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"Oh God! Chinese are devils! Their weapons are too advanced for us to resist. Run for your life, it's too late! "Countless Russian troops began to rout. They were different from the regular army, they were nothing more than serfs who had just laid down their hoes and not long ago. At the call of His Majesty the Tsar, they joined the army. However, the cruelty of the battlefield frightened them to the core.

The rout of the Russian army soon turned into a large-scale rout. Whether it's Orenburg or Uralsk on the Ural line. Or the defense line of the Ural Mountains in the north was affected. Countless Russian troops abandoned their positions and began to flee westward. The interests of the country have been put behind them, and all they want now is to save their lives. Although, unbeknownst to many of them, this was only a temporary escape, and soon, the Chinese army would catch up and wipe them out.

Even if they were able to escape this time, when all of Russia fell into the hands of the Chinese Empire, these Russians would still have nowhere to escape.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese have invaded Orenburg, and we need to retreat immediately. Otherwise, it will be too late. Duke Baryatinsky burst into Count Berg's office and said to him with an anxious face.

At this time, Count Berg, his eyes were blank, and he seemed to have completely lost his confidence.

"Those timid guys. They ruined Russia! They ruined the hope of Russia! Count Berg scolded. His Majesty the Tsar ordered to hold on for a week, and only half of it had passed. The Russian army was defeated. How did Count Berg explain to His Majesty the Tsar?

"Your Excellency, now is not the time to say this. Retreat now! The Chinese are coming! Duke Baryatinsky said.

"Retreat? Will we be able to escape? The rout of the Russian army. There is simply no way to resist the attack of the Chinese. Count Berg's face was full of disappointment and despair. Originally, he was already making a plan for an orderly retreat. However, this qiē was ruined.

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" Duke Baryatinsky tried to persuade him, but Count Berg waved his hand and prevented him from continuing. Obviously, under such a blow, Count Berg had completely lost confidence.

"Duke Baryatinsky, you are still young. Hurry up and leave and go to the Volga to preside over the overall situation! As for me, as the loser of this battle, I need to take responsibility for the failure! Count Berg's face turned pale. He knew that even if he fled, the angry Tsar Alexander II would not let him go. When the time comes, being hanged will be his final destination. He didn't want that.

Count Baryatinsky's face was very ugly, and he understood what Count Berg meant. No doubt. The Count of Berg was utterly desperate. And this, the direct guide is that Count Zì Berg has no hope to look forward to life.

"Let's go, Duke Baryatinsky, Russia needs a young general like you. Fight for the future of Russia. And the responsibility for this failure is all on me! "Count Berg, who already had the intention of dying, doesn't seem to care about this anymore.

"Okay. Your Excellency, please take care! Duke Baryatinsky nodded. He turned and strode away.

Shortly after Duke Baryatinsky left, a crisp burst of gunfire rang out inside the command headquarters. Count Berg committed suicide with his own rifle. He needs to take responsibility for this fiasco.

April 11 on this day. Orenburg was occupied by the Imperial Army. The next day, Uralsk also fell into the control of the Imperial Army. The defense line of the Russian army was completely torn apart by the Imperial Army. After breaking through the Russian defenses, the Imperial Army began to pursue the defeated Russian army. At this moment, the Russian army has already lost its fighting spirit, and once they are caught up by the Imperial Army, they often choose to surrender to the Imperial Army rather than fight to the end.

Of course, there are those who choose to resist. It's just that it's a very small number of people. Most of the Russian soldiers still take their lives very seriously. Otherwise, they wouldn't have fled directly on the battlefield.

"Chief of Staff, the 1st Army has surrounded a Russian army of more than 100,000 people and is trying to find a way to annihilate it!"

"The 2nd Army is attacking to the west and is currently advancing to Sorochinsk!"

The good news came one after another, after the Russian defense line was torn apart, a large number of fleeing Russian troops became the object of the Imperial Army's all-out pursuit. In order to prevent these Russian troops from being gathered and becoming an obstacle to the continuation of the fight against the Empire. The Imperial Army must find a way to eliminate as many living forces as possible in the Russian army.

