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"Your Excellency the Governor, Your Majesty, there is one thing I have to remind you. If the Qing Dynasty was destroyed by the rebels, the secret treaty signed between the Qing Dynasty and Russia would definitely not be recognized by them. Therefore, if Russia wants Xinjiang, Mongolia and Northeast China, it is impossible. This secret treaty will only be fulfilled if the Qing Dynasty continues to exist. Helping the Qing Dynasty is tantamount to helping Russia. The Manchu Minister of Military Aircraft and Foreign Minister Saishana continued. In order to defeat the Chinese Empire, the Manchus had to sign a secret treaty with Russia in order to gain the support of Russia, and sold a large number of national interests. However, now this treaty has also become a bargaining chip for the Manchus to pull Russia into the water. If Russia wanted to withdraw from the war between the Manchus and the Chinese Empire, they would not want to get those benefits.

Governor Muravyov and Minister Ivan couldn't help frowning. This time, the tsar began to implement the Eastern strategy in order to be able to make a big breakthrough in the Far East. And now it seems that Russia has achieved a great deal of success, forcing the Manchus to sign a secret treaty ceding Xinjiang, Mongolia, and Northeast China to Russia, which involves millions of square kilometers of land. It can make Russia's territory grow again. If the treaty is not fulfilled, their efforts will be in vain.

"Lord Sai. You don't have to remind us. We know that very well. The treaty is sacred, and since it has been signed, it can no longer be reversed. The Great Russian Empire. There is enough strength to guarantee the treaty of travel! Ivan, the Russian minister to the Manchus, said.

"That's for the best. Your Excellency, the Chinese Empire is still the greatest enemy of our two countries, and it would be best if we could destroy them. Sezanne said. Now, of course, it looks like the Chinese Empire is going to be destroyed. It's almost impossible. In order to settle for the next best thing, if the Manchus could pay a certain price, and then exchange for the qualification to continue to save zài. It's also their minimum requirement.

"Lord Sai. I have to admit that the Chinese Empire was very powerful. Especially because of the strategic mistakes in the early Qing Dynasty, we missed the best opportunity to defeat the Chinese Empire. It will be very difficult to defeat the Chinese Empire now! Maybe. We will never have that opportunity again. Governor Muravyov said. If the Manchus had not excluded Russia from the decisive battle in the Central Plains. Maybe with the strength of the two countries, the Chinese Empire has already been defeated. However, the Manchus listened to the words of the British, and finally led to the crushing defeat of the decisive battle in the Central Plains.

"Your Excellency, this is all a British thing. As you know, the British advisers served as the chief of staff of the Qing Dynasty. In addition, the Great Qing owed a huge debt to the United Kingdom, so in many ways it is necessary to consider the construction of the United Kingdom. However, in the future, the Qing Dynasty will never make this mistake again. Sezanne said. In front of the Russians Russia. Only one qiē can be pushed on the head of the British. Anyway, in Seishan's opinion. The reason why the Manchus failed this time was inseparable from the British. The battle plan given by the British was really terrible.

"Lord Sai. We have already made clear the requirements of the Qing Kingdom. We'll take it into account! Governor Muravyov said. Now, he could not give a positive answer to the Manchu side, and he was still waiting for instructions from Tsar Nicholas I.

"Yes, Lord Governor, I hope to hear good news!" Sezanne said. Then, after a few more pleasantries, he took his leave and left. Although he did not receive a positive answer, he believed that these greedy Russians would definitely not watch the ducks fly away, and that if the Russians wanted to keep Xinjiang, Mongolia and Northeast China, there was no other way than to continue to support the Manchus. Whether it was to support the Manchus in continuing to fight against the Chinese Empire, or to put pressure on the Chinese Empire to bring about a decent peace, it was very beneficial for the Manchus.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the Qing people are threatening us. If we don't continue to help them, we will have to return Xinjiang, Mongolia and Northeast China to the Chinese! Colonel Nevelskoy said.

"However, as the Qing people said, we have no other way than to help them now. The Chinese Empire now had the absolute upper hand, and the Manchus were no match for the Chinese Empire at all. If Russia did not help them, the Manchus would have lost! And once the Manchus perished, the secret treaty signed between us and the Manchus would not be recognized by the Chinese Empire at all! Minister Ivan said helplessly.

