They left Yekaterinburg so lightly, and the Chinese troops in the city did not pursue? Kolchak, who had deployed a number of broken troops along the way, was somewhat incomprehensible about this. In fact, it was not only him, but even some other generals in his army were a little confused.

It should be said that because the Chinese are timid, they dare to make the feat of running thousands of kilometers and then dividing the whole of Russia in two. To say that the other party's strength is impaired? How strong the firepower that broke out in the city during the siege some time ago, Kolchak and they remember it clearly...

During the offensive, the Russian army had to pay hundreds of casualties almost every minute, which was definitely not something that a strong and capable force could do.

So in the end, Kolchak they could only think that the Chinese in the city had already taken Yekaterinburg and there was no need to continue to take risks, so they did not chase out this reason to comfort themselves, and returned to the front line of the battlefield to fight with the Soviet Russian Red Army, planning to wait for the coalition forces to solve the Soviet Russian Red Army, and then turn around and let these 'despicable' yellow-skinned monkeys who 'stabbed' them in the back pay the due price...

Of course, when he led the troops to leave, Kolchak didn't know that he probably didn't have such a chance in his life...

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On the other hand, after teaching Kolchak's White Army a lesson, it is inevitable that the officers at all levels in the army group will be a little incomprehensible if they let Kolchak go so lightly. After all, Kolchak's troops are only relatively numerous, and their strength is not very strong. In their opinion, even if they can't swallow all of Kolchak's soldiers and horses in one go, it is no problem to swallow most of them.

And in a situation where almost everyone did not think that the Soviet Russian Red Army would be able to withstand the siege of several forces. In order to prevent the Russians from fighting them again for Yekaterinburg and Siberia in the future, it was absolutely necessary to destroy a part of the Russian army first.

Let alone...

If a soldier wants to be promoted, he must have merit that he can do so.

When Wu Peifu first went to Europe, he was just a division commander, at most he was a more important division commander, why did he become a corps commander after he came back, and even the deputy commander of the First Army Group? Isn't it because he fought well when he was in Europe...

Isn't there a saying that says? 'Soldiers, you need to prove yourself on the battlefield. The reason why they are so active in this westward expansion strategy. One of the reasons is that I hope to fight more battles and make some merits, so that I can be promoted in the future.

And after the capture of Yekaterinburg. In fact, the battle is almost fought. The rest, if any, were only trivial battles such as the elimination of the guerrillas―――――― the population of Siberia was too small, and the population of the vast Siberia was only 8 million. Even one guerrilla in a hundred. That's only 80,000 people, not to mention that there is no way to have such a high number, let alone such a large area of Siberia, even if there are guerrillas, how many areas can there be around a town?

Unlike behind enemy lines in China in history, where there are ordinary people everywhere as cover, and the huge population also has a huge source of replenishment, the difference between the two is really too great.

And because of this. When Kolchak and the others came to the door, these people almost regarded them as if they were a mobile battle. Who thinks...

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Just when the officers and generals at all levels were puzzled, and even planned to run to Cai Yi, seeing that the army's heart was a little unstable, Cai Ye took out the telegram sent by Yan Shao in a timely manner, which was his biggest trump card for Cai Jie.

At the same time, looking at the telegram signed by Yan Shao in Cai Yi's hand, these people quieted down...

At this time in China, whether it is the army or the government, Yan Shao has a very high reputation, especially in the people, Yan Shao is almost close to the gods―――――― at least in the countryside, with a large number of taxes and exemptions, and a large number of corrupt officials were taken away by the Ministry of Integrity and the Ministry of Justice, Yan Shao has been regarded by many people as a 'Bodhisattva' general figure...

In some villages, Yan Shao's immortal card is even more common in almost every family...

Of course, it's hard to say whether this thing is useful or not, after all, there are still many famous ministers who have been set up by people in history, but will it end......... But not all of them are pretty...

In fact, if you give Yan Shao another ten years, I'm afraid it will not be just almost, but in the real sense...

In any case, Yan Shao had a very high prestige in the army, and this prestige was greatly increased after the westward expansion plan came to an end. Even a general like Cai Yi, who has a sharp prestige in the army, can't compare with Yan Shao, so after learning that this is what Yan Shao meant, these officers retreated...

It's just that...

Even if they chose to retreat because of Yan Shao's relationship, these people still don't understand why they let Kolchak and them leave so safely, which is too 'polite'...

