Chapter 387: The other side of the ocean

"Yes. The General Training Department needs to supplement the legions immediately and seize the time to train. Then by next spring, we will still have an elite army of millions. At that time, we will have a small Russia, and that will be easy to defeat." Dugor said excitedly.

"Yes, that's what I mean. Instead of waiting for the Russians to counterattack and waste time, it's better to seize this time to restore your strength." Xiao Jie nodded and said.

After a while, after a discussion, the list of troops to withdraw from Russia to rest was finally determined. First of all, of course, the 88th Army was now crippled, and it was impossible to restore its original strength, so the 88th Army did not need to stay in Russia anymore. So Xiao Jie directly ordered the 88th Army to withdraw from the domestic rest. Next was the French 2nd Army on the northern front. In the heavy snow, the two northern legions suffered the most losses, so they also needed to rest. According to Xiao Jie's order, the French 2nd Army would retreat to Poland for rest. By next year, depending on the situation, it would be to continue to stay in Russia to participate in the war or withdraw from the country. Of course, the French 3rd Army would also accept supplements, but he

We must stay in the Riga region all winter. The Iberian 1st Army on the central front will also withdraw to Austria, on the one hand, to rest and on the other hand, to deter those forces that are ready to move. In this way, only the 4th Army of France and the 2nd Army of Iberia will remain in the central region. After receiving the supplement, the two legions will also recover to more than 200,000. With such troops, it is not difficult to resist the counterattack of the Russian army. On the southern front, the Russian Southern Front has been completely destroyed, and with part of the Don River Front, the total strength of the total force is no more than 70,000. Therefore, Xiao Jie decided that the Iberian 3rd Army of Iberia will also retreat to the western Ukraine for rest and recuperation. The Russian People's Liberation Army, whose troops have been expanded to 100,000, will continue to maintain pressure on the Russian army.

In this way, Xiao Jie withdrew most of his troops from Russia at one time. Of course, in order to strengthen his defense, the Russian Revolutionary Army of Anatoly and Yefim who had just surrendered were asked to end the rest and enter the defense line to prepare to resist the possible counterattack of the Russian army. With the joining of this army of nearly 100,000 people, Xiao Jie believed that they would be able to withstand the counterattack of the Russian army and even achieve unexpected results. After all, against the Russians, it seems that the Russian Revolutionary Army and the Russian People's Liberation Army, which are basically entirely composed of Russians, are even more powerful than the French team.

In early December, Xiao Jie and Dugor left Russia, and the 88th Army who left Russia with them and returned to France were also going to withdraw from France to rest. The marching was very fast. In Xiao Jie's words, it was to rush back to Paris to celebrate Christmas.

"Marson, just got the news, the French army began to retreat on a large scale. Haha! Our opportunity is here." Nikola said to Kutufu with a happy face.

"Is that so? How many troops have they left in our country?" Kutuzov asked anxiously.

"It seems that the 3rd French Army is stationed in the Riga region in the north. The 4th French Army is stationed in the Moscow region, the 2nd Iberian Army is stationed in the Voronezh region. By the way, there are also the traitors' army, the shameless traitor of Leonid and the Russian Revolutionary Army of Anatoly and Yefim." Nikola said gritting his teeth. He hated these traitors very much and swore in his heart that one day he would hang all those who betray him.

After hearing Nikolai's words, Kutuzov's face suddenly turned bitter. According to Nikolai, the French army left at least 400,000, or even 500,000 troops in Russia. What about the Russian army? There are only more than 100,000 troops in the north that lack equipment and ammunition. It is hard to say whether it can break through the defense line of the French 3rd French Army in Riga, let alone counterattack. The southern region is even worse, with only tens of thousands of troops left, and they face it.

