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Make France Great Again - Chapter 404

Published at 16th of January 2023 05:52:48 AM


Chapter 404: Paskevich in conflict

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The submission of Moldova and Wallachia made Paskevich smile, and he raised his glass again to invite the great public of Moldova and Wallachia to drink.

The same wine has different tastes in the mouths of wine tasters with different mentality.

For the Grand Duke of the Danube, this glass of wine is the most bitter and unpalatable wine in the world.

For Paskevich, the wine was full of sweetness.

After a glass of wine, the "invincible" archdukes of Moldova and Wallachia left the castle.

Standing at the window on the second floor of the castle, watching the Archdukes of Moldova and Wallachia being helped onto the carriage, Paskevich showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

Gorchakov, who was standing behind Paskevich, also asked Paskevich at this time if he wanted to send someone to monitor the two archdukes to prevent them from making unwise actions.

Facing Gorchakov's request to monitor, Paskevich immediately refused: "No!"

Then, he added: "If they don't choose to tip off the news, the next scene will be difficult to stage!"

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Gorchakov asked Paskevich with a puzzled face.

Paskevich did not answer Gorchakov's question, but instead asked, "Gorchakov, what do you think of the current state of the imperial army?"

"It's barely a fight!" Gorchakov replied after thinking for a while.

"What if we let this army fight against the French army?" Paskevich said quietly.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Army is a lot worse than France in terms of equipment and logistics. The only advantage we have over France is that we have more people than them!" Gorchakov told Paskevich replied.

Although Gorchakov is reluctant to admit that his army is inferior to that of France, he cannot deny that the quality of the Russian Empire's army is indeed much worse than that of France.

"A lot of people? Is it useful to have a lot of people?" Paskevich asked back: "Do we have enough guns and ammunition? Do we pay enough for our army? The subordinate officers and soldiers are really willing to fight the Russian Empire... ...If we can't guarantee or understand even these, we can't defeat the French Empire at all. Besides, the French Empire has a British kingdom beside it."

"Your Excellency, I heard that the Empire is negotiating with the Kingdom of Great Britain! It is very likely that the Kingdom of Great Britain will not join it!" Gorchakov still had certain illusions about the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Not only Gorchakov, but also Nicholas I was confident in winning over the kingdom of Britain.

Even if Ambassador Canning opposes the Russian Empire, as long as the royal family does not show hostility to the Russian Empire, and as long as Lord Aberdeen maintains a friendly attitude towards the Russian Empire, then the Russian Empire still has a chance to win over the Kingdom of Britain.

It has to be admitted that Lord Aberdeen, as a pro-Russian prime minister, is indeed doing his best to maintain goodwill towards Russia.

In order to show his goodwill towards Russia, he even replaced Lord Russell and Palmerston of the main war faction with members of the main peace faction.

Although the coalition government had become shaky without the warring faction, they also convinced Nicholas I, who was not well versed in Britain's internal political structure, that Britain wanted to keep the peace in good faith.

Except for a few far-sighted ministers and ambassadors, the vast majority of ministers have been confused by the British Kingdom's operation.

However, these ministers did not know that the British Kingdom had started a limited war reserve at this time, and when the time was right, Britain would be dispatched immediately.

"Do you really think Britain will be on the side of the Empire?" Paskevich said again, this time Paskevich's tone was a little dejected.

"At the very least, they shouldn't stand with France!" Gorchakov then said to Paskevich.

"Deputy Commander Mikhail Gorchakov!" Paskevich solemnly called out Gorchakov's full name and position.

"Yes!" Gorchakov hurriedly responded to Paskevich.

"As an army, we have to take into account all possible situations! We must not pin our hopes on others, understand?" Paskevich raised his voice and spoke sternly to Gorchakov. said.

"Understood!" Gorchakov hurriedly responded to Paskevich.

"I have a hunch! It is very likely that the French Empire and the British Kingdom will join forces! At that time, we may be in a dilemma!" Paskevich said to Gorchakov worriedly.

Paskevich is now in an unusually contradictory state. While he hopes that the imperial army can act as soon as possible and cooperate with the local Orthodox Christians to reach Constantinople, he keeps telling himself in his heart that once the Russian Empire once Start action, France and Britain will definitely take action, then the entire empire is likely to face extinction.