On the other hand, looking at the expressions of these generals and officers in front of him, Cai Yi sighed at Yan Shao's influence on the army, and the whimsy of those guys in the Congress who wanted to restrict Yan Shao's rights, and at the same time, he was a little confused about Yan Shao's true intentions.

But there is one thing that Cai Ye is very clear, that is, there must be some secret plan behind Yan Shao that cannot be sued against them...

The reason why Cai Yi guessed this way is because Yan Shao has done this many times in the past, and from a certain point of view, it seems that the effect is not bad?

Far from it, the nearest Dilan railway. When Yan Shao insisted on building this railway, almost everyone was against it, and even the military was against spending so much money to build a railway that would not be of much use in a short period of time―――――― "Wouldn't it be better to have the money to build the railway, and buy a few more heavy guns (a few warships) for the army?!" This was the attitude of the military towards this railway at that time.

However, the subsequent collapse of the Romanov dynasty proved Yan Shao's foresight in repairing the railway―――――― more precisely. Just like Yan Shao said. "It's not that I know that Tsarist Russia will perish, but because I need it to perish..."

When he learned that Yan Shao was behind the fall of Tsarist Russia and the rise of the Red Army in Soviet Russia, even Ru Cai felt a little chilled.

Consider all the things that have happened in the past. I really can't help but wonder if there is any plan of Yan Shao in this. If there is really any huge plan, of course Cai Ye will not be willing to affect the entire plan of the country for the sake of some military merits...

Therefore, after the material resources in the rear were continuously sent, Cai Ye soon adopted the strategy of 'accumulating grain and building a high wall'―――――― of course, it will definitely not be called the king slowly, and after leaving the logistics support of the rear, Cai Ye does not have this ability...

But after Kolchak they left. Cai Ye and the national defense officers and soldiers under his command finally had some time to deal with some more important matters.

In just one month, Cai Ye relied on cement and other materials sent from the rear to build an extremely strong defensive line in Yekaterinburg and its periphery. Although it was not as strong as Verdun in France, at least Kolchak's little force alone could not shake the entire front, especially the few concrete fortifications on the front, which were strong except for heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 280 mm. There is absolutely no way to do it.

Meanwhile. There is also a train departing from the country with the intention of going to Yekaterinburg.

In addition to some urgently needed supplies on the front line, there were also a few very special passengers on the train―――――― some engineers from the Ministry of Urban Construction.

Somewhat different from ordinary engineers, they designed not ordinary buildings, but sturdy fortress buildings.

This is not surprising, in later generations, perhaps the so-called fortresses have become somewhat outdated. But in this era, fortress buildings were still very practical. Especially at a time when the practicality of the air force and armored forces is not very strong, a strong fortress is enough to keep all the enemy out of the fortress ...

Not to mention that this time they are going to build it. And it's not just an ordinary fortress...

Their aim was to turn Yekaterinburg, once a major transportation route, into an extremely fortified fortress, and to become a fortress for China to defend against white attacks or a bridgehead for attacking Europe...

Not only will the entire fortress have a strong defensive line on the perimeter, but even some of the buildings inside the fortress will be designed according to wartime standards. For example, some buildings that were originally inhabited will have some dark layers for the Heavy, and there will be a lot of dark tunnels or bunkers that don't look like they're going to hell...

Thankfully, it seems easier to build a city that has been reduced to ruins by artillery fire into a fortress than to transform an old city into a fortress. In addition, there is continuous good news from the front line, so these engineers on the train are all on the train with a relatively relaxed mentality...

Even in the special compartments of the train, they were even arguing about some details of the fortress ...

These young designers are at an age where they dare to think and do anything. So a lot of whimsy was added to the design, especially because the air threat was not strict in this era, and they even planned to build several reinforced concrete batteries tens of meters high in the city, and install some heavy guns with a caliber of not less than 300mm on the batteries...

In addition to this, there are some airship-specific high-rise buildings, as well as a variety of other buildings, which, if designed according to their vision, will be a special city that combines the two styles of steampunk and multi-turret gods...

Of course, Yan Shao knew about their design style, but he didn't say anything against it. After all, he knew very well that if China had always been strong, even if Yekaterinburg was an undefended city, no one would dare to invade it.

On the other hand, if China is weakened, then a strong fortress alone is useless, so after thinking about it for a long time, Yan Shao chose to let these young people play...

