Chapter 1090 The Tsarist Government Busy With Infighting
In St. Petersburg, the news that the Japanese government suddenly announced the severance of diplomatic relations came, and the tsarist government was stunned, completely confused-how dare the Japanese...
No matter why you dared, it happened anyway. In addition to being angry, the tsarist government had to face reality.
Just when the tsarist government got out of a state of ignorance and clamored to give the Japanese some color, something even more intolerable for the tsarist government happened.
On February 8, 1904, the Japanese directly undeclared war and launched an attack on the Russian army in the Far East.
Well, the Japanese government helped the Tsarist government make a choice. At this point, there is nothing to argue about, whether you like it or not, you can only fight.
Of course, it may be a more rational choice to temporarily shrink the strategy and give up the Far East, and wait for the opening of the Siberian Railway to settle with the Japanese, but the tsarist government could not do it.
No major country can tolerate the loss of its territory without declaring war. If the tsarist government really chooses to forbear, it is estimated that the people in the country will rebel.
The arrogance of the fighting nation is not arrogant, it can tolerate everything, but the tsarist government cannot tolerate it.
From this point of view, the original time and space put the cauldron of the Russo-Japanese War on Nicholas II's head, which is purely an injustice.
The Japanese have all come over, so the tsarist government can’t just be beaten and not fight back, right?
Of course, Nicholas II is not without responsibility. The biggest problem lies in the misjudgment of strategy, wishful thinking that the Japanese did not dare to attack and did not prepare for war in advance.
The current situation is similar to that in history. Although the butterfly effect has a great influence, it has not been able to change the subjective judgment of the tsarist government.
If it weren't for the battle report issued by the front line, the Tsarist government would not have believed that the Japanese would dare to go to war against the Russian Empire without declaring it.
It can only be said that the Japanese government chose the wrong time to attack. If the attack was launched on April Fool's Day or the day before, the tsarist government would most likely dismiss the front-line battle report as fart.
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After a few years as an emperor, Nicholas II's qi-raising skills have improved a lot, and he can barely restrain his emotions.
"The war broke out, what's the government's plan?"
Anyone who knew Nicholas II knew that the calmer the situation, the more angry the tsar was.
Although this strategic misjudgment was made jointly by everyone, the government must take the initiative to take the blame.
Prime Minister Sergei Witte stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, with the power of the Empire in the Far East, it is very difficult to defeat the Japanese, and in the short term we can only take the defensive.
The most urgent task is to concentrate troops and stick to a few strategically important places. After the Siberian Railway is opened to traffic, a large army will be sent to reinforce it.
The next step is to win the support of the Vienna government. Although there is a Russian-Austrian alliance, it is only signed with Austria and does not represent the Holy Roman Empire.
With the style of Emperor Franz, there will definitely be support, but the specific strength will depend on our next diplomatic means.
However, the Japanese undeclared war this time not only violated international practice, but also provoked the Vienna system. It is estimated that the Vienna government is also very dissatisfied with the Japanese now.
If you can get the full support of the Vienna government, then it will be much easier to win the support of the international community.
After all, we are also a European country, and no European country wants to see Europe lose to the Japanese natives.
The previous Philippine War is an example. For the face of the white world, the European countries should be more inclined to us.
If possible, it's best to pull up to Spain. The Philippine War has just passed for less than ten years. If there is a chance, the Spaniards will definitely not mind beating the underdogs.
With the help of Spain, the landing problem is no longer difficult. With Shinra restraining the British, the Imperial Navy and the Spanish Navy joined forces to defeat the Japanese Navy. "
There is nothing wrong on the whole, but there are loopholes in the details.
Sticking to a strategically important location is easy to say, but if you do it, you will face many problems.
The first problem to face is "materials". Although the Russian army has hoarded some supplies in the Far East, it is obviously not enough to support the opening of the Siberian railway.
Many keyboard warriors in the original time and space criticized the mistakes of the Russian army's command, but they did not know that many "mistakes" had to be done.
No matter how big the strategy is, the stomach is not important. The first thing the commander has to do is not to win the war, but to find a way to fill the stomach of the soldiers and satisfy the supply of strategic materials.
When the troops are scattered, some materials can be supplied on the spot. Once the troops are concentrated, the logistics will be tested.
Winning the support of the international community is even more mysterious. Spain is Spain, Russia is Russia, these are two very different concepts in the European world.
The European world really does not want to see white people lose to indigenous people, but this is only a folk idea and represents the position of governments of various countries.
The governments of various countries were willing to support Spain at the beginning, because the declining Spain was no threat to everyone, and because Shinra took the lead to find the Japanese, everyone was naturally happy to be a favor.
