Chapter 1169: Conflict

On the Eastern European Plain, the Chinese Army, the Ottoman Imperial Army and the Prussian Army are staging a furious advance. The armies of the three countries are desperately advancing into the hinterland of Russia. The only difference is probably that the Chinese Army and the Ottoman Turkish Army are still intercepted by the Russian army, while the Prussian Army is as if it has entered a no-man's land, and no one has stopped it.

Even the railways in western Russia are operating normally. However, the whizzing train was loaded with the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. Although Russia's railway network was very weak, it was a good complement to the Prussian Army. The Imperial Chinese Army and the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Army, on the other hand, could only rely on two legs to get across.

In such a situation, the Prussian Army undoubtedly advanced much faster than the Imperial Army and the Ottoman Turkish Imperial Army. A lot of the territory fell into the hands of the Prussian Army.

If the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire did not know what was happening, then the heads of the intelligence agencies of both countries should have been pulled out and shot. Even a fool knows that there must have been some secret agreement between the Russians and the Prussians. Otherwise, the Russians would not have allowed the Prussians to enter their territory, and even helped the Prussians at every turn.

"Your Majesty, the situation is very urgent, the Prussian army is advancing very fast, they are only two hundred kilometers from Moscow, and more than four hundred kilometers from St. Petersburg. And our army, located at a distance of more than three hundred kilometers from Moscow. Distance from St. Petersburg. It's even more distant. Plus, the advance of the Prussians. There will be no interception by the Russians at all, they don't look like they're fighting at all. Rather, it was on the march. Therefore, it is quite possible that they will preemptively occupy the large cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg. Marshal Niu Meng reported to Long Yufei with a pale face. There is no doubt that the Chinese Empire was played by the Prussians. The Imperial army paid a great price to annihilate the main force of the Russians, but now the Prussians came down to pick peaches, and still plucked the largest peaches.

Long Yufei's face was also ugly and scary. It is simply unforgivable that the Reich was fooled by the Prussians. The Reich spent so much effort, but it was taken advantage of by the Prussians. It has always been the Chinese Empire that has taken advantage of others. No one else took advantage of the Chinese Empire. Therefore, Long Yufei felt very unhappy, the empire was cheap, but it was not so belligerent.

"General Luo, do you know what agreement the Prussians and Russians have reached?" Long Yufei asked. He was very curious about what kind of price the Prussians offered to make the Russians willingly put the Prussians into their territory without resistance.

"陛xià. The MIA tried many tricks to figure out the exact content of the agreement, and we can only guess that the Prussians must have promised to keep Russia strong. Therefore, the Russians will willingly let the Prussians occupy it. General Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, said.

Long Yufei nodded, for the Russians. Probably there is nothing more exciting for them than to keep the strength of the country.

"陛xià. King Wilhelm I of Prussia was the uncle of Tsar Alexander II. It is not impossible for their two countries to unite. We have to be prepared for this scenario. Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan reminded.

"Hmmm! We have to find a way. It is necessary to expand the territory occupied by the empire in Russia. Give orders to the troops at the front to speed up their progress. If the Russians did not resist fiercely, they could let the cavalry attack alone. Long Yufei said.

In fact, after the main forces of the Russian army were eliminated by the Imperial Army, the will of the Russian army to resist has declined a lot. In the face of the attack of the Imperial Army, the Russians were on the verge of collapse. Their resistance could not withstand the attack of the imperial army at all. The only thing that can be done is probably to delay the actions of the Imperial Army. However, this seems to be exactly what the Russians want to see.

"Yes, Your Majesty! The empire was in the Eastern European Plain, and the cavalry of 4 armies, plus other cavalry units, could completely defeat the Russians. Marshal Niu Meng said. A two-legged man will certainly not be able to outrun a four-legged horse. It was undoubtedly more practical to use cavalry to fight the Prussians for territory than infantry. Of course, this will also lead to the lack of attack power of the imperial army. If they encounter fierce resistance from the Russians, the Imperial cavalry may not be able to win in a short period of time, and will even pay a lot of casualties.

"Your Majesty, with regard to the capture of St. Petersburg, we may be able to think of other ways. The Prussians were still more than 400 kilometers away from St. Petersburg, and we could send troops directly to St. Petersburg through the Guò navy. In that case, we may be in time. Marshal Niu Meng continued.

