At 8 o'clock in the morning of August 15, 1908, the troops of the Chinese Empire in Andong and Anxi provinces suddenly launched an attack on Russia, and the war between China and Russia broke out again.

And just 10 minutes before the outbreak of the war, the Russian ambassador to the Chinese Empire, Melkoshakin, received a document of the Chinese Emperor Lin Daxin's declaration of war against Russia...... You Chinese ...... The Chinese Empire, is it really ...... Really want to ...... to us Is there a war in our Russian Empire? ”

Wang Yan shrugged his shoulders and said, "As the prime minister of the Chinese Empire, there are a lot of things to deal with every day, is there still time to make such a joke on Ambassador Melkoshakin!" Ambassador Melkoshakin, the declaration of war has the seal of the Jade Seal of the Emperor of the Chinese Empire, which has legal effect, who asked you Russia to ignore the demands of our Chinese Empire for the border conflict, so our Chinese Empire will officially declare war on you Russia from now on! ”

Confirming the authenticity of the declaration of war, Melkoshakin immediately shouted angrily: "Your Chinese Empire will definitely suffer the consequences of your own evil by brazenly waging war against our Russian Empire in such a disregard for morality!" ”

Wang Yan sneered and said, "Ambassador Merkoshakin, you have time to shout here, why don't you send a telegram to Russia quickly!" I would like to kindly remind Ambassador Melkoshagin that the troops of our Chinese Empire on the border with your Russia may not be able to attack your Russia in a few minutes. You should still send a telegram to your tsar to remind you not to wronged our Chinese empire and declare war without declaring war at that time. And what have you Russians done lately? Ambassador Merkoshakin should be clear in his heart and do not speak so loftiantly of your Russia. Sooner or later, our two countries will fight, it's just a question of who will do it first, and now our Chinese Empire will strike first! ”

As soon as Melkoshakin heard Wang Yan say that the army of the Chinese Empire would immediately launch an attack on the Russian army on the Russian border, his face changed drastically, and he didn't care about playing tricks with Wang Yan, so he quickly turned around and ran to the room where the radio station was located in the embassy.

Wait for Melkoshagin to have just ordered the telegraph operator of the Russian embassy to bring the news that the Chinese Empire had declared war on Russia and that the Chinese Empire's troops were about to launch an attack. The telegram was sent back to St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia, and a large group of Guards soldiers poured into the telegraph room of the Russian embassy, pointed guns at Melkoshagin and the Russian telegraph operator, and then took out handcuffs and handcuffed the hands of the two men.

At this time, Wang Yan also walked into the telegraph room, and Melkoshakin's shoulders were pressed by two guards soldiers, and he said to Wang Yan in a panic: "Premier Wang, what do you mean by this?" ”

Wang Yan smiled and said: "Since our two countries are already in a state of war, it is equivalent to that our Chinese Empire has broken off diplomatic relations with you Russia, so Ambassador Melkoshakin. You and your embassy staff will be the first Russian prisoners of this war. ”

Melkoshagin shouted: "Protest! I strongly protest! As is customary in the West, embassy personnel of both sides declare war. It is possible to return to your own country through a third party. ”

Wang Yan said with a smile: "Ambassador Merkoshakin wants to make it clear that we are here in the East, not Europe!" Take this Russian ambassador down! ”

Two soldiers of the Guards pushed Melkoshakin and walked outside. Melkoshakin shouted hoarsely while struggling: "You barbaric Chinese, you do this." Your ambassador of the Chinese Empire to St. Petersburg, Russia, we in Russia will not let it go! ”

Wang Yan, who had already put away his smile. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, "As for our ambassador of the Chinese Empire to Russia, he should have already left Russia with the staff of the St. Petersburg embassy by now, Ambassador Melkoshakin, there is no need to worry about this matter!" ”

Because of the time difference, St. Petersburg received a telegram from Ambassador Melkoshakin, before dawn, Tsar Nicholas II was sleeping with Empress Alexandra asleep, and was woken up by the urgent voice of the chamberlain in the Winter Palace, telling Tsar Nicholas II a shocking news that the Chinese Empire had declared war on Russia, and Ambassador Melkoshagin's telegram also said that the troops of the Chinese Empire on the border were about to launch an attack on Russian territory.