The Russian Empire is different. Even Shinra is jealous of Russia, not to mention the rest of the country.
It is useless to put the "Europe" flag on it. The debate on whether the Russian Empire is a European country or an Asian country has not been understood by later generations, let alone now.
Coupled with the past domineering style of the tsarist government, it offended many people. I want to see Russia now
There were definitely more people who lost the Rus Empire than those who wanted them to win.
In this context, everyone has already given a lot of face if they don't fall into the trap from behind, and they want to support their dreams!
If it weren't for the Japanese government's equally disgusting approach, it is estimated that public opinion would have been one-sided long ago. The general trend is like this, and it cannot be reversed by individual power.
The only feasible option is to win over Spain, but unfortunately the tsarist government chose the wrong time.
If during the Philippine War, the Spanish government would have formed an alliance with them, so forget it now!
There are a lot of internal conflicts in the family, and the Spanish government has been exhausted. Who can take revenge on the Japanese?
Of course, there is no actual retaliatory action, and there is no problem in providing moral support.
It is estimated that there is no need to win over, the Spanish government will spontaneously help raise the flag, but it is only limited to raising the flag.
As Prime Minister Sergey Witt naturally won't see these problems, even if he doesn't find them for a while, the think tank will remind them.
There is a reason for pretending to be confused now. Not being able to destroy one's own prestige is one aspect, and the more important one is political needs.
Strategic misjudgment requires someone to be held accountable, and as the prime minister, he must be to blame. If you don't want to get out of the way, you must find a way to remedy it.
The key to determining the outcome of the war is strength. There is no way to reverse the strength comparison in the Far East, and naturally it cannot be reversed.
But the tsar had already asked, and Sergei Witt couldn't pretend he didn't hear it, much less said that he couldn't do anything about it.
Politics, you have to deal with it first. As for how to fight on the battlefield next, that is a matter of the military, as the prime minister is responsible for logistics.
As soon as the words fell, Mikhailovich's expression became tense. I don’t know if the military can complete the plan, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can’t.
Being affected by Chiyu, Mikhailovich didn't care about giving face to the Prime Minister, and immediately retorted: "Prime Minister, don't forget that there are British people.
We have the Russian-Austrian alliance, and the Japanese have the Anglo-Japanese alliance. Whether they want to admit it or not, the most powerful people in the Far East are the British.
Including this war, most of them were planned by the British. Without their backing, the Japanese government would not have the guts to go to war with us.
What we have to do now is not only to fight against the Japanese government, but also to fight against the British.
If the British make trouble, it is impossible for us to gain the support of the international community. European countries will not stand in line easily.
What the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can really win is the Holy Roman Empire and Spain. With the British restrained, it is difficult for the two countries to provide us with substantial help in the Far East. "
There is no way, the British Empire these days is such a bull. Even the strong rise of the Holy Roman Empire cannot hide the power of Britain.
What's more, the Far East was originally dominated by the British, and Shinra was involved in the later period, and its local influence was far less than that of the British.
If it weren't for the reputation of defeating France, it is estimated that it would still be regarded as a second-rate country. Now the conflict between Shinra and Britain, in addition to interests, there is also a "name" dispute.
Individuals can ignore fame and fortune, but countries cannot. There is no illustrious name to shock and deter, it is inconvenient to do anything.
War Minister Yevgeny: "It's not just diplomatic problems, but military difficulties as well. Our troops in the Far East are limited, and the Japanese can mobilize several times more troops to fight.
Strategic contraction would have been the best choice, but the empire was not ready for war, and the supplies it hoarded in various places were limited.
In order to guarantee the logistics, we can only divide our troops and station them to resist and buy time for the reinforcements to arrive.
From a military standpoint, nothing now is as important as getting the Trans-Siberian Railway open to traffic.
I propose that from now on, the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway will be continued day and night, and strive to open to traffic in the shortest possible time.
The second is to immediately organize a material procurement group and go to Europe to purchase strategic materials. If it is too late, it will be preempted by the Japanese. "
Downfall, maybe!
However, politics is inherently a dead Taoist and a poor Taoist. Strategic misjudgments always have someone to take responsibility. If the Prime Minister does not take the blame, everyone will take the blame.
Taking responsibility is not the same as packing up and leaving immediately. When to leave is still to be seen from the battlefield. If the front line wins, everyone can be happy.
The original time and space Sergey Witte was forced to resign a year later in order to give an account to the country because of the responsibility and the constant failure of the Russian army on the front line.
