Struggle in Russia

Dmitry Milyutin's doubts are easy to explain, because he absolutely did not expect Li Xiao's work to be so successful, turning a group of Wallachian political elites headed by Jan Konstantin into an alternative Russian leading party.

Under the operation of this group of Wallachia elites, it is basically impossible for Duke Mikhail to be short of food.

Count Rostovtsev explained the inside story with a smile, and then Dmitry suddenly realized: "So that's the case, why is it so strange... So that Andrei Konstantinovich The Grand Duke really did a great job, and he should be credited with his credit!"

It's just that Count Rostovtsev didn't respond to his words, he just smiled. This made Dmitry very strange, because he didn't understand the inside story at all, and he didn't know that Li Xiao and Nicholas I's family were already in the same situation, and it was impossible for the cheapskate family to judge his merits Rewarded.

Of course, for the time being, Dmitry doesn't care much about this, because his thinking has not yet been transformed into a political model. Now he is still thinking purely as a soldier, and he thinks more about fighting.

So he continued to analyze: "In the long run, the rebels in Wallachia are no longer able to form a climate. If there is no accident, even if they can win one or two battles, it will not help the overall situation... What's more, in my opinion, Duke Mikhail will soon learn the lesson and pay attention, and the Turks in the rear have also joined the battle, and they will soon be finished!"

Count Rostovtsev nodded, and he also agrees with Dmitry's analysis and judgment. Wallachia is indeed not a problem anymore. After this country was tossed to death by Li Xiao, no matter what it did, it would come back to life. That's all.

"The real big problem is Hungary!" Dmitry analyzed worriedly, "Judging from the current intelligence, the combat effectiveness of the Hungarian rebels has greatly exceeded our estimates. Judging from the battle at the Balka Thousand Pass, They are fully capable of fighting a war of annihilation, enough to cause heavy losses to Duke Paskovich!"

Count Rostovtsev still nodded silently. Perhaps in terms of politics, his vision surpassed that of the Russian political elites, but in terms of military affairs, although he was also a soldier, his professional level was a bit worse than that of Dmitry. Big cut, he asked Dmitri to come here today. Apart from telling him about Li Xiao and laying the groundwork for a certain Grand Duke’s meritorious service in the future, he also wanted to see Dmitri’s attitude towards Paskovich. Analysis of the war with Hungary.

Count Rostovtsev was ready to listen carefully to Dmitry's opinion before taking targeted measures.

Dmitry continued to analyze: "Prince Paskovich's troops are not prepared at all, and the battle preparations are not satisfactory, not to mention a mess. I even judged that the duke greatly underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Hungarian rebels... and then some Factors other than the war interfered with his decision, which caused serious miscalculation and losses!"

Count Rostovtsev naturally understood Dmitry's subtext. Apart from hasty preparations, Paskovich was too worried that Duke Mikhail would steal credit, so a veteran like him committed a low-level crime. He made a mistake, so he rushed into action in a hurry.

As a result, he was naturally taught to be a human being. But what attracted Earl Rostovtsev's attention was that Dmitry analyzed that Paskovich might not make corrections as quickly as Duke Mikhail, and he might still rush to claim credit!

"The duke has such a temperament. He used to be anxious when he was in the Caucasus, but now he is even more anxious when facing the pressure of Duke Mikhail... I am very worried that he will go his own way, only caring about the credit and ignoring the casualties..."

Count Rostovtsev frowned, because he also realized the seriousness of the problem. He knew more about Paskovich's character than Dmitry. That old guy is a quick shooter and will do anything to get credit. Back in the Caucasus, he brought down Yermolov by making small reports in order to grab credit, and now it will be even worse for the title of prince!

For a moment,

Count Rostovtsev wanted to make a report to Nicholas I to remind him, but he immediately gave up, because in essence Nicholas I and Paskovich were actually the same kind of people. Nicholas I was also a veritable quick shooter, and the tsar would risk everything for the so-called supreme glory. To him, casualties were really just numbers on paper.

Nicholas I didn't care about the life of the gray cattle at all, and it didn't matter how many died as long as it made him comparable to the virtuous kings of the past dynasties.

If you talk about casualties with him now, you will be scolded by Nicholas I, and you will think that you have no perspective. It can only be self-defeating!

After thinking about it, Count Rostovtsev could only sigh secretly. Although he didn't like heavy casualties, he could accept them from the perspective of the overall situation. Anyway, it would be fine if Paskovich could die a little longer in disgrace. It doesn't matter, and if the casualties are larger, it can better weaken Nicholas I's hard power, which is actually beneficial to future reforms.

After struggling for a moment, Count Rostovtsev chose to ignore it, and he was not going to spend more time talking about it. And from this point of view, in fact, he and Nicholas I are essentially the same kind of people, that is, to achieve their goals without compromise!

In fact, Dmitry is not much better. In other words, the Russian political elites of this era are actually the same. In order to achieve their goals, they really do not hesitate to pay any price. As for the civilians and serfs, although they supported the abolition of the serf system, they did not necessarily care about the life and death of the serfs. For them the serf was always expendable.

So Dmitri continued after a little daze, "From the current situation, the counter-insurgency operation in Hungary cannot be smooth sailing. In my opinion, it can only be a luxury to quickly quell the rebellion... …If you want to quell the rebellion, you must concentrate Austria and us, especially the full strength of Duke Paskovich and Duke Mikhail, and use a powerful pincer offensive from four directions to be effective!"

Speaking of this, Dmitry sighed again: "Unfortunately, for the time being, this kind of pincer offensive is difficult to form. It is difficult for Duke Paskovich and Duke Mikhail to cooperate sincerely. They are not monolithic, they have too many internal problems, not only the problems of Hungary, but also the problems of Italy, it is like fire everywhere..."