War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Russia, St. Petersburg.

Alexander was originally uneasy about the news of his father's return. After all, in the days when Nicholas I left, he had not done anything serious except making a few women pregnant.

In particular, His Majesty the Tsar was furious as soon as he came back, which frightened the prince even more. Fortunately, Nicholas I was quickly attracted by other things and went to deal with urgent government affairs.

Alexander's attitude towards Nicholas I was one of respect and fear, and he had a bit of hatred for the throne.

He has been told since childhood:

“On that day the residents of the capital rejoiced when Tsarevich Serigula Pavlovich received the ancestral crown.

This is a very long day that everyone is looking forward to

But an unfortunate incident occurred that day, and the tranquility of St. Petersburg was interrupted for several hours.

While the new Tsar was everywhere receiving the sincere love and allegiance of the people, a handful of the most shameless villains appeared in the Senate Square."

That was all Alexander was told, no uprising, no shooting, no cannon, no cannonballs.

It was just an accident caused by ruffians, not a rebellion by the Guards, that's all.

But as the children grew up, the cruel truth was still revealed to Alexander. It was difficult for him to accept that the idol he admired was actually a liar, an executioner, and a bloody butcher who ascended to the throne by stepping on the bones.

Finally one day, Alexander shot and killed a noble young man who accused the tsar in public, but when he woke up, Duke Liubai of the third department told him "it was just an accident" and then let him Don't take it to heart.

From then on, Alexander began to escape reality and became cynical, hoping to eat all kinds of things and die before the age of thirty. He even claimed many times that he would give up the right to inherit the throne.

Nicholas I had a deep sense of destiny towards Alexander. The former felt that the latter must be his successor, so he was extremely strict and at the same time extremely tolerant of him.

From the age of 7, Alexander began to receive training as the heir to the throne. At the same time, he had to study history, Russian, mathematics, physics, philosophy, geography, French, English, German, Polish, law, speech, painting, music, gymnastics, swimming, Fencing, horse riding, dance, military, civil engineering. Nearly fifty courses.

No matter how ridiculous things Alexander did, Nicholas I chose to be tolerant, whether it was stuffing gunpowder into a horse's butt or trying to build an ice road from St. Petersburg to Moscow.

But at this time, Nicholas I was not in the mood to care about what stupid things Alexander had done, because what happened in the Caucasus was too serious.

The Tsar had to admit that Shamir was an outstanding military strategist and a formidable opponent. The two sides had fought dozens of wars in the past ten years, and the latter almost maintained a complete victory record.

Although Shamir only lost once or twice, his family was almost wiped out. The last sister had to commit suicide in a river in order not to hinder him, and his eldest son was even used as a hostage in Russia.

Russia had not been injured in dozens of previous battles, but this time Nicholas I broke through.

In less than a month, the Russian army lost nearly 20,000 people, twelve senior Russian officers were publicly executed, and countless Russian civilians were slaughtered and captured.

In fact, one of the capitals for the confrontation between Chechens and Russia was the smuggling of white Russian slaves and selling them to other Tianfang religious countries, such as Ottoman and Persia, or the further-distant Khiva Khanate.

In the world of Tianfang Sect, raising white slaves is a very honorable thing, so the wealthy people are willing to spend money, and the Chechens naturally work harder.

With these weapons obtained from Austria, coupled with the funds obtained from selling white slaves, Shamir was very confident that he could fight Russia.

In fact, Shamir took the initiative to contact Meguid, but in the eyes of the latter, the former was just a lowly bandit leader, especially his lowly background reminded the former of the last person who said he wanted to help Osman-Mohammed. Ali.

Muhammad Ali, Egyptian Pasha, the instigator of the two Turkish-Egyptian wars, and the culprit of the decline of the Ottoman Empire.

Shamir also contacted Muhammad Shah Qajar, the Qajar dynasty that ruled Persia, but the latter not only executed Shamil's envoys but also informed the Russians due to differences in beliefs with the former.

However, Shamir did not give up asking the Arab world for help, but what came to help him was a group of unexpected guys-the Karamanli family occupying Tripoli and the mysterious owner behind it.

Shamir only received the envoy of the Karamanli family with a try attitude, but he received unexpected and powerful assistance.

Through the latter's accurate intelligence, the former achieved successive victories, especially this risky attack on the port, which doubled Shamir's strength.

But he is not a fool. The Karamanli family and his master must have a bigger intention if they are willing to help him like this.

But Shamir felt that he had become the overlord at this time and did not seem to need those debts.

Nicholas I was very angry about the performance of the Russian army. He cared more about the arms than the loss of soldiers, which were worth tens of millions of rubles!

His Majesty the Tsar is still very obsessed with the bargains he bought from Austria. After all, the same goods cost double the price from the British, and the Austrian goods are not only cheaper but also come with "free shipping."

For the sake of Russia, his own face, and those arms, Nicholas I made a shocking decision. He would use 200,000 Russian troops to level the Caucasus.

As for Albania’s northern mountains? The Tsar was really not interested in taking care of such a nook and cranny, mainly because he did not have the time and energy, because civil strife was like a dagger always spinning around in Russia's belly.

If the Chechens grow bigger, they can threaten Siberia in the east, threaten the agricultural areas near the Black Sea in the south, and possibly join forces with the Cossacks in the west, and even threaten Moscow.

Although Nicholas I himself was very anxious, Russia was so big that it would take several months for its troops to be assembled, and winter would come in a few months, and supplies would become a problem by then.

Therefore, at least from 1845 to 1846, Russia could no longer conduct any large-scale military operations. If the war did not go smoothly, the Caucasus War might last for several years, and the cost to the country would be staggering.

In fact, if there is a choice that Franz is unwilling to do such a thing, after all, in theory, Austria still needs to rely on the power of Russia as an ally.

But he also doesn't like to leave the choice of destiny in other people's hands, even if it's something that originally happened in history.

For this reason, Franz needed to ensure that Russia did not take advantage of the situation to rob the Austrian Empire and continue to invade the Ottoman Empire in a short period of time.