Tsar Nicholas II suddenly opened his mouth in surprise, and he did not recover for a long time, but it was Empress Alexandra who pushed Nicholas II to make him realize that he was not dreaming.

Tsar Nicholas II immediately ordered several important Russian ministers to be summoned into the Winter Palace, and he himself began to hurriedly put clothes on his body, and the Empress Alexandra beside him seemed much calmer, and she said to Tsar Nicholas II: "Your Majesty does not need to panic, even if the Chinese Empire launches a war against our Russian Empire, the final victory must be ours, this is Rasputin's instructions from the gods." ”

Tsar Nicholas II calmed down, nodded and said: "I didn't expect the Chinese Empire to do it before us, we received free aid from Britain and France, and we have not yet transformed it into a new army of our Russian Empire, so we may encounter a lot of trouble in the early stage of the war, but I believe that God is on the side of our Russian Empire, and the final victory of the war will definitely belong to us!" ”

Empress Alexandra nodded and said, "God will bless Russia!" ”

Soon after, Russian Finance Minister Witt, Navy Minister Makarov, and War Minister Korrosky hurried to the Winter Palace.

After the meeting of the monarch and the ministers, before Tsar Nicholas II could speak, the Minister of War Korrosky said with a panicked face: "Your Majesty the Tsar, the army of the Chinese Empire has launched a large-scale attack on our territory in Russia, and all the troops stationed near our border have just sent a telegram that they have been attacked, and the Chinese Empire has dispatched a large number of warplanes to carry out a large-scale bombardment of the garrison on our border. ”

Tsar Nicholas II said with a grim face: "Our Russian Empire's ambassador to the Chinese Empire, Melkoshakin, has just sent a telegram that the Chinese Empire has officially declared war on our Russian Empire at 7:50 Beijing time. ”

Korrosky immediately said: "According to the telegrams of the attacked troops at the front, according to the time difference. Just 10 minutes after the official declaration of war, the troops of the Chinese Empire launched an attack on our territory in Russia. This Chinese empire is really too filthy, and it can be regarded as an undeclared war. ”

Tsar Nicholas II said to the Russian Chancellor of the Exchequer Witte: "Contact the British and French at once." Tell them the news of the war waged by the Chinese Empire against our Russian Empire, and ask Britain and France to pay us all the funds and weapons and equipment that have been sent to us as soon as possible, and to solicit more aid from the two countries. ”

Britain and France promised Russia a total of nearly 60 million pounds in free aid, and neither country paid the Russians in terms of funds or converted weapons and equipment.

Viston nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty the Tsar, the minister thinks that the ugly face of the Chinese Empire should also be made public. Let all the countries of the world know about this war between our Russian Empire and the Chinese Empire, that our Russian Empire belongs to the just side, and that it was the Chinese Empire that first launched aggression against our Russian Empire. In addition, we will also carry out propaganda at home, so that the whole Russian people know that our country is being invaded, and that all the Russian people should unite to resist the aggression of the Chinese Empire against us. ”

Tsar Nicholas II nodded affirmatively and agreed with Chancellor of the Exchequer Witte's suggestion.

Admiral Minister Makarov said: "The Chinese Empire's attack on our Russian Empire has been planned for a long time, and I don't know what the situation is at the front? ”

War Minister Korrosky said with a somewhat unpleasant face: "The specific battle on the front. No news has yet been sent back, hoping that the troops on the front line will be able to withstand this wave of attacks by the Chinese Empire. ”

Tsar Nicholas II said: "Gorrosky, the War Office immediately made adjustments and mobilized troops to prepare for the support of the garrisons along the border line. At the same time, we will speed up the formation of the new group army, and this time in the war with the Chinese Empire, our Russian Empire can only win. There is no other way to go! ”

"Boom-boom-boom-boom" Outside the Russian city of Novosibirsk, west of the Ob River, the Russian army built a large number of fortifications along the entire beach. These fortifications had just been bombarded by Imperial Chinese fighters, and they were bombarded by the large-caliber artillery of the Imperial Chinese Army on the other side of the Ob River. And in the sky, the fighters of the Chinese Empire circled in the air and continued to bomb the fortifications of the Russian army on the beach.

