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Make France Great Again - Chapter 363

Published at 16th of January 2023 05:53:56 AM


Chapter 363: RussiaAustria border preview

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The 4th and 5th legions of more than 38,000 entered the Principality of Wallachia across the Bessarabia border area on December 27.

Perhaps because the Russian army has been in and out of the Moldavian Principality for decades, the Moldavians living in the Moldavian Principality and the (puppet) ruler of the Moldavian Grand Duke did not choose to resist, and It was to let Gorchakov's army enter the Principality of Moldavia, and even many Moldavian businessmen voluntarily followed the side of the Russian Imperial Army to provide outsourcing services for the Russian Imperial Army, including but not limited to selling wine with water, Moldy brown bread, providing some physical aspects to some of the soldiers who accompany the army are countless.

Armed merchants like this were not uncommon in the Roman Empire, and in the early 19th century, they reached another peak in the hands of Emperor Napoleon.

When the First Empire sent troops to fight, there were countless German, French, and Italian merchants in the army. The merchant system with the army greatly eased the transportation problem of the army and ensured the logistics of the army.

With the invention and construction of railways, transportation costs have gradually dropped. The materials that can be transported in one carriage can completely crush dozens of merchants accompanying the army. The price of unified procurement is also cheaper than the price arbitrarily set by the merchants.

Along with the military businessmen, this special group is gradually dying out.

Of course, such demise will not happen overnight, but will take half a century of evolution.

At this stage, except for two countries, Jerome Bonaparte and Austria, who built large-scale railways and used them for military purposes (only Jerome Bonaparte emphasized railway transportation and dispatching in terms of logistics), most of the remaining countries Railroads don't care.

In particular, countries like the Kingdom of Great Britain, which were hit head-on by the railway bubble, are even more afraid that the railway will once again become a railway fever and thus affect the economic problems of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Jerome Bonaparte himself guided the military and the economy to victory with a vision that transcended the world for nearly 200 years. Not everyone can have the same opportunity as Jerome Bonaparte.

Even so, there are still many soldiers who think that Jerome Bonaparte is just fooling around.

Then again, the equipment is in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars, and the Russian Empire, which is weaker than the Napoleonic Wars, still uses the tactics of the Napoleonic period.

As for the merchants who follow the army, it is natural to let them go. Not to mention the big-headed soldiers, even General Gorchakov himself is just like this. He needs these people to **** the wealth of every soldier for him, only to let their pockets Without a penny in it, they would fight for the Russian Empire with all sincerity.

Those merchants who follow the army sell 1 ruble in the army, and they need to pay 0.2 rubles to Gorchakov himself.

So Gorchakov is equivalent to winning twice.

On December 29, Gorchakov and the Archduke of Moldavia met in a castle somewhere in the Principality of Moldavia.

As a puppet of the Russian Empire, the Archduke of Moldavia hosted a banquet to receive Gorchakov and asked Gorchakov about the movements of the Russian Empire's army.

The drunk Gorchakov, with a contemptuous expression on his face, told the Grand Duke of Moldavia drunkenly that Emperor Nicholas I of Russia had ordered him to march into Bulgaria and then to Constantinople.

Hearing Gorchakov's reply, the Archduke of Moldavia looked a little ugly.

If Gorchakov really succeeded, he and the Grand Duke of Wallachia would be surrounded by the Russian Empire.

At that time, I am afraid that they will not be the rulers of the principality, and Wallachia and Moldavia will not be vassal states, but will become part of the Russian Empire.

The Russian Empire's greed for land is endless.

The Archduke of Moldavia, who knew that he could not resist the Russian Imperial Army, stabilized the Russian Imperial Army and went out with the help of urine, telling his cronies to go to Transylvania overnight to inform the Ottoman Empire and the Austrian Empire.

In the view of the Archduke of Moldavia, the Ottoman Empire who received the news should be on guard, and the Austrian Empire will not let this matter be ignored.

The Archduke of Moldavia, who had explained all this, returned to the banquet again, and with him, General Gorchakov drank very late.

On December 30, 1852, Gorchakov and his troops continued to set off and arrived in the Principality of Wallachia on the 31st.

On the evening of the 31st, Gorchakov received another warm reception from the Archduke of Moldavia. good feeling.

On January 3, 1853, when Gorchakov's troops were about to reach the border of the Principality of Wallachia, the scout cavalry of the Fourth Army reported an important news to him, and the same direction on the border of Wallachia. An Ottoman army was also found.

