/kloc-in the 0/9th century, why didn't Russia invade the fertile soil of the Qing Dynasty, but the powerful Ottoman?

As we all know, Russians are called fighting people, but many friends don't know how the word fighting people was born. In fact, the reason for the birth of this word is very simple, that is, in the modern history of Russia, there was almost always a war. In the European battlefields of 18 and 19 centuries, Russians were often seen, and at that time, Russians were almost all over Europe and even attacked the famous Ottoman Empire at that time. However, throughout the history of Russian war, Russia in its heyday did not attack the Qing Dynasty at that time. Is it because the Russians couldn't beat the Qing Dynasty?

The Qing Dynasty was not the goal of Russia. The first reason is that the early goal of Russian territorial expansion is not in the east. At that time, Russia, just looking at the land territory, was among the great powers, but Peter the Great, the ruler at that time, didn't think so. He thought that a real big country should pay equal attention to land and sea, so he turned his attention to the Turkish Strait. Peter the Great has a very unique vision. He believes that if he gains control of the Turkish Strait, he can use it as a stronghold and radiate development in all directions. After the occupation of the Turkish Strait, the East can invade the Middle East, which is also helpful for the later development and control of the Indian Ocean. The west can attack Europe and the south can reach Africa. The Turkish Strait is a really strategic place, and Peter the Great's intention is also obvious, that is, to win the Turkish Strait, so the Qing Dynasty did not invade at that time because there was no plan.

The second reason why Russia's eastward expansion was difficult and long was that if Russia rashly attacked the Qing Dynasty, it would only lose more than it gained. At that time, the capital of Russia was St. Petersburg, from which Russian troops began to March. When it reached the northeast, it had traveled tens of thousands of kilometers. Marching all the way from St. Petersburg to the northeast, environmental problems along the way will also be the most concerned issue for Russians. After arriving in the northeast, I'm afraid my strength will be greatly reduced. At that time, Russia also needed to consider the necessity of sending troops and lengthening the front. If a small army is sent, it is a question whether it can beat the border guards of the Qing Dynasty. What if we send a huge army? This will easily lead to a reduction in the input of troops on the western front. European countries will take advantage of this situation and defeat the Russian troops on the western front in one fell swoop. The army marched eastward. According to the situation at that time, Russia was unable to guarantee their logistics problems.

The third reason why Russia does not understand the strength of the Qing Dynasty is that Russia is not very clear about the strength of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the population of Qing Dynasty was more than all European countries combined, and the land was several times that of Western Europe, Central Europe and Northern Europe combined. Faced with such a big country, and the war was dominated by cold weapons at that time, if we didn't know the strength of the Qing Dynasty, we wouldn't dare to wage war on the Qing Dynasty suddenly. Was the Qing Dynasty appropriate in the world situation at that time? Monster? In addition, the conflicts between Russia and the Qing Dynasty were relatively few. The Qing Dynasty itself had no right and wrong, and it was generally unable to beat Junggar, so Russia did not know the strength of the Qing Dynasty.

The fourth reason for the huge difference in military strength between Russia and the Qing Dynasty was the number of troops at that time, and Russia's military strength was actually fully exposed in the Crimean War. In Europe, Russia sent 700,000 troops and European allies sent 800,000 troops. As a result of the Crimean campaign, Russia and European countries sat down and signed an armistice agreement. Why have you been fighting for so many years, and suddenly you are in a hurry to leave because of a war defeat? Because Russia was unable to fight at that time and its troops were insufficient, it can be roughly concluded from here that the total strength of Russia at that time should not exceed one million. But what about the Qing Dynasty? At that time, the Qing Dynasty had a vast territory and many soldiers, including not only 200,000 Manchu soldiers in the Eight Banners, but also 200,000 Mongolian cavalry. A torrent of steel? There are 700,000 Han generals in green camp, which is much more than that in Russia.

There is also a saying that Russia and Europe have very deep religious conflicts, but they have no deep historical grievances against the Qing Dynasty at that time. In fact, this point needs to be studied. After all, Russia did not fight the Qing Dynasty. The war of jaxa was a war between the Qing Dynasty and Russia. Until 189 1, after the railway in Russia was repaired, the problem of transporting troops in Russia was solved, and it became quite convenient to transport troops to the eastern front. At this time, Russia began to become a little unscrupulous, frantically testing the territorial sovereignty of northeast China. The railway built in Russia has also become a very important military facility in the deployment of eastern Russia, passing through Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces.