Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 254: The Battle of Millions of Legions

The Ming Dynasty reached an agreement with the Western Alliance, but still could not reach a reconciliation with the Russians.

"Damn it, you will pay the price for your arrogance and greed."

Ignatiev slammed the table angrily, pointed at the calm Wang Xuance and shouted: "Our warriors will make you understand that history will repeat itself again, just like Napoleon, you will be defeated miserably. I hope you will not kneel before us and cry for mercy when the time comes."

Facing the other party's roar, Wang Xuance picked his ears, slowly stood up, put his hands on the table, and looked at the other party calmly.

"In that case, let's use guns and cannons to determine who will be the final winner."

"I believe that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and the 400 million Chinese people will make you understand that the Eastern Dragon is inviolable. The dragon's majesty and anger are not something that anyone can withstand."

He turned to a subordinate behind him and said, "Tell the capital that the Russians have rejected our good intentions. Let the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty make these old Russians understand how to respect the great Celestial Empire."

"Yes."

The subordinate responded, turned around and left quickly.

Soon the news spread to the north.

Zhu Zhanjun, who had spent the full month with his wife, had returned to the battlefield in the north.

Looking at the telegram sent from the rear, he sneered and threw it into the trash can. He said to the officers standing in front of him: "Let's get started. I want to build a snowfield playground for the children in the northern ice field."

The officers grinned, stood at attention and shouted, "Yes, sir."

Following Zhu Zhanjun's order, the three legions that had been mobilized in the north during this period began to continue advancing northward.

As the war expanded, the battalion-level organization of 5000 was no longer able to cope with the subsequent full-scale war.

After discussing with everyone, Zhu Zhanjun decided to expand the army's organization.

There are 4 establishments in total.

The battalion-level organization is 5000 people, with the commander being a colonel.

The regiment is composed of 10,000 people, with two battalions under its command, and the commander is the general.

It is a military-level organization of 30,000 people, with three regiments under its jurisdiction and one corps commander.

The three army groups were organized into a corps, with the commander being the commander-in-chief, and together with the personal guards under the commander-in-chief, there were a total of 10 people.

At this time, the military commander in chief of the war in the north was Zhu Zhanjun, and the chief of staff was Xu Da.

The three legion commanders are Liu Huai, commander of the Xuanwu Legion, Wu Sangui of the Guanning Legion, and Huo Qubing of the Shenwei Legion.

Three legions, totaling 30 troops, formed three arrows and began to advance rapidly to the north.

The 300,000-strong army was mighty and invincible all the way.

Faced with the frenzied attack of the Ming army, the Russians had a hard time resisting.

"Damn it, where did they get so many troops? Their country hasn't settled its internal affairs yet, so why would they want to mobilize so many troops to fight us?"

The Tsar, who received the news, slammed the table in anger.

Siberia can no longer hold out and is currently losing ground rapidly.

On the other hand, the Russian Empire is still recruiting troops, and has currently recruited less than 100,000 people.

An army of 100,000 men going to fight an enemy force of more than 300,000 is not a war at all, it's like delivering food.

"Your Majesty, issue the conscription order."

The Home Secretary looked unhappy, but still put forward his opinion.

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

The issuance of a conscription order is a sign of planning a nationwide war.

But the problem is that without issuing a conscription order, the current army alone would probably find it difficult to resist the Ming Dynasty's offensive army.

The Tsar did not agree immediately and looked at the official in charge of intelligence.

"What are the results of the investigation?"

Only by knowing both yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. After fighting with the Ming Dynasty for so long, they were not quite clear about the situation of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to find out more clearly so as to be prepared or make a plan, the Russians sent people to investigate the situation in the Ming Dynasty.

Hearing the question, the intelligence officer flipped open the notebook in his hand and said with a serious expression: "According to our investigation, the Ming Dynasty has a total of four fronts."

"They are the Northern Army that is fighting against us, the Southern Army that is in the south, clearing out the last of the Qing dynasty, and the Western Army that is advancing to the northwest."

"There is also a Jingji Corps responsible for protecting the capital's safety."

"Of these four legions, the strongest is the Northern Legion that is fighting against us, and the smallest is the Gyeonggi Legion."

"According to our statistics, the Northern Corps has about 33 troops, the Southern Corps has about 18 troops, the Western Corps has 23 troops, and the Gyeonggi Corps has a 6-man guard force."

"In addition, they also have a naval force consisting of 15 ironclad warships and a marine corps of people."

After listening to the report, the Tsar frowned.

"That means their overall strength is not much different from ours, right?"

The intelligence officer twitched his lips, raised his head helplessly and replied: "Your Majesty, these investigations are about their available troops, who are specifically responsible for field battles. They do not include their soldiers guarding various parties."

"Yanhuang is so huge, we have no way of knowing how many garrison troops they have."

"According to our estimates..."

The intelligence officer was silent for a while, then said a number that made everyone gasp.

"No less than 200 million troops."

The scene fell silent for a moment. Two million troops, this number exceeded the population of some small countries.

