His subordinates gave suggestions, but Ushakov did not rush to answer. Instead, he looked at the map in front of him and pondered quietly.
Being able to become the first admiral of the Russian Navy, Ushakov is naturally not a simple role.
He was very cautious. He knew that he was facing Xiao Qian, the famous general of Longyan Empire. He did not think that he could defeat Xiao Qian so easily.
In the past few days, he has studied Xiao Qian's record...
It can be said to be very tough.
Xiao Qian has been a general for more than 20 years and has almost no defeats.
The only defeat was at the hands of Liu Zheng.
horrible.
This is an absolutely terrible thing.
Moreover, Ushakov, unlike other Tsarist Russian generals, had always underestimated Long Yan.
joke.
Can a country with thousands of years of traditional culture be underestimated?
He had studied various military techniques in Longyan culture, and he naturally knew that Longyan's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon deserved his vigilance and caution.
Another important reason for his caution was the plague they introduced themselves.
Humans can distinguish between enemy and friendly forces, but viruses cannot distinguish between friend and foe.
Once their people were also infected with the plague, the harm would be devastating.
Although they have adequate protective measures, what is the plague? That's the Black Death!
The Grand Duchy of Moscow, the predecessor of the Tsarist Empire, was also a victim of the Black Death. Although hundreds of years have passed, the fear of the Black Death still exists in the heart.
In the face of the plague, everyone is equal...
What's more, he didn't know whether the protective measures he prepared would be effective in a war. In war, anything can happen.
"Wait a moment. Wait for the news within the Long Yan Empire."
Ushakov frowned.
If it were another country, Ushakov would choose to take action directly, but Long Yan is different. Long Yan, Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger, and Liu Zheng.
When preparing to invade Long Yan, he had already begun to study the country of Long Yan. In recent years, the most famous person in Long Yan was the Xiliang descendant named "Liu Zheng".
Economics, military affairs, astronomy and calendar, in these aspects, he seems to have talents beyond ordinary people. Not only that, not long ago, he even personally solved the malaria that has plagued the world for thousands of years!
Malaria is more difficult to deal with than the plague. Liu Zheng solved the malaria. Maybe the plague will not have much effect on them.
But for him, a piece of good news is that Liu Zheng is not in the country now.
It's much better if you're not in the country...
But he still had to wait, wait for the attitude of the Longyan Empire, and see if the Longyan Empire would take further action against Sakhalin Island.
Ushakov is waiting for news from Long Yan, and Xiao Qian on Long Yan's side is also waiting for Ushakov's actions.
He has been reducing the number of island guards for three consecutive days, but Ushakov can still stand still!
"This guy is really awesome..."
He really admired Ushakov's patience.
Xiao Qian is not afraid of spending time with Ushakov. After all, their logistics is much stronger than Ushakov's. The supply from Tsarist Russia and the supply from Long Yan to him are weak on the route alone. Too much.
However, even so, he also wanted to have a fight with Ushakov as soon as possible.
The desire for revenge is of course one of the reasons, but the more important reason is for the long-term peace and stability of this place.
For Tsarist Russia, Vladivostok was the seaport that Tsarist Russia dreamed of. In addition, most of the Siberian areas controlled by Tsarist Russia were plateaus and mountains, which were not suitable for human survival. In the Far East, only Vladivostok and other places were suitable for long-term survival.
Freeze-free port.
It’s still the fault of Hong Kong that is not frozen.
If Tsarist Russia wants to get involved in Asia, he must win this ice-free port.
Therefore, under this demand, as long as Tsarist Russia has limited military power, it will definitely pursue this idea;
Looking back at Longyan, Longyan has a vast territory and rich resources, and there are many places suitable for living and development. In places like Liaodong, everyone can barely accept it. However, the people of Longyan are not willing to live in the Waixing'anling area where the living conditions are even more difficult than in Liaodong. This settled.
and……
Still for that reason.
There are ports everywhere in Long Yan, and there is no such thing as a frozen port.
Therefore.
On the one hand, there is a strong desire, on the other hand, there is little need. If things continue like this, Tsarist Russia may lead its troops and people to station together with the people during the military vacuum period in the northeast of Longyan, resulting in a de facto occupation. At that time, it will try to expel , but it’s difficult.
Therefore, the best way is to give Tsarist Russia pain and fear. As long as Ushakov is defeated here, they will not dare to attack Sakhalin again for a long period of time. have a thought!
"This Ushakov is really tolerant. Do you think he would take action if I died?" Xiao Qian asked with a smile.
"???"
Hearing this, all the adjutants and generals were stunned!
"You don't have to look at me like that. I mean to fake death. If I, the supreme commander of Long Yan, were killed in battle, I wouldn't believe that he could still hold it in."
"But general, Ushakov is very cunning. If he just fakes his death, I'm afraid he won't be able to take the bait!" General Wang said.
"Yes, so we have to be more realistic and report to Jinghua that I was infected with the plague and died in my tent yesterday, so that Jinghua can send more generals."
