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After entering July, the temperature in Guangzhou has entered the scorching heat. The numbers on both sides of the street were a little lazy from the scorching sun, and there were not many pedestrians on the streets. From now on, the entire southern part of the country has entered the hottest summer. Emperor Long Yufei hid in the palace all day long, and no longer went out except for the necessary trips.

The development of the whole country is also the same as this season. Several railways planned by the Imperial Ministry of Communications have already started construction one after another. The large number of Russian prisoners of war escorted back from the front, plus the hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war captured in the war against the Manchus, will be put into the construction of these railways. In particular, the railway from Tianjin and Beijing to Kulun, and the railway from the Central Plains to the northwest, is the most important of them. Emperor Long Yufei has issued a death order, demanding that these two railways be built in five years. Even if the railway in the northwest cannot be repaired to Dihua, it must be repaired to Lanzhou or even further west. Long Yufei knew that without the railway, it would be almost impossible for China to control the northwest frontier well. Not to mention the invasion of other countries, even the remnants of the Manchu Qing and the nationalists were enough to make the country anxious.

Once the railway was built, the empire's army could be transported to the northwest by rail, and a large number of logistical and combat materials could also be supplied by rail. In this way, the problem of Qiē can be solved. Even if an emergency breaks out, the Empire's military can immediately begin to counter the rebellion. It was under the guidance of this line of thought that the construction of the imperial railways entered a high tide stage.

Although Western countries are also vigorously developing railways. But the intensity is far from being comparable to that of China. At the moment, the railways of Western countries, because of the lack of technology and steel. Their rails are usually made of wood wrapped in a layer of iron, which not only limits the speed of the train, but also limits the carrying capacity of the train. In China, steel companies have sprung up, increasing the country's steel production day by day. In addition to the needs of officers and infrastructure, a large amount of steel was used in the construction of railways, which made China's railways very well developed.

On the afternoon of July 1. Emperor Long Yufei stayed in the study, dealing with government affairs, in the four corners of the study. There were four ice buckets, and large chunks of ice were placed in them, which made the temperature in the room drop to more than 20 degrees, and the scorching summer outside. It's two things altogether. Long Yufei also hopes that the air conditioner can appear earlier. Then you don't have to live a hard life. However, subject to technology, it is still a product of the long term. Without twenty or thirty years of development, it is absolutely impossible to enter the era of electricity. Although Long Yufei has provided various conveniences to the Academy of Sciences, so far, the Academy of Sciences has not made a breakthrough in the research of electric power.

3 p.m. The carriage of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Admiral Niu Meng, appeared outside the palace. After a brief inspection by the palace guards, Admiral Niu entered the palace. The rules of the palace are when anyone enters the palace. They must be checked, and they cannot change any weapons they are carrying, except for checking their identity. Since Long Yufei became the emperor, there have been many assassinations against him, although they are all thrilling. However, it is also necessary to strengthen security checks.

"Your Majesty, the Chief of the General Staff is here." Li Hu, the chief of the guard, said to Long Yufei.

"Oh? Invite him in. Long Yufei raised his head, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes. He knew that when Admiral Niu Meng, chief of the General Staff, came to look for him, he would definitely report good news to him. The army on the front line, there are constantly good news, and now they have defeated the Russian army and launched a pursuit. After a few days, there should be a result!

"See Your Majesty!" Admiral Niu Meng respectfully saluted Long Yufeifei, he tried his best to calm his excitement, but he still couldn't.

"Alright, excuse me. Chief of Staff, is there news coming from the front? Did we win? Long Yufei asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, we won! A telegram has been sent from the front that we have annihilated the last remnants of the Russian Expeditionary Force. The Russian expeditionary force, a total of 600,000 people, except for a very small number of escapes, the rest were wiped out by us, killing nearly 300,000 people and taking more than 200,000 prisoners. Among them were a marshal, more than a dozen lieutenant generals, dozens of major generals. There are countless middle-level officers such as school officers. We have won this battle! Admiral Niu Meng said excitedly. Although, he also believed that the Imperial* army would be able to defeat the Russians. However, the victory came so quickly and the results were so great, which was completely unexpected by him.

