Struggle in Russia

Qianwalachia is indeed lacking a bit, but if you want to say that it is completely impossible to uncover the problem, that is definitely not the case. So after dealing with Viscount Prozolov for a while, Vishniak was both surprised and happy when he discovered that Moldavia or Grand Duke Constantine only wanted money.

It was strange for the grand prince to be so short of money. Grand Duke Constantine was considered strange. But that’s fine, problems that can be solved with money are not big problems.

Of course, Vishnyak also knew that money should not be given randomly. After all, the dark history of Grand Duke Constantine's dishonesty is still there!

And the money can't be given too readily. It's best to get something back from Archduke Constantine.

It's just that Vishniak didn't know what to knock on. Moldavia didn't care what it wanted. If it wanted more, Archduke Constantine couldn't give it to him. If it wanted less, he felt disadvantaged.

After thinking for a long time, Vishniak didn't know what to order. However, he was also an open-minded person and did not dwell on this issue. Instead, he said to Viscount Prozolov:

"Your Majesty the Viscount, if you are willing to abide by the agreement, I think the Governor will not look at you and ignore it. However, I must report this situation to the Governor before I can give an answer. And in view of His Highness the Grand Duke's previous history, financial assistance is If you need a guarantor or collateral, if you try another trick or change your mind, we won’t lose everything!”

Viscount Prozolov felt quite embarrassed. This was almost like scolding a bald man in front of a monk. However, he could understand it. After all, Grand Duke Constantine had done some tricks in the past few times when he discussed cooperation, although Wallachia did not do so in the end. What a loss, but it is normal to be defensive.

"Yes, but I hope you can reply as soon as possible. After all, both of us are very pressed for time and there is no time to waste!"

Viscount Prozolov paused for a moment and then plucked up the courage to add: "What's more, you are not the only one who hopes to reach a cooperation agreement with Moldavia. His Highness Grand Duke Constantine has many friends who are very interested in this... "

Vishniak sneered in his heart. Such nonsense can only fool fools. Moldavia is a mess, and it doesn't matter what you want. That is to say, Wallachia can't stay out of the situation with Moldavia as its back.

As long as Wallachia is farther away from Moldavia, do you think Alexey and Li Xiao will still be jealous of Grand Duke Constantine?

So he mocked back without hesitation: "Really? That would be great. We sincerely hope that His Highness has friends who can help. This can save us a lot of time, energy and money!"

That is to say, Viscount Prozolov is thick-skinned, otherwise he will definitely not be able to step down. After some intrigues, both of them were quite satisfied. Viscount Prozolov was busy reporting the good news to Grand Duke Constantine, while Vishnia Ke also called Boris and prepared to leave Chisinau.

"Leave a capable team of a hundred or ten people," Vishniak ordered. "Kostya absolutely cannot be trusted. Andrei's people are currently busy with the domestic situation and cannot take action. Let your people keep an eye on it first." , we can give you an early warning if there is a situation.”

Boris didn't have any problem with keeping people around. He was just a little worried that there weren't many people entering Bulgaria originally, and whether the loss of more than a hundred people would have an impact on Li Xiao's plan.

Grain coffin

Vishniak frowned and said: "For the time being, when Andre's people come, your people will go back. If I don't send people to keep an eye on me, I'm really worried about them making trouble!"

After one party's discussion, Boris left more than 100 people behind, and the remaining 800 people directly joined Vishniak in makeup, boarded a ship and sneaked into Bulgaria.

According to the agreement reached between Alexey and the Bulgarian anti-Turkish nobles, they will enter Bulgaria as military advisors. On the one hand, they will train the Bulgarian resistance army, and on the other hand, they will become familiar with the Bulgarian terrain as soon as possible to prepare for the next stage of combat missions.

A month passed in a blink of an eye, and we entered the summer of 1853. The war between Russia and Turkey has also entered a feverish state.

Paskovich's landing operation had declared a complete failure, and the Russian navy and army evacuated Ineada in disgrace at the heavy cost of more than 50,000 casualties.

This battle announced the end of the Russian army's all-out offensive since the beginning of the war and was forced to transition to a comprehensive defensive stage. It also announced the final bankruptcy of Nicholas I's desire to defeat Turkey as soon as possible.

This war has reached a stalemate, and it will be a battle of will and national strength. In this contest, Russia was not only unprepared for a full-scale war and a protracted war, but was also not mentally prepared to defeat Turkey quickly and win.

In both aspects of will and national strength, they have fallen into a complete disadvantage!

Especially as a large number of troops were transferred to the Wallachian front, Russia inevitably exposed its weaknesses in other strategic directions. The British Royal Navy bombarded the Kronstadt Fortress more than once, blocking the Russian Baltic Fleet in the Gulf of Finland. In the Far East, the Royal Navy also organized a small group of troops to land and harass. Although it did not cause substantial damage to Russia, it was really a slap in the face!

The most terrifying thing is the direction of the Black Sea. As the British Royal Navy and the French Mediterranean Fleet strengthened their cooperation, they organized and used Turkish civilian ships to begin to break through the mine blockade. They once broke through the mine blockade and entered the Black Sea. Fortunately, Nakhimov organized the Black Sea Fleet at all costs. Resistance, and thus temporarily repelled the attack of the British and French navies.

However, in the long run, it is only a matter of time before the mine blockade is broken. The third spy in Istanbul has discovered that Britain, France and Turkey are gathering more ships and will soon launch a larger-scale maritime offensive. Break the blockade!

In short, the situation in the Black Sea is about to deteriorate comprehensively. Once control of the sea changes hands, the Russian army will be attacked from both sides.

At least Kornilov and Nakhimov, who had just successfully organized the Ineada retreat and finally pulled the troops out of death, were worried.

They can only speed up the construction of Sevastopol fortifications on the one hand, and on the other hand try to withdraw the main force of the Black Sea Fleet to the Sea of ​​Azov.

Don’t think this is easy, because the depth of the Sea of ​​Azov is too shallow for large warships of the Black Sea Fleet to enter. Kornilov and Nakhimov have even prepared for the worst, once the mine blockade Once breached, the battleship's artillery was dismantled and loaded into the fortress, and the battleship was scuttled to prevent it from falling into the hands of the coalition forces.

It was not easy at sea, and it was even more difficult on land. When the main force of the British and French forces approached the Danube River, Duke Mikhail was even more stressed. His troops had entered a comprehensive defense state and could only be passively beaten...