Make France Great Again

The first meeting between Jerome Bonaparte and Alexander II ended in a very unpleasant way.

Alexander II, who was escorted by Jerome Patterson to his duties near Bakhchisaray (the area occupied by the Russian Empire), said goodbye to Jerome Patterson and praised: "Mr. Patterson, you are a great person." An excellent soldier!"

Faced with Alexander II's praise, Jerome Patterson responded politely: "Your Highness, you are exaggerating!"

After saying that, Jerome Patterson bowed to Alexander II again, and then turned around and left with the dragoons behind him.

Looking at the leaving figure of Jerome Patterson, Alexander II sighed regretfully and said to himself: "What a pity! An upright man like him would be born into a country where conspiracy and cunning are the symbols of the world. family!"

Later, Alexander II and his entourage arrived at the gate of the ancient city of Bakhchisaray.

As he sat on the horse, he looked at the city standing at the foot of the mountain, full of ruins, and felt sad.

I think it was once the capital of the Crimean Khanate. After the Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate, the administrative center of Crimea was changed from Bakhchisarai to Simferopol.

The ancient city of Bakhchisarai, which recorded the glory of the Crimean Khanate, was forgotten or even abandoned.

When Alexander II and his entourage entered the ancient city, he immediately felt that the entire city had a lax atmosphere. It was clear that the Russian Empire and the coalition forces were already in a state of war, but no fortifications had been built here, even on the streets. There are still Tatars wandering around.

The scene before him gave Alexander II a "big goose pill" mood.

Therefore, under the leadership of the Cossack soldiers stationed here, Alexander II quickly found the brigade headquarters stationed in the ancient city and revealed his identity to the brigade commander in the headquarters.

"Your Highness!" The brigade commander stationed in Bakhchisaray quickly saluted Alexander II.

"What is going on here? Why can you still see Tatars on the streets? Where are your fortifications? If the British and French troops in Sevastopol come over, what will you do?" Alexander II immediately assumed an aggressive stance when they met and asked questions repeatedly.

"This is...because...because..." The brigade commander hesitated and was speechless. He couldn't tell Alexander II that he had never thought of resisting at all.

After all, with the soldiers under his command who were not even paid enough, how could they be the opponents of Britain and France.

He had already decided that if the British and French attacked Bakhchisarai, he would lead his soldiers to escape before the British and French troops arrived.

Anyway, with Prince Menshikov as a living example in front of him, he was not afraid of defeat.

At worst, he could just go home like Prince Menshikov. The supplies he had secretly resold in Bakhchisarai over the years were enough for him to live a wealthy old age.

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The brigade commander's hemming and hawing made Alexander II, who was frustrated in Sevastopol and had nowhere to vent, burn even more furiously. He pointed at the brigade commander and yelled: "Because of what? Because you neglected your duty. ? Or because you want to treason! Why are the Russian Imperial Army idiots like you!"

"Yes... yes... I was stupid..." the brigade commander bowed and admitted his mistake to Alexander II.

At this moment, an adjutant pushed open the door and entered.

"Brigadier, this is bad!"

The adjutant who was about to report to the brigade commander what was going on inside Bakhchisaray immediately stopped when he saw the brigade commander and Alexander II without saying a word.

"What's wrong?" Alexander II asked the adjutant with a frown.

"Yes! What's wrong?" The brigade commander quickly added when he saw this.

The adjutant glanced at Alexander II anxiously, and then at the brigade commander, as if asking the brigade commander whether he should report to him.

"If you are asked to say it, just say it!" Alexander II said with a hint of anger in his words: "Remember that you are a soldier of the Russian Empire, not someone's personal guard!"

"Yes! Yes!" the brigade commander hurriedly helped, and then introduced the identity of Alexander II to the adjutant: "This is His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander, you can report to him directly now!"

The adjutant after hearing the news of the Crown Prince swallowed subconsciously, then bowed to Alexander II and said: "Your Royal Highness, there are a large number of cholera patients in the Dongcheng District of Bakhchisarai!"

"What? Cholera!" Alexander II had a horrified expression on his face, and he quickly asked: "Are our troops stationed here also infected with cholera?"

"As far as the current situation is concerned, not yet!" The adjutant shook his head in response to Alexander II, and then added: "If we leave it alone, I'm afraid it will..."

