Duke Mikhail's words are 70% sincere and only 30% are false. He had clearly seen Li Xiao's ability in Wallachia before. To be honest, without Li Xiao's full cooperation and
With the success of several of their friends in Wallachia, Duke Michael felt that it might be difficult for him to hold the Danube defense line.
Think about it, if Li Xiao and others hadn't built a large number of permanent fortifications in advance, if they hadn't built railways in advance, and if Wallachia's arsenal hadn't been able to produce a large number of new breech-loading rifles and mortars
, relying on the outdated equipment of the Russian army is really no match for the elite British and French coalition forces.
He even felt that the direction of Crimea was thanks to Li Xiao and the others. If they had not cooperated with Kornilov and others, it would have been only a matter of time before Sevastopol fell. Maybe the Russian army would be there.
Pay a heavier price.
Anyway, this war made him see clearly the abilities and potential of Li Xiao and others, especially Li Xiao. He knew that if Li Xiao hadn't connected Alexei, Vishniak, Boris and Leonid,
I'm afraid these people won't perform so well.
As for Leonid's stupid look, he was so angry when he looked at this stupid nephew that he wished he could jerk off. This was a performance he only relied on Li Xiao. Without Li Xiao's help, this stupid boy would have been even worse.
Unbearable.
So when he returned to St. Petersburg and heard that Li Xiao had also come back and went to the third part of St. Petersburg, which was not a particularly good position, at least he didn't think it was a particularly good position, he really felt that God had no eyes for such an outstanding young man.
You can go to a more important position to play a role!
No matter whether he goes to the Army Department or the Navy Department, he can play a better role. Let him be a military police and a loser. Isn't this a secret move?
It can be said that as long as Li Xiao is willing, Duke Mikhail will immediately want him to be by his side. It is more than enough to become a department head or division commander without saying much.
Of course, except for these 70% real things, the remaining 30% Duke Mikhail is rarely confused. Precisely because he knows Li Xiao's abilities, knows what department the third part is, and also knows what the current situation is,
He felt more and more that Li Xiao was treading in troubled waters in the third film.
Who doesn't know that the third part is doing dirty work for the Tsar. The reason why the reformists headed by Nikolai Milyutin promote someone and place them in the third part is not to monitor the direction of the trend.
To put it bluntly, Li Xiao is asked to go undercover in the third film. Whether it is to monitor the movements of Alexander II or the conservatives, or to let him stir up trouble, this is not a good job.
To put it bluntly, it would definitely offend Alexander II and a large number of conservatives. Duke Mikhail knew very well the personality of Alexander II and how powerful the conservative forces in Russia were.
Once Alexander II repented like his uncle and gave up on the reformists, or the conservative forces made a strong counterattack, then Li Xiao, who would bear the brunt, would definitely be the first to suffer misfortune.
He really loves talents and really doesn't want to see talents like Li Xiao ruined by internal strife.
Of course Li Xiao could tell Duke Mikhail's kindness. He could clearly feel that the Duke was very friendly to him after returning to St. Petersburg. He was no longer separated by a thick mask like before. Now
Although he still wears a mask, he "reveals his true feelings" from time to time.
Li Xiao was very grateful for his kindness, but he knew very well that there was only one way in front of him, which was to resolutely pursue the reform route. Taking the middle road like the Gorchakov family did, it would definitely be a dead end.
As a time traveler, he knew very well what the subsequent history was like. If he didn't want to repeat the same mistakes, he would definitely have to change. What's more, Alexander II, like his father, didn't want to see him and didn't want to follow the reformists.
None, so what’s the point?
"I don't have a good fate like Leonid. I can have an uncle like you and a father like Duke Alexander, and I can live my life the way I like... You also know that there are too many people who don't like me, and many times I don't.
If you face difficulties, it will be difficult to move forward."
Li Xiao smiled, looked at Duke Mikhail and continued: "What's more, it's not bad to go to the third part. At least you are well-informed. If there is any trouble, at least you know it early, so you can save yourself from being stupid and still confused.
In the drum..."
Duke Mikhail looked at him meaningfully, sighed and said: "Yes, your road is indeed not easy...forget it, it's not a bad thing for you young people to beat you more. Anyway, when will you not want to be in the third part?"
Come to me when you're done. If you don't have other abilities, it'll be no problem for you to have something to eat!"
Li Xiao knew how valuable Duke Mikhail's promise was, so he was naturally very grateful. He sincerely thanked the Duke and then changed the topic: "Duke, do you have any plans for your Majesty when you come back this time?"
"arrange?"
Duke Mikhail smiled sadly and said: "What arrangements can be made, other than raising her up? Otherwise, what else can your Majesty do?"
As he spoke, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "If I win this time, I can naturally replace Paskovich and become the representative of the military... But... you know, your Majesty is actually not satisfied with this result... If not
Forced by the situation, he was unwilling to sign the treaty at all, so even I had to suffer..."
He sighed faintly again: "But that's fine. I've figured it out. Even if I win this time, the result won't be much better. Instead, it will make His Majesty jealous. Maybe... forget it.
This is just my random thinking..."
Li Xiao could tell that Duke Mikhail was not satisfied with his current situation, because strictly speaking, this defeat was a crime other than war, or the main responsibility did not lie with him, at least he did not make a command mistake.
Strictly speaking, Russia was defeated because its national strength was not as good as Britain and France, and its strength was not as good as Britain and France. Even if Napoleon was replaced as the commander, the result would not be much better. After all, the comprehensive strength of the two warring parties was very different.
So Duke Mikhail is actually very sorry and a little angry. After all, he tried his best to save the Danube defense line. If it were replaced by someone else, such as Paskovich, it would probably not wait until the coalition forces besieged Sevastopo.
The Russian army collapsed in Wallachia.
Naturally, Duke Mikhail felt that he had worked hard even if he had no merit, but Alexander II was not very kind to him after he called him back, except for a few official words of praise at first and a few words of hard work.
Except for words like this, there is nothing else.
Do you think Prince Mikhail would feel better?
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