Andreev's face was tangled for three times, and finally he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and said fiercely, "The Chinese are right, kindness cannot control soldiers! Since you are willing to jump into this fire pit, then don't blame me for my plot..."
"The current situation is very clear. Surrender is the only way out. The price of stubborn resistance is massacre of the city! But at the same time, you don't want the empire to suffer huge losses..."
"There is only one plan for now... launch a breakout operation with Axon! As long as he accidentally dies in this operation... Even if you have surrendered, who can sign the treaty to cede territory? ?We don’t have any privileges!”
The originally warm weather suddenly blew a gust of cold wind, and Wennia couldn't help but trembled. "Has the situation reached this point?"
"Nonsense, what do you think? How about you suffocate him yourself, and then tell the Chinese that he died of a sudden illness in the vault, or simply died of a drug overdose..." Andreev looked at the soldiers around him and sighed. A sound.
"But looking at the current situation of this army, I'm afraid they won't be able to take action. How could these newly liberated serfs be cruel to His Majesty's relatives... The only way to make sense is to make an accident during the breakout process. Excuse!"
Wennia knew that this was the best way. With the mentality of that young man, Exxon, as long as he fell into the hands of the Chinese, he would not be an opponent at all. Xiao Letian could play him to death, as long as he signed some unreasonable agreements. If the treaty is beneficial to the empire, then the subsequent lawsuit will not be easy to fight.
There is a Chinese proverb that goes, "If you go to the public door, you will never get back." This is also true in international conflicts. Although it seems that the fist is big, it is the last word, but in many cases, the fist cannot be waved randomly.
The first point is the problem of being able to fight but not being able to fight. Mobilizing more than 100,000 regular troops from Western Europe for an expedition to the East is a huge adventure in itself. Not only does it cost a lot of money, it also consumes too much time. At the same time, It will also interfere with many domestic economic recovery plans, and the empire's finances will undergo major adjustments.
After all this chaos, you can't necessarily guarantee that you will definitely win. If you lose or there is a stalemate of no victory or defeat, it will be very visible in the world. God knows whether other European powers will take advantage of it. Your illness is going to kill you, so I stabbed you in the back.
The second point is that even if you can beat it, so what? Draining the empire's limited financial revenue, suspending the industrialization process, shelving the Siberian Railway construction plan, freezing the serf redemption work... Stirring up chaos in the country and exchanging it for victory in regaining the Far East?
Who would do such a loss-making business? Who would do such an idiotic thing if an investment of 100 million is only worth 10 million in the end?
In the final analysis, war is also a business. How much input is invested and what the final output is must be calculated. What is the short-term income and what is the long-term income? Only when the abacus is clear can we start to take action.
War is not a game for madmen. If war could solve all problems, why would the empire have to fight every day when the sun never sets? In fact, Britain has made many concessions during its more than three hundred years of glory. It has also suffered countless defeats and has not taken revenge in the end.
American independence, the British invasion of Afghanistan, the Boer uprising in South Africa...it was not all plain sailing for Britain!
A country must not raise its troops out of anger. Fighting a victory with all the strength of the country may seem satisfying and glorious at the time, but if the war loses money, your national power will weaken rapidly and it will provide opportunities for other countries. Got a loophole.
Why did the United States declare war at the last moment during World War I and World War II? In fact, this is the mentality of a businessman. Let you bleed each other, and I will do business behind the scenes. After you are almost drained of blood, I will enter the battlefield and then I can influence the situation of the war at will.
It is precisely because wars cannot be easily provoked that most conflicts between countries are resolved at the negotiation table. Drawing a knife when there is a disagreement is the behavior of barbarians, and barbarian nations have no long-term prospects.
Human beings need negotiation to resolve some small conflicts, and war is used to resolve fundamental and irreconcilable conflicts. Therefore, gradually some mutually recognized rules emerged between countries. This is the prototype of international law.
Ever since mankind entered the Age of Discovery and the Colonial Age, the governor-general system has been adopted by all enterprising countries. The power of the governor-general is unimaginable. Military affairs, civil affairs, finance, and even local laws can all be decided with one word. The governors are basically equivalent to the kings entrusted under the emperor.
Just imagine, could London, England, directly manage the affairs of the Indian colonies in the eighteenth century? Maybe there was a big riot in India, and London thought there was peace and harmony there.
At this time, the governor must be given arbitrary power to fight when it is time to fight, and to cease fire when it is time to cease fire. Anyway, in the end you have to bring actual benefits to the empire.
This system has lasted throughout the era of human geographical discovery. It is a system accepted by the entire European civilization, and it has become a conventional rule. Of course, it can also be said to be the prototype of international law.
Axon was the Supreme Governor of the Far East who accepted the Czar's orders. When he issued war orders, all the armies in the Far East had to execute them. No matter how angry he ordered a ceasefire, the generals had to obey. He drew a line with a pencil on the map and said how much land would be ceded and how much land would be obtained. Recognized by all nations, this is a legitimate legal document.
Vinya and Andreev will never allow such a thing to happen. Exxon can't even bear a defeat. He needs drugs to shock himself. If he falls into the hands of the CIA, they will not let him out. Come.
The two of them muttered and discussed for a long time, and finally Wennia stamped her foot, "You go out and hold the Chinese back, and I will find a way to kill him here... He must not be allowed to sign a surrender order, let alone go to the negotiation table!"
"Okay, let's split up! But time is very tight. It has already taken me half a month to get here from Vladivostok. God knows what's going on with Fadeev, but I'm afraid of long nights and many dreams!"
"Well... it's two o'clock in the afternoon. Damn it, I'm going to do it tonight, use my cronies to force him to break out, and kill him on the way to break out, that's all!"
The two agreed to part ways immediately. Wennia went to summon his cronies to study how to kidnap Exxon, while Andreev went back to find Sima Yun, Luo Huo and other generals to delay time.
After a while, Andreev, whose face was beaten into a pig's head, walked back to the Chinese position. Sima Yun and Luo Huo were discussing the military situation around the map. When he looked up and saw Andreev, he was stunned.
"What happened? Didn't you succeed in persuading you to surrender?"