"Where are the doctors in the city?" Alexander II asked again.

"The doctors who originally stayed in the city have gone to Simferopol because of the war! There are only a handful of doctors who are still staying in the city. It will be difficult for those doctors to curb the spread of cholera!" the adjutant told Alexander II Shi replied.

"Then drive all the Tatars in Dongcheng District out of the city! Let them destroy themselves!" Alexander II showed the decisiveness of a tsar, and he immediately issued an order to his adjutant.

Although this order is indeed a bit cruel to the Tatars living here, it is indeed an effective method.

Evacuating all the patients in Bakhchisarai can effectively ensure the safety of the French troops stationed here.

"But..." After the adjutant heard Alexander II's order, his expression was slightly hesitant.

The Tatars in the Bakhchisarai area are not just one or two thousand, but tens of thousands.

It would be a bit cruel to drive them all out to fend for themselves.

"But what!" Alexander II asked coldly: "Do you want to see all your comrades and your comrades infected with the damn cholera?"

Alexander II's questioning made the adjutant make up his mind. After saluting Alexander II, he turned and left.

"Wait a minute!" Alexander II's voice stopped the adjutant, and then said cruelly to the adjutant: "Take a regiment of soldiers and drive them away! Anyone who is unwilling to leave will be shot on the spot immediately for betraying the Russian Empire. !”

There was a hint of pain on the adjutant's face, and he nodded and replied to Alexander II: "As you command, Your Highness!"

After the adjutant left, Alexander II issued an order to the brigade commander, asking him to immediately send people to build fortifications and field hospitals after the adjutant drove away the Tatars in the east city area.

"This will be our outpost for the attack on Sevastopol!" Alexander II responded to the brigade commander as he gently stomped the floor tiles under his feet.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

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Driven by a regiment of troops led by the adjutant, the Tatars in Dongcheng District were quickly driven away.

Although there were small-scale conflicts during the period (nearly a hundred Tatars died and dozens of Russian troops were injured), they were generally harmless.

Alexander II, who was responsible for the eastern part of the city, personally directed the Russians and Greeks in the city to build fortifications in Bakhchisarai. (Alexander II subconsciously regarded the Tatars as traitors)

For the next few days, Alexander II stayed in Bakhchisaray.

Under the supervision of Alexander II, Bakhchisarai quickly built a relatively complete set of fortifications.

After Gorchakov, who was far away in Perekop, learned that Alexander II was staying in Bakhchisaray, he immediately led his Cossack cavalry to set out from Perekop with torches all night, after a long day and night. After the attack, we arrived in Bakhchisarai the next morning.

"Your Highness!" Commander Gorchakov, who entered Bakhchisaray with a tired body, bowed to Alexander II.

"Commander Gorchakov, why are you here! I am already preparing to return to Perekop!" Alexander II replied to Gorchakov.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid we will have to spend a long time here in the future!" Commander Gorchakov said to Alexander II with a wry smile.

"Is there another news from St. Petersburg?" Alexander II asked Gorchakov with a frown.

"Yes!" Commander Gorchakov nodded and replied to Alexander II, then took out a letter and handed it to Alexander II.

This was a letter written by Nicholas I to him, and Alexander II quickly opened the letter.

The content of the letter is roughly as follows: Nicholas I is aware of the situation you are currently facing (Alexander II already described their difficulties when he wrote to Nicholas I), and the doctors and supplies you need will be sent soon. Da.

However, Nicholas I firmly opposed their request to postpone the attack.

Of course, Nicholas I also stated the reasons for his opposition. Find bookstore www.zhaoshuyuan.com

In addition to the fact that the Russian Empire wanted to use thunderous means to defeat the coalition forces, thereby achieving the purpose of deterring other countries that were ready to take action.

Another point is that the current finances of the empire cannot allow them to continue to spend time with the coalition forces on the Crimean Peninsula like this. Two hundred thousand troops are not a small number to eat, drink, and eat, let alone artillery and horses. , military pay and other miscellaneous things also require a lot of money.

In short, the Russian Empire simply does not have the money to wait for them to slowly reorganize their army.

If they cannot launch a large-scale attack while Russia's finances are still sustainable, once the empire's finances are completely exhausted, they will no longer have the strength to launch a large-scale attack.

By that time, the Russian Empire will no longer be able to reverse its course.

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