The defeat in the winter battle made Alexander II resolute. If the war didn't end soon, the Russian Empire would be doomed.
With rebel armies causing chaos within and formidable enemies eyeing from without, Alexander II had not forgotten that the real enemy behind this war was the Russian Empire's true adversary.
If they did not quickly bring an end to this war, aside from the battlefield at Constantinople, where they could rely on Austria and procure strategic materials and supplies nearby, and thus had a better chance of winning, there was little hope in other areas.
Without the logistical support provided by the Moscow area, the complete fall of Central Asia was inevitable; without rear support, the Far Eastern battlefield couldn't be counted on either.
Not to mention the Polish region—after this disastrous battle, Belarus and the Baltic region would become battlefields, and their fall was only a matter of time.