It's just that Yan Shao didn't know that it was precisely because of his indulgence that Yekaterinburg became a very special fortress city under the supervision of these young people. Because of its strong steampunk style, the city even became a mecca for steampunk and multi-turret gods in later generations...

At the same time, because of this, the city has become a very famous tourist city in later generations. Every year, it attracts countless tourists to enjoy the special design style of the city...

At this moment, of course. Yan Shao definitely doesn't know this...

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When the news of the capture of Yekaterinburg by the Wehrmacht reached the country, there was a round of jubilation in the country.

As early as when the Wehrmacht launched a westward strategy and sent troops of five army corps to the north, many newspapers in the country had already briefly described the entire Siberian region in relative terms.

Although in the eyes of the people of this era, Siberia was nothing more than a wasteland with many trees and the weather was also very cold. But as has been said many times, how important this place really is. Just look at the map to find out.

What's more, in addition to forest resources, there are also gold mines that have been developed in Siberia. So although Siberia is seen as a very large 'wasteland', it is definitely not useless. And after occupying Siberia and most of Central Asia. China will also become the largest country on the land map contiguous by land, and the excitement of its people is enormous just by looking at the world map, coupled with a series of humiliating past histories. Now the government has done such an earth-shattering thing. With the exception of a few who were fearful, or feared that the Wehrmacht's operations might eventually fail, or who read until their brains froze, the vast majority of people were supportive...

In fact, there are some places on Earth that have similar conditions with Siberia, such as Greenland.

As the world's largest island, Greenland, like Siberia, is also famous for its icy and sparsely populated land―――――― and of course, it is also famous for its huge area.

But it's actually the same as Siberia. Greenland is also rich in natural resources, with considerable onshore and offshore oil and gas reserves. The northeastern part of Greenland alone contains 31 billion barrels of oil, which is almost 80 times the amount of oil stored in the North Sea, to which Denmark belongs. Greenland's mineral deposits such as lead, zinc and cryolite are economically valuable. In addition to promising uranium, copper and molybdenum deposits in the 1970s and the discovery of mega-gold deposits in 1989, there are also significant diamond deposits, although climatic and ecological concerns have severely limited the exploitation of mineral resources.

It is conceivable that such a country with a population of less than 60,000 people enjoys such abundant resources, which is more or less similar to the situation in Siberia.

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Unlike the original history, because China had already participated in the European war early and became one of the main forces on the Western Front, the domestic media did not rest on its laurels at home as in the original history, and a little thought from abroad was regarded as a golden rule.

In fact, as early as the first time the expeditionary force sent troops to Europe, there were already reporters from several newspapers who set off together, and then as the expeditionary force's achievements became more and more brilliant, this situation became more and more common, and when it came later, it became the norm for those relatively large domestic newspapers to send people abroad to collect news, which also made them not as lonely as in history, and they knew very well where the Ural Mountains were and where Yekaterinburg was...

In the same way, they are well aware of the importance of Yekaterinburg ...

And it is precisely because these newspapers, which are much more experienced than in the previous life, tirelessly carry out scientific popularization activities there, that the people of the country understand the significance of the occupation of Yekaterinburg by the Wehrmacht.

With the news of the good news from the front, many people are convinced that this will be the beginning of China's glory again...

Naturally, there is also news hidden under this, that is, Feng Guozhang's troops in the outer northeast are detaching part of their forces and officially entering the Siberian region, and have occupied more than ten villages along the railway line in a row.

In a way, this news is in no way inferior to the news of the capture of Yekaterinburg. However, for the people, in the face of the feat of Cai Yi leading the army to completely cut through the Eurasian continent, although Feng Guozhang's actions are also very important, they always have to stand in a secondary or even more secondary position, not to mention that Feng Guozhang's own actions are somewhat low-key.

Moreover, although Feng Guozhang's status in the National Defense Force is not necessarily much lower than Cai Yi, Cai Jie, the [hero of Verdun], is obviously more famous than Feng Guozhang, who has been staying in China. For those pervasive uncrowned kings, Cai Ye is obviously more selling than Feng Guozhang―――――― the market decides a qiē.

Therefore, while newspapers around the world are condemning the Chinese government's behavior, many newspapers also refer to them as "heroes of the past." Today's Accomplices' headline, the news was reported...

It is not surprising, after all, this military operation was commanded by Cai Ye, and in the eyes of foreigners who opposed China's invasion of Russia, Cai Ye, a former hero, naturally became an accomplice.

