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After the news of the Battle of Warsaw spread, the Russian Army Command was shrouded in gloom. The favorable situation in the Warsaw region had completely vanished overnight, and calls within the Tsarist Government to abandon the north-south battles and reinforce Warsaw grew louder.
The day the battle reports were received, Ivanov took a train back to St. Petersburg and had an all-night private meeting with Alexander II.
Nobody knew the specifics, but the internal tumult within Russia was quashed by Alexander II's intervention.
Having settled the internal strife, Marshal Ivanov's attention returned to the battlefield, sighing deeply as he looked at the casualty data in his hands.
"Order the Fourth Army to retreat," he said. "There's no need for them to stay there any longer."
