In front of the Tsar's Summer Palace in St. Petersburg, a huge fountain complex consisting of 37 golden statues, 29 submersible reliefs, 150 figurines, 64 fountains and 2 trapezoidal waterfalls is imposing.

In the palace study, only Alexander II, War Minister Milyutin, Mikhail? Nikolanavich and Nikolai? Nikolaevich four.

The two Grand Dukes, Mikhail and Nikolai, were both Alexander's younger brothers, and in the tradition of the Russian royal family, they were also popular candidates for commander-in-chief in the event of war.

Half a month ago, the Chinese sent troops to defeat more than 2,000 Russian troops in Xinsheng Capital in the Far East and occupied Xinsheng Jingcheng.

According to the Treaty of Nebuchu, Xinshengjing belongs to China's territory, and the infiltration of Russian armed immigrants more than ten years ago was once crushed by the Chinese emperor led by his own soldiers, and in the previous years of the Chinese civil war, the Russians made a comeback, and built many settlement points in the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River, but legally speaking, because the Russians' friend "Mr. Yixin" also resolutely refused to sign the treaty of ceding the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River, it is difficult to blame the actions of the Chinese.

There is no doubt that the Chinese have made no secret of their determination to fight with Russia, and in East Kazakhstan, its officers and soldiers have repeatedly entered Russian territory to suppress bandits, and have also clashed with the Russians many times, which is simply a blatant invasion. It's just that the Russians accused China of invading East Kazakhstan when China responded with Xinshengjing, declaring that Tsarist Russia was the provocateur, Alexander II looked at the paper in his hand, this is the information confessed by a Chinese official who fled to Orenburg, this Chinese official is the younger brother of the wife of the Chinese governor of Tianhu City, this governor was hanged for violating Chinese law, his relatives failed to rob the prison, and fled to Russian territory in a hurry, when the patrol found him he was already dying, with a gunshot wound in his left leg, if it was a few hours later, I'm afraid he's dead.

And the Chinese official has now established contacts with his old friends in China, and the intelligence he provides is combined with the intelligence of the Russians themselves, and the military deployment of the Chinese is immediately apparent.

"More than two hundred thousand people ......," Alexander II muttered to himself.

Milyutin's face was grim and said: "The Chinese are very efficient. "Yes, in a short period of time, in Tianhu City, the Chinese have gathered six group armies, and a large number of reserve soldiers and materials are still being sent over in a steady stream, obviously the Chinese are preparing to use Tianhu City as a base to attack Alexandrika, and then use Alexandersk as a springboard to threaten the Russian hinterland.

Based on the intelligence gathered by the defecting Chinese officials, the strategic intention of the Chinese is not only to fight a border war, but also to prepare to invade the entire territory of Kazakhstan and bring all of Central Asia into their protection, and the Bulha Khanate, which borders China, has already been thrown into the arms of the Chinese.

"The Chinese will not declare war on us first, and this will be its biggest strategic mistake." Marshal Milyutin has always hit the nail on the head, and can find the enemy's fatal weakness in the fog.

Yes, no matter how impressive its ability to coordinate domestic transportation is, without the deterrence of a thunderous blow, this slow pace allows Russia to take its challenge with all ease, and now the Russian Imperial Corps is gradually reaching the front.

The British had long expressed serious concern about the contradictions between China and Russia, expressed concern about China's adventurous actions along the border, and more or less sympathized with Russia, which made the Chinese trying to wage public opinion warfare and find a righteous explanation for their actions, which made it unlikely that he would declare war first.

The emperor's brother Mikhail knocked his pipe and said: "The Mediterranean fleet has passed through the Suez Canal. ”

Milyutin's eyes flashed, he has always disagreed with sending a fleet to the South Seas to compete with the Chinese, but Mikhail strongly advocated attacking the Chinese trade circle, and believed that the rebuilt Mediterranean fleet is fully capable of defeating the Chinese fleet, the ships of the Chinese Navy, although the design and construction of the ideas are active, the application of new technologies is more, but its naval soldiers are just toddlers, as long as the imperial fleet learns from the experience of the previous fiasco, no longer underestimate the enemy, it can definitely be dealt a heavy blow.

Moreover, the British had promised to open ports in the Indian Ocean to supply the Russian fleet on a long voyage, which made the Mediterranean fleet no longer a tired division that crossed the oceans, nor was it afraid of the Chinese fleet waiting for work.

If the Chinese fleet can be severely damaged and blockaded its waters, it will be a heavy blow to China, and may even change the fate of the migrant cities on the east coast of the Far East.

Although Yhimilyutin felt that this plan was risky, he did not have enough reason to oppose it.

"Your Majesty, I already have a preliminary idea of the battle plan." Miryutin pointed to the battle map on the table and whispered.

Alexander II's brown eyes began to show a look of surprise, and gradually, to joy, brighter and brighter............ In the study room of Dihua Palace, Ye Zhao was reading the newspaper.

Of course, communication is now inconvenient, and the channels for obtaining information are even more scarce, and this kind of analysis is just a very general mist to see flowers, for example, the strength of the Chinese Army, which is mostly guessed to be about one million people, and the deployment of weapons and equipment numbers is even more self-contradictory conjecture and fiction.

And most of them are not sure whether war will break out, with more than half of the newspapers believing that the dispute will be resolved through negotiations, and only one or two newspapers swear that war will definitely break out between the two countries.

The country's newspapers are mostly inciting hatred against the Oros.

In fact, while the front line was sharpening its knives, the Empire's plan to start building the first subway in Beijing was not hindered at all, and a few days ago, it had officially started.

Although the subway can only be like London, running steam locomotives with thick black smoke, it will not be long before it will be eliminated, but Ye Zhao is very supportive of this plan, this kind of comprehensive surname project is a test of the imperial construction engineering, science and technology, etc., but also a kind of experience accumulation, scientific and technological progress and application go hand in hand, promote each other, in order to enter the right track.

Nowadays, the scientific community of the empire is enthusiastic about exploration and invention, and Ye Zhao is happy to see it come to fruition.

The door was knocked gently, and the matchmaker walked in, the gorgeous double-breasted crimson tweed military uniform, the matchmaker is now more and more tough, less charming than the past, and unknowingly, she has become the "Iron Lady" in the army.

Ye Zhao got up and said, "Let's go, look at the sand table." He added: "Your war zone is very important, and it can be said that it affects the entire battle situation, how about it, do you have confidence?" "The commanders of the three military regions have already been decided, the matchmaker, Harwich and Han Jinchun.

The matchmaker nodded slightly.

Outside the study, dark clouds rolled in the distance, like the border of China and Russia, where a storm was about to hit.

(To be continued)