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The Fourth Empire of China Piaotian Literature www.piaotia.com Chapter 396 The Battle of the Two Cities

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    "I gave the order to Grand Duke Nicholas. No matter what method he uses, I must defeat those hateful yellow-skinned monkeys and win the war! All military power in Eastern Siberia will be given to him. I only want victory!" Tsar Nicholas  La II said with a cold face.  The surrender of the Kyakhta garrison was tantamount to a slap in the face, which embarrassed Russia and him all over the world. How could he, who had always been proud, accept this?

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Sergey?  Werther replied.  Although, this will increase the power of Grand Duke Nicholas a lot, and even become the most powerful person under the Russian Czar.  However, during the war, there was no need to worry about that much.  Once defeated, Russia would suffer heavy losses.

    "How is our current military expansion going?" Nicholas II asked.  From the battle reports sent back from Eastern Siberia, he learned that the Chinese were not as easy to defeat as he thought. In just a few years, these Chinese had completely changed.  I think back then, they only needed to send a few thousand troops to defeat the Chinese and seize a vast territory. Now it seems that this is completely impossible.  Tsar Nicholas II was not a fool. After understanding the power of China, he knew that if Russia wanted to win this time, it would probably need to do its best.

    "Your Majesty, the army expansion has been basically completed. Now the Imperial Army has expanded to 2.5 million people. However, we do not have enough weapons. The arsenal has been working overtime to produce, but to equip the new army, at least more  One year!" Sergey?  Witt said.

    "Damn it! Since you can't produce it, then buy it! Buy from Britain and France and let them sell to us at the lowest price. If we defeat, it will be no good to them!" flashed on the face of Tsar Nicholas II  A hint of sullenness.

    "Your Majesty, the treasury is out of money. All the loans obtained from Britain and France have been used to expand the army and support frontline battles. Now there is not even a ruble left in the treasury!" Sergey?  Werther said with some embarrassment.  He is the Prime Minister of Russia and also serves as the Minister of Finance.  Although, this gave him a high position of authority.  But it also made him feel great pressure.  The Tsar was warlike and militaristic, which made Russia's finances very difficult, and also made him, the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, worried.

    "Run out of money? Ask for more loans from Britain and France!" Tsar Nicholas II said without thinking.  In his view, this war was entirely instigated by the British.  Britain should support Russia in terms of military spending.

    "Your Majesty, I have contacted Britain and France, but they have been rejected. The British Far East Fleet has been annihilated, and the British Navy is preparing for an expedition to China. They also need a lot of funds, and France is also preparing to join them. Therefore, they refused  Accepted our loan request!" Sergey?  Witt said.

    "What? Those hateful John Bulls and Gallic Roosters actually dare to refuse our loan request. Aren't they afraid that we will withdraw from this war?" Tsar Nicholas II said angrily.

    "Your Majesty, can we still withdraw from the war now? The army has lost on the front line. If we withdraw from the war now, the Chinese will definitely put forward conditions that we cannot accept. The most conservative estimate is that they will also ask us to hand back the China we have occupied for decades.  territory. Therefore, it is impossible for us to withdraw from the war at this time, and we can only do our best to defeat China!" Sergey?  Werther said with a wry smile.  Today's Russia can be said to be in a difficult situation. Britain saw this exactly, so it blindly agreed to Russia's request before the war started.  But after the war started, if Russia did not want to be brutally slaughtered by China, it would have no choice but to continue the war.

    "The cunning British and French, I will not let them go!" Czar Nicholas II finally came to his senses. He knew that this time Russia was fooled by Britain and France.

    "Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Sergey?  Werther asked.

    "At this point, we can only continue the fight. Use all the strength of the country to support Grand Duke Nicholas to win. Tell Grand Duke Nicholas that he wants money to give money and people to give to people. I only want him to win this time.  !" Tsar Nicholas II gasped.

    "But, what about money? These all need money! Your Majesty, I have no way to get any more money!" Sergey?  Werther said very embarrassedly.  Had it not been for the czar's authority to maintain it, the Russian government would have gone bankrupt long ago.

    "The royal family will handle this money." Tsar Nicholas II said with some heartache.

    Sergey?  A hint of joy suddenly flashed in Werther's eyes.  The Russian royal family, especially the current Romanov dynasty, is the most powerful dynasty in Russian history. It has inherited Russia's wealth for hundreds of years and is extremely wealthy.  All over the world?Among the royal families, except for the British royal family, probably no other royal family is richer than them.  At the end of World War I, Tsar Nicholas II spent 500 tons of gold in order to purchase weapons.  After the October riots, the Tsar's family was executed, and the Soviet government seized thousands of tons of gold. This was an important guarantee for the Soviet Union to survive the initial difficult period.  Even so, there are still 1,600 tons of gold buried somewhere in Westlea.  It can be seen that the gold held by the Russian royal family is more than 3,000 tons.

