"What? Vladivostok is going to be defeated?"

In the imperial study, when Emperor Chenhao of the Chinese Empire heard the news of the capture of the Vladivostok fortress, he was extremely surprised.

"Your Majesty, it's true. This is the report from the First War Zone, and the General Staff sent it overnight."

Wang Shizhen handed the battle report to Wang Chenhao. Wang Chenhao took it and read it, and kept praising it.

"I am also planning to go to the front line to supervise the war tomorrow morning and strive to take Vladivostok in one go, but I didn't expect that they would actually fight! That's great!"

The huge rock hanging in Wang Chenhao's heart finally fell down to be able to take down the Vladivostok fortress, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Wang Shizhen said: "I don't know what tactics Duan Qirui and Lianghuadian used. They captured the second river fortress defended by the Russian army overnight, thus opening the defensive gap in the Vladivostok fortress. The next day, they forced more than 90,000 Russian troops to surrender. The materials seized alone exceeded 200 million dragon coins, which was a great victory."

Wang Chenhao said happily with difficulty: "The materials are still secondary. In addition to causing huge material losses to the Russian army, the Russian army will be hit harder, and the failure of the Russian army's entire spring counterattack plan."

The so-called Russian army's spring counterattack plan was a judgment made by the General Staff of the Chinese Empire based on the Russian military's military's military mobilization. They believed that the Russian army planned to use Vladivostok and Boli fortresses to restrain the main force of the Chinese Empire, and took the opportunity to assemble a large army on the line of Nebchu, preparing to wipe out the Chinese Empire's Yuboli and Vladivostok fortresses.

The General Staff saw through the Russian military's combat deployment and made two plans. One was to capture the Vladivostok fortress in a short period of time, so that they could have no worries and fight with the Russian army with the fortress. The other was to not capture Vladivostok in a short period of time, so they took the initiative to retreat and retreat back to the country. The former was strategically active, while the latter was strategically passive, and Wang Chenhao planned to go to the front line of Vladivostok to supervise the battle in order to continue to occupy the strategically active situation.

Now that Vladivostok has been captured, the Chinese Emperor can continue to take the strategic initiative, so that the Russian army attempted to wipe out the Chinese Emperor's attempt to go bankrupt under the fortress.

Wang Shizhen agreed: "Yes, the capture of the Vladivostok fortress by our army is equivalent to a blow to Tsarist Russia. It will be a huge blow to the morale of the Emperor* team and the morale of the enemy."

Wang Chenhao nodded and said, "Duan Qirui and Lianghua Palace have made great contributions. They have issued an order to commend the two, and awarded the first-class Jiahe Medal. Yu Ming, a soldier who died in the Second Front Army and the Third Front Army, gave a grand funeral and pension to the wounded and sick, and all other meritorious soldiers were rewarded for their merits."

"Your Majesty is wise, I am obeying the order!" Wang Shizhen accepted the order and continued: "The rapid acquisition of Vladivostok fortress is entirely due to His Majesty's encouragement. If His Majesty had not been to the emperor's command in person, Duan Qirui and Lianghua Palace would not have the determination to continue to fight."

Wang Chenhao smiled and said, "My encouragement may have a certain effect, but the real contribution is due to the soldiers' lives.

Then, Wang Chenhao said happily: "I will be over tomorrow. I want to see what method they have used to attack the No. 1 Fortress in the Far East so quickly."

Wang Shizhen paused and said, "Your Majesty, since Vladivostok has been broken, Your Majesty should not go again."

Wang Chenhao said: "Since I have already said I want to go to the front line of Vladivostok, I cannot go back on my word."

Wang Shizhen said: "Your Majesty, the most important thing at the moment is no longer the Vladivostok frontline, but the Russian army's offensive in the ancient direction of Méng."

Wang Chenhao asked: "How is the recent battle between méng Gu?"

Wang Shizhen replied: "Report to Your Majesty, the troops in the Fourth War Zone have retreated to the territory of the inner and outer areas, and the Russian army has almost occupied the entire outer and outer areas."

The four armies in the Fourth War Zone of the Chinese Empire were responsible for fighting against Russia in the direction of the Gukulun and Ulya Sutai. In the end, the General Staff changed the combat plan.

In order to ensure that the main force of the Chinese Empire pacified the Russian military forces in the Korean Peninsula and the Far East as soon as possible, the General Staff formulated a strategic deployment to first eliminate worries and turn around and deal with the main force of the Russian army.

Of course, the General Staff gave up the foreign ancient times and many unknown secrets. First, the foreign princes and ministers such as Zhebu Zundan have defected to Russia, and the Chinese Emperor was in a passive situation in the foreign ancient war. Second, compared with the internal ancient areas, the economic model of the foreign ancient ancient war was purely feudal serf system, and the ancient kings and princes enjoyed higher interests than the mainland, which would hinder the future economic and political development of the empire. Instead of turning against the imperial government and the ancient kings and princes in the future, it would be better to use the Russian army to destroy the political and economic order of the foreign ancient war with the Russian army. Third, the ancient area entered winter, and the desert snowfield was conducive to the Russian Cossack cavalry regiments' operations, which was not conducive to the Chinese Emperor's operations.

