Chapter 1245: Exercise Restraint
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"Your Majesty, the Chinese have already entered Moscow, they have sent hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles to attack, we can't resist them! Now the Chinese are marching along the Moskva River and Volgograd Avenue to the city center! In addition, traces of cavalry of the five Central Asian tribes were found around Moscow, which was already surrounded by the Chinese! "Russian War Minister Kuropatkin reported to Tsar Nicholas II!
"Hell, the 200,000 army, can't it withstand the attack of tens of thousands of Chinese?" Nicholas II roared!
Kuropatkin hurriedly lowered his head, very speechless. Although Moscow has 200,000 troops, these troops are demoralized and poorly equipped, how to compete with the Chinese who are armed to the teeth. Now that the Russian army has surrendered on a large scale, if it continues like this, I am afraid that it will not be long before the squadron will occupy the whole of Moscow!
"Your Excellency Kuropatkin, how long can we hold out?" Russian Prime Minister Ivan. Goremygin asked.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, we can hold out until tomorrow morning at best! Provided, of course, that the Chinese stop attacking after nightfall! Kuropatkin replied. The armored units of the squadron advanced along the streets of Moscow, and the Russian army could not resist it at all. Coupled with the passive avoidance of the Russian army some time ago, the Russian army built very few fortifications in Moscow, which made the Russian army even more unable to resist the attack of the squadron!
"Tomorrow morning? So, will the Germans be able to get to Moscow tomorrow morning? "Ivan. Prime Minister Goremykin asked.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, this is impossible! The Germans were at least two hundred kilometers away from Moscow. They will be able to get to Moscow in three days, and this is already counted! Kuropatkin said.
"So that is. Before the Germans arrived. Moscow will fall! If that's the case, then why should we resist? Your Majesty, order the whole army to give up resistance, lest there be unnecessary casualties! "Ivan. Goremygin said directly. Although he was not willing to surrender to the Chinese, there was no other way now.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, if you surrender to the Chinese. So how can we account to the Germans? The Germans told us to hold out until they arrived! Foreign Minister Izvorsky said. After the Germans rushed to Moscow before they knew that they could not seize the squadron before it arrived in Moscow, they put their hopes on the Russian army, and they hoped that the Russian army would be able to hold out until they arrived, so that the Germans would be able to occupy Moscow before the squadron. It's just that the Russian army is very bad, and it can't buy enough time for the Germans at all!
"There is no need for us to send our people to death for the sake of the Germans! We have tried our best to resist the attack of the Chinese, and this is not entirely our fault! If the Germans can arrive in time, they will be able to stop the Chinese attack! "Ivan. Prime Minister Goremykin insisted!
"But. If we surrender to the Chinese, then the Germans will still do what was previously agreed. Do you want to keep Russia's interests as much as possible? Tsar Nicholas II asked. That's what he's most concerned about. Now it seems inevitable that Russia will lose again. There is no doubt that Russia will once again lose more territory. However, if more territory can be retained, this will give Russia a better chance of re-emergence. This is also the reason why Tsar Nicholas II promised to surrender to Germany.
"Your Majesty, can the German assurances be believed? Or is the Germans really capable of forcing the Chinese to make concessions? The Chinese are now wantonly encroaching on our territory, and we are powerless to stop it. And the Germans, presumably, are not capable of making the Chinese spit out the fat in their mouths after eating, right? The Chinese are more greedy than us Russians, and their attachment to the land is stronger than that of us Russians. I dare to assert that the Germans will not be able to get the Chinese out of Europe either! "Ivan. Prime Minister Goremykin said.
Tsar Nicholas II was silent, he knew that Ivan. Prime Minister Goremykin has a very good point. In the war between China and Russia, Russia lost a large amount of territory with each defeat. More than a decade later, Russia had lost all of its territory in Asia. Now, I'm afraid it's hard to keep even the territory of the European part!
"Your Majesty, the land has been lost, we can take it back! But if the people die, then we have no choice! We must now preserve the strength of the Empire as much as possible and prepare for its future resurgence! And keeping as many of the Empire's subjects as possible is undoubtedly the most important! "Tsar Nicholas II's confidant, head of the General Administration of Russian Orthodox Affairs, Pobedonoszev!
"Alright! Order, all Russian troops in Moscow lay down their arms and surrender to the Chinese! Tsar Nicholas II said. At this moment, he seemed so lonely and sad. The pride and splendor of the Romanov dynasty finally disappeared from his hands!