It's just that those foreigners don't seem to have much else to do but shout, after all, they still need to deal with the Germans and the newly established Soviet Russian regime. There was really no spare effort to solve the problem of China's occupation of Siberia and Central Asia.

What's more, for the ordinary people of the Entente countries, they have no good impression of the Russians in the first place, and the matter of sending troops to Russia against China. Naturally, there is a lack of interest...

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Although foreign countries condemned China's dispatch of troops to eastern Russia, this qiē did not affect China's domestic celebration. With the good news from the front, a grand celebration began in the country.

Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Nanjing, Anqing...

Almost every major city in the country has launched a grand celebration, and those already lively streets are crowded with celebratory crowds.

Meanwhile. On the topmost rooftop of the Empire State Building. There's also a smaller celebration going on...

At the cocktail party on the rooftop, the well-dressed 'well-dressed beasts' were holding wine glasses in their hands, where they gathered together to talk and laugh, and from time to time, the crowd would burst into laughter...

Naturally, this type of class is usually dominated by men, and compared to women, it is much more 'elegant'. Of course. The so-called gentleness is only relative, and these women can usually discuss when they get together. It's either cosmetics, fashion, or some fashion stuff, or what about your man or son, and so on...

Similarly, when a group of women get together, intrigue is absolutely inevitable.

But on this occasion, I'm afraid few people care what these women are doing together...

Although the rooftop was very lively at the moment, there were even two men who seemed to be soldiers, who were drinking there, and there were a few men next to them who were whispering coaxing. However, as long as you are discerning, you can notice that almost all of the people who appear on the rooftop at this moment are Chinese, although Westerners are not absent, but they are definitely rare, and Zhu Erdian and others, who always attend such occasions on weekdays, are also very rare and do not appear...

From a certain point of view, this kind of behavior more or less shows their attitude, that is, Britain, France, and other countries do not approve of China's act of sending troops to Russia this time―――――― and Zhu Erdian and others absolutely cannot participate in this kind of banquet to celebrate the smooth military operation.

Of course, they did not want to anger China, so they only resorted to soft protests.

That being said, no one cares about that...

After all, on this issue, they can't back down at all, even Song Jiaoren and others, so since Zhu Erdian and they don't want to come, then Song Jiaoren and they have to treat them as if they don't exist at all...

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Although the banquet on the rooftop is very lively at the moment, not every place is lively, at least there are some secluded corners for people to rest.

At this moment, in a relatively secluded corner on the rooftop, but at the same time it is the most eye-catching corner of the audience, Yan Shao and his family are chatting while eating...

"How, how is the mood after the plan is smooth..."After a small sip of juice, Elaline gently stroked Yan Xiaoyu, who was sleeping in his arms, and then looked at Yan Shao in a more brisk tone.

"How am I feeling, don't you know..."Reaching out and gently touching Yan Xiaoyu's little head, Yan Shao looked at Elaine and said meaningfully.

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Elanon's face suddenly turned slightly red, not only her, but even Caterina and them. There is no other reason, just because after learning about the military operation, Yan Shao's appearance on the bed can be called extremely brave...

On the other hand, Yan Shao after a hehe smile. But he focused his attention on Yan Xiaoyu.

Compared with the wrinkled appearance of a little old man when he was born, Yan Xiaoyu at this time looked very cute, with pink and fair skin. It even makes people want to pounce on it and take a bite...

On the other hand, Elaline also looked at the child in his arms with a loving face, and in recent times, Elaline has also been smooth sailing in his career, and even Yan Shao donated 100 million pounds for the westward expansion strategy some time ago. Because according to the statistics within the group, in the past few years, almost every year Yan Shao's industry has brought him more than 200 million pounds in profits. In the past five years, it has almost brought Yan Shao nearly one billion pounds in earnings.

Subtracting 100 million pounds from a billion pounds is not a big deal...

What's more, those are Yan Shao's own industries after all. Elaline is just taking care of Yan Shao, since even Yan Shao himself doesn't care much, why should Elaline worry about him.

As for Yan Shao himself?

Compared with the initial calculations, Yan Shao is now a little numb to money. I don't even know how much money I have. Naturally, I don't care about this kind of thing...

"That's right..."Putting the cup aside, Elanon's beautiful eyes fell on Yan Shao's body. Some time ago my father sent a telegram asking me what you were going to do with these places in Siberia............... I think the French government should have asked him to inquire about this, but he was my father after all, if..."