Fourth, the Chinese Emperor retreated from the outside world, which was nothing more than exchanging space for time, winning time for the Korean Peninsula and the Far East.

In short, the General Staff has made arrangements based on the strategy of killing three birds with one stone from the beginning, trying to avoid the edge of the elite Russian troops in Central Asia. The enemy went deeper, so that the enemy could lengthen the front line and disperse the troops. Finally, after the main force of the Emperor of China returned to the army, then carried out a comprehensive counterattack.

Now, the Battle of the Korean Peninsula has ended, and the Russian army's two major decision-making cities in the Far East have fallen. The defense capability of the other Boli Fortress is far inferior to that of the Vladivostok. It is currently under fierce attack from the First Front Army. According to the report of the First Front Army, Boli Fortress can be put in place every once in a while.

It can be said that the Chinese Empire has basically won the Far East, and it is now a critical moment to mobilize troops to fight against the millions of Russian troops reinforced from Europe. The General Staff even placed the battlefield in the ancient times.

"At present, the Russian Cossack cavalry regiments have the advantage in the war in the ancient desert. The imperial cavalry units are small, and most of them are not opponents. In addition, although the inner and ancient troops sent troops to assist the imperial war, they are limited to guarding the inner and ancient times, and their active combat is not high."

Wang Chenhao frowned and said, "In the ancient war, cavalry is the main force. It is possible to deal with the Cossack cavalry regiment that is coming and going like the wind. It must use the ancient cavalry to fight."

Wang Chenhao thought for a while, and then said, "Since that's the case, I'll order the Ministry of Finance to give some benefits to the princes and ministers of the inner flags and then double the salary to let the Méng Ancient Cavalry go to war?"

Wang Shizhen said: "This can have some effect, but it is not enough!"

Wang Chenhao asked, "What do you mean by your opinion?"

Wang Shizhen then said: "Your Majesty, I think that the tribes in the inner world have always been closely linked to the Central Plains, and are different from the tribes in the outer world. However, the empire is now in charge of the Han people, and the Han class who turned over the rule still has a deep prejudice against the eight banners of the ancient tribes, which is no less than the anger of the eight banners of Manchuria."

Wang Chenhao nodded and said, "I know this too, but the resentment caused by this hierarchical oppression that left over from the Qing Dynasty for two or three hundred years cannot be diluted in one or two years. It will take time for the Han people to accept them."

Wang Shizhen agreed: "I also know this, but although the Emperor* team is brave and kind at the moment, due to the inconvenient transportation conditions in the ancient desert, the imperial infantry can't do without the protection of cavalry if they fight in such a region. In addition, the Russian Cossack Cavalry Group is extremely ferocious, and if you are not careful, you will lead to a miserable defeat."

Wang Chenhao asked: "Where has the railway been built?"

Wang Shizhen replied: "The railway leading to the ancient times was only built to Guisui, Chahar, Korqin and other places, and can basically control the central and eastern regions of the inner ancient times."

Wang Chenhao frowned and said, "The railway failed to pass through the ancient times, and the vast desert is a huge challenge to the logistics of the Emperor's team."

Wang Shizhen nodded and said, "Your Majesty is very true! The reason why the Imperial Team is extremely brave is that the logistical firepower advantage is one of the key factors. When attacking the Vladivostok fortress, the General Logistics Department transported the materials to Heilongjiang. When sending them to the Vladivostok front line, he felt inconvenient transportation, and the Imperial Team consumed too much ammunition and was a little overwhelmed. In the ancient Méng area, this impact was even greater."

Wang Chenhao understood in his heart that his military ideas that led the century and seriously affected the Chinese Emperor's Team. At this time, the Chinese Emperor's Team's ideas were like the US military that led the century to fight, using equipment to overwhelm the enemy's will to eliminate and defeat the enemy's will. Although this could bring huge combat effectiveness, it also caused too fast logistics consumption and huge logistics supply pressure.

Wang Chenhao smiled bitterly, secretly asking that everything has its pros and cons. To bring advanced tactical ideas to the Chinese Emperor ** team too early will inevitably have negative impacts in this regard.

Thinking of this, Wang Chenhao said: "Since it is not suitable for the decisive battle in the ancient times, we will change our direction and advance westward along the Russian Siberian Railway from the northeast and the Far East. We use the Russian railway to transport soldiers and supplies, and the effect should be very good."

Wang Shizhen asked: "But the Russian army will play to their strengths. They may not place the battlefield in the Siberian mountains. The Russian Cossack Cavalry regiment can easily start a sudden battle from outside and even launch a battle and send cavalry to raid the Central Plains."

Wang Chenhao frowned and said, "But if we put the main force in the ancient times, the logistics will not keep up with it and will fall into a passive situation.