After the order of Tsar Nicholas II was given, the Russian troops throughout Moscow laid down their arms and surrendered to the squadron in a neat line. These Russian soldiers also did not want to fight for a long time, and the order of Tsar Nicholas II made them very excited. Quite a few even shouted thanks to Tsar Nicholas II for his kindness. For the serfs in Russia, the tsar was their 'little father', and they had long been accustomed to obeying the tsar's orders and fighting for the tsar's will!
The surrender of the Russian army also surprised the squadron. However, this also saves the squadron a lot of effort, and it can take Moscow at the least cost and in the least time to lay the foundation for this victory!
After taking Moscow, Admiral Zhou Shun did not attack to the west, but ordered his troops to build a defensive line outside Moscow and wait for the arrival of the German army. Taking Moscow was only the first step, and it was necessary to resist the oppression of the German army.
As for the family of Tsar Nicholas II and the high-ranking officials of the Russian government, Admiral Zhou Shun only sent a part of the army to monitor them. A company of troops was also sent in the Kremlin to replace the palace guards and ensure China's control over the Russian imperial family and senior Russian government officials. After all, these people will play a big role in future negotiations!
After the news of the squadron's occupation of Moscow and the capture of the Russian imperial family and high-ranking officials of the Russian government reached Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II was very dissatisfied and severely reprimanded Field Marshal Falkenhayne, and then asked him to find a way to recapture Moscow. At the same time, the German ambassador to China, August. Feng. Once again, Klinder protested, but Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi simply ignored the Germans' protests! The world war is coming to an end, and China is making more arrangements for its own interests, and there is no need to take into account Germany's feelings at all. What's more, China and Germany will definitely have a war in the future! China and Germany are more adversaries than allies!
On 22 June, German cavalry units arrived in Moscow, led by the chief of staff of the German 8th Army, Colonel-General Ludendorff. The cavalry unit led by General Ludendorff consisted of five cavalry regiments with a total strength of more than 10,000 men. It's just that when they were still twenty kilometers away from Moscow, they were intercepted!
The 10th Cavalry Brigade of the Chinese Army stood in front of the Germans, and Brigadier General Zhou Hongzhi, commander of the 10th Cavalry Brigade, came to the front of the ranks.
"Brigadier General, please get out of the way!" After seeing Brigadier General Zhou Hongzhi, Admiral Ludendorff frowned and said!
"Your Excellency, I'm sorry! Moscow has already been occupied by the Chinese Army, and for the sake of social stability in Moscow, we do not want too many troops to enter Moscow. If you want to enter Moscow, take your guards into the city! As for the rest of the troops, I'm afraid they will have to stay outside the city! Brigadier General Zhou Hongzhi said neither humbly nor arrogantly!
"Moscow is not for you Chinese, you have no right to do this!" Admiral Ludendorff scolded!
Brigadier General Zhou Hongzhi shrugged his shoulders disdainfully, and then said: "Your Excellency, at least now Moscow is our territory!" If you want to go to Moscow, then follow our rules, otherwise, your Excellency will go back! ”
"Brigadier General, you are provoking another noble German general, and now our two countries are still allies, do you want to provoke a war between our two countries?" Admiral Ludendorff threatened!
"War? Haha, China has never been afraid of war! If Germany wants to impose war on us, then we will accompany it! "Brigadier General Zhou Hongzhi will not give an inch!
The arrogance of the Chinese made the German side very dissatisfied, and many of the cavalry behind General Ludendorff had raised their carbines and aimed at the opposite squadron. And the squadron is also not to be outdone. It seems that it only takes a little Mars for the battle between China and Germany to break out from this!
"Brigadier General, get out of the way, if you start a war between China and Germany, you will be responsible for all the responsibility!" Admiral Ludendorff said with a dark face.
"Really? Well, Your Excellency, I warn you in the same way that if you try to force your way into Moscow, it will mean war, and you will be wiped out! Brigadier General Zhou Hongzhi said.
Admiral Ludendorff pursed his lips disdainfully, and was about to sarcastically mock Admiral Zhou Hongzhi's inadequacy, when there was a rumbling sound of horses' hooves all around, and the cavalry of the five Central Asian tribes came up from all around, a full twenty or thirty thousand people, and surrounded the German cavalry troops.
Admiral Ludendorff had to order the German troops behind him to remain calm, so as not to further exacerbate the contradictions between the two sides! (To be continued......)