Putting aside the matters in St. Petersburg for the time being, Muravyov continued to complete his inspection work in the direction of the Black Sea, accompanied by Bergh. In fact, Muravyov had not planned to inspect too many places in the Black Sea Fleet before, but Li Xiao asked him to
In conjunction with Yin Beerhe, in order to find out as many problems as possible, I naturally had to visit several places.
After leaving Sevastopol, Muravyov went straight to Kerch, which is also one of the most important ports in Russia in the Black Sea region. I remember that when Russia was still locked in the Sea of Azov, it was very important to the entrance and exit of this strait.
mouth watering.
After hundreds of years of operation, polar bears finally took Kerch into their arms along with the Crimean Peninsula in 1774.
Although the key entrance and exit of Kerch is not so important after taking possession of the entire Crimea, this port is still a key construction direction for Russia and is also one of the most important bases of the Black Sea Fleet.
It's just that there are still a lot of serious problems in Muravyov and Kerch, and the defenses are in a mess, but this is inevitable. Sevastopol, as the home port of the Black Sea Fleet, is just like a bird, compared to Sevastopol
Kerch, whose importance is much lower, is naturally even less taken seriously.
"Your Excellency, the situation here, tsk..."
Muravyov gave Belkh a meaningful look. He was also a little speechless. You, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, have been in office for a year or two, but what have you done? You always have to take the post.
Can you show some achievements that you can tell about?
You say you don’t pay attention to defense work, but the fleet has not seen you do anything significant. Under your leadership, the Black Sea Fleet is simply tepid. You say you don’t like Lazarev’s approach, but that’s not the case.
See how much money you invested in building old sailing battleships?
It can only be said that Berghe has no ambition or ambition. After becoming the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, he probably felt that his life was complete and he didn't have too many pursuits, so he just settled down to live his life.
Muravyov really can't bear to see soldiers like this. Not to mention eating the emperor's salary and sharing the emperor's worries, at least you have to do your job well. Look at the way you are messing around, no wonder some people are so
I don't like you.
Muravyov is now increasingly dissatisfied with Belkh. He is a vigorous and resolute person who wants to build a career, and he can't stand Belkh's behavior of standing in the pit and not taking a shit.
What makes Raviyov extremely angry is that Russia, controlled by conservatives, lacks the most assholes who occupy the toilet and do nothing.
"It's so bad!"
Even Ilya couldn't help but turn on the rant mode. For him with a calm personality, this was simply unbelievable.
This shows how bad the situation in Kerch is. If Sevastopol still has some fortifications, what is missing is the key heavy artillery. What Kerch lacks is not just artillery, but also the fortifications.
There is a severe shortage, and what's even more annoying is that even the garrison is undermanned, basically overstaffed.
"This...this...I will urge them to correct it immediately!"
Belkh's heart was full of criticism, and he felt that he had been dealt a harsh blow, because he was not a fool, and he could still do it on the surface, because according to Muravyov's original itinerary, they should go to New Zealand first.
He inspected Rosiysk and finally came to Kerch. But who would have thought that the envoy would suddenly order to go to Kerch after leaving Stopol outside the Great Secession, which caught him off guard.
Belhe was feeling aggrieved and angry now. He felt that this old guy Muravyov was so unworthy of a man. How could he cause trouble like this? This was clearly just to mess with him!
As for being annoyed, Belcher had made up his mind and immediately wrote to his friends in St. Petersburg. In addition to complaining to them, he also wanted to rant about this old guy. He must make this old guy pay the price!
Yes, even though Belkh showed great respect for Muravyov and Ilya on the surface, he actually didn't take them seriously in his heart. He felt that his position was still very stable, with Nikol above him.
He had a group of conservative friends under the trust of King Ra I. Even if Muravyov did not say good things about him, he could still remain as commander.
In a sense, Belcher was quite self-aware. He had indeed figured out the thoughts of Nicholas I and knew the reason why His Majesty asked him to be the commander of the Black Sea Fleet. However, his self-awareness was different.
A bit narrow-minded. If it were a normal situation, his position would be very stable, but now it is not a normal situation!
In the context of the impending war, Nicholas I was most worried about the war. In order to prepare for the war, he could give up some things, such as Belkh.
After the day's inspection, Belkh also became ruthless. He summoned a group of confidants and gave a vicious order: "Let Novorossiysk make full preparations and tell them not to make any mistakes again."
, we must do it to perfection, and we cannot let the special envoys find any faults!"
This made his men a little surprised, because just now Berkh had told them so brazenly that Muraviev, the special envoy, was just using chicken feathers as arrows, and was a villain at all. He also said that he was not afraid of the opponent's hands at all.
There was nothing wrong with him, and he would not give Muraviev a good look for any minute as long as he wanted to. He also said that he would write a letter soon to make Muraviev look good.
Anyway, in the eyes of this group of men, Belkh seems to have become cruel and is preparing to give Muraviev a hard blow. But what do you mean when you turn your back and give in? Since you are so awesome, why do you still let us do it?
What kind of superficial effort? Isn’t this unnecessary and idle?
"What do you mean it's unnecessary!" Berghe shouted angrily, "Appearance is not just for that old guy to see. We have to let His Majesty know that we have done something. At least we have to let His Majesty see some bright spots.
Otherwise, what should I do if His Majesty is unhappy?"
All his confidants immediately stopped talking, but it was clear from their expressions that they were not convinced. They still felt that Berg was a coward!
Berghe could naturally see that. Although he was also very annoyed about this, he knew that now was not the time to lose his temper with these guys. Novorossiysk still wanted these guys to whitewash it. Even if they wanted to deal with them, they would still have to deal with it.
We have to wait until they finish their work, right?
Berhe said in his heart: "You bastards are waiting for me. It seems that I have been too spoiled to you in the past. When the old man Muravyov leaves, I will use Kornilov and Naxi to
Mauv’s hands will teach you a lesson and let you see what will happen without my protection!]