Zhu Cijiong fell into deep thought on the map, he had already decided to wait for the tanks to be built before launching a full-scale attack on Siberia, but that would be next year at the earliest, and it would be a pity if the remaining months of the year were wasted, what should Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting do about it?

There are a lot of people gathered by the Ming Dynasty this time, and the number of army, navy, vassal legion and reserve legion alone exceeds two million, and the money and food consumed can be called terrifying, if you don't do something, it is really a waste.

Thinking about it, his fingers couldn't help but slide across the map, he knew that what was presented in front of him was a cold map, but once he issued a decree, the places marked on the map would become a battlefield of desperate struggle between hundreds of thousands or even millions of armies.

In a word, deciding the life and death of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, how could he not be cautious!

After staring at the map for a long time, he finally found a loophole, that is, the density of fortresses in the southeast corner of the Siberian Plain is very low, perhaps because it is close to Khalkha, and Khalkha belongs to the plateau region, and Tsarist Russia feels that there is not much value there, so he does not want to advance in that direction for the time being.

Khalkha is not of much value to Tsarist Russia, but the place in the southeast corner of Siberia is of great value to the Ming Dynasty, because the Ming Dynasty can connect the Western Regions Railway with the Trans-Siberian Railway through there!

As long as the Western Regions Railway and the Trans-Siberian Railway are connected together, the Ming Army of the East Road and the Ming Army of the South Road will become a whole, in that case, whether it is offensive or defensive, they can form a joint force, and the combat effectiveness will increase by more than fifty percent, and the transfer of materials after the railway is completed is also much more convenient, and there is no need to send it at both ends of the East Road and the South Road, and it will be transported directly through the closer Western Regions Railway.

There are really not many fortresses in the southeast corner of the Siberian Plain, there are only eight in total, a single road army takes one in half a month, and it takes four months, if the two sides exert force at the same time, even if you take it slowly, a fortress takes a month, and it only takes four months.

Is it a single faction or two at the same time?

In fact, there is no need to think much about this problem, the effect of two ways going forward is definitely better than that of a single faction, because the total number of Tsarist Russian garrisons will not change, and the army will face 500,000 enemies all the way, which is still a bit dangerous.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cijiong pressed his hands on the map, stood up with a rub, and said loudly: "Cao Huachun." “

Cao Huachun was still guarding the door as always, and when he heard the sound, he immediately bowed down and walked in, arching his hand and saying, "Weichen is here." “

Zhu Cijiong then said aloud: "Prepare to send a telegram, you take a piece of paper and write it down." “

When Cao Huachun heard this, he immediately prepared a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and he had to write a holy decree or a telegram almost every day.

Zhu Cijiong cleared his throat, and then said loudly: "Ling Lu Xiangsheng mobilized a large army to capture the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th fortresses of Tsarist Russia within four months, and launched an attack on time ten days later, and cooperated with Sun Chuanting to open up the two lines in the southwest and connect the Western Regions Railway with the Siberian Railway." “

There were too many fortresses built by Tsarist Russia, and it was difficult for Lu Xiangsheng and them to find out the names of the fortresses one by one, so Zhu Cijiong simply asked them to distinguish them by numerical numbers, so that it would be much easier to transmit them in the telegram.

Cao Huachun quickly wrote down the emperor's will, and then picked up the pen and waited, he knew that the emperor should have other wills, and this article alone did not need to be written down on paper at all.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Cijiong saw that he had finished writing, he immediately said aloud: "Order Sun Chuanting to mobilize a large army to capture the eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first fortresses of Tsarist Russia within four months, and launch an attack on time ten days later, and at the same time extend the railway line to the Yeni River valley in the direction of these four fortresses, and within five months, the Western Regions Railway and the Trans-Siberian Railway must be connected." “

After giving these two orders, Zhu Cijiong stopped and thought about it, and then continued to say aloud: "Order Shi Kefa to lead the Second Army of the Praetorian Guard Army to Jiayuguan to take over the defense of the Fourth Army of the Border Guards, and guard the Jiayuguan and Hamiwei to the first line of defense of the Rem River. After Hou Gongji led the Fourth Army Corps of the Frontier Army to hand over the defense, he immediately rushed to the front line of the Rem River to receive Sun Chuanting's dispatch. “

After saying this, Zhu Cijiong stopped and thought about it again, and continued: "Send someone to spread the word again, and order the loyal Marquis Qin Liangyu to send 50,000 horses to the Eastern Camp to receive the defense of the Second Legion of the Praetorian Guard, go." “

The reason why he sent Shi Kefa to lead the Second Legion of the Praetorian Guard to Jiayuguan was mainly to exercise Shi Kefa, and always let him stay in the capital, which was not only detrimental to his personal development, but also easy for the Second Legion of the Praetorian Guard to develop the habit of laziness.

Of course, he can't be sent to the battlefield at once, after all, Shi Kefa and the Second Legion of the Praetorian Guard have not been baptized by the fire, and if they are sent up suddenly, the casualty rate will inevitably be higher than that of the Fourth Legion of the Frontier Army led by Hou Gongji, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, let them go to Jiayuguan first to familiarize themselves with the atmosphere of the battlefield, and let them go to the battlefield next time It should be better, after all, the soldiers of the Ming Army are also fresh lives, and the casualties that can be avoided should naturally be avoided as much as possible.

As soon as Zhu Cijiong's will was conveyed, the Ming army immediately began a large-scale mobilization, and the change of guard of the First Army of the Praetorian Guard, the Second Army of the Praetorian Guard, and the Fourth Army of the Frontier Guard Army was needless to say, that is, it was just a handover of defense, and there was no need to use any brains.

Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting's side is not so simple, their task is to send troops to attack the fortress of Tsarist Russia, in the face of the terrifying defense of the fortress, no matter how powerful the generals dare not take it lightly.

Fortunately, Zhu Cijiong's task was not heavy, and both the East Road Army and the South Road Army only needed to capture four fortresses in four months, which was very time-pleasing.

After receiving the order, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting both convened the commanders of the various legions to discuss, and it has become a fine tradition of the Ming army to hold a meeting to discuss specific tactics before each battle, which makes the Ming army often exchange the smallest losses for the greatest results.

In other words, why is a coach not assertive and responsible, and he always has to fight for the opinions of the people below, doesn't it seem incompetent?

It's not that Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting's abilities are not good, as the saying goes, "Three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang." No matter how powerful a person is, there are also places where he is not thoughtful, and besides, the generals under them are not stinkers, but veterans who have experienced a hundred battles, so they are naturally more thoughtful.

Conquering the four fortresses in four months was not too difficult for Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, and soon, they worked out a detailed battle plan, and a major battle slowly began.