In St. Petersburg, after receiving the news from the Far East, Nicholas II went straight to the brink of a rampage.

The cause and effect of the matter is no longer important. Anyway, the Japanese and Russian Far East conflict broke out, and in the eyes of Nicholas II, it was the Japanese who were provoking it.

The old accounts have not yet been settled with the Japanese government, and now the Japanese dare to provoke them again, so naturally they cannot tolerate it.

If it weren't for the fact that the Siberian Railway was not opened to traffic and the logistical pressure restricted military operations, Nicholas II would have wished to destroy Japan now.

Of course, this is just a thought. The international situation is so complicated that only fools will rashly provoke wars.

It is true that the Tsarist government is preparing to advance east, but when to advance east and under what background, we must carefully consider it.

"A learning from one mistake can bring wisdom."

In recent decades, the Russian Empire has not suffered less losses from war. As the losses have been suffered a lot, the Tsarist government has also sublimated.

When you go south and then advance east, it seems that your strategic goals are erratic, but in fact, this is also a kind of political wisdom?

Against the backdrop of the battle between Britain and Shenluo, the Russian Empire, as the third largest power in the world, did not have the joy of gaining profits at all, but only had deep fear.

There is no way. If you want to compete for world hegemony, the Russian Empire is too weak; if you want to take advantage of the situation, the Russian Empire is too strong.

Although Russia and Austria have a good relationship, the two governments are still full of suspicion and distrust. Both the Vienna governments are not assured of Russia, let alone the British.

In a sense, the better the Russian Empire does today, the more likely it is to arouse the fear of the two overlords.

Although Nicholas II was a little indecisive, he was definitely not a fool. The old ministers left by Alexander III were still there, and the Tsarist government had not yet slipped into the abyss.

Combining the hegemony battle between Shinra and Britain will indeed make a lot of profits in the short term. Once the two countries decide the outcome, it will be the turn of the Russian Empire to be in trouble.

With the size of the Russian Empire, no matter who is the boss, he will be deeply afraid and suppression is an inevitable operation.

It is even worse not to take sides. The strength of the Russian Empire has been able to influence the outcome of this hegemony struggle to a certain extent. Neither Vienna nor London can tolerate the existence of such unstable factors.

Such a situation is naturally not what the Tsarist government wants. The best outcome is that Britain and Shinra both suffer losses, and the Russian Empire takes the opportunity to rise.

Obviously? This is impossible. Shinra and Britain have their own advantages? It is almost impossible to expect the two countries to be together in confrontation.

Standing on the standpoint of the Tsarist government? You can only choose to settle for the second best? Before this battle for hegemony breaks out, you can get as much benefits as possible? Strengthen your own strength.

Whether it is going south to India or going east to East Asia? Any strategy is completed? Russia will be reborn and stand at the top of the world again.

Unfortunately, it is very difficult to achieve either of these two strategies. The Tsarist government has tried it and both ended in failure.

As early as the British-Russian War more than ten years ago, the Tsarist government tried out the strength of Britain. The continuous stream of Indian cannon fodder with lobster soldiers as the core? The gray animals also had to numb their scalp.

Of course? This is not the reason why the Tsarist government gave up India. Although the enemy's army is large, its combat effectiveness is not very good, and such soft persimmons have always been the military's favorite.

What really scared the Tsarist government was the strong national strength of the British Empire. As long as the London government did not give up, it could continue to waste with them.

Anyway, there are not many other colonies in the British? The population is large, even if it is five to one or ten to one? The British government will die.

The population base of 500 million is the greatest confidence of the British. After a long time of delay, it was confirmed by the Russian Empire.

Even with Shinra's support, it's useless. In the face of national interests? All allies are unreliable? No one can guarantee that the Vienna government will not stab them at critical moments.

The strategy of moving south is blocked? The strategy of moving east is also not easy. The enemy's strength is not very good, but the traffic is really too crappy.

As early as a few years after the multinational coalition siege of the Far East Empire, the Tsarist government experienced the pressure of logistics. The logistics of only tens of thousands of troops could not be supplied at home, so they could only purchase nearby from Japan.

Once the Eastward Advance Plan is officially implemented, it will not be a matter of tens of thousands of people. Without millions of troops, if you want to implement the "Yellow Russia Plan", you are simply dreaming.

The logistics of tens of thousands of troops can be purchased nearby, and the logistics of millions of troops will not be vague.

Even if the Tsarist government was willing to buy it, the Japanese would not be able to sell it. After all, once the Russians' eastward advance strategy was implemented, the Russian Empire would face Japan.

As long as the Tsarist government wants to advance eastward, the only two independent countries in the Far East will stand opposite to the Russian Empire.

The enemy is not scary, and the Tsarist government is not scared. The key to the problem is logistics pressure.

Not to mention that the Siberian Railway has not yet been opened to traffic, even if it has been put into operation, it is a fantasy to rely on a single-line railway to solve the logistics problems of millions of troops.

If it is not done at one time, it can only be turned into gradual erosion. Unfortunately, the Tsarist government just took the steps and was sniped by the Japanese.

What's even more troublesome is that the Russian Empire's power in the Far East is now unable to do anything to the Japanese, and it may even be threatened by Japan.

Neither of them was big fat, but they couldn't even speak for a while. Naturally, the greedy Tsarist government did not want to give up on either side.

The outside world believes that the strategy of the Tsarist government is unstable, and the Russians themselves do not think so. In other words, it can also be a "flexible diplomatic strategy."

Just when the international situation changes greatly, the Russian Empire can take the opportunity to move south or advance east, or even launch the two major strategies together.

