Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#561 - Dark Map Westward

Subsequently, Liang Yue and the others stopped paying attention to the chaotic scene below and gathered together to discuss their next course of action.

Speaking of which, due to climatic factors and other reasons, the Russian Empire, especially in the Far East, that is, the northern part of Asia, didn't actually have many cities and settlements.

Even in later generations, you could count them all on one hand.

Not to mention in this era, the vast Siberian wilderness was almost entirely uninhabited, filled with primeval forests.

At this time, people didn't value these things, naively believing they were just desolate mountains and wild lands, dangerous places where ferocious beasts roamed.

It wasn't until later, with the increasing development of society and the further refinement and upgrading of industrial technology, that the status of various raw materials also rose accordingly.

This vast and mysterious, desolate and frigid land was then re-emphasized.

Unfortunately, by then, Siberia had long become the exclusive domain of the Soviet Bear, its inviolable sovereign territory.

Under the pressure of that powerful red regime, other countries and regions were instead worried about whether they would become targets of aggression.

Wanting to covet the other party's territory was simply absurd.

However, after saying a thousand or ten thousand words, that was only in later generations; at least several decades would have to pass.

In this era, the whole of Siberia was basically an undeveloped wilderness, far from being the Soviet hinterland hiding and building countless missile bases and secret military fortresses.

At this time, the Russian Empire didn't have the energy and resources to develop this primitive wilderness where even walking was fraught with difficulty.

Therefore, for Liang Yue and the others, the situation they faced in continuing to push the front line forward wasn't actually complicated.

They just needed to advance along the Russian Empire's border, removing their military outposts stationed in various places.

And since they were guarding the border, they wouldn't be too far away. With the help of the panoramic sand table, this goal shouldn't be difficult.

Also, they needed to pay attention to the conditions of the main rivers and branch networks in the entire area.

Back then, when the Russian Empire traversed Siberia, it was by using wooden boats and canoes, taking advantage of the crisscrossing river networks on the wilderness, that they gradually completed the exploration of this goal.

Most importantly, it was actually the Trans-Siberian Railway, which the Russian Empire had spent a lot of manpower and material resources to barely build. For the Soviet Bear, this was their main transportation line for controlling the Far East.

Once destroyed, if they wanted to send military forces to Asia on a large scale again, they would probably have to borrow passage from other countries, or simply come by warship. Not only would it take a long time, but it might also bring many other unnecessary troubles.

Venturing directly across the entire Siberia would require choosing the right time and season, after all, the brutal Siberian cold wave wasn't just talk.

And for Liang Yue, wanting to destroy a railway was simply too easy~

Just walk along it once, and all the rails and wood could be collected into the stronghold world.

At that time, the wood could be used as firewood, and the rails could be directly forged into steel, at least several hundred thousand tons, right?

After such a trip, he wouldn't have to purchase steel for at least a few years.

But the Soviet Bear would probably be so distressed that it would vomit blood.

However, Liang Yue didn't intend to destroy this railway trunk line for the time being, at least, not to destroy this lifeline of the Russian Empire's Far East on a large scale.

Because whether it was for the dignity of war or territorial ownership, in the end, it all had to be won with real guns and ammunition.

And Liang Yue's plan was to use this entire Far Eastern railway as a breakthrough point, adopting a salami-slicing approach, advancing step by step, constantly bleeding the Soviet Bear, and using it to deplete their national strength.

In addition, before this, Liang Yue also planned to go to Moscow to rescue the Tsar's family.

Only in this way could those old nobles, bureaucrats, and landlords who had been targeted by the red regime have the opportunity to gather together and become a force capable of restraining the other party.

The Far East was too far away from the main urban circle and large industrial base of the Russian Empire, and it was sparsely populated and had harsh geographical conditions, which was naturally not conducive to recruiting troops and establishing a base.

So, in all likelihood, it would not become the Tsar's retreat after escaping, or the first target to be captured.

As the saying goes, to secure the outside, one must first pacify the inside. At that time, Liang Yue, for both the Tsar and the Soviet Red, although he seemed to be an eyesore, was actually only a secondary obstacle hindering them from maintaining their own rule.

As long as one of these two parties had not collapsed, it was estimated that it would be difficult for them to free up their hands to deal with a threat from distant Asia wholeheartedly.

Of course, after saying a thousand or ten thousand words now, it was actually just the result of analysis on paper.

No matter how reasonable and correct the conclusion was, it couldn't keep up with the complex reality of thousands of threads.

Perhaps, it was impossible to say that one day, someone would have a brain fart and send a large army to this Far East.

In addition to this, Liang Yue and the others couldn't only focus on the internal forces of the Russian Empire. At this time, it was during World War I, and the Western European countries were fighting to the death, in full swing.

These traditional Western powers might not have the time and energy to pay attention to the changes in the situation in the East Asian region for the time being, but Japan, which belonged to the East Asian region, was not necessarily the case.

Especially in this era, it was during the stage when the country was striving for self-improvement and was ambitious from top to bottom.

Seeing that there was an opportunity to take advantage of the northern continent at close range, they might directly land across the sea, advance with the army, and launch an undeclared war.

They had done this kind of thing a lot in history.

In the end, in the current turbulent era, strong strength was the foundation of everything.

No matter how much Liang Yue tossed and turned, he would eventually have to leave in more than 20 years. Compared with the Dragon Soaring Prosperous Age that had already begun to emerge in later generations, the current Republic of China was indeed a bit lacking.

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"......In short, our next strategy is to advance westward along the northern border of China, but the speed doesn't need to be too fast.

First, remove all the Russian Empire strongholds in this area of Outer Northeast."

Soon, during the discussion and planning of Liang Yue and others, time had unknowingly come to noon.

At this time, they were gathered on the roof of the tallest building in the small city. While enjoying refreshments, they also spread out a Russian-made military map on the table, and the panoramic sand table was placed next to it.

While monitoring the movements of the entire city through the sand table, they pointed at the map.

"Then, should we communicate with Yuan Shikai first?"

After listening to Liang Yue's plan, Yang Buhui asked subconsciously at this time.

"No need, based on his current status and situation, he shouldn't be able to mobilize much military force within at least a week. It would be very difficult to gather all the former military officers under his command."

Liang Yue shook his head and said with some disappointment when he heard this.

"Since that's the case, then let's take action ourselves!"

"Yes! Anyway, we have this strength~!"

"By the way, will there also be some unusual powers on the Russian Empire's side?"

"There will definitely be some, but the level shouldn't be too strong, probably similar to the island country."

"I'm afraid they won't come! It's just right to kill them all!"

"Don't be careless. We still have very little information about this aspect. Be careful not to capsize in the gutter."

"Got it, nagging~"