On the morning of July 26, 1854, Yekaterinburg, the Russian commander, Marshal Witgenstein, had just gotten up and had not had time to wash up, but the door had been knocked. ≈,wwＥw.2▲3wx.co︾m opened the door and saw Lieutenant General Neverskoy waiting outside with an anxious look on his face.

"What's wrong? Lieutenant General Neverskoy, is there another bad news on the front line?" Marshal Witgenstein had a headache. The current situation of the war seemed to have completely exceeded his expectations. He originally thought that relying on a million troops could completely resist the attack of the Chinese. But he did not expect that the attack of the Chinese army would be so fierce that the Russian troops in the direction of Omsk and Chelyabinsk were defeated one after another.

However, Marshal Wittgenstein was still optimistic about the future battle situation. After all, the Russian army had a huge advantage in military strength, and they were just caught off guard by the Chinese. After they reacted, it would not be so easy for the Chinese army to defeat the Russian army. Then when the subsequent reinforcements arrived, the Russian army might be able to counterattack.

"Marson, it's a big trouble. Last night, Petropavl was captured by the Chinese, and all General Alexander's logistics supplies fell into the hands of the Chinese. Now, General Alexander has led his army to retreat. However, the Chinese are chasing each other. The situation facing General Alexander may not be too good." Lieutenant General Neverskoy said.

"What? What did that guy Alexander do? Even Petropavl was lost!" Marshal Wittgenstein was furious. In Petropavl, the supplies of more than 300,000 troops led by General Alexander were stored. As soon as Petropavl was lost, the fate of General Alexander could be imagined.

"Order General Alexander to find ways to gather the defeated troops and establish a new line of defense. We must block the Chinese attack!" Marshal Wittgenstein said with a gloomy face.

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal!" Lieutenant General Neverskoy nodded. However, he had fought with the Chinese army many times before and had a deep understanding of the strength of the Chinese army. Since the Chinese army has gained an advantage, it is unlikely that General Alexander wants to resist the Chinese attack at a disadvantage. At least, without enough reinforcements, it is impossible.

At this moment, a staff officer rushed over.

"Report to the call of General Alexey!" said the staff officer loudly.

Marshal Wittgenstein received the telegram and glanced a few times hurriedly. Then his face turned pale.

"Marson Marshal. What happened?" Lieutenant General Neverskoy had an extremely bad feeling in his heart.

"The Chinese launched an attack in the early morning, and our army caught us off guard and suffered heavy losses. The guy Alexey was retreating to Chelyabinsk. The Chinese were about to pursue Chelyabinsk." Marshal Witgenstein said weakly.

"Damn!" Lieutenant General Neverskoy also cursed inwardly.

The army led by General Alexander and General Alexey were defeated at the same time. This was undoubtedly a bad news for the Russian army. If the Chinese could not be stopped, they would really be able to meet in Yekaterinburg. Once Yekaterinburg fell, the Russian army would never have a foothold in the Western Siberian plain.

"Let the reinforcements of the Governor Orenburg do not need to go to Chelyabinsk, but come to Yekaterinburg directly." Marshal Wittgenstein said.

"Marrior Marshal, are you going to make the worst plan?" asked Lieutenant General Neverskoy. Marshal Wittgenstein assembled reinforcements to Yekaterinburg, undoubtedly trying to fight the final decisive battle with the Chinese army here.

"I don't want this either, but the battle situation is like this!" Marshal Wittgenstein seemed a little lonely.

"In addition, send a telegram to St. Petersburg and ask for reinforcements! In order to paralyze us, the Chinese only used 500,000 people. However, the war in their hearts has begun, and more Chinese troops will definitely go to the battlefield. We need more troops to withstand the Chinese attack. Otherwise, we will definitely lose this battle!" Marshal Wittgenstein said.

Lieutenant General Neverskoy also nodded. The Chinese only used 500,000 people to defeat millions of Russian troops. If the scale of the Chinese army's troops expanded to one million or even more, then, does Russia still have a chance?

