Looking at the crowds of civil and military officials, Zhu Cijing couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. Not to mention anything else, each of these military generals alone represents a large army of 100,000. If the troops of the vassal states were included, the army alone would now exceed the total force at the heyday of the Ming Dynasty!

However, he was not proud and complacent because of this. Tsarist Russia is one of the most powerful powers in the world, and behind him is the support of Britain, France and the Netherlands. This time, the Ming Dynasty was fighting alone against the entire anti-Habsburg alliance. The hardships of this battle can be imagined.

The so-called "liu fights against rabbits, and also uses all its strength", not to mention that they are facing an equally majestic polar bear. Not only can they not underestimate the enemy, but the civil and military officials below cannot underestimate the enemy. Therefore, he warned from the beginning: "Everyone, over the years, in all the wars, except for the first few games against Jiannu, everyone seems to have won easily. Do you think the Ming Dynasty is invincible in the world? I tell you, it is far from it. For example, the Tsarist Russia I am facing this time is a superpower with a territory similar to the Ming Dynasty. Although they are far from the Ming Dynasty in terms of population, they are not weaker than the Ming Dynasty in terms of weapons and equipment. Moreover, they have British, French and other powerful powers to support it. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty must do its best in this battle, and do not be proud, complacent, or even underestimate the enemy!"

When Zhu Cijing just mentioned the first half, many of the civil and military officials who were sitting there showed their intention of underestimating the enemy. How powerful is the Ming Dynasty now? Are there any enemies in the world?

When Zhu Cijiu talked about the second half, the faces of these people changed. Invincible in the world does not mean that a country can fight the whole world alone. They all understand this. Besides, is Tsarist Russia really so powerful?

Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Zhu Cijiong directly said to Lu Xiangsheng, who was on the right: "Come on the map."

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he immediately stood up and answered his order. He took a scroll about the same width as the conference table from the side, placed it horizontally on the table, and slowly unfolded it.

Everyone present didn't need to explain it to him. When the scroll was displayed in front of them, they took the initiative to help push and caress them. Soon, a huge map was displayed in front of everyone.

This is a map of Eurasia. Other countries have only marked one name, but only the Ming Empire and Tsarist Russia have made detailed notes. Of course, there are many other places in the territory of Tsarist Russia that are blank because the Ming army has not found it yet.

After the map was fully unfolded, Zhu Cijiu immediately stood up, and everyone naturally stood up after a flash.

Zhu Cijing did not ask everyone to sit down this time, but turned around and took the ash pole handed by Lu Xiangsheng, then pointed to the bottom of the map and said: "This is the current territory of the Ming Dynasty."

This is naturally very familiar to everyone. The Ming Dynasty has basically restored its territory in its heyday, and there is a large area of ​​South Asia, which can be said to be unprecedentedly strong.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cijiu pointed to the top of the map and said, "This is the current territory of Tsarist Russia."

Although I had been mentally prepared for a long time, many people still looked surprised. There was such a huge country in the world. Before the Ming Dynasty expanded, it was even half as big as it was!

Zhu Cijiong then said earnestly: "This Tsarist Russia is not the small and weak country we used to face in the past. They defeated the powerful Golden Horde and the vast Siberian Khanate one after another. Their military strength is extremely strong, so we must never underestimate the enemy."

At this time, no one underestimated the enemy anymore, and some even showed a look of fear. In such a powerful country, there were even great powers supporting it. Could the Ming Dynasty do it?

Zhu Cijiu did not show off the strength of Tsarist Russia to scare everyone, but just to let everyone not underestimate the enemy. Now it seems that the effect is almost the same. If you gain the ambition of others and destroy your own majesty, it will be counterproductive.

He then objectively analyzed: "Of course, Tsarist Russia alone is not as good as the Ming Dynasty. In terms of population size alone, all the great powers of the entire anti-Habsburg Alliance can't compare with the Ming Dynasty. The advantage of population size is also an advantage. We have a large population and a large army, which is impossible to compare with them!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Yes, the population of the Ming Dynasty was terrifying, and the army of the Ming Dynasty was even more terrifying. I was afraid that he would have a ball!

Zhu Cijing continued to encourage: "They have another big disadvantage, that is, there is no railway or train, whether it is food, supplies or the transportation of soldiers, they are much worse than that of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, as long as the tactics are used properly, we will definitely defeat them."

When everyone heard this, they nodded. This advantage in transportation capacity is a great advantage. With such a huge territory, it will take at least a few months for the reinforcements of the great powers to travel from the continent to the Manjingwei, but the Ming Dynasty railway will be built in ten days. By then, there will be no more than half of the troops from anywhere. Even if the continental powers are supporting them, what if they can come, can the food and grass be kept?

The comparison of strength between the two sides has been roughly introduced, and the next step is to discuss specific tactics. Zhu Cijiu directly stuffed the ash rod into Lu Xiangsheng's hand and said loudly: "Okay, let's start discussing specific tactics. Jiandou first introduces the preliminary plan. Applying tactics properly is the key to our victory every time we defeat the enemy, so if you have any good opinions and suggestions, you must actively raise them, boldly raise them, try to eliminate all problems and hidden dangers, and strive to formulate the most perfect tactic."

Now it has become a normal state to hold meetings and discuss before the war, and everyone is used to it. It is precisely because the tactics are formulated in detail that the Ming army can gain the greatest gains with the smallest losses in previous wars.

Of course, facing those small and weak countries, you can win by crushing them directly, but if you don’t have detailed tactics and fight randomly, the loss of troops will not be the only one. Not to mention anything else, it would be strange if the Mughal Empire was forced to do it, the Ming Dynasty would not be severely damaged if it was not a big blow.

Lu Xiangsheng was also a leader in all wars. His application of strategies and tactics has been perfect. He took the ash pole and pointed directly at the map and said: "Our goal in this battle is to take over the entire Siberia. With such a vast territory, the biggest problem is the transportation of food and grass. The so-called troops will go first before they move, and there will be no food and grass. Not to mention fighting, the army will survive. However, in front of us, the mountains and Siberian plateaus are the Siberian mountains and the Siberian Plateau. It is difficult to ensure the supply of the army by manpower. Therefore, we are planning to use the old methods of South Asia and South Asia to advance by railway lines on land, transport food and grass by train, and use warships to transport food and grass from major rivers, advance water and land, and take Siberia in one fell swoop!"
Chapter completed!