Chapter 604: The War Expands
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"It is a great pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary. ?......" After stepping into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, Minister Putiyatin was taken to Lin Zihao's office by the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At this time, he had already sorted out his mood and was full of smiles. After seeing Lin Zihao, he took the initiative to say hello, as if he didn't know that the Russian army had entered China and was already at war with the army of the Chinese Empire. These diplomats are all people who are relatively close to the city government, otherwise, they would not have been sent abroad to protect the interests of their country. In particular, the diplomats sent to the Chinese Empire and other large countries are the best among diplomats. Putiyatin is one of Russia's most prominent diplomats at present.
"Hello, Your Excellency. You may be seated! Lin Zihao's expression was a little stiff. The Russians' brazen intervention in the war between the Chinese Empire and the Manchus, and the undeclared attack on the 6th Army of the Chinese Empire, which occupied Shengjing, was simply despicable and shameless. Not to mention the bloody cases created by the Russian army in the Northeast, which made Lin Zihao hold back a fire against Russia in his heart.
After the secretary asked for tea, he sat down and prepared to record the conversation. However, his hand holding the pen trembled slightly, and it was obvious that he had already known the content of this conversation in advance, so he was a little excited. As a hot-blooded young man, he doesn't have the slightest affection for Russia. The Russians tried in vain to block the unification of China, and that was the enemy of the empire. Now that the Empire was going to declare war on Russia, he was very excited and excited. If it weren't for the importance of his current work, maybe he would have put pen to paper. "What? Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, is there such a thing? I'm sorry, but I don't know anything like this. If such a thing really happened. I can only express regret. Minister Putiyatin said. Although he pretended to know nothing, Lin Zihao still clearly knew the answer he wanted from the change in his expression. Obviously. Putiyatin had long known about the entry of Russian troops into China.
"Your Excellency, just this afternoon. Your army has already fought a battle with the Imperial 6th Army in Shengjing. However, unfortunately, your army suffered a crushing defeat. The 1st Cossack cavalry division of your army was completely lost. And the Imperial 6th Army, only paid a small price. Lin Zihao said with a smile.
"What?" Minister Putiyatin was shocked. With him, he had long known about the entry of the Russian army into China, but he did not expect it. The two sides have already fought each other so quickly. And it was the Russian army that suffered a crushing defeat, which was completely unexpected by him. The great Cossack cavalry, how could it be that he failed, he subconsciously thought that this was Lin Zihao lying again. But. Lin Zihao doesn't need to lie about this kind of thing! If it is debunked, it will have a huge impact on Lin Zihao's reputation in the future. Don't. Was the Cossack cavalry really defeated? "Your Excellency, I don't want to argue with you on this matter, as soon as you will know. In addition, it will be published in the newspaper tomorrow. The subject of my appointment with you this time must have already been guessed by His Excellency the Minister! Lin Zihao said.
Minister Putiatin nodded, and by this time, he would no longer pretend to be crazy and stupid, it was useless at all.
"Then, on behalf of the Chinese Empire, I officially declare war on Russia! From now on, our two countries will be at war. The personnel of the Russian embassy in China must evacuate the Chinese Empire within a week. In the same way, the staff of our embassy in Russia will also evacuate as much as possible! Lin Zihao said coldly. From now on, the Chinese Empire has officially declared war with Russia, a huge country with the largest standing army in the world. This means that the two sides will fight a large-scale war. The war will not end if one side bows its head.
"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, is it too reckless for your country to declare war on the Russian Empire like this? Of course, I would not have been able to interfere with your country's decision. However, from the standpoint of a friend, I need to advise your country. The Russian Empire is not a small country, and the Chinese Empire can go to war, but it is not up to the Chinese Empire to decide when to end the war. Once the armies of the great Russian Empire defeated the armies of the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Empire would pay a heavy price for this. Therefore, I think that the dispute between our two countries can be seen as a conflict, not a war. In this case, it will be good for both of us! Minister Putiyatin said 'sincerely'.
