred enemies and damages one thousand. In this era, Russians has a large population and can produce enough to support this war situation.
Therefore, in Ernst's view, Russia's military capabilities are not as strong as the "combat nation" boasted by some self-media in previous lives.
Of course, it is undeniable that Russians's resilience is worthy of recognition. Every time the enemy thought it could strangle Russia to death, Russians was able to turn defeat into victory. This shows to a certain extent that within Russia, especially at the highest level, non-Surrender Factions who have a tough attitude towards foreign enemies account for the majority. At least according to the history that Ernst learned in his previous life, this is the basic fact.
As for Russia's diplomacy, it is even more terrible. Whether it is Russia, the Soviet Union, or later Russia, the level of diplomacy is a mess. Whenever a Bismarck-like figure appears, Russia will not always become the one who is surrounded and suppressed by the "world".
Of course, this does not work in the military and diplomatic fields. The fundamental reason is that the national strength is not strong enough, and the economic level plays an important role in the national strength.
The highlight moment of the Russian economy was the Soviet period, which was also the time when Russia was closest to world hegemony. It is a pity that the "stupid, clumsy" Russians could not beat the United States people after all.
Thinking of this, Ernst said, "In the completion stage of our First Five-Year Plan, there is a high probability that Japan and Russia will have a war. Now the United Kingdom is transfusing Japan with blood and letting it fight against Russia instead of Britain."
National Security Bureau Director Morin frowned and said, "With Japan's national strength, it should be unlikely that they will challenge Russia!"
Morin thinks His Highness the Crown Prince's idea is a bit surprising. Although National Security Bureau has more dealings with Japan, it is hard to imagine how Japan's national power can confront a world-class power like Russia.
Ernst understood the thoughts of his subordinates. This was also the view of Japan from most countries in the world. In Ernst's view, Japan's true status as a great power was achieved through its victory over Russia.
Although Japan defeated a world power like Far East Empire, no one would think that Japan was strong, but that Far East Empire was too weak at this time, and defeating Russia would be different. Although Russia's level is not too high, there are only a handful of countries in the world that can say that they can definitely defeat Russia.
"You who have been dealing with Japan all year round should know very well that Japan is a country that cannot be underestimated. Their culture has a kind of madness, and it is this madness that makes all Japanese like machines that never sleep, eat less, and do more. Japanese's mental state is not normal human beings at all."
Regarding Ernst's words, Morin thought for a moment, and then thought about Japan's social situation. He had to admit that His Highness the Crown Prince's words were very reasonable.
"As His Highness said, Japanese is indeed a bunch of lunatics. It is difficult to find a hard-working human group like Japan in the world today, who are also crazy and superstitious about the Japanese imperial government."
"Members of our Japan branch said that although Japanese is short and thin, their work is no worse than that of any country in the world, and their military also has a spirit of disregarding death. This may be due to Japan's deformed Bushido culture, which is more extreme than militaristic Germany."
"Japan's ability to become the fastest-growing country in Asia in recent years despite a lack of resources and a poor country has a lot to do with Japan's extreme national character."
"If we Rhine Empire citizens also have this kind of character, then I am afraid that East Africa's current economic size can double again, or it can provoke wars around the world. At least the entire Sub-Saharan Africa will have no problems."
Although East Africa in the early days was considered by the international community to be a typical militaristic country with an aggressive nature, Japan was much more extreme than East Africa. After all, East Africa had rarely challenged any rivals beyond its level. Although the United Kingdom suffered defeat at the hands of East Africa, it was because it did not have a clear understanding of East Africa's national power.
Japan is not like East Africa. As long as you pay a little attention to the country, you can have a clearer understanding of Japan's national conditions, including population, industry, military and other information.
Take Far East War as an example. Both sides are well-known, but Far East Empire did a poor job on Japan's intelligence, or did not pay attention to it at all. On the contrary, Japan studied Far East Empire very deeply. This detail greatly affected the trend of the war.
Therefore, South African War is not a real leapfrog challenge, Far East War is, and Ernst judges that next, Japan will continue to challenge all opponents in the world that are much more powerful than itself. First, Tsarist Russia, and then the United Kingdom and United States will be unable to escape.
And this is only a matter of time. As long as Japan continues to develop, it is bound to continue to expand externally. Then there were conflicts with various interest countries in the Far East.
Including East Africa is also within this possibility. After all, many military bases and colonies in East Africa are also very important in Pacific Ocean, especially Southern Ryukyu Islands and Northern Kingdom of Hawaii. These two islands (groups) can even be said to be the life gate to Japan.
"Pay close attention to the dynamics of Britain, Russia, and Japan. If a war really breaks out between Japan and Russia, we must be prepared, especially Russia. Can we intervene? Russia is the key country." Ernst ordered Morin.
As always, every war related to the world structure, Ernst is about to make a windfall of war, and Russo-Japanese War is very likely to be the first war between major powers in the twentieth century.
Although the current national strength of Japan is not up to the level of the great powers, and is even much worse than that of the same period in history, there is a blood transfusion between Japan and United States behind Japan, and coupled with Japan's crazy military policy, the possibility of an Russo-Japanese War outbreak is extremely high.
Without the 200 million taels of silver compensation from the previous life, it was relatively difficult for Japan to develop its industry, but it still took some money from the Far East Empire.
Ernst is completely powerless on this point. The main reason is that after Far East War, Far East Empire the knees of the feudal government became even softer, and Japan did not get completely satisfactory results in Far East War, so Japan threatened Far East Imperial Government several times after Far East War.
But this time no one stood up to confront Japan. After all, the person in charge of the Far East Naval War was still liquidated after the war and had lost the future of the war. Therefore, the internal power struggle made no one dare to take the responsibility for breaking out the war.
However, Ernst estimates that the current Far East Empire government is not far away from death. By then, East Africa will have to change its foreign policy with the new Far East Empire government.
After all, East Africa cannot be lost to the Far East Imperial interests. It is not that Ernst is evil-minded, but that these interests are not taken by the Far East Imperial Government and are likely to be resold to other countries by the Far East Imperial Government. It is better to use them to enhance the national power of East Africa.