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After the mobilization order signed by the Emperor Long Yufei of the Empire, retired soldiers like Liu Yuandong began to bid farewell to their hometown elders and embarked on the journey again. Some of them were workers, some were merchants and farmers. However, after receiving the order for the recruitment, they all immediately put down their work, started to sign up at the nearest recruitment point, and then prepared to join the army. Except for a few people who were unable to join the army due to some special reasons, the rest chose to follow the order. The more than 200,000 people needed by the six armies had all entered the military camp in less than a month and began restorative training. After all, it had been a year since they put down their guns, and some combat skills were already unfamiliar, so they had to get familiar with them again before they could enter the battlefield.

The newly formed six armies are numbered 19th Army, 20th Army, 21st Army, 22nd Army, 24th Army and 24th Army. These six armies will be used as reserves to ensure that the empire has sufficient troops when fighting against the Qing Dynasty and Russia. Of course, this is just the first batch of mobilized troops. If the situation on the battlefield changes and more troops are needed, more troops can be mobilized or recruited. The Chinese Empire has a population of more than 200 million and a huge population base, so this empire will not lack soldiers.

The Chinese Empire began to mobilize more troops. Although the actions were secret, they were still learned by the intelligence personnel lurking in the empires of various countries. As the Chinese Empire became more and more powerful, the attention of various countries to the Chinese Empire was getting higher and higher. In this case, it was natural that they sent more intelligence personnel to the Chinese Empire.

The Western powers hope that the larger the war between the Chinese Empire and the Qing Dynasty and Russia, the better. In this way, they might have the opportunity to get a bargain. Whether the Chinese Empire wins or the Qing Dynasty and Russia wins, they can take the opportunity to get some bargain. Of course, from the perspective of the Western powers, they hope that the Chinese Empire will be defeated and a powerful Eastern Empire. This is something that the Western powers do not want to see, and they hope that they will see a corrupt and backward country. In this way, they can bully this country want to be arbitrarily.

As opponents of the Chinese Empire, the Qing Dynasty was undoubtedly the most nervous. The Chinese Empire began to mobilize more troops, which was not a good thing for them. As the Chinese Empire had more and more troops, the Qing Dynasty would have fewer and fewer advantages. If this continues, it would be even more difficult for them to defeat the Chinese Empire. The Qing Dynasty intended to expand the scale of its army, but its finances were not enough for years. They didn't even have enough money to prepare war materials, let alone recruit more troops. Maintaining a new army of millions was already their limit. Of course, the senior officials and nobles of the Qing government were not short of money. Although the people were already living in poverty, they still had a wealth of food and food every day. War seemed to be very far away for them. Many of the Qing nobles had the idea of ​​enjoying timely and enjoying themselves first, so as not to have no enjoyment after being defeated in the future.

Of course, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were worried. Regent Aisin Gioro and Mianyu summoned a group of military ministers and the chief of staff of the Qing army, and retired British Army Lieutenant General Albert to discuss countermeasures.

"General Albert, what should we do now? Those rebel bandits have begun to expand their army. If they continue to expand, we will not have any advantage!" Aisin Gioro Mianyu said worriedly.

"Your Highness the Regent, there is no way! With the population and industrial strength of the Chinese Empire, if they want, they can easily expand the size of their army to two million people. Russia only has more than 60 million people, but they have one and four million troops. According to this ratio, the Chinese Empire can have at least four million troops." Lieutenant General Albert said. He was very dissatisfied with the Qing Dynasty's private signing of a secret agreement with Russia to ced Xinjiang, Mongolia and Northeast in exchange for Russia's troops. Britain and Russia are old rivals. The British Empire has always been blocking the road to Russia's expansion. If Russia achieves large-scale expansion in the East, it is not a good thing for Britain. However, Lieutenant General Albert has good professional ethics. Even though he is very dissatisfied, he still completed his work well.

"Oh my God! What should I do?" The military ministers looked at each other in a few eyes. The Chinese Empire could easily arm two million people, and up to four million troops, which caused them a lot of shock. The Qing government broke the blame and even borrowed a lot of money from the British, so that it formed a new army of one million. But the Chinese Empire could easily surpass them, which made them accept it.

