Nothing in this world was perfect. Though the Japanese blade was not sharp, it would still hurt when it struck someone.
The key reason they could not kill off the Russian Bear was the Russian Empire's vast territory, which was even larger than in the original timeline.
The worst consequence of the Russo-Japanese War would be the loss of the Far East, and that would be the end of it. With Japan's strength, it was simply impossible for them to punch through Siberia.
After a moment of silence, Friedrich slowly said, "Japan alone is naturally not enough, but it will be different if we add the other nationalities seeking independence.
"Finland, the Baltic Sea region, Poland, Bulgaria, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and other areas all have no shortage of anti-Russian forces.
"When the Russian Empire is strong, these anti-Russian forces cannot amount to much. But it will be different when the Russian Bear declines.
"If the independent organizations are not strong enough, then add the Russian revolutionaries as well.
"Although Alexander II's reforms have, to a certain extent, eased the Russian Empire's social contradictions, the core conflicts still remain.
"The Russian people can tolerate their government losing to European nations, but they will absolutely be unable to tolerate losing to the uncivilized Japanese.
"Add to that the bourgeoisie dissatisfied with the distribution of power. As long as we give them a push from behind, the likelihood of revolution breaking out in Russia will be very high."
Clearly, Friedrich had done his homework as well. He already had a thorough grasp of the Russian Empire's internal dangers.
For a behemoth like the Russian Empire, crushing it from the outside was simply too difficult. The only ones who could truly bring it down were the Russians themselves.
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