The Ming Dynasty was ready to go to war at any time, so Zhu Cixuan was not very concerned about the New Year.

This battle was of great significance to the Ming Dynasty, and no one dared to ignore it, including the military headquarters, the military intelligence department and the Jinyiwei.

After preparing for so many years, the final result is just a short breath.

In order to understand the war preparations, Zhu Cixuan came to the Ming army headquarters on the 18th day of the 12th lunar month to hold a pre-war meeting.

Zhu Cilang no longer needs to look at the map of the Ottoman Empire, and Zhu Cilang is already very clear about the situation there.

The first thing I saw was General Staff Zhou Yuji: "How are the army prepared?"

Zhou Yuji stood up with his legs and stood straight: "At present, the army has been mixed and organized, and each division has reached its designated position. As long as the battle order is given, you can enter the combat state at any time."

Look at the general logistics again: "Where is the logistics?"

The logistics minister stood up: "The materials are still being shipped at the moment. The original plan was to be completed on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. After receiving the latest order, it has been shipped urgently. It is expected that it can be increased to the fifth day of the first lunar month to complete all the transport tasks.

However, with the current situation of material transportation on the front line, it is enough to support the first phase of the war. Even if the war begins now, there will be no shortage of materials."

Logistics has always been transported with full strength. At such a long distance, the manpower and material resources required for coordination are very large, and it is not easy to speed up another ten days.

Moreover, the subsequent materials are all subsequent materials. The materials needed to be prepared in the first battle have been quietly accurate over the years and are all in place.

Looking at the General Equipment Department: "At present, the procurement of various weapons, ammunition and other materials has been fully prepared. The weapons of the frontline soldiers have been replaced and updated. All weapons are fully equipped and all personnel are fully equipped.

Subsequent orders for weapons and ammunition have also been placed in the Imperial Ming arms, and it is guaranteed to be produced as quickly as possible."

Zhu Cilang nodded with satisfaction: "Very good. According to the current news, this battle may be ahead of schedule. And if the Ottoman Empire and Tsarist Russia really succeed in peace talks, then the excuse for the Ming Dynasty to intervene will be replaced.

Moreover, the situation of losing support from allies to the Ming Dynasty's war became even more complicated.

Therefore, the military headquarters must cooperate closely in this battle and be prepared for a comprehensive confrontation."

As the saying goes, the plan cannot keep up with changes, and no one expected that the conflicts between the two sides would be inconsistent and reconciliation, because an internal turmoil suddenly stopped.

There are examples like this, just like Tsarist Russia in the First World War, which was fighting and truce due to civil unrest. There are also such examples in history, but Zhu Cilang did not expect that he would encounter one.

The Ming Dynasty spent hundreds of millions of dollars in, and how many soldiers, factories, and people were prepared for this battle. They could not withdraw in a hurry just because the two sides quit.

According to preliminary estimates, if the Ming Dynasty suddenly stopped, the money lost would be at least 200 million, which would be enough to fight half of the Ottoman Empire.

Even if the Ottomans were not prepared enough, the money would be enough to destroy the other country.

Therefore, even if Tsarist Russia stops, the Ming Dynasty will only fight itself. It is best to have Tsarist Russia help, but there are only a few more decisive battles.

In the current situation, even if the two sides negotiate, Tsarist Russia will not suddenly turn around and aim at the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, the Ottoman army was on the northern coast of the Black Sea, and the weather was cold, so it was difficult to complete the withdrawal of troops without more than a month.

This does not include the time when Tsarist Russia withdrew its encirclement, and the difficulties in preparing for supply to transport to the front line.

This is equivalent to the Ottoman army fighting outside and the country is empty, and the Ming Dynasty took the opportunity to attack. This opportunity is really rare.

At this time, Li Ruolian, who had not spoken on the side, suddenly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please go to Tsarist Russia in person and persuade the other party to attack the Ottoman Empire again. As long as you promise to make great profits, Tsarist Russia will definitely be willing to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Cixuan looked up and said, "Oh? What kind of profit is promised?"

Li Ruolian bowed: "Your Majesty, what Tsarist Russia wants is just an estuary, and the Ottoman Empire has the most lacking in such an estuary.

As long as Tsarist Russia is willing to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty can promise to give the Balkans to Tsarist Russia, or even allow it to occupy Istanbul, and divide the strait between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.

Tsarist Russia regarded itself as the orthodox Roman Empire. Istanbul used to be Constantinople, the capital of Eastern Rome, and it is of great significance to Tsarist Russia.

I believe Tsarist Russia will find it difficult to resist such temptation."

Zhou Yuji, who was standing aside, was unhappy: "But without the Balkans, when the Ming Dynasty faced Europa, the onshore attack channels would be blocked.

Will the Ming Dynasty fight another battle with Tsarist Russia and take down Tsarist Russia and attack Europa?”

Li Ruolian looked at Zhou Yuji confidently: "In fact, if Tsarist Russia takes over the Balkans, it will just allow a buffer between the Ming Dynasty and Europa, which will help Europa countries reduce their vigilance.

The entire Balkan region looks like a piece of fat, but in fact it is also a deadly poison to Tsarist Russia and even a burden.

First of all, the Balkans are far away from Tsarist Russia's land, and there is only a narrow corridor along the Black Sea coast in the middle connected by land. Although the sea route is smooth, the navy is not good at Tsarist Russia.

The Balkans have always been the forbidden property of the Habsburg dynasty in Austria and have always been regarded as their inherent territory. In recent years, the war with the Ottomans has never stopped fighting for the territorial war here.

In addition to the north of Poland and Lithuania's resentment for the defeat in the war just now, Tsarist Russia took a narrow corridor connecting the Balkans and the local area under the control of the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania.

After Tsarist Russia occupied the Balkans, the result would inevitably be a conflict with the Austrian Habsburg Dynasty, and then the Habsburg Dynasty formed an alliance with Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania, so Tsarist Russia would inevitably be irresistible.

This is the end of a war, and a new war is brewing. The Ming Dynasty can invade the Balkans by the help of allies. Wouldn't it be much better than the Ming Dynasty's own occupation and then both sides will try their best to guard against the Ming Dynasty?

This is also the second reason is the conflict between sects. The Tsarist Russia region is the territory of the Orthodox region, while the Balkans are complicated. They not only have the Europa sect, but also the sects brought by the Ottoman side. In addition to the Tsarist Russia sect, the conflict between the three parties will definitely make it difficult for Tsarist Russia to manage and consolidate the territory there.

The third reason is the problem of going south and north.

For Tsarist Russia, the Balkans are newly obtained land, far away from the local area and coastal, and must be developed in large quantities, but with Tsarist Russia's strength, it is definitely difficult to take into account both sides.

If the Ming Dynasty can throw out the Balkans and let Tsarist Russia move its main energy south, then the pressure on the Ming Dynasty to deal with Tsarist Russia in the cold zone of Eastern Europe will be much less."
Chapter completed!