Chapter 380 Schrödinger's Russia
"Looking at it this way, the athletes of the Japanese team are not here to confuse us, right? Boss?" When Jesla heard about the outbreak of war, he was shocked at first. Seeing his boss so angry, he expressed his doubts.
Sheffield caught the Olympic Games performing and then a fight broke out. He was naturally upset, and his donkey face was the most obvious feature. However, although the headlines were stolen, he still shook his head and said, "Japan is an imperial country, how could those athletes know the real situation? Besides, Orientals are very collectivist, and sacrificing some people for the greater good is very normal for them. The Japanese athletes should not know the inside story."
"Go and tell the media that the war between Japan and Imperial Russia is a war that is thousands of miles away and has nothing to do with us citizens of the United States. Turn down the heat on this matter and focus on reporting on the St. Louis Olympics and the World Expo." Sheffield scratched his head and determined the propaganda tone of his newspapers.
Sheffield thinks it won't be difficult to downplay the Russo-Japanese War as much as possible and get the citizens of the United States to focus on domestic affairs, because the Russo-Japanese War was a war in which the strength of the weak side was obvious from the outside. Even if others knew about it, most people would not think that the Japanese could defeat the Russians.
Although the war has broken out, we still have to grab the headlines, even if it’s just for our own amusement behind closed doors.
"These Japanese actually dare to go to war with the great Russia?" Natalia clenched her fists, and the imperial Russian aura burst out. "They will definitely regret it, these hateful Japanese."
"Yes, they will regret it! I believe that the Russian Empire will defeat the Japanese in a short time." Seeing Natalia's expression, Sheffield resolutely launched a fierce attack on Japan and praised the Russian Empire from music to literature. Everything he said was true. Russia was indeed strong in these two aspects. Classical music could be compared with Germany, and literature could be compared with France.
After speaking righteously and at the same time going against his conscience to make Natalia feel good, the slave owner was well rewarded, with many more red lip marks on his face.
Xiao Maomei was of Russian descent, so the slave owner naturally did not dare to say a word for Japan. If he said that the Russian Empire's naval fleet was far inferior to the Beiyang Fleet during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Natalia would definitely feel uncomfortable. Although this was actually the case, the Russo-Japanese naval battle was not much worse than the United States' unilateral defeat of the Spanish fleet.
Natalia was easy to deceive, but Rockefeller Jr. and Edith Rockefeller were not so easy to deceive. They both knew that the Morgan Alliance had lent money to the Imperial Government of Japan. Although this was due to the federal government's vigilance against the expansion of Imperial Russia, if Japan did not have the ability, Morgan, as a shrewd man, would not help Japan.
"William, can the Japanese really win? Russia is such a terrible country. Looking at the world map, how could this behemoth be defeated?" Rockefeller Jr. spoke with the standard tone of a map control.
The territory of the Russian Empire is indeed very scary, with an area of nearly 25 million square kilometers. This is the result of selling Alaska to the United States. The territory is so large that it is really enough to make people retreat at a glance.
Rockefeller Jr. did not think that the Japanese could win. This was definitely what most people thought. In essence, the current Japanese Empire was a semi-colonial country, and the contents of all the unequal treaties signed by Japan still exist.
The victory of the Sino-Japanese War did not change anything. In essence, before the Sino-Japanese War, European countries listened more to the opinions of the Qing Dynasty, and then listened to the opinions of Japan. The opinions of the Japanese were just opinions. The position swap between Japan and the Qing Dynasty was just a reversal of positions. For Britain, France, Germany and Russia, this did not have much impact.
As for countries like Venezuela and Colombia, these countries have always been weak ones. The international status of the Qing Dynasty and Japan is definitely stronger than these countries.
The Russo-Japanese War was a war that determined Japan's status. After that, all of Japan's unequal treaties were not abolished, but were not renewed after their expiration, allowing Japan to grow into a normal country.
Japan is now facing a situation where it is once again fighting for its life, bearing a bunch of unequal treaties.
"Japan has a large samurai class, and this class is now serving in the military." Sheffield said, "This country is similar to the lords of European countries. It really looks like the predecessor of the Germans, the Holy Roman Empire. The Japanese also regard the Germans as their teachers."
"The Japanese only know how to attack by surprise. They must know that they cannot beat the Russians. If Japan can win, the Chinese would have won long ago." Edith Rockefeller taunted, "If Japan loses the war, Morgan's loan will not be recovered, which is a good thing."
