Steel Dynasty - Chapter 930

[Chapter 925 Tsarist Russia goes south]

“My dear friends, I deeply agree with what you said. If Da Yu does not want to become a colony of other countries in a hundred years, it must take action from now on and work hard for the rise of Da Yu.”

The officials were impassioned. In the warm atmosphere, Xiao Ming was deeply delighted.

Although the purpose of this North Korean meeting is to arrange the implementation of electricity, it is also one of his purposes to make officials feel the crisis facing the country.

There is no doubt that the “European Threat Theory” he delivered in the court this time was very effective. All the officials were gearing up and had the urge to compete with the great powers.

Feeling this, Xiao Ming planned to let the newspapers introduce the current world situation after the dissolution of the dynasty, so as to show the true strength of the European powers in front of the people of Dayu and let the people of Dayu have a clear understanding of the current world. Thereby uniting people’s hearts to improve the development efficiency of industry and commerce.

After all, in general, European countries have great war potential, and they have also received defected students from Great Chongqing, although these students only have some written theoretical knowledge.

However, Europe currently has a technological level close to that of the mid-to-late 18th century. Combining their theories may speed up technological advancement.

However, even so, he is not too worried. After all, the foundation of Great Chongqing has been laid. Even if European technology improves relatively, Great Chongqing’s technology will only improve faster.

What’s more, as an industrialized and populous country, it no longer needs to fear Western powers, because it is difficult for an industrial power to completely destroy another industrial power. At this time, the competition between countries is just a struggle for spheres of influence and the formulation of world rules.

“My Holy Emperor!”

As soon as Xiao Ming finished speaking, the ministers bowed in unison and said.

With a slight nod, Xiao Ming signaled to Qian Dafu that today’s court meeting was over. He had already given the overall plan, and now all that was left was the issue of implementation.

After the court was over, Xiao Ming went straight back to the imperial study and asked Qian Dafu to call Niu Ben and Luo Quan over.

He had learned about Tsarist Russia’s southward expansion before the morning court, and the bull run in the court was not an alarmist, and he was specifically trying to scare the officials.

“Have you figured out the strength of Tsarist Russia in Guandong now?”

After the two arrived, Xiao Ming asked, pointing to Guandong on the map.

This spying on military intelligence was carried out by the military alone. As the military system matures, pre-combat reconnaissance is gradually separated from the work of the secret guards. After all, the secret guards have many other things to do.

“We have basically figured it out. We almost sacrificed a team of Chasseurs for this. If the cavalry captain leading the team had been smart, they would have been caught by Tsarist Russia’s Cossart cavalry.” Niu Ben frowned, his expression solemn.

Luo Quan added: “There are currently more than 700,000 immigrants from Tsarist Russia north of Jianzhou and in Siberia. These more than 700,000 people are scattered in seven important castles, namely Tyumen Castle and Tobolsk Castle. , Yakutsk Castle, Okhotsk Fortress, Kamchatka Fort, Yaksa Castle, and Nerchinsk Castle. Among them, Yaksa and Nerchinsk are the closest to Jianzhou. They are also the fortresses with the largest number of troops stationed in Tsarist Russia. What is annoying is that Tsarist Russia seems to have tasted the sweetness. After Yaksa and Nerchinsk, they are preparing the eighth fortress Morgan, which is only a hundred miles away from Jianzhou.”

When Luo Quan was talking, Xiao. The cities of Tsarist Russia were clearly marked on the map one by one, and the red dots extended from Kanto to Siberia.

“More than 700,000 people, this is a large number. What’s more, the natives of Siberia have now surrendered to Tsarist Russia. The total number of people is more than this. Moreover, the Golden Horde has also surrendered to Tsarist Russia, which is even more troublesome. “Xiao Ming said, according to the knowledge of scientific and technological crystals, there are many indigenous people living in Siberia today, including Oschak, Nenitz, Evenk, Yakut, Kyrgyz, Buryat, and Yukaki. Er, Koryak, Kamchatka and other ethnic groups.

But these ethnic groups were annexed by Tsarist Russia one by one.

Now that the war in the south is basically over, Niu Ben and Luo Quan have set their sights on the north. The most important thing is that the train from Qingzhou to Guandong will be opened this year. The transportation of soldiers and supplies will be much easier, so that he can defeat Tsarist Russia with the army in Guandong.

“Although 700,000 people are many, Tsarist Russia actually does not have many troops in various castles. Even the garrisons of Nerchinsk and Yaksa are only about three to four thousand per city, but relatively speaking, their firearms are more sophisticated than those of Japan. Quite a few.” Niu Ben continued.

Xiao Ming had a calculation in his mind. For him, a battle with Tsarist Russia was a must.

The reason is simple. If Siberia is in the hands of the Russians, then the country of Chongqing will always be in a crisis of being attacked from both sides.

But once it owns the entire Siberia, the country of Chongqing will be backed by the natural danger of the Arctic Ocean, and its strategic environment will be greatly improved.

“How many troops can be mobilized at the moment?” Xiao Ming asked. Since he wants to fight, there is no need to hesitate. Now he has strengthened his will, not to mention that it is extremely tempting to go from the Bering Strait to North America.

“After the war in the south, the army stationed 100,000 people in the south in order to exterminate the remaining rebels and defend the Annan Kingdom in the southwest. The remaining 60,000 people returned to their respective stations, but immediately another 20,000 people went to Japan to garrison. In this way Calculated, we can flexibly mobilize only 40,000 people,” Luo Quan said.

As the chief general of the staff, he is very aware of the current deployment of the Chongqing army, although overall the number of the Chongqing army is quite large.

However, the number of troops evenly distributed is still not large. After all, Goryeo, Japan, and even the southwest are in a state that is not yet completely stable and requires military monitoring.

“Forty thousand people, plus the troops from Guandong, should be enough.” Xiao Ming was a little helpless. The huge army was scattered to pieces after the Eastern Expedition and the Western War. There was nothing that could be done about it, because this was the cost of colonization. price.

Of course, he can also unite these armies in one place, but with the current level of transportation, this is very expensive, so he can only win at the minimum cost.

“Enough!” Niu Ben said confidently: “Although Tsarist Russia attaches great importance to Guandong, Guandong is too far away from Tsarist Russia, but it is very close to us. It’s just that they lost in terms of logistics and transportation.”

Luo Quan nodded and agreed. The saying of Niu Ben.

“In this case, let’s show some respect to the Russians who built the city in Morgan. Now it’s time to discuss the ownership of the land with the Russians.” Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes.

In contemporary times, he can only recall the humiliation of the land being eroded bit by bit in history, but now, he can change it with his own hands.

PS: I just came back today. I am exhausted both physically and mentally. I will update this evening. I will update tomorrow depending on the situation. In addition, thank you all for your concern for the little snail princess. The doctor has asked me to continue to observe you for a few days. I just hope everything is okay.

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