The Russian capital St. Petersburg, the Winter Palace, and in the office of Tsar Alexander II. Although it was midsummer, the temperature in the office was very low. Gorchakov, the commander-in-chief of the Russian army standing in front of Tsar Alexander II, felt a deep coldness. Alexander II was in a state of rage at this moment, and the ministers were silent and silent.

"Damn it, how could this happen? The millions of troops were beaten back in just three days. What were the guys on the front line doing? Didn't Marshal Wittgenstein promise me that he would definitely resist the attack of the Chinese?" Tsar Alexander II yelled in anger.

The Russian commander-in-chief Duke Gorchakov buried his head in a low voice and said nothing. The rest of the ministers were the same.

"Tell me what should we do now? You can't watch the Chinese move forward, right?" Tsar Alexander II shouted. In just three days, the battle situation on the front line was corrupt, which made Alexander II unacceptable. The millions of troops were easily defeated by the Chinese army. How could he raise his head? His wish to avenge the Chinese Empire could not be realized at all. If the Russian army had always been like this, it would be impossible for Russia to take revenge!

"Your Majesty, Marshal Wittgenstein claimed in the telegram that he would do his best to resist the Chinese and stabilize the front line as much as possible on the Western Siberian plains. However, he needs more reinforcements!" said the Duke of Gorchakov.

"Reinforcements? Where can we have reinforcements?" Alexander II had red eyes. Before the war started, Russia's standing army had only 1.5 million. Two-thirds of them were deployed in the Western Siberian Plain and Central Asia to compete with the Chinese Empire. There were only 500,000 people on the remaining fronts. Originally, everyone thought that relying on a million troops was enough to withstand the Chinese attack. Even if the Chinese could not be defeated, they could still withstand their attacks. However, the current situation of the war was slapped them hard.

"Your Majesty, we may be able to draw 100,000 people from the Western Front to Central Asia. Although the Kingdom of Prussia is still mobilizing, their main enemy is not us, but Britain, France and other countries. We can first reinforce our troops to the Western Front. After our mobilization is completed, we will send our troops to the Western Front. In addition, the troops that have completed the mobilization can also be sent to the Westerners' Plain!" said the Duke of Gorchakov. This was the best way he could think of.

Tsar Alexander II had a gloomy face, but he did not hesitate at all and nodded. At present, the Chinese Empire is Russia's biggest enemy. Once the front line is defeated, Russia will not only lose the entire Western Siberian plain and Central Asia, but also Eastern Europe will be threatened. This is Russia's foundation!

"Your Majesty, the failure of the Eastern Front may cause a serious crisis to the empire. The enemies around us will think there will be an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, it is best for us to stabilize the Eastern Front earlier!" said Earl Nesserrodi, Foreign Minister.

Now Russia's enemies are not only the Chinese Empire, but also the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Prussian Kingdom. Although both countries are still mobilizing and have not yet launched an attack on Russia. However, if the Russian army is defeated in the Western Siberian Plain, it can be foreseen that the Ottoman Turkish Empire's army will immediately enter Russia. The Prussians will not sit idly by. Once they reach that point, Russia will be really in danger.

Alexander II's face was already so gloomy that it could drip out of water. He was not a fool, so he naturally knew the chain effect that would be caused by a crushing defeat on the Eastern Front.

"The mobilization of the army must be accelerated. We need more troops, the more the better!" said Alexander II. Originally, Russia only planned to expand its troops to three million. However, from now on, three million may not be enough.

"Yes, your Majesty!" Duke Gorchakov nodded. However, he felt very bitter in his heart. Expanding the army does not mean recruiting people and getting the matter done. He also needs to use a large amount of weapons and equipment to arm these troops, and also needs training. Otherwise, sending unarmed and untrained troops to the battlefield will only make them die.

"Your Majesty, at this point, we need to ask our allies for help. They must provide us with weapons and equipment, and in addition, open up new battlefields to hold back the strength of the Chinese. Otherwise, once Russia is defeated, it will not be of any benefit to them!" Government adviser Zhukovsky suggested.

Alexander II nodded: "Count Nesserrodier, urgently contact the United Kingdom and France. If he does not want to lose this war completely, then he will provide support to Russia."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will meet with the ambassadors of Britain and France immediately!" Earl Nesserrodied said quickly. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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