Governor Muravyov did not speak, and his heart was entangled. The question now is not whether Russia wants to help the Manchus, but how much of a role Russia can play even if Russia is determined to help the Manchus. The Russian army suffered a crushing defeat in Shengjing, and now the remaining tens of thousands of troops will not play much role at all. The key will depend on the determination of Tsar Nicholas I and whether Russia is willing to continue to invest more troops in the Far East. The determination of Tsar Nicholas I was related to Russia's next strategy in the Far East.

In fact, at this moment, Tsar Nicholas I was also in a mess. The sudden cooling of the Far East caused heavy losses to the ill-prepared Russian army, and in addition to the losses in the battle, the Russian army had already lost 200,000 troops in the Far East. Even if the Russian army has a standing army of 1.4 million, such losses are enough to break Russia's bones. What is even more serious is that the Russian forces in the Far East are now extremely empty, and if the Chinese Empire continues to use troops in Siberia after the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, those Russian territories will face the possibility of falling into the hands of the Chinese Empire. In this case, Russia will not be able to steal chickens and lose a handful of rice!

"Damn, how did it come to be like this! Is it true that God is not on the side of the Russian Empire? How could that be! How could God not help His followers, but the pagans? Tsar Nicholas I thought depressedly. He seems to have forgotten that the Far East is the East, not God's territory, and God has no control over it!

"Your Majesty, Governor Muravyov's telegram said that now the knights of the Far East had reached a very dangerous point. The Manchus had already suffered heavy losses, and our army had also suffered heavy losses. Although the Chinese army has stopped attacking, it can be expected that in the spring of the next year, they will definitely launch a more fierce attack. When the time comes, we will lose a lot. Not only will we not get the land ceded to us by the Manchus, but we will probably lose even more. "said the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Duke Gorchakov.

Tsar Nicholas I was also very depressed, and now the situation has completely deviated from their expectations.

"So, what do you think we should do now?" Tsar Nicholas I asked.

"Father, we have suffered heavy losses in the Far East, which seems to indicate that our expansion into the Far East is itself wrong. Maybe we can change our strategy a little bit more. Crown Prince Alexander said. Originally, he also thought that Russia would be able to achieve a breakthrough expansion in the Far East this time, but he didn't expect that this would be the result in the end.

"No, His Highness the Crown Prince. We implement the Eastern strategy, which in itself is not a problem. It's just that there are too many unexpected factors. Now, we and the Chinese Empire are already at war. This, in addition to what Governor Muravyov had done to the Chinese civilians in the Far East, made it even more impossible for us to reconcile with the Chinese Empire. There is no other way for us to do now than to continue to work hard and strive for victory! Russian Foreign Minister Count Nesher Rody hurriedly jumped out and objected. The Eastern Strategy was implemented under his strong leadership. If it fails, someone will have to take responsibility. He didn't want to be a scapegoat.

Tsar Nicholas I nodded, and it was clear that by this time he was not resigned to defeat either. In his opinion, although they had previously despised the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Empire, the main reason was that objective factors such as the weather began to make trouble, as well as other countries. The British, for example, did not want to see Russia expand in the Far East, so they deliberately made Russia bad, which led to the current result. In terms of Russia's strength, it would not be too difficult to defeat the Chinese Empire.

"Your Excellency the Duke, how many troops do we need to send if we want to defeat the Chinese Empire?" Nicholas I asked.

"Your Majesty, from now on, if we want to defeat the Chinese Empire, it is almost impossible!" The commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Duke Gorchakov, gave an answer that made Tsar Nicholas I and everyone feel incredible.

"Why?" Tsar Nicholas I's face was not very good.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese Empire is too far away from Russia, and we need to send troops to fight in the Far East, and we need to cross the entire Eurasian continent. This makes it impossible for us to send too many troops to the Far East. Sending more than 200,000 troops is already the biggest limit. In terms of the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Empire, with only more than 200,000 troops, it is simply impossible to defeat the Chinese Empire! Duke Gorchakov said.

Although he did not want to believe it, Tsar Nicholas I had to admit that Duke Gorchakov's reason was correct, and the distance was too far to limit the investment of Russia's strong military power in the Far East. With the Chinese Empire occupying the home turf, it would be too difficult for Russia to defeat the Chinese Empire. But if this admits defeat, how can Tsar Nicholas I be willing? (To be continued......)