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After September, the temperature in St. Petersburg began to drop. The maximum temperature per day was only more than ten degrees. This city has begun to enter autumn. Moreover, autumn will be very short and winter will soon arrive. Compared with most places in mainland China, it is still hot summer at this moment.

Although the temperature has dropped now, large beads of sweat emerged from the forehead of the Russian commander-in-chief Duke Volkonsky. The army in Omsk that the Russian army besieged was not Chinese cavalry, but well-trained infantry. The Russian Cossack cavalry was raided by Chinese cavalry and the main force has been annihilated. Now, the main force of the Chinese * army is rushing towards Omsk. In order to preserve its strength as much as possible, he will immediately lead the remaining 300,000 people of the Western Siberian Front to retreat. Otherwise, it may be too late.

Moreover, in the telegram, it is almost impossible for the Russian army to withdraw safely in the face of the pursuit of Chinese cavalry. He will do his best to bring more troops back. Of course, if he is not lucky, he may be completely wiped out by the Chinese army and to support the Western Siberian Front.

This telegram made Duke Volkonsky completely unbelievable. He had never expected that the situation would actually evolve into what it is now. The ones surrounded in Omsk were not Chinese cavalry, but elite Chinese infantry. No wonder the Western Siberian Front had a bloody head in front of the solid defense line of the Chinese army in Omsk. There is no doubt that from the beginning, they had fallen into the trap of the Chinese army. The 700,000 troops of the Russian West Siberian Front were about to follow the footsteps of the Russian Expeditionary Force. This would undoubtedly cause a fatal blow to Russia, which had lost its troops. Although, even in addition to the Western Siberian Front, the Russian army still had more than 900,000 troops. Relying on its huge population and resource advantages, the Russian army could even recruit another million troops.

However, far-reaching water cannot quench near-thirst. Even if we start recruiting new troops now, it will take a long time of training to form an army. Not to mention, the Russian army does not have enough weapons and equipment to arm these troops at all. Russia now will be in a more difficult situation.

Duke Volkonsky no longer knows how to face Tsar Alexander II. You must know that Alexander II has received great confidence in this attack. But now, they have to repay Alexander II with such a result. Duke Volkonsky knows that he may become the shortest-lived commander-in-chief in the history of the Russian army. It has only been less than three months since he succeeded as Commander-in-chief. If he might not do it well, Tsar Alexander II in anger may even send him to the gallows.

After sorting out his mood, Duke Volkonsky took the carriage from the Russian Army Command to the Winter Palace to meet Tsar Alexander II. At the same time, he also sent someone to inform the Foreign Minister Duke Gorchakov and others. The Russian army suffered a crushing defeat, which was of great importance. It needed to let everyone know.

"His Duke, what happened? Is there any new progress on the front line? We have conquered Omsk and wiped out all the Chinese cavalry inside?" Alexander II looked at Duke Volkonsky and waited for his answer. Alexander II had been looking forward to this victory for a long time. Although the Russian army would pay a huge price for this, he didn't care at all. As long as he could win, no matter how much casualties the Russian army paid, it would be worth it.

"Your Majesty, all of this is a scam by the Chinese. There are no Chinese cavalry at all!" Duke Volkonsky said with a wry smile.

"What's going on?" Alexander II frowned, and he suddenly felt a bad feeling.

The other Russian officials also looked at Volkonsky suspiciously, not knowing what he meant.

"Your Majesty, we have all been deceived by the Chinese. The ones surrounded by us in Omsk were not Chinese cavalry, but Chinese elite infantry. They deliberately allowed the Western Siberian Front to surround them." Duke Volkonsky said.

"What? How is this possible? What is going on?" Tsar Alexander II stood up and looked at all with disbelief. After all, this was really beyond his expectations. The Russian army has always used Chinese cavalry as the target of this battle, but now it tells him that it is not Chinese cavalry at all, but elite infantry, which makes Alexander II difficult for a moment to accept.

"Duke Volkansky, why is this like this? Didn't it be said that the Chinese cavalry that captured Omsk? Why did they become Chinese elite infantry again?" Duke Gorchakov asked hurriedly. He also felt that this time it seemed that there was a big trouble.

"Your Majesty, you all, this is it... The Cossack cavalry deployed east of Omsk was suddenly attacked by the Chinese cavalry. The four Cossack cavalry troops were caught off guard in the raid, and their main force had been eliminated by the Chinese cavalry. Now, the main force of the Chinese army is approaching Omsk and is expected to arrive soon. In order not to be surrounded and annihilated by the main force of the Chinese army, they are not sure of being surrounded and blocked by the Chinese people." Duke Volkonsky told everything.

"God! How is this possible? How come it becomes like this in the blink of an eye!" Government consultant Zhukovsky shouted in surprise. Didn't it just said that the attack on Omsk had made good progress some time ago? Why did everything change in the blink of an eye?

Tsar Alexander II was stunned, as if he could not believe that all this was true. From Duke Volkonsky's words, he knew that this time the Russian Siberian room was doomed. Maybe it would be eaten by the Chinese like an expeditionary force. This would undoubtedly be a fatal blow to Russia. After losing these 700,000 troops, Russia would be in a huge crisis.

"Damn it! Those Chinese are so cunning. They actually set up such a trap. They are just a group of devils!" Duke Gorchakov also regretted it very much. He strongly agreed with the launch of this battle. However, he did not expect that it would be like this in the end.

"We would have agreed to the Chinese conditions before we knew it. Perhaps we could negotiate with the Chinese to lower some requirements. After this battle, the Chinese would definitely take the opportunity to raise the requirements." Rukovsky said regretfully. Originally, they thought that the requirements put forward by the Chinese Empire were too harsh, so they wanted to let the Chinese Empire see Russia's strength through this battle and thus reduce the conditions for negotiations. But unexpectedly, the final result was a crushing defeat. It can be foreseen that the Chinese Empire would definitely seize this opportunity and make Russia pay a greater price. If there was a regret medicine, they would definitely be willing to buy one.

"Everyone, what should we do now?" asked Alexander II. Although he was very regretful, it was useless to say that these things now. What they need to do is to get Russia through this difficulty.

"Your Majesty, we need to dispatch troops to the Western Siberian Plain to block the advance of the Chinese army. There are not many troops left behind in the Western Siberian Plain. If the Chinese army crosses the Ural Mountains and enters the Eastern European Plain, it will be a bigger blow for us!" said Duke Volkonsky.

"Do we have any extra troops?" asked Tsar Alexander II. Although the Russian army still has 900,000 people, there seems to be no more than the troops deployed on the border.

"Your Majesty, we can also piece together 200,000 people to the Western Siberian plains. In addition, I beg your Majesty to issue an edict to recruit new troops again. We must come as soon as possible to arm at least one million troops. Otherwise, Russia's security will be in danger." Duke Volkonsky suggested again.

Tsar Alexander II hesitated for a moment and nodded. He knew that it would take a lot of money to arm a million troops again. However, at this point, there was no other way. If there was no sufficient army, Russia's security would not be guaranteed at all. Whether it was the Chinese in the East or the Ottoman Turkish Empire in the South, it was possible to launch an attack on Russia. At that time, Russia would pay greater losses.

"Dukesakov, let Duke Ptyatin start negotiations with the Chinese as soon as possible. This negotiation cannot be delayed anymore. Otherwise, we will lose more!" said Alexander II.

Duke Gorchakov nodded. Although he knew that this time, the Chinese would definitely increase their investment in the last negotiation conditions, Russia could not stop it at all. This is the price of their launch of this battle! (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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