The remaining 500,000 marines were all under the command of Li Xiu. It is stationed overseas all the year round and maintains the overseas interests of the Ming Dynasty.

Now if you want to control Central Asia, which is wider than the Western Regions, you can't do it without garrisons. Moreover, it is definitely not possible to have fewer garrisons.

Expand!

This has always been what the former military department and now the General Staff want to do.

Liao army officers, everyone has the potential of Han Xin.

The more you need to lead the merrier!

Li Xiao didn't speak, and others didn't dare to speak.

Looking at the scenery outside the window, Li Xiao helplessly did not speak.

This is the ass that determines the head, and where you sit it will want to work for the benefit of which place.

The household department is also in favor of such a thing as expanding the army, but if you want money, then there is no way.

The so-called asking for money is not fatal, it is about Ai Husheng.

"Expand the army......! No money!

Daming has so much money, and now it is necessary to build railways, roads, and bridges on the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.

That's not all!

We still have to run schools and education!

At present, the national policy implemented by the Ming Dynasty is to hide the wealth from the people.

Under the light taxation, the annual tax revenue is very limited.

The Empire's money and food now depend on scavenging resources from all over the world and dumping manufactured goods.

Tell me, how can we still expand our army in this situation? ”

"Great!

We all understand the truth, but now you want to control Central Asia. This man...... I really can't break it! ”

"This ......!

Can we recruit some Gurkhas, and some other Indians to come to Central Asia? ”

"Indians? Gurkhas? ”

"Yes!

We can recruit them, serve in Central Asia for three years, and then return to the small states of India.

You can go to the yamen on an errand!

Isn't there a lot of mines there in Daming? Those who served for the Ming Dynasty could enter the mine as stewards.

When these people were in Central Asia, they only needed to pay a little military subsidy every month.

In this case, we can feed a lot of troops with very little money. Li Xiao thought about it for a long time, and finally came up with a solution.

In Central Asia, there is really little need for warfare, and in most cases law and order is maintained, or a military presence is maintained.

In fact, there is nothing to maintain law and order, and the elders in the tribe can handle the affairs of the tribe.

If Da Ming rashly intervenes, it may still cause bad results.

"Handsome!

Not to mention, it works.

After serving for the Ming Dynasty for three years, you can have an iron job when you go back. Those Indians must be willing!

We can also recruit the Jiaozhi people, and the same method is used for the Japanese and the Koreans. ”

Stilwell's eyes lit up, what Li Xiao said was indeed a good way.

"The Japanese people forget it, and it was not easy to press down on the hearts of their samurai. You can recruit a few North Koreans!

The last time I expelled foreigners in Liaodong, I did somewhat bully the North Koreans. This is a preferential treatment for them!

As for the Cochin and Burma, the Siamese.

They are not suitable for the climate here, so don't be drafted. ”

"No!

The General Staff then drew up a plan to recruit soldiers in the small states that had broken off from India, as well as in North Korea.

We can divide a squad platoon leader and go there to be an officer.

You see if you can have a choice, what jobs you can assign after three years of service, and what jobs you can serve after four years of service.

What kind of work can be assigned after five years of service!

In this way, there will be people who are willing to serve for a few more years. ”

"That's right! It's possible!

And we're going to be kind to these people.

These people will all be grassroots officials in various places in the future. If they are nice to them, they will cooperate with the class on weekdays.

They will have a wireless yearning for Daming and a natural sense of closeness to Daming.

This will have a lot of benefits for us Daming! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! You're right, handsome. Stilwell nodded, already having further thoughts in mind.

That's how things are in the world, big things in the eyes of others. Between the big guys, it's just a conversation of inspiration.

"This method can recruit 200,000 troops for my Ming Dynasty.

You don't need how good they are, they just look scary. The main force is still the fourth division.

In the future, these people will also be under the control of the Fourth Division.

As for the place in the Western Regions, a cavalry division can be transferred to garrison in the Western Regions.

The vast Western Regions is more suitable for the training of the first riding division. In future operations, the 1st Cavalry Division will be the main force.

The road conditions in the Western Regions are not very good, so it is good for them to adapt to that kind of area.

Having said that, this time I passed through the Western Regions. I found that the reclamation masters did a good job!