Xiao Qian laughed and said
He couldn't bear it any longer...
Just now, this idea suddenly popped into my head.
suspended animation!
When fighting a large army, the most taboo thing is to change generals temporarily!
In this situation, let’s see if Ushakov can endure it!
"General, doing this is a crime of deceiving the emperor..." Shen Jun said carefully on the side.
After joining the army, the generals around him started talking. Seeing the generals' looks, Xiao Qian felt helpless.
"I said, have you forgotten that now that we have a constitutional monarch, how can we bully the monarch?"
After hearing Xiao Qian's words, the generals reacted.
Xiao Qian knew very well that Ushakov had not taken action for so long, so he must be monitoring Jinghua's movements. As long as Jinghua made a move, the "credibility" of his death would be greatly increased!
However, the news could not spread at all, because at this time, the entire Northeast was in chaos.
At first, the plague only spread in the military camps on Sakhalin Island, but now, plague has broken out in many settlements throughout the Northeast.
When he got the news from outside the customs, Xiao Qian was shocked.
When he learned that the plague was bubonic plague, Xiao Qian had already isolated the infected people as quickly as possible and contacted the governments outside the customs.
It is normal for plague to break out, but the fact that it occurred in such a large number and spread over such a wide area was beyond Xiao Qian's expectations.
Although the plague on Sakhalin Island has been basically controlled...
But what about other places?
This is still very serious.
After all, there is only one medical team.
"Come here, invite Mr. Liu."
The development of the situation is no longer controllable by Xiao Qian, the commander-in-chief of the border army. Now, compared with fighting, what is more important is controlling the plague in the Northeast!
If it is not handled properly, millions of people in the entire Northeast will be in danger!
Liu An, the commander-in-chief of plague prevention, quickly arrived at Xiao Qian's military tent. When he learned that the plague was spreading in the Northeast, he was shocked.
Because when the plague appeared on Sakhalin Island, he expected that the plague on Sakhalin Island would lead to a small-scale plague in the Northeast due to military logistics reasons. Therefore, he had already warned various cities in Liaodong in advance. Told them how to deal with problems in a timely manner.
One hundred and eighty people is acceptable, but now in the Northeast, most of the Khabarovsk region has fallen, and many settlements in the Songnen Plain have been killed by the plague, as have many cities in the Liaohe Plain...
"Master Liu, what should we do?"
Xiao Qian looked worried.
"The scale of this plague is unprecedented, and the number of people infected is really rare. Just relying on a few dozen of us is a drop in the bucket. General, I need your help."
Liu An thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and said.
"It is my duty to serve the country and the people, but I don't know, what can I do to help Mr. Liu?" Xiao Qian asked.
"Now, the areas outside the customs need a large number of experienced prevention and control personnel. The soldiers have all experienced it once. If they are sent there, they will surely suppress this plague as quickly as possible!"
"oh?"
Xiao Qian's eyes lit up when he heard this.
It's no problem to adjust people.
Although it is not a good thing on the battlefield.
But it is beneficial to his entire plan.
Why do you say that?
Because if Xiao Qian plans to cheat his death!
With the soldiers of this army "escaping" from the battlefield in various ways, does this scene become more realistic?
and……
You can also add some drama into it...
For a moment, Xiao Qian became a little excited.
"I wonder, Mr. Liu, how many manpower are needed?"
"The plague is coming fiercely. Let's support 20,000 people first." Liu An cupped his hands.
"What?"
Xiao Qian frowned when he heard this number.
His excitement just now was suddenly extinguished.
Twenty thousand?
Isn't this a joke?
He would never dare to do this!
"General, are you having any difficulty?"
"As you can see, my garrison strength on Sakhalin Island is only 50,000. Due to the influence of the plague, there are only more than 40,000 soldiers with full combat effectiveness. If another 20,000 are deployed, only 40,000 will be left. Twenty thousand troops."
"What we are facing is a well-equipped Tsarist Russian army whose number is several times larger than mine. I'm worried that we won't be able to defend it." Xiao Qian said worriedly.
This time, Liu An also fell into deep thought.
Although he is just a doctor and has no military experience, he also knows that Sakhalin is the gateway to the Northeast and must not be lost!
This really put him in a dilemma.
Now, Xiao Qian is more troubled.
He cannot bear the responsibility for the spread of plague in Northeast China, but he cannot bear the responsibility for losing Sakhalin even more.
The only solution is to have a decisive battle with Tsarist Russia before supporting the mainland. As long as Tsarist Russia is defeated, they can return to the northeast and support the people.
What troubled Xiao Qian was that Ushakov did not send troops at all. Although the news of his "death" had spread to Beijing, Beijing's focus at the moment should be on the Northeastern plague. As a "non-direct" military general, Death in battle should not be taken seriously.
Since this method of dying from illness is not strong enough, then we can only add fuel to the fire.
Rebellious.
If there is a rebellion here, he doesn't believe that Ushakov will stand still!
