On July 12, 1854, history will remember this day. It is precisely because of the events that broke out on this day that the two opposing military alliances completely broke out, and the largest war in human history broke out. This war directly dragged in several of the most important powers in the world. The war burned all over the Eurasian continent and North American continent. In addition, the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea have all become places for navies to fight. Human society has paid a huge price for this. The old world system was broken and the new world system was established.

On July 12, Tsar Alexander II enjoyed breakfast with his family in the restaurant of the Winter Palace. Due to the difficulties of the country, the breakfast for the Tsar's family was also very simple. A glass of milk and a few slices of bread, this is the breakfast of Tsar Alexander II.

Of course, even so, there are still many people in Russia who can't even eat enough. Tsar Alexander II believes that this is his responsibility. If he had not devoted most of his national strength to expanding and preparing for war, the people's lives would not have been so difficult. However, Alexander II believes that all this is very worthwhile. Only after defeating the Chinese Empire can Russia regain its strength. Only by defeating the Chinese Empire can the Russian people live a good life.

Whenever he receives a report that someone has starved to death in Russia, Alexander II will comfort himself like this. The war is about to begin and Russia will win. Once Russia wins, good days for the people will come. The hard days are only short and will soon end. It can be said that Russia has already made a desperate attempt to defeat China in the war.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Home Affairs!" A waiter walked to Alexander II, who was dining and said to him.

"What are they doing? It's only past seven o'clock now!" Alexander II frowned.

"Your Majesty, the two of them seem very anxious. The Foreign Minister said that you should report to your Majesty if you want to report it." The envoy said quickly.

"Okay, let them go to the office and wait for me!" said Alexander II.

"Dear, kids, I'm sorry, I have to deal with something first!" Alexander II said apologetically.

"Go. I'll take care of the children!" The queen seemed reasonable. She knew that Russia was not in a good situation now.

"What happened to Count Nesserrodi, Viscount Varentin?" As soon as he approached the office, Alexander II asked.

"Your Majesty. Just an hour ago, a group of thugs attacked the Chinese Embassy in Russia. The guards of the Chinese Embassy were shot and killed more than one hundred thugs. They even used heavy machine guns!" said Viscount Varianjing, Minister of the Interior.

"What? How could this happen? What does the St. Petersburg police do for food and why does this happen?" Alexander II was shocked. He never expected that such evil things would happen in the capital of a country. Although he hated the Chinese extremely, he definitely did not want such things to happen. This would be a stain on the image of Russia. In addition, isn't this giving the handle to the hands of the Chinese Empire? Alexander II now even had the heart to hang the director of the St. Petersburg police.

"Your Majesty, we should come up with a solution to this problem immediately!" said the Foreign Minister Earl Nesserrodi.

Alexander II nodded, then shouted outside: "Come, come and find Duke Gorchakov and Zhukovsky!"

Soon, the Russian commander-in-chief Gorchakov and government adviser Zhukovsky rushed to the palace. However, neither of them looked very good. Obviously, they knew what was going on the way.

"Your Majesty, you must immediately arrest all the thugs and interrogate the entire incident. Then immediately inform the Chinese of this matter. Otherwise, once the Chinese ask us for guilt, we don't know what to do!" Zhukovsky immediately came up with a solution.

"Ask a crime? What reason do the Chinese have to ask us? We have hundreds of compatriots died. The Chinese guards are executioners!" Alexander II was a little like an angry lion. Although this was wrong in Russia first, the guards of the Chinese embassy killed hundreds of Russians after only paying the price of a few injuries. This is obviously the Chinese took advantage. In addition, the Chinese actually had heavy weapons in the embassy, ​​which is typical of not being kind. How could Alexander II swallow this?

Rukovsky was stunned, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty, we are afraid that the Chinese will seize this matter and take the opportunity to start a war against us." said the Foreign Minister Earl Nesserrodi.

