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"Bloody Sunday" St. Petersburg died tens of thousands of poor workers, the Russian army suffered more than 100,000 casualties in Chita, Tsar Nicholas II did not care at all about the death of these civilians, the death of this person just reflects his majesty can not be offended. But the squadron captured Chita, and Tsar Nicholas II was quite depressed, which shows how greedy the Slavs were for the land. But the squadron is too strong, and Nicholas II can't do anything at this time, his ability is not worthy of his ambition at all! Nicholas II was a mediocre monarch. He believed that his kingship was "heaven-given" and that he was personally accountable to God. He did not like to have close contact with his subjects, and was more jealous of the excellent, capable, and assertive ministers, because Nicholas II knew that their wisdom was superior to his own, and he was always afraid that the ministers would one day take away his power. Some perfunctory but flattering people have gained his trust. Such people who report certain false situations to him are often more likely to be praised by him than by official reports. As a result, all kinds of liars and adventurers, taking advantage of Nicholas II's mediocrity and ignorance, all mixed up with the Tsarist court. And the Russian Empire has long since lost the glory of Peter the Great. When the Russian Empire reached the hands of Nicholas II, it had been changed beyond recognition, and he continued to use military force, brutally suppress the rebellious working masses, and constantly expand military warfare abroad, so that the Russian Empire's economy was on the verge of collapse and repeated defeats. I had to use alcohol to kill my sorrows.

At noon on July 16, Nicholas II, who was drinking in the Winter Palace and watching the dancing of Russian chicks, suddenly received a report from the guards that the Minister of Defense, his imperial uncle Nicholas. Grand Duke Nikolaevich. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sergei. Wette, Foreign Secretary Rams. Michio, former minister Alexander. Bezobrazov, War Minister Bystrov, Navy Minister Zlyanov and others urgently asked for a meeting. This month has been full of bad news both at home and on the battlefield, with Russia suffering heavy losses on all fronts. The great ministers of these empires came together. Feeling foreboding, Nicholas II waved his hand to signal the cabaret under the throne to step down and let the ministers of the guards enter the palace.

A cadre of ministers came to Tsar Nicholas II. After the salute, Army Minister General Bystrov first reported: "Your Majesty, please forgive us for disturbing your lunch break, there is a major battle in the Far Eastern theater. We had to ask for your opinion. The minister received a telegram from the General Headquarters of the Far Eastern Theater of Operations. Chita City and Chita Railway Junction have been occupied by the squadron, about 50,000 cents are breaking through to Nerchensk and Ulan-Ude, and the defenders have been bombed and asked for reinforcements. ”

"Another defeat!" Nicholas II was so angry that he blew his beard, slapped the thick imperial chair, and asked: "What about the idiot general Kuropatkin?" ”

Bystrov lowered his head and replied sadly: "Back to Your Highness, I just received the news. The commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army, Colonel-General Kuropatkin, has committed suicide and martyred his country! ”

"Bastard! Rubbish! You fools! Nicholas II rose from his throne, and one of the chamberlains hurriedly ran over and picked up the royal robe that the tsar had dragged on the ground. Nicholas II roared in the main hall, he had not heard good news since the beginning of the Sino-Russian war, all this place was bombed, there was burned, and he was depressed, as if he had finished dealing with tedious political affairs and returned to his dormitory with his strong personality Alexandra. Empress Feodorovna still has to quarrel with him, but her sex life is just as depressed, and the queen is the German Hesse. The daughter of Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Darmstadt, she was angry and did not give Nicholas II any face.

Nicholas II pointed to the noses of the ministers and scolded for more than ten minutes, venting the anger in his heart before calming down. Grand Duke Nikolayevich said: "Immediately send a telegram to the Governor-General of the Far East, Alekseev, to keep Nerchensk at any cost!" ”

Nerchensk, the Chinese Nebuchu, is 305 kilometers east of Chita. Wildlife is also abundant here, so the Nebuchu people do not worry about eating and drinking, once 50 villagers there could catch 4,000 wild sheep a day, fishing is even easier, Nebuchu has long been an important passage of trade between China and Siberia, and the Chinese caravans brought the most tea. In 1689, the Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia signed the "Nebuchu Treaty" here, agreeing that the two countries should be bounded by the Ergun River and the Gelbiqi River, and the Qing government gave up the territory from the east of Baikal to Nebuchu, and the Nebuchu region was cut into the Russian territory, and then it became one of the Sino-Russian trade centers, making it the main town of Transbaikalia, but after the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway, Chita replaced the position of Nebuchu.

