When St. Petersburg, Alexander III was furious when he received news of Minister White's murder in London.

If it weren't for the last trace of reason that still existed and restrained the idea of ​​killing the British minister as a revenge, the biggest political scandal of the century would have happened.

"This is what the British explained, it is clearly treating us as fools!"

After saying that, Alexander III tore up the documents directly and proved with practical actions that he was really angry.

There is no way not to be angry. According to the British, the main responsibility is that Minister White was unrestrained and angered the British people, and then an accident happened.

The dead cannot speak, and all the parties involved are controlled by the British, and the truth and falsehood of the matter cannot be distinguished at all.

Regardless of whether others believe it or not, Alexander III will not believe it anyway. Minister White was appointed by him personally. Maybe he has many problems, but he is definitely not a fool.

If he was sent to some small countries, he might be really arrogant. But he was the ambassador to Britain, so where did White get his arrogance?

Especially admitting that the Russian army attacked the British troops stationed in Afghanistan is even more nonsense.

Not to mention that this is a false thing, even if it really happens, the ambassadors abroad will not be able to admit it if they firmly deny it.

Marshal Ivanov, the Minister of the Army, persuaded: "Your Majesty, calm down. There is no need to be so angry about the damn British people.

When the Central Asian War is over, we will slowly settle with them.”

Marshal Ivanov has not changed his usual steady style as the boss of the war faction.

Revenge on the British is necessary, so we have to wait until we get over it.

In advance, it was not essentially effective except for shouting a few words, and it might even increase the difficulty of the war.

The systems of Britain and Russia are different. The Tsarist government controls all state rights and can prepare for war in the country at any time; however, the British government must be subject to parliament.

Before the war began, the government could not cross the parliament and directly ordered the whole country to mobilize. Even if it was preparing for war, it could only be carried out on a small scale.

If you don’t use the advantages in front of you, you will be a fool.

After pausing for a while, Alexander III nodded: "Since the British are going to fight, let's help them.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will do a good job in France and Australia's work and cooperate with the Ministry of Finance to raise as much funds as possible. This war cannot be ended in a short time."

After making the decision, Alexander III was still unsure. With the lessons of the Prussian-Russian War, Alexander III was unwilling to go to war with any major power.

However, the general trend cannot be controlled by personal will. The British repeatedly provoked and have touched the bottom line of the Russian Empire.

...

On the battlefield in Afghanistan, the outside world has not yet been circulated, and Lieutenant General Patrick didn't know that a telegram that he shirked responsibility could become another turning point in British-Russia relations.

At this moment, Lieutenant General Patrick is still worried about the increasing number of casualties.

Especially on the night two days ago, the headquarters of the Seventh Indian Colonial Division also roared after being attacked by guerrillas.

"Hurst, why didn't that idiot be used for a meeting?"

This meeting was originally held accountable, but the parties involved did not come. It is understandable that Lieutenant General Patrick got angry.

A young officer in the near past replied: "His Excellency Commander, Major General Hurst was attacked on the way to the command center and is currently under rescue."

This answer made Patrick's heart chill.

During the mutiny two days ago, many senior officers from the Seventh Colonial Division went to see God. If the Major General Hurst also saw God, things would be bad.

Generally speaking, the dead are not responsible. When they are attacked during the meeting, they meet God, and this is also a death to the line of duty.

The officers who could bear the responsibility were all dead, and the officers below were not qualified to bear the responsibility, so the blame could only be taken by the commander-in-chief Patrick.

You should know that during the British Foreign War, no major general-level officer has been killed for many years.

Even if the officers of the Indian colonial division were one level lower than those of the regular army, the major general was still a major general.

The life and death of the person involved are unknown, and Lieutenant General Patrick no longer has the intention to continue to hold accountable.

"I understand, read the casualties report of the Seventh Division."

The young officer holding the documents behind him immediately replied: "Yes!"