"Order the 7th Army and the 10th Army to immediately attack in the northwest direction and intercept the retreat of the Russian army." After looking at the map, Admiral Sun Hao gave the order. Uralsk is located southwest of Orenburg, and if the Imperial Army marches northwest from Uralsk, it will be able to intercept the retreating Russian army from Orenburg.

"Yes, Chief of Staff!" The communications officer immediately went to deliver the order. Because of the continuous good news of the Imperial Army, although these staff officers were not able to go to the front in person, they were also full of energy.

Under the pursuit of the Imperial Army, the Russian army suffered heavy losses. Especially when the 7th, 10th and 2nd armies of the Imperial Army were encircled, more than 300,000 Russian troops were surrounded by the Imperial Army. After being surrounded, these Russian troops chose to resist at the beginning. However, soon finding that there was no hope of breaking out, they all finally chose to surrender to the Imperial Army.

After a large number of Russian soldiers surrendered to the Imperial Army, in order to accommodate these surrendered Russian soldiers, the Imperial Army converted and sent troops to set up temporary prisoner of war camps. When the follow-up troops arrived, the surrendered Russian soldiers were sent to the Western Siberian plains and the Kazakh steppe. The construction of the railroad planned by the Imperial Ministry of Communications had already begun and was in need of a large number of laborers. These Russian troops can just come in handy.

St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia, has entered spring with the arrival of April. However, because of the crushing defeat at the front, now the whole of St. Petersburg seems to be shrouded in a cold winter. Pedestrians on the street, coming and going. Soldiers of the brigade are patrolling the streets. Because of the crushing defeat of the army, some rebels also began to move.

Two days earlier, the police department in St. Petersburg had cracked a case of conspiracy to riot. Enraged, Tsar Alexander II directly ordered that all those who plotted rebellion be executed. At least more than fifty people were hanged in the square outside the Winter Palace, and the gallows were erected high, as if in the woods.

"Duke Gorchakov, how many men will we probably be able to withdraw from the front?" Tsar Alexander II's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Although it had been known that the Ura Mountains and the Ural line of defense were unreliable, it was inevitable to abandon this line of defense. However, the defense line was completely destroyed so quickly, and the Russian army also broke and fled, which was beyond his expectations.

"Your Majesty, I can't get an exact number yet. However, according to our estimates, the number of troops who will be able to retreat to the Volga defense line will probably be about a million. Duke Gorchakov said.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army, Marshal Wittgenstein, opened his mouth, and what he wanted to say was already on his lips. But in the end, I swallowed it back. Previously, the General Staff of the Russian army expected that this time the troops who would be able to withdraw from the front line of the Volga line would probably only be about half a million. However, when Duke Gorchakov reported to Tsar Alexander II again, he doubled, isn't this deceiving His Majesty?

Of course, Marshal Wittgenstein was able to understand it. If the two million troops on the front line could only withdraw 500,000, it is estimated that Alexander II would go straight to the frenzy!

"A million people? Our two million troops, only one million can come back. With these troops, will we be able to hold the Volga line? Alexander II frowned.

"Your Majesty, I will send one million of the two million people who are being trained to the Volga defense line. In this case, we will have more than two million troops deployed on the Volga defense line. The Volga River is wider than the Urals, and now it is also entering the flood season. It is not so easy for the Chinese to break through the Volga. Duke Gorchakov said.

"But those units haven't finished their training at all. Even if you don't have enough weapons and equipment, and sending them to the battlefield is simply sending them to death! Alexander II frowned. In Russia, the Tsar was called the little father by the Russians, and the main reason was the love of the Russians for the Tsar. Of course, this is also because the tsar was also very kind to his people. Therefore, Alexander II was clearly reluctant to send troops whose training had not been completed into battle.

"Your Majesty, we can train our troops while marching to the Volga line. It won't be delayed! Marshal Wittgenstein also said.

Alexander II hesitated, but nodded.

After the transfer of a million recruits who had not yet completed their training to the Volga defense line, the Russian army deployed more than 1.5 million troops on the Volga defense line. Together with the five or six hundred thousand people withdrawn from the front, the Russian army deployed on the front line of the Volga River exceeded two million people.

Although, the combat effectiveness of the Russian army has decreased. However, Tsar Alexander II and the top brass of the Russian army believed that the Volga would become a trench in front of the Chinese, blocking their further westward advance. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)

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