In the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia, Russian Tsar Nicholas II sat behind his desk with a pale face, and in front of the desk stood Russian Minister of Finance Witte, Minister of the Navy Makarov and War Minister Gorrosky, all bowing their heads slightly to Nicholas II.

Russia had already received a crushing defeat at the hands of the main forces of the Imperial Chinese Navy of the Second Joint Expeditionary Fleet formed by the Entente, the Allies and the United States, and the Russian Navy, which had joined the Second Combined Expeditionary Fleet, led all the remaining warships under the leadership of the fleet commander Vladilianovich and shamelessly surrendered to the Imperial Chinese Navy.

In this way, not only was the naval fleet of Russia joining the second joint expeditionary fleet wiped out, but the entire Russian naval elite was also destroyed in this naval battle, Tsar Nicholas II sent out all the warships that the Russian Navy could send, and in the ports of Russia, in addition to some old warships and some offshore gunboats, not even a new torpedo boat could be taken out.

Tsar Nicholas II said in a deep voice: "Tell me, what should we do under the Russian Empire?" The British have already heard the news that those cowardly British want to end this war immediately! ”

Chancellor of the Exchequer Witte, Minister of the Navy Makarov and Minister of War Korrosky looked at each other and couldn't help but smile wryly, this naval battle was lost too badly, according to the information obtained by Russia. In addition to the Russian naval fleet, the remnants of the Italian naval fleet, the Austro-Hungarian naval fleet, and the Ottoman Turkish naval fleet. Like the Russian naval fleet, it surrendered to the navy of the Chinese Empire. It is equivalent to the total destruction of the navies of these four countries.

As the main force of the second joint expeditionary fleet, the navies of Britain, the United States, Germany, and France also suffered very serious losses, and it can be said that after the defeat in this naval battle, the various participating countries in Europe and the United States no longer want to organize another large-scale joint expeditionary fleet to go to Asia to find trouble with the Chinese Imperial Navy.

The importance of the Indian colonies to Britain is well known to all countries in the world, and the navies of various countries cannot go to Asia to protect the British Indian colonies, nor can they complain that the British will change their attitude immediately. It is hoped that this war will be ended as soon as possible, otherwise the impact on Britain after the Indian colonies are captured by the Chinese Empire will be very far-reaching, and perhaps a former world hegemon may sink here.

War Minister Korrosky thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty the Tsar, the minister thinks that ending this war now is very disadvantageous for our Russian Empire!" If we were to negotiate an armistice with the Chinese Empire now, we would be in the vast area east of the Ural Mountains of the Russian Empire. Will be separated from the territory of our Russian Empire, after all, with the character of the Chinese Empire Emperor Lin Daxin, it is impossible to easily spit out the land occupied by our Russian Empire. Unless we can defeat the Chinese Empire, but now the second Combined Expeditionary Fleet has been defeated, and the Russian naval fleet led by Vladishanovich has been completely destroyed. In the current situation of this war, the Chinese Empire has the upper hand. Lin Daxin will never return the land he swallowed to our mouth to the Russian Empire! ”

Tsar Nicholas II suddenly shouted angrily: "Don't give the name to Tsar Ben Tivladilenovich!" This coward! This bastard! It simply disgraced the face of our Russian Empire. In this high-stakes naval battle, he took the lead in surrendering to the navy of the Chinese Empire, so that the second joint expeditionary fleet was buried in this naval battle, and the last chance to turn the tables was buried by him! Don't let me see Vladilianovich in the future, otherwise the Tsar will hang him! ”

Finance Minister Witt, Navy Minister Makarov and War Minister Gorrosky could only bow their heads deeply in the face of Tsar Nicholas II's anger, and even Admiral Minister Makarov did not dare to defend the Russian Navy at this time, otherwise Tsar Nicholas II's sky-high anger would definitely fall on Makarov's head.

Nicholas II, who let out a long breath and relieved his anger, continued: "At present, on the front line of the Ural Mountains, the army of our Russian Empire has concentrated 1.57 million troops, plus the land forces of other countries, each country has gathered more than 4 million army troops on the front line of the Ural Mountains, and according to the agreement of the Nine Nations Conference, other countries will continue to transfer troops to the front line of the Ural Mountains, so that the total strength of the front line of the Ural Mountains has reached 5.3 million, with these 5.3 million troops, We will definitely be able to break through the fortifications built by the Chinese Imperial Army on the front line of the Ural Mountains and recover the territories of our Russian Empire east of the Ural Mountains! At this time, there must be no armistice negotiations with the Chinese Empire, otherwise, as Gorrosky said, all the lands of our Russian Empire east of the Ural Mountains will no longer belong to the Russian Empire! ”

Chancellor of the Exchequer Witte, Minister of the Navy Makarov, and Minister of War Gorrosky quickly nodded their heads in agreement with Nicholas II.

Nicholas II asked Gorrosky again: "Can the army of our Russian Empire increase its forces to the front line in the Ural Mountains?" This war, even if other countries don't fight, our Russian Empire will grit its teeth and fight it! ”

Gorrosky said at this time: "Your Majesty the Tsar, another 1.2 million army units in the plan to expand the 3 million army have also been formed, but due to the shortage of weapons, these 1.2 million army units, basically 2 soldiers or 3 soldiers share a gun, in addition, according to the order of His Majesty the Tsar, the latest expansion of 3 million army units has also begun. If we add these 1,200,000 newly expanded army units and 800,000 elite army units from Moscow, Kiev, Warsaw, and St. Petersburg, our Russian Imperial Army will be able to send 2 million troops to the front line in the Ural Mountains in a short period of time, and after waiting for a few months, after the newly expanded 3 million army units are completed, we will be able to go to the front line in the Ural Mountains. Add another 3 million army units. ”

Nicholas II's face changed when he heard about the 800,000 elite troops from Moscow, Kiev, Warsaw and St. Petersburg. You must know that these are the most powerful forces protecting Russia's European territory, and they are currently dealing with the Imperial Chinese Army. Russia has repeatedly transferred troops from its European territory, and at present there are only a little more than 1.1 million elite troops left guarding Russia's European territory, and if another 800,000 are transferred, there will only be more than 300,000 elite troops left to guard Russia's important European territories.

