Chapter 596: About Siberia......

"Captain, Captain, where are we going?" A young man, hmm...... It should be said that the young warrant officer, who is no more than ten years old, is holding a large stack of papers, and some stumbles with his boss is walking out of the gate of the General Staff, and then passing through a long corridor, in the corridor, many officers and staff members like them are walking quickly, but few people stop to talk, more open the door of a certain office, and from there is a noisy argument. 【】

"Shut your mouth, don't ask any questions, remember, as a future staff member of the General Staff, the first quality is to know how to keep your mouth shut and use your eyes and ears to absorb more knowledge." The captain, who was also holding a large stack of papers, glared at the rookie, who had just graduated from the staff major of the Military Academy, and continued to lead the young warrant officer forward.

"Damn, why are these juniors coming out of the school so reckless? I'm really fucking unlucky to assign me such a rookie junior. Seeing that the warrant officer almost bumped into a staff member walking across from him like a curious baby, the captain couldn't help but roll his eyes and muttered quietly.

Most of the students majoring in staff officers at the Military Academy will be assigned to various military districts, but there are also some personnel who will be assigned to the General Staff, and it is such a lucky person who follows the captain.

However, the captain had apparently forgotten that on his first day at work, he had behaved no different from that of this rookie junior.

Soon, they came to the turning point of the corridor, and when they turned around, the captain who had taken the lead could not help but pause, for he saw the two sides of the corridor that led to the deepest closed door, and at some point, it was already full of fierce-eyed, burly guards, and the emblems on their helmets, and the conspicuous emblems on their cuffs and chests, which had revealed their identities as belonging to the Royal Garrison Special Guard. To put it simply, their appearance will only represent one thing, the supreme ruler of the Chinese Empire, who made the Western colonizers change their complexion, made the natives of the South Seas and the subject countries of the Indochina Peninsula shudder, and made His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Empire, who was fervently admired by countless hot-blooded soldiers, is here.

"Captain, what's wrong with you?" The rookie warrant officer who walked behind didn't notice anything unusual, and almost hit the captain in front of him on the back.

"Shut your mouth, Your Majesty is inside." The captain took a few deep breaths to keep himself from losing his temper, and he tried to straighten his spine to make his military posture look more majestic and standard, while quietly and urgently reminding the rookie behind him.

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"What?!" The rookie warrant officer directly pulled out a high octave tone, but his voice seemed to be frozen in the dozens of pairs of cold eyes that came over him.

The leather boots made a crisp sound when they touched the marble floor, and the two of them tried to make themselves look calm and composed, but the excited expression on their flushed faces could be felt even by the blind.

Walking to the gate, under the gaze of those guards, the two walked to the gate and knocked on the door, and after a while, the door slowly opened a thin slit, slowly expanded, and the sound inside the door came out.

The rookie warrant officer's eyes widened, and inside that gate were His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire, who had experienced a legendary story, and the famous generals who had made countless contributions with His Majesty the Emperor and established the current Chinese Empire.

“…… The Reading Brigade of the Northeast Field Army pulled out a total of 25 military stations, eliminated a total of 1,500 Russian soldiers, and seized a large number of weapons and supplies. Sun Shijie was standing in front of a huge map that could almost occupy an entire wall, holding an extra-long command stick that could almost be used as a javelin, pointing at the map.

"In addition, since the beginning of March, the Northeast Field Army, under the leadership of General An Kequ, has launched an offensive against the areas occupied by Russia, and our intelligence officers have carried out surprise attacks in cooperation with foreign personnel, and the results have been remarkable. The cities of Nebuchu, Chita, Udibaixing, Chukubaixing, and the cities of Balgusimu, northeast of the Yuer Sea, have been captured. ”

"The Russian defeated troops in these towns have been consciously driven to the city of Erkou, located southwest of the fishing sea. Today, there are about 4,000 Russian soldiers and 120,000 Russian civilians gathered in the city. At this time, trust their messenger for help"

And everyone looked up at the map, including the pirate of the past, His Majesty Young Master Liang, the current Emperor of the Chinese Empire. Young Master Liang was not wearing a yellow dragon robe as the rookie warrant officer imagined, more like a little rascal, wearing an ordinary military uniform, and muttering a half-lit cigar in his mouth very unfiguratively, just sitting among those staff officers, listening to the report of Sun Shijie, the deputy chief of the general staff and director of the intelligence bureau.

Yes, at least, as a rookie warrant officer who has just graduated, I can't imagine that an emperor of the empire would be so inconspicuous and mingle with a group of ordinary staff officers.

