Hundreds of thousands of Russian troops attacked Kulen and fought a decisive battle with the Northern Army here, which naturally attracted the attention of the whole world. Almost all the major powers sent military observer missions to observe the war. Of course, the British and French military observation groups were among the units of the Russian army. The military observation groups of Germany and the United States were among the troops of the Northern Army.

The war between the Northern government and Russia was undoubtedly the largest since the beginning of the twentieth century. Originally, all countries in the world were not very optimistic about the Northern Army. After all, compared to an old empire like Russia, the Northern Army is just an upstart that has only been on the rise for two or three years. However, the outcome of the war shocked all countries.

The Northern Army first achieved a decisive victory on the Eastern Front. The entire Russian Far Eastern Governorate, with the exception of one Vladivostok, had fallen. The decisive battle on the Western Front, which was originally pinned on by the Russians, ended with hundreds of thousands of Russian troops suffering heavy losses, and the remaining more than 200,000 people were completely surrounded under the city of Kulen.

In his report to the British War Office, the commander of the British* Military Observation Group claimed that the Russian Army's combat effectiveness was so terrible that it was poorly trained, poorly equipped, and tactically as if it were decades old. On the other hand, the Northern Army is not only well-trained and well-equipped. At the same time, the tactics have also been innovated and are at the forefront of the world. All this shows that the Russian army is not an opponent of the Northern Army at all. Even if the Russian army has an advantage in troops. But when a large number of automatic weapons began to be installed in the troops, the effect of the superiority in strength was no longer so great.

The report of the commander of the German* military observation group to the German General Staff Headquarters emphasized the role of light and heavy machine guns and mortars on the battlefield. According to a secret agreement between the Northern government and Germany, these weapons have already been transferred to Germany. The German Army has also begun to equip itself with these weapons. Now, the war between the Northern Army and the Russian army has undoubtedly made these weapons fully tested on the battlefield. The commander of the German* Military Observation Group suggested that the German Army further increase the armament of these automatic weapons. At least. In this way, they will no longer be at a disadvantage when facing the Cossack cavalry of the Russians.

It is foreseeable that in this war, Russia has lost completely. Lost not only in the Far Eastern Governorate, but also in the decisive battles on the Western Front. These hundreds of thousands of Russian troops invested on the battlefield on the Western Front. It is already the only Russian army in Siberia. If they wanted to fight any longer, they would have to draw troops from Europe to Siberia. Even though this section of the railway line has already been opened to traffic. However, large-scale military mobilization is still a huge problem.

St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia, Hermitage. Inside the Tsar's office. Tsar Nicholas II sat in his place with a grim face. In front of his desk stood Russia's top military and political officials. It's just that now everyone bows their heads, not daring to look at Tsar Nicholas II, let alone bear the wrath of Tsar Nicholas II.

It's no wonder that Tsar Nicholas II was furious. I thought I would win the battle, but in the end, it turned out to be like this. More than 700,000 elite Russian troops were lost in this battle. A large part of the country was occupied by the Northern Army. If Russia wants to win this war, I am afraid it will be very difficult. Such a result naturally made Tsar Nicholas II, who was originally looking forward to victory and teaching the Northern Army a hard lesson, feeling that his face was swollen. Before the outbreak of the war, he repeatedly declared that Russia would win the war. But in the end, he was slapped in the face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, is that what you gave me? Hundreds of thousands of elite troops. A lot of military spending was spent, in exchange for this result? Tsar Nicholas II's voice was cold. It's like a cold wind blowing from the North Pole, which lowers the temperature in the office by several degrees. Even though it is still summer, these high-ranking military and political officials in Russia can't help but shiver.

Everyone was silent, not knowing how to answer. In fact, they did not expect such an outcome at all. They're fighting for it. But a whole 700,000 troops were invested! Before the outbreak of the war, everyone thought that the Northern Army was nothing more than an upstart. Dare to provoke the majesty of the great Russian Empire. Well, the only result would definitely be to be crushed to pieces by the army of the Russian Empire.

"Damn, all talk! Are you all dumb? Nicholas II roared angrily. These guys, as soon as they see that the situation is not right, want to shirk their responsibilities. This made him very angry.

