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    Two days later, on March 23, Imperial Emperor Wang Yuze secretly left Beijing with Chief of General Staff Cai Yun and Minister of National Defense Jiang Xingguo and took a train to the front line.  In order to keep it secret, no special train was used. At least the people from the Department of Homeland Security found an ordinary train and emptied three carriages.  Except for the conductor on the train, no one else knew that His Majesty the Emperor was actually on this ordinary train!

    It is now during the war. If the emperor leaves the capital, it will inevitably cause domestic turmoil, so Wang Yuze is not prepared to make a big splash!  The accompanying guards were only the best of the dozen or so palace guards led by the captain of the guard, Wu Hao.  Of course, among the ordinary passengers on the train, there must be many agents from the Department of Homeland Security and the Military Intelligence Agency.  Wang Yuze may not care about safety, but if they, the important ministers of the empire, are not fully prepared, how can they relax?

    Among the three carriages, the middle one was occupied by Emperor Wang Yuze, Chief of General Staff Cai Yun and Minister of National Defense Jiang Xingguo, with escorts on both sides.  Anyone entering the middle carriage will undergo strict inspection!

    The train departs from Beijing and can go all the way to Astana in Central Asia.  After the war with Russia ended, China has been trying every means to strengthen its control over Central Asia.  Not only has the northern Xinjiang railway been built, but also the southern Xinjiang railway has been specially built along the Kunlun Mountains.  Coupled with the Chinese-controlled Trans-Siberian Railway, China's control over Central Asia has been strengthened a lot.  In addition to railways, roads have also been built, which makes it much easier for China to transport troops and military supplies to Central Asia.

    Originally, after China established Xijiang Province in Central Asia, it divided other Central Asian regions among the five ethnic groups in Central Asia and allowed them to establish their own countries.  But the people of the five ethnic groups in Central Asia are not fools. They have offended the Russians severely. The Russians would definitely not let them go without China as their backer.  Therefore, the five ethnic groups in Central Asia have requested China. They are unwilling to establish their own countries and hope to live under the protection of China.  Faced with their request, the Chinese government agreed to their request after consulting Emperor Wang Yuze.  This is how there are now five autonomous regions in Central Asia.  Local civil affairs are managed by the five ethnic groups in Central Asia themselves, but they must accept the guidance of the Chinese government.  The appointment of officials at the autonomous region level also requires approval from the central government!  The military of the autonomous region is under the management of the General Staff Headquarters of the Chinese National Defense Forces.  General-level commanders are also appointed by the General Staff Headquarters, and school-level officers also receive regular training at the Chinese Army University.  It can be said that the armies of the five ethnic groups in Central Asia have been completely controlled by China.  These ethnic minorities fight very bravely and with their excellent riding skills, they are often rare cavalry.  After the Chinese Army has begun to strengthen the construction of mechanized troops, the cavalry will eventually withdraw from the stage of history.  But in today's war, cavalry still has a lot to offer!

    The five Central Asian tribes have a lot of cavalry. Except for the Kazakhs, each of the other four tribes has two cavalry brigades.  The Kazakhs have 7 cavalry brigades, with a total of 5 cavalry brigades and nearly 130,000 people.  In this battle against Russia, these cavalry are also recruited. After the beginning of spring, they will rush to the front line to serve!

    The speed of trains in this era has always been an important factor restricting railway transportation capacity.  Although China is now able to manufacture advanced weapons such as tanks, there is still a long way to go before internal combustion engines can be applied to trains!  However, increasing the speed of trains is still what engineers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences are trying to do!  How to increase the speed of the train while ensuring safety is not an easy task!  As early as decades ago, the British increased the speed of trains to 40 to 50 kilometers per hour, but the safety risks were not small.

    Since China began large-scale railway construction, increasing train speed has become a top priority.  Fortunately, China seems to be no worse than the Western world in the research of steam engines, and the performance of Chinese locomotives is not inferior to that of the West at all!  After two speed increases, the speed of ordinary trains in China is now more than 50 kilometers per hour.  Military trains can even maintain a speed of 70 to 80 kilometers per hour, which greatly improves the railway's transportation capacity!

    From Beijing to Astana, the train takes a full week.  This is the result of the railway knowing the importance of this train and deliberately deploying it.  Otherwise, even if Wang Yuze is the emperor of the empire, I am afraid he will still have to stay on the train for three or four more days.  If the airports in Central Asia were not still frozen and the reliability of the aircraft had not been guaranteed, Wang Yuze might have directly used a passenger plane converted from a bomber to go to Central Asia.

    "It's just that because the range of bombers is still relatively short now, God! The ministers of the country will definitely not agree with him doing this.  !

