C1685 The Collapsing Governor

The story of the Tsar and his mistress was well-known in European history. The passionate love affair between the Alexander II and his lover, Katherine, became the material of the European gossip.

The Alexander II doted on her lover very much, and this could be seen from the true history. She had helped Caitlyn to the brim less than four months after the death of the Tsar's queen, which angered all of the nobles in Sha Russia.

How could the Tsar, who loved his house, not take care of Akson, his family? However, the Empire's western powers had long been divided among the officials and nobles, so there was no place for his brother-in-law to stay.

The Haishenwai was the most important port for the Empire to enter the Pacific Ocean, its geographical location was extremely important, and it was also the attack on the bridgehead outside of China. The strategic structure of the Empire in the future would definitely be like a dumbbell, and the east and west were the economic, political and military centers.

The Kingdom of Qing was weak and they did not dare to start a war with Russia. The power of the English and French would not reach this place for the time being, not to mention the prevalence of isolationism in the United States.

After thinking about it, he only had one opponent, and that was Xiao Letian. However, the Tsar didn't think much of such a small character, in his eyes, both the north and south reinforcements were advancing side by side, and the Chinese side could definitely wipe them all out easily.

In this kind of setting, with the young Akson placed here as the governor, as long as he could manage for more than ten years, he would have his own power.

There was no need to worry about their safety, they had contributed greatly to the battle. In the future, the Siberian Railway would definitely arrive here, and Akson could even lead his troops to attack the borders of Qing Province.

What a great plan, but it did not count as a failure, in their eyes, they had never considered the Chinese as an opponent, so they were willing to let Akson set off for the Far East.

Of course, the Tsar knew that the Major was too young to be accepted by the masses, so the decree was not made public. Only the high-ranking generals of the Expeditionary forces knew of the Major's identity.

According to the plan, these high-ranking officers would cooperate with Akson in the battle and fight to gain military merits for this young man. As long as they were to contribute greatly and the situation in the Far East would become safer, they would be able to convince the masses by announcing their identity as the Governor. This would be very beneficial to Akson in the future.

The plan was too perfect. If he followed through with this plan, Akson would be able to firmly control the resources in the Far East in at most ten years. He would be able to become the empire's governor, a powerful official that was below only the Tsar.

However, the whole plan had not been considered. What would happen if it failed? They never thought that Akson would be captured like this. What if a discretionary governor signs a diplomatic agreement with the Chinese? Will Moscow admit it or not?

The young Akson was simply unable to bear such a difficult mission. In this period of time, even if he did not fight, he would not surrender, much less escape.

Fortunately, this army was chosen by the tsar himself, and the serfs who had just been freed were extremely loyal to the tsar. This allowed him to control the army even under the torture of hunger and illness.

No mutiny appeared, no great defeat had occurred, all the soldiers were persevering, but no one expected that such perseverance was actually a form of torture for Akson.

Sometimes, he even wished that his men would just leave, so that he wouldn't have to shoulder the responsibility anymore. There was nowhere for him to vent his stress on, so he could only rely on morphine to relieve it.

Opium and opium products are controversial in the nineteenth century, but no country treats them as untouchable drugs. Be it in Europe or Asia, the use of opiates was very popular, so it was normal for Akson to rely on morphine to relieve the pressure.

Just like how the modern man used antidepressants and other mental illnesses, or how the opium was the same as the antidepressant in that era, it was just that they were more motivated and addicted to it.

Although the Expeditionary forces lacked food and drinks, there were still a lot of medicine left over. Although the supply for the army might not be enough, for Akson to use it all by himself, it would be enough for him to inject it for two years.

Akson and the other high ranking officers sighed, but no one could say anything. Only then did the middle ranked officers around them understand the crux of the matter.

"So that's how it is! No wonder the Chinese didn't attack. They wanted the governor to surrender and sign a surrender agreement! What did the Chinese say about that? "Call the uncooked rice to be cooked …"

"Damn it, we absolutely cannot surrender! "We can lose, but our deaths will motivate the later generations to fight bravely and never surrender. Let His Majesty reinforce us from Western Europe and the Empire's main forces, I don't believe I can't defeat this group of Chinese …"

"Beat this traitor to death! "Beat him to death …" The group of officers rushed towards Andreev together with their enemies and started punching and kicking him.

Andreev painfully lied on the ground with his hands on his head and screamed in despair, "Sir …" Do you really want to see tens of thousands of soldiers die here? These are all the seeds of our empire! "

"Calm down, there are 10,000 solitaries on Amami Oshima, and thousands more have surrendered. You have to consider the lives of so many people …"

"No matter how big the empire is, it won't be able to withstand such a loss. After such a crushing defeat, just how bad will the reputation of the empire deteriorate? "By letting all the countries of Europe know that tens of thousands of Russian warriors have all died in Asia, they will look down on us even more. We cannot reveal our weak points …"

"Stop!" Akson raised his hand to stop his subordinate from beating him up, Andreev's last sentence moved him.

Crimean War Sand Russia fought against the English and French, and after three years of fighting, they had lost more than 200,000 soldiers, but against a small Asian Chinese, in just a spring's time, they had lost more than 20,000. If they added in the 20,000 remaining survivors, the Chinese's victory would reach more than 40,000.

This was something even the world would be in an uproar about. Sharal might not even be able to keep his position as a second-rate empire, and when that happened, the pack of wolves would pounce on him and tear him apart.

This was an era where wolves surrounded everything. Any tribe with even the slightest hint of weakness would be torn to shreds by other hungry wolves.

"You … "You have a point, but the Chinese will not slaughter prisoners. This people do not have that many wolves." Akson muttered to himself.

"Ridiculous!" Andreev shouted loudly, "How can we place our hopes on the kindness of our enemies? Don't think that these Chinese are the students of the Qing Dynasty or Han Chinese, they are also a pack of overbearing wild wolves! If we don't achieve their goal, do you think they won't massacre the entire city? "

"Stop dreaming, please look at this place!" Andreev took some photographs out of his pocket.