Russian War Minister Sukhomlinov was undoubtedly the most stressed, and as Minister of War, he would be primarily responsible for this defeat. He even had a premonition that he would soon be removed from his post by the angry Tsar.

"Your Majesty, the combat effectiveness of the Northern Army is too strong, which exceeds our expectations." Sukhholmlinov said stiffly. He also had nothing to say about this defeat, only to blame the strength of the Northern Army on being too strong, and they underestimated the Northern Army.

"What? What is the rationale for this? Could it be that the army of the great Russian Empire was inferior to those yellow-skinned monkeys? "Nicholas II stared at Sukhhomlinov with red eyes and anger, as if he was going to eat people. Such an answer is definitely not what he wants to hear. Even Nicholas II was well aware of the combat effectiveness of the Russian Army, which could never be known for being strong. However, this is in the face of the Western powers. Now, his Minister of War actually thinks that the combat effectiveness of the Russian army is inferior to that of the yellow-skinned monkey he looks down on, which naturally makes Nicholas II unforgivable.

Sukhhomlinov deserves to bow his head and say no more. He knew that Nicholas II's stubborn temper had been committed again, and if it was hard topped, it would not end well.

"Your Majesty, it's useless to pursue these things now. Our army is still besieged under the city of Kulen, and the Northern Army is attacking us, and these problems need to be resolved. Prime Minister Kokoftsev said.

Tsar Nicholas II's face suddenly became ugly. The army attacking Kulen originally numbered more than 400,000 men, including two elite Cossack cavalry regiments. Now, there are only more than 200,000 troops surrounded under the city of Kulun. The rest of the people have already been killed. If these 200,000 men were also eaten, then Russia would have lost more than 600,000 men in this battle, which is already half of the Russian standing army.

"So what should we do? Is it necessary to immediately send troops to the Viceroyalty of Eastern Siberia? Tsar Nicholas II said. That was his first reaction. Although, Russia suffered heavy losses in the war. However, this is not yet to the point of breaking the bones. Russia can arm more troops and go to war whenever and wherever they want.

"Your Majesty, if we send troops from Europe to the Viceroyalty of Eastern Siberia, it will take at least a month. And, subject to the constraints of railway capacity, we will not send too many troops. Previous battles have proven that the combat effectiveness of the Northern Army is extremely strong. If we send too few troops, we may still be defeated. Kokoftsev said.

"So, what do you mean? Are we going to beg for it? How is this possible? Nicholas II's face was filled with anger. He would never accept such an outcome.

"Your Majesty, we can first negotiate peace with the northern government, and then rescue the besieged 200,000 Russian troops." This was stated by War Minister Sukhhomlinov.

Nicholas II glanced at Sukhhomlinov with disdain, and then said: "Are you stupid when those guys are?" They have already won, how will they agree to our demands. In addition, Russia was at a disadvantage in the war. However, we will not throw in the towel easily. ”

Nicholas II already knew that the government of the north was completely different from the weak Qing government. If they faced the Qing government, they would not be able to win on the battlefield. However, through diplomatic intimidation, the Qing government was still able to bring to its knees and obtain satisfactory results. However, the Northern Army is different. In the battle between the Northern Army and the Japanese Army the year before last, after the defeat of the Japanese Army, didn't it also lose a lot of interests?

"Now, we have a large area occupied by those yellow-skinned monkeys. If we take the initiative to negotiate peace with them, then they will certainly not return these territories to us. These are all territories that our ancestors have paid a huge price to occupy, and they must not be returned to them so easily, never! Therefore, we can only fight this war and win it. "Nicholas II was not a fool. He knew that if he wanted to defend Russia's interests, he had to win the battle. Otherwise, it will be inevitable to lose a lot of benefits. Such a result is naturally not acceptable to him.

Russia's high-ranking military and political officials all nodded their heads one after another, but with Russia's current strength, it may not be easy to win this war.

"Your Majesty, we don't have the money to mobilize the army." Chancellor of the Exchequer Sergei. Witt whispered. Before the start of the war, they received a loan of fifty million francs from the French. However, in the early stages of the war, this loan had already been spent. If it wants to continue fighting, the Russian government has no money. If you don't have money, you can't mobilize the army, and you can't continue to fight.

Tsar Nicholas II's face suddenly became gloomy and a little scary. (To be continued......)

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