It's a pain in the ass to slap someone on a label, or to accuse someone from the moral high ground. At least now, Belkh is no ordinary pain in the ass. There is no such thing as caring for soldiers in the tradition of the Russian army, anyway.
They are gray animals. Will you care for a group of animals?
But the gray animals can only be talked about in private. On the surface, everyone still has to talk about benevolence, justice and morality, and the gray animals must be called brothers and compatriots with open mouth and silence. Muravyov is now very benevolent, righteous and moral, and his image is simply
Gaodaoshang arrived at home.
But in Berghe's opinion, this is just a male thief and a female prostitute who appears to be benevolent and moral. In the past, he had done many things, and no one really treated the gray animals as human beings, and he didn't see any big trouble.
, why do you condemn me like this when you come here?
Even Belkh was a little resentful, because he had heard a lot of rumors about Muravyov. It was said that this guy was also a tyrant in the Far East, and he didn't have much mercy towards exiles and soldiers. So,
It's really a steel whip in the left hand and a machete in the right hand. If you don't listen to his instructions, you will be destroyed.
When such a thug arrived in Sevastopol and actually told him about caring for soldiers, he must have picked up the wrong script!
Muravyov really got the script right. What he did in the Far East was indeed very harsh and unkind. To put it bluntly, it was really iron-blooded methods. If you didn’t listen to him, he would destroy you.
kind.
But there is a reason for this. You have to look at what Siberia and the Far East are like. This is a paradise for exiles. Not two people who go to that end do so voluntarily. As long as they have the chance, they will run away in minutes.
Got to be clean.
How could these prisoners listen to Muravyov without any iron fist? Have you ever seen what Russia’s predicament is in the Far East in the 21st century? Without the constraints of the state machine, Russians are flocking to the big cities in Europe.
Flooding over, the population of the Far East is getting smaller and smaller every day, okay!
This is true in the 21st century, let alone the middle of the 19th century. Normal people are not willing to go to the Far East and suffer. If Muravyov lets it go, Nicholas I will be the first to kill him.
Therefore, he had to use iron-blooded means to scare the dishonest people under his command and make them obey and follow his instructions. This was completely a last resort.
If possible, Muravyov would actually prefer to be a loving father who loves his soldiers as his own children, but the problem is that he cannot be a loving father! He can only use iron fist and power to carry out his mission.
But Belkh is completely different. Although Crimea is not a particularly developed place in Russia, in terms of environment, climate and population, it is infinitely better than Siberia and the Far East. He can love his soldiers like his sons, but
He just gave himself a bunch of excuses for not doing it. If he doesn't deal with such a bastard, who will he deal with?
Anyway, when Belkh was taught a lesson, few people sympathized with him, including Kornilov and Nassimov, who felt very happy because they were already dissatisfied with Belkh's misappropriation of funds to enrich his own pockets.
Even Ilya felt that Muravyov did the right thing and it was time to teach Belkh a lesson. How could he treat the soldiers so harshly?
Of course, Ilya only had this idea in his mind. On the surface, he remained calm. He neither agreed with Muravyov nor took the initiative to excuse Belkh, just like an audience watching a play.
He has been in this state of watching the show for so long that many people have forgotten about him as the deputy envoy. This is also normal in Russian official circles. If the boss is particularly strong, the younger brother will subconsciously forget the existence of the second brother.
As long as they fawn over a good boss, they will be happy and relaxed!
The same was true for Belkh. He was extremely respectful to Muravyov, who scolded him so much that he was afraid of offending him, but he only maintained a superficial respect for Ilya. In fact, he didn't even see this person in the corner of his eye.
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But Ilya was also happy like this. He was not someone who liked to be in the limelight. He was much more relaxed when no one paid attention to him. So in the evening, when Muravyov was dragged to the dance party by Belkh and a group of senior generals of the Black Sea Fleet,
But he walked comfortably on the streets of Sevastopol alone, enjoying the different Black Sea customs.
May and June are the most comfortable seasons in the Black Sea. This season is neither cold nor hot. The gentle sea breeze is like the catkin of a beautiful girl caressing your cheek. The indescribable comfort and comfort make you relaxed and happy.
Ilya liked this feeling very much. He took his adjutant for a walk on the beach, enjoying the rare freedom while walking.
It's just that he is still a soldier. Even if he is a two-handed soldier doing secret police work, he still has the most basic military qualities.
Standing on the beach, he looked at the coastline he had inspected in the morning, and he couldn't help but recall what Muravyov said. Ilya had to admit that the old man really had two brushes, and all his criticisms fell on the
On point.
Look at the so-called fortifications in Sevastopol. They don’t form a whole at all. They are scattered all over this long coastline and are of no use at all. As long as the enemy is not an idiot, he only needs to concentrate his troops in a few minutes.
You can break through.
What's more, most of these scattered bunkers are not equipped with artillery, so the threat is out of the question. As long as the enemy's fleet is strong enough, a fierce artillery fire can pull out these small nails. At that time, the city of Sevastopol
The area will be completely exposed to enemy gunfire.
These are not the most dissatisfying things. What makes Ilya even more angry is the attitude of senior generals such as Belkh. These people seem to have no interest in improving the defense facilities and just keep showing off how powerful their fleet is.
But Ilya knows very well that the power of the Black Sea Fleet has always been relative.
It is powerful enough for the relatively weak Turkish navy, but it is not strong enough compared to the British and French navies.
Not to mention the British Royal Navy, just the French Mediterranean Fleet is enough to suppress the Black Sea Fleet...
Thinking of this, Ilya suddenly became irritable, and the good mood just now was gone. He was neither deaf nor blind. He knew the current international situation very well. The relationship between Russia and Britain and France was already extremely tense. Once the worst happened,
Now, can everything be done by relying solely on the Black Sea Fleet, which is very powerful compared to the Turkish Navy?
Ilya had no idea at all. Although he was very reluctant to get involved in the dispute between the reformists and conservatives in the officialdom, he felt that he still had to say a few words about the situation of the Black Sea Fleet...