In the Tsarist Palace, after seeing the battle report, Peter threw the wine glass in his hand violently.
The frequent setbacks in the naval battles in the Far East made this ambitious emperor unsatisfied, and now, Rumyantsev is also in trouble in the northwest war!
How could he sleep?
This is not the battle he imagined!
How could his own Tsarist Russian army be trapped in a small Western Region when it looked at everything?
and......
It was Rumyantsev, his confidant general, who took the place of the army!
Peter smashed the table angrily, with a bang that startled Ekaterina on the side.
"His Majesty......"
Ekaterina was startled and quickly comforted Peter.
"War has always been so complicated. Why would your Majesty hurt himself..."
She took Peter's wine aside.
"What do you know!"
Peter I didn't explain anything to her, took another sip of wine, and walked to the map.
Originally, the Tsarist Russian army captured Wusun, and they had an outpost when they invaded Longyan, and as long as they took one more step forward, they could capture Qiuci and Yanqi!
These two places are the throat of the Silk Road. As long as these two cities are in their hands, Tsarist Russia will be invincible!
With the overwhelming momentum of the Tsarist Russian army and the experienced Rumyantsev, Peter I believed that it was only a matter of time before he could capture the Western Region and Liangzhou!
But now, the Tsarist Russian army is trapped in the Wusun area and has been unable to advance!
This is what gives him the biggest headache!
There’s something about these Longyan people!
"Increase troops, continue to increase troops!"
Peter shouted angrily.
...
Peter has always been full of confidence, but Rumyantsev, who was on the front line of the war, was not so optimistic.
logistics.
The front was stretched too long, and their logistics couldn't keep up.
Supporting an army of 200,000 might not be a big deal for a large agricultural country like Longyan, but for Tsarist Russia, it was a huge burden.
Tsarist Russia under Peter I had not yet abolished serfdom. Social productivity under the serfdom system was very low. Domestic food reserves were already limited. In addition, the "Russian-Turkish War" and "Northern War" that occurred not long ago
consumption, the "food security" of the Rumyantsev Front is really not guaranteed.
Another difference from the past is that when they attacked the Ottomans and the Baltic countries, they could maintain the daily consumption of the army by fighting to support war, but that was not possible here.
Most of the Wusun area is desert, mostly populated by nomadic peoples. When a war breaks out, there is almost an "open space" here. Coupled with Zou Sheng's "strong walls and clear fields", not even shrubs can be found here.
in addition......
And the Tata organization comes to harass from time to time...
Rumyantsev knew that the Longyan people just wanted to drag them to death in this desert.
Their logistics can only rely on Russia, but Tsarist Russia's logistics is in the hands of the powerful Menshikov. He is not sure whether Menshikov will cut off his food...
The war situation seemed to be proactive, but in fact it was very passive. Rumyantsev wanted a quick victory.
Rumyantsev on the Western Front looked sad, as did Ushakov on the Eastern Front.
After taking turns of fierce attacks, he still hasn't captured a single Sakhalin Island. This has already changed his mentality.
The previous commander-in-chief Antonlev has been dismissed. If he still cannot achieve any results here, his end will not be any better than Antonlev.