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The Russian commander-in-chief, Duke Gorchakov, changed his face. Although Russia has a population of millions in East Siberia, the former Governor of the Far East, Muravyov had already recruited an army of 50,000 from there. If the army was recruited on a large scale, it would probably not be recruited much. Besides, how could those civilians who have not received any military training be opponents of the Imperial Chinese Army that has reached its teeth? If they send them to the battlefield, what is the difference between seeking death!

"Your Majesty, those are all untrained civilians. If they are sent to the battlefield, they will not only not stop the attack of China's first attack, but will also make great sacrifices!" said the Duke of Gorchakov.

"What are you going to do?" Tsar Nicholas I asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty, we can order the civilians of East and West Siberia to retreat westward immediately, so that casualties can be avoided." said the Duke of Gorchakov. After all, these civilians will not play much role in the battlefield at all, but will cause huge casualties.

"No! Absolutely no! The land of the empire cannot be handed over to the yellow-skinned monkeys so easily. The population of millions in East Siberia can be at least 100,000. If the scope of the recruitment is further expanded, it can even be armed by 200,000 people. With these 200,000 people, it should be able to withstand for a period of time until the Imperial Expedition Force arrives in East Siberia." Nicholas I said with a slight strait. He would never be able to let him give up those territories belonging to Russia.

Armed with 200,000 people. I'm afraid that all the adult men would be forced into the army! Maybe even the elderly and underage children were included. Even if 200,000 people were raised, what would happen? The army of the Chinese Empire would soon enter East Siberia. In such a short time, the 200,000 new recruits would be sent to the battlefield without even training. What's more serious is that there are not enough weapons to arm them in East Siberia. If these new recruits were sent to the battlefield, it would only be

They were just letting them die. However, now Tsar Nicholas I obviously ignored these things. All he had to do was to use the blood of the East Siberians to entangle the Chinese Empire's advancement and buy time for the subsequent expeditionary forces. Originally, according to the plan, this was the remnants of the Qing Dynasty and the Mongols' responsibilities, but now everything fell on the Russians themselves. For an old army like Gorchakov, it was almost impossible to think about it that the entire East Siberian would definitely be bloody.

"I know. It's very difficult. However, we have no other way. We must delay the advancement of the Chinese Empire as much as possible. Otherwise, we will lose East Siberia before our expeditionary forces arrive in East Siberia. Once the Chinese army gain a foothold in East Siberia, we want to defeat them, it will be even more difficult. As long as we can win in the end, it will be worth it even if we pay a great price for it!" said Tsar Nicholas I. Of course, he knew what East Siberia would be like after giving such an order, but from his standpoint, he had to do so.

"Yes, your Majesty. I understand!" Duke Gorchakov chose to compromise and did not continue to stick to his opinion.

"Your Majesty. Governor Muravyov, the Governor of the Far East, has been killed in battle. Then, we have to re-appoint a Governor of the Far East." Crown Prince Alexander said. Originally, Tsar Nicholas I had high hopes for Governor Muravyov and also expected him to expand territory for Russia in the Far East. But unexpectedly, this was the result in the end.

"Your Majesty, in order to deal with the upcoming war, I suggest that the new Far East Governor should be taken over by soldiers. In this way, it will be easier to dispatch in the war." The Duke of Gorchakov also said.

Russian Foreign Minister Nesserrodied opened his mouth to express his opinion, but in the end he didn't say anything. The Eastern Strategy was proposed by him, but now Russia has hit a wall in the Far East, and has lost more than 200,000 troops. Not to mention it, Russia's mainland in the Far East is about to be attacked by the Chinese Empire. This undoubtedly represents the failure of the Eastern Strategy. Although Tsar Nicholas I didn't say anything, he didn't need to think about it, he must be full of hatred for Count Nicholas I. If he spoke at this time, he might have to bear the anger of Tsar Nicholas I.

Tsar Nicholas I hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, and then said, "That's the case!"

