Struggle in Russia

Obviously, neither Nikolai Ionescu nor Constantinescu really listened to Kuza’s suggestions, or that they were not interested in Wallachia’s national liberation cause. The only real concern is the fight for power.

How about it, the more critical the moment, the more we can see through people's hearts! But Kuza also had this intuition, or that he had always known that the two people were unreliable, and the reason why he kept working with them was because Kuza had no other way to go.

Once Kuzha has the strength to go his own way, he will definitely not continue to make false claims with these two people, these are just expedient measures for Kuzha.

After the negotiations with Constantinescu and Ionescu, Kuzha couldn't say how disappointed he was. He even felt more at ease in his heart, as if something had settled down.

It may be that at this time he realized that he should part ways with these two so-called friends, so he did not return to the station, but went straight to find Mikhail Kogelnicanu on horseback.

"Mikhail, I went to see Constantinescu and Ionescu just now. They are still dragging their time and are not willing to mobilize the masses at all, and they are thinking about Seyjan Constantine and George. Stribb took advantage of both sides when confronted."

"It's impossible for these two people to fight with us. At most, they will help the icing on the cake when things are done!"

This result hit Mikhail Kogelniceanu even more, and for him he still hopes to gain more political allies because of the forces of Jan Constantine and George Strib It's too big, and there are not a few friends who are helping to wave the flag and shouting, it is really lack of confidence to rush to the hard bar!

"What do you think we should do next?" Kogelnicanu asked worriedly.

"Continue to mobilize the masses and try to do everything possible to collect weapons, ammunition and food. This is the key to our next battle!" Kuza thought for a while and added: "We should also contact those militia organizations that have been mobilized as much as possible. Strive to reach an agreement with them to form an alliance, so that our strength will be stronger!"

Kogelnicanu nodded slowly, and then said hesitantly: "It is relatively easy to win more militia allies, but collecting weapons, ammunition and food is a problem!"

Speaking of Kogelniceanu, he sighed: "Our country does not have an arsenal, and cannot make its own guns. Most of the guns of the National Self-Defense Army were imported from foreign countries during the Bibescu period. After the last turmoil, a considerable part was lost and scattered..."

"Now relying on some small workshops and weapon shops to reluctantly build some weapons, it is really a drop in the bucket, and it's not worth it at all!"

Naturally, Kuzha knew this, and this was also the most important reason why he went to Constantinescu and Ionescu, but it was a pity that those two would not be of much help.

"Why?" Kogelnicanu couldn't figure it out a bit, and said in doubt: "Even if they don't have the courage to mobilize the masses, they wouldn't know the importance of weapons and ammunition, right?"

Kuza also sighed: "I'm afraid they have never thought of fighting Russia with real swords and guns... and even if they can think of it, they can't do it, because they have no money!"

A penny is not wrong. No matter what you do, you need money, you need money to buy weapons and ammunition, you also need money to buy food, and you don’t need money to expand the National Self-Defense Army or the armed militia!

The problem is that both Constantinescu and Ionescu have limited economic strength and can't afford that much money at all.

Kogelniceanu sighed: "As much as you can collect! You can ask for it, they still have to give something..."

Kuza shook his head, and said flatly: "We can't put all our hopes on those two people. They are absolutely unreliable... We have to figure out our own way. I'm afraid they can't do anything when the day lilies are cold! "

Kogelnicanu asked in confusion: "Then how do we think of a solution? Fortunately, we can say that we can buy a little if we have much money, but weapons and ammunition are really gone!"

Why didn't Kuza know that what Kogelniceanu said was true? Weapons and ammunition are a dead end. For a small country like Wallachia that has no self-sufficiency, most of the weapons and ammunition have to be bought from abroad.

In the past, when I was enslaved by Russia, I was able to buy arms from Russia under the pretext of being prepared for Turkey. Now this road is definitely not working.

Kuza thought for a while and replied: "Can you find a way from Turkey? Although they seem to have reached an agreement with Russia, I think their two families are feuds. The agreement this time is more the result of Russian coercion. The Turks may not be true. He has the same heart with Russia. If you go through the door, you should be able to get arms from Turkey!"

Kogelnicanu sighed: "It's possible, I can find a relationship, but you don't have too much hope. Although the Turks may not be as close to Russia as they are, they are not necessarily waiting to see us... …"

Kuza also smiled bitterly. Wallachia has been wandering among the powers for decades, always playing the side ball, always thinking of using the contradictions of the powers to find room for survival. This is not to say that this strategy is problematic. As the weaker side, a pragmatic foreign policy is the first choice.

But being pragmatic doesn't mean that I don't work hard. Wallachia's current problem is that it is too dependent on the outside world~www.ltnovel.com~ completely unable to stand up on its own. It is completely stunted. The correct approach is to maintain a pragmatic foreign policy at both ends while doing your own thing.

It's a pity that Wallachia has become obsessed with the former, and ignored the latter, which has caused the current passivity.

"It's too late to say this..." Kuza spread his hands helplessly, and sighed: "I can only see tricks. You can do as many as you can from Turkey. Get as many as you can..."

Kogelniceanu nodded, and when he was about to give orders, Kuza stopped him: "Is there no other way except from the Turks? Can I do some from the country?"

Kogelnicanu was completely stunned, unable to keep up with Kuza's thinking, and asked in confusion: "Do it from the country? How?"

Kuzha rubbed his chin and considered for a long time before he whispered very entangledly: "Could it...can you get some from the National Self-Defense Army's arsenal..."

Kogelnicanu was shocked. He looked around and saw that there were no outsiders before he lowered his voice and said, "You are crazy! If you do this, it is easy to be targeted by all parties. Then we will be targeted!"