While Vladivostok was still in a state of panic, the Cossack cavalry at Shanhaiguan finally had a new movement.

Linevich led the Cossack cavalry to besiege Shanhaiguan for more than half a month, and there was no helpless sixth division, Duan Ziyu led the fifth division to fight calmly, up to the strong city walls and permanent fortifications, making it difficult for Linevich's cavalry to cross the thunder pond by half a step!

At this time, Linevich suddenly received an urgent telegram from Nicholas II from China, demanding that Linevich must take Shanhaiguan and attack Mukden within a month, no matter what the cost!

Linnevich was taken aback, he also heard that the war in Heilongjiang was unfavorable now, Kuropatkin's Far Eastern Army was beaten by the elite under Zhang Yi to lose its armor, and finally had to withdraw from China, I didn't expect that the situation had deteriorated to such a serious point, Zhang Yihu of Heilongjiang had already led an army of 50,000 to Vladivostok, if Vladivostok was captured, then he would have done nothing under the city of Baoding;! At that time, no matter how much benefit we get, we will have to be given back by Zhang Yi, the Chinese tiger, and even pay a greater price!

But to attack Shanhaiguan?

I have been fighting for more than half a month under Shanhaiguan, and I can't help the fifth division at all! Behind them is a steady stream of logistics supplies from Mukden, and there is no shortage of arms and food. As for himself, he lacks everything the fuck, and there is no follow-up resource replenishment, so if he continues to fight, when the Qing government comes to his senses, mobilizes a large army, and attacks from inside and outside, he will definitely die.

Lineevich frowned, his eyes glowing with a devouring light, clearly enraged by the Tsar's orders and the current predicament.

Linevich pondered for a long time, shook his head, and sighed, now he can only follow the advice of the Minister of War Kuznetsov to capture the capital of Gyeonggi first, loot heavy weapons, and then attack, otherwise, without heavy weapons to attack, his cavalry can only be cannon fodder.

Linevich ordered: "Order, Tymoshenko, you lead your Sixth Brigade south to Qinhuangdao, take Qinhuangdao for me, and rob me of all the heavy artillery there!" Kurqin Kocha, you lead the Fourth Brigade south to Baoding Mansion, you must take Baoding Mansion down for me, and all the heavy weapons there will be transported to Shanhaiguan; Tosvetov, you lead the 5th Brigade to attack Nanyuan, which is the garrison of the Wuwei Front Army, and there are many weapons, we must rob the weapons there, we must gather a brigade of artillery, and then attack Shanhaiguan with all our might, remember, Your Majesty only gave me a month. I will give you half a month, no matter what, to achieve our goal, and then use half a month to attack Shanhaiguan with all your strength and capture it in one fell swoop! ”

Several men took the order and left.

In just a few days, the entire Gyeonggi area was in chaos, and now the two palaces have just returned to the capital for not too long, Cixi and Guangxu and the important ministers of the imperial court are still in shock, and they pretend not to see the battle at Shanhaiguan.

Unexpectedly, the madman Linevich actually stopped continuing to attack Shanhaiguan, turned back, and attacked the important state capital in Zhili, at that time, the monarch and the ministers were frightened to the pulse, Cixi urgently summoned Li Hongzhang, ordered him to meet with the Russian minister, to ask what was going on, the two countries had signed a relevant contract, why still in China not only did not withdraw troops, but continued to invade the capital of Gyeonggi Prefecture.

The envoy to Russia replied at that time, saying that the Qing government had not completed the handover of power in the three northeastern provinces, and that the state of war between the two countries would not end if it was not handed over one day, and unless Zhang Jianzhi of the three eastern provinces gave up resistance and surrendered, otherwise, General Nalinevich would have to raise heavy weapons on the spot and forcibly capture Shanhaiguan!

Cixi and Guangxu were full of anger, but there was no way, people were under the eaves, they had to bow their heads, more than 30,000 Cossack elite soldiers could come to Beijing again at any time, the Qing government could not mobilize a large number of troops for a while, repelled people, now Cixi only begged them to plunder the nearby state capital, as long as they did not attack Beijing City, then turn a blind eye, out of sight, not upset!

At this moment, the vicinity of Gyeonggi was lively, the original Russian cavalry plundered the nearby villages and towns at most, at most a dozen county towns, and strengthened some grain to maintain the vitality of the army, but now suddenly, it was to attack the state capital and seize weapons, and the entire Zhili was in chaos.

The nearby state capitals, which had already been frightened by the Russian army, did not dare to resist the attack of the Russian army, and this time there was no will of the imperial court, and they did not dare to provoke them, and they could not afford to provoke them. Everywhere the Russian army went, the officials of the state capital abandoned the city one after another, and the green battalion soldiers were able to stand up to the wolf-like Russian cavalry, and in less than six or seven days, the state capitals fell one after another, and the people of Li suffered countless casualties, and the weapons and baggage were robbed I don't know how much.

Once again, the province of Zhili is in dire straits.

The tribulus terrestris in the gate quickly passed the report back to Fengtian.

Today's Fengtian, Zhang Yi's army is all gathered in Heilongjiang, the fifth division is placed in Shanhaiguan, Jilin and Fengtian, and now there is only an elite army of the third division.

Nowadays, the ice of the entire Yalu River is getting thicker and thicker, and now it can even withstand the movement of heavy artillery on the ice. Without the obstruction of the Yalu River moat, the Japanese would certainly not be satisfied with the status quo and would definitely look for an opportunity to enter Mukden or Jilin.

At present, Fengtian and Jilin together are only two and a half divisions plus more than 10,000 people in the Zhenbian army, all of which are second-line troops, and their combat effectiveness is relatively much worse, only the third division can be called elite, and the total strength is only more than 40,000 people, and it is simply impossible to carry out all-round defense in Jilin and Fengtian provinces, and the defense is empty, and once the Japanese army really attacks, it is undoubtedly very difficult.

Now the 7th Division has gone north to Heilongjiang, the 8th Division has been formed, and it has advanced to the border of Mukden, with two divisions and an artillery brigade confronting the Japanese army; However, the strength of Jinzhou is still somewhat insufficient, and it can only be done, Jinzhou is an important maritime gateway to Mukden, and Port Arthur here is known as the first fortress in Asia, easy to defend and difficult to attack, even so it is difficult to deal with, the Japanese combined fleet from the sea attack, after all, there is no navy in their hands, undoubtedly at a disadvantage. After several bloody battles, the attrition of the town-border army is also very serious, and the entire town-border army together is only a little more than 10,000, and the strength is seriously insufficient. Fortunately, today's independent regiment has returned to Fengtian and began to form an independent division, the independent regiment has been in Longtou Mountain for a while, and it has really played a majestic role, these student soldiers, not to mention, there is really a set, Cai Ye and the three of them are dragons and phoenixes among the people, rare generals, the independent regiment is full of talents, and the formation of an independent division will be a great supplement to Fengtian's combat power. (Dissertation College)