"Haha! The Empire Started the War First? Your Excellency, are you mistaken? It's just that you didn't declare the war first. As to when the war will end, I think it will not be a matter of concern to His Excellency the Minister. Then you will know who can't hold it first and kneels on the ground and begs for mercy! Lin Zihao laughed. The statement of Minister Putiyatin is simply ridiculous. Obviously, it was the Russians who shamefully started the war, but now they look like they are thinking about the Chinese Empire, and they are simply not only going to be a bitch, but also to set up a chastity archway.
"Humph! Your Excellency the Foreign Minister, since you have rejected the friendship of the Russian Empire, I can only express my regret. But I'm sure you'll regret it eventually. The great Russian Empire will not be defeated, and the final victory will definitely be ours! Minister Putiyatin said. Since the Chinese Empire doesn't know what to do, then he won't say anything more. He believed that the powerful Russian* army would completely defeat the Chinese Empire. Although he knew that the Chinese Empire was a powerful country, the opponents of the Chinese Empire were not only Russia, but also the Qing Dynasty. The Qing State also had an army of millions. The Chinese Empire waged war against both the Qing and the Russian Empire at the same time, which was simply arrogant and self-defeating.
Almost at the same time, the Chinese Empire's minister to Russia also submitted a declaration of war to Russian Foreign Minister Gorchakov. Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Gorchakov accepted the declaration of war by the Chinese Empire on behalf of Russia. The Chinese Empire and the Russian Empire were already officially at war.
On the morning of January 14, 1846, the Reichsal Daily and other major newspapers carried the news of the Empire's official declaration of war on Russia. In addition, the entire newspaper reported that the Imperial 6th Army defeated a Russian cavalry division at Shengjing. and the news of the massacre of innocent civilians by the Russian army in the Northeast.
In an instant, the enthusiasm of the common people of the empire was aroused. They were in favor of the Empire's declaration of war on Russia. Some radical students even went to recruitment points everywhere and demanded to join the Imperial 6th Army and participate in the war against Russia. It's just that these students are the baby bumps of the emperor Long Yufei, and these students will be needed for the construction of the empire in the future! They asked to join the army, which was simply impossible. 、
The major cities of the empire also marched in support of the empire and against Russia. The Russian army actually attacked the innocent people in the northeast, which was unacceptable in the eyes of the common people of the empire. This kind of behavior is completely barbaric. Some radical people even demanded that the empire repay the debt with blood and blood, and demanded that the 6th Army of the empire kill the Russians to avenge the dead innocent people after entering Russia.
Of course, the Russian side denied this, claiming that this was simply a slander against the Chinese Empire. The Russian Empire was a civilized country, how could it have done such a thing? In addition, Russia can only express regret over the declaration of war by the Chinese Empire on Russia. They brazenly show that although Russia is a peace-loving country, they are definitely not a country that can be bullied by other countries. The Chinese Empire declared war on Russia, and Russia could only accept it. They will make the Chinese Empire pay for it.
If Russia were a peace-loving country, then there might not be war in this world. They have always been an expanding country, otherwise Russia would not have the vast territory it has today. You know, in order to expand southward, they have been fighting with the Ottoman Turkish Empire for two hundred years.
The Western powers were also shocked by the Chinese Empire's declaration of war with Russia. After all, most Western countries originally believed that the Chinese Empire and Russia would probably adopt an undeclared war. After all, once the two sides declare war, it is not so easy to end the war. In addition, only France and the Kingdom of Spain condemned the Russian atrocities in the Northeast, and after saying some innocuous words, there was no follow-up. As for the other Western powers, they simply did not care. One of the most important reasons is that they do not regard China as a civilized country at all, and the Chinese people are nothing more than indigenous in their eyes. Killing the natives, these Western powers did not do less.
What caught the attention of the Western powers was that an infantry brigade of the 6th Army of the Chinese Empire actually disabled a Cossack cavalry division of the Russian army. In their eyes, this is completely fantastical. They knew how powerful the Cossack cavalry was. It is completely impossible that the 6th Army of the Chinese Empire was able to defeat the Cossack cavalry with infantry of equal strength. Almost all Western countries, believing that the Chinese Empire was bragging, scoffed at it. )
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