After successively settling the Ural Front and the Caucasian Front of the Russian Red Army, the operations of the Imperial* army against Soviet Russia could basically come to an end. After all, the empire now does not mean to destroy Soviet Russia. Otherwise, the empire would not have sent only 7 army groups and 2 armored divisions from the beginning to the end, with a total of only 1.1 million troops to participate in the battle.

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone has done very well in this battle. The Imperial Army, Air Force, and Navy all showed great success in this war. I'm very happy with that. Wu Haoxuan did not hesitate to praise the generals of the Imperial * military. They fought to the death on the battlefield and fought for the good of the Empire, and certainly deserved these accolades.

The smiles on the faces of the generals, aren't they just what they are trying to do? The duty of a soldier is to defend the country and expand the territory of the country.

"Chief of the General Staff, let's tell you about the results of the empire this time." Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Marshal Shi Tianhan, Chief of the General Staff, nodded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in this battle, the Imperial Army invested seven armies and two armored divisions, with a total strength of more than 1.1 million, the Imperial Air Force invested six fighter groups, two bomber groups and two attack aircraft groups, and the Imperial Navy invested a detachment fleet and hundreds of transport ships. We annihilated a total of 12 armies of the Russian Red Army plus a tank army, totaling 1.8 million people. In addition, the Soviet Russian Air Force lost more than six hundred aircraft. Marshal Shi Tianhan introduced.

Although many people know that the empire won a great victory, it is the first time that everyone has heard of the specific results of the battle. In particular, the civil servants in the cabinet were even more dumbfounded. Wiped out more than 1.8 million people of the Soviet Russian Red Army at one time! It was definitely a great victory.

"Chief of Staff, what about our losses?" Prime Minister Yang Du asked. As the saying goes, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred. The combat power of the Imperial Army was certainly far superior to that of the Russian Red Army. But the Imperial Army has solved so many Soviet and Russian Red Army, and its own losses will certainly not be small.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister. In this battle, the Imperial Army lost more than 30,000 killed, more than 20,000 seriously wounded, and more than 70,000 lightly wounded. The total casualties were about 150,000. Marshal Shi Tianhan continued.

150,000 casualties and 1.8 million enemy annihilation, such battle losses. It's undoubtedly pretty good. In particular, only more than 50,000 people were actually killed or seriously wounded. It's nothing compared to the results achieved.

The ministers of the cabinet all nodded their heads one after another, and they were also very satisfied with the great victory of the Empire* army at a small cost this time. After all, if there were too many casualties, the pension alone would be enough to put a heavy burden on the empire's finances.

"Your Majesty, we have captured so many prisoners, can we use them to build railways and ports in Central Asia and the Middle East?" Minister of Transport Zhan Tianyou said. Though. After these years of development, the transportation construction in the empire has developed very well. However, Central Asia and the Middle East, which were newly incorporated into the empire's ruled regions, were worse off. These places, though vast and sparsely populated, were crucial to the Empire's control of these frontiers and further external expansion. Good transportation conditions were a guarantee of the Empire's control of these remote areas. At the same time, good transportation should the empire need to use troops to these places on a large scale. will be key.

"Those captured prisoners will be given priority to the Russian Empire. Their army suffered heavy losses in this battle. Expansion is required. As for the diehards who were loyal to the Bolsheviks, we used them to do coolies. For the specific situation, you should communicate with the Russian Empire. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhan Tianyou nodded.

"Your Majesty, this time we wiped out the main forces of the Soviet Russian Red Army in one fell swoop, and simply wiped them out in one fell swoop. lest we guard against them. Heavy forces had to be deployed in Central Asia and the Caucasus. A minister suggested.

In their opinion, the empire has gained life at such a small cost this time. Then, even if Soviet Russia is destroyed, I'm afraid there won't be many casualties. In this case, it is simply the direct destruction of Soviet Russia.

Wu Haoxuan shook his head: "Although the empire won this battle very easily. But don't forget. In order to win this battle, the empire began to prepare for it very early. Even so, the amount of supplies consumed is very large. If we really want to fight a war of annihilation with Soviet Russia, I am afraid that we will have to be prepared to pay a greater price. If nothing else, the number of casualties in the army alone may reach more than 200,000. After Soviet Russia is cornered, it will be very crazy. Therefore, it is not yet time to destroy Soviet Russia. ”

"What's more, we also need the target of Soviet Russia to attract the attention of the Western world. Wait until the empire is really strong enough to confront the Western world head-on, and then talk about the destruction of Soviet Russia. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The ministers all nodded their heads. Although they also felt that now was a good opportunity to solve the strong enemy of Soviet Russia once and for all. But since Wu Haoxuan already had a plan, they had no choice but to stop dwelling on this issue.