But Nebuchu has an astonishing amount of silver, and it is still the largest source of silver in Russia. Beginning in 1704, the Nebuchu Mine, the only mine in Tsarist Russia, began to produce silver. The first silver was used in silver galleons dedicated to Peter the Great, a model of a silver sailboat that was the most popular gift among Russians at the time. After the construction of the silver mines, a number of factories were built in the vicinity of Nebuchu, each with a penal prison filled with prisoners from all over the country, including the famous Russian revolutionary Chernyshevsky.

At that time, silver was the hard currency of the world, and Tsar Nicholas II tried to keep the silver mines of Nebuchu, which was one of the main economic sources of Tsarist Russia. But the Chancellor of the Exchequer Sergei . Witte disputed this idea of the Tsar: "Your Majesty the Emperor! Since the workers' strike, the total tax revenue of the empire this year is only about 500 million rubles, and the financial funds are only 1 billion rubles, including loans from various countries. You know, it's basically spent now! ”

Minister of Defense, Imperial Uncle Nikolai. Grand Duke Nikolayevich also knew that if the fight continued, Russia would only continue to suffer heavy defeats, and he took over: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the Chinese's airships, water tower fighting vehicles (tanks), and machine guns are too powerful, and the total casualties of our army have exceeded 150,000 in a month, and the imperial army in the Far East is no longer capable of fighting with the Chinese." And there are more and more rebellions in the country, and there are those lowly workers and serfs everywhere making trouble! Keep fighting. The rebels in the country are not suppressed by the army! ”

Nicholas II had a gloomy face and said: "The army can't fight. And what about the Navy? And what about the Black Sea Fleet and the Baltic Fleet, which are invincible in our world? ”

Admiral Zlyanov was so frightened that his legs trembled, since the Pacific Fleet and the Far East Fleet of the Russian Empire were almost completely annihilated, Nicholas II had never given Admiral Zlyanov, Minister of the Navy, a good face, and when he saw Tsar Nicholas II asking, he hurriedly replied: "The battleships in the Black Sea Fleet and the Baltic Fleet are slightly inferior to the Chinese battleships in terms of steam turbine design service life, power, speed, displacement and armor protection, and they are too far away from the Far East. Great Britain, France, Germany. All of them intend to sell the latest battleships to our country, and I hope Your Majesty will decide! ”

When Nicholas II heard this, he became even more angry. This is clearly a shirk of responsibility, knowing that the most lacking thing in the Tsarist Russian Empire now is money, and what new warships to buy, even if it costs a lot of money to buy warships at this time. I guess I'll be back later. The squadron had already arrived in St. Petersburg, and he returned to his throne in a hurry, "What are you going to do today?" Convince your sovereigns to surrender to the Chinese? ”

There was silence for about a quarter of an hour, and the Minister of Defense, the imperial uncle, Nikolai . Grand Duke Nikolayevich and Nicholas II calculated the losses of the war with China in the past few months: Vladivostok, Sakhalin and Chita were lost, the number of military and local casualties was estimated at about 500,000, and the number of indigenous people killed by the Slavs over the centuries was almost wiped out. It was only then that they gained a foothold in these areas, which are now all occupied by China...... The economic losses are even more incalculable, the economic value of the thousands of kilometers of railway line from Chita to Vladivostok alone has exceeded 800 million rubles, not to mention the mineral resources along the railway line.

Nicholas II said: "You mean to let me give up the Far East? Rams. Astoria, what do you think? ”

If the battlefield is lost, the waist of diplomacy will not be able to stand up. Michio did not know what the Tsar would decide, so he had not spoken for a while, when Nicholas II asked, and he had to answer: "Your Majesty the Emperor! According to our intelligence, after occupying Chita, the squadron has relied on its northeast-Manzhouli railway line, and with the help of the transportation capacity of the Borja-Chita railway branch line, it has once again increased its troops to Manchuria and Borja by 100,000. It seems that the Chinese want to launch a full-scale attack in the east and west along the Trans-Siberian Railway when the harsh winter is coming, and further tear up the gap between the two major theaters of the great empire. At this time, the empire took the initiative to abandon these regions and return to Siberia to defend it, and it could also keep half of the Far East. ”

Tsar Nicholas II was completely depressed and asked the Minister of War, Army General Bystlov, "Is there any other way?" ”

Bystrov shook his head and said: "Now that the empire is worried about internal and external troubles, and the people are struggling to make a living, the Sino-Russian war really can't be fought." I suggest that when Ulan-Ude is not guaranteed, blow up the key bridges of the railway, and increase the difficulty of China's transportation of war materials when the transportation distance is getting farther and farther, so as to relieve the pressure of the empire's war on the Eastern Front. In addition, with the current strong rise of the yellow race in the East, which countries in Europe will be threatened next? The French have contradictions with the Chinese in Annam, the British border with the Chinese in Burma and India, we can first give up half of the Far East and preach the 'yellow peril' theory, the white race and the yellow race, there is natural hostility and estrangement, we can unite European countries in the future to deal with China. ”