However, the current situation of this war has made Nicholas II not care so much, he nodded and said: "The War Department immediately made a plan to transfer 1.2 million newly expanded army units and 800,000 elite army units in Europe to the front line in the Ural Mountains. This war must be fought to the end by our Russian Empire! ”

Nicholas II turned to Chancellor of the Exchequer and said: "Raise all the funds that can be raised for the latest 3 million army expansion plan, buy from abroad if the weapons are not enough, and let the latest 3 million army, 2 or 3 soldiers share a gun, or even more people use a gun, let the soldiers be equipped with more cold weapons, and the latest expansion of the 3 million army units must be made out as soon as possible." ”

Chancellor of the Exchequer Witte heard this, and his head hurt a little. There is not much money left in the Russian treasury, and the young and middle-aged Russian men have lost too much in this war, and the expansion of the 3 million army units has just been completed. It has already affected Russian industry and agriculture very greatly, and if this is expanded to 3 million, Witte will not dare to imagine the blow to Russian industry and agriculture. That would be very, very serious.

But now this war has pushed Russia to the edge of the precipice. Russia can only fight this war head-on, and can only do whatever it takes to do so. So Wei nodded and said: "Your Majesty the Tsar, rest assured, we will do our best to ensure the latest plan for the expansion of the 3 million army." ”

Nicholas II turned his head and said to the Minister of the Navy, Makarov: "Although the navy of our Russian Empire has now existed in name only, and because of the large-scale expansion of the army, the finances of our Russian Empire will not have funds to invest in the construction of new warships of the Russian Navy in a short time, but in the future, the navy of our Russian Empire will definitely rise again, and your navy will now begin to design our Russian Empire's own new warships, including super dreadnought battleships and battle cruisers, As soon as the finances of our Russian Empire are sufficient, new warships of the Russian Navy will immediately be put into construction. ”

Makarov nodded and said, "Yes!" Your Majesty the Tsar, we, the Russian Navy, must have designed the most powerful super-dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers in the world. ”

Nicholas II said again: "That's right! And the kind of warship of the Imperial Chinese Navy that can carry fighters, what is it called? The Navy of our Russian Empire must also have! ”

"Your Majesty the Tsar, that kind of warship is called an aircraft carrier, and our Russian Navy must also design the most powerful aircraft carrier!"

In addition to the Russians who are unwilling to end this war like this, there are also countries that participate in the war, and they are not willing to end this war like this, in the imperial palace in Berlin, Germany, the German Emperor Wilhelm II summoned the German Prime Minister Hohenlohe, the Chief of the Army General Staff Schlieffen and the Admiral Tirpitz into the palace, and said with a gloomy expression: "The second joint expeditionary fleet has failed miserably, and our German Navy has lost 3 Westpha-class dreadnought battleships, 3 Helgoland-class dreadnought battleships, 3 Caesar-class dreadnought battleships, 3 Wicchersbach all-steel battleships, 3 Braunschweig-class all-steel battleships, 4 German-class all-steel battleships, a total of 19 capital battleships, in addition to the loss of 4 ironclad battleships, 10 large fast armored cruisers, 22 fast protection cruisers, 34 destroyers, 30 torpedo boats and 23 submarines, so that our entire German navy suffered another heavy loss, and the naval losses of other countries were also very large. The remnants of the navies of Russia, Italy, Austria and Turkey even surrendered to the navy of the Chinese Empire, and the British were ready to end the war because of the defeat in this naval battle. ”

Admiral Minister Tirpitz said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, no one thought that this time the Chinese Empire would have so many aircraft carriers, which could dispatch thousands of warplanes to carry out endless bombing of the second coalition expeditionary fleet. ”

Wilhelm II then said: "Our German navy must have aircraft carriers, Tirpitz, and immediately let people start designing our own aircraft carriers of the German navy, and when the design drawings come out, I will come to figure out how to build the aircraft carriers." ”

The German Navy currently has 8 King-class super dreadnought battleships and 8 Bavaria-class super dreadnought battleships have begun to build, in addition, the German Navy has designed a battle cruiser called Moltke-class, and is ready to build 8 at once, the construction funds of these 8 Moltke-class battlecruisers are all paid by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the royal treasury, and the German treasury can no longer come up with a large amount of money for the crazy expansion of the German Navy, and the German Navy wants to build aircraft carriers. It was only the German Emperor Wilhelm II who could pay for it.

Prime Minister Hohenlohe hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, what is our German attitude towards the British proposal?" ”

Wilhelm II did not hesitate to say: "This war cannot end like this!" Our German Army will gather 870,000 elite troops on the front line of the Ural Mountains in the Russian battlefield, and cooperate with millions of army units in other countries, there is still hope to defeat the Imperial Chinese Army on the front line of the Ural Mountains and regain the initiative in this war. ”

Germany's entry into this war against the Chinese Empire was completely dictatorial by the German Emperor Wilhelm II, and if this war ended like this, then Wilhelm II was really speechless to the entire German people, so Wilhelm II absolutely did not want the war to end like this.

Wilhelm II gritted his teeth and said to the three important ministers: "The British don't want to fight, but the Russians must not want the war to end like this, contact the Russians and tell the Russians that we Germany support them to fight, and we Germany can even send another part of the elite units of the German Army into the Russian battlefield!" (To be continued.) )