"After the camp roar, the 7th Division died on the spot, 565 casualties, and 1,218 missing, including 76 officers and 94 injured.

There were 7 other material warehouses, burned by fire, and an ammunition warehouse exploded…”

Listening to the casualties report, Lieutenant General Patrick's heart seemed to be dripping blood. He didn't even touch the shadow of the enemy, and the force of a regiment was gone.

It’s okay to lose if you fail. Anyway, this is a colonial division. Soldiers can still recruit again after they die. India’s most lacking is people.

The losses of officers were different. The senior executives of the Seventh Colonial Division were almost taken down. You should know that the middle and high officers of the Colonial Division were also British and lost on the battlefield, but there was no way to replenish them immediately.

Once reported to the country, it will be another fatal stain on Lieutenant General Patrick's military career.

As for the missing soldiers, because they were all Indian colonies, this cannon fodder was not valuable and was directly ignored by Lieutenant General Patrick.

"I heard everything that happened in the Seventh Division sounded the alarm for all of us.

No one knows what kind of soldiers you are bringing is better than you. Let me show you the troops, and I don’t want similar things to happen again.

Now the 7th Division has suffered heavy losses and must be withdrawn and rested. In the next battle of encirclement and suppression, you will draw troops to fill this gap."

When everyone heard that they were about to divide the troops, their expressions suddenly became nervous.

The Afghan area is not small. In this encirclement and suppression plan, each unit has a large defense area, and the troops are inevitably short of strength. The pressure on everyone to divide the troops will be even greater.

A slightly older officer persuaded: "Commander, our 11th Division has a defense area of ​​more than 100 London areas. If we divide the troops, it will be difficult to complete the task of encircling the guerrillas.

It is said that as we know, not only the 11th Division's defense area is large, but the situations faced by each unit are similar.

The war broke out for so long, and no one had a rest, and the morale of the military had dropped to its lowest point since the war began.

Now it is no longer suitable to continue to enter the mountains to encircle and suppress the guerrillas. It is better to withdraw the troops first and rest for a while, and wait for reinforcements to arrive before encircle and suppress them."

The facts are right in front of us. Since the outbreak of the war, these troops have not had a good rest.

The roar of the Seventh Colonial Division was also related to the decline in morale and the soldiers' high tension in the battles over the past few days.

"His Excellency Commander, Major General Winston said it well. The troops really need to rest. If they continue to fight like this, the troops will mutiny."

"Your Excellency Commander, the troops really need to rest..."

...

As Lieutenant General Patrick said, only I know the best of what the soldiers I am leading are. It is because I am too clear that everyone does not have the confidence to divide the troops.

The persuasion sounded in groups of three to three, which made Lieutenant General Patrick wake up. Now the troops are indeed exhausted.

You should know that these troops are not elite troops. They can fight for several months in a super-level way.

No, it seems to be a little exaggerated to use "continuous combat". However, on average, there are still combat tasks every ten days and half a month, and most of them are encirclement and suppression of guerrillas.

For elite troops, this may not be much different from outings. But for Indian colonialists, this is approaching its limit.

But Lieutenant General Patrick was a little unwilling to give up just like that. He finally surrounded the main force of the guerrillas. At this time, he stopped and all the efforts in front were wasted.

The next chance, now that I have withdrawn, I am afraid there will be no next chance.

The London government is already very dissatisfied with the British army's poor performance on the battlefield. If the results cannot be achieved, it will be a matter of time before the general manager can be changed.

Lieutenant General Patrick doesn't want to go back in shame, and now he must hand in a pass answer so that his abilities can be recognized by the country.

"Reinforcements will arrive next week. I have worked hard for so long. I believe you don't want to return without success!

If you hold on for another week, someone will come to replace you. Everyone, work hard, I believe you can overcome the difficulties..."

After receiving the good news of reinforcements, everyone reluctantly accepted the result. After all, the arm cannot resist his thighs, and he cannot resist on the battlefield!
Chapter completed!