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    Grand Duke Nicholas never thought that the Ministry of War would deceive him on this issue. Of course, he also knew that Minister of War Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin definitely did not have the courage. Behind this  , there must be a shadow of Tsar Nicholas II.  He could naturally guess the reason. Although Irkutsk was besieged, it still held back hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops.  If he leads his troops to stop resisting, and these hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops join the battle in Omsk, the Russian army will have no chance of winning, and may even lose the entire Siberia.

    Although Grand Duke Nicholas understood Tsar Nicholas II's approach very well, it was difficult for him to accept it personally.  Because he was the biological uncle of Tsar Nicholas II, and now, Nicholas II actually regarded him as an abandoned son, which made him feel very uncomfortable.  Irkutsk is already in an isolated and helpless situation. Grand Duke Nicholas is very clear about the consequences of persisting in resistance.  Therefore, he became even more angry at being deceived.

    "Your Majesty, Grand Duke, what should we do now? The navy has been defeated, and Russia has lost. Defending Irkutsk will lead to death!" Anuchin, the governor of Eastern Siberia, asked excitedly.  Obviously, he did not want to be loyal to Russia, especially if his own life was involved.

    "What else can we do now? The Chinese have surrounded Irkutsk. There are Chinese armies in the east, north and west. They have established a solid defense line. We lack artillery, even if we  Even if all the 400,000 people in Irkutsk were wiped out, they could not break through the Chinese defense line. To the south is the Angara River. All the bridges on the river have been blown up. Chinese patrol boats. Day and night.  Patrolling the river. In this case, we simply cannot break out!" Grand Duke Nicholas said with a cold face.  Although, according to the information obtained, the Chinese army that besieged Irkutsk only had two armies and one cavalry corps, with only more than 300,000 people.  But Grand Duke Nicholas believed that if he ordered a breakout, no one would be able to break out of the Chinese siege.

    "Then what should we do? We can't stay here and wait for death, right? Your Majesty, Grand Duke, can you give it a try? See if you can break through?" Anuchin, the governor of Eastern Siberia, was still unwilling to give up.  certainly.  In his mind, there is another way, which is to surrender.  There are now 400,000 Russian troops in Irkutsk, and we can use these 400,000 Russian troops as bargaining chips to negotiate with the Chinese.  I must be able to get a good condition.  However, he didn't know what Grand Duke Nicholas was thinking, so he didn't dare to express this idea.

    "Your Majesty the Governor, I have my own discretion on what to do!" Grand Duke Nicholas said coldly.

    Having said that, Anuchin, the governor of Eastern Siberia, had no choice but to say no more and turned to leave.  but.  But he was thinking about how he could escape this disaster.  he knows.  The last resort is to surrender to the Chinese.  But Grand Duke Nicholas did not express his position, and he had no choice.  However, he believed that if the defenders of Irkutsk knew that the navy had been defeated, their confidence in defending Irkutsk would definitely not be that strong.  At that time, we can take the opportunity to persuade Grand Duke Nicholas to surrender.

    After that, Grand Duke Nicholas once again contacted the Russian Ministry of War and asked why the Ministry of War deceived him.  The exposed War Ministry had no choice but to refute the idea that this was an order from Tsar Nicholas II.  And based on the fate of Tsar Nicholas II, he forced Grand Duke Nicholas to lead his army to stick to Irkutsk, hold back the Chinese Army, and create conditions for the Russian Army to win the Battle of Omsk.

    "Shit! The current Russian army still wants to defeat the Chinese in Omsk. It is simply a delusion!" Grand Duke Nicholas tore the telegram in his hand into pieces.  However, he had to obey the Tsar's orders, which put him in a dilemma.

    At 8 o'clock in the morning on June 23, the artillery of the Chinese People's Liberation Army once again launched a fierce shelling on Irkutsk.  The scale of the shelling was much larger than before, which made the defenders of Irkutsk very nervous, fearing that the Chinese would launch an attack on Irkutsk.

    However, after the shelling, the Chinese Army did not start an attack, which made them relieved.

    At ten o¡¯clock in the morning, several airships appeared in the sky over Irkutsk.  The Russian army's observation balloons have long been destroyed, and the sky over Irkutsk has long become the territory of the Chinese Air Force.

    Many Russian soldiers poked their heads out from the fortifications and looked at the airships in the sky, wondering what they were doing.  After a while, a large number of pieces of paper flew out from the hanging basket under the airship.  Soon, the sky was filled with pieces of paper, floating like snow.

    "Hey! What do these Chinese people want to do?" Many Russian soldiers were filled with questions.

