"The Russian government must provide 500 cavalrymen and at least 2,000 Pitton hippos and 300 large trucks! And we are responsible for the supply of food and consumables for the Blue Médean, and we can only provide ammunition and weapons. All the remaining military supplies will be borne by Russia!" Prince Leopold wrote in his letter to the German ambassador to Germany.

1,500 Bavarian soldiers and 300 Prussian soldiers formed the main force of this force, but these people alone were not enough! They lacked reconnaissance and lacked complete logistics supplies. Ruprecht's disagreement with the logistics capabilities of the Qing Dynasty originated from history, while Prince Leopold distrusts from the bottom of his bones!

It is impossible for Bavaria to deploy cavalry in the Far East. Not to mention how difficult it is to transport horses tens of thousands of kilometers, simply not adapting to the local conditions is enough to turn the Bavarian cavalry into infantry! At least the Russians also have some garrisons in the Far East, and these cavalry divisions should be provided by the Russians, and they must also provide them.

As for 2,000 heavy-duty horses, it is to ensure the transportation of materials from Vladivostok to the front line. You should know that there are almost no railways in the northeast, and the supply distance from Vladivostok to the front line is hundreds of kilometers. It would be good if 2,000 horses can be guaranteed. Maybe a batch of materials will be stored in advance on the front line before the war begins!

Soon, the Russians' reply was very straightforward, saying that both auxiliary troops and materials could be provided according to the requirements of Germany. After all, Japan has the greatest help to Russia. The Germans are playing tickets and experiments, and nearly 2,000 troops were issued. As the main force, the Russians must have more troops participating in the war.

Although the Far East Railway had not started construction at this time, and although it may be more convenient for the Russians to transport supplies to the Far East at this time, the Russians could still concentrate nearly 6,000 combat troops in the Far East! Moreover, this was because they were worried about the British's overreaction and deliberately restricted the number of troops. The combat losses of these troops could be supplemented at any time. The Russians also wanted to see the Japanese's weight based on this battle!

After learning this news, Ruprecht even considered what direction would the land battle in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 with 8000 Russian and German troops participating in the war? After all, although the Japanese theoretically had 7 divisions with a total attack of more than 100,000 troops, when they really fought, there were only about 30,000 troops in one direction. For example, in the Battle of Yalu River, the Japanese troops were only more than 30,000 troops, and the size of one army was still distributed on a relatively wide front. Although the Qing army was very coffee table, it could also restrain some Japanese troops! The role of these 8,000 mobile troops could play is quite large.

Ruprecht tentatively asked his uncle whether the Russians planned to play big this time and then directly helped the Qing Dynasty defeat Japan? You should know that these 6,000 troops were only the first batch. According to Ruprecht's memory, when Russia interfered in the Three Kingdoms' return to Liao, it added nearly 30,000 troops to the Far East! On the one hand, the Japanese had to attack the Qing army and maintain the supply line from North Korea to Liaodong. On the other hand, they had to deal with the Russians who were eyeing them. This battle was not easy to fight!

"You're thinking too much!" Unexpectedly, his uncle replied very simply: "The Russians need the Qing Dynasty to fail, and at the same time they need to curb Japan's development, so Japan can definitely defeat the Qing Dynasty on the battlefield. The purpose of the Russian army is to consume opponents and let the Japanese face Russia's concessions, that's all!"

"And from the perspective of the Russian army, I don't think that such a small number of Russian troops can pose a fatal threat to the Japanese army. The combat effectiveness of the Russian army may not be as high as we imagined. Their soldiers were numb and lacked a sense of honor, but only passive obedience. The command layer was corrupt and ignorant, and a large number of incapable noble officers were flooded. Moreover, the Russians prepared too late. They had strong troops, but lacked enough supplies and weapons! I have a premonition that the European road rollers and the powerful Russian troops during the Crimean War were about to become a thing of the past!"

"Damn, if you continue to say this, I will definitely ask you for the QQ number!" Ruprecht looked at his uncle's reply and couldn't help but sigh at the foresight of His Highness the Prince! 1 It's hard to say which Russian army or Japan had a higher combat effectiveness during the war, but Japan had a clear advantage in the battle of the same scale in the Russo-Japanese War. Even if the Russian army had advantages in the quantity and quality of artillery, it was still the case! As for the specific reason, Ruprecht didn't know, as it was written in the history of the war and the information...

In short, Ruprecht now knows that the Russians are subjectively willing to let Japan defeat the Qing Dynasty. From this point of view, the outcome on the battlefield will not be decisively different from that in history. On the other hand, the combat effectiveness of the Russian army is not enough to change the entire situation. At least this is what the German Field Marshal thinks in the future.

Since the Russian and German armies are now considered comrades in the same trench, the issue of command and cooperation is very important, and this is also the biggest issue of the differences between Russia and Germany. The German side insists that it should have the right to independence. And the Russians should equip the German army with corresponding cavalry and logistics supply units. The Russians believe that they have the most military forces and almost bear all the logistics transportation tasks, so they should command the entire army!

Then, for the matter of command, the two sides started a two-week fight! In the end, the Russians actually admitted it! Not only did they admit it! They also said that they would provide enough reconnaissance cavalry and auxiliary personnel to the Blue Legion!

"What the hell is going on?" Ruprecht's curiosity prompted him to send a telegram to his uncle again, asking about the reason.

"The Russians are fond of our rapid-fire cannons, and the miserable transportation environment in the Far East determines that a rapid-fire cannon can match three old-fashioned artillery in actual combat, so they exchanged for sufficient rapid-fire cannons at the cost of equiping us with 500 cavalry and an infantry battalion guards." The prince wrote in the letter.

"This transaction seems to be good. We are selling a batch of artillery!" Ruprecht, who had fallen into the eyes of money, began to think about how much money he could make.

"But they booked a division-owned artillery! And they required the right to purchase artillery to the army if necessary!" The prince replied.

"That means that our current inventory is not enough?" Ruprecht was considering the supply of artillery. According to common sense, a Russian sect now must have at least 40 artillery pieces! If you consider possible purchases from the Russian army in the future, the artillery factory will be able to operate at full capacity in the next few years. Of course, the most likely result is that the Russians buy a batch and then copy it themselves...

In the end, the Russian and German troops were divided into two parts, a Blue Legion composed of 1,800 German troops and 1,000 Russian troops formed a battle group, commanded by the Germans, and the other 5,000 Russian troops would be commanded by the Russian army. In the Vladivostok area, there was another division and a brigade of 25,000 Russian troops staring at the Northeast with covetous eyes.
Chapter completed!