"Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, Xiang Dongqiang's situation is not very good, although the Taiping soldiers fought bravely, but the Kiev region has been Hoho without much oil and water, and it won't take much time, Xiang Dongqiang can't even supply on the spot.

According to the detailed information obtained by Jinyiwei, Xiang Dongqiang's troops were not planning to attack the layers of defense lines deployed by the Russian army most of the time, but sent troops around to collect food and cannon fodder for strong men who could be used to attack.

The Russians have built too many fortifications, and the troops to the east are too small, and thousands of Russian noble cavalry are eyeing the Kiev region, and the east is not daring to risk a light advance, so if it continues, the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force is likely to be reinforced by fully mobilized Russian Empire recruits, and the Ukrainian national resistance army will grow stronger and stronger, but the troops that are strong to the east will only fight less and less. ”

"Oh? In other words, the battle of Kyiv can't be dragged on, right? ”

Hong Tiancheng frowned.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Heavenly King, although the main force of the Taiping Army of one division can speed up the attack in the direction of Smolensk and bring the Smolensk and Verkhov regions under the control of the Kingdom of Heaven in a short period of time, I am afraid that he will not be able to survive at that time, and the entire Kiev campaign will also fail with the fall of Xiangdong Qiang."

After hearing this, Hong Tiancheng looked at the combat map and pondered for a few minutes, then asked rhetorically: "Xue Taishen, with the Russian army's fortifications in the Kyiv region that you have mastered, if I put reinforcements from the new main division of the Taiping Army into it, can I smash the multi-layered 'turtle shell' established by the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force in a short period of time?" ”

"This ...... It is difficult, because the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force has a noble cavalry of thousands of people who have never moved, and these thousands of elite cavalry are enough to cause an extremely unfavorable situation for our army at any time and place, even if you add more than 13,000 people in an infantry division, the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force has more troops than our army, and they are also assisted by a large number of men and horses such as Ukrainian Cossacks and Ukrainian national resistance.

In this case, if the Russians blindly adhere to the tactics of defensive attack and harassment, it will be difficult for our army to make a big breakthrough in a short period of time, after all, if the Russians do not take the initiative to fight a decisive battle with our army, they can continue to weaken the strength of our army and consume the lives of soldiers through the superiority of troops, terrain and intelligence. ”

"And what if you add the Surrey forces in the south of the Kyiv region?" Hong Tiancheng smiled.

"In that case, the shortcomings of our cavalry can be greatly compensated, and defeating the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force should not be a problem." Xue Taishen replied confidently.

"Hehe, Heaven did not hesitate to pull out all the strength of Surrey's shadow, just to defeat the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force, I don't like this kind of deal that doesn't make much money.

What I want is to completely eat the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force and crush all the reinforcements of the Russian Empire head-on, and completely cut off the arm of the Russian Empire inserted into the Kyiv region!

General Menderov's idea of supporting Ukraine and the Cossacks is good, and I think that the Kingdom of Heaven has the strength and opportunity to achieve this goal, and Sarri's image to the outside world has always been that of a careerist trying to establish an independent Cossack hetmanate?

It just so happened that the Kingdom of Heaven had 'realized' the dream of Sarri, a careerist, and all he needed to do was to block the retreat of the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force to the south, and to flank the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force from the south.

And I, with the new main divisions of the Taiping Army, will take the Smolensk and Verkhov regions with absolute strength from the Smolensk direction and block the retreat of the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force!

As long as our army can cut off the retreat of the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force, with their military morale and the casualties of these days, we only need to push lightly, and they will collapse like a fortress on the beach.

The long battle of Kyiv was enough to fill the war-weariness within the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force, which continued to fight only with the hope of victory, and thought that this hope was great, and all we needed to do was to crush their illusory hope. Hong Tiancheng said with his eyes shining and his fingers swiping the area.

Xue Taishen looked shocked: "But Your Majesty, Xiang Dongqiang's men and horses may not be able to hold out until that moment." ”

"Your Jinyiwei is calculating the time for the continuous offensive to the Dongqiang now, I can completely order the Dongqiang to take root in the Kiev region and give up the initiative to attack, confront the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force and block their route to the north, with the remaining strength of the Dongqiang, it should not be a problem to defend for a few months."

Hong Tiancheng replied indifferently.

"Your Majesty, have you ever imagined what madness the commanders of the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force would have done if they realized that their back roads had been cut off and that they were being attacked by the Sari-Cossack forces from the south who were trying to establish a state?

At that time, Xiang Dongqiang, who is the weakest and has less than 4,000 soldiers left to fight, will become the only breakthrough point for the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force and the Ukrainian National Resistance Army and the Ukrainian Cossacks it supports. ”

"Hmm, Xue Taishen, you're right, but if the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force wants to annihilate Xiang Dongqiang, it will inevitably take a lot of time, because Xiang Dongqiang can also carry out layers of defense and interception, and this time is enough for me and Sarri's troops to compress the living space of the opposition forces in the Kyiv region to the extreme.

At that time, even if the Eastern Powers were to be completely destroyed, the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force and their 'allies' would have to advance to the Polesye region, the hinterland of the Heavenly Kingdom, which was full of towns with Swedish town militias and Polish scythe-turned-musket teams, and it was only a matter of time before they were surrounded and annihilated.

The Cossack cavalry of Surrey will not let these remnants leave my encirclement. ”

While saying this plan, Hong Tiancheng was ready to sacrifice to the east, just like the thousands of Taiping soldiers he sacrificed along the way, these people's deaths were valuable, and a seriously damaged Taiping infantry division was exchanged for a decisive victory in the Battle of Kiev.

The complete destruction of the Ukrainian National Resistance, the Ukrainian Cossacks, and the military organization of more than 100,000 people of the Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force is definitely a great victory of historic significance for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!

At that time, not only will the all-out war system get high ratings and high rewards, but the surrounding enemy countries will also have to re-examine the true strength of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and decide whether they want to really fight Hong Tiancheng to the death.

The prestige of the country is built by fighting, not by economic trade and oratory diplomacy!

As the largest debtor country in the century, the United States still retains the throne of the world's first, doesn't it rely on its military strength? 8)