"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense gunfire came from the north, and the residents of St. Petersburg looked north in horror. When the Chinese cavalry arrived in St. Petersburg, they panicked. However, the Chinese cavalry did not attack St. Petersburg in the end, which reassured them a lot. But now, the sound of guns and cannons rang out again, and many residents of St. Petersburg thought that the Chinese cavalry had launched an attack on St. Petersburg.

"Run! The Chinese called! "Countless people panicked like flies without heads, and they fled everywhere. The whole of St. Petersburg has become a mess. The Prussian Army, which was stationed in St. Petersburg, was also put into combat readiness for the first time. Although the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia are still allies, no one can guarantee how long this alliance will last.

In the previous battle of Stupino, south of Moscow, the Prussian Army had already lost an infantry battalion, and it can be seen from that the seeds of conflict between the Chinese Army and the Prussian Army had already been planted.

"Order the troops, bring them to the highest combat readiness, all the troops, all into positions. Also, send a telegram to the command of the army group with a request for reinforcements! "Prussian Lieutenant General Lark Murke, stationed in St. Petersburg. Feng. Lieutenant General Sosta's expression was stern.

Tens of thousands of Prussian troops, all of whom entered positions, prepared to defend against the attack of the Chinese army. At the same time, a telegram for help was sent to the headquarters of the army group, which was rushing to St. Petersburg.

But then, the Prussian Army found that although the gunfire was very intense, but. The Chinese cavalry did not launch an offensive on St. Petersburg. The target of their attack, it seems, was not St. Petersburg. This made the Prussian Army very puzzled. Could it be that the Chinese cavalry was fighting the Russians? But hadn't the Russians already surrendered to the Prussian Army? How could they still have the audacity to fight the Chinese army.

With this question. Ralke. Feng. Lieutenant General Sosta sent someone to contact the Russians and ask them what was going on.

Tsarskoye Village, just over 20 kilometers from St. Petersburg, is now enveloped in war. The 3rd Cavalry Brigade of the 11th Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army raided here. The Russian troops guarding here did not expect the Chinese cavalry to attack them at all. The first line of defense, when it was untouchable, was torn apart by the imperial cavalry. Immediately afterward, the Imperial cavalry launched an attack on the second line of defense of the Russian army.

The Russian army stationed in Tsarskoye is only one battalion. More than 700 Russian officers and soldiers. Some of them were stationed on the outskirts of Tsarskoye Village, but the main force was stationed in the mountains of Tsarskoye Village. That's where they focused their defense, the Tsar's treasury, right there.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

More than a dozen 75-mm field guns were firing fiercely at the positions of the Russian army, and one shell after another was whistling towards the positions of the Russian army. The Russian army stationed here is an infantry battalion, which has no artillery and other heavy weapons, and is only equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars, rifles and other weapons. Faced with the attack of the field artillery of the Imperial cavalry. They can only defend passively.

However, the power of the field artillery was not great, and it did not do much damage to those bunkers buried in the mountains. And the soldiers of the Russian army. can use the fortifications that have already been built to stop the Imperial cavalry.

"Quick, speed up the attack. We only have half an hour! The commander of the 11th Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Army ordered anxiously. He received an order to take Tsarskoye within half an hour. Ten minutes had passed since the battle began, which meant that there were twenty minutes left.

Imperial cavalry. Dismounted from his horse, picked up his horse pistol and participated in the attack. The Russian army has a geographical advantage. This gives them the upper hand in battle. Every time the Imperial cavalry took a step forward, they had to pay a lot of price.

"Mortar! Knock out the enemy's heavy machine guns! ”

A captain and company commander shouted an order that the heavy machine guns deployed by the Russian army on the defensive line strictly suppressed the attack of the imperial cavalry.

The mortar had just been erected, and before it had time to fire, it was discovered by the Russian army. A barrage of bullets swept in, and the two mortar gunners fell to the ground in an instant. However, immediately the replacement artilleryman re-manipulated the mortar and launched an artillery bombardment.

The battle was fierce, and the Russian army resisted very bravely. However, the Imperial Army invested a cavalry brigade and more than 6,000 people to attack an infantry battalion of the Russian army. Wipe your neck yourself.

In the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, when the guns rang out, Tsar Alexander II was also stunned. Originally, he also thought that after the Prussian Army was stationed in St. Petersburg, they would be safe. As more and more Prussian troops entered St. Petersburg, the Chinese Army would not have launched an offensive against St. Petersburg. But now, the guns are ringing out.

