Struggle in Russia

It is conceivable that Duke Mikhail was dumbfounded when he learned of the latest situation and the latest instructions of Nicholas I.

Because he didn’t have any luck, knowing what the sudden declaration of war between Britain and France would mean to Russia. It was just a Turkey that made him suffer. Now, with the two more powerful and more difficult Britain and France, there is no chance of winning this way, okay!

The only thing that made Duke Mikhail comforted was that Nicholas I finally ordered him to withdraw his troops from Bulgaria. He just let him stick to Wallachia, and finally did not have to run into a wall in front of the Turks’ fortress. This is good news!

It’s just that Duke Mikhail was really happy too early, because Nicholas I also ordered him to win several battles as soon as possible to force Turkey to surrender!

But the question is, how can passive defense fight the war of annihilation, and how can it force Turkey to withdraw from the war? Isn’t this nonsense?

Can’t let him defend while letting him attack, right? Isn’t this inexplicable?

Therefore, Duke Mikhail directly ignored the order of Nicholas I, and simply announced the withdrawal of the army from Bulgaria, and then the whole army turned to the defense.

What is more interesting is that the Russian army on the front line of Constanta did not retreat, but stayed on the spot.

The reason is very simple. This place is really important. Not only is Constanta, an important port, but also the river network is densely covered with swamps. The Russian troops in previous Russian-Turkish wars have been deflated in this area, and they were finally robbed. Can’t easily return it to Turkey, isn’t it!

What’s more, this time, if you don’t grab some hole cards, you will lose out on the negotiating table behind you.

Duke Mikhail’s plan is to temporarily occupy the Constanta generation until the end of the war. At that time, he managed to force Turkey to cede the area. Then he led the war this time is not without credit, at least he has an explanation for the country. no!

It can only be said that Duke Mikhail’s small abacus is very good, but it is difficult to say whether this calculation will be successful, because this war has completely deviated from the track of Russia’s original plan, and it is now like a derailed train. The train rumbled into the unknown abyss!

The bad news for the Russians does not stop there. Just after Britain and France declared war on Russia, Neschel Rodier issued a note to Prussia and Austria in accordance with the order of Nicholas I, hoping that the two countries will fulfill their obligations of the Holy Alliance and stand with Russia. The united front confronts Britain and France together.

But what Nicholas I didn’t expect was that both Prussia and Austria rejected his request and made it clear that he had no intention of participating in this dispute.

Prussia still pretended to be neutral, and was willing to mediate. On the other hand, the Austrians’ faces are hard to see. On the surface they said they would remain neutral, but in a blink of an eye they dispatched nearly 100,000 troops into Transylvania.

Obviously, the Austrians felt that it was profitable and prepared to take advantage of the fire to make a profit, and managed to regain the Wallachian gains lost in 1848.

This made Nicholas I so angry that he lost his temper in the imperial study, scolded Austria with a dog-blood spray, and even inscribed the words scumbag directly behind the portrait of Franz Karl I.

But what’s the use of being angry at this time? The interests of the international community come first. In 1848, he was able to knock Austria’s advantage. Now, it is normal for the Austrians to learn something.

Fortunately, Li Xiao and Alexei had taken precautions against this. They built a solid line of defense on the border between Wallachia and Transylvania. A good tooth will be broken.

This naturally made Duke Mikhail breathe out, and when he heard about Austria’s attitude, he was also shocked, and he almost greeted Franz Karl I’s eighth generation ancestors directly.

Only later did I remember that Li Xiao and the others had been prepared, and fortunately they had built a solid line of defense, otherwise he would be really stretched.

Why are you stretched?

Quite simply, although Duke Mikhail has nearly half a million troops in his hands, the Turks in front of him are no less than him. Since they retreated to the north bank of the Danube, the Turks have gone crazy. That is called an active what!

Nearly 700,000 troops were killed in a mighty force. Although Wallachia’s solid defense line could not be helpless for the time being, the number advantage was not a joke.

Anyway, it is impossible for Duke Mikhail to ignore this huge force and can only confront him patiently.

As a result, his main force was nailed to the Danube line by the Turks, and there was no time to take care of the Transylvania line on the flanks.

If there were no fortifications and fortresses repaired by Li Xiao and Alexei, how could the more than 30,000 people challenge the Austrians?

“The situation is severe!”

Li Xiao’s face was almost iron blue. He was not happy because he temporarily blocked the Austrians. Instead, he seriously warned his friends and Duke Mikhail:

“Now our forces have all been put on the card, except for the Black Sea Fleet, there are more than 30,000 naval infantry who have not been used, and almost all other forces have been used!”

“But our enemy may have more power. The Turks may struggle a little bit, but it shouldn’t be a big problem to squeeze another 100,000 people!”

“Although the Austrians only sent one hundred thousand people to Transylvania, that doesn’t mean they only have these one hundred thousand people. With their strength, three or five times more people can get it!”

“Even if they dare not really use force, UU reading www.uukanshu.com, but the border of Chen Bing also makes us extremely uncomfortable. At least we must divide our forces to confront them! Otherwise you have seen it too, maybe that group of **** will really do. Take risks regardless of the covenant!”

When I heard this, the faces of Alexei Dmitri and Duke Mikhail had become almost like Li Xiao’s, but Li Xiao’s words hadn’t been finished yet, and the unpleasantness was still to come.

“Gentlemen, please note that this is not the whole story. Britain and France have declared war on us. Although they have not seen any actions for the time being, they will definitely do something!”

“Once they send troops into the battlefield, the situation will get worse!”

“So, I think that with the current military strength alone, let alone forcing Turkey to withdraw from the war, I am afraid that it will be a little difficult to hold on to the defense line!”

“Duke, you should ask for help from St. Petersburg immediately, we need more troops!”

Duke Mikhail’s face is darker than the bottom of the pot. Obviously he is also aware of the seriousness of the problem. It is not difficult to get the answer to this extremely simple arithmetic problem, and this answer is really terrible!