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If the Manchus wanted to defeat the Chinese Empire, they had to fight a quick victory. If it drags on, the Manchus will not have any chance of winning. Relying on its strong industrial strength, the Chinese Empire could easily crush the Manchu Qing to pieces. Lieutenant General Albert's judgment was undoubtedly very correct, which made the regent of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu and the ministers of the military aircraft were very unhappy. They had already invested all the financial resources and military forces of the entire Manchu Qing into the war of military expansion, but in the end it was still such a result, which was somewhat difficult for them to accept. After all, if the Manchus failed again this time, they would lose completely. No one wants to see that day, and they all want to be able to turn the tables around.

"General Albert, what will it take for the Qing Dynasty to win?" The regent Aisin Jueluo. Mianyu asked. Now he has extreme distrust of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's own generals, and instead regards Lieutenant General Albert and other advisory officers sent by the British as the last straw.

"Your Highness, although the Qing Kingdom is only forty percent sure that it will be able to win the war, this does not mean that it will lose in the end. There are many factors that affect the war, and it is difficult to say what the final outcome will be. However, if the Chinese Empire could be inflicted a heavy blow at the beginning of the war and establish an advantage within half a year, the Qing State might have hope. Lieutenant General Albert said.

"General, what can we do to inflict heavy damage on the Chinese Empire?" Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu hurriedly asked.

"Cavalry! The Qing state had 200,000 cavalry, while the Chinese Empire's army had only a few thousand cavalry. Much more than the cavalry of the Chinese Empire. Moreover, the cavalry of the Chinese Empire was used separately. Once the war began, I estimate that the Qing army's defense along the Yangtze River would not be able to withstand the Chinese Empire. When the time comes. We can put the armies of the Chinese Empire on the northern plains. With powerful cavalry, the army of the Chinese Empire was divided and encircled, and part by part was eaten. This is our only chance. Lieutenant General Albert said.

The regent Aisin Jueluo. Mianyu and the others nodded again and again, they were all people who knew something about military affairs. They also trusted the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry and the Mongol Cavalry, and could not help but think that this tactic of Lieutenant General Albert had great hope. If it can succeed, maybe it will really be able to make the Chinese Empire suffer a big loss. That's the case. It will be able to take the opportunity to destroy the main force of the army of the Chinese Empire. When the time comes, the Western powers that are not on good terms with the Chinese Empire will definitely rush to it. In the end, no matter how powerful the Chinese Empire was. Surely they will not be able to escape the siege of other countries.

"Yucheng, General Albert, in the next period, the preparation of the Qing Dynasty and the tactics adopted in the war. I'll leave it to you. I hope. You can seize the last opportunity to defeat the Chinese Empire in one fell swoop and win the final victory for the Qing Dynasty! "Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu said.

"Yes, Your Highness. Please rest assured, Your Highness, we will definitely be able to defeat those rebels and keep the Qing Dynasty! Yucheng patted his chest and said.

Lieutenant General Albert is not as confident as Yucheng, but he still said. Will do my best. After all, this time the enemy is too strong.

The size of the Qing army has reached millions. The old Green Battalion has been eliminated and a new type of army with bannermen as the main force has been built. The new army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was completely organized in the West, with squads, platoons, companies, battalions, regiments, divisions, and armies as its establishment, and the army of more than one million was divided into 20 armies. They are deployed along the Yangtze River and in the northeast. The deployment of an army by the Chinese Empire in Korea posed a great threat to the Manchus. Northeast China, as the land of Longxing in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, has always been forbidden to enter by Han Chinese. It is regarded as the last territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and was prepared by the Manchu rulers for future generations. Once the Manchus were unable to gain a foothold in the Guannai, they could retreat to the northeast. It's just that the ancestors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty probably didn't expect that after entering the customs, these Manchus decayed so quickly, they commanded cockfighting and walking dogs, and they couldn't farm and hunt at all, even if they could finally retreat to the northeast, they would not be able to continue to survive in the deep mountains and old forests. Therefore, the top cadres of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had realized that for them, the only hope was to defeat the Chinese Empire, and there was no other way out.

At a time when the armies of the Chinese Empire began to move frequently, so did the armies of the Manchus. They deployed 100,000 troops to the northeast in case the Chinese Empire used Korea as a springboard to advance on Mukden. The Gyeonggi region was also the focus of defense, and in order to prevent the Chinese Empire from using the navy to directly transport troops to land in Tianjin and other places, the Qing army deployed 400,000 troops in the Gyeonggi area. The other 500,000 are deployed along the Yangtze River, along the eastern coast, and in the northwest inland. As tensions between the Chinese Empire and the Manchus grew, the clouds of war had risen in the East. For the imminent outbreak of this war, both countries will devote all their strength. The winner will have one qiē, while the loser will lose one qiē.

