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Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, from the 19th century to the 20th century, a century of many disasters. Countries all over the world are celebrating the arrival of the New Year, including China. 1899 was the most important year for China. In this year, China went to war with Britain, France, the United States, Russia, and Japan, and although the war was very hard, in the end, it was still China that won the victory and achieved great gains. The people of the empire are celebrating the strength of the country and hoping that the empire will become stronger and stronger. In the new year, the center of gravity of the empire will shift to economic construction, so that the vast number of people of the empire can enjoy the benefits of the empire's strength.

And the few countries that went to war with China, except for France, which suffered less losses and did not suffer much, the rest of the countries were miserable. The United States paid China 300 million pounds in war reparations and then began to rebuild the West Coast, which had been reduced to ruins. The frightened Americans also returned home. This war also deepened Americans' hatred of China. The U.S. government has made the development of its military strength its first priority. This is because the war reparations paid by the United States to China were jointly lent to the US government by the major US conglomerates, and what the U.S. government paid was to hand over the country's finances to these conglomerates, and the US Federal Reserve Bank was established to take over the US treasury and manage all the banks in the United States. These consortia also need to expand outward. Therefore, their interests and those of the United States are completely identical. This has allowed the U.S. government to invest more in the development of armaments. Major consortia have lent a total of $1 billion to the government to develop its military capabilities. The first thing the United States developed was its navy. Without a strong navy, the American roots cannot defend themselves against the threat from China. With the support of large sums of money, the US Navy has also accelerated the pace of construction of three 'Maine-class' battleships and five 'Virginia-class' battleships under construction. It was expected to be in service in the first half of 1900. Construction of six 'Connecticut-class' battleships, which were almost entirely replicas of the British 'Dreadnought-class' battleships, also began. In addition, the US Navy has also organized warship design engineers to build its own new battleships, which will be more powerful than the "Connecticut-class" battleships. The U.S. Army also began to accelerate its development throughout the United States. The call for revenge is very high. Although the United States lost the last war, they were also awakened by China from their dream of isolationism.

Britain is still mired in the Boer War in South Africa. In December, the Boer coalition defeated the British army again, annihilating more than 30,000 British troops. The loss was very minor. As a result, Britain had to send troops from Turkey and other colonies to South Africa to suppress the Boer uprising. At the same time, huge military expenditures also affected the construction of the British Navy. Six of the British Navy's 'Old Man' battleships have entered service, which has restored the strength of the British Navy considerably. It's been the hardest of times. However, the 'old man's star' battleships are nothing more than old-fashioned battleships, and they are not as good as China's 'Zhonghua-class' battleships. and the 'Nassau-class' battleships being built by Germany, not to mention the more powerful 'Qin-class' battleships in China. The British Navy's 'Dreadnought-class' battleships were also built six at once. Only, because of the outbreak of the Boer War. So that the military budget of the Navy was misappropriated. The six Dreadnought-class battleships, originally planned to be commissioned by the end of 1900, were not expected to be commissioned until the first half of 1901. As for the more powerful. The 'Bellerophon-class' battleships, which can rival China's 'Qin-class' battleships, are just drawings. By the time it was put into service, at least until around 1904. This made the British Navy very dissatisfied.

The most unfortunate is Russia. In the war with China, Russia lost almost two million troops, and millions more are still being held in Chinese prisoner-of-war camps as coolies for the construction of Siberia. The civil strife in Russia has also intensified, and almost the entire southern part of Russia has been occupied by the insurgents. In particular, the rebel army led by the Russian Democratic Labor Party became the main force in the rebel army. And, on Christmas Day, the rebel army led by the Russian Democratic Labor Party defeated the Russian army at Cherkasy, and then went north along the Dnieper River and captured Kiev, the most important city in southern Russia. The rebel army led by the Russian Democratic Labor Party also increased to 500,000 at once. Together with the other rebel armies, the number of rebel armies in the whole of southern Russia was more than a million. In just two months, Russia lost almost all of Ukraine and the Don region, which are Russia's most important granaries. It is foreseeable that a very severe famine will break out in Russia in the coming year. This is undoubtedly a fatal blow to Russia, which has already been defeated in China and whose national strength has been severely weakened.

