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On the afternoon of July 1, 1847, Emperor Long Yufei convened an impromptu imperial meeting, which was attended by cabinet officials and military magnates. However, only Admiral Niu Meng, chief of the General Staff, Admiral Zhao Yi, deputy chief of the General Staff and director of logistics and equipment, and Vice Admiral Wei Yong, commander of the 1st Fleet of the Navy, attended the meeting. Lieutenant General Sun Hao, the chief of operations, was on his way back from Kulen. After the Russian expeditionary force was eaten, the follow-up work could be handed over to Major General Liu Zhongming, and he had to rush back to China. Next, the Imperial Army is about to go on an expedition across the sea, and the War Department has to focus on this.

Everyone's faces were beaming with joy, and everyone already knew the news that the Imperial Army had completely annihilated the Russian Expeditionary Force. Undoubtedly, this was a great victory for the Empire. The fact that the Imperial* army had defeated the same number of Russian expeditionary forces in just a few days, and now they had eaten the other side in one bite, undoubtedly meant that the Empire's military strength was already very strong. In the whole world, it is estimated that no country can do this!

Originally, there were some contradictions between the important ministers of the cabinet and the generals of the military. The focal point of the contradiction lies in military spending. The military always wants to expand outward, build more armies, order more warships. If war breaks out, the money will be spent like running water. The cabinet ministers hoped to be able to devote their limited financial resources to domestic construction. Especially the area north of the Yangtze River. This has just been recovered, and it needs a lot of capital to invest a lot of money. If only foreign wars were not waged. A lot of money can be saved, which makes the contradictions and differences between the military and the cabinet very large. Of course, now the military has won the war, which also makes the cabinet ministers very happy. If the war had ended earlier, it wouldn't have cost so much. Not to mention, the Russian expeditionary force has now been eaten. If the Russians don't want to continue fighting, then the two sides will have to negotiate an armistice. Perhaps, the Foreign Ministry will be able to cut off another piece or two of fat from the Russians.

"Ladies and gentlemen. As you already know, our army in Siberia has completely annihilated 600,000 people of the Russian Expeditionary Force. This is undoubtedly a huge victory. If the Russians don't want to look for death, then. There should be no more large-scale wars. Long Yufei said.

"Congratulations. Congratulations! Everyone congratulated Long Yufei. The elimination of the Russian 600,000 expeditionary force in one fell swoop, such a world-class martial art, is definitely far superior to any emperor in Chinese history! With the character of the emperor Long Yufei, he will definitely eat all the Central and Siberian and Eastern Siberia that have been swallowed, which undoubtedly means that the territory of the empire will once again increase a lot on a large scale.

The map publishers of the empire will surely make a lot of money from this. After each war, the territory of the empire changes. When the time comes, the whole country will be replaced with a new map. This is also a good opportunity for publishers to make money. It can be said that the publishers were very much looking forward to the continuous expansion of the Empire's army.

"Before. I and the Chief of the General Staff have already discussed it. Given logistical pressures, the main forces of the Imperial Army will not continue to advance westward after advancing to the Ob River, but the cavalry units will continue to advance westward, sweeping across the entire West Siberian Plain. Of course, if the Russians want to continue fighting, we will definitely have a big battle on the banks of the Ob River. However, the scale will not be larger than the previous battle. Long Yufei said. After advancing to the Ob River, the logistical supply line of the imperial front-line troops will be more than 3,000 kilometers long, and it is undoubtedly a heavy burden to ensure the consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line under the condition of relying entirely on mule and horse transportation.

"Your Majesty is wise! The Russians have now once again lost 600,000 troops, and they should know that the empire is invincible. In addition, the Russians suffered heavy losses this time, and as long as they were not reckless, they probably would not want to continue fighting us. I think that our war with Russia should be over for the time being. Prime Minister Li Decheng said.

