Zhu Youzhen came back to his senses after pondering for a while, and found that Xiong Jiahui was still kneeling in front of him, and said apologetically: "Why are you still kneeling?" In the future, if I get distracted by things, you will get up and go out by yourself. ”

Xiong Jiahui shook his head, "How can this work?" How can there be no rules for the imperial attendant? If the prince had known, he would have blamed. ”

Although Xiong Jiahui and Chen Yuanyuan are now the emperor's personal attendants, the two of them do not have a formal establishment in the palace, Chen Yuanyuan has joined the confidential office under the Government Council, Xiong Jiahui is too young to join any unit, just as Chen Yuanyuan's partner.

Zhu Youzhen stood up, lit a cigarette, and wanted to pour tea by himself. Xiong Jiahui hurriedly got up and went over to pour tea, "Let me come, Your Majesty." ”

Because she didn't have any clear identity, Xiong Jiahui didn't call herself a slave in front of the emperor, but called me, and she was the only one who could call herself me in front of the emperor, and Zhu Youzhen never corrected her.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Xiong Jiahui, a little girl who was once very stubborn, a little girl who was full of hostility to herself, who had been in the palace for a few years, and had polished all the edges and corners, Zhu Youzhen felt that there was no relationship in the world that could not be changed by time, except for the relationship between him and Zhang Yan, the queen of Yi'an. "You're going to turn fourteen, aren't you?"

Xiong Jiahui doesn't know what the emperor is going to say? Nodding in a daze, he handed the teacup to the emperor.

"After the death of the senior high school elder, you will no longer have any relatives, I may be your relatives, right?" Although Zhu Youzhen was only twenty-nine years old at this time, not even thirty years old, he was reborn in Daming in the past few years. Let him be more and more stable. It's no longer the temperament it had when it was first reborn. His current mental age has automatically adjusted to about forty years old.

Xiong Jiahui was even more surprised when she heard the emperor say this, and she was a little panicked, she knew about her life experience, and because she had been staying by the emperor's side, the emperor had suffered some criticism because of her.

"The emperor is not my relative, he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I am the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor is naturally my emperor. Xiong Jiahui guessed that the emperor was probably going to decide to let her leave, her heart was full of reluctance, her eyes were red, and she replied softly.

Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "I'm usually too busy to let you follow Zhang Min and let you follow me, in fact, I hope that others will worry about my relationship and stop mentioning that you are Gao Yingxiang's niece." Now that you're getting older, your autism is better. I think you should live a normal life, so that you can stay in Irkutsk in the future, and this place will become the military and political center of the Ming Dynasty in Russia for a period of time in the future. ”

When Xiong Jiahui heard the emperor say this, she immediately confirmed her own guess, the emperor was about to leave, and he would not take himself away, he was going to leave himself in Russia, she didn't fight anything, just said softly: "Yes." ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded, "I will go and talk to Chen Xinjia later, let him arrange for you to be organized, change into a military uniform, from now on you are the liaison officer of the Irkutsk Provisional Government, you have the right to contact me directly, serve in accordance with the rank of lieutenant, and immediately telegraph to Sun Chuanting, and the army will return to Baikal to garrison." You go and call Chen Xinjia and Chen Qiyu to me. ”

Xiong Jiahui agreed to go out, Zhu Youzhen saw the tears in the corners of Xiong Jiahui's eyes, these tears were shed for himself, he is an amorous man, even if he has a lot of sweet love, he can get the love of a fourteen-year-old girl, it still makes him have a sweet feeling in his heart, but he will not pick this flower, the emperor does not want to deprive a little girl of the right to grow up normally, if Xiong Jiahui meets a man worthy of her love at work, Zhu Youzhen thinks that he should not stop him, He is no longer the man who can't be restrained at the slightest sign now.

Chen Qiyu and Chen Xinjia soon arrived, and they already knew that the emperor had asked Sun Chuanting to withdraw from the east bank of the Nisse River, which was very surprising to the two.

"Huang Taiji wants to fight guerrilla warfare with me, he is a very smart person, our battle line is too long, if we insist on letting the army of the First Army pursue Huang Taiji to the Ural Mountains, not only can we not find the main force of Huang Taiji, but we are also in danger of being exhausted and starved to death." Zhu Youzhen looked at the map and explained to the two.

