"The enemy retreated three hundred kilometers, but their muscles and bones were not damaged. The army of more than one million people successfully retreated.

And because the supply line is more than 300 kilometers shorter, they can obtain supplies more conveniently.

On our side, the entire city of Tsaritsyn is ruined. So we have to build a new bridge somewhere else to connect the two sides of the Volga River."

Li Xiao pointed at the map and looked at Kutuzov helplessly.

"The Volga River is frozen now and should be very frozen. For the time being, repairing the bridge is not a top priority."

Kutuzov didn't seem to care much about bridge repair. He knew that the task of repairing the bridge would eventually fall to the Russian army.

The Ming Dynasty's army was the main force in combat, so it had no time to build bridges and pave roads.

Brauchitsch, who was in charge of translating next to him, frowned, but still faithfully translated Kutuzov's words to Li Xiao.

"Repairing the bridge also takes time. It is frozen solid now, but it will melt in a few months!"

Moreover, whether the ice can withstand heavy-duty trucks is also a question.

If it is a tractor, the weight of the tractor is very large. Whether it can withstand the ice is still a question.

In short, we need to find a place to build a bridge as soon as possible.

We even need to find a place to build a railway bridge.

In this way, we can ensure the logistical supplies for the troops when they attack Kiev in the future.

The reason why we persisted in Tsaritsyn for so long is entirely because the branch line of the Central Asian Railway is directly connected to a place 100 kilometers west of the Volga River.

Without so much material support, we would not have been able to fight until now."

"Do we still need to build a railway bridge?

Your Excellency, Generalissimo, if the railway bridge is built, it will be impossible for large ships to enter the Volga River in the future.

That……!"

The bridge facilitates land transportation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, but it also affects water transportation.

This is an unsolvable problem in many countries!

It's enough to build a highway bridge that can be opened to traffic. At worst, it will be demolished when the time comes.

A railway bridge is time-consuming, laborious and expensive to repair. It would be difficult to demolish it...

"If he loses this war, Napoleon will pull out your intestines and tie them with a bow around your neck.

In the future...! Haha, let’s live until later.”

Brauchitsch's face became ugly, but at Kutuzov's urging, he still translated Li Xiao's words truthfully.

"The war has reached this point, and there is no possibility of peace.

Whether it’s the Ming Dynasty or the European Allied Forces!

Too many people have died, and a blood feud has been forged.

As of yesterday, we have eliminated more than 700,000 coalition troops.

The people of the Austro-Hungarian Empire are eager to peel off our skin and eat our flesh.

The French lost more than 300,000 people at Tsaritsyn. Do you think Napoleon would let it go?

The warlike Prussians are sharpening their swords in Smolensk.

And the British, who have been expanding their military and preparing for war for a long time!

They all want to turn the vast Russian land into their own land.

Turn the Russians on this land into their slaves.

Do you want your descendants to become slaves? Brauchitsch, Marshal Kutuzov?"

Li Xiao looked at the two people with bright eyes.

We are all Europeans, but there are some fools in Moscow who still want to negotiate peace if they really can't win.

Those idiots can be confused, but Kutuzov is the pillar of the Russian army. He must not be confused!

Kutuzov must be made to understand that this is a life-and-death fight. There is no possibility of a draw!

"Your Excellency, Generalissimo, I know that the war has reached this point, and the fate of the country and the nation has been staked.

Without a winner and loser, there can be absolutely no peace.

In the Battle of Tsaritsyn, the Russians paid their blood, and the Ming people also paid their blood.

The blood of the soldiers flows together. We fight side by side, regardless of you or me.

Russia will never make peace with the coalition forces alone, please rest assured, Generalissimo, on this point."

Kutuzov vowed that Russia would never make peace alone.

But his guarantee does not represent those idiots in Moscow.

This is also the reason why the Ming army stationed 200,000 troops around Moscow and did not mobilize them even when the Tsaritsyn Battle was at its most critical.

"Let's talk about the battlefield. Allies should not be suspicious of each other. We are sitting on the same boat. It will be no good for everyone if the boat sinks.

Do you think so? Your Majesty the Grand Marshal." Brauchitsch always had that smile on his face.

Li Xiao wanted to punch him in the nose!

"All right!

Back to the battlefield.

I know your difficulties in Russia, and Ming Dynasty will give you more corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.

At least let your soldiers have their bellies full!

This assistance is given to you alone, Marshal Kutuzov. It is mainly to ensure that your troops have sufficient physical strength to cope with the battle."

"Oh, thank you so much." Kutuzov stood up excitedly and wanted to hug Li Xiao.

After reacting, he realized that the people of Ming Dynasty did not like this kind of etiquette, so he quickly extended his hand.

"Don't be excited, Marshal, we are allies.

If you feel bad about it, just capture more prisoners for us.

The Western Region of the Ming Dynasty was very large, and there were still many areas where there were not enough people to farm."

"Okay, from now on all the prisoners we capture will be handed over to Ming Dynasty."

Kutuzov quickly agreed.

Prisoners were a burden to the Russian army and were often executed in private.

But for the Ming army, this was a decent labor force.

It is not only needed in the mines, but also in countless farms where people are short of manpower.

The mines in Guizhou, Yunnan, are filled with prisoners of war from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Li Hao said that these prisoners of war are very useful.

A strong body is less likely to get sick and is easier to manage.

Similarly, Yizhou also requires a lot of labor to grow things like sugar cane and camphor.

He Kegang wrote a memorial and asked Li Xiao how many times he had asked for it, and was even willing to pay a large price to buy it.

After so many years of development, Yizhou's population has reached more than 800,000.

Initially, 90,000 people entered Yizhou, and the number increased eight to nine times in twenty years.

There is still a lot of idle land in Yizhou, and it is now difficult to recruit people from other places.

Everywhere is getting rich, who wants to go to that damn place in Yizhou to open up wasteland?

With no other choice, He Kegang came up with the idea of ​​being a prisoner of war.

Li Xiao also felt that it was a good idea to let prisoners of war set up farms in Yizhou.

With such a big island, you can't escape even if you want to.

Unless you go into the forest and become a savage.

With yellow hair and blue eyes, he can be recognized immediately on the street.

"Although in the past few months, I have wiped out more than 700,000 coalition troops.

However, the combat capabilities of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's army were not strong, and their equipment was much worse than our Ming Dynasty.

The French army suffered more than 200,000 casualties, and we barely managed to defeat them by just over 350,000.

This battle loss ratio can illustrate how powerful the French army is.

On the northern front, there are more powerful Prussians. During this time, they have been preparing for war in Smolensk.

The most troublesome thing is that 400,000 Israelis have joined the coalition forces.

The equipment of the Israelis is not much different from that of our Ming Dynasty. Moreover, their combat power also exceeds that of the French army.

It can be said that the coalition forces we are facing now are more powerful than they were a few months ago.
To be continued...