In an air-raid shelter of a Russian trench fortification, the Russian company commander Vitalayevich and the Russian platoon commander Ilyich hid here with more than a dozen Russian soldiers, and this air-raid shelter was not big, and more than a dozen Russian officers and soldiers were squatting on the ground, so this air-raid shelter was crowded.

All the Russian officers and soldiers, including Vitalaevich and Ilyich, looked very pale, you must know that the air-raid shelter where they are located is not dug deep into the ground because of the geological problems of the beach, and if the air-raid shelter is directly hit by large-caliber shells or aerial bombs, those of them hiding in the air-raid shelter have no chance of survival, so it is strange if they are not afraid!

A young Russian soldier who was less than 20 years old trembled and asked his company commander Vitalaevich loudly: "Company ...... Company commander, we will not be ...... Get hit by a shell! ”

Before Vitalaevich could speak, Ilyich slapped the young Russian soldier on the back of the head and shouted: "Don't curse us, shut up for me!" ”

The explosions outside the bomb shelter came and went, and if you didn't speak loudly inside the bomb shelter, you couldn't hear it clearly, even if two people were close at hand.

The young Russian soldier immediately covered the back of his head, nodded and said loudly: "Yes, platoon commander!" ”

Vitalayevich sighed at this time and said in a voice that only he could hear: "God can only bless it!" ”

At this time, the phone in the bomb shelter suddenly rang, Vitalayevich quickly picked up the telephone microphone next to him and put it to his ear, at this time a voice came from the earpiece: "I am the regiment commander Yumuevich, now the Chinese Imperial Army on the other side of the Ob River is building a pontoon bridge, the superior ordered all the officers and soldiers in the forward position to enter the fortifications, fire at the Chinese Imperial Army building the pontoon bridge, and prevent the Chinese Imperial Army from building the pontoon bridge, Vitalaevich, did you understand the order?" ”

The telephone, a convenient communication tool, has been equipped by the armies of many countries in the world because of the use of the Dingbei Army in those years, and some of the Russian armies are also equipped with telephones.

After listening to this, Vitaraevich shouted into the phone: "Yes! Head! I understood, and I immediately led the whole company into the position and opened fire on the Chinese Imperial Army who were building pontoon bridges! ”

A voice continued to come from inside the earpiece: "The artillery positions behind us have been bombed by the Chinese Imperial fighters, and we can only rely on the troops in our forward positions to prevent the Chinese Imperial Army from building a pontoon bridge, if the Chinese Imperial Army succeeds in building a pontoon bridge, then our Novosibirsk City will be in danger!" Do whatever it takes to stop the enemy from building a pontoon bridge! ”

After Vitalaevich put down the phone, Ilyich shouted angrily: "Now it's either bombs or shells outside, let's enter the fortifications at this time and fire at the Chinese Imperial Army building the pontoon bridge, won't we be sent to death!" ”

Vitalaevich glanced at the remaining dozen or so Russian soldiers in the bomb shelter who were even more pale, suddenly tore off the telephone line, and then said loudly: "I, Vitalaevich, will not let my brothers who follow me go to death in vain!" ”

As soon as Vitalaevich's words fell, more than a dozen other Russian soldiers in the air-raid shelter couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, it's good not to go out of the air-raid shelter at this time, as long as they are not directly hit by large-caliber shells or aerial bombs in the air-raid shelter, those of them who are hiding here can still save their lives, if they get out of the air-raid shelter at this time, it is almost equivalent to nine deaths, and the continuous violent explosions outside are not firecrackers.

Then Vitalaevich said loudly to Ilyich: "Now that the Chinese Imperial Army is building a pontoon bridge, and our artillery positions have been bombed by the Chinese Imperial fighters, it is basically impossible to prevent the Chinese Imperial Army from building a pontoon bridge, so let's not have any illusions, and when the Chinese Imperial Army rushes over, we will immediately choose to surrender!" ”

Vitalaevich's voice was very loud, and the other dozen or so Russian soldiers in the bomb shelter basically heard it clearly, Ilyich nodded, and then shouted to the other dozen or so Russian soldiers: "If you are unwilling to surrender, you can go out now and continue to fight for the Russian Empire!" ”

In the end, no one was willing to go out and die, and Vitalaevich and Ilyich nodded to each other. (To be continued......)

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