Struggle in Russia

Nakhimov used a telescope to observe the fighting on the dock and thought about what was going on.

There is no doubt that Ulanov's self-identity was not false, but why did he, a dignified governor of Ukraine, start a fight with his own people on the dock?

Did the army mutiny? Or was there something else that happened?

Of course, Nakhimov did not believe that no matter what the reason was, it was the rebels who entered Kiev. He is not a rookie who has never been on the battlefield. The dock is located in the core area of ​​the city. If there are rebels here, then the entire Kiev may be full of rebels.

With so many rebels fighting in, Kiev can be so quiet, but it may have been filled with the noise and smoke of war.

But look at what Kiev looks like?

So no matter what the real situation is, Ulanov said he was panicking, and the people fighting him must not be rebels!

Nakhimov had no good impressions of liars, especially Nakhimov, who had a bad reputation and lied like Ulanov. He issued the order without hesitation: "Fire fiercely and let the naval infantry come ashore to cooperate with our attack! By the way, try to get in touch with the people who fought with Ulanov and listen to what they have to say!"

The elite naval infantry of the Black Sea Fleet are not comparable to Nikolai Ivanovich's pile of stinky bird-egg-like city defense troops. As they join the battlefield, Nikolai Ivanovich will be defeated in a few rounds. The man jumped up on his horse and ran away with his head in his arms.

Ulanov was immediately stunned. He continued to besiege Anton, and his way back was cut off. Moreover, if Nikolai Ivanovich collapsed, he was no match for Nakhimov. He would lose sooner or later. matter.

But if he were to surrender, there would be too many traps to deal with in Kiev, and there would definitely be only death waiting for him.

In other words, there is no way for him to survive whether he fights or not. How to deal with this?

Just when Ulanov was extremely entangled in the battle between heaven and man, Nikolai Ivanovich made another big one.

As soon as he saw that the matter was irreversible, he thought of a way out in minutes. Fighting now would definitely be a dead end, and he did not want to be buried with Ulanov. And judging from the situation, St. Petersburg no longer trusts and is dissatisfied with Ulanov. Otherwise, could Nakhimov be sent over?

In other words, Ulanov was finished. The couple were like birds in the forest and flew away separately when disaster struck. What's more, he and Ulanov were not husband and wife, so why should they be buried together with him?

He who knows the current situation is a hero, so he should jump off the ship and escape immediately!

After making the calculation, Nikolai Ivanovich no longer hesitated and immediately ordered to the left and right: "Hang the white flag! Cease fire! Tell General Nakhimov that I came to counter the rebellion under the governor's order and did not fight. his meaning!"

Nakhimov was a little puzzled when he received the news. It was strange enough to have a governor on this shabby pier, but why was the commander of Kiev's city defense also here? What are these two people doing on the pier with a lot of serious things to do?

Nakhimov glanced at the burning ship and had some guesses in his mind. He snorted coldly: "Tell him to surrender immediately! Otherwise, I will kill him regardless of who he is as the city defense commander!"

Nakhimov felt that the truth of the matter was that Ulanov and Nikolay Ivanovich were preparing to abandon the city and escape, but were discovered by others and came to stop them, and the two groups started fighting.

Although this truth is not entirely correct, it is not far off.

Of course, Nikolai Ivanovich couldn't stand it in the face of Nakhimov's strong oppression. He immediately ordered his troops to lay down their weapons, and then he ran to Nakhimov to report.

"What's going on? What troops are you fighting with?"

Faced with Nakhimov's question, Nikolai Ivanovich threw away the answer he had come up with on the spur of the moment: "Your Excellency, I came to exterminate the rebels on the order of the Governor. It is said that some troops mutinied. ."

"Mutiny?" Nakhimov snorted, looked at the major general who seemed to him a bit useless, and asked again: "Which unit mutinied?"

Nikolai Ivanovich replied with a smile: "Sir, I'm sorry, I don't know either. I was just following orders and didn't ask so many questions."

Nakhimov snorted again: "You didn't ask so many questions? What if this order is false?"

"The order that the Governor personally gave me cannot be false, right?"

Nikolai Ivanovich felt that his answer was perfect, and he took it out perfectly and pushed all the questions to Ulanov. As for Ulanov's answer, that was his business.

But he underestimated Nakhimov too much. The latter asked again: "You said that some troops mutinied, so why did you have a firefight near the dock? What happened to these ships that were on fire?"

Nikolai Ivanovich was stunned. This is indeed a bit difficult to explain. If he really came to quell the mutiny, he could not be on the ship, but it happened that he was caught by Nakhimov on the ship. Right, how do you explain this?

He rolled his eyes and sold it to Ulanov: "Your Excellency, that's what happened. These are the ships of the Governor. He himself was on the ship, and then he ordered me to come to quell the rebellion. I don't know how. That’s all, just following orders!”

Nikolai Ivanovich made up his mind to pass all the questions that he couldn't answer to Ulanov. As for whether Ulanov could answer it, that was Ulanov's business. Of course, if Ulanov could If the husband really can't explain it, then he doesn't mind stabbing him in the back. Anyway, today's incident has disrupted all of Ulanov's plans. It is estimated that he is in danger.

Nakhimov didn't believe Nikolai Ivanovich at all. He waved his hand and told the guy to get out of the way, and then ordered his troops to strengthen the attack on Ulanov, making sure to capture him alive as soon as possible. .

Without the support of Nikolay Ivanovich, Ulanov's troops were naturally even more stretched. In minutes, he was surrounded by Nakhimov in the work shed beside the dock. Seeing that things couldn't be done for him, he was so angry!

"Nikolai Ivanovich! You idiot, my biggest mistake was mistrusting you, idiot!"

While jumping to his feet and swearing in the streets, he quickly ordered his men to raise the white flag and once again emphasized to Nakhimov that he was the governor of Ukraine.

But this was of no use. Nakhimov's soldiers rudely disarmed and arrested all his soldiers, and even he himself was invited to appear in front of Nakhimov.

When he saw Nakhimov and Anton talking happily, he immediately understood what happened today. He looked at Anton with a very unkind look and wanted to pounce on Anton and tear Anton into pieces. good!