Korezenikov did not find the Polish surrender unexpected.
The Polish suffered heavy casualties on the frontline; surrender was just a matter of time. What was unexpected was that the King himself came to offer it.
Usually, such matters would be handled by the Polish Army commanders, and the King only needed to sign. After all, it would be recorded as a disgrace in history.
Pyatoli looked somewhat panicked, rubbing his hands together and saying: "In fact, His Majesty the King is in a rather difficult situation.
"You know, His Majesty has some... ahem, relations with the Emperor.
"From the beginning, His Majesty was unwilling to be enemies with the powerful Russia, but the Congress, those people, in order to grasp more power, forced the army to go to war with you. This was not His Majesty's intention."
Korezenikov snorted coldly: "Then His Majesty should start by sorting out the trouble with your Congress."