, now 65 years old, was promoted to Russian Field Marshal in 1829, and served as commander of the Caucasus garrison in Russia. After the Russian army was defeated in the Far East, Russia was preparing to send a large army to the Far East for reinforcements. After the death of the Far East Governor Muravyov, he served as the Governor of the Far East at the suggestion of the Russian commander-in-chief of the Russian army. Of course, serving as the Governor of the Far East is not only a glory, but also a heavy responsibility. Although the Russian Expeditionary Force has as many as the total force

Six hundred thousand, but it seems that it is not so easy to defeat the vicious Imperial Army of the Imperial Empire. What’s more serious is that when the situation in the Far East changes and the war is about to burn on Russian territory, it will be even more difficult for the Russian Expeditionary Force to win. In addition, the fragile logistics supply line has been threatening the Russian Expeditionary Force. It can be said that this expedition of the 600,000 troops will be full of difficulties.

"Your Majesty, the British have contacted our ambassador to the UK. The British seem willing to provide us with some support, especially in terms of funds and weapons and equipment." Foreign Minister Earl Nesserrodi said carefully.

"Oh? The British are willing to support us? Humph, they just want us to fight to the death with the Chinese Empire!" Prince Alexander said in surprise. Russia's relationship with Britain is not that good. It is precisely because of the British that Russia wants to expand in the Balkans that it ended in failure.

"What is the specific situation?" asked Tsar Nicholas I.

"Your Majesty, the British government can provide us with a loan. As for those weapons and equipment, we need to buy them from the UK." said Count Nesserrodi.

"Lend? Tell the British that if it is a low-interest loan, we can consider it. In addition, those weapons and equipment must be sold to us at a cost price!" Tsar Nicholas I said. Although he knew that this was the British who wanted to treat Russia as a tool to deal with the Chinese Empire, was there any other way besides accepting the good intentions of the British? Now Russia has a fiscal deficit, which is almost unsustainable. Large-scale expansion of the army and the expedition of the 600,000 expeditionary forces require a large amount of weapons and equipment and war materials. Russia's own industrial strength is not strong, and it is very difficult to arm millions of new recruits in a short period of time. If a batch of weapons and equipment can be purchased from the British at a low price, it would be great.

"Yes, your majesty, I will contact the UK. It is estimated that we can obtain a low-interest loan of at least over 20 million pounds," said Earl Nesserrodi.

Tsar Nicholas I nodded with satisfaction. Twenty million pounds is equivalent to 180 million rubles. You know, Russia's fiscal revenue last year was only 192 million rubles. Of course, as for whether this money can be paid back, it was not what Tsar Nicholas I now considered. What he was concerned about was to defeat the Chinese Empire. As long as he could defeat the Chinese Empire, Russia could not only exchange these debts, but also take the opportunity to make a big profit.

In fact, although Russia's finances have fallen into a crisis, the wealth accumulated by the Russian royal family over the past few hundred years is very amazing. However, the royal family will not use their wealth to support the country to overcome the crisis. They only command to seize more wealth. After Russia's demise in history, thousands of tons of gold were seized by the Soviet Union, which led to the rapid rise of the Soviet Union.

"Your Majesty, should we contact the Americans? The Americans are now sending troops into the territory purchased by the Chinese Empire from the Mexicans. It is estimated that the war between the Chinese Empire and the United States will also break out soon. If we can unite with the United States, we will be under less pressure." Earl Nesserrodi continued.

"Hmph! What's the use of those Americans? The weak military strength of the Americans probably can't contain much of the Chinese Empire's army. What's more, the French and the Spanish are also eyeing the United States. If they join forces with the United States, they may also trap us. Father, I suggest you forget it! With Russia's own strength, we can already defeat the Chinese Empire." Crown Prince Alexander said disdainfully.

"Well! Alexander said it well, Americans can't help much," said Tsar Nicholas I.

"Yes, your Majesty!" Earl Nesserrodied nodded and had to stop saying anything more.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that, let him send a portion of the Cossack cavalry to East and West Siberia first to stabilize the situation there." said the Russian commander-in-chief of the Russian army. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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