Bringing the Railway to Daming

Chapter 204: The Russian Bear Overwhelms Europe and Asia, and the Rabbits Fight the Allied Forces of Seventeen Nations! [Subscribe]

Against the backdrop of the mushroom cloud, a line of bright red characters with mottled white dots announced the name of this video - How did China build a nuclear bomb?
After seeing the name of the video, Lao Zhu, Zhu Biao and others who had heard Liu Kuan mention nuclear bombs finally realized that the mushroom cloud was the scene of a nuclear bomb explosion in the future.

Although they had seen nuclear explosion scenes in other videos before, Lao Zhu, Zhu Biao and others were still shocked when they saw it again.

Just now, the blast wave after the explosion spread to an unknown distance and destroyed a two-story brick house as if it were made of paper. This shows the terrifying power of a nuclear bomb explosion.

Besides being shocked, Zhu Lao and Zhu Biao were also somewhat puzzled.

I thought, judging from the title of the video, it should be about how China developed nuclear bombs in later generations, right?
What was Liu Kuan's intention in broadcasting this? Did he want the Ming Dynasty to start developing nuclear bombs right now?
Wasn’t it said before that the Ming Dynasty would not have the conditions to develop nuclear bombs for hundreds of years?
Just when the father and son were puzzled, the official content of the video began.

The main material of this video comes from the movie "Out of the Blue", followed by some video materials of China's nuclear tests in later generations, as well as some animations, pictures and texts.

The video begins with the victory of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, and tells the story of the dangerous international situation faced by the new Chinese dynasty at that time and the necessity of developing nuclear bombs.

Because the video is intended for future generations, it's kept very concise, lasting just over two minutes, and touches on many issues briefly. Without a basic understanding of later history and international common sense, it's difficult to follow.

Even with Zhu's political talent and experience, he couldn't quite understand it.

So, when the video played the part about how the new dynasty acquired the technology to manufacture nuclear bombs, Lao Zhu called for a pause.

After Liu Kuan paused the video, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Your video is too brief in describing the background of the later Xin Dynasty's nuclear bomb construction. I can't understand it at all. Could you elaborate on it?"

Liu Kuan took a moment to organize his words and said, "To elaborate, the background of the Xin Dynasty's development of nuclear bombs must start from World War II."

"At that time, scientists around the world were already researching atomic energy. Because of its unique geographical location in North America, Bald Eagle was the only major power not involved in the world war."

"So, at that time, the Bald Eagle not only took the opportunity to make a fortune and rapidly enhance its national strength, but also brought in many scientists from Europe, including a group of scientists who studied atomic energy and nuclear materials."

"During World War II, Japan was so ruthless that it not only attempted to annex all of China, but also wanted to take over Southeast Asia, India, and even the entire Pacific Rim."

"While the Bald Eagle was sitting back and watching the Second World War, Japan launched an air raid with its fleet of aircraft, causing heavy losses to the Bald Eagle Navy."

"Then Japan began to rapidly capture the Bald Eagle's various islands in the Pacific, and the Bald Eagle was drawn into World War II."

"Because the Bald Eagle was a very young country and had not yet prepared to participate in World War II, although its national strength was strong, its military was not. The battle with Japan in the Pacific was very tense, and at one point, it was even losing ground."

"It just so happened that the scientists who joined the Bald Eagles developed the atomic bomb, so the Bald Eagles dropped one on each of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki."

"At that time, Japan was already mired in the quagmire of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Furthermore, with so many battle lines open, its logistics and manpower were stretched thin. After the Bald Eagle dropped two atomic bombs, the Japanese Emperor surrendered, and World War II ended at that point."

"After World War II, the Bald Eagle was not only a victorious nation, but also further enhanced its national strength in the early and middle stages by profiting from the war. Later, with the advent of the atomic bomb, it surpassed established European powers like Britain and France to become the world's leading power."

