Grand Duke Nicholas never thought that the Army Department would deceive him on this issue. Of course, he also knew that the Minister of Army Alexei Nikolaevich Kuropatkin definitely did not have the courage. Behind this
, there must be the shadow of Tsar Nicholas II. He could naturally guess the reason. Although Irkutsk was surrounded, it had at least dragged down hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops. If he led his troops to stop resisting, this
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese teams joined the battle in Omsk, and the Russian army had no chance of winning. Maybe even the entire Siberia could be lost.
Although Grand Duke Nicholas understood Tsar Nicholas II's approach very well, it was difficult for him to accept it from his personal perspective. Because he was the uncle of Tsar Nicholas II, and now, Nicholas
Ra II actually regarded him as an abandoned son, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Irkutsk is already in a state of isolation and helplessness. What will happen if he insists on resisting? Nikola
The Grand Duke knew very well. Therefore, he became even more angry about being deceived.
"His Excellency, what should we do now? The navy was defeated, Russia was determined to lose, and defending Irkutsk to the death, there was only one dead end!" Annuchin, the governor of East and West Siberia, asked excitedly. Obviously, he didn't want to
Be loyal to Russia, especially to pay your life.
"What else can we do now? The Chinese have surrounded Irkutsk. There are Chinese troops in the east, north and west. They have established strong defense lines. If we lack cannons, we will be fine.
It was the 400,000 people in Irkutsk who could not break through the Chinese defense line. In the south, it was the Angara River. The bridges on the river had been blown up. The Chinese patrol boats were day and night
Patrol the river. In this case, we cannot break through at all!" Grand Duke Nicholas said with a cold face. Although, according to the information obtained, the Chinese team besieging Irkutsk only had two armies and one cavalry
The army had only more than 300,000 people. But Grand Duke Nicholas believed that if he ordered a breakout, no one could break out of the Chinese.
"What should we do? You can't stay here and wait for death, right? Lord Lord, can you try it? See if you can break through?" Annuchin, the governor of East Siberia, was still a little unwilling to give up. Of course, in his heart, there was still
One way is to surrender. Now Irkutsk has 400,000 Russian troops, and it is possible to use these 400,000 Russian troops as bargaining chips to negotiate with the Chinese. I believe that it will definitely be able to win a good condition. However, he doesn't know that Nigu
What did Grand Duke La think, so he didn't dare to express this idea.
"Governor General, I have my own right to do what I should do!" Grand Duke Nicholas said coldly.
Having said that, Annuchin, the Governor of East and West Siberia, had to stop saying anything and turn around and leave. However, he was thinking about what way to escape this disaster. He knew that the last solution was to go to China.
The people surrendered. Grand Duke Nikola did not express his opinion, 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 so
Be strong. At that time, you can take the opportunity to persuade Nicholas to surrender.
Afterwards, Grand Duke Nicholas contacted the Russian Army again and asked why the Army wanted to deceive him. The exposed Army had no choice but to refuse that this was the order of Tsar Nicholas II.
The fate of Tsar Nicholas II forced Grand Duke Nicholas to lead his army to defend Irkutsk, delay the Chinese team, and create conditions for the Russian team to win the Omsk Battle.
"Shit! Now the Russian team wants to defeat the Chinese in Omsk, it is simply a delusion!" Grand Duke Nicholas tore the telegram in his hand to pieces. However, he could not do so by the Tsar's orders.
Not following him, this put him in a dilemma.
At 8 a.m. on June 23, the artillery of the Chinese team once again launched a fierce shelling of Irkutsk. The scale of the shelling was much larger than before, making the defenders of Irkutsk greatly.
Nervous, afraid that the Chinese will attack Irkutsk.
However, after the shelling, the Chinese Army did not start an attack, which made them feel relieved.
At 10 a.m., several airships appeared over Irkutsk. The Russian observation balloons had long been destroyed, and the sky of Irkutsk had long become the territory of the Chinese Air Force.
Many Russian soldiers poked their heads out of the fortifications and looked at the airships in the sky, wondering what these airships were going to do. After a moment, a large number of paper pieces flew out from the hanging basket under the airship. Soon, the sky was
It was filled with pieces of paper, floating like snow.
"Hi! What do these Chinese people want to do?" Many Russian soldiers were full of questions.
