The Opium War in Manchuria was the biggest loss suffered by the British Empire in recent years, and both the ruling Derby cabinet and William and others in opposition hated North Manchuria. Therefore, the Far East strategy of the world's largest-stirring stick has also changed from supporting Manchuria to contain Tsarist Russia to supporting Russia against Manchuria.

The so-called Russian move that allowed Goxinga to move to Aihui was that three ironclad battleships from Britain to assist the Tsarist Russian Far East Fleet were stationed in the area of Sakhalin Island and the Kamchatka Peninsula, and at the same time, the Tsarist Russian Army also carried out a comprehensive rearmament. The British, who now had the most advanced Schneider rifles and Armstrong guns, all shipped to the Far East in large quantities. The British armed their old enemy, the Cossacks, with advanced weapons that none of the Indians had ever touched. The rest of the materials, such as cotton clothes, coal, medicines, machinery, etc., were given by the British even more openly.

The Schneider rifle was originally a transitional product, and the support to the Russians could be regarded as digesting the stockpile, after all, the British themselves had developed a safer and more advanced Mathilny rifle. But the Armstrong cannon is still the treasure of the British pressing the bottom of the box, and now the physical artillery of various calibers plus maintenance technology is still very painful for the gentlemen to support the Russians as a whole. But if you don't support it, you can't do it, if you let Lao Maozi use front-loading artillery to fight the Manchurians, Lao Maozi will not talk about containing Manchuria, and it would be good not to be snatched away by others in the entire Far East. Second, the Armstrong cannon technology has been sold by the Manchurians, and after the capture of North Manchuria, a large number of imitation Armstrong guns have been sold all over the world, and there is no need for the gentlemen to continue to blockade the Armstrong guns.

Although these are very powerful, the favorite of the Governor of Eastern Siberia, Karsakov, is the grain sent from Canada and General Cole from Malaysia. There has always been a shortage of food in the Far East, and the Russians really don't know how to grow it, so food has always been a big problem in the Eastern Siberian Governorate. After Goxinga blockaded the Heilongjiang River Valley, the external supply of the whole of Siberia could only rely on Caucasus support and commercial exchanges in the direction of Uriya Sutai, but both places were also wealthy, so Siberia had a very tense life in recent years. After Goshinga entered and occupied Uriya Sutai, Karsakov was confused, and as soon as Mongolia's grain route was cut off, he could only study the withdrawal of immigrants, and the cold Siberia really did not have the output to feed such a large population. The British sent food at this time, which can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need, and we have to see how it develops in the future, at least it can deal with it now.

Although Lieutenant General Cole was a defeated general, he was also a very important talent, and he was a unique talent. After the founding of North Manchuria, the development of the Manchurian Army changed with each passing day, and everyone knew that the strength of the Manchurian Army was very strong, but no one knew how strong it was. Goxinga refused any peaceful military exchanges with the outside world, and even refused to visit the fleet and observe the exercises, so there is no need to know the specific strength of North Manchuria, and the only army commander in the world who has actual combat experience with North Manchuria is Lieutenant General Cole. The Manchurian Army's firepower overview, the tactics and tactics it used are all familiar to Kohl, and with him as a military adviser, the Russian army will not be blinded by both sides.

After Goxinga moved the town of Aihui in a high-profile manner, the high-level Russian side in the Far East gathered in Hailanpao, and they wanted to discuss a follow-up deployment strategy in the closest place to Goxinga. Although Russia now occupies Chinese land, there is a strong sense of pessimism throughout the meeting, from the presiding officer of the meeting, Karsakov, down to the meeting.

Although Karsakov was the heir to the mantle of Muravyov, he did not have the tenacity and adventurous spirit of his predecessors. Faced with Goxinga, which was 10,000 times more difficult than Yishan, Karsakov was eager to return the Amur region to China in order to avoid a hopeless war with Northern Manchuria. Muravyov was able to scare the cowardly Yishan with the threat of force, but Karsakov could not scare Goxinga at all, and it would be good if Goxinga did not scare him. Moreover, with the earth-shaking comprehensive reform and development of North Manchuria, the balance of strength between the two sides has changed greatly.

In the Muravyov era, in fact, China was superior in strength, but the Chinese were relatively scattered in strength, and Yishan was dumb and incompetent, so Muravyov was able to use the prestige of St. Petersburg to bluff the Chinese. But now it is not as simple as the Chinese dominating, and the current strength of North Manchukuo is no longer inferior to that of the European middle powers, and it has carried out comprehensive modernization reforms, and its power is highly concentrated in the hands of Goxinga alone. Guo Xinga is a professional soldier who has endured the battlefield for a long time, and his character, perseverance, and judgment ability are by no means comparable to a fallen aristocrat in Yishan. The most critical point is that Yishan doesn't know anything except the one-third of an acre of land in front of him, but Guo Xing'a knows astronomy and geography, and has a very thorough understanding of international affairs. Muravyov can fool Yishan, but Karsakov definitely can't fool Goxinga, and if he can't figure it out, he may be calculated by Goxinga.