"The only country that could rival it in national strength at the time was the Russian bear, which occupied vast territories in Asia and northern Europe..."

"Wait a minute." Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted Liu Kuan and shouted, "Li Gui, bring me the global map!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

When Li Gui went to get the map, Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "From what you said, this Mao Bear seems to be like the Great Mongol Empire before it, spanning the Eurasian continent and with an extremely vast territory."

"Does this country exist today? What's its name? Also, that bald eagle should be the future United States you mentioned earlier, right?"

Liu Kuan said, "Your Majesty, the bald eagle does refer to the United States. As for the Bear Country, although it is different from its later dynasties, it still exists today and is called the Grand Duchy of Moscow. However, it is currently just a small country in Eastern Europe."

Just at this time, Li Gui brought a eunuch with him and brought a screen with a global map hanging on it, and Liu Kuan continued to explain based on the global map.

This global map was drawn by Zhu Yuanzhang based on various map videos and pictures from Liu Kuan, so the overall shape of the land and sea is quite standard.

"The Grand Duchy of Moscow should be here." Liu Kuan pointed to the location of Moscow in the future and said, "The country may not be as big as a province of the Ming Dynasty today, but it has been expanding throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties."

"Historically, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, many pioneers, bandits, and criminals from this country went to the northeast of Liao, which is now the Hunhe River basin where the wild Jurchens live."

"In the early Qing Dynasty, the Russians wanted to continue their advance southward through Liao territory and fought a battle with the Qing. The Qing army narrowly won, so they signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk with the Russians, which demarcated the Sino-Russian border and ceded the vast northern territories to the Russians."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sneer, "I originally thought that the Qing Dynasty was in its late stages and its national and military strength was declining, so it was defeated time and time again by Western powers, losing troops and humiliating the country, and ceding territory and paying indemnities."

"I never thought they would start ceding territory to foreign powers in the early Qing Dynasty, even while they were still victorious."

"You used the phrase 'better to befriend foreign nations than to befriend domestic slaves' to describe the thinking of the Qing high command. It was incredibly accurate."

Zhu Di was extremely surprised when he heard this for the first time. He couldn't help but ask, "Ceding territory after winning the war? Is this Qing emperor crazy?"

Liu Kuan explained: "The primary reason the Manchus did this was that they were primarily focused on guarding against the Han Chinese and dealing with internal unrest."

"A secondary reason is that the early Qing Dynasty was still in the Little Ice Age, and the Liao region was extremely cold and unsuitable for living. The upper reaches of the Hunhe River north of Nerchinsk and the area north of the Greater Khingan Range were even colder."

"Plus, the Qing court didn't actually rule those areas, and probably thought it wasn't worth fighting with the Russians for those lands, so they ceded them to the Russians."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the Greater Khingan Range in the northeast on the map and said thoughtfully, "If what you said is true, then the Qing Dynasty's narrow victory over the Russians in the early years is somewhat understandable."

From this sentence, we can see that Lao Zhu is actually a very practical person.

Liu Kuan was worried that the topic would go off topic, so he continued with what he had been saying before.

He used his finger to draw the territory of the future Soviet Union on the map and said, "Your Majesty, please look. This is the territory of the future Russian Bear during its heyday—it almost occupied the entire northern part of the Eurasian continent and dominated all the countries on the Eurasian continent."

"Plus, they had only been established for a few decades at the time and were full of vigor and vitality. They had also defeated Germany, the strongest country in World War II. It can be said that if the Bald Eagle did not have the atomic bomb, it would have been no match for the Russian Bear."

"Plus, Russia was in a hostile camp with the Bald Eagle in international politics at the time, so after World War II, Russia devoted all its efforts to developing the atomic bomb, and it developed it in just three years - while the Bald Eagle took a full six years to develop the atomic bomb."

Liu Kuan's words were intended to highlight Russia's scientific research capabilities and national strength.

But Old Zhu felt very uncomfortable after hearing this.

The atomic bomb is such a powerful weapon, but the first one to be developed was developed by the Bald Eagle in just six years, and the second one was developed by the Russian Bear in just three years - are the scientific research capabilities of major countries in later generations so strong?
It seems that the impact of science and technology on the strength of major powers is probably greater than he previously thought.

"The Xin Dynasty of China was established four years after the end of World War II, which was also one year after the Russians developed the atomic bomb."

"At that time, China's new dynasty belonged to the same camp as the Russian bear in the international struggle, and was even regarded by the Russian bear as its younger brother in the East."

"And the forces of the former Chinese dynasty that were defeated by the new dynasty were actually the younger brothers supported by the Bald Eagle. Seeing his younger brothers defeated by the new Chinese dynasty, the Bald Eagle was naturally unwilling to accept it."

"So, a year after the establishment of the Xin Dynasty in China, the Bald Eagle personally took action and contacted 15 other countries to land on the Korean Peninsula. Together with South Korea, the Korean Peninsula country it supported, they formed the Seventeen-Nation Alliance. Their intention was to destroy North Korea and then invade China from the northeast."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others were all shocked.

In later generations, a coalition of seventeen countries actually attacked China together?
This is even more exaggerated than the six-nation coalition attacking Qin during the Warring States Period!
Moreover, Zhu Di and others could easily hear that the situation faced by the new dynasty of China in the future was much more severe than that of the Qin Dynasty back then.

The Qin State was the strongest among the seven major powers in the Warring States Period. It could attack anyone it wanted, which forced the coalition forces of the six countries to attack.

The Xin Dynasty of later China had only been established for a year. Not only was its enemy the coalition of 17 nations, but the Bald Eagle, the leader of the coalition, was also one of the most powerful superpowers in the world!
The most important thing is that the bald eagle also holds a super weapon like the atomic bomb!
How to fight this battle?
"Teacher, the gap in strength is so huge? How do we fight this war? Can the new Chinese dynasty win?" Zhu Tan couldn't help but asked while Liu Kuan paused.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang had remained relatively calm when he heard about the Seventeen-Nation Alliance attacking China, he couldn't help but speculate, "You just said that the Russians had developed a nuclear bomb a year before the establishment of the Xin Dynasty, and the Xin Dynasty belonged to the Russians' camp."

"If that's the case, the Bald Eagle should be wary and won't dare use nuclear bombs against China, right? Furthermore, the Russians will most likely send troops through Liao to help the New Dynasty fight the 17-nation coalition led by the Bald Eagle."

"If I'm not mistaken, the New Dynasty and White Bear ultimately defeated the coalition forces of seventeen nations, right?"

Liu Kuan carefully recalled the various novels, posts, and videos he had read before crossing over, and said, "Your Majesty's guess is both right and wrong."

Old Zhu was surprised and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Liu Kuan said: "At that time, the Russian bear did help the new Chinese dynasty, but it did not deploy its army. Instead, it deployed part of its air force to deal with the air forces of 17 countries led by the bald eagle."

"In addition to this, it also provided a large amount of military supplies to the New Dynasty of China, slightly alleviating the gap in military equipment between the New Dynasty and the Seventeen-Nation Alliance."

"But the victory of this war was due to the thousands of volunteers from the New Dynasty at that time!"

"Many of these volunteer soldiers are veterans of the New Dynasty's resistance against the previous dynasty's encirclement and suppression, the eight years of joint resistance against Japan, and the four years of decisive battles between the old and new dynasties. They are elite warriors who have fought through this series of protracted wars!"

"These elite troops not only possess superb combat skills, but also possess a strong will and are unafraid of sacrifice. It was through three years of arduous battles and continuous sacrifices that they ultimately defeated the coalition forces of seventeen nations, led by the Bald Eagle!"

　Second update.

　　[There should be another update tonight. I'll finish coding before eating! Wait and see!]

　　
　
(End of this chapter)