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When the Chinese Empire reached an agreement with Russia, Russia ransomed more than 800,000,000 prisoners of war with 100 million pounds. The Chinese Empire also reached an agreement with the Ottoman Turkish Empire to purchase 500,000 second-hand rifles and thousands of second-hand artillery pieces from the Chinese Empire for two million pounds. These weapons are all weapons of the Russian army captured from the battlefield by the Chinese Empire, and they were sold to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which can be regarded as waste use.

However, the Ottoman Turks were furious when they learned that the Chinese Empire had returned prisoners of war to Russia. They also knew that the reason why they had an advantage on the battlefield was entirely because the elite units of the Russian army were annihilated by the Chinese Empire. Once these prisoners of war return to Russia and are rearmed by Russia, Russia will have hundreds of thousands of elite troops. At that time, the Ottoman Turkish Empire would not only not be able to continue to dominate the battlefield, but would also be able to lose the war.

Ottoman Turkish Sultan Abdul. Mejid I even scolded the Chinese Empire for being despicable and shameless. In their opinion, Russia was an enemy not only of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, but also of the Chinese Empire. Now the Chinese Empire is helping Russia in this way, which is simply letting the tiger go back to the mountain. It's all about harming others and not benefiting oneself.

In addition, although the Russians ransomed the prisoners of war in the Chinese Empire, they did not actually take advantage of it. The captured Russian soldiers all took part in the labor for a month or two. On the construction sites of the Chinese Empire, they were all forced to labor. Eat worse than pigs. Every day is a heavy body lì live. So much so that many Russian prisoners of war were physically exhausted. Even after they returned to Russia, there was no way to continue their service. This made the Russian government very dissatisfied, and scolded the Chinese empire for being shameless. But. The gold had already been handed over to the Chinese Empire, and it was simply impossible to return it to them.

After the Russians ransomed these prisoners of war, only 400,000 of them were able to join the army. However, relying on the army of 400,000 prisoners of war, plus the re-conscription of millions of troops, the Russian army finally reversed the situation on the battlefield. Defeated the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

After the redemption of the prisoners of war, Russia also offered to buy weapons that had been captured on the battlefield by the Chinese Empire. However, it did not succeed. Those weapons, the Chinese Empire had already given to the Ottoman Turkish Empire. This made the Russians very dissatisfied, and they resented the Chinese Empire even more.

Regardless of what the Russian and Ottoman Turkish empires thought of the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Empire was very profitable anyway. Take advantage of the money. As a result, the country's strength has once again developed rapidly. And Russia and the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The blood on the battlefield was like a river, and there were countless casualties. The strength of both countries has been weakened. This was very beneficial to the further westward expansion of the Chinese Empire.

Fast forward to 1848, and when spring came, the war resumed. On the Russian-Turkish battlefield, the Ottoman Turkish Empire realized the crisis and launched a preemptive attack. In order to be able to join the battlefield before the follow-up units of the Russian army. Establish an advantage. However, their attacks. However, it was resisted by Russia to the death, and did not achieve the desired results. The Russian army is actively preparing for a counterattack, preparing to wait for the prisoners of war redeemed from the Chinese Empire to complete their adaptation training, and then launch a counterattack against the Ottoman Turkish Empire, defeating the Ottoman Turkish Empire in one fell swoop and recovering the territories occupied by the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

North America, China, France, and Spain are still in urgent need of war against the United States. The Imperial Army's 3rd Army, reinforced by a cavalry corps and an infantry corps, began to cross the Rocky Mountains and attack western North America. Because the main forces of the American army were concentrated in the northeast, they simply did not have enough troops to intercept the attack of the Chinese Empire. Many areas in the west have fallen one after another.

In June 1848, the Imperial Army not only succeeded in recovering the territories occupied by the United States, but also occupied all the territories that originally belonged to the United States. The imperial government, too, began to organize emigrants to prepare for North America. It is expected that the empire will emigrate to North America by about fifteen million. Left and right, the empire will be able to firmly control the northwestern part of North America.

On the North American battlefield, the Spaniards were not greedy. After capturing the southern part of the United States and connecting with the Chinese Empire's defenses, the offensive was stopped. Instead, he switched to the defensive and began to digest the results. In view of the relationship between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain, the two countries cooperated with each other on the North American battlefield, which made the defense of the two armies more stable.

