The victory in the Battle of Sinop declared that the Turkish Navy was basically destroyed, and there was no longer any maritime force in the Black Sea that could stop the Black Sea Fleet.
When the news of the victory reached St. Petersburg, Nicholas I was overjoyed. He immediately announced the promotion of Kornilov and Nasimov to admirals, and ordered them to continue their efforts to inflict a more serious blow to Turkey and cooperate with the army to liberate them as soon as possible.
Bulgaria.
This victory covered up many problems, such as the problem of naval construction, because almost everyone only saw Nassimov's overwhelming victory, but did not realize that the Turkish navy was not an opponent worth mentioning at all.
Maybe the Russian Navy can crush the Turkish Navy, but it is another matter to face the British and French fleets.
However, Nassimov and Kornilov were relatively sober. From this glorious victory, they also saw many problems. For example, the battleships of the Black Sea Fleet were powerful, but their maneuverability was really hard to compliment.
Facing steam-powered ships, it is impossible to catch up. If the Turkish navy was not too weak, it would be impossible to confront the Black Sea Fleet head-on. Otherwise, the outcome would be difficult to say.
It can be clearly seen from this naval battle that sailing ships are really outdated. They may have the advantage of being cheap for civilian ships or merchant ships, but for warships, they are really out of date.
Therefore, Kornilov and Nassimov immediately submitted a memorandum to the Navy Ministry and Nicholas I after the victory, requesting the construction of more steam-powered warships as soon as possible, and it would be best to try to introduce relevant shipbuilding technology from Western Europe.
Otherwise the Russian Navy will be left far behind!
Nicholas I's attitude towards this memorandum was pretty good, because he had always been relatively tolerant of generals who had won battles. Even though he personally disliked steamships, he still agreed with Kornilov and Nasimo
At the request of her husband, Prime Minister Neserrode was ordered to include more steamship budgets in the new year's naval budget.
As for the introduction of relevant technologies from Western Europe to develop related industries in the country, he agreed in principle, but he asked the Navy to conduct a thorough investigation first and take things slowly once the results were obtained.
This is a bit perfunctory. Who doesn’t know that the senior officials of the Navy Department are all following Menshikov’s lead. The Navy Minister hates steam ships, so it is really not good to get any results from the investigation. It is very likely that it will be perfunctory in the end.
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Kornilov and Nasimov had nothing to do about this. After all, they were not ministers of the navy and their influence on Nicholas I was very limited. If they had not created a brilliant victory this time, I am afraid they would not have even made the first request.
be satisfied.
Closer to home, this victory must have greatly boosted the morale of Russia, and the decline in the unsatisfactory battle in Bulgaria was swept away. Everyone in the government and the public firmly believed that Bulgaria was just an accident, and it was Turkey's dying struggle or a comeback.
As long as they continue to rush and fight to put more pressure on Turkey, Turkey will soon collapse and then surrender!
This realization left Li Xiao speechless, because victory at sea really didn't explain anything. The Turkish Navy's defeat was due to its strength. As long as they have a navy that is almost the same size as the army, then Nasimov wants to win easily.
Absolutely impossible.
Maybe there will be a stalemate at sea, not to mention that this so-called brilliant victory is not necessarily a good thing, it may very well become a reminder for Russia!
Why do you say that?
The reason is very simple. While Nassimov destroyed the Turkish Navy, he also almost destroyed the port of Sinop. The Black Sea Fleet fired a large number of explosive bombs towards the coast of the pier, which not only caused a fire but also damaged the British merchant ships on the pier!
What's worse is that the fire was extremely tragic, almost burning the coast of the port, killing and burning a large number of civilians, including businessmen from Britain and France.
This problem can be big or small. If it were in the past, of course no one would care about the life and death of Turkish pagans, and for Britain and France, the problem of killing and injuring a few small businessmen was not a particularly big problem, at least compared to the falling out with Russia.
Small.
But now the situation is completely different. In the past, the great powers happily hunted local chickens and ate chickens together happily. But now Turkey is in the same trench as Britain and France, and Russia is the unwelcome nuisance.
Do you think it is possible to count on British and French public opinion to speak favorably for Russia?
In fact, just after the Battle of Sinop, a British reporter wrote a battlefield correspondence condemning Russian atrocities. Anyway, while St. Petersburg was celebrating the victory, a new anti-Russian upsurge was set off in London.
British military and political dignitaries, led by Lord Palmerston and Canning, unanimously strongly condemned Russia and demanded that Parliament and the cabinet pass resolutions as soon as possible to stop Russian atrocities and even declare war on Russia.
This round of frenzy was so powerful that it was immediately reported to St. Petersburg by the Russian ambassador. However, Nicholas I was still intoxicated with the victory in Sinop and did not realize the seriousness of the problem at all.
Therefore, there was almost no response from the Russian side to Britain's anger. That is to say, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was panicked for a while, but Neserrode's warning to Nicholas I had no effect at all. Nicholas I just gave him a few words.
The old man dismissed.
Russia's indifference and callousness naturally made the British even more angry. At this time, more news about the tragedy in Sinop continued to come back. War reporters under the instruction of the British Foreign Office described in detail the tragedy of Turkey and the Russians.
The cruelty of Russia made Russia's impression among the British public even worse.
At this time, there is no need for more fuel. The raging fire in the chests of the British people has intensified. The House of Commons has held an emergency meeting to discuss the declaration of war against Russia.
It can be said that the British war machine has already started roaring, and it only needs the last step to crush the polar bear.
Soon, the House of Commons came to a conclusion and asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send a note to Russia, demanding that Russia immediately apologize and withdraw from Bulgaria.
Will Russia agree to this request?
Of course it was impossible. Nicholas I stubbornly believed that this was just another British bluff, so he ordered Neserrode to ignore these harsh noises.
But this time it was really not noise, the situation was extremely urgent, because soon the Russian minister in France immediately reported the latest developments in France, and France also made similar demands to the British, asking Russia to immediately withdraw its troops and pay compensation and apologize!