    He could only think about it and forget it, so he had to take the train honestly.Car heading to the front line in Central Asia!

    After getting off the bus in Astana, Wang Yuze summoned General Liu Zhiye, the commander of the 5th Army Group.  As the war approaches, the six armies that will participate in this war have also arrived at the front line.

    Even at the end of March, the temperature in Central Asia was still below zero, which made Wang Yuze, who was accustomed to warm climates, intolerable.  In addition, after being the emperor for more than ten or twenty years, he has not suffered any more sins. In addition, he is now older, so naturally he is not as good as when he was young!

    After spending a day in Astana, Wang Yuze drove to Kokshetau, where the 5th Army of the Army is currently gathering.  One hundred and eighty kilometers north of Kokshetau is Petrobanovsk occupied by the Russians.  The Russian army deployed 200,000 troops here, but facing the Chinese Army's 5th Group Army, the KO Infantry Division, and ten divisions of Japanese mercenaries, these Russian troops were completely at an absolute disadvantage.  After briefly listening to General Liu Zhiye's report in Kokshetau, Wang Yuze went directly to the front line to inspect the troops' combat preparations!

    At present, the Chinese army¡¯s defense line has advanced to an area less than 30 kilometers away from Petrobanovsk, and the two sides are facing each other in the ice and snow.  The Russians are much more cold-tolerant than the Chinese. The cold winter is undoubtedly a great test for the Chinese army.  Fortunately, Wang Yuze had already expected that the winter in Central Asia and Siberia would be difficult, so he specifically asked the logistics department to prepare enough winter supplies for the front line, including warm clothes, coal and fuel for heating, etc., all of which were indispensable.  !

    On April 1, Wang Yuze arrived at the front line, the defense area of ??the 5th Division of the Chinese Army.  The 5th Division is one of the elite units of the Chinese Army and one of the ace units of the 5th Group Army.

    At 12 noon, Wang Yuze, Cai Yun, and Jiang Xingguo, accompanied by General Liu Zhiye, Commander of the 6th Group Army, Lieutenant General Lin Bin, Chief of Staff, and Major General Zheng Guangping, Commander of the 5th Division, took up the position of the 5th Regiment at the forefront.  .  The area less than three kilometers north of the position is the Russian army's position.  Through the telescope, you can clearly see the movement on the Russian army's position.  At this time, there was silence on the Russian army's position, and it looked like everything was white.  However, Wang Yuze knew that the Russian troops were hiding in the trenches and would definitely be attacked by them if they launched an attack.  However, the snow has begun to melt now. According to the current weather, it will take at most a week for the snow to melt. After a few days of climbing and the road is dry, it will be time for the Chinese army to launch an attack.  Anyway, the attack on Russia is not in a hurry.

    After walking around the front line, lunch was served at the headquarters of the 5th Regiment.  Wang Yuze did not agree to open a small stove alone, but chose to eat the same food as ordinary soldiers.  The food of the Chinese army is already pretty good. After the empire became stronger, it has never treated these soldiers who served the country poorly in this regard!

    A large bowl of rice, a few large pieces of fat meat, a small portion of green vegetables and a portion of pickles was the soldiers' lunch.  In Wang Yuze's eyes, such a lunch was very simple.  But ordinary soldiers are already very satisfied with this.  After lunch, there is some fruit, sometimes apples, or other fruits.  The front line is too far away from the country, and the transportation of many materials is very difficult. It is also very difficult to ensure the supply of weapons, ammunition, food and oil to the front line, let alone improve the food for the front line. For ordinary big-headed soldiers,  They said they were very satisfied if they had enough to eat!

    After Wang Yuze finished eating, he randomly called a few soldiers and had a brief exchange with them.  These soldiers were very restrained, but the results of the exchange with them made Wang Yuze very satisfied.  Although these soldiers were freezing in the ice and snow, their faces were red, but their spirit of fighting for the country is worthy of admiration.  However, what Wang Yuze was confused about was why these soldiers were wearing thick cotton clothes, but when he shook hands with them, he found that their hands were as cold as iron rods!

    "General Zheng, are there many non-combat casualties in the army?" Wang Yuze called the commander of the 5th Division over and asked.

    Major General Zheng Guangping hesitated and looked at the commander of the 5th Group Army, General Liu Zhiye.  This move of his made Wang Yuze very dissatisfied. What he hated most was the behavior of bullying superiors and hiding things from subordinates.  Seeing Wang Yuze's face suddenly darken, the rest of the people suddenly felt nervous!  General Liu Zhiye even glared at Major General Zheng Guangping with hatred!
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