"Hmph! Even if the war starts, Russia will not be afraid of the Chinese. We have so many allies to support it, and we will definitely win the war in the future. Didn't the military have long been looking forward to the outbreak of the war?" Alexander II said confidently. The last time it was Russia facing the Chinese Empire alone, so Russia suffered a crushing defeat. This time it was the entire North Atlantic military alliance that united to fight against the Chinese Empire. Alexander II believed that they would definitely win the war. Therefore, he was not afraid of the outbreak of the war.

Earl Nesserrodi was also a little stunned. Isn’t it necessary to find a way to avoid the outbreak of the war now? But why did Tsar Alexander II’s performance seem to be looking forward to the outbreak of the war?

"His Excellency the Duke, order the troops on the front line to prepare for war. Once the Chinese declare war on us or are attacked, they must fight back immediately!" Alexander II ordered. Originally, he was still a little nervous when he learned that such an incident had broken out. However, after calming down, he thought this was a rare opportunity for Russia.

"Yes, your majesty!" The Russian commander-in-chief Duke Gorchakov nodded. Now, most of the Russian army is deployed in the Western Siberian plains and western Central Asia, commanded by Marshal Wittgenstein, the famous general of the Russian army.

"In addition, contact our allies and let them prepare for war too! Once Russia is attacked by the Chinese, it is time for them to fulfill their covenant!" Alexander II said. In his opinion, this war will be going on sooner or later, so it would be better to start now. Anyway, Russia's national strength has been almost exhausted by the expansion of military preparations. If the war does not begin again, Russia is likely to be dragged down.

"Yes, your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Earl Nesserrodied nodded. Now it seems that Tsar Alexander II did not want to stop the outbreak of the war at all, but wanted to take the opportunity to detonate the war. What a crazy idea!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire immediately protested to the Russian government. He asked the Russian government to protect the embassy in Russia, and also asked Russia to severely punish those thugs and give the empire an explanation. At the same time, the Russian government must compensate the destroyed embassy buildings and injured people.

At the same time, major media in the empire added special issues to report the matter to the people of the empire. Although it was already afternoon when the newspaper was printed, workers who had just gotten off work and other people from all walks of life were enthusiastically buying newspapers.

When the people learned that the embassy of the embassy was actually attacked by Russian thugs, they immediately showed great indignation. A large number of demonstrators went to the Russian embassy in China, the embassy in China, and the consulates in various places, and were surrounded by angry people. If it were not for the police's obstruction, the angry people would have surrounded these Russian embassies.

At the same time, other countries were also very shocked. Whether it was the North Atlantic Military Alliance or the member states of the Asia-European Military Alliance, on the one hand, they ordered the troops to raise their alert levels, and on the other hand, they called on the Chinese Empire and Russia to resolve this incident peacefully through diplomatic means. Even if everyone knows that the war is about to break out, even if it is delayed a little later, they hope it will be.

However, the performance of the Russian government shocked all countries. The Russian government refuted several conditions proposed by the Chinese Empire. The Russian government believed that this was a massacre of Russian civilians by the Chinese Empire's embassy, ​​and at least hundreds of Russian civilians died in this conflict. It was the Chinese Empire that should give Russia compensation!

The Russians' retort that turned black and white caused the whole world to fall off their chins. After the incident, the intelligence agencies of various countries took action. Everyone knew very well that the embassy of the Chinese Empire in Russia was attacked, and the embassy guards had to shoot and fight back in order to ensure the security of the embassy. However, the Russians shamelessly refused to admit it.

At this moment, all European countries were panicked. They could see that the Russians didn't want to settle the matter and solve the problem at all, but wanted to add fuel to the fire. What could this happen? All countries contacted Russia and asked Russia to resolve the problem as soon as possible. However, Russia was unmoved.

The Russian media also claimed that it was the massacre of Russian civilians by the guards of the Chinese embassy, ​​which aroused public anger. The Chinese embassies in various parts of Russia were affected by the Russians to varying degrees, causing many embassy staff and guards to be injured.

This shameless behavior of the Russians greatly furious the Chinese Empire. The imperial emperor Long Yufei ordered that from now on, the imperial army and navy would cancel all vacations and issue war mobilization orders! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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