"This is a victory? Haha, that's great! Long Yufei laughed excitedly. Originally, he thought that if he wanted to defeat the Russian expeditionary force, he was afraid that it would last a long time, and maybe the war would drag on until next year. In order to cope with large-scale wars, the imperial government has already issued war bonds to the common people. As a result, I didn't expect that the Russian expeditionary force had been defeated by now, and it was still completely annihilated. This undoubtedly shows that the war can end early. Of course, if the Russians continue to fight, the war will continue to the end. However, the intensity of the war will definitely not be so great. In this way, the cost of the war can be saved a lot. The Empire no longer has to fight on two fronts.

You know, China's three-month ultimatum to the Americans is over. It's just that because the battle situation on the front line is still unclear, the empire has not yet made a decision on this matter. Well, now the Russians were eaten by the empire by 600,000 people in one bite. Combined with the more than 200,000 losses before, the Russians have lost more than 800,000 people in this war, accounting for more than half of the standing army before the expansion. This has undoubtedly reduced Russia's military strength to a very low level. It is almost impossible for Russia to start another large-scale war with the Empire. In this way, the empire can concentrate on dealing with the Americans. The United States has seized more than two million square kilometers of land that the empire has purchased from the Mexicans, and it is absolutely impossible to swallow them in one gulp. This time, the empire had to make the Americans vomit out.

"Your Majesty, a call from the front line, asking if the front line is going to advance further west?" General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, asked.

Long Yufei didn't answer immediately, but pondered. Now, the Russian army in Siberia has almost been swept away. If Russia wanted to stop the Imperial* army, it would be almost impossible. However, if we continue to push westward, this means that the logistics supply line will be further lengthened. This will be a huge test for the poor traffic in Siberia. The consumption of logistics and materials by the Chinese* army far exceeds that of the Russians. Reducing the consumption of hundreds of thousands of people in Siberia is a huge challenge. It's July, and in three months, the cold winter in Siberia will come. These are all big troubles for the Empire* army.

"Order the troops, and push some distance wester, all the way to the banks of the Ob River! The infantry then halted their advance and began to build defensive lines, while the cavalry could cross the river and attack further westward, sweeping across the Siberian plain. Long Yufei said. The Ob River is the dividing line between the West Siberian Plain and the Central Siberian Plateau, which is undoubtedly a little better developed than the Central Siberian Plateau and the Eastern Siberian Mountains. After two hundred years of development, the entire West Siberian Plain has become the hinterland of Russia. If the Chinese cavalry destroyed and plundered all the way in the West Siberian Plain, this would definitely be a huge blow to Russia. Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk, east of the Ural Mountains, are important Russian heavy industrial bases in the Siberian Plain, and if they are destroyed by the imperial cavalry, the already underdeveloped industry of the Russians will suffer a huge blow. In this war, the Russians had already lost 200,000 Cossack cavalry, and it was very difficult for them to resist the attack of the imperial cavalry.

"Your Majesty, do you mean that this war of ours ends at the Ob River?" The Chief of the General Staff, General Niu Meng, asked, feeling a little pity. The Russian Expeditionary Force has been defeated, and it is time for the Imperial Army to attack westward on a large scale! It would be a shame to stop now.

"I also want to destroy Russia in one fell swoop. However, we have to eat bite by bite, and we are not yet capable of destroying Russia in one fell swoop. Advancing the front to the Ob is already our limit. Further west, logistical supplies would be enough to crush us. After the railway to Kulen was completed, it was built from Kulen to Irkutsk and all the way to the west. Once these railways were built, the Empire's armies were able to attack westward with adequate supplies. When the time comes, the railway from Kulen to Siberia, and the railway connecting the interior to the northwest, will become an important pillar to ensure that our troops can fight on the front line. Long Yufei said. It was also a pity for him to stop the front on the Ob River. However, there is no way around it. We must not allow the troops to continue to fight westward on an empty stomach. Historically, the Mongols went on expeditions to Europe, and that was because they were almost self-sufficient in supplies. In the case of the current Empire's * army, it would be impossible at all. Besides, although the Russians had lost 600,000 men, they re-recruited an army of a million and had the support of the British, which was not easy to deal with. (To be continued......)