It's just that this army is smaller in number than the vanguard of the Russian Empire, and even less qualitatively than Gorchakov's army.

The only commendable place is that this border guard is better equipped than the Russian Imperial Army.

Affected by Gorchakov's long-term buying and selling of materials, nearly one-third of the soldiers in this vanguard unit were equipped with worn-out rifled old slide muskets, which were produced during Napoleon's time, and one-third were equipped with Rifled Napoleonic muskets, the remaining third are equipped with the best muskets in the Russian Empire today.

For Gorchakov, the Russian Imperial Army under his command was not used for shooting at all, but for bayonet charges.

Rifles with worn rifling and rifles from the Napoleonic period are all good stormtroopers. In just one round, Gorchakov can knock down all the shrimp soldiers and crabs on the opposite side.

However, because the reinforcements of Prince Paskevich had not arrived yet, Gorchakov could only quietly conduct a sit-in battle with the Ottoman Empire in the border area.

Over time, reinforcements from the Ottoman army grew and soon overtook Gorchakov's army.

Compared with Gorchakov, he was not afraid at all, and he believed that he would definitely be able to win against his opponent.

On January 9, the reinforcements that had not arrived for a long time finally arrived at this time.

The first reinforcements, also numbering about 30,000, arrived at the border area under the leadership of Prince Paskevich.

Prince Paskevich met with General Gorchakov on a hill in Wallachia's border with Bulgaria.

After a brief chat, Paskevich brought Tsar Nicholas I's latest order.

"Zi appointed Paskevich as the commander-in-chief to assist the Principality of the Danube in the management of the Principality's affairs. Without an order, he cannot move. Gorchakov is the chief of staff and assists Prince Paskevich in managing the army..." Paskevich In front of Gorchakov, I read what Nicholas I wrote, and I couldn't help but feel lost.

Now, it is very likely that Tsar Nicholas I will give up Constantinople, and his military exploits will be in vain.

"Your Excellency, what happened in St. Petersburg? Why did I receive different news from you!" Gorchakov asked Paskevich.

"What you received was an attack on the Bulgarian region and then the capture of Constantinople. Right!" Paskevich said to Gorchakov.

"That's right!" Gorchakov nodded in response.

"Before, I received the same order as you!" Paskevich pointed to the army under the hill and said, "When I led the first group of troops to set off, a guy who claimed to be His Majesty's special envoy came. in front of me!"

"Your Majesty's special envoy?" Gorchakov was a little puzzled, he didn't understand what Paskevich meant.

Paskevich saw Gorchakov's confusion and took the initiative to explain to him: "There are two waves of His Majesty's envoys, the first wave let me support you in attacking Bulgaria, the second wave let me support you, but not Attack Bulgaria."

"Understood!" Gorchakov responded immediately, and then added: "Then we don't have to attack now?"

"Let's see the situation!" Paskevich shrugged and said helplessly: "When will the news come from St. Petersburg again, and when will we move on to the next step."

Immediately, Paskevich replied with a melancholy face: "The current St. Petersburg is not at all worrying!"

...

Let's turn our attention back to St. Petersburg, and by the way adjust the time to December 30th.

Just when Gorchakov led the Fourth and Fifth Army to the Principality of Moldavia~www.novelhall.com~ The news was delayed for three days in St. Petersburg, and Gorchakov led the army into Moldavia. News from the Principality.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of War and even the "third division" were at a loss by the sudden news.

When the Minister of Foreign Affairs Karl Nescher Roddy went to the Ministry of War to find out why the Minister of War, Prince Dolgorukov, sent troops into the Principality of Moldavia, what he got was that Prince Dolgorukov was confused. Eyes and answered without knowing.

Karl Nescherroddy immediately realized that Gorchakov's deployment of troops was very likely the ghost of the one in the imperial village. give an order.

Thinking of this, Karl Nescherrodie felt cold hands and feet, and he hurriedly told Prince Dolgorukov his guess.

Prince Dolgorukov also took a long time to react after hearing Karl Nescherrodie's guess, and he hurriedly asked Karl Nescherrodie's thoughts.

Under the suggestion of Karl Nescherroddy, Karl Nescherroddy and Prince Dolgorukov immediately entered the imperial village, and they wanted to plead guilty to Nicholas I.




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