"Hmmm! However, this is not certain. We can't be paralyzed by this victory, we have to keep being prepared. In addition, we can consider extending the railway from Tianjin to Kulen further north, all the way to Siberia, which is very necessary to ensure the empire's rule over this region. Long Yufei said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Li Decheng and Transport Minister Zhou Zishan both nodded. Although they knew that if they wanted to build the railway to Siberia, it would be very difficult, because of the geographical conditions, the investment would be very large. At the same time, the benefits will be small. However, the railway must also be built. On the one hand, it can ensure the logistical supply of the Empire's army, and if there is a war with Russia in the future, the logistical pressure on the Empire's army will be greatly reduced. In addition, it is conducive to the control of these territories by the Empire.

"Foreign Ministry, be ready to negotiate with the Russians. If Tsar Nicholas I hadn't been kicked in the head by a donkey, he would have negotiated with the Reich. When the time comes, the task of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be to cut as much fat as possible from the Russians. Although Russia's finances are on the verge of collapse, the wealth accumulated by the Russian royal family over the centuries is very staggering. Long Yufei said. He had long had his eye on the wealth of the Russian royal family. That's a fortune worth thousands of tons of gold! If all of them are obtained by the empire, the empire will no longer be short of money, and the development of the empire will go to a higher level.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Lin Zihao nodded. Prime Minister Li Decheng is coming to the end of his term, and if he can stand out in this negotiation, then it will be a sure thing for him to take over as prime minister. This is the first civil official of the Empire! With the current power structure of the empire, the power of the previous prime minister is even greater!

"Next, the main goal of the army has to be placed on the Americans. The Americans have also been arrogant for so long, and next, it's time to make them look good. Long Yufei said. During this period of time, because the three-month ultimatum had arrived, the empire did not declare war on the United States for the first time, which caused a lot of unfavorable public opinion in the international community against the empire, believing that the empire was just deliberately scaring the United States. The US Government has even more arrogantly stated that it will defend US interests, and no country should try to intimidate the US. Even France, which has decided to send troops to the United States together with China, is very unhappy with this.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Chief of the General Staff, General Niu Meng, nodded. In fact, the empire will fight against the United States, and this is already set. Unless the United States is willing to return the territories that have invaded the empire, war is inevitable. But the Americans have just swallowed these territories, will they spit out these already swallowed fat? That's absolutely impossible. The Empire's troops preparing to march against the United States had actually been assembled along the coast. It's just that a large number of transport ships had to be used to ensure the transportation of war materials to the front line, and the war with Russia has not yet been decided, so the empire did not declare war on the United States at the first time. Now that the Russian expeditionary force has been eaten by the Empire, the Empire is completely free to teach the Americans a good lesson.

This time, against the United States, the empire will devote 3 infantry corps and 3 marine brigades, with a total strength of more than 120,000 troops. Although, the size of the U.S. Army has now expanded to half a million people. However, the combat effectiveness of the US Army, it is not a problem to bully a country like Mexico, and it is delusional to want to fight against the battle-hardened Empire* army. With more than 100,000 men, the Imperial Army was enough to sweep across the west coast of the United States. Not to mention, two allies of the empire, France and Spain, will also take part in the war against the United States. The French, in particular, are targeting the northeast, where the United States is most developed. It was the economic and industrial center of the United States, and the French didn't know how much effort it would take to swallow it. Only then will France become the main force fighting the United States. At best, China is following the French and swallowing up the western part of the United States.

The next day, on the morning of July 2, the major newspapers of the empire carried the news of the total annihilation of the Russian expeditionary force by the imperial army on the front page. This news has undoubtedly caused a sensation throughout the country and even the world. Although Western countries also sent observation missions to this war, these observation missions stayed in the rear, and because of communication reasons, although they knew the outcome of the war, they could not pass on the news in the first place.

The passion of the common people of the empire was immediately detonated. When the Empire fought against Russia, there was some fear that the Empire would not win. After all, this time the enemy is not trivial, Russia is the hegemon of Europe! Even Napoleon the Great was defeated by them, can China win? However, no one expected that in such a short period of time, the empire would completely annihilate the Russian expeditionary force, which was an army of 600,000 people! The major cities of the empire spontaneously organized vigorous celebrations.

The envoys of various countries in China also learned the news for the first time. However, their first reaction was, what kind of joke are the Chinese making again? (To be continued......)