Fortunately, the eyes of the West are now attracted by the French Revolution, and the Western powers are a little afraid that the revolution that broke out in France will spread to their own countries, so they can't help but strengthen their control over the country. Of course, the Western powers did not relax their attention to the East either. They were also very concerned about the wars between the Chinese Empire and the Manchus. In particular, Britain, which had enmity with the Chinese Empire, was always ready to share some benefits in this war. As Lieutenant General Albert, chief of staff of the Qing army, said, if the Qing army can really inflict heavy damage on the Chinese Empire, or even destroy the main force of the Chinese Empire, Britain will certainly not mind falling into the ground. At that time, Britain will not only be able to re-establish its position as the world hegemon, but will also be able to gain access to vast colonies and markets. Nanyang and China south of the Yangtze River have been built by the Chinese Empire for several years, and in the eyes of the British, this is also a huge piece of fat, if it can be swallowed in one bite, it can undoubtedly make Britain's strength get a rapid increase.

Only one of the European powers acted in response to the imminent outbreak of a large-scale war in the East. This country is Tsarist Russia. Because the Canal Development Company had reconciled with the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Russia had no chance of invading the Balkans. In addition, the Russian Foreign Minister, Count Neschel Rodie, tried his best to convince Tsar Nicholas I. Eventually, Tsar Nicholas I was persuaded to agree to temporarily abandon the invasion of the Balkans and turn his attention from Europe to Asia. To this end, 100,000 Russian troops began to march from Europe to the Far East, including 50,000 elite Cossack cavalry. However, it was impossible to travel from the European part of Russia to the Far East, which was very far away, and there were a large number of war materials to be transported, without a few months. However, before the army reached the Far East, Russia had already launched an operation.

Muravyov, the Russian Governor-General of the Far East, was appointed plenipotentiary for the operation, responsible for liaison with the Manchus and a possible war against the Chinese Empire. Governor Muravyov had always been a strong advocate of expansion in the Far East, but in previous years, his ideas had not been favored by the Tsar, and now that the Tsar had changed his mind, he was naturally overjoyed. Governor Muravyov immediately sent an envoy to Beijing to prepare for contact with the Manchus and to express Russia's support for the Manchus. The other is to take the opportunity to blackmail the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

According to the Treaty of Nebuchu of that year, there was a clear demarcation line between China and Russia, from the Gelbiqi River, a tributary of the Heilongjiang River, to the Outer Khing'an Mountains and to the sea, Lingnan belonged to China, and Lingbei belonged to Russia. It is bounded by the Ergun River in the west, China in the south, and Russia in the north. The Yaksa region belonged to China, and the city of Yaksa was demolished, and the Russians moved back to Russia. Orions and others in the two countries are not allowed to cross the border without authorization, otherwise they will be arrested and questioned. More than a dozen or more people crossing the border in groups must report to the emperors of the two countries and be sentenced to death according to the crime.

But now, the Russians have completely crossed the original dividing line. They aggressively invaded the area north of the Heilongjiang River, and even established some settlements along the Heilongjiang River in an attempt to encroach on these territories belonging to China. Of course, these were secret operations of the Russians, which were not recognized by the Manchus. This time, the Manchus encountered an unprecedented crisis, and Russia hoped to take advantage of this to cut off a piece of fat from the Manchus.

Tsar Nicholas I had always wanted to invade Xinjiang, Mongolia and Northeast China and create a Yellow Russia. If successful, Russia's territory will once again be expanded. It was under these conditions that the emissaries sent by the Governor-General of the Far East, Muravyov, arrived in the city of Beijing.

On April 25, 1846, a group of Russian cavalry dressed in gray uniforms and riding tall horses arrived in Beijing. The Qing officers and soldiers defending the city were very nervous, and the bullets in their rifles were already loaded, aiming at the Russian cavalry. If these Russian cavalry dared to attack, they would launch a fierce counterattack. After the training of British instructors, the combat effectiveness of these Qing troops has improved a lot, and compared with before, there is a world of difference.

However, then one of the Russian cavalry began to negotiate with the Qing army defending the city. Ten minutes later, a carriage flying the Russian flag drove out of the city, and a bearded Russian in a tuxedo stepped out of the carriage.

"I'm Ivan, the Russian minister in the Qing Kingdom, this is an order from your military department, let our people enter the city!" The Russians handed an order to the officers defending the city.

When the officers of the Qing army saw this, they immediately ordered them to be released. The Russian cavalry entered the city of Beijing. (To be continued......)