When Xu Jie and others were busy with their work, the Russian delegation also quarreled in the hotel where they stayed, and sent a piece of information to the Tsar through telegrams, and then the Tsar's ministers had to carefully study the countermeasures.

In terms of territory, Beiyang will definitely not return all its territory, which is not in the interests of Beiyang, let alone the style of the actual controller of Beiyang like a wolf, but to restore the border between the two sides before the signing of the "Nebuchu Treaty", not to mention that Russia is impossible to accept this condition, and more importantly, Beiyang does not have such a good appetite! With more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land directly, how can Beiyang completely control it?

Therefore, Count Sergeivet thinks that on the first territorial issue, Beiyang is just asking for a price! Therefore, Count Sergeivet's aim was to make Russia lose as much territory as possible, although in the eyes of the Russians, the loss of these territories was only temporary, and Russia, after several years of preparation, could defeat Beiyang in one fell swoop. But even so, Count Sergeivet wanted to make the treaty more decent.

It is also a very normal thing for Russia to withdraw from Outer Mongolia with all its strength, and the Russian Far Eastern Military District has already been beaten, so what can the lone army that has penetrated into Inner Mongolia do? If you don't go, even if the Beiyang army doesn't fight back, after entering the winter, because of the difficulty of supply, those cavalry will lose most of them, so retreat is the only correct decision, and after the next year, the Beiyang army, which has integrated the resources of the entire country, can easily sweep away the rotten princes of Outer Mongolia. So the Russians can't do anything about this. Only accept reality.

The last point is the reparation, 20 million pounds is a price that the Russians absolutely cannot accept, which is the price of 20 10,000-ton battleships. But can the Russians not give? Hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war, conscripts and civilians were under the control of Beiyang. These are all redeemed. Although Count Sergeivet, who is a nobleman in his bones, does not mind the life or death of these "gray cattle" at all. But public opinion is such a thing that Russia has to make some gestures. If people are sure to come back, the key is how to keep the price down!

"Lord Earl, the main force of the Beiyang Fleet has left Kaohsiung Port and sailed northeast!" Just as Count Witte was thinking about what to do, the door was suddenly opened, and Admiral Essen, the naval adviser, hurried to Witte with a telegram and said.

"Northeast?" Witte immediately unfolded the chart. "My lord, don't look at it, the only thing of value in the northeast is Hokkaido. They acted. My lord, the most warships and bases of the Far Eastern Fleet are in Hokkaido, and if we say that we have lost this base. Then the empire in the Far East will not even find a place to dock a sampan! Essen said anxiously.

"Damn, aren't we negotiating with Beiyang? They actually sent troops? Werther cursed.

"We are negotiating, but there is no truce between the twins, not just the navy. On the Army side, there are also signs of a westward movement. Are they afraid that they will continue to fight? Essen added.

"The two sides have been fighting fiercely for half a year. Does Beiyang still have the financial resources to fight? That's impossible! Werther shook his head and said.

"The Jewish consortium in Europe has subscribed to the new bonds issued by Beiyang, and it is conservatively estimated that they can raise at least about 10 million pounds of war funds, enough to support the next phase of the war." A deputy next to him said.

"Immediately send a telegram to His Majesty the Tsar, report the situation, and at the same time contact the Beiyang side, indicating that Russia agrees in principle to the payment of indemnities and the withdrawal of military strength in Outer Mongolia. Territorial issues need to be sought domestically. Witt thought for a moment and said.

"General, don't you want an immediate ceasefire in Beiyang?" Essen said.

"We don't say anything about the territory. There will be no ceasefire in Beiyang, and there is also an inextricable enmity between Beiyang and Japan. They would not easily cooperate with the Japanese army to occupy Hokkaido. We can wait a little longer, and at the same time wait for a reply from the country. Witt explained.

A few hours later, when the information was delivered to Nicholas II's desk, the enraged monarch immediately summoned his ministers and began to discuss countermeasures.

"The arrogant yellow people want to usurp the land from us, and we can't stop it, and now, they threaten us with the largest island in the empire." Nicholas II roared like an angry bull.

"It was a foregone conclusion that the empire would temporarily lose access to the Far East, and after losing a series of mainland ports such as Vladivostok, the whole of Hokkaido had become an isolated island of little significance. We need to get a lot of supplies and people around the world to Hokkaido. Moreover, they have to be enemies of Japan, and some of the gains outweigh the losses. Kuropatkin, who represents the Army, said.

"Absolutely not, Russia has lost too much territory, we can be defeated by the mighty Beiyang, but we can't compromise on the Japanese side." The Admiralty Chancellor shook his head and said. It's okay to be embarrassed, it's tolerable to lose to the strong, but there's a limit to shame, if the Japanese take back all their territory, then Russia will be a shame!

"And our situation in Hokkaido is not so bad, I can import supplies from the United States, the cost of transporting personnel is not too high, and more importantly, if we lose Hokkaido, it will have a big impact on our strategy in the next step. Hokkaido is here, at least we can contain some of the strength of the Beiyang Fleet. The Minister of the Admiralty added.

"Didn't Makanov already draw up a new plan, an operational plan that would not be carried out on the basis of the Hokkaido base? Why do you have to pay such a big price for Hokkaido? Kuropatkin said with some dissatisfaction.

"This plan involves other countries, and if the British don't agree, it is estimated that that small country will not dare to do it. But even if this plan fails, we can still resupply in French Vietnam. In the uncertain position of that small country, the defense of Muroran Port must be strengthened, and Hokkaido must be defended, unless, your Excellency, wants the navy to be inactive in the next war, and then the army will be under full pressure. The Secretary of the Admiralty said.

"Damn it." When the navy said that if the Russian navy could not fight because of the port problem, Kuropatkin knew that he had to back down, and if Beiyang sensed that the Russian navy was powerless to threaten him, he would naturally put most of his energy on the army. Although the Russian army is huge, it has to cross thousands of miles to fight in the Far East, and the transportation and supplies are tragic, so the army must leave a military port for the navy, so that the navy can have a game and help share the pressure.

"In that case, we need to make some concessions to Beiyang on the mainland, but everyone remember! What we lose today must be regained exponentially in the future! Nicholas II said fiercely.

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