But in the end, Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov was more loyal to the Russian Empire, but at the same time, he could not completely ignore the interests of the current Tsar Mikhail Nikolayevich, so he took a deep breath and said: "Your Royal Highness, Mr. Special Envoy, for the conditions agreed to by Dugamely, we in the Russian Empire accept them all!" And we hope that your country will guarantee that it will not attack the Russian Empire again. And your country can return all those captured Russian soldiers to St. Petersburg by sea? ”

Guo Songtao was a little strange, and then he realized that this was Mikhailovich Gorchakov for the benefit of his master, that is, the Tsar of St. Petersburg, and they wanted the Chinese Empire to return the captured tens of thousands of Cossack soldiers to St. Petersburg by sea. In this way, it will be possible to replenish the already small number of troops in St. Petersburg.

Guo Songtao and Shi Dakai said this, Shi Dakai suddenly shook his head slightly, the two glanced at each other, and both understood their respective thoughts, that is, these Tsarist Russian prisoners will never be handed back to these Tsarist governments.

So, Guo Songtao said with regret: "We have already felt the sincerity of your country represented by Mr. Gorchakov, but there is no greater sincerity that surprises us, I heard that there is a winter palace in St. Petersburg of your country, and there are hundreds of thousands of treasures hidden in it, many of which were plundered from the Kazakh Khanate and the Siberian region, and this requires your country's goods to be returned to their original owners." Also, those captives, because of the bad weather, some of the captives have died of illness in prison, and the other part has secretly escaped and disappeared, so now there are not many prisoners in our Chinese Empire's Western Expeditionary Army, only two or three thousand more loyal and honest veterans, for these people, of course, can be handed over to your country in your way. ”

Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov's face changed, what he was most worried about was that the other party was completely messed up without credit, but he didn't expect it to come true.

But he can't completely turn his face, after all, he directly turns his face, the current situation in the Russian Empire is there, and it is best to control everything in his own hands as much as possible. If the Chinese Empire turns around and directly signs a treaty with Moscow, even if it is not recognized by the St. Petersburg side, there is no way. At that time, even if the Tsar of St. Petersburg unified the whole of Russia, after quelling the rebellion, he would find that the entire Russian Empire might have only left this small piece of territory between St. Petersburg and Moscow, and the rest of the place might have been sold by the little Tsar.

In the final analysis, the Chinese Empire did not need to contact his St. Petersburg side at all, he only needed to force Moscow to back down, and even Moscow ignored it and attacked directly. Even if you can't rule and occupy the place, you can capture a group of people and loot a lot of wealth.

Thinking of this, Gorchakov held back the anger in his heart and said euphemistically: "Your Royal Highness, the Russian Empire is also a European power no matter what you say. You can't go too far. The treasures in St. Petersburg are the wealth of the Russians, and there has never been anything about the Kazakhs. And ......"

Before he finished speaking, Shi Dakai waved his hand and asked people to "invite" him out. As the field corps of the Chinese Empire became stronger and stronger, Shi Dakai found that he was becoming more and more impatient, nodded at Guo Songtao, and directly asked another group of Russian envoys, General Skobelev from Moscow, to come over.

Again, the emissary from Moscow was much more respectful and earnest than Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov. Think about it, after all, St. Petersburg is not in a hurry, no matter how much the imperial army attacks, it will not attack St. Petersburg, but Moscow is different, now the imperial army has captured Tsaritsyn in the middle reaches of the Volga River, as well as the lower reaches of the Don River, and the Ottoman army is advancing in depth, after occupying the Crimean Peninsula, it will also advance along the Dnieper River basin, or it will not be long before it will attack such a heavy place as Kiev, these places are only hundreds of kilometers away from Moseley, can Moscow not be in a hurry?

"Your Royal Highness, Mr. Guo, on behalf of our great Emperor of Russia, this time I would like to implore your country for an armistice to sign a formal armistice treaty in the same way as the memorandum signed in your country's holy capital." Skobelev smiled very cheaply on his face, so cheap that Shi Dakai and Guo Songtao almost couldn't believe that he was an army general.

"Oh, since the general and the Moscow side are so sincere, then, please talk about your sincerity, real sincerity!" Guo Songtao said directly.

Skobelev also looked very straightforward, in fact, he had no other way. It seems that the Russian Empire was very powerful, and the country that used to have the largest number of army numbers has been greatly reduced after the Crimean War, and the army has not only decreased in numbers, but also in combat power. And after two defeats in the war against China, a lot of military expenses were spent, not to mention that even the elite of the Cossack army, which was the most capable of fighting, was completely exhausted.

Especially now, in the face of the strong offensive of the Western Expeditionary Army of the Chinese Empire, in one fell swoop, Orenburg and Yekaterinburg, the two most heavily defended fortresses in the Ural Mountains, and defeated the most heroic Caucasian Corps and Yergenny Corps of the Russian Empire in the field, not only captured the Caspian Sea, but also occupied the lower Volga River and the Azov Gulf of the Black Sea, and the Russian Imperial Army fled. It was at this time that the Russian Imperial Army was in turmoil because of the rebellion within the Empire, especially the confrontation between the two Tsars, which completely collapsed the entire Russian Empire.

Moreover, not only that, but I heard that Austria and the Ottoman Empire, the European powers surrounding the Russian Empire, and even the Kingdom of Prussia, which had always been friendly with Tsarist Russia, sent a large number of troops to invade the territory of the Russian Empire and divide the Russian Empire as a piece of fat. It can be said that the Russian Empire is facing an unprecedented crisis, and the greatest enemy is the Chinese Empire from the East. Only by letting them withdraw can everything be resolved.

Therefore, Skobelev had no other choice, although his heart was dripping blood, but he said with a smile on his face: "Everything is up to your country, we only ask your country to cease the war and truce, and Your Highness can withdraw the army!" ”

Guo Songtao laughed out loud and translated towards Shi Dakai. Shi Dakai was also overjoyed when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then let's sign an armistice treaty!" From this day forward, we will no longer be hostile belligerents with you, but neighbors and fraternal nations! ”

Soon, the Sino-Russian armistice treaty was signed in Azov, and the treaty stipulated, first, that the Russian Empire admitted its defeat, publicly announced its surrender to the Chinese Empire, and bear all the losses caused by the war, totaling 1.5 billion holy dollars, of which 1 billion holy dollars were paid off in installments with interest over 30 years in grain, cotton, leather, livestock and other materials, and the other 500 million holy dollars were valued in the area east of the Ural River, which originally belonged to the Russian Empire. including the Far East and the Caspian coast and the areas occupied by Russian-American companies, all ceded to the Chinese Empire; the second is to hand over the main generals of the Cossack army who invaded the Chinese Empire twice, including war criminals with more than 10 major generals, to the Chinese Empire for trial; Third, all the major treaty ports of the Russian Empire were open to the Chinese Empire, and the Chinese Empire was given the most-favored-nation tariff treatment, and the Cossacks in the territory were restricted, and areas within 50 kilometers of the border line were strictly forbidden.