Seeing Colonel Petukhov, who was full of enthusiasm and friendly face, as if they were meeting an old friend, Li Xiao and Vishnyak felt even more pained.
Especially when they noticed that the other school officials looked stunned at first, and then full of contempt on their faces, they felt even more heartbroken!
That's right, I was indeed cheated, or I was cheated miserably.
Li Xiao only glanced at it and discovered that Colonel Petukhov was a very unpopular person among this group of school-level officers, and he was vaguely the target of rejection. And this rejection also included deep contempt.
, I’m afraid the water here is very deep!
In fact, it's not that deep, it's just that Petukhov was usually a bit domineering and offended a lot of people, and because they were Cossacks, they were naturally not the same people as saltwater ducks, so you know.
"Colonel, you've done us a disservice!"
Li Xiao was also direct, and started to vomit when faced with the enthusiastic Petukhov.
Petukhov was not angry. Instead, he patted him on the shoulder very intimately and laughed: "What do you mean, I have harmed you. You have drank all the good wine in our camp, so drink with this."
Shouldn’t we talk like this when we are in a relationship with each other?”
"Besides, do you think that if I don't come to say hello, the group of stinky bird eggs next to you will treat you less? Haha, let me tell you, they are all fighting cocks. They all have their eyes high and look down on us outsiders at all!
"
Li Xiao quietly glanced at the fighting cock. Indeed, the atmosphere there was a bit weird. The officers were all arrogant, as if they were not colonels and lieutenant colonels, but generals and lieutenant generals. And they were obviously divided into two or three.
They are a small circle, and they are vaguely hostile to each other.
Petukhov introduced in a low voice: "That colonel is Colonel Trofimov, commander of the 5th Naval Infantry Guards Brigade. He is Mark Mikheyevich's man. The person opposite him who dislikes each other is
Colonel Spandenov, commander of the 38th Naval Infantry Brigade, and his uncle is the commander of the Second Baltic Fleet."
"As for the last lieutenant colonel, he is the commander of the Odessa city defense, Platonov, and he is a grassroots who can act according to the circumstances. As for the other majors, don't pay attention to them, they are just their followers and yes-men."
Li Xiao was a little strange. Logically speaking, Petukhov shouldn't have told them this kind of information. After all, the relationship between the two parties was not really that good. At most, it was just a friendship over a drink. A simple friendship but a deep conversation is officialdom.
Big taboo! Ordinarily, this old man who looks domineering but is actually well-informed wouldn’t understand?
"Don't look at me like that. You don't have any deep hatred against me. It's just a minor conflict. And if I give you a slap, it will be even."
Petukhov smiled and explained with some pride: "But those guys and I have disliked each other for a long time. Each of these stinky birds looks like a dog but doesn't do anything. They always cause trouble for me, and now there is one more
Friends are always good!”
Vishnyak asked curiously: "Why do you think we can be friends?"
Petukhov replied with a smile: "You can see people most clearly at the wine table. Who is a pretentious person, who is a straight person, who is a friend, and who is an enemy, you will know it all when you are drunk.
!”
Li Xiao and Vishniak suddenly became confused.
And Petukhov continued: "And if I am not mistaken, Your Excellency, the Grand Duke, has a very bad relationship with Mark Mikheyevich! That man is the old eunuch's best friend, hehe..."
Petukhov's sincerity explains everything. It seems that he has been investigating everything for Li Xiao and the others in the past few days. This guy is really rough on the outside but delicate on the inside and should not be underestimated.
Li Xiao asked: "So you and the old eunuch are not going to deal with each other?"
Petukhov snorted disdainfully: "When I was a company commander, I went to fight the Turks with that old guy. I watched the Turkish shells blow away his penis. If it hadn't been for that shot, I'm afraid
I've been killed by that idiot!"
As he spoke, Petukhov crossed himself on his chest: "Thank you, Almighty Lord, for your blessing!"
It turned out that Menshikov was unable to capture the fortress that surrounded the Turks for a long time, so he resorted to the legendary human wave tactic and ordered Cossacks like Petukhov to dismount and attack the city. That battle was truly bloody.
, Petukhov's uncle, brother, and countless clan members died under the Turkish fortress, and Menshikov himself was almost used as cannon fodder.
From that time on, he hated the incompetent Menshikov. He once had a very unhappy relationship with the old eunuch and the old eunuch's lackey. If Vorontsov hadn't appreciated him and protected him, he wouldn't have been a gray animal now.
To fill the pit is to be exiled to Siberia as a savage.
This time his troops were temporarily allocated to the Black Sea Fleet, and they inevitably ran into Menshikov's henchmen again. Think about it, he is not even a good old eunuch, how could he look down on the even more incompetent fat guy Mar?
K. Mihejevich.
These words really narrowed the distance between the two parties, and Li Xiao's opinion of this brave Cossack also improved a lot. However, he did not completely believe the other party. After all, it takes time to see the hearts of the people!
"Colonel, what is today's meeting about? I see that these people have arrived in great numbers, including people from both sea and land."
Petukhov smiled and said: "What else can it be? It's just a war. It's either Turks or Romanians. Anyway, we are close to them!"
While they were talking, the door of the conference room opened, and the captains of the navy began to come out in whispers. Each of these officers either looked solemn or beamed, making it difficult to tell what the purpose of the meeting was.
However, the answer to the mystery was soon revealed. Kornilov said straight to the point: "St. Petersburg and the Navy Ministry sent the latest order, ordering the Black Sea Fleet and all the troops near Bessarabia to enter a war-ready state immediately and prepare as soon as possible.
Be prepared for battle and be prepared to enter Wallachia and Moldavia at any time."
"The international situation is quite serious!" Kornilov knocked on the table. "The Turks did not respond positively to our severe protest. They seem to be preparing to delay, perhaps waiting for the support of the British and French fleets."
"So, once we receive the order, we must seize Wallachia and Moldavia as quickly as possible, and we must establish the overall situation before the British and French fleets intervene!"
These words made Li Xiao secretly surprised, because it was only March now. Historically, the Russian army entered Wallachia and Moldavia in June. Ordinarily, it shouldn't be so early. Is it because of him?
Did the time traveler disrupt the situation and create a butterfly effect?