At the moment when this rookie staff officer was thinking wildly, those elites put forward their own suggestions and opinions one after another. It is true that the plan set by Liang Pengfei has many loopholes, but one thing is certain, that is, the task assigned by Liang Pengfei to the Northeast Field Army is equivalent to setting a trap for the Russians.

"The city of Erkou, which is located in the southwest of the fishing sea, is on the main communication route of the Russian march to Siberia, and we have now cleared some of the Russian strongholds in the east, then, the offensive of the Northeast Field Army this year will inevitably provoke Russia, which began to become strong during the time of Catherine II, has been stimulated by our series of actions, Catherine II has sent an expeditionary force, which is heading towards the east, as early as this autumn, By the winter of this year at the latest, it will reach the upper reaches of the Ongara River, and according to the information obtained by our intelligence station, this expeditionary force will consist of about 30,000 men, 20,000 Cossack cavalry, and 10,000 Russian infantry, and the commander of this army is Rumyantsev. ”

Sun Shijie paused, and made the relevant information about the Russian commander public in his mind: "Rumyantsev, a famous Russian general, field marshal. It is said that this General Lu is also one of the mistresses of the Russian empress, but now he is old and decrepit...... "When he said this, he suddenly provoked a burst of snickering below, and among them, His Majesty the Emperor Liang Pengfei laughed the most.

Sun Shijie couldn't help but roll his eyes, and felt that it seemed inappropriate to show this kind of gossip information at this time, so he quickly changed the topic: "Rumyantsev was born in Moscow in 1725, and he was born in Jiangmen. At the age of six, he was registered as a private in the Praetorian Guard, and at the age of fifteen he became an officer. He participated in the Russo-Swedish War of 1741-1743. In his teens, he served as an infantry regiment commander. In 1748 (the last year of the War of the Austrian Succession) he participated in the Rhine expedition. During the Seven Years' War, he served as a brigade commander and division commander.

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Tsar Catherine II fell out of favor at the beginning of her reign and was transferred to the post of Governor-General of Little Russia (Ukraine). From 1768 to 1774 he was commander of the army group during the Russo-Turkish War. In 1770, he was promoted to marshal. In the summer of the same year, he led his troops south along the left bank of the Prut River, winning more with fewer victories, winning successive battles, and by the end of 1771 he had taken control of the two principalities of Moldova and Wallachia in the lower Danube. He then crossed the Danube, captured the Turkish fortresses of Shumla, Rushchuk, and Silistra in June 1774, and advanced towards the Balkans, forcing the Turks to sign the Peace of Petit Kenarja. The following year he was appointed Governor of Little Russia and Commander of the Heavy Cavalry.

He was reinstated as commander of the army group during the Russo-Turkish War from 1778 to 1791, and was recalled from the front in 17** because of a disagreement with the commander-in-chief Potemkin. Now, in her seventies, she has been appointed commander-in-chief of the Siberian Expeditionary Force by Russian Empress Catherine II, and will arrive in the upper reaches of the Angati River around the end of this year or the beginning of next year. ”

"Rumyantsev? Can you be sure that this time the coach sent by Russia is the old fellow Rumyantsev? Liang Pengfei couldn't help but stand up at this time, although he was wearing a very ordinary military uniform, but his flying expression and tall figure made him look so eye-catching among these staff officers.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we are 100% sure that the commander-in-chief of the Siberian Far Army appointed by the Russian Empress Catherine II is exactly what you said about the old fellow." Ni Ming replied with great certainty.

"Rumyantsev, this old man is almost seventy years old, and he actually went to the east to join in the fun?" Liang Pengfei touched his chin, and didn't notice the fanatical adoring gaze of the two staff officers who entered the door at this time, "It is this old Russian man, moreover, 50,000 horses, this can be regarded as Russia's march to the east, so far, the most powerful army, you know, when Russia invaded Nebuchu, the total number of troops used along the way to Nebuchu will definitely not exceed 5,000." I have to say that under the planning of Your Majesty, the Russian Empress Catherine II has been completely angered. There was joy in Sun Shijie's summary, but in the ears of the staff officers present, they felt that revenge accounted for a large part.

"Hey, hey......" Liang Pengfei, the current Emperor of the Empire, laughed heartlessly. Deputy Chief of the General Staff, you really praise people, in fact, this is nothing, 30,000 horses, well, originally I thought that Catherine II's old lady would send at least 100,000 troops to attack the east, but in the end, it was less than half. ”

“…… Your Majesty, do you still think this is good news? "Sun Shijie smashed his mouth, he didn't think it was a taste." Your Majesty, please don't forget that the total number of our Northeast Field Army of the Chinese Empire is only less than 40,000 total, and now, it is still necessary to besiege the city of Erkou, and the number of troops that can be drawn out to fight the Russian side is at most comparable to that of the Russian army. ”

(To be continued)