"So what are you going to do with this war? It can't really be just a spectator, right? Princess Mary asked. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"I said we were going to be a spectator who made a difference. Isn't our fundamental aim to make this war longer and more tragic? On the Japanese side, there were the British for arms and money, and if not enough, probably the French. On the Russians' side, we are the bulk of the arms supply, and since I have already judged that the Japanese will start a war at the end of 1903, then the arms we give to the Russians must also be supplied at this point in time! The Russians can think of it, but as a qualified supplier, we have to think about the customer, don't we? The prince said with a smile. I will also give some information to the Russians and ask them to step up their deployment in the Far East. At least send the troops over first. It will even give them a boost. ”

"You keep saying that Tirpitz brought Britain and Germany into the Russo-Japanese war, but in fact you are deeper than him." Princess Mary pursed her lips and said with a smile.

"But before that, I have to make a good calculation with the former Russian general, after all, he came out of the Russian army, and he knows the situation in Russia better than we do."

"Are you sure you have a good conversation with the Russian general and not his beautiful niece?" Princess Mary's words made **** very embarrassed .......

"I'll get down to business." said with a straight face and pretending to be displeased.

"I'm down to business, too." Princess Mary said with some amusement.

"Let's change the subject......." The prince was utterly depressed. "I think it would be better if you should talk to the countess."

The business had to be done, and three days later Countess Azelina accompanied his uncle, Lieutenant General Karenia, a former lieutenant general of the Russian army, to the Bavarian palace once again. And this time he was greeted by Count Schelling, as well as Major General Calyput, who had just returned from Boer. Well, this guy who had been fighting with the British in South Africa for several years had finally returned, for the simple reason that South Africa could no longer fight, and under the iron wall of 350,000 British troops, there was no room for no subtle tactics, and the mass resistance of the Boers was nearing the end, and it was useless for him to stay there.

As in the previous meeting, the Countess was received by the Princess, while Ruprecht, Prince Leopold, Calyput and Lieutenant General Karenia were responsible for deducing the situation of the Russian-Japanese war in the Far East.

"Judging from the current situation, the deployment of the Russian mobile corps in the Far East is mainly divided into three parts, which constitute two major corps, the first part is the first independent corps deployed in the Liaoyang and Haicheng areas, and its strength is composed of three Siberian armies and some subsidiary units, about 60 infantry battalions, 48 cavalry companies and more than 200 artillery pieces. The second part is deployed in the South Ussuri region, which is no more than a division, mainly for vigilance tasks, and the third part is deployed in the Harbin area, consisting of 146 infantry battalions and 36 cavalry regiments, and they have more than 500 artillery pieces of various types. (There are about 12 infantry battalions in one division)"

"In addition to these mobile units, there are 20,000 Russian road escort troops on the Eastern Railway, and in the Arthur and Jinzhou areas, there are two divisions and one main regiment, about 40,000 people, and if the Russian fleet is stationed in the future, there may be 15,000 Russian naval officers and men."

"The main forces of the Japanese side are concentrated on the Korean front, and they should now have a total of five corps and a number of independent brigades, each with three divisions. There are about 20,000 Japanese divisions and regiments, and they now have about 17 front-line divisions (13 in history) and 8 reserve divisions (7.5 in history). However, their starting positions should be North Korea and the mainland. Calyput gave a general overview of the initial situation between the two sides.

"Japan is an island country, they want to transport troops up, how can this Russian Far Eastern Fleet calculate the obstruction of transportation?" Lieutenant General Karenia asked.

"We don't have to think about the issue of sea supremacy, we can treat the Japanese troop transportation route as unimpeded." The prince said.

"Then if nothing else, the main battlefield of the war will be on the front line of Mukden, in fact, if I were the Minister of the Russian Army, I would retreat the front to the front line of Changchun." Regarding the deployment of the Russians, Prince Leopold said disapprovingly.

In the Western European theater, the area of each country is very small, and Austria-Hungary and Prussia together are about the same as the northeast region, so it is naturally impossible to fight such a large-scale in-depth campaign. Moreover, the cities of various European countries are important production bases for armaments, which naturally cannot be discarded at will, but the Far East is different, these cities do not produce enough military supplies, that is, there is not much material significance except for the lines of communication.

Prince Leopold understood that if the Japanese Army could move freely at sea according to the **** setting, it would mean that the Japanese Navy had sea supremacy, and for Japan, it would basically be invincible with sea supremacy. And if this is the case, the best way for the Russian army is to retreat back, stretch the supply line of the Japanese, and expand the battlefield from Liaoning to Jilin. Japan is an effect, he can't afford to lose a lot of personnel and equipment, and he exchanges space for the opportunity to annihilate the enemy, and a large number of Japanese troops are the king.

But alas, the Russians are clearly ready to fight. They pushed the front line to the line of Liaoyang and Mukden (today's Shenyang). Most of them have to come down from the Trans-Siberian Railway and then to Harbin, and then follow the Middle East Road to Mukden, which is a distance of more than 600 kilometers. Greatly lengthened your supply lines. And Japan can transport by sea, calculating the cost of Russia transporting troops and ammunition from Western Europe to the Far East, and the cost of Japan transporting supplies and troops from the mainland to Liaoyang, the time and loss required by both sides are completely disproportionate!

Moreover, the hell of the battle between the two sides is too narrow, the density of troops is too large, and it is difficult for the Russians to give full play to their cavalry superiority. It is unrealistic for the Russians to want to push the Japanese back, and the Japanese want to drive the Russians away, and then it is difficult to advance north. Both sides lost the opportunity to annihilate their opponents in motion, so it really didn't mean much in the eyes of the prince.

"I agree with the prince that the battle line is indeed too far north, and the supply of ammunition may be difficult, and it is said that the artillery of the troops on the front line in Liaoyang has only 150 rounds of ammunition. Can this reserve amount last for two days? Lieutenant General Karenia said. (Historically, when Russia fought in Liaoyang, the Fourth Army's artillery reserve was less than 200 rounds on average, and the Russians had an advantage in the number of artillery, but there was too little ammunition!) ）

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