Compared with the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain, the greedy France did not go well on the North American battlefield. Even after the arrival of the second batch of reinforcements, the U.S. military was unable to change the situation. More than 300,000 French troops, they had to face millions of American troops. After the baptism of war, the combat effectiveness of these US troops has also been greatly improved. Even though the French army succeeded in capturing New York, they were blocked from marching on Washington.

The French attacked the most densely populated area of the United States, and they met with the most fierce resistance. Countless Americans began to attack the logistics supply lines of the French army, which made the logistics supply of the French army face great difficulties. This also had a great impact on the frontal battlefield of the French army. It was almost impossible for the French to accomplish their intended goal, to capture Washington, and then force the United States to surrender.

And the United States, which is besieged by China, France and Spain, is suffering unspeakably. The large-scale war has caused very large casualties on the battlefield of the US army. More Americans, affected by the fighting, have been displaced. The domestic economy is facing a withering state, and the only thing that is thriving is probably the arms industry. Even with the support of Britain, it would be very difficult for the Americans to make a breakthrough on the battlefield. The war situation in the whole of North America has reached a stalemate. However, for the United States, the crisis of national annihilation seems to have been lifted for the time being.

Washington, D.C., White House. U.S. President James. Knox. In his office, Polk convened cabinet ministers to discuss the next phase of the war. Less than a year after the start of the war, Polk seemed to be several years old, and his face was faintly stained with age spots.

During this period of time, with the continuous defeat of the army on the front line, he was also under tremendous pressure, and the whole person was completely in rapid aging in this situation. Fortunately, now that the battle situation has finally stabilized, he can also breathe a sigh of relief.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our army has successfully resisted the attack of the French, and they are still two hundred kilometers from Washington. But now, they probably will never be able to get to Washington! President Polk said with a smile. There is no doubt that this is a victory for the United States. Despite the huge price, we finally saw the hope of victory.

The cabinet ministers of the U.S. government are all smiling.

"But, gentlemen, let us not forget that our enemies are still strong. If the French continue to build up their troops, it will be very difficult for us to defeat them. What's more, to the west and to the south, there are two more ferocious enemies. We have to be vigilant! President Polk continued.

"Your Excellency, it now appears that our plan has been successful. The French have been held back by us, and with a little more effort we may be able to defeat them. After defeating France, we will turn around and deal with the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain, and the final victory will definitely be ours! "Secretary of State James Murphy. Buchanan said.

President Polk nodded, and he was confident that he would win the final victory.

"Your Excellency, I think we should probably negotiate with China, France and Spain. We are already very difficult to deal with the United States now, and if the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain join in, it will be very difficult for us to win. In addition, we have already suffered heavy losses on the battlefield, and we no longer have the spare strength to continue the war. Peace talks now, an end to the war, that is the best interest for us. "Vice President George. M. Dallas made the opposite point of view.

"What about other people's opinions?" President Polk asked. He looked at the Minister of War, William. L. Marcy.

"Your Excellency, although we have resisted the attacks of the French army, it will not be easy to defeat them. If we can negotiate peace, this is undoubtedly the best choice for us. "William. Governor L. Marcy said. As the Minister of War, he has the most say in the current war situation. In general, the US military is exhausted.

President Polk was hesitant, hoping for a clean victory, rather than a peaceful end to the war. However, he is also aware of the crisis that the United States is now facing. This war has almost driven the United States to the point of exhaustion. If the war continues, the United States will suffer a heavy blow.

"Your Excellency, it is evident that there is a contradiction between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain, and between France, and this gives us an opportunity. The armies of the Chinese Empire, which stopped at the west, did not seem to have ambitions for the eastern regions. Similarly, the Kingdom of Spain stopped in the south. If we can negotiate peace, then we will be able to keep the best of the world. When we have regained our strength, we will have to wait for the opportunity to retake the territories occupied by the enemy. If the war continues, and the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Spain both attack us, we will probably be very difficult to resist! "George. M. Dallas said.

President Polk pondered for a moment, but finally nodded.

"Your Excellency, find a way to release our kindness!" (To be continued......)