I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 266 I really love peace

Nikolay stayed in the hospital for only one day, and then moved into Milyutin's already built but not yet moved-in Governor's Palace.

Rambach did not leave. He was completely fascinated by Vladivostok Hospital. There were so many things here that made Rambach curious.

George ignores Rambach, he is not entirely a threat, but is really preparing for war against Japan.

If George is asked to clear out the empire, George will definitely not be willing to do so.

Ask George to fight Japan. George is not only willing, but also very motivated.

Although the Amur Military District does not have many troops, it does not need to use all the empire's forces to deal with Japan.

The day after Nicholas arrived in Vladivostok, reservist officers and soldiers from all over the Amur began to gather in Vladivostok. Fu Tuan canceled his vacation and banned going out. George sent a telegram to St. Petersburg, requesting a war authorization to declare war on Japan.

It turns out that George's worries were well-founded.

Before the reply from St. Petersburg arrived in Vladivostok, the assembly of reserves aroused the attention of all parties.

Amur's regular army only has one legion, Fu Tuan.

There are three regiments in the reserves. If the Koreans employed by the Amur Military Region are added, the total strength of the Amur troops reaches 8000. If George is commanded, it will be enough to launch a war against Japan.

Regardless of the hundreds of thousands of people who fought in the Russo-Turkish war, Japan's strength is not at the same level as the Ottoman Empire.

Qiao Zhi only needs to ask the Siberian Fleet for help and let the Fu Tuan land in Japan, and George will be confident to sweep across Japan.

The mobilization of the Amur war was still very fast. On the third day after Nicholas arrived in Vladivostok, the local reserve army in Vladivostok had been assembled and successfully settled in the port military camp originally prepared for the Siberian fleet.

The next day, the construction corps drawn from the front line of the Trans-Siberian Railway also arrived in Vladivostok. For a time, the war clouds were thick and the wind was trembling.

What George never expected was that before the results of the Japanese treatment came out, the telegram from St. Petersburg arrived.

Ya San asked George to exercise restraint and not to start a war lightly. He was not allowed to provoke Japan without orders from St. Petersburg.

"George, you have to understand that the Empire cannot afford a protracted war at this time."

Nikolai and Milyutin came hand in hand, hoping that George would stay sane.

"What's wrong with you all? Isn't this the best opportunity for us?"

George really couldn't figure it out. Russia's performance in expansion was too contradictory.

To defeat the Qing Empire and the Ottoman Empire was to go south, but to defeat Japan is not to go south?

In George's view, Japan poses a greater threat to the Russian Empire than the Qing Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

Nikolai and Milyutin obviously didn't think so.

"George, what would we gain by going to war with Japan?"

Nikolai is not selfish, and everything is based on interests.

Nicholas's meaning was very clear. The purpose of attacking the Ottoman Empire was to gain dominance in the Balkans and by the way gain the coveted Black Sea outlet, which would be of great benefit to the Russian Empire.

You don't even need to fight against the Qing Empire. You can get hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land by sending a diplomat to the Qing Empire for blackmail.

That's how George's Amul came to be.

What can you gain by attacking Japan?

Japan needs money but not money, and resources but not resources. The only thing that is somewhat attractive to Russia should be its labor force.

But Russia has a larger population than Japan, and Russia itself has no shortage of labor.

"Isn't it enough that the dignity of the empire and the royal family can be maintained?"

"George, to maintain the dignity of the empire and the royal family, it does not have to be through war."

Milyutin also disapproved of declaring war on Japan. Milyutin's starting point was the same as Nikolai's.

From the standpoint of any Russian, there is no need to launch a war against Japan because of this matter.

During the few days that Nikolai was in Vladivostok, the Japanese Foreign Minister and Prime Minister took turns to visit him. If Nikolai had not left in a hurry, even the Emperor of Japan would have come to visit Nikolai.

The troops in Vladivostok began to gather, and the Japanese were scared to death. In the past few days, ministers from various countries also took turns visiting Nikolai, hoping that Nikolai would calm down.

They also wanted to find George, but George had been busy transporting supplies these days and had no time to see them.

"Okay, then tell me, how to maintain the dignity of the empire and the royal family?"

George really wanted to hear Milyutin's wise words.

"George, haven't you always been worried about the shortage of manpower for railway construction? We can definitely ask Japan to provide us with a sufficient number of railway workers."

George had to admit that Milyutin's approach was completely in line with the actual interests of the Russian Empire.

George knew how much harm Japan had done to the Russian Empire.

Milyutin didn't know.

Not to mention Milyutin, if George tells any Russian now that the Russian Empire will be defeated by Japan in a few years, the other party may be worried that George is crazy.

Even the Japanese didn't think they could defeat the Russian Empire.

"George, I appreciate everything you have done for me, but George, you have to understand that the empire cannot withstand a large-scale war now."

Nicholas is sincere.

George returned to Yuriev Palace, and Catherine and Mikhail also disapproved of George's war.

"George, if you launch a war against Japan, you must be prepared to pay compensation. The Japanese may not be able to pay compensation."

Mikhail only calculates economic accounts. George is so smart, Mikhail believes that George can understand.

"George, when did you become so aggressive?"

Catherine also did not want George to start a war.

Russia's first two czars paid too high a price for the war, and Catherine was worried that George would make the same mistake as Asia's second emperor.

"It's just a routine mobilization. Why do you think I will definitely declare war on Japan?"

George can still tell the truth to Mikhail and Ekaterina.

The reason why George mobilized was based on the attitude that Nicholas had to show when he was assassinated.

If Nicholas was assassinated in Japan, but George was indifferent, what would Nicholas think? What does St. Petersburg think?

This is just right now, George showed his attitude, the Japanese were completely subdued, St. Petersburg felt George's sincerity, everything was perfect.

"Because you have always been like this!"

Mikhail was still frightened and did not think that George was just talking.

Who can say for sure whether war is true or false?

George said it was just a routine mobilization. If the Japanese thought so, then the Japanese would be close to death.

The Russian Empire holds exercises in Rivne every year. Although the Russian Empire says it is not targeting any country every time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire feels like it is facing a formidable enemy every time.

George is very helpless. No matter what he says now, others will no longer believe that he is a peace lover.

(End of this chapter)