Long Yufei hesitated, but still shook his head. With the pace of advance of the Prussian Army, it is estimated that it will not be long before St. Petersburg will be captured. And the Imperial Navy, too, could not get ahead of the Prussians. What's more, the Russians still deployed some elite troops in St. Petersburg, and if the empire did not send many troops, I am afraid that it would not be able to occupy St. Petersburg, but would fall into a dangerous situation.

"The Navy can send an army to St. Petersburg. As for the Army, forget it. The navy in St. Petersburg can be regarded as a reflection of the military existence of the empire. The Prussians wanted to dominate St. Petersburg, it was impossible! Long Yufei said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Marshal Niu Meng nodded, he also knew that sending troops to St. Petersburg by sea was a bit too risky. Now that the armies of the empire are in the inland theater, it will take a long time to draw troops to St. Petersburg. Perhaps, while the transport fleet of the Imperial Navy was still on the way, St. Petersburg had already fallen into the hands of the Prussians.

"Your Majesty, we should also contact the Ottoman Turkish Empire. This behavior of the Prussians and Russians also affected the interests of the Ottoman Empire. Some time ago, they also broke out in the conflict in western Ukraine. The Prussians captured the city, which had already been occupied by the troops of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Foreign Minister Wei Yuan said.

"Well, give the Ottoman Empire a touch! On the Eastern European Plain, there is absolutely a possibility of deeper cooperation between our two countries! Long Yufei said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wei Yuan nodded.

In addition to the military preparations, the Imperial Foreign Minister also sent notes to the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Prussia to China, Klaus, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire's Ambassador to China, Hassan. Wei Yuan and Hassan officially expressed their indignation at the fact that the Kingdom of Prussia had entered into a secret agreement with Russia alone. and strongly demanded that the Kingdom of Prussia immediately abandon the secret agreement with Russia. Otherwise, it would be considered a violation of the original covenant.

Ambassador Klaus immediately stated that this was a slander against the Kingdom of Prussia. The Kingdom of Prussia was a loyal ally and would never have reached an agreement with Russia alone, which was a misunderstanding.

As to why the army of the Kingdom of Prussia was able to remain unhindered by the Russians in Russia, Ambassador Klaus explained that it was for religious reasons. The Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire were both pagans in the eyes of the Russians, and although there were some differences between the Orthodox Church of the Russians and the Catholicism of the Prussians, everyone believed in God. All of them, even though the Russians knew they were going to be destroyed, they wanted their ruler to be the Kingdom of Prussia, not the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

Obviously, this is simply nonsense. If it weren't for the ulterior agreement between them, how could the Russians have allowed the Prussian army to enter the country?

However, the Kingdom of Prussia flatly denied that the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire had no way to take the Kingdom of Prussia without conclusive evidence. The two countries can only ask the army at the front line to speed up the advancement.

Stupino, south of Moscow, is known as the gateway to the south of Moscow and is also a major transportation artery. If the Imperial Army wanted to enter Moscow, it would have to occupy Stupino first.

The 3rd Cavalry Brigade under the 1st Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army, with more than 6,000 soldiers, rushed all the way to Stupino. After three days of rapid marching, breaking through several lines of defense of the Russian army, the 3rd Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Army finally arrived in Stupino.

However, when the Imperial cavalry troops approached Stupino, they found that the flag of the Kingdom of Prussia had been raised here. Just as the first two of the Imperial cavalry arrived, the Prussian Army had already arrived. The Russian troops defending Stupino, completely without resistance, surrendered directly to the Prussian Army.

"Brigade commander, the Prussians occupied here? What are we going to do? A major battalion commander asked, he was obviously a little unwilling, three days of hard work, but now it has fallen short.

"Find out how many Prussians there are in the city!" The commander of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade commanded with a gloomy face.

Soon, the scout brought back the news. The Prussian Army stationed in Stupino consisted of only one infantry battalion.

"Order the troops, enter the city!" The commander of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade immediately gave the order.

"Yes, Brigadier General!"

Suddenly, more than 6,000 cavalry began to continue their march towards Stupino. It was simply impossible for the Prussians to occupy this place with an infantry battalion and then let the Chinese* troops leave.

"Chinese, stop, this place has been occupied by the Kingdom of Prussia, please take a detour!" A second lieutenant in a Prussian military uniform said in Chinese.

"Humph! We're going into town, get out of the way! ”

The Chinese major, who opened the way, had a tough attitude. (To be continued......)

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