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Jiang Wang has been paying attention to the Russians' movements. After the meeting, Jiang Wang specifically asked various combat staff officers how likely it is that the Russians will launch an attack in early spring.

The answers were all 0. From a purely military perspective, in early spring, the Russians did not have the necessary conditions to launch an attack - the ability to transport troops and logistical supplies.

But this intelligence was indeed produced by the Russian General Staff, and the Russians' actions also indicated that they were planning an attack.

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January 28, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire.

"The reorganized 1st and 10th armies have arrived at the front. We now have 100 divisions on the Russian-German front."

"We have prepared enough food for 100 divisions for 3 months and ammunition for 6 months. For this reason, we have to move all the weapons and ammunition in the warehouse to the front."

"Your Majesty, the Russian-Austrian front is very dangerous now. The Austrians may be planning an attack. I beg you to suspend the attack on Germany and deal with the Austrians first."

Alexeyev took the document with concern and reported the situation to Nicholas II.

"Alexeyev, can the front line resist the attack of the Austrians?" Nicholas II touched his chest and thought about it.

"If it is a small-scale attack, we can hold the existing trenches, but your majesty, we have sent all the ammunition to the Russian-German front, and the Russian army on the Russian-Austrian front does not have enough reserve ammunition."

"If the Austrians launch a large-scale offensive, the Russian army on the front line is likely to lose its position after consuming the ammunition, and the positions in the rear are the same as the front line, because there is not enough ammunition and it cannot hold on."

"Your soldiers are the bravest soldiers, but courage cannot withstand machine guns and artillery."

Alexeev deliberately exaggerated the facts in the hope of scaring Nicholas II.

From what he said, it can be heard that he is different from the aristocratic straw officer, but an excellent commander who can accept new things calmly.

Most of the Russian army, including the Russians, still believe in Marshal Suvorov's famous saying: Bayonets are heroes, bullets are idiots.

And Alexeev can already face the era of machine guns and artillery.

If there were more people like Alexeev in the Russian army, the casualties of the Russian army would not be so outrageous.

In the original war, the Russian army recruited a total of 16.8 million troops, with a total of more than 9.7 million casualties.

Alexeev is a reformist. He has great ambitions to reach this position. Unfortunately, most of the reform proposals he put forward after taking office were suppressed by Nicholas II.

In history, he gave Nicholas II an "ultimatum" for this reason, and then he was transferred from the position of Chief of the General Staff.

In addition, he is a hardcore royalist.

"Alexeev, where is the ammunition we ordered from our allies?" Nicholas II was silent for a moment, rarely angry.

"The ammunition from Britain can arrive directly in Murmansk and then be transported to the front by train, but only 23% of the order has been delivered so far."

"The delivery rate of ammunition from China is still very encouraging, reaching 58%, but it is all piled up in the Far East. We don't have enough locomotives and transportation is slow."

When Alexeev said this, he glanced at the world map hanging on the wall.

According to Alexeev's idea, the Russian army should not make any moves before the summer.

Throughout the winter and spring, the main task of the Russian army is to accumulate strength, train soldiers, and carry out reforms that do not touch the bottom line of Nicholas II.

Then when summer comes, cooperate with Italy to launch the largest-scale campaign against the Austro-Hungarian Empire and strive to defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire as soon as possible.

The situation in Russia is very bad. Alexeev urgently needs a port that can directly connect with the European continent. Austria-Italy is the direction he chose.

He also told Nicholas II about this plan, but unfortunately Nicholas II did not seem to like this plan very much.

"How about buying or renting some trains from the Huaxia Empire?" Nicholas II scratched his head.

The Trans-Siberian Railway has only completed the construction of a single line. Coupled with the corruption of the Russian Empire's administrative agencies and administrative agencies, it is impossible to complete normal scheduling.

Due to the lack of efficient scheduling capabilities, Russia simply travels back and forth in batches, that is, in a period of 7 to 14 days, there are only trains heading west or east on the railway.

This undoubtedly wasted a lot of time, but there was no way to create an efficient dispatching system out of thin air. It would be better to buy some trains from somewhere else, as Nicholas II thought.