Struggle in Russia

The defeat of Kerch was a huge blow to the coalition forces. When they easily beat Menshkov's offensive, they agreed that the Russian army was nothing more than that. If it wasn't for the strong defense of Sevastopol, they would have wiped out the Russian army long ago.

Anyway, the coalition generals think that the Russian army in the field is a dish, and they can eat two tables in one go!

But Kerch's fiasco swept away that optimism, as the city's defenses were no match for Sevastopol, but here it was, when the coalition had naval support, it was still battered.

What does this mean? It shows that the coalition army's ability to attack fortifications is not ordinary garbage, and it is difficult to say anything when faced with solid fortifications. And now unless the Russian army foolishly took the initiative to run out of the fortifications to seek abuse, they might not be able to do anything about these polar bears.

Anyway, the top leaders of the coalition are generally not optimistic about the prospects, and believe that this war will evolve into a long-term war of attrition, requiring the country to quickly send more reinforcements and more materials.

It's just that as soon as their request came to an end, the three brothers of Archduke Constantine, who were iron-clad, rushed towards the muzzle of the coalition army stupidly. After a long day of fighting, Archduke Constantine left 18,000 corpses in embarrassment and withdrew to Simferopol.

The last offensive of the Russian army in Crimea almost exhausted the last mobile troops of the Russian army, especially the cavalry suffered heavy losses. 10,000 light cavalry were killed on the spot. It can be said that the cavalry of the Russian army has been completely exhausted. all!

This defeat dealt a heavy blow to Nicholas I, who had been genuinely delighted when Nakhimov reported that he had thwarted a coalition attack on Kerch and wiped out thousands of enemy soldiers.

He thought this would be a turning point in the Crimean War, and his troops would slaughter the coalition again and again until the final victory.

It's just that this joy came and went faster. Before he could be happy for three days, the battle report from Archduke Constantine had him poured a basin of cold water over his head, giving him a chill!

Nearly 20,000 casualties were lost, and the remaining troops were scattered, and only 20,000 people fled back to Simferopol. This means that the Russian army is no longer able to launch any offensive, and can only be passively beaten!

"Kostya, Kostya!"

Nicholas I spent the whole night alone in his study. From time to time, he could hear his deep breathing and angry roars. It could be seen that he was very disappointed with the Archduke Constantine, his favorite precious son. He personally buried his last hope for this war, and personally extinguished the last light of his life.

When Nicholas I reappeared in front of everyone, the once arrogant, smug and smug tsar was gone. He was replaced by a gloomy old man with dull eyes and dull skin.

"The order was given to Kornilov, ordering him to take over the command of the Grand Duke Konstantin for the overall command of the Crimean war, and told him that he must defend Sevastopol!"

This decree took almost all of Nicholas I's energy, and he rested his hands on the table for a while before he said: "Foreign Minister, your mission is very important, go to Vienna to see what tricks the Austrians are doing, before Aren't they jumping up and down all the time and very active, just go and see and find out their attitude, but don't give them any promises, we haven't lost the battle yet!"

Nescherroddy's heart was full of bitterness, and even he did not expect the situation to develop to this stage. He knew very well that despite Nicholas I's mouth that Russia had not conceded defeat, in fact, sending him to Vienna was a matter of fact. Such a gesture, if you don’t want to make peace, why go here?

However, he did not reject this task. He knew very well that it would be difficult for Russia to continue to persevere, and if it continued to fight, it might drain Russia's last drop of blood.

But that time in 1812, don't look at Russia's final victory, but the victory was also miserable. After that, it took Russia a decade or two to get out of this pit. Now if it comes again, only God knows how long it will take to climb out.

What's more, the enemy this time is much stronger than the last time. The last time was just France. Now I have added the United Kingdom, Turkey, which is soy sauce, and Austria, who is eating inside and out. Thinking about it, you can see how big the pit is this time. how deep.

Anyway, Nicholas I thought that he might not be able to climb out, and this was the source of his pain. As the most arrogant and arrogant king in Europe, he looked down on the other royal families in his heart, but this time he made a big joke and lost it to his grandmother's house, as long as he thought of those guys who were once looked down upon by him How can he laugh at him, he can't wait to kill himself to avoid humiliation!

Anyway, now he has no love for life, and the only belief that can support his life is that Sevastopol has not fallen, and this last fig leaf has not been stripped.

However, Nicholas I also knew that this piece of cloth would be ripped off sooner or later if he didn't want to do anything, so he immediately instructed Chernyshov: "Send all the troops that can be drawn in the whole country and immediately send them to Sevastopol. , the rest of the supplies will also meet Kornilov's needs as much as possible, this is a dead order!"

Chernyshov couldn't cry even if he wanted to, because he still had the troops on hand to call in. The ones that were drawn before were already pulled out from the gap between the teeth. Where can they pull out now?

You can't take away the defenses of Moscow and St. Petersburg, can you?

"Drawing from the Baltic Fleet~www.readwn.com~ Anyway, we can't go out to sea now, it's no use for those sailors to stay on board, let them defend Sevastopol!"

Chernyshov was stunned, because the Baltic Fleet was the treasure of Nicholas I, but this treasure is now being transferred away regardless, and it can be seen that His Majesty is going out of his way.

Although doing this can draw thousands of people, is it really worth it? After all, these sailors are valuable talents. It took a lot of effort to cultivate them before, and it is a pity to let them be consumed like cannon fodder!

Who would have thought that Nicholas I sighed: "What a pity? What a pity? A fleet that can't go to sea is meaningless, the Admiralty misunderstood me! If we could build more steamships before, now we can only be beaten and can't fight back. Is it? Those battleships we spent a lot of money to build have all become decorations, complete waste!"

The more Nicholas I thought about it, the more angry he became, especially when he thought of Menshkov's poor performance and his trust in him!

He slammed a table and roared: "Release Prince Menshkov from his post as Admiralty and let him go home for retirement!" 4255/10569692