text_original: Further resistance would have been mere slaughter, and the negotiations for surrendering of the stronghold at once began, final terms being signed on January 2d. During the siege the loss of the Russians exceeded fifty [303] THE BOOK OF FAMOUS SIEGES thousand, including two generals killed and four wounded out of ten. The Japanese loss was even greater, but they deny that there was any unneces  sary sacrifice of the soldiers' lives.
text_transcription: FURTHER RESISTANCE WOULD HAVE BEEN MERE SLAUGHTER AND THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR SURRENDERING OF THE STRONGHOLD AT ONCE BEGAN FINAL TERMS BEING SIGNED ON JANUARY SECOND DURING THE SIEGE THE LOSS OF THE RUSSIANS EXCEEDED FIFTY THOUSAND INCLUDING TWO GENERALS KILLED AND FOUR WOUNDED OUT OF TEN THE JAPANESE LOSS WAS EVEN GREATER BUT THEY DENIED THAT THERE WAS ANY UNNECESSARY SACRIFICE OF THE SOLDIERS LIVES
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