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In the Battle of Ulan-Ude, the 1st and 2nd Imperial Cavalry Corps defeated 100,000 Russian troops in the city. Most of the 100,000 Russian troops were killed, and the remaining small part were captured. Major General Monk Lingchen ordered the construction of a camp in Ulan-Ude to provide a resting place for the infantry who arrived later. That's why these Russian prisoners were left behind. Otherwise, they are destined to be killed all.

In addition, in the city of Ulan-Ude, there are tens of thousands of civilians who have not had time to escape, and they are also forced to join the labor force, otherwise they will be killed. Under the hard work of tens of thousands of Russians, a huge camp took shape at a rapid pace. By this time, the main forces of the Imperial cavalry had already left Ulan-Ude and began to march towards Irkutsk along the southern part of Lake Baikal, leaving only a cavalry brigade in Ulan-Ude to guard these prisoners of war and ensure logistical supply lines.

In the battle of Ulan-Ude, the losses of the Imperial cavalry were not large, and the total casualties were only a few hundred. And there were very few people killed in battle, most of them were wounded. This loss is insignificant compared to the enormous results achieved.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial cavalry has captured Ulan-Ude and is now beginning to march towards Irkutsk, and it is expected that they will arrive in Irkutsk by the end of this month. If we can take Irkutsk, we can push the front directly to the west of Lake Baikal. General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said excitedly. The speed at which the cavalry troops advanced was so fast that it was already completely beyond his expectations. To know. At this time, the Russian Expeditionary Force was still traveling through the ice and snow of Eastern Siberia.

"Where are our infantry?" Long Yufei asked. Two cavalry corps, the strength is still too small. To defeat the Russians. The key is to rely on the infantry of more than a dozen armies behind.

"Your Majesty, as the vanguard of the 1st Army, has just arrived in Kulun, and the follow-up troops will also arrive in Kulen one after another. After arriving at Kulen, there was a short three-day rest before the divisions continued their march north. Admiral Niu Meng said. This time after entering the Eastern Siberian operation. This is a test for the Empire* army. It's late April now, and the climate in Guangzhou is already hot. But in Eastern Siberia, it's still a land of ice and snow.

"Hmmm! Send a telegram to Monk Lingqin, asking him to be steady and steady, and not to rush forward. Long Yufei said. The cavalry assault speed was fast though. But the logistical supply lines have been stretched for a long time. Plus the Imperial cavalry is not the same as the traditional cavalry. The requirements for logistical supplies are not low. If the logistical supply lines are too long, the Imperial cavalry will be in danger.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Niu Meng nodded. From Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk, almost four hundred kilometers. When the ice and snow had not completely melted, supply was indeed a big problem, and it would not last long if the cavalry units carried war materials alone.

"By the way, when will the ice and snow in Eastern Siberia melt completely? When will all those rivers thaw? Long Yufei asked. The key to this decisive battle in Eastern Siberia lies in logistics. If there were no logistical problems, the empire would have almost no problem winning the war.

"Your Majesty, now the snow in Eastern Siberia has begun to melt, which makes the roads a little muddy. This situation will continue until May. The rivers of Eastern Siberia thaw in early May. However, the Russians have built bridges over these rivers, and it will not be because of our advance. Admiral Niu Meng said. He thought that Long Yufei was worried that the thaw of the river would hinder the attack of the imperial army.

"Well, I'm not worried about that. I was thinking, after the thaw of those rivers, why can't we be able to resupply the guò river? You see, from Kulen you can go to the Guò Tule River to the Orkhon River, and from the Orkhon River to the Selenga River, and along the Selenga River you can go all the way to Lake Baikal. And Irkutsk is on the shores of Lake Baikal, and along the way, the supply of our troops can be guaranteed. Long Yufei said, pointing to the map of the Mongolian steppe and Eastern Siberia.

General Niu Meng, chief of the General Staff, suddenly brightened his eyes, and as the chief of the General Staff, he naturally knew what the key point of this war was. If Emperor Long Yufei's plan can be realized, the logistical pressure on the imperial army will be reduced a lot. What a carriage can carry, it has never been comparable to a ship.

"Your Majesty, this may work. However, whether it can be achieved or not, you have to ask General Zhao to see. Admiral Niu Meng said. General Zhao Yi is in charge of logistics and equipment, and whether Long Yufei's construction is feasible or not has to be decided by him.

