Five hundred and twentieth chapters to prevent accidents
When Duke Mikhail arrived in Bucharest, he received a warm welcome. For all walks of life in Wallachia, his arrival meant that Russia would decide to use force against Turkey, which meant that a new carnival was about to begin. It also meant that
The moment they have been waiting for is about to arrive, how can you not be crazy with joy?
Duke Mikhail's mood was also very high. After entering Wallachia, he found that the situation was much better than he expected. Look at the newly repaired roads in Wallachia and the asphalt roads with water, which are much better than Mol.
The muddy roads in Davia and Ukraine have become much stronger, which means that more than half of the long-standing logistical support problem has been solved.
The rest of the mobilization and material reserve issues are also flawless. They are ten thousand times better than the half-dead bird in Moldavia. When I think of Chisinau talking to Grand Duke Konstantin and Pobedonostsev,
After learning about the situation, he became so angry that he wished he could just kick Archduke Constantine away.
He has never heard of anyone daring to reserve strategic supplies in the face of war. Isn't this a clear attempt to undermine war preparations and go against him?
Anyway, he didn't have a good impression of Archduke Constantine at that time, and forcefully demanded that Moldavia must make up for its losses as soon as possible and return all the stolen and sold grain.
Grand Duke Constantine's face looked very ugly that time, but in the end, under pressure from him and Pobedonostsev, he was forced to nod in agreement.
It's just that Duke Mikhail feels that that person has no right to be angry. You have the nerve to do such a stupid thing. This case has already saved you face in the end. If it were someone else's head, you would have to hand it over. What else do you have?
You are qualified to show off your face, what the hell!
The trip to Moldavia ended on bad terms, which also made Duke Mikhail very worried about the future battle. Even Grand Duke Constantine messed things up like this, not helping but adding to the chaos. Other officials must be more
It’s unbearable, so it’s strange that the situation can get better!
But when we arrived in Wallachia, the situation was completely different. All the war preparations were carried out in an orderly manner. Except for Alexei and Li Xiao, who were more interested in building fortifications, which was a bit bad, the rest was really perfect. Perfect.
Even Prince Demikhail wanted to give them full marks!
Of course, it's impossible to get full marks in the end. After all, we still have to save some face for the son of the Tsar, right?
"Gentlemen, I am generally satisfied with your war preparations. At least for the time being, the situation I have seen is not bad." At the military meeting held in the Governor's Palace, Duke Mikhail expressed his position in a loud voice, "But
I think some details still need to be adjusted. For example, the railway project must be accelerated and it will be opened to traffic in January. This is very important and cannot be slacked off!"
In fact, the railway project is not bad. After all, this is the first truly large-scale railway independently built by Russia. Compared with the country, not to mention the railways, even the roads are a mess. If the railway is bad, then the mud
What is a road?
But if Prince Mikhail insists on criticizing, then we can only let him.
Alexei also knew that this was Duke Mikhail looking for trouble and deliberately looking for trouble to criticize him. Naturally, he didn't care much and replied: "We will try our best to speed up the progress of the project, but winter is not conducive to construction and it is very difficult. Please
You understand!"
Duke Mikhail couldn't do anything except forgive, so he just mentioned it once and then changed the topic: "I heard that you are building fortifications on a large scale?"
Alexey and Dmitri looked at each other. They both talked about the fact that Duke Mikhail would definitely mention this, but his tone didn't seem particularly angry?
"Yes, in order to prevent unexpected situations from happening, we plan to build a defense system first."
"Really?" Duke Mikhail said with a slight smile, "But the scale is too big. I heard that you even plan to build fortifications along the Austrian border? Austria is our ally. What kind of defenses do you plan to defend?
enemy?"
Alexey glanced at Dmitri again, and the strange feeling in his heart became stronger, and he replied carefully: "The Austrians are not reliable, not to mention they have always coveted the territory of Wallachia. In order to prevent the worst
If the situation arises, it doesn’t hurt to be a little more prepared!”
To be honest, when Duke Mikhail discovered that Alexei was actually building fortifications on the front line of Transylvania, he thought that someone was really crazy, but later the Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwarded him
After reading the latest progress in the negotiations and the latest developments in Austria sent by Duke Alexander, I feel that something is indeed wrong with Austria.
The first is that they rejected Nicholas I's proposal and did not plan to put pressure on Turkey together, let alone interfere in the Bulgarian issue. Secondly, there was a distrust of Russia in the country, and they were even reflecting on whether the existence of the Holy Alliance was necessary.
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In the eyes of Duke Mikhail, this is an obvious signal. It is obvious that the Austrians and Russia are not of the same mind. Although this is not to the point of being defensive, it is obviously worth noting. It is necessary to do something to the Austrians.
Look, let them pay more attention!
Building fortifications on the front line in Transylvania is undoubtedly an appropriate response. It shows the attitude and tells the Austrians that I have noticed your changes, but it does not make the matter particularly big. Even Mikhail
The Duke couldn't help but applaud Alexei and Li Xiao - well done!
It's just that Li Xiao and Alexei don't think they did a good job, because they know very well that this is really just a forced measure to prevent the Austrians from causing trouble. If the revolution broke out in Austria last time, they should try to split it up.
, completely dismembering it. Although the Holy Alliance was disintegrated, it would actually be beneficial to Russia.
After all, the Holy Alliance actually exists in name only, and has almost no deterrent effect. After killing Austria, although it will cause the hinterland of Europe to fall into turmoil and chaos, chaos is actually more beneficial to Russia than stability.
Without Austria as a powerful force, Russia has become a pillar force against Turkey in the Balkans. Those small countries can only follow Russia's lead. In terms of justice, Russia has the commanding heights.
And without Austrian interference, Russia would not have any constraints from its teammates if it wanted to expand in this direction. It could do whatever it wanted. It could even allow Prussia to devour part of Austria's base while dismembering Austria, and consolidate the alliance between Russia and Prussia.
To make up for the losses caused by the collapse of the Holy Alliance.
With the restraint of Prussia, France cannot always keep its eyes on Russia. It will be somewhat distracted. Naturally, it does not dare to get too excited on the Balkan issue...