Nicholas II asked Foreign Minister Rams. Michio: "Which country is in a position to mediate the war between China and Russia now?" ”

Rams. "The United States and China are both republics, and now the relationship is good, and we can ask the President of the United States to mediate," said Dolph. ”

Nicholas II was expressionless when he heard this, and ordered: "Go and prepare to negotiate with the Chinese." However, the emperor ** people in the Far East are fighting to the death and are not allowed to retreat! ”

Nebuchu, Jiang Baili's airship troops continued to bombard in the air, and never allowed the Tsarist Russian army to concentrate and launch a counterattack. Duan Qirui's artillery stepped up the offensive, after all, the silver mines of Nebuchu were a huge fortune, and this alone could increase China's income by billions of taels of silver. Under the command of Duan Qirui, hundreds of 105-mm cannons and seventy-two 75mm rapid-fire guns were fired in a salvo, and the Russian heights in Chita were shrouded in thick smoke and dust.

The Russian army, which had no reinforcements, held out for three days before being completely defeated by the squadron and began to flee in a hurry. When Feng Guozhang led his troops into Chita City, there were ruins and broken walls along the way, and the dead and wounded Russians were everywhere, and they captured more than 3,000 captives with blue noses and swollen faces, and they looked like they had not eaten for many days, their hands were tied behind their backs, guarded by two rows of Chinese soldiers, and they entered the prisoner of war camp, and the old and weak women and children who survived the war in Chita City were faintly crying, but they did not dare to make a loud noise.

Five days later, Ulan-Ude in Tsarist Russia fell. Ulan-Ude is the third largest city in Eastern Siberia, located in the southeast of Lake Baikal, 75 kilometers from Lake Baikal, the main ethnic groups are Buryats and Mongols, the history of the Buryats is closely related to the Mongols, and they are the descendants of the Mongol Empire.

At the same time, the 50,000 Northeast New Army commanded by Xu Shichang and the 30,000 New Army commanded by Liu Mingchuan launched a comprehensive counteroffensive against the Russian army in the Heilongjiang River valley from Jiangdong 64tun and Sakhalin Island.

Jiangdong 64 Tun, an area of 3600 square kilometers, since the Qing Dynasty signed an unequal treaty with Tsarist Russia, the north bank of the Heilongjiang River was assigned to Russia, but because Jiangdong 64 Tun lives a large number of Chinese residents, and at the confluence of the Jieya River and the Heilongjiang River, this place is specially under Chinese management when demarcating.

As a military stronghold on both sides of the Ussuri River, the Russian military fortress Khabarovsk has also become the focus of the squadron's attack, the second army of the Russian Far East stationed in the Khabarovsk fortress area, before the war there were about 60,000 people, in the first three weeks of operations, more than 28,500 people were killed, more than 50,000 soldiers and civilians were wounded, the squadron is basically a coordinated operation of land, sea and air, artillery fire slammed the Russian army, at the beginning the Russian army also stubbornly counterattacked, but the 128 mm cannon concentrated fixed-point strike, Soon the artillery fire of the Russian army was completely suppressed. Liu Mingchuan commanded the engineering troops to load wooden planks, start to build bridges from the upper reaches of the Ussuri River that crosses both sides of the border between the Chinese and Russian armies, form a combined bridge deck 10 meters wide and 15 meters long, connect them in series, pave them along the beach to the Ussuri River, take Khabarovsk and Belogorsk in half a month, and then seize the important place of Svobodny Railway Station, and Lieutenant General Ivanovsky, commander of the Second Army in the Far East, was killed in battle.

So far, China has won a complete victory in the Far Eastern theater, recovering Vladivostok, Sakhalin, Nebuchu and other places. China not only recovered the 1.5 million square kilometers of land ceded to Tsarist Russia by the Qing government, but also occupied more than 2 million square kilometers of land in Tsarist Russia. So far, China's land includes today's China, North Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines, Guam, Ryukyu, Outer Northeast, Outer Mongolia, Sakhalin, etc., covering an area of nearly 15 million square kilometers. Song Xiaofei issued a presidential decree to divide this new land with an area of 3.5 million square kilometers into the three northeastern provinces and Mongolia, and the other part to set up the Far Eastern Province separately, expel the Slavs here, immigrate five million to this beautiful and rich new land, develop mineral resources and various resources, and lay a good foundation for China's early industrialization! (To be continued......)