At the very least, there is no problem with the bullet hitting the ground. ”

"No! In a moment, I will send a telegram and ask the General Staff to make a plan and let the commander see it. ”

"Hmm!"

The train kept running on the newly built Central Asia Railway, and this time it was also the process of Li Xiao's inspection of the Central Asia Railway.

I have to say that this guy is really a talent.

In just two years, the railway has been repaired to Uralsk ahead of schedule. Just wait for the Russians to repair it, and then they can close in Uralsk.

That guy from Shi Danai should be exploring the Hanzhong Railway now.

The reason why it was completed ahead of schedule was because these workers who repaired the railway in the Ming Dynasty were all workers who built the Western Regions Railway.

Many of these people have been laying railways for ten years, and building railways is as skilled as eating and sleeping for them, and it has even become instinct.

Moreover, Li Xiao also supplemented them with 10,000 foreign slaves.

These slaves from Egypt were very hard-working, and they seemed to be well adapted to the environment of Central Asia.

After two years of building the railway, only 30% of the people died.

That's a lot less than before.

When the train arrived in Uralsk, it could no longer move forward.

Because the railway on the Russian side is still 100 kilometers away, Catherine assured Li Xiao that it will be completed within three months.

Li Xiao wanted to know how they would finish it in three months.

Although the railway was not repaired, the reinforcements sent by Catherine had already arrived first.

The last defeat can be described as throwing into the face of the Russian Empire.

Catherine sent her most capable army, equipped with the best weapons.

But in the end, he was defeated by those Chechens.

"Slap" "Slap" slap in the face!

Ekaterina felt that her face was a little swollen!

This time, Catherine sent the old coach Kutuzov. Led by Catherina's guards!

Kutuzov vowed to bring back the face that Her Majesty had lost.

Li Xiao didn't care about Her Majesty's face, but he still met Kutuzov.

I have to say that the old guy is indeed an idol-type character. He was the only one who could defeat Napoleon in the era of Napoleon's rampant years.

The old guy is in his seventies this year, and his beard is all white, and his face is all over. Therefore, what Li Xiao saw was a hairy face.

Li Xiao felt that it would be very convenient if someone pretended to be him. Just hire a makeup artist and get a beard all over your face.

The Russian army walked more than 100 kilometers to Uralsk.

When Kutuzov arrived in Uralsk, it was the same day that Li Xiao arrived in Uralsk.

Li Xiao watched groups of woolly bears holding guns and walking in front of him.

These hairs are very different from those on Red Square, first of all, they generally don't seem to be as tall as they imagined.

As far as memory can remember, Russians are generally tall.

But most of these people in front of him are more than 1.7 meters tall. A large part of them are around 1.8 meters!

But there are very few in later generations, which exceed 1.9 meters at every turn.

However, the momentum of those hairy bears is indeed good, and when they walked in front of Li Xiao, they carried a chilling murderous aura.

They said they were here for revenge, and it didn't seem like they were just talking.

"Oh, hello, Marshal Kutuzov." Li Xiao smiled and shook Kutuzov's hand.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Generalissimo of the Ming Dynasty." Kutuzov was introduced by Brauchitsch and gave Li Xiao a salute.

"Huh! We are all marshals, so there is no need to be so polite. Li Xiao hurriedly returned the salute.

This is a diplomatic occasion, and the etiquette still needs to be more thorough.

"The Russian army is very imposing!" Li Xiao looked at the woolly bears who kept walking in front of him.

"Vatutin has lost people to Russia, and he takes these little cubs to bring back the lost face.

Your Excellency Generalissimo, please give our Russian troops the main attack. We don't have a dead light, and we don't need the Ming army to intervene. ”

Kutuzov said solemnly to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao pouted, this is the fucking Caucasus Mountains, not western North America.

It's been a long time, and I'm still playing the kind of stupid hat behavior that is in line with the knight's identity.

"Marshal Kutuzov, this time I'm just a spectator. You need to act according to General Sun's orders, and I think Her Majesty Queen Catherine should have told you before you came.

This time it is our Ming master, and you have to obey the command of General Daming. Li Xiao pointed to Sun Zhijie beside him.

Sun Zhijie's face is ugly!

