Tsarist Russia: Please Call Me Your Majesty The Tsar

The Second Army and the Third Army of the Eastern Army were annihilated by the Tsarist Russian Army, making the main force of the Tsarist Russian Army already annihilated by the Tsarist Russian Army. Even if the Eastern Army is still sticking to the Koryo Peninsula, there are still as many as nine infantry divisions.

However, of the nine infantry divisions under the First Army of the Eastern Army, except for the three infantry divisions drawn from the Fifth Army that remained at full strength, the remaining six infantry divisions were all relatively large. Especially the Guards Division, the 2nd Infantry Division and the 12th Infantry Division, which were the first troops to land on the Koryo Peninsula, suffered losses of more than 50%.

Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible for the First Army of the Eastern Army to defend the line of defense of the Yalu River and resist the attack of the Russian army.

Especially when the Russian army has mastered the sea, it can land at the core area of ​​the Koryo Peninsula by sea at any time and launch an attack on the Orientals.

This made the First Army of the Oriental Army almost certain to die.

At the same time, because the Eastern Army suffered heavy losses on the battlefield. In other words, Dongyang Empire 03 has no hope of winning in this battle. This made the top management of the Eastern Empire have other ideas about this war.

In other words, we have to accept this reality.

Winter capital, the imperial palace.

Mingzhi Tianhuang convened a thousand high-level cabinet and military officials to hold an imperial meeting.

"My lords, I am very disappointed and even more heartbroken that this war has ended like this. The empire has prepared for ten years, but in the end it was completely defeated. Is it because we are too weak, or our enemy is too strong Are you done?" Mingzhi Tianhuang looked disappointed and decadent.

Originally, he was still dreaming of defeating the Tsarist Russian Empire and stepping on the Tsarist Russian Empire to rise to become a world-class power.

But now, the cruel reality gave him a slap in the face and made him wake up.

All the senior officials of the Eastern Army and Navy were ashamed. They all lowered their heads, as if they didn't dare to look at Ming Zhi Tianhuang.

"Okay, gentlemen, this is the end of the matter. It is useless to say anything more. The current empire is already in an extreme predicament. So, how can we protect the interests of the empire to the maximum extent? ?” Mingzhi Tianhuang asked.

"Your Majesty Tianhuang, we have to admit that we have already lost in this war, and we have lost badly. In other words, we no longer have the strength to defeat the Russians. If this war continues, the Russians will It will pose a greater threat to us. Even when they have mastered the sea, they can already directly threaten the safety of the empire. We should make peace with the Russians as soon as possible and end this war!" Prime Minister Katsura Katsura sighed.

"Yes, Your Majesty Tianhuang. Finding a way to end this war is in the best interest of the empire at this stage!" Minister of Foreign Affairs Komura Kotaro also echoed.

Even the Minister of Finance Sone Arasuke also expressed support.

You know, in order to prepare for this war, the Eastern Empire is already heavily in debt.

After more than half a year of war, the finances of the Eastern Empire almost collapsed.

If the war continues like this again, it will cause a devastating blow to the economy of the Eastern Empire.

If you can win this war, then blackmail the Russians severely after the war is over. Just like when they defeated the Qing Empire, they ruthlessly slaughtered the Qing Empire. In that case, the Eastern Empire may have a huge harvest. But now, they can no longer see the hope of victory. If the war continues, it will only cost them huge casualties.

The generals of the army and navy of the Eastern Empire felt that it was a great shame to seek peace from the Russians.

But the problem is that it is precisely because of their incompetence that the Eastern Empire has to do this!

If they could defeat the Eastern Empire on the battlefield, it wouldn't be what it is now.

"There is indeed no problem in seeking peace from the Russians to end this war. But the most important thing is that the conditions of the Russians are too harsh. Three billion rubles in war reparations is equivalent to the Lord's 1.3 billion There are even more yen! How can we get so much war reparations?" Lieutenant General Terauchi Masaki asked rhetorically.

A thousand cabinet ministers fell silent for a moment.

Indeed, it's not that they don't want to seek peace from the Russians, it's that the Russians' appetite is so great that the Eastern Empire can't afford it at all.

You know, after the Eastern Empire defeated the Qing Empire, it extorted a total of 230 million taels of silver, which is only equivalent to 60 million pounds, and it was basically left alone.

Now the appetite of the Russians is much bigger than theirs.

"Let the sun never set and continue to mediate and negotiate with the Russians. We can make some appropriate concessions. However, we cannot let the Russians kill us like fools. If the conditions of the Russians are not so harsh, we can Sign an armistice treaty with the Russians to end this war. If the conditions of the Russians are still so harsh. Then, at worst, we abandon the First Army and continue to fight the Russians. Among other things, it is always useless to stick to the homeland 483 Question?" Mingzhi Tianhuang gritted his teeth and said.

If the Russians continue to open their mouths, the Eastern Empire will have no other way. The only thing they can do is stick to their ugliness.

Although, the navy was almost wiped out, putting the Eastern Empire with a long coastline at an extremely disadvantageous position in the face of the threat of the Russians. It is undoubtedly very difficult to resist the threat of the Russians.

However, at this point, they have no other choice!

"Hi, His Majesty Tianhuang!" The cabinet of the Eastern Empire and the top military officials all replied one after another.

Although, if the situation becomes more difficult, they will have to abandon the First Army. But for the generals of the Orientals, they certainly feel distressed, but that's all.

In the minds of these generals of the Orientals, even if there are more than 100,000 officers and soldiers in the First Army, it is nothing more than a cold number. For the benefit of the Eastern Empire

Everything is forgivable.

Afterwards, Komura Toshitaro, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Eastern Empire, contacted Lin Dong, Minister of the Eastern Empire in the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets again, requesting that the Empire of the Sun Never Sets once again mediate the war between the Eastern Empire and the Tsarist Russian Empire, hoping to minimize the war. The point is to end this war. .