"Don't worry..."Seeing that Eleno was a little hesitant, Yan Shao said with a smile. It's not a secret thing, and it's nothing to sue your father or the French government, and it's going to be announced anyway. Let alone...... If you say it now, it will make them feel a little prepared..."

Speaking of which. Yan Shao groaned for a while and then spoke slowly. "Actually, it's nothing special, because the plan has just been successful, and the cabinet hasn't been able to come up with any detailed plans for the time being, but there are still rough ones..."

"For example, Siberia and the region in the north will be divided into four or five provinces, of which the Outer Northeast has been identified, and the Sakhalin region―――――― although it is only half, but it is intended to be a separate province and not belong to a single province."

"Then there is Siberia, and the main controversy at the moment is whether it should be divided into two, that is, Eastern Siberia and Western Siberian Province, or whether there is one more Central Siberia in the middle, which is probably what it is..."

"As for Central Asia, it's even simpler, and now they have advanced the front line to the Eurasian demarcation line near the Caspian Sea, so we plan to divide the existing Kazakhstan into two or three provinces, and there are also four regions of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, which will also be divided into a separate province."

"However, at present, the above arrangements, after all, are only temporary, so it is not clear how they will be in the end, but according to our plan, the final part of the newly occupied part should be established 10 to 12 new provinces―――――― of course, these provinces will definitely be sparsely populated, so the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Communications, and the Ministry of Agriculture will probably be busy in the future..."

Speaking of this, Yan Shao couldn't help laughing.

He wasn't worried at all, after all, this information would be released soon, and it wouldn't be a big deal to tell him sooner or later. Elinor is also very aware of this, so he will ask...

As for the division of provinces...

At least in Yan Shao's view, 4 to 5 is still more reasonable, although Siberia is indeed surprisingly large, but in fact the total population is only about 8 million, in the country to pick a province at random, I am afraid that the population is more than Siberia―――――― premise is to exclude Tibet first, even in the later generations, Tibet's population is very small...

It is precisely because the population of Siberia is so small that it is more reasonable to have four or five provinces, like Xinjiang and Tibet in later generations, aren't they also very large areas, but they are still just a very ordinary provinces...

At least one thing is certain, that is, Yan Shao will not be able to learn from the Russia of later generations.

In later generations, the Russians were able to divide a Siberia into nearly 20 provinces...

Considering that the total population of Siberia in later generations was only 40 million, this is almost equivalent to only 2 million people per province, and even less than a more populous city in China in later generations...

So...

Perhaps in the eyes of Europe and the United States, more than 2 million people in a province is very common, but for Chinese it is difficult to understand.

What's more, Siberia today has a population of only 8 million, and even if it is divided into four provinces, each province has only 2 million people...

On the other hand, after hearing Yan Shao's answer, Elaline also nodded with satisfaction.

Seriously, she didn't want to ask about it, but Bertrand kept asking her to ask, but there was no way, she could only ask...

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Today is a good day to celebrate, and if you've been talking about business all the time, it's a bit of a disappointment...

So after talking about things, Yan Shao and the others soon shifted the topic to some more relaxed things, Lu Ying and Da Yue Xun, two people, even more childlike came to Yan Xiaoyu's side, and from time to time they would reach out and scratch Yan Xiaoyu's chubby little hands and feet, which made Yan Xiaoyu, who was in a state of deep sleep, very uncomfortable, and some couldn't help kicking his legs...

At this time, many fireworks suddenly burst out of the sky, and with a deafening sound, the night sky was suddenly lit up...

"This should be the tallest fireworks in the world, right?" Yan Shao couldn't help but laugh softly as he looked at the fireworks shooting from a position not far below the Empire State Building building.

Although the height of the fireworks is high, it is impossible to reach the height of the Empire State Building, so in order to make the fireworks visible to the dignitaries on the top floor, the staff in the building deliberately arranged fireworks on several floors below the top floor, and now it is finally a success...

And looking at the gorgeous fireworks, Yan Shao and the others became much happier...

With Yekaterinburg falling into the hands of the Wehrmacht, this westward expansion strategy finally came to an end...

On the other hand, although the war of intervention of the 14 countries against the Soviet Union has not yet ended, because of Yan Shao's relationship, Russia has lost more than two-thirds of its territory... (To be continued......)