"Your Majesty, this time the empire has conquered a large area of land south of the Don and Volga rivers and north of the Caucasus Mountains. What to do with that land? Imperial Prime Minister Yang Du asked.

Everyone looked at Wu Haoxuan with blank eyes, for fear that Wu Haoxuan would say that he would give these lands to the Russian Empire. Although, as everyone knows, the Empress of the Russian Empire was the woman of His Majesty the Emperor. But that's a lot of fertile land! It would be a pity to give it to the Russian Empire like this.

"That land, let's take military control first. When the situation calms down, you can migrate there. That land is fertile and can feed 20 million, so there should be no problem. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The military and political ministers of the empire couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Wu Haoxuan's attitude made them very satisfied. They also knew that Wu Haoxuan didn't seem to mean to harm the interests of the empire, which undoubtedly made them feel reassured.

Wu Haoxuan knew the thoughts of these ministers, Empress Anastasia was his woman at any time, but he would definitely not harm the interests of the empire for her sake. You can't abolish the public for private reasons, this is Wu Haoxuan's principle.

"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Russians, has always wanted to make contact with us. It's just that the ministers have shirked it. If Your Majesty does not intend to destroy Soviet Russia in this war, then it seems that we should contact Soviet Russia and reap more benefits from them. Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said. Although the Russians were poor, they inherited a lot of wealth from Tsarist Russia. In particular, almost all the property of the big aristocrats and big businessmen in Russia fell into the hands of Soviet Russia. It can be said that the Soviet Russian government is not short of hard currencies such as gold and silver, and there are even more jewels and the like. That's why they were able to buy some weapons and equipment from the West. Although the whole world is hostile to Soviet Russia, some unscrupulous businessmen, for the sake of profit, will still sell weapons and equipment to Soviet Russia in various ways.

Wu Haoxuan nodded: "Well, the Russians do have a lot of good things in their hands. Rather than let them use this gold and silver to buy weapons and industrial equipment from the Western world, it is better to take this opportunity to plunder some from them. In this case, it can be regarded as weakening the strength of Soviet Russia. Find a way to extort enough benefits from the Russians. The military cooperates with the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and even deterrence by force if necessary! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Marshal Shi Tianhan, Chief of the General Staff, and Tang Shaoyi, Foreign Minister, both nodded. As for the blackmail of Soviet Russia, the military and political ministers of the empire naturally will not object. In any case, Soviet Russia will be one of the great enemies of the empire. Weakening the power of Soviet Russia now will also help the empire to destroy Soviet Russia at a smaller cost in the future.

Besides, the empire has suffered so many casualties and consumed so many war materials in this war, and it needs to be retrieved from other places. The empire can't afford to lose money, right? Wu Haoxuan wouldn't do that kind of business.

After the meeting, Zhao Hu, the chief of the guard, whispered to Wu Haoxuan: "Your Majesty, the plane on which the Russian Empress is traveling will land in half an hour. ”

Wu Haoxuan nodded: "Then let's go to the courtyard outside the city." ”

Wu Haoxuan knew that Empress Anastasia must have asked him for something. Now, the Russian Empire has become an important pawn in the hands of the Chinese Empire, and Empress Anastasia is his woman. For his own women, of course, he will not be stingy. Of course, there are some principled things that will not be compromised.

In order to facilitate Empress Anastasia's visit to China, Wu Haoxuan specially ordered. As long as Empress Anastasia is in need, then the transport planes of the Imperial Air Force can send her to Yanjing. Otherwise, Chelyabinsk is too far away from Yanjing, and it will take half a month to take the train. The plane only takes two days.

The arrival of Empress Anastasia did not alarm others, and after the empress got off the plane, she went directly to Empress Anastasia's residence in Yanjing under the protection of the imperial guards. Emperor Wu Haoxuan has been waiting for her here for a long time.

"Your Majesty, Emperor, congratulations, your army has won a great victory." Empress Anastasia had a smile on her face, although she was a little tired from the journey, but in front of Wu Haoxuan, she still tried her best to show her most beautiful side.

"Congratulations to Her Majesty the Empress, too, this is also a victory for the Russian Empire." Wu Haoxuan said with a smile. (To be continued.) )

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