Struggle in Russia

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Nicholas I knew when to do things. He would not care about such trivial matters and would be happy to see them succeed, but now he needs a good lesson.

Soon Count Uvarov's few able-bodied horses were unlucky, and they were beaten to pieces by the third part of the prison. According to the meaning of Duke Oldov, these poor **** were soon convicted and exiled directly to Siberia. Repair the earth.

This is not the end, Nicholas I mainly praised Count Rostovtsev at the subsequent imperial meeting, praised him as a model of Russian nobility, and called on all Russian nobility to learn from him.

As for Count Uvarov, Nicholas I did not directly criticize him. After all, he wants to save face, and he bought Alaska voluntarily because he is voluntary, and he is not good at buying or selling by force.

It's just that Count Uvarov soon found out that the so-called "buying and selling without force" was really coaxing ghosts. Soon, various nobles who were close to him sent messages telling him that he still had to buy a little bit of land in Alaska. , you can't buy less, you have to buy at least 250,000 rubles.

Well, Count Uvarov spit out a mouthful of old blood, what is this called, asking him to spend 250,000 to buy a bunch of barren land, does that make him a fool?

However, before his anger came out, he was slapped back. Those people told him that it was Nicholas I's interest, and also told him that Nicholas I was very unhappy.

Count Uvarov was stunned in an instant. He didn't dare to challenge Nicholas I with anyone, let alone spending 250,000 to buy barren land. admit.

As Count Uvarov's clothes softened, the turmoil of buying Alaska quickly came to an end. The conservative aristocracy headed by Count Uvarov is considered a miserable loss, and the money has been spent for good, not to mention the reputation is bad, what do you mean by this!

Nicholas I was very happy. Although he sold Alaska in name, he didn't have to bear the infamy of selling his ancestral property. Moreover, the small money earned, the already shriveled treasury was instantly burst.

With the money, he will naturally have the confidence to continue to challenge with Britain, France and Turkey. It is impossible to say that he has made another decree to start recruiting more troops and prepare to compete with Turkey, Britain and France!

It's just that he was too happy too early, and the money he managed to scrape together can't compare with Britain and France. To put it badly, it is a beggar who compares treasure with the Dragon King.

The British and French state machines have just begun to fully mobilize, and they haven't really touched you yet!

Sure enough, Nicholas I was beaten in the head for less than half a month after being happy!

On August 15, 1853, the combined British and French fleet, with the assistance of the Turkish fleet and civilian ships at all costs, finally broke through the mine blockade, went straight to Sevastopol, and annihilated a Russian transport off the coast of Sevastopol. After the convoy, the Russian artillery battery in Sevastopol began to be heavily bombarded.

This news is a bolt from the blue. Although Kornilov and Nakhimov had expected this, they had withdrawn the main force of the Black Sea Fleet into the Sea of ​​Azov to avoid it. The blow was huge.

"In view of the fact that sea control has changed hands, Kornilov believes that the next step is to completely suspend maritime transportation, requiring all ports on the Black Sea coast to prepare for enemy attacks. It is best to evacuate the wharf. The enemy navy is attacking our hinterland along the river..."

Nicholas I's face was very dark, his lips twitched for a long time and he didn't say anything. He also knew that the strength of the Black Sea Fleet and the British-French Combined Fleet were too different.

The choice of Kornilov and Nakhimov to preserve their strength is undoubtedly wise, but Nicholas I is unhappy if he is unhappy!

For a moment, he really wanted to disregard the order and let the Black Sea Fleet go out and fight against Britain and France, but in the end, reason stopped him from doing it, and he swallowed the bitter fruit angrily.

"Gentlemen, with the control of the Black Sea changing hands, our enemies will be able to choose to attack anytime and anywhere. In particular, Constanta, Sevastopol and even Odessa will become the enemy's first-tier coastal cities. The goal."

"We have limited forces and can only focus on key cities. I personally think that Constanta is most likely to be attacked!"

This is Chernyshov's speech, he believes that Britain and France are likely to land in Constanta, thereby breaking through the Danube line from the flank.

This speculation cannot be said to be unreasonable, at least if the British and French do it according to normal thinking, the possibility is not small. If it was Nicholas I's army, he might just do it.

It's just that Nicholas I's military capabilities are not bad, at least very mediocre. And he and Chernyshov did not fully understand the minds of Britain and France.

Was the real purpose of these two robbers to seize Wallachia?

Obviously not!

Because this is not good for them. After all, Wallachia is deep in the hinterland of the Balkans, and the follow-up must pass through the Bosphorus Strait controlled by Turkey, and there are Austrian eyes around.

Even if Britain and France were able to drive the Russians away, the land would not reach them, and perhaps the Austrians would be cheapened for nothing.

In addition, there are millions of soldiers on the front line of the Danube, and they will fight against Russia here. Even if they can win in the end, the losses will be particularly heavy~www.readwn.com~ What's more, if too many Russian active forces are eliminated, the balance of all parties in the Balkans will be broken again. Maybe it's a bargain for Austria.

What's more, it will really drive the Russians crazy. When the time comes, the Russians will carry it to the end regardless, how will it end? Is it the same as Napoleon's army to Moscow?

Naturally, Britain and France would not do this kind of stupid thing, not to mention that their purpose of repairing Russia is to interrupt Russia's aggressive offensive and continue to besiege the Russians on the coast of the Black Sea. The second is a heavy blow to Russia's international prestige, preferably by dismantling the Holy Alliance.

The best way to achieve this goal is to defeat Russia in the most humiliating way, and make Russia's international reputation plummet.

So how to do it?

Naturally, only by killing the Russian mainland and capturing Russia's most important fortress in the Black Sea region can we successfully destroy Russia's prestige since 1814.

So, after Britain and France broke through the mine blockade, the only target was Sevastopol. They think that the capture of this place is very symbolic, and it will not cause too much damage to themselves. Maybe the time of the fall of Sevastopol is the day when Russia begged for surrender!