"Gentlemen, there is no way to do this. The gap between the strength of the Qing Dynasty and the Chinese Empire is too big. Now we can only pray that the emperor of the Chinese Empire will not be able to fight for military force." Lieutenant General Albert said.

"General Albert, can we start first? After the anti-bandits have completed the preparations, we will have no chance!" said Wen Qing, Chief Military Affairs Minister. In this case, will they still have an advantage?

"Sir, this is impossible. The Yangtze River is in the flood season now, and the Qing Dynasty without a navy cannot cross the Yangtze River. If we insist on launching an attack at this time, perhaps our army will all drown in the Yangtze River before crossing the river!" Lieutenant General Albert said.

"Perhaps, you can ask for help from the Russians. If the Russians are willing to send more troops to fight in China, maybe you still have a chance!" Lieutenant General Albert said. As a British man, he also wishes Russia's deep war in the East. In this way, Russia's expansion in Europe will be tied up. You must know that even if the British Empire is the world hegemon, it is unwilling to fight against Russia on land. If it can use the Chinese Empire to consume Russia's strength, it would undoubtedly be better.

"Yes, yes. Lord Sai, you will contact the Russian side immediately. Those rebel bandits have begun to expand their troops. We need more reinforcements!" Regent Aisin Gioro. Mianyu was like a drowning man who grabbed the last straw and put all his hope on the Russians.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will contact Russia as soon as possible!" Saishan nodded. Now it seems that the Russians promised to invest 150,000 troops, which is not enough! If the Chinese Empire continues to expand its troops, Russia will have to invest more troops.

In May, the climate has gradually become hotter. Tsar Nicholas I left the Winter Palace and moved to the imperial village outside St. Petersburg. The weather is now time to enjoy the scenery of nature.

The current international situation is very stable. Apart from the upcoming war in the East, nothing is worrying about Tsar Nicholas I. In Europe, the French revolution is continuing, the Second França Republic is about to be established, and Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte of the Bonaparte family is working hard to reconcile the conflicts between the various factions of France.

The Ottoman Turkish Empire in southern Russia is undergoing reforms to realize its dream of a strong country. However, Tsar Nicholas I scoffed at this. The decadent Ottoman Turkish Empire is destined to be successful and will only become weaker and weaker. Russia only needs to wait quietly for the opportunity to launch the final blow to the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

Tsar Nicholas I was very secretive about reform. Russia's serf system had seriously restricted Russia's development. However, reform would inevitably mobilize the interests of vested interests. At that time, Russia would definitely experience severe turmoil. This was too risky for Nicholas I, who was determined to completely defeat the Ottoman Turkish Empire. He needed a stable Russia to achieve his goals. Therefore, all the voices of reform in Russia were suppressed by him.

Now the only war that Russia is concerned about is the war in the East. Nicholas I believed that Russia was ready. Among the 100,000 troops sent from Europe to the Far East, including 50,000 elite Cossack cavalry, plus the 50,000 people mobilized in the Far East, was enough to defeat any enemy. Nicholas I believed that the final victory must belong to them.

"Father, the telegram from China." Crown Prince Alexander hurriedly walked into Nicholas I's office and woke Nicholas I from his meditation.

"What's wrong?" asked Nicholas I.

"Father, the Chinese Empire has begun to expand its army. We are not sure how many troops they will expand. However, with the national strength of the Chinese Empire, appointments can easily expand the army to two million. This will be a huge challenge for our plan in the Far East. It may be difficult for us to win as expected!" said Prince Alexander.

"Two million people? Does the Chinese Empire have such strong industrial strength to support it?" Nicholas I said in disbelief. After all, with Russia's industrial strength, supporting 1.4 million people is almost the limit. If more troops are recruited, there will be no enough weapons to arm them.

"Father, we have to admit that the Chinese Empire has this strength. Their industrial development speed is very fast and has surpassed us." Alexander said with some frustration. Russia's industrialization development was far earlier than the Chinese Empire, but due to the constraints of serfdom, it not only lags behind the Western powers, but now even the Chinese Empire has surpassed them. (To be continued...)
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