When Nicholas II came to the magnificent hall, Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin (a Russian Emperor, who served as chief of staff for Skobelev in his early years and won a series of brilliant victories. He became an infantry general and a minister of the army. After the Russian army occupied the Northeast, he served as commander-in-chief of the Russian Far East Army and led the Russian army in the Northeast, hereinafter referred to as Kuropatkin) and Yevgeni Ivanovic Aleigh

Kseev (a Tsarist Russian, Admiral (1903), attendant general (1901). Alexander II's illegitimate son, Nicholas II's uncle, was appointed as the governor of Kanto Province and commander of the Pacific Navy after the defeat of the Yellow Sea. After Russia occupied the Northeast, it changed the Northeast to Kanto Province, which was referred to as Alexeyev.) The two had already been waiting in the hall.

Nicholas II said to Alexeyev: "My dear uncle, what happened? Let you return from Kanto with General Cook Patkin?"

Alexeyev bowed and said, "Dear Your Majesty, we have important things to report to you in person when we are back."

"Oh? Did something big happen to Kanto Province (i.e., Northeast China)?" asked Nicholas II.

"Yes, my respected Your Majesty, the Russian intelligence personnel found that the Chinese army was actively transporting strategic materials, and a large number of troops were gathering in Shanhaiguan. I am afraid that the Chinese army would take action against Kanto Province." Alexeyev said solemnly.

"What?" Nicholas II was shocked and asked, "Are you saying that the Chinese army wants to take back their three northeastern provinces by force?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Chinese army has been mobilizing more and more frequently in this month. I'm afraid there have been an attempt. Moreover, the Chinese Pacific Fleet has been holding military exercises recently, and the strategic intentions of the Chinese army are already very obvious." Kulopatkin, the naval commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet, also said worriedly.

"Haha, what are you afraid of? Aren't there nearly 100,000 elite infantry cavalry in Kanto Province? Besides, the Chinese army had just experienced a civil war and the political situation was unstable. I am afraid that there would be no more troops! When did my dignified Russian Empire be afraid of the poor and weak yellow-skinned monkeys? Don't forget that our Far East Pacific Fleet in Vladivostok!" Nicholas II said contemptuously.

Alexeyev, commander of the Far East Army, smiled awkwardly and explained: "Your Majesty is right. The civil war that China just experienced and was a new regime. However, the Chinese army was not what His Majesty imagined. Although they experienced the civil war, this means that after the blood-and-fire civil war, the Chinese army had extremely rich combat experience, not as weak as we imagined. During the Chinese Civil War, we also lost more than 50,000 elite infantry and cavalry in their inland areas. Although there were nearly 100,000 infantry and cavalry in Kanto Province at this time, half of them were recruits supplied not long ago, and they were still a distance from the Chinese army, which had extremely rich combat experience."

"Although China has experienced civil strife, the new regime of China has stabilized its domestic stability after a series of economic measures, and industry and commerce are developing at an unprecedented high speed. The national strength has been strengthened. At this time, the civil strife in China has been completely quelled. Only then did Tang Jian have the energy to take action to deal with us." Alexeyev added.

"Oh, is that right? That bastard, I gave him 50,000 elite infantry and cavalry, but he was wiped out all his troops, and I wasted my trust in him!" Nicholas II seemed to remember this and asked again: "Is it really necessary for us to return the Kanto Province we had finally obtained to the yellow-skinned monkey? Isn't there a Pacific Fleet above the Far East?"

Kulopatkin, the commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet Navy, said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, you forgot that in the Battle of Weihaiwei a year ago, all four Russian battleships in the Far East sank. Now the elite of the Far East Pacific Fleet has been lost, and its combat effectiveness is not half as good as before. However, the Chinese Navy's fleet has eight battleships, four of which are Dragon Via class battleships. Russia's Pacific Fleet in the Far East has no power to fight at all!"

"Ah, that's it!" Nicholas II frowned. The situation was even more serious than he thought. At this moment, Nicholas II's indecisive character immediately showed up. After thinking hard for half an hour, he still did not come up with a way to fight against the Chinese army.

Nicholas II shook his head and asked, "Don't you know if there is any good solution for the two generals?"

Alexeyev, the commander of the Far East Army, happened to have a plan in his mind. Seeing Nicholas II ask a question, Alexeyev smiled and said, "Dear Your Majesty, to be honest, at this time in the Far East, Russia no longer has the ability to stop the Chinese army from going north. However, we can find a powerful ally. With this ally, the Chinese army will not dare to move troops at will, let alone go north."

"Oh, that country?" Nicholas II asked hurriedly.

"I know." Kulopatkin, commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet Navy, said: "His Excellency General Alexeyev is talking about Britain, right?"