On January 1, 1900, in St. Petersburg, the Hermitage, Tsar Nicholas II was throwing something to vent his anger. Prime Minister Sergey Vet, Interior Minister Vyacheslav Previ, War Minister Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin, Foreign Minister Izvorsky, and the head of the General Administration for Orthodox Affairs Pobedonoszev stood silently in the main hall and did not say a word.

"You tell me, what the hell is going on? Marshal Gurko's 300,000 elite troops were wiped out by the rabble of the rebels! Why is this happening? Could it be that the great Russian army is too weak to defeat these rebels? Tsar Nicholas II asked angrily. After the armistice between China and Russia, Marshal Gurko led 300,000 elite troops withdrawn from the front line to the south to quell the rebellion, but on Christmas Day, he was defeated by the rebels at Cherkasy, which caused the entire southern region of Russia to fall.

"Your Majesty, those rebels, have the support of the enemy country. Especially the rebels of the Democratic Labour Party, who were supported by the Germans, and among the rebels there were instructors from Germany. Therefore, this time Marshal Gurko failed! War Minister Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin hurriedly said.

"Germans? Is there any evidence? Tsar Nicholas II asked with a tiger face. Although he and Kaiser Wilhelm II were relatives, there was a very big contradiction between Russia and Germany. When Russia and China were fighting fiercely, Germany almost took advantage of the fire to rob, but fortunately Russia and China ended the war, otherwise the German army would have fought a long time ago. However, the rebellion that broke out in the south must have been very desirable for the Germans, and it was not impossible for them to secretly support these rebels.

"Your Majesty, many of the weapons used by the rebels of the Democratic Labor Party are Mauser 1898 rifles that the Germans have just mass-produced and begun to equip the troops! In addition, our men did find out that there were German advisers in the rebels! War Minister Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin said with great certainty.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid what Your Excellency the Minister of War said is true. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, the leader of the Democratic Labor Party's gang of rebels, has always received German aid. I'm afraid that behind these rebels, there is really a shadow of the Germans! Foreign Minister Izvorsky said.

"Damn William, he did this to me!" Nicholas II scolded secretly.

"Your Majesty, now we have to find a way to solve the current crisis. The rebels have conquered almost all of Ukraine, and if they continue to attack north, I am afraid that it will shake the foundation of Russian rule, and we must find a way to extinguish the rebels as much as possible! Otherwise, it will be even more troublesome if more hostile countries are involved. Prime Minister Sergei Witt said.

Tsar Nicholas II knew that he needed to destroy the rebels as much as possible, but how did he go about destroying the rebels after the army had lost one battle after another?

"Kuropatkin, the Imperial Army, is it capable of destroying the rebels? If not, then I don't mind changing the position of Minister of War! Tsar Nicholas II asked with a gloomy face.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Army has done its best, but the elite army of the Empire has been lost in the war with the Chinese, and now although the Army has more than a million troops, it is not even enough rifles, let alone heavy weapons, equipment and even the rebels are not comparable. Therefore, if the Imperial Army wants to destroy those rebels, it will take more time! "War Minister Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin could not help but sweat profusely.

"Rubbish! Is there a solution for that? Do you want to watch the rebels make a mess of all of Russia? Nicholas II rebuked.

"Your Majesty, we need a large number of elite soldiers and commanders to turn the tide of the current battle!" Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin said.

"Where am I going to find you elite soldiers and commanders now?" Tsar Nicholas II said with great dissatisfaction.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of War means, those prisoners of war that we are holding in China. Although they lost the war with the Chinese, most of them are elite troops, and as long as we can redeem these prisoners of war and integrate them into the army, we will definitely be able to defeat those rebels! Prime Minister Sergei Vet said.

"What? Want to ask the Chinese for help? Ransom those prisoners of war? "Nicholas II's face was full of reluctance!