Nakhimov used a telescope to observe the fighting on the dock and thought about what was going on.
There is no doubt that Ulanov's self-identity is not false, but why did he, a dignified governor of Ukraine, start a fight with his own people on the dock?
Did the army mutiny? Or was there some other incident?
Of course, no matter what the reason is, Nakhimov does not believe that this is the rebels who have entered Kiev. He is not a rookie who has never been on the battlefield. The dock is located in the core area of the city. If there are rebels here, the entire
Kiev is probably full of rebels.
With so many rebels fighting their way in, Kiev could be so quiet when the noise of war would have filled the place with smoke.
But look at what Kiev looks like?
So no matter what the real situation is, Ulanov said he was panicking, and the people fighting him must not be rebels!
Nakhimov did not like liars at all, especially those with a bad reputation like Ulanov who also lied. He gave the order without hesitation: "Fire violently and let the naval infantry come ashore to cooperate."
Let’s attack! By the way, try to get in touch with the people who fought with Ulanov and listen to what they have to say!”
The elite naval infantry of the Black Sea Fleet are not comparable to Nikolai Ivanovich's pile of stinky bird-egg-like city defense troops. As they join the battlefield, Nikolai Ivanovich will be defeated in a few rounds.
The man jumped up on his horse, hugged his head, and ran away.
Ulanov immediately fell into disarray. He continued to besiege Anton, and his way back was cut off. Moreover, if Nikolai Ivanovich collapsed, he was no match for Nakhimov. He would be defeated sooner or later.
matter.
But if he were to surrender, there would be too many traps to deal with in Kiev, and the only way to survive would be death.
In other words, there is no way for him to survive whether he fights or not. How to deal with this?
Just when Ulanov was extremely entangled in the battle between heaven and man, Nikolai Ivanovich made another big one.
As soon as he saw that the matter was irreversible, he thought of a way out in minutes. Fighting hard now would definitely be a dead end. He didn't want to be buried with Ulanov. And judging from the situation, St. Petersburg no longer trusted Ulanov.
I’m not satisfied either, otherwise we could send Nakhimov over?
In other words, Ulanov was finished. The couple were like birds in the forest and flew away separately when disaster struck. What's more, he and Ulanov were not husband and wife, so why should they be buried together with him?
He who knows the current situation is a hero, so he should jump off the ship and escape immediately!
After making the calculation, Nikolai Ivanovich no longer hesitated and immediately ordered to the left and right: "Hang the white flag! Cease fire! Tell General Nakhimov that I came to counter the rebellion under the governor's order and did not collide.
his meaning!"
Nakhimov was a little puzzled when he received the news. It was strange enough to have a governor on this shabby pier, but why was the commander of Kiev's city defense also here? These two people left a lot of serious things and ran away to the pier.
What are you doing?
Nakhimov glanced at the burning ship and had some guesses in his mind. He snorted coldly: "Tell him to surrender immediately! Otherwise, I will kill him without mercy, no matter who he is as the city defense commander!"
Nakhimov felt that the truth of the matter was that Ulanov and Nikolay Ivanovich were about to abandon the city and escape, but were discovered by others and came to stop them, and the two groups started fighting.
Although this truth is not entirely correct, it is not far off.
Faced with Nakhimov's strong oppression, Nikolai Ivanovich, of course, couldn't stand it. He immediately ordered his troops to lay down their weapons, and then he ran to Nakhimov to report.
"What's going on? What troops are you fighting with?"
Faced with Nakhimov's question, Nikolai Ivanovich threw away the answer he had come up with on the spur of the moment: "Your Excellency, I came to exterminate the rebels on the order of the Governor. It is said that some troops mutinied.
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"Mutiny?" Nakhimov snorted, looked at the major general who seemed to him a bit useless, and asked again: "Which unit mutinied?"
Nikolai Ivanovich replied with a smile on his face: "Sir, I'm sorry, I don't know either. I was just following orders and didn't ask so many questions."
Nakhimov snorted again: "You didn't ask so many questions? What if this order is false?"
"The order the Governor personally gave me cannot be false, right?"
Nikolai Ivanovich felt that his answer was flawless, and he picked himself up perfectly and pushed all the questions to Ulanov. As for Ulanov's answer, that was his business.
But he underestimated Nakhimov too much. The latter asked again: "You said that some troops mutinied, so why did you have a firefight near the dock? What happened to these ships that were on fire?"
Nikolai Ivanovich was stunned. This is indeed a bit difficult to explain. If he really came to quell the mutiny, he could not be on the ship, but it happened that he was caught by Nakhimov on the ship.
Right, how do you explain this?
He rolled his eyes and sold it to Ulanov: "Sir, that's what happened. These are the ships of the Governor. He himself was on the ship, and then he ordered me to come to counter the rebellion. I don't know how.
That’s it, just carry out the order!”
Nikolai Ivanovich made up his mind to pass all the questions that he couldn't answer to Ulanov. As for whether Ulanov could answer it, that was Ulanov's business. Of course, if Ulanov could
If the husband really can't explain it, then he doesn't mind stabbing him in the back. Anyway, today's incident has disrupted all of Ulanov's plans. It is estimated that he is in danger.
Nakhimov didn't believe Nikolai Ivanovich at all. He waved his hand and told the guy to get out of the way. Then he ordered his troops to strengthen the attack on Ulanov and be sure to capture him alive as soon as possible.
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Without the support of Nikolai Ivanovich, Ulanov's troops were naturally even more stretched. In minutes, he was surrounded by Nakhimov in the work shed beside the dock. Seeing that things couldn't be done for him, he was so angry!
"Nikolai Ivanovich! You idiot, my biggest mistake was mistrusting you, idiot!"
While jumping and swearing in the street, he quickly ordered his men to raise the white flag and once again emphasized to Nakhimov that he was the governor of Ukraine.
However, this was of no use. Nakhimov's soldiers rudely disarmed all his soldiers and arrested him, and he himself was also invited to appear in front of Nakhimov.
When he saw Nakhimov and Anton talking happily, he immediately understood what happened today. He looked at Anton with a very unkind look and wanted to pounce on Anton and tear Anton into pieces.