Moscow, Russian Imperial War Department.?

"All right, generals. Now share your thoughts and then come up with a solution. Remember, don't attack each other, what we need is solidarity and the means to solve problems. Alex Kuropatkin pushed the battle report from the Far East forward, and then said solemnly.

"General Bilderlinger had no way to face the offensive of the Northeast Guards, and the war was at least four months earlier than we expected. Our preparations were not perfect, because of the advance of time, our forces in the Far East were reduced by at least 50,000 men, and there was an equal number of conscripts and heavy equipment. Plus the damned Japanese are also messing with us at this time. The Far Eastern Army, which was originally less than 100,000, had to be allocated a part of it to support the Japanese battlefield. General Kaulbas said.

"Not only that, but His Royal Highness the Tsar actually believed in the Cossacks and Mongols, leaving a large amount of supplies and equipment that would have been used in the Far East to those cavalry. Then, this group of mercenaries and a group of rabble crossed thousands of kilometers to attack the capital of the Qing Kingdom! As a result, it is now blocked in Inner Mongolia, and there is no way to advance or retreat. A lot of resources are wasted and nothing is done. General Linevich shook his head and said. Although General Kuropatkin has already said that they cannot attack each other, but this is for the Russians, as for the Cossacks. They are just mercenaries and do not count among them! And the current situation must find a scapegoat!

"Well, guys, if I can convince His Highness the Tsar to replenish the supplies originally used to replenish the Cossack cavalry to the Russian army in the Far East, then who of you would like to go to General Bildlinger to defend against the attack of the Northeast Guards?" Kuropat Kim said with a gloomy face! For the words of these two generals. He was very dissatisfied, although he also looked down on those aliens who were lifelong mercenaries, but he also knew that if you want to continue to send supplies to the Far East, the cost is too high, there is no railway, there is no sound military station system, how do you let these things pass? Therefore, it is a very cost-effective way to shorten the supply line and allocate some supplies to the Cossacks so that they can share the forces of the Beiyang.

But the idea is beautiful. The reality is brutal. Originally, it was planned to use the Cossack cavalry and the Mongols as cannon fodder to attract the main forces of the North Ocean to the south, and then the Far East garrison took the opportunity to cross the Heilongjiang River to cover the killing. But in fact, Beiyang had no intention of separating the winner from this tired army from afar. Only a small number of troops were sent to deal with it. And the main force remains in the Northeast. So far, the Russians have not only failed to achieve the strategic goal of dividing troops in Beiyang, but also have to send supplies to the front line across almost the entire Mongolian steppe! And the troops in the Far East have already been put on the doorstep! The troops were insufficient, the equipment was inferior, and they were scattered on the defense line of thousands of kilometers along the Heilongjiang River. This situation. It's a ghost to be able to win!

"Honorable General, I actually think. Now it's time to think about the end. Our military power in the Far East has reached its limit. But it did not cause any harm to the other party, and the emperor we had high hopes for is now completely controlled by Li Hongzhang's Zhili garrison, and even if he can kill the empress dowager, he will be cleaned up by Li Hongzhang's Zhili garrison later. So, we don't have a chance to win now. And the other party hasn't made a force yet! General Kaulbas whispered.

"Just this morning, His Majesty the Emperor summoned me, and he was very dissatisfied with the situation in the Far East, but at the same time full of hope for the future of the Far East. At least he didn't want the war to end like this. We really weren't well prepared, but right now. Our supplies and troops can still be delivered to the Far East. As long as we get through this most difficult period, the tide of battle may not be without a turnaround! Kuropatkin said, knocking on the table.

To be honest, Kuropatkin himself did not believe that there was a turning point in the war. This war has been lost! If the words of Tsar Nicholas II are a sign of overconfidence, then the purpose of Kuropatkin's words is to clarify the position that there must be no truce in the case of the overall inferiority of the Russian team! Even if you have to lose, you have to lose less. Even if there is a truce, we must make some achievements on the battlefield before we talk about it! So, no matter how difficult the situation is. Russia must also support the Far East in a counterattack, whether it is won or lost!

"Then Your Excellency General needs a victory, and then let the Empire exit the battlefield with dignity?" Kaulbas said carefully. He listened attentively, he noticed. Kuropatkin, who has always been arrogant, only said that the tide of the war had turned, not expecting victory. So he keenly felt that in the eyes of the number one man in the Russian Army, there was no need to count on the war situation in the Far East. The best outcome for Russia would also be to end the war before it really eroded.

