The Chinese nation is really at a critical moment of life and death. The total tonnage of the British Great White Fleet is twice that of the Chinese navy, and the naval personnel are rich in combat experience.
How do a century-old navy compare with a ten-year navy? This difference is not even a little bit!
Xiao Letian's analysis of the Far East region was correct. Tsarist Russia has never given up on its desire for revenge. It was defeated by the Chinese before, but now it is different. With Britain as the main attack on Tsarist Russia, there is no problem in coordinating it.
The Cossack cavalry newly drawn from the Don River Valley, plus the main force retreating from the Ili Valley, plus the permanent Russian troops stationed in the outer Xing'an Mountains.
In the fringes of the Chinese intelligence network, 150,000 Russian troops can go into battle in October!
After a summer of preparations, Tsarist Russia can prepare for a medium-sized major battle. This is a big gamble!
Snow has begun to fall in the Far East in October, but the snow has not yet reached the point of closing the mountains, and the ground has gradually begun to dry and freeze. This is a suitable time for cavalry assault operations.
This battle was a big gamble, and the battle lasted only about a month. If it dragged on longer and the mountains were blocked by heavy snow, the Russian army would freeze to death.
The Tsar had a good idea. The main force of the Russian army attacked Vladivostok from land, and the British Great White Fleet provided strategic bombing at sea. This lost Far East port would naturally be easily conquered!
As long as Vladivostok is conquered, the 150,000 Russian troops will have a place to spend the winter. Next year, we will see whether Tsarist Russia will invade the three eastern provinces and completely occupy the Longxing land of the Qing Dynasty!
Even if you can't capture all of the three eastern provinces, you can still capture part of it! Or directly capture the Korean Peninsula and seize a warm water port would be even more wonderful!
After all, working for the British can't be for nothing, right? Be generous to others, the British wouldn't be so stingy!
In the past, Tsarist Russia was not allowed to have an East Asian port, but now in order to deal with Xiao Letian, Benjamin is willing to risk everything!
The Korean Peninsula all the way to the Liaodong Peninsula gave Tsarist Russia a living space, so what if we gave it two ports, such as Lushun in the Qing Dynasty!
Benjamin had already had secret talks with the Tsar. After the victory, he put pressure on the Japanese Sixth Army and asked the Qing Dynasty to permanently cede Port Arthur to Tsarist Russia and Yantai to Britain!
One south and one north completely blocked the Bohai Bay, forever blocking the Chinese people's gateway to the sea!
This is the Tsar's dream, an extremely sweet dream. Just one Port Arthur warm water port and several warm water ports on the Korean Peninsula are enough for Tsarist Russia to exchange for 150,000 lives!
The Tsar really wants to deploy more troops. Three hundred thousand is good, or four hundred thousand is fine. Anyway, the Tsar has no shortage of brave soldiers!
There are many brave and fighting Cossacks on the Ukrainian plains. They are just waiting to exchange their military exploits for class promotion. How many young men are waiting to use their lives to gain a noble status!
It is a pity that the Siberian Railway has not been built. Because the Chinese and Tsarist Russia lost so miserably in the Far East War, the Siberian Railway cannot be built until it reaches the Novosibirsk region. The war consumes too much money, and there is no call of ports in the distance.
If there is a railway to support logistics, the Tsar may really be able to prepare an army of three to four hundred thousand people. By then, even Lord Long, a god, will not be able to stop him.
After all, the Far East Country is too barren and the population is too small. It is too difficult to resist on your own without Chinese reinforcements!
Benjamin's poisonous plan is not that simple. It is not only Tsarist Russia who has a blood feud with the Chinese, but also France!
On May 28, the Dover Strait was filled with thick fog. The entire British Isles, including northwestern France, was shrouded in heavy fog. In the French waters south of the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, several ships in the thick fog in the Seine Bay were as slow as ghosts in the deep sea. closer to British waters.
Several Belgian fishing boats were on their way back to port. The exhausted sailors were leaning against the side of the ship and smoking cigarettes. Suddenly, at the nearest distance, they spotted a huge black warship emerging from the thick fog.
"Oh... God! Avoid... there is a ship... such a big ship... full left rudder..."
The fishing boat's emergency avoidance almost caused the battleship to be swept into the sea. The sailor and captain almost brushed against each other and saw a shocking scene.
The huge steel battleship sailed slowly by. People raised their heads and dropped their hats on the deck, and they couldn't see clearly what was going on on the battleship.
"Which country's warship is this? French or British?"
"I don't know! There are no signs, and I can't see any flags...oh...damn there are more behind me, keep avoiding..."
The fishermen had lost track of time. A total of four unknown warships slowly passed through the strait in the thick fog, without any flags or even ship numbers.
"France will never surrender! Especially not at the hands of the Chinese!" Patrice McMahon, the second president of the Third Republic, said fiercely in the presidential palace in Paris, France.
This president was captured with Napoleon III in Sedan. He was a typical royalist who always wanted to restore Napoleon III's son.
This stubborn old man has a strong desire for revenge, and Benjamin will naturally not let go of the opportunity to cooperate with him.
In front of the president is Gambit, a high-ranking official of the Ministry of National Defense and a strong contender for the next prime minister!
This hero in the Franco-Prussian War looked down upon this uneducated and martial president. He thought to himself that if it were not to alleviate the conflicts in the domestic political arena, how could he let you, a failed guy, become the president?
But basic courtesy still exists. Gambetta sat across from him and took a sip of red wine: "Your Excellency, President, let me reiterate my point of view!"
"Our France is newly defeated and has a very difficult financial situation. The existing new warships were built by the French patriotic people who actively subscribed for public bonds!"
"There are only four battleships in total. Are you going to merge them all into the British fleet? If that happens, we will only have six cruisers left to protect our homeland..."
"Don't expect the combat capabilities of warships other than the Zhiyuan series! In the face of the new era, the old warships of the past will only have one fate and that is to be eliminated!"
"Does France want to take a big gamble? Can we bet on the destiny of the country?"
Patrice McMahon was a little scared of this hero who popularized the law. "Oh, don't be excited... try the freshest foie gras! My old friend, don't you want revenge?"
"Don't you want to wash away France's national humiliation? What a great opportunity this is! If we can unite with Britain, we will definitely have a chance of winning!"
"Remember the Crimean War? Britain and France joined forces to block the expansion of polar bears..."
"Oh... Of course I am willing to punish Xiao Letian! But..." Gan Bida opened his eyes and said, "But I want to remind you!"
"Our fleet command must not be completely handed over to the United Kingdom!"
"Especially...Joseph Bonaparte cannot be allowed on the battleship!"
Patrick McMahon's expression changed and he said awkwardly, "Well... of course... of course not!"