If it weren't for the fact that the British had given money, guns, artillery, and food, Karsakov would have persuaded St. Petersburg to return its territory to North Manchuria and resume negotiations on a peace agreement. The war in the Far East was a war that was already doomed, and Russia had already lost it. Whether it's hardware, software, or social structure, Eastern Siberia is already in an absolute disadvantage, and their hopes of victory are too slim.

The railway and highway network in North Manchurian has been distributed to the village and town level, and the railway has been repaired to the Heilongjiang River, and the supply of industrial and agricultural areas in the rear of Jilin can be sent to the Heilongjiang River in one day. On the Russian side, not to mention railways and highways, there is not even a relatively smooth dirt road, and the transportation route is the level of a wilderness trail, except for Cossack horses, heavier carriages cannot walk. Once the war breaks out and you want to supply the front line, you have to rely on people and horses, and when it can be delivered is a matter of luck.

Through its own vigorous development and plundering of the industrial base of the United States, North Manchuria is already an absolute industrial power, and it is not comparable to the old powers such as Britain and France, nor is it absolutely inferior to a rising star like Germany. Tsarist Russia is no opponent in fighting North Manchuria with the strength of the whole country, and the corner of the Far East is even more vain. Ukraine's large industrial regions can't even resist it, and the Far East, a primitive zone that has not been developed at all, probably doesn't even have the strength to resist.

The disparity in population is outrageous, with the number of Russians in the Far East numbering only a few hundred thousand, and this is the result of a vigorous internal migration. Although North Manchu also relies on immigrants, the hometown behind the people is much tougher than that of Tsarist Russia, and the population of North Manchurian has exceeded 40 million in a few years. The areas ruled by Karsakov and Goshinga are about the same size, but the population is too different, and the population of North Manchuria is dozens of times that of the Russian side. If it was still the era of cold weapons, a simple competition in manpower, Goxinga would have crushed Karsakov a few years ago.

Although Guoxinga started by grabbing the peasants' rations, North Manchuria's investment in agriculture is not small at all, and there is a strong investment in water conservancy, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and hybrid varieties. Otherwise, the peasants will not have a good output, and Guoxinga will rob whoever goes. The cluster farms in the agricultural production areas of the six provinces of Manchuria are selflessly transfusing blood for the industrial development of North Manchurian every year. Not so with Karsakov, the East Siberia he controlled was really not suitable for farming, and the immigrants, who were mainly criminals and vagabonds, were really not good at farming. After years of hard governance, Eastern Siberia is still unable to achieve food self-sufficiency.

In terms of the level of education of the whole people, the level of economy, the level of science and technology, etc., North Manchuria is also stronger than the Russian side in an all-round way, but in the end it still has to fall on the military strength. Britain, France, the United States, and other countries that have fought against North Manchuria all have the same understanding, and the Manchurian Army is the world's first-class in terms of training level, combat will, and equipment level. The supreme commander of the Manchurian Army, Guo Xing'a, was a recognized military expert, and he had groundbreaking achievements in strategy and tactics, and most of the officers in Northern Manchukuo adhered to the style of the supreme commander. The Russian army is much worse, the main force is mainly Cossacks, mainly relying on personal bravery and bravery, and the so-called training can only be an illusory impression. The Cossacks fought for the purpose of plundering, and to put it bluntly, they were robbers who came to rob, and if the battle went well, they would naturally be angry. But once the war is unfavorable, the robbers will not have the will to fight to the end, and will definitely run away in a swarm. The armament could only rely on the British gentlemen, but although the weapons sent by the British were advanced, they were the weapons that the Manchurians had eliminated years ago. The commanders of the Russian army are also enough to see, the middle-level officers are all Cossack leaders, and the high-level officers are a bunch of old bureaucrats, and there is no famous general who can be counted on at all.

Karsakov, who had known all this for a long time, did not want to fight such a hopeless war at all, and it was advisable for Goxinga to chase after the poor, and the whole of Eastern Siberia could leave the territory of Russia. Karsakov had almost convinced St. Petersburg, but suddenly the British who came over by themselves did not know what to say to a group of old men in St. Petersburg, and St. Petersburg's attitude changed 180 degrees, and he resolutely refused to make the slightest concession to North Manchuria, and vowed to fight to the death with North Manchuria. Although he received a lot of British aid, Karsakov still did not find the slightest hope of victory, St. Petersburg said that the British would stand firmly behind him, but Karl did not believe that the British would send troops to the cold Far East to fight a battle that had nothing to do with him.

All the high-ranking Russian officials in the Far East have the same idea as Karsakov, and there is no way to fight this battle. The only one who wants to go to war is Kohl, and the sooner Tsarist Russia and North Manchuria fight, the better, and it is better to die and cripple.