Chen Xinjia admired the five-body throw to the ground, but just nodded quietly, because the emperor does not like to be flattered by others, and the emperor likes to listen to constructive words, "The emperor is wise and wise, and he is very admired, indeed, with the current strength, although he has the absolute advantage of a frontal battle, it is not enough to surround a large number of iron cavalry to death, and the strength of total annihilation, the most important thing at the moment is to solve the supply problem, in the short term, if you want to mobilize a large amount of grain and grass from Beijing to Irkutsk, it will take at least more than a year, in the long run, Chancellor thought it would be better to build a railway from Jingshi to Irkutsk. ”

Chen Qiyu was taken aback and answered, "This line is too long, right?" Is there technical support? Such a long route has not only grasslands but also the Gobi, which is a very big project. ”

Now the longest railway in Daming is from Shandong to Beijing, the railway line from Beijing to the three northeastern provinces has been in the process of construction, although the population of Daming has grown rapidly in recent years, but in less than ten years, the backbone is still too young, Daming is now the largest population base of an age group only one year old to ten years old, to wait for this part of the people to grow up, at least a few more years.

The problem that the Ming Dynasty needs to solve now is no longer the problem of food shortage, but the population growth rate is far from keeping up with the speed of the empire's expansion. The current population of the Ming Dynasty is mostly concentrated in the developed cities in the south and the Central Plains, plus the major cities in the northeast, about one-third of the population is concentrated in the Gyeonggi region, and the population gap of more than 300 million people is too large to meet the needs of the entire country as an industrialized empire.

Even now, not counting the new North Korea and Russia, Japan's land area, just the Ming Dynasty, if one-tenth of the local industrialization is realized, it will be a terrible thing in this world.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen stood up firmly, "No matter what the difficulties, the Ming can solve them!" It's too cold. At this time, it is not conducive to the operation of mechanized corps. Telegram Sun Chuanting. The army retreated to Irkutsk to garrison. ”

Chen Qiyu promised to go out, and Xiong Jiahui whispered outside the door at this time: "Your Majesty, the staff officer on duty has something to do." ”

Zhu Youzhen walked quickly to the door and opened the door himself, "Say it." ”

The staff officer on duty immediately knelt down and said: "The reconnaissance team stationed in the north of Lake Berga sent a telegram back and found that a large number of Russian iron cavalry were gathering. ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen almost didn't laugh out loud. This is the difference between traditional ancient warfare and modern warfare, Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly: "It is very likely that the other party thinks that the first army that is going to pursue Huang Taiji is the main force of our Northeast Army, and wants to cut off our rear road." How many of them are there, have you found out clearly? ”

Chen Qiyu and Chen Xinjia couldn't help but smile, you must know that although the First Army has more than 50,000 people, the total strength of the Northeast Army is more than 200,000, and there are more than 80,000 troops near Chita alone, of which there are two armies equipped with new Chongzhen-style rifles, more than 40,000 people! According to the current combat effectiveness of the Ming army, the traditional cavalry does not have more than ten times the strength. There is no way to pose a threat to the Ming army at all!

The staff officer on duty hurriedly replied: "Less than 100,000, not less than 60,000." However, it is a coalition army, which is well-equipped and belongs to the great nobles of eastern Russia, the Tarchuk family, as well as part of the army of the Tagulik family. ”

Zhu Youzhen immediately ordered Chen Qiyu: "Hurry up and come up with a battle plan, I want to completely annihilate this Russian cavalry, the Tashik family is the largest nobleman in eastern Russia, after this army is destroyed, the eastern army of Russia will be leaderless!" ”

Chen Qiyu immediately knelt down to receive the order, "Your Majesty, do you want to take a helicopter back to the rear first?" ”

Zhu Youzhen frowned slightly, "Are you worried that I am in danger?" There are more than 80,000 well-equipped Ming troops, and the opponent is only cavalry with sabers, what danger can I have, go and busy with you, if you can't completely annihilate the opponent in this battle, I will ask you two for your crimes. Chen Qiyu is mainly responsible for this battle, Chen Xinjia is coerced, remember to annihilate them all, no matter what method you use, even if you use me as bait. ”

Chen Qiyu and Chen Xinjia didn't dare to say anything more, and promised to retreat, of course they knew what the emperor's words meant, of course it was impossible to use the emperor as bait to seek death?

Zhu Youzhen has not spoken to the ministers below in such a stern tone for a long time, his temper has improved a lot in recent years, he is no longer the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen who was just reborn and full of anger and revenge, he is now really the mentality of a thirty-year-old young man, full of vitality, but he has not lost the tempering of those long years.

Not long after Chen Qiyu and Chen Xinjia went down, Xiong Jiahui had already changed into a military uniform and came in, the emperor's holy decree, of course, was implemented quickly, for Chen Xinjia, it was just to order a personal adjutant to prepare a trumpet officer uniform for Xiong Jiahui.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen looked at Xiong Jiahui in military uniform, and suddenly his eyes lit up, the military uniform was not very decent, but after being restrained by the belt, it still made the two bulging mounds on his chest particularly conspicuous.

"Your Majesty." Xiong Jiahui said softly.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Xiong Jiahui lightly, "What?" Something? ”

Normally, he doesn't call people, Xiong Jiahui and Chen Yuanyuan don't dare to enter his room casually, even if it's a personal maid.

Xiong Jiahui held a map, "This is the latest map of the front line just sent, General Staff Chen said let me see if the emperor has slept, if not, ask the emperor if he wants it now?" ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen nodded, the door was not closed, it was not Xiong Jiahui who took the initiative to come in, he couldn't blame others, he pointed to the teapot, and then went over to take the map in Xiong Jiahui's hand and spread it out on the table to see.

Xiong Jiahui and Chen Yuanyuan have served the emperor for a long time, and they actually know what the emperor needs without the emperor talking? Xiong Jiahui went over and poured hot water and put a little tea leaves.

Zhu Youzhen loves to drink tea, and he also loves to drink sweet tea, and he needs a little tea and a little bit of sweetness.

Zhu Youzhen saw that Xiong Jiahui was going out, and suddenly pointed to the seat next to him, "You sit down, stay with me for a while, and close the door." ”

Xiong Jiahui's face turned red, her heart was pounding, I don't know if the emperor will want her, she is no longer an ignorant girl, and she doesn't even know when she has been looking forward to the emperor one day wanting herself.

