"The above is an overview of the war on the side of the allies in the past three months."

Liu Bailiang put down the manuscript, moistened his throat with saliva, and continued to report: "On the whole, first, it will be difficult for Britain and France to achieve meaningful results on the German front in the near future;

"Second, the participation of the Italian Army in the war only contained a small number of German-Austrian divisions, which did not play a decisive role in the situation of the war, and the participation of its navy slightly increased the maritime strength of the Entente, which had an impact on our army's strategy of attacking India;

"Thirdly, we should not expect much from the combat effectiveness of the Turkish Army, but we can still use it to contain Russia and influence Persia, Afghanistan and other Islamic forces to join the alliance camp, and cooperate with our army from the flank to carry out the Indian attack;

"Fourth, the German-Austrian army has made some progress in the Eastern European theater, but it has failed to capture the main force of the Russian army and annihilate it, and future operations will be completely transferred to Russia itself, and Russia's combat potential will inevitably be affected...... However, judging from the recent diplomatic contacts with neutral countries and the reports submitted by the intelligence agencies, the Russian upper echelons still have a strong will to fight, believing that they can still hold out to the end with the assistance of the allies, especially after the United States entered the war, and strengthened their belief in victory......

Hearing this, Qianhua interjected brightly: "So we have to deal with Russia as soon as possible, and be ruthless, right?" ”

Liu Bailiang bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you really have to hurry up." According to the recent assurances of the German and Austrian sides, by September this year, the German-Austrian combat strength against Russia will be increased to 116 infantry divisions and 24 cavalry divisions, and the latest intelligence shows that since the start of the war, the Russian army has been reduced from 110 at the beginning of the year to less than 100, of which more than 80 divisions are concentrated on the Eastern European front. In addition, there were 34 divisions on the Caucasian front, 34 divisions on the Turkestan front, and less than 10 divisions remained on the Siberian front. No matter on which front, the strength of the Russian army is at a disadvantage, especially on the last two fronts where our army is solely responsible, whether it is the number of troops or weapons and equipment, our army has an absolute advantage, but it has encountered some minor problems in logistics before......"

"Is the problem solved?"

The jade sound started again, and a trace of imperceptible tremor flashed on Liu Bailiang's face.

The so-called "Her Majesty the Empress", who has always been regarded as a marionette, is too active today.

Is it a delusion? Or is the puppet's string aging and slack?

It is appropriate for puppets with independent thoughts to remain in the fairy tale world.

That delicate little face that doesn't get old. Doesn't that prove the essence of you as a puppet......

"Elder Liu?"

Her Majesty's gentle smile reminded Liu Bailiang - how could he lose his temper on such a serious and important occasion!

"I'm sorry, I've had a cold lately...... "Liu Bailiang explained easily and naturally—the most understandable and even sympathetic explanation.

Qianhuadun made a letter of concern and care: "Although military affairs are urgent, Elder Liu still has to take care of his body first, if he accidentally falls ill, and the base camp has no leader, I will be worried." ”

The implication is that the base camp can't do without you, Generalissimo Liu, and you have to lead the millions of troops of the East Asian Alliance.

Liu Bailiang also immediately squeezed out a look of respectful gratitude: "Your Majesty is concerned, and the minister is grateful." Dare not bow and do your best, and then die and ......"

Qianhua raised his hand and said, "Okay." Since Elder Liu is unwell, don't be so tired today, and read the manuscript and other local affairs, so your chief of operations, Lieutenant General Su Sanling, will do it for you, and you can make up for it at any time, how about it? ”

Liu Bailiang was stunned for a moment, and nodded reluctantly: "It's so good, the minister obeys the order." ”

After that, he handed the manuscript to Su Sanling, who was present as an attaché behind him. He was ordered to go to the huge map hanging on the wall on one side of the conference table, and point to the map as he spoke.

Su Sanling was appointed by Her Majesty the Empress, and when he reported in front of the highest decision-making level of the empire that he had actually presided over the formulation of the battle plan, he was very excited. For the first few seconds, the hand holding the whip could not help but tremble.

finally gritted his teeth to control his emotions, and then waved the whip lightly. Eloquently.

"The logistical questions that Your Majesty just asked, let the official elaborate on them."

"As for the Northern Theater of Operations in Siberia, as of yesterday, that is, on 1 June, the railway line totaling more than 1,600 kilometers from Yerofeiy, the western terminus of the Haiye Railway, to the southern end of Lake Baikal - here - Slyudyanka, has been completely renovated, and it is expected that in a week it will be able to adjust to the maximum capacity of 40 standard military trains per day. and between Manchuria and Chita in the northeast - these two urgent military iron land upgrading projects. If everything goes according to plan, by the middle of next year, the Suzhou-Ukrainian railway and the Manchurian-Red railway, with a maximum capacity of about 40 pairs per day, will be completed. After these two railways are put into operation, the Trans-Siberian Railway, on which the Northern Front depends, can be gradually upgraded from a single line to a double line on the premise of basically not affecting military needs, and reach the highest domestic standard of 60 trains per day -- the first to upgrade the eastern section, a route of about 1,700 miles from Yerofeiy to Irkutsk, is expected to be completed by early 1917, and if the follow-up strategy goes well, by early 1918, the 3,200-kilometer route between Ryabinsk can also be completed

Hearing this, Qianhua waved his hand and interrupted Su Sanling: "Our allies must defeat Russia within next year, and the matter after next year will be put aside for the time being." You understand, by 1916, how many troops could be maintained in the Northern Theater of Operations on the front line? ”

Su Sanling replied without hesitation: "Before the completion of the two-line upgrade between Yerofeiy and Irkutsk, throughout 1916, the occupation zone will be excluded [::: The need to maintain 40 infantry divisions and 20 cavalry and armored brigades in the first line can be maintained to the maximum extent. ”

Qianhua nodded with satisfaction: "Understood, please continue." ”

"As for the Northwest Theater of Operations, since the Northwest Front conquered the Almaty fortress at the beginning of the 2nd and then rapidly advanced to Taraz (Zhambyl) west of the Chu River, the Northwest Railway General Army formed in Almaty has fully launched the project of renovating the railways in the occupied areas, first completing the domestic Lanza Railway (Lanzhou-Dihua-north of the Ili River) at the beginning of 3The 80-kilometer roadless connection between the terminus was carried out in the middle of the year with the active cooperation of local residents, and the reconstruction of the 500-mile metro road between Almaty and Taraz was completed. After the front army captured Tashkent, the capital of the Turkestan Governorate, in late April, the General Army of the Railway completed the renovation of the 330-mile railway line between Taraz and Tashkent by mid-May, and now between Saryozek and Tashkent, theoretically the maximum daily volume of 40 trains can be reached, and due to the northward movement of the center, the actual daily volume is less than 6 pairs per day......"