October 7, 1899 was an absolutely unforgettable day for the Russians, on which the news of the fall of Vladivostok and Sakhalin was confirmed. All the people in the summer palace were clouded in their hearts. Whether it is the tsar in high up or the generals and ministers with prominent status. Or the lowly guards and attendants, they all knew one thing, and that was the defeat of mighty Russia in the Far East, at the hands of a feudal town in that country to the east. Both the mighty Russian Far Eastern Fleet and the 100,000-strong Far Eastern Army were broken after months of fighting. The major Russian cities in the Far East were captured, and the empire lost its military ports on the Far Eastern continent. At the same time, Sakhalin was also occupied. Hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land are gone!

Faced with this mess in the Far East, Tsar Nicholas II had to bow his arrogant head and admit defeat to his ministers. "What we need to do now is how to minimize the damage to the empire, and also, to keep Hokkaido as much as possible." Nicholas II said with some frustration.

"Your Majesty, according to a secret telegram from the ambassador to Great Britain, the British are currently in contact with Beiyang regarding Hokkaido, and they are trying to persuade Beiyang to help Japan land in Hokkaido by paying Beiyang a commission or other advantage. And now, both the Beiyang Naval Division and the Land Division have freed up their hands, and if the conditions given by the British are high enough, Beiyang may really send a fleet to cover the Japanese Army's attack on Hokkaido! Kuropatkin said with a worried face.

"Damn the British, if it weren't for them. We've got the Northeast in our bags now! The damned Beiyang Fleet has also been trapped in a certain port! We must now establish contact with Beiyang as soon as possible to stabilize them. Hokkaido is no longer able to lose, without Hokkaido. We don't have a place in the Far East! The Far Eastern Fleet has become a joke! Nicholas II stood up and said a little impatiently.

"In fact, the Far Eastern Fleet has already existed in name only, and with the fall of Vladivostok, it is no longer possible to send enough supplies and supplies to Hokkaido and build the port of Muroran into a good military port. Hokkaido, which hangs in solitary straits, is no longer suitable as an imperial military port, unless we can retake Vladivostok. Rozhtevinsky said.

"Okay, okay, let's negotiate with Beiyang now, and one day we will retake the territory that belongs to the empire. The Beiyang Fleet will also be wiped out! Nicholas II, who was already a little desperate, roared angrily: "Rozhtevinsky, I will provide the Navy with enough gold rubles, there is only one request." That is, the Beiyang Fleet can be defeated! In the next naval battle, the Russian fleet must annihilate the opponent with all its might! ”

"But we don't have a stable base in the Far East." Rozhtevinsky argued loudly.

"That's your problem, I raised you generals to fight, not to push a bunch of problems on me!" Nicholas II turned to Kuropatkin and said: "And the army. I hope in 5 years. The army can concentrate 400,000 to 500,000 troops to launch a fatal blow to Beiyang. With that, Nicholas II left the peace talks to a group of ministers to discuss, and he turned away.

At the same time that Nicholas II decided to armistice the war, the top leaders of Beiyang led by Xu Jie also began to prepare for the end of the war, and the war had reached this point, and Beiyang had obtained almost everything he needed, the change of power and part of the territory of the Russian Far East, as well as the recognition of the countries of the world. And, of course, there is the German side's commitment to loans and economic cooperation with Beiyang. It can be said that Beiyang has achieved a de facto victory. And all that remains is to finalize this victory in the form of an unambiguous treaty!

"The forces need to continue to push forward to clear the remnants of the enemy, and I hope that our forces will eventually reach the line of actual control between the two countries before the Treaty of Nebuchu was signed."

"We need to concentrate an elite cavalry from the northeast into Outer Mongolia. Now it is about to be winter, although the winter environment is harsh, but at the same time, this is also the most vulnerable time for the princes of Outer Mongolia, they cannot maneuver, and the supply of the Russians will be more urgent and difficult, we need to use this opportunity to completely eliminate those rebellious princes of Outer Mongolia! ”

"With the troops of other provinces in Beiyang rapidly marching into Xinjiang, Gansu and Tibet, what we need to control is the whole country. And not only in the eastern provinces, if there is resistance from thugs in the process of marching, the supreme commanders of the various armies can make a decision on the spot, I only want the result, regardless of the means and process! ”

"The Beiyang Navy has entered the waters near Hokkaido to cruise, and we have to put some pressure on the Russians to let them know our demands!" Speaking of this, Xu Jie sneered.

"By the way, at the last point, I need to set up a negotiation meeting place on the Ninghai within a week, and I want the Russian representative to see the naval guns outside the window as soon as he looks up!" Xu Jie added later.

In this way, the Beiyang armies began to act quickly according to Xu Jie's instructions, on the one hand, to expand the actual control area in order to gain an advantage for future treaties, and on the other hand, to stabilize the domestic situation, under the dual effect of sugar-coated shells and real shells, to crush those local bureaucrats who did not cooperate, and to buy those who saw the wind and steered the rudder. Of course, this purchase is only temporary, Xu Jie doesn't mind letting some people become rich men, but he will definitely not hand over the power to those wall grass!

At this moment, not only Tsarist Russia and Beiyang are acting, but the world is attracted by this war in the Far East. And when the overall situation of this war has been decided, the forces of all parties have also begun to act, ready to take a share of this change in the regional pattern, the situation is already obvious, Beiyang won the victory, became the leader of the first power in the Far East, and also obtained a large amount of land from the Russians, and according to their knowledge of the Beiyang high-level. After taking power and without any restraint and hindrance, Beiyang will definitely vigorously develop various industries, and the development of industry will undoubtedly require a large amount of capital, equipment and technical assistance, which is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for European and American countries that have some overproduction to develop themselves and solve the economic crisis!

Britain, Germany and Italy, as the financiers and equipment providers behind Beiyang, naturally have all kinds of convenient conditions, so along with the diplomats of the three countries who came to Beiyang to "report", a large number of businessmen and carriers of funds and technical materials of various equipment followed. And France is not to be outdone, although France is an ally of Russia, the French foreign minister has repeatedly stated that his alliance with Russia is not aimed at Beiyang. On the one hand, there are verbal promises, and on the other hand, there are large amounts of francs in their hands, and the French believe that they will also get a piece of the pie. And some large enterprises in the United States cooperated with Beiyang during the war phase, and this time, American businessmen went ahead of the diplomats!

Thank you for the reward of the constellations that soar in the universe~~. (To be continued.) )