Wang Shizhen thought for a while and said, "For the sake of the present, I think I have to rely on the ancient cavalry, and do not ask the ancient cavalry to repel the Cossack cavalry, as long as they can haunt them and prevent them from coming to harass the infantry and artillery of the empire."

Wang Chenhao said: "But you said that these ancient people may not do their best. If they suddenly turn against each other, wouldn't it cause the Emperor* team to be in a place of doom?"

Wang Shizhen said: "I have a way to make the ancient cavalry use by Your Majesty?"

Wang Chenhao said, "You have a way? Tell me!"

Wang Shizhen received the order, so he said: "In fact, this is also what the General Staff has planned for a long time. I hope that Your Majesty can marry Méng Gu."

Wang Chenhao smiled bitterly and said, "Can marriage solve the problem? Then, will I not have to fight if I marry the Russian princess directly?"

Wang Shizhen retorted: "Your Majesty's words are bad! Since ancient times, marriage has been the fastest way to form alliances. The Qing Dynasty has gained the loyalty of the ancient tribes through marriage. Even in modern times, people like Zeng Gelinqin appeared. I think that the reason why the foreign rebellion was mainly because they were rejected by the Han people. If Your Majesty could marry with the ancient tribes, this problem could be resolved immediately. Even if the problem cannot be solved fundamentally, at least in a short time, it will not be too late to make a long-term plan after the empire defeated Russia."

"A slowdown plan?"

"Yes, your majesty, you can say that!" Wang Shizhen continued: "If the marriage is successful, you can get 300,000 cavalrymen to join the war."

Wang Chenhao said, "Where did the 300,000 cavalry come from?"

Wang Shizhen smiled mysteriously and said, "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty agrees to marry, the Shaowudakorqin Alliance will send 120,000 troops, the Zhelim Alliance will send 40,000 troops, the Alxa League will send 80,000 troops, the Xilingol League will send 40,000 troops, and the Ikezhao League will send 20,000 troops. This is 300,000 troops. With the influence of the five alliances, other ancient méng tribes will also send troops to participate in the war, so 300,000 is just a conservative estimate."

Wang Chenhao was immediately overjoyed and said, "There are 300,000 ancient cavalry that is enough to contain the Russian Cossack Cavalry Regiment!"

Then, Wang Chenhao recalled the taste and suddenly stared at Wang Shizhen and asked, "Your General Staff has indeed been planning for a long time. Have you already planned with me?"

Wang Shizhen hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty forgives your crime, I dare not, I am just thinking about the empire."

Wang Chenhao smiled helplessly and said, "You are not wrong! When you sit in my position, you can't help but have many things!" Wang Shizhen bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise! Sacrifice the ego and fulfill the big self, and the imperial subjects all feel that His Majesty has made."

"Okay! Stop flattering!" Wang Chenhao smiled bitterly and said, "Tell me, what marriages have you arranged for me? All the five alliances are willing to send troops, and there are many. You won't have arranged five concubines for me, right?"

Wang Shizhen smiled shyly at this time and said, "Not many, there are only two. One is the Princess of Shaowuda Korqin League, and the other is the Princess Erut of Alxa League."

Wang Chenhao knew it. He had just heard about the numbers of the méng ancient tribes sending troops. Korqin and Alxashan sent the most troops, which was obviously most related to marriage.

Wang Chenhao sighed and said, "Now, the harem will be lively for a while!"

Wang Shizhen smiled and said, "Actually, Princess Korqin, you know him, Borjijit-Salina, who is the commander of the palace Yulin Army."

It turned out to be her!

Wang Chenhao felt a little better, but his relationship with Shalina is pretty good now, and he will still have feelings for him after he is developing it slowly.

Seeing Wang Chenhao nodding, Wang Shizhen said again: "Another minister also heard that he was named Ulan Qiqige, a beautiful huāduo in the ancient language. He heard that he was also a beauty, and he could attract butterflies to dance with him when he danced."

Wang Chenhao laughed and said, "Is it possible that Concubine Xiang is still alive?"

Wang Shizhen didn't know who Xiang Fei was, and was stunned. Wang Chenhao immediately stopped talking about her, turned to the main business and asked, "If I promised the marriage, can I guarantee that they fulfill their promise?"

Wang Shizhen nodded affirmatively and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I dare to use the head to guarantee it!"

Wang Chenhao nodded and asked, "What are their conditions?"

Wang Shizhen said: "Report to Your Majesty, the Five Alliances have only proposed that when Your Majesty wants to reform the Méng Gu in the future, they need to protect their interests."

Wang Chenhao smiled and said, "Their eyes are clear and tight!"

Wang Chenhao thought about it in his mind, and not only did he secretly ask him to make two beauties, but their dowry was 300,000 cavalrymen, which was like a great thing to be in the back.

Thinking of this, Wang Chenhao nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then you can discuss with Zhang Feng and make this matter as soon as possible."

"I obey the order!"
Chapter completed!