Under this extremely contradictory mentality, Paskevich made some unimaginable layouts to outsiders.

"Your Majesty, are we responsible for liaison with Serbia and Bulgaria..." Gorchakov asked Paskevich if he should withdraw.

"No! Just let them keep in touch!" Paskevich stopped Gorchakov from withdrawing the liaison.

In his heart, he could not help but hope that through these liaisons, there would be a great uprising in the Balkans.

In this way, the Russian Empire could use the power of the uprising to spy on Constantinople.

On June 26, the Grand Dukes of Moldova and Wallachia sent personnel to their "suzerain" the Ottoman Empire to issue a declaration of seceding from the Ottoman Empire.

The statement emphasized: Moldova and Wallachia will no longer pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire from this year, but will instead pay tribute to the Russian Empire.

After the Moldovan and Wallachia messengers crossed the border area, they were immediately caught by the Turks patrolling the border area.

After some cross-examination, the ambassadors of Moldova and Wallachia were taken to the Pasha camp stationed at the border.

Immediately, the Moldovan and Wallachia ministers explained their intentions to the Pasha.

After hearing the news that Moldova and Wallachia would no longer pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire, Pasha's face changed drastically. He severely reprimanded the two envoys for their "betrayal" and claimed that "God will surely punish them for disrespecting His Majesty the Sultan." people! "

Of course, Nicholas I of St. Petersburg and two of his "accomplices" will be punished.

Regarding the position of Pasha, the minister could only smile and say that Moldova and Wallachia had to obey the orders of the Russian Empire because of the disparity in their strength. They hoped that His Majesty the Sultan would understand their suffering and forgive their "crimes". ".

"You need to go to Constantinople in person to meet His Majesty the Sultan!" Pasha, who was stationed in the border area, responded to the envoy.

"You are right! We are going to go to Constantinople to indict His Majesty the Sultan in person!" The two envoys responded humbly.

Afterwards, Pasha sent the two envoys out of the camp, and instructed the officers who received them to prepare a carriage for them to go to Constantinople.

The two envoys thanked the Pasha and took the carriage to Constantinople.

After a long journey of two days and one night, the envoy in the carriage finally came to the outskirts of Constantinople.

When the carriage reached the outskirts of Constantinople, the two envoys were shocked by what they saw.

I saw that the outskirts of Constantinople were filled with a large number of camps and soldiers of different nationalities, including but not limited to Arabs, Kurds, Tatars, Egyptians

People, Tunisians, Albanians, Greeks, Armenians, etc.

When the minister saw this, he immediately stopped his horse and asked the soldiers who were in a mess to inquire about the situation. After some inquiries, I found out that most of these people were from the Ottoman Empire, and were recruited by the Ottoman government to defend Constantinople in the name of "jihad".

Due to the different economic strengths of various ethnic groups, their clothing and equipment are quite different.

Among these people, the best equipped were soldiers from Tunisia and Egypt. Especially the Egyptian army, as the number one rebel in the Ottoman Empire~www.novelhall.com~ their equipment is better than the Ottoman troops stationed in the Bulgarian border area, and the quality of personnel and combat effectiveness are naturally a lot better than the Ottomans. Just like a little Prussia in the Middle East.

When the two envoys entered the city of Constantinople, they were greeted by twenty or thirty black cavalrymen on horses. They were black cavalrymen from Bashpozuk. These black cavalrymen wore turbans and shawls. , armed with pistols, Turkish machetes, sabres, and other strange decorations, and some of them also carried spears with flags.

Twenty or thirty black cavalrymen were divided into three squads, each with its own colour and snare drum, which seemed to have been used by their ancestors during the siege of Vienna.

In the eyes of the two envoys, the whole of Constantinople has become a huge military camp.

Every resident who lives here has the potential to become one of the soldiers guarding Constantinople.

If the residents here can be united and the soldiers work together, it may be difficult for the Russian Empire to conquer this historical ancient city.

But can the inhabitants of Constantinople really be united? Can soldiers really work together?

I am afraid that these are difficult to achieve.

The two envoys walked along the bustling streets of Constantinople, and soon reached the very center of Constantinople, which is the palace of the Ottoman Sultan Maijid I.

Fuad Effendi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, first received the two ministers and then introduced them to Majd I.

"I know the difficulties of Moldova and Wallachia, so I forgive your crimes!"




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