Shao Zhaozhong went to the enemy camp to persuade him to surrender successfully, after Ma Longtan knew the truth, he scolded Shao Zhaozhong fiercely, Shao Zhaozhong did not put his words on his body, just as this is the old leader's love for him, afraid of a mistake.

The other officers looked at Shao Zhaozhong with envy, but they didn't expect the other party to make such a great contribution as a left-behind unit.

The commander of the Russian Far Eastern Military District turned blue with anger, the Xia Empire was so hateful that he deliberately let the 3rd Army break through successfully, and then give a devastating blow outside the city, and after completely annihilating the main force of the 3rd Army, he persuaded the remnants of Shuangchengzi to surrender; In this case, Boeli and Vladivostok are even more isolated.

The airships of the Xia Empire also dropped many propaganda leaflets, telling the Russian army in the city that they had divided and surrounded, and introduced in detail the Battle of Hailan Pao and the Battle of Shuangchengzi, they were powerless to break through and could only surrender, otherwise they would live and die with the city like the Russian army in Hailan Pao.

This made the besieged Russian soldiers in the three cities panic and their morale even lowered.

Zhang Wei was very satisfied with the battle of Shuangchengzi, occupied Shuangchengzi intact with minimal battle damage, and praised Ma Longtan; Feeling that the war in the Far East should be over, he ordered Xiao Xuguang to let the front-line troops persuade the enemy in the city to surrender first, otherwise they would destroy the defenders in the city at any cost, end the campaign in the Far East Military Region, and prepare for next year's spring offensive.

He didn't want the enemy to spend the winter comfortably in the city, while the Xia Empire's army was freezing in the wilderness. He felt that Vladivostok, Boli and Chita were surrounded by the Xia Empire with superior forces, and there was no hope of breaking through, and the enemy had only surrender. After the enemy surrenders, these captives can be used to repair railways, houses, etc. as soon as possible.

According to Xiao Xuguang's orders, Ge Zhennan, Xia Yu and Yuan Tiande respectively ordered people to go to the city to persuade the enemy to surrender.

The promise to the enemy is to guarantee their lives after surrendering, and let them surrender within 3 days, otherwise they will be buried in the city, and the Xia Empire will be destroyed along with the city and the people in the city.

The Russian officers did not doubt the commitment of the Xia Empire, they did have the ability to destroy a city, and Hailan Pao was a lesson from the past; Moreover, the strong combat power of the officers and soldiers of the Xia Empire made the Russian officers and soldiers tremble, and the 60,000 officers and soldiers who broke through the 3rd Army were eliminated, and the Xia Empire's own casualties were less than 100 people, which was simply unscathed.

The airships of each city also carried out a bombardment of the enemy's forward positions as if demonstrating, this bombing only used incendiary bombs, and the bombing area was very small, mainly so that the Russian officers and soldiers could see the strength of the Xia Empire, and if they did not surrender, they could only die.

The huge destructive power of the incendiary bomb frightened the Russian army defending the city; The power of this weapon is too perverted, and those who hide in the fortress are roasted to death or suffocated to death, even a small spark on the body will cause serious injuries, and they can only amputate their limbs, otherwise they can only die in great pain. If this kind of bomb is dropped into the city, it will not take a lot of numbers to turn the city into a sea of fire, so that they can be buried in the sea of fire, and the Xia Empire does have the strength to easily destroy a city.

When the news was reported to St. Petersburg, the Russian tsar and the cabinet members had no choice but the chief of the general staff to continue to insist on surrendering to the Xia Empire first, conducting peace negotiations, and keeping these officers and soldiers.

The tsar asked: "Has the supplies of British and French aid arrived?" ”

The Prime Minister said: "Your Majesty, the funds of 20 million pounds each from Britain and France, food, cloth, cotton, guns, artillery, ammunition, etc., have been received, no different from the agreement. ”

The Chief of the General Staff said: "Your Majesty, the guns do not match the models used in the Empire, and for the time being there are no troops equipped. ”

The tsar did not speak, his face was pale, and Britain and France would rather pay money and materials than dare not start a war with the Xia Empire, which made it very difficult for him to make up his mind; The Far East is the hard work of several generations of Russian people, and the loss of the Far East, the Siberian region is not in danger to defend, and will soon be occupied by the Xia Empire, and the Central Asian region is also surrounded by the Xia Empire's heavy troops, it is likely that a chain reaction will occur, and the above regions will be lost one after another, in this case, the empire will lose more than half of its territory, and hundreds of years of efforts will come to naught; The British lost a larger area of colonies, and they could bear it, so why couldn't the Russian Empire?

The Chief of the General Staff continued: "Your Majesty, if you don't negotiate peace with the Xia Empire, the Empire will put all its forces into the battlefield, and it will not be the opponent of the Xia Empire. ”

The prime minister said: "Your Majesty, the Xia Empire did not declare war, indicating that they only want to fight a local war, and do not want to expand the war, I suggest that Your Majesty adopt the opinion of the Chief of the General Staff, and must conduct peace negotiations with them, keep the existing troops, and wait for the opportunity for a counteroffensive." ”

The Minister of War took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, both Germany and Austria-Hungary are increasing their troops on the Eastern Front, and the military pressure on the Reich is increasing, and it is absolutely impossible to fight on two fronts. Moreover, the defeat of the Far Eastern Military District is a matter of time, and it is not subject to our will to divert it, it is better to let them surrender and enter into peace negotiations, so that the empire can still step down with dignity. ”

The chief of staff also said: "Your Majesty, now is the best time to negotiate with the Xia Empire, so that peace can be maintained with the Xia Empire in the Far East, Central Asia and the Caucasus direction, and the Empire can deal with Germany and Austria-Hungary with all its might. ”

Tsar Nicholas II opened his red and swollen eyes and asked: "What is the situation in the Balkans?" ”

The Chief of the General Staff said: "Your Majesty, in full accordance with the will of the Empire, the contradictions between the countries of the Balkan Peninsula have intensified, and war is about to break out, as long as the Ottoman Empire dares to make changes against the Empire, the coalition forces will invade its territory at any time, so that it has no time to take care of the situation in the Empire." ”

The Minister of War said: "Your Majesty, in this case, there will be no border with the Ottoman Empire, and you can not worry about the Ottoman Empire's military action against the Empire." And it is quite possible to intensify the contradictions between the Ottoman Empire and the Xia Empire, which is very beneficial to the Empire. ”

Hearing everyone's words, the tsar had no good suggestions, and it seemed that he could only implement them according to everyone's opinions, so that at least some face and officers and soldiers of the Far Eastern Military District could be saved. It is the loss of so much land, this is not a crime of war, the Xia Empire only arranged more troops in the Northern Theater than the total army of the Russian Empire, plus the troops of the Western Xinjiang Special Region, the South Asian Theater and the Qin State, can completely crush the Russian Empire, not counting the officers and soldiers in other regions; Without peace negotiations, a steady stream of enemies would easily bulldoze the Russian Empire; The Russian Empire was known as the "steam steamroller", and the Xia Empire was even more terrifying, they were able to bulldoze all obstacles in their path with a huge force.

In the end, the tsar decided: "Well, conduct peace negotiations with the Xia Empire to keep the officers and soldiers of the Far Eastern Military District." “

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief for the time being, they were afraid that the Tsar and the Xia Empire would fight to the death, hey, I hope the Xia Empire will not open its mouth!