    "The royal family can spend two hundred tons of gold to buy weapons and support this war. However, after we defeat the Chinese, the war compensation received must give priority to repaying the gold paid by the royal family!" Tsar Nicholas  Second said.  These gold and treasures have been accumulated by the Russian royal family for hundreds of years. They have always been able to only get in and out. He does not want them to be used up after they are passed down to him.

    "Your Majesty, don't worry. After we defeat China, we will ask them to compensate at least 200 million pounds. By then, all our war expenses will have been earned back!" Sergey?  Werther said immediately.  Two hundred tons of gold, according to the current market price, can be exchanged for almost 30 million pounds, which is 270 million rubles, which can completely support military operations for a long time.

    The Tsar took out a large amount of gold for emergencies, which once again stimulated Russia's war potential.  The Russian government quickly ordered 3,000 heavy machine guns and 3,000 artillery pieces from Britain and France, requiring Britain and France to deliver the goods within three months.  On the one hand, in order to accept this large order, and on the other hand, in order to support Russia's war, Britain and France even sold all weapons equipped in the active army to Russia due to insufficient inventory.  However, it will take a lot of time for these weapons to be equipped with troops and transported to the front line in Eastern Siberia.  During this period of time, it was enough for the Chinese army to achieve decisive victories in Eastern Siberia and the Far East.

    On March 25, the Kyakhta defenders were defeated, and the Chinese Army¡¯s Third Group Army began to rest and replenish ammunition and other combat supplies.  The Fourth Army's cavalry brigade took the opportunity to capture Baikalsk and cut off the connection between Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude.  Of course, Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude can also be connected from the direction of Upper Baikal, or even directly across Lake Baikal by boat.  However, there is no railway in the Upper Baikal region and there are not many ships on Lake Baikal, which completely separates the armies of the two sides.  Russia also wanted to recapture Baikalsk. However, after the main force of the subsequent Fourth Army appeared in Baikalsk, Grand Duke Nicholas had to give up this unrealistic idea.  Irkutsk now has only over 100,000 people, and is no match for a group army of the Chinese Army.  If the Fourth Army does not take the initiative to attack Irkutsk, Grand Duke Nicholas will thank God for his blessing.

    On March 26, the 13th and 54th Divisions of the First Army captured Khabarovsk, annihilating over 10,000 enemies and occupying this strategic location guarding Heilongjiang.  Subsequently, the 54th Division began to clear out the nearby Russian troops, while the 13th Division headed west.  According to the provisions of the General Staff Headquarters, after conquering Chita, the First Army will join the northern battlefield, which is the main battlefield against Russia.

    On the same day, the 25th Division of the Second Army and the army's cavalry brigade captured Dalnerechensk, blocking the way for the Russian troops in the Far East to flee north.  After that, the cavalry brigade of the Second Army was stationed in Dalnerechensk, and the 25th Division went south, preparing to besiege the main force of the Russian army in the Far East together with the main force of the Second Army.

    There are only more than 100,000 Russian troops in the Far East.  They deployed only a few thousand people in Dalnerechensk.  When the Second Army crossed the Ussuri River on March 25, thousands more people were wiped out.  The remaining more than 90,000 people were deployed in Shuangchengzi and Vladivostok.  In Vladivostok, there are tens of thousands of sailors from the Russian Pacific Fleet.

    On March 26, the main force of the Second Army appeared in Shuangchengzi, preparing to launch an attack on this strategic location in the Far East.  At this time, there were a total of 30,000 Russian troops in Shuangchengzi.  All remaining Russian troops in the Far East were concentrated in Vladivostok.

    Shuangchengzi is located in southeastern Russia and is a hub connecting the two strategic locations of Khabarovsk and Vladivostok.  Shuangchengzi, named after the Shuangcheng Guards of the Ming Dynasty, is named after the coexistence of the east and west cities. The east city is called "Fuerdan" and the west city is called "Jurgen".  In 1860, it became Russian territory according to the Sino-Russian Treaty of Beijing.

    The Twin Cities were divided into east and west cities by the Peter the Great River, which passed through the city.  Although there are no city walls, as a strategic location in the Far East, countless fortresses have been built here.  On the periphery of the West City, there are a total of 7 important fortresses, large and small, which serve as barriers to the twin cities.

    On the afternoon of March 26, the main force of the Second Army launched an attack on Shuangchengzi.

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