"If it's just for a glorious victory, I don't think it's impossible. At least, we still have an advantage on the front line of Hailan Pao, and if we concentrate on eating it, it won't be so ugly on the face, but now the key is whether the European reinforcements and Svobodney's troops can hold back the troops under Peng Yi in Beiyang? Kaulbas saw that Kuropatkin did not object, and continued.

"This idea is too ideal, just like the plan we made at the beginning, just thinking about how to do it, but not thinking about what the actual controller of Beiyang thinks! What he wants is terrible! General Linevich, who had not spoken all this time, said with a slight irritability.

"Vladivostok, and the territory we once acquired through treaties and intimidation." Kuropatkin said with some gloom. "Since the end of the Qing-Japanese War, this general has been preparing for today's war. Even the British and the Japanese were used by him as pawns to contain the Empire! So we must tell the arrogant general with practical actions that the Russian ** team can be defeated, but it is impossible to drive the Russians from his land! ”

"We want Beiyang to pay a price that they can't afford, and only then will they choose to stop the war. We do not have an advantage in the field, we do not have enough heavy weapons, we do not have an advantage in forces, and we are more dispersed. So we can only hold on and keep Svobodny and Vladivostok, the former being the center of our control of the Far East, and the latter the only anchorage on the continent of the Far Eastern Fleet. As long as these two places are not breached, we will have a certain advantage in future negotiations! Kuropatkin directly repudiated the plan to concentrate forces to defeat Hailan first. What he needs is to shrink his forces, and then hold the fortress, so that Beiyang's head will be broken in front of the strong fortress!

"Of course, we also have to ask the Cossacks to attack immediately to distract us." Kuropatkin paused and continued. "There is also the navy, and the current navy must take the initiative to strike as much as possible on the transportation lines of the Beiyang, just as the Japanese did in the Sea of Japan."

"I'm afraid that the distance from Muroran Port to the East China Sea is too long, and even if it is a warship specially used to break diplomatic relations, it will not stay too long after arriving in the East China Sea. What's more, in the East China Sea, it will be attacked by the Beiyang Fleet, which has absolute superiority, and not to mention how many achievements it has won, whether it can come back is a question, and it is difficult for General Makanov to agree. Kaulbas objected.

"General Makanov is a real soldier, and he doesn't bring prejudices between the services to decision-making." Kuropatkin said.

"Even if the Navy agrees to cooperate, will it really turn out as the general imagined? In the face of the Beiyang Fleet, which occupies an absolute advantage, the remaining warships of the Far Eastern Fleet can only be sheep in the mouth of the tiger! And lost the protection of the Navy. What to do with the Japanese theater of operations? The Tsugaru Strait is not an impassable one. If the Japanese Army crosses the strait while the Far East Fleet is weak, the Russian garrison in Hokkaido will not be able to resist the attack of the Japanese army, and at that time, not only will it not be able to save the crisis in the Far East, but the entire Japanese Governorate will be wiped out! General Kaulbas said worriedly.

"You mean, at this stage, we want to at least keep the Japanese Governorate safe, and then try to reduce the Empire's losses on the mainland?" Kuropatkin asked tentatively.

"At least it's more likely that the Japanese Governorate will be retained. Japan does not have a navy, and the attitude of the North Ocean towards the Japanese Reconquista is very cold, if it were not for the Far East Fleet, which is strong enough to threaten the North Ocean Fleet, I think the naval battle that took place in the Eight Outdoor Fleet might not have happened. As long as we don't provoke Beiyang. There is no danger in the Japanese Viceroyalty. The empire still had ice-free ports and footholds in the Far East. Kaulbas said.

"If those 1 million square kilometers of land are reincorporated into the territory of the Qing Dynasty, does it mean to know what it means? The majesty of the empire will be completely trampled underfoot, and the most humiliating treaty of the Romanov dynasty since its foundation will be born in our hands! We will be put on the pillar of shame of the Russian nation, not only us, but His Highness the Tsar and the entire empire! Kuropatkin said with some anger.

"The situation is stronger than people, in this case we can only accept the reality, and then prepare for the next war, and it is more conducive to our war to set the battle line in Central Asia and the northern part of the Qing country, which is closer to us. What we have lost in this war can be gained in the next war. It's a trap that we've fallen into, and now we're thinking about how to get out as quickly as possible. Kaulbas insisted.

"Why don't we listen to General Makanov? Since the help of the Far Eastern Fleet is needed, we should learn to listen to the opinions of professionals. Looking at the two sides that did not give in to each other, General Linevich said.

Since the dispute between the two sides will not solve the problem, then leave the problem of the Navy to the professionals, the Army can no longer solve the crisis in the Far East independently, in this case, look at the opinion of the Navy is probably the best choice!

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