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"Give an order to Grand Duke Nicholas, no matter what method he uses, he must defeat those hateful yellow-skinned monkeys and win the war! All the military power in Eastern Siberia, all to him, I just want to win! Tsar Nicholas II said with a cold face. The surrender of the Kyakhta defenders is equivalent to giving him a hard slap in the face, which makes Russia and him lose face in the whole world, how can he, who has always been arrogant, accept it?

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Sergei? Witt replied. Although, this will make Grand Duke Nicholas much more powerful, and even become the most powerful person under the Russian Tsar. However, during the war, there was not so much to care about. In the event of defeat, Russia will suffer heavy losses.

"How's our build-up going?" Nicholas II asked. From the war reports sent back from Eastern Siberia, he learned that the Chinese were not as easy to defeat as he thought, and in just a few years, these Chinese completely changed. I think that back then, they only needed to send a few thousand troops to defeat the Chinese and seize vast territories, but now they can't do it at all. Tsar Nicholas II was not a fool, and after learning about the strength of China, he knew that this time Russia would need to do its best if it wanted to win.

"Your Majesty, the expansion of the army has been basically completed, and now the emperor's ** team has expanded to 2.5 million people. However, we don't have enough weapons. The arsenal is already working overtime in production, but it will take at least another year to equip the new army! "Sergey? Witt said.

"Damn it! Since you can't produce it, buy it! Buy from the British and French and let them sell us at the lowest price. If we defeat, it won't do them any good! Tsar Nicholas II had a look of anger on his face.

"Your Majesty, the treasury has run out of money. The loans obtained from Britain and France have been used to expand the army and support the fighting on the front. Now the treasury does not even have a single ruble! "Sergey? Witt said with some embarrassment. He was the Prime Minister of Russia and also the Minister of Finance. Although, this puts him in a high position. But at the same time, it also made him feel a lot of pressure. The Tsar's belligerent and reckless military force made Russia's finances very difficult, and it also broke his heart as prime minister and finance minister.

"Out of money? Loans to Britain and France! Tsar Nicholas II said without thinking. In his case, this war was completely instigated by Britain from behind. Britain should support Russia in military spending.

"Your Majesty, I have been in contact with both England and France, but they have all been refused. The British Far Eastern Fleet was annihilated, the British Navy was preparing an expedition to China, they also needed a lot of money, and France was ready to join it, so, they refused our request for a loan! "Sergey? Witt said.

"What? Aren't those hateful John Bulls and Gallic Roosters afraid that we will withdraw from this war? Tsar Nicholas II said angrily.

"Your Majesty, can we still withdraw from the war now? The army lost at the front, and now withdrawing from the war, the Chinese will definitely come up with conditions that are unacceptable to us. The most conservative estimate is that they will also demand that we return the territory of China that we have occupied for decades. Therefore, it is simply impossible for us to withdraw from the war at this time, and we can only defeat China with all our might! "Sergey? Witt said with a wry smile. It is precisely at this point that Britain has reached this point, so it blindly agreed to Russia's demands before the war began. But after the war began, if Russia did not want to be slaughtered by China, it had no choice but to fight it.

"Cunning British and French, I will not let them go!" Tsar Nicholas II came to his senses, and he knew that this time Russia was being played by Britain and France.

"Your Majesty, then what should we do now?" Sergei? Witt asked.

"At this point, we have to fight. Do your best to support Grand Duke Nicholas to win the victory. Sue Archduke Nicholas, he asks for money for money, for people to give to people, I just want him to win this time! Tsar Nicholas II gasped.

"But what about money? It all costs money! Majesty, I don't have a way to get any more money! "Sergey? Witt said with great embarrassment. Had it not been for the tsar's authority, the Russian government would have been bankrupt long ago.

"This money, the royal family will settle it." Tsar Nicholas II said with some pain.

Sergei? A flash of joy flashed in Werther's eyes. The Russian royal family, especially the current Romanov dynasty, is the most powerful dynasty in Russian history, inheriting the wealth of Russia for hundreds of years. Of all the royal families in the world, I am afraid that there is no royal family that is richer than them, except for the British royal family. At the end of World War I, Tsar Nicholas II took out 500 tons of gold to buy weapons. After the October ** incident, the Tsar's family was executed, but the Soviet government seized thousands of tons of gold, which was an important guarantee that the Soviet Union would survive the first difficult period. Even so, sixteen hundred tons of gold were buried somewhere in Western Leah. It can be seen from this that the Russian royal family has more than 3,000 tons of gold in its hands.