As for the anti-war and discord with the tsarist politics on the Internet in later generations, it is completely nonsense, and it is estimated that it is not even an incentive.
The Russo-Japanese War was the first move by the Japanese. The Tsarist government was only passively responding to the war, and it had no choice at all. The anti-war can never let the front line be beaten and not fight back, right?
Political discord, it's even more nonsense. Since Nicholas II succeeded to the throne, Sergei Witte has been an important minister of the tsarist government.
If there is a political discord, there is no such thing at all. In the style of Nicholas II, people who don't like it are usually kicked away directly.
If there is a choice, Yevgeny also does not want to get in trouble. But there is no way, to continue with the mud, it will be his turn to be unlucky soon.
War is no child's play, and no one knows better than him, the Minister of War, what is going on on the front line.
If you don't get vaccinated in advance, and a series of defeats will follow, how will it end?
Just by looking at the wording, you can see that "divide troops to garrison", "resist every step of the way", and "buy time", which is clearly to prepare everyone to be mentally prepared to accept "defeat on the front line".
After the turnaround or the opening of the Siberian Railway, who told the railway to start construction later than the original time and space?
Even if the life of the French laborers is not taken seriously, there is no way to get the railway through at once!
The situation has collapsed, and the people below are still fighting for power and profit and shirk their responsibilities. Rao is that Nicholas II's qi-cultivation skills have improved, so he can't help it.
I saw him slammed the table and scolded: "When is it time, all of you don't want to solve the problem one by one, but are here to shirk each other, don't forget your identities!"
This is a question that every monarch has to face. The people below are in harmony and harmony, and you should be worried about their collusion; the constant fighting of the people below will affect the efficiency of political administration.
In a sense, this is also the contradiction of the monarch.
In normal times, everyone likes to play the checks and balances of power and let the people below fight each other; at the critical moment, they hope that the people below will unite.
There is no doubt that a bureaucracy that satisfies both requirements does not exist at all. Most people are selfish, bureaucrats are no exception, everyone should think about themselves first.
Don't think that they really like political struggles, and more often there is no way. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are bureaucrats, there are factions.
Even if he wanted to stop, the people below would not agree. Most of the time, taking a step back in politics is not the vast sky, but the abyss.
For example, now, if the ministers' positions are unified, Nicholas II may be happy on the surface, but he will definitely not be able to sleep at night.
As for solving the problem?
In fact, various departments have already begun to act. The Ministry of Finance is trying to raise money, the Ministry of War is dispatching troops, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working hard like a swarm of bees.
Actions are actions, but these actions are mostly passive. No one can expect that in just a few hours, everyone will come up with a perfect plan.
If Nicholas II convened a meeting later, things would definitely be much better. No matter how bad it is, it will not be all a bunch of nutritious clichés.
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In the Far East, as the initiator of this war, Japan has shown unprecedented fanaticism. As soon as the Japanese government issued a recruitment order, a wave of joining the army broke out.
The people of Tokyo, in particular, may have been stimulated by the previous embassy case, and now they are acting extremely frantically.
Whether it is government offices, schools, shops, or factories, propaganda slogans of "Shame" are all hanging up at the moment.
The felon who was sentenced to death in the embassy case has now been invited to a shrine as a hero, and various folk sacrificial activities are also endless.
If it weren't for the scruples of the mission's face, it is estimated that the Japanese government would have personally come off to worship. In short, the previous trial results have now been overturned by the Japanese.
Even Japanese students who are ready to take the entrance exam at Nanyang University have now put down their books and threw themselves into the battle that will determine the fate of the nation.
Against the background that the whole people are clamoring for revenge, a few rationalists simply cannot make waves.
"Anti-war", that does not exist. Even the members of the anti-war faction are now obediently shutting their mouths.
Even foreigners in Japan are affected. As an ally of the Russians, the Shinra embassy in Tokyo has kept a low profile recently.
From this point of view, the Russian embassy case is still valuable to Japan, at least it has hit the arrogance of the embassies of various countries.
As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, and now Japan is that barefoot. The national mood has been mobilized to the extreme, and it will explode with a little stimulation.
It's just that this kind of mental stimulation is obviously impossible to last. This can go on for a long time if the front-line armies keep winning.
On the contrary, once the front-line army suffers a major defeat. The fragile Japanese national spirit will immediately trigger an avalanche.
Betting on the National Games is not only about the army and colonies, but also the national spirit.
Today's Japan has once again embarked on the old path of the original time and space. It has lost everything. If it wins, it means the nation will be reborn from the ashes, the foundation of a great country will be forged, and there will be one more power in the world.