"Damn, could it be that the Chinese directly tore up the Covenant and tore their faces with the Prussians? If that's the case, what should Russia do? Alexander II was very anxious. If war breaks out between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, won't all Russia's previous efforts be in vain? The territories that the Kingdom of Prussia promised to return to Russia are probably not possible. After all, Tsar Alexander II did not think that if war broke out now, the Kingdom of Prussia would still have the strength to defeat the Chinese Empire. The one who will win in the end will inevitably be the Chinese Empire.

"Majesty, Lark. Feng. Lieutenant General Sosta came to the news, claiming that fighting broke out in Tsarskoye Village, north of St. Petersburg, and asked us what was going on? The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army, Marshal Wittgenstein, addressed Alexander II.

"Tsarskook? The Chinese are attacking the royal village? How is that possible? Alexander II's eyes widened, as if he had seen something incredible.

"Your Majesty, yes, the Chinese are attacking Huangcun. Lieutenant General Sosta did not know the Chinese's intentions in doing this, so he ordered the Prussian Army to defend in place! Marshal Wittgenstein said.

"It's over, it's all over!" Alexander II looked dejected. Others don't know, doesn't he know yet? Most of the wealth of the royal family is stored in the treasury of Zài Huangcun. Originally, he thought that this was a secret that no one else would know. In this way, when the enemy had retreated, he would be able to withdraw that wealth and use it to pay the Prussian ransom, and to develop the country's industry. But now, the Chinese have launched a direct attack on the royal village, and it is clear that the Chinese already know the secrets of the royal village. This is undoubtedly a fatal blow to Russia! Without that wealth, Russia would be completely doomed.

"Your Majesty, what the hell is going on?" Seeing the appearance of Alexander II, the ministers all looked at each other a little. However, they also seem to sense that something bad is happening.

"Most of the wealth accumulated by the royal family over the centuries is stored in the treasury of the royal village!" Alexander II did not hide the news any longer.

"What?" All the high-ranking Russian officials exclaimed, this is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for them!

According to the treaty signed between Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, after the war they were to redeem the territories occupied by the Kingdom of Prussia at the cost of 200 million gold marks, and in addition, Russia would certainly be required to pay a huge war reparations in this war. In addition, the future development of Russia still needs a lot of money, and the wealth of the royal family has been regarded by them as the most important source of funds. Now, there is a problem with the wealth of the imperial family, which is undoubtedly the bottom of the kettle for Russia in the future!

"Your Majesty, how much of the wealth in the royal village accounts for all the wealth of the royal family?" Zhukovsky asked directly. Everyone understands what he means, if the proportion of wealth in the royal village is not large, even if it is lost, it may not be too much loss. But if it's a large percentage, then they'll have to do everything they can to keep that wealth.

Alexander II did not hide it, and directly gave everyone the answer: "The wealth stored in the royal village accounts for seventy percent of all the wealth of the royal family!" ”

"Seventy percent?" Although, no one knows how much wealth the royal family has accumulated in total. However, seventy percent of the wealth is stored in Huangcun, and now Huangcun has been attacked by the Chinese, which is not good news for them!

"Damn, someone must have leaked this news, otherwise, the Chinese would not have directly launched an attack on Huangcun!" The Foreign Minister, Count Neschel Rodie, said hatefully.

"It's too late to say this, we only have one infantry battalion stationed in Tsarskoye Village. The Chinese cavalry that arrived in St. Petersburg amounted to more than 70,000 people. It is simply impossible for our troops to withstand the attack of so many Chinese. The fall of Huangcun has not been accidental! Duke Gorchakov said.

"Those damned Chinese, they are all robbers, those riches belong to the royal family, and they also belong to Russia! How can they want to rob them of that wealth? Zhukovsky said through gritted teeth.

Everyone attached great importance to the wealth stored by the emperor in the royal village, and they knew that if this wealth was robbed by the Chinese, it would be a heavy blow to their future development plans. Without sufficient funding, the implementation of the plan cannot be guaranteed. Russia should not try to re-emerge.

There is no doubt that this action of the Chinese Empire directly hit the door of the Russians. This would make Russia completely lose the power to fight back against the Chinese Empire. For Russia, it is also a fatal blow. (To be continued......)

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