Because Li Lin, who had been escorted away by him for only a few days, returned to Uralsk.

And wearing a straight lieutenant military uniform, he stood beside Li Xiao.

"Yes! In this operation, we will accept the command of General Daming. Brauchitsch hurried forward.

Kutuzov was a purely military man, and Catherine sent Brauchitsch to put him in charge of the liaison between the two armies.

When she came, Catherine told her a thousand words, and she was afraid of Kutuzov, a stubborn old fellow.

The stinky temper was committed, and the Ming people were offended.

Now there are still many places where Russia has to rely on the Ming Dynasty, and it must not be offended.

"For operational matters, Marshal Kutuzov, please go to the joint command tomorrow morning.

There, I'll give you a task. Sun Zhijie spoke, with a faint sense of superiority.

The old man in front of him was about the same age as his grandfather. He is also a national hero of the Russians, but now he has to act on his orders.

I have to say that the unhappiness brought by Li Lin at this moment has been diluted a lot.

"Okay!" Kutuzov didn't say anything, nodded, and continued to watch the ceremony of the Russian army's entry into the city.

In the evening, Li Xiao held a dinner party to welcome the Russian troops from afar.

Russians are already good drinkers, and Kutuzov is even more addicted to alcohol.

met Ao Ye, who was also a drunkard, and the two of them started drinking without saying a word.

In the end, both men were drunk and carried away.

The next morning, Li Xiao was enjoying his breakfast.

saw Ao Ye come over with vague steps, and sat opposite Li Xiao.

The attendant quickly brought a bowl of porridge, and Ao Ye grabbed a steamed bun and drank a bowl of porridge. I sandwiched a chopsticks and pickles!

"I thought you wouldn't be able to get up today." There are not too many people who can drink Ao Ye high.

At the age of seventy, Kutuzov was able to accomplish this feat.

"Huh! Get up, and today we have to assign joint combat missions. Gotta get up no matter what!

You kid always say that the situation of the war has changed, and our first division has not fought for a few days.

This time, I want to see how this battle is played now. ”

Ao Ye's mouth is like a bottomless pit, and the snow-white steamed bun is thrown into it and disappears.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the joint operations meeting officially began.

After saying a lot of diplomatic rhetoric, Sun Zhijie began to officially assign tasks.

Prior to this, the road construction team of the Ming Dynasty had already repaired the road to Chechnya.

Moreover, the combined forces of the Ming Dynasty and the Mongols have basically wiped out the Chechens in the mountainous areas.

Now, even if you walk on the road, you won't be shot by unknown people.

The road was built up to a distance of ten kilometers from the Chechens, which was already the closest distance that could be approached by the Chechens.

The front-line troops, already under the fire of the Chechens.

The Daming road construction team quickly dug a trench in the dark night.

In addition, in the places where the trenches were intertwined, anti-artillery holes and other field fortifications were built.

The Ming artillery drove into the field fortifications and began an artillery battle with the Chechens.

As a result of the artillery battle, both sides suffered casualties on both sides, and it is impossible to say who took advantage and who suffered.

However, through this period of contact, Daming has figured out the details of the Chechens.

These guys were completely raised by the Hebrews, and the weapons were all provided by the Hebrews.

The Hebrews also hired mercenaries from Northern Europe to participate in this war against the Ming Dynasty.

In terms of military strength, the Ming Dynasty plus the Russian coalition army. The total reached more than 70,000 people.

Among them, the Ming army had more than 26,000 people, and the remaining Russian army had more than 45,000 people.

As for weapons, the Chechens are even more no match for the coalition forces.

The train pulled truckloads of munitions and artillery to the front line, and all of them were towed by the car to the front line.

This allowed the Ming to surpass the Chechens almost overnight in terms of the number of artillery.

Not only is the number amazing, but this time, because of the car dragging. Even a hundred and twenty mm howitzers were pulled!

The Chechens don't have this thing.

They had only seventy-five-mm howitzers of much smaller calibers, as well as a large number of twin two-five anti-aircraft guns.

Because of the fear of anti-aircraft guns, Daming did not send an aerial reconnaissance airship.

Even a reconnaissance plane was not dispatched, the plane was the latest weapon, one of the top secrets of the Ming Dynasty.

It's not time to be exposed!