Alexey frowned a little because he felt that Petukhov was too timid. From the beginning until now, he has always been unwilling to let go of things. Instead, he kept pushing back and doing things half-heartedly. This clearly shows that he does not want to do anything!
For Alexei, what’s the point of killing a few ordinary fish? It won’t have any deterrent effect at all!
However, he could also tell that Fontana was more concerned about Petukhov, so when she objected, she was a little more tactful: "Colonel, what's the point of getting rid of a few small characters? What we want is to shock, to kill as an example! You
The suggestion was completely...well, it didn’t work very well!”
Petukhov's answer to this is: "We can eat as much as we have an appetite. We have limited power and can only act according to our abilities!"
Not only did Alexey not want to hear this, but Shuvanov didn't like it even more. He immediately objected: "Your Majesty did not send us here so that we can live in vain and watch for nothing. If you don't have the guts to do anything, just get out.
I believe there are people with courage who are willing to serve His Majesty!"
Shuvanov is also weak, and his words have both positive and negative effects. If Petukhov is stimulated by him and is motivated to succeed, then he will easily throw the most dangerous task to trick the opponent.
Of course, if Petukhov shrinks his eggs, he has a way to immediately add fuel to the fire and react to the country. He will say that Petukhov is unwilling to serve Nicholas I, which will naturally make Petukhov unable to bear the consequences.
It's just that Petukhov is not a rookie. He will neither fall for his provocation nor give up directly without being provoked. Instead, he replied calmly:
"If you two think that my opinions and suggestions are unpalatable, you don't have to accept them. Why bother to speak harshly! Anyway, I've already said something ugly. My abilities are limited and there may be mishaps if I act rashly. I always believe that we should act with caution!
"
After saying that, he leaned back on the sofa and looked at his nose, nose, mouth and mouth with care, as if he didn't care about anything, which directly made Alexey and Shuvanov's teeth itch.
Of course, even if Petukhov did not cooperate, they still had to do what they had to do. Soon the two men reached an agreement that they must get rid of several dignitaries of the Provisional Republic of Wallachia to serve as a warning to others.
It's just that Shuvanov and Alexey had different goals. Shuvanov tended to get rid of Barbu Cataldiyu, while Alexey always missed Jan Constantine. In the end, the two
No one could convince anyone, so they could only put aside the dispute for the time being and make preparations first.
"What's going on with Petukhov? How come he was sent here from the country!" Alexei muttered unhappily, "He's not responsible at all. Fontana, why don't you let me teach you a lesson today?"
he?"
Fontana said solemnly: "The colonel's attitude is indeed strange, and it seems that he really doesn't want to do anything from the bottom of his heart. However, count, you must notice that he and Shuvanov are not on the same side! What we need to be particularly careful about is
Shuvanov, so it’s not appropriate to offend him for the time being!”
Alexey was a little frustrated. He had always thought that as long as the domestic reinforcements arrived, he could show off his talents and do a great job. Who would have thought that the domestic reinforcements would be of such good quality, one with unknown intentions, and the other as timid as a mouse.
Suddenly he sighed and said: "Why is it so difficult to do something!"
At the same time, it was not only Alexei who also found it difficult to do something, but also Alexandru Ivan Cuza, the future first Grand Duke of Romania, who was also not having a good time at this time.
As the situation in Wallachia gradually became clearer, more and more Wallachians lost confidence in the future of the Provisional Republic and the nation. Within the National Guard, more and more people began to make plans for themselves.
, either became a deserter or prepared to become a deserter.
"The commander of the third battalion also ran away..."
Kuza sighed, because this was the third battalion commander to escape in half a month. The brigade he led totaled two regiments and six battalions, and now five battalion commanders had escaped, leaving only three battalion commanders.
Although the battalion commander of the battalion he was sent to did not run away, he went home early to visit relatives. There has been no news for several weeks.
Not only are the battalion commanders almost exhausted, but the company commanders below are also in short supply. Let's put it this way, almost all the officers are running away or preparing to run away, and most of the rest are those who have hopes for the Provisional Republic.
ordinary soldiers.
This really disappoints and surprises Kuza, because the tradition of deserters is that the first to flee are the weak-willed soldiers, not the high-ranking officers.
But this time, the situation was exactly the opposite. The officers ran away, but there were very few deserters among the soldiers. Not only did the soldiers run away less, but their morale was relatively strong, even if they were in such a painful situation.
, most of the soldiers were not afraid, but were eager to compete with the Russians.
This situation made Kuza both surprised and ashamed, because as a traditional Moldavia aristocrat, he actually despised ordinary soldiers, thinking that these guys were illiterate and couldn't even tell the difference between left and right.
All of them are stupid and have no other advantages except their strength.
But in times of crisis, it is these vulgar and despicable little people who are willing to fight for the independence of Wallachia. However, those nobles who usually talk loudly and care about the country and the people with the world at heart are wise enough to protect themselves and follow the wind. It is simply embarrassing.
Show your eyes!
Kuza felt ashamed of his own kind, and then he sincerely admired those ordinary people. His thoughts changed, from a noble person living in the clouds to a down-to-earth doer.
Kuza began to realize that Wallachia might not have a future if it relied on unreliable nobles. Just like this time, the nobles were busy making calculations, but in the end they wasted time, leading to the failure of the uprising.
Will these people make progress in the future? Cuza expressed doubts, because he did not see any reflection from his friend Constantinescu. On the contrary, they are still calculating and trying to protect their personal interests.
Cuza began to feel that if he kept cooperating with people like Constantinescu, Wallachia would have no future at all. On the contrary, it would be easier to deal with those simple and lovely ordinary people. Maybe by cooperating with them, Wallachia would be better.
Only Guiya has a future.
The idea of taking the people's line began to wander in Kuza's mind, but he did not make up his mind because this road had no successful precedent in history, and he did not know whether it would work...