Xiong Jiahui closed the door and didn't say anything more. According to the emperor's orders. Sit down in a chair. The emperor stood, and the maid sat down, it is not that there is no distinction between respect and inferiority, there are no rules, these are the people around Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen, who has been staying for a long time, naturally knows the emperor's temper, and lets him do whatever he wants. If you talk too much, you will make the emperor unhappy.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen pointed to the map and said: "This is where we are, this is Lake Baikal, the name of Lake Baikal comes from the ancient Su Shen language "Beihaier Lake", the Han Dynasty called "Beihai", located in the south of East Siberia, Russia, has long been the inherent territory of our Huaxia State. It is the oldest lake in the world, the seventh largest lake in the world, the shape is crescent-shaped, it was the main activity area of the nomadic people in the north of China in ancient times, and the land of Suwu shepherd sheep in the Han Dynasty. The lake is rich in flora and fauna. The water quality of the lake is good, and the transparency reaches a depth of 40.5 meters. It is known as the "Bright Eyes of Siberia". With a total volume of 23.6 trillion cubic meters and a maximum depth of 1,637 meters, Lake Baikal contains about 20% of the earth's total freshwater volume, which is equivalent to the total water volume of the five major lakes in North America and exceeds the water volume of the entire Baltic Sea, making it the largest freshwater lake in the world. With more than 300 hot springs and sunny shores, the lake is the largest health resort in eastern Russia. Lake Baikal is located in the southern part of Eastern Siberia, Russia, and is the deepest and largest freshwater lake in the world. With an average depth of 730 meters and a maximum depth of 1,637 meters, the lake has been able to drink 5 billion people for half a century. Lake Baikal is the deepest and largest freshwater lake in the world. It is located on the territory of the Republic of Buryatiya and the Irkutsk region. The lake shape is long and narrow, like a crescent moon, so it is also called "Moon Lake". It is 636 kilometers long, 48 kilometers wide on average, 79.4 kilometers wide at its widest, 31,500 square kilometers in area, 744 meters in average depth, 1,637 meters in depth at its deepest point, and 456 meters above sea level. The water of Lake Baikal is the second most clear and stable and transparent (up to 40.8 meters in transparency) in the world. With a total storage capacity of 23.6 trillion cubic meters, a total of 336 rivers of all sizes flow into Lake Baikal, the largest of which is the Selenga River, and only the Angara River flows out of the lake, with an average annual flow of only 1,870 cubic meters per second. Where the lake flows into the Angara River, it is about 1,000 meters wide and white. Lake Baikal is located in the interior of Eurasia, which belongs to the continental climate of the Köppen climate classification, the surface of the lake freezes from January to May, the ice thickness is about 70-115 cm, and in winter, you can drive to Olkhon Island on the lake. The lowest temperature in the eastern part of Lake Baikal can reach minus 20 degrees Celsius in winter, which is indeed very cold, but from January to May every year, the lake freezes and releases latent heat, which has alleviated the cold in winter. In summer, the lake thaws, absorbing a lot of heat and reducing the degree of heat, so it is said that Baikal is a natural two-way giant "air conditioner" that regulates the climate of the lakeside region. During the year, although 60 cm of ice is formed on the surface of Lake Baikal for five months, sunlight can penetrate the ice and inject heat into the lake, forming a "greenhouse effect", which makes the lake close to the temperature of summer in winter, which is conducive to the reproduction of plankton, which directly or indirectly provides food for other aquatic animals and promotes their development and growth. According to automatic underwater thermometers, the bottom water temperature of Lake Baikal in winter is at least -4.4 ° C, which is higher than the surface water temperature of the lake. Lake Baikal regulates the continental climate of the lakeshore. Lake Baikal is also flanked by cliffs of 1,000-2,000 meters, and tectonic fissures are surrounded by mountains, which reach a height of more than 2,500 meters. The thickness of the sediment at the bottom of the lake is more than 8 km. That is why the actual depth of the Baikal crevasse is 10-11 km. This depth is comparable to the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world's oceans. Lake Baikal is one of the oldest lakes in the world, located in the interior of the Eurasian plate, formed by the fracture and subsidence of the earth's crust, and most scientists believe that the remnants of animals endemic to the depths of Baikal were formed about 30 to 20 million years ago. Lake Baikal is said to have arisen because the Asian crust slowly pulled along a fault, and a trench appeared. At first, the trench was eight kilometers deep, but as the years went by, it was gradually filled with silt, and the microbial fossils in the silt can show the age of its formation. The vast majority of lakes, especially those during the Ice Age, were formed between 15,000 and 10,000 years ago. These lakes are then gradually filled with sediment, turning into seasonal swamps, swamps, and finally completely drying up. Recent studies have shown that Baikal is not a lake that is about to disappear, but an ocean in its initial phase. Like the Red Sea in eastern Africa, the shores of Lake Baikal are stretched in both directions at a rate of two centimeters per year. Lake Baikal is typical of many oceans – unfathomable, huge reservoirs, undercurrents, tides, strong storms, large waves, ever-widening rifts, geomagnetic anomalies, and so on. The Baikal depression is asymmetrical, and the slopes in the west are steeper than in the east.

Geologically, Lake Baikal is a recess of a faulted valley, a large rift that goes 15-20 kilometers underground. Lake Baikal and its catchment area are a unique geological system in the world. Lake Baikal is located in the center of eastern Siberia, about 1,600 km from Urumqi County, the geographical center of the Asian continent to the southwest. The valley depression of Lake Baikal is an important natural barrier in Siberia. This natural barrier separates the different flora and fauna, and many unique biomes grow here.

Lake Baikal is located in a deep tectonic valley surrounded by high mountains, some of which rise up to 2,000 meters above the lake's surface. The sedimentary layer at the bottom of the lake is up to 6,100 meters thick. There are ruins of extinct volcanoes on the shore.

The terrain on both sides of the valley is asymmetrical, with steep slopes on the west bank and gentle slopes on the east bank. 8% of the lake bottom is shallow, only 50 m (160 ft) deep. The 2,100-kilometre-long shoreline of the lake is well recessed in the bays of Barguzin, Chivyrkuysky and Proval, as well as in the small ports of Ayaya and Frolikha. On the east shore there is a peninsula jutting out of the lake, the peninsula called Svyatoy Nos. There are 27 islands in the lake, the largest of which is Olihonda (71.7 km long, 15 km wide at its widest, with an area of about 730 km2). The island of Great Ushkany covers an area of 8km2. ”

Zhu Youzhen was next to a laptop, and while pointing out the various locations of the map, he explained to Xiong Jiahui the knowledge around Lake Baikal, where there will be a big war, and it is very likely that there will be more than one time! (To be continued.) )