"Hopefully! Japan should not be underestimated. Japan's samurai class belongs to their main ethnic group, which is different from China." Sheffield thought of the logistics of fighting with faith before the Russian bombs arrived. He felt that history would not be reversed, and Japan would win.
Since the Tang Dynasty, when generals and ministers were promoted, the status of civil officials far exceeded that of military officials. Since then, there has been no respected military officer class in China. Although the Eight Banners are mainly military forces, the total population of the Eight Banners is only one million. What a concept, one-four hundredth of the Chinese population. It can only be said that different countries have different conditions. If there is no military officer class, it is inevitable that we cannot learn from Japan.
For the citizens of the United States, Sheffield, a media tycoon, was grabbing headlines and deliberately emphasizing the disparity in national power between the Russian Empire and Japan, giving citizens the wrong impression that the war between Russia and Japan was just a minor conflict that would definitely end with an easy Russian victory and would not last long.
The citizens of the United States who were indoctrinated with this information felt that this war was not a big deal. At the same time, news about the St. Louis World's Fair and the Olympics took over the headlines that should have belonged to Japan and Russia.
At this time, the slave owners should thank the Monroe Doctrine for making the citizens of the United States pay more attention to the current situation. If the atmosphere was like that in European countries, there would be a big quarrel now.
While the whole world was paying attention to the Russo-Japanese War, the United States was calm. The most eye-catching things were the cute Olympic mascots and the new model of using the Olympics to promote products.
Sheffield lived up to his reputation as the king of emerging industries and used the Olympics and the World Expo as a stage for advertising. It was precisely because he wanted to advertise that he was so dissatisfied with the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War at this time. It almost made his investment in advertising go down the drain.
"One day I will make Japan pay the price!" Although he was talking about the war that grabbed the headlines, in front of Natalia, Sheffield said that he was standing on the side of Russia.
He tiptoed over. Such an obvious intention aroused Natalia's vigilance. She stammered nervously, "What are you going to do? I'm still a little nervous."
"Baby, don't be nervous. Since you are a woman, you have to find a man, right? This is inevitable." Sheffield came forward and said in a sweet voice, "We will all take this step sooner or later."
Thousands of miles away, the Incheon Harbor was filled with the roar of cannons, the harbor was ablaze with smoke, and the Japanese Combined Fleet attacked the Russian naval fleet in the harbor in the night, sinking the battleship "Prince" and the cruiser "Pallada". The next day, Japan once again launched a further attack on Russian warships in Incheon, and the explosions and cannons alarmed the entire Incheon.
This sneak attack was very successful, but it also caused great shock in Europe, because Japan once again launched a war without declaration. Although the Japanese had done this once ten years ago, because they were not facing a European country, it naturally did not resonate with the Europeans. This time, the party at war was a European country.
"European newspapers are so interesting. I think the biggest unsolved mystery in Europe is whether the Russians are Europeans. When facing the Russians themselves, they say that Russians are not Europeans. When Russia goes to war with other countries, they automatically become Europeans!" Wireless telegraphy has matured these days and there will not be too much information delay. Naturally, Sheffield soon heard the voice of Europe and proposed a European eternal topic, which is called Schrödinger's Russians.
I have no opinion on whether to attack Sheffield or not. This is not the first time Japan has attacked, and they will do so in the future. The Japanese are just like this, and no one can change them.
Since the surprise attack that severely damaged the Russian fleet in Incheon, the port of Incheon has been blockaded by the Japanese Combined Fleet.
The United States naturally watched from across the Pacific, but the same could not be said of the Russians, whose attacks, without any formal declaration of war, were initially met with skepticism and then anger in Russia. A stirring patriotic song praising the officers and men of the Varyag was soon composed.
The whole of Russia was indignant and wanted to give the Japanese, who had attacked without declaring war, a lesson. The Russian people's little father was keenly aware of this. As long as they defeated the Japanese, the cohesion of the country would be improved.
Tsar Nicholas II and his ministers were determined to do everything in their power to retaliate. Kuropatkin was appointed commander of the Far Eastern Navy, Admiral Stepan Osipovich Makarov was sent to Port Arthur to take charge of naval affairs, and soon Nicholas II also decided to send the pride of the Russian Imperial Navy, the Second Fleet, from its Baltic base, literally to the other side of the world. The people of St. Petersburg were filled with the belief of victory and revenge, waiting for news of the complete victory of the Russian Empire.
Countries all over the world are also looking forward to the outcome of the war.
(End of this chapter)
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