November 15 - Tsarist Russian Minister to China Kasini was ordered to raise the issue of negotiating Pamir demarcation to the Qing government.

"As far as I know, there was a conclusion before. Moreover, the Emperor of our dynasty had an agreement with His Majesty the Queen of the British Empire. Because Pamir was involved in the interests of Britain, the question of boundary survey raised by the Lord of the Envoy was considered to be better to be confirmed together after consultation with the British ambassador."

Because he already knew that Su Man was in his hands, Yixin didn't urinate Kashini at all. And Yixin also knew that if the Russians had not lost Su Man, Aktash and other places, they would not have been so anxious to talk about "demarcation" with the Qing Dynasty.

The Parmir was divided into eight Papas in total, from north to south: Shikuzhuke Pamir, Sarez Pamir, Langkuri Pamir, Archur Pamir, Big Pamir, Takdumbash Pamir, and Wakhan Pamir. The "China-Russia Discussion on the Northwest Boundary" signed in 1864 stipulates that the border between China and Russia, "goes to the Pamirs and relies on the border of Kokhan," and Pamir is in China. The China-Russia Ili Treaty signed in 1881 also stipulates that the border between China and Russia in Pamir is "according to the boundary of the existing jurisdiction of the two countries".

Although in 1884, when China and Russia continued to explore the Kashgar Border Treaty, the starting point of the dividing line between China and Russia in the Pamir region was moved from the Alay Ridge in the north of the Pamir to the Uzbeli Pass in the northeast, and stipulated that Chinese territory would go south from the Uzbeli Pass to the southwest, so that a triangle "understanding area" was formed in the middle, Yixin was confident that under the current Central Asian situation, this territory could be reacquired through the support of the British. Therefore, he naturally did not care much about the so-called "demarcation" of Kashini.

Kashini seemed to know this, so he did not delve into this issue, and instead said: "There is another thing. A team of soldiers in the Russian Empire accidentally got lost in the Pamir area some time ago..."

"Wait a minute," Yi Xin stopped him: "The General Administration had previously questioned your country about the entry of your soldiers into Xinjiang, but didn't you say that this was absolutely true?"

Kashini said: "Yes, so what I just said was 'lost'."

Yi Xin suddenly realized: "Oh~, it seems that the soldiers of your country should check their vision. So many people were collectively "lost", which really made me admire him."

Kashini pretended not to hear it and said to himself: "So our government entrusts me to ask the prince if he has ever seen us soldiers?"

Yixin thought to herself that this foreigner was really extraordinary, and she could say such words. Since you are the first day of the first grade, don’t blame me for being fifteen. “Oh, that’s it, our military and civilians have never seen it before.”

Kashini thought to himself, just now, he said that our army invaded Xinjiang, and he has never seen it now? It seems that the old man would not submit if he didn't scare him. "Since that's the case, then the Chinese government may have to send personnel to inspect the areas we think are necessary to search for missing people in our country."

Yixin immediately said: "Yes, but your country's personnel must conduct searches accompanied by our soldiers, and they must not carry any weapons."

Kashini said: "What if our country insists on searching for people to carry weapons in self-defense?"

Yixin said: "Oh, then I'm afraid they may suddenly be 'lost'!"

Kashini laughed dryly and said, "It seems that the prince seems to be very confident. Well, as an ambassador, I just convey the decisions of the two governments. I will inform the prince of what he said today. As for what kind of reactions will be in the country, I cannot guarantee it."

Yixin smiled and said, "I believe your Congress has made a rational reflection."

"Since that's the case, I'll say goodbye first."

“Not giving.”

Three thousand miles westward.

Since the end of September, the Russian army's command center in Brut (Tajikistan) has not received any news from Yanov. However, the Russian commander Lieutenant General Belyayev did not care. The Suman area is very far away from Brut, and information communication is inconvenient, and it is very likely that Yanov will run all the way to China. In the words of the Russian general, "the children are crazy playing", so it is normal for a period of "lost contact". But in November, when the Russian army fled from Suman brought the news from the front line back to Brut, Belyayev knew that Yanov might have been defeated or even captured by the Chinese army.

After making this judgment, Belyayev sent a telegram to the country on the one hand and arranged another army to prepare to recapture Suman. In early November, a Russian infantry regiment and two lance squadrons of 2,000 people crossed the Pench River and marched towards Alchur Pamir.

"Gentlemen, I'm sorry I'm late."

William Gladstone walked into the conference room and said the first thing he said was to apologize, but the expression on his face was not evident at all.

"It seems that you have encountered something good?" Duran said.

"Oh," Old William raised a telegram in his hand, "It seems."

"So, why not let us share your joy too."

"I'm just thinking, dear Duran," said Gladstone, who walked to the table. "This telegram was just sent back from India, and Lord Langston mentioned that they had sufficient evidence that in the past few months, there had been more than once military conflicts between the Russians and the Chinese, and that the Russians had lost at least one infantry regiment, and the Chinese were not clear, but it was certainly far lower than the Russians."

Duran said in surprise: "Didn't it be said that the Russians occupied Suman and Aktash before? Did it mean that the Chinese army recaptured these places?"

"It seems that's exactly what it looks like. It seems that our old opponent is in trouble." When he said this, Old William was a little proud.