"The royal family can come up with two hundred tons of gold, which can be used to buy weapons and support this war. However, after we defeated the Chinese, the war reparations obtained must be paid by the royal family first! Tsar Nicholas II said. These gold and treasures, but the Russian royal family has accumulated for hundreds of years, and they have always been only in and out, and he does not want to be consumed after passing them on to his hands.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, when we defeat China, we will let them pay at least 200 million pounds in compensation. When the time comes, we will have all the war consumption back! "Sergey? Witt said immediately. Two hundred tons of gold, at the current market price, can be exchanged for almost 30 million pounds, which is 270 million rubles, which can fully support military operations for a long time.

The Tsar came up with a large amount of gold for emergencies, which once again stimulated Russia's war potential. The Russian government quickly ordered 3,000 heavy machine guns and 3,000 artillery pieces from Britain and France, and demanded that Britain and France must deliver them within three months. On the one hand, in order to receive this large order, and on the other hand, in order to support Russia's war, Britain and France even sold all the weapons equipped in the active army to Russia under the condition of insufficient stocks. It's just that it will take a lot of time for these weapons to equip the troops and reach the East Siberian front. And during this time, it was enough for the squadron to achieve a decisive victory in Eastern Siberia and the Far East.

On 25 July, the Kyakhta defenders were defeated, and the Third Army of the Chinese Army began to rest and replenish ammunition and other combat supplies. The cavalry brigade of the Fourth Army took the opportunity to capture Baikalsk and cut off Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude. Of course, Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude can also be connected from the direction of Verkhniy Baikal, or even by boat directly across Lake Baikal. However, there were no railways in the Upper Baikal region, and there were not many boats on Lake Baikal, which completely separated the armies of the two sides. The Russians also wanted to recapture Baikalsk, but after the main forces of the subsequent Fourth Army appeared in Baikalsk, Grand Duke Nikolai had to abandon this unrealistic idea. Irkutsk now has only more than 100,000 people, and it is no match for a group army of the Chinese Army. If the Fourth Army does not take the initiative to attack Irkutsk, Grand Duke Nikolai will have to thank God forbid.

On 26 July, the 13th and 54th Divisions of the First Group Army conquered Boli, annihilated more than 10,000 enemies, and occupied this strategic point holding Heilongjiang. Subsequently, the 54th Division began to clear the nearby Russian troops, and the 13th Division moved westward. According to the regulations of the General Staff, after the First Army conquers Chita, it will join the northern battlefield, which is the main battlefield of the war against Russia.

On the same day, the 25th Division of the Second Army and its cavalry brigade captured Dalnerechensk, blocking the way for the Russian troops in the Far East to flee north. After that, the cavalry brigade of the Second Army was stationed in Dalnerechensk, and the 25th Division moved south, preparing to besiege the main forces of the Russian army in the Far East together with the main forces of the Second Army.

The Russian army in the Far East has only more than 100,000 people. They deployed only a few thousand men in Dalnerechensk. On the 25th of the month, when the Second Army crossed the Ussuri River, several thousand more men were eliminated. The remaining 90,000 people were deployed in Shuangchengzi and Vladivostok. In Vladivostok, there are tens of thousands of sailors of the Russian Pacific Fleet.

On 26 July, the main forces of the Second Army appeared in Shuangchengzi, preparing to launch an attack on this strategic point in the Far East. At this time, there were a total of 30,000 Russian troops in Shuangchengzi. The remaining Russian troops in the Far East are all concentrated in Vladivostok.

Located in the southeast of Russia, Twin Cities is a hub connecting the two strategic locations of Buri and Vladivostok. Shuangchengzi, its name originates from the Shuangchengwei of the Ming Dynasty, and is named after the coexistence of its east and west cities, the east city is called "Fuldan", and the west city is called "Zhuergen". In 60 years it became a Russian territory under the Sino-Russian Treaty of Beijing.

The twin cities, crossed by the Peter the Great River, were divided into two cities, east and west. Although there are no walls, numerous fortresses have been built here as a strategic point in the Far East. On the periphery of the West City, there are a total of 7 important fortresses, large and small, which become the barrier of the Twin Cities.

On the afternoon of 26 July, the main force of the Second Army launched an attack on Shuangchengzi.

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