In Tumu Prefecture, Ili Province of the Great China Empire, Wu Jie, the commander-in-chief of the Great China Empire's army, stood calmly in front of the map.
He doesn't have the nervousness of Vladimir Sergeyev.
Wu Jie saw Qu Tian standing aside and joked: "The supreme commander of the Russian army is just a marquis, so he is looking down on me, Mr. Wu.
If the Russian army does not send a prince or a grand duke, I feel that there will be no sense of accomplishment in this war, even if it is a victory."
When Qu Tian heard Wu Jie's speech, he joked: "Mr. Cai, you are so happy because you see the front line is progressing smoothly.
Who was so angry before that he kept banging the table and wanted to go to the front line to take command personally?"
"The soldiers on the front line are indeed fighting well, so I don't need to worry about them.
Signal troops from various armies gradually arrived at the Kazakh tribe, where there were telegrams.
Their actions have been summarized, and the situation is very good."
After Cai Gong Wu Jie finished speaking, he took out a few command flags with a smile and walked to the sand table in front.
"Zhang Wansi led the First Cavalry Division to a good start and nearly annihilated the Russian forward.
The imperial cavalry built under the guidance of His Majesty's new ideas is far more powerful than the Russian Cossack cavalry.
They are attracting the attention of the Russian army and creating opportunities for other armies.
The 2nd Cavalry Division led by Hong Han outflanked the main force of the Russian army from the left flank.
The Fourth Cavalry Division led by Zhong Liang bypassed the Russian army's rear and cut off the Russian army's logistics line.
The Sixth Cavalry Division led by Battle outflanked the main force of the Russian army from the right wing.
Four cavalry divisions came from all directions to surround the main force of the Russian army, preventing them from leaving the battlefield.
The cavalry is not strong in attacking fortresses, and the Fourth Army will annihilate the Russian army.
All strategic goals have been achieved, and we can eat these hundreds of thousands of Russian troops in one bite.
When the time comes, the empire reaches the Black Sea and threatens Russia's hinterland at all times."
Qu Tian, deputy chief of staff, watched the progress of the frontline troops and listened to Cai Gong Wu Jie's explanation of the strategy of the Kazakh war zone.
He also hopes to wait until the day when the imperial army wins.
This war achieved all strategic goals, and the northwestern part of the empire would be stable for at least several hundred years.
Deputy Chief of General Staff Qu Tian suggested: "Mr. Cai Gong and Commander Zhang Wansi fought this war very well. The Northwest Governor's Office has not achieved success for a long time.
I think this good news should be sent to the capital immediately.
Let the people of the world celebrate with us."
Cai Gong and Wu Jie listened to the opinions of Chief of Staff Qu Tian.
He has been guarding the northwest for a long time, and his political sense has declined.
The good news should be sent to the capital immediately in order to obtain more support from the court.
Cai Gong Wu Jie personally compiled the reports from the front line. He wrote a successful report on behalf of the Northwest Governor's Office and sent it to the capital via telegram.
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The war between the Great China Empire and Russia has always attracted a lot of attention from Emperor Su He.
Military affairs are related to the life and death of the empire.
An important turning point for a country to turn from prosperity to decline is the failure of foreign wars.
Emperor Su He also knew that Tsarist Russia was definitely not a soft persimmon.
Tsarist Russia, which is still an agricultural country, relies on a large number of gray livestock and has a very strong war background.
Especially since the Romanov dynasty had just been established, Tsarist Russia was still in a period of rising national power.
Russia is worthy of being a rival to the Chinese Empire.
Zhou Fangzhigong reported: "Your Majesty, Xiang Wenzhong, an official of the Telegraph Bureau, is waiting outside the door. Cai Gong Wu Jie has sent a good news."
Emperor Su He excitedly ordered: "Hurry up."
No one can predict the outcome of a war until it is determined.
Emperor Su He felt relieved when he heard the good news.
Xiang Wenzhong walked into the Qianqing Palace with the telegram. He respectfully handed the telegram to Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi and waited by himself.
Emperor Su He received the telegram from Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi and began to read the frontline situation reported by Wu Jie, the commander-in-chief of the Sino-Russian War.
"Well done to Zhang Wansi, this war was fought very well.
In my name, a report is sent to commend the First Cavalry Division."
Emperor Su He was very happy. The 1st Cavalry Division almost completely wiped out the Russian Cossack cavalry with a small number of casualties.
This war was fought so well that it completely established the prestige of the Great China Empire.
When Western countries learned about the outcome of this war, they no longer dared to lick the whiskers of the Great China Empire.
