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Emperor Long Yufei had few objections to the reformulation plan submitted by the General Staff. The Imperial Army currently has 30 infantry corps, 7 cavalry corps, 5 heavy artillery brigades, and in the future 40 frontier reserve brigades in the Northwest and North America. The total number of troops will be raised to 1.5 million. This has enabled the Imperial Army to surpass Russia and become the country with the largest standing army in the world. Of course, the empire was also larger than it was in the heyday of Russia, and it was not much to maintain such a large number of troops.

What's more, the total population of the empire is now also moving towards the 400 million mark. Even if the total number of troops reaches two million, it is acceptable!

"Are there any other buildings in the General Staff?" Long Yufei asked. If General Niu Meng, chief of the General Staff, has no other objections, then this time the adjustment of the army's establishment will be arranged in this way.

"No, Your Majesty!" Admiral Niu Meng shook his head. This time, the commanders and deputy commanders of several army groups of the Imperial Army were promoted. And these people are basically people who stand out in the war, and they can be regarded as clear rewards and punishments!

"Well, so be it!" Long Yufei said.

After this adjustment, the Imperial Army formed a total of 6 army groups.

The 1st Army consisted of the 1st Infantry Corps, the 3rd Infantry Corps, the 20th Infantry Corps, the 26th Infantry Corps, the 5th Cavalry Corps, and the 6th Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army, with a total strength of 210,000 troops. The commander is Lieutenant General Zhang Wei, and the deputy commander is Lieutenant General Zhou Laosi. The defense area of the 1st Army was the West Siberian Plain. Defend the Russians. If war breaks out, they will hold out until Imperial reinforcements arrive.

The 2nd Army consisted of the 5th Infantry Corps, the 7th Infantry Corps, the 25th Infantry Corps, the 3rd Cavalry Corps, and the 4th Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army. and 8 border cavalry brigades and 12 border infantry brigades, with a total strength of 300,000 troops, and the commander was Lieutenant General Zhao Mingfu. The deputy commander is Lieutenant General Liu Wu. The defense area of the 2nd Army was northwest. In addition, after the beginning of the spring of the following year, the 2nd Army of the Imperial Army will infiltrate Central Asia. Focus on solving the three khanates located in Central Asia. After solving these three khanates. It can be connected with the defense area of the 1st Army, echoing each other from afar, and jointly dealing with the Russians in the west.

The 3rd Army consisted of the 13th Infantry Corps, the 19th Infantry Corps, the 28th Infantry Corps, the 30th Infantry Corps, and the 7th Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army. and 20 border brigades with a total strength of 300,000 troops. The commander is Lieutenant General Gu Yun, and the deputy commander is Lieutenant General Luo Xinde. The defense zone of the 3rd Army was North America. It was also the only army group among the several armies of the Imperial Army that still had combat missions. In addition, the frontier brigade under the jurisdiction of this army group also needs to wait until the immigrants of the empire to North America before they begin to be formed. It is estimated that it will take a lot of time for the entire group army to become an army.

The 4th Army consists of the 2nd Infantry Corps, the 4th Infantry Corps, the 11th Infantry Corps, the 21st Infantry Corps and the 22nd Infantry Corps, with a total strength of 175,000 troops, with Lieutenant General Du Little under the command and Lieutenant General Lu Ming as the deputy commander. The 4th Army was stationed in the central region of the empire. At the same time, this army group was also a reserve for the North-Western Theater and the West Siberian Plain. Once the war with Russia began, this army group would use rail and road to quickly move to the northwest and the western Siberian plain.

The 5th Group Army consists of the 8th Infantry Corps, the 14th Infantry Corps, the 23rd Infantry Corps, the 24th Infantry Corps, and the 27th Infantry Corps, with a total strength of 175,000 troops, with Lieutenant General Chen Wenjie under the commander and Lieutenant General Li Zhiyong as the deputy commander. The 5th Army's defense zone was the eastern coast and the northeast. Especially after the capital of the empire was moved from Guangzhou to Huaxia City, it was more vulnerable to enemy attacks. In the event of the defeat of the Imperial Navy, the coastal areas were at risk of enemy attack. The 5th Army will be the main defending force in the coastal areas of the empire. Of course, the possibility of defeat of the Imperial Navy is almost impossible to exist.

The 6th Group Army consists of the 6th Infantry Corps, the 9th Infantry Corps, the 10th Infantry Corps, and the 17th Infantry Corps, with a total strength of 140,000 troops, with Lieutenant General Kang Rui as commander and Lieutenant General Wu Jun as the deputy commander. The defense area of the 6th Army is South China. Once the Empire's security in the South Seas is threatened, or when the Empire wants to march into India and other regions, the 6th Army is the main force!