"Haha, okay, Huzi, go and invite General Zhao." Long Yufei said. How to solve the logistical pressure faced by the imperial army, he also thought about it for a long time. When he saw the rivers on the map, he realized that he could solve the problem by transporting them by water.

Soon, General Zhao Yi, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial Empire and Minister of Logistics and Equipment, rushed to the palace. General Niu Meng, chief of the General Staff, recounted the construction proposed by Long Yufei.

"Your Majesty, that's a very good idea. Previously, the minister had also been thinking about how to reduce the pressure on logistics and supplies. Although there is still a small problem, it should be able to be solved. Admiral Zhao Yi said with a smile.

"Oh? Still have questions? Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, the volume of the Tule River and the Orkhon River is not large, and it cannot be navigated by large ships until after the Kyakhta section." Admiral Zhao Yi said.

"That's easy! On the Tulle and Orkhon rivers, they were transported by small boats or bamboo rafts, and when they reached Kyakhta, they were transferred to large boats, which were transported all the way to Lake Baikal. In this case, it is much more convenient. When the railroad is completed, we will have much less logistical pressure. Long Yufei said. Under his orders, the construction of a railway from Tianjin to Beijing and then to Kulun with Beijing has been established, and preparations are being made intensively. With hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war as laborers and the recruitment of a large number of railway construction workers, it is expected that within three to five years, the railway will be completed. When the time comes, it will be much easier for the empire to send troops to Eastern Siberia.

"Well, Your Majesty. That's a great idea, and it's a complete solution to the big trouble we are facing! Admiral Zhao Yi said excitedly. Although there were no boats in the Mongolian steppe, this was easy to solve, as long as a few small docks were built there, it was all solved in one qiē. As for the materials, they can be shipped from somewhere else. Of course, if this qiē is to be realized, I am afraid it will have to wait until a few months later.

"The rivers of Eastern Siberia will not be navigable until May and October, and the rest of the time will be frozen, so we must seize this time to transport war supplies. Especially before the cold winter arrives, it is best to store the materials for the winter, so that we can be invincible. Long Yufei admonished. The Empire's war with Russia this time was in fact a logistical contest. Both sides sent about the same number of troops to Eastern Siberia, however, because the Empire* army had more firepower, which made the Empire* army more powerful and more logistically demanding.

And if the Russians wanted to supply the troops on the front, they had to go through the cities on the Siberian plain, and even through the European region of Guò, and the entire supply line was more than 3,000 kilometers, almost twice the size of the empire. As a result, the Russians are under greater logistical pressure than the Empire. Taken together, there is no reason why the Empire would lose this war.

The solution of logistical supply proposed by Emperor Long Yufei has reduced the logistical pressure of the imperial army in Eastern Siberia, which has effectively guaranteed the operation of the imperial army. In a way, it was precisely because of its superiority in logistics that the empire finally defeated Russia in the protracted war and won the war.

After all, in terms of national strength, the empire is also much stronger than Russia. Although the Empire will fight various enemies on multiple fronts, the Empire will be able to hold out with ease. Russia, on the other hand, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it becomes.

The Chinese Empire and Russia are both big powers, so it is almost impossible to divide the winners and losers in such a short period of time. can only see who drags on to the end, who can't stand it first. Although Emperor Long Yufei previously clamoured to destroy Russia, at present, this is unrealistic. The Chinese Empire did not yet have the strength to cross the entire Eurasian continent to destroy a great power like Russia. In this war, the aim of the empire was to inflict a heavy blow on Russia, to make Russia pay as heavy a price as possible, and to continue to weaken Russia's strength through one war after another, and finally to destroy Russia.

The war between Russia and the Ottoman Turkish Empire began in the 17th century and has been fought for almost 200 years now. In the meantime, it has been carried out eight times. In these eight wars, Russia won more and lost less, making the Ottoman Turkish Empire weaker and weaker. Long Yufei also intends to use this method to constantly weaken Russia. Of course, he didn't want this war to last for two hundred years, and it would be nice if he could launch multiple wars to destroy Russia in ten or twenty years. After all, he is only 37 years old now, and he can live at least twenty or thirty years, and he can still see the day when the imperial army will be completely victorious! (To be continued......)