    After the paper fell to the ground, some brave Russian soldiers picked up the paper.  The piece of paper is no bigger than a palm, with??Write a few sentences in Russian.  China has already prepared these pieces of paper.  However, the navy had not won a victory before, so it could not be put to use.  Now that the navy has won the victory, these pieces of paper have become a weapon to undermine the morale of the Russian army.

    ¡°Ivan, what¡¯s written on it?¡± asked an unshaven veteran in his thirties.  Most of the soldiers in the Russian army are farmers, and their literacy rate is very low.

    "What it says is: On June 22, the Chinese Navy completely wiped out the British, French and Russian fleets in the South China Sea. The Russian garrison in Irkutsk immediately laid down their weapons and surrendered. China will guarantee the lives of the surrendered soldiers.  !" read a small soldier.

    "Oh God! Did the Navy fail? How is this possible?"

    "Sir, didn't he say that the combined fleet is the most powerful fleet in history? He said that it would definitely be able to defeat the Chinese Navy. But how could such a situation happen?"

    "The Navy has failed, so what should we do? Is there any point in holding on to Irkutsk? No, I want to go home. My mother and the beautiful Irina are waiting for me to go back!"  cried a Russian soldier.

    Soon, the entire Russian army in Irkutsk knew the news of the naval failure.  After Archduke Nicholas heard the news, he cursed the Chinese army for being too despicable, and at the same time, ordered the collection of these pieces of paper.  Moreover, spreading rumors and causing trouble is strictly prohibited.  He assured the soldiers that this was a Chinese conspiracy and that the navy had not failed.  However, many Russian soldiers had already preconceived the idea that Grand Duke Nicholas was lying to them.  The morale of the Irkutsk defenders suddenly dropped sharply.  This made Grand Duke Nicholas very angry, but there was no way to solve it.

    Almost at the same time, Governor Anuchin of Eastern Siberia was also contacting the Russian generals in Irkutsk.  Russia has already failed in this war, there is no need for them to die for Russia!  They want to live.  These generals are not as easy to deceive as ordinary soldiers.  Soon they launched their own relations and confirmed the defeat of the Russian navy.  Suddenly, these Russian generals also became panicked.  They had previously agreed to defend Irkutsk because they believed the navy could win.  But now, there is no victory in sight.

    That night, Grand Duke Nicholas held an emergency military meeting.  At the meeting, Grand Duke Nicholas asked the generals to restrain their troops and guard their defense lines to avoid being taken advantage of by the Chinese.  However, before he finished speaking, something unexpected happened.

    "Your Excellency, I would like to know if the navy is really defeated?" A middle-aged general stood up and asked.

    "Yes! Your Majesty the Grand Duke, has the navy been defeated? Please tell us the truth?" Other generals also pressed the question.

    Looking at the dozens of generals below, they all stared closely at Grand Duke Nicholas.  Everyone actually already knows the truth, they just don¡¯t want to continue to be deceived.

    "What are you doing? Do you want to disobey me?" Grand Duke Nicholas asked with a dark face.

    "Your Excellency, if the navy is defeated, then Russia will have no hope of winning in this war. There is no need to continue to defend Irkutsk! We cannot watch hundreds of thousands of soldiers  Die like this! The lives of soldiers are more important!" Anuchin, the governor of Eastern Siberia, stood up.  Through secret contacts, he has received the support of many generals.

    "Yes, Your Majesty the Grand Duke, Governor Anuchin is right. Since we are determined to lose, we cannot let our people die!"

    Seeing everyone¡¯s appearance, Grand Duke Nicholas felt sad.  Even the generals are like this, not to mention the ordinary soldiers below.  It is obvious that Irkutsk can no longer be defended.  If the Chinese Army launches a large-scale attack at this time, these generals and soldiers who have lost their fighting spirit cannot be expected to resist the Chinese attack.

    "Okay, what do you think we should do now?" Grand Duke Nicholas finally compromised.  He knew that if he continued to be tough, it might lead to more serious consequences, such as mutiny!

    "Your Majesty the Grand Duke, we should take advantage of this opportunity to start negotiations with the Chinese. Try our best to fight for the interests of us generals and ordinary soldiers! If the Chinese can introduce our conditions, we can surrender to them!" Eastern Siberia  Governor Anuchin said.

    Other generals supported the views of Anuchin, the governor of Eastern Siberia.

    "Okay! In that case, I agree! Mr. Anuchin, go and negotiate with the Chinese! If the Chinese can guarantee the safety of our lives and property, the defenders of Irkutsk can surrender to them!  "Grand Duke Nicholas finally said!

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