In response to the Crimean War, Li Xiao also made certain arrangements, such as updating the weapons and equipment of the local Russian garrison and the Wallachian army, for example, he has been stocking up on ammunition, food and grass, and building military fortresses and other defense facilities.
However, Li Xiao himself knew that these preparations were better than nothing. For example, the weapons and equipment were updated. Although they were equipped with new rifles, the Wallachian army's combat effectiveness was still weak.
On the one hand, this is because morale is not high. After all, the Wallachians actually don’t have a good impression of Russia. Even though Alexei has done some work in the past three years and won some praise, it is not enough to turn things around. Generally speaking, Alexei has done some work and won some praise.
, the Wallachian army is similar to the Imperial Army. It can maintain law and order in peacetime, but it can't stand it at all when it comes to war.
As for Leonid's garrison, the combat effectiveness of these people has been greatly improved due to the replacement of new weapons, but the problem is that the number is too small, with only more than 10,000 people in total. The scale of the Crimean War in the future will be
Hundreds of thousands of people are captured and killed, and no matter how strong they are, they are nothing more than grains of light.
As for the construction of military fortresses and other defense facilities, this does have a certain effect. Before the popularity of really useful grenades, even if a thirty-pound or forty-eight-pound heavy artillery was used to attack the fortress, it would take a long time.
It is a pity that Wallachia's financial resources are limited, and Alexei and Li Xiao have too many aspects to take care of, and they cannot spend enough money to build a large number of fortresses. At most, they can only build some strategic pivots.
At best, it would have a certain delaying effect against the Turkish army.
After all, if Wallachia wants to hold on to the end of the war, what it needs most is the support of Russia. If Russia can support it, Wallachia can naturally support it. Once Russia is overwhelmed, Wallachia will change in minutes.
The delicacies on the plate were eaten cleanly by the powerful powers.
It's a pity that Li Xiao couldn't think of a way for Russia to win the Crimean War. Russia had attracted too much hatred before, with almost no reliable allies around it, and then it had to face Europe and even Europe at the same time.
These two countries are the most powerful and technologically advanced in the world.
How can Russia win? Even if it piles up heads, it can't kill the other side, okay? After all, Turkey is also rich in human resources and can pile up heads. The results in history are also obvious. Russia suffered 4 to 50 million casualties, which was almost a serious loss of vitality. Turkey
There were also three to five million casualties, and the British and French casualties plus one hundred thousand casualties, so it was impossible to pile up heads.
As for other things, such as strategic depth or rich resources, these are of no use for the time being, because neither Britain nor France has the intention to directly attack the Russian mainland, and it is impossible to fight all the way to Moscow and then be dragged to death like Napoleon did.
The purpose of Britain and France is very clear, which is to interrupt the arm that Russia extends to Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea, and to ensure that the polar bears continue to be imprisoned in the Black Sea and cannot come out.
This also makes it even more impossible for them to fully invade Russia. No matter how deep the natural strategic depth is, it will be of no use. As for rich resources, when Russia was not an industrial country, no matter how many natural resources they had, they were just mines.
significance!
In short, Li Xiao is not optimistic that Russia will have a good outcome in the Crimean War, but unfortunately he really hopes that Russia will have a good outcome, because once Russia loses, it means that he and Alexei will have a good outcome.
A few years of business in Wallachia failed.
Li Xiao had put a lot of effort into Wallachia, and naturally he didn't want to see it all go to waste, but it was hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and he had no way to deal with the future war. This feeling of powerlessness was really frustrating.
Just when he was scratching his head in anxiety, Nassimov and Kornilov suddenly arrived in Bucharest.
In the past two years, Lazarev's two students have had the opportunity to display their talents. Nassimov became the chief of staff of the Black Sea Fleet, while Kornilov was simply promoted to lieutenant general and served as deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
The only regret is that Admiral Lazarev died of illness in 1851, and the Black Sea Fleet was handed over to Belkh by Nicholas I. Belkh, I guess, has average ability and average energy, and the most important thing is that.
Is it because of his ambition? So he actually did nothing after becoming the commander of the Black Sea Fleet. Although the regulations set by Lazarev continued to be implemented, Belkh did not support any of those groundbreaking projects.
Let's put it this way, under the leadership of Berge, the Black Sea Fleet actually stood still, with neither progress nor regression. However, in this rapidly changing era, no progress is actually a kind of regression, as the British and French navies gradually began to popularize steam power.
In comparison, the Black Sea Fleet still clings to the sails and looks increasingly outdated.
This painful situation made Kornilov and Nassimov very anxious, but without the support of teachers, they could not forcefully promote the modernization of the Black Sea Fleet, and could only find ways to find breakthroughs on the sidelines.
Cooperation with Wallachia is one of the ways to skirt around the edges. Although Wallachia does not have a coastline, it actually has a navy because of the existence of the Danube. It is natural for Li Xiao and Alexei to promote new technologies.
There was nothing to say, so they formed an inland river fleet together with Kornilov and Nassimov. Although this inland river fleet was not large in scale, its technology was relatively advanced, and most of the ships used steam.
power.
Although the tonnage of the Wallachian River Fleet is relatively small, it also helped the Black Sea Fleet conduct technical verification, which has certain verification significance in the design and layout of steam ships and the application of specific boilers and steam engines.
It should be said that Kornilov and Nassimov attached great importance to this fleet and would come to inspect it from time to time.
This time they came to participate in the launching ceremony of the latest mine-protection ship. This warship named Sirius has a displacement of about 500 tons. It uses a paddle wheel for propulsion and can reach a maximum speed of 13 knots. The ship can carry 200 mines.
Mines or other supplies, the only regret is that the armament is very weak, with only four 12-pound guns.
"This little firepower is not enough to scratch the enemy's itch!" Kornilov said bluntly, "Why build such a ship? It's a waste of money!"
In Kornilov's view, the Sirius's boiler main engine is a complete waste. It is better to dismantle it and install it on the battleships of the Black Sea Fleet. If such modifications can be carried out, the maneuverability of his battleships will be greatly improved, and he can basically catch up.
Similar battleships from Britain and France.
It’s just that Li Xiao doesn’t see it that way. It means nothing to Li Xiao...