Unlike Salisbury, Cleiston is a relatively moderate in the British government. The liberals do not have as obvious imperialist tendencies as conservatives. Therefore, after taking office, Cleiston adjusted a series of foreign policies before Salisbury, including China policy. The establishment of Chief Kanjuti with the Qing government was a foreign policy released under this political background. Now, the Qing government's army defeated the Russian attack in the Pamir region. In Cleiston's view, this matter proved that his previous foreign policy was correct.

In the 21st century, it is hard to imagine how Great Britain in the 19th century feared the expansion of Tsarist Russia invaded India. But as the source of British wealth, India, which has many resources, always made its European competitors jealous. At that time, the British had already controlled the ocean, and they were not worried about how the armies of other European powers swam to India. Looking at Europe, only the two-headed eagle that flew wings and stretched its wings was left in Northern Europe to fly south and stretch its wings.

The route of southbound for the Russians to choose is very clear. They either rushed straight to India through Kabul through the Khyber Pass, or took the route of Herat-Kandahar-Poren Pass. No matter which route is chosen, the premise of the Russians' invasion is that the Russians must make up their minds to go to war with British India, Afghans, Iranians, and even to fight against the Chinese. This seems difficult, but Tsarist Russia came with the remnant of a series of victories against the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Kingdom of Iran in the first 20 years. In the past sixty years, they conquered Kokhan, Brut, Kazakhs and Bukhars, and their steps towards southbound were unstoppable. Now for the British, they are ready to fight with Russia. Even if they are defeated, it is only for Tsarist Russia, who inherited the will of Peter I, to be violent and arrogant, and rule the world.

The Chinese are now the only force they can unite and rely on. The combat effectiveness of the Qing government's army in the past six months seems to show that they are worthy of winning.

Army Secretary Urquette said: "You seem to send us another message, my Prime Minister."

"Not bad," Cleiston said: "And I want to remind you that in Central Asia, we can no longer find any other force that can restrain the Russians from moving south except for the Chinese."

Urquette said: "How many armies do the Chinese have?"

"From the information we received, there are about twenty infantry regiments in Xinjiang, but at least half of them are local security guards with extremely poor equipment and training. Less than ten infantry regiments have combat effectiveness, which can restrain about two Russian infantry divisions. In this way, one-third of the Russians' military forces deployed in our north will turn to the east, which undoubtedly greatly reduces our pressure."

"But the Russians have far more than six infantry divisions. They can also mobilize more troops to join Central Asia!"

"Of course, but there are more than twenty infantry regiments of the Chinese. My dear Urquette. Please believe me, China has three times the population of Russia, and the military power they can mobilize will never be inferior to that of the Russians. As long as we can provide enough resources, such as guns and bullets, they can hold up the Russians' military boots and make them unable to pass through the Hinduku Mountain."

There was a silence. The ministers needed to digest the news in order to make a final decision.

"It seems that this is the best choice." Someone finally spoke.

Clayston clapped his hands: "Then it's decided. Please believe me, the future of Asia lies in the British Empire and the Qing Empire!"

When the British cheered for finally finding a partner to use, the Russian Tsar was furious for losing an infantry regiment for no reason.

"Don't I say clearly enough before? Dear Ivan? Or did you not listen to my words at all? The limited force we need in Pamir to show our existence, rather than inexplicably launching a war and establishing an enemy."

"I'm very sorry, my Majesty. Maybe the soldiers in front have accumulated too much passion and cannot find the release point, so they messed up everything." Vanowski said. "But please rest assured that the failure ahead is only temporary. As long as we invest our troops again, we will still drive the Chinese back to Kashgar like ducks."

"So what if we drive the Chinese back to Kashgar?" Novanov sang the opposite tune as usual. "Then wait for the Chinese to invest new forces and regain their lost territory. Just repeat this way until the blood from Russia is drained and the British are watching the joke?"

"I admit that Russian soldiers, especially grassroots officers of border guards, need war. Compared with the boredom of hiding in the wet and narrow fortress on the Turkestan grassland, the two most bloodthirsty weapons of life, the death and promotion hidden in battle are full of temptation. But don't forget that the soldiers of the British troops stationed in India may also think so. If we consume limited energy on the Chinese, the British who are ready to go may pounce on us at any time and bite our throats."

Vanovsky is still fighting for: "We can call in more troops and let the British take advantage of it!"

"Oh, my marshal. Please don't forget that the Chinese may have more troops, after all, this old empire has the largest population in the world."

"The Chinese are not afraid of anything, and the great Russian soldiers will surely win!"

"Of course, I agree with your point of view without hesitation, respected Marshal. But is it really necessary to lose too much blood for this? If we have a better opportunity to pay a smaller price and gain more benefits, why don't we fight for it?"

"What do you want to say?"

"Oh. I believe you already know that the Qing government's neighbors in the East are now very anxious. They are deliberately trying to seek opportunities in mainland China. If we can launch a war against the Qing Dynasty by supporting the Japanese, we will not only not have to bleed our own soldiers, but we may also obtain land in the Northeast because of this. Isn't such a temptation much better than fighting for a barren land in Pamir?"

In fact, Vanovsky knew clearly why Novanov spared no effort to prevent Alexander III from using troops in Central Asia, because where was the world of the army, and the Novanov family had at least three shipyards in the Baltic and Black Seas. Their deep connection with the navy made them necessary to support the development of the navy. However, even so, he could not refute the plan proposed by Novanov.

"Okay." Alexander III finally said: "I agree with Novan to temporarily slow down the military operations in Pamir and turn my attention to the Far East."
Chapter completed!