The opportunity the Tsarist government was waiting for was naturally a hegemonic war between Britain and Shinra. As long as the two big bosses fought, the Russian Empire would be so high that birds could fly.

It is obvious that Nicholas II, as the pride of heaven, is not the one who can tolerate it. After the Russian Empire suffered losses in the previous conflict, he could not bear it.

Prime Minister Sergei Witt: "Your Majesty, please calm down. We will settle the Japanese accounts sooner or later. There is no need to fight against a country that is doomed to perish.

On the surface, we are suffering a loss now. But when we think about it from another perspective, bad things can also turn into good things.

The Vienna government has always opposed our eastward advance. In recent years, the empire's expansion in the east has caused a rift in the relationship between the two countries.

This opportunity is the best recovery period. Taking this opportunity, we can send a signal to the outside world to tell the Austrians that our strategy of moving eastward has been set.

If necessary, we can also act like we want to give up the Far East and confuse the outside world and provide cover for the eastward strategy.

There is no need to rush to deal with the conflict between the Far East and the Japanese for the time being. It is not too late to consider how to deal with the conflict after the Siberian Railway is opened to traffic."

Face is never important, and the Russian Empire is also the one who can bend and stretched. For national interests, Sergei Witt didn't mind giving in first.

As for destroying Japan, that's not a casual talk. Shortly after Nicholas II succeeded to the throne, the Russian government formulated a complete plan to destroy Japan.

Of course, plans are always plans. Any country has a lot of reliable and unreliable strategic plans.

In a sense, the strategic plan of think tanks in various countries is a big competition of imagination. It is not feasible, but it is comparable to who is the most imaginative.

Not to mention all realizations, any country that can achieve one tenth of it can become the size of the earth.

Compared to conquering the world, the crazy plan to land on the sun, destroying Japan is simply not worth mentioning. Among all the strategic plans of the Russian Empire, this is definitely a top-ranked feasibility.

After listening to the Prime Minister's persuasion, Nicholas II felt much better. After all, he was also a monarch with status and dignity, and could not argue with a "dead country".

"Um!"

"Then let them have a few more days of freedom, and then settle the new accounts with them and the old accounts together."

It can be seen that Nicholas II still did not let go of the breath. He probably would have to look for the bad luck of the Japanese when the time was right.

But this doesn't matter anymore. Everyone present also has no good feelings for the Japanese. There is no attack at the moment, which is because their own strength does not allow it.

Once the conditions are ripe, everyone doesn't mind letting the Japanese understand what "the roar of a bear" is. When it comes to revenge, the Russians are definitely one of the best in the world.

Foreign Minister Mikhairovic: "Your Majesty, the real reason why the Americans helped us build the Siberian Railway has been found out.

Based on the information we collected from all parties and after in-depth analysis, we can confirm that there is a shadow of the British behind it.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that this was deliberately led us eastward to reduce military pressure in India.

This can also explain why Americans insist that the Siberian Railway only takes a single line instead of a double line.”

Those who can play politics are all talented people. Although the efficiency of the Tsarist government is a little low, the ability level of the government's top leaders is definitely not low.

The Siberian Railway was launched for many years, and the Tsarist government did not give up on the real purpose of tracing the Americans.

Facts have proved that persistence is still effective. No matter how confidential the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States keep it secret, there are clues left when doing the transaction.

In a short period of time, the Russians did not find any problems, but after a long time, when everyone comes back to their senses, they will find abnormalities.

It is not a case investigation, and there is no need for specific evidence. As long as the British have both motivation and ability to plan secretly, it is done by the British government.

After slamming the table, Nicholas II said coldly: "It is true. In the face of national interests, friendship is really not worth mentioning.

But it doesn't matter. Just treat it as mutual use. Anyway, we also want to build the Siberian Railway. With the help of Americans, we also saved a lot of expenses.

As for the subsequent expenses, I don’t have to pay them anymore. I believe the British have already paid the bill for us.”

He said it lightly, and from his nervous look, he could see that Nicholas II was not calm.

I found out that the UK's head means that the next plan to advance eastward should be considered more carefully.

Nicholas II did not think that the British's purpose was so simple and that they spent such a great price to lead the Russian Empire to advance eastward.

Although the Siberian Railway is a single-line railway and the railway's transportation capacity is very limited, there is no need to change to a double-line without regulations.

There is already a railway, and there is a railway line next to it. The construction difficulty is much lower than before, at least transportation is no longer a problem.

Once the railway renovation is completed, the transportation problem that restricts the Russian Empire's eastward expansion will be solved.

The bear that can devote itself to the country is not something that the two independent countries in the Far East can stop it unless they can join forces.

Obviously, this is impossible. From the 1895 gunshot, the relationship between the two countries was destined to be impossible.

As long as the Tsarist government implements its foreign policy slightly and expands in a rhythmic manner, there will be no problems.

In India, which has been in operation for hundreds of years, Britain is able to block the Russian army, which does not mean that they are also capable of sniping the Russian army in the Far East.

After thinking a little, Nicholas II felt that there was something wrong with it, and the British would never really help them complete the "Yellow Russia Plan".

You should know that the conflict between Britain and Russia has been around for a long time. stabbing each other is a routine operation. To help the other party strengthen its strength is to invest in the enemy.

Nicholas II did not know where the problem lies. In short, when facing the Far East issue, the Tsarist government suddenly became cautious.

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The incident that happened in St. Petersburg was naturally ignorant. It was not that the intelligence organization did not work hard, but that the innate appearance gap was too big and could not penetrate it at all.
To be continued...