In addition to these armies, the 1st and 2nd armies of the Imperial Cavalry, which were to be directly subordinate to the General Staff, were to be used as agitation units. The five brigades of the Imperial Artillery, also directly under the General Staff, are deployed throughout the country and, if necessary, will go to the front to join the operational sequence of the various army groups. In addition, the Imperial Army also included the 13th Infantry Corps, the 29th Infantry Corps to defend Japan, the 18th Infantry Corps to defend Australia, the 16th Infantry Corps to defend the South Seas, and the 12th Infantry Corps and the 15th Infantry Corps to guard the Indian direction in Burma!

In addition to changes in the establishment of the army, the reform of the army also includes equipment. The firepower of the Imperial Army is so strong that it is definitely among the best in the world. However, Emperor Long Yufei was not satisfied with this. At his request, the squad machine gun equipped with the infantry squad was finally developed and began to be equipped with troops. This will allow the infantry firepower of the Imperial Army to be improved again!

The Imperial Army was equipped with a squad machine gun, which was a Type 47 light machine gun. Type 47 light machine gun, gun length 1161 mm, weight 9.6 kg, caliber 7.6 mm, barrel length 672 mm, automatic gas conduction, bullet muzzle velocity of 650 meters per second, gauge range of 1000 meters, rate of fire of 300 rounds per minute, feeding mode of 20 rounds magazine. Although it seems a little simple, it has finally achieved a breakthrough from scratch.

In addition, with the empire in the development of the internal combustion engine continued to make breakthroughs. The empire has also made a series of achievements in the development of automobiles. It is estimated that it will not be long before a practical car can be produced. When the time comes, this will inevitably lead to the reform of the army once again. Car wheels will replace people's legs, allowing the Imperial Army to maneuver more quickly, thus gaining an advantage on the battlefield. Of course, this qiē takes time to accumulate.

After entering December, with the arrival of winter. Whether it was the North American battlefield or the battlefield of the Russian-Turkish War, the intensity of the battle was reduced a lot. The cold winter slowed down the movement of the troops, and fighting outdoors in the cold winter was estimated to have caused more attrition in flying battles due to frostbite than casualties in battle.

Therefore, whether it was China, France, Spain and the United States on the battlefield of North America, as well as Russia and the Ottoman Turkish Empire on the battlefield of the Russo-Turkish War, they all involuntarily stopped their large-scale offensives.

In the Russo-Turkish War, the Ottoman Turks had already gained a decisive advantage by launching a surprise attack. It has been 3 months since the beginning of the war, and the troops that the Ottoman Turkish Empire has put into the battlefield have reached 700,000 people. During the three months of fierce fighting, the Ottoman Turks suffered more than 100,000 casualties. But again, the casualties they inflicted on the Russians were far greater than that!

Russia's elite troops have all been lost in the war with the Chinese Empire. Their elite troops, very scarce, were almost wiped out by the time the Ottoman Turks launched a surprise attack. Although, Tsar Alexander II issued an emergency mobilization order, once again recruiting more troops. However, these newly recruited troops need to be armed and trained before they can be sent to the battlefield.

However, Russia's industrial strength was not strong in the first place, and the previous wars with the Chinese Empire were all weapons and equipment obtained from the British. Now that the British have begun to fully support the United States in its fight against China, France and Spain, their support for Russia is naturally much smaller. Russia's own industrial strength alone was simply not enough to arm these newly recruited troops. This makes the Russian army on the battlefield, and there is even a situation where two people share a rifle. In addition, most of the Russian troops who were put into the battlefield had no formal training, and after they went to the battlefield, they often became the target of massacres by the Ottoman Turkish army because of their low combat quality.

Although, the strength of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was also not strong. However, they were well prepared, which gave them the upper hand in this battle. It's finally revenge for so many years.

By mid-December, the Ottoman Empire had advanced into Moldova in the Balkans. Commander of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Omar. Lutfi. Pasha hopes to invade the Ukrainian plain in one fell swoop in the spring of the following year. On the other hand, the army of the Ottoman Turkish Empire also crossed the Caucasus Mountains, and the battle line was along the Black Sea, almost advancing to the Sea of Azov!

After being severely damaged by the Chinese Empire, Russia's strength was so much worse that they suffered one defeat after another at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, an old enemy, not to mention the loss of troops and large areas of territory. If this continues, they will pay even more losses.

After the onset of winter, the Ottoman Turkish army stopped its large-scale offensive. Begin to gather strength and prepare for another major offensive in the spring of the following year. But again, it also gave Russia a chance to breathe. If Russia can use these few months to regain strength, they may be able to fend off the Ottoman Turks in the following spring, and then turn the tide step by step.

However, with the loss of a large number of elite troops, and even the lack of weapons and equipment, it is not easy for Russia to get out of the current predicament! Now Russia has fallen into the worst crisis in decades! (To be continued......)