"British?" Nicholas II asked.

"Not bad!" Alexeyev nodded with a smile and said, "British known as the Empire of Sun Never Setting, has the largest colonies in the world and the most powerful fleet in the world. In the Far East, only the British Far East Fleet can suppress the Chinese Pacific Fleet. Although the Chinese Pacific Fleet has eight battleships in the Far East, don't forget that as the strongest naval power, Britain has ten battleships arranged in the Far East, and nearly a hundred other large and small warships are not afraid of the Chinese Navy at all. Moreover, the growth of China has threatened the interests of Britain in the Far East. I think Britain should not stand by."

Nicholas II clapped his hands happily and said with a smile: "Yes, Uncle Alexeyev is still smart. The British will not watch China grow stronger. Uncle Alexeyev, please help me send a telegram to British Prime Minister Chamberlain, asking them to drive the Far East Fleet to the Yellow Sea, haha."

"Your Majesty, it's not possible to rely on the British alone. Our naval power in Vladivostok is too weak. I beg your Majesty to send a fleet to support Vladivostok." said Kulopatkin, the commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet Navy.

"Accurate, right, Uncle Alexeyev, everything is left to you. Let's go change your clothes, and we will attend a dance tonight!" Nicholas II said to the servant next to him, and then hurried back to the bedroom and changed his clothes.

After a while, only Alexeyev and Kulopatkin were left in the entire hall. Kulopatkin asked worriedly: "General Alexeyev, will the British really take action?"

Alexeyev sighed and said, "Oh, my nephew doesn't look like a Russian Empire Tsar at all. He is indecisive and has no opinion. Does he think the British Far East Fleet belong to the Russian Empire? Let people drive to the Yellow Sea when they see the Yellow Sea?"

"What should I do? Without the help of the British, I think my Pacific Fleet will soon be wiped out by the Chinese Pacific Fleet on the Yellow Sea." Kulopatkin said with a worried look on his face.

Alexeyev sighed: "The British are like damn vampires. If you want him to help, you must cut off a piece of meat. I will send a telegram to British Prime Minister Chamberlain to cut a piece of land in northwestern Poland to Britain in exchange for the British to send troops."

"What? Do you want to cede the land to England?" Kulopatkin asked in surprise.

"This is also a solution. Kanto Province is vast and has rich minerals. It is adjacent to the port of Vladivostok. Such rich resources and strategic status are incomparable to Poland. It is still very cost-effective to sacrifice Poland for the entire Kanto Province. Otherwise, not only will you have to pay an army, but your Far East Pacific Fleet, General Kulopatkin!" Alexeyev said helplessly.

"I understand." Kulopatkin replied with his head down.

Kulopatkin was very depressed. A Russian admiral and his Far Eastern Pacific Fleet actually had to cede land in exchange for survival. This was a great shame for the brave Russian soldiers.

Although His Majesty the Emperor had the ambition to completely annex Kanto Province, he was indecisive and moody, and often obeyed the queen's wife's opinion. He had no military talent, which was far from his father, His Majesty Alexander III.

Especially today, General Alexeyev and he rushed back from the Far East from thousands of miles away to discuss countermeasures with His Majesty the Emperor, but he was thinking about attending a dance party. For a monarch, is a dance party more important than a soldier?

I don’t know if it was Russia’s misfortune or my own misfortune, Kulopatkin sighed in his heart.

Kulopatkin glanced at Alexeyev helplessly, and saw Alexeyev's face with a bitter and helpless expression.

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British Parliament Building, Prime Minister's Office.

After Churchill returned from the Far East, he had been studying the movements of the Chinese army. After the British army entered Tibet won a series of victories, the Chinese army also began to take a series of actions, which made Churchill very anxious. Early in the morning, Churchill hurried to the office of British Prime Minister Chamberlain.

As soon as Churchill saw Chamberlain, he said anxiously: "Prime Minister, do you know that the Chinese army has begun to take action? They are about to send troops to Tibet."

Chamberlain handed Churchill a cigar, lit one himself, and threw a telegram from the table in front of Churchill.

After reading the contents of the telegram, Churchill immediately looked with a smile and said, "Prime Minister, this is simply great. It can not only obtain a large amount of land in northwestern Poland, but also curb the development of the Chinese Navy. It is simply killing two birds with one stone, which is great."

Chamberlain exhaled a smoke ring, stared at Churchill, and asked, "Mr. Churchill, do you really think so?"

Churchill nodded affirmatively and said, "Now that the Chinese Navy is growing stronger and has long threatened the interests of the British Empire in the Far East. It is time to give such yellow-skinned monkeys some colors."
Chapter completed!