The commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Duke Gorchakov, and the chief of the General Staff, Marshal Wittgenstein, were also ordered to come to the Winter Palace. After hearing that the Chinese side had completely rejected Russia's request, the faces of the two men were also ugly. Although they were not involved in the negotiations with the Chinese Empire, this did not mean that they were ignorant of it. As commanders of the army, they were more aware of the gap between the Russian army and the Imperial Chinese Army. If the war continues, it is almost impossible for the Russian army to win. On the contrary, peace talks with the Chinese Empire, even if it costs a lot, are worth it.

But now it seems that this path will not work either. Therefore, there are not many options left in front of Russia.

"Your Majesty, since the Chinese have rejected our kindness, then we can only fight to the end. Our troops are marching to the Volga Line, and on the west bank of the Volga Line, we will deploy more than two million troops. The wide Volga is not the Urals, and if the Chinese want to cross the Volga, it is impossible. Therefore, we are absolutely sure that the blood of the Chinese will stain the Volga red! Duke Gorchakov said firmly. Of course, this is just a scene. If he had been asked to make a military order, he might not have the courage to do so. After all, from the outbreak of the war to the present, Russia has never won and has been suffering defeats, which makes the generals and commanders of the Russian army have a psychological shadow on the Chinese Empire.

Alexander II nodded: "I know that in this war, Russia is already in a disadvantageous position. I also thought about wanting to end the war. However, the Chinese do not give us this opportunity. Therefore. We have no choice but to keep the war going. I believe, the warriors of Russia. It will make those Chinese pay! Even if Russia falls, we will let the Chinese pay a heavy price! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Duke Gorchakov and Marshal Wittgenstein nodded, they knew the difficulty of the battle, and they could only do as much as they could to meet the expectations of Alexander II.

"Your Majesty, I have another way, maybe we can minimize Russia's losses!" Zhukovsky said suddenly.

"Oh? Teacher, what do you have to do? Alexander II immediately asked. If possible. Of course, he did not want to see Russia perish. A decisive battle with the Chinese Empire is just a matter of no choice. If it can be avoided, it is the best thing to do. Alexander II did not want to be the king of a dead country.

"Your Majesty, King Wilhelm I of Prussia is your uncle, and we may be able to ask the Kingdom of Prussia for help!" Zhukovsky said. Although, the Kingdom of Prussia and Russia have also declared war on each other. However, there has been no large-scale fighting between the two countries so far, and even the troops deployed on the border of the two countries are constantly decreasing.

"But. After all, the Kingdom of Prussia is a member of the Eurasian Military Alliance, and it is also a powerful country second only to the Chinese Empire in the Eurasian Military Alliance. But even so, the Kingdom of Prussia did not have the strength to shelter Russia, right? Alexander II frowned. It's not that he hasn't thought about it. It's just that because I think it's unrealistic, I ruled out this method.

"Nope. 陛xià! Although the Kingdom of Prussia was not as good as the Chinese Empire, but. In Europe, the Kingdom of Prussia rose. Become the hegemon of Europe, there is no doubt about it! It can be said that in this war, in addition to the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia was the country that gained the most. A unified and powerful German Empire will emerge in the middle of Europe, with a huge population and developed industry, which will make the German Empire one of the top powers in the world. And the Chinese Empire, apparently, did not want to see such a German Empire. In the future, the Chinese Empire will definitely do everything possible to suppress the German Empire. And the German Empire, without a doubt, will be at a disadvantage. If we could take refuge in the German Empire, they would not have refused! Zhukovsky continued.

"But in this war, we are already going to lose! If it fails, Russia will perish. When the time comes, even if the German Reich wants to support us, it will be useless! Alexander II frowned.

"Your Majesty, we can think differently. Although the countries of the Asia-Europe military alliance are full of contradictions, on the surface they have not torn their faces and still maintain the alliance. This situation may continue until the end of the war. We could have opened our borders and allowed the troops of the Kingdom of Prussia to enter Russia and occupy the most important parts of Russia. However, we and the Kingdom of Prussia must agree in advance that after the end of the war, these territories must be returned to Russia, so that Russia may continue to exist in these territories. And we, in the future, will also look forward to the Kingdom of Prussia, or the German Empire. Zhukovsky said.