After the paper fell to the ground, some bold Russian soldiers picked up the paper. The paper was only the size of a palm, and a few sentences were written in Russian. These papers were prepared by China.
However, the navy had not won before, so it was not useful. Now that the navy has won, these pieces of paper have become a powerful tool to attack the morale of the Russian army.
"Ivan, what is it written on it?" asked a veteran in his thirties and unshaven. Most of the Russian soldiers were farmers, and the literacy rate was very low.
"It is written: On June 22, the Chinese Navy wiped out the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia in the South China Sea. The Russian defenders in Irkutsk immediately put down their weapons and surrendered. China will ensure the safety of the lives of the surrendered soldiers.
!” A small soldier thought.
"God! Has the Navy failed? How is this possible?"
"Didn't the sir, the Joint Fleet be the most powerful fleet ever? It's said it will definitely defeat the Chinese Navy. But how could this happen?"
"The navy has failed, what should we do? Is there any meaning to defend Irkutsk? No, I want to go home, my mother and the beautiful Ilena are waiting for me to go back!"
A Russian soldier cried.
Soon, the entire Russian army in Irkutsk knew about the failure of the navy. After Grand Duke Nikolai learned of this news, he scolded the Zhongzhang team for being too despicable, and at the same time ordered the confiscation of these paper pieces.
Moreover, he strictly ordered rumors to make trouble. He assured the soldiers that this was a conspiracy of the Chinese and that the navy had not failed. However, many Russian soldiers had already preconceived ideas and believed that Grand Duke Nicholas was lying to them. Irku
The morale of Tsk's defenders suddenly plummeted. This made Grand Duke Nicholas very angry, but there was no way to solve it.
Almost at the same time, Annuchin, the Governor of East and West Siberia, was also contacting the Russian generals in Irkutsk. Russia had failed in this war, and there was no need to be buried with Russia for the sake of Russia! They wanted to survive. These generals,
But there were no ordinary soldiers to cheat. Soon they started their relationship and confirmed the news that the Russian navy had been defeated. Suddenly, these Russian generals also became panic. They had agreed to defend Irkutsk to the death.
, because I believe that the Navy can win. But now, I can no longer see any victory.
That night, Grand Duke Nichola held an emergency military meeting. At the meeting, Grand Duke Nichola asked all generals to restrain their respective troops, guard the defense line, and avoid being taken advantage of by the Chinese. However, in his words
Before we could finish speaking, a change occurred.
"His Excellency, I want to know if the navy was really defeated?" a middle-aged general stood up and asked.
"Yes! Your Excellency Grand Duke, is the navy defeated? Please tell us the truth?" The other generals also asked.
Looking at the dozens of generals below, all staring at Grand Duke Nicholas. Everyone actually knew the truth, but they just didn't want to continue to be deceived.
"What are you doing? Do you want to disobey?" asked Grand Duke Nicholas with a dark face.
"His Excellency Grand Duke, if the navy is defeated, then Russia will have no hope of victory in this war. There is no need for Irkutsk to continue to defend! We cannot watch hundreds of thousands of soldiers
Dead like this! The lives of the soldiers are even more important!" Annuchin, the Governor of East and West Siberia, stood up. After secret contact, he had received support from many generals.
"That's right, Lord Grand Duke, Governor Annuchin is right. Since we are sure to lose, we cannot let our people die!"
Seeing everyone's appearance, Grand Duke Nicholas felt depressed. Even the generals were like this, let alone the ordinary soldiers below. Obviously, Irkutsk could no longer defend. If this time
If the ** team launches a large-scale attack, they cannot expect these generals and soldiers who have lost their fighting spirit to resist the Chinese attack.
"Okay, then what do you think we should do now?" Grand Duke Nicholas finally compromised. He knew that if he continued to be tough, it might cause more serious consequences, such as a mutiny!
"His Excellency, we should take advantage of the opportunity to negotiate with the Chinese. We should compete for the interests of us generals and ordinary soldiers as much as possible! If the Chinese can introduce our conditions, we can surrender to them!" East Siberia
Governor Annuchin said.
Other generals supported the view of Annuchin, the Governor of East and West Siberia.
"Okay! Since that's the case, I agree! Your Excellency Annuchin, go and negotiate with the Chinese! If the Chinese can ensure the safety of our lives and property, the defenders of Irkutsk can surrender to them!
"Grand Duke Nicholas said at the end!
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