The right thing is that the Russian People's Liberation Army, with more than 100,000 troops, is God's blessing to be able to withstand the opponent's attack, so how can they participate in the counterattack? As for the main Russian army they led, after the French army's pursuit, there were only more than 100,000 people left. After the heavy snow, although a lot of new recruits have been recruited recently, the total strength is no more than 200,000. Using this amount of force to attack the defense line that the Russian army is heavily guarded by the heavy army is, what is the difference between seeking death?

"Marson Marshal, why do you look so ugly? Is there anything wrong with it?" Nicholas asked with regret.

"Your Majesty, although the main force of the French army has withdrawn from Russia, we have no strength to fight back now. Now in the entire Orenburg area, our troops are no more than 200,000, and many of them lack equipment. Do you think we can succeed in attacking the defense line that the French army is heavily guarded by them with such troops?" Kutuzov said helplessly.

Nico was shocked all over, and then his face turned dead. He murmured: "Do we really have no hope at all?"

"This winter is our only last hope. If we cannot defeat the French before spring comes, we will never have a chance." Kutuzov said truthfully.

"What should we do?" Nicholas asked. No matter what, at least he still has a glimmer of hope. In short, he will not let go of the last hope easily.

"At present, what we can do is to restore our strength as much as possible. Produce more equipment, recruit more soldiers, form more troops, and prepare for counterattacks." Kutuzov also said firmly. However, it is still very difficult to achieve this goal. Although Russia has the least shortage of people, and the source of troops is very easy to solve. It is forcibly required that those farmers or serfs put down their hoes and take weapons. But what restricts the Russian army is the equipment problem. As important western cities such as Moscow were occupied by the French army, Russia's industrial foundation was almost destroyed. Fortunately, for strategic reasons, some military industries were built in the Ural region, otherwise only people would have lost now. But even so, the troops they can equip are very limited. If they have no choice, there will be only two or three soldiers using a rifle together.

"Then when will we start to fight back?" Nicholas asked, as he seemed a little impatient to fight the French army.

"It's only early December, and after a while, the weather will be colder. Those French people will definitely not get used to such weather. At that time, their combat effectiveness will inevitably be greatly reduced. Then it's time for us to fight back." Kutuzov said with his eyes shining.

Niko nodded, and he also understood that this was the best time for the Russian army to attack. Only when the Russian army could win was waiting for that opportunity.

When France and Russia were temporarily "rest" due to the arrival of the cold winter, the other side of the ocean was another scene.

Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is the location of the British government in exile.

In the palace, the pseudo-English King William IV, Liverpool, Wellington and others were gathering together to discuss secretly.

"It's really great. According to the latest news, a heavy snow in Russia on October 10 caused the French to lose more than 200,000 people. Since the war started, France has lost hundreds of thousands of troops. It's really satisfying!" Wellington laughed with a piece of intelligence.

William IV and Liverpool were also full of joy. France's expedition to Russia was greatly damaged, so they were naturally very happy to see it. Since they were forced to escape from Britain and came to North America and Canada more than two years ago, they have been full of hatred for France, and they always thought about defeating France and fighting back to Europe. However, France is too strong and far from being able to compete with them. After arriving in Canada, they first began to develop their own strength. Fortunately, Canada has rich resources and they have brought a large amount of funds and technical personnel, which has led to rapid development in the past two years. But despite

In this way, Canada's strength is still insignificant in front of France, so they came to the United States. At the cost of a large amount of development funds, Canada and the United States secretly formed an alliance, preparing to develop their strength secretly and confront France. But Liverpool and others were not idle people. When they heard that France and Russia went to war, they immediately supported a large number of Russian telegraphs for free, which greatly improved Russia's command ability. Now, France and Russia are both "stricken", at least they seem like this, Liverpool and others are very happy. They all think that the time to counterattack France has come.

"How many troops do we have now?" William IV said excitedly. Although he was undermined by Liverpool and Wellington when he arrived in Canada. However, they promised to support him to become the true King of England after they fought back to Britain in the future, so William IV compromised.
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