It really proves the saying that the most powerful source of a force is not how many troops you have or how rich you are, but how vast your territory is.

Only when the country has a vast area can the population increase rapidly, and with a population there will be unlimited economy and military force.

"Publish it! This is our land, we must not give it up."

The Tsar slumped in his chair, looked at everyone and said, "The Yanhuang people's control over the land is definitely not inferior to ours. Once we lose these lands, it will be even more difficult to get them back."

“So, we have to drive them out before they take control of the land.”

When everyone was silent, someone spoke slowly.

"Can't we agree to their terms? That way, at least we can lose less."

As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him. The Tsar said with a cold face: "Throwing away and giving away have completely different meanings. I would rather let them take these lands away than give them away."

After saying that, he waved his hand, stood up and left the meeting room.

Faced with the Ming Dynasty's relentless pressure, the Russian Empire issued a conscription order, requiring all men who met the requirements to participate in the National Defense War.

In just a few days, the Russian military strength increased from more than 130 to more than million.

In order to equip these troops with weapons, the Russian Foreign Minister met with consuls from various countries constantly.

With his eloquent persuasion, a large number of weapons were delivered to Siberia and handed over to the Russian army.

The Western Alliance, which had been hit hard by the Ming Dynasty, would not just give up.

Now that someone is willing to be the first to take the lead, they will naturally be willing to pay.

All you need to do is take out a little equipment and let the Ming Dynasty and the Russians fight to the death. Why not do this?

What's more, the Russians didn't want it for nothing. They promised that after the war, all the compensation from the Ming Dynasty would be given to them, and they would also pay some money themselves.

With the support of Western forces, the troops recruited by the Russians were quickly armed.

With the huge army, the Tsar suddenly became ambitious and decided to personally lead 600,000 troops to Siberia.

Before setting off, he even made a bold statement: "We will beat the awakened lion in the East back into a cat."

Most of the Russian troops came from the Siberian plains. The armies of both sides seemed to be in sync and moved closer to each other.

Both the Tsar and Zhu Zhan understood that it would be useless to occupy more territory without defeating the enemy's main army.

Finally, in the Lake Baikal area, the two sides finally came together.

The encounter between the two armies attracted the attention of the whole world.

The battle involving millions of troops is a rare occurrence in the entire world history, and it is also the largest battlefield in modern history where new weapons are used in combat.

Various forces sent representatives to observe the war and learn new war experiences.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was able to sweep away everything by relying on new tactics and new weapons.

After the Industrial Revolution, the West has deeply understood a truth: only by learning can one make progress, and being blindly conservative will only lead to disadvantages.

Zhu Zhanjun had two purposes for choosing Lake Baikal as the battlefield.

First, the climate here is pretty good, and the terrain is flat, which is very conducive to the deployment of the army.

Second, he had not yet found the time to conquer the various forces on the grassland, so he wanted to use the battlefield war with Tsarist Russia to make these grassland barbarians understand that times have changed, the era of cavalry and scimitars is over, and it is time to sing and dance, herd cattle and surrender.

In order to make these guys understand the strength of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanjun sent soldiers and asked various forces on the grassland to send representatives to watch the battle.

None of the barbarians dared to refuse Zhu Zhanji's request.

The Qing Dynasty was destroyed, the Russians were beaten up several times, and the Western gentlemen were also beaten black and blue.

The rise of the Ming Dynasty was inevitable.

They are next to the Ming Dynasty. With the character of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty who launched five expeditions to the northern desert, the new Ming Dynasty, which inherited everything from the famous dynasty, will never forgive them.

So they thought about coming over and taking a look. If the Ming Dynasty really defeated the Russians, they would just take advantage of the situation and surrender.

After all, even the old Russians cannot defeat the new Ming Dynasty. If they continue to make trouble, I’m afraid their end will be very miserable.

After arriving, the armies of both sides did not start fighting directly, but instead arranged their positions in a very tacit understanding.

At night, the Tsar sent someone to invite Zhu Zhanjun to have dinner together and watch the beautiful sunset.

In response, Zhu Zhanjun only hesitated for a moment and then accepted the other party's invitation.

Soon, under the vigilance and protection of soldiers from both sides, Zhu Zhanjun and the Tsar finally met.

The two people sat opposite each other, one with coffee in front of him and the other with tea in front of him.

"You're very young. I'm surprised."

The Tsar looked at Zhu Zhanjun and couldn't help but sigh.

"Thank you." Zhu Zhanjun replied with a smile.

The two were silent for a moment, and then the Tsar spoke up, "Actually, this war can be avoided. If you are willing to lead your army back to your land, back to before the war, you and I will become good friends."

"Friends?" Zhu Zhanjun laughed, stood up and looked at the Tsar and said, "We will definitely become friends, but not now."

Looking at Zhu Zhanjun who was leaving under the protection of the guards, the Tsar murmured: "Young man, you are a little too confident, just like Napoleon in the past."

ps: Damn, I am speechless, what did I write? I didn’t write anything, why did I get in again?

(End of this chapter)