Alexander II was silent, as if wondering whether it would be useful to do so.

The rest of the people are also secretly thinking. Of course, as the emperor and minister of Russia, it was undoubtedly a shame for them to adopt such a way to keep Russia alive. In particular, Duke Gorchakov and Marshal Wittgenstein, as Russian soldiers, not only failed to protect the country, but also took the initiative to introduce the enemy into the country, which completely tarnished the glory of their soldiers.

However, Zhukovsky was right, and this was indeed a good way to preserve Russia. If the plan succeeds, Russia will certainly lose a lot. But in the same way, Russia will continue to exist. In the future, in the event of a war between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Chinese Empire, Russia fought on the side of the Kingdom of Prussia. If it wins, Russia may be able to return to glory.

However, this is nothing more than one of Zhukovsky's assumptions. There are still a lot of loopholes, and it's not clear whether it will work out.

The Kingdom of Prussia, for example, must have known that if it supported Russia, it would be at odds with the Chinese Empire. Will they completely offend the Chinese Empire for the sake of Russia? Unless the Kingdom of Prussia has made up its mind and is ready to compete with the Chinese Empire for world hegemony. Otherwise, the Kingdom of Prussia would not have taken such a big risk.

In addition, will the Chinese Empire sit idly by and watch the Kingdom of Prussia occupy important parts of Russia with very few troops? The only thing they do if they do not recognize the occupation of the Kingdom of Prussia, and the two countries directly tear their faces in Russia and a war breaks out, so what should they do? All of this could lead to the failure of Zhukovsky's plan.

Alexander II hesitated for a moment before he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of this solution?" ”

"Your Majesty, I think this method can be tried, for us, even if it fails, the situation will not be much worse!" Count Niechelro said Count Niechelrodie. After all, once Russia is completely defeated, what awaits Russia is the destruction of the country.

"Your Majesty, we have no other way but to do this. When the time comes, our army will desperately resist the Chinese good Ottoman Empire. In order to buy more time for the Kingdom of Prussia! Duke Gorchakov also said. For the sake of the country, he can only give up the glory of the military.

"Well, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will find a way to get in touch with the Kingdom of Prussia, and we will do our best to facilitate this." A look of determination flashed in Alexander II's eyes. In his view, Russia must not be destroyed, and as long as Russia can continue to exist, Russia will still have a chance to recover. Once Russia is completely destroyed, Russia will be truly finished. Even if Russia was to be made a subordinate of the Kingdom of Prussia, it would be acceptable. After all, from the point of view of Alexander II's self-confidence, it is better to submit to the Kingdom of Prussia than to the Chinese Empire! In particular, King Wilhelm I of the Kingdom of Prussia was his uncle, and it was not a big deal to bow to his uncle as a nephew.

Of course, this is also an adventure. The reason why Russia wanted to go over to the side of the Chinese Empire before was because the Chinese Empire had a great chance of winning. The Kingdom of Prussia is undoubtedly much weaker than the Chinese Empire, and even if Russia joins it, it may fail again. It's just that there's no way around it. The Russians had no choice but to resort to this method.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The high-ranking officials of Russia replied one after another. In order to ensure that Russia can continue to exist, they have tried their best.

In order to ensure that the Imperial Chinese Army and the Ottoman Turkish Empire could withstand the armies of the Kingdom of Prussia, the armies of the Kingdom of Prussia could move in and occupy the most important parts of Russia. The Russian army command deliberately drew up a plan to begin transferring the vast majority of Russian troops to the Volga and Ukraine. Only on the western border did a very small part of the army remain. It can be said that if the Kingdom of Prussia wanted to attack Russia at this time, Russia would not have any resistance at all.

Tsar Alexander II and the Russian hierarchy thought that the Kingdom of Prussia could not refuse them. After all, the post-war situation was very unfavorable for the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Chinese Empire was going to encircle Europe from both east and west. Under such circumstances, the Kingdom of Prussia should not refuse Russia.

This was a win-win situation for both the Kingdom of Prussia and Russia. The external environment of the Kingdom of Prussia could be improved to a certain extent. And the Russians got what they wanted, which was to continue to exist. (To be continued......)

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