Hit with one punch to avoid a hundred punches coming.
The Great China Empire used Russia as a stepping stone to become a powerful nation recognized by other countries.
The prestige of land warfare has been established. When naval warfare defeats the naval powers of Europe, the Great China Empire will become the world's hegemon.
"This telegram is handed over to the newspaper for publication throughout the country.
Let the people of the country know the bravery of the imperial soldiers."
Emperor Su He issued an order, and many newspapers such as "Yanhuang Daily" and "Hualian News" urgently published special issues, reporting the news that Zhang Wansi led the First Cavalry Division and achieved a great victory.
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The tsar's special envoy, Margrave Karl Novikov, learned from newspapers about the war between the Chinese Empire and Russia.
He was restless and would buy newspapers every day to inquire about news from the front line.
He could not rely on Russia's power to understand the news on the front line.
Information about the front line can only be obtained through the newspapers of the Great China Empire.
Because the Dahua Empire has a technology called telegraphy, which can instantly understand the situation thousands of miles away.
Margrave Karl Novikov saw the French representative Count André von Dillen and the English representative Count George Johnson.
Each of them took a newspaper and hurried to the room where he was.
Marquis Karl Novikov asked with a sarcastic tone: "How can you two busy people have time to come to me?"
Both of them have been busy during this time.
They used money to open the way and invited some college students or primary and secondary school teachers to explain to them some scientific knowledge about the Great China Empire.
They purchased large amounts of supplies and made friends with businessmen from great powers and empires.
Through these merchants, we can learn about the industrial situation of the Great China Empire.
This is the work of two people, and Marquis Karl Novikov should not be so angry.
But they represent the Russian mission, act in the name of the Russian mission, and occupy the Russian mission's quota for exchanges.
In order to facilitate the control of the Russian mission, the Great China Empire only gave two places for outings.
When Margrave Karl Novikov refused to agree to this, they threatened to cut off the confession.
Regardless of victory or defeat in this war, domestic resources will be greatly consumed.
If Russia wanted to recover quickly after the war, it had to rely on assistance from France and England.
After considering everything, Marquis Karl Novikov had no choice but to agree to their conditions.
He himself could not leave Honglu Temple, so he could only rely on newspapers and bribe the small officials of Honglu Temple to learn about the situation of the Great China Empire.
Count George Johnson knew the reason for Marquis Karl Novikov's sour tone.
But there is no real friendship between countries, it is all about exchanges of interests.
For the benefit of England, he will do whatever it takes.
Civil strife in England caused by the conflict between the royal party and the parliamentary party.
National power will inevitably decline, and England wants to rise again.
The technology he learned from the Dahua Empire will become the most critical point.
This kind of opportunity to enhance national strength is also his ladder of promotion. Earl George Johnson will never give up this opportunity.
He did not want to argue with Margrave Karl Novikov about the matter.
Just take out a copy of the just-released "Yanhuang Daily".
The title on the main board of this newspaper was "New developments in the Sino-Russian War: Zhang Wansi led the 1st Cavalry Division to achieve a great victory."
Earl George Johnson also read the title in Russian.
After hearing this, Marquis Karl Novikov's expression changed drastically.
He immediately grabbed the newspaper and murmured: "How is this possible? It has only been ten days since the Great China Empire declared war.
The empire's Cossack cavalry cannot hold out for even ten days.
Fake news, this must be fake news.”
Earl George Johnson shook his head and said helplessly: "For ten days, the strength of the troops was almost equal, and you Russian Cossack cavalry did not last even a day.
I think the country should regret very much and choose to support Russia.
You guys are so useless that you can’t help me up at all.”
Earl George Johnson felt even more fortunate. Fortunately, the country did not choose to take action personally, otherwise there would be no room for maneuver.
Margrave Karl Novikov could not believe this, so he called for a translator to carefully translate the contents of the newspaper for him.
He wanted to find errors and omissions in this newspaper to refute this false news.
Marquis Karl Novikov searched four or five times, but he could not find any points to refute.
The newspapers described the war in great detail.
Marquis Karl Novikov knew the Russian army better, and the casual content in the newspapers was indeed the performance of the Russian army.
If this is a lie, then the Chinese Empire’s understanding of Russia is astonishing.
Count Andrei von Dillen saw the dejected look of Margrave Karl Novikov.
He knew that what was reported in the newspaper was basically correct in the opinion of Marquis Karl Novikov.
Especially this strange Cossack cavalry.
Most of the Russian Cossack cavalry are old antiques. They rely on swords and bows and arrows, and stick to cold weapons for fighting.
