C1685 The Collapsing Governor (1/2)

The story of the Tsar and his mistress was well-known in European history. The passionate love affair between the Alexander II and his lover, Katherine, became the material of the European gossip.

The Alexander II doted on her lover very much, and this could be seen from the true history. She had helped Caitlyn to the brim less than four months after the death of the Tsar's queen, which angered all of the nobles in Sha Russia.

How could the Tsar, who loved his house, not take care of Akson, his family? However, the Empire's western powers had long been divided among the officials and nobles, so there was no place for his brother-in-law to stay.

The Haishenwai was the most important port for the Empire to enter the Pacific Ocean, its geographical location was extremely important, and it was also the attack on the bridgehead outside of China. The strategic structure of the Empire in the future would definitely be like a dumbbell, and the east and west were the economic, political and military centers.

The Kingdom of Qing was weak and they did not dare to start a war with Russia. The power of the English and French would not reach this place for the time being, not to mention the prevalence of isolationism in the United States.

After thinking about it, he only had one opponent, and that was Xiao Letian. However, the Tsar didn't think much of such a small character, in his eyes, both the north and south reinforcements were advancing side by side, and the Chinese side could definitely wipe them all out easily.

In this kind of setting, with the young Akson placed here as the governor, as long as he could manage for more than ten years, he would have his own power.

There was no need to worry about their safety, they had contributed greatly to the battle. In the future, the Siberian Railway would definitely arrive here, and Akson could even lead his troops to attack the borders of Qing Province.

What a great plan, but it did not count as a failure, in their eyes, they had never considered the Chinese as an opponent, so they were willing to let Akson set off for the Far East.

Of course, the Tsar knew that the Major was too young to be accepted by the masses, so the decree was not made public. Only the high-ranking generals of the Expeditionary forces knew of the Major's identity.

According to the plan, these high-ranking officers would cooperate with Akson in the battle and fight to gain military merits for this young man. As long as they were to contribute greatly and the situation in the Far East would become safer, they would be able to convince the masses by announcing their identity as the Governor. This would be very beneficial to Akson in the future.

The plan was too perfect. If he followed through with this plan, Akson would be able to firmly control the resources in the Far East in at most ten years. He would be able to become the empire's governor, a powerful official that was below only the Tsar.

However, the whole plan had not been considered. What would happen if it failed? They never thought that Akson would be captured like this. What if a discretionary governor signs a diplomatic agreement with the Chinese? Will Moscow admit it or not?

The young Akson was simply unable to bear such a difficult mission. In this period of time, even if he did not fight, he would not surrender, much less escape.

Fortunately, this army was chosen by the tsar himself, and the serfs who had just been freed were extremely loyal to the tsar. This allowed him to control the army even under the torture of hunger and illness.

No mutiny appeared, no great defeat had occurred, all the soldiers were persevering, but no one expected that such perseverance was actually a form of torture for Akson.

Sometimes, he even wished that his men would just leave, so that he wouldn't have to shoulder the responsibility anymore. There was nowhere for him to vent his stress on, so he could only rely on morphine to relieve it.