"Ahlala, just two brigades of troops have caused such a lot of damage. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "Autumn of 1746." Two months after the end of the war on the northern border of the Uzbek Khanate, William received information from his spies, the Chekas.

Although, there was a bit of surprise in his tone. But in reality, William was mentally prepared for such an outcome. There has been a generational gap between the weapons and equipment, tactics and combat level of the two sides. If the battle is lost in this situation, then most of these guys can die.

"That's it, gentlemen. So William looked at the generals around him with a smug face—from either side of his hands, the closest person to him in the first column was William's aunt Freya, who had been reappointed commander of the First Praetorian Guard Regiment and had been awarded the rank of lieutenant general. This is mainly because of her previous exploits on the Carpathian battlefield. She was the only general in the room, except for William, who had experience commanding large corps of soldiers.

And in the first column on William's left hand is John Jr., the commander of the Second Praetorian Guard. William's die-hard and at the same time the most likely to get the rank of lieutenant general.

With the empire gradually on the right track, and the introduction of the general staff system and the standing army system into the army, William was able to give his officers more or less more power. The first group of generals to receive the rank of major general were the commanders of the first five Praetorian Guard regiments.

They have already removed the word "acting" in front of the corps commander. And the acting commanders of the standing corps that were later formed, as well as the heads of various departments under the General Staff, also received the "rank of brigadier general" as their consolation prizes.

So, the twenty-odd people sitting in the large conference room of the General Staff are all generals. In a sense, William is here now, and now he can be regarded as a star.

"Therefore, the current policy of the Reich to support the Cossacks and to create Cossack cavalry brigades seems to be correct for the time being. In the face of the more backward countries and armies of the East. These Cossack cavalry were able to play an advantageous role that the regular army could not play. William said to his generals. As he spoke, he swept past several people.

It was his head of logistics, the head of armament, and several corps commanders of the standing corps. At present, these people are in the camp against the creation of Cossack cavalry units.

Their meaning is clear, the Cossacks are armed with such spicy chickens and do not need much. If the empire needs a servant army, it can just pull a handful from the grassland, what is nothing, why do you have to spend so much thought, energy and money to arm these not necessarily reliable guys?

Wouldn't it be better to have two more regular legions with those resources?

For these people's thoughts. William knew the same. In fact, he was also thinking about it, and he was also building the Empire's steppe legion. The steppe corps, with regular cavalry divisions as the main force, was the main force when he used troops against Uzbekistan in the future. But at the same time, the Cossack cavalry brigade remained a force that was not in harmony.

The most important thing is that these guys bring their own dry food. This alone can save the empire an unknown amount of military spending. This is also the reason why William, as well as a large number of generals, supported the continued creation of more Cossack brigades.

In William's future plans, the new steppe corps consisted of two cavalry divisions with several Cossack cavalry brigades. Enhance mobility with an all-cavalry, all-mule-horse army. William's plan was to assemble two or three steppe legions in Uzbekistan and conquer the entire Uzbek region with an army of 40,000 to 60,000. After that, the entire Uzbek steppe will be redivided into three regions: Bukhara, Khiva and Astrakhan. And this steppe will provide him with at least two hundred thousand steppe cavalry.

These 200,000 steppe cavalry, together with at least 100,000 nomadic cavalry that the Cuman-Kipchak steppe could provide, and at least ten more Cossack brigades, would form an unprecedented cavalry deluge.

Then, the empire will move south to Zoroaster in the pattern of nomadic invasions, and take the entire Zoroaster empire under its control. Then, by land, they set out to Indy and bring the entire rich South Asian subcontinent under the control of the empire.

As long as this strategic goal can be achieved, the land that is so vast, so rich, and so populous and resourceful will be brought under the control of the empire.

With the Zoroastrian Empire, as well as the wealth, resources, and manpower of the Indies, the Empire is enough to challenge the Briton Empire.

Next, the main army of the empire will travel to the Ostrogothic Empire to liberate the Goths who were ruled by foreign dynasties. Build a truly powerful Gothic empire.

This is the latest tactic that William came up with after he realized that he was facing the enemy head-on and could not defeat the Britons. It is for this reason that, after the completion of the two railway lines that are vital to the railway network, one horizontal and one vertical, the next railway to be built by the empire is the railway line that runs through the Cuman-Kipchak steppe and the whole of Ruthenia. This railway line will become the greatest guarantee for the empire to conquer the entire Middle East.

Some people may think that William is too risky and at the same time too incredible. With current technology, transportation, and transportation conditions, there's simply no way to do all of this. But William confirms that this thinking is wrong.

Because there have been countless times in history when something like this has happened.

Whether it was William's Persia in his previous life, or the current Zoroastrian Empire. They were invaded by nomadic tribes roaming the steppes of Central Asia, and the entire history of conquest was not uncommon. If the empire were invaded in the manner of a modernized, centralized empire, it might fail. But if you act in the form of a nomadic invasion, then the probability of success is quite large.

That's what William was expecting, and that's what William is currently planning.

"Very well, since there is no objection from everyone, then let's start organizing the legion according to the plan. When William said this, he was quite high-spirited: "I want to personally conquer the Uzbek and Zoroastrian empire!"

Hearing William say this, the generals present were a little stunned, and then they felt that William's words were too ridiculous.

Yes, something similar has happened in history, and yes, this strategy sounds a bit solid. The question is, how long will it take? The nomadic conquerors from the steppes will take at least a few years to conquer the Zoroastrian Empire, right? In this case, William, no matter how powerful he is, will have to have three or five years. If he were to continue his expedition and conquer the Indies, it would take even more time.

I have never heard of a king who could stay away from his country for so long. Especially in a country with a very high degree of centralization like the Empire. It's simply unthinkable.

Even though all the people here were soldiers and generals, they still found it incredible. In fact, some people have already begun to think about whether to advise William not to die like this.

In fact, if William's current position is not in the General Staff, but in the Cabinet, I believe that someone is already saying such things at this moment.

But. Without waiting for these guys to speak, William, who had already been confident, blocked their words.

"Of course I know what happens when a ruler stays away from the center for a long time. At the same time, I've already figured out how to solve it. ”

Hearing William say this, all the generals were somewhat curious and expectant, and they didn't know what was going on. But the people who appeared at the scene immediately made them very surprised and excited.

Wilhelm's father, who had not been in public view for two years and had been living in seclusion, was technically an emperor of Russia, the Gothic Empire, although he had never ascended the throne for a single day.

Otto von Hereford. He looked a little emaciated and a little pale. But the mental state is not bad. The old king glanced at the audience with a rather majestic look. All the generals present bowed their heads unnaturally.

"During my absence, the empire was overseen by Prince Otto. William said, "In that case, everyone, you shouldn't have any opinions, right?"

-- Of course, it is impossible to have an opinion. Strictly speaking, all the generals present here were the juniors of King Otto, and almost all of them were taught by King Otto. Such a person appears in the town, not to mention the name, and his prestige and ability are enough.

It's just that there are quite a few people who don't understand. Why is King Otto, who has been reclusive, who has lost the power struggle and has been retired, and who has retired from the world, appear here?

There were also quite a few people, mainly William's die-hard loyalists, who were a little worried. They fear a new round of political upheaval in the empire. King Otto - now the return of Prince Otto may represent another change of power in the Empire.

But no matter what these guys think, they can't change William's will. After two years, the dualistic model that the Hereford family was most familiar with has reappeared.

With someone of Otto von Hereford's calibre and prestige at his disposal, Wilhelm was finally free to embark on his long-awaited expedition.