But there were several Cossack cavalry who received firearms training, and they gave up bows and arrows and chose firearms.
The Cossack cavalry annihilated by the Great China Empire cavalry in the newspaper should be this special Cossack cavalry.
They were incompatible with the mainstream Cossack cavalry.
Marquis Karl Novikov was wondering whether there was an internal problem in the Russian army when the Cossack cavalry was defeated so quickly.
Earl George Johnson admired the strength of the Great China Empire and believed the report in this newspaper.
Count Andrei von Dillen was somewhat dubious.
He really couldn't believe that even though the number of armies was about the same, the Great China Empire even had a smaller number.
He was actually able to annihilate the Russian Cossack cavalry in less than a day.
The strength of the Russian Cossack cavalry was obvious to all European nobles.
Cossack cavalry is the pinnacle of cold weapon light cavalry.
Cavalry from various countries are exploring the use of firearms.
But Count Andre von Dillen did not expect that the cavalry with pure firearms would be so strong, and the Cossack cavalry had basically no ability to resist.
The outcome of this war shocked him.
If the terrifying monster of the Dahua Empire cannot be contained, it is likely to bring greater harm to his motherland.
Count Andre von Dylan coughed twice and suggested: "Let's discuss more practical issues.
It's time to think about the situation after the war.
Russia wins, what should we do?
The two countries are in a stalemate, what should we do?
Russia is defeated, what should we do?"
The three began to discuss the follow-up work of the mission.
They only talked a word or two about the way Russia won.
After a brief discussion, after the two countries reached a stalemate, what should they do?
Most of their experiences were planning for Russia's defeat, what the mission would do, and the terms of defeat that Russia would accept.
This good news woke up the three of them and made them aware of the power gap between Russia and the Great China Empire.
The situation of victory and draw is very slim, and anyone with a discerning eye can basically see that Russia will end badly.
Margrave Karl Novikov was in great pain, but he had to take part in the discussion.
If he doesn't plan well now, he will be in even more pain when things happen.
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The common people learned about the great victory on the front line from newspapers.
Many people are used to great victories by the Imperial Army.
It is normal for the imperial army to win.
Now I still only see one big victory a day.
They have also seen more than ten major victories in a day.
They just laughed it off when the imperial army won another great victory.
It was only during the break that we occasionally talked about the fact that the imperial army had achieved another great victory.
Degui Building is a prestigious restaurant and the main gathering place for businessmen.
Businessmen are more concerned about changes on the front line than ordinary people.
Two big businessmen, Zhang Weixing and Zhao Guangming, had newspapers from the Hualian Press in front of them and were discussing the impact of the victory on the situation.
Zhao Guangming toasted a glass of wine and said with emotion: "We are all businessmen who make war fortune.
With a great victory on the front this time, war bonds should skyrocket, as should shares in canneries and military uniform factories.
What does Brother Zhang think of the future of Tumu Mansion?"
Zhang Weixing took a sip of wine and said confidently: "We are not those low-end businessmen speculating on the prices of cotton, steel, and copper.
Doing this will easily attract hatred and may lead to suppression by the court.
If you are not careful, you will be caught.
Even businessmen with the most accurate judgments will not make too much.
We were different, betting that the empire would win and buying large amounts of war bonds and shares in military industrial companies.
When news of the great victory comes, this is the moment for us to reap the rewards.
The Imperial Army's performance has always been very impressive, and it still maintains its strong performance in the past. This is a sure-fire deal.
With the victory in this war, the territory of the northwest of the empire has expanded again. As the center of the northwest, Tumu Mansion will inevitably usher in great development.
Especially the animal husbandry and wool textile industries, if we can plan ahead, we will break the Yang family's monopoly in the wool textile industry."
Zhao Guangming agreed and said: "This will be our opportunity to overtake in corners.
Fortunately, we were prepared in advance before others could react.
The situation is so good now that no one can compete with us."
Zhang Weixing said with a smile: "This time the empire achieves a great victory, it is not just us who can benefit.
The people of the whole country will reap the benefits of victory in the war.
Kazakhstan has a large number of livestock and mineral resources, plus immigrants.
Everyone gets a share of the spoils."
The two of them drank wine, celebrating that they would get a huge profit, and soon became drunk.
They belong to a very lucky group of businessmen. They bet on the victory of the Dahua Empire's army and gained huge profits.
They believed that as the Sino-Russian War progressed, the imperial army would achieve more victories.
The benefits they receive will be doubled, and by then ordinary people will be able to